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Trivial Stuff 3 Trivia Quiz

A few questions to test your trivial knowledge. Have fun and good luck!

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

Author
betben

Time
5 mins

Type
Multiple Choice

Quiz #
98,177

Updated
Dec 03 21

# Qns
10

Difficulty
Difficult

Avg Score
4 / 10

Plays
726

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Question 1 of 10

1. Woody Allen directed Sylvester Stallone in which film?
Hint

Bananas

Sleeper

Take the Money and Run

Annie Hall

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Question 2 of 10

2. What was the first paved coast-to-coast highway in the United States? Hint

The Madison Highway

The Washington Highway

The Lincoln Highway

The Jefferson Highway

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Question 3 of 10

3. What mammal has the shortest gestational period? Hint

skunk

rat

opossum

lemur

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Question 4 of 10

4. Even though Al Capone's nickname was "Scarface", he didn't actually have a scar on his face.

True

False

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Question 5 of 10

5. What was the first zoo in the United States? Hint

New York Zoological Society

San Diego Zoo

Philadelphia Zoological Gardens

Bronx Zoo

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Question 6 of 10

6. What was Greta Garbo's last film? Hint

Woman Alone

Two-Faced Woman

August Sonata

The Orient Express

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Question 7 of 10

7. Is Leopold Stokowski credited with suggesting the title of Disney's "Fantasia"?

Yes

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Question 8 of 10

8. When did New York City stop having a "Miss Subway"? Hint

1980

1976

1999

They still have one

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Question 9 of 10

9. Who first sang "Santa Claus is Coming to Town" on the radio? Hint

Eddie Cantor

Jimmy Durante

Burl Ives

Mel Torme

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Question 10 of 10

10. In the TV show "The Man From U.N.C.L.E.", what does UNCLE stand for? Hint

United Nations Command for Law and Equality

United Nations Command of Law and Enforcement

United Network Chain of Law and Enforcement

United Network Command for Law and Enforcement

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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts

1. Woody Allen directed Sylvester Stallone in which film?

Answer: Bananas

Stallone had a small part as a thug who harasses Allen on a subway train in this 1971 classic comedy.

2. What was the first paved coast-to-coast highway in the United States?

Answer: The Lincoln Highway

The Lincoln Highway opened in 1913 and ran from New York to California.

3. What mammal has the shortest gestational period?

Answer: opossum

An opossum bears its young after 12 to 13 days of conception. The Asian Elephant has the longest gestational period which is 20 months.

4. Even though Al Capone's nickname was "Scarface", he didn't actually have a scar on his face.

Answer: False

Al "Scarface" Capone actually got the scar on his face during a bar fight in Brooklyn. Capone had claimed to have gotten the scar from fighting in World War I. Capone never served in World War I.

5. What was the first zoo in the United States?

Answer: Philadelphia Zoological Gardens

The Philadelphia Zoological Gardens open in 1874. It was also the first zoo to have a children's zoo which opened in 1938.

6. What was Greta Garbo's last film?

Answer: Two-Faced Woman

Greta Garbo retired from show business in 1941 at the age of 36.

7. Is Leopold Stokowski credited with suggesting the title of Disney's "Fantasia"?

Answer: Yes

After conductor Stokowski was selected to provide the musical accompaniment for the feature film, he suggested the name "Fantasia" to describe the style of music.

8. When did New York City stop having a "Miss Subway"?

Answer: 1976

The program ran from May, 1941 to December 1976. Every month a woman over 17 would be chosen to be Miss Subway. She was featured on signs and given $50 and a sterling silver charm dangling with subway tokens.

9. Who first sang "Santa Claus is Coming to Town" on the radio?

Answer: Eddie Cantor

Eddie Cantor sang it on his radio show one week before Thanksgiving in 1934. It was written in 1932 by Haven Gillespie and J. Fred Coots.

10. In the TV show "The Man From U.N.C.L.E.", what does UNCLE stand for?

Answer: United Network Command for Law and Enforcement

The TV series starred Robert Vaughn and David McCallum and was on the air from 1964 to 1967.

Source: Author betben

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