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It's A Fact Trivia Quiz

Reading all my reference books I learned these facts. Do you know the answers?

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

Author
finlady

Time
6 mins

Type
Multiple Choice

Quiz #
54,650

Updated
Dec 03 21

# Qns
15

Difficulty
Very Difficult

Avg Score
5 / 15

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Question 1 of 15

1. True or False: Ivory comes only from the elephant.

Answer: (One Word)

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Question 2 of 15

2. What is latrophobia? Hint

Fear of being late

Fear on sinning

Fear of Latin

Fear of doctors

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Question 3 of 15

3. What is the highest natural geyser in the U.S.? Hint

Young Sprout

Old Faithful

Beehive Geyser

Hot Springs

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Question 4 of 15

4. How many countries have a higher life expectancy (from birth) than the U.S. (as of 2003)? Hint

between 20 and 40

none

more than 40

less than 20

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Question 5 of 15

5. Which country consumes the most tobacco in the world (as of 2003)? Hint

USA

France

Greece

Italy

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Question 6 of 15

6. What year did the 'Star Spangled Banner' officially become the National Anthem of the U.S.? Hint

1890

1900

1931

1920

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Question 7 of 15

7. How many times does the 'Lord's Prayer' appear in the Bible? Hint

It isn't in the Bible

Twice

Once

Four times

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Question 8 of 15

8. Who was the longest-reigning European monarch of all time? Hint

Charles I

Elizabeth I

Queen Victoria

Louis XIV

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Question 9 of 15

9. Which President of the U.S. did not vote in his own election? Hint

Zachary Taylor

Abraham Lincoln

They all voted in their elections

George Washington

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Question 10 of 15

10. Of the following who was the youngest American soldier to become a general in the army? Hint

General Ulysses Grant

General Hap Arnold

General Robert E. Lee

General George Custer

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Question 11 of 15

11. Who was Richard Wagner's father-in-law? Hint

Johann Strauss

Ludwig Von Beethoven

Franz Liszt

Amadeus Mozart

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Question 12 of 15

12. Where was the first automobile race seen in the U.S.? Hint

Boston

New York

Indianapolis

Chicago

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Question 13 of 15

13. True or False: the cucumber is not a vegetable?

True

False

14. When it was built in 1960, it was the largest stained glass window. It was surpassed in 1979 by Lovers Lane United Methodist Church in Dallas. In 2008 it was finally taken down. Where was this terminally amazing stained glass window? Hint

Kennedy International Airport

Washington Cathedral

St. Patrick's Cathedral

The Petronas Tower

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Question 15 of 15

15. What was the first novel ever written on a typewriter? Hint

The Great Gatsby

The Adventures of Tom Sawyer

The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes

Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde

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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts

1. True or False: Ivory comes only from the elephant.

Answer: False

Not only do we get ivory from the elephant it also comes from the tusks of a boar or a walrus.

2. What is latrophobia?

Answer: Fear of doctors

3. What is the highest natural geyser in the U.S.?

Answer: Beehive Geyser

The Beehive Geyser sprouts 200 ft. of water compared to Old Faithful's 160 ft. The Beehive is unpredictable and it ejects at infrequent intervals.

4. How many countries have a higher life expectancy (from birth) than the U.S. (as of 2003)?

Answer: more than 40

This information comes from www.nationmaster.com.

5. Which country consumes the most tobacco in the world (as of 2003)?

Answer: Greece

This is from www.nationmaster.com.

6. What year did the 'Star Spangled Banner' officially become the National Anthem of the U.S.?

Answer: 1931

In 1916 President Wilson ordered that the 'Star Spangled Banner' be the U. S. National Anthem, but it wasn't made official until March 3, 1931, by Act of Congress.

7. How many times does the 'Lord's Prayer' appear in the Bible?

Answer: Twice

The 'Lord's Prayer' can be found in Matthew 6:9-13, and Luke 11:2-4.

8. Who was the longest-reigning European monarch of all time?

Answer: Louis XIV

Louis XIV was ruler of France for more than seventy-two years, from 1643 to 1715. His son Louis XV ruled for fifty-nine years.

9. Which President of the U.S. did not vote in his own election?

Answer: Zachary Taylor

Zachary Taylor did not vote until he was 62 years old. Having lived in so many places he was unable to establish a legal residency until after he retired.

10. Of the following who was the youngest American soldier to become a general in the army?

Answer: General George Custer

Custer made the rank of brigadier general at 23 years old, during the Civil War. Even younger to gain that rank was Galusha Pennypacker, who was just 20 when promoted.

11. Who was Richard Wagner's father-in-law?

Answer: Franz Liszt

Also Arturo Toscanni was Vladimer Horowitz's father-in-law.

12. Where was the first automobile race seen in the U.S.?

Answer: Chicago

In 1895 the race track ran from Chicago to Evanston. The winner's average speed was seven and one half m.p.h.

13. True or False: the cucumber is not a vegetable?

Answer: True

Botanically a cucumber is a fruit. The eggplant, pumpkin, squash, tomato, gherkin, and okra are also a fruit.

Answer: Kennedy International Airport

The window was seen at the American Airlines Terminal 8 building and measured 300 ft. long and 23 ft. high.

15. What was the first novel ever written on a typewriter?

Answer: The Adventures of Tom Sawyer

Mark Twain wished to withold the fact. He did not want to write testimonials or answer questions about the operation of the newfangled thing.

Source: Author finlady

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