Tricky Trivia Mix Trivia

1. Which singer's real name is Stefani Joanne Angelina Germanotta?

From Quiz JJ's Mixed Trivia II

Answer: Lady Gaga

Lady Gaga is an American singer, songwriter and actress who is known for her unconventionality, highly provocative work and visual experimentation. The other singers' names are as follows: Madonna (Madonna Louise Ciccone). Pink (Alecia Beth Moore). Cher (Cherilyn Sarkisian).

From Quiz A Bunch of Stuff

Answer: When window glass was first manufactured, it was spun before flattening, resulting in imperfections.

When glass first started to be used in homes and churches, it was first blown into a cylinder, then flattened for windows. This resulted in many imperfections such as ripples and small bubbles in the glass. In modern times, glass is made using the float method. Here, molten glass it poured on a bed of molten tin. This allows it to flatten out evenly before it cools as the tin cools.

From Quiz Useful Useless Trivia: Part 2

Answer: Annie Taylor

Annie Taylor (1838-1921) was an American schoolteacher who on her 63rd birthday (October 24, 1901) became the first person to go over Niagara Falls in a barrel. She had planned the event for financial reasons but sadly did not make the money she had expected. Patricia McCormick (1929-2013) is thought to be the first female in North America to be a bullfighter. She fought in 300 corridas in Central and South America and was gored on six occasions. Her bullfighting years were from 1951-1962. Louise Brown was the first test tube baby, born in Lancastershire, England in 1978. Raymonde de Laroche (1882-1919) born in Paris, France and was the first female in the world to receive an aeroplane pilot's licence in 1910.

From Quiz Things You Thought You Knew but Probably Didn't

Answer: Elizabeth Tower

Many people do not realise that "Big Ben" is the nickname for the Great Bell of the clock within the tower, but the tower itself is called the "Elizabeth Tower". The tower was renamed in 2012 to mark the Diamond Jubilee of Queen Elizabeth II; before that date, it was officially called the "Clock Tower", though during the reign of Queen Victoria it was also known as "St Stephen's Tower".

From Quiz Mixed Nuts

Answer: Eustace Tilley

If you've ever seen a copy of The New Yorker magazine, you've probably seen their "dandy", all dressed up in a top hat with a monocle (no, it's NOT Mr. Peanut!). His image was created by art director Rea Irvin for the cover of the magazine's first issue in 1925. In the era of 'the flapper', I suppose this signature image may have been meant to conjure up concepts of affluence and superiority. In an early comedy article, one of the magazine's writers, Corey Ford, gave the character a name, i.e., Eustace Tilley, a 'dandy' indeed!

From Quiz Mix of Everything

Answer: Jupiter's four moons

It was Marius who named Jupiter's four moons: Io, Ganymede, Callisto, and Europa after the god Jupiter's lovers. Jupiter has many more moons but these four are the most massive in size. Io's solid iron core makes it extremely dense compared to the other three moons. Ganymede is the largest moon in our solar system. In fact, if it didn't orbit Jupiter but orbited the sun instead it would be classified as a planet.

From Quiz Black Wine and Other Oddities

Answer: Cahors

Cahors is a small city in southwest France. The Romans planted the first vineyards in the city over 2000 years ago. The red wines of Cahors are so dark that they traditionally have been called "black wine". In the late 19th century, the vineyards around Cahors were wiped out in the phylloxera epidemic that devastated the French wine industry, and had to be replanted. In 1956, there was a freeze so severe that almost all of the vines died, and they had to be replanted once again. Cahors is made primarily from the Malbec grape variety, with small amounts of Merlot and Tannat sometimes added. Wines from Cahors are bold, high in alcohol, and age well. Many are of very high quality, and modestly priced compared to other French wines.

From Quiz General Knowledge Mark 1

Answer: Alan Turing

Alan Turing of England is regarded as one of the greatest mathematical minds in history. Turing lived a life filled with prejudice because he was homosexual. Nevertheless, that didn't stop him from helping the Allies win in WWII by breaking the codes transmitted by Germans.

From Quiz A Few Things About Everything (Part 5)

Answer: Philip Morris USA

The company changed its name to Altria Group in 2003, but still owned 100% of Philip Morris USA at the time. These brands are also made in Neuchâtel, Switzerland, under authority of Philip Morris.

From Quiz A Few Things About Everything (Part 3)

Answer: Jean Lemaire de Belges

The "Epistles of the Green Lover", written in 1505, is a mock epistle allegedly written by the pet parrot of Margaret of Austria; the first epistle describes the parrot's torments after she abandoned him to go on a political mission. The parrot commits suicide by throwing himself into the jaws of a dog. In the second epistle, the parrot writes to Margaret telling her of the afterlife. Jean Lemaire was born in Wallonia, a french speaking southern region of Belgium, probably in a hamlet named "Belges".

From Quiz Not Many People Know This

Answer: Traditionally, printers manually stored the capital letters above the others.

Johannes Gutenberg's Letterpress printing method involved using individually cast, reusable letters that were clamped together in a frame. For convenience, the workers, called typesetters, who set the letters in the frames placed all the individual capital letter characters in separate drawers (or cases). Because they were used less frequently, this led to the practice of always storing the cases containing the capital letters on higher shelves than the other letters. Therefore, capital letters were always found in the upper cases/drawers. (Question posed by odo5435)

From Quiz This is Not the Quiz You're Looking For

Answer: FDP

Like the CDU (Christian Democrats) and SPD (Social Democrats), FDP (Liberal Democrats) have been in every Bundestag (the German equivalent of the US House of Representatives) from 1949 to 2013. However, in 2013, they only gained 4.8% of the vote and thus fell short of the required quorum for representation.

From Quiz A Quizzical Quiz Part 2

Answer: Alberta, Canada

The tiny hamlet of Manyberries, found in Alberta, Canada, has very few amenities. Its claim to fame comes from a southeast wind, Manyberries Chinook, named after the hamlet. This wind often happens prior to a Chinook wind.

From Quiz A Right Old Mishmash

Answer: Utopia

In this 1946 film, the trio actually head to Alaska to try and locate a long-lost gold mine. The other six films in this series featured "real" destinations in their titles - Singapore, Zanzibar, Morocco, Rio, Bali and Hong Kong.

From Quiz Triviabiz

Answer: Tovil

The Tovil consists of many dances, each one named after the demon that the Shaman priests wish to communicate with. The priests will perform night long rituals and animals will be sacrificed for protection against negative forces and to cure illnesses. Tanoura is an Egyptian dance performed by Sufi men. The dance is similar to Sufi Whirling in Turkey. Tsamiko is a traditional Greek dance usually performed by men at weddings and festivals. Trepak, also known as Tropak, is a traditional Ukranian folk dance. It is known as the Russian dance performed in Tchaikovsky's "The Nutcracker". - rhosyn

From Quiz Trivia Mixed Bag

Answer: Davy Crockett

Davy Crockett was a Congressman and frontier explorer in early America. A popular song was written about his life in 1954 by Grant Henry, George Bruns and Thomas W. Blackburn in which "bar" is the old west pronunciation of "bear". It was used as the theme song for "Davy Crockett, King of the Wild Frontier" TV series produced by the Disney studios in the mid 1950s, starring Fess Parker. The real Crockett died in Texas in 1836 defending the Alamo.

From Quiz I Want the Truth!

Answer: The axial skeleton includes skull, ribcage and vertebral column.

The axial skeleton includes the skull, ribcage and vertebral column, while the appendicular skeleton includes pectoral girdle, pelvic girdle and forelimb and hindlimb. The cranium, foramen magnum and teeth are all parts of skull.

From Quiz A Quizzical Quiz

Answer: Swan Lake

"Black Swan" revolves around Tchaikovsky's "Swan Lake". The "Black Swan" was played by Natalie Portman who won an Academy Award for best actress as well as numerous other awards from various guilds.

From Quiz Mixing It Up III - The Return of Trivia

Answer: Caliban

Caliban is the savage slave of the enchanter Prospero in Shakespeare's last play "The Tempest." Caliban's mother Sycorax had once ruled the island in a dictatorial manner. But then she died, and the banished Duke Prospero ended up rising to power on the mystical island.

From Quiz Mixed General Knowledge

Answer: 1985

Live Aid was a massive concert running simultaneously on both sides of the Atlantic to raise charity for the Ethiopian famine. It was organised by Bob Geldof and Midge Ure.

From Quiz Generally Speaking

Answer: speaking in tongues

Glossolalia is speaking in tongues. The Catholic Charismatic Movement originated at Duquesne University (Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania), at a retreat consisting of professors and students. The retreat was held from February 17 to 19, 1967. Speaking in tongues is an ancient phenomena and was not a permanent part of Roman Catholic Church rituals until after 1967. Incorporating praying in tongues within the Charismatic movement of the Roman Catholic church in the United States was a major change in the liturgy of the Mass. Léo Joseph Cardinal Suenens, who was a leading cardinal in the Catholic Church at that time, endorsed this movement when he was one of four moderators of the Second Vatican Council. However, the Charismatic Mass is not a regular feature of most parish Masses, but rather celebrated once or twice a year.

From Quiz Trivia Spectrum

Answer: 225

A Scrabble board consists of 15 rows and 15 columns (15 x 15 = 225 squares). American architect Alfred Mosher Butts is credited with inventing the popular word game, which operated under various different names such as "Lexico", "Alph" and "Criss-Cross" before settling on the name "Scrabble".

From Quiz A Little Bit of Knowledge

Answer: Alan Turing

It is known as the Turing Test. A remote human interrogator, within a set time, has to distinguish between a computer and human subject from the replies they give to various questions.

From Quiz Hard Questions, Easy Answers.

Answer: Khan Tengri

Khan Tengri, 6,995 metres high, is a peak of the Tian Shan range. Tian Shan means "Celestial Mountains", and crosses Pakistan, India, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Uzbekistan up to China. Mont Blanc is, as you know, the highest peak in the Alps; Aconcagua, in the Andes, is the highest peak in the Americas; Ben Nevis is the UK's top.

From Quiz Develop Thy Brain Powers!

Answer: Feathers

Feathers are the primary part of birds that make them different from other animals. They are the only creatures to have true feathers. Many other animals lay eggs, like crocodiles, turtles, and fish. Other animals have wings, too, like bats--and bats also fly. Not all birds, however, fly; kiwis and ostriches, for example, cannot fly.

From Quiz Everything But The Pearl

Answer: Seven

Colorado, part of the Western United States, was admitted to the Union in 1876, where it got its official nickname, the "Centennial State". Colorado is bordered by Wyoming, New Mexico, Utah, Oklahoma, Nebraska, Kansas and Arizona. Some of those borders are almost minuscule, but still, they absolutely do touch!

From Quiz Interesting and/or Entertaining Tidbits: No. 2

Answer: Quincy, Massachusetts

Founded in 1950 by William Rosenberg, Dunkin' Donuts is headquartered in Canton, Massachusetts and is an international pastry and coffee business. Howard Johnson's is a chain of restaurants and hotels, located primarily throughout the United States and Canada. Founded by Howard D. Johnson in 1925, the initial business was a drugstore that offered amazing ice cream at its soda fountain. Remember "28 flavors"? Howard Johnson hotels are now part of Wyndham Worldwide.

From Quiz General Nuisance Seven

Answer: Horse

"Black Beauty" was published in 1877 and over fifty million copies have been printed. It has been made into a movie five times. Several writers have written 'sequels' and there was a 1972 television series.

From Quiz The Quiz Not Taken

Answer: Robert Hooke

"Hooke's law of elasticity" is very often used in physics in order to measure the elasticity of a spring using a force constant. Gregor Mendel is known as "The Father of All Genetics" for his work with pea plans that helped discover the properties of dominant and recessive genes, as well as phenotypes. Alexander Graham Bell is best known for inventing the telephone, and the "decibel" which measures sound is named after him. Blaise Pascal is known for his several discoveries, one of which is "Pascal's Law" about changes in pressure. The scientific unit of pressure is a Pascal.

From Quiz Random Thoughts Within My Head

Answer: 1893

"Happy Birthday to You" was written in 1893 by American sisters Patty Hill and Mildred J. Hill. They were schoolteachers in Louisville, Kentucky, and the original title/words to the song were "Good Morning to All." This song is classified by the Guinness Book of World Records as the most popular song in the world.

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