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

Author
scasd

Time
6 mins

Type
Multiple Choice

Quiz #
28,285

Updated
Dec 03 21

# Qns
20

Difficulty
Difficult

Avg Score
9 / 20

Plays
1308

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Question 1 of 20

1. What is taxonomy? Hint

a classification of documents for legal purposes

a classification of funding for a non-profit organization

a classification of medical records

a classification of living things

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Question 2 of 20

2. Who invented the aerosol can? Hint

Erik Rotheim

Elmer A. Sperry

Emil von Behring

Ernest O. Lawrence

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Question 3 of 20

3. Which is the most common surname in the United States? Hint

Smith

Brown

Johnson

Jones

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Question 4 of 20

4. How many counties does Delaware have? Hint

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Question 5 of 20

5. When talking about finance, what does illiquid mean? Hint

a general increase in the price level of goods and services

bond selling at more than 20 percent off its face value.

a stock with a relatively high dividend yield

not easily sold

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Question 6 of 20

6. On average, how many tornados touch down in the United States each year? Hint

740

550

800

900

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Question 7 of 20

7. How many students were killed in the May 21 1998 Springfield, Oregon school shooting? Hint

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Question 8 of 20

8. What US state is home to the towns of Intercourse, Paradise and Mars?

Answer: (One Word)

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Question 9 of 20

9. What month and year did Lucille Ball die? Hint

April, 1985

April, 1989

May, 1987

July, 1986

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Question 10 of 20

10. What is the scientific name for the point directly above you in the sky? Hint

rondrum point

polaris

zenith

postulate

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Question 11 of 20

11. Who was the fifteenth president of the USA? Hint

Abraham Lincoln

Zachary Taylor

James K. Polk

James Buchanan

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Question 12 of 20

12. What type of cat is a panthera pardus? Hint

cheetah

common house cat

leopard

lion

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Question 13 of 20

13. What public service is commonly rated by The Joint Commission? Hint

police stations

hospitals

fire stations

disaster relief centers

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Question 14 of 20

14. Is a 'zillion' a real number?

Yes

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Question 15 of 20

15. What is sucrose? Hint

table sugar

sugar your body produces

table salt

sugar substitue sweetener

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Question 16 of 20

16. Which brand name was worth the most by the end of the twentieth century? Hint

Coca-Cola

Marlboro

Budweiser

Microsoft

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Question 17 of 20

17. What is the maximum allowed height for an area of land called a hill? Hint

1,999 ft.

1,499 ft.

2,499 ft.

999 ft.

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Question 18 of 20

18. The odds of seeing three albino deer at once are what? Hint

1 in 93,000,000,000

1 in 46,000,000,000,000

1 in 79,000,000,000

1 in 13,000,000

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Question 19 of 20

19. What are people from Connecticut called? Hint

Nutmeggers

Connecticuns

Bay Staters

Connecticans

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Question 20 of 20

20. Which sport has a 60 foot base path?

Answer: (Softball OR Baseball)

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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts

1. What is taxonomy?

Answer: a classification of living things

2. Who invented the aerosol can?

Answer: Erik Rotheim

3. Which is the most common surname in the United States?

Answer: Smith

4. How many counties does Delaware have?

Answer: 3

5. When talking about finance, what does illiquid mean?

Answer: not easily sold

6. On average, how many tornados touch down in the United States each year?

Answer: 800

7. How many students were killed in the May 21 1998 Springfield, Oregon school shooting?

Answer: 2

8. What US state is home to the towns of Intercourse, Paradise and Mars?

Answer: Pa

9. What month and year did Lucille Ball die?

Answer: April, 1989

10. What is the scientific name for the point directly above you in the sky?

Answer: zenith

11. Who was the fifteenth president of the USA?

Answer: James Buchanan

12. What type of cat is a panthera pardus?

Answer: leopard

13. What public service is commonly rated by The Joint Commission?

Answer: hospitals

14. Is a 'zillion' a real number?

Answer: No

A zillion is a large, indeterminate number.

15. What is sucrose?

Answer: table sugar

16. Which brand name was worth the most by the end of the twentieth century?

Answer: Marlboro

Trivial but true: The three most valuable brand names on earth were Marlboro, Coca-Cola, Budwiser (in that order).

17. What is the maximum allowed height for an area of land called a hill?

Answer: 1,999 ft.

18. The odds of seeing three albino deer at once are what?

Answer: 1 in 79,000,000,000

Yet, one man defied the odds once and captured a photo of them.

19. What are people from Connecticut called?

Answer: Nutmeggers

20. Which sport has a 60 foot base path?

Answer: softball

Source: Author scasd

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