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Impossible - But True? Trivia Quiz

Some things just CAN'T be true - you look at them, and your brain just rejects them as being just too nutty for words. But truth is sometimes stranger than fiction. Which of these true or false statements are true?

A multiple-choice quiz by smalltownhick. Estimated time: 4 mins.

Author
smalltownhick

Time
4 mins

Type
Multiple Choice

Quiz #
184,220

Updated
Dec 03 21

# Qns
10

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Average

Avg Score
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Question 1 of 10

1. 'Star Trek' has been shown in scores of countries since its debut. True or False - Russia created their own communist version of the 'Star Trek' TV show.

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Question 2 of 10

2. Leon Trotsky helped forge communism. True or false - he also acted in a Hollywood movie.

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Question 3 of 10

3. Over the years, the owners of Superman sued several imitators out of existence. True or false - the first character so destroyed was a black super-hero.

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Question 4 of 10

4. Many insects have odd mating habits. True or false - one variety of mite doesn't look for a mate - she creates her own.

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Question 5 of 10

5. The Second World War produced several new weapons - some of which never saw the light of day. True or false - one of them was called the "Bates Eight Barrel Bottle Thrower".

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Question 6 of 10

6. The first actor to play the Lone Ranger on radio was George Seaton. True or false - he would later direct the movie 'Miracle on 34th Street'.

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Question 7 of 10

7. One of the most famous items associated with Scotland is the kilt. But, True or False - the kilt was invented by an Englishman.

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8. Trick shooter Annie Oakley became famous as part of Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show. True or false - If the US engaged Spain in the Spanish-American War, she offered to lead an all-girl company of sharpshooters.

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Question 9 of 10

9. The Hubble Ultra Deep Field is a photograph of over 10,000 galaxies extending to the end of the Universe. True or false - It will take almost 1,000 years for the telescope to photograph the entire sky with this much detail.

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Question 10 of 10

10. A couple of Wild West gunfighters lived long enough to see Hollywood start up. Wyatt Earp taught early Western star William Hart how to quick-draw. True or false - he also taught John Wayne.

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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts

1. 'Star Trek' has been shown in scores of countries since its debut. True or False - Russia created their own communist version of the 'Star Trek' TV show.

Answer: True

In the late 60s, 'Kosmicheskaya Militsiya', which translates as Space Police or Space Militia, appeared on Russian TV. It was the story of the starship Red Adventurer (Krasny Avantyurist), its stalwart Captain, cold and logical first officer, and noble crew, as they explored the galaxy.
To learn more, check out http://www.stim.com/Stim-x/0996September/Automedia/soviet.html

2. Leon Trotsky helped forge communism. True or false - he also acted in a Hollywood movie.

Answer: True

He played in the 1914 spy movie 'My Official Wife'. No reviews have survived.

3. Over the years, the owners of Superman sued several imitators out of existence. True or false - the first character so destroyed was a black super-hero.

Answer: False

Nope. Wonder Man, created by comics legend Will Eisner, was white. He appeared in one (now quite expensive) issue.

4. Many insects have odd mating habits. True or false - one variety of mite doesn't look for a mate - she creates her own.

Answer: True

Histiostoma Murchiei lays eggs that grow into male adults without fertilization. She can then mate with these males to produce more females.
The males then die. Sucks to be a mite. (Yeah, I know. Ouch.)

5. The Second World War produced several new weapons - some of which never saw the light of day. True or false - one of them was called the "Bates Eight Barrel Bottle Thrower".

Answer: True

Between 1940 and 1941, the British Home Guard produced several, shall we say, easily built weapons for home defence. One was the Grenade #76 - a pop bottle filled with phosphorus, latex, and benzine, which would burn when broken. Several other inventors created weapons that would use these grenades as ammunition - one of which was the multibarrelled artillery weapon in our question.

6. The first actor to play the Lone Ranger on radio was George Seaton. True or false - he would later direct the movie 'Miracle on 34th Street'.

Answer: True

He has also directed the first 'Airport' movie.

7. One of the most famous items associated with Scotland is the kilt. But, True or False - the kilt was invented by an Englishman.

Answer: True

The traditional Highland dress in the 1700s was the plaide - sort of a blanket wrapped around the waist and thrown over one shoulder. This garment was too loose for English entrepreneur Tom Rawlinson, who had just opened an iron works. He asked a tailor to invent something better suited to a Scotsman working in a foundry. Thus, the kilt.

Answer: True

She even said the girls would provide their own rifle and ammunition. President William McKinley declined the offer.

Answer: False

The Ultra Deep Field covers a patch of sky roughly the size of a pinhead. It will take nearly a MILLION years for the Hubble to do a sky-sized Ultra Deep Field.

10. A couple of Wild West gunfighters lived long enough to see Hollywood start up. Wyatt Earp taught early Western star William Hart how to quick-draw. True or false - he also taught John Wayne.

Answer: False

Nope. He KNEW Wayne - at that time, a propman named Marion Morrison - but didn't teach him a thing.

Source: Author smalltownhick

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