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Quiz about Sorry Celebrities Elijah Wood Is the Hottest
Quiz about Sorry Celebrities Elijah Wood Is the Hottest

Sorry Celebrities, Elijah Wood Is the Hottest! Quiz


Don't let the title fool you, this quiz is not about the actor, but about wood, which can get quite hot. You see wood all around you, but what do you really know about it?

A multiple-choice quiz by dcpddc478. Estimated time: 4 mins.
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Author
dcpddc478
Time
4 mins
Type
Multiple Choice
Quiz #
353,085
Updated
Dec 14 23
# Qns
10
Difficulty
Average
Avg Score
7 / 10
Plays
2732
Last 3 plays: peg-az (6/10), Guest 107 (8/10), Guest 174 (10/10).
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Question 1 of 10
1. Which of the following is a wood, often used in the southwestern areas of the U.S., for barbecue and the smoking of meat? Hint


Question 2 of 10
2. Indigenous to South and Central America, what is the lightest weight wood? Hint


Question 3 of 10
3. Which one of the following woods is often used in the making of incense? Hint


Question 4 of 10
4. What is the unusual color of the very rare wood known as umGoloty? Hint


Question 5 of 10
5. Which of the following types of wood is often used for making baseball bats? Hint


Question 6 of 10
6. The world's largest piece of solid lumber came from a mulberry tree grown in Helsinki, Finland.


Question 7 of 10
7. Which of the following options is usually accepted as one of the hardest woods on the planet? Hint


Question 8 of 10
8. In the Bible, Noah uses gopher wood to build an ark according to Genesis 6:14. Why would he have chosen this unusual wood to make his floating zoo? Hint


Question 9 of 10
9. Which valuable dark wood is often used to make the black keys on a piano? (Think Paul McCartney and Stevie Wonder.)

Answer: (One Word)
Question 10 of 10
10. Which of these woods burns the hottest? Hint



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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts
1. Which of the following is a wood, often used in the southwestern areas of the U.S., for barbecue and the smoking of meat?

Answer: Mesquite

Mesquite wood is commonly gathered and used in barbecue, because it burns slowly and becomes very hot. It imparts a wonderful and distinctive flavor to meat. Mesquite is a very hard wood that is sometimes used for small pieces of furniture. It is marketed under the term "Texas Ironwood", and has been known to destroy many a saw blade because it is so hard.
2. Indigenous to South and Central America, what is the lightest weight wood?

Answer: Balsa

The balsa tree is one of the fastest growing trees on the planet and yields the lightest weight wood. After drying, balsa wood becomes very strong, although it is still very light in weight. This makes it ideal for use in model aircraft, fishing baits, boats and surfboards.

The famous raft-ship known as the Kon Tiki was made of balsa logs; in 1947, explorer Thor Heyerdahl sailed across the Pacific Ocean on it trying to prove that it was possible that South Americans settled Polynesia during Pre-Columbian times.
3. Which one of the following woods is often used in the making of incense?

Answer: Sandalwood

The aromatic sandalwood tree has been used for centuries in the making of incense and perfume. Both the wood and the fragrant oil it contains have been highly valued, which has led to periodic over-harvesting. Sandalwood is indigenous to Southern Asia, Australia and some of the Pacific islands.

It takes about eight years before a sandalwood tree is old enough to start producing the aromatic oil for which it is known, and at least 14 years old before it is harvestable. Sandalwood trees are one of the few trees that are not felled by cutting them down at the trunk. Rather, the entire tree is toppled so that the valuable trunk and roots may be used also.

The wood has been used for parquet work, paneling, and small pieces of furniture.
4. What is the unusual color of the very rare wood known as umGoloty?

Answer: Pink

Used to make small luxury objects, umGoloty is also known as Pink Ivory. This extremely dense wood is used to make knife handles and billiard cues. It ranges in color from very light pink to dark vibrant pink. Pink Ivory is considered the royal tree of the Zulu people, because for centuries only the tribal leaders were allowed to own this wood. According to Zulu legend, possession of the wood by foreigners was forbidden and punishable by death.
5. Which of the following types of wood is often used for making baseball bats?

Answer: Ash

Ash is the most commonly used wood to make baseball bats due to its light weight, great durability, tendency not to splinter and unusual hardness. Only the very best white ash is used in making bats for major league baseball. Ash is also used for making hunting bows, guitars, and tool handles.
6. The world's largest piece of solid lumber came from a mulberry tree grown in Helsinki, Finland.

Answer: False

This is completely false. The world's longest solid piece of lumber is a piece of ancient Kauri (Agathis Australis). This beautiful piece of wood is 40 feet long and was offered for sale at the time of the cutting for $100,000. This beautiful wood grows only in the northern areas of New Zealand's North Island.

This beautiful wood is usually used for construction and for ship building purposes due to its strength, its parallel grain and its resistance to rot. The stumps were often used for ornamental wood paneling.
7. Which of the following options is usually accepted as one of the hardest woods on the planet?

Answer: Guaiacum

Guaiacum is one of the hardest woods that has been measured on the Janka hardness test, which is the test used for this purpose. The test measures the force required to embed a steel ball half way into the wood. This plant is native to South America and the Caribbean where it is used to make just about anything.

The wood chips can be used to brew tea and the oil and gum from the wood have been used medicinally for centuries.
8. In the Bible, Noah uses gopher wood to build an ark according to Genesis 6:14. Why would he have chosen this unusual wood to make his floating zoo?

Answer: It is not known, as no one knows for sure what gopher wood is

Gopher wood, or goferwood, is a word not otherwise found anywhere in the Bible. It is also not found in the Hebrew or Latin languages. No one knows for sure what kind of wood it is supposed to be. Some linguists argue that it meant either cedar or cypress.

Other woods that have been suggested have included ebony, juniper, boxwood and acacia. Was it a type of wood from a now extinct tree? We will probably never know for sure.
9. Which valuable dark wood is often used to make the black keys on a piano? (Think Paul McCartney and Stevie Wonder.)

Answer: Ebony

"Ebony and Ivory" was a 1982 single by Stevie Wonder and Sir Paul McCartney. It was a reference to the black and white keys on a piano. Ebony is a very dense, very dark wood that has been used for centuries in ornamental woodwork. Ebony grows naturally in southern Asia and western areas of Africa. Ebony is used in the making of fine cabinets, moldings, and figurines, as well as being used for making the black keys on many musical instruments.

It was also widely used to make the black pieces of many old chess sets.
10. Which of these woods burns the hottest?

Answer: Pine wood

Pine wood, as well as most evergreen woods, tend to burn the hottest. This is because of the pine tar and resin found in the wood. Pine knots burn especially hot because they are almost pure pitch. Pine wood is not the best wood to use indoors in a fire place, because it smokes heavily and clogs your chimney the fastest. Use a well-seasoned hardwood like oak, walnut or madrone, as they burn the longest, have a pleasant smell and have an easy consistent burn.
Source: Author dcpddc478

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