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The Number 121 Trivia Quiz

A few nights ago I ended up in place #121 of the FunTrivia "Most Points Today" board. So I decided to make a quiz in its honor. Enjoy it!

A multiple-choice quiz by Lpez. Estimated time: 3 mins.

Author
Lpez

Time
3 mins

Type
Multiple Choice

Quiz #
357,777

Updated
Jan 21 24

# Qns
10

Difficulty
Average

Avg Score
6 / 10

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380

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Question 1 of 10

1. 121 has an exact square root. What is it? Hint

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Question 2 of 10

2. What is the representation of 121 in roman numerals? Hint

CXXI

MCX

CXV

CXXIII

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Question 3 of 10

3. If I were in Egypt, what would I call the number "121" for? Hint

Medical emergency

Natural gas emergency

Fire emergency

Electrical emergency

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Question 4 of 10

4. The board of which game *USUALLY* has 121 holes in it? Hint

Chess

Bao

Chinese checkers

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Question 5 of 10

5. 121 is the atomic number of which element in the Periodic Table of the Elements? Hint

Sodium

Einsteinium

Hydrogen

Unbiunium

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Question 6 of 10

6. In 2006, the NASA launched a mission called STS-121. On which special day for the United States was the space shuttle Discovery launched as a part of this mission? Hint

Memorial Day

Independence Day

Presidents' Day

Patriot Day

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Question 7 of 10

7. Which roman emperor was born on April 26 of the year 121? Hint

Julius Caesar

Constantine

Alexander the Great

Marcus Aurelius

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Question 8 of 10

8. The year 121 also marked the death of an important figure in Chinese and global history. What is the name of this person? Hint

Hua Sui

Shen Kuo

Cai Lun

Yiruma

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Question 9 of 10

9. The United Nations Security Council Resolution number 121 was adopted on December 12, 1956. Which country's application for membership to the UN was being reviewed? Hint

Cuba

Peru

France

Japan

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Question 10 of 10

10. The Japan National Route 121 connects the city of Yonezawa with the town of Mashiko. In which prefecture is Mashiko located? Hint

Nagasaki

Tochigo

Hiroshima

Yamagata

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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts

1. 121 has an exact square root. What is it?

Answer: 11

11 * 11 = 121. The number is also the sum of three consecutive numbers, 37 + 41 + 43, which are all prime (they can only be divided by themselves and by 1).

2. What is the representation of 121 in roman numerals?

Answer: CXXI

CXV is 115, MCX is 1110 and CXXIII is 123. The roman numeral system uses letters from the Latin alphabet to give values to numbers.

3. If I were in Egypt, what would I call the number "121" for?

Answer: Electrical emergency

The only other country to have 121 as an emergency number is China, which uses it in case of a weather emergency. If you experience a medical situation in Egypt, you should call 123, dial 122 to call the police and dial 180 for a fire emergency. It's not that confusing, right?

4. The board of which game *USUALLY* has 121 holes in it?

Answer: Chinese checkers

Cribbage is a card game, in which the official end score is 121, a chess board has no holes in it, and Bao, a game played in East Africa, has 32 holes. Chinese checkers has 121 holes in it for the 60 playing pieces.

5. 121 is the atomic number of which element in the Periodic Table of the Elements?

Answer: Unbiunium

Ubinunium has 121 as atomic number, while Sodium has 11, Hydrogen has 1 and Einsteinium has 99. The atomic number represents the number of protons in the atom of the element.

6. In 2006, the NASA launched a mission called STS-121. On which special day for the United States was the space shuttle Discovery launched as a part of this mission?

Answer: Independence Day

STS-121 was launched on July 4, 2006, and was commanded by Steven W. Lindsey. Memorial Day is observed on the third Monday of May, while president's Day is observed on the third Monday of February, and Patriot Day is observed on September 11, in remembrance of those who perished in the 9/11 terrorist attacks.

7. Which roman emperor was born on April 26 of the year 121?

Answer: Marcus Aurelius

Born Marcus Annius Verus, Aurelius passed away in the year 180. Julius Caesar was born on July of the year 100, while Alexander the Great, a king of Macedon, was born in July of year 356 and Constantine was born in February of year 272.

8. The year 121 also marked the death of an important figure in Chinese and global history. What is the name of this person?

Answer: Cai Lun

Cai Lun is regarded as the inventor of the papermaking process, and therefore paper. Paper did exist before Cai Lun's contribution, but the materials he used meant a great improvement for paper.

Shen Kuo was a Chinese mathematician and scientist, while Hua Sui created Chinese metal movable type printing in 1490 AD, and Yiruma is a Korean pianist and composer.

9. The United Nations Security Council Resolution number 121 was adopted on December 12, 1956. Which country's application for membership to the UN was being reviewed?

Answer: Japan

The Security Council, through the resolution, recommended the General Assembly of the UN to admit Japan. The voting, done by 5 permanent members and 6 non-permanent members, was unanimous.

China, France, the UK, the United States and the USSR were the permanent members, and Australia, Belgium, Cuba, Iran, Peru and Yugoslavia the non-permanent members.

10. The Japan National Route 121 connects the city of Yonezawa with the town of Mashiko. In which prefecture is Mashiko located?

Answer: Tochigo

Japan is made of 47 prefectures. Hiroshima and Nagasaki, as you may recall, are the two places where the atomic bombs were dropped in 1945, thus ending World War II. Yamagata is where the city of Yonezawa is located.

Source: Author Lpez

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