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This is a little bit of everything or a whole lot of nothing, depending on how you look at it. It's lots of different topics and they're all multiple choice.

A multiple-choice quiz by bildo657. Estimated time: 5 mins.

Author
bildo657

Time
5 mins

Type
Multiple Choice

Quiz #
38,115

Updated
Dec 03 21

# Qns
25

Difficulty
Tough

Avg Score
13 / 25

Plays
3421

Last 3 plays: Guest 68 (8/25), Guest 172 (13/25), Guest 12 (8/25).

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Question 1 of 25

1. Gas, liquid, solid, ________ - What is the fourth state of matter? Hint

plasma

there isn't one

lightning

glass

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Question 2 of 25

2. What is the tallest grass in the world? Hint

Dogwood Summer Grass

Crabgrass

Bamboo

Giant Kentucky Blue

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Question 3 of 25

3. What was Alice Cooper's birth name? Hint

Vincent Furnier

Dick Wagner

Albert Kooper

Robert Kimmet

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Question 4 of 25

4. What was a common folklore concerning hyenas? Hint

they slept underground

they could climb trees

they could change their sex

they were blind

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Question 5 of 25

5. What is the xyphoid process? Hint

a method of locomotion by invertebrates

a formula to determine air-weight velocity

a bone

a food sterilization process

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Question 6 of 25

6. What two initials are shared by many major characters in the Superman comics? Hint

L.L.

G.K.

J.J.

R.B.

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Question 7 of 25

7. What of these state contains the most northern point of the Continental United States? Hint

Minnesota

Washington

Maine

Michigan

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Question 8 of 25

8. Who was Yogi Bear's girlfriend? Hint

Cindy

Yogina

Boo Boo

Judy

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Question 9 of 25

9. What is a mendicant? Hint

a type of bog

one that is big

a species of bug

one who begs

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Question 10 of 25

10. What is traditionally considered as the boundary between Europe and Asia? Hint

Aral Sea

Ural Mountains

Eral Pass

Urkel

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Question 11 of 25

11. Who wrote 'Death in the Afternoon'? Hint

John Steinbeck

Anne Rice

Herman Melville

Ernest Hemingway

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Question 12 of 25

12. What would a flibbertigibbet do? Hint

talk your ear off

haunt your house

win the lottery

steal your car

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Question 13 of 25

13. In what game would you 'double out?' Hint

Risk

Twister

Euchre

Darts

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Question 14 of 25

14. The Brontosaurus was renamed what? Hint

Brachiosaurus

Apatosaurus

Dipledodon

Fred

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Question 15 of 25

15. Who was the first host of the Tonight Show? Hint

Jack Paar

Johnny Carson

Steve Allen

Danny Kaye

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Question 16 of 25

16. What is the Pentateuch? Hint

the first five books of the Old Testament of the Bible

the first five books of the Talmud

the first five books of the Koran

the first five books of Shintoism

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Question 17 of 25

17. From what city did the Sacramento Kings originate? Hint

Minneapolis

Kansas City

Cincinnati

Rochester

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Question 18 of 25

18. As of the year 2001, who is the only deceased member of Monty Python's Flying Circus? Hint

Graham Chapman

Terry Jones

Terry Gilliam

Michael Palin

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Question 19 of 25

19. What was the first NFL team to get a 2 point conversion? Hint

Houston Oilers

Cincinnati Bengals

Pittsburgh Steelers

Cleveland Browns

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Question 20 of 25

20. Who wrote Winnie the Pooh? Hint

Lewis Carroll

A. A. Milne

Uncle Remus

C. S. Lewis

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Question 21 of 25

21. Who became the first President of the United States to throw out a ceremonial first pitch? Hint

Grover Cleveland

John Q. Adams

William H. Taft

Dwight D. Eisenhower

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Question 22 of 25

22. At the time of Stevie Ray Vaughan's death, how many members were in his backing band, Double Trouble? Hint

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Question 23 of 25

23. Which periodical did William M. Gaines NOT publish? Hint

The Shadow

Tales From The Crypt

Mad Magazine

Weird Science

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Question 24 of 25

24. From Old German, the name William means: Hint

royal son

archer

resolute protector

tall with pride

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Question 25 of 25

25. Using an apothecary's weight measures, what does 20 grains equal? Hint

16 metric grains

a dram

one half peck

a scruple

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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts

1. Gas, liquid, solid, ________ - What is the fourth state of matter?

Answer: plasma

2. What is the tallest grass in the world?

Answer: Bamboo

3. What was Alice Cooper's birth name?

Answer: Vincent Furnier

4. What was a common folklore concerning hyenas?

Answer: they could change their sex

5. What is the xyphoid process?

Answer: a bone

6. What two initials are shared by many major characters in the Superman comics?

Answer: L.L.

Lois Lane, Lex Luthor, Lana Lang, and others.

7. What of these state contains the most northern point of the Continental United States?

Answer: Minnesota

The Northwest Angle, in Lake of the Woods County, Minn. Although Alaska is the most northernmost of all the States, I did not want to make the question too easy.

8. Who was Yogi Bear's girlfriend?

Answer: Cindy

9. What is a mendicant?

Answer: one who begs

10. What is traditionally considered as the boundary between Europe and Asia?

Answer: Ural Mountains

11. Who wrote 'Death in the Afternoon'?

Answer: Ernest Hemingway

12. What would a flibbertigibbet do?

Answer: talk your ear off

A flibbertigibbet is a very talkative person, so rest assured, if you are there to listen, you may have to wait to get a word in edgewise.

13. In what game would you 'double out?'

Answer: Darts

14. The Brontosaurus was renamed what?

Answer: Apatosaurus

When it was discovered that the Brontosaurus actually had the wrong skull, the right skull was added and the beast was renamed. In essence, the 'Brontosaurus' never really existed at all.

15. Who was the first host of the Tonight Show?

Answer: Steve Allen

First Allen, then Paar, then Carson, finally Leno.

16. What is the Pentateuch?

Answer: the first five books of the Old Testament of the Bible

17. From what city did the Sacramento Kings originate?

Answer: Rochester

The Kings trace all the way back to Rochester, New York.

18. As of the year 2001, who is the only deceased member of Monty Python's Flying Circus?

Answer: Graham Chapman

19. What was the first NFL team to get a 2 point conversion?

Answer: Cleveland Browns

Tommy Tupa, for the Cleveland Browns, was the first. It was against the Cincinnati Bengals in 1994.

20. Who wrote Winnie the Pooh?

Answer: A. A. Milne

21. Who became the first President of the United States to throw out a ceremonial first pitch?

Answer: William H. Taft

22. At the time of Stevie Ray Vaughan's death, how many members were in his backing band, Double Trouble?

Answer: 3

23. Which periodical did William M. Gaines NOT publish?

Answer: The Shadow

24. From Old German, the name William means:

Answer: resolute protector

25. Using an apothecary's weight measures, what does 20 grains equal?

Answer: a scruple

Source: Author bildo657

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