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TriviaTrapFour Trivia Quiz

Here's a great smorgasboard of trivia. I don't believe anyone can get them all right.

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

Author
panama

Time
6 mins

Type
Multiple Choice

Quiz #
28,460

Updated
Apr 08 22

# Qns
15

Difficulty
Very Difficult

Avg Score
6 / 15

Plays
960

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Question 1 of 15

1. How many medals and ribbons were awarded to comic strip hero Steve Canyon during his 41 years in the Air Force? Hint

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Question 2 of 15

2. Who was the first woman to ride in the Kentucky Derby? Hint

Shirley Muldowney

Diane Crump

Nancy Stafford

Paula Peterson

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Question 3 of 15

3. Who led the U.S. Marine detachment that captured abolitionist John Brown following his 1859 raid on the Federal arsenal at Harper's Ferry? Hint

Robert E. Lee

George Sherman

Stonewall Jackson

Ulysses Grant

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Question 4 of 15

4. Shots were fired only once in the 1970 movie 'MASH'. What were they for? Hint

signal end of the war

timekeeping at a football game

Korean soldier shot

start of a relay race

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Question 5 of 15

5. Citibank originated in what city? Hint

Miami

Los Angeles

New York

Chicago

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Question 6 of 15

6. In what year was USA Today launched? Hint

1984

1978

1982

1980

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Question 7 of 15

7. How many countries in the world begin with the letter Z? Hint

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Question 8 of 15

8. What is a valetudinarian? Hint

professor with tenure

number one in graduating class

professional invalid

professional valet

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Question 9 of 15

9. What is the most widely eaten fish in the world? Hint

grouper

salmon

herring

sole

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Question 10 of 15

10. Who was born Arnold George Dorsey? Hint

Engelbert Humperdinck

Tommy Dorsey

Tom Jones

Sting

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Question 11 of 15

11. What famous American politician coined the phrase 'lunatic fringe'? Hint

Herbert Hoover

Richard Nixon

Teddy Roosevelt

Abraham Lincoln

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Question 12 of 15

12. Berkshire, Chesire, Victoria, and Poland China are breeds of what animal? Hint

dog

horse

cat

pig

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Question 13 of 15

13. Who was scheduled to star in the 1984 film Beverly Hills Cop before the role went to Eddie Murphy? Hint

Sylvester Stallone

Nick Nolte

Arnold Swarzneggar

Robert Neniro

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Question 14 of 15

14. What twosome spoke at ventriloquist Edgar Bergen's funeral in 1979? Hint

Jim Henson and Kermit the Frog

Fran and Ollie

Candice Bergen and Charlie McCarthy

Big Bird and Oscar the Grouch

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Question 15 of 15

15. The highest surface wind speed ever recorded was at Mount Washington, NH on April 24, 1934. What was it? Hint

217 mph

243 mph

227 mph

231 mph

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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts

1. How many medals and ribbons were awarded to comic strip hero Steve Canyon during his 41 years in the Air Force?

Answer: 21

2. Who was the first woman to ride in the Kentucky Derby?

Answer: Diane Crump

3. Who led the U.S. Marine detachment that captured abolitionist John Brown following his 1859 raid on the Federal arsenal at Harper's Ferry?

Answer: Robert E. Lee

4. Shots were fired only once in the 1970 movie 'MASH'. What were they for?

Answer: timekeeping at a football game

5. Citibank originated in what city?

Answer: New York

6. In what year was USA Today launched?

Answer: 1982

7. How many countries in the world begin with the letter Z?

Answer: 2

Please note: Zaire is no longer the name of a country, it is now called Congo.

8. What is a valetudinarian?

Answer: professional invalid

9. What is the most widely eaten fish in the world?

Answer: herring

10. Who was born Arnold George Dorsey?

Answer: Engelbert Humperdinck

11. What famous American politician coined the phrase 'lunatic fringe'?

Answer: Teddy Roosevelt

12. Berkshire, Chesire, Victoria, and Poland China are breeds of what animal?

Answer: pig

13. Who was scheduled to star in the 1984 film Beverly Hills Cop before the role went to Eddie Murphy?

Answer: Sylvester Stallone

14. What twosome spoke at ventriloquist Edgar Bergen's funeral in 1979?

Answer: Jim Henson and Kermit the Frog

15. The highest surface wind speed ever recorded was at Mount Washington, NH on April 24, 1934. What was it?

Answer: 231 mph

Source: Author panama

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