FunTrivia General Knowledge Mix: Vol 9 Quiz

Answer: Great Smoky Mountains National Park

The Great Smoky Mountains straddle the border between Tennessee and North Carolina. They are part of the Blue Ridge Mountains in the Appalachian Mountain Chain. The park is visited by over eleven million people per year.

Question by player OldManJack

Answer: Pens

These are just a few examples of the different types of pens. The earliest pens were used in India and were made of feathers and bamboo sticks. Reed pens have been found in Egyptian pyramids and in the remains of the city of Pompeii the remnants of an ancient pen were found.

Question by player dcpddc478

Answer: Java

"Java" could be a programming language or an Indonesian island, although the island's native spelling is "Jawa".

Question by player Indonesia129

Answer: Emperor

The emperor penguin is the heaviest and lives in Antarctica. Beethoven's 'Piano Concerto No. 5' was the last one he wrote, and is generally known as the 'Emperor Concerto'. The Emperor grape is grown in Australia, and used for red wine.

Question by player rossian

Answer: Nike

Nike, Inc. is a maker of clothing, as well as shoes, sporting equipment, and other items. Founded in 1964 as Blue Ribbon Sports, the company changed its name to Nike in 1971 in honor of the Greek goddess of victory. Nike, usually depicted with wings, rewarded the victorious ancient Greek fighters with a laurel wreath.

She was also associated with winning athletes. In the 1940s the Nike Project was started in an attempt to provide protection against jet aircraft. Sites were chosen all over the world that used radar to track possible air attacks.

They also housed Nike missiles - with the first being the Nike Ajax - that were ready to be deployed if needed.

Question by player ponycargirl

Answer: Vincent

In Latin, the name Vincent means "conqueror". Famous Vincents include
Vincent van Gogh, Vincent Price and Vincent Furnier (better known as Alice Cooper).

Question by player Atticus24

Answer: Isis

The section of the River Thames in England that flows through the city of Oxford is known as the Isis; it gives its name to the university rowing club there. ISIS (also known as ISIL or IS), or the Islamic State of Iraq and Syria, is the former name and anglicised title adopted by the Sunni Islam militant organisation whose intent is the foundation of a single Islamic state, or caliphate, encompassing the entire Middle East. Isis was the ancient Egyptian goddess of love, marriage and health. It is also the name given to the DC Comics character Andrea Thomas/Adrianna Tomaz whose powers include telekinesis, superhuman strength and speed.

Question by player SisterSeagull

Answer: Stars

Starfish, also called sea stars, are echinoderms in the class Asteroidea, which are ubiquitous in ocean waters. The Hollywood Walk of Fame, which passes in front of Grauman's Chinese Theatre, is inset with over 2000 stars on which are written the names of Hollywood's most famous people and characters. Grauman's has hosted three Academy Award presentations.

Originally the Minnesota North Stars, the Dallas Stars NHL hockey team, moved to Texas in 1993.

Question by player FatherSteve

Answer: Jasmine

There are approximately 200 species of the jasmine flower. These flowers are aromatic, and are cultivated in warm climates.

Question by player tweedle2

Answer: Removal of silver from circulating coins

Silver was removed from coins because the silver value of the coins were exceeding the face value of the coins. At the time of removal, the least-valuable coin that was silver was 6 pence in Great Britain (was 3 pence until the 1930s), 10 cents in the United States and Canada, and 1/2 franc in Switzerland.

In the United States, even though 10¢ and 25¢ coins were no longer silver in 1965, half dollars were still partially silver until 1971 (although at a lower concentration). Canadian 10¢, 25¢, 50¢, and $1 coins from 1968 exist in both silver and non-silver versions.

Question by player hotdogPi