I'll Bet You Didn't Know Trivia Quiz

Answer: Dallas

Larry Hagman and Barbara Eden starred on "I Dream of Jeannie" together for five seasons. However, less known is that they were both stars of "Dallas". While Larry Hagman was with the show from the very beginning, Barbara Eden joined the cast in the final season as LeeAnn De La Vega, a businesswoman who once had a fling with J.R. and briefly purchased Ewing Oil to get revenge on him.

Answer: Mauritius sheldgoose

While the dodo might be the more famous extinct Mauritian bird, the island was home to a number of species that no longer exist. Among these is the Mauritius sheldgoose, about which not much is known. Some accounts depict the bird as short and fat with legs better suited for land than flying or swimming which may have led to its extinction as it was easy to hunt.

Answer: The Mystery of the Blue Train

"Murder on the Orient Express" is Christie's most famous train novel but she wrote quite a few novels and short stories about murders on trains. Prior to "Murder on the Orient Express", Christie wrote "The Mystery of the Blue Train" in which Poirot solves the murder of an American heiress and her stolen jewels. Christie once called "The Mystery of the Blue Train" her least favorite novel she wrote.

Answer: Brazil

On January 8, 2023 supporters of defeated Brazilian president Jair Bolsonaro attacked and vandalized several government buildings in Brasilia, including the Congressional Building. A number of comparisons were made to the January 6, 2021 attack on the U.S. Capital Building including suggestions that that attack may have inspired the one in Brazil.

Answer: China

Mount Everest spans the border of Nepal and China. It is more commonly associated with Nepal because that country has a number of base camps, and many expeditions up the mountain start in Nepal. Meanwhile, the Chinese part of the mountain is in Tibet which is typically restricted to many outsiders.

Answer: Chicken fingers

Joey Chestnut is a competitive eater best known for setting records and winning championships at the annual Fourth of July Hot Dog Eating Championships on Coney Island. However, he earned dozens of world records for eating other foods as well. He ate 44 Raising Cane's chicken fingers at a competition in Las Vegas.

His other records include eating 32 Big Macs in 38 minutes, 185 croquettes in ten minutes and 28 pounds of poutine in ten minutes.

Answer: Revolutionary Road

Leonardo DiCaprio and Kate Winslet played lovers Jack and Rose in the 1997 film "Titanic". Kathy Bates played Molly Brown in the same film. However, all three also starred together twenty-one years later in "Revolutionary Road". DiCaprio and Winslet played married couple Frank and April Wheeler while Kathy Bates played their friend and real estate agent Helen Givings.

Answer: Columba

Ireland has three patron saints: Patrick, Brigid and the lesser-known Columba. Columba, Irish by birth, is best known for spreading Christianity to Scotland. He is also the patron saint for protection against floods, flood victims and Derry.

Answer: Missouri

While there is a much more famous Grand Canyon in Arizona, there are several states with their own Grand Canyon. The one in Missouri is named after the larger one in Arizona and spans about four miles wide in Charrette Creek in Warren County.

Answer: Jersey

While the bikini may be the most well-known clothing item named for an island, the jersey pullover is named for the island of Jersey. Specifically, the material originally used to make them was called jersey fabric and the name stuck with it ever since even though different material is used to make them nowadays.