It's Not a Tumor Trivia Quiz

Answer: Arnold Schwarzenegger

Born in Austria, Schwarzenegger is a native speaker of German, Austria's official language. I enjoy listening to him since his English is heavily accented, so that when he says, "It's not a tumor" it sounds like "It's not a TOO-MAH!" He made quite a name for himself in America as a weightlifter, actor, and politician, culminating in his governorship of California.

Answer: a person who consumes hallucinogenic mushrooms

More properly known as psilocybin mushrooms, this group of fungi include more than 180 species that contain psychedelic compounds such as psilocybin and baeocystin. Also known as magic mushrooms, they are often used as recreational drugs and are illegal to use in most countries.

Answer: red kangaroo (Macropus rufus)

Not just the red kangaroo specifically, but adult males of all kangaroo species are called boomers. The term is also used for North American animals like the mountain beaver and red squirrel.

The Goliath frog is the world's largest frog and is found in small areas of Cameroon and Equatorial Guinea in Africa. Native to India, Southeast Asia, and China, the water buffalo has also been introduced to Australia, South America, and parts of Africa and Europe. The Daintree elk does not exist except in my imagination.

Answer: wildcat

Probably no other species has more names than North America's puma. The Nittany lion of Pennsylvania is a puma, as is the catamount and painter of other areas of the eastern U.S. While cougars, pumas, and panthers are classified as Puma concolor, wildcats are a separate species identified as Felis silvestris.

Answer: New York

At the time of President Trump's first administration, Schumer was serving as the senior senator from New York, having been first elected to the Senate in 1998. Prior to that, he served as a New York member of the House of Representatives, a post he held from 1981 to 1989.

Answer: a national assembly in Russia

The current Duma, or State Duma, is actually the lower house of Russia's parliament, known as the Federal Assembly of Russia. The upper house is the Federation Council of Russia.

Russia's first Duma was the State Duma set up by Nicholas II in 1905 as a result of the Russian Revolution of 1905 earlier that year. This imperial Duma was only elected four times between 1906 and 1912, including twice in 1907.

Answer: as a crusader for women's rights

Born in New York state, Bloomer spent much of her adult life in Iowa, and is buried in Council Bluffs.

After the Seneca Falls Convention, which she attended in 1848, Bloomer edited the first newspaper for women, "The Lily." A strong advocate of women's rights, as well as temperance, she introduced the more famous suffragettes Elizabeth Cady Stanton and Susan B. Anthony to each other.

Answer: ether (produced by the brain)

The fourth humor, which I replaced with ether, was blood. Hippocrates believed blood was produced by the liver. Blood related to the element of air and was characteristic of a happy, amorous, and generous person. Phlegm related to the element of water and was characteristic of a cowardly and sluggish person. Black bile was related to the element of earth and was characteristic of a sentimental and introspective type of person. Yellow bile was related to the element of fire and was characteristic of a person who was ambitious and violent.

Answer: 3:10 to Yuma

The two main characters in "3:10 to Yuma" are Arizona rancher Dan Evans and outlaw Ben Wade. The former was played by Van Heflin in 1957 and Christian Bale in 2007. Wade was played by Glenn Ford in '57 and by Russell Crowe 50 years later.

While earning no Oscar nominations in 1957, the film was nominated for Best Film in the British Academy of Film and Television Awards, and Van Heflin won the Laurel Award for Top Male Action Star at the same awards. In 2007 the film won two Oscar nominations, for Best Score and Best Sound Mixing.

Answer: The Three Sisters

The Three Sisters are a rock formation on the north escarpment of the Jamison Valley in the Blue Mountains. It is not far from Katoomba, the chief town of the City of Blue Mountains in New South Wales.

Uluru and the Olgas are rock formations in the Northern Territory, Daintree Rainforest is located in Queensland's northeast coast, and the Twelve Apostles are a series of limestone stacks just off the coast of Victoria, along the Great Ocean Road.

Answer: Norman, Oklahoma

Boomer and Sooner are the matching white ponies that pull the Sooner Schooner replica Conestoga wagon on to the University of Oklahoma's field after the Sooners score during home games. Begun as mascots in 1960, the ponies have gone through five sets of ponies, with Boomer and Sooner V added to the tradition in 2008.

Answer: New York Giants

A 1996 graduate of Michigan, Toomer was drafted with pick number 34 in the second round of the NFL Draft. He had six catches for 86 yards in the 2008 Super Bowl as the Giants upset the undefeated New England Patriots, 17-14. In 2010 he was a member of the first group of former Giant players to have their names included in the New York Giants Ring of Honor.

Answer: It was history's first civilization, located in the Fertile Crescent.

Founded in the valley of the Tigris and Euphrates rivers, Sumer was made up of several city-states, the first five of which included Eridu. Later, more well-known city-states included Ur (original home of Abraham), Nippur, Uruk (capital of legendary hero Gilgamesh), and Kish.

The Sumerians introduced cuneiform, the first form of writing, the first wheeled vehicles, and the temple pyramid known as the ziggurat.

Answer: no smoking allowed

"Fumar" is the Spanish verb meaning to smoke. Common expressions include "el fuma en pipa" (he smokes a pipe) and "puedo fumar" (may I smoke?).

Answer: interactive robot pets

Among the zoomers available for Christmas 2017 were Zoomer Meowzies, Zoomer Zupps Royal Pups, and Zoomer Show Pony. They could be found online or at such stores as Walmart and Toys R Us. Prices ranged from around $10 for the pups, in the $30 range for Meowzies, and up to $70 for the pony.

The robotic toys are said to be able to learn tricks, provide realistic reactions, and help children learn to take care of actual animal pets.