Quizzes About Nothing Trivia

1. Roman numerals are often seen on clock faces and watches, but the Romans didn't have anything to represent zero. Which civilisation is responsible for the first use of zero as a number?

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Answer: Mesopotamians

Mesopotamia invented the zero sometime in the 3rd century. Within a hundred or so years of this the Mayans, at the other side of the world, independently created the concept of zero. Question compiled by BillMcC

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Answer: Rankine

The Rankine scale of Thermodynamics is equivalent to the Kelvin scale but is expressed in Fahrenheit whereas Kelvin used the centigrade scale. Absolute zero is −459.67° on the Fahrenheit scale and −273.15° on the Celsius scale. The Rømer scale sets the freezing point of pure water at 7.5 degrees and the boiling point of water at 60 degrees.

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Answer: Christopher Plummer

Plummer, who is probably best known for his role as Captain von Trapp in "The Sound Of Music" (1965) was 82 years and 75 days old when he won his Oscar for Best Supporting Actor in the 2010 movie "Beginners" starring Ewan McGregor. All of the possible answers have won an Oscar late in life, with Eastwood being 74 years old when he won a Best Director award for "Million Dollar Baby" (2005), Ameche winning Best Supporting Actor aged 77 in 1985s "Cocoon" and Tandy at 80 years old, winning Best Actress for "Driving Miss Daisy" in 1990.

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Answer: Jean-Paul Sartre

Jean-Paul Sartre was born in Paris, France in 1905. He is primarily associated with the concepts of existentialism and phenomenology. "Being and Nothingness" happened to be one of his seminal works. Isaac Asimov was a very prolific writer of many non-fiction and fiction works. He may be most notable for his stories about robotics. The "three rules of robotics," should be well remembered for all or any interested in artificial intelligence and the advent of robots or androids. :) Douglas Adams is probably most well remembered for his classic "Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy". Anatoly Karpov was a former world chess champion from Russia. (christopherm)

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Answer: India

According to Wikipedia, the Babylonians were the first to have the concept that a mark could be used as a place holder when counting; they at first simply used a blank space but then used two slanted wedges. We have borrowed this concept in contemporary mathematics and use the zero as a place holder. For example, we use a zero behind the number one after we count nine to make ten and behind the number ten to make 100 and so on; otherwise, we would have to invent a separate new symbol for 10, 11, 12, etc., and we would have an infinite number of symbols, one for each possible number. However, the Babylonians were not counting their place holder symbol as a number with any value. The people of India used a blank to represent zero all the way back in the fourth century BC. By the ninth century AD, the people of India were using zero as a number with actual value that could be used in mathematical calculations.

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Answer: Indian

While most cultures had the concept of "nothing", ancient texts indicate that Hindu Indians were probably the earliest developers of the use of the numeral zero both as a place holder and as a number in its own right. The earliest indisputable evidence of use of "zero" appeared on a stone tablet dating from 876, found in the city of Gwalior, Madhya Pradesh, India.

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Answer: Helen Cresswell

The book was part of the "Bagthorpe Saga" series of novels. A television comedy series based on the first two books of the saga, "Ordinary Jack" and "Absolute Zero", was screened by the BBC in 1981. Helen Cresswell was born in Nottingham in 1934 and died in Eaking in 2005. She wrote more than 100 novels and scripted for many TV series. Roald Dahl was also a British author while Natalie Savage Carlson and Eleanor Hallowell Abbott were both American authors.

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Answer: English Channel

Gallant-Charette took almost 18 hours to swim from Dover, England to Cap Blanc, France, beating the previous oldest swimmer record which had been set in 2010 by 64 year old Australian Susan Oldham. Gallant-Charette's crossing meant that she held five open water records, also being the oldest woman to swim across the Catalina Channel in California, the Tsugaru Strait in Japan, the North Channel between Northern Ireland and Scotland, and the Molokai Channel in Hawaii.

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Answer: John Lennon

Sadly, John Lennon was tragically killed by a crazed fanatic in 1980 at the tender age of 40. The Beatles are arguably the most famous band in contemporary history. The song was sung by John Lennon, although the credits belong to Lennon and McCartney. (christopherm)

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Answer: Seinfeld

The show was often self-referencing and self-deprecating. In one of the episodes, having been invited to NBC Television to pitch their ideas, the characters Jerry and George are in the coffee shop, trying to come up with a basis for a sitcom. GEORGE: Everybody's doing something, we'll do nothing. JERRY: So, we go into NBC, we tell them we've got an idea for a show about nothing. GEORGE: Exactly. JERRY: They say, "What's your show about?" I say, "Nothing." GEORGE: There you go. (pause) JERRY: (Nodding his head) I think you may have something there.

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Answer: Malinda Kathleen Reese

An original song on her first studio album. Malinda is an American singer, songwriter, musician and YouTube sensation. Question compiled by Retiredangel

From Quiz The History of Nothing

Answer: Vacuum

The word vacuum comes from one of several Latin words, depending on your etymological source. All of them relate to the concept of being or becoming empty. Strictly speaking, a vacuum is hypothetical, and in reality we only see partial vacuums. Even in regions of space which have almost no matter or energy, there is something. Philosophers, starting with the ancient Greeks, have debated whether a true vacuum (sometimes referred to as a void) is possible. Scientists, starting in the 17th century, have created partial vacuums, with practical applications including the incandescent light bulb and the vacuum cleaner.

From Quiz Absolute Zero

Answer: First-person shooter

The game was played over 30 missions and three different locations. In the game aliens invaded the moon Europa and attacked the miners working there. The object of the game is to try and stop the invading aliens using equipment that is available in the colony. The game was developed and published by Domark Software.

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Answer: Oldest Grand National Horse Race winner

The Grand National was first run in 1839, and just ten years later in 1849, Peter Simple won it. Although he was entered for the next three years, he failed to complete the course on each occasion, until in 1853, he won again at age 15, becoming the third horse after The Duke and Abd-El-Kader, to win the prestigious race twice. Given that the average age of Grand National entrants in modern times is 9.5, this could be a record that stands for many years.

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Answer: Love

The derivation and etymology of the term, "love," in tennis is somewhat obscure. So, I leave it to the gentle reader of this quiz to make one's own determination. However, the score of "love" essentially means, "zero." However, to remain thematic, it also means "nothing." (no score) (christopherm)

From Quiz This Means Nothing to Me

Answer: Seinfeld

"Seinfeld," created by Larry David and Jerry Seinfeld, is, as Wikipedia notes, the most post-modern of television programming since "Monty Python's Flying Circus". David and Seinfeld deliberately pushed for the show to be about the "minutiae" of life; in fact they both insisted stubbornly that there was to be "no hugging, no learning." None of the main or secondary characters were ever deliberately likeable, and certainly no one ever had a reason to feel sorry for any of them. In fact, there is not even any grief when a main character's longtime girlfriend and fiance dies. Because of this approach, the show ended up reinforcing the philosophy of nihilism--nothing matters at all, and life is about an assortment of meaningless minor events. The strategy obviously worked, for TV Guide considers "Seinfeld" to be "the greatest television series ever made," the show was in the top two spots in the Nielson ratings from 1994-1998, and it won countless Emmys and Golden Globes.

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Answer: Claudio, Hero, Benedick and Beatrice

Lucentio, Kate, Bianca and Hortensio are from "The Taming of the Shrew". Puck, Oberon, Titania and Lysander are from "A Midsummer Night's Dream". Shylock, Bassanio, Portia and Antonio are from "The Merchant of Venice".

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Answer: Philadelphia

Band founder Domenic Palermo was convicted of aggravated assault and attempted murder after stabbing someone in a fight. He served two years in jail. Question compiled by BillMcC

From Quiz The History of Nothing

Answer: Freedom

The song was written by Kris Kristofferson and Fred Foster, and originally recorded by Roger Miller, but it is the version performed by Janis Joplin on the posthumously-released album 'Pearl' that springs immediately to mind for most people. It recounts a trip across the southern part of the United States, starting with hitching a truck ride from Baton Rouge to New Orleans (although later reference to the Kentucky coal mines suggests their trip had started earlier) and finishing with a parting of the ways in California. According to the third verse (using Kristofferson's lyrics - every performer modifies them slightly): "Freedom's just another word for nothin' left to lose Nothin' ain't worth nothin' but it's free Feelin' good was easy, Lord, when Bobby sang the blues And buddy, that was good enough for me Good enough for me and my Bobby McGee."

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Answer: Jeff Fahey

Jeff Fahey portrays climatologist David Koch who was employed by Inter Sci. He proposed that earth's last ice age was caused by a polar shift that lasted just a single day. In the TV series "Lost" Jorge Garcia played the part of Hugo Reyes, Josh Holloway was James Ford and Matthew Fox was Jack Shephard.

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Answer: Mount Everest

In 2008, when he was just a sprightly 76 years old, Sherchan scaled Everest for the first time, in doing so becoming the oldest person to reach the peak. That record was broken in 2013 by 80 year old Japanese man Yuichiro Miura. After many months of training, Sherchan set out to regain his record, but unfortunately died at base camp.

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Answer: Seinfeld

Interestingly enough, "Seinfeld" episodes introduced many common phrases into the English language. It was based in Manhattan, New York City. It ran for some nine seasons and it is regarded as being one of the most popular TV sitcoms of all time. Arguably, it does take a certain semblance of appreciation for New York culture and humor, but basically anyone with sense of humor can appreciate the show. The initial concept began as a show "about nothing." In essence, it depicted the lives of four struggling people in the city of New York. (christopherm)

From Quiz This Means Nothing to Me

Answer: Elton John

"Too Low for Zero" comes from Elton John's 1983 album of the same name. It was also found on the 1987 "Elton John's Greatest Hits--Vol. 3"; however, that collection was deleted and replaced in 1992 with "Greatest Hits 1976-1986," and the song "Too Low for Zero" was not chosen to be on the new collection. Bernie Taupin wrote the lyrics, which included: "I'm too low for zero / I'm on a losing streak / I got myself in a bad patch lately / I can't seem to get much sleep".

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Answer: Sting

Sting (Gordon Sumner) was hired to proved background vocals and was later apparently embarrased that his publishers insisted he be given writing credit for having provided only the line, "I Want My MTV".

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Answer: Arizona

The town was founded in 1977 but didn't last long. At its peak it had a maximum population of four and has already faded into obscurity. Legend has it that this is how the town sign read as you drove in, or more likely through. "Town of Nothing Arizona. Founded 1977. Elevation 3269ft. The staunch citizens of Nothing are full of Hope, Faith, and Believe in the work ethic. Thru-the-years-these dedicated people had faith in Nothing, hoped for Nothing, worked at Nothing, for Nothing." Question compiled by BillMcC

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Answer: Erika Eleniak

Erika Eleniak portrayed Bryn in the film. She, along with David Koch and a few others, tries to survive the new ice age as the temperature drops very rapidly. Erika's first film role was in the 1988 film "The Blob" and she also appeared in many other films including "Under Siege" with Steven Seagal. Carmen Electra appeared as Lani McKenzie in "Baywatch", Evangeline Lilly was Kate Austen in "Lost" and Emile de Ravin was Claire Littleton in the same show.

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Answer: 290

Mick Jagger and Keith Richards were both 73 years old, Charlie Watts was 75 and Ronnie Wood, as the baby of the band, was only 69. "Blue And Lonesome" was the first Stones album to reach number one in UK since 1994's "Voodoo Lounge" and was the band's first album to feature only cover songs.

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Answer: Zero

The history of the number "Zero," is quite fascinating. Zero can be a natural, real or complex number. There may be some argument as to whether zero is a natural number. All that being said, zero represents "nothing," for the most part. (christopherm)

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Answer: Less than Zero

"Less than Zero" was directed by Marek Kanievska and starred Robert Downey, Jr., Andrew McCarthy, James Spader, and Jami Gertz. It was based on the novel of the same name by Bret Easton Ellis. This film is the first in which Downey was billed as Robert Downey, Jr. Interestingly, according to IMDB, Brad Pitt also appears in the film as an uncredited performer and received a mere $38 for his work.

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Answer: He stood up to the interrogators of the House Committee on Un-American Activities.

Born in Brooklyn in 1915 as Samuel Joel Mostel, he also played Pseudolus in "A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum" and Max Bialystock in "The Producers". During the 1950s' House Un-American Activities Committee's anti-communist investigations in the US, Mr. Mostel, in an act of defiance, refused to "name names" while being interrogated. This caused him to be blacklisted.

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