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Quiz about Millionaire Game Show I
Quiz about Millionaire Game Show I

Millionaire Game Show I Trivia Quiz


A mixed quiz in the 'Who Wants To Be A Millionaire' format.

A multiple-choice quiz by quizmiz. Estimated time: 5 mins.
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Author
quizmiz
Time
5 mins
Type
Multiple Choice
Quiz #
46,409
Updated
Dec 03 21
# Qns
15
Difficulty
Tough
Avg Score
9 / 15
Plays
11898
Last 3 plays: Guest 71 (0/15), Berg3113 (10/15), alanspencer202 (8/15).
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Question 1 of 15
1. Twinkle, twinkle, little ____ , How I wonder what you are. Hint


Question 2 of 15
2. When something unexpected happens you might say, 'that's the way the cookie' what? Hint


Question 3 of 15
3. Finish the ad slogan from the commercial in which Mean Joe Greene gives his football jersey to a kid: 'Have a coke and a ______.' Hint


Question 4 of 15
4. Who wrote, 'Live in each season as it passes; breathe the air, drink the drink, taste the fruit?' (Lifeline hint: The author is closely connected to a conservation project in Massachusetts, near and dear to Don Henley's heart.) Hint


Question 5 of 15
5. The HMV logo features Nipper the dog and the phrase 'his master's ______' Hint


Question 6 of 15
6. What is Madonna's record label? Hint


Question 7 of 15
7. Where would you find spotted dick? Hint


Question 8 of 15
8. According to a turn-of-the-century US Department of Agriculture report, how much would food, clothing, shelter and other necessities cost for a child born in Y2K through 17 years of age? Hint


Question 9 of 15
9. Einstein said, 'God does not play _____.' (Lifeline hint: these are used in craps.) Hint


Question 10 of 15
10. What former president wrote the children's book, 'The Little Baby Snoogle-Fleejer?' Hint


Question 11 of 15
11. What is the only moon in the solar system with an atmosphere? Hint


Question 12 of 15
12. What is a solecism? Hint


Question 13 of 15
13. The term 'Uncle Sam' originated with a real person who was a supplier and inspector of military rations during what war? Hint


Question 14 of 15
14. In what Shakespeare play do you find the line, 'All the world's a stage...'? Hint


Question 15 of 15
15. Victoria Woodhull, the first woman to run for president of the U.S., was editor, along with her sister, of the magazine 'Woodhull and Claflins Weekly' in the late 1800s. They were the first to publish an English translation of what? Hint



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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts
1. Twinkle, twinkle, little ____ , How I wonder what you are.

Answer: star

'Twinkle' was originally a French folk tune called 'Ah, vous dirai-je Maman', which Mozart wrote down and also composed several variations on the theme. This Austrian musical genius composed more than 600 works but died in poverty in 1791 and was buried in an unmarked grave.
2. When something unexpected happens you might say, 'that's the way the cookie' what?

Answer: crumbles

3. Finish the ad slogan from the commercial in which Mean Joe Greene gives his football jersey to a kid: 'Have a coke and a ______.'

Answer: smile

4. Who wrote, 'Live in each season as it {passes;} breathe the air, drink the drink, taste the fruit?' (Lifeline hint: The author is closely connected to a conservation project in Massachusetts, near and dear to Don Henley's heart.)

Answer: Henry David Thoreau

Food for thought: 'WALDEN Or Life In The Woods,' by Henry David Thoreau.
5. The HMV logo features Nipper the dog and the phrase 'his master's ______'

Answer: voice

6. What is Madonna's record label?

Answer: Maverick

7. Where would you find spotted dick?

Answer: on a dessert menu

Spotted dick is an English boiled pudding made with flour, butter and currants or raisins which give it 'spots'. Delicious with English custard.
8. According to a turn-of-the-century US Department of Agriculture report, how much would food, clothing, shelter and other necessities cost for a child born in Y2K through 17 years of age?

Answer: $165,630

College is extra.
9. Einstein said, 'God does not play _____.' (Lifeline hint: these are used in craps.)

Answer: dice

Dr Stephen W. Hawking said, 'It seems certain that Einstein was doubly wrong when he said 'God does not play dice'. Consideration of particle emission from black holes would seem to suggest that God not only plays dice but also sometimes throws them where they cannot be seen.' (NATURE, 1975)
10. What former president wrote the children's book, 'The Little Baby Snoogle-Fleejer?'

Answer: Jimmy Carter

Perhaps a harder question would've been, 'what is a snoogle-fleejer?' (It's a sea monster.) The book was illustrated by Jimmy's daughter Amy.
11. What is the only moon in the solar system with an atmosphere?

Answer: Titan

Titania is the largest moon of Uranus. Triton is Neptune's moon. Umbriel is also a moon of Uranus.
12. What is a solecism?

Answer: ungrammatical usage or breach of good manners

13. The term 'Uncle Sam' originated with a real person who was a supplier and inspector of military rations during what war?

Answer: War of 1812

His name was Sam Wilson. The U.S. government didn't adopt the symbol until 1950.
14. In what Shakespeare play do you find the line, 'All the world's a stage...'?

Answer: As You Like It

...And all the men and women merely players.' spoken by Jacques.
15. Victoria Woodhull, the first woman to run for president of the U.S., was editor, along with her sister, of the magazine 'Woodhull and Claflins Weekly' in the late 1800s. They were the first to publish an English translation of what?

Answer: Communist Manifesto

Woodhull was nominated for the presidency by the National Radical Reformer's party. Her running mate was Frederick Douglass.
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