Quizzes on Everything Trivia

1. Van Halen expected M&M's in their dressing room with what color excluded?

From Quiz Things I Learned From Reading 2

Answer: Brown

Van Halen's tour promoter added the clause into a venue's contract to see if the contract was read thoroughly by the venue. M&M's aside, Van Halen also requested a lot of alcohol for their dressing room.

From Quiz What's up in this Quiz? 2

Answer: Photojournalism

André Liohn Garcia de Oliveira (1974-), known as André Liohn, was born in Botucatu, Brazil. He is a freelance photojournalist, who covered conflicts in the Middle East, East Africa and South America. His reports appear in "Der Spiegel", "L'Espresso", "Time", "Newsweek", "Le Monde" and others. In April 2012, Liohn won the Robert Capa Gold Medal award for his 2011 Libyan Civil War photo report, called "Almost Breaking Dawn". The Robert Capa gold medal was created in honor of war photographer Robert Capa. It is awarded annually by the Overseas Press Club of America since 1955, for the "best photo report published abroad, which requires exceptional courage and initiative".

From Quiz Remembering

Answer: James Herriot

Remembering... that something happened in 1916 which made me happen. And therefore happy. It was October the 3rd, World War I was still raging, and in England Mrs. and Mr. Wight welcomed the birth of little James Alfred. Grown up, James worked as a vet in Yorkshire. Later in life he wrote "If Only They Could Talk", released in 1970, telling of his experiences as a budding vet. This was made into the TV series "All Creatures Great and Small" some years later, and not only my parents loved to watch it. Wight, who used the pen name James Herriot, died in 1995. Not only the Wights needed nappies that year. My grandparents, living in their farmhouse in a small northern German village, had another baby boy! My father. He worked as a baker, a sailor, a sailor in the German navy in WW 2, a bricklayer and a welder. I most likely left something out, but being born as the youngest, when he was nearly fifty years old, a great part of his life is hearsay for me. Edward Heath was a British prime minister once, Eugene McCarthy was a politician from Minnesota, not to be confused with Joseph, the guy who was very much afraid of communists. Kirk Douglas was an actor in his younger years. Heath and McCarthy died in 2005. Mr. Douglas turned 102 in December 2018.

From Quiz Smorgasbording

Answer: Verona

It's interesting to me that British author William Shakespeare set so many of his plays in Italy. It was believed that the foreign setting could help make his works more exotic and exciting. Even more interesting is the fact that Shakespeare may never have set foot in the country. His tragic tale of star-crossed young lovers, i.e., "Romeo and Juliet", was set in Verona where, to this day, tourists still visit the Casa di Giulietta and stand on the balcony.

From Quiz Anything Goes Six

Answer: Whitening teeth

Though Indian men would undoubtedly use this product as well, Indian women seem to be the greater percentage of its consumers and it is consequently marketed to appeal more to that fairer sex. Creamy snuff is sold in a tube similar to toothpaste and contains "tobacco, clove oil, glycerin, spearmint, menthol, and camphor" (Wikipedia). It sounds rather potent, but its popularity is testimony to its effectiveness. It has a downside though, which makes one wonder about the ruthlessness of the capitalist drive behind the products ingredients. Because of its tobacco content, creamy snuff is addictive.

From Quiz A Miscellany of Trivia

Answer: 42

Roosevelt became president in 1901 at the age of 42 after the assassination of President McKinley at the hands of Leon Czolgosz. Kennedy was elected president in 1961 at the age of 43, making him the youngest elected president at that time. Roosevelt was president for two terms. Kennedy was famously assassinated in Dallas on Friday, November 22, 1963 at the age of 46. Lee Harvey Oswald, a Marxist, was arrested for this crime, but was never brought to trial because he in turn was murdered by Jack Ruby two days later. Ruby was sentenced to death, but died during the course of appeal proceedings.

From Quiz Questions That Might Mislead

Answer: Albert

He was named after his great-grandfather Albert. King George was called "Bertie" by his family.

From Quiz I'll Take Miscellaneous for $1,000

Answer: Ritchie Blackmore

Ritchie Blackmore is the guitarist for the band Deep Purple and is one of its original members. "Smoke on the Water" is one of the band's most famous songs. It debuted in 1972 on the "Machine Head" album. The song is well known for its guitar riff which was called one of the greatest riffs in music history by "Q", the popular music magazine.

From Quiz An Enjoyable Mixed Quiz, I Hope!

Answer: quicksand

Sand needs liquid to become quicksand, just like all of us caffeine lovers. Quicksand is a mixture of sand and liquid that combine to give it a unique property: it changes depending how much pressure is put on it. Just like the rest of us. You can make quicksand using cornflour and water, putting one cup of the cornflour in a bowl and adding one cup of water, stirring. Look online for exact instructions on how to make it. When you get the proportions right, it will change, depending how much pressure you put on it when you hold it, squeeze it, pat it or poke it. Sometimes it acts like a solid, sometimes like a liquid. It's cool stuff for a school science experiment. You can also practice first and be ready for the next time you're trapped in a pool of quicksand, and know how to sink, swim, or walk on it.

From Quiz Pot Luck 2

Answer: Troop

A troop is comprised of dozens and even hundreds of baboons. A herd pertains to many animals including reindeer and springboks, a school refers to fish and a pack is used to denote wild dogs and mules.

From Quiz The IMMORTALS Mixed Quiz

Answer: It was torpedoed by a German submarine

This ship was one of the many sunk by the Germans during World War One, and this was one of the main driving factors that brought the United States into the war. Question by player sharkfin1

From Quiz Amazing Trivia

Answer: Aryabhatta

Zero was first used by the Egyptians as a place holder not as a number. Aryabhatta, a Indian mathematician and astronomer, used zero as a number. Aryabhatta was also the person who equated the value of 'Pi' up to four decimals.

From Quiz A Few Things About Everything (Part 4)

Answer: Sarah McLachlan

The actual title of the song is simply "Angel". It was part of Sarah McLachlan's 1997 album "Surfacing". Nicholas McDonald included that song in an album released in January 2014. That song is nowhere near Loreena's style. Celtic Woman don't write songs, they just sing... beautifully too. Sara Macliver is a soprano singer whose repertoire is mainly operatic.

From Quiz Don't Let Knowledge Fall Down!

Answer: Joseph Fuqua

The film was released in 2003, based on the novel with the same name, written by Jeffrey Shaara. It was directed by Ronald Maxwell and starred Stephen Lang as Lieutenant-General Thomas J. "Stonewall" Jackson (CSA), Robert Duvall as General Robert E. Lee (CSA) and Jeff Daniels as Colonel Joshua L. Chamberlain(USA). It covers the last two years of Stonewall Jackson's life, from Virginia's secession until his death after the Battle of Chancellorsville.

From Quiz Imagine If....

Answer: Sacramento, California

That's right, you'd go to the capital of California, Sacramento. For travelers it was an important location between the California gold fields and San Francisco. The fort has been carefully reconstructed, and visitors are most welcome. The fort is on the National Register of Historic Places, a U.S. National Landmark, and a California Historic Landmark.

From Quiz Only Disconnect

Answer: Wolverine

The Mustelids are a group of animals that all resemble weasels in some way. The wolverine is one of the largest members of the family and quite probably the most ferocious of the bunch. "Gulo" is Latin for "glutton". This name was probably given to them on observance of their eating habits. It is doubtful that they are actually gluttons, but rather that they are opportunists who eat what they can as quickly as possible (if they find it) when food is scarce - particularly in winter. While the wolverine does have very sharp claws for digging and climbing, it is nothing like its "X-Men" persona. Wolverines do have very big feet in comparison to body-size, however, which serve as "snowshoes" for chasing things in the northern regions of the world that they live in.

From Quiz Who, What, When and Where

Answer: Brain

The medulla oblongata is the lower half of the brainstem. The medulla oblongata controls several parts of the body and their functions. There are two parts of the oblongata called the open part and the closed part.

From Quiz Debs' Special Potpourri Mix

Answer: China and North Korea

These gorgeous creatures are the world's largest cats and are an endangered species where only less than five hundred can be found in the wild. They can weigh up to three hundred kg.

From Quiz Obscure Matter Dripping From My Brain

Answer: Switched-On Bach

Bach classics were performed on a Moog Synthesizer. "Switched-On Bach" won three Grammy Awards: Best Classical Album, Best Classical Performance - Instrumental Soloist, and Best Engineered Classical Recording.

From Quiz Mish Mash Mixture of Trivia

Answer: Assam

This classical Indian dance was created by saint Srimanta Sankardeva, in the 15th century in the state of Assam. The dance form in modern times has continued to be used for ritualistic and other purposes for which it was originally created. Assam is a northeastern state of India, and its capital is Dispur.

From Quiz Some Awesome Facts

Answer: Fear of roses

Elizabeth I, also known as "The Virgin Queen", lived 69 years. She died at Richmond Palace (England) on March 24, 1603.

From Quiz Bit of This and That No 2

Answer: Running sidewards

Lon Myers (1858-1899) was born in Richmond, Virginia. His career record is remarkable, and for a sportsperson, is worthwhile reading and gaping at. This included holding every record for races over various distances (50 yards and upwards), fifteen US, ten Canadian and three British national titles. The list of his wins is far too long to include here. On two separate occasions, he even won four different events on the same day! He was so good, in fact, that he wasn't allowed to compete in some events because the other runners refused to run against him. This unique runner was one incredible athlete. After he retired from the sport, the English media began to infer that Americans used faulty watches at their races, with the suggestion being that Myers wasn't nearly as good as his records stated. Myers, a year out of the game, promptly came back out of retirement and beat the English champion at three separate races at Madison Square Garden. The English champion, George, stated he only lost because of the "slow track, sharp turns, and smoke and confusion" at the Garden. So the following year, this time in Australia, the two champions squared off again. After Myers won the first two races, George didn't run the third, and caught the boat back to England.

From Quiz Four of a Kind

Answer: Lettuce

Arugula is also known as rocket lettuce, characterized by its peppery flavor and dark green leaves. Mesclun is a mixed breed of lettuce. Watercress is brighter than an arugula and generally favored for salads. Romaine heart, on the other hand, is crunchier and thicker than the other lettuces.

From Quiz Random 'Stuff'

Answer: Pins

Firing pins are in a gun. Wrestlers often 'pin' their opponents down in matches. Lastly, pins are used to sew material.

From Quiz Return of Bad Jokes

Answer: William Milkshakespeare

I thought it was appropriate to include one of Shakespeare's comedies, because, like my quizzes, they're not funny. "Milkshake" was a song by Kelis. It reached number three in the US and number two in the UK, in 2003. I imagine it's a perfectly innocent song about the benefits of delicious ice-cream and milk-based drinks, or something along those lines.

From Quiz Ten Entirely Random Things in the World

Answer: Daniel Keyes

Charlie Gordon is the main character in the story, while Alice Kinnian and Fay Lillman are secondary characters in the novel. 'Flowers for Algernon' is the tale of a man with an IQ of 68. His IQ gets tripled by Drs. Nemur and Strauss.

From Quiz Another One for the Guys

Answer: 10-12 inches

This is mainly to keep the hairspray from coming into contact with skin, eyes, or clothing.

From Quiz Even More Bad Jokes

Answer: A Babbage Patch Doll

Opinions differ as to whether Charles Babbage actually "invented" the computer, but it's something we British like to claim. Incidentally, with regard to one of the incorrect answers, if the producers of "The Sopranos" are reading this, and are considering marketing a range of spin-off mafia boss dolls called "My Little Tony", remember that I thought of it first.

From Quiz Questions Off The Top Of My Head

Answer: calcium

Calcium is atomic number twenty and part of the Alkaline earth metals group.

From Quiz Trivia Mixture

Answer: Tom Hanks and Daryl Hannah

A great 80s' movie, also featuring John Candy, and Eugene Levy (Jim's father from the 'American Pie' movies).

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