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Quiz about A Mixed Bag of Questions
Quiz about A Mixed Bag of Questions

A Mixed Bag of Questions Trivia Quiz


A mixed questions quiz.

A multiple-choice quiz by JoelGM. Estimated time: 4 mins.
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Author
JoelGM
Time
4 mins
Type
Multiple Choice
Quiz #
392,619
Updated
Dec 03 21
# Qns
10
Difficulty
Average
Avg Score
7 / 10
Plays
462
Last 3 plays: Guest 172 (7/10), Guest 71 (7/10), Guest 174 (9/10).
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Question 1 of 10
1. What company started in 1945 as a maker of picture frames, later used the scraps to make dollhouse furniture and became one of the world's largest toy companies? Hint


Question 2 of 10
2. Which of the following was not an MTV VJ when the TV network first premiered in the USA? Hint


Question 3 of 10
3. Martha Wayne was the mother of which dynamic superhero? Hint


Question 4 of 10
4. If you are being served chicken florentine, you can be expected to be served chicken cooked with which vegetable? Hint


Question 5 of 10
5. Stewie Griffin is a character on the animated television show "Family Guy". He has also appeared on which live action crime drama? Hint


Question 6 of 10
6. Mystery novelist Agatha Christie wrote many, many books. Which of the following is NOT a title of one of her books? Hint


Question 7 of 10
7. In the movie "The Manchurian Candidate," which actress played the mother of Laurence Harvey's character Raymond Shaw even though in real life she was actually younger than Harvey? Hint


Question 8 of 10
8. We're not in Kansas anymore, Toto... which of these U.S. states borders Kansas? Hint


Question 9 of 10
9. What was the first individually-wrapped and heavily-marketed penny candy sold in the United States? Hint


Question 10 of 10
10. Actress Betty White was married to which TV game show host until his death in 1981? Hint



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Mar 01 2024 : Guest 172: 7/10
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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts
1. What company started in 1945 as a maker of picture frames, later used the scraps to make dollhouse furniture and became one of the world's largest toy companies?

Answer: Mattel

Harold "Matt" Matson and Elliot Handler founded Mattel Creations in 1945. The company introduced the Barbie doll in 1959 and Chatty Cathy in 1960.
2. Which of the following was not an MTV VJ when the TV network first premiered in the USA?

Answer: Carson Daly

Daly served as a VJ and host of TRL on MTV but several years after the original hosts.
3. Martha Wayne was the mother of which dynamic superhero?

Answer: Batman

Bruce Wayne is the son of Thomas and Martha Wayne. His parents were murdered when Bruce was a boy and he was raised by his parents' butler, Alfred Pennyworth.
4. If you are being served chicken florentine, you can be expected to be served chicken cooked with which vegetable?

Answer: Spinach

Spinach is traditionally cooked in Florentine dishes. The name comes from the Italian city of Florence, and this spinach dish is often served with pasta.
5. Stewie Griffin is a character on the animated television show "Family Guy". He has also appeared on which live action crime drama?

Answer: Bones

Stewie appeared as a hallucination while FBI agent Booth was suffering from a brain tumor.
6. Mystery novelist Agatha Christie wrote many, many books. Which of the following is NOT a title of one of her books?

Answer: A Study In Scarlet

"A Study In Scarlet" was written by Arthur Conan Doyle and features Sherlock Holmes.
7. In the movie "The Manchurian Candidate," which actress played the mother of Laurence Harvey's character Raymond Shaw even though in real life she was actually younger than Harvey?

Answer: Angela Lansbury

Lansbury later started in the TV show "Murder She Wrote" and was the voice of Mrs Potts in Disney's "Beauty and the Beast."
8. We're not in Kansas anymore, Toto... which of these U.S. states borders Kansas?

Answer: Nebraska

Kansas was the home of Dorothy in the "Wizard of Oz."
9. What was the first individually-wrapped and heavily-marketed penny candy sold in the United States?

Answer: Tootsie Roll

The chocolate delight was first created in Chicago in 1907. Its creator was Leo Hershfeld a Jewish immigrant from Austria. He named the candy after his daughter Clara, whom he had nicknamed "Tootsie".
10. Actress Betty White was married to which TV game show host until his death in 1981?

Answer: Allen Ludden

Allen Ludden hosted the TV game show "Password" from 1961 to 1980. He and Betty White married in 1963. Ludden died of stomach cancer in 1981.
Source: Author JoelGM

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