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Mixed Bag 1 Trivia Quiz

This is a mixed bag of everything. I hope you like it.

A multiple-choice quiz by daisyduke71. Estimated time: 4 mins.

Author
daisyduke71

Time
4 mins

Type
Multiple Choice

Quiz #
133,564

Updated
Dec 03 21

# Qns
10

Difficulty
Average

Avg Score
7 / 10

Plays
3873

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Question 1 of 10

1. What did 19-year-old Gertrude Ederle swim in 1926, two hours under the men's record? Hint

The Gulf of Mexico

The olympic size swimming pool (100 laps)

The Mississippi

The English Channel

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Question 2 of 10

2. What key would the Liberty Bell ring in if you could ring it? Hint

C-Flat

E-Flat

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Question 3 of 10

3. Who was the first general to command the United Nations forces in Korea? Hint

Douglas MacArthur

Huey Long

Charles MacArthur

David Smith

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Question 4 of 10

4. What brand of bubble gum did the Topps Chewing Gum Co. give the world in 1947? Hint

Bubble Rubble

Bazooka

Double Mint

Kazooka

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Question 5 of 10

5. Who did Penny Singleton play in a series of 28 movies?

Answer: (Thank Dagwood first name, or first and last (married) name)

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Question 6 of 10

6. What element was the Airstream Clipper trailer made of when first driven in 1936? Hint

Brick

Steel

Aluminum

Brass

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Question 7 of 10

7. What pilot's book 'We' propelled him to millionaire status? Hint

Charles Lindbergh

Huey Long

Douglas MacArthur

Thomas Lindbergh

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Question 8 of 10

8. How many megatons was the first hydrogen bomb, detonated in 1952? Hint

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Question 9 of 10

9. What comic strip hero named his daughter Bonnie Braids? Hint

Dick Tracy

Batman

Superman

Dagwood

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Question 10 of 10

10. What city hosted the first Judo World Championships, in 1956?

Answer: (One Word Think Japan)

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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts

1. What did 19-year-old Gertrude Ederle swim in 1926, two hours under the men's record?

Answer: The English Channel

She was the first woman to swim the English Channel.

2. What key would the Liberty Bell ring in if you could ring it?

Answer: E-Flat

The bell is in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Interestingly enough, though, you would really have to travel to Pensylvania to ring the bell because the spelling of states' names weren't standardized until 1752, the year the bell was cast. That's how the name of the state appears on the bell itself.

3. Who was the first general to command the United Nations forces in Korea?

Answer: Douglas MacArthur

He led the combined Philippine-U.S. forces in the Philippines until it was overrun by the Japanese (1942). Promoted to general of the army, he received Japan's surrender on September 2, 1945. As Allied commander of the postwar Occupation of Japan (1945-51). When the Korean War began in 1950, he was selected to command U.N. forces and stemmed the advance of N. Korean troops.

4. What brand of bubble gum did the Topps Chewing Gum Co. give the world in 1947?

Answer: Bazooka

It is the bubble gum with the cartoons on its wrapper.

5. Who did Penny Singleton play in a series of 28 movies?

Answer: Blondie

She starred in all the 'Blondie' movies, starting with 'Blondie' in 1938. She also starred in "Boy Meets Girl' (1938), and 'After The Thin Man.'

6. What element was the Airstream Clipper trailer made of when first driven in 1936?

Answer: Aluminum

The Airstream Company began in 1931. Wally Byam began making trailers out of wood, but in 1937 he introduced the "Clipper". Prior to 1952, all Airstreams were built in southern California, that was when they opened a plant in Ohio.

7. What pilot's book 'We' propelled him to millionaire status?

Answer: Charles Lindbergh

He also wrote 'The Spirit of St. Louis', 'Autobiography of Values' and other books.

8. How many megatons was the first hydrogen bomb, detonated in 1952?

Answer: 10

The first H-bomb ever 'Mike' was exploded at 7:15 am local time on November 1st, 1952. The mushroom cloud was 8 miles across and 27 miles high.

9. What comic strip hero named his daughter Bonnie Braids?

Answer: Dick Tracy

The good-looking, 34-year-old bachelor intended to be a family man. Then, he witnessed the murder of his fianc�'s father by Big Boy, a local mobster.

10. What city hosted the first Judo World Championships, in 1956?

Answer: Tokyo

Judo was first developed in the early 1880s, when Japanese educator Jigoro Kano adapted it from the martial arts form of jujitsu.

Source: Author daisyduke71

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