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Three Streets 6 Trivia Quiz

A return to the "Three Streets" series. The questions range from extremely easy to extraordinarily obscure.

A multiple-choice quiz by Tralfaz. Estimated time: 6 mins.

Author
Tralfaz

Time
6 mins

Type
Multiple Choice

Quiz #
148,656

Updated
Dec 03 21

# Qns
15

Difficulty
Difficult

Avg Score
7 / 15

Plays
582

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Question 1 of 15

1. TV Shows: On "The Ben Stiller Show", what was the real name of Skank? Hint

George Wetherby

Reginald Abernathy

Francis Greene

Theodore Hume

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Question 2 of 15

2. Baseball: There is a lot of trivia associated with Bobby Thompson's "Shot Heard 'Round The World". Who was the only Giant to get put out that inning? Hint

Alvin Dark

Whitey Lockman

Don Mueller

Monte Irvin

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Question 3 of 15

3. Geography: What is the capital of Alaska? Hint

Anchorage

Fairbanks

Nome

Juneau

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Question 4 of 15

4. Vocabulary: Where would you find "adipocere"? Hint

A mine

An ocean

A jar of cosmetics

A cemetery

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Question 5 of 15

5. Transportation: Who was the first person to die in a plane crash? Hint

Richard Walker

Orville Wright

Thomas Selfridge

Wilbur Wright

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Question 6 of 15

6. Famous People: Who's full name was Marie Joseph Paul Yves Roch Gilbert du Motier? Hint

Charlemagne

Moliere

Lafayette

Louis XIV

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Question 7 of 15

7. Literature: What book is subtitled "Life Among the Lowly"? Hint

The Grapes of Wrath

Uncle Tom's Cabin

David Copperfield

The Maltese Falcon

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Question 8 of 15

8. Gaming: This game is played for the World Series of Poker. A hand consists of two hole cards and five community cards. Hint

Seven-card stud

Omaha

Texas Hold-em

Lowball

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Question 9 of 15

9. Military History: What was the furthest that Charles Stuart invaded England in his bid to regain the throne for his father? Hint

York

Culloden

London

Derby

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Question 10 of 15

10. Anatomy: What part of the body could properly be called a fornix? Hint

A shoulder joint

The arch of a foot

The inferior vena cava

A salivary gland

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Question 11 of 15

11. Movies: This 1980 cult-classic featured the characters Newbomb Turk, Dudley Laywicker, and Officer Bimbeau. It was also Michelle Pfeiffer's first feature film. Hint

Eraserhead

The Hollywood Knights

Eating Raoul

Brazil

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Question 12 of 15

12. Law: Which of these items is always exempt from inclusion into a person's assets during a bankruptcy procedure? Hint

A car (if necessary for work)

Personal clothing

A bank account in a foreign country

Wedding ring

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Question 13 of 15

13. Famous Disasters: Whose career was ruined when he failed to respond to RMS Titanic's distress flares? Hint

Stanley Lord

Phillip Sidney

Arthur Henry Rostron

Herbert Stone

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Question 14 of 15

14. Chemistry: How many elements are in the Lanthanide Series? Hint

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Question 15 of 15

15. Biology: Which of these is a bug? Hint

Pill bug

Bill bug

Leaf-footed bug

Spittle bug

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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts

1. TV Shows: On "The Ben Stiller Show", what was the real name of Skank?

Answer: Theodore Hume

Skank was a sock-puppet with his own sit-com and the tag-line "Shut your stinkin' trap!". "The Ben Stiller Show" was on for one season, cancelled, then won the Emmy for best comedy writing.

2. Baseball: There is a lot of trivia associated with Bobby Thompson's "Shot Heard 'Round The World". Who was the only Giant to get put out that inning?

Answer: Monte Irvin

Giants are down 4-1 to the Dodgers in the bottom of the ninth. The winner goes to the 1951 World Series. Dark hit a grounder off of Gil Hodges' mitt for a single. Mueller singled to right. Irvin fouled out. Lockman doubled scoring Dark. The Dodger pitcher (Newcombe) is replaced by Ralph Branca. Thompson comes up to bat . . .

3. Geography: What is the capital of Alaska?

Answer: Juneau

Juneau is one of the largest cities (by area) in the U.S.

4. Vocabulary: Where would you find "adipocere"?

Answer: A cemetery

Adipocere is also known as grave wax. This is when (under the right conditions) the flesh of a corpse turns to soap.

5. Transportation: Who was the first person to die in a plane crash?

Answer: Thomas Selfridge

Selfridge was a lieutenant in the US Signal Corps. He is honored by having an Air Force base named after him.

6. Famous People: Who's full name was Marie Joseph Paul Yves Roch Gilbert du Motier?

Answer: Lafayette

Be thankful you didn't have to memorize this in school when studying the American Revolution.

7. Literature: What book is subtitled "Life Among the Lowly"?

Answer: Uncle Tom's Cabin

Written by Harriet Beecher Stowe - the lady who (according to Abraham Lincoln) started the Civil War.

8. Gaming: This game is played for the World Series of Poker. A hand consists of two hole cards and five community cards.

Answer: Texas Hold-em

More technically - No Limit Texas Hold-em. The first three community cards are laid out simultaneously and are called "The Flop". The next community card is called "The Turn" or "4th Street". The last community card is "The River" or "5th Street".

9. Military History: What was the furthest that Charles Stuart invaded England in his bid to regain the throne for his father?

Answer: Derby

Not receiving any support from English Jacobites, he started his retreat from Derby (150 mi from London) back to Scotland. His army was destroyed when he made a huge blunder and pick Culloden as the place to make his stand against the Duke of Cumberland.

10. Anatomy: What part of the body could properly be called a fornix?

Answer: The arch of a foot

A fornix is any anatomical feature that is an arch.

11. Movies: This 1980 cult-classic featured the characters Newbomb Turk, Dudley Laywicker, and Officer Bimbeau. It was also Michelle Pfeiffer's first feature film.

Answer: The Hollywood Knights

One of the greatest movies ever. To show you how much of a following this film had, Robert Wuhl (Newbomb Turk) was on the David Letterman show promoting "Arli$$". When he told David that his first movie was "The Hollywood Knights", he got a standing ovation from half of the audience.

12. Law: Which of these items is always exempt from inclusion into a person's assets during a bankruptcy procedure?

Answer: Wedding ring

Wedding and engagement rings hold a unique place in law. Another ruling said that since an engagement is an oral contract and the ring is part of that contract, that if the woman breaks it off she must return the ring and if the man breaks it off she keeps the ring.

13. Famous Disasters: Whose career was ruined when he failed to respond to RMS Titanic's distress flares?

Answer: Stanley Lord

Captain of the Californian - 20 miles away from the Titanic. He told the US Senate that he thought that the distress flares were stars reflecting of the sea. His second mate Herbert Stone told the British Inquiry that that he told Lord they were white rockets. Lord was fired by the Leyland Line for his role in the disaster but did eventually get a job with Nitrate Producers Steamship Co. Rostron was the captain of the Carpathia (60 miles away) which received the Titanic's distress call over the radio and rescued the surviving passengers.

14. Chemistry: How many elements are in the Lanthanide Series?

Answer: 15

The Lanthanide (Rare Earth) Series consists of the elements from atomic number 57 to 71.

15. Biology: Which of these is a bug?

Answer: Leaf-footed bug

Not all insects are bugs - only those in the order Hemiptera. Bill bugs are in the order Coleoptera (beetles). Spittle bugs are in the order Homoptera. Pill bugs are not even insects.

Source: Author Tralfaz

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