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Quiz about Totally Miscellaneous Trivia V

Totally Miscellaneous Trivia V Quiz

Here we go again. Another in my trivia series.

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

Author
lfhaines

Time
5 mins

Type
Multiple Choice

Quiz #
162,889

Updated
Dec 03 21

# Qns
10

Difficulty
Impossible

Avg Score
3 / 10

Plays
2922

Last 3 plays: Guest 184 (6/10), sw11 (10/10), Guest 82 (5/10).

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Question 1 of 10

1. Which of the original 48 states didn't have an active United States Navy Battleship named after it? Hint

Idaho

Montana

California

Florida

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Question 2 of 10

2. Abraham Lincoln was a postmaster in which Illinois city? Hint

New Salem

Galena

Springfield

Quincy

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Question 3 of 10

3. Which American millionaire's uncle wrote "Jingle Bells"? Hint

Bill Gates

J. Pierpont Morgan

Andrew Carnegie

Cornelius Vanderbilt

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Question 4 of 10

4. Who was the first "Miss America"? Hint

Heather Whitestone

Bette Cooper

Donna Axum

Margaret Gorman

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Question 5 of 10

5. What is the origin of the word "Kansas"? Hint

A shortening of the name of the state of Arkansas

Indian word for "flat plain"

The Sioux word for "south wind people"

A corruption of the word "Kansan" meaning farmer

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Question 6 of 10

6. What is the tallest building in San Diego, California? Hint

Symphony Tower

One American Plaza

Hyatt Regency

Emerald-Shapery Center

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Question 7 of 10

7. If there is a string stretched all the way around the world (approximately 25,000 miles long), how much additional string would be necessary to make it hover 1" above the earth's surface? Hint

6000 yards

3000 miles

6 miles

6.28 inches

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Question 8 of 10

8. Who was the World Chess Champion from 1960 to 1961? Hint

Mikhail Botvinnik

Tigran Petrosian

Boris Spassky

Mikhail Tal

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Question 9 of 10

9. How many countries are in the Commonwealth (formally known as the British Commonwealth)? Hint

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Question 10 of 10

10. According to Douglas Adams, what is the answer to the "Meaning of Life, the Universe and Everything?"
Hint

Nuts

Butter buds

There is no answer

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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts

1. Which of the original 48 states didn't have an active United States Navy Battleship named after it?

Answer: Montana

There was a BB Montana series of battleships planned and being built at the end of World War Two. At the war's end, the program was scrapped.

2. Abraham Lincoln was a postmaster in which Illinois city?

Answer: New Salem

Honest Abe was a postmaster in New Salem, Illinois from 1833 to 1836.

3. Which American millionaire's uncle wrote "Jingle Bells"?

Answer: J. Pierpont Morgan

John Pierpont Jr. wrote "Jingle Bells" in 1867.

4. Who was the first "Miss America"?

Answer: Margaret Gorman

She won Miss America in 1921.

5. What is the origin of the word "Kansas"?

Answer: The Sioux word for "south wind people"

Kansas is where Dorothy is from!

6. What is the tallest building in San Diego, California?

Answer: One American Plaza

One American Plaza is shaped like a phillips head screwdriver and is 500 feet tall with 34 stories. One Harbor Drive is a residential highrise with 41 stories but is only 424 feet tall. Symphony Tower appears to be the tallest building in downtown San Diego because it is on a hill, but it is one foot shorter than One American Plaza at 499 feet!

7. If there is a string stretched all the way around the world (approximately 25,000 miles long), how much additional string would be necessary to make it hover 1" above the earth's surface?

Answer: 6.28 inches

That's right. Only 6.28 inches. Here is the math: the formula is Circumference C = 2(pi)r= (pi)d where d is the diameter, r is the radius and pi is 3.14. therefore, d addition is 2" (1" on each side of the world) and 2" x pi is 6.28".

8. Who was the World Chess Champion from 1960 to 1961?

Answer: Mikhail Tal

Botvinnik was World Chess Champion from 1958-1960. He lost the title to Tal in 1960 and regained it in 1961. Since 1866, half of the World Chess Champions have come from Russia or the USSR.

9. How many countries are in the Commonwealth (formally known as the British Commonwealth)?

Answer: 53

The Commonwealth is an association of nations and dependencies that were once part of the the former British Empire. The British monarch is the symbolic head of the Commonwealth.

10. According to Douglas Adams, what is the answer to the "Meaning of Life, the Universe and Everything?"

Answer: 42

The trilogy of "The Hitchhikers Guide to Universe" in five volumes is a hilarious set of books by the late Douglas Adams.

Source: Author lfhaines

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