For Your Information Trivia Quiz

Answer: The Jazz Singer

"The Jazz Singer" (1927), was produced by Warner Brothers, and directed by Al Jolson. This movie was a historic breakthrough. It was not the first movie with sound, but the first feature length movie to have actors speaking as part of the action. This movie, and others that followed were nicknamed the "talkies" because actors could be heard speaking along with the feature of music.

However, the sound feature still was not complete, due to that fact that the sound was separate from the movie.

Answer: 50 cm long

These dental caps were placed on an elephant named Spike, at the Calgary Zoo in Canada in 2002. The caps were made out of stainless steel and weighed 13 kg. They were 50 cm (19 in)long, and 13 cm (5 in) in diameter. The operation itself took over three hours. Officials at the zoo estimate that these caps should last Spike the rest of his life....which could be another 40 years.

Answer: a kidney stone

In 2003 a kidney stone was surgically removed from Peter Baulman. The stone was removed from his right kidney in December, in Australia. It weighed 356 g(12.5 oz) and its widest point measured 11.86 cm (4.66 in).

Answer: True

Sonya Thomas, a professional competitive food eater has broken world records for eating cheesecake, hot dogs, seafood, pizza, and other items. She became a member of the International Federation of Competitive Eating in 2003, making her eating abilities a profession.

She was born in South Korea and emigrated to the United States in 1997. Her top weight has been 135 lbs, and she exercises for at least two hours a day to keep her weight off from food contests. In 2005, she earned more the $50,000 dollars in prize money and media appearances.

Answer: metal and glass

Michel Lotito was from Grenoble, France, and had been eating metal and glass since 1959 until his death in 2007. His name literally meant "eats everything". Gastroenterologists have been stunned by his diet and described his ability to consume 900 g (2 lb) of metal per day as "unique".

Answer: cow brains

In 2006, Takeru Kobayashi, a professional food competitor, ate 17.7 pounds of cow brains in 15 minutes, breaking the world record for that year.

Answer: Neil Armstrong

Neil Armstrong became the first man to set foot on the moon in 1969, when he was 38 years old. He had been an veteran aviator in the United States Navy, before becoming an astronaut. Shortly after the Apollo 11 mission on the moon, he quit his job at NASA, and became a college professor in Cincinnati, Ohio.

Answer: True

Franklin D. Roosevelt was elected President of the United States for four terms(1933-1945). He died shortly after the fourth election, influencing the Congress of the United States to pass the 22nd amendment to the United States' Constitution, which put a limit on presidential terms. Now, a president can only serve a maximum of two terms in the United States.

Answer: Erik Weihenmeyer

Erik Weihenmayer became the first blind person that made it to the top of Mt.Everest in 2001. He made the journey by using his hearing skills to direct him safely up the path. He has been climbing since he was 16 years old, and rock climbing has become his first love.

Answer: False

The first VCR for home use was the Phillips Model 1500. It was introduced in the United Kingdom in 1972 and was 22 inches wide, 6.5 inches high, and 15 inches deep.