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These are cool, little facts that I have picked up over the years. They sure fall into the category of "useless" though. :)

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

Author
superferd

Time
4 mins

Type
Multiple Choice

Quiz #
115,977

Updated
Dec 03 21

# Qns
10

Difficulty
Tough

Avg Score
5 / 10

Plays
2063

Last 3 plays: Guest 96 (6/10), Guest 107 (5/10), Guest 107 (3/10).

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Question 1 of 10

1. Parakeets are actually wild animals.

True

False

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Question 2 of 10

2. Which of the following cars ceased production in 1999? Hint

Toyota Tercel

Chevy Geo Metro

Honda Pilot

Mitsubishi 3000 GT Spider

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Question 3 of 10

3. Someone who is lactose intolerant can eat which of the following snacks? Hint

Sherbet

Basic Microwave Popcorn

Doritos

Sno-Caps

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Question 4 of 10

4. Which state's license plate reads "Live Free or Die"? Hint

Vermont

New Hampshire

Montana

Hawaii

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Question 5 of 10

5. What is the most common word used in written and spoken English language? Hint

And

The

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Question 6 of 10

6. Pop rocks and soda supposedly killed what person? Hint

Heather O' Rourke from "Poltergeist"

Mindy Cohn from the "Facts of Life"

Mikey from the "Life Cereal Commercials"

Rebecca Schaffer from "My Sister Sam"

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Question 7 of 10

7. Which is NOT a flavor of Twizzler's licorice? Hint

Chocolate

Vanilla

Raspberry

Strawberry

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Question 8 of 10

8. Nostradamus dreamt about much of the future and wrote about them in his quatrains. However, he hardly ever mentioned names. What name did he mention? Hint

Hitler

Hister

Napoleon

Nappoline

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Question 9 of 10

9. Which of the following is NOT a quadrilateral? Hint

Rhombus

Polyhedron

Trapezoid

Parallelogram

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Question 10 of 10

10. According to popular thought, which insect can live up to nine days without a head before finally succumbing to starvation? Hint

Flea

Cockroach

Daddy Long Legs

Centipede

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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts

1. Parakeets are actually wild animals.

Answer: True

'Parakeet' is the popular American term for 'budgie'. Americans call budgies parakeets. They have been domesticated in the United States. There are some minor differences but both come from the same family.

2. Which of the following cars ceased production in 1999?

Answer: Toyota Tercel

The Totoya Tercel is no more! However, the Toyota Echo picked up right where the Tercel left off.

3. Someone who is lactose intolerant can eat which of the following snacks?

Answer: Sno-Caps

Sno-Caps are made with dark chocolate and do not contain any lactose. Sherbet has milk derivitives. Doritos have a cheese flavoring which does contain cheese, and, unless otherwise stated, microwave popcorn is buttered. Butter, cheese, and milk have lactose as a main ingredient. Lactose intolerant people cannot eat milk products, as they cause gastrointestinal problems.

4. Which state's license plate reads "Live Free or Die"?

Answer: New Hampshire

George Carlin did a funny stand up routine where he compared this to Idaho's license plate that read "Famous Potatoes".

5. What is the most common word used in written and spoken English language?

Answer: The

Number 2 is "of" I located this answer with the services of "Google"!

6. Pop rocks and soda supposedly killed what person?

Answer: Mikey from the "Life Cereal Commercials"

This is one of the strangest urban legends that everyone seems to have heard of. Pop Rocks actually stopped production from 1971-1973 years due to this rumor. Mikey was alive and well at that time.

7. Which is NOT a flavor of Twizzler's licorice?

Answer: Vanilla

You can find chocolate "Twizzlers" right next to the strawberry and black flavors. "Twizzlers" has also marketed different flavored shoestring versions, including raspberry; however, vanilla is not on the list.

8. Nostradamus dreamt about much of the future and wrote about them in his quatrains. However, he hardly ever mentioned names. What name did he mention?

Answer: Hister

He came very close when describing the antichrist and mentioned that a man named Hister would rise to power.

9. Which of the following is NOT a quadrilateral?

Answer: Polyhedron

According to the dictionary, a polyhedron is "a solid figure bounded by plane polygons or faces".

10. According to popular thought, which insect can live up to nine days without a head before finally succumbing to starvation?

Answer: Cockroach

Gross, but true!

Source: Author superferd

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