Compact #3 Trivia Quiz

Answer: TOOTHUGE

Tooth - Thug - Huge
The Gabon viper, a highly venomous snake found in Africa, has the longest fangs of all snakes. A Gabon viper that measures 1.83m or 6 ft long can have fangs that measure 50mm or 1.96 in.

One of Sir Isaac Newton's teeth was sold in London for 730 pounds in 1816. The person who bought it had the tooth set in a ring, which he was said to wear constantly.

Answer: CABLENDIVE

Cable - Blend - Endive
The largest cable suspension bridge is in Japan and links Honshu and Shikoku. In total, this bridge is 3,911.1m or 2.43 miles. The diameter of one of the cables is 1.12m or 44 inches. This bridge was opened for public use in 1998.

Answer: GHOSTOPICKLE

Ghost - Stop - Topic - Pickle
The theme parks that have the most rides in the world are both in the USA. One is at Valencia, California and the other is at Sandusky in Ohio. Each of these parks has 15 roller coasters. Sandusky's was established in 1892.

Answer: HAMPERFORMULA

Hamper - Perform - Formula
The lowest paid contract actor (performer) was Robert Taylor. In 1934 he signed up with MGM for $35 per week.

Answer: LABELFRYE

Label - Belfry - Rye
There are various meanings for rye;
(1) Aa cereal grass that is used to make whiskey, bread, flour and is also used for livestock feed.
(2) Gypsy man (originating from the Romany rai).
(3) Grass that is a variant of ray grass - though in Europe it is more commonly known as darnel.
(4) Rye is also a city of southeast New York on Long Island.

Answer: OPALMONDOGRE

Opal - Almond - Dog - Ogre
The country that favoured dogs above all other animals for pets in 2000 was America and then came Brazil. (Source: Euromonitor).

An ogre is any type of giant or monster in fairy tales or legends that eats human beings (therefore Shrek is not technically an ogre).

Answer: JUNKNOWNERDS

Junk - Unknown - Owner - Nerds
Dame Agatha Christie was one of the world's top selling mystery writers. She wrote 78 crime novels. She also wrote 19 plays and six romantic novels using the pseudonym Mary Westmacott. Agatha Christie was born in 1890 and died in 1976.

"Revenge of the Nerds" (1984) revolves around a group of misfits on a school campus.

Answer: LOVERSENSE

Love - Over- Verse - Sense
In 1997, a survey showed that the most popular love poem in the United Kingdom was Elizabeth Barrett Browning's "How Do I Love Thee?" [Sonnet 42]. (Source: BBC)

"The Sixth Sense" (1999) is about a boy that can communicate with the non-living. It stars Bruce Willis and was nominated for six Oscars in 2000.

Answer: VANKLEAP

Van - Ankle - Leap
A van is a truck. In British English a van is a can also be used when referring to a closed railroad car that carries freight.

Answer: CARDENTISTANBUL

Card - Dentist - Istanbul
There have been discoveries of false teeth in Etruscan tombs where partial dentures indicated a type of bridgework, which dated back to 700BC. The area they were found in is now known as Tuscany, Italy. These false teeth were permanently attached to the existing teeth or were removable.

Istanbul is the largest city in Turkey. It was renamed in 1930.

Answer: ASPYRAMID

Asp - Spy - Pyramid
"Cleopatra" is regarded as one of the most expensive films ever made. In 1963 it had a $44m budget. Elizabeth Taylor, who was Cleopatra, changed her costume 65 times. These were designed by Irene Sharaff at a cost of $130,000.

Answer: RABBITTERN

Rabbit - Bitter - Tern
The types of rabbits that breed the most are the New Zealand White and the Californian. Does can produce up to 5-6 litters per year with 8-12 kittens. The wild rabbit can have five litters per year but they only contain 3-7 kittens.

Answer: HEROSTERNUM

Hero - Eros - Roster - Sternum
Eros is a Greek god in mythology. He is the god of love and was the son of Aphrodite.

The term Eros in psychiatry means the total instincts for self preservation or sexual drive/libido.

Answer: MADAGEGO

Mad - Adage - Ego
The USA is the country that has the most psychiatrists and psychologists in the world. The American Psychiatric Association was established in 1844 and the American Psychological Association was founded in 1892.

Answer: GAMEADOVE

Game - Mead - Ado - Dove
Dove is the name given to birds that are small pigeons. A common type is the turtledove which is found in Europe and Asia. These birds were sacred to the ancient Israelites and people who came from the Mediterranean area.