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Mixed Bag 40 Trivia Quiz

Hope you are feeling nice and sporty, off and running with number forty. Good luck.

A multiple-choice quiz by steiny1. Estimated time: 4 mins.

Author
steiny1

Time
4 mins

Type
Multiple Choice

Quiz #
68,447

Updated
Apr 17 22

# Qns
10

Difficulty
Tough

Avg Score
5 / 10

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973

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Question 1 of 10

1. How many strings has a modern orchestral harp? Hint

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Question 2 of 10

2. (True or False) The Pampas is a region of Mexico?

True

False

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Question 3 of 10

3. What kind of wire is produced by Roy Richards' Southwire Corporation? Hint

Barbed wire

Bonding wire

Piano wire

Electrical wire

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Question 4 of 10

4. What toothpaste did Bucky Beaver make famous? Hint

Colgate

Pepsodent

Crest

Ipana

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Question 5 of 10

5. In the 1920's the assembly line produced a Model T Ford every how many minutes,seconds,hours or days? Hint

10 seconds

10 hours

10 minutes

10 days

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Question 6 of 10

6. The United States Marine Corps motto 'semper fidelis' translates to always what? Hint

Kind

Truthful

Faithful

Brave

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Question 7 of 10

7. Who became president when Harding died in 1923? Hint

Taft

Coolidge

T. Roosevelt

FDR

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Question 8 of 10

8. Who won the 1960 Best Actress Oscar for 'Butterfield Eight'? Hint

Elizabeth Taylor

Glenda Jackson

Jane Fonda

Susan Hayward

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Question 9 of 10

9. Which sad faced comedial guest hosted the 'Tonight Show' 177 times? Hint

Joey Bishop

Joe Cocker

Joe E. Brown

Joe Garagiola

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Question 10 of 10

10. What is a pullet? Hint

Chain

Hen

Curtain

Weed

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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts

1. How many strings has a modern orchestral harp?

Answer: 46

It is made in three basic shapes, arched harps, angular harps and frame harps. Early harps had from 30 to 50 strings.

2. (True or False) The Pampas is a region of Mexico?

Answer: False

It is a plain in Argentina.

3. What kind of wire is produced by Roy Richards' Southwire Corporation?

Answer: Electrical wire

It makes building wire and cable,telecommunications cable and copper and aluminum rods.

4. What toothpaste did Bucky Beaver make famous?

Answer: Ipana

Made by Proctor and Gamble it was advertised as the 'smile of beauty'.

5. In the 1920's the assembly line produced a Model T Ford every how many minutes,seconds,hours or days?

Answer: 10 seconds

It was the first mass produced automobile.

6. The United States Marine Corps motto 'semper fidelis' translates to always what?

Answer: Faithful

The Marine Corps comes under the Department of the Navy.It is the oldest organized military or naval body in the United States.

7. Who became president when Harding died in 1923?

Answer: Coolidge

He was a Republican who won a term of his own in 1924.

8. Who won the 1960 Best Actress Oscar for 'Butterfield Eight'?

Answer: Elizabeth Taylor

It was an adoption of a O'Hara novel about a high class prostitute.

9. Which sad faced comedial guest hosted the 'Tonight Show' 177 times?

Answer: Joey Bishop

Joan Rivers was second with 93.

10. What is a pullet?

Answer: Hen

It is a female chicken less than one year old.

Source: Author steiny1

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