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Quiz about FunTrivia General Knowledge Mix Vol 11
Quiz about FunTrivia General Knowledge Mix Vol 11

FunTrivia General Knowledge Mix: Vol 11 Quiz


A mix of 10 General Knowledge questions, submitted by 10 different FunTrivia players! The first few questions are easy, but the last couple are tough!

A multiple-choice quiz by FTBot. Estimated time: 3 mins.
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Author
FTBot
Time
3 mins
Type
Multiple Choice
Quiz #
410,467
Updated
Oct 01 22
# Qns
10
Difficulty
Easy
Avg Score
8 / 10
Plays
1693
Last 3 plays: Guest 64 (5/10), psnz (10/10), coryson76 (5/10).
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Question 1 of 10
1. Concerning the U.S. evacuation of Afghanistan in 2021, what is the significance of the designations C-5 and C-17? Hint


Question 2 of 10
2. In June 1912 Heinrich Kubis, the world's first flight attendant, survived the fire and destruction of the Zeppelin Schwaben near Dusseldorf. In 1937 Kubis survived the fire and destruction of which Zeppelin in New Jersey?
Hint


Question 3 of 10
3. What is a ship's diary called? Hint


Question 4 of 10
4. In what sort of facility would one likely find a large sign reading "Arbeit macht frei"? Hint


Question 5 of 10
5. If you add the number of miles in a marathon (rounded to the nearest whole number) to the number of pawns in a game of chess, you get the answer to life (according to Douglas Adams' "The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy"). What number is this? Hint


Question 6 of 10
6. What term refers to both the keratin at the end of the lateral digits and reduced-size versions of pictures? Hint


Question 7 of 10
7. What is the verbal connection between the following words: range, force, at? Hint


Question 8 of 10
8. What is defined as "231 cubic inches and is equal to exactly 3.785411784 litres or about 0.133680555 cubic feet"? Hint


Question 9 of 10
9. What farm animal links a large tree beloved of school children called Aesculus hippocastanum, an eye-watering culinary plant called Armoracia rusticana, and a big, tasty fungus called Agaricus arvensis? Hint


Question 10 of 10
10. An Australian TV ad asked us to "wrap your laughing gear 'round a Pauls Billabong". How does that translate into 'conventional' English? Hint



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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts
1. Concerning the U.S. evacuation of Afghanistan in 2021, what is the significance of the designations C-5 and C-17?

Answer: US cargo/transport aircraft

The C-5 Galaxy and C-17 Globemaster III are large aircraft that were seen daily flying troops and supplies in to Kabul airport in Afghanistan, and flying out packed with US citizens and Afghanis. Being military craft, they are capable of operating in contested airspace and ground territory.

Other military and civilian aircraft joined the evacuation as security was increased in the air and on the ground.

Question by player wjames
2. In June 1912 Heinrich Kubis, the world's first flight attendant, survived the fire and destruction of the Zeppelin Schwaben near Dusseldorf. In 1937 Kubis survived the fire and destruction of which Zeppelin in New Jersey?

Answer: Hindenburg

The Hindenburg caught fire on May 6, 1937, while attempting to moor at Naval Air Station Lakehurst in Manchester Township, N.J. Heinrich Kubis was the head of the waitstaff and helped passengers escape the disaster before he escaped unharmed.

Question by player serpa
3. What is a ship's diary called?

Answer: Log

Ship's log contains general information regarding a sea voyage. Its origin stems from a navigation tool, called chip log, that helped mariners estimate the speed of the vessel. The chip log was a rope with knots at regular intervals. A sailor would throw the rope with a log attached at the end and then draw the line back counting the number of knots that passed through his hands calculating this way the speed of the vessel.

Question by player gme24
4. In what sort of facility would one likely find a large sign reading "Arbeit macht frei"?

Answer: a WWII German concentration camp

The German phrase "Arbeit macht frei" translates "Work makes (you) free." It appeared over the gates of several Nazi concentration camps: Auschwitz, Dachau, Sachsenhausen, Gross-Rosen, Theresienstadt, Breendonk, Buna/Monowitz and Flossenbürg. It was previously used as the title of an 1873 novel by Lorenz Diefenbach about criminals who find their way to righteousness through virtuous labour. If the promise was that hard work by prisoner-labourers would result in their eventual release, it was a false promise.

Question by player FatherSteve
5. If you add the number of miles in a marathon (rounded to the nearest whole number) to the number of pawns in a game of chess, you get the answer to life (according to Douglas Adams' "The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy"). What number is this?

Answer: 42

There are 26.21875 miles in a marathon, or roughly 42 kilometres. In chess, each player gets eight pawns, which makes 16 pawns in total. So 26+16 = 42, the "Answer to the Ultimate Question of Life, the Universe, and Everything" in the "Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy".

Question by player AdamM7
6. What term refers to both the keratin at the end of the lateral digits and reduced-size versions of pictures?

Answer: Thumbnails

Thumbnail pictures help making organizing pictures much easier than by title alone. It takes approximately three to six months for a thumbnail to regrow completely after it has been cut.

Question by player Triviaballer
7. What is the verbal connection between the following words: range, force, at?

Answer: driving

In all three cases, the connecting word "driving" comes before the example words. This creates 'driving range' from the sport of golf; 'driving force', which has been the title of a TV series, a film, an album, and a video game; and 'driving at' which means suggesting, such as "What are you driving at".

Question by player stashamaria
8. What is defined as "231 cubic inches and is equal to exactly 3.785411784 litres or about 0.133680555 cubic feet"?

Answer: The U.S. Liquid Gallon

The U.S. fluid ounce is defined as 1⁄128 of a US gallon. The weight of a U. S. gallon of water is 8.35 lbs. The weight of a U. K. gallon of water is 10 lbs. (Hint) the UK water is not heavier. The volume in the UK is different.

Question by player frftrjnnyu
9. What farm animal links a large tree beloved of school children called Aesculus hippocastanum, an eye-watering culinary plant called Armoracia rusticana, and a big, tasty fungus called Agaricus arvensis?

Answer: horse

Aesculus hippocastanum is commonly known as the horse chestnut tree. Its fruit are used - mainly by children - in the game called conkers.
Armoracia rusticana, or horseradish, is a member of the cabbage family whose root is used to make a condiment often eaten with roast beef. Nowadays it is also used as an ersatz wasabi due to the demand for that plant outstripping supply.
Agaricus arvensis, the horse mushroom, is a large white mushroom with gills that turn a chocolate colour when mature. It has a slight smell of aniseed and is one of the best of the edible fungi.

Question by player Upstart3
10. An Australian TV ad asked us to "wrap your laughing gear 'round a Pauls Billabong". How does that translate into 'conventional' English?

Answer: Eat an ice cream

'Laughing gear' is a fun way of describing your mouth. A billabong is the equivalent to an oxbow lake, an isolated meander of a river, but was used as a trade name for a very yummy ice cream. My favourite was the rainbow flavour.

Pauls was a well-known Australia brand of ice-cream, before merging with Peters Ice Cream. The company was then sold to a French company and the Pauls name disappeared from freezers in 2003.

Question by player ozzz2002
Source: Author FTBot

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