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The Elusive Quest for General Trivia Quiz

There seems to be fewer general trivia quizzes these days. I was going to call this 'The Elusive Quest for Good General Trivia', but since most won't think it is "good", I shortened it. Good luck and have fun.

A multiple-choice quiz by justawful. Estimated time: 7 mins.

Author
justawful

Time
7 mins

Type
Multiple Choice

Quiz #
165,453

Updated
Dec 03 21

# Qns
20

Difficulty
Difficult

Avg Score
10 / 20

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2456

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Question 1 of 20

1. In the children's riddle "The Five Little Piggies" which little piggy stayed home?
Hint

The fifth

The fourth

The second

The third

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Question 2 of 20

2. Who were the feuding gangs in the musical "West Side Story"?
Hint

Jets and Sharks

Bloods and Crips

PRs and Heroes

Hatfields and McCoys

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Question 3 of 20

3. A large percentage of the high rise steel workers that have built the Manhattan skyline over the past few years have been Native Americans.

True

False

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Question 4 of 20

4. At the Fall of Saigon in 1975, the local radio station played what song as a signal to evacuate?
Hint

New York, New York

These Boots Were Made For Walkin

White Christmas

We Gotta Get Out Of This Place

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Question 5 of 20

5. In the classic Hank Williams song "Jambalaya", what type of boat is mentioned?
Hint

Paddlewheel

Canoe

Pirogue

Dugout

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Question 6 of 20

6. Accused Kennedy assassin Lee Harvey Oswald was captured in the Texas Theater. What movie was playing at the time?

Hint

The Man Who Shot Liberty Valance

Bye Bye Birdie

War is Hell

The Searchers

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Question 7 of 20

7. What is "The Culebra Cut"?
Hint

A part of the Panama Canal

The term used for the last man eliminated from a tryout for a professional soccer team

The largest diamond ever found in Spain

The ancient art of becoming blood brothers

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Question 8 of 20

8. What two castaways were not mentioned in the original theme song of "Gilligan's Island"?
Hint

The Professor and Mary Ann

Mr. and Mrs. Howell

The Movie Star and the Skipper

Gilligan and the Professor

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Question 9 of 20

9. Who was chief engineer during the fourteen year construction of the Brooklyn Bridge?
Hint

C.C. Martin

Ferdinand de Lesseps

Al Smith

Washington Roebling

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Question 10 of 20

10. Before the advent of audio CDs we used to have vinyl records that sometimes were labeled as LPs. What did LP stand for?

Answer: (Two Words)

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Question 11 of 20

11. In 2003, what city contained the world's third largest pyramid?
Hint

Tegucigalpa, Honduras

Cairo, Egypt

Memphis, Tennessee

Quetzaltenango, Guatemala

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Question 12 of 20

12. What 60s American TV series had a lead character known as Sgt. Saunders?
Hint

The Gallant Men

Combat

Hogan's Heroes

Black Sheep Squadron

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Question 13 of 20

13. What U.S. trucking company features their name with the slogan "___ is Able"?

Hint

Prometheus

Kane

Mabel

Mayflower

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Question 14 of 20

14. For what was Pablo Escobar known?
Hint

Drug trafficking

Nobel Prize winner

Chess master

Mexican president

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Question 15 of 20

15. On the Andy Griffith show, deputy Barney Fife used to have a telephone conversation with a girlfriend that we never saw. Who was she?
Hint

Betty Lynn

Ellie May

Juanita

Thelma Lou

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Question 16 of 20

16. What ship, found in the 1980s yielding one of the greatest treasures ever found, sunk in 1857 with millions of dollars of "California Gold Rush" gold aboard?
Hint

SS Sacramento

SS Duquesne

SS Pocahontas

SS Central America

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Question 17 of 20

17. During filming of the 1975 movie "Jaws", what did the crew call the mechanical shark?
Hint

Trouble

Bruce

Nemo

Sharkie

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Question 18 of 20

18. Famed NFL quarterback Johnny Unitas played his entire career for the Baltimore Colts.

True

False

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Question 19 of 20

19. Approximately how old is the "Arch of Serendipity"?
Hint

More than 1 million years

Less than 10 years

10,000 years

There is no such thing as The Arch of Serendipity

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Question 20 of 20

20. Which of the following is not a definition of the word "Cameo"?

Hint

A distracting chess maneuver

A brief appearance

A type of apple

A profile medallion

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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts

1. In the children's riddle "The Five Little Piggies" which little piggy stayed home?

Answer: The second

This little piggy went to market, this little piggy stayed home, this little�piggy had roast beef, this little piggy had none etc.

2. Who were the feuding gangs in the musical "West Side Story"?

Answer: Jets and Sharks

When you're a Jet you're a Jet all the way, from your first cigarette to your last dying day.

3. A large percentage of the high rise steel workers that have built the Manhattan skyline over the past few years have been Native Americans.

Answer: True

Most are Mohawk Indians from reservations in Canada. In 2001, 270 of the 340 members of Ironworkers Local 440 in Utica, New York, were Mohawks.

4. At the Fall of Saigon in 1975, the local radio station played what song as a signal to evacuate?

Answer: White Christmas

It was an open secret among Americans that when the Bing Crosby song "White Christmas" was played it was time to report to the American embassy for evacuation. America's involvement in Vietnam was over.

5. In the classic Hank Williams song "Jambalaya", what type of boat is mentioned?

Answer: Pirogue

Goodbye Joe we gotta go me oh my oh,
We gotta go pole the pirogue down the bayou.

6. Accused Kennedy assassin Lee Harvey Oswald was captured in the Texas Theater. What movie was playing at the time?

Answer: War is Hell

"War is Hell" starred real life hero Audie Murphy.

7. What is "The Culebra Cut"?

Answer: A part of the Panama Canal

The Culebra Cut represented the most cubic yards of excavation and the most difficult and expensive portion of the Panama Canal construction.

8. What two castaways were not mentioned in the original theme song of "Gilligan's Island"?

Answer: The Professor and Mary Ann

In later years the song was amended to include the Professor and Mary Ann at the end. Although they weren't mentioned by name, Mr. and Mrs. Howell were referred to as the millionaire and his wife.

9. Who was chief engineer during the fourteen year construction of the Brooklyn Bridge?

Answer: Washington Roebling

Washington Roebling took over as chief engineer after the death of his father, John Roebling, early in the construction.

10. Before the advent of audio CDs we used to have vinyl records that sometimes were labeled as LPs. What did LP stand for?

Answer: Long Playing

Records were normally one of two types, the single 45 rpm or the long playing 33 and a third LP.

11. In 2003, what city contained the world's third largest pyramid?

Answer: Memphis, Tennessee

Surprisingly enough, the Pyramid Arena on the Mississippi River in Memphis stands 32 stories high and is taller than both the Statue of Liberty and the Taj Mahal. The arena is home to the NBA Memphis Grizzlies.

12. What 60s American TV series had a lead character known as Sgt. Saunders?

Answer: Combat

Played admirably in the 1962-1967 series by actor Vic Morrow. Vic Morrow is the father of actress Jennifer Jason Leigh.

13. What U.S. trucking company features their name with the slogan "___ is Able"?

Answer: Kane

It's a play on words of the biblical brothers Cain and Abel. Based in Pennsylvania, the company began in 1930.

14. For what was Pablo Escobar known?

Answer: Drug trafficking

Escobar was leader of the infamous Medellin Cartel during the 1980s. He became one of the richest men in the world before being hunted down and killed by Colombian authorities.

15. On the Andy Griffith show, deputy Barney Fife used to have a telephone conversation with a girlfriend that we never saw. Who was she?

Answer: Juanita

Juanita was a waitress friend of his. We only heard his side of the conversations. In later episodes he acquired Thelma Lou as his girlfriend. She was played by actress Betty Lynn. Ellie May was a character on the Beverly Hillbillies.

16. What ship, found in the 1980s yielding one of the greatest treasures ever found, sunk in 1857 with millions of dollars of "California Gold Rush" gold aboard?

Answer: SS Central America

In one of the greatest deep sea finds ever, Tommy Thompson located the SS Central America after years of searching.

17. During filming of the 1975 movie "Jaws", what did the crew call the mechanical shark?

Answer: Bruce

Director Steven Spielberg still talks and jokes about the troublesome mechanical shark. The crew never knew from one day to the next if it was going to work.

18. Famed NFL quarterback Johnny Unitas played his entire career for the Baltimore Colts.

Answer: False

He spent his last season with the San Diego Chargers. Unitas was named the greatest player in the first 50 years of professional football.

19. Approximately how old is the "Arch of Serendipity"?

Answer: There is no such thing as The Arch of Serendipity

Sorry, but I made that one up. If there is an Arch of Serendipity, I've never heard of it.

20. Which of the following is not a definition of the word "Cameo"?

Answer: A distracting chess maneuver

A cameo can be used to describe all but the chess maneuver.

Source: Author justawful

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