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Five, Six , Seven and Eight... Quiz

No, this has nothing to do with dance steps. The answers would either be 5, 6, 7 or 8. These significant numbers will help you learn about the facts of life, everything from the Periodic Table to Sophia Loren. Some questions are a bit obscure. Enjoy!

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

Author
francodr

Time
6 mins

Type
Multiple Choice

Quiz #
204,956

Updated
Dec 03 21

# Qns
10

Difficulty
Difficult

Avg Score
4 / 10

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857

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Question 1 of 10

1. In the Periodic Table, the chemical symbol of this element is the second letter of the alphabet. Name the chemical number of the element. Hint

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Question 2 of 10

2. There is a certain amendment in the American Bill of Rights which bans brutal punishment. What is the number of the amendment? Hint

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Question 3 of 10

3. Before "Life" magazine ended its publication in December 1972, Italian actress Sophia Loren appeared several times in the magazine. How many times did she appear on the cover of "Life"? Hint

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4. You are probably familiar with golfing great Tiger Woods. How old was he when won his first Optimist International Junior Championship? Hint

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Question 5 of 10

5. You will come up with a certain number of stars if you combine the flags of Singapore and Somalia. Would you be so kind as to give me that specific number? Hint

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Question 6 of 10

6. What is the cube root of [(100 times 2) minus 75]? Hint

7. If you told me that this number was also the number of groups of the classification of living things, you wouldn't be incorrect. What is "this number" referring to? (Don't confuse this with the groups of animals: mammals, reptiles, amphibians, birds and fish.) Hint

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Question 8 of 10

8. "All About Eve" received 14 Oscar nominations but it only won a fraction of them. How many Oscars did it win? Hint

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Question 9 of 10

9. You wouldn't see the face of the 19th president of America on coins or dollar bills. How many children did he have? Hint

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Question 10 of 10

10. Get ready for the last question. In American Idol, Season 3(2004), how many contestants were left after John Stevens left the competition? Hint

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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts

1. In the Periodic Table, the chemical symbol of this element is the second letter of the alphabet. Name the chemical number of the element.

Answer: 5

The element is Boron and its chemical symbol is, of course, B. Chemical number 6 is Carbon (C), 7 is Nitrogen (N) and 8 is Oxygen (O).

2. There is a certain amendment in the American Bill of Rights which bans brutal punishment. What is the number of the amendment?

Answer: 8

According to Time Almanac for Kids 2002 "The 5th amendment says that every person has a right to a trial and to having his or her rights protected while waiting for trial. Also private property cannot be taken w/o payment. The 6th amendment says that every person has a right to a 'speedy and public trial'. The 7th amendment guarantees a right to trial in various types of legal cases."

3. Before "Life" magazine ended its publication in December 1972, Italian actress Sophia Loren appeared several times in the magazine. How many times did she appear on the cover of "Life"?

Answer: 7

Audrey Hepburn appeared 6 times, but neither could defeat Elizabeth "La Liz" Taylor who appeared 11 times. Remember that this happened all before December 1972.

4. You are probably familiar with golfing great Tiger Woods. How old was he when won his first Optimist International Junior Championship?

Answer: 8

It was, again, stated in "World Almanac for Kids": 1984 Age 8 Wins the Optimist International Junior Championship (he would go on to repeat as champion at age 9, 12, 13, 14 and 15" He won a total of 6 times.

5. You will come up with a certain number of stars if you combine the flags of Singapore and Somalia. Would you be so kind as to give me that specific number?

Answer: 6

The flag of Singapore has 5 stars. The flag of Somalia only has one.

6. What is the cube root of [(100 times 2) minus 75]?

Answer: 5

One hundred times two is obviously 200. Two hundred minus seventy-five is 125. The cube root of 125 is five.

Answer: 8

The groups of the classification of living things are the following: domain, kingdom, phylum, class, order, family, genus and species.

8. "All About Eve" received 14 Oscar nominations but it only won a fraction of them. How many Oscars did it win?

Answer: 6

"Titanic" and "All About Eve" both received 14 nominations. In terms of actually winning, "Titanic", "Ben-Hur" and "Lord of the Rings, Return of the King" all won 11 Oscars.

9. You wouldn't see the face of the 19th president of America on coins or dollar bills. How many children did he have?

Answer: 8

The 19th president was Rutherford B. Hayes who had a total of 8 children. He served his presidency from 1877-1881.

10. Get ready for the last question. In American Idol, Season 3(2004), how many contestants were left after John Stevens left the competition?

Answer: 5

The contestants remaining were George Huff, Latoya London, Jasmine Trias, Diana Degarmo and Fantasia Barrino.
I hope you enjoyed my quiz. Goodbye.

Source: Author francodr

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