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A Bit Of This 'N That Trivia Quiz

This is just stuff I know and a couple of them have interesting facts. Have fun.

A multiple-choice quiz by finlady. Estimated time: 7 mins.

Author
finlady

Time
7 mins

Type
Multiple Choice

Quiz #
48,419

Updated
Nov 07 22

# Qns
20

Difficulty
Difficult

Avg Score
9 / 20

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Question 1 of 20

1. How many stars in the Paramount Movie Studio Logo? Hint

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Question 2 of 20

2. What President's first marriage was to Sarah Jane Fulks, and his second marriage to Anne Francis Robbins? Hint

James Polk

Ronald Reagan

Andrew Jackson

Woodrow Wilson

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Question 3 of 20

3. What is the official name of the St. Louis Arch? Hint

The Missouri Memorial Arch

The St. Louis Memorial Monument

The Gateway Arch

The Harry Truman Arch

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Question 4 of 20

4. How many points on Kermit the Frog's collar? Hint

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Question 5 of 20

5. Where do Cuckoo Clocks come from? Hint

Switzerland

England

Austria

Black Forest, Germany

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Question 6 of 20

6. Which of these was the shortest British monarch? Hint

Richard II

Edward I

James I

Charles I

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Question 7 of 20

7. What was the first National Park in the USA?

Answer: (One Word)

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Question 8 of 20

8. When was the last time the American Green Card was actually green? Hint

1980

they are still green

1971

1964

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Question 9 of 20

9. As of 2022, how many recognized Native American nations are there? Hint

389

574

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Question 10 of 20

10. No matter where you are in Australia you are never more than how many kilometers from the ocean? Hint

500

980

2150

1000

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Question 11 of 20

11. What color are owl eggs? Hint

white

brown

blue

gray

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Question 12 of 20

12. Neil Armstrong, of Apollo 11, was the first man to walk on the moon. Who was the last man to walk on the moon as part of the Apollo program? Hint

Buzz Aldrin

Everett Jones

John Glenn

Gene Cernan

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Question 13 of 20

13. Where did John Jacob Astor and Benjamin Guggenheim die? Hint

In the same hotel

The San Francisco earthquake

On the Titanic when it went down

In a car accident, but in separate accidents

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Question 14 of 20

14. Where is the 'World's Largest Trivia Contest' held each year? Hint

Austin, Texas

New York, New York

Stevens Point, Wisconsin

Hollywood, California

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Question 15 of 20

15. Translate this Roman Numeral into a number: MCMXLVIII.

Answer: (One 4 digit number)

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Question 16 of 20

16. True or False: the Titanic had the first swimming pool ever built into an ocean liner?

True

False

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Question 17 of 20

17. What was the name given to the demonstration in Washington D.C. on May 29th, 1932? Hint

Depression March

Women's Rights

Civil Rights March

Bonus March

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Question 18 of 20

18. What was the first country to issue a postage stamp? Hint

United States

Great Britain

France

Japan

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Question 19 of 20

19. Who, according to Guinness Book of World Records, had the highest IQ of 228? Hint

Marilyn vos Savant

Bill Clinton

Albert Einstein

Bill Gates

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Question 20 of 20

20. What word in the English language changes from a verb to an adjective when capitalized?

Answer: ( One Word ... think nationality)

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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts

1. How many stars in the Paramount Movie Studio Logo?

Answer: 22

2. What President's first marriage was to Sarah Jane Fulks, and his second marriage to Anne Francis Robbins?

Answer: Ronald Reagan

Jane Wyman's real name is Sarah Jane Fulks and Nancy (Davis) Reagan's real name is Anne Francis Robbins.

3. What is the official name of the St. Louis Arch?

Answer: The Gateway Arch

4. How many points on Kermit the Frog's collar?

Answer: 11

5. Where do Cuckoo Clocks come from?

Answer: Black Forest, Germany

Although many people believe they came from Switzerland, in reality they are from the Black Forest.

6. Which of these was the shortest British monarch?

Answer: Charles I

Charles I was 4ft 9in tall and that was before he lost his head.

7. What was the first National Park in the USA?

Answer: Yellowstone

Yellowstone was proclaimed a National Park in 1872, but did not have National Park service until 1916. Until then parks were administered by the U.S. Army.

8. When was the last time the American Green Card was actually green?

Answer: 1964

9. As of 2022, how many recognized Native American nations are there?

Answer: 574

There were 574 recognized Native American nations as of 2022.

10. No matter where you are in Australia you are never more than how many kilometers from the ocean?

Answer: 1000

11. What color are owl eggs?

Answer: white

12. Neil Armstrong, of Apollo 11, was the first man to walk on the moon. Who was the last man to walk on the moon as part of the Apollo program?

Answer: Gene Cernan

Gene Cernan Flew on Apollo 10 and 17. Of the 12 Apollo astronauts who walked on the moon he was the last.

13. Where did John Jacob Astor and Benjamin Guggenheim die?

Answer: On the Titanic when it went down

Astor was on an extended honeymoon and coming home on the Titanic they hit an iceberg. He and his wife donned their life jackets and he got her into a lifeboat, but he went down with the ship. Guggenheim, his valet and Guggenheim's mistress embarked on the Titanic.

When they saw no way out he and his valet dressed in their finest evening wear and he was heard to say 'we are prepared to go down like gentlemen. All three died.

14. Where is the 'World's Largest Trivia Contest' held each year?

Answer: Stevens Point, Wisconsin

It is held each April.

15. Translate this Roman Numeral into a number: MCMXLVIII.

Answer: 1948

M=1000 CM=900 (100 less than a thousand, XL=40 (X being 10 less than L,50, VIII=8.

16. True or False: the Titanic had the first swimming pool ever built into an ocean liner?

Answer: True

It was heated too.

17. What was the name given to the demonstration in Washington D.C. on May 29th, 1932?

Answer: Bonus March

WWI veterans felt the government owed them a bonus that they were promised and the government never delivered. They were promised this if they would join during WWI.

18. What was the first country to issue a postage stamp?

Answer: Great Britain

Great Britain is also the only country that does not put the name of their country on the stamp. Every stamp carries a relief image silhouette of the Monarch's head.

19. Who, according to Guinness Book of World Records, had the highest IQ of 228?

Answer: Marilyn vos Savant

Marilyn vos Savant had a weekly column in the Parade section of the Sunday paper, titled 'Ask Marilyn'. Her answers tended to be controversial.

20. What word in the English language changes from a verb to an adjective when capitalized?

Answer: Polish

Polish is a verb because it is an action (think of polishing the silver). If you are thinking China and china that is not true with china, because that too is a noun. A name of a pottery.

It has been pointed out by a player that french/French also fits the bill. As a verb it means to cut vegetables into thin strips, while the adjective describes inhabitants of France.

Source: Author finlady

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