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

Author
lfhaines

Time
5 mins

Type
Multiple Choice

Quiz #
95,634

Updated
Dec 13 21

# Qns
15

Difficulty
Tough

Avg Score
8 / 15

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Question 1 of 15

1. Other than "The Organ Grinder", what other book did Bill Fitzhugh write? Hint

Red Hat Parade.

Birds of a Feather.

Pest Control.

Dead Monkeys.

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Question 2 of 15

2. What is the plural of a court martial? Hint

Court martettes.

Court martials.

Courts martial.

Courts martials.

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Question 3 of 15

3. How often can an individual file for Chapter 7 (individual total liquidation) bankruptcy in the Federal Bankruptcy Court in the United States? Hint

Every seven years.

Every ten years.

Every year.

Only once.

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Question 4 of 15

4. What does 'res ipsa loquitur' mean? Hint

Every dog has it's day.

Large bones don't break easily.

The thing speaks for itself.

I came, I saw, I fainted.

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Question 5 of 15

5. What is the brightest star in the night sky as seen from the Northern Hemisphere? Hint

Rigel.

Tarazed.

Sirius.

Nunki.

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Question 6 of 15

6. What is a hellgrammite? Hint

A tenor with a powerful dramatic voice well suited to heroic roles.

A jai alai arena.

Crystal or geometrical figure having a specified form or number of surfaces.

A carnivorous aquatic insect larva.

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Question 7 of 15

7. What is Paroxysmal Nocturnal Hemoglobinuria? Hint

An inherited cell disease characterized by oblong red blood cells and anemia.

A rare anemia causing sudden, recurring bouts of red blood cell destruction.

A condition in which the body develops autoantibodies that react against red blood cells.

An imbalance in the production of one of the four chains of amino acids that make up hemoglobin.

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Question 8 of 15

8. What is the technical name for a skin mole? Hint

Vitiligo.

Lymphangiomas.

Karatoses.

Nevus.

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Question 9 of 15

9. Who starred in Alfred Hitchcock's "Secret Agent"? Hint

Bing Crosby, Robert Young, Peter Lorre and Bette Davis.

Peter Lorre, Edna Best and Leslie Banks.

Sylvia Sidney, Oscar Homolka and John Loder.

John Gielgud, Madeleine Carroll, Robert Young and Peter Lorre.

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Question 10 of 15

10. What is the wingspan of a WWII German Junkers Ju-87? Hint

28'.

52' 5".

36' 4".

45' 3 1/2".

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Question 11 of 15

11. Who was John Muir? Hint

A New Mexico brothel owner

The first man to shoot an Indian in California

A California governor and senator

A California-based naturalist and writer

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Question 12 of 15

12. The Latin name for the grape is? Hint

Plumbaginaceae.

Vitaceae.

Asteraceae.

Cucurbitaceae.

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Question 13 of 15

13. "Abounding Grace" refers to: Hint

The name of the ship first sunk during the Crimean War.

The fall of the archangel Michael.

None of these.

The neverending love of God for little children.

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Question 14 of 15

14. One of the following has never been used to execute a condemned prisoner in the United States. Which is it? Hint

Electrocuting.

Hanging.

Bleeding.

Shooting.

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Question 15 of 15

15. During World War II, which of the following countries was not in a state of war? Hint

Yugoslavia

Argentina

China

Philippines

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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts

1. Other than "The Organ Grinder", what other book did Bill Fitzhugh write?

Answer: Pest Control.

Very funny books.

2. What is the plural of a court martial?

Answer: Courts martial.

Just like Attorneys General, the noun here is court and thus it is pluralized. It is amazing how many journalists get these plurals wrong!

3. How often can an individual file for Chapter 7 (individual total liquidation) bankruptcy in the Federal Bankruptcy Court in the United States?

Answer: Every seven years.

so, plan ahead!

4. What does 'res ipsa loquitur' mean?

Answer: The thing speaks for itself.

It is how lawyers prove that there was negligence absent any other possible reason. For example, when a plane disappears over the ocean and never arrives at its destination.

5. What is the brightest star in the night sky as seen from the Northern Hemisphere?

Answer: Sirius.

Seriously!

6. What is a hellgrammite?

Answer: A carnivorous aquatic insect larva.

The eventual result is the Dobsonfly. The larva is used for fish bait.

7. What is Paroxysmal Nocturnal Hemoglobinuria?

Answer: A rare anemia causing sudden, recurring bouts of red blood cell destruction.

A person with this condition has hemoglobinuria. Hemoglobinuria is blood in the urine. The use of corticosteroids, anticoagulants and bone marrow transplantation are treatments.

8. What is the technical name for a skin mole?

Answer: Nevus.

Moles are generally non cancerous.

9. Who starred in Alfred Hitchcock's "Secret Agent"?

Answer: John Gielgud, Madeleine Carroll, Robert Young and Peter Lorre.

"Secret Agent" was an offbeat espionage thriller. Gielgud and Carroll star as spies posing as husband and wife in Switzerland. When their assignment leads to the killing of an innocent tourist, the fun begins.

10. What is the wingspan of a WWII German Junkers Ju-87?

Answer: 45' 3 1/2".

The Junkers Ju-87 used a 900 h.p. Junkers Jumo 211A-1 inverted-Vee type engine. Its range with a 500 kg bomb load was 342 miles and it was armed with one 7.9mm MG 17 machine gun in each wing and one MG 15 gun in the rear of the cabin.

11. Who was John Muir?

Answer: A California-based naturalist and writer

John Muir (1838-1914) was a Scottish-American naturalist who pioneered against man's rape of the wilderness.

12. The Latin name for the grape is?

Answer: Vitaceae.

Grapes are used for fresh fruit, wine, shade and fall color.

13. "Abounding Grace" refers to:

Answer: None of these.

Gotcha! "Abounding Grace" is the name of a book by M. Scott Peck, M.D. who is also the author of "The Road Less Traveled". "Abounding Grace" is a collection of quotes such as "I tore myself away from the safe comfort of certainties through my love for truth; and truth rewarded me." -- Sylvia Ashton-Warner.

14. One of the following has never been used to execute a condemned prisoner in the United States. Which is it?

Answer: Bleeding.

Bleeding? Right.

15. During World War II, which of the following countries was not in a state of war?

Answer: Argentina

Argentina was sympathetic with the Nazi cause, but never declared war nor was it attacked.

Source: Author lfhaines

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