Alpha, Beta...What's Next? Trivia Quiz

Answer: alpha

The alpha wolf is the leader of the pack. He uses physical force to enforce his dominance in the hierarchy of the pack. Some biologists say that the term alpha really only applies to the breeding males in the pack and not to a single dominant male.

Answer: beta

Putting two of these male fish together in a tank would result in their fighting to the death. These fish are also called Siamese fighting fish. The actual name for this fish is Betta Splendens. The second t is often dropped when talking about the fish.

Answer: gamma

The Incredible Hulk was made into movies and television series following many years as a comic book character of the same name. In the TV series of the Incredible Hulk, Lou Ferrigno played the Hulk and Bill Bixby played Dr. Banner.

Answer: delta

A river delta is created when a river flows into another body of water. The river deposits silt and the silt builds up as it leaves the mouth of the river. Some rivers can actually change course due to the amount of silt deposited.

Answer: Zeta-Jones

"Ocean's 12, "Titanic" (TV Series), and "The Mask of Zorro" are some of the movies that Catherine Zeta-Jones has appeared in. She was also in several T-Mobile telephone commercials.

Answer: iota

Iota is the ninth letter of the Greek alphabet. It evolved from the Phoenician letter yodh. When used in the saying "not one iota of difference", it means there is virtually no distinction between two things.

Answer: pi

Pi is used in solving many geometry problems. It is an irrational number which means it cannot be expressed exactly as a fraction. Many people recognize Pi as 3.14 or 3.14159 but the decimal places continue on forever. Some people have memorized Pi to over 10,000 decimal places.

Answer: chi

Chi can also mean the energy generated from various martial arts. Tai Chi is a mind-body practice that incorporates arm and leg movements. The martial art Tai Chi Chuan originated in China. The dragon Chi is usually depicted as being hornless and is used in Chinese art.

Answer: The Omega Man

The story is about a man who survives the plague and his efforts to avoid being killed by the zombie-like survivors. He is able to use his blood to cure one of the survivors and the hope is that his efforts will eventually save all of mankind.

Answer: stigma

When there is a stigma attached to something, it means that it is less valuable or perhaps damaged in some way. The character stigma is a combination of the Greek letters sigma and tau. Today it is commonly used to represent the number six.