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Quiz about Things I Learned From Reading 2
Quiz about Things I Learned From Reading 2

Things I Learned From Reading 2 Quiz


I picked up another book and learned some new facts to share. This is a sequel to my 2017 quiz.

A multiple-choice quiz by pennie1478. Estimated time: 3 mins.
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Author
pennie1478
Time
3 mins
Type
Multiple Choice
Quiz #
406,878
Updated
Dec 03 21
# Qns
10
Difficulty
Average
Avg Score
7 / 10
Plays
572
Last 3 plays: Guest 172 (3/10), Guest 174 (5/10), Guest 175 (4/10).
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Question 1 of 10
1. Van Halen expected M&M's in their dressing room with what color excluded? Hint


Question 2 of 10
2. In speaking of the Nobel Prize, what subject did Alfred Nobel NOT list as a category for the prize? Hint


Question 3 of 10
3. "Four and A Half Years Of Struggle Against Lies, Stupidity, and Cowardice" is the lengthy title of which shortened Adolph Hitler-authored book? Hint


Question 4 of 10
4. What is a shortened name for the United Society of Believers in Christ's Second Appearing? Hint


Question 5 of 10
5. Who garnered the nickname "Queen of Mean" by her employees? Hint


Question 6 of 10
6. In 2003, what store put out a magazine with naked men and women along with stories of group sex in it? Hint


Question 7 of 10
7. Charlie Chaplin mocked Adolph Hitler in his first "talkie" with what name? Hint


Question 8 of 10
8. What color was the book that held travel information for African Americans in the mid 1900s? Hint


Question 9 of 10
9. "Waltzing Matilda" was about a woman named Matilda.


Question 10 of 10
10. On Robert Burns' birthday, what delicacy is eaten in Scotland in tribute to the poet? Hint



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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts
1. Van Halen expected M&M's in their dressing room with what color excluded?

Answer: Brown

Van Halen's tour promoter added the clause into a venue's contract to see if the contract was read thoroughly by the venue. M&M's aside, Van Halen also requested a lot of alcohol for their dressing room.
2. In speaking of the Nobel Prize, what subject did Alfred Nobel NOT list as a category for the prize?

Answer: Mathematics

Alfred Nobel stated in his will that his fortune was to be used to award people in different categories. The people were to have created something that benefited mankind in some way. Rumors were that Alfred didn't like mathematics and Sweden already had a math award that was given out by the Swedish journal "Acta Mathematica". The Nobel Prize in Economics was first issued in 1968.
3. "Four and A Half Years Of Struggle Against Lies, Stupidity, and Cowardice" is the lengthy title of which shortened Adolph Hitler-authored book?

Answer: Mein Kampf

"Mein Kampf (My Struggle)" was dictated by Adolph Hitler while he spent nine months in a castle set up as a prison for him. He was originally sentenced to five years for trying to take over Bavaria in November 1923. That was known as the Beer Hall Putsch. "Four and A Half Years Of Struggle Against Lies, Stupidity, and Cowardice" was shortened by the publishers of the book to "Mein Kampf". Adolph Hitler considered "Mein Kampf" to be his autobiography.
4. What is a shortened name for the United Society of Believers in Christ's Second Appearing?

Answer: Shakers

The Shakers were founded in Manchester, England in the year 1747. The group came about its nickname by dancing during church services. When the Shakers came to America in 1774, they were under the leadership of Mother Ann Lee. The Shakers believed in agriculture and celibacy. If a Shaker wanted a child to continue the line, a child was adopted. Shakers lived in communes of one hundred people.

They were the first conscientious objectors of the American Civil War.
5. Who garnered the nickname "Queen of Mean" by her employees?

Answer: Leona Helmsley

In 1980, Leona Helmsley was named president of Helmsley Palace Hotel. She was known to yell at her employees. In 1988, Leona and her husband went to prison for tax fraud, mail fraud, and extortion. Leona served eighteen months in prison and paid seven million dollars in back taxes. Leona died from heart failure while living in her summer Connecticut home. She was eighty-seven.
6. In 2003, what store put out a magazine with naked men and women along with stories of group sex in it?

Answer: Abercrombie & Fitch

Abercrombie and Fitch sent out an "A&F Quarterly". The winter quarterly issue in November 2003 had one hundred pages full of inappropriate pictures of male and female models. Sales dropped after that issue and "A&F Quarterly" ended.
7. Charlie Chaplin mocked Adolph Hitler in his first "talkie" with what name?

Answer: The Great Dictator

The rumor was that Adolph Hitler sported a mustache similar to Charlie Chaplin's mustache so he would be better liked. In retaliation, Charlie Chaplin made the 1940 "talkie" movie, "The Great Dictator". Charlie Chaplin stars as two people in the movie: an unnamed private with amnesia who works in the ghetto and Adenoid Hynkel, a dictator out to arrest anyone who is Jewish (and who resembles real life dictator, Adolph Hitler).
8. What color was the book that held travel information for African Americans in the mid 1900s?

Answer: Green

"The Negro Motorist Green Book" was first published in 1936 by Harlem postman Victor Hugo Green. Mr. Green noticed that there was a similar book for Jewish travelers and created one for African Americans. By 1940, the "Green Book" had over one thousand listings, including addresses of families that would take in African American travelers.

The "Green Book" sold fifteen thousand copies in one year and was available at all Esso gas stations in the United States. By 1966, the book had stopped being published because the 1964 Civil Rights Act made it less necessary.
9. "Waltzing Matilda" was about a woman named Matilda.

Answer: False

"Waltzing Matilda" is recognized as the unofficial anthem of Australia. The song tells the story of a man stealing a sheep, hiding the animal in his bag, and then drowning himself to avoid arrest. "Waltzing Matilda" is another way of saying you're working your way from job to job (Waltzing) while carrying your blanket (Matilda) with you.
10. On Robert Burns' birthday, what delicacy is eaten in Scotland in tribute to the poet?

Answer: Haggis

To commemorate the birthday of Robert Burns on January 25, haggis is eaten. Haggis is sheep stomach filled with sheep liver and heart, and oatmeal. The stomach is sewn up on both ends and boiled for four hours. After it is cooked, the haggis is introduced by bagpipes and a reading of Burns' "Address to a Haggis".
Source: Author pennie1478

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