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All About 99 Trivia Quiz

The number '99' appears a lot around the world. These random facts will really test your general knowledge.

A multiple-choice quiz by tishwhin. Estimated time: 2 mins.

Author
tishwhin

Time
2 mins

Type
Multiple Choice

Quiz #
378,798

Updated
Jan 09 24

# Qns
10

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Avg Score
8 / 10

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Question 1 of 10

1. Which of these is the Roman numeral for 99? Hint

LXXXXIX

MXIX

CXIX

XCIX

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Question 2 of 10

2. Who performed '99 Red Balloons', an anti-war protest song? Hint

The Beatles

Beyonce

Prince

Nena

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Question 3 of 10

3. There are 99 names of Allah, God in the Islamic religion. Which one of these is NOT one of his names? Hint

Al-Nur 'The Light'

Ad-Diyar 'The Home'

Al-Haqq 'The Truth'

As-Sami 'The Hearer of All'

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Question 4 of 10

4. The 99th Precinct is the fictional location of the American sitcom 'Brooklyn Nine-Nine'. In which city is it based? Hint

Miami

San Francisco

New York

Chicago

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Question 5 of 10

5. Which Cadbury chocolate bar is found in a '99' ice cream? Hint

Snickers

Mars

Dime

Flake

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Question 6 of 10

6. Wayne Gretzky was famous for wearing the number 99 jersey in which sport? Hint

Rugby

Baseball

Soccer

Ice hockey

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Question 7 of 10

7. People born between February 1999 and February 2000 are members of the Rabbit Chinese zodiac sign. Which of these words DOES NOT usually get used to describe those born a 'rabbit'? Hint

Peaceful

Arrogant

Reserved

Diplomatic

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Question 8 of 10

8. Maria von Trapp died at the age of 99. Her family's escape from Nazi-occupied Austria was the basis for which 1965 film? Hint

The Sound of Music

Thunderball

Doctor Zhivago

Battle of the Bulge

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Question 9 of 10

9. Which Southern Hemisphere team won the '99 (1999) Rugby World Cup? Hint

Japan

Italy

Tonga

Australia

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Question 10 of 10

10. Who released the single '99 Problems' in 2004? Hint

Snoop Dogg

Beyonce

Jay Z

The Rolling Stones

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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts

1. Which of these is the Roman numeral for 99?

Answer: XCIX

X is 10 and C is 100 so XC is 10 before 100 (which is 90).
I is 1 and X is 10 so IX is 9.
Put together, XCIX is 99.

2. Who performed '99 Red Balloons', an anti-war protest song?

Answer: Nena

The German band Nena performed this song originally as '99 Luftballons'. The guitarist wrote it after seeing a lot of balloons being released and thinking they looked like a UFO.

3. There are 99 names of Allah, God in the Islamic religion. Which one of these is NOT one of his names?

Answer: Ad-Diyar 'The Home'

'Ad-Diyar' is an Arabic-language daily newspaper published in Lebanon. The others are some of the 99 names of Allah.

4. The 99th Precinct is the fictional location of the American sitcom 'Brooklyn Nine-Nine'. In which city is it based?

Answer: New York

This popular police sitcom premiered in 2013. It won two Emmy Awards and two Golden Globes in 2014.

5. Which Cadbury chocolate bar is found in a '99' ice cream?

Answer: Flake

The Cadbury website says that the origin of the name '99' (referring to a soft ice cream in a cone with a flake) has been lost. One theory is that it comes from the 99 men in an Italian King's guard, following which anything really special became known as '99'.

6. Wayne Gretzky was famous for wearing the number 99 jersey in which sport?

Answer: Ice hockey

Wayne Gretzky is a former ice hockey player from Canada. He is known as "The Great One" and he tried out the number 19 for a few weeks before switching to his famous 99 jersey.

7. People born between February 1999 and February 2000 are members of the Rabbit Chinese zodiac sign. Which of these words DOES NOT usually get used to describe those born a 'rabbit'?

Answer: Arrogant

The Rabbit is the fourth sign in the Chinese zodiac. The Chinese zodiac is also called The Shēngxi�o.

8. Maria von Trapp died at the age of 99. Her family's escape from Nazi-occupied Austria was the basis for which 1965 film?

Answer: The Sound of Music

After her family escaped from Austria in 1938, they performed concert tours throughout Europe and then America. Maria herself settled in Vermont.

9. Which Southern Hemisphere team won the '99 (1999) Rugby World Cup?

Answer: Australia

The final was held in Cardiff, Wales. Despite Wales being the host nation, most of the matches were played in nearby England, France, Scotland and Ireland.

10. Who released the single '99 Problems' in 2004?

Answer: Jay Z

'99 Problems' was the third single released from his album 'The Black Album'. It was his eighth studio album.

Source: Author tishwhin

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