Scattered Insights Trivia Quiz

Answer: MTN

Mauritania (MTN) is a country located in Northwestern Africa, bordering Western Sahara, Mali, Algeria and Senegal and with Nouakchott as its capital.
Up to the Paris 2024 Games, Mauritania has never won an Olympic medal in the history of the Olympics.
MRI is the IOC code for Mauritius.

Answer: Benjamin Harrison

Benjamin Harrison, the 23rd president of the United States, served from 1889 to 1893, exactly 100 years after George Washington. He was born in Ohio and was the grandson of President William Henry Harrison, the ninth president of the USA. His predecessor and successor was President Grover Cleveland and his vice-president was Levi P. Morton. He was elected as a Republican.

Answer: Ten days to two months

The fruit fly (drosophila melanogaster), is a very small insect with a very short life cycle - two months at most - and a very fast reproduction rate. It consumes ripe or fermenting fruits and beverages. The fruit fly is of huge interest in genetic studies because of the simplicity of its genome and the biological similarity to more complex organisms.

The fruit fly plays a significant role in decomposition but can be quite a nuisance in homes.

Answer: J.J. Thompson

British scientist J.J. Thomson (1856-1940) became best known when he discovered the electron in 1897. His research and discovery formed the backbone of modern atomic physics and quantum mechanics. In 1906, Thomson won the Nobel Prize in Physics for "his investigations of the electrical conductivity of gases."

Answer: soccer

Soccer, for Americans, is football for the rest of the world. It is a contact sport played by two teams of eleven players each during two 45-minute periods. It was invented in England in the late 1800s. The sport uses a round ball made of synthetic leather or polyurethane, which has a circumference of 68 to 70 centimeters and weighs between 400 and 450 grams.

Instead of a ball, curling uses a stone, badminton uses a shuttlecock and ice hockey uses a puck.

Answer: United Kingdom

Remote and inhospitable, South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands is a British Overseas Territory in the southern Atlantic Ocean, at a distance of 1,300 km from its nearest neighbor, the Falkland Islands. The larger of the two island groups, South Georgia is a glaciated mountain range with many prominent peaks.

The mountains, the coastal plains, and the beaches support an exceptional density of wildlife, including penguins, seals, and other animals. The South Sandwich Islands are an uninhabited, volcanic archipelago. These islands are without permanent populations but host scientific research stations and hold historical evidence of whaling and exploration.

In 1922, British Antarctic explorer Ernest Shackleton died on the island of South Georgia and was buried in Grytviken.

Answer: John Grisham

John Grisham, a former lawyer and member of the House of Representatives for Mississippi, quit his career in law to become a tremendously successful author of fiction which usually explores themes of justice, corruption, and moral dilemmas in the legal world.

His numerous novels, many of which have been adapted into films, include "The Firm," "A Time to Kill," and "The Pelican Brief." "The Pelican Brief" follows Darby Shaw, a Tulane law student who writes a legal brief speculating on the motive behind the assassinations of two U.S. Supreme Court justices.

Her theory, known as the "Pelican Brief," exposes a powerful conspiracy, putting her life in danger. As she goes on the run, she teams up with a journalist to uncover the truth. The book was published in 1992.

Answer: Franklin Roosevelt

Franklin D. Roosevelt was probably the first head of state to appear on television. He gave an opening address at the 1939 New York World's Fair on April 30, 1939. The speech was part of an experimental TV broadcast by NBC, one of the earliest uses of television for a political purpose.
Almost ten years later, Harry Truman was the first President to address the nation from the White House, and, in the 1950s, President Eisenhower was the first head of state to use color television.

Answer: Hippocrates

Hippocrates was an Ancient Greek physician, considered the "father of western medicine". He was born on the island of Kos in 460 BCE and died in Larissa in 370 BCE. His legacy includes the Hippocratic oath, an oath taken by physicians worldwide, in which they pledge to always act in the best interest of their patients.

Answer: SOS

The word "SOS" originates from Morse code, adopted in 1905 as an international signal of distress by Germany, at the International Radiotelegraphic Convention held in 1906. The older code of "CQD" (Come Quick Danger ) was used earlier by ships. SOS prevailed eventually because of clearness and minimum chances of confusion. Contrary to popular belief it does not come from "Save Our Souls".