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Miracle Max's Magnificent Mixture II Quiz

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

Author
jubal

Time
6 mins

Type
Multiple Choice

Quiz #
190,157

Updated
Dec 03 21

# Qns
10

Difficulty
Difficult

Avg Score
5 / 10

Plays
452

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Question 1 of 10

1. What was Benjamin Franklin's wife Deborah's surname? Hint

Roberts

Clarke

Richards

Read

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Question 2 of 10

2. Former Utah Jazz basketball player John Stockton took part in which two Olympic Games? Hint

1984 and 1992

1984 and 1988

1988 and 1992

1992 and 1996

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Question 3 of 10

3. Who was the first U.S. Senator to be defeated in an election by a dead man?

Answer: (Two Words)

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Question 4 of 10

4. Diamonds at number 10 are the hardest mineral, according to the Mohs Scale of Relative Mineral Hardness. Which mineral is number 9? Hint

Corundum

Topaz

Quartz

Calcite

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Question 5 of 10

5. In standard tuning on a guitar, the note played on the second string first fret is? Hint

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Question 6 of 10

6. Who said, "Any fool can make a rule, and any fool will mind it."? Hint

William Jefferson Clinton

Benjamin Franklin

Bill Walton

Henry David Thoreau

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Question 7 of 10

7. This sports radio host and television talk show host calls his listeners "clones".

Answer: (Last name is the name of a city.)

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Question 8 of 10

8. Is the word "jump" a verb or a noun? Hint

Verb

Neither

Noun

Can be either

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Question 9 of 10

9. Musician Jim Croce died of what in 1973? Hint

Plane crash

Drug overdose

Auto accident

Heart attack

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Question 10 of 10

10. To a runner, pronation would mean what? Hint

Running with a leaning gait

Putting weight on the outside of the foot

Putting weight on the inside of the foot

The condition that in laymen's terms is called "bowleggedness"

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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts

1. What was Benjamin Franklin's wife Deborah's surname?

Answer: Read

Deborah Read had been previously married to a man by the name of John Rogers, though she had not been living with him for awhile due to rumors that he was already married when he married Deborah. John Rogers stole a slave and fled Philadephia.

2. Former Utah Jazz basketball player John Stockton took part in which two Olympic Games?

Answer: 1992 and 1996

Stockton had his leg broken in a collision with Michael Jordan in one of the practice games that led up to the 1992 Olympic games in which the U.S. team crushed their opponents by an average margin of victory of over 44 points.

3. Who was the first U.S. Senator to be defeated in an election by a dead man?

Answer: John Ashcroft

Ashcroft's opponent, the late governor Mel Carnahan,was killed in a plane crash just 22 days before the election. Roger Wilson who became governor upon Carnahan's death, said that he would appoint Jean Carnahan (Mel's widow) to be the Senator if Carnahan outpolled Ashcroft. The rest, as they say, is history.

4. Diamonds at number 10 are the hardest mineral, according to the Mohs Scale of Relative Mineral Hardness. Which mineral is number 9?

Answer: Corundum

Corundums include the precious gems, rubies and sappires. Talc is the softest at number 1 on the scale.

5. In standard tuning on a guitar, the note played on the second string first fret is?

Answer: C

When this string is played open it is the B string.

6. Who said, "Any fool can make a rule, and any fool will mind it."?

Answer: Henry David Thoreau

Thoreau was famous for his works "Walden" and "Civil Disobedience", definitely an individualist.

7. This sports radio host and television talk show host calls his listeners "clones".

Answer: Jim Rome

Rome has a highly controversial style, using a lingo that is both catchy and fresh. His mantra is "have a take and do not suck." The name of his television show is "Jim Rome Is Burning".

8. Is the word "jump" a verb or a noun?

Answer: Can be either

There are many other words that fit in this category. Words like "catch", "hunt", and "rent". Ain't words fun?

9. Musician Jim Croce died of what in 1973?

Answer: Plane crash

Croce had several songs in the top ten in his day, including "Bad Bad Leroy Brown", "I've Got A Name", and "Time in A Bottle".

10. To a runner, pronation would mean what?

Answer: Putting weight on the inside of the foot

Pronation and its opposite "supination" are common problems in runners, and if not treated with proper shoes and/or orthotics can lead to other related problems with the knees and hips.

Source: Author jubal

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