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So You Think You Know? Trivia Quiz

A mixture of all sorts of general trivia questions.

A multiple-choice quiz by Trekstar. Estimated time: 4 mins.

Author
Trekstar

Time
4 mins

Type
Multiple Choice

Quiz #
44,122

Updated
Jul 09 23

# Qns
20

Difficulty
Average

Avg Score
14 / 20

Plays
13663

Last 3 plays: bernie73 (19/20), Guest 76 (14/20), mermie316 (14/20).

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Question 1 of 20

1. Which state's motto is 'Live Free or Die'? Hint

New Hampshire

Connecticut

Pennsylvania

Massachusetts

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Question 2 of 20

2. Walt Disney was the creator of which popular animated cartoon character? Hint

Garfield

Betty Boop

Mickey Mouse

Bugs Bunny

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Question 3 of 20

3. Who was the first woman to fly across the Atlantic Ocean alone? Hint

Elizabeth Cady Stanton

Amelia Earhart

Marie Curie

Margaret Mitchell

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Question 4 of 20

4. In which game is the object to score more runs than your opponent over the course of nine innings? Hint

Baseball

Football

Soccer

Golf

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Question 5 of 20

5. Who was the Carthaginian leader known for crossing the Italian Alps with elephants? Hint

Attila the Hun

Genghis Khan

Hannibal

Marco Polo

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Question 6 of 20

6. What is the result of the phenomenon of the earth's plates pushing violently against each other? Hint

Squall

Typhoon

Earthquake

Avalanche

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Question 7 of 20

7. Who was the legendary peace officer of the Old West? Hint

Davy Crockett

Wyatt Earp

George A Custer

William Cody

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Question 8 of 20

8. Which ill-fated love affair involved a brilliant Roman soldier and a Queen of Egypt? Hint

Romeo and Juliet

Antony and Cleopatra

None of these

Pocahontas and John Smith

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Question 9 of 20

9. Who are popularly known as 'The Three Tenors'? Hint

Pavarotti, Dominquez and Carreras

Pavarotti, Caruso and Dominquez

Pavarotti, Caruso and Domingo

Pavarotti, Carreras and Domingo

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Question 10 of 20

10. Which is the national bird of the U.S? Hint

Carrier Pigeon

Condor

Bald Eagle

Golden Eagle

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Question 11 of 20

11. Which letter is not from the Hebrew alphabet? Hint

Gimel

Yod

Tet

Omega

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Question 12 of 20

12. In which period of literature were the great novels 'David Copperfield', 'War and Peace' and 'Adventures of Huckleberry Finn' written? Hint

Age of Reason

Modern Age

Romanticism

Realism

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Question 13 of 20

13. Who was known as 'The Wizard of Menlo Park'? Hint

Jonas Salk

Alexander Graham Bell

Thomas Edison

Pierre Curie

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Question 14 of 20

14. In Alfred Hitchcock's movie 'North by Northwest', who was Cary Grant saving from James Mason? Hint

Bette Davis

Grace Kelly

Doris Day

Eva Marie Saint

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Question 15 of 20

15. Whose song 'Take the A Train' was one of the best selling songs of the 1930s? Hint

Louis Armstrong

Fats Domino

Duke Ellington

Benny Goodman

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Question 16 of 20

16. Where is the Everglades National Park? Hint

Texas

Louisiana

Mexico

Florida

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Question 17 of 20

17. Which baseball team won the World Series four times in a row from 1936 to 1939? Hint

New York Yankees

Cincinnati Reds

St. Louis Cardinals

Detroit Tigers

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Question 18 of 20

18. What is the center of the circulatory system of the human body? Hint

Brain

Heart

Lungs

Stomach

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Question 19 of 20

19. Where did Ponce de Leon go to find the Fountain of Youth? Hint

Puerto Rico

Florida

Virgin Islands

Aruba

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Question 20 of 20

20. Which body of water is on the west coast of the Florida peninsula? Hint

Gulf of Mexico

Atlantic Ocean

Pacific Ocean

Caribbean Sea

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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts

1. Which state's motto is 'Live Free or Die'?

Answer: New Hampshire

'Live Free or Die' was written by General John Stark in 1809. It was part of a volunteer toast he sent to wartime comrades, the toast said in full "Live Free or Die; Death is not the Worst of Evils".

2. Walt Disney was the creator of which popular animated cartoon character?

Answer: Mickey Mouse

Originally the character was called Mortimer.

3. Who was the first woman to fly across the Atlantic Ocean alone?

Answer: Amelia Earhart

Amelia Earhart flew solo across the Atlantic Ocean in 1932. It was during a round-the-world flight in 1937 somewhere over the Pacific Ocean that she and her navigator Fred Noonan disappeared. Despite extensive searches nothing was ever found.

4. In which game is the object to score more runs than your opponent over the course of nine innings?

Answer: Baseball

One of the USA's favorite sports, although it hasn't got the same sort of following in the UK.

5. Who was the Carthaginian leader known for crossing the Italian Alps with elephants?

Answer: Hannibal

He nearly succeeded in taking over Rome.

6. What is the result of the phenomenon of the earth's plates pushing violently against each other?

Answer: Earthquake

Earthquakes are measured on the Richter Scale and given a rating between 0 - 10.

7. Who was the legendary peace officer of the Old West?

Answer: Wyatt Earp

Wyatt Earp b1849 d1929. Is synonymous for "The Shootout at the OK Corral". He was a Marshall of Dodge City between 1877 - 1879.

8. Which ill-fated love affair involved a brilliant Roman soldier and a Queen of Egypt?

Answer: Antony and Cleopatra

Made famous on screen by Richard Burton and Elizabeth Taylor.

9. Who are popularly known as 'The Three Tenors'?

Answer: Pavarotti, Carreras and Domingo

Luciano Pavarotti, b. 12th October 1935. Just after his birth he shrieked so loudly that the doctor said "What a high spirited little voice, he'll grow up to be a tenor". How true was that.

Jose Carreras, b. 5th December 1946

Placido Domingo, b. 21st January 1941

10. Which is the national bird of the U.S?

Answer: Bald Eagle

Latin name: Haliaeetus Leucocephalus. Meaning: (Halo)-Sea, (Aeetos)- Eagle, (Leukos)-white, (Cephalus)-Head, at one time 'bald' meant 'white' not 'hairless'. The Bald Eagle was chosen as the emblem of USA on 20th June 1782, because of its long life, great strength & majestic looks, also it was then believed to exist only on that continent.

11. Which letter is not from the Hebrew alphabet?

Answer: Omega

There are 27 letters in the Hebrew alphabet: Tet, Chet, Zayin, Vav, He, Dalet, Gimel, Bet, Alef, Samech, Nun, Nun, Mem, Mem, Lamed, Khaf, Kaf, Yod, Tav, Shin, Resh, Qof, Tzade, Fe, Pe and Ayin

12. In which period of literature were the great novels 'David Copperfield', 'War and Peace' and 'Adventures of Huckleberry Finn' written?

Answer: Realism

"David Copperfield" was by Charles Dickens, "War and Peace" by Leo Tolstoy, and "Adventures of Huckleberry Finn" by Mark Twain.

13. Who was known as 'The Wizard of Menlo Park'?

Answer: Thomas Edison

Thomas Edison b. 11th Feb 1841 d. 18th Oct 1931.

He didn't learn to speak until almost four years old, once he began to speak he constantly asked questions about how everything around him worked.

14. In Alfred Hitchcock's movie 'North by Northwest', who was Cary Grant saving from James Mason?

Answer: Eva Marie Saint

Eva Marie Saint b. 4th July 1924.

Nickname: The Helen Hayes of Television.
Married: Jeffery Hayden in 1952 & has two children & three grandchildren.

Has campaigned to ban the usage of cell phones by motorists.

15. Whose song 'Take the A Train' was one of the best selling songs of the 1930s?

Answer: Duke Ellington

Edward Kennedy Ellington b. 29th April 1899 d. 24th May 1974.
Reportedly one of the most influential composers of modern day jazz & rock music.
"Take the A train" was composed by his colleague Billy Strayhorn.

16. Where is the Everglades National Park?

Answer: Florida

The Everglades are called 'pa-hay-okee' meaning 'grassy water' by the Seminole Indians. The Everglades National Park encompasses about one-seventh of the Everglades area, or 1.5 million acres.

17. Which baseball team won the World Series four times in a row from 1936 to 1939?

Answer: New York Yankees

In Nov 1934 - The New York Yankees purchased Joe DiMaggio for $50,000.
1936 - Saw their 14th season at Yankee Stadium.
1937 - Saw the stadium enlarged, the wooden bleachers were replaced with a concrete structure with the distance to center field dropped from 490 feet to 461 feet.
1938 - Saw a record crowd of 81,841 attend the match against Boston Red Sox.
1939 - In May, Lou Gehrig's playing streak of 2,130 consecutive games ended.

18. What is the center of the circulatory system of the human body?

Answer: Heart

In an average lifetime, the heart beats more than two and a half billion times, without ever pausing to rest.

19. Where did Ponce de Leon go to find the Fountain of Youth?

Answer: Florida

Ponce de Leon b.1474 d. 1521. There is no record of his birth or early years, he earned the nickname 'poor knight' in his younger years when he served as a squire.
In 1506 - he discovered Borinquin, later renamed Puerto Rico.
In 1513 - he discovered Florida whilst searching for 'The Fountain of Youth'. He landed on Easter Sunday and called it 'Pascua de Florida' meaning 'Feast of Flowers'. He died never finding 'The Fountain of Youth'.

20. Which body of water is on the west coast of the Florida peninsula?

Answer: Gulf of Mexico

Source: Author Trekstar

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