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Things You Probably Never Knew! Quiz

Short and sweet useless trivia.

A multiple-choice quiz by LoggyFroggy. Estimated time: 3 mins.

Author
LoggyFroggy

Time
3 mins

Type
Multiple Choice

Quiz #
1,768

Updated
Dec 03 21

# Qns
5

Difficulty
Average

Avg Score
3 / 5

Plays
21174

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Question 1 of 5

1. Which state is home to both the hottest and one of the snowiest places in the United States? Hint

New York

California

Texas

Iowa

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Question 2 of 5

2. What word does Merriam-Webster describe as: "a utensil that is usually a hollow cone with a tube extending from the smaller end and that is designed to catch and direct a downward flow." Hint

pyramid

funnel

cone

sieve

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Question 3 of 5

3. Finish the famous misquote: 'Elementary, my dear _______' Hint

Shakespeare

brother

Watson

Lincoln

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Question 4 of 5

4. Ick, a disease that fish can get, is: Hint

Parasites that clamp to the fish

Bulging eyes

Holes in fins

Birth Defects

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Question 5 of 5

5. Scotch tape got its name because it was considered to be cheaply made.

True

False

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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts

1. Which state is home to both the hottest and one of the snowiest places in the United States?

Answer: California

Death Valley, the hottest place in the US, is a desert in southern California. Blue Canyon, a small town in the high Sierra near the Nevada border, records over 240 inches of snowfall per year.

2. What word does Merriam-Webster describe as: "a utensil that is usually a hollow cone with a tube extending from the smaller end and that is designed to catch and direct a downward flow."

Answer: funnel

Funnels are used for many purposes.

3. Finish the famous misquote: 'Elementary, my dear _______'

Answer: Watson

This quote is supposedly from Sherlock Holmes, but he never actually said it in any of the Sherlock Holmes books.

4. Ick, a disease that fish can get, is:

Answer: Parasites that clamp to the fish

Ick are white spots, which are actually parasite, that appear on the skin. It can be deadly.

5. Scotch tape got its name because it was considered to be cheaply made.

Answer: True

The pejorative association of Scotland with stinginess was the supposed reason for the name being given to the adhesive tape. When the first prototypes were being created, one of the test customers, who was frustrated by the ineffectiveness of the tape, responded to the engineer to "Take this tape back to those Scotch bosses of yours and tell them to put more adhesive on it!"

Source: Author LoggyFroggy

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