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Balderdash! Trivia Quiz

Balderdash is actually a fun party game and a rather amusing TV game show now. It is played by giving one factual answer to a question and making up the others. Pick the one that is true!

A multiple-choice quiz by Gatsby722. Estimated time: 8 mins.

Author
Gatsby722

Time
8 mins

Type
Multiple Choice

Quiz #
188,282

Updated
Dec 03 21

# Qns
10

Difficulty
Very Difficult

Avg Score
3 / 10

Plays
1595

Last 3 plays: Guest 84 (3/10), Guest 172 (4/10), Guest 174 (3/10).

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Question 1 of 10

1. Eldon, Iowa has one trivial claim to fame. Which of these? Hint

An artist was impressed by a little cottage he saw there which became the farmhouse in the painting "American Gothic"

The cult film "Night Of The Living Dead" was filmed there, with locals playing the zombies

Eldon was the birthplace of the first two-headed cow (fondly nicknamed Harry and Truman)

It boasts the factory, still in operation, that manufactured the axe that Lizzie Borden may or may not have issued all those deadly whacks with

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Question 2 of 10

2. There was a little-read book called "Was" in the early 1990s. What was that novel about? Hint

It was a humorous collection of essays based on the basic question: Was it an animal, a vegetable or a mineral?

It was based on the notion that Dorothy Gale (she from, of course, "The Wizard Of Oz") might have been a real girl

Oddly enough it was an obscure little book that somehow turned into the film "What Dreams May Come" starring Robin Williams

It was a completely fictional account that made light of the idea that Jim Morrison is alive and having a grand time of it in Paris

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Question 3 of 10

3. What best describes "Crithidia"? Hint

I think it is a degenerative disorder that only one out of 650,000 women pass onto to their children

Crithidia is a lesser known Goddess in Roman Mythology---she ruled over sea horses and anemones

Nope. It's the name of one of those little rooms in The Pyramids Of Giza

Oh, that's easy. It's one of those parasites

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Question 4 of 10

4. A (likely awful) TV Pilot for a series that never made it to the schedule. Which one is right? Hint

"The Electricians". An actually serious idea about the lives and loves of a group of electricians in a struggling company. I think Judd Hirsch was supposed to be in it

"The Ghost And Mr. Muir". Hmm. It seems as if Mrs. Muir, the original one, had herself a little boy with that seafaring ghost years ago. She comes back to assist her little ghost boy (who doesn't realize that he's part ghost, too)

"Poochinski". A dead cop reincarnated as a police dog? Sponsors, especially Alpo and Kibbles And Bits probably liked it, but no one else did much

"Tomatoville". A poor small town family strike it quite rich when they grow some very popular tomatoes that everyone loves. It was supposed to be a clever blend of "The Beverly Hillbillies" meets "Dynasty". It wasn't

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Question 5 of 10

5. The next one addresses Maria Parego. Who was that, for Heaven's sake? Hint

I believe she was the puppeteer who created that Italian sock puppet "Topo Gigio"

Oh, her! She was a street mime in Rome in the 1940s who got run over and killed by a runaway bus and everyone thought it was part of the show

Ms. Parego made the initial ingredients work and it turned into "Prego's" spaghetti sauce. (Never mind that she lost the patent to it some years later...)

She was John Merrick's mother, he who we now call "The Elephant Man"

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Question 6 of 10

6. I'd like to purchase an "Aoudad". Where do you send me to shop for one? Hint

I'd go to Texas and look around. They have lots of sheep there

I'd check an exclusive deli as it is the name of a marinated olive. Very tasty!

A jewelry store, for sure! An Aoudad is a pricey type of antique charm bracelet

Head for Japan! It is the official name of that instrument a sushi chef uses

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Question 7 of 10

7. While your parents might have said it, too, which screen pair can be heard saying "Go to college. Study hard. Study hard." in a movie (if you listen carefully, that is...)? Hint

Easy one. That was Cary Grant and Kate Hepburn talking to that large cat in "Bringing Up Baby", even though it was very hard to hear

I know you won't believe me but it was actually Beavis & Butt-Head, but you have to play the soundtrack backwards to hear it

Marlee Matlin heard it from William Hurt, using sign language, in that movie about hearing impaired people

Didn't Bert Lahr (the Cowardly Lion) say that to Ray Bolger (the Scarecrow) just before they snuck into the Witch's castle?

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Question 8 of 10

8. I am an "Asian Bride" but it is safe to say that I am not getting married or anything. Heck, I'd have to be an "Asian Groom", after all. Anyway, what am I? Hint

Well, let's clear this up. I'm actually an expecting goat, at least that is what the locals here refer to me as

You're a celebrative drink/concoction that women in Saigon indulge in the night before their wedding

You have such ornamental flowers, too. I'm pretty sure you are a type of eggplant

I think you are a little rose, usually pink, that grows on or near mountains

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Question 9 of 10

9. 20 feet and 2 1/4 inches! Take it from there and what explains that number? Hint

They have a watermelon seed spitting contest. That was the record for spitting one that far by the end of the 20th century

Again, you are all mistaken. That is the length of a Georgia O'Keefe mural in The Chicago Art Institute

You all are wrong. That is the length of a standard 3-hour VCR tape if you unwound it and measured

Oooh. Oooh. I know this one! That was the length of the longest fingernails on record by the end of the 20th century

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Question 10 of 10

10. Last but not least...name the weirdest tabloid headline you have ever read? Hint

Yikes. "A Woman Eats Dirt And Gives Birth To A Rock". Ouch.

Yum. "Eating Parts Of Your Furniture Can Actually Be A Good Fiber Diet"

Ugh. "Carol Burnett Turns Out To Be Bill Murray's Long Lost Sister"

Risky. "Kissing A Moose On The Lips In Eskimo Country Proves To Be Good Luck For The "Kisser" "

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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts

1. Eldon, Iowa has one trivial claim to fame. Which of these?

Answer: An artist was impressed by a little cottage he saw there which became the farmhouse in the painting "American Gothic"

Grant Wood was so impressed by the little structure he noticed in Eldon he used it as the background of his classic painting "American Gothic" in 1930. The rather stone-faced farm couple was an actual dentist and his daughter (the man holding a pitchfork).

But the structure Wood saw in Eldon inspired the whole painting. Are there really two headed cows? I doubt it. I doubt that Iowans would be too thrilled taking on the roles of zombies, either! And I suspect no manufacturer would be eager to take credit for that dreaded axe.

2. There was a little-read book called "Was" in the early 1990s. What was that novel about?

Answer: It was based on the notion that Dorothy Gale (she from, of course, "The Wizard Of Oz") might have been a real girl

Geoff Ryman wrote the completely intriguing "Was", released in 1992. I usually think I am the only one who has read it (but I hope not) but it DID deal with a real life Dorothy Gale. In the tale she was a student of Baum's who he idealized into the character in "The Wizard Of Oz". What a mind this author has! In the story Dorothy was beaten silly by dear ol' Aunt Em and was sexually mishandled by Uncle Henry.

In this mixed up world Dorothy ran away from there quick (but never quite found Oz...), ending up a prostitute in Kansas somewhere and finally a mental patient! Believe it or not, Ryman managed to present this nightmarish fantasy in a respectful and almost reverential way.

He is best known as a Sci-Fi writer and those creative juices were certainly flowing!

3. What best describes "Crithidia"?

Answer: Oh, that's easy. It's one of those parasites

According to Webster's it is a genus of flagellate protozoan parasite that attacks invertebrate animals. It's one of those words that probably won't show up in general dinner conversation...

4. A (likely awful) TV Pilot for a series that never made it to the schedule. Which one is right?

Answer: "Poochinski". A dead cop reincarnated as a police dog? Sponsors, especially Alpo and Kibbles And Bits probably liked it, but no one else did much

"Poochinski" is actually right! And, to make it sound even more puzzling, Peter Boyle was supposed to provide the "persona" of the dog! Thank goodness "Everybody Loves Raymond" is a good day job for him now. At least he doesn't actually bark on that show.

5. The next one addresses Maria Parego. Who was that, for Heaven's sake?

Answer: I believe she was the puppeteer who created that Italian sock puppet "Topo Gigio"

Ed Sullivan's entertainment show was a standard in the 50s and 60s. He had all the "hot" acts show up, from the Beatles to The Mamas And The Papas (and countless others). Ed himself was a bit of a grumpy sort and didn't like all that modern stuff back then.

But he DID like that little puppet Topo Gigio, who was a weekly feature. Miss Parego created him and he eventually became a little puppet with three hands directing him through and another who supplied the voice. A sock with a staff! Imagine that.

6. I'd like to purchase an "Aoudad". Where do you send me to shop for one?

Answer: I'd go to Texas and look around. They have lots of sheep there

Go to Texas first! The Aoudad sheep (sometimes referred to as Barbary sheep) are quite populous there. In fact, there are more there than there are in its native North Africa. And they say they only grow cows in Texas. Not entirely so!

7. While your parents might have said it, too, which screen pair can be heard saying "Go to college. Study hard. Study hard." in a movie (if you listen carefully, that is...)?

Answer: I know you won't believe me but it was actually Beavis & Butt-Head, but you have to play the soundtrack backwards to hear it

Sometimes in quizzes such as this it is always best to pick the most peculiar answer, eh? In this case the correct answer really is Beavis and Butt-Head. In "Beavis & Butt-Head Do America" (1996) there is a scene where they are stuck on a desert and hallucinating from the exposure. Play the soundtrack backwards as they do all that and there is the college advice. Imagine them being public service examples!? Not that having to play something backwards to get a message is generally helpful, but those two never did things quite right or simply.

8. I am an "Asian Bride" but it is safe to say that I am not getting married or anything. Heck, I'd have to be an "Asian Groom", after all. Anyway, what am I?

Answer: You have such ornamental flowers, too. I'm pretty sure you are a type of eggplant

I'm an eggplant, figuratively speaking. A bit of a zebra-ish looking little thing (my stripes are white and lavender). I taste a bit like corn, but I am a pretty healthy vegetable. Good for your heart and all that. And the whole idea of comparing me to a pregnant goat! Simply unforgivable :).

9. 20 feet and 2 1/4 inches! Take it from there and what explains that number?

Answer: Oooh. Oooh. I know this one! That was the length of the longest fingernails on record by the end of the 20th century

Shrihar Challil of Poona, India had extremely large fingernails! Only on his left hand do they go that far (he keeps his right hand trimmed). I suppose the reason for doing that must be rather obvious. But he hit The Guiness Book for his rather odd effort.

10. Last but not least...name the weirdest tabloid headline you have ever read?

Answer: Yikes. "A Woman Eats Dirt And Gives Birth To A Rock". Ouch.

Making up three of these was so easy, given such type of "journalism". And if I ever meet up with that woman who birthed a rock, well, I'll refer to it/him/her as Dino or something. But it really was a headline. You wanna know which tabloid it was? It was easily the most ridiculous here in the States: The Globe. Balderdash I say! I hope you all had some fun with this.

It was a whole lot of fun for me to write!

Source: Author Gatsby722

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