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The Number '13' Trivia Quiz

The number 13 is a superstitiously feared number. Here's a little quiz about it and things numbered 13.

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

Author
TonyTheDad

Time
4 mins

Type
Multiple Choice

Quiz #
71,351

Updated
Apr 17 23

# Qns
10

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Avg Score
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Question 1 of 10

1. What is the fear of the number 13 called? Hint

isopterophobia

acrophobia

triskaidekaphobia

pedophobia

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Question 2 of 10

2. The US flag has 13 stripes on it, 7 red and 6 white. What do they symbolize? Hint

The 13 years between US Declaration of Independence and the US Constitution (1776-1789)

The 13 months that it took the Pilgrims to journey from England to North America

The 13 attendees of the 1st Continental Congress

The 13 original colonies that formed the US

3. For 13 days in October 1962, the most dangerous segment of the Cold War transpired, when nuclear missile installations were discovered to be being built only 90-some miles from the US mainland. This was called: Hint

The Castro Crisis

The Cold War Thaw

The Cuban Missile Crisis

World War III

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Question 4 of 10

4. Thirteen is only divisible by itself and 1. A number like this is called: Hint

a composite number

a rational number

a dull number

a prime number

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Question 5 of 10

5. True or false: All buildings in the US with more than 13 floors don't have one numbered '13'; that is, the floors are numbered 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 14, 15, etc.

True

False

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Question 6 of 10

6. TV Channel 13 is the highest channel number in what band of electromagnetic frequencies? Hint

UHF

VHF

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Question 7 of 10

7. Of the NASA Apollo missions 11-17, only Apollo 13 didn't land on the moon. Why not? Hint

The moon was a new moon, and couldn't be seen

A serious technical malfunction caused them to abort the mission

They didn't plan to land

They skipped numbering a mission 13 for superstitious reasons

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Question 8 of 10

8. The 13th 'James Bond' movie (not counting 1967's 'Casino Royale') is: Hint

The Living Daylights

Dr. No

Octopussy

Moonraker

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Question 9 of 10

9. The 13th-to-the-last US state admitted was (i.e., Hawaii is 1st last, Alaska is 2nd last, etc.): Hint

North Dakota

Colorado

Montana

West Virginia

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Question 10 of 10

10. The 13th Amendment to the US Constitution concerns: Hint

Income tax

Women's suffrage

Prohibiting alcohol

Abolition of slavery

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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts

1. What is the fear of the number 13 called?

Answer: triskaidekaphobia

Acrophobia is one name for the fear of heights. Pedophobia is a fear of children. Isopterophobia is the fear of wood-eating insects.

2. The US flag has 13 stripes on it, 7 red and 6 white. What do they symbolize?

Answer: The 13 original colonies that formed the US

The original US flag had 13 stars and stripes, both representing the original colonies. After adding a 14th and 15th state, the flag was modified to have 15 stars and stripes. It then became apparent that with too many more states that the flag would look cluttered. So the next time states were admitted, the star count went up, but the stripe count went back to 13, where it has stayed ever since.

The 15 stars-and-striped flag is nicknamed 'The Star-Spangled Banner', since it was the one that inspired Francis Scott Key to write what would become the US National Anthem.

Answer: The Cuban Missile Crisis

4. Thirteen is only divisible by itself and 1. A number like this is called:

Answer: a prime number

The numbers 2, 3, 5, 7, and 11 are the primes less than 13. Greater than 13, there are infinite numbers of primes, but of less and less frequency.

5. True or false: All buildings in the US with more than 13 floors don't have one numbered '13'; that is, the floors are numbered 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 14, 15, etc.

Answer: False

There are many buildings that do indeed skip over the number 13 in numbering their floors. But there are also many that tempt fate and number their thirteenth floor 13.

6. TV Channel 13 is the highest channel number in what band of electromagnetic frequencies?

Answer: VHF

For Very High Frequency.

7. Of the NASA Apollo missions 11-17, only Apollo 13 didn't land on the moon. Why not?

Answer: A serious technical malfunction caused them to abort the mission

A great movie, 'Apollo 13', starring Tom Hanks and Kevin Bacon chronicled the heroic efforts to bring the astronauts home safely.

8. The 13th 'James Bond' movie (not counting 1967's 'Casino Royale') is:

Answer: Octopussy

This was the first Bond movie where Q appears as an active participant in a mission, instead of being behind the scenes.

9. The 13th-to-the-last US state admitted was (i.e., Hawaii is 1st last, Alaska is 2nd last, etc.):

Answer: Colorado

Colorado was admitted in 1876, hence its nickname 'The Centennial State'. Only twelve states have been admitted since.

10. The 13th Amendment to the US Constitution concerns:

Answer: Abolition of slavery

The others are: 16th: Income Tax; 18th: Prohibition; 19th: Women's suffrage.

Source: Author TonyTheDad

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