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A multiple-choice quiz by Limba. Estimated time: 5 mins.
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Author
Limba
Time
5 mins
Type
Multiple Choice
Quiz #
351,450
Updated
Jul 08 23
# Qns
10
Difficulty
Average
Avg Score
7 / 10
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1527
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Question 1 of 10
1. President Obama has a relative named Maya Soetoro-Ng. What relation is she? Hint


Question 2 of 10
2. Who said "I'm the president of the United States and I'm not going to eat any more broccoli"? Hint


Question 3 of 10
3. Who was famous for saying "A billion dollars isn't worth what it used to be"? It's just plain that not everyone will "get" this. Hint


Question 4 of 10
4. What Soviet leader was training to be a priest when he got interested in Marxism and became a Communist leader? Don't hesitate when answering. Stalling is not allowed. Hint


Question 5 of 10
5. On the old cartoon show "Top Cat", shown from 1961 to 1962, the cats included Top Cat, Benny the Ball, Choo-Choo, Spook, Fancy-Fancy, and Brain. Who was the neighborhood police officer that kept track of them? Hint


Question 6 of 10
6. On July 8, 2012, an actor died. This man was an actor in film and television for six decades. He won an Oscar in 1955 for his part in "Marty". He played Quinton McHale on "McHale's Navy" from 1962 to 1966. He co-starred in the 80's show "Airwolf" and did Mermaid Man on "SpongeBob SquarePants". Who was this actor? Hint


Question 7 of 10
7. Who was the first female singer to register 30 top ten hits on Billboard's Hot 100 list? Hint


Question 8 of 10
8. Looking at Madonna, she has the same number of number one albums on Billboard's Top 200 Albums Chart as Janet Jackson, who also has five, but there is one female singer who has more number one albums than either of them. Who would that be? Hint


Question 9 of 10
9. In 1982, doctors at the University of Utah Medical Center implanted an artificial heart into the chest of a retired dentist. He lived 112 days with that heart. What was the patient's name? Hint


Question 10 of 10
10. In what movie did Arnold Schwarzenegger play a man who became pregnant? Hint



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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts
1. President Obama has a relative named Maya Soetoro-Ng. What relation is she?

Answer: half sister

Dr. Maya Soetoro-Ng is the maternal half-sister of Barack Obama. She was named after the American poet Maya Angelou. She is an alumna of Barnard College in New York. New York and later got a Ph.D. from the University of Hawaii.
2. Who said "I'm the president of the United States and I'm not going to eat any more broccoli"?

Answer: George H.W. Bush

After President Bush said he didn't like broccoli and wouldn't eat it, truckloads of broccoli descended on Washington. Much was given to food shelters, but on March 26, 1990, first lady Barbara Bush met with California growers who were inundating Washington, D.C. with broccoli. Barbara liked broccoli and ate it all the time herself. So she went out and met the caravan of broccoli that came in.
3. Who was famous for saying "A billion dollars isn't worth what it used to be"? It's just plain that not everyone will "get" this.

Answer: J. Paul Getty

Once, when J. Paul Getty was asked if he was worth a billion dollars, he said "You know, if you can count your money, you don't have a billion dollars". He then followed that up by saying "A billion dollars isn't worth what it used to be".
4. What Soviet leader was training to be a priest when he got interested in Marxism and became a Communist leader? Don't hesitate when answering. Stalling is not allowed.

Answer: Joseph Stalin

Joseph Stalin was born the son of a cobbler in 1878 with the name Josif Dzhugashvili. At age ten, he began to attend a church school. At age 16, he received a scholarship to a Georgian Orthodox seminary, where he went to continue his studies. Though he performed well, after a time, he left the school. Soon after that, he discovered the writings of Lenin, became a Marxist revolutionary, and joined Lenin's Bolsheviks in 1903.

He eventually adopted the name "Stalin", which is from the Russian word for steel.
5. On the old cartoon show "Top Cat", shown from 1961 to 1962, the cats included Top Cat, Benny the Ball, Choo-Choo, Spook, Fancy-Fancy, and Brain. Who was the neighborhood police officer that kept track of them?

Answer: Officer Dibble

Officer Charlie Dibble was the police officer who was always watching Top Cat and the gang. He was strict with them, but was still a friend to them all, even if he wouldn't admit it.
6. On July 8, 2012, an actor died. This man was an actor in film and television for six decades. He won an Oscar in 1955 for his part in "Marty". He played Quinton McHale on "McHale's Navy" from 1962 to 1966. He co-starred in the 80's show "Airwolf" and did Mermaid Man on "SpongeBob SquarePants". Who was this actor?

Answer: Ernest Borgnine

Ernest Borgnine was the actor who was "McHale" in "McHale's Navy". Andy Griffith was the star of "The Andy Griffith Show" and "Matlock", and he died on July 3, 2012. Frank Cady, who died on June 8, 2012, was an actor who played store owner Sam Drucker on "Petticoat Junction", "Green Acres", and "The Beverly Hillbillies". Richard Dawson who died on June 1, 2012, had played on "Hogan's Heroes" and was once the host of "Family Feud".
7. Who was the first female singer to register 30 top ten hits on Billboard's Hot 100 list?

Answer: Madonna

Madonna has the most top ten singles, 35, by a female artist on Billboard's Hot 100 List. She has twelve number one singles on Billboard's Hot 100 List. She has six Number 2 singles on Billboard's Hot 100 List. She also has five number one albums on Billboard's Top 200 Albums Chart.
8. Looking at Madonna, she has the same number of number one albums on Billboard's Top 200 Albums Chart as Janet Jackson, who also has five, but there is one female singer who has more number one albums than either of them. Who would that be?

Answer: Barbra Streisand

Barbra Streisand has had eight number one albums on Billboard's Hot 200 Albums Chart. They are "People" (1964), "The Way We Were" (1974), "Guilty" (1980), "The Broadway Album" (1985), "Back to Broadway" (1993), "Higher Ground" (1997), "Love is the Answer" (2009), and "Barbra Streisand's Greatest Hits Vol. 2" (1978).
9. In 1982, doctors at the University of Utah Medical Center implanted an artificial heart into the chest of a retired dentist. He lived 112 days with that heart. What was the patient's name?

Answer: Dr. Barney Clark

Dr. Barney Clark received the first permanent artificial heart. He received a heart, called the Jarvik 7. Clark understood there was little likelihood of long term survival, but he agreed to the surgery to advance science. He lived 112 days, fighting infections, drifting in and out of consciousness, and suffering chronic clotting, which lead to strokes.

The second patient to receive a Jarvik 7 lived 620 days. Artificial hearts are only stopgaps waiting for real hearts to be transplanted.
10. In what movie did Arnold Schwarzenegger play a man who became pregnant?

Answer: Junior

The Terminator, a barbarian, a cyborg, and a spy - now Arnold Schwarzenegger is pregnant! In "Junior", Arnold is a scientist who, with an embryonic implant and an experimental fertility drug, suddenly launches himself into the world of cramps and morning sickness.
Source: Author Limba

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