A General Knowledge Mix Trivia Quiz

Answer: Army

At half time in the 1928 game against Army, a scoreless tie, Rockne inspired his team to a 12-6 win over Army. Army went into the game undefeated at 6-0, Notre Dame at 4-2. [Army finished at 8-2, Notre Dame at 5-4.] Gipp was an outstanding athlete at Notre Dame, both in football, where he played several positions, and baseball. [At the time of his death, he had a contract to play baseball with the Chicago Cubs.] He was Notre Dame's first Walter Camp All-American, and was elected to the College Football Hall of Fame.

He died of pneumonia and a throat infection at age 25.

Answer: The United States Constitution

Johnson became President when Abraham Lincoln was assassinated in 1865. Because his plans to restore the Union did not protect former slaves, he faced the wrath of the Republican-dominated Congress. In 1868, he was impeached by the House of Representatives, but was acquitted in the Senate by the very slim margin of one vote.

Answer: Not given

Noah's wife is mentioned five times in Genesis: 6:18, 7:7, 7:13, 8:16, and 8:18 [KJV]. But she is never named.

Answer: Buried by an avalanche

Karlowicz (1876-1909) is generally considered to be the greatest Polish composer of the late Romantic Period. Among his works are "Symphony in E minor," "Violin Concerto in A major," and a number of tone poems. He was also an ardent skier and helped popularize that sport in Poland. On a ski trip to the Tatra Mountains in 1909, he was buried by a massive avalanche.

Answer: Space between the thumb and extended forefinger

"Purlicue" is, indeed, the fleshy space between the thumb and extended forefinger. "Rasceta" is a crease on the inside of the wrist. The space between the eyebrows is "ophryon". And "wamble' is a term for stomach rumbling.

Answer: Nile crocodile

The Nile crocodile dates all the way back to at least the dynasties of Ancient Egypt. In 1901, Sir Harry Johnston sent a whole skin and two skulls, along with a detailed description, of the okapi to London, where it was determined it was a relative of the giraffe.

The first okapis were brought out of the Congo in 1919. The Komodo dragon was unknown to science until 1912 when a pilot who landed on Komodo Island returned with stories of a dragon eating pigs and goats. In 1911, after searching Liberia for two years trying to find a giant black pig, Hans Schomburgk saw one and noted it was more hippopotamus than pig.

The next year, he returned to Germany with five live pigmy hippos.

Answer: Oscar Wilde

Oscar Fingal O'Flahertie Wills Wilde (1854-1900) was an author who penned a celebrated novel ("The Picture Of Dorian Grey"), a book of poetry, and several plays, including "The Importance of Being Earnest." He later spent two years in prison for "gross indecency with men." While in prison, he wrote "De Profundis," an epistle discussing his spiritual journey during his trials.

When released, he went immediately to France where he wrote his final work, the poem "The Ballad of Reading Gaol," and where he died destitute at age 46.

Answer: Peter Wimsey

Lord Peter Death Bredon Wimsey made his first appearance in "Whose Body?" (1923). Among other works are "The Silent Passenger" and "Busman's Holiday," both of which were made into movies. Hercule Poirot was the creation of Agatha Christie. Dashiell Hammett developed Sam Spade. And Leslie Charteris devised Simon Templar (The Saint).

Answer: Basil Rathbone and Nigel Bruce

Basil Rathbone (Sherlock Holmes) and Nigel Bruce (Dr. Watson) first appeared on the screen in 1939 in "The Hound Of The Baskervilles" followed by "The Adventures Of Sherlock Holmes." They appeared in two Holmes films each in 1942 and 1943, and three each in 1944 and 1945. Their last two films were in 1946: "Terror By Night" and "Dressed To Kill."

Answer: Citius altius fortius

"Citius altius fortius" is an excellent motto for the Olympics; it means "Faster, higher, stronger." "Carpe diem" translates as "Seize the day." "Clamus gladio fortior" is "The pen is mightier than the sword." And "Cum grano salis" means "With a grain of salt."