FunTrivia General Knowledge Mix: Vol 33 Quiz

Answer: Pilot

A new television show begins with a pilot episode, Charles Lindbergh was a famous American aviator from the early twentieth century, and a pilot light is a light on a stove that is typically kept on.

Question by player merylfederman

Answer: Taurus

Taurus is the second sign of the zodiac, also called "The Bull". Furthermore, it is constellation in the Northern Hemisphere containing the star Aldebaran, the star clusters Hyades and Pleiades, and the Crab Nebula. There is a mountain range in Turkey named Taurus as well. The Ford Taurus was one of America's best selling cars of the '90s.

Question by player kinneylover20

Answer: Yahoo

The Yahoos were a race of crude and brutish 'near-humans' created by the Anglo-Irish writer Jonathan Swift in his satirical novel "Gulliver's Travels" (1726). The Yahoos were obsessed with 'pretty stones'. Swift was likening their behavior to some of the crass materialism he observed in Britain.

Question by player MikeMaster99

Answer: What color is a type of birch tree?

Birch trees can grow from 40-50 feet in height. The Silver Birch is also known as "The Lady of the Woods". The Birch is the national symbol of Finland and its sap can be used as a substitute for sugar. The leaf of the birch can be pointed or toothed.

Some other types of Birch include, the European White Birch, the American White Birch, the Dwarf Birch, the Yukon Birch and the Sweet Birch to name but a few.

Question by player dolano

Answer: a watch

The timepiece symbolizes all the years you have been together and the hope for many more happy years yet to come, a love that lasts for all time. This anniversary also has the ruby as its gemstone, the rose as its flower, and is represented by the color red indicating enduring passion.

Question by player njbruce

Answer: Smith

All the options are occupational surnames. Smith, referring to someone who works with metal, is also the most common surname in England, Scotland, and Australia. In Poland, Kowalski is second to Nowak (equivalent to Newman).

Question by player MJoan

Answer: Practice

"The Practice", a TV series created by David E. Kelley, featured the lives and work of attorneys at a small Boston law firm, and first aired in 1997. The cast included Dylan McDermott and Lara Flynn Boyle. Carnegie Hall in New York is one of the iconic US entertainment venues.

It features in a well-known joke: A man asks a New Yorker, "How do you get to Carnegie Hall?" and is told, "Practice, practice, practice." The 2008 book "Outliers", subtitled "The Story of Success", was written by Malcolm Gladwell, about the factors that make someone a big success in any endeavour.

Its best-known concept is the "10,000-Hour Rule," which posits that around 10,000 hours of practice are required to achieve mastery of a field. This idea has been very influential, although research has cast doubt on it.

Question by player Upstart3

Answer: adam

Adam Smith (1723-1790) was a Scottish-born academic whose book, "The Wealth of Nations," laid the groundwork for free-market economy thinking. He argued that rational self-interest and competition maximize resultant economic prosperity. In the 2009 movie "Adam," Hugh Dancy plays a young man named Adam who falls in love with a woman named Beth, played by Rose Byrne.

The script was written by its director, Max Mayer, after he heard a radio interview with a man who had Asperger's. The NATO phonetic alphabet for the letter A is Alfa or Alpha, the U.S. World War II phonetic alphabet for the letter A was Able but the LAPD word is "Adam."

Question by player FatherSteve

Answer: L.A. City Hall

Los Angeles City Hall was completed in 1928 and remains in use in 2019. The image of the building with its broad base and tall, pyramid-topped tower first appeared on LAPD badges in 1940.

Question by player wjames

Answer: Lettuce

Arctic King is a hardy lettuce often grown through autumn and winter. Saladin is a large lettuce with a very dense centre or heart. Tom Thumb is a very small lettuce ideal for individual plate servings.

Question by player Warrior100