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Millionaire Game Show VIII Trivia Quiz

A mixed quiz in the 'Who Wants To Be A Millionaire' format. Content: general and miscellaneous.

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

Author
quizmiz

Time
4 mins

Type
Multiple Choice

Quiz #
50,445

Updated
Dec 03 21

# Qns
15

Difficulty
Tough

Avg Score
9 / 15

Plays
8060

Last 3 plays: Carl41 (9/15), Hayes1953 (8/15), Guest 96 (9/15).

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Question 1 of 15

1. Long hair on the head and neck of an animal, such as a male lion or a horse, is called what? Hint

tail

weave

mane

rug

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Question 2 of 15

2. F.Y.I. is an abbreviation of 'for your ___________'? Hint

illusion

eyes only

imagination

information

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Question 3 of 15

3. Following a great performance, the audience gives enthusiastic applause often accompanied by what? Hint

a standing ovation

impolite gestures

rotten tomatoes

cigar smoking

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Question 4 of 15

4. The shortest distance between two points is what (considering they are on the same plane)? Hint

a straight line

a wavy line

a subway ride

the primrose path

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Question 5 of 15

5. What actor's name is Hawaiian for 'cool breeze over the mountains' (Lifeline hint: 'The Matrix')? Hint

Billy Crudup

Don Ho

Keanu Reeves

Wachowski

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Question 6 of 15

6. If someone calls you a 'nudnik' they're telling you that you're a what? Hint

genius

sleepwalker

good cook

pest

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Question 7 of 15

7. What is your pollex? Hint

thumb

nasal passage

molar

big toe

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Question 8 of 15

8. This herb is used in folk medicine for its beneficial effect on the immune system. (hint: also known as Purple Cone Flower.) Hint

echinacea

valerian

green tea

foxglove

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Question 9 of 15

9. On what show does Kenny Dale Johnson play drums and sing? Hint

Late Night

Is It Legal?

Queen Latifah

The Chris Isaak Show

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Question 10 of 15

10. Who owns ABC, ESPN, and go.com, among others? Hint

Walt Disney Company

Diageo

General Electric

Microsoft

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Question 11 of 15

11. What city is the 'Live Music Capital of the World'? Hint

New Orleans, LA

Cleveland, OH

Austin, TX

Nashville, TN

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Question 12 of 15

12. 'A thing of beauty is a joy for ever:' is the first line of what poem? Hint

Ode on a Grecian Urn

Endymion

To Autumn

To Hope

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Question 13 of 15

13. Who was the first African-American woman to ever fly an airplane and the first woman ever to earn an international pilot's license? Hint

Anne Moody

Mary Charles

Bessie Coleman

Mary Bethune

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Question 14 of 15

14. Where is the most remote spot on earth? Hint

Bouvet Island

Heard Island

Clipperton Island

Navassa Island

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Question 15 of 15

15. What is a strigil? Hint

skin scraping instrument

type of fish

stringed instrument

tool for sharpening scythes

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Apr 05 2024 : Carl41: 9/15
Apr 01 2024 : Hayes1953: 8/15
Mar 26 2024 : Guest 96: 9/15
Feb 29 2024 : alanspencer202: 11/15
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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts

1. Long hair on the head and neck of an animal, such as a male lion or a horse, is called what?

Answer: mane

2. F.Y.I. is an abbreviation of 'for your ___________'?

Answer: information

3. Following a great performance, the audience gives enthusiastic applause often accompanied by what?

Answer: a standing ovation

4. The shortest distance between two points is what (considering they are on the same plane)?

Answer: a straight line

5. What actor's name is Hawaiian for 'cool breeze over the mountains' (Lifeline hint: 'The Matrix')?

Answer: Keanu Reeves

Larry and Andy Wachowski wrote and directed 'The Matrix'. Don Ho was a Hawaiian singer, song-writer and actor who did his thing for more than seventy years. Billy Crudup is an actor.

6. If someone calls you a 'nudnik' they're telling you that you're a what?

Answer: pest

7. What is your pollex?

Answer: thumb

Your big toe is your hallux.

8. This herb is used in folk medicine for its beneficial effect on the immune system. (hint: also known as Purple Cone Flower.)

Answer: echinacea

Echinacea Augustifolia, a beautiful plant in many perennial gardens.

9. On what show does Kenny Dale Johnson play drums and sing?

Answer: The Chris Isaak Show

10. Who owns ABC, ESPN, and go.com, among others?

Answer: Walt Disney Company

11. What city is the 'Live Music Capital of the World'?

Answer: Austin, TX

Cleveland has The Rock 'N Roll Hall Of Fame. Nashville has The Grand Ole Opry. New Orleans (AKA 'The Big Easy') has go-cups, the blues and lots of jazz.

12. 'A thing of beauty is a joy for ever:' is the first line of what poem?

Answer: Endymion

They're all by John Keats (1795-1821). 'Its loveliness {increases;} it will never pass into {nothingness;} but still will keep a bower quiet for us, and a sleep full of sweet dreams, and health, and quiet breathing.' 'Ode on a Grecian Urn' features, 'Beauty is truth, truth beauty, - that is all Ye know on earth, and all ye need to know.'

13. Who was the first African-American woman to ever fly an airplane and the first woman ever to earn an international pilot's license?

Answer: Bessie Coleman

Bessie Coleman, born 1892, was a Chicago manicurist who had a calling to be a pilot. She had to go to Europe to learn because she knew that no white pilot in the United States would teach her. After getting her pilot's license, she became a daredevil stunt pilot in order to earn money.

She was working to establish an American flight school for blacks when she fell to her death during a practice run in Jacksonville, FL in 1926. In 1995, Coleman's accomplishments were commemorated on a U.S. postage stamp.

14. Where is the most remote spot on earth?

Answer: Bouvet Island

According to Guinness, it's Bouvet Island. Owned by Norway (known there as 'Bouvetoya') it's 1,500 miles southwest of the Cape of Good Hope.

15. What is a strigil?

Answer: skin scraping instrument

A strigil was used in ancient Greece and Rome after the bath.

Source: Author quizmiz

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