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Mixed Bag 26 Trivia Quiz

I'm back after a short vacation with another mixed bag. Good luck.

A multiple-choice quiz by steiny1. Estimated time: 5 mins.

Author
steiny1

Time
5 mins

Type
Multiple Choice

Quiz #
56,441

Updated
Dec 03 21

# Qns
10

Difficulty
Difficult

Avg Score
5 / 10

Plays
925

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Question 1 of 10

1. What soap opera took place in Collinsport? Hint

General Hospital

Dark Shadows

Days Of Our Lives

As The World Turns

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Question 2 of 10

2. What is the official religion of monarchs of Denmark, Norway and Sweden? Hint

Baptist

Catholic

Methodist

Lutheran

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Question 3 of 10

3. Thunderhead was the son of who? Hint

Kelso

Black Beauty

Man O War

Flicka

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Question 4 of 10

4. Who wrote 'Lad A Dog'? Hint

Jack London

Albert Payson Terhune

Mark Twain

Robert Louis Stevenson

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Question 5 of 10

5. Mount St. Helens erupted in which month in 1980? Hint

March

May

October

December

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Question 6 of 10

6. What was the total number states which seceded from the USA just prior to and during the American Civil War? Hint

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Question 7 of 10

7. Who was the loudmouth senator who lived in Allen's Alley? Hint

Senator Bellows

Senator Foghorn

Senator Louder

Senator Claghorn

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Question 8 of 10

8. What famous radio star had a longtime 'feud' with Jack Benny? Hint

Red Skelton

Fred Allen

George Burns

George Jessel

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Question 9 of 10

9. What dance originated in the Peppermint Lounge in New York City? Hint

Charleston

Black Bottom

Twist

Mashed Potato

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Question 10 of 10

10. Who was the singer on the 'Jack Benny Show'? Hint

Bobby Darwin

Julius La Rosa

Dennis Day

Eddie Fisher

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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts

1. What soap opera took place in Collinsport?

Answer: Dark Shadows

It only aired for five years but spawned a series of popular books, two comic book series, a newspaper comic strip, two feature films and a revised TV series.

2. What is the official religion of monarchs of Denmark, Norway and Sweden?

Answer: Lutheran

Scandinavian Lutherans name their national churches after the names of their countries, for example: Church Of Sweden.

3. Thunderhead was the son of who?

Answer: Flicka

'My Friend Flicka' was a show about a boy, his mare and life on the Goose Bar Ranch.

4. Who wrote 'Lad A Dog'?

Answer: Albert Payson Terhune

He was born in 1872 and died in 1942. A man of faults and flaws who cared for dogs and spent a lifetime installing that love.

5. Mount St. Helens erupted in which month in 1980?

Answer: May

It is located in the state of Washington in the Cascade Range.

6. What was the total number states which seceded from the USA just prior to and during the American Civil War?

Answer: 11

South Carolina, Mississippi, Florida, Alabama, Georgia, Louisiana, Texas, Arkansas, Tennessee, North Carolina and Virginia.

7. Who was the loudmouth senator who lived in Allen's Alley?

Answer: Senator Claghorn

Other residents of Allen's Alley were The Average American, John Doe and poet Falstaff Openshaw, Titus Moody, Mrs. Nussbaum and Ajax Cassidy.

8. What famous radio star had a longtime 'feud' with Jack Benny?

Answer: Fred Allen

Fred Allen ended up being the final judge for the 'I can't stand Jack Benny because' contest in 1945.

9. What dance originated in the Peppermint Lounge in New York City?

Answer: Twist

The Peppermint Lounge was located in Manhattan in the 1960's.

10. Who was the singer on the 'Jack Benny Show'?

Answer: Dennis Day

This show ran from October 1950 to August 1977 and had Eddie 'Rochester' Anderson as his valet and Don Wilson as his announcer.

Source: Author steiny1

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