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Quiz about A General Quizzle of Your General Knizzle 20
Quiz about A General Quizzle of Your General Knizzle 20

A General Quizzle of Your General Knizzle 2.0


To paraphrase Fats Waller, if you have to ask what this quiz is about, you'll never know.

A multiple-choice quiz by stuthehistoryguy. Estimated time: 6 mins.
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Time
6 mins
Type
Multiple Choice
Quiz #
190,295
Updated
Dec 03 21
# Qns
10
Difficulty
Difficult
Avg Score
4 / 10
Plays
689
Last 3 plays: Guest 172 (2/10), looney_tunes (8/10), Guest 4 (2/10).
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Question 1 of 10
1. The other day a fellow I know went into a coffee shop and ordered a "breve". His friend looked on in horror, cautioned the breve-drinker about negative repercussions for his health, and ordered a latte for himself. Which of the following was the difference between their drinks? Hint


Question 2 of 10
2. Which of the following duos have been featured together on two United States Statehood Quarters? Hint


Question 3 of 10
3. Which of these psychedelic pieces is not a Beatles tune? Hint


Question 4 of 10
4. Which of these religious nonconformists was not burned at the stake? Hint


Question 5 of 10
5. Who is the only major league baseball pitcher to hurl a no-hit game on opening day? Hint


Question 6 of 10
6. Which of these 1941 films won the Academy Award for Best Picture? Hint


Question 7 of 10
7. Which of these names does not belong with the others? Hint


Question 8 of 10
8. Which of the following is not a way to destroy vampires according to most works in Balkan folklore? Hint


Question 9 of 10
9. Which of these groups was not widely persecuted by the Nazi regime in Germany and the occupied countries? Hint


Question 10 of 10
10. It is common knowledge that Jackie Robinson integrated major league baseball in 1947 by joining the Brooklyn Dodgers. What African-American musician "integrated jazz" in 1936 by joining a major all-white band? Hint



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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts
1. The other day a fellow I know went into a coffee shop and ordered a "breve". His friend looked on in horror, cautioned the breve-drinker about negative repercussions for his health, and ordered a latte for himself. Which of the following was the difference between their drinks?

Answer: The breve was made with cream; the latte was made with milk

Heating any dairy drink over 180 degrees F will burn the milk. Both lattes and breves can be made with as much or as little espresso or sugar as the customer wants.
2. Which of the following duos have been featured together on two United States Statehood Quarters?

Answer: Orville and Wilbur Wright

They are the sole focus of North Carolina's Statehood Quarter (which celebrates being the site of their first flight) and they share space with astronaut (and Senator) John Glenn on Ohio's entry, which celebrates the state's "aviation pioneers".
3. Which of these psychedelic pieces is not a Beatles tune?

Answer: One Rainy Wish

"One Rainy Wish" is a cut from Jimi Hendrix's 1968 album "Axis: Bold as Love".
4. Which of these religious nonconformists was not burned at the stake?

Answer: Hungarian murderess Elizabeth Bathory

Bathory was convicted of having untold scores of young women bled to death for rituals that supposedly preserved her own youth. Her punishment was solitary confinement for the rest of her life.
5. Who is the only major league baseball pitcher to hurl a no-hit game on opening day?

Answer: Bob Feller

Feller accomplished this feat in 1941. Ryan holds the record for no-hitters in a career with seven, while Koufax is in second place with four. Vander Meer pitched two consecutive no-hit games in 1938.
6. Which of these 1941 films won the Academy Award for Best Picture?

Answer: How Green Was My Valley

"Sergeant York" did win for Best Actor (Gary Cooper), and "Citizen Kane" picked up statuettes for co-writers Orson Welles and Joseph Mankiewicz. Though nominated in three categories, "The Maltese Falcon" got shut out. "How Green Was My Valley's" controversial Oscar can be seen today at the Lilly Library and Museum at the University of Indiana--Bloomington.
7. Which of these names does not belong with the others?

Answer: Dick Weber

Frazer, Mead, and Geertz are all giants in the field of anthropology. Richard "Dick" Weber was one of the all-time great professional bowlers.
8. Which of the following is not a way to destroy vampires according to most works in Balkan folklore?

Answer: Have a cat jump over the suspected vampire's body

On the contrary, a cat or other animal jumping over a dead body is widely believed to disrupt the spirit's voyage and turn the corpse into one of the undead!
9. Which of these groups was not widely persecuted by the Nazi regime in Germany and the occupied countries?

Answer: Roman Catholics

Hitler signed a concordat (peace agreement) with the Vatican in 1933, and many of the fascist governments which became allies of Nazi Germany (including regimes in Spain, Italy, and Croatia) held Roman Catholicism as a central tenet.
10. It is common knowledge that Jackie Robinson integrated major league baseball in 1947 by joining the Brooklyn Dodgers. What African-American musician "integrated jazz" in 1936 by joining a major all-white band?

Answer: Teddy Wilson, by joining Benny Goodman's small group

This group, which included Goodman himself on clarinet and Gene Krupa on drums, would later grow to include Charlie Christian on guitar and Lionel Hampton on vibraphone.

By the way, the introduction to this quiz is a paraphrase of something Louis Armstrong is reputed to have said when asked to define swing: "If you have to ask, you'll never know." This bon mot has also been ascribed to Fats Waller.
Source: Author stuthehistoryguy

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