The Answer Is (Part II) Trivia Quiz

Answer: How many players in a soccer team?

Jesus had twelve disciples, according to The Bible. There are twelve signs in the Chinese Zodiac. The US flag has 13 stripes, one for each of the original 13 colonies.

Answer: How many angry men were there in the 1957 Sidney Lumet movie?

"12 Angry Men" was released in 1957 and was directed by Sidney Lumet. The movie is about 12 jurors trying to determine the guilt of a man being tried for murder. The United States of America had 13 original colonies. Apollo 13 was forced to cancel it's lunar landing in 1970 due to an explosion on board. James Cameron's blockbuster film "Titanic" won 11 Oscars.

Answer: Triskaidekaphobia is the fear of what number?

Triskaidekaphobia is a fear of the number 13. Twelve items are in a dozen. The saying is that a cat has nine lives. Stephen King wrote seven books in "The Dark Tower" saga.

Answer: What is the atomic number for silicon?

Silicon's atomic number is 14. Dan Marino wore the number 13 for the Dolphins. Holly Hunter played the young mother of a teen experimenting with drugs and sex in the movie "Thirteen" (2003). Central America consists of seven countries: Belize, Costa Rica, El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras, Nicaragua, Panama.

Answer: What is the square root of 225?

The square root of 225 is 15. Eli Manning wore the number 10. Sixteen of the states begin with the letters M and N: Maine, Maryland, Massachusetts, Michigan, Minnesota, Mississippi, Missouri, Montana, Nebraska, Nevada, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New Mexico, New York, North Dakota and North Carolina. Beethoven wrote nine symphonies.

Answer: How many vestal virgins are mentioned in the song "Whiter Shade of Pale"?

The Procul Harum song "Whiter Shade of Pale" (which has been recorded by several other artists since) talks of "one of sixteen vestal virgins who were leaving for the coast". You have to be eighteen years old to join the US Armed Forces. There are twelve face cards in a deck of cards: the jack, queen and king of diamonds, hearts, spades and clubs. Alcoholics Anonymous has a twelve step plan to help people stop drinking.

Answer: What is the name of the magazine written for teenage girls that has been in publication since 1944?

"Seventeen" magazine has been the source of "all things girl" since 1944. Joan of Arc was 19 years old when she was burned at the stake in 1431. The Alice Cooper song was "Eighteen". In the US, as person has to be eighteen years old to buy tobacco products.

Answer: Which amendment to the US Constitution prohibited the manufacture, transportation, and sale of alcoholic beverages?

The 18th amendment prohibited the manufacture, transportation, and sale of alcoholic beverages. It was repealed in the 1930s. Michael Jordan wore the number 23 for most of his career in Chicago. Baskin Robbins is also known as '31 Flavors'. Winger's hit song was "Seventeen".

Answer: According to Paul Hardcastle, what was the age of the average American combat soldier in Vietnam?

In 1985 Paul Hardcastle had a hit with "Nineteen", which was about teenage soldiers in Vietnam and spent sixteen weeks on the US charts. Ronde Barber wore the number 20 for the Tampa Bay Buccaneers. Mozart was in his mid-thirties in 1791, when he composed "The Magic Flute". Elvis Presley made over thirty movies!

Answer: What is the World Telephone Numbering Guide's code for Egypt?

In the system for the World Telephone Numbering Guide, Egypt's code is 20. All of Africa has codes that start with the number 2. In the US you have to be 21 to buy alcohol. There are 29 days in February in a leap year. Kiefer Sutherland's show is called "24".