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A multiple-choice quiz by bullymom. Estimated time: 6 mins.
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Author
bullymom
Time
6 mins
Type
Multiple Choice
Quiz #
135,896
Updated
Dec 03 21
# Qns
15
Difficulty
Very Difficult
Avg Score
5 / 15
Plays
5841
Awards
Top 20% Quiz
Last 3 plays: Guest 130 (5/15), Guest 82 (3/15), Guest 12 (3/15).
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Question 1 of 15
1. Obviously, Shakespeare is the most published playwright in the history of the English language. But do you know who is America's most published playwright? Hint


Question 2 of 15
2. Which of these foods is the most likely to cause allergies? Hint


Question 3 of 15
3. The Chinese called this vegetable "mad apple", believing it to cause insanity. Hint


Question 4 of 15
4. Surely you've heard that annoying saying, "Always a bridesmaid, but never a bride." You may be surprised to learn that it actually came from an advertisement - do you know for which product? Hint


Question 5 of 15
5. Who was the first US President to have an asteroid named after him? Hint


Question 6 of 15
6. Which of these cultures introduced the birthday candle? Hint


Question 7 of 15
7. Which American female singer was named "ugliest man on campus"? Hint


Question 8 of 15
8. You may know that the phrase "it's Greek to me" was coined by Shakespeare. But do you know the play in which it appeared? Hint


Question 9 of 15
9. As you age, which is generally the first of your senses to go? Hint


Question 10 of 15
10. Which of these animals regularly mate face-to-face? Hint


Question 11 of 15
11. Which vitamin is made in your body, not by the body itself, but by the microorganisms in your intestine? Hint


Question 12 of 15
12. The English poet Thomas Hardy was cremated without his heart. Do you know why? Hint


Question 13 of 15
13. Everyone knows that beans cause gas. But do you know which type of bean is the most gas-producing? Hint


Question 14 of 15
14. Which of these cities has the reputation of having the most pleasant climate in the world? Hint


Question 15 of 15
15. What's the claim to fame of Emilio Marco Palma?
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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts
1. Obviously, Shakespeare is the most published playwright in the history of the English language. But do you know who is America's most published playwright?

Answer: Neil Simon

Marvin Neil Simon, born in New York City on July 4, 1927, is regarded as one of the all-time most popular playwrights, and the most popular in the history of American theatre. He began writing scripts for radio shows in 1948, and was turned to plays in 1961. Among his achievements are four Tony Awards, two Emmys, a Screen Writers Guild Award, and a Pulitzer Prize.

His hit plays include "Barefoot in the Park" (1963), "The Odd Couple" (1965), "Plaza Suite" (1968), and "Brighton Beach Memoirs" (1983).

In 1971 he was named "Entertainer of the Year" by "Cue" magazine and made a Kennedy Center honoree in 1995.
2. Which of these foods is the most likely to cause allergies?

Answer: nuts

While many people are allergic to all of these foods, statistics show that nuts are the most likely culprit of food allergies. According to American doctors, peanut and/or tree nut (such as walnut, almond and cashew) allergies affect about 3 million Americans, or 1.1 percent of the population. It was also discovered that nut allergy is the leading cause of severe or fatal food-allergic reactions.
3. The Chinese called this vegetable "mad apple", believing it to cause insanity.

Answer: eggplant

Ironically, the eggplant, an oblong, purplish vegetable, comes from China. However, the Chinese refused to eat them, believing them to cause insanity (they grew them only for garnish). It wasn't until eggplant reached the Mediterranean that people began to eat and enjoy them (without going insane).
4. Surely you've heard that annoying saying, "Always a bridesmaid, but never a bride." You may be surprised to learn that it actually came from an advertisement - do you know for which product?

Answer: Listerine

This saying was written by Milton Feasley in a print advertisement for Listerine mouthwash that first appeared in 1925. The ad proved to be so popular that it ran for over ten years.
5. Who was the first US President to have an asteroid named after him?

Answer: Herbert Hoover

Herbert Hoover, the 31st US President, was the recipient of this honor in 1920, when Austrian astronomer Johann Palisa discovered the asteroid and named it Hooveria. But wait - Hoover didn't become President until 1929! It was his humanitarian work as chairman of the Interallied Food Council, an organization that fed people in post-World War I Europe, that earned him the honor of namesake for an asteroid.
6. Which of these cultures introduced the birthday candle?

Answer: ancient Greeks

The ancient Greeks used the candles as a symbol of Artemis, goddess of the moon. We can thank the ancient Persians for the birthday cake.
7. Which American female singer was named "ugliest man on campus"?

Answer: Janis Joplin

That's right, ugliest MAN. What an insult! The college at which the folk singer received this title was the University of Texas, in her home state.
8. You may know that the phrase "it's Greek to me" was coined by Shakespeare. But do you know the play in which it appeared?

Answer: Julius Caesar

The phrase, which means that something is foreign or incomprehensible, was first used by the Bard in "Julius Caesar": "Those that understood him smiled at one another and shook their heads; but for mine own part, it was Greek to me" (Act I, Scene II). Actually, he was borrowing a phrase that was already around- it supposedly comes from a Medieval Latin proverb "Graecum est; non potest legi", meaning "it is Greek; it cannot be read".
9. As you age, which is generally the first of your senses to go?

Answer: smell

While all of our senses tend to wane with age, it has been found that the sense of smell often does so first. By age 80, 80 percent of people have some major smell dysfunction and half are anosmic, meaning they can't smell (or taste). This loss of smell is worse in Alzheimer's patients and those with other neurodegenerative diseases. By the way, women of all ages have a more accurate sense of smell than men; that's why mostly women are employed as "noses", or people who smell perfumes.
10. Which of these animals regularly mate face-to-face?

Answer: sloths

They do it while hanging by their arms from tree branches. Enough said.
11. Which vitamin is made in your body, not by the body itself, but by the microorganisms in your intestine?

Answer: K

Yuck. It's also found in yogurt, egg yolks, and fish liver oils - again, yuck. Vitamin K, among other things, allows your body to produce the proteins needed for blood clotting.
12. The English poet Thomas Hardy was cremated without his heart. Do you know why?

Answer: it was stolen by a cat

13. Everyone knows that beans cause gas. But do you know which type of bean is the most gas-producing?

Answer: soybeans

According to the US Department of Agriculture, the most gas-producing beans are, in order: soybeans, pink beans, black beans, pinto beans, California small white beans, great northern beans, lima beans, garbanzos, blackeyes. Wonder how they determined this?
14. Which of these cities has the reputation of having the most pleasant climate in the world?

Answer: Quito, Ecuador

Quito, capital of the South American nation of Ecuador, is said to have the most pleasant climate in the world. This city situated high in the Andes is known as the "Land of Eternal Spring". The temperature seldom drops below 46 degrees (Fahrenheit) during the night, or exceeds 72 degrees during the day. However, the city is plagued by smog, which is held in place by the mountain air.
15. What's the claim to fame of Emilio Marco Palma?

Answer: first person born in Antarctica

The first person to be born on the frozen continent, he was born in 1978 on an Argentine base. Since he was an Argentine citizen, the government of Argentina said that it would have to investigate whether the continent was "suitable for family life". I wouldn't want to live there...
Source: Author bullymom

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