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My 2nd Mixed Trivia Quiz

This is my second quiz on mixed things. I hope you enjoy it!

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

Author
scasd

Time
6 mins

Type
Multiple Choice

Quiz #
27,517

Updated
Dec 03 21

# Qns
20

Difficulty
Difficult

Avg Score
9 / 20

Plays
1555

One at a Time - Single Page - Timed Game

Question 1 of 20

1. Which of the following was once a letter of the English alphabet? Hint

the AT sign (shift 2 on your keyboard)

the PERCENTAGE sign (shift 5 on your keyboard)

the NUMBER sign (shift 3 on your keyboard)

the AND sign (shift 7 on your keyboard)

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Question 2 of 20

2. How many ways are there to play the first 10 opening moves in a game of chess? Hint

170,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000

25,000,000,000

370,000,000,000,000,000,000

1,879,421,194,000

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Question 3 of 20

3. What accounts to 90-95 percent of all sensory perceptions? Hint

smell

hearing

sight

touch

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Question 4 of 20

4. Which of the following appears twice in the Bible? Hint

23rd Psalm

14th Psalm

21st Psalm

Lord's Prayer

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Question 5 of 20

5. In Washington D.C., no buildings may be built taller than the _____ ? Hint

Capitol

Wasington Monument

White House

Supreme Court

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Question 6 of 20

6. A kangaroo can't jump without its tail.

True

False

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Question 7 of 20

7. What percentage of American teens suffer from some form of acne? Hint

60 percent

80 percent

90 percent

75 percent

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Question 8 of 20

8. How many different kinds of rice are there? Hint

15,000

1,000,000

25,000

5,000

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Question 9 of 20

9. Which state has the motto "North to the Future"? Hint

Wyoming

Washington

Alaska

Oregon

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Question 10 of 20

10. Which of the following did Thomas Edison NOT invent? Hint

wax paper

electric fan

electric rail-road signal

electric pen

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Question 11 of 20

11. Paraffin is the British word for kerosene.

True

False

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Question 12 of 20

12. How were drunk drivers in San Salvador punished before 1983? Hint

Life in jail

Death before a firing squad

Made to walk 10 miles back to their car

No punishment - It's legal

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Question 13 of 20

13. When did the Star Spangled Banner become the national anthem of the USA? Hint

1908

1931

1940

1922

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Question 14 of 20

14. What is an aglet? Hint

the top of a key

the disconnect button on a phone

the hole in a pencil sharpener where you insert the pencil

the metal or plastic tip on the end of a shoelace

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Question 15 of 20

15. How much does the moon weigh? Hint

64 trillion tons

81 billion tons

16 billion tons

93 billion tons

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Question 16 of 20

16. More people die in the US each year from _______ , than poisonous snakes. Hint

locust attacks

hippo attacks

bee stings

spider bites

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Question 17 of 20

17. When you hear of a westerly wind, which direction is the wind blowing?

Answer: (One Word)

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Question 18 of 20

18. What year did the movie 'Gremlins' appear in theaters? Hint

1991

1987

1986

1984

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Question 19 of 20

19. What was the destination of TWA Flight 800 out of New York before it crashed in July 1996? Hint

Paris

Miami

London

Las Vegas

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Question 20 of 20

20. One study claimed that Bill Gates had enough money to give how much to every person on the planet? Hint

32.84

16.11

3.92

6.71

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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts

1. Which of the following was once a letter of the English alphabet?

Answer: the AND sign (shift 7 on your keyboard)

2. How many ways are there to play the first 10 opening moves in a game of chess?

Answer: 170,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000

Incredibly there are 170,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000 ways!

3. What accounts to 90-95 percent of all sensory perceptions?

Answer: sight

4. Which of the following appears twice in the Bible?

Answer: Lord's Prayer

5. In Washington D.C., no buildings may be built taller than the _____ ?

Answer: Capitol

6. A kangaroo can't jump without its tail.

Answer: True

7. What percentage of American teens suffer from some form of acne?

Answer: 90 percent

8. How many different kinds of rice are there?

Answer: 15,000

9. Which state has the motto "North to the Future"?

Answer: Alaska

10. Which of the following did Thomas Edison NOT invent?

Answer: electric fan

11. Paraffin is the British word for kerosene.

Answer: True

12. How were drunk drivers in San Salvador punished before 1983?

Answer: Death before a firing squad

13. When did the Star Spangled Banner become the national anthem of the USA?

Answer: 1931

14. What is an aglet?

Answer: the metal or plastic tip on the end of a shoelace

15. How much does the moon weigh?

Answer: 81 billion tons

16. More people die in the US each year from _______ , than poisonous snakes.

Answer: bee stings

17. When you hear of a westerly wind, which direction is the wind blowing?

Answer: East

18. What year did the movie 'Gremlins' appear in theaters?

Answer: 1984

19. What was the destination of TWA Flight 800 out of New York before it crashed in July 1996?

Answer: Paris

New York to Rome with a stopover in Paris.

20. One study claimed that Bill Gates had enough money to give how much to every person on the planet?

Answer: 6.71

Source: Author scasd

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