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"Now I Know" is an online trivia column by Dan Lewis and the name of the compilation book he authored. These questions are based on that book.

A multiple-choice quiz by Rehaberpro. Estimated time: 4 mins.
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Author
Rehaberpro
Time
4 mins
Type
Multiple Choice
Quiz #
398,170
Updated
Dec 03 21
# Qns
10
Difficulty
Average
Avg Score
7 / 10
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253
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Question 1 of 10
1. What was at one time considered a letter of the alphabet but is now considered a symbol? Hint


Question 2 of 10
2. Leslie Howard was a distinguished English actor ("Gone With the Wind", "Pygmalion") who died during World War Two on June 1, 1943. How? Hint


Question 3 of 10
3. Richard Perky built the Sugarloaf Tower in 1928 in the Florida Keys. The purpose was to stock it with bats who in turn would control the mosquito population. The project had much fanfare but failed. Why? Hint


Question 4 of 10
4. The Empire State Building opened on April 30, 1931 and was the tallest building on earth at the time. What was the announced purpose of the spire of the building? Hint


Question 5 of 10
5. On December 6, 1917 in what Canadian city did an explosion occur that killed 2,000 people and injured an additional 9000? Hint


Question 6 of 10
6. Ray Kroc, the creative genius behind the growth of McDonald's into a fast food behemoth, vowed in his autobiography, "Grinding It Out" (1977), never to serve hot dogs at his restaurants. Has this promise been fully kept?


Question 7 of 10
7. Lemonade is a refreshing summer drink but it also has healing properties. For which of these has lemonade been found to be a preventive? Hint


Question 8 of 10
8. What is Sphenopalatine Ganglioneuralgia? Hint


Question 9 of 10
9. What fruit contains enough potassium to set off Geiger counters? Hint


Question 10 of 10
10. The preemptive Battle of Fort Sumter was the first encounter of the American Civil War. The Confederates shelled the island for two days bringing a surrender due to isolation, shortness of supplies, and the unlikelihood of reinforcements. However, there were two causalities. How did this happen? Hint



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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts
1. What was at one time considered a letter of the alphabet but is now considered a symbol?

Answer: Ampersand

The ampersand first appeared in the Roman alphabet in the seventh century BC. When included in the alphabet, it normally would be at the end. The ampersand was simply 'and' and could stand alone. No one knows why the ampersand fell out of the alphabet, perhaps because it was considered too informal or colloquial.

It is also noted that the letters J, U, and W did not become letters until the sixteenth century but were often represented by I or V.
2. Leslie Howard was a distinguished English actor ("Gone With the Wind", "Pygmalion") who died during World War Two on June 1, 1943. How?

Answer: As a passenger on a civilian aircraft

Due to faulty German intelligence, a German Messerschmidt shot down a civilian plane leaving Algiers believing Winston Churchill was aboard. He was not.
3. Richard Perky built the Sugarloaf Tower in 1928 in the Florida Keys. The purpose was to stock it with bats who in turn would control the mosquito population. The project had much fanfare but failed. Why?

Answer: The bats flew away and did not return

This was an artificial habitat for these flying mammals and not in their nature to adapt or adopt. At first opportunity they flew out for a meal of insects and never returned.
4. The Empire State Building opened on April 30, 1931 and was the tallest building on earth at the time. What was the announced purpose of the spire of the building?

Answer: Port for zeppelins (dirigibles)

Although the 'announced' purpose was as a port for air ships, the architects and engineers were in a secret war with competitors who were building the Chrysler Building at the same time as to who was to construct the tallest building. Adding 200 feet to the Empire State Building was a sham. Gusty winds and other dangers made it extremely dangerous to even attempt to dock there. And none ever did.
5. On December 6, 1917 in what Canadian city did an explosion occur that killed 2,000 people and injured an additional 9000?

Answer: Halifax

An empty freight ship, SS Imo, entered Halifax harbor and collided with the Mont Blanc, a French munitions ship. A fire ensued. The crew abandoned the ship and sought help from local authorities but since they spoke French and the local people spoke English, there was confusion and a delay in addressing the issue. The explosion of the Mont Blanc has been estimated at about 20% of the A-Bomb that struck Hiroshima. The Mont Blanc was instantly vaporized and a plume shot a mile in the air. Everything within a mile was destroyed and considered uninhabitable. The sound of the blast was heard 200 miles away. The ship's anchor was found two miles away.

The after effects included a sixty foot high tsunami and black rain caused by debris. Help arrived from the Red Cross and the Massachusetts Public Safety. To this day Halifax donates an evergreen tree to Boston for the Christmas season.
6. Ray Kroc, the creative genius behind the growth of McDonald's into a fast food behemoth, vowed in his autobiography, "Grinding It Out" (1977), never to serve hot dogs at his restaurants. Has this promise been fully kept?

Answer: No

Nevertheless, after Kroc's death in 1984, McDonald's has experimented with the McHotDog in a number of locations but not in general policy. One franchise in Toronto, Canada near the ball park where the Blue Jays play baseball serve hot dogs. After all, what is more traditional than baseball and hot dogs? (Unless it's brats in Milwaukee.)
7. Lemonade is a refreshing summer drink but it also has healing properties. For which of these has lemonade been found to be a preventive?

Answer: Kidney stones

Lemonade has a high concentration of citric acid. In medical studies it was found that four ounces of lemon diluted into two liters of water reduced kidney stone build up by eighty percent. Other citrus fruit also contain citrate but not to the strength of the lemon.
8. What is Sphenopalatine Ganglioneuralgia?

Answer: Brain freeze

An ice cream headache involves sharp pain in the forehead. The pain peaks about 20 to 60 seconds after it begins. This headache happens when cold materials such as frozen drinks or ice cream hit the warm roof of your mouth. Local blood vessels constrict to reduce the loss of body heat and then relax and allow the blood flow to increase. This is sometimes called referred pain as it is transferred from the mouth to the forehead.

Did you ever hear of a company called Unilever? It owns Breyers, Ben and Jerry's, Klondike, Good Humor, and Popsicle. Don't worry about the sugar and fat--they also own Slim Fast.
9. What fruit contains enough potassium to set off Geiger counters?

Answer: Banana

Although in large amounts this fruit has a radioactive potential, if you ate 2,000 bananas it would be about equivalent to smoking one and a half cigarettes. By the way, the seeds of the three incorrect answers all contain cyanide but at such low levels that they are not a health risk.
10. The preemptive Battle of Fort Sumter was the first encounter of the American Civil War. The Confederates shelled the island for two days bringing a surrender due to isolation, shortness of supplies, and the unlikelihood of reinforcements. However, there were two causalities. How did this happen?

Answer: A shell explosion during the Union closing the fort and lowering the flag

As a concession for the surrender of Fort Sumter, Union commander Major Robert Anderson asked that his men be allowed to have a hundred gun salute as the flag was lowered. During the ceremony, an ammunition shell accidentally exploded killing Privates Edward Galloway and Daniel Hough. They were the first casualties of the American Civil War.
Source: Author Rehaberpro

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