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1. Four chemists are discussing the element with the atomic number four on the Periodic Table of the Elements. What number are they talking about?

Answer: Beryllium

A neutral Beryllium atom will have four protons, four electrons, and five neutrons. It has an atomic number of four and its atomic mass is 9.012182. Beryllium compounds are very toxic. The mineral beryl (Be3Al2(SiO3)6) has two precious metals: aquamarine and emerald.

2. Four fans of the New York Yankees are talking about the player whose "number four" was retired by the team after his emotional retirement in 1939. Who was he?

Answer: Lou Gehrig

Lou Gehrig played 17 seasons, all with the Yankees from 1923-1939. Gehrig set a Major League record of playing 2,130 consecutive games, earning him the nickname "The Iron Horse". At age 36, Gehrig contracted amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (later referred to as Lou Gehrig's Disease). On June 21, 1940 Gehrig announced his retirement, and on July 4 made his famous "Yet today I consider myself the luckiest man on the face of the earth" farewell speech. On June 2, 1941 Gehrig passed away at the age of 37 from ALS.

3. Four residents of which U.S. state would talk about Interstate 4, as its full length is in this state?

Answer: Florida

Running for 133 miles, Interstate 4 runs northeast-southwest from Tampa in the west to Daytona Beach in the east through Orlando. The highway goes by most of Orlando's attractions, such as Disney World, SeaWorld, and Universal Studios. The highway is also known as Florida State Route 400, which continues eastward into Daytona Beach after the eastern end of the interstate for four miles.

4. Four high school math students are discussing the number four. Which of these statements is FALSE about the number four?

Answer: It is the smallest square number

One (one squared) is the smallest square number before four (two squared). Tetra is the Greek prefix, and quadr- or quadri- are the Latin prefixes. One, two, and four are the only whole number divisors, and it is the smallest positive number that has a positive divisor other than one or itself. That makes it the smallest composite number.

5. Four Buddhists are talking about the Four Great Elements: earth, water, fire and wind. They are also talking about the Four Elements of Alchemy. Three of the four elements appear on both lists, but which one is found as a "Great Element" but not an Alchemy element?

Answer: Wind

In Buddhism, the Four Great Elements, or Mahābhūta in Sanskrit, refer to things that are both outside the body and inside as well. In Hinduism, a fifth element, akasha or aether, is also mentioned. The four elements of alchemy are: water, fire, earth and air.

6. Four people are texting on touch-tone phones. Generally, which three letters are affiliated with the number four?

Answer: G,H, and I

On Blackberry, the four key represents D and F. From numbers two-nine, each key represents three letters in progression, except for seven and nine which have four letters.

7. Four NCAA college basketball fans are discussing the four teams left in the playoffs. Instead of calling them the semi-finals, which "F" adjective is added in to make an alliteration?

Answer: Final Four

After the Sweet Sixteen and Elite Eight, the four semi-finalists enter the Final Four, with the two winners advancing to the National Championship. A slogan commonly used to describe the regular season, and early rounds of the tournament, is "The Road to the Final Four". Not only is this phrase used in the NCAA, but also in Europe, most notably the Euroleague.

8. Four teenagers are talking when someone says a "four-letter word". That phrase commonly refers to what?

Answer: A swear word

The term "four-letter word" describes profane language, as many of swear words contain four letters. This term is also used humorously to describe other four letter words, such as golf, love, and work.

9. Four music fans are talking about some of their favourite acts of all-time. The following musicians released albums called "Four" in 1980, 1981 or 2011 EXCEPT which one?

Answer: Bob Dylan

Beyonce's album "4" was released in June 2011. The album featured the songs "Countdown", "End of Time" and "Best Thing I Never Had". Foreigner's album, also "4", came out in 1981, and included hits like "Juke Box Hero", "Urgent", and "Waiting for a Girl Like You".

The Stranglers' 1980 compilation album went by the Roman numeral version of four, "IV", and featured "Five Minutes" and "Rok It To The Moon".

10. Four people of East Asian descent are probably not in favour of this quiz as four is considered an unlucky number in Chinese, Japanese, Vietnamese and Korean cultures because it sounds like what word?

Answer: Death

Because of the similarity between "four" and "death", many East Asian companies skip the number four on their product lines. Microsoft released Windows 95 instead of "four", as well as Nokia cell phones and Palm PDAs. Many Asian buildings do not have a fourth floor, instead naming the floor with the letter "F".

Source: Author George95

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