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Grab Bag 3 Trivia Quiz

Grab Bag 3 is here! I hope you have as much fun stretching your mind as I do creating these quizzes! Again, right off the top of my head...the way I like them! More to come! Enjoy!

A multiple-choice quiz by dna3636. Estimated time: 6 mins.

Author
dna3636

Time
6 mins

Type
Multiple Choice

Quiz #
4,187

Updated
Oct 27 23

# Qns
25

Difficulty
Tough

Avg Score
14 / 25

Plays
6009

Awards
Top 35% Quiz

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Question 1 of 25

1. In cooking, what is Bearnaise? Hint

a marinade of lemon juice, French herbs and olive oil

a method of saut�ing vegetables

a type of sauce

a French �clair-like pastry

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Question 2 of 25

2. Who was the only President of the U.S. who remained a bachelor? Hint

John Quincy Adams

James Buchanan

William Harrison

James Garfield

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Question 3 of 25

3. Which of the following colors is not represented as a 'Room' in the White House? Hint

The Green Room

The Red Room

The Rose Room

The Blue Room

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Question 4 of 25

4. What does the 'P.T.' stand for in famous showman P.T. Barnum's name? Hint

Phillip Thomas

Phineas Taylor

Peter Todd

Phileas Trott

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Question 5 of 25

5. Banquo and Fleance were characters in which Shakespearean tragedy? Hint

MacBeth

Othello

King Lear

Hamlet

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Question 6 of 25

6. Benjamin Franklin titled his collection of famous proverbs and sayings 'Poor __________ Almanack.' Hint

Robert's

William's

Michael's

Richard's

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Question 7 of 25

7. The inventor John Logie Baird hailed from which country? Hint

New Zealand

England

Scotland

The U.S.

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Question 8 of 25

8. What is the name of William Faulkner's fictional county that is prevalent in many of his works? Hint

Delbert County

Yoknapatawpha County

Pearl County

Yazoo County

9. What was the name of the river in Italy that Julius Caesar crossed in 49 B.C., which caused the citizens of Rome to fear that he was going to attack and impose his dictatorship after his conquest of Gaul? Hint

The Ravenna

The Tiber

The Rubicon

The Po

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Question 10 of 25

10. What was the name of the old, wise cat in the musical 'Cats' (adapted from a poem by T.S. Eliot)? Hint

Old Mugwump

Old Deuteronomy

Old Tiberias

Old Whiskers

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Question 11 of 25

11. Who are 'dead' in contemporary English playwright Tom Stoppard's famous 1966 play? Hint

'Rosencrantz and Guildenstern'

'Doris and Raymond'

'Bonnie and Clyde'

'All the Young Men'

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Question 12 of 25

12. According to the Guinness Book of World Records, what is the longest duration time that someone has kept a Lifesaver in his or her mouth before it dissolved (not kidding!)? Hint

a little over 7 hours

about an hour and a half

nearly 12 hours

about 45 minutes

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Question 13 of 25

13. What is a cygnet? Hint

a delicate brass musical instrument

a species of small tropical fish

a rarely used punctuation mark

a young swan

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Question 14 of 25

14. Uriah Heep is a rather creepy character in which Charles Dickens novel? Hint

Hard Times

David Copperfield

Great Expectations

Martin Chuzzlewit

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Question 15 of 25

15. What is Bill Gates' wife's first name? Hint

Marissa

Melissa

Belinda

Melinda

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Question 16 of 25

16. Everyone knows that the bald eagle is the national bird of the U.S. But before anyone suggested the eagle, which bird did Benjamin Franklin propose as the national bird and symbol of the USA? Hint

the mallard duck

the wild turkey

the bobwhite quail

the mockingbird

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Question 17 of 25

17. Hemoglobin carries and absorbs what in the human bloodstream? Hint

Iron

Carbon Dioxide

Copper

Oxygen

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Question 18 of 25

18. A common nickname for New Orleans is the '____________ City'. Hint

Square

Circle

Crescent

Triangle

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Question 19 of 25

19. Who said 'Do not judge a man by his opinions, but by what his opinions have made him'? Hint

Benjamin Franklin

Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.

Abraham Lincoln

General Douglas MacArthur

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Question 20 of 25

20. Which tennis tournament is played on a natural grass court? Hint

The U.S. Open

The Australian Open

The French Open

Wimbledon

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Question 21 of 25

21. Who played the King of France's daughter in Kenneth Branagh's 1989 film adaptation of Shakespeare's 'Henry V'? Hint

Helena Bonham-Carter

Emma Thompson

Susannah Harker

Amanda Root

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Question 22 of 25

22. The dogfish is actually a species of what type of fish? Hint

trout

ray

shark

eel

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Question 23 of 25

23. Who played the male main character ('Jim Gardner') in the TV mini series adaptation of Stephen King's science fiction horror novel 'The Tommyknockers'? Hint

Randy Quaid

Aidan Quinn

Michael J. Fox

Jimmy Smits

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Question 24 of 25

24. How did the famous poet Sylvia Plath die? Hint

she was killed in a car accident

complications from pneumonia

she accidentally drowned while on a family vacation

she committed suicide

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Question 25 of 25

25. According to the old song, what should you tie around the old oak tree? Hint

a red sash

a rope

ribbons of red and gold

a yellow ribbon

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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts

1. In cooking, what is Bearnaise?

Answer: a type of sauce

2. Who was the only President of the U.S. who remained a bachelor?

Answer: James Buchanan

In lieu of a 'First Lady', Buchanan's niece served as hostess at the White House.

3. Which of the following colors is not represented as a 'Room' in the White House?

Answer: The Rose Room

All in all, the White House is a colorful place.

4. What does the 'P.T.' stand for in famous showman P.T. Barnum's name?

Answer: Phineas Taylor

5. Banquo and Fleance were characters in which Shakespearean tragedy?

Answer: MacBeth

Banquo, Fleance, and other characters in the play were known as thanes, the term for ancient Scottish chieftains.

6. Benjamin Franklin titled his collection of famous proverbs and sayings 'Poor __________ Almanack.'

Answer: Richard's

'A penny saved is a penny earned' and 'Early to bed and early to rise make a man healthy and wealthy and wise' are well-known pearls of wisdom from this work.

7. The inventor John Logie Baird hailed from which country?

Answer: Scotland

He was one of the major pioneers in the invention of the television and cathode ray tube.

8. What is the name of William Faulkner's fictional county that is prevalent in many of his works?

Answer: Yoknapatawpha County

This fictional county in Faulkner's home state served as the setting for characters in the Compson ('The Sound and the Fury') and Snopes families.

Answer: The Rubicon

'Crossing the Rubicon' has become a catchphrase meaning reaching a limit where there is a point of no return.

10. What was the name of the old, wise cat in the musical 'Cats' (adapted from a poem by T.S. Eliot)?

Answer: Old Deuteronomy

11. Who are 'dead' in contemporary English playwright Tom Stoppard's famous 1966 play?

Answer: 'Rosencrantz and Guildenstern'

A very avant-garde type of play which some still find confusing.

12. According to the Guinness Book of World Records, what is the longest duration time that someone has kept a Lifesaver in his or her mouth before it dissolved (not kidding!)?

Answer: a little over 7 hours

One of those very trivial trivia tidbits!

13. What is a cygnet?

Answer: a young swan

14. Uriah Heep is a rather creepy character in which Charles Dickens novel?

Answer: David Copperfield

Charles Dickens was the master of creating creepy, eccentric, and unsavory characters in his novels. There are many of them, most with quite amusing names.

15. What is Bill Gates' wife's first name?

Answer: Melinda

16. Everyone knows that the bald eagle is the national bird of the U.S. But before anyone suggested the eagle, which bird did Benjamin Franklin propose as the national bird and symbol of the USA?

Answer: the wild turkey

Glad his suggestion didn't get off the table!

17. Hemoglobin carries and absorbs what in the human bloodstream?

Answer: Oxygen

18. A common nickname for New Orleans is the '____________ City'.

Answer: Crescent

It's also known as the Party City.

19. Who said 'Do not judge a man by his opinions, but by what his opinions have made him'?

Answer: Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.

20. Which tennis tournament is played on a natural grass court?

Answer: Wimbledon

21. Who played the King of France's daughter in Kenneth Branagh's 1989 film adaptation of Shakespeare's 'Henry V'?

Answer: Emma Thompson

Kenneth Branagh himself played the hero, Henry V.

22. The dogfish is actually a species of what type of fish?

Answer: shark

23. Who played the male main character ('Jim Gardner') in the TV mini series adaptation of Stephen King's science fiction horror novel 'The Tommyknockers'?

Answer: Jimmy Smits

24. How did the famous poet Sylvia Plath die?

Answer: she committed suicide

After Sylvia Plath's tragic death, many of her works were published by her husband, poet Ted Hughes.

25. According to the old song, what should you tie around the old oak tree?

Answer: a yellow ribbon

Source: Author dna3636

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