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A multiple-choice quiz by mkp51. Estimated time: 6 mins.

Author
mkp51

Time
6 mins

Type
Multiple Choice

Quiz #
100,187

Updated
Dec 03 21

# Qns
15

Difficulty
Difficult

Avg Score
7 / 15

Plays
2209

Last 3 plays: Guest 172 (9/15), Hayes1953 (6/15), horadada (7/15).

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Question 1 of 15

1. Who was the original host of NBC's "Tonight" show? Hint

Ed McMahon

Jack Paar

Steve Allen

Johnny Carson

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Question 2 of 15

2. Counting overseas possessions and territories, where would you find the westernmost geographical point of the United States of America, by direction of travel? Hint

Guam

Hawaiian Islands

Aleutian Islands, Alaska

American Samoa

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Question 3 of 15

3. In what year was the National Geographic Society founded? Hint

1954

1878

1888

1902

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Question 4 of 15

4. At the end of the 2001 football season, the Green Bay Packers were the only team in National Football League history to go an entire season without losing a game.

True

False

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Question 5 of 15

5. What is the chemical formula for table salt? Hint

HCl

NaCl

H2SO4

KCl

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Question 6 of 15

6. On October 15, 2002, who were the only two people in history to have won a Nobel Prize in two different prize categories? Hint

Barbara McClintock and William Roentgen

Albert Schweitzer and Guglielmo Marconi

John Nash and Toni Morrison

Marie Curie and Linus Pauling

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Question 7 of 15

7. What was the most frequently visited Internet web site during the month of July 2001? Hint

Funtrivia.com

Google.com

Monster.com

Yahoo.com

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Question 8 of 15

8. "Golf is a game whose aim it is to hit a very small ball into an even smaller hole with weapons singularly ill-designed for the purpose." Which famous person made this remark? Hint

Tiger Woods

Winston Churchill

Mark Twain

Nick Faldo

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Question 9 of 15

9. The town of Bury St. Edmunds is located in which county of Great Britain? Hint

Norfolk

Suffolk

Sussex

Cambridgeshire

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Question 10 of 15

10. Who invented the transistor? Hint

Walter Brattain

John Bardeen

All three listed choices

William B. Shockley

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Question 11 of 15

11. On the treble clef, how many sharps or flats are shown in the key signature for the key of "D"? Hint

2 sharps

1 sharp

3 flats

2 flats

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Question 12 of 15

12. How do you calculate the circumference of a circle? Hint

Multiply diameter by pi (3.14)

Take the square root of the circle's diameter and divide it by pi (3.14)

Add pi (3.14) to the diameter of the circle.

Divide circle's radius by four, then divide by pi (3.14).

13. Before Boston Red Sox pitcher Derek Lowe pitched his no-hitter at Fenway Park on April 27, 2002, the last man to accomplish that feat at the Red Sox home stadium was Dave Morehead. Against which team did Morehead throw his no-hitter? Hint

Cleveland Indians

New York Yankees

Chicago White Sox

Boston Red Sox

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Question 14 of 15

14. Who painted the famous picture "Washington Crossing the Delaware"? Hint

Thomas Gainsborough

Charles Singleton Copley

Emanuel Leutze

Jonathan Trumbull

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Question 15 of 15

15. What was the 48th state of the United States of America to be admitted to the Union? Hint

Alaska

Arizona

Oklahoma

New Mexico

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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts

1. Who was the original host of NBC's "Tonight" show?

Answer: Steve Allen

Steve Allen hosted the "Tonight" show from its debut in 1954 until 1957. Allen was famous for his comedy routines, most notably his "Man-in-the-Street" sketches.

2. Counting overseas possessions and territories, where would you find the westernmost geographical point of the United States of America, by direction of travel?

Answer: Guam

Udall Point in Guam is the westernmost point in the United States. By an Act of Congress, it is named after the late Arizona Congressman Morris K. Udall.

3. In what year was the National Geographic Society founded?

Answer: 1888

The National Geographic Society, claiming itself to be "the largest nonprofit scientific and educational institution in the world", was founded in 1888 by a group of men interested in geography, exploration, and cartography.

4. At the end of the 2001 football season, the Green Bay Packers were the only team in National Football League history to go an entire season without losing a game.

Answer: False

False. At the end of the 2001 football season, the 1972 Miami Dolphins were the only NFL team to go undefeated for an entire season. Their 17-0 record that year included victories in 14 regular season games; two playoff games; and a 14-7 win over the Washington Redskins in Super Bowl VII.

5. What is the chemical formula for table salt?

Answer: NaCl

Table salt is a compound resulting from the combination of the elements sodium (symbol Na) and chlorine (symbol Cl).

6. On October 15, 2002, who were the only two people in history to have won a Nobel Prize in two different prize categories?

Answer: Marie Curie and Linus Pauling

Marie Curie (Poland/France) won the Physics Prize in 1903 and the Chemistry Prize in 1911. Linus Pauling (United States) won the Chemistry Prize in 1954 and the Peace Prize in 1962.

7. What was the most frequently visited Internet web site during the month of July 2001?

Answer: Yahoo.com

According to a Media Matrix sample, Yahoo.com was the most frequently visited Internet web site during July 2001, with over 62 million people who visited the site at least once that month.

8. "Golf is a game whose aim it is to hit a very small ball into an even smaller hole with weapons singularly ill-designed for the purpose." Which famous person made this remark?

Answer: Winston Churchill

Winston Churchill, who made this remark, was an avid golfer.

9. The town of Bury St. Edmunds is located in which county of Great Britain?

Answer: Suffolk

Bury St. Edmunds, a picturesque market town with a population of approximately 35,000, is located in western Suffolk County, approximately 75 miles north of London.

10. Who invented the transistor?

Answer: All three listed choices

All three of these men... John Bardeen, William B. Shockley, and Walter Brattain... are credited with inventing the transistor. They were jointly awarded the 1956 Nobel Prize in Physics for their achievement.

11. On the treble clef, how many sharps or flats are shown in the key signature for the key of "D"?

Answer: 2 sharps

The key signature for the key of "D" has 2 sharps: one for the note "C" and the other for "F". Every time a musician sees a "C" or "F" in a musical composition written in the key of "D", he or she plays that note one-half step higher... as a C-sharp or an F-sharp. The musical symbol for a sharp is "#".

12. How do you calculate the circumference of a circle?

Answer: Multiply diameter by pi (3.14)

Calculating the circumference of a circle is simple. You simply multiply the circle's diameter by pi (3.14). Since the radius of a circle is exactly one-half the circle's diameter, you can also calculate the circumference by multiplying two times the circle's radius by pi (3.14).

Answer: Cleveland Indians

Red Sox pitcher Dave Morehead threw his no-hitter against the Cleveland Indians on September 16, 1965. The game's final score was 2-0. Like Lowe, Morehead almost pitched a perfect game; he walked only one batter.

14. Who painted the famous picture "Washington Crossing the Delaware"?

Answer: Emanuel Leutze

This painting by Emanuel Leutze depicts Washington in a boat on the Delaware river, just prior to the Continental Army's surprise attack on Hessian forces at Trenton, New Jersey, on December 25, 1776.

15. What was the 48th state of the United States of America to be admitted to the Union?

Answer: Arizona

Arizona was admitted to the Union on Valentine's day, February 14, 1912, one month after New Mexico was admitted as the 47th state.

Source: Author mkp51

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