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A Fourth Panoply of Trivia Trivia Quiz

More miscellaneous useless knowledge.

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

Author
napkintosh

Time
6 mins

Type
Multiple Choice

Quiz #
20,064

Updated
Dec 03 21

# Qns
10

Difficulty
Difficult

Avg Score
5 / 10

Plays
741

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Question 1 of 10

1. Cancer: Which of the following chemicals is not recognized by the EDF to be a carcinogen? Hint

Lead sub-acetate

Dinocap

Mustard gas

Saccharin

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Question 2 of 10

2. Oldies Music: The song 'White on White' is by whom? Hint

Danny Williams

Sonny Charles

Bobby Vinton

Linda Scott

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Question 3 of 10

3. Happy Russian Families: Because of his desire to stop innovations and restore the respect for old Russian customs, Peter the Great did what to his son Alexis for opposing him? Hint

Put him to death

Made him dance naked in the streets

Nailed his ear to a post

Nothing

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Question 4 of 10

4. Food of Love: World-renowned chef Emeril Lagasse is of what two ethnicities? Hint

Italian-Greek

Portuguese-French Canadian

Brazilian-Native American

Puerto Rican-Lebanese

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Question 5 of 10

5. Obscure Novels: In Doris Lessing's 'The Fifth Child', what is the name of the mentally handicapped, tempermental fifth child? Hint

Luke

Ben

Steve

Bill

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Question 6 of 10

6. Spellin': What is the correct spelling of the word meaning 'the appearance of truth or the quality of seeming to be true'? Hint

Verisimilitude

Verisimitude

Versimilitude

Verisimilitudity

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Question 7 of 10

7. Third Party Politics: From which state does 2000 Green Party presidential hopeful Ralph Nader hail? Hint

Minnesota

Delaware

Virginia

Connecticut

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Question 8 of 10

8. Animated media: In the 2001 movie 'Osmosis Jones,' Lawrence Fishburne plays the part of the villainous virus whose name most closely resembles which of the following diseases? Hint

Listeriosis

Tularemia

Anthrax

Brucellosis

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Question 9 of 10

9. Burning the Midnight Oil: Which of these compounds is found in tea but not in coffee? Hint

Caffeine

Theobromine

Xanthan gum

cAMP phosphodiesterase

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Question 10 of 10

10. BBS Games: In the BBS game 'Legend of the Red Dragon,' what is the name of the handsome bard in the Inn? Hint

Seth Able

Bob Dole

Peter

Morris Dragonslayer

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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts

1. Cancer: Which of the following chemicals is not recognized by the EDF to be a carcinogen?

Answer: Dinocap

Dinocap is a recognized developmental toxicant and a suspected cardiovascular, endocrine, and gastrointestinal toxicant.

2. Oldies Music: The song 'White on White' is by whom?

Answer: Danny Williams

3. Happy Russian Families: Because of his desire to stop innovations and restore the respect for old Russian customs, Peter the Great did what to his son Alexis for opposing him?

Answer: Put him to death

Perhaps a fate preferable to the other choices...

4. Food of Love: World-renowned chef Emeril Lagasse is of what two ethnicities?

Answer: Portuguese-French Canadian

Emeril was born in Fall River, Massachusetts and cooks Cajun and Creole cuisine in Louisiana. He has 5 restaurants and two TV shows, making him a very prominent figure in the culinary world.

5. Obscure Novels: In Doris Lessing's 'The Fifth Child', what is the name of the mentally handicapped, tempermental fifth child?

Answer: Ben

6. Spellin': What is the correct spelling of the word meaning 'the appearance of truth or the quality of seeming to be true'?

Answer: Verisimilitude

This is a good word to use on the AP English Literature test. {;)}

7. Third Party Politics: From which state does 2000 Green Party presidential hopeful Ralph Nader hail?

Answer: Connecticut

A native of Winsted, Connecticut, Ralph Nader has authored numerous books including the 1965 automobile industry expose Unsafe at Any Speed, No Contest, Being Beautiful, and Crashing the Party. He has accumulated a lot of money over the years and donates it to the pursuance of justice and consumer rights. Ralph has run for president each time since 1992, and in 1996 managed to receive a sizable number of votes on a campaign budget of $5,000.

8. Animated media: In the 2001 movie 'Osmosis Jones,' Lawrence Fishburne plays the part of the villainous virus whose name most closely resembles which of the following diseases?

Answer: Anthrax

The bad guy in this movie is named Thrax. He causes Frank's hypothalamus to malfunction and makes his temperature skyrocket to 108 degrees. This does not occur with a Bacillus anthracis infection, but the names are similar.

9. Burning the Midnight Oil: Which of these compounds is found in tea but not in coffee?

Answer: Theobromine

Theobromine is also found in cocoa products. Theophylline, too, is found in tea and has a stronger effect on the heart and lungs than does caffeine. cAMP phosphodiesterase is inhibited by theophylline and caffeine.

10. BBS Games: In the BBS game 'Legend of the Red Dragon,' what is the name of the handsome bard in the Inn?

Answer: Seth Able

If you have a telnet program, go to interplex.dyndns.org:23 to check out this game.

Source: Author napkintosh

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