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Useless Facts Trivia Quiz

Just a bunch of facts about stuff you maybe don't know.

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

Author
MommyPanda

Time
6 mins

Type
Multiple Choice

Quiz #
50,298

Updated
Apr 30 22

# Qns
10

Difficulty
Difficult

Avg Score
5 / 10

Plays
1891

One at a Time - Single Page - Timed Game

Question 1 of 10

1. Approximately, how many inches of precipitation, in the form of snow, does Antarctica receive on average every year? Hint

44 inches

11 inches

3 inches

24 inches

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Question 2 of 10

2. What year was the first African-American lawyer allowed to practice law in the US Supreme Court? Hint

1890

1941

1904

1865

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Question 3 of 10

3. What is the advertisement slogan for Crayola Crayons? Hint

Color your day happy.

Our toys run on imagination.

Creative minds started with Crayola Crayons.

Crayola Crayons... decades and decades of colorful kids.

4. Afghanistan's flag changed many times in the twentieth century, being any combination of four colours, and none of those colours being constant. These colours are black, red, white, and what other color? Hint

yellow

green

gray

purple

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Question 5 of 10

5. What crops are the most commonly grown crops in Oklahoma and Texas? Hint

sunflowers and pineapples

soybeans and corn

cotton and wheat

oats and rice

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Question 6 of 10

6. Who was Secretary of Agriculture under President Bill Clinton in 1993? Hint

Dan Glickman

Mike Espy

Edward Madigan

John Block

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Question 7 of 10

7. What was the name of the Wright Brothers' first airplane, launched on December 17 1903 from Kittyhawk, NC? Hint

Juliet

Flyer

Soar Machine

Wright Girl

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Question 8 of 10

8. Which of these was the busiest airport at the end of the twentieth century? Hint

International, Los Angeles, CA

O'Hare International, Chicago, IL

International, Dallas Ft. Worth, TX

Frankfurt Airport, Germany

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Question 9 of 10

9. 'Give me a place to stand, and I can move the world.' Who said this? Hint

George Washington

Archimedes

Juliet Caeser

Jesus

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Question 10 of 10

10. After the assembly line was introduced in 1914, what could you buy a Model T car for in 1915? Hint

$290

$1,140

$495

$1,500

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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts

1. Approximately, how many inches of precipitation, in the form of snow, does Antarctica receive on average every year?

Answer: 3 inches

Antarctica is actually considered a desert because many places on the continent receive so little precipitation.

2. What year was the first African-American lawyer allowed to practice law in the US Supreme Court?

Answer: 1865

In 1865, James S Rock was the first African-American lawyer in the Supreme Court.

3. What is the advertisement slogan for Crayola Crayons?

Answer: Our toys run on imagination.

Answer: green

5. What crops are the most commonly grown crops in Oklahoma and Texas?

Answer: cotton and wheat

6. Who was Secretary of Agriculture under President Bill Clinton in 1993?

Answer: Mike Espy

Glickman was in office after Mike Espy, 1995. Madigan was in office in the Bush administration, 1991. Block was in office in the Reagan administration, 1981.

7. What was the name of the Wright Brothers' first airplane, launched on December 17 1903 from Kittyhawk, NC?

Answer: Flyer

8. Which of these was the busiest airport at the end of the twentieth century?

Answer: O'Hare International, Chicago, IL

O'Hare has 59,936,137 passengers per year.

9. 'Give me a place to stand, and I can move the world.' Who said this?

Answer: Archimedes

Archimedes was born 287BC. He was a Greek mathematician and inventor who was one of the first to develop the science of mechanics.

10. After the assembly line was introduced in 1914, what could you buy a Model T car for in 1915?

Answer: $290

Source: Author MommyPanda

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