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Quiz about Trivia Salmagundi 2
Quiz about Trivia Salmagundi 2

Trivia Salmagundi 2 Trivia Quiz


The sequel to my first mixed trivia quiz.

A multiple-choice quiz by tjoebigham. Estimated time: 5 mins.
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Author
tjoebigham
Time
5 mins
Type
Multiple Choice
Quiz #
59,747
Updated
Dec 03 21
# Qns
10
Difficulty
Very Difficult
Avg Score
4 / 10
Plays
1102
Last 3 plays: Guest 174 (6/10), Guest 96 (3/10), Guest 184 (10/10).
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Question 1 of 10
1. Before becoming the motto of Mies van der Rohe, 'less is more' appeared in the work of what 19th century poet? Hint


Question 2 of 10
2. To what fellow scientist did Isaac Newton make the 'standing on the shoulders of giants' quote? Hint


Question 3 of 10
3. Who created the marine chronometer? Hint


Question 4 of 10
4. The horseshoe crab is a true crab. True or false?


Question 5 of 10
5. What famed Dane was dyslexic, hypochondriac, effeminate and phobic to pork and lateness? Hint


Question 6 of 10
6. What did W.C. Fields and Fred Allen have in common? Hint


Question 7 of 10
7. What were the real last names of Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid? Hint


Question 8 of 10
8. And the real name of actor Robert Taylor? Hint


Question 9 of 10
9. From what nation did the tulip and its name come from? Hint


Question 10 of 10
10. Finally, one item I forgot to put in my 'Book Dedications' quiz. What famed mystery writer dedicated a novel to his most famous character? Hint



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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts
1. Before becoming the motto of Mies van der Rohe, 'less is more' appeared in the work of what 19th century poet?

Answer: Robert Browning

It was in Browning's 1855 dramatic monologue 'Andrea Del Sarto' (Browning was a master of the form), where an Italian Renaissance painter says to his model: 'Well, less is more, Lucrezia...'
2. To what fellow scientist did Isaac Newton make the 'standing on the shoulders of giants' quote?

Answer: Robert Hooke

Hooke was small and humpbacked and in a feud with Newton at the time, so Newton's words were barbed. Hooke had accused Newton of plagiarism. Hooke himself made the microscope before van Leeuwenhoek and was central in the creation of the modern telescope and watch mainspring.
3. Who created the marine chronometer?

Answer: John Harrison

Clockmaker Harrison entered a competition for creating a means to determine longitude on the {ocean;} his creation of the chronometer and its effect on navigation is chronicled in Dava Sorbel's 'Longitude'.
4. The horseshoe crab is a true crab. True or false?

Answer: false

The horseshoe crab is actually a marine cousin to the spider and scorpion!
5. What famed Dane was dyslexic, hypochondriac, effeminate and phobic to pork and lateness?

Answer: Hans Christian Andersen

Composer Nielsen is the only one with any similarity to Andersen (both were born in Odense on the island of Fyn). Andersen eschewed pork for fear of tapeworm, was obsessed with punctuality and did poorly in school because of his dyslexia, all ignored in the Danny Kaye movie. (BTW, my great-grandfather's sister married Andersen's nephew)
6. What did W.C. Fields and Fred Allen have in common?

Answer: both were jugglers

Of course, both were on 30's radio, but Allen's fame never extended into movies and television. Fields was born in Philly, Allen in Boston. Allen was Irish, Fields German. Allen never had the success with juggling Fields had, though.
7. What were the real last names of Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid?

Answer: Parker and Longbaugh

Butch was really Robert LeRoy Parker and Sundance Henry Longbaugh. In fact, the 1969 Newman-Redford classic states this.
8. And the real name of actor Robert Taylor?

Answer: Spangler Arlington Brugh

Archie Leach was none other than Cary Grant, and Chwatt and Morrison co-starred in 'Hatari!' and 'The Longest Day' as Red Buttons and John Wayne.
9. From what nation did the tulip and its name come from?

Answer: Turkey

The tulip came to the Netherlands from Turkey, and its name comes from the word for 'turban', the traditional Mid-East headgear.
10. Finally, one item I forgot to put in my 'Book Dedications' quiz. What famed mystery writer dedicated a novel to his most famous character?

Answer: John D. MacDonald

MacDonald is probably the only writer to dedicate a book to a fictional character of his. The work was his 1967 suspense 'The Last One Left', which he dedicated to his best selling 'salvage expert' Travis McGee.
Source: Author tjoebigham

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