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A few items of general trivia. Hope you have fun with these. Good luck!

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

Author
justawful

Time
6 mins

Type
Multiple Choice

Quiz #
51,956

Updated
Dec 03 21

# Qns
15

Difficulty
Difficult

Avg Score
7 / 15

Plays
2480

Last 3 plays: Guest 86 (6/15), Guest 194 (8/15), Guest 175 (4/15).

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Question 1 of 15

1. There is a chapel in Chimayo, New Mexico that contains something that is said to have healing power. What is it? Hint

Adobe

Water

Sand

Grass

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Question 2 of 15

2. What is a 'Basenji'? Hint

A dog that rarely barks

An African river boat

A Pakistani wedding garment

A Chinese cart

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Question 3 of 15

3. What abolitionist was hanged at Charles Town, West Virginia in 1859? Hint

Harriet Tubman

Frederick Douglass

John Brown

Dred Scott

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Question 4 of 15

4. In 1944 president Franklin Roosevelt dispatched a naval destroyer to pick something up for him. What was it? Hint

His wife Eleanor

Uranium

Cigars

His dog Fala

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Question 5 of 15

5. In the classic novel 'Lord of the Flies', what, specifically, was the Lord of the Flies? Hint

A pig's head

A conch

A dead body

An island

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Question 6 of 15

6. Accused JFK killer Lee Harvey Oswald has only one word inscribed on his gravestone. What is it? Hint

Oswald

Innocent

Assassin

Martyr

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Question 7 of 15

7. What was the name of the souvenir making Indian tribe in the 60s era sitcom 'F Troop'? Hint

Siouxnamis

Hekawis

Kiowacs

Saparrows

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Question 8 of 15

8. What was the main reason for the formation of the U.S. Secret Service? Hint

To protect the president

To prevent counterfeiting

To detect government subversives

To act as a national police force

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Question 9 of 15

9. In the early 1980s what company marketed the enormously successful parlor video game 'Pac Man'? Hint

Cinematronics

Wang

Bally

Mitsubishi

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Question 10 of 15

10. Who was the first baseball player to play in both the little league world series and the major league world series? Hint

Sandy Koufax

Boog Powell

Hank Aaron

Pie Traynor

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Question 11 of 15

11. How long after liftoff did it take the crew of Apollo 11 to reach the surface of the moon? Hint

76 hours

Apollo 11 never went to the moon

Just under 2 weeks

Just over 4 days

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Question 12 of 15

12. Arguably the largest bank in the U.S. is Bank of America. What was its original name? Hint

Bank of Italy

Freedom Bank

Bank of Toledo

Main Street Savings and Loan

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Question 13 of 15

13. Whose real name is 'Bilbo Baggins'? Hint

Spiderman

Mr. T

Puff Daddy

The Hobbit

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Question 14 of 15

14. One of the biggest flops in TV history was a show called 'My Mother the Car'. What actress was the voice of the car? Hint

Lucille Ball

Ann Southern

Mary Tyler Moore

Donna Reed

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Question 15 of 15

15. Speaking of cars that were a flop, the biggest flop in the history of the Ford motor company was the Ford 'Edsel'. What was the Edsel named after? Hint

Early engine maker Edmund Deisel

Henry Ford's dog

Henry Ford's son

The town in which Henry Ford grew up

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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts

1. There is a chapel in Chimayo, New Mexico that contains something that is said to have healing power. What is it?

Answer: Sand

People make pilgrimmages from miles around to purchase the healing sand.

2. What is a 'Basenji'?

Answer: A dog that rarely barks

Considered one of the finest of hunting dogs, it is often referred to as the barkless dog.

3. What abolitionist was hanged at Charles Town, West Virginia in 1859?

Answer: John Brown

His execution followed his ill fated raid on the town of Harpers Ferry.

4. In 1944 president Franklin Roosevelt dispatched a naval destroyer to pick something up for him. What was it?

Answer: His dog Fala

It created a political embarrassment for him at the time. The cost to taxpayers was said to be over a million dollars.

5. In the classic novel 'Lord of the Flies', what, specifically, was the Lord of the Flies?

Answer: A pig's head

The pig was killed by the boys, and its head was mounted on a stake.

6. Accused JFK killer Lee Harvey Oswald has only one word inscribed on his gravestone. What is it?

Answer: Oswald

Buried at Rose Hill Memorial Park in Fort Worth Texas, the cemetery wishes to keep the location of the grave a secret, to avoid any possibility of vandalism.

7. What was the name of the souvenir making Indian tribe in the 60s era sitcom 'F Troop'?

Answer: Hekawis

The TV series ran from 1965-1967.

8. What was the main reason for the formation of the U.S. Secret Service?

Answer: To prevent counterfeiting

Because of their efforts, the U.S. has one of the lowest rates of counterfeiting worldwide.

9. In the early 1980s what company marketed the enormously successful parlor video game 'Pac Man'?

Answer: Bally

One of the most successful video games of all time.

10. Who was the first baseball player to play in both the little league world series and the major league world series?

Answer: Boog Powell

The longtime Oriole first baseman.

11. How long after liftoff did it take the crew of Apollo 11 to reach the surface of the moon?

Answer: Just over 4 days

Neil Armstrong and Buzz Aldrin walked on the surface of the moon 4.25 days after liftoff.

12. Arguably the largest bank in the U.S. is Bank of America. What was its original name?

Answer: Bank of Italy

Started in San Francisco by Italian immigrant A.P. Giannini.

13. Whose real name is 'Bilbo Baggins'?

Answer: The Hobbit

The famous J.R.R. Tolkien character.

14. One of the biggest flops in TV history was a show called 'My Mother the Car'. What actress was the voice of the car?

Answer: Ann Southern

The show starred Jerry Van Dyke, who owned a car that was really his re-in-'car'nated deceased mother.

15. Speaking of cars that were a flop, the biggest flop in the history of the Ford motor company was the Ford 'Edsel'. What was the Edsel named after?

Answer: Henry Ford's son

The 1950s era flop is now a car collector's dream.

Source: Author justawful

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