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A multiple-choice quiz by steiny1. Estimated time: 4 mins.

Author
steiny1

Time
4 mins

Type
Multiple Choice

Quiz #
53,064

Updated
Dec 03 21

# Qns
10

Difficulty
Tough

Avg Score
5 / 10

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1422

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Question 1 of 10

1. The first bows and arrows were probably used by man during which age? Hint

Stone

Bronze

Ice

Iron

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Question 2 of 10

2. Which state is the largest producer of popcorn? Hint

Iowa

Idaho

Kansas

Nebraska

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Question 3 of 10

3. In what year was the shower invented? Hint

1735

1850

1892

1774

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Question 4 of 10

4. What is Sri Lanka's former name? Hint

Lybia

Iraq

Syria

Ceylon

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Question 5 of 10

5. Who was the Russian premier during the Cuban Missile crisis? Hint

Stalin

Molotov

Gorbachev

Khrushchev

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Question 6 of 10

6. Which razor did tennis star John McEnroe endorse? Hint

Bic Disposable

Personna

Remington

Gillette

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Question 7 of 10

7. How long were Marilyn Monroe and Joe DiMaggio married? Hint

13 months

24 months

15 months

9 months

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Question 8 of 10

8. Which part of the eye is stored in Eye Banks? Hint

Retina

Pupil

Cornea

Iris

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Question 9 of 10

9. Howard Hughes' 'Spruce Goose' has a wing span of how many feet? Hint

155

410

380

320

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Question 10 of 10

10. In what country was Audrey Hepburn born? Hint

Germany

Italy

England

Belgium

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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts

1. The first bows and arrows were probably used by man during which age?

Answer: Stone

The start of the stone age varies. It is thought to have begun in Africa 2.5 million years ago, Asia 1.8 million years ago and Europe 1 million years ago.

2. Which state is the largest producer of popcorn?

Answer: Nebraska

Popcorn is a variant of flint corn. Iowa also produces large amounts of it.

3. In what year was the shower invented?

Answer: 1850

The Bunsen gas burner was also invented in this year. California became a state and Zachary Taylor became our 13th president.

4. What is Sri Lanka's former name?

Answer: Ceylon

It is an island republic off the coast of India.

5. Who was the Russian premier during the Cuban Missile crisis?

Answer: Khrushchev

In 1962 he provoked the United States by sending Soviet nuclear missiles to Cuba.

6. Which razor did tennis star John McEnroe endorse?

Answer: Bic Disposable

7. How long were Marilyn Monroe and Joe DiMaggio married?

Answer: 9 months

They were married in 1954 but their marriage was short lived.

8. Which part of the eye is stored in Eye Banks?

Answer: Cornea

Other parts of the eye that are used include the sclera (the white tissue) and the vitreous humor (the clear gel).

9. Howard Hughes' 'Spruce Goose' has a wing span of how many feet?

Answer: 320

It weighed over 170,000 pounds and actually flew over one mile. It now has a permanent home in McMinville, Oregon.

10. In what country was Audrey Hepburn born?

Answer: Belgium

She was born in 1929 in Brussels. Her mother was a Dutch Baroness and her father was a British banker. She died in 1993.

Source: Author steiny1

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