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13 Trivia Quiz

Most quiz writers make a special 100th quiz. I am superstitious, so I am starting 87 quizzes early; here is my 13th quiz.

A multiple-choice quiz by AdamM7. Estimated time: 4 mins.

Author
AdamM7

Time
4 mins

Type
Multiple Choice

Quiz #
328,817

Updated
Dec 03 21

# Qns
10

Difficulty
Average

Avg Score
7 / 10

Plays
652

One at a Time - Single Page - Timed Game

Question 1 of 10

1. If the 13th day in a month falls on a particular day of the week, that day is often considered unlucky. Which day of the week is it? Hint

Monday

Sunday

Saturday

Friday

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Question 2 of 10

2. It is considered unlucky by some to have 13 guests at a dinner table. In the "Harry Potter" books, one of the professors pointed out that there were 13 people at the Christmas dinner, and said what? Hint

The last person to sit down would die in the next week.

Someone would die at the table.

All 13 people would die in the same accident.

The first person to leave the table would die first.

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Question 3 of 10

3. "13" is the name of a 2010 film. It was a remake of which 2005 French film? (Hint: the second word of the film is "13" in Georgian) Hint

13 Treize

13 Tzameti

13 Dreizehn

13 Tredici

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Question 4 of 10

4. Which of these ways to write "13" is not correctly matched? Hint

Binary code - 1101

Welsh - Tri ar ddeg

Roman numerals - XIII

Dutch - Trece

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Question 5 of 10

5. What is the square root of 13 rounded to the nearest whole number? (Try to do this without a calculator.) Hint

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Question 6 of 10

6. Who was the 13th president of the United States of America? Hint

Franklin Roosevelt

Millard Fillmore

George Washington

Bill Clinton

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Question 7 of 10

7. Where were the Olympic Games held in 1913? Hint

Stockholm

They weren't held in 1913

Athens

Antwerp

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Question 8 of 10

8. The number 13 was considered to be a sacred number by which of these cultures? Hint

Ancient Egyptians

Tudors

Aztec

Ancient Chinese

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Question 9 of 10

9. In the US, what is PG-13? Hint

A type of stereo

A gun

A famous clothing shop name

A movie rating

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Question 10 of 10

10. What happened to the space mission Apollo 13? Hint

The mission was successful and the crew returned home safely.

The mission was successful but the crew died.

The mission was aborted but the crew managed to return home.

The mission was aborted and the crew died.

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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts

1. If the 13th day in a month falls on a particular day of the week, that day is often considered unlucky. Which day of the week is it?

Answer: Friday

The fear of Friday the 13th is paraskavedekatriaphobia or friggatriskaidekaphobia. President Franklin Roosevelt would never travel on the 13th day of a month, even if it wasn't a Friday.

Answer: The first person to leave the table would die first.

This superstition may come from Christianity in relation to the Last Supper. At the Last Supper, 12 disciples and Jesus (making 13) dined at a table and Jesus died soon after.

3. "13" is the name of a 2010 film. It was a remake of which 2005 French film? (Hint: the second word of the film is "13" in Georgian)

Answer: 13 Tzameti

The 2010 film "13" (not to be confused with the 2003 film "Thirteen") was directed by Gela Babluani. Gela also directed "13 Tzameti".

4. Which of these ways to write "13" is not correctly matched?

Answer: Dutch - Trece

The Dutch word for 13 is "dertien", and "trece" is Spanish for 13. In Roman numerals, "X" is ten, and "I" is one, so XIII is 13. In binary code, only two digits are used, zero and one. The last digit is worth one, the penultimate two, the anti-penultimate four, etc., so 1101 stands for 8+4+0+1 (13).

5. What is the square root of 13 rounded to the nearest whole number? (Try to do this without a calculator.)

Answer: 4

A square number is a number multiplied by itself, for instance 2 squared means 2 times 2 which is 4.

The nearest square numbers to 13 are 9 (3 squared) and 16 (4 squared). The difference between 13 and 9 is 4, and the difference between 13 and 16 is 3, which is less. This means 4 is the square root of 13 rounded to the nearest whole number. The square root of 13 is roughly 3.605.

6. Who was the 13th president of the United States of America?

Answer: Millard Fillmore

Millard Fillmore was president from July 9, 1850 to March 4, 1853. George Washington was the first president of the U.S.A, Franklin D Roosevelt was the 32nd and William "Bill" Clinton was the 42nd.

7. Where were the Olympic Games held in 1913?

Answer: They weren't held in 1913

The Olympic Games are held every four years, but have the summer and the winter games alternating every two years, only the even years, such as 1948 and 2008. The Olympics Games were held in Stockholm for the 1912 Summer Olympics. Athens was the host of the Summer Olympics twice: in 1896 and 2004. Paris held the Summer Olympics in 1924.

8. The number 13 was considered to be a sacred number by which of these cultures?

Answer: Aztec

The Aztecs had 13 days in a week, and called this a trecena. They had 260 days in a year, which were divided into 20 trecenas. A different god/goddess ruled each trecena, and Tlazolteotl ruled the 13th trecena.

9. In the US, what is PG-13?

Answer: A movie rating

The American motion picture rating PG-13 refers to "Parents Strongly Cautioned - Some Material May Be Inappropriate For Children Under 13". Other ratings in the US include "G" (General Audiences) and "R" (Restricted - Under 17 Requires Accompanying Parent Or Adult Guardian).

Source: Wikipedia

10. What happened to the space mission Apollo 13?

Answer: The mission was aborted but the crew managed to return home.

Apollo 13 mission launched on April 11, 1970 at 13:13 (1:13pm). On April 13th, there was an onboard explosion and the crew was forced to abort the mission. Luckily, the crew survived.

Source: Author AdamM7

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