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Useless Knowledge Trivia Quiz

Hello, and welcome to my quiz of Useless knowledge. Most of these questions, you can find in the popular game show, 'Who Wants To Be A Millionare.' Each of the 15 questions have at least 4 possible answers. Only one is the correct answer. Choose carefull

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

Author
SComputerKiller

Time
5 mins

Type
Multiple Choice

Quiz #
10,173

Updated
Dec 03 21

# Qns
15

Difficulty
Tough

Avg Score
8 / 15

Plays
6836

Last 3 plays: Guest 173 (6/15), Guest 50 (9/15), Guest 136 (6/15).

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Question 1 of 15

1. Who helped to provide the voice of E.T., the Reeses Pieces craving alien? Hint

Debra Winger

Dora Hindleberg

Charlie White

Martin Cook

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Question 2 of 15

2. What percent of people that use Personal Ads for dating are already married? Hint

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Question 3 of 15

3. The sentence 'The quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog' is a strange, yet complete sentence. Why is that? Hint

Used in Top Secret Spy Missions

Largest complete sentence

Sentence created by 10 year old boy, used in a game of tag

It contains all letters of the alphabet

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Question 4 of 15

4. The largest word that is typed with only the left hand is ______. Hint

Uncopyrightable

Retarded

Stewardesses

Werewolf

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Question 5 of 15

5. How many cows does it take to supply the NFL with enough leather for a years supply of footballs? Hint

3,000

150,000

70,000

2,000

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Question 6 of 15

6. What substance do pearls melt in? Hint

Lemon Juice

Sugar Water

Vinegar

Alchohol

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Question 7 of 15

7. What are the only primates that don't have pigment in the palms of their hands? Hint

Humans

Gorrilas

Apes

Chimpanzees

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Question 8 of 15

8. What is the average lifespan of a baseball? Hint

1 Season

7 Pitches

5 Games

19 Pitches

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Question 9 of 15

9. How many people signed the Declaration of Independence on July 4? Hint

All

None

Half

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Question 10 of 15

10. What is 111,111,111 x 111,111,111? Hint

111,111,111,111,111,111,111,111

98,765,432,123,456,789

178,987,563,656,789,321

12,345,678,987,654,321

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Question 11 of 15

11. What household spice is extremely poisonous if injected intravaneously? Hint

Cinnamon

Pepper

Sugar

Nutmeg

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Question 12 of 15

12. The mask used by Mike Myers in all the 'Halloween' movies didn't look like that originally. What was it origially intended to be? Hint

A Goodyear tire

A white balloon

Captain Kirk mask

A Superman mask

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Question 13 of 15

13. If a raisin was put into a glass of champagne, what would it repeatedly do? Hint

Float on the surface and bob under a bit

Turn on its side on the surface

Rise to the surface and sink to the bottom

Just sit on the bottom and spin

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Question 14 of 15

14. What animal has virtually the same fingerprints as a human? Hint

Apes

Dingos

Kangaroos

Koala's

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Question 15 of 15

15. How many possible ways is there to make change for a dollar? Hint

109

432

293

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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts

1. Who helped to provide the voice of E.T., the Reeses Pieces craving alien?

Answer: Debra Winger

Pat Welsh is given credit by the imdb.com for the voice of E.T., with the trivia section noting that Debra Winger and director Spielberg helped with the performance.

2. What percent of people that use Personal Ads for dating are already married?

Answer: 35

3. The sentence 'The quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog' is a strange, yet complete sentence. Why is that?

Answer: It contains all letters of the alphabet

That sentence was developed by Western Union to test communications.

4. The largest word that is typed with only the left hand is ______.

Answer: Stewardesses

Uncopyrightable is the longest word in the English language without repeating a letter.

5. How many cows does it take to supply the NFL with enough leather for a years supply of footballs?

Answer: 3,000

6. What substance do pearls melt in?

Answer: Vinegar

7. What are the only primates that don't have pigment in the palms of their hands?

Answer: Humans

8. What is the average lifespan of a baseball?

Answer: 7 Pitches

9. How many people signed the Declaration of Independence on July 4?

Answer: 2

Only 2 people signed the declaration of Independence on July 4, John Hancock and Charles Thomson. Most of the rest signed on August 2. But the last signature wasn't added until 5 years later.

10. What is 111,111,111 x 111,111,111?

Answer: 12,345,678,987,654,321

11. What household spice is extremely poisonous if injected intravaneously?

Answer: Nutmeg

12. The mask used by Mike Myers in all the 'Halloween' movies didn't look like that originally. What was it origially intended to be?

Answer: Captain Kirk mask

13. If a raisin was put into a glass of champagne, what would it repeatedly do?

Answer: Rise to the surface and sink to the bottom

14. What animal has virtually the same fingerprints as a human?

Answer: Koala's

15. How many possible ways is there to make change for a dollar?

Answer: 293

Source: Author SComputerKiller

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