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A multiple-choice quiz by Jack1331. Estimated time: 5 mins.

Author
Jack1331

Time
5 mins

Type
Multiple Choice

Quiz #
56,497

Updated
Dec 03 21

# Qns
10

Difficulty
Very Difficult

Avg Score
3 / 10

Plays
641

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1. In the Bible, Nimrod was? Hint

A mighty fisherman

A king whose kingdom included Babel

A grandson of Noah

A graven image

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2. If you suffer from orthophobia, you have a fear of what? Hint

Birds

Snakes

Being stared at

Property

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3. Do you remember which dance came first? Hint

the twist

the stroll

the swim

the pony

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4. Which event did *not* happen in 1985? Hint

Muhammad Ali loses his last fight to Leon Spinks

Soviet Premier Gorbachev ushers in the period of perestroika

British scientists warn of ever widening hole in the ozone layer

Yuppies, Cocaine, Bret Easton's "Less Than Zero"

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5. Which actor or actress did *not* have a role in 'On the Beach'? Hint

Gregory Peck

David Niven

Ava Gardner

Fred Astaire

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6. We all know that Spencer Tracy and Tom Hanks won back to back Oscars. Who was the only other actress to do so? Hint

Bette Davis

Luise Rainer

Katharine Hepburn

Olivia De Havilland

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7. What tv show was number 1 from October 1955 to April 1956? Hint

The $64,000 Question

Disneyland

The Ed Sullivan Show

I Love Lucy

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8. Which person invented an early form of odometer? Hint

Ben Franklin

Thomas Jefferson

Thomas Edison

Alexander Graham Bell

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9. Which state has the motto, 'In God We Trust'? Hint

Massachusetts

Florida

Utah

None of the above, it's our country's motto.

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10. In the 'Roaring Twenties' slang, Bean, Rock and Kelp were all slang for what? Hint

dollar bills

baseballs

homosexuals

drugs

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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts

1. In the Bible, Nimrod was?

Answer: A king whose kingdom included Babel

Genesis chapter 10 verses 9 and 10 state, He was a mighty hunter before the {LORD;} therefore it is said, 'Like Nimrod a mighty hunter before the Lord.' The beginning of his kingdom was Babel, Erech, and Accad, all of them in the land of Shinar.

2. If you suffer from orthophobia, you have a fear of what?

Answer: Property

Fear of birds is ornithophobia, being stared at is ophthalmophobia and fear of snakes is ophidiophobia.

3. Do you remember which dance came first?

Answer: the stroll

The stroll was a dance of the 50's. All the rest were dances of the 60's.

4. Which event did *not* happen in 1985?

Answer: Muhammad Ali loses his last fight to Leon Spinks

Muhammad Ali fought his last fight in 1980. He fought Spinks in 1978. The year was 1985 when the rest of the events took place.

5. Which actor or actress did *not* have a role in 'On the Beach'?

Answer: David Niven

Peck played Dwight Towers, Gardner played Moira Davidson and Astaire played Julian Osborne

6. We all know that Spencer Tracy and Tom Hanks won back to back Oscars. Who was the only other actress to do so?

Answer: Luise Rainer

Rainer won her two Oscars in 1936 and 1937 for 'The Great Ziegfield' and 'The Good Earth'.

7. What tv show was number 1 from October 1955 to April 1956?

Answer: The $64,000 Question

Lucy was number 2, Ed Sullivan was number 3 and Disneyland was number 4.

8. Which person invented an early form of odometer?

Answer: Ben Franklin

Ben Franklin, being a postmaster had to figure out routes for delivering the mail. He went out riding in his carriage to measure the routes and needed a way to keep track of the distance. He invented a simple odometer and attached it to his carriage.

9. Which state has the motto, 'In God We Trust'?

Answer: Florida

Florida adopted this motto in 1868.

10. In the 'Roaring Twenties' slang, Bean, Rock and Kelp were all slang for what?

Answer: baseballs

Some other slang words for baseballs were berry, iron man and plunk.

Source: Author Jack1331

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