Fun with Numbers Trivia Quiz

Answer: 1

"Moose Murders" is famous for being the standard Broadway flops are measured by. It starred June Gable and Don Potter. The plot is about the Holloway family and other guests at a lodge who get snowed in. They pass the time by playing a murder mystery game until a real murder happens. It flopped because the audience saw it as corny and lame.

Answer: 4

In addition to a try being worth four points in rugby, the left centre player in rugby usually wears jersey number 4. A try is scored when a player "grounds" the ball, that is makes the ball touch the ground while still holding on to it, in the other team's goal area.

Answer: 5

Connecticut became the fifth state to ratify the Constitution when it did so on January 9, 1788. The four states before it were Delaware, Pennsylvania, New Jersey and Georgia.

Answer: 0

Wednesday's doll, just like the real Marie Antoinette, was beheaded. Wednesday could often be seen playing with her headless doll in some of the episodes of the original TV series where Wednesday is played by Lisa Loring.

Answer: 2

Abe Lincoln had two vice presidents: Hannibal Hamlin and Andrew Johnson. Johnson was selected to be Lincoln's running mate because Lincoln wanted to pick a southern Democrat (Lincoln was a Republican from the North) to unify the country after the divisive Civil War. Johnson would later serve as president when Lincoln was assassinated.

Answer: 7

Nitrogen has an atomic number of 7. It was discovered in 1772 by Daniel Rutherford. Its symbol is the letter N.

Answer: 3

The three jewels of Buddhism are Buddha, Dharma and Sangha. They are sometimes called the Triple Gem or the Three Refuges. They are the three things Buddhists should take refuge in during times of trouble. Buddha is the enlightened one. Dharma is the teachings of Buddhism and Sangha is the community.

Answer: 6

The Original Six refers to the six remaining ice hockey teams that still exist and have existed since the league started. They are: Toronto Maple Leafs, Chicago Blackhawks, Montreal Canadiens, New York Rangers, Boston Bruins and the Detroit Red Wings.

Answer: 8

Eight was represented by the letter H in ancient Greece because H was the eighth letter of the Greek alphabet. The infinity symbol, which looks like a sideways 8, comes from the ancient Greek letter omega, the final letter in that alphabet and not from the number 8.

Answer: 9

The nine bows is a term used to describe enemies in ancient Egypt. There is no specific list of enemies. Most likely, it originally referred to the nine foreign enemies of Egypt. The nine bows are depicted on King Tut's tomb.