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Chessart's Third Millionaire-style Quiz

Chessart's third millionaire-style quiz. The questions start easy and get harder.

A multiple-choice quiz by chessart. Estimated time: 5 mins.

Author
chessart

Time
5 mins

Type
Multiple Choice

Quiz #
59,252

Updated
Dec 03 21

# Qns
15

Difficulty
Tough

Avg Score
9 / 15

Plays
14484

Last 3 plays: Guest 97 (13/15), Guest 172 (12/15), Guest 104 (9/15).

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Question 1 of 15

1. Which actor starred in 'The Graduate', 'Kramer vs. Kramer', 'Tootsie' and 'Rain Man'? Hint

Dustin Hoffman

Jack Nicholson

Al Pacino

Spencer Tracy

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Question 2 of 15

2. Who wrote the novels 'For Whom the Bell Tolls', 'The Sun Also Rises', 'The Old Man and the Sea' and 'A Farewell To Arms'? Hint

William Faulkner

Ernest Hemingway

James Fenimore Cooper

Robert Louis Stevenson

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Question 3 of 15

3. Which Greek letter is ordinarily used to represent the ratio of the circumference of a circle to its diameter? Hint

epsilon

delta

omega

4. Back in the 2000s, this radio newsman had a nationwide daily 'News and Comment' show on the ABC Radio Network for over fifty years. He ended each broadcast by pausing, and then saying 'Good day'. Hint

Paul Harvey

Garrison Keillor

Charles Osgood

Walter Cronkite

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Question 5 of 15

5. Where would one find a fibula? Hint

in a violin

on a backgammon board

in a Greek casserole

in the human leg

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Question 6 of 15

6. Which city is known as the 'Queen of the Adriatic'? Hint

Moscow

Rome

Venice

Istanbul

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Question 7 of 15

7. The Edgar Award is given out for excellence in which field? Hint

Science fiction writing

Astronomy

Mystery writing

Poetry

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Question 8 of 15

8. Which well-known lawyer has defended such high-profile clients as Claus Von Bulow, Mike Tyson, O. J. Simpson, and Jim Bakker? Hint

F. Lee Bailey

Melvin Belli

Gerry Spence

Alan Dershowitz

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Question 9 of 15

9. Which architect is known for designing the John Hancock Tower in Boston, the Eastern Wing of the National Gallery of Art in Washington, D.C. and the Rock-and-Roll Hall of Fame in Cleveland? Hint

Buckminster Fuller

I. M. Pei

Frank Lloyd Wright

Maya Lin

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Question 10 of 15

10. The flags of Denmark and Switzerland have what feature in common? Hint

all one color

white cross on a red background

picture of a tree

non-rectangular shaped

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Question 11 of 15

11. What is depicted in Picasso's painting 'Guernica'? Hint

One of his mistresses

a bullfight

the process of wine-making

The destruction of a town during the Spanish Civil War

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Question 12 of 15

12. The cynical newspaperman portrayed by Gene Kelly in 'Inherit the Wind', the story of the Scopes Monkey Trial, was based on which real-life journalist? Hint

H. L. Mencken

Murray Kempton

Will Rogers

Jimmy Breslin

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Question 13 of 15

13. Which singer-songwriter is known for his song 'Cat's in the Cradle', a poignant tale of lost family opportunities? Hint

Jim Croce

Gordon Lightfoot

Harry Chapin

Paul Simon

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Question 14 of 15

14. Which newspaper feature debuted in 'The New York World' in 1913? Hint

horoscope

bridge column

crossword puzzle

baseball box scores

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Question 15 of 15

15. What is the name for the pleasure derived from anticipating success? Hint

schadenfreude

epizeuxis

embulalia

nikhedonia

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Dec 13 2024 : Guest 97: 13/15
Dec 01 2024 : Guest 172: 12/15
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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts

1. Which actor starred in 'The Graduate', 'Kramer vs. Kramer', 'Tootsie' and 'Rain Man'?

Answer: Dustin Hoffman

Hoffman won Best Actor Oscars for 'Kramer vs. Kramer' and 'Rain Man'. As of 2001, he has been nominated for an Oscar seven times.

2. Who wrote the novels 'For Whom the Bell Tolls', 'The Sun Also Rises', 'The Old Man and the Sea' and 'A Farewell To Arms'?

Answer: Ernest Hemingway

Hemingway won the Nobel Prize for literature in 1954, for 'his mastery of the art of narrative, most recently demonstrated in 'The Old Man and the Sea', and for the 'influence that he has exerted on contemporary style.'

3. Which Greek letter is ordinarily used to represent the ratio of the circumference of a circle to its diameter?

Answer: pi

Answer: Paul Harvey

Harvey's career began back in 1933 in Tulsa, Oklahoma, while he was still in high school. After the war he moved to Chicago, and his show became so popular that it went nationwide in 1951.

5. Where would one find a fibula?

Answer: in the human leg

The fibula is the outer and thinner of the two bones between the knee and the ankle.

6. Which city is known as the 'Queen of the Adriatic'?

Answer: Venice

Venice sits on 119 small islands, separated by the 160 canals that dominate Venetian life.

7. The Edgar Award is given out for excellence in which field?

Answer: Mystery writing

The Mystery Writers of America give out the award each year in eleven different categories, all involving mystery writing.

8. Which well-known lawyer has defended such high-profile clients as Claus Von Bulow, Mike Tyson, O. J. Simpson, and Jim Bakker?

Answer: Alan Dershowitz

One of the most prominent lawyers in the country, Dershowitz has been profiled by every major U.S. magazine. Time magazine calls him 'the top lawyer of last resort in the country - a sort of judicial St. Jude'. Dershowitz appears frequently on TV as a commentator on legal issues of public interest.

He has written more than 150 articles and many books, including books about the O.J. Simpson case and the Claus Von Bulow case ('Reversal of Fortune'). Somehow he also finds time to hold down his regular job as a Harvard Law School professor!

9. Which architect is known for designing the John Hancock Tower in Boston, the Eastern Wing of the National Gallery of Art in Washington, D.C. and the Rock-and-Roll Hall of Fame in Cleveland?

Answer: I. M. Pei

10. The flags of Denmark and Switzerland have what feature in common?

Answer: white cross on a red background

11. What is depicted in Picasso's painting 'Guernica'?

Answer: The destruction of a town during the Spanish Civil War

Guernica is a Spanish town destroyed in 1937 by German aircraft at the request of the Spanish Nationalist commander. Its destruction became a symbol of Fascist barbarity. Picasso's painting depicting the event is perhaps the most famous piece of political art of the 20th century.

12. The cynical newspaperman portrayed by Gene Kelly in 'Inherit the Wind', the story of the Scopes Monkey Trial, was based on which real-life journalist?

Answer: H. L. Mencken

H.L. Mencken (1880-1956) was perhaps the most influential political commentator of his time. He reported on the Scopes Monkey Trial for his newspaper, the 'Baltimore Sun', writing derisively of the Southern mentality.

13. Which singer-songwriter is known for his song 'Cat's in the Cradle', a poignant tale of lost family opportunities?

Answer: Harry Chapin

Much of Chapin's work consisted of setting short stories to music. He was also a tireless supporter of various causes, raising over {$3,000,000} for charity. He died in a car accident in 1981 while on his way to do a benefit. He was only 38.

14. Which newspaper feature debuted in 'The New York World' in 1913?

Answer: crossword puzzle

Crossword puzzles seem like they've been around forever, but are actually of fairly recent vintage.

15. What is the name for the pleasure derived from anticipating success?

Answer: nikhedonia

Perhaps you experienced nikhedonia while taking this quiz, in anticipation of your good score on this quiz!

Source: Author chessart

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