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Seattle Pub Trivia #2 Trivia Quiz

This is another in my series of pub trivia questions made to stimulate your mind.

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

Author
slowglass

Time
5 mins

Type
Multiple Choice

Quiz #
130,492

Updated
Dec 03 21

# Qns
20

Difficulty
Tough

Avg Score
11 / 20

Plays
2686

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Question 1 of 20

1. Who was the last performer at Woodstock in 1969? Hint

The Who

Joan Baez

Jimi Hendrix

The Band

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Question 2 of 20

2. How many time zones are there in the United States? Hint

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Question 3 of 20

3. What mythical Scottish town appears for one day every 100 years? Hint

Campsie Fells

Shrewsbury

Bresil

Brigadoon

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Question 4 of 20

4. How many keys are on a standard piano? Hint

126

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Question 5 of 20

5. What was the last Apollo mission to land on the moon? Hint

Apollo 12

Apollo 18

Apollo 17

Apollo 14

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Question 6 of 20

6. What was the first video played on MTV? Hint

Puttin' On The Ritz

Video Killed The Radio Star

Don't Stand So Close To Me

Bohemian Rhapsody

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Question 7 of 20

7. What does the Italian desert "Tiramisu" mean? Hint

Take Mine

Pick Me Up

Light Air

Tower Water

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Question 8 of 20

8. What was Sam Malone's baseball nickname from the TV show "Cheers"? Hint

Mayday

Bam Bam

My Oh My

Moon Shot

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Question 9 of 20

9. Who wrote the book "Chitty Chitty Bang Bang"? Hint

Roald Dahl

Ian Fleming

Lewis Carroll

Walt Disney

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Question 10 of 20

10. What city did the St Valentine's Day Massacre take place in?
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Kansas City

New York City

Chicago

Dodge City

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Question 11 of 20

11. In William Shakespeare's "Romeo and Juliet", what is Romeo's last name? Hint

Capulet

Rosencrantz

Guildenstern

Montague

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Question 12 of 20

12. What NFL team drafted Brett Favre? Hint

Green Bay Packers

Pittsburgh Steelers

Atlanta Falcons

New Orleans Saints

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Question 13 of 20

13. Which river forms the boundary between Texas and Mexico? Hint

Guadalupe

Colorado

Rio Grande

Mississippi

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Question 14 of 20

14. Who was Time Magazine's "Man Of The Year" in 1927? Hint

Haile Selassie

Franklin Delano Roosevelt

Charles Lindbergh

Mohandas Karamchand Gandhi

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Question 15 of 20

15. What city uses the airport code YYZ? Hint

Toronto

Tokyo

Yakima

Melbourne

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Question 16 of 20

16. What award winning actor was a regular on the childrens show "Electric Company"? Hint

Dustin Hoffman

Louis Gosset Jr.

Danny Devito

Morgan Freeman

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Question 17 of 20

17. Which US President authorized the purchase of the Louisiana Purchase? Hint

John Adams

George Washington

Thomas Jefferson

Andrew Jackson

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Question 18 of 20

18. Which state is Walden Pond located in? Hint

Vermont

Virginia

Connecticut

Massachusetts

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Question 19 of 20

19. In which state was the first Superbowl held? Hint

California

Wisconsin

Florida

New York

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Question 20 of 20

20. Who was the first actor to play Hannibal Lecter? Hint

Anthony Hopkins

Brian Cox

Michael Gambon

F. Murray Abraham

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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts

1. Who was the last performer at Woodstock in 1969?

Answer: Jimi Hendrix

Jimi Hendrix was born in Seattle, Washington on November 27, 1942. Hendrix was capable of playing guitars with his right and left hands. He also was able to play right-handed guitars without restringing.

2. How many time zones are there in the United States?

Answer: 6

From east to west they are Eastern Standard Time (EST), Central Standard Time (CST), Mountain Standard Time (MST), Pacific Standard Time (PST), Alaskan Standard Time (AST), and Hawaii-Aleutian Standard Time (HST).

3. What mythical Scottish town appears for one day every 100 years?

Answer: Brigadoon

"Brigadoon" was a movie from 1954 that starred Gene Kelly.

4. How many keys are on a standard piano?

Answer: 88

The full name of the piano is "Gravicembalo col piano e forte" which means "harpsichords with soft and loud".

5. What was the last Apollo mission to land on the moon?

Answer: Apollo 17

Eugene A. Cernan, Ronald B. Evans, and Harrison H. Schmitt were the astronauts onboard. The date was December 14, 1972.

6. What was the first video played on MTV?

Answer: Video Killed The Radio Star

The song was by the "Buggles". The members were Trevor Horn and Geoff Downes.

7. What does the Italian desert "Tiramisu" mean?

Answer: Pick Me Up

Also known as Tuscan Trifle, the dessert was initially created in the province of Tuscany.

8. What was Sam Malone's baseball nickname from the TV show "Cheers"?

Answer: Mayday

Played by Ted Danson from 1982 to 1993.

9. Who wrote the book "Chitty Chitty Bang Bang"?

Answer: Ian Fleming

It was also a movie in 1968 starring Dick Van Dyke. Ian Fleming is most known for writing the James Bond novels.

10. What city did the St Valentine's Day Massacre take place in?

Answer: Chicago

Took place on February 14th, 1929 at 2122 North Clark Street.

11. In William Shakespeare's "Romeo and Juliet", what is Romeo's last name?

Answer: Montague

William Shakespeare studied Latin works at Stratford Grammar School, he left at about age 15.

12. What NFL team drafted Brett Favre?

Answer: Atlanta Falcons

Brett went to college at Southern Mississippi. Brett was then drafted in the second round by Atlanta in 1991.

13. Which river forms the boundary between Texas and Mexico?

Answer: Rio Grande

According to the International Boundary and Water Commission, the total length is 1,896 miles.

14. Who was Time Magazine's "Man Of The Year" in 1927?

Answer: Charles Lindbergh

Haile Selassie was it in 1935.
Mohandas Karamchand Gandhi won it in 1930.
FDR for the years 1932, 1934 and 1941.

15. What city uses the airport code YYZ?

Answer: Toronto

"YYZ" is also the title of a song by the Canadian rock group "Rush".

16. What award winning actor was a regular on the childrens show "Electric Company"?

Answer: Morgan Freeman

Morgan Freeman played such characters as Easy Reader; Mel Mounds the DJ; and Count Dracula.

17. Which US President authorized the purchase of the Louisiana Purchase?

Answer: Thomas Jefferson

The lands acquired stretched from the Mississippi River to the Rocky Mountains and from the Gulf of Mexico to the Canadian border. Acquired on April 30, 1803.

18. Which state is Walden Pond located in?

Answer: Massachusetts

Henry David Thoreau lived at Walden Pond from July 1845 to September 1847.

19. In which state was the first Superbowl held?

Answer: California

Green Bay defeated Kansas City 35 - 10. The game was broadcast on both CBS and NBC in January 1967.

20. Who was the first actor to play Hannibal Lecter?

Answer: Brian Cox

Brian Cox played Dr. Hannibal Lecktor in the movie "Manhunter". He also played William Stryker in "X2".

Source: Author slowglass

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