Hodge Podge Trivia Quiz

Answer: Madonna

Madonna was one of the original stars on MTV. Her first number one on the Billboard Hot 100 was in the winter of 1984 with "Like A Virgin". Janet's was in 1986 with "When I Think Of You". Paula Abdul topped the charts in 1989 with "Straight Up". Celine's was "The Power Of Love" in 1993.

Answer: Canada

Russia is the largest country in the world but followed by Canada. The northernmost country in North America covers six time zones and has an area of just under 10 million square km or 3,855,100 square miles. Population wise Canada only has about a tenth of the population of their southern neighbor, The United States of America.

Answer: Romeo And Juliet

"Romeo And Juliet" had "only" six deaths in the romantic play. Mercutio, Tybalt, Lady Montague, Count Paris, and of course, Romeo and Juliet all died in the play. While six may sound less in comparison to the other three plays that had nine or more deaths, the death toll for the cast of "Romeo and Juliet" is roughly 25% of the entire cast.

Answer: Mendeleev

Dmitri Mendeleev made the first Periodic Table and later had an element named after him, Mendelevium. In 1869, Mendeleev organized the elements by their atomic weight. In 1869, the original Periodic Table had only 63 elements. By 2026, the Periodic Table reached 118 confirmed elements, including Mendelevium (Md) at number 101.

Answer: J. E. B. Stuart

J. E. B. Stuart was often called General Robert E. Lee's eyes; he ran reconnaissance and raid missions during the American Civil War. His full name is James Ewell Brown "Jeb" Stuart. He got his nickname for his flamboyant style of dress including an ostrich-plume hat and a red line grey coat that he wore on horseback.

Answer: Alligator

On the television crime drama, "Miami Vice", actor Don Johnson played the role of Miami-Dade detective Sonny Crockett. He lived on a 42 foot sailboat in the Miami Marina. Crockett shared his boat home with an alligator named Elvis. The alligator was the former mascot of Crockett's college, The University of Florida, whose nickname is the Gators.

Answer: Ambition

Employers want employees who are hard working, strive to meet goals, and have the ability to focus. That is essentially the definition of ambition. People with ambition feel fulfillment in reaching their goals and it builds self-esteem.

Answer: Donatello

Donatello's David was bronze, unlike Michealangelo's famous work by the same name. You can view the bronze sculpute at the Museo Nazionale del Bargello in Florence, Italy. If you noticed that all the choices combined make up the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles, give yourself an extra five points and then go out and get a life. (I kept that last line from the original author's script).

Answer: The Godfather Part II

"The Godfather Part II" was also directed by Francis Ford Coppola, placed at number 32 on the list and remained in that position when the list was updated in 2007. The original, "The Godfather", rose from number three in the original list to number two in the tenth anniversary edition of the American Film Institute (AFI) celebrated list.

Answer: Purdue

Purdue University is home to "the Cradle of Astronauts" where a dozen former astronauts attended; they have a statue of Neil Armstrong in front of the School of Aeronautics and Astronautics. Purdue is located in West Lafayette, Indiana. The school adopted the nickname after a local newspaper called their football team, "burly boiler makers" in 1891.