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Everything and Anything #1 Trivia Quiz

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

Author
stevethehunter

Time
6 mins

Type
Multiple Choice

Quiz #
74,154

Updated
Mar 30 24

# Qns
10

Difficulty
Difficult

Avg Score
4 / 10

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917

One at a Time - Single Page - Timed Game

Question 1 of 10

1. Who won the 1938 Nobel Prize for Literature? Hint

John Steinbeck

Pearl Buck

Ernest Hemingway

Sinclair Lewis

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Question 2 of 10

2. What year did the Boston Tea Party occur? Hint

1776

1773

1775

1788

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Question 3 of 10

3. What is a Roman name for the Greek god Uranus? Hint

Uranus

Neptune

Jupiter

Ops

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Question 4 of 10

4. In 1927 this President sent troops to Nicarauga to stop a revolt, who was he? Hint

Herbert Hoover

Franklin Roosevelt

Warren Harding

Calvin Coolidge

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Question 5 of 10

5. Which of the following countries did NOT declare war on the Ottoman empire during World War I? Hint

Great Britain

Italy

France

United States

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Question 6 of 10

6. If I had blennophobia I would be afraid of what? Hint

Cancer

Slime

Amphibians

Thunder

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Question 7 of 10

7. Which of the following animals has the longest average life span? Hint

Crocodile

Rhinoceros

Blue Whale

Elephant

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Question 8 of 10

8. Who was the coach of UCLA's winning men's college basketball team in 1967? Hint

Don Haskins

Norm Sloan

John Wooden

Bobby Knight

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Question 9 of 10

9. Although there may be the odd exception to this rule- if I had an Idiopathic disease how, generally speaking, would doctors cure me? Hint

Gamma Rays

Steroid Injections

Surgery

They Couldn't

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Question 10 of 10

10. What type of gem material is made up of Amethyst, Citrine, Tigereye, Cat's eye, and Jasper?

Answer: (One Word)

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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts

1. Who won the 1938 Nobel Prize for Literature?

Answer: Pearl Buck

Pearl S. Buck was the fourth woman to win the Nobel Prize for Literature, she lived in China most of her life and based her many books around life in China. The first woman to win in the Literature category was Selma Ottilia Lovisa Lagelof of Sweden, in 1909.

2. What year did the Boston Tea Party occur?

Answer: 1773

The patriots disguised themselves as Indians and dumped tea in the Atlantic.

3. What is a Roman name for the Greek god Uranus?

Answer: Uranus

Uranus means God of the Sky and Father of the Titans in both Greek and Roman mythology. The name Caelus can also be used.

4. In 1927 this President sent troops to Nicarauga to stop a revolt, who was he?

Answer: Calvin Coolidge

He served his term of office from 1923 to 1929. He also suffered from chronic stomach pain and had to sleep ten hours a day.

5. Which of the following countries did NOT declare war on the Ottoman empire during World War I?

Answer: United States

The United States declared war on only Germany and Austria-Hungariy. Ironically, Italy declared war on Germany and the Ottoman Empire, although they were Germany's ally in World War 2.

6. If I had blennophobia I would be afraid of what?

Answer: Slime

7. Which of the following animals has the longest average life span?

Answer: Blue Whale

The blue whale can live up to 100 years. Crocodiles can live up to 65, elephants to 60, and rhinoceros to 40.

8. Who was the coach of UCLA's winning men's college basketball team in 1967?

Answer: John Wooden

They won seven consecutive National championships from 1967 to 1973.

9. Although there may be the odd exception to this rule- if I had an Idiopathic disease how, generally speaking, would doctors cure me?

Answer: They Couldn't

An idiopathic disease is one in which the cause is unknown, that means they wouldn't have a cure.

10. What type of gem material is made up of Amethyst, Citrine, Tigereye, Cat's eye, and Jasper?

Answer: quartz

Cat's Eye can also come from the gem material chrisoberyl.

Source: Author stevethehunter

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