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A multiple-choice quiz by metal9. Estimated time: 6 mins.

Author
metal9

Time
6 mins

Type
Multiple Choice

Quiz #
215,921

Updated
Dec 03 21

# Qns
10

Difficulty
Impossible

Avg Score
3 / 10

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Question 1 of 10

1. The 'Cimex lectularius' makes a barking sound when they smell human flesh. They also were considered to be of use to the U.S Army during the Vietnam War, although the war ended before they seen service. Cimex lectularius are? Hint

Electric eels

Arca pigs

Bedbugs

Buzzards

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Question 2 of 10

2. What do you get when you mix iron with gallic acid? Hint

Black ink

Electroplate

Freon

Folic Acid

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Question 3 of 10

3. U.S Patent #560,351 is listed as which of the following. Hint

A device for producing dimples

Coca-Cola

Nail file

Pepsi-Cola

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Question 4 of 10

4. In 1894, Giuseppe De Mai was paid $15,000 by the London Academy of Medicine for rights to study his body after his death. Why? Hint

He carried his brother inside his stomach

He had two hearts

His entire body was covered with hair

His skin was translucent

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Question 5 of 10

5. During his bid for President in 1884, Grover Cleveland was worried about certain information reaching the public. Why was he worried? Hint

He killed a man in a legal duel

He had never courted a female

He disliked Abraham Lincoln

He hired a man to fight in his place during the Civil War

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Question 6 of 10

6. 'Kleenex' tissues have wiped millions of runny noses over the years. Yet they weren't invented for wiping noses, they were invented as? Hint

Bra stuffing

Coffee filters

Gas mask filters

Sterile gauze

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Question 7 of 10

7. Enrico Caruso is well known for his singing voice. Yet, not many know that he was arrested for which offense? Hint

Making a lewd gesture in public

Vagrancy

Theft

Bigamy

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Question 8 of 10

8. In 1733, a Virginia physician demonstrated that one of the following fruits were not poisonous. Which one? Hint

Kiwi

Strawberries

Bananas

Tomatoes

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Question 9 of 10

9. In 1896, Czar Nicholas II feasted upon which unusual food? Hint

Spiders

Dodo bird eggs

Woolly mammoth steaks

Scorpions

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Question 10 of 10

10. In 1930, Babe Ruth's yearly salary was which of the following amounts? Hint

$100,000

$80,000

$200,000

$28,000

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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts

Answer: Bedbugs

The U.S Army intended to place bedbugs in capsules equipped with radio transmitters. The bedbugs would be dropped in certain areas that the Viet Cong were suspected of hiding. When the radio man heard the hungry barks, artillery and air strikes could be called in. The war ended before these bugs could serve their country.

2. What do you get when you mix iron with gallic acid?

Answer: Black ink

Algeria contains running water bodies, that when they meet, form black ink. One source contains iron, and the other drains from a large peat swamp. 'Black Brook', located in upper New York State has a similar blend of elements.

3. U.S Patent #560,351 is listed as which of the following.

Answer: A device for producing dimples

This device simply attached to the cheek, and with a twisting motion, sucked the skin of the cheek out to produce a mild swelling.

4. In 1894, Giuseppe De Mai was paid $15,000 by the London Academy of Medicine for rights to study his body after his death. Why?

Answer: He had two hearts

In December,1974, Dr. Christiaan Barnard surgically implanted a second heart into a patient residing in South Africa. However, Giuseppe De Mai was born with two hearts. (I wonder if Dr. Christiaan Barnard gained information from the London Academy of Medicine?)

5. During his bid for President in 1884, Grover Cleveland was worried about certain information reaching the public. Why was he worried?

Answer: He hired a man to fight in his place during the Civil War

Grover Cleveland hired a man to stand in for him during the Civil War. It was a common practice at the time, and legal as well. Yet Mr. Cleveland suspected that he may not win the election if he was seen as a coward. When information surfaced that his opponent, James Blaine had also hired a man to take 'his' place, his mind was somewhat eased, and he won the election.

6. 'Kleenex' tissues have wiped millions of runny noses over the years. Yet they weren't invented for wiping noses, they were invented as?

Answer: Gas mask filters

Although many of these tissues have been known to pad a bra or two, they were first manufactured as gas mask filters during WWI.

7. Enrico Caruso is well known for his singing voice. Yet, not many know that he was arrested for which offense?

Answer: Making a lewd gesture in public

Caruso was arrested for making a lewd pass at a young woman at the Central Park Zoo. (In the monkey house, no less.)

8. In 1733, a Virginia physician demonstrated that one of the following fruits were not poisonous. Which one?

Answer: Tomatoes

Also known as the "love apple", the tomato was eventually taken seriously as a healthy food.

9. In 1896, Czar Nicholas II feasted upon which unusual food?

Answer: Woolly mammoth steaks

A frozen Woolly mammoth was excavated from a frozen glacier in Siberia in 1896. The meat had been preserved by the freezing temperatures. Some of this unusual meat was shipped to Moscow where the Czar, and a few selected scientists sampled it. The flesh was said to be black in color, and tasted similar to bear meat.

10. In 1930, Babe Ruth's yearly salary was which of the following amounts?

Answer: $80,000

Babe Ruth was asked once if he thought he deserved to earn more in a year, than President Hoover. Babe simply said, "Well, I had a better year."

Source: Author metal9

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