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Quiz about The Elusive Quest for General Trivia
Quiz about The Elusive Quest for General Trivia

The Elusive Quest for General Trivia Quiz


There seems to be fewer general trivia quizzes these days. I was going to call this 'The Elusive Quest for Good General Trivia', but since most won't think it is "good", I shortened it. Good luck and have fun.

A multiple-choice quiz by justawful. Estimated time: 7 mins.
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Author
justawful
Time
7 mins
Type
Multiple Choice
Quiz #
165,453
Updated
Dec 03 21
# Qns
20
Difficulty
Difficult
Avg Score
10 / 20
Plays
2447
Last 3 plays: Guest 194 (11/20), Guest 175 (7/20), Guest 4 (8/20).
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Question 1 of 20
1. In the children's riddle "The Five Little Piggies" which little piggy stayed home?
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Question 2 of 20
2. Who were the feuding gangs in the musical "West Side Story"?
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Question 3 of 20
3. A large percentage of the high rise steel workers that have built the Manhattan skyline over the past few years have been Native Americans.



Question 4 of 20
4. At the Fall of Saigon in 1975, the local radio station played what song as a signal to evacuate?
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Question 5 of 20
5. In the classic Hank Williams song "Jambalaya", what type of boat is mentioned?
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Question 6 of 20
6. Accused Kennedy assassin Lee Harvey Oswald was captured in the Texas Theater. What movie was playing at the time?

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Question 7 of 20
7. What is "The Culebra Cut"?
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Question 8 of 20
8. What two castaways were not mentioned in the original theme song of "Gilligan's Island"?
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Question 9 of 20
9. Who was chief engineer during the fourteen year construction of the Brooklyn Bridge?
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Question 10 of 20
10. Before the advent of audio CDs we used to have vinyl records that sometimes were labeled as LPs. What did LP stand for?

Answer: (Two Words)
Question 11 of 20
11. In 2003, what city contained the world's third largest pyramid?
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Question 12 of 20
12. What 60s American TV series had a lead character known as Sgt. Saunders?
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Question 13 of 20
13. What U.S. trucking company features their name with the slogan "___ is Able"?

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Question 14 of 20
14. For what was Pablo Escobar known?
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Question 15 of 20
15. On the Andy Griffith show, deputy Barney Fife used to have a telephone conversation with a girlfriend that we never saw. Who was she?
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Question 16 of 20
16. What ship, found in the 1980s yielding one of the greatest treasures ever found, sunk in 1857 with millions of dollars of "California Gold Rush" gold aboard?
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Question 17 of 20
17. During filming of the 1975 movie "Jaws", what did the crew call the mechanical shark?
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Question 18 of 20
18. Famed NFL quarterback Johnny Unitas played his entire career for the Baltimore Colts.



Question 19 of 20
19. Approximately how old is the "Arch of Serendipity"?
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Question 20 of 20
20. Which of the following is not a definition of the word "Cameo"?

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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts
1. In the children's riddle "The Five Little Piggies" which little piggy stayed home?

Answer: The second

This little piggy went to market, this little piggy stayed home, this little piggy had roast beef, this little piggy had none etc.
2. Who were the feuding gangs in the musical "West Side Story"?

Answer: Jets and Sharks

When you're a Jet you're a Jet all the way, from your first cigarette to your last dying day.
3. A large percentage of the high rise steel workers that have built the Manhattan skyline over the past few years have been Native Americans.

Answer: True

Most are Mohawk Indians from reservations in Canada. In 2001, 270 of the 340 members of Ironworkers Local 440 in Utica, New York, were Mohawks.
4. At the Fall of Saigon in 1975, the local radio station played what song as a signal to evacuate?

Answer: White Christmas

It was an open secret among Americans that when the Bing Crosby song "White Christmas" was played it was time to report to the American embassy for evacuation. America's involvement in Vietnam was over.
5. In the classic Hank Williams song "Jambalaya", what type of boat is mentioned?

Answer: Pirogue

Goodbye Joe we gotta go me oh my oh,
We gotta go pole the pirogue down the bayou.
6. Accused Kennedy assassin Lee Harvey Oswald was captured in the Texas Theater. What movie was playing at the time?

Answer: War is Hell

"War is Hell" starred real life hero Audie Murphy.
7. What is "The Culebra Cut"?

Answer: A part of the Panama Canal

The Culebra Cut represented the most cubic yards of excavation and the most difficult and expensive portion of the Panama Canal construction.
8. What two castaways were not mentioned in the original theme song of "Gilligan's Island"?

Answer: The Professor and Mary Ann

In later years the song was amended to include the Professor and Mary Ann at the end. Although they weren't mentioned by name, Mr. and Mrs. Howell were referred to as the millionaire and his wife.
9. Who was chief engineer during the fourteen year construction of the Brooklyn Bridge?

Answer: Washington Roebling

Washington Roebling took over as chief engineer after the death of his father, John Roebling, early in the construction.
10. Before the advent of audio CDs we used to have vinyl records that sometimes were labeled as LPs. What did LP stand for?

Answer: Long Playing

Records were normally one of two types, the single 45 rpm or the long playing 33 and a third LP.
11. In 2003, what city contained the world's third largest pyramid?

Answer: Memphis, Tennessee

Surprisingly enough, the Pyramid Arena on the Mississippi River in Memphis stands 32 stories high and is taller than both the Statue of Liberty and the Taj Mahal. The arena is home to the NBA Memphis Grizzlies.
12. What 60s American TV series had a lead character known as Sgt. Saunders?

Answer: Combat

Played admirably in the 1962-1967 series by actor Vic Morrow. Vic Morrow is the father of actress Jennifer Jason Leigh.
13. What U.S. trucking company features their name with the slogan "___ is Able"?

Answer: Kane

It's a play on words of the biblical brothers Cain and Abel. Based in Pennsylvania, the company began in 1930.
14. For what was Pablo Escobar known?

Answer: Drug trafficking

Escobar was leader of the infamous Medellin Cartel during the 1980s. He became one of the richest men in the world before being hunted down and killed by Colombian authorities.
15. On the Andy Griffith show, deputy Barney Fife used to have a telephone conversation with a girlfriend that we never saw. Who was she?

Answer: Juanita

Juanita was a waitress friend of his. We only heard his side of the conversations. In later episodes he acquired Thelma Lou as his girlfriend. She was played by actress Betty Lynn. Ellie May was a character on the Beverly Hillbillies.
16. What ship, found in the 1980s yielding one of the greatest treasures ever found, sunk in 1857 with millions of dollars of "California Gold Rush" gold aboard?

Answer: SS Central America

In one of the greatest deep sea finds ever, Tommy Thompson located the SS Central America after years of searching.
17. During filming of the 1975 movie "Jaws", what did the crew call the mechanical shark?

Answer: Bruce

Director Steven Spielberg still talks and jokes about the troublesome mechanical shark. The crew never knew from one day to the next if it was going to work.
18. Famed NFL quarterback Johnny Unitas played his entire career for the Baltimore Colts.

Answer: False

He spent his last season with the San Diego Chargers. Unitas was named the greatest player in the first 50 years of professional football.
19. Approximately how old is the "Arch of Serendipity"?

Answer: There is no such thing as The Arch of Serendipity

Sorry, but I made that one up. If there is an Arch of Serendipity, I've never heard of it.
20. Which of the following is not a definition of the word "Cameo"?

Answer: A distracting chess maneuver

A cameo can be used to describe all but the chess maneuver.
Source: Author justawful

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