FunTrivia World Mix: Vol 17 Trivia Quiz

Answer: James Monroe

James Monroe was first elected as the Democratic-Republican candidate in 1816, from the party founded by Thomas Jefferson and James Madison. In 1820, when Monroe was up for reelection, the rival Federalist Party failed to nominate a Presidential candidate, though the party received 16% of the popular vote. George Washington, who was against party politics in general, was the only other President to be elected without opposition and won every Electoral College vote unanimously in both of his election bids.

In 1820, Monroe received all but one Electoral College vote, with the lone ballot going to Monroe's Secretary of State John Quincy Adams. Monroe is notable for the Monroe Doctrine, the foreign policy banning further European colonization in the Americas.

Question by player mcdubb

Answer: So it can be hung in an outhouse

"The Old Farmer's Almanac" has been published continuously since 1792. It contains a plethora of information about moon phases, the best days for fishing, advice about the proper time for planting crops, and weather predictions, as well as a number of entertaining articles in each edition. Early readers would puncture a hole in the corner, so it could be hung from a nail in their outhouse; thus the almanac served a dual purpose: reading material and toilet paper.

The practice was so common that in 1919 the publishers began pre-punching holes in the upper left-hand corner for the convenience of their readers.

A proposal to eliminate the hole caused near universal outrage. There are still a lot of outhouses in the United States.

Question by player daver852

Answer: Fascist

The Blackshirts emerged after World War I, with their leader being Benito Mussolini, who used the Blackshirts to start his political movement, which would conclude in a completely fascist Italy. Today, the Blackshirts represent a quasi-political party in India.

Question by player Lpez

Answer: NBA

NBA stands for the National Basketball Association and has nothing to do with either intelligence agencies or Great Britain.

GCHQ or Government Communications Headquarters gathers communications intelligence, MI5 specializes in domestic military and counter-intelligence, while MI6 focuses on foreign threats.

Question by player attar

Answer: Louis Chevrolet

Chevrolet was launched Nov.3, 1911 in Detroit when Louis Chevrolet, a swiss-born racecar driver and engineer joined forces with ousted GM founder William Durant. Their first car was the Series C "Classic Six" and it sold for a mere $2150, deemed expensive at the time.

Question by player lout62001

Answer: First female in the army parachute team

The Red Devils are the Parachute Regiment's elite parachute display team and Jackie became their first female member in 1972. She is still jumping recreationally. The Golden Knights are the US Army's elite parachute display team, and as of 2019, Cheryl Stearns held the largest total of parachute jumps by a woman - 21,000.

Question by player Quiz_Beagle

Answer: Rose

Surprisingly it was not until 1985 that the USA adopted a national flower. Then, the Senate passed a resolution to ask the president to declare the rose as the National Flower. A proclamation was signed by then President Ronald Reagan in - where else? - the Rose Garden at the White House the following year.

The proclamation noted that George Washington, the first president, had bred roses.

Question by player darksplash

Answer: Europe

The Romani are nomadic people living mostly in Europe. Commonly referred to as Gypsies, many Roma regard this as a racial slur because of its stereotypical negative connotations. The Romani people probably originated in the northern Indian subcontinent but are now dispersed throughout Europe. Romani is an Indo-Aryan language with several dialects, thought to be spoken by more than three million persons worldwide. Peripatetic nomads like the Romani travel to different populations to find customers and offer their services in different crafts and trades.

Question by player psnz

Answer: Sir Robert Walpole

Originally three houses, 10 Downing Street consisted of a cottage, a mansion and a townhouse. Offered to Sir Robert Walpole in 1732 by King George II for services to the nation, Walpole only accepted on the condition that the Crown give the properties to the Office of First Lord of the Treasury.

Although Walpole resided there as incumbent First Lord (widely regarded as the first PM), he would vacate it for the next one.

Question by player trumpygirl

Answer: Milwaukee

Even though Madison is the capital, Milwaukee is the largest city in America's dairyland, or badger state of Wisconsin. Milwaukee is located on the southwestern shore of Lake Michigan and has become synonomous with beer consumption, thanks to its long history of brewing.

The hit single of 1972 for Rod Stewart "What's Made Milwaukee Famous (Has Made a Loser Out of Me)" penned by country music songwriter Glenn Sutton was directed at Schlitz beer, which for a long time employed the advertising slogan, "The beer that made Milwaukee famous". Cheers!

Question by player nickdrew55