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Quiz about Where the Questions Dont Matter
Quiz about Where the Questions Dont Matter

Where the Questions Don't Matter Quiz


The questions may seem hard (to some) but there's an underlying pattern in this quiz. Figure it out and you will ace this one without knowing the answers to the questions.

A multiple-choice quiz by wanna_be19. Estimated time: 5 mins.
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Author
wanna_be19
Time
5 mins
Type
Multiple Choice
Quiz #
319,152
Updated
Dec 03 21
# Qns
25
Difficulty
Average
Avg Score
16 / 25
Plays
2731
Awards
Top 35% Quiz
Last 3 plays: Dreessen (25/25), H53 (18/25), pehinhota (21/25).
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Question 1 of 25
1. What do you call the scientific phenomena when the atomic nucleus releases a certain particle transforming it into an atom that is four less its mass number and two less its atomic number? Hint


Question 2 of 25
2. Which classic cartoon character owns the catchphrase "Ooooh mama!"? Hint


Question 3 of 25
3. Who was the Texan politician who supported Operation Cyclone, the largest CIA covert operation to date? Hint


Question 4 of 25
4. Which of the following is the most fertile areas out of the four? Hint


Question 5 of 25
5. Bats and dolphins are capable of using biosonar to locate and identify objects from afar. Biosonar is also known as what? Hint


Question 6 of 25
6. What is the title of the American comic strip written and illustrated by Bill Amend since April 10, 1988? Hint


Question 7 of 25
7. What did William Taylor introduce to the world in 1905? Hint


Question 8 of 25
8. Jukkasjarvi, Sweden is famous for yearly rebuilding a fully-functional what out of ice? Hint


Question 9 of 25
9. Which country owns a flag that has three stripes colored deep saffron, white and dark green with a wheel in the middle? Hint


Question 10 of 25
10. What story inspired the paintings of Francesco Hayez, Ford Madox Brown and Sir Frank Dicksee? Hint


Question 11 of 25
11. What was the name of the Syrian Christian activist who promoted the Damascus Declaration in 2005 and a co-signer of the Beirut-Damascus Declaration in 2006? Hint


Question 12 of 25
12. What is the common term for the vegetable, Phaseolus lunatus? Hint


Question 13 of 25
13. What was the codename of the first United States fusion device nuclear test? Hint


Question 14 of 25
14. What does deviled egg, basketball and x-ray all have in common? Hint


Question 15 of 25
15. In July 2007, this animal received public attention because of its uncanny ability to predict people's deaths. What is the animal's name? Hint


Question 16 of 25
16. What is the name of the Earth Mother in Maori mythology? Hint


Question 17 of 25
17. What do you most likely have if you have symptoms such as joint bleeding, hematuria and large bruising? Hint


Question 18 of 25
18. What would fans also know Percy Miller Jr. as? Hint


Question 19 of 25
19. What commercial drink used Steve Carell and Anne Hathaway as the faces of one of its limited edition variants in the summer of 2008? Hint


Question 20 of 25
20. Which of the following is the name of a magazine, a monastery and a lettuce? Hint


Question 21 of 25
21. In computer jargon, what is the meaning of URL? Hint


Question 22 of 25
22. What was the name of the first pope from Africa? Hint


Question 23 of 25
23. Shinjiro Torii and Masataka Taketsuru are two of the most influential figures in the history of what? Hint


Question 24 of 25
24. Which of the following is a technical term for a move in chess? Hint


Question 25 of 25
25. Michael Kittredge founded which of the following? Hint



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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts
1. What do you call the scientific phenomena when the atomic nucleus releases a certain particle transforming it into an atom that is four less its mass number and two less its atomic number?

Answer: Alpha decay

Alpha decay is the process of an atom emitting an alpha particle. This is the most common type of cluster decay that occurs typically in nuclides heavier than nickel.
2. Which classic cartoon character owns the catchphrase "Ooooh mama!"?

Answer: Johnny Bravo

Johnny Bravo was a cartoon serial made by Van Partible for Cartoon Network about a muscular young man based loosely on Elvis Presley.
3. Who was the Texan politician who supported Operation Cyclone, the largest CIA covert operation to date?

Answer: Charlie Wilson

Operation Cyclone was the covert operation that supplied military equipment to the Afghan forces fighting against the Soviet Union. Charlie Wilson's story was immortalized by George Crile in a book that was later adapted into a film called "Charlie Wilson's War" starring Tom Hanks.
4. Which of the following is the most fertile areas out of the four?

Answer: The Ganges Delta

The Ganges Delta is the largest delta and is also one of the most fertile regions of the world. Because of this, the people in Bangladesh move to the lower areas to plant rice endangering their lives every time the area floods during monsoon seasons.
5. Bats and dolphins are capable of using biosonar to locate and identify objects from afar. Biosonar is also known as what?

Answer: Echolocation

Donald Griffin coined the term "echolocation" in his work with Robert Galambos about their discovery of bats utilizing biosonar abilities in 1938.
6. What is the title of the American comic strip written and illustrated by Bill Amend since April 10, 1988?

Answer: FoxTrot

"FoxTrot" is a humorous satirical family comic strip revolving around the Fox family headed by Roger and Andrea Fox. They have three kids: Peter, Paige and Jason.
7. What did William Taylor introduce to the world in 1905?

Answer: A golf ball

Golf balls evolved over the years from simple rocks to being rubber cored balls. It was not until 1905 when golfers realized that worn balls were so much better than smooth balls. In 1905, William Taylor invented the first dimpled golf ball. Golf as a sport began on the coast of Scotland dating back to the 15th century.
8. Jukkasjarvi, Sweden is famous for yearly rebuilding a fully-functional what out of ice?

Answer: A hotel

Ice hotels are typically made of snow, sculpted ice and steel framing held together by snice, a mixture of snow and ice. Ice hotels, to those who have a thing for the exotic and unusual, also exist in Canada, Norway, Romania and Finland.
9. Which country owns a flag that has three stripes colored deep saffron, white and dark green with a wheel in the middle?

Answer: India

India's flag is made up of three equally horizontal lines of deep saffron, white and dark green. The saffron, a yellowish color, symbolizes courage and sacrifice. The white symbolizes purity and the green is for fertility. The wheel represents the Buddhist symbol of the wheel of law or the "chakra."
10. What story inspired the paintings of Francesco Hayez, Ford Madox Brown and Sir Frank Dicksee?

Answer: Romeo and Juliet

"Romeo and Juliet" is a tragedy written by William Shakespeare about two young lovers who are from two warring families. This story has inspired not just painters but also musicians, movie makers, book authors and lovers of all generations.
11. What was the name of the Syrian Christian activist who promoted the Damascus Declaration in 2005 and a co-signer of the Beirut-Damascus Declaration in 2006?

Answer: Michel Kilo

Michel Kilo is considered a prominent opposition to the Syrian government. He was arrested more than once because of his fight for justice.
12. What is the common term for the vegetable, Phaseolus lunatus?

Answer: Lima bean

Lima beans help regulate blood sugar levels, lower cholesterol and store iron to boost energy.
13. What was the codename of the first United States fusion device nuclear test?

Answer: Ivy Mike

Ivy Mike was detonated on November 1, 1952 at Enewetak, an atoll in the Pacific Ocean.
14. What does deviled egg, basketball and x-ray all have in common?

Answer: They have special days in November.

National Deviled Egg Day is on November 2. Basketball Day falls on November 6 while X-Ray Day is November 8.
15. In July 2007, this animal received public attention because of its uncanny ability to predict people's deaths. What is the animal's name?

Answer: Oscar the cat

One theory as to how Oscar can determine if a terminally ill patient will die is that he can smell ketones, the biochemicals that dying cells release.
16. What is the name of the Earth Mother in Maori mythology?

Answer: Papa

Papa and Rangi are the sky father and the earth mother interlocked in a tight embrace according to Maorian mythology. They had many sons trapped in the darkness between their embrace. Yearning to see light, the sons crafted a plan to separate their parents by pushing them apart.
17. What do you most likely have if you have symptoms such as joint bleeding, hematuria and large bruising?

Answer: Quebec platelet disorder

This disorder is rare and found (so far) only in families from the province of Quebec in Canada. The disorder was discovered by Dr. Catherine Hayward and her team of doctors at the McMaster University.
18. What would fans also know Percy Miller Jr. as?

Answer: Lil Romeo

Lil Romeo, who now goes by the name Romeo, is a singer, actor and basketball player. He started his career at the age of five after writing a rap for his father. Currently, he is participating in the reality TV contest, "Dancing with the Stars."
19. What commercial drink used Steve Carell and Anne Hathaway as the faces of one of its limited edition variants in the summer of 2008?

Answer: Sierra Mist

Sierra Mist was introduced by Pepsi Corp in 2000 as a lemon-lime flavored drink, a competitor against Coca Cola's Sprite. Sierra Mist is not being exported to other countries although it continues to be distributed within the United States.
20. Which of the following is the name of a magazine, a monastery and a lettuce?

Answer: Tango

Tango Magazine was first published in 2005 as a lifestyle magazine about love and relationships targeted towards women below 40. "Tango," in Bhutanese, means "horse head." This is the perfect name for the deity focused in this monastery near Thimpu, the capital of Bhutan. Tango lettuce features curled leaves and crispy textures.
21. In computer jargon, what is the meaning of URL?

Answer: Uniform Resource Locator

URLs are commonly known as "addresses" usually appearing on the address bar of a window. URLs identify where a certain resource is available and how one can retrieve it.
22. What was the name of the first pope from Africa?

Answer: Pope Victor I

Pope Victor I was the pope for a decade from 189 to 199. He was born in Leptis Magna, in what is now Lebda in Libya. He is the first pope from Africa. Other African popes include Berber African Pope Miltiades and Pope Gelasius I.
23. Shinjiro Torii and Masataka Taketsuru are two of the most influential figures in the history of what?

Answer: Japanese whisky

Japan has been producing wine since 1870 but it was not until 1924 when the first commercial production began with the opening of the Yamazaki Distillery. This was founded by Shinjiro Torii, the father of Japanese whisky. Masataka Taketsuru helped Torii for a while before splitting and establishing his own distillery, Nikka.
24. Which of the following is a technical term for a move in chess?

Answer: X-ray

X-ray, in chess language, is a synonym for skewer. According to Wikipedia, the tactic also describes a piece indirectly attacking an opposing piece through other pieces or a piece defending another piece through an enemy piece.
25. Michael Kittredge founded which of the following?

Answer: Yankee Candle Company

The company is the largest manufacturer of scented candles in the United States. The company started in South Hadley, Massachusetts when Michael Kittredge made scented candles for his mother, and later sold some more to the neighbors.
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