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This is a fun quiz filled with interesting facts about everything from popcorn to bizarre laws. Have fun!

A multiple-choice quiz by antigonelive. Estimated time: 7 mins.

Author
antigonelive

Time
7 mins

Type
Multiple Choice

Quiz #
49,321

Updated
Nov 23 23

# Qns
24

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Difficult

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Question 1 of 24

1. How old was Louis Braille when he invented a system of raised dots that would enable the blind to read? Hint

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Question 2 of 24

2. The month of January is named for this Roman god of beginnings.

Answer: (One Word)

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Question 3 of 24

3. Which snake is considered the longest with a maximum length of 35ft? Hint

anaconda

boa constrictor

king cobra

reticulated python

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Question 4 of 24

4. Which element did Henry Cavendish discover in 1766? Hint

nitrogen

lithium

barium

hydrogen

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Question 5 of 24

5. Where can you find the longest flight of stairs with an astounding 11,674 steps? Hint

Niesenbahn funicular railway

Mar Power Station

T'ai Chen Temple

CN Tower

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Question 6 of 24

6. What car model was the best-selling car of the twentieth century? Hint

Toyota Corolla

Toyota Camry

Volkswagen Beetle

Model T Ford

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Question 7 of 24

7. Who was the first woman to fly around the world? Hint

Amelia Earhart

Jeana Yeager

Elisabeth Thible

Geraldine Mock

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Question 8 of 24

8. In 1999, how many countries (including the U.S.) used the dollar as their currency? Hint

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Question 9 of 24

9. Which state's state nickname, tree, flower, and bird are The Gem State (nickname), western white pine (tree), mock orange (flower), and the mountain bluebird? Hint

Maryland

Utah

Iowa

Idaho

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Question 10 of 24

10. Axilla is the little-used name for what part of the body? Hint

armpit

dimple on the chin

part of the nose between the nostrils

big toe

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Question 11 of 24

11. Whose real name was Erich Weiss? Hint

Liberace

Fabian

Sting

Houdini

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Question 12 of 24

12. What does a numismatist collect? Hint

stamps

autographs

dolls

coins

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Question 13 of 24

13. Which U.S. company employed the most people by the end of the twentieth century? Hint

Walmart

McDonalds

General Motors

UPS

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Question 14 of 24

14. When was popcorn invented? Hint

3,300 BC

1050 AD

590 BC

1625 AD

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Question 15 of 24

15. According to Exodus 7-13 in the Bible, which of the following was NOT one of the 10 plagues of Egypt? Hint

mice

locusts

frogs

lice

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Question 16 of 24

16. What is it against the law to do in New Jersey? Hint

Throw snowballs at trees

Slurp your soup in public

Touch pelicans without written permission

Drive your car unwashed or badly dressed

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Question 17 of 24

17. Which man was charged with the murder of John Lennon? Hint

John Hinckley Jr.

James Earl Ray

Jack Ruby

Mark David Chapman

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Question 18 of 24

18. Who was the most prolific classical composer (in terms of hours of music)? Hint

Franz Joseph Haydn

Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart

George Frideric Handel

Johann Sebastian Bach

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Question 19 of 24

19. Who was the first U.S. president to appear on television? Hint

Calvin Coolidge

Herbert Hoover

Franklin Roosevelt

Harry Truman

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Question 20 of 24

20. Ablutophobia is the fear of what? Hint

going to bed

bathing

paper

chins

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Question 21 of 24

21. What number is represented by the Roman numerals MDCXLIV?

Answer: (number)

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Question 22 of 24

22. In 2001, there were only about 70 of these endangered animals (living in their natural habitat) left in the world. Hint

javan rhino

mountain gorilla

Siberian tiger

monk seal

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Question 23 of 24

23. According to the classification system by Carolus Linnaeus, there are 5 kingdoms of living things. Animals, plants, fungi, protists, and what? Hint

ciliates

protozoans

monerans

amoebas

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Question 24 of 24

24. What are the most abundant elements in seawater? Hint

magnesium and calcium

hydrogen and oxygen

sodium and chlorine

sulpher and mercury

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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts

1. How old was Louis Braille when he invented a system of raised dots that would enable the blind to read?

Answer: 15

2. The month of January is named for this Roman god of beginnings.

Answer: Janus

3. Which snake is considered the longest with a maximum length of 35ft?

Answer: reticulated python

Although there have been reports of anacondas measuring over 120ft, there is no evidence to prove it. reticulated python - 35ft, anaconda - 28ft, king cobra - 19ft, boa constrictor - 16ft

4. Which element did Henry Cavendish discover in 1766?

Answer: hydrogen

Nitrogen - Daniel Rutherford in 1772, barium - Sir Humphry Davy in 1808, lithium - Johann Arfvedson in 1817.

5. Where can you find the longest flight of stairs with an astounding 11,674 steps?

Answer: Niesenbahn funicular railway

Niesenbahn funicular railway (Switzerland) has almost twice as many steps as the T'ai Chen Temple (China) - 6,600 steps, Mar Power Station (Norway) - 3,875 steps, CN Tower (Toronto) - 3,642 steps.

6. What car model was the best-selling car of the twentieth century?

Answer: Volkswagen Beetle

According to Auto Moto Portal Website: "Volkswagen's Beetle is the best selling car in history". Since it was first introduced in Germany 1937, more than 21,220,000 have been manufactured.

(Source: Auto Moto Portal Website, 2009)

7. Who was the first woman to fly around the world?

Answer: Geraldine Mock

Geraldine Mock was the first woman to fly around the world,3 March - 17 April 1964. In 1932 Amelia Earhart was first woman to fly solo. She disappeared attempting to become the first woman to fly around the world. On 4 June 1984 Elisabeth Thible was the first woman to fly in a hot-air balloon. Jeana Yeager and Dick Rutan were the first people to fly nonstop around the world, 14 December - 23 December 1986.

8. In 1999, how many countries (including the U.S.) used the dollar as their currency?

Answer: 29

The following countries used the dollar as their currency: Australia, Bahamas, Barbados, Brunei, Canada, Dominica, Fiji, Grenada, Guyana, Jamaica, Kiribati, Liberia, Malaysia, Marshall Islands, Micronesia, Namibia, Nauru, New Zealand, Palau, St. Kitts and Nevis, St. Lucia, St. Vincent and the Grenadines, Singapore, Solomon Islands, Taiwan, Trinidad and Tobago, Tuvalu, United States, and Zimbabwe.

However, the value of the dollar in these countries varies is NOT at 1:1 with the US dollar.

9. Which state's state nickname, tree, flower, and bird are The Gem State (nickname), western white pine (tree), mock orange (flower), and the mountain bluebird?

Answer: Idaho

State nickname, tree, flower, and bird for: Iowa - hawkeye or corn state, oak, wild rose, eastern goldfinch: Maryland - free state, white oak, black-eyed Susan, Baltimore oriole: Utah - beehive or Mormon state, blue spruce, sego lily, seagull

10. Axilla is the little-used name for what part of the body?

Answer: armpit

Columella - part of the nose between the nostrils, fossette - dimple on the chin, hallux - big toe.

11. Whose real name was Erich Weiss?

Answer: Houdini

Liberace - Wladziu Valentino Liberace, Fabian - Fabian Forte, Sting - Gordon Matthew Sumner.

12. What does a numismatist collect?

Answer: coins

Dolls - plangonologist, stamps - philatelist, autographs - philographist.

13. Which U.S. company employed the most people by the end of the twentieth century?

Answer: Walmart

Walmart - 825,000: General Motors - 608,000: UPS - 331,000: McDonalds - 237,000.

14. When was popcorn invented?

Answer: 3,300 BC

"Some may wonder "who invented popcorn"? Popcorn has been a favorite snack literally for centuries. It is unclear who the first person to actually invent popcorn, however the oldest ears of popcorn found to date were discovered in a bat cave off west central New Mexico in 1948. The bat cave popcorn ears are gauged to be approximately 4,000 years old. That proves that Americans have literally been snacking on popcorn for centuries!"

Source: Williams, "Who Invented Popcorn", WhoWhatWhenWhereWhy.com.

15. According to Exodus 7-13 in the Bible, which of the following was NOT one of the 10 plagues of Egypt?

Answer: mice

Nile turns to blood, frogs, lice infest man and beast, flies, disease strikes livestock, man and beast afflicted with boils, storms destroy crops, locusts, three days of darkness, and the death of all first born children.

16. What is it against the law to do in New Jersey?

Answer: Slurp your soup in public

Mount Pulaski, IL - no throwing snowballs at trees: London, England - no touching the pelicans without written permission: Athens, Greece - you could have your license revoked for driving unwashed or badly dressed.

17. Which man was charged with the murder of John Lennon?

Answer: Mark David Chapman

John Hinckley Jr. attempted to assassinate President Ronald Reagan. Jack Ruby murdered Lee Harvey Oswald who allegedly assassinated President John F. Kennedy. James Earl Ray assassinated Martin Luther King Jr.

18. Who was the most prolific classical composer (in terms of hours of music)?

Answer: Franz Joseph Haydn

Haydn (1732-1809) 340 hours, Handel (1685-1759) 303 hours, Mozart (1756-1791) 202 hours, Bach (1685-1750) 175 hours.

19. Who was the first U.S. president to appear on television?

Answer: Franklin Roosevelt

FDR was first shown on T.V. at the World's Fair in New York on April 30, 1939.

20. Ablutophobia is the fear of what?

Answer: bathing

Chins - geniophobia, paper - papyrophobia, going to bed - clinophobia.

21. What number is represented by the Roman numerals MDCXLIV?

Answer: 1644

(M=1,000) + (DC=600) + (XL=40) + (IV=4) = 1644.

22. In 2001, there were only about 70 of these endangered animals (living in their natural habitat) left in the world.

Answer: javan rhino

Siberian tiger - 250-400, mountain gorilla - 400, monk seal - 400. These are 2001 statistics.

23. According to the classification system by Carolus Linnaeus, there are 5 kingdoms of living things. Animals, plants, fungi, protists, and what?

Answer: monerans

24. What are the most abundant elements in seawater?

Answer: hydrogen and oxygen

Those two elements make up water, which is more abundant than salt.

Source: Author antigonelive

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