"Moos"ellaneous Trivia Quiz

Answer: A service organization

According to Moose International's website they are "A fraternal and service organization of 1.5 million men and women." It is unclear whether a real moose is eligible to join.

Answer: There is no such thing

Mussolini's Fascist Party Blackshirts marched into Rome in 1922 and took power almost ten years before Adolf Hitler became the leader of Germany. Rumor has it that Mussolini's daughter is still alive and enjoys telling moose stories about her father.

Answer: The moose

A moose can stand seven feet tall. A giraffe is taller, but it is not a member of the deer family. I hear that Canadian basketball teams like to put a moose on the team as center. They do, however, have a real problem with dribbling the ball.

Answer: Hitler

Hitler was the tallest of these four men standing between 5'7" and 5'9" depending on which source you consult. All of the pictures I have seen of Hitler and Mussolini together show that Mussolini was 1 or 2 inches shorter. It is suspected that most of the photographs of Mussolini in uniform show his moose skin boots.

5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) -- Adolf Hitler
5 ft 6½in (1.69 m) -- Benito Mussolini
5 ft 6 in (1.67 m) -- Hideki Tojo
5 ft 5 in (1.65 m) -- Emperor Hirohito.

Answer: Willow, birch, and aspen twigs

Moose eat this food during the fall and winter. There is great debate over what Italian moose eat.

Answer: Italian food

Being from Italy, Mussolini ate Italian food! It is believed that his favorite dish was Moose Scallopini. One must think that his favorite dessert was Chocolate Mousse.

Answer: True

Mature males shed their antlers once a year in November/December and replace them with new larger ones. I have heard that during Halloween, some female moose wear fake antlers.

Answer: False

There are no known pictures of Benito Mussolini with antlers although there is a rumor that Mussolini had matching moose costumes made for relaxing weekends with Hitler.

Answer: Moose

The Alaska Department of Fish and Game regulates the moose hunt in Alaska.

Answer: Mussolini

In April, 1945, Mussolini was arrested and he and his mistress, Clara Petacci, were taken from the jail and lynched. Oddly, the Communist partisans who did this were later fined by the Alaska Department of Fish and Game for not having proper hunting licenses.

Answer: Manitoba Moose

The Manitoba Moose play in the AHL in Winnipeg. If Mussolini were alive today, it would probably be his favorite team.

Answer: Mussolini didn't play hockey

History does not reveal whether Mussolini ever played ice hockey. For that matter, history does not reveal whether Mussolini ever met a real live moose.

Answer: Moose Jaw

The city of Moose Jaw has nothing to do with Moose or Mussolini. The Cree word Moosegaw meaning "Warm Breezes" evolved into the name Moose Jaw. There is no truth to the rumor that Mussolini is alive and well and living in the Moose Jaw tunnel!

Answer: There is none.

The moose does not figure heavily in the history of Rome or Italy although some say that the Roman Empire fed its soldiers canned moose meat as early as 345 B.C. Others disagree.

Answer: 1200-1500 lbs

Females weight over 900 lbs. It has been reported that Mussolini's mother also weighted over 900 lbs!

Answer: Between 50 and 500 lbs.

Vatican records show that Mussolini tried to get Hitler excommunicated because he was upset over Hitler's annexation of Austria. Some historians say the real dispute was over whether Italy or Germany could use the moose as their "official" animal.

Answer: Elk

North America also has the "elk" which is a totally different species. A North American moose will ignore you if you say "Hey, Elk, come here!". The European moose, however, will come every time.

Answer: "Il Duce"

"Il Duce" means leader. In private, his surviving servants say he perferred to be called "Il Moose".

Answer: All over the Northern Part of the Northern Hemisphere

Moose live in coniferous forests. Non-wild moose live anywhere they can afford the rent.

Answer: Italy

Mussolini was the leader of Italy from 1922 to 1943. He invaded Ethiopia in 1935. Amazingly, not one moose was killed during the entire invasion!