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Actual Factuals Trivia Quiz

A short quiz based on all those little things you never needed to know but probably do anyway.

A multiple-choice quiz by elle81. Estimated time: 6 mins.

Author
elle81

Time
6 mins

Type
Multiple Choice

Quiz #
31,885

Updated
Jan 09 24

# Qns
10

Difficulty
Difficult

Avg Score
4 / 10

Plays
2207

Last 3 plays: Guest 38 (6/10), Inquizition (5/10), Guest 174 (5/10).

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Question 1 of 10

1. Who suggested that Abraham Lincoln grow a beard? Hint

Nancy Hill

Mrs. Lincoln

Grace Bedell

Karl Shaw

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Question 2 of 10

2. Which Australian sports hero put their foot in their mouth by saying 'I owe everything to my parents....especially my mother and my father.' Hint

Cathy Freeman (Athletics)

Ian Thorpe (Swimming)

Pat Rafter (Tennis)

Greg Norman (Golf)

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Question 3 of 10

3. Which fish takes aim at its lunch? Hint

Arrow

Periscope

Archer

Sniper

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Question 4 of 10

4. Who invented the toothbrush? Hint

Joseph Addis

Harvey MacLean

Charles Colgate

Reggie Johnson

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Question 5 of 10

5. What makes a Mexican jumping bean jump? Hint

small carbon dioxide bubbles bursting

being eaten by a caterpillar

hot, humid weather

It's a myth - they don't really jump

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Question 6 of 10

6. Can someone be double-jointed?

Yes

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Question 7 of 10

7. What strange object does a farmer often force a calf to swallow?

Answer: (they're polarized!)

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Question 8 of 10

8. Who invented the reading system for the blind? Hint

Louisiana Braille

Louis Braille

Louis Breville

Louise Breville

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Question 9 of 10

9. If you burn your hand, what is the best thing to do? Hint

Run tepid water over it

Smear it with butter

Put ice on it

Soak it in cold water

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Question 10 of 10

10. According to a popular urban legend, why did Cinderella wear glass slippers? Hint

She didn't

To start a trend

It was the fashion of the time

It was the author's dream choice in footwear

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Apr 19 2024 : Guest 38: 6/10
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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts

1. Who suggested that Abraham Lincoln grow a beard?

Answer: Grace Bedell

Grace Bedell wrote Abraham Lincoln a letter to suggest that his face would look less elongated with whiskers. She was just 11 years old at the time.

2. Which Australian sports hero put their foot in their mouth by saying 'I owe everything to my parents....especially my mother and my father.'

Answer: Greg Norman (Golf)

Another such 'pearl' came from Australian cricketing commentator, Richie Benaud. He said 'that slow motion replay doesn't show how fast the ball was travelling.'

3. Which fish takes aim at its lunch?

Answer: Archer

The archer fish eats insects. Since insects are found above the surface of the water, the archer shoots a stream of water upwards in order to knock its prey into the water.

4. Who invented the toothbrush?

Answer: Joseph Addis

While imprisoned, Joseph made the first toothbrush out of a bone saved from his dinner and small bundles of hog's hair.

5. What makes a Mexican jumping bean jump?

Answer: being eaten by a caterpillar

After the caterpillar has eaten the inside of the bean, it goes to sleep. The bean jumps when the sunlight makes the caterpillar too hot. It moves around or jumps until it feels some shade.

6. Can someone be double-jointed?

Answer: No

It is impossible to be double-jointed as a joint is like a hinge. The illusion of what we know as being double-jointed comes from an overstretched ligament.

7. What strange object does a farmer often force a calf to swallow?

Answer: a magnet

Calves have a strange habit of eating metal. The magnet holds the metal in one place in the stomach. This prevents the metal causing unrepairable damage also known as Hardware Disease.

8. Who invented the reading system for the blind?

Answer: Louis Braille

Louis invented the Braille system when he was just 16 years old.

9. If you burn your hand, what is the best thing to do?

Answer: Run tepid water over it

When your hand feels like it's on fire, think of a house that's on fire - what puts it out? You can't soak the house in water or smear it in butter or put ice on it. Putting butter on a burn only holds the heat in longer and continues to burn the tissue - of all the choices listed, this is the worst.

10. According to a popular urban legend, why did Cinderella wear glass slippers?

Answer: She didn't

According to legend, Cinderella originally wore shoes made from squirrel fur. It is said that, in 1697, Charles Perrault accidentally copied the word 'verre' meaning glass instead of 'vair' meaning fur when translating the original into his own language.

Source: Author elle81

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