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Quiz about An Adventure with Captain Comparison

An Adventure with Captain Comparison Quiz

I am Captain Comparison. I'll give you some items with a common bond and you tell me who or what is the oldest, tallest, heaviest, deepest or fastest of the group. Have fun with this one.

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

Author
prof_electro

Time
6 mins

Type
Multiple Choice

Quiz #
239,377

Updated
Dec 03 21

# Qns
10

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Very Difficult

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Question 1 of 10

1. I just saw the movie "Key Largo" starring Humphrey Bogart, Lauren Bacall and Lionel Barrymore. All their last names start with "B" but who was the tallest of the three? Hint

They were all the same height.

Lauren Bacall

Humphrey Bogart

Lionel Barrymore

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Question 2 of 10

2. The lion, greyhound, quarter horse and coyote ran a quarter mile race. Which of these animals finished in last place? Hint

coyote

lion

greyhound

quarter Horse

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Question 3 of 10

3. I don't care which U.S. Presidents were short or tall but who was the fattest of them all? Hint

William Howard Taft

Theodore Roosevelt

Grover Cleveland

John Adams

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Question 4 of 10

4. Here are some structures I haven't missed. Which is the tallest on this list? Hint

Great Pyramid of Giza,, Eqypt

Gateway Arch, St. Louis MO.

Washington Monument,, Washington D.C.

Cologne Cathedral, Cologne (K�ln) Germany

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Question 5 of 10

5. I skied in the Alps with my friend. Which is the highest in Switzerland? Hint

Matterhorn

Dufourspitze

Jungfrau

Eiger

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Question 6 of 10

6. Four equal measures I gave my mate but which of these had the greatest weight? Hint

The measure of Platinum (Pt)

The measure of Mercury (Hg)

The one filled with Gold (Au)

The one filled with Lead (Pb)

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Question 7 of 10

7. I love a good Broadway play. Then I thought, just for fun, which of these plays had most performances in its run? Hint

'Barefoot in the Park'

'Tobacco Road'

'Life With Father'

'Harvey'

8. My house has turned into a little zoo. I have seen a mouse, queen ant, American cockroach and common house fly. "Life is short", said a wise man but which of these creatures has the shortest lifespan? Hint

queen ant

American cockroach

common house fly

mouse

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Question 9 of 10

9. The deepest ocean on earth is the Mariana Trench in the Pacific. I don't mean to make you panic but what is the deepest in the Atlantic? Hint

Middle America Trench

Cayman Trough

Kermadec Trench

Puerto Rico Trench

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Question 10 of 10

10. Talk about old movie stars, I hope neither of them burns in the "Eternal Fire". Speaking of Bob Hope and George Burns, which is true about these two? Hint

Only George Burns saw his 100th birthday.

Both of them lived to be 100 years old.

Only Bob Hope lived to be 100 years old.

Both died at age 99.

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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts

1. I just saw the movie "Key Largo" starring Humphrey Bogart, Lauren Bacall and Lionel Barrymore. All their last names start with "B" but who was the tallest of the three?

Answer: They were all the same height.

Bogey and Bacall were both 5'8". They were married from 1945 until his death in 1957. Barrymore passed away in 1954.

Some sources put Bogart between 5'8" to 5'10" and Barrymore at 5'8" or 6'0". The N.Y. Times obituary claimed Barrymore to be 6 ft. but official records, photographs and most sources say he was no taller than 5'8".

2. The lion, greyhound, quarter horse and coyote ran a quarter mile race. Which of these animals finished in last place?

Answer: greyhound

The average maximun speed of each animal over a quarter-mile distance is:

lion: 50 mph
quarter Horse: 47.5 mph
coyote: 43 mph
greyhound 39.35 mph

3. I don't care which U.S. Presidents were short or tall but who was the fattest of them all?

Answer: William Howard Taft

When Taft left the White House, he weighed 335-340 lbs.
Cleveland weighed 280 lbs.
Teddy Roosevelt did fatten up as he got older but never became really obese.
John Adams was described as "small but muscular".

4. Here are some structures I haven't missed. Which is the tallest on this list?

Answer: Gateway Arch, St. Louis MO.

The Great Pyramid is 146 m/481 ft. high.

Cologne Cathedral is 157 m/545 ft. high. It is a superb example of Gothic Architecture.

The Washington Monument is exactly 555 ft. 5 1/8 in. tall.

The Gateway Arch in St. Louis, MO is 630 ft. tall.

5. I skied in the Alps with my friend. Which is the highest in Switzerland?

Answer: Dufourspitze

The Dufourspitz is 4,634 m/15,203 ft. It is the tallest in Switzerland and second highest in the Alps.
The Matterhorn is 4,478 m/14,693 ft.
The Jungfrau is 4,158 m/13,692 ft.
The Eiger is 3,970 m/13,025 ft.

The highest mountain in the European Alps is Mt. Blanc at 4,808 m/15,774 ft. It is located in Italy-France.

6. Four equal measures I gave my mate but which of these had the greatest weight?

Answer: The measure of Platinum (Pt)

Weight, when measured in grams per cubic centimeter (grams/cc)is called the "relative density or specific gravity". Water at 4 degrees Celsius has a SG (specific gravity) of 1. Platinum has a SG of 21.4. Thus, it would take 21.4 cc of water to weigh the same as 1 cc of Platinum.

The SG's of the others are:
Gold=19.3
Mercury=13.5
Lead=11.3

7. I love a good Broadway play. Then I thought, just for fun, which of these plays had most performances in its run?

Answer: 'Life With Father'

'LIfe With Father' by Howard Lindsay and Russel Crouse ran 3,224 performances.

'Tobacco Road' was written by Jack Kirkland from the novel by Erskine Caldwell and played 3,182 times.

'Harvey' by Mary Chase was seen 1,775 times.

'Barefoot in the Park' by Neil Simon saw 1,530 performances.

Answer: common house fly

The average lifespans are:

common housefly, 10 to 25 days
mouse, 3 years
queen ant, 3 years
American cockroach, 1.5 years

9. The deepest ocean on earth is the Mariana Trench in the Pacific. I don't mean to make you panic but what is the deepest in the Atlantic?

Answer: Puerto Rico Trench

The Puerto Rico Trench is 28,374 ft./8,648 m.

The Middle America Trench is 21,880 ft./6,669 m.

The Kermadec Trench is a southward extension of the Tonga Trench in the Pacific Ocean. It is 33,028 ft./10,067 m.

The Cayman Trough is also called the Cayman Trench, Bartlett Deep or Bartlett Trough. It is the deepest feature of the Carribean Sea at 25,216 ft./7,686 m.

10. Talk about old movie stars, I hope neither of them burns in the "Eternal Fire". Speaking of Bob Hope and George Burns, which is true about these two?

Answer: Both of them lived to be 100 years old.

George Burns was born, Nathan Birnbaum, in New York City on 20-Jan-1896. He died on 9-Mar-1996.

Bob Hope was born in London, England on 29-May-1903 as Leslie Townes Hope. He passed away on 27-Jul-2003.

Source: Author prof_electro

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