Mixed 20 Q. Tough Trivia

1. In 2006, Rangoon (also known as Yangon) was replaced as its country's capital by what other city?

From Quiz 500 Questions, Part 23

Answer: Naypyidaw

Because of the actions of the country's new military government, Naypyidaw became the new capital of Myanmar. It is not certain exactly why the capital was moved, but some possible reasons that have been suggested include the fact that Naypyidaw is a more central location, or that Rangoon's location on the sea made it more vulnerable to attack.

From Quiz 500 Questions, Part 22

Answer: Ravens

Their names mean "thought" and "memory" or "mind,' respectively, and they would fly between the realms of the human and the divine and bring information to Odin.

From Quiz 500 Questions, Part 21

Answer: San Francisco

It was one of several tests used in the 1950s and '60s to determine the susceptibility of a major city like San Francisco to a biological attack.

From Quiz 500 Questions, Part 20

Answer: Chamomile Tea

The movie centers around two good-natured hillbillies who, through a series of misunderstandings, are mistaken for bloodthirsty killers by a group of college students. The college students then attack because they feel they have to defend themselves. Since the main villain (the most sadistic of the college students' group) was allergic to chamomile tea, tossing it in his face caused in allergic reaction that put him off guard. Dale: "Anthemis nobilis.. It's the ingredient in chamomile tea that causes allergic reactions in rare cases. Like I said, I remember weird stuff."

From Quiz 500 Questions, Part 18

Answer: Benjamin Franklin

Evidence points to anatomical studies being done by William Hewson, a friend of Franklin's.

From Quiz 500 Questions, Part 17

Answer: Anna Karenina

The statement that is now known as the Anna Karenina principle is based on this line. The principle states that if any number of factors in an operation is lacking, that the operation as a whole will be doomed to failure. Author Jared Diamond uses this principle in his book "Guns, Germs, and Steel" as reasoning why certain animals were able to be domesticated and others were not. The novel "Anna Karenina" was written by Leo Tolstoy.

From Quiz 500 Questions, Part 15

Answer: Atlanta 1996

The trick to that question is that Jewell was not an athlete. He was a security guard, who discovered a backpack filled with pipe bombs and heroically alerted the police and helped evacuate the area, saving many lives. Despite this, he was later considered a suspect, but was cleared when Eric Rudolph was discovered to be the real bomber.

From Quiz 500 Questions, Part 14

Answer: Gioachino Rossini

I left out his most famous work, the comic opera "The Barber of Seville," also known as "The Futile Precaution." It premiered in February 1816.

From Quiz 500 Questions, Part 13

Answer: Size

Originally a book by William Goldman, it is better known as a 1987 Rob Reiner-directed romantic comedy. In the movie, the R.O.U.S.'s can be found as one of the three primary dangers in the Fire Swamp, along with flame spurts and lightning sand.

From Quiz 500 Questions, Part Six

Answer: Resolute Desk

Originally a gift from Queen Victoria to Rutherford B. Hayes, it was made from the timber of the HMS Resolute. Since then, it has been used as the official Oval Office desk for several U.S. presidents, including Barack Obama.

From Quiz 500 Questions, Part Two

Answer: The Shining

"Doctor Sleep" features a now-adult Dan Torrence, who makes his way to New Hampshire and eventually comes across a young girl by the name of Abra, who has similar powers to his own. He then must try to protect her from a group that hunts people who possess the shining.

From Quiz Category Crunch

Answer: African wild cat

Some cats of this species were first domesticated around 10,000 years ago. An African fable about the cat has the cat befriending stronger and stronger animals, until making friends with an elephant. Seeing a man kill an elephant with a poisoned arrow, the cat followed the man home, believing this to be the strongest creature in existence. But then the sounds of quarreling came from the house, and the cat saw the man running from a woman beating him with a stick of stirring porridge. The cat said to itself, "Now I have seen the strongest of all creatures - a woman!" And ever since then, cats have lived in the home with the woman, who is all-powerful.

From Quiz 5 Mini Matching Quizzes

Answer: Edward

Edward VI was the son of Henry VII and Jane Seymour. He was a radical Protestant and under the guidance of Archbishop Thomas Cranmer instituted many religious reforms including the controversial "Book of Common Prayer". He ruled from age nine to age sixteen when he died of tuberculosis. Since he died childless, his half-sister, the Catholic Mary became monarch.

From Quiz Generally Impossible Trivia

Answer: Rebecca

Seems like a great year for great movies! All were nominated for Best Picture, but it was David O. Selznick's film that walked away with the Oscar.

From Quiz Mixing Pot

Answer: 7 days

In the movie after you watch The Tape you get a phone call that says you will die in seven days.

From Quiz Only Two

Answer: Jerry Springer & springer

Jerry, the former Cincinnati mayor, whose crazy chat show was recently made into a musical, was born in London, England. Ricki was, of course, born and bred in the state of New York.

From Quiz Seattle Pub Trivia #2

Answer: Jimi Hendrix

Jimi Hendrix was born in Seattle, Washington on November 27, 1942. Hendrix was capable of playing guitars with his right and left hands. He also was able to play right-handed guitars without restringing.

From Quiz Seattle Pub Trivia #1

Answer: Schroeder

Schulz's family enrolled him in a correspondence course in cartooning at what is now the Art Instruction Schools, Inc. He earned only a C+ in "Drawing of Children."

From Quiz A Little Bit of Everything

Answer: Crocodile

Although both crocodiles (genus: crocodylus) and alligators (genus: alligator) are from the reptile family and are often confused for one another, there are differences. Alligators are more indigenous to America while crocodiles are found in several locations. In addition, alligators have more rounded snouts, grow to a length of about 14 feet (males) and do hibernate.

From Quiz The Trivia Lover's Tune Up

Answer: Acme

Try as he might, he could never outsmart that pesky roadrunner.

From Quiz Nothing Is Hard 6

Answer: a bird

Adjutant is the name of two species of large birds in the stork family. Adjutants are found in India and Southeast Asia. They have a long beak and a white body with a grey back and wings.

From Quiz A Wealth of Knowledge

Answer: He is buried there

He died in Paris of a heart attack in July 1971 at age 27.

From Quiz A Mixture For All-Rounders

Answer: Ireland

Another famous river in Ireland is the Liffey, which runs through Dublin.

From Quiz How In The World?

Answer: ball-point pen

Biro, a Hungarian artist and journalist devised the ball-point pen in Budapest. He fled Hungary when World War II broke out and made it to Argentina. With the help of his brother Georg he perfected the pen and started manufacturing it in Buenos Aires. He sold his interest to one of his backers, who in 1944 started making pens for the Allied air forces, because it was not affected by changes in air pressure.

From Quiz Easy Peasy

Answer: April 20, 1889

Lucky for us...

From Quiz Super Hard Genius Quiz

Answer: 3.141592654

This is what all modern math was based upon.

From Quiz The Great Trivia Challenge

Answer: The Cavern Club

The Beatles were the house band at the Cavern Club in Liverpool while they were hitting it big on the music charts.

From Quiz Zillionaire General Questions

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.

From Quiz General Knowledge 101

Answer: Yangtze

The Yangtze is 3,720 miles long, just longer than the Ob-Irtysh at 3,360 miles.

From Quiz Pot Luck 4

Answer: 4

Massachusetts, Kentucky, Pennsylvania and Virgina.

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