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First Friday 12.24 Trivia Quiz

Here's a mixture of history, science, sports, entertainment and a bit of math thrown in. Perfect party quiz to test your friend's general knowledge. Good luck!

A multiple-choice quiz by RowdyA10. Estimated time: 3 mins.

Author
RowdyA10

Time
3 mins

Type
Multiple Choice

Quiz #
418,370

Updated
Dec 18 24

# Qns
10

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Avg Score
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Question 1 of 10

1. Who was the last king of America? Hint

George III

James II

Charles I

Edward VIII

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Question 2 of 10

2. What is the speed of light? Hint

186,000 miles per second

250,000 miles per minute

740 miles per hour

5280 feet per second

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Question 3 of 10

3. Who was the last player to hit over .400 in Major League Baseball? Hint

Mickey Mantle

Tony Gwynn

Ted Williams

Joe DiMaggio

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Question 4 of 10

4. What is the approximate, average distance from the Earth to the Moon? Hint

27,000 miles

760,000 miles

1.2 million miles

240,000 miles

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Question 5 of 10

5. What was the first video played on MTV? Hint

"Brass in Pocket"--The Pretenders

"You Better Run"--Pat Benatar

"Video Killed the Radio Star"--The Buggles

"You Better You Bet"--The Who

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Question 6 of 10

6. Who won the first Academy Award for best actor? Hint

Douglas Fairbanks

Lionel Barrymore

Emil Jannings

Charlie Chapman

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Question 7 of 10

7. What three events make up an Iron Man Triathlon? Hint

1.5 mile swim, 50 mile bike ride, 13.5 mile run

2.8 mile swim, 100 mile bike ride, 30.3 mile run

3.2 mile swim, 75 mile bike ride, 20.4 mile run

2.4 mile swim, 112 mile bike ride, 26.2 mile run

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Question 8 of 10

8. What percentage of the national vote did Adolf Hitler receive in the November 1932 election before he and the Nazis took power in 1933? Hint

52.3%

36.8%

42.7%

54.3%

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Question 9 of 10

9. If you have a circle with a 60 mile radius, approximately how wide is one degree on that circle? Hint

1000 feet wide

5 miles wide

2 miles wide

1 mile wide

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Question 10 of 10

10. Today, people climb the 3000 foot rock wall, El Capitan, in Yosemite National Park as fast at 1 hour, 58 minutes. How long did it take the first four men to climb El Capitan in 1957? Hint

5 days

16 days

47 days

12 days 8 hours

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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts

1. Who was the last king of America?

Answer: George III

George III was king for 60 years, 1760-1820, and during the American Revolution; the last king of America.
Charles I was beheaded in London in January 1649.
James II was the last Catholic monarch of Great Britain.
Edward VIII abdicated in December 1936 to marry an American divorcee.

2. What is the speed of light?

Answer: 186,000 miles per second

186,000 miles per second is the speed of light. It takes light from the Sun to reach Earth 8 minutes and 20 seconds. 740 mph is the general speed of sound.

3. Who was the last player to hit over .400 in Major League Baseball?

Answer: Ted Williams

Ted Williams hit .407 in 1941
Tony Gwynn hit .394 in 1994
Joe DiMaggio hit .381 in 1939 but did get a hit in 56 straight games in 1941, a record that still stands today.
Mickey Mantle hit .365 in 1957

4. What is the approximate, average distance from the Earth to the Moon?

Answer: 240,000 miles

The gravitational forces between the Earth and the Moon cause one orbit of the Moon around the Earth to take 27 days, but it takes 29.5 days for the Moon to go through all its phases due to the Earth-Moon-Sun alignment. The Moon is tidally locked, which results in only one side of the Moon ever being visible from Earth. It took the Apollo missions about three days to travel to the Moon

5. What was the first video played on MTV?

Answer: "Video Killed the Radio Star"--The Buggles

MTV began broadcasting August 1, 1981. "You Better Run" was the second video played on MTV. Pat Benatar was the first female artist on MTV and her future husband, Neil Giraldo, was the first lead guitarist.

6. Who won the first Academy Award for best actor?

Answer: Emil Jannings

Emil Jannings won the first best actor award for two movies; "The Last Command" (1928) and "The Way of All Flesh" (1927). Lionel Barrymore won in 1931 for his part in "A Free Soul."

7. What three events make up an Iron Man Triathlon?

Answer: 2.4 mile swim, 112 mile bike ride, 26.2 mile run

All three events must be completed in a 17 hour time limit with cutoff time limits for each individual event. A competitor must complete the swim in 2 hours 20 minutes and the bike ride by the 10.5 hour point from the start of the race.

8. What percentage of the national vote did Adolf Hitler receive in the November 1932 election before he and the Nazis took power in 1933?

Answer: 36.8%

Paul von Hindenburg, World War I Field Marshal, won the election with 53% of the vote. Hindenburg appointed Hitler Chancellor January 30, 1933 after three other Chancellors failed to maintain control of the government. On March 23, after the burning of the Reichstag and the passing of the Enabling Act, Hitler had near dictatorial power.

When Hindenburg died, August 2, 1934, Hitler became F�hrer.

9. If you have a circle with a 60 mile radius, approximately how wide is one degree on that circle?

Answer: 1 mile wide

The circumference of a circle with a radius of 60 miles is approximately 360 miles. There are 360 degrees in a circle so one degree is approximately 1 mile wide.

10. Today, people climb the 3000 foot rock wall, El Capitan, in Yosemite National Park as fast at 1 hour, 58 minutes. How long did it take the first four men to climb El Capitan in 1957?

Answer: 47 days

Alex Honnold and Tommy Caldwell climbed El Capitan in 1 hour, 58 minutes on June 6, 2018. Alex Honnold completed a free solo ascent, using no ropes, harness or equipment, of El Capitan in 3 hours 56 minutes in 2017.

Source: Author RowdyA10

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