Please No Math! 20s or 30s? Classification Quiz | By The Numbers

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1. Freezing temperature of water

Answer: 30s

At normal atmospheric temperature, pure water will begin to freeze at zero degrees Celsius and 32 degrees on the Fahrenheit scale. This causes a change from water being in a liquid state to becoming a solid.

2. Kareem Abdul-Jabbar's NBA number

Answer: 30s

Whether it was playing for the Milwaukee Bucks as originally Lew Alcindor or his many years with the Los Angeles Lakers, the Hall of Fame center wore number 33. He played 20 seasons in the NBA and won the Most Valuable Player award six times. When he retired, he was the all-time leading scorer in NBA history.

3. Rock band led by Rob Thomas

Answer: 20s

Matchbox Twenty released their debut album, "Yourself Or Someone Like You" in 1996. The band was based out of Orlando, Florida. Their debut yielded the singles "Push", "3AM", and "Long Day". Lead singer Rob Thomas also launched a very successful solo career with "Smooth" by Rob Thomas topping the Billboard Hot 100 Singles chart.

4. Snub nose revolver

Answer: 30s

The snub nose revolver is a smaller handgun that still packs a wallop of a punch. Nicknamed the "bulldog", the Saturday Night Special, or the 38 Special, the gun was popular for being able to be hidden inside a jacket and still provide ample protection.

5. 1970 song by Chicago

Answer: 20s

The first song by Chicago to hit the top five of the Billboard Hot 100 singles chart was "25 or 6 to 4". The hit song features an unforgettable guitar solo by Terry Kath and was on the first album with new lead singer Peter Cetera.

6. Jesse Owens in history

Answer: 30s

Just prior to World War II, the Olympic Games were held in Berlin, Germany with Adolf Hitler at the worldwide event. American athlete, Jesse Owens, was the star of 1936 games capturing four gold medals in track and field. Hitler was not happy to see a non-Aryan dominating these events in his home country.

7. Atomic number of copper

Answer: 20s

Copper is number 29 on the periodic table of elements. Copper is most used for plumbing and water lines. The atomic number refers to the number of protons contained in it.

8. 2008 movie with Kevin Spacey as the lead

Answer: 20s

Kevin Spacey played the role of college professor, Mickey Rosa, in the 2008 thriller "21". The film had the professor training his top college math students to learn how to count cards while gambling. The film also starred Kate Bosworth and Jim Sturgess.

9. Age Liam Payne of One Direction died

Answer: 30s

Liam Payne tragically died after falling off a third floor balcony in Argentina on October 16, 2024. He was just 31 years old. Liam was one of the five members of the U.K. boy band, One Direction. Liam was a singer, songwriter, and television personality who had a big international solo hit "Strip That Down" in 2017.

10. Cubes in a Rubix cube

Answer: 20s

If you ever struggled to get all the colors of a Rubix cube to match, you may have contemplated ripping it apart. If you did you would find there are 27 total cubes in the 3-D shape. This is easily seen by multiplying three times three times three.

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Please No Math! 20s or 30s? Trivia Quiz

42 might be the "meaning of life" but given a random list of pop culture, general knowledge, or historical topics can you decide if they belong in the 20s or 30s? None of these refer to calendar years.