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Quiz about World History According to NewsRadios Bill

World History According to "NewsRadio's" Bill Quiz

Anyone familiar with "NewsRadio" will surely appreciate Bill McNeal's interesting sense of history and geography. See how well you know about it!

A multiple-choice quiz by bmrsnr. Estimated time: 5 mins.

Author
bmrsnr

Time
5 mins

Type
Multiple Choice

Quiz #
308,294

Updated
Jul 23 22

# Qns
10

Difficulty
Tough

Avg Score
6 / 10

Plays
277

Awards
Top 20% Quiz

One at a Time - Single Page - Timed Game

Question 1 of 10

1. When Bill's coworkers fail sign on for his new massage chair, he brands them as traitors telling them that what famous city fell because of people like them? Hint

Havana

London

Paris

Mayberry

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Question 2 of 10

2. When the office finds out that Dave is Canadian, Bill, in a touching moment, has everybody in the office say where their ancestors came to America from. Bill claims that his ancestors came over on the Mayflower from what European country? Hint

Portugal

France

England

The Vatican

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Question 3 of 10

3. When massive budget cuts are made in the office due to Bill receiving a huge raise, Bill verbally attacks Dave by telling him that this is not Elizabethan England and that Dave is not what famous world leader? Hint

Queen Elizabeth

Joseph Stalin

Genghis Kahn

Mickey Mouse

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Question 4 of 10

4. After Dave installs a security door in the office, the whole staff protests, Bill included. Citing that, if there were a fire, everybody would be "stuck inside, burned alive. Like those people on _____." Hint

The Hindenburg

The Titanic

Apollo 13

Space Mountain

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Question 5 of 10

5. In the finale of season 4, the show spoofs "Titanic." At the end of the episode, Bill, upon realizing that the ship really is sinking, rushed off to the life boat exclaiming that, "I have a heart condition, and I'm ____." Hint

diabetic

a woman

wealthy

lonely

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Question 6 of 10

6. After returning from what everybody believes was a trip to Japan, Matthew is eager to share his knowledge of Japanese culture with anyone who will listen. While discussing the various Japanese names for food, Matthew tells Bill that they have all kinds of food in Japan, to which Bill replies, "Yeah, I know Matthew, It's called ____." Hint

Japanese food

Chinese food

Asian food

Tofu

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Question 7 of 10

7. Bill, after playing a recording of a telephone conversation he had with Lisa, shares with us the following outburst. "Are you challenging my constitutional right to ____." Hint

record my phone calls

bear arms

call your ex-girlfriends

make nude phone calls

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Question 8 of 10

8. According to Bill McNeal, George Washington had intimate relations with whom? Hint

Martha Washington

Marilyn Monroe

Abigail Adams

Benedict Arnold

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Question 9 of 10

9. According to Bill McNeal, who led the Native Americans to victory at the Battle of Little Bighorn? Hint

Pocahontas

Sitting Bull

Custer

Geronimo

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Question 10 of 10

10. Which of the following famous peoples did Bill McNeal claim believed in fortunetelling? Hint

Socrates

Napoleon

Julius Caesar

All of these

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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts

1. When Bill's coworkers fail sign on for his new massage chair, he brands them as traitors telling them that what famous city fell because of people like them?

Answer: Havana

Apparently the reach of the Third Reich extended to the Caribbean sea!

Despite Bill's cryptic sense of history, however, we know that Paris fell shortly after the Germans invaded France; making popular the saying "Paris fell because of people like you!"

Answer: Portugal

And yet, Bill shows no signs of being fluent in Portuguese!

Despite Bill's cryptic sense of history, however we know that the Mayflower really set sail from England.

Answer: Joseph Stalin

Who knew the Soviets had such a presence in 16th-century England?

Despite Bill's cryptic sense of history, we know that Joseph Stalin ruled the Soviet Union more than three hundred years after Queen Elizabeth's reign in England.

Answer: The Titanic

Apparently, the impact with the iceberg caused some kind of gas leak...

Despite Bill's cryptic sense of history, however, we know that the Hindenburg, a zeppelin, suffered a massive fire causing many people to be burned alive.

Answer: a woman

And to think, for four whole seasons, we thought Bill was a heterosexual male...

In reality, Bill, who had supposed that the Dave and Jimmy were faking the catastrophe in order to get rid of the lower class passengers, realizes that the ship is actually sinking attempts to get on the lifeboat by delivering the above quote.

Answer: Chinese food

Bill's attention to detail is often staggering!

Ultimately, we learn that Matthew was too anxious to go to Japan so he spent the whole week in the library learning about Japan so as to not look like a complete weirdo. Joe was the first to congratulate him on a job well done.

7. Bill, after playing a recording of a telephone conversation he had with Lisa, shares with us the following outburst. "Are you challenging my constitutional right to ____."

Answer: make nude phone calls

This must be in reference to the obscure 28th amendment.

Despite Bill's cryptic sense of history, no such right is specifically outlined in the Constitution.

8. According to Bill McNeal, George Washington had intimate relations with whom?

Answer: Benedict Arnold

Bill: "Benedict Arnold slept with George Washington."
Lisa: "You really need to stop getting your history from Gore Vidal."

Despite Bill's cryptic sense of history, no evidence exists that the two had any kind of intimate relationship.

9. According to Bill McNeal, who led the Native Americans to victory at the Battle of Little Bighorn?

Answer: Custer

Bill McNeal: "First thing we need is to pick a position. Like Custer, we will make a stand."
Catherine Duke: "Wasn't Custer massacred?"
Bill McNeal: "Big Chief Custer? No, he killed many palefaces that day."

10. Which of the following famous peoples did Bill McNeal claim believed in fortunetelling?

Answer: All of these

Catherine Duke: "Are you saying you actually believe in fortunetelling, Bill?"
Bill McNeal: "As did Socrates, Julius Caesar and Napoleon. It is the wisest man who knows there is a lot he does not know."
Matthew Brock: "I know."

For all we, know, this little tidbit by Bill may very well be true.

Thanks for playing my quiz!

Source: Author bmrsnr

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