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A little of everything. Feeling lucky? Smart?

A multiple-choice quiz by bravomoose. Estimated time: 6 mins.

Author
bravomoose

Time
6 mins

Type
Multiple Choice

Quiz #
52,895

Updated
Feb 26 22

# Qns
15

Difficulty
Difficult

Avg Score
7 / 15

Plays
3018

Last 3 plays: Guest 76 (0/15), Guest 31 (0/15), Guest 172 (5/15).

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Question 1 of 15

1. To whom do we attribute the quote 'There's a sucker born every minute'? Hint

Bill Clinton

Henry Ford

Bill Gates

P.T. Barnum

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Question 2 of 15

2. What region on the planet Mars is home to the famous 'face'? Hint

Caledonia

Cydonia

Hellespontus

Vallis Marineris

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Question 3 of 15

3. In the 1950's, which organization provided the US government with a report declaring that the population would panic if proof of extraterrestrial life were found and made public? Hint

CIA

NASA

The Brookings Institute

Jet Propulsion Laboratories

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Question 4 of 15

4. True or False: Scrod is a species of fish.

Answer: (true or false)

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Question 5 of 15

5. What is the state bird of Maine? Hint

blue jay

mosquito

chickadee

robin

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Question 6 of 15

6. Which late sci-fi author wrote two separate chronicles of 'Amber'? Hint

Isaac Asimov

Roger Zelazny

Ray Bradbury

Jules Verne

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Question 7 of 15

7. In a modern automobile, if the ignition wires attach directly to the car's computer module, what traditional part of an engine is no longer present? Hint

distributor

alternator

spark plugs

intake manifold

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Question 8 of 15

8. Which popular American department store chain's advertisements featured a yellow smiley face wearing a Zorro mask? Hint

Walmart

Target

K Mart

Sears

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Question 9 of 15

9. What ingredient is in French Vanilla ice cream that makes it different from regular vanilla ice cream? Hint

white wine

cinnamon

raw eggs

nutmeg

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Question 10 of 15

10. Which actress starred in the final season of the NBC Saturday night series 'Profiler'? Hint

Jamie Luner

Erica Gimpel

Ally Walker

Roma Maffia

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Question 11 of 15

11. In Disney's original 'That Darn Cat', what breed of cat was D.C.? Hint

Angora

Siamese

Persian

Housecat

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Question 12 of 15

12. Who hosted the 1970's game show 'Gambit'? Hint

Bob Barker

Wink Martindale

Bill Cullen

Chuck Barris

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Question 13 of 15

13. During the Christmas season, what evergreen is suspended overhead to encourage random acts of osculation? Hint

holly

balsam

pachysandra

mistletoe

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Question 14 of 15

14. What name is the US military's Groom Lake Facility better known as?

Answer: (one word and one number)

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Question 15 of 15

15. Which of the following artists did NOT hit number one with a version of 'The Loco-Motion'? Hint

Grand Funk Railroad

Leslie Gore

Little Eva

Kylie Minogue

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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts

1. To whom do we attribute the quote 'There's a sucker born every minute'?

Answer: P.T. Barnum

Which is why Barnum had so many 'fake' attractions in his circus.

2. What region on the planet Mars is home to the famous 'face'?

Answer: Cydonia

I'm still wondering why none of the probes have been sent to Cydonia.

3. In the 1950's, which organization provided the US government with a report declaring that the population would panic if proof of extraterrestrial life were found and made public?

Answer: The Brookings Institute

In its report, The Brookings Institute implied that the same panic caused by Orson Welles' 'War of the Worlds' radio broadcast was unavoidable.

4. True or False: Scrod is a species of fish.

Answer: False

It's an acronym for 'Select Catch Received On the Day' and while it's always a 'white' fish, it's anything from haddock to pollock to cod --whatever the fishing boats return with.

5. What is the state bird of Maine?

Answer: chickadee

The chickadee is on their license plates now, having replaced the red lobster. Despite the cheesy tourist T-shirts, the mosquito is not the Maine state bird. Neither is the black fly!

6. Which late sci-fi author wrote two separate chronicles of 'Amber'?

Answer: Roger Zelazny

According to Zelazny, 'Amber' is the one true world. All others, including Earth, are only shadows caught between Amber and Chaos. Very, very cool reading.

7. In a modern automobile, if the ignition wires attach directly to the car's computer module, what traditional part of an engine is no longer present?

Answer: distributor

When this innovation was first introduced, it was referred to as a 'distributorless' ignition.

8. Which popular American department store chain's advertisements featured a yellow smiley face wearing a Zorro mask?

Answer: Walmart

And, with a slash of his rapier, prices suffer a 'rollback.'

9. What ingredient is in French Vanilla ice cream that makes it different from regular vanilla ice cream?

Answer: raw eggs

The raw eggs make french vanilla ice cream more likely to be a cause of food poisoning like salmonella.

10. Which actress starred in the final season of the NBC Saturday night series 'Profiler'?

Answer: Jamie Luner

Ally Walker left the series at the start of its final season. Jamie Luner took over as THE Profiler, but Roma Maffia continued to co-star as Grace. Erica Gimpel, who played Sam's roommate, left the show a season earlier.

11. In Disney's original 'That Darn Cat', what breed of cat was D.C.?

Answer: Siamese

D.C. was a Siamese. I still love that movie -- it's a classic.

12. Who hosted the 1970's game show 'Gambit'?

Answer: Wink Martindale

Just about all I remember about this show is the giant deck of cards.

13. During the Christmas season, what evergreen is suspended overhead to encourage random acts of osculation?

Answer: mistletoe

The mistletoe tradition allows for the oh-so-proper party goers to steal the not-so-occasional kiss.

14. What name is the US military's Groom Lake Facility better known as?

Answer: Area 51

Grooms Lake, or Area 51, is where the US government allegedly hides aliens, extraterrestrial technologies, and UFOs.

15. Which of the following artists did NOT hit number one with a version of 'The Loco-Motion'?

Answer: Leslie Gore

Little Eva in the sixties, Grand Funk in the seventies, Kylie Minogue in the eighties. 'Wonder why nobody tried it in the nineties?

Source: Author bravomoose

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