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Sorry, Wrong Answer Trivia Quiz

"Sorry, Wrong Answer" (2010) is a book by Professor Rod L. Evans of Old Dominion University. Its theme is exploring commonly-held beliefs (i.e., trivia). Questions and answers are based on his book.

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

Author
Rehaberpro

Time
4 mins

Type
Multiple Choice

Quiz #
333,262

Updated
Dec 03 21

# Qns
10

Difficulty
Difficult

Avg Score
5 / 10

Plays
641

Question 1 of 10

1. Of what material were George Washington's false teeth made? Hint

Ivory

Plastic

Wood

Stone

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Question 2 of 10

2. Where was the ukulele invented? Hint

Hawaii

Bora Bora

Tahiti

Portugal

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Question 3 of 10

3. Vampire bats suck blood from their victims.

True

False

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Question 4 of 10

4. Which of these statements is NOT true about American Presidents? Hint

John Kennedy was the youngest man elected to the US Presidency

Ronald Reagan was the oldest man to be elected President by the 20th century.

Teddy Roosevelt was the youngest man to become President of the US.

Franklin Roosevelt completed four terms as US President.

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Question 5 of 10

5. Betty Crocker was a real person.

True

False

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Question 6 of 10

6. Something that can catch on fire is: Hint

flammable

flammable or inflammable

inflammable

neither is correct

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Question 7 of 10

7. Who invented printing press and movable type? Hint

Johannes Gutenberg

Benjamin Franklin

Thomas Edison

The Chinese (Bi Sheng)

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Question 8 of 10

8. How many witches were burned at the stake during the Salem Witch Trials of 1692? Hint

150

None

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Question 9 of 10

9. What kind of a hat did Daniel Boone wear? Hint

fedora

coonskin

beaver skin

deerstalker

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Question 10 of 10

10. In Mary Shelley's 1818 novel "Frankenstein", what is the name of the animated creature? Hint

Frankenstein

Wollstonecraft

Adam

Not specifically named

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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts

1. Of what material were George Washington's false teeth made?

Answer: Ivory

Contrary to popular myth, Washington's denture plates were made of ivory from hippopotamus and elephants, with human or animal teeth inserted into the plate. These are on display at the Smithsonian. It is commonly believed that they were made of wood.

2. Where was the ukulele invented?

Answer: Portugal

The ukulele was brought from Portugal by Portuguese sailors to the Sandwich Islands. These islands were later renamed Hawaii.

3. Vampire bats suck blood from their victims.

Answer: False

The vampire bat makes a puncture wound. It then licks rather than sucks the blood.

4. Which of these statements is NOT true about American Presidents?

Answer: Franklin Roosevelt completed four terms as US President.

Franklin D. Roosevelt died in office on April 12, 1945 and succeeded by Harry S. Truman after being elected for a fourth term (i.e., he didn't complete the fourth term).

Kennedy was the youngest man elected to the Presidency at 43; however, Theodore Roosevelt became President at age 42 at the assassination death of William McKinley.

Reagan was 69 when elected President, the oldest by the end of the 20th century.

5. Betty Crocker was a real person.

Answer: False

Betty Crocker, the advertising spokes-person for General Mills, is a fiction. The signature is from an anonymous General Mills employee, the image is a composite, and the radio voice was done by several different actresses.

6. Something that can catch on fire is:

Answer: flammable or inflammable

Both words are synonyms. Non-flammable is the antonym.

7. Who invented printing press and movable type?

Answer: The Chinese (Bi Sheng)

The Chinese were using movable type centuries before Johannes Gutenberg began to use it in Europe. Gutenberg invented modern methods of movable type.

8. How many witches were burned at the stake during the Salem Witch Trials of 1692?

Answer: None

The penalty for witchcraft was hanging. Fourteen women and five men were hanged. One was stoned. About a hundred and fifty were arrested and jailed in New England.

9. What kind of a hat did Daniel Boone wear?

Answer: beaver skin

Boone wore a beaver skin hat similar to the one on the Quaker Oats box. A traveling play about Boone had him wearing a coonskin cap, as did Fess Parker in the television series.

10. In Mary Shelley's 1818 novel "Frankenstein", what is the name of the animated creature?

Answer: Not specifically named

At three points in the book there is a reference to Adam which seem to reflective, that is, the creature compares himself to Adam. But Shelley does not apply the name Adam to the creature.

Victor Frankenstein is the monster's creator.

Source: Author Rehaberpro

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