General Nuisance Trivia Quiz

Answer: Tabby pattern only found on gray cats

A tabby is not a pure bred cat or even a breed. Tabby describes a pattern found on various cats, and it is one of the most common patterns we see. Tabbies may be related to the African Wildcat. Not all have the 'M' on their faces, but most do. Tabby comes from the French word 'tabis', meaning textile.

Answer: Jackie Coogan

Coogan had great success as a child star, but roles dried up as he grew older. Coogan had a bitter struggle with his parents over his earnings, which his parents had squandered. His marriage to Grable lasted about two years. His role as Uncle Fester in the sitcom "The Addams Family" revived his career.

Answer: Subjective evaluation

The scientific method often includes four steps:

First, one must observe and define the issue in terms of definition and measurement. Second, one should form a hypothesis to explain the observation. Third, one should predict outcomes based on the hypotheses. Lastly, there must be experimentation to test all three.

Ideally, these would all be objective findings, not subjective or unsupported by evidence.

Answer: Batter is awarded an automatic triple

This is a rare rule. It is utilized to prevent the use of any object to stop the ball, except by a fielder.

Answer: Wisconsin

The Michigan Upper Peninsula is connected to Michigan proper only by the Mackinac Bridge. For many years there was a movement for the peninsula to secede from Michigan and become a separate state. It was to be called Superior--or it could be attached to Wisconsin.

The Upper Peninsula has about 3% of the population of Michigan, but occupies about a third of the square miles. Mining has dried up, but it has remained a logging country and relies on tourism.

Answer: Upper Mississippi River

These two, along with three others, first explored the Wisconsin and Fox Rivers before embarking upon the Mississippi. They then followed the Mississippi to Arkansas, and turned northward. Marquette remained in the area to preach to Native Americans in the area. Joliet published papers on their findings.

Answer: Flop, turn, and river

Texas Hold'em Poker as emerged as one of the most popular betting card games. Its popularity has been spurred on by television publicity and on-line betting.

Answer: Pragmatism

Pragmatic Dewey fought for reform in education. He pointed out that the authoritarian, preordained knowledge approach of traditional education was too concerned with knowledge and not enough with understanding students' actual experiences. His book "School and Society" is probably the most influential book on education of the 20th century. Dewey belonged to the pragmatist school of philosophy, along with Charles Peirce and William James.

Answer: White Buildings

Crane packed a lot of living into his short life of 28 years. He was a novelist, short story writer, journalist, a poet, and a war correspondent. However, he was unable to defeat the tuberculosis that troubled him during his adult life. "Maggie"(1893) is a novel, while "Blue Hotel"(1899) and "Open Boat"(1898) are short stories. "The Red Badge of Courage" (1895) is his most familiar work. "White Buildings"(1926) is a book of poetry by Hart Crane, no relation.

Answer: "Wings" and "Sunrise"

The movies selected had been released 1927-1928. "Wings" (Best Picture, Production) was a costly special effects movie. "Sunrise" (Best Picture, Unique and Artistic Production), sub-titled "A Story of Two Humans", was a lyrical silent film about temptation and redemption.