I'm Not Crazy Trivia Quiz

Answer: Galveston, Texas

The Galveston Hurricane of 1900 (so named because the modern method of assigning official code names was not yet in force) is considered one of the deadliest natural disasters to strike the United States. Official reports claim that approximately eight thousand died as a result of the hurricane, and the damage cost was in excess of $99.4 billion in 2005 USD.

Although the city was rebuilt, it never regained its status as a major commercial center in the state of Texas.

Answer: Mantis

Although the common English name for the mantis is "praying mantis", due to its common pose, or "preying mantis" because of its habit for ambushing its victims, in Europe and other areas, that name only describes one species of the insect, "Mantis religiosa". There are about 2400 recognized species, either native or introduced on every continent except Antarctica.

Answer: False

Although eidetic memory is commonly called photographic memory or total recall, according to an article in "Psychology Today", a person with photographic memory would remember images with perfect accuracy. While people with eidetic memory, commonly called "eidetikers", have a super-good memory, and can well-describe an unfamiliar image they have viewed for the first time for thirty seconds, it is usually not without error, and the memory of the image fades quickly after viewing. Research has shown that children are born with the capability of eidetic memory, and usually by the time they are six, the ability begins to fade.

Answer: Heidelberg

During the period known as the Great Schism, German leaders supported the pope in Rome rather than the one in Avignon. One of the results was the expulsion of German students and scholars from the University of Paris. Pope Urban VI issued a papal bull giving permission for the formation of a university of general studies in Germany, and Rupert I, Count Palatine of the Rhine, provided for the founding of the school.

Answer: MoonPie

A favorite with RC Cola in the South, MoonPies were first made in Tennessee during the Great Depression. Today they come in a variety of flavors; the coating may be lemon, orange, strawberry, banana, or vanilla, as well as chocolate, and there is a version that is a double-decker.

Answer: Klingons

Named for Lieutenant Wilbur Clingan, Klingons were not only villains in the original television series, but also in all of the spin-offs and many of the movies. Eventually the warrior race made an alliance with the humans, and the two fought together again the Romulans. A complete Klingon language has also been created.

Answer: Rocket Scientist

The lyrics go: "You think you're a genius-you drive me up the wall/You're a regular original, a know-it-all." According to Wiktionary, the term "rocket scientist" can be used specifically to describe an astronautical engineer, as well as someone who is a genius or is qualified to understand something that is complex.

Answer: Leonard Bernstein

Bernstein also conducted the Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra and London Symphony Orchestra, as well as others during his long career. As a composer, he included elements of many different styles into his music. "West Side Story" is considered to be his most famous work; Stephen Sondheim wrote the words to his music.

Answer: Amy

Amy was nine years old when her father became president, and it appears that she was able to live a relatively normal life in the White House, even attending public school in Washington, D.C.

Answer: Sheldon Cooper

Sheldon Cooper appears on the television show "The Big Bang Theory". Here's an explanation of the common bond:

(Q1) Sheldon Cooper was born at a K-Mart in Galveston, Texas, although records show that he was officially born at Lawrence Memorial Hospital.
(Q2) Sheldon has been called a "tall, thin praying mantis" by both his friend, Penny, and his girlfriend, Amy.
(Q3) Sheldon has an eidetic memory, an IQ of 187, and a very extensive knowledge of general information.
(Q4) Sheldon was fourteen years old when he graduated summa cum laude from college, and began graduate school. At the age of fifteen he was a visiting professor at the Heidelberg Institute in Germany.
(Q5) Sheldon's cherished meemaw (grandmother) calls him "MoonPie" because he is
"nummy-nummy and she could just eat him up."
(Q6) Sheldon is a big "Star Trek" fan, and speaks fluent Klingon. He attempted to say his part in his friends, Howard and Bernadette's wedding, but was abruptly cut off by Bernadette. Sheldon and his friends regularly play Klingon Boggle.
(Q7) Sheldon is a theoretical physicist, and is highly insulted when his twin sister, Missy, tries to compliment him by saying that she talks about her "rocket scientist" brother to all her friends.
(Q8) Sheldon's best friend and roommate is Leonard Hofstadter.
(Q9) Amy Farrah Fowler has gone from being Sheldon's "friend who is a girl" to Sheldon's girlfriend.