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500 Questions, Part 24 Trivia Quiz

This is the 24th in a series of quizzes based on the show "500 Questions." As usual, it will be general knowledge, with some "battle questions." For the battles, pick the option that doesn't belong.

A multiple-choice quiz by beadynlsu. Estimated time: 6 mins.

Author
beadynlsu

Time
6 mins

Type
Multiple Choice

Quiz #
385,306

Updated
Dec 03 21

# Qns
20

Difficulty
Tough

Avg Score
11 / 20

Plays
667

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Question 1 of 20

1. Which of these is the real name of a stop on the London Underground? Hint

St. Mark's Head

St Luke's Piece

St. Matthew's Bone

St. John's Wood

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Question 2 of 20

2. In science, diatoms are a specific group, or classification, of what? Hint

Molecules

Algae

Neurons

Stars

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Question 3 of 20

3. In what country can you find the appropriately-named Bangui Magnetic Anomaly? Hint

Chad

Central African Republic

Cape Verde

Democratic Republic of the Congo

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Question 4 of 20

4. BATTLE QUESTION: All of these Beatles songs reached number one on the U.S. Billboard Hot 100 singles chart, except one. Which did not peak at number one on that chart? Hint

A Hard Day's Night

Help!

Yellow Submarine

Let It Be

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Question 5 of 20

5. Which animal was one of the two mascots for the 2015 European Games, held in Azerbaijan? Hint

Cheetah

Gazelle

Zebra

Vulture

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Question 6 of 20

6. BATTLE QUESTION: All of these lands are classified as British Overseas Territories, except one. Which is not considered a British Overseas Territory? Hint

Montserrat

Anguilla

Saint Martin

Gibraltar

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Question 7 of 20

7. Who said, "I'm probably more famous for sitting on the toilet than for anything else?" Hint

Weird Al Yankovic

Joni Mitchell

Jackie Wilson

Frank Zappa

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Question 8 of 20

8. What Supreme Court case guaranteed criminal defendants the right to a defense attorney if they cannot afford one? Hint

Miranda v. Arizona

McCulloch v. Maryland

Dred Scott v. Sandford

Gideon v. Wainwright

9. "In two acts, he succeeded in enraging all of the audience - the women with the first act, the men with the second." Critic Roger Ebert used the previous quote to describe the off-Broadway version of a play by whom? Hint

Edward Albee

Harold Pinter

David Mamet

Tennessee Williams

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Question 10 of 20

10. A component in a male mouse's urine that attracts female mice to it (specifically, major urinary protein 24) was officially named after a character in which novel? Hint

Wuthering Heights

Gone with the Wind

Great Expectations

Pride and Prejudice

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Question 11 of 20

11. BATTLE QUESTION: All of these characters are playable as part of the original "Super Smash Bros." video game, except one. Which cannot be found in that 1999 game? Hint

Kirby

Samus

Link

Falco

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Question 12 of 20

12. Elbowgate was the nickname given to a 2016 scandal (or, "scandal") affecting the leader of which nation? Hint

New Zealand

Jamaica

Belgium

Canada

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Question 13 of 20

13. Media personality Larry King once got into a fender-bender with which future president? Hint

Lyndon B. Johnson

John F. Kennedy

Gerald Ford

Richard Nixon

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Question 14 of 20

14. On children's television, one of the Teletubbies' favorite foods is known as tubby... what? Hint

Custard

Cake

Pie

Pudding

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Question 15 of 20

15. What was the name of the toy idea invented by supporters of President Taft with the idea of replacing the teddy bear? Hint

Billy Possum

Wally Wombat

Sally Squirrel

Molly Raccoon

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Question 16 of 20

16. People dressed up as Barack Obama, Jesus, Wonder Woman and Osama Bin Laden were all candidates in what country's 2014 election? Hint

Colombia

Argentina

Brazil

Peru

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Question 17 of 20

17. In what city was musician (or, to some, "musician") Justin Bieber born? Hint

London

Brussels

Paris

Berlin

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Question 18 of 20

18. What vegetable were people advised to "boycott" in a 1970 strike by United Farm Workers? Hint

Cabbage

Broccoli

Asparagus

Lettuce

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Question 19 of 20

19. What was the last name of the man thought to be the USA's first serial killer? Hint

Brown

Holmes

Ward

Wallace

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Question 20 of 20

20. BATTLE QUESTION: All of these people have walked on the Moon, except one. Which of these never got to walk on the Moon? Hint

Pete Conrad

Charles Duke

Alan Shepard

Fred Haise

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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts

1. Which of these is the real name of a stop on the London Underground?

Answer: St. John's Wood

When the Wood Lane station on the London Underground was added in 2008, that made 270 stations, in total, in the London Underground.

2. In science, diatoms are a specific group, or classification, of what?

Answer: Algae

For those of you wondering, molecules with two atoms are diatomic, but they are never referred to as diatoms.

3. In what country can you find the appropriately-named Bangui Magnetic Anomaly?

Answer: Central African Republic

Bangui is the capital of the Central African Republic, and the anomaly, which spans most of the country, is best known for making compasses virtually useless.

4. BATTLE QUESTION: All of these Beatles songs reached number one on the U.S. Billboard Hot 100 singles chart, except one. Which did not peak at number one on that chart?

Answer: Yellow Submarine

As popular as "Yellow Submarine" was, it only peaked at number two on the Billboard Hot 100.

5. Which animal was one of the two mascots for the 2015 European Games, held in Azerbaijan?

Answer: Gazelle

The other mascot of the first European Games, held in Baku, was a pomegranate.

6. BATTLE QUESTION: All of these lands are classified as British Overseas Territories, except one. Which is not considered a British Overseas Territory?

Answer: Saint Martin

All in all there are 14 British Overseas Territories. Saint Martin is a territory belonging to France.

7. Who said, "I'm probably more famous for sitting on the toilet than for anything else?"

Answer: Frank Zappa

Zappa once appeared on a famous poster depicting him on the toilet.

8. What Supreme Court case guaranteed criminal defendants the right to a defense attorney if they cannot afford one?

Answer: Gideon v. Wainwright

Although the right famously appears in the Miranda rights, Miranda v. Arizona specifically settled the issue of prisoners having the right to be advised of their rights.

Answer: David Mamet

The play in question is "Oleanna," a play about the power struggle between a male professor and a female student who accuses him of sexual harassment.

10. A component in a male mouse's urine that attracts female mice to it (specifically, major urinary protein 24) was officially named after a character in which novel?

Answer: Pride and Prejudice

It was given the name of Darcin, after Fitzwilliam Darcy, one of the main characters from the novel.

11. BATTLE QUESTION: All of these characters are playable as part of the original "Super Smash Bros." video game, except one. Which cannot be found in that 1999 game?

Answer: Falco

Falco was not added to the franchise until "Super Smash Bros: Melee" was released in 2001.

12. Elbowgate was the nickname given to a 2016 scandal (or, "scandal") affecting the leader of which nation?

Answer: Canada

I call it a "scandal" because, in all honesty, if that (Justin Trudeau being accused of manhandling a couple of members of Parliament) is a Canadian scandal, we need to refer again to the original reason why "gate" is now so frivolously attached to the end of names to form scandal titles.

13. Media personality Larry King once got into a fender-bender with which future president?

Answer: John F. Kennedy

In 1958, the then-Senator promised to forget the whole thing if King voted for him to be president.

14. On children's television, one of the Teletubbies' favorite foods is known as tubby... what?

Answer: Custard

Several of the show's episodes, or moments in the episodes, centered around tubby custard, including an episode where the machine that made it made too much and flooded the house.

15. What was the name of the toy idea invented by supporters of President Taft with the idea of replacing the teddy bear?

Answer: Billy Possum

Upon Teddy Roosevelt's leaving office, industry leaders believed that the teddy bear craze would die down as well, and the anti-teddy bear rhetoric began. It didn't exactly turn out the way they had thought.

16. People dressed up as Barack Obama, Jesus, Wonder Woman and Osama Bin Laden were all candidates in what country's 2014 election?

Answer: Brazil

Be it because voters thought that their government was corrupt anyway or because voting is mandatory in Brazil, these joke candidates get a lot of attention.

17. In what city was musician (or, to some, "musician") Justin Bieber born?

Answer: London

The trick here, with inspiration from my Quiz Discussion Group, is that Bieber's London can be found in the province of Ontario, in Canada.

18. What vegetable were people advised to "boycott" in a 1970 strike by United Farm Workers?

Answer: Lettuce

The 1970 strike, also known as the Salad Bowl strike, pitted United Farm Workers against the Teamsters Union.

19. What was the last name of the man thought to be the USA's first serial killer?

Answer: Holmes

H.H. Holmes was active in the late 1880s and early 1890s, and built a "murder castle" for trapping, torturing and killing his victims. Some have even hypothesized that Jack the Ripper might have migrated from London and taken up that identity, though given the dates of activity and other factors this seems unlikely.

20. BATTLE QUESTION: All of these people have walked on the Moon, except one. Which of these never got to walk on the Moon?

Answer: Fred Haise

The Apollo missions were designed to land people on the Moon, and Apollo 11, 12, 14, 15, 16 and 17 all accomplished this goal. The last one to walk on the Moon, Eugene Cernan, died early in 2017.

Source: Author beadynlsu

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