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Some tidbits of information on a variety of subjects. I hope you find these interesting. Have fun and good luck.

A multiple-choice quiz by justawful. Estimated time: 7 mins.

Author
justawful

Time
7 mins

Type
Multiple Choice

Quiz #
53,535

Updated
Dec 03 21

# Qns
25

Difficulty
Difficult

Avg Score
11 / 25

Plays
9261

Awards
Top 20% Quiz

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Question 1 of 25

1. What U.S. state is called 'The Land of the Midnight Sun'? Hint

Hawaii

Alaska

Florida

Texas

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Question 2 of 25

2. What 19th century whaling ship was rammed and sunk by a whale? Hint

The Essex

The Knickerbocker

The Hartford

The Intrepid

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Question 3 of 25

3. If the top stripe on an American flag is red, what color is the bottom stripe?

Answer: (One Word)

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Question 4 of 25

4. What unit of measurement is used to measure the 'hotness' of hot peppers? Hint

Cirrus factor

Endorphin table

Thermal unit

Scoville unit

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Question 5 of 25

5. What former major league baseball player has the record for most triples, lifetime? Hint

Sam Crawford

Frank Baker

Tris Speaker

Alvin Dark

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Question 6 of 25

6. In what U.S. city would you find 'The Alamo'? Hint

Albuquerque

Austin

Santa Fe

San Antonio

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Question 7 of 25

7. Before he was Chancellor of Germany, what was Hitler's trade? Hint

Painter

Printer

Plumber

Salesman

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Question 8 of 25

8. In horse racing, what do they call a 'Maiden'? Hint

A horse that is racing for the first time

A horse that has never won a race

A filly that is in a race with stallions

A horse that has been gelded

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Question 9 of 25

9. What type of bass guitar did Paul McCartney popularize during his tenure with the Beatles? Hint

Hohner

Gibson

Gretsh

Hofner

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Question 10 of 25

10. Who was the artist of the famous painting of a farmer with a pitchfork and his daughter, known as 'American Gothic'? Hint

Scott Kolakowski

Jackson Pollock

Grant Wood

Charles Stein

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Question 11 of 25

11. How many members were in the 70s' disco group 'The Village People'? Hint

Six

Seven

Five

Eight

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Question 12 of 25

12. Why was the greek god 'Prometheus' sentenced to suffer for all eternity? Hint

For sleeping with the mortal wife of Zeus

For bringing fire to mortals

For shooting the arrow that slain Achilles

For being defeated by Hercules

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Question 13 of 25

13. What Oscar winning actor murdered his wife and killed himself in 1978? Hint

Gig Young

Montgomery Clift

Charles Boyer

O.J. Simpson

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Question 14 of 25

14. What did Johnny B. Goode carry his guitar in? Hint

A burlap bag

A gunney sack

A duffel bag

A cello case

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Question 15 of 25

15. What happened to the stolen millions at the end of the Rat Pack movie 'Ocean's Eleven'? Hint

It was cremated

It was stolen by a rival gang

It was lost at the dump

It was lost at sea

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Question 16 of 25

16. In surfing terminology, what is a 'Booger'? Hint

A surfer taking a nasty spill

A large wave

A bodyboarder

The fin on the bottom of some surfboards

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Question 17 of 25

17. What was the word spoken repeatedly by Poe's Raven?

Answer: (One Word)

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Question 18 of 25

18. What former First Lady does Marge Simpson share her maiden name with? Hint

Eleanor Roosevelt

Lady Bird Johnson

Martha Washington

Jackie Kennedy

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Question 19 of 25

19. How did Spider-Man acquire his powers? Hint

His mother was bitten by a spider before giving birth

While working as an archeaologist he uncovered a centuries old charm

He had no actual powers, he was a scientific genius

He was bitten by a radioactive spider

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Question 20 of 25

20. During World War II, General Anthony McAuliffe was surrounded and ordered by the Nazis to surrender. What was his one word response? Hint

Achtung!

Never!

Nuts!

(it was a swear word we cannot repeat at FunTrivia)

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Question 21 of 25

21. Which of the following was 'not' one of the players banned from baseball for throwing the 1919 World Series known as the 'Black Sox Scandal'? Hint

Claude Williams

Fred McMullin

Lou Chiozza

Charles Risberg

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Question 22 of 25

22. What U.S. state was once inadvertently left out of a Rand McNally atlas of the 50 states? Hint

North Dakota

Alaska

Hawaii

Rhode Island

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Question 23 of 25

23. Before he was famous, what guitarist played backup on Frank Sinatra's hit 'Strangers in the Night'? Hint

Carl Perkins

Chet Atkins

Glen Campbell

Jose Feliciano

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Question 24 of 25

24. Swede Momsen was a well known pioneer in what field? Hint

Geology

Aeronautical Engineering

Archaeology

Scuba Diving

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Question 25 of 25

25. What civil war general later went on to participate in the formation of the Ku Klux Klan? Hint

George Pickett

Nathan Bedford Forrest

A.P. Hill

Jubal Early

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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts

1. What U.S. state is called 'The Land of the Midnight Sun'?

Answer: Alaska

Because of the location of the state it is not uncommon for the sun to be out late into the night at certain times of the year.

2. What 19th century whaling ship was rammed and sunk by a whale?

Answer: The Essex

The survivors were adrift on the sea for over three months.

3. If the top stripe on an American flag is red, what color is the bottom stripe?

Answer: red

4. What unit of measurement is used to measure the 'hotness' of hot peppers?

Answer: Scoville unit

5. What former major league baseball player has the record for most triples, lifetime?

Answer: Sam Crawford

He has 312 lifetime triples.

6. In what U.S. city would you find 'The Alamo'?

Answer: San Antonio

7. Before he was Chancellor of Germany, what was Hitler's trade?

Answer: Painter

8. In horse racing, what do they call a 'Maiden'?

Answer: A horse that has never won a race

9. What type of bass guitar did Paul McCartney popularize during his tenure with the Beatles?

Answer: Hofner

10. Who was the artist of the famous painting of a farmer with a pitchfork and his daughter, known as 'American Gothic'?

Answer: Grant Wood

11. How many members were in the 70s' disco group 'The Village People'?

Answer: Six

A construction worker, a native American, a police officer, a cowboy, a soldier, and a biker.

12. Why was the greek god 'Prometheus' sentenced to suffer for all eternity?

Answer: For bringing fire to mortals

He was chained to a rock and forced to suffer an eagle devouring his liver every day for all eternity. The liver would grow back overnight.

13. What Oscar winning actor murdered his wife and killed himself in 1978?

Answer: Gig Young

This troubled man won an Oscar for his role in the 1969 movie 'They Shoot Horses Don't They?'.

14. What did Johnny B. Goode carry his guitar in?

Answer: A gunney sack

He used to sit beneath the trees by the railroad track.

15. What happened to the stolen millions at the end of the Rat Pack movie 'Ocean's Eleven'?

Answer: It was cremated

They hid the money in a comrade's coffin not realizing that he was to be cremated.

16. In surfing terminology, what is a 'Booger'?

Answer: A bodyboarder

17. What was the word spoken repeatedly by Poe's Raven?

Answer: Nevermore

Quothe the raven 'Nevermore'.

18. What former First Lady does Marge Simpson share her maiden name with?

Answer: Jackie Kennedy

Bouvier

19. How did Spider-Man acquire his powers?

Answer: He was bitten by a radioactive spider

While at a science fair the nerdy Peter Parker was bitten by a spider that had received a lethal dose of radiation.

20. During World War II, General Anthony McAuliffe was surrounded and ordered by the Nazis to surrender. What was his one word response?

Answer: Nuts!

It was at Bastogne Belgium in 1944. He was praised for the eloquence of the answer.

21. Which of the following was 'not' one of the players banned from baseball for throwing the 1919 World Series known as the 'Black Sox Scandal'?

Answer: Lou Chiozza

The story has been immortalized in books and movies such as 'Field of Dreams' and 'Eight Men Out'.

22. What U.S. state was once inadvertently left out of a Rand McNally atlas of the 50 states?

Answer: North Dakota

Talk about getting no respect!

23. Before he was famous, what guitarist played backup on Frank Sinatra's hit 'Strangers in the Night'?

Answer: Glen Campbell

Glen Campbell was a respected studio guitarist before making it big with a solo career.

24. Swede Momsen was a well known pioneer in what field?

Answer: Scuba Diving

He once rescued men that were trapped in a sunken submarine.

25. What civil war general later went on to participate in the formation of the Ku Klux Klan?

Answer: Nathan Bedford Forrest

He was famed for the brilliance of his battle tactics during the war.

Source: Author justawful

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