The Fire Type Trivia Quiz

Answer: Beetle

The firefly is a beetle because it has two pairs of wings and a shelled abdomen. Fireflies belong to the family Lampyridae. In larva form, fireflies glow to warn predators about their toxicity. As adults, fireflies use bioluminescence as part of mating rituals and selection.

Answer: Arcade

Penny arcade
Arcade Fire

A penny arcade was a type of arcade with game machines that typically cost a penny. It is also a popular web comic series. Arcade Fire is an indie rock band from Montreal whose members include Win Butler and his wife Regine Chassagne.

Answer: Tiffany Fallon

Tiffany Fallon was the centerfold for December 2004 and the 2005 Playmate of the Year. In 2006, she married Joe Don Rooney of Rascal Flatts. She was the very first celebrity fired by Donald Trump on "Celebrity Apprentice" after not raising enough money for her team after she did not call Hugh Hefner for a donation.

Answer: Magma

Jonathan Darque/Magma had the ability to create earthquakes and shoot lava balls from his right arm, which had been replaced with a gun. He was an energy executive who became a super villain when a protest caused a car accident in which his wife died.

Magma's real name from "X-Men" is Amara Juliana Olivians Aquilla or Alison Crestmere. She is from the "New Muntant" series and, like Darque, has the ability to generate lava. She is a hero, however, not a villain.

Answer: You

Smokey's famous saying "only you can prevent forest fires" tries to get kids to be careful and take preventative measures while out of doors. He was created in 1944 by Harold Rosenberg and has been popular ever since.

Answer: True

Different objects burn in different colors besides the traditional red/yellow/orange flames. Some objects burn green or blue. Also, scientists say most flames, especially large ones, flicker too much to even see the colors accurately and warn against using a scientifically disproven method.

Answer: Pacific Ocean

Vanuatu is called the Islands of Fire because many of its islands are volcanic and located in the Pacific Ring of Fire. In addition to its many volcanoes, Vanuatu is also the site of large earthquakes, which often cause the volcanoes to erupt. The eighth season of the U.S. reality show "Survivor" filmed in Vanuatu during one of those earthquakes which briefly caused Mount Yasur to smoke but it did not erupt.

Answer: Rome

Rome's great fire occurred on July 18-19 in 64 A.D., centuries before the others. The Great Fire of Rome started via unknown causes because no primary sources of the event survive. Secondary sources, including Tacitus an ancient Roman historian, speculate that Nero had his men intentionally set fire to the city to make room for a new palace. Modern day historians believe that is unlikely and note Nero lost a lot of possessions and land in the fire.

The Great Fire of London happened for three days in 1666. It started at a Pudding Lane bakery and destroyed most of the city, including some important sites such as St. Paul's Cathedral. The fire spun London into economic disarray with many people fleeing the city as a result. The total number of casualties is unknown because of poor recordkeeping among the poor class, but the official total is six.

The Great Fire of Stockholm occurred July 19, 1756. A severe drought caused the fire and, due to the lack of water, it was unable to be extinguished by normal means and panic spread. No deaths were reported and the fire burnt itself out the next day.

The Australian city of Brisbane burned on December 1, 1864. The fire spread quickly but lasted only a few hours. No one was killed. This fire was the third and most devastating large fire in Brisbane that year with dozens of buildings destroyed in the business district.

Answer: Cherries Jubilee

Flambés is a procedure for cooking that involves adding alcohol so the pan burst into flames temporarily. In addition to Cherries Jubilee, it is also a technique necessary to make Bananas Foster.

Crème Brulee is a burnt dessert but it is not flambéed since there is no alcohol added. Instead a blowtorch is used to create the burnt sugar crust.

Answer: The Roman god Vulcan

Vulcan was the Roman god of fire who was also the god of volcanoes (from which the word is derived) and blacksmiths. His Greek counterpart is Hephaestus.

Quetzalcoatl is the Aztec god of the sky as well as being a creator god. Freyja is the Norse goddess of love, fertility, war, beauty and death. Artemis is the Greek goddess of the hunt, animals and childbirth. She is the twin sister of Apollo

Answer: Katniss Everdeen

Katniss earned the nickname because her and her partner's, Peeta Mellark, costumes at the 74th Hunger Games were literally on fire. Fire takes a symbolic role throughout the trilogy as it is one of the most basic needs of survival. Also, Peeta and Katniss met when he intentionally burned bread and gave it to her to eat since she couldn't afford any.

Answer: Glass Tower

On its opening day, the Glass Tower catches fire when the electrical system blows. The film focuses on the escape and rescue attempts made by the many characters as they try to get out of the titular inferno. The film won three Academy Awards and was nominated for Best Picture.

Answer: Harry Truman

Harry Truman is the first person mentioned, as well as the first two words, in the song. The other people are mentioned only indirectly. "England's got a new queen" refers to Princess Elizabeth becoming Queen Elizabeth II in 1952. Walt Disney is mentioned in a reference to Disneyland, while "Bay of Pigs" refers to the failed CIA invasion of Cuba to take out Fidel Castro.

Answer: Chicago

How the Great Chicago Fire started is unknown but popular legend blames Mrs. O'Leary's cow who is said to have kicked over a lantern. Much of this blame is pure speculation and may be biased due to anti-Irish immigrant sentiments at the time. The fire claimed the lives of over 300 people and left over 100,000 homeless.

It occurred the same night as the Peshtigo Fire in Wisconsin, which killed at least 1,500 people, the deadliest fire in U.S. history.

Answer: The Holy Ghost

John the Baptist says he can only baptize with water but Jesus will baptize "with the Holy Ghost and with fire." The term baptism by fire refers to the trials of great suffering yet maintaining ones faith.

Answer: Either gas or plasma

Fire is a mixture of hot gases including oxygen and air. Any liquid fuel added becomes a gas. However, a fire with a hot enough flame can be a plasma since the gas particles will ionize after reaching certain temperatures. Neon gas signs and lightning are also plasma.

Answer: Temple of Hera

A few months before every Olympic Games, eleven "vestal virgins" perform the ceremonial torch lighting. Parabolic mirrors and the suns rays are used to light the torch. The torch is then run around the world to the host city where it is used to light the Olympic Cauldron.

Answer: Brett Butler

"Grace Under Fire" lasted for five seasons on ABC. The show was noted for its blue-collar appeal, similar to "Roseanne". Grace Kelly had just divorced her abusive husband and the show focused on her struggles to heal from that relationship and move on.

Answer: Fire Flower

Fire Mario wears a white outfit and can spit fire projectiles at enemies. The fire flower has become a quintessential "Mario" item appearing in most games and spinoffs. Sometimes it use is purely aesthetic but most of the time it acts as a weapon for Mario or another character.

Answer: Texas v. Johnson

Texas v. Johnson was decided by a narrow 5-4 decision and decided by a majority of justices who did not typically vote together. Justice William Brennan wrote the opinion saying that flag burning, although may be offensive, is expressive speech and thus protected by the First Amendment.

Brennan stated that the government can limit conduct of such actions, such as proscribing a "time, place and manner" law. However, in this case Brennan said the expression was "overtly political" in nature and thus suppressing it outright would violate Johnson's free speech rights.