Thematic Unique Ideas Trivia

1. What American state's flag has an unusual shape (not a square or rectangle)?

From Quiz Unusual

Answer: Ohio

Ohio is the only American state to have a flag that is not rectangular or square in shape. Ohio's flag is considered to be a triangular swallowtail shape. It consists of a blue chevron on the hoist side of the flag containing 17 stars (representing its order of admission) and a red letter O with a white typeface. The remainder of the flag consists of three red and two white stripes that stretch from the chevron towards the narrow end of the swallowtail. The flag was designed by architect John Eisenmann in 1901 and was adopted by Ohio the following year.

From Quiz That's One in the Eye!

Answer: Oar

In 1612 Miyamoto Musashi agreed to fight a duel with the Shogun's martial arts sensai Sasaki Kojiro. Kojiro was the epitome of a samurai and prided himself on his image as a warrior following the code of bushido. Musashi was only concerned with not being beaten. The duel took place on an island that Musashi travelled to by boat; arriving late and wearing scruffy clothes, he achieved his aim of irritating the punctual, impeccably attired Kojiro, thus putting him off balance. In order to attain an advantage Kojito fought with a sword made to be slightly longer than standard. Aware of this, Musashi is said to have fashioned himself a longer bokken, a wooden sword, from his oar and regained the advantage and won the duel, killing Kojito and preserving his unbeaten record. Miyamoto Musashi is the author of 'The Book of Five Rings' a book centered around the art of war. He has a record of fighting and winning 61 duels.

From Quiz Clinically Undressed

Answer: Francisco Goya

Francisco Goya (1746-1827), is perhaps best known for his disturbing depictions of war and deprivation during the Napoleonic occupation of the Iberian Peninsula. Art historians regard "The Nude Maja" as one of the first depictions of the female nude that was not associated with a historical event, legend or myth. While it is unknown whether or not Goya intended for the paintings to be hung together, they can be seen today at Madrid's El Prado museum where they hang side by side.

From Quiz They Call It 420

Answer: Barack Obama

Obama has talked several times about smoking marijuana, especially during his time at college. George W. Bush hasn't admitted smoking pot, but when secretly taped by one of his father's aides, the unfortunately named Doug Wead, he said, "I wouldn't answer the marijuana question. "You know why? 'Cause I don't want some little kid doing what I tried." Clinton admitted to smoking marijuana while a student at Oxford University in UK, but continued by saying he didn't like it and he didn't inhale. Reagan is the odd one out here as he was very anti pot, saying marijuana was "probably the most dangerous drug in the United States today" during his 1980 election campaign. There are several tales regarding early presidents such as George Washington, James Madison and Thomas Jefferson talking of their pot smoking days, but whilst it is true that these men certainly grew hemp, the stories of them smoking it all seem to originated in the 1970s or later. In fact Thomas Jefferson's supposed quote that "Some of my finest hours have been spent on my back veranda, smoking hemp and observing as far as my eye can see" didn't start circulating until the early 2000s and the non-profit organisation that runs Monticello, Jefferson's Virginia home, assert that the quote does not appear in any of Jefferson's official writings, and first appeared online in 2008.

From Quiz It's A Damn Quiz

Answer: Leeds United

Brian Clough took over from Don Revie as manager of Leeds United when Revie departed to become manager of the England national team in 1974, but Clough's appointment was highly controversial with the majority of fans not welcoming him due to his previous criticism of both Revie and the team, about who he had referred to as "dirty" and "cheats". The dissatisfaction voiced by the fans and the players themselves, after Clough told them at their initial meeting, "The first thing you can do for me is throw your medals in the bin because you've never won anything fairly; you've done it by cheating" led to Clough being sacked by the club after just 44 days in charge, and replaced by Bolton Wanderers manager, Jimmy Armfield.

From Quiz Jokers Wild

Answer: Novak Djokovic

Novak Djokovic was discovered by Yugoslavian tennis coach Jelena Genčić who also discovered former champions like Goran Ivanisević and Monica Seles. After turning professional in 2003, he made his first Grand Slam final in the U.S. Open in 2007 where he lost to Roger Federer. His first Grand Slam final victory came the following year in the Australian Open against Jo-Wilfried Tsonga. Between 2008 and 2016 he won twelve Grand Slams and has won each of the four Grand Slams at least once. Djokovic is well known for doing impressions of a number of tennis players such as Rafael Nadal, Maria Sharapova and John McEnroe in front of crowds during various tournaments. His "Joker" nickname is well earned.

From Quiz Ch-Ch-Ch-Ch..Changes.

Answer: Pluto

Pluto was at one time considered one of the nine planets of our solar system, now relegated to "dwarf planet" in 2006 by the International Astronomical Union due to its relative size in comparison to Eris discovered in 2005 and 27% larger. So now we have eight actual recognized planets around the sun and a couple of very large space rocks. Oh well. Pluto and Goofy are still my favorite Disney dogs.

From Quiz Landing On Your Feet

Answer: Merle Haggard

Merle Haggard was horn in Oildale, California, and died in Palo Cedro, California, on April 6 2016 - his 79th birthday. Haggard learnt to play guitar at a young age, but he also got into a lot of trouble and spent periods of time in detention centres. In between these spells, Haggard was heard singing along at a Lefty Frizzell concert and a career in music began. Haggard was active on the country music scene for some 50 years from 1960. In that time he topped the Billboard ~Country charts on just short of 40 occasions. Among those hits were the well-known "Okie From Muskogee" and "The Fightin' Side of Me", a song that kicked back at the many anti-Vietnam War songs of the late 1960s and early 1970s.

From Quiz Burning the Stone

Answer: in the sport of curling

The sport of curling involves sending heavy stones down a length of ice. Team members armed with brooms go ahead of the stone and try to make as smooth a passage as possible. "Burning the stone" is when a broom touches the stone, which is against the rules.

From Quiz Hobbies - the "No Worries!" Way

Answer: Three notes played or sung together making a chord

After moving to Spain several years ago, a friend and I started Spangles, having previously sung together in Barbershop in the UK. Much of my spare time is spent singing with this harmony chorus. We perform locally, and also compete internationally at Barbershop Choir conventions. A Triad is indeed a Chinese gang, but to my knowledge they don't all sing/play music together, and the correct term for the other two options is trio. Question supplied by Possum1

From Quiz What is THAT?

Answer: Geep

This combination is very rare because goats and sheep belong to different genera. Sheep are of the Ovis while goats belong to Capra, and because of these gene differences, most geeps are stillborn.

From Quiz Don't Stop Trying

Answer: Robert the Bruce

Legend has it that Robert the Bruce (1274 - 1329) was hiding in a cave following a defeat in battle. He was seriously thinking about giving up on his fight for Scotland, when he saw a spider trying to build a web. Several times the wee beastie swung and missed, but it never gave up and eventually the web was completed. Inspired by the spider, Robert the Bruce carried on and became Robert 1 of Scotland in 1309 and ruled until his death in 1329.

From Quiz Which President: Obama or Santos?

Answer: Obama

Barack Obama served as United States Senator for Illinois between January 2005 and November 2008, resigning his position upon being elected President. Before Obama, John Kennedy was the most recent Senator to be elevated to the Presidency. Richard Nixon and Lyndon Johnson were both former Senators but had a break in their careers before being elected to the highest office in the land. The fictional Matthew Santos served three terms in the House of Representatives, representing Texas' 18th congressional district. A minor plot point during his primary campaign is made of Josh (Santos' campaign director) trying to get people to refer to him as "the Congressman" instead of just "Matt".

From Quiz Children of Terra Ask: What On Earth Is It?

Answer: A stick for stirring oatmeal

When I'm in garb as a 16th century Scottish hielander, my spurtle is tucked in my waist in case there will be a pot of parritch, aka porridge, aka oatmeal being cooked up. A true spurtle is quite literally a stick - if it has a flattened end, it's a spatula. If it has a rounded flattened end, it's a spoon. A wise woman knows not to stir counterclockwise (widdershins), because that's the devil's direction. She will stir clockwise, aka sunwise, with her right hand to make it proper. As noted, a flat "spoon" is a spatula. It came into terminology about the same time as spurtle. As far as I know, the term is not a leaky faucet, but your local plumber could better answer that... Nor is it a term used at all in the TMNT world... but I could be wrong! Heh! (babsr)

From Quiz Help Jog This Old Man's Memory

Answer: Midnight

When I was in the eighth grade we had to memorize this complete poem. It haunted me then and still does.

From Quiz The Wesley Crusher

Answer: General Wesley Clark

Wesley Clark was born Wesley Kanne in Chicago on December 23, 1944. After his father's death in 1948, his mother remarried Viktor Clark, who raised Wesley as his own and adopted him on Wesley's 16th birthday. The valedictorian of his class at West Point, Clark won a Rhodes scholarship to study at Oxford University in England in his senior year. He completed his degree in the Philosophy, Politics, and Economics program at Magdalen College at the University of Oxford in August 1968. After serving as Supreme Allied Commander for NATO in Kosovo from 1997 to 2000, General Clark retired from military service. Wesley Merritt was a general in the United States Army during the American Civil War and the Spanish-American War. Major General W.O. West was a fictional Air Force general that oversaw experiments with an ancient artifact found in Egypt that produced a wormhole that allowed teams to explore the universe. Once the artifact, known as the Stargate from the movie and TV show "Stargate", connected to Abydos, Maj. Gen. West militarized the program. General William Westmoreland was a retired United States Army four-star general, who commanded U.S. military operations in the Vietnam War at its peak, 1964-1968, and later served as U.S. Army chief of staff from 1968 to 1972. Question by MiraJane.

From Quiz Upping the Ante

Answer: Auntie Cedent

Antecedent means coming before, as in a line, in time, in a phrase, or an event in history. Aunt Nora was the first aunt to pass away as well. I think she wanted it that way.

From Quiz "This is the way we..."

Answer: The dripping water onto the motor caused short circuits and electric shocks

"This is the way we wash our clothes..." From pounding clothing with rocks at the water's edge; to dragging clothes in a bag dropped in the ocean; to the washtubs and scrubbing boards; to the first washing machines that caused short circuits and electrics shocks from unprotected motors; to the first wwooden tubs rather than coppper barrel ones, to the introduction of the agitator and the wringers, the washing machine of the twenty-first century has evolved. It is now the highly functional, sleek, brightly colored, push button, or dial twisted, gentle, regular or super, whites, or permanent press machine. It has low, medium, and full water levels. A separate cavity for bleach, and many with an automatic safety lid that can not be opened while the machine spins keeps us from motor shocks and burns of long ago. No longer is the muscle strength needed that once operated scrubbing boards and hand-wringing water from clothes at the wash tub for optimum laundry results. Doing the Monday wash is now just about a "one finger, push, or twist event". A special thanks to the Beatty Brothers of Ontario, Canada who were the first to produce an agitator washing machine, and were later followed in the United States by the Maytag Company. ..."so early on Monday morning".

From Quiz All You Need Is a Pick Me Up

Answer: In a coffin with a corpse

The theory behind this was that the poultice would contain the essence of the boil, which would leave you and pass to the dead person where it couldn't do any harm. Obviously you couldn't go around digging up graves in the dead of night to do this, so for it to work you needed to know where there was an unburied coffin complete with corpse. Then you needed the permission of the relatives to inflict boils on their dear departed. Overall this cure for boils is not recommended. I'll stick to the antibiotic ointment.

From Quiz Polly, But Not a Parrot In Sight!

Answer: primrose

Primula and polyanthus both belong to the family Primulaceae, which also includes the cowslip and auricula. Polyanthus is the name given to a hybrid between different species of primula and can result in a wide variety of stunning colours. A very popular garden favourite, all generally flower in early spring and are easy to grow.

From Quiz Anonymous Love Letters

Answer: a scarlet letter

In addition to prison time, Hester Prynne must also wear the symbol of her infidelity in public as part of the punishment for her crime. It is a scarlet letter "A." "The Scarlet Letter" holds a prominent place in 19th century romance literature.

From Quiz I Hate Comic Sans

Answer: Windows 95

Though he likely was unaware of the can of worms he was about to open, former Microsoft employee and font designer Vincent Connare is who historians will thank for giving computer users the opportunity to use Comic Sans in completely tasteless ways!

From Quiz No Such Thing As a Bad Question

Answer: Washington became president in 1789.

The mistake in that sentence is that 1889 should be 1789. After Congress decided that the leader should be a single president, it had to be determined who that person was. George Washington was unanimously elected president in 1789 and continued his presidency for two terms.

From Quiz It's More Than You Think

Answer: 5.28 inches

The rules of golf specify that the diameter of a golf ball not be less than 1.68 inches (42.67mm). By multiplying this number by pi we get 5.28 inches, so in fact a roll is much longer than than the average player believes.

From Quiz Points of View

Answer: Death Valley National Park

Young star Daria Halprin starred in her third and last movie in 1972. It was the same year she married director/actor Dennis Hopper.

From Quiz Game, Set, Match

Answer: Tennis elbow

Tennis elbow is an injury when the outside of the elbow becomes tender and sore. Its proper name is lateral epicondylitis, but it is also known as tennis elbow, shooter's elbow or archer's elbow. It can strike anyone at any time for any reason, but it is commonly associated with tennis and other racquet sports. Everyday things, such as picking up heavy items, especially with the palm down, or just moving your elbow in general. Symptoms include pain in the elbow, tenderness in the bone on the outside of the elbow (the lateral epicondyle), pain when moving the wrist and pain while doing activities that extend the muscles in the arm and stiffness in the morning. Strengthening the muscles in the arm is the best way to prevent it, as well as decreasing time spent playing sports and staying in good physical shape.

From Quiz Oh... Who Lives in a Pineapple Under the Sea?

Answer: Mushroom

Though Spongebob Squarepants is a sponge, the Spongiforma squarepantsii is actually a type of mushroom. The fungus was discovered by Dr. Desjardin. Dr. Dennis Desjardin is a mycologist who specializes in mushroom taxonomy. Along with his colleagues, Desjardin has discovered over 200 species of mushrooms. Interestingly, some of the mushrooms he has discovered are luminescent!

From Quiz Dallas: the City or the TV Series?

Answer: Fictional city on the TV series "Dallas"

It is true, Braddock, Texas was the fictional suburb of Dallas, Texas chosen by the television screen writers as "home town" for the Ewing family ranch. Throughout the series many of the characters mentioned Braddock and, Miss Ellie's official web site lists her birthplace as Braddock, Texas.

From Quiz Aces Up

Answer: Suzanne Somers

Ace Hardware Corporation paid Somers $200,000 a year for doing the ads back in the 1970s. However, they "decided to cease using any advertising featuring Ms. Somers" after she appeared nude in some "Playboy" publicity photos.

From Quiz The Random Wisdom of Wikipedia

Answer: Fugazi Live Series

Fugazi - whom, I must add, I've never heard of before - are an American post-hardcore punk band consisting of guitarists and vocalists Ian MacKaye and Guy Picciotto, bassist Joe Lally and drummer Brendan Canty. They are known for having a very down-to-earth approach to the music business and have tried to establish a $5 admission fee to their concerts because they felt that fans were being ripped off by exorbitant ticket prices.

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