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Three Streets 3 Trivia Quiz

Number 2 seemed to be a bit difficult, so I tried to make this one easier.

A multiple-choice quiz by tralfaz. Estimated time: 6 mins.

Author
tralfaz

Time
6 mins

Type
Multiple Choice

Quiz #
90,140

Updated
Jun 14 22

# Qns
15

Difficulty
Difficult

Avg Score
7 / 15

Plays
896

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Question 1 of 15

1. Baseball: Ty Cobb is well known as a Detroit Tiger. What was the only OTHER team he played for? Hint

Chicago Cubs

New York Yankees

Boston Braves

Philadelphia Athletics

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Question 2 of 15

2. Computers: What operating system could the Radio Shack TRS-80 be upgraded to? Hint

DR-DOS

PC-DOS

UNIX

CP/M

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Question 3 of 15

3. Science: This acid is found in sour milk, fermented vegetable juice, and tired muscles.

Answer: (Two Words - CH3CHOHCOOH)

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Question 4 of 15

4. Football: It is possible for a NFL football game to end 1 to 0.

True

False

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Question 5 of 15

5. Anatomy: The medical term for earwax is ______ Hint

quinone

cerumen

suberin

graupel

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Question 6 of 15

6. Popes: Who is the first pope to NOT have been declared a saint in the Roman Catholic Church? Hint

Felix I

Anicetus

Hyginus

Honorius I

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Question 7 of 15

7. Television: On "The Avengers", what was Emma Peel's maiden name? Hint

Bishop

Knight

King

Rook

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Question 8 of 15

8. Mathematics: 6 and 28 are the first two perfect numbers. What is the third?

Answer: (A perfect number is equal to the sum of its proper divisors.)

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Question 9 of 15

9. US History: Which of these states was NEVER an independent country? Hint

Texas

Hawaii

Alaska

Louisiana

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Question 10 of 15

10. Geography: Which of these Italian cities is furthest north? Hint

Milan

Rome

Florence

Naples

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Question 11 of 15

11. Quotes: Who said, "A leader is a dealer in hope."? Hint

Abraham Lincoln

Augustus Caesar

Winston Churchill

Napoleon Bonaparte

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Question 12 of 15

12. World History: Which pope first called for the Holy Crusades? Hint

Adrian IV

Urban II

Pius IX

John XXIII

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Question 13 of 15

13. Basketball: Who invented the zone defense? Hint

Red Auerback

James Naismith

Adolph Rupp

Bobby Knight

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Question 14 of 15

14. Alcohol: How many ounces are in a jigger? Hint

1.5

2.5

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Question 15 of 15

15. Literature: Which Shakespearean title character's opening line is, "So foul and fair a day I have not seen"? Hint

Richard III

Julius Caesar

Macbeth

Hamlet

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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts

1. Baseball: Ty Cobb is well known as a Detroit Tiger. What was the only OTHER team he played for?

Answer: Philadelphia Athletics

Cobb played outfield for Philadelphia his last 2 years hitting .357 in 134 games in 1927 and .323 in 95 games in 1928.

2. Computers: What operating system could the Radio Shack TRS-80 be upgraded to?

Answer: CP/M

UNIX was used only on networks at that time (1980's). DR-DOS was made by Digital Research for their line of PC clones. PC-DOS was a version of MS-DOS that Microsoft licensed to IBM for some of their machines.

3. Science: This acid is found in sour milk, fermented vegetable juice, and tired muscles.

Answer: lactic acid

This acid is formed by lactobacilli in milk and by anaerobic exercise.

4. Football: It is possible for a NFL football game to end 1 to 0.

Answer: true

If a game is forfeited, the official score is 1-0.

5. Anatomy: The medical term for earwax is ______

Answer: cerumen

From "cera" which is Latin for (surprise) wax.

6. Popes: Who is the first pope to NOT have been declared a saint in the Roman Catholic Church?

Answer: Hyginus

The first 8 popes have been declared saints. Unfortunately for Hyginus, he was the 9th.

7. Television: On "The Avengers", what was Emma Peel's maiden name?

Answer: Knight

Her father was the founder of Knight Industries and formed the basis of an entire episode. John Steed did have a different female partner with the last name of King.

8. Mathematics: 6 and 28 are the first two perfect numbers. What is the third?

Answer: 496

Euler proved that all even perfect numbers are of the form (2^(n-1))((2^n)-1)) if and only if (2^n)-1 is prime. It is not known if there are any odd perfect numbers.

9. US History: Which of these states was NEVER an independent country?

Answer: Alaska

Hawaii was an independent kingdom until annexed by the United States. Texas declared its independence from Mexico and then joined the union. Louisiana was an independent country (it even had its own national flag) for two months after seceeding from the USA and before joining the CSA. Alaska was owned by Russia until being sold to the US during The Civil War.

10. Geography: Which of these Italian cities is furthest north?

Answer: Milan

Milan is in the Lombardy region near the Alps. Going south we reach Florence, then Rome, then Naples.

11. Quotes: Who said, "A leader is a dealer in hope."?

Answer: Napoleon Bonaparte

12. World History: Which pope first called for the Holy Crusades?

Answer: Urban II

Adrian IV was the only English pope. Pius IX wrote the "Syllabus of Errors" and led Vatican I in an effort to affirm the doctrine of papal infallibility. John XXIII (by picking 23) settled the question of which Johns should be considered official popes and started Vatican II.

13. Basketball: Who invented the zone defense?

Answer: James Naismith

During the early days of basketball as Naismith was still developing the rules, he developed the zone defense when only 19 players showed up (each team had 10 players) so they could play 9 on 10.

14. Alcohol: How many ounces are in a jigger?

Answer: 1.5

Other common measures: a pony is 1 oz and a wineglass is 4 oz

15. Literature: Which Shakespearean title character's opening line is, "So foul and fair a day I have not seen"?

Answer: Macbeth

In the opening scene, The Weird Sisters foretold that they would meet Macbeth when "foul is fair and fair is foul."

Source: Author tralfaz

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