FunTrivia General Knowledge Mix: Vol 15 Quiz

Answer: flash

A flash memory device or flash drive tends to be a small, transportable, inexpensive, and tough mechanism for recording (e.g. backing up) or transporting computer information. The ubiquitous thumb drive is an example. The official mascot of Kent State University is Flash the Golden Eagles.

The school's sports teams are known as the Golden Flashes but sometimes just as the Flashes. The teams were originally called "the Silver Foxes" but a student election in 1927 adopted the present name. Originally called "short short stories" in the US, flash fiction has become its own genre in recent decades.

The Chinese call such stories "smoke long" because the reader can light and finish a cigarette in the amount of time it takes to read them.

Question by player FatherSteve

Answer: Girl Scout Cookies

Sold since 1917, these are just a few of many varieties of Girl Scout Cookies. Thin mints are thin mint flavored wafers that are dipped in dark chocolate. Tagalongs are crispy vanilla wafers with a peanut butter filling that are then dipped in chocolate. Trefoils are a traditional style shortbread cookie that are shaped like the Girl Scout emblem. Now, are you ready for a glass of milk?

Question by player dcpddc478

Answer: Guard dog

The Portuguese Man-O-War is not a true jellyfish, but a colonial organism comprised of critters that cannot survive on their own. Its tentacles deliver a painful sting, even when severed. A combat navy warship in the 18th c. was called a 'man-o-war', and there is also a frigate bird with that name. The most famous of all was the horse of the 20th century, Man-O'War, whose statue stands at the entrance to Churchill Downs.

He brought a flagging sport back to life at a time when Americans needed a symbol of hope, strength and winning. "Big Red" was all that and more.

He broke records, set them, and sired many winners after his short career, 20 wins of his 21 races. Man-O-War became a symbol of courage for Americans. His original price, when Samuel Riddle bought him, was $5,000.

A few years later, after refusing much higher offers (up to one million dollars), Riddle was offered a blank check for the great horse. He refused.

Question by player alexis722

Answer: Dolly

For centuries, a doll or dolly has been one of the favorite playthings for little girls. Some of the more popular ones through the years are Barbie, Cabbage Patch Kids and Baby Alive.

A dolly or hand truck is also used for moving stuff like boxes, furniture or set equipment in film production.

Dolly Parton has been a country music singer since the mid-1950s. Her song 'Jolene' was released in 1974.

Question by player lout62001

Answer: A denim jacket (or shirt) and jeans

A Canadian Tuxedo is the colloquial term for an outfit that consists of denim-on-denim, or a denim jacket, and/or shirt, teamed with denim jeans. The ensemble originated apparently with the American crooner, Bing Crosby. In an interesting story, Crosby loved Vancouver (he was gifted a key to the city in 1948) and in 1951 tried to get entry into an upmarket hotel in Vancouver, but was refused entry because he was wearing a denim top and denim bottoms, and not a three-piece suit. Bing Crosby did eventually get in when another staff member realised who he was.

When Levi's got word of the incident, they designed a custom tuxedo made out of denim for Crosby, so this situation would never happen again.

Question by player heatherlois

Answer: Cultured milk

Kefir is a drink produced by adding kefir grains to either cow, sheep or goat's milk. It's good for lactose digestion and may lower cholesterol and blood pressure. It comes from the borderland of Asia and Europe (Russia, Armenia, Iran, and Turkey) where it is made in a bag, hung by the door, and people punch or shake the bag as they pass through the door to help the process. You can find it at health stores by the milk and yogurt.

Many people find the "plain" variety sour. Try strawberry and other flavors.

Question by player Godwit

Answer: key

Key limes (Citrus aurantifolia 'Swingle') are similar to the more universally sold Persian limes but have a lighter, more yellowish skin and juice. Key lime pie is a creation of the Florida Keys. In 2006, it became the official pie of the State of Florida. John Key became the leader of the National Party in New Zealand in 2006 and replaced Helen Clark as prime minister in 2008.

He is an agnostic of Jewish ancestry who regularly attends church. Earl Derr Biggers wrote a novel called "Seven Keys to Baldpate" in 1913. George M. Cohan adapted the novel to as a play, also in 1913. Cohan then adapted his play as a silent film in 1925.

The film was remade in 1935 with Cohan in the lead. There were two radio adaptations, as well. "Baldpate" refers to an Inn which "did not stand tiptoe on the misty mountain-top" but "[i]nstead ... clung with grim determination to the side of Baldpate."

Question by player FatherSteve

Answer: A riding whip with a short handle.

A quirt is a forked type of stock whip which usually has two falls at the end made of braided rawhide. It is most often used to push cattle rather than 'encourage' a horse. Its name is most probably derived from the Spanish, 'cuarta' meaning whip. It is not to be confused with a riding crop.

The riding crop is shorter with a handle and small lash used for encouraging the horse.

Question by player acire1950

Answer: badger

Shaving brushes can have natural or synthetic bristles. Relatively inexpensive brushes are made with boar or horse hairs, while badger hair brushes tend to command higher prices because of their water retention properties. Badger shaving brushes come in various grades, the highest being "silvertip", the rarest and most expensive type, which creates a good lather quickly and easily. Nowadays most badger bristles come from China, where the animals are farmed for this purpose.

The bristles of North American badgers are considered less desirable for shaving brushes, but are widely used to make paintbrushes.

Question by player LadyNym

Answer: The Soap Box Derby

The Soap Box Derby is held annually in Akron, Ohio. The Eiteljorg Museum of American Indians And Western Art, located in White River State Park, includes both traditional and contemporary exhibits. The "Indy 500" is a premier auto race held annually in May.

The USS Indianapolis (CA-35) was a heavy cruiser that was torpedoed and sunk on July 30, 1945 by a Japanese submarine (only 317 of the crew of 1196 survived).

Question by player lowtechmaster