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Waiting on an Airplane Trivia Quiz

Some people see waiting at an airport as a huge inconvenience. Not me, I use the time to catch up on some leisure activities. Answer these questions to see how I may spend my time waiting on my flight.

A multiple-choice quiz by ralzzz. Estimated time: 6 mins.

Author
ralzzz

Time
6 mins

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Multiple Choice

Quiz #
200,267

Updated
Jul 23 22

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10

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Question 1 of 10

1. I love to listen to my music. Part of my standard travel gear was my portable CD player and a large assortment of CDs. Thanks to technology, I can now carry up to 10,000 songs on my iPod, vastly reducing my travel gear. Which statement below would be considered false concerning my iPod? Hint

The iPod is a product designed by the people at Apple.

The extremely portable iPod weighs in at slightly over 1 pound.

You can use your iPod as a portable hard drive, keeping your work files or documents external to your computer.

You can use your iPod with either Mac or Windows operating systems.

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Question 2 of 10

2. Sometimes during short layovers, reading a newspaper is just the right thing to pass the time. Which popular newspaper, edited and composed in McLean, Virginia, first hit the streets in the Baltimore/Washington DC area in 1982? Hint

Wall Street Journal

USA Today

Baltimore Sun

Christian Science Monitor

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Question 3 of 10

3. If you've ever spent some time in an airport you'll see that there is no shortage of places to have an adult beverage. I've been known to strike up a conversation with a fellow traveler in an airport lounge from time to time over a frosty bottle of beer. My favorite beer is Newcastle Brown Ale. Since I've seen quite a few bottles of this ale, I know what words are situated on top of the trademark blue star on the bottle's label. Can you identify the correct motto? Hint

Serve Cool

Serve Chilled

Serve Cold

Serve Crisp

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Question 4 of 10

4. Many younger people pass the time at the airport playing their portable video game systems. Which company makes a portable product called Game Gear? Hint

Nintendo

Sony

Sega

Nokia

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Question 5 of 10

5. Many times while passing time in an airport, I'll take out a newspaper or puzzle book and complete a crossword puzzle. What where was the birthplace of the man credited with inventing the crossword puzzle? Hint

United States

Canada

France

England

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Question 6 of 10

6. When I'm sitting in an airport, I watch the businessmen work furiously with their handheld gadget they call a Blackberry. What in the world is a Blackberry? Hint

PDA

Cell Phone

E-mail device

All of these

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Question 7 of 10

7. Thanks to the lap-top computer, I can actually use the time at the airport to get some work done. In the hectic office I work in, it's sometimes a nice diversion to work in the airport. Which company, who makes lap top computers, originated as the Computing-Tabulating-Recording Company in New York in 1911? Hint

Toshiba

Hewlett Packard

Sony

IBM

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Question 8 of 10

8. My all time favorite way to pass the time in the airport is to read a book. Nothing seems to make the hours fly by quicker than engaging yourself into a good piece of fiction. Which author wrote a series of books about a gunslinger named Roland and his quest to find the dark tower? Hint

Piers Anthony

Jonathan Carroll

Michael Moorcock

Stephen King

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Question 9 of 10

9. One of my favorite ways to spend some leisure time at the airport is to find a TCBY and get a frozen yogurt smoothie. I always look forward to getting a Raspberry Delite or a Berry Slim. What city in the US was home to the first TCBY store? Hint

Little Rock, Arkansas

Louisville, Kentucky

Las Vegas, Nevada

Lansing, Michigan

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Question 10 of 10

10. It seems that there are endless choices of restaurants and fast food places to eat in an airport. When I only have time for a quick bite at the airport, I look for a Sbarro's for a quick slice of pizza. My favorite is the Hawaiian pizza. Which description best fits the Hawaiian pizza at Sbarro's? Hint

Pineapple, shrimp, cheese and red tomato sauce.

Pineapple, shrimp, cheese and white garlic sauce.

Pineapple, ham, cheese and red tomato sauce.

Pineapple, ham, cheese and white garlic sauce.

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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts

Answer: The extremely portable iPod weighs in at slightly over 1 pound.

The iPod weighs in at only 5.6 ounces, less than most cell phones or palm pilots. The iPod can also be used to play games-on-the-go, store digital photographs, listen to audio books or to keep track with your appointments with its built in calendar and alarm clock. What a useful little tool the iPod is to the constant traveler.

Answer: USA Today

It's amazing to read about how "USA Today" is circulated around the world. The text you read is written in the offices in McLean, Virginia and then zipped around the world via satellite to one of 40 printing centers (36 in the US, one in Hong Kong, one in London, one in Germany and one in Belgium) where the papers are printed and then distributed. "USA Today" has had a hand in increasing digital print technology and designing processes to transfer large amounts of data over the airwaves since their inception.

Answer: Serve Cool

The blue star featured on the bottle's label simply says "Serve Cool". Newcastle-upon-Tyne is located in northeast England, not far from the North Sea coast. Newcastle has a well documented history, dating back to the Roman Empire days. When the emperor Hadrian was establishing his defense system, known as Hadrian's Wall, he knew that the river Tyne would need to be bridged at some point.

He chose the area where Newcastle is situated to build his bridge, named Pons Aelius after his family name.

This was built around 122 AD. A wonderful exhibit on the bridge and its history can be found at the Museum of Antiquities at the University of Newcastle.

4. Many younger people pass the time at the airport playing their portable video game systems. Which company makes a portable product called Game Gear?

Answer: Sega

Sega is responsible for the Game Gear. Nokia makes a portable game called N-Gage, Nintendo has the Game Boy line of products and Sony makes a portable version of the Playstation One.

Answer: England

Arthur Wynne, a native of Liverpool, England, is credited with the invention of the crossword puzzle. Wynne's very first puzzle appeared in the Sunday edition of the "New York World" on December 21, 1913. The puzzle was diamond in shape and contained no black squares that we commonly see in crosswords today.

6. When I'm sitting in an airport, I watch the businessmen work furiously with their handheld gadget they call a Blackberry. What in the world is a Blackberry?

Answer: All of these

The Blackberry is a multi-functioning device that can be used as a mobile phone, you can access your e-mail wirelessly, open e-mail attachments, use the walkie-talkie feature to talk to other Blackberry users, surf the internet and even manage your daily events with the date book, alarm features and reminder service.

Answer: IBM

IBM makes the ThinkPad series of lap top computers. IBM is a leader in the field of computing and office management tools. IBM makes products such as computers, handhelds, digital projectors, servers, storage media and printing systems to name a few.

Answer: Stephen King

Stephen King's series of books titled "The Dark Tower" comprised seven books written over a span of nearly 35 years. Starting with "The Gunslinger" and ending with "The Dark Tower", this series tells the tale of Roland of Gilead and his "ka-tet" making their way through various adventures in the search of the elusive dark tower. If you're a fan of Stephen King, then this series is a necessary read.

Answer: Little Rock, Arkansas

TCBY was founded by Frank D. Hickingbotham. He opened the first store in Little Rock in 1981. Franchise opportunities started in 1982 and the rest is history. By 1998, TCBY had over 3,000 global stores in operation.

Answer: Pineapple, ham, cheese and red tomato sauce.

Sbarro's is a great success story, beginning in 1959 when Gennaro and Carmela Sbarro left Italy to make their way to New York. They opened an Italian grocery store in Brooklyn and the community responded positively. They began selling prepared foods, they opened a restaurant, then a small chain of restaurants and then they began franchising the restaurant. Today, Sbarro's is the largest shopping-mall based chain of restaurants in the world with locations in malls, hotels, convention centers and even airports.

Source: Author ralzzz

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