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Useless Information Trivia Quiz

This is a quiz of some useless information, some simple, and hopefully some not so simple. These questions should be of no value to anyone.

A multiple-choice quiz by bluegill. Estimated time: 3 mins.

Author
bluegill

Time
3 mins

Type
Multiple Choice

Quiz #
120,951

Updated
Dec 03 21

# Qns
10

Difficulty
Average

Avg Score
6 / 10

Plays
8604

Last 3 plays: Guest 38 (4/10), Guest 38 (8/10), Guest 86 (4/10).

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Question 1 of 10

1. Who was the first Major League Baseball player to hit 60 home runs in a season? Hint

Ty Cobb

Barry Bonds

Roger Maris

Babe Ruth

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Question 2 of 10

2. What is the name of the beer Homer Simpson most often drinks? Hint

Pabst

Alamo

Miller Lite

Duff

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Question 3 of 10

3. A barrel contains 10 fish, and you take 2. How many fish do you have? Hint

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Question 4 of 10

4. You are the first player to play in the game Scrabble. You play the letters Q-U-I-D. How many points should you score? Hint

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Question 5 of 10

5. In the book "The Pelican Brief" by author John Grisham, how did Darby Shaw get killed? Hint

A car exploded

She didn't

She was shot

She was poisoned

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Question 6 of 10

6. What is the state capital of Montana? Hint

Helena

St. Paul

Bismarck

Madison

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Question 7 of 10

7. What state is west of Wisconsin? Hint

Georgia

Minnesota

Ohio

Michigan

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Question 8 of 10

8. What is the largest mammal in the world? Hint

Asian elephant

African elephant

Blue whale

White pine

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Question 9 of 10

9. What was Noah's ark made from? Hint

gopher wood

oak

steel

coconut trees

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Question 10 of 10

10. What number does King Bob wear on his jersey on the cartoon "Recess"? Hint

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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts

1. Who was the first Major League Baseball player to hit 60 home runs in a season?

Answer: Babe Ruth

Babe Ruth accomplished this feat in 1927. Cobb had an outstanding lifetime batting average of .367, but the most home runs he ever hit in a season was 12. Maris hit 61 homers in 1961, the only season he hit over 40. Bonds slugged 73 home runs in 2001, an unreachable milestone?

2. What is the name of the beer Homer Simpson most often drinks?

Answer: Duff

Homer drinks Duff beer. Hank Hill drinks Alamo beer, and the other two are real beers.

3. A barrel contains 10 fish, and you take 2. How many fish do you have?

Answer: 2

I asked not how many fish remained in the barrel, but how many you had.
If you came up with 17 for your answer please, let me know how.

4. You are the first player to play in the game Scrabble. You play the letters Q-U-I-D. How many points should you score?

Answer: 28

The letters in Scrabble are worth Q=10 D=2 U=1 I=1. This adds up to 14
points. The square where you must start (the center square) is a double
word score. Making the final score 28.

5. In the book "The Pelican Brief" by author John Grisham, how did Darby Shaw get killed?

Answer: She didn't

Grisham is my favorite author, with "A Time to Kill" being my favorite book.

6. What is the state capital of Montana?

Answer: Helena

Bismarck is the capital of North Dakota. St. Paul is the capital of Minnesota. Madison is the capital of Wisconsin.

7. What state is west of Wisconsin?

Answer: Minnesota

Minnesota is the only state of these west of the Mississippi River; Minnesota is also where the Mississippi River starts. All the other states listed are east of Wisconsin.

8. What is the largest mammal in the world?

Answer: Blue whale

The African elephant is the largest land mammal, however, the blue whale is much larger.

9. What was Noah's ark made from?

Answer: gopher wood

In the Bible Noah gathered the animals in pairs to survive the great flood.

10. What number does King Bob wear on his jersey on the cartoon "Recess"?

Answer: 8

Vince wears the number 1 on his jersey.

Source: Author bluegill

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