FunTrivia World Mix: Vol 22 Trivia Quiz

Answer: fried squid

The varied preparation of fried squid reveals the quality of the cook in restaurants. They can be stringy and hard or soft and succulent.

Question by player Windswept

Answer: Hurry up

"Rattle your dags" means to hurry up in Australian-speak. The origin of the expression is rather unpleasant. Dried poohs around a sheep's backside are called dags, and when sheep run, those dags bump together and make a type of clattering sound.

Question by player Creedy

Answer: Ellis Island

Between 1892 and 1954, Ellis Island served as a clearing station for over 12 million immigrants to the United States. The first was Annie Moore, a 17 year-old girl from County Cork, Ireland. For those seeking a better life, it was the "Island of Hope." But immigrants were not admitted automatically.

They had to have enough money to show that they could support themselves until they found work. In addition, they had to pass both a physical and mental examination. Those suffering from a communicable disease were quarantined in the island's hospital; over 3500 died there. About 2% of prospective immigrants were denied admission for one reason or another and deported. Ellis Island served as a detention center for people suspected of harboring pro-German sympathies during both WWI and WWII and later for suspected Communists during the Cold War. For these unfortunates, Ellis Island became the "Island of Tears." Today, Ellis Island is a popular tourist destination, attracting over 3 million visitors each year.

Question by player daver852

Answer: Hawaii

You can probably tell that humuhumunukunukuapuaa is a Hawaiian word. Humuhumunukunukuapuaa is also known as the reef triggerfish, and is in fact the state fish of Hawaii.

Question by player nautilator

Answer: Time Magazine's "Person of the Year"

The United States (US) news magazine "Time" devotes an annual issue to a person, group or idea which has strongly influenced the year's events; prior to 2000, this was known as "Man of the Year" or "Woman of the Year". Soviet Premier Joseph Stalin was named twice: in 1939 and 1942. Nikita Khrushchev was recognised in 1957 for leading the Soviet Union into the Space Race with the US. Yuri Andropov and US President Ronald Reagan were both acknowledged in 1983 for their stances on the Strategic Defense Initiative ("Star Wars program"). Vladimir Putin was honoured in 2007 as he was coming to the end of his second term as Russian president and preparing to take over as the country's prime minister.

Question by player psnz

Answer: Jenny Lind

Jenny Lind was one of the most accomplished opera singers in the 19th century. Born in Stockholm, she was a favorite in her teens and toured Europe and the United States. Her image is on the 50 kronor banknote. E. B. Wilson and Company, of London, originally named one engine after her.

It proved so successful that the entire production of seventy became known as 'Jenny Lind.'

Question by player serpa

Answer: Let the decision stand

Stare decisis is Latin. It refers to the use of prior court decisions as current law. The English word for it is "precedent".

Most judges will follow existing precedents (prior decisions) which are applicable to the case before them unless there is a very good reason for ignoring them. It's important because it gives the law stability.

Question by player RockoColavito

Answer: John F. Kennedy

John Fitzgerald Kennedy was born the second son of Joseph and Rose, in 1961 he became the 35th president of the United States, serving until his well documented assassination in 1963. At 43 years of age he was the youngest ever elected president, he was also the first ever Catholic president, and the first to win a Pulitzer Prize, this came in 1955 for the biographical work "Profiles in Courage".

Question by player nickdrew55

Answer: 1928

"Jolly Green Giant" is a division of "General Mills". It was originally the Minnesota Valley Canning Company. Their mascot was later joined by his little buddy Sprout. Jolly Green Giant and Sprout are the icons for "Jolly Green Giant" producers and canners of many vegetable products.

They specialize in frozen and canned items and have many varieties of vegetables and some fruits to choose from.

Question by player darkgnome101

Answer: Asia

The Sultanate of Oman lies on the southwest part of Asia with Muscat being its capital city.

Question by player gkaz4