Useless Trivia Trivia Quiz

Answer: male polar bears

When an animal goes into hibernation, it is near death and may actually appear to be dead. It's body temperature drops to near 32 degrees F, it only breathes a few times a minute and its heartbeat is almost non-existent. Polar bears have a very good year-round food supply so there is no reason for them to hibernate. The female polar bear only hibernates if pregnant.

Answer: harp

The Irish harp is a small harp anywhere from three to four feet tall with 28 to 34 strings. In medieval Ireland, those who played harps were known as harpers. They were counselors to the kings and were given riches for their services.

Answer: Wilhelm Gustloff

The German liner the Wilhelm Gustloff, torpedoed by a Russian submarine in January 1945, killed an estimated 7,700 people. The Gustloff was a converted luxury liner serving as a hospital ship. On the night it was sunk it was over crowded with refugees, mostly women and children, and about 1,600 military personnel. There were only 903 survivors.

Answer: Minnesota

The "Land of 10,000 Lakes" has more shoreline than the other three states combined. There are actually 11,842 lakes in Minnesota and the shoreline makes up 93,000 miles, if you include all the rivers, lakes, and ponds.

Answer: The Treasure of the Sierra Madre

How many films have satirized this quote? A band of Mexican bandits come upon Humphrey Bogart and his companions claiming to be federales. When Bogart asks to see their badges, the head of the bands says this now famous and oft quoted line.

Answer: Mandarin Chinese

Spoken by 885 million people in the world, Mandarin Chinese is the most widely spoken language. Some form of Chinese is spoken in such countries as Cambodia, Malaysia, the Philippines, and South Africa. Spanish is second and English comes in third.

Answer: Nolan Ryan

In 1979, the Houston Astros signed pitcher Nolan Ryan to an unprecidented $4.5 million four-year contract.

Answer: the person in charge of everyone who moves anything

Grips are people who move things on a movie set. Scenery, cameras, scaffolding are just a few of the things grips move. Foley artists creates sound, the head electrician is called a gaffer, and the person in charge of the prop department is the property master.

Answer: whiteface, auguste, hobo, and character

A whiteface clown's white makeup covers his face but the other makeup, the eyebrows, mouth, and cheeks, can be any color. Ronald McDonald is a famous example of a whiteface. The auguste clown's makeup is flesh colored but the rest of the makeup is bright and accents the nose, mouth, and cheeks. Auguste was the name of the original auguste clown.

The hobo clown is a caricature of someone who has nothing and never will expect to have any thing. Red Skelton was a very famous hobo clown. The character clown is the caricature of a person or profession.

Some character clowns include policemen, doctors, and cowboys.

Answer: black mamba

Found in certain parts of Africa such as Botswana, Zimbabwe, and Zaire, the black mamba can get up to speeds of 10 to 12 miles per hour in shorts bursts.