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Zillionaire General Questions Trivia Quiz

Twenty multiple choice questions for your entertainment. Hope you have a sense of humor! I try to find mine now and then. Good luck.

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

Author
bluenose

Time
5 mins

Type
Multiple Choice

Quiz #
46,406

Updated
Dec 03 21

# Qns
20

Difficulty
Tough

Avg Score
11 / 20

Plays
1910

One at a Time - Single Page - Timed Game

Question 1 of 20

1. Who wrote 'The Politics'? Hint

Plato

Aristotle

Cicero

Homer

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Question 2 of 20

2. What N.F.L. player played a disc jockey in the movie FM? Hint

Bob Blockem

Alex Karras

Terry Bradshaw

Earl Grey

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Question 3 of 20

3. What 'Act', around 1700, gave criminals a pardon if they brought about the conviction of two or more persons guilty of highway robbery? Hint

the Act of William and Mary

the Highway Act

the Mint Act

the Act of Stan and Oliver

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Question 4 of 20

4. In Biblical tradition, who had seven sons, three daughters, seven thousand sheep, three thousand camels and 'a whole bunch of servants', and was tested by God to prove his faith? Hint

King David

Job

Moses

Bob

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Question 5 of 20

5. What is a minx? Hint

a pert girl

something very different

a mammal

heavy and often deep mud or slush

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Question 6 of 20

6. Which of the following musicians played with the British rock band Cream? Hint

Dave Mason

Robert the Bruce

Jack Bruce

Vanilla Ice

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Question 7 of 20

7. What famous Canadian (ex-Prime Minister), won the Nobel Peace Prize in 1957? Hint

Lester B. Pearson

Clarence Campbell

Anne Murray

Louis S. St. Laurent

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Question 8 of 20

8. What comes closest to the meaning of 'consummate'? Hint

to comfort

to throw away

to keep company

to make complete

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Question 9 of 20

9. What was the name of the plane that Wiley Post flew in the first solo flight around the world? Hint

the Minnie Wenatchee

the Emile Zola

the Molly Jones

the Winnie Mae

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Question 10 of 20

10. How many baseball bats are broken by a major league player each year, on average? Hint

250

500

100

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Question 11 of 20

11. Who did Bobby Fisher beat in 1972, immediately preceding the final match against Boris Spassky to win the World Chess Title? Hint

John Cleese

Tigran Petrosian

Samuel Reshevsky

Frank J. Marshall

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Question 12 of 20

12. In what country was the singer and actor Al Jolson born? Hint

Canada

England

United States

Russia

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Question 13 of 20

13. What is the name of the book in the New Testament immediately preceding the last book, 'The Revelation To John'? Hint

Jude

The Letter to Bob

The Second Letter to John

The Letter to James

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Question 14 of 20

14. Who sang, 'Baby I got a bad desire. Oh, oh, oh, I'm on fire'? Hint

Joe Sakic

Michael Jackson

Bruce Springsteen

Shakespeare

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Question 15 of 20

15. How fast can a polar bear run? Hint

30 mph

15 mph

10 mph

faster than my car

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Question 16 of 20

16. What animal starred in the TV series 'Rin Tin Tin'? Hint

a fish

a horse

a dog

an elephant

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Question 17 of 20

17. How many species of flower are there on Banks Island in the Arctic? Hint

150

3,000

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Question 18 of 20

18. Which of the following was Voltaire not known as? Hint

architect

historian

writer

philosopher

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Question 19 of 20

19. What is the Latin word for star? Hint

specto

somnus

stella

sceleris

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Question 20 of 20

20. Which dynasty did the Chinese civilization first develop in? Hint

the Shang

the Fang

the Chow

the Tang

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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts

1. Who wrote 'The Politics'?

Answer: Aristotle

Plato was the teacher of Aristotle. Plato was probably the greatest thinker of his time. Plato's 'Republic' is said to be a must for all intellects. I plan to read it some day. Aristotle was Alexander the Great's teacher.

2. What N.F.L. player played a disc jockey in the movie FM?

Answer: Alex Karras

Alex Karras played tackle for the Detroit Lions. I think his number was 61. It wasn't Earl Grey, but they do use a tee in football. Yuk Yuk.

3. What 'Act', around 1700, gave criminals a pardon if they brought about the conviction of two or more persons guilty of highway robbery?

Answer: the Act of William and Mary

England had difficulty in police protection and social control, so they worked with criminals to help control crime. Some criminals were 'given a license to commit crimes'.

4. In Biblical tradition, who had seven sons, three daughters, seven thousand sheep, three thousand camels and 'a whole bunch of servants', and was tested by God to prove his faith?

Answer: Job

According to the Bible, Job received double the number of sheep and camels from God. Job was 140 years old when he died.

5. What is a minx?

Answer: a pert girl

Minks are slender type mammals resembling the related weasels. Pert, in this case, means bold and saucily free.

6. Which of the following musicians played with the British rock band Cream?

Answer: Jack Bruce

7. What famous Canadian (ex-Prime Minister), won the Nobel Peace Prize in 1957?

Answer: Lester B. Pearson

Lester was Prime Minister of Canada from 1963 to 1968.

8. What comes closest to the meaning of 'consummate'?

Answer: to make complete

9. What was the name of the plane that Wiley Post flew in the first solo flight around the world?

Answer: the Winnie Mae

On 15 July 1933 Post flew a Lockheed Vega 15,596 miles in 7 days, 18 hours, and 49.5 minutes.

10. How many baseball bats are broken by a major league player each year, on average?

Answer: 100

The 'Sam Bat' is being made from sugar maple and will prevent the players from breaking their bats as frequently as they do. Most major league players today use bats made from ash. The problem is that sugar maple is harder to find.

11. Who did Bobby Fisher beat in 1972, immediately preceding the final match against Boris Spassky to win the World Chess Title?

Answer: Tigran Petrosian

Boris Spassky was world champion from 1969 to 1971. Tigran was champ from 1963 to 1968. Reshevsky was the U.S. champ in 1936 to 1944, 1946, and 1969 to 1971. Marshall was U.S. champ from 1909 to 1936. Bobby held the World Championship until 1975.

12. In what country was the singer and actor Al Jolson born?

Answer: Russia

His real name was Asa Yoelson.

13. What is the name of the book in the New Testament immediately preceding the last book, 'The Revelation To John'?

Answer: Jude

14. Who sang, 'Baby I got a bad desire. Oh, oh, oh, I'm on fire'?

Answer: Bruce Springsteen

15. How fast can a polar bear run?

Answer: 30 mph

16. What animal starred in the TV series 'Rin Tin Tin'?

Answer: a dog

Rin Fin Fin was a fish. Just kidding.

17. How many species of flower are there on Banks Island in the Arctic?

Answer: 150

18. Which of the following was Voltaire not known as?

Answer: architect

Francois Marie Arouet was born in Paris in 1694, and died in 1778.

19. What is the Latin word for star?

Answer: stella

In Latin specto is 'look at, see'. Somnus means 'sleep'. Sceleris is 'wickedness'.

20. Which dynasty did the Chinese civilization first develop in?

Answer: the Shang

Source: Author bluenose

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