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A multiple-choice quiz by Ikabud. Estimated time: 5 mins.

Author
Ikabud

Time
5 mins

Type
Multiple Choice

Quiz #
66,166

Updated
Dec 03 21

# Qns
15

Difficulty
Tough

Avg Score
8 / 15

Plays
3711

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Question 1 of 15

1. Which horror-film star's autobiography was titled, 'Tall, Dark and Gruesome? Hint

Boris Karloff

Vincent Price

Bela Lugosi

Christopher Lee

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Question 2 of 15

2. Which country singer had a guitar with the word 'Thanks' printed on the back of it? Hint

Ernest Tubb

Randy Travis

Travis Tritt

Mel Tillis

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Question 3 of 15

3. What is the medical name for the shinbone? Hint

Thenar

Tibia

Tinea Pedis

Torus

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Question 4 of 15

4. What does the company name, Mitsubishi, mean in Japanese? Hint

Three oceans

Three diamonds

Three stars

The Three Stooges

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Question 5 of 15

5. In Margaret Mitchell's novel, 'Gone With The Wind', what was the name of the Wilkes family plantation? Hint

Twin Oaks

Tusitala

Twin Peaks

Twelve Oaks

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Question 6 of 15

6. This band was formed in the late 1960s by Irish singer-songwriter-bassist Phil Lynott and released albums titled, 'Jailbreak', 'Johnny the Fox', and 'Bad Reputation'. Who were they? Hint

Television

The Troggs

T. Rex

Thin Lizzy

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Question 7 of 15

7. What was U.S. President Woodrow Wilson's real first name? Hint

Thomas

Timothy

Theodore

Terence

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Question 8 of 15

8. The first active communications satellite was launched by the United States on July 10, 1962. What was it called? Hint

Telford

Telstar

Teflon

Tristar

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Question 9 of 15

9. What male name means 'sovereign' in Greek? Hint

Troy

Tyrone

Timothy

Thaddeus

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Question 10 of 15

10. The film, 'THX 1138' was the 1971 directorial debut of this well known director. Who is he? Hint

George Lucas

Brian DiPalma

Steven Spielberg

Francis Ford Coppola

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Question 11 of 15

11. What was the original name of the New York Jets football team? Hint

Trojans

Titans

Tigers

Tomahawks

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Question 12 of 15

12. What did the first ticker-tape parade held in Manhattan honor? Hint

The return from Manila of Admiral George Dewey

Solo transatlantic flight of Charles Lindbergh

American Olympic athletes

The Dedication of the Statue of Liberty

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Question 13 of 15

13. Who was the writer that influenced many passive resistance movements with his essay, 'Civil Disobedience'? Hint

Dylan Thomas

Lord Alfred Tennyson

Henry David Thoreau

Mark Twain

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Question 14 of 15

14. What was the name of the planet on which Luke Skywalker grew up on, in the 'Star Wars' films? Hint

Tatooine

Tetiaroa

Tauromachy

Thorkelson

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Question 15 of 15

15. What television character has Tiberius for a middle name? Hint

Captain James Kirk

Basil Fawlty

Sam Malone

Louie DiPalma

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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts

1. Which horror-film star's autobiography was titled, 'Tall, Dark and Gruesome?

Answer: Christopher Lee

A distant cousin of James Bond creator, Ian Fleming, Mr. Lee was actually Fleming's personal choice for the title role in 1962's 'Dr. No'.

2. Which country singer had a guitar with the word 'Thanks' printed on the back of it?

Answer: Ernest Tubb

Nicknamed, 'The Texas Troubadour', Ernest Tubb would flip it over after a song to acknowledge applause.

3. What is the medical name for the shinbone?

Answer: Tibia

Thenar is the term for the fleshy masses of muscle at the base of the thumb. Tinea Pedis is the medical term for athlete's foot, and torus is a term in geometry for a donut shape.

4. What does the company name, Mitsubishi, mean in Japanese?

Answer: Three diamonds

The Mitsubishi logo consists of three diamonds. Three oceans is electronics company, Sanyo's Japanese meaning, and the Seoul-based electronics company Samsung means three stars in Korean. To my knowledge The Three Stooges have nothing to do with Japanese or even Korean companies for that matter.

5. In Margaret Mitchell's novel, 'Gone With The Wind', what was the name of the Wilkes family plantation?

Answer: Twelve Oaks

Twin Oaks was the California diner that was the setting of the 1946 and 1981 versions of the film, 'The Postman Always Rings Twice'. Twin Peaks was the name of the David Lynch television series, and Tusitala was the Somoans' name for author Robert Louis Stevenson, who lived on a Samoan estate from 1889 until his death in 1894.

6. This band was formed in the late 1960s by Irish singer-songwriter-bassist Phil Lynott and released albums titled, 'Jailbreak', 'Johnny the Fox', and 'Bad Reputation'. Who were they?

Answer: Thin Lizzy

'The Boys Are Back In Town', from the 1976 'Jailbreak' album was a big hit for the band.

7. What was U.S. President Woodrow Wilson's real first name?

Answer: Thomas

Wilson was the 28th president, and was awarded the Nobel Peace Prize for the Versailles Treaty in 1919.

8. The first active communications satellite was launched by the United States on July 10, 1962. What was it called?

Answer: Telstar

It operated for roughly 18 weeks, failed, and then worked again for seven more weeks before failing for good. The British group, The Tornados had a hit in both the U.K. and the U.S. with the 1962 instrumental song 'Telstar'.

9. What male name means 'sovereign' in Greek?

Answer: Tyrone

Tyrone Power was the dashing lead actor in many Hollywood movies of the 1930s and 1940s. Troy is an Irish name meaning 'son of a foot soldier, Timothy is Greek for 'honoring God', and Thaddeus is a Greek name that means 'gift of God'.

10. The film, 'THX 1138' was the 1971 directorial debut of this well known director. Who is he?

Answer: George Lucas

In 'American Graffiti', Mr. Lucas' second film, the license plate on the yellow Deuce Coupe owned by Paul Lemat is THX 138.

11. What was the original name of the New York Jets football team?

Answer: Titans

The team started out in 1960 as the Titans, but changed it to their present name in 1963.

12. What did the first ticker-tape parade held in Manhattan honor?

Answer: The Dedication of the Statue of Liberty

Although all of the choices given were honored with a parade, the Dedication of Miss Liberty was the first, held on October 29, 1886.

13. Who was the writer that influenced many passive resistance movements with his essay, 'Civil Disobedience'?

Answer: Henry David Thoreau

Thoreau experimented in living a near-solitary life. He rejected materialism and found fulfillment in his observations of animal and plant life.

14. What was the name of the planet on which Luke Skywalker grew up on, in the 'Star Wars' films?

Answer: Tatooine

Tauromachy is the technical term for bullfighting, and Tetiaroa is a 1,600 acre atoll near Tahiti owned by Marlon Brando. Thorkelson is the real last name of Peter Tork of the Monkees.

15. What television character has Tiberius for a middle name?

Answer: Captain James Kirk

Born in Montreal, Canada, in 1931, William Shatner is best known for his leading role in the 'Star Trek' TV series and also the 'Star Trek' films that followed.

Source: Author Ikabud

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