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Take this To 'B' Or Not To 'B' Quiz! Difficult Trivia | Alphabetics

That is the question. Or the 10 questions to be exact. All are related to the letter 'B'. Good Luck.

A multiple-choice quiz by Ikabud. Estimated time: 5 mins.

Author
Ikabud

Time
5 mins

Type
Multiple Choice

Quiz #
65,571

Updated
Jul 11 22

# Qns
10

Difficulty
Difficult

Avg Score
5 / 10

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4885

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Question 1 of 10

1. The world's first film studio was built by Thomas Edison. What was its name? Hint

Black Maria

Black Bess

Black Jack

Black Bart

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Question 2 of 10

2. What was the name of the architect who designed the Lincoln Memorial in Washington, D.C.? Hint

Eggs N. Bacon

Leonard Bacon

Henry Bacon

Kevin Bacon

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Question 3 of 10

3. In what country will you find the cities Curitiba, Porto Alegre, Belem, and Fortaleza? Hint

Brazil

Belize

Bolivia

Benin

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Question 4 of 10

4. The 1938 film, 'Bringing Up Baby' starred what two Hollywood giants? Hint

Gary Cooper and Joan Crawford

Fred Astaire and Ginger Rogers

James Stewart and Bette Davis

Cary Grant and Katharine Hepburn

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Question 5 of 10

5. Brad's Drink was the original name of what popular beverage? Hint

Dr. Pepper

7-Up

Pepsi-Cola

Coca-Cola

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Question 6 of 10

6. What was the nickname of Metropolis in the Superman comic books? Hint

The Big Apple

The Big Apricot

The Big Banana

The Big Pear

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Question 7 of 10

7. What does the 'B' in social reformer Susan B. Anthony's name stand for? Hint

Butkus

Brownell

Bysshe

Burt

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Question 8 of 10

8. Grace Bedell was an eleven-year-old girl from New York who wrote a letter to presidential candidate Abraham Lincoln. What did she suggest he do? Hint

Abolish slavery

Grow a beard

Dress only in black

Learn how to speak French

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Question 9 of 10

9. This Bronx-based vocal group had a string of hits from 1958 to 1960 with Dion DiMucci as lead singer. What was their name? Hint

The Belmonts

The Beau Brummels

Be Bop Deluxe

The Bel-Airs

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Question 10 of 10

10. What horror fiction author was born in Liverpool in 1952? Hint

George Granville Barker

H.C. Bailey

Clive Barker

Beryl Bainbridge

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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts

1. The world's first film studio was built by Thomas Edison. What was its name?

Answer: Black Maria

It was built in 1891 in West Orange, New Jersey. Black Jack was the riderless horse used in the funeral procession of President John F. Kennedy. Black Bess was the horse of English highwayman, Dick Turpin and Black Bart was the original working title of the Mel Brooks film, 'Blazing Saddles'.

2. What was the name of the architect who designed the Lincoln Memorial in Washington, D.C.?

Answer: Henry Bacon

It was dedicated in 1912. Leonard Bacon is an American poet, Kevin Bacon, a 'Footloose' actor, and Eggs N. Bacon is the breakfast I had yesterday.

3. In what country will you find the cities Curitiba, Porto Alegre, Belem, and Fortaleza?

Answer: Brazil

Portuguese explorer Pedro Alvares Cabral claimed Brazil for Portugal in 1500. In 1822, Brazil declared itself an independent empire.

4. The 1938 film, 'Bringing Up Baby' starred what two Hollywood giants?

Answer: Cary Grant and Katharine Hepburn

Howard Hawks directed the screwball comedy about an heiress, her pet leopard, 'Baby' and an absentminded zoologist.

5. Brad's Drink was the original name of what popular beverage?

Answer: Pepsi-Cola

It was derived from the name of its inventor, Caleb Bradham.

6. What was the nickname of Metropolis in the Superman comic books?

Answer: The Big Apricot

The 'Man of Steel's' first appearance was in 1938's Action Comics.

7. What does the 'B' in social reformer Susan B. Anthony's name stand for?

Answer: Brownell

Bysshe was the middle name of English poet Percy Shelley, Burt was film producer Louis B. Mayer's middle name and Butkus was Sylvester Stallone's pet dog in the film, 'Rocky'.

8. Grace Bedell was an eleven-year-old girl from New York who wrote a letter to presidential candidate Abraham Lincoln. What did she suggest he do?

Answer: Grow a beard

The October 1860 letter inspired Abe to do exactly that.

9. This Bronx-based vocal group had a string of hits from 1958 to 1960 with Dion DiMucci as lead singer. What was their name?

Answer: The Belmonts

After Dion went solo, the Belmonts managed a few chart entries in the U.S. in the early 1960s.

10. What horror fiction author was born in Liverpool in 1952?

Answer: Clive Barker

Mr. Barker's works include, 'The Damnation Game' and 'The Inhuman Condition'. The other choices are also English authors.

Source: Author Ikabud

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