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Shine Trivia Quiz

General multiple choice questions about different things you may have 'heard' about.

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

Author
bluenose

Time
4 mins

Type
Multiple Choice

Quiz #
44,092

Updated
Dec 03 21

# Qns
10

Difficulty
Tough

Avg Score
6 / 10

Plays
681

Last 3 plays: Guest 97 (7/10), Lord_Digby (9/10), CIOCIA (8/10).

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Question 1 of 10

1. What was the name of the hotel Jack Nicholson was watching over in 'The Shining'? Hint

The Overlook

The Grand

The Hudson

The Maze

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Question 2 of 10

2. In 1999 Hilary Swank won the Academy Award for best actress in? Hint

Girls Won't Cry

You'll Be in My Heart

American Beauty

Boys Don't Cry

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Question 3 of 10

3. Shakespeare's song 'Sigh No More', that contains the line: 'Converting all your sounds of woe, into 'Hey nonny, nonny!', is from which play? Hint

Hamlet

Much Ado About Nothing

Cymbeline

Loves' Labours' Lost

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Question 4 of 10

4. Who wrote the book 'Fahrenheit 451'? Hint

Clive Barker

Ray Bradbury

Ben Jonson

John Irving

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Question 5 of 10

5. Fess Parker, born in Fort Worth, Texas, played Davy Crockett in the Disney movie about the frontiersman that died in Texas. Where was Davy born? Hint

Texas

Tennessee

Louisiana

Kentucky

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Question 6 of 10

6. Al Capone never died in prison. He spent 8 years in jail of an 11 year sentence and was freed in 1939. How long did he live after his release? Hint

3 years

17 years

8 years

3 months

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Question 7 of 10

7. A 'brainy question'. What does the temporal lobe help humans with? Hint

seeing

hearing

control of muscle co-ordination

body senses

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Question 8 of 10

8. Archie Bunker lived at? Hint

704 Hauser Street

420 Sycamore Lane

1917 Omaha Drive

2020 Hoffman Boulevard

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Question 9 of 10

9. What is the verb that means to imply or suggest? Hint

connote

cite

denote

site

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Question 10 of 10

10. The Duke of Flatbush was? Hint

a scientist

an actor

a baseball player

a boxer

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Dec 09 2024 : Guest 97: 7/10
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Nov 17 2024 : CIOCIA: 8/10
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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts

1. What was the name of the hotel Jack Nicholson was watching over in 'The Shining'?

Answer: The Overlook

Jack's most famous line in this movie was 'Here's Johnny'!

2. In 1999 Hilary Swank won the Academy Award for best actress in?

Answer: Boys Don't Cry

'You'll Be in My Heart' was a song in 'Tarzan', by Phil Collins.

3. Shakespeare's song 'Sigh No More', that contains the line: 'Converting all your sounds of woe, into 'Hey nonny, nonny!', is from which play?

Answer: Much Ado About Nothing

Not much is known about the person Shakespeare, but the writer had over 100,000 items written about him.

4. Who wrote the book 'Fahrenheit 451'?

Answer: Ray Bradbury

Paper burns at 451 degrees fahrenheit.

5. Fess Parker, born in Fort Worth, Texas, played Davy Crockett in the Disney movie about the frontiersman that died in Texas. Where was Davy born?

Answer: Tennessee

Texas entered the Union in 1845 becoming the 28th state.

6. Al Capone never died in prison. He spent 8 years in jail of an 11 year sentence and was freed in 1939. How long did he live after his release?

Answer: 8 years

7. A 'brainy question'. What does the temporal lobe help humans with?

Answer: hearing

brain-child: a product of ones' creative imagination.

8. Archie Bunker lived at?

Answer: 704 Hauser Street

The late Carroll O'Connor was born in New York. Thanks Archie, we will miss you.

9. What is the verb that means to imply or suggest?

Answer: connote

Denote is a verb that means: to indicate or refer to specifically.

10. The Duke of Flatbush was?

Answer: a baseball player

Duke Snider was called this nick-name. Edwin hit a carreer 407 homers. In 1956 he won the National League home run championship playing for Brooklyn, with 43 home runs. Mantle won it for the American League with 52.

Source: Author bluenose

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