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Useless Facts Quiz

These are useless facts about... well nothing special. Have fun!

A multiple-choice quiz by hillgirl18. Estimated time: 5 mins.

Author
hillgirl18

Time
5 mins

Type
Multiple Choice

Quiz #
68,703

Updated
Mar 23 24

# Qns
10

Difficulty
Tough

Avg Score
5 / 10

Plays
1211

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Question 1 of 10

1. Wilt Chamberlain was 7'1". His parents were both only ____. Hint

4'6"

5'8"

6'4"

6'10"

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Question 2 of 10

2. Who was 'Time' magazine's 'Man of the Year' in 1938?

Answer: (first and last names only)

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Question 3 of 10

3. What was Al Capone's brother's occupation? Hint

security guard

sheriff

cop

hitman

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Question 4 of 10

4. Who was offered the Presidency of Israel in 1952, but declined? Hint

Itzhak Ben-Zvi

Albert Einstein

Asimov

Israel doesn't have a president

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Question 5 of 10

5. Alexander the Great was for a long time rumoured to have had a disorder. What was it? Hint

Anorexia

Diabetes

Bulimia

Epilepsy

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Question 6 of 10

6. Why didn't Alexander Graham Bell ever telephone his wife or mother? Hint

They hated him.

He never had a wife or mother.

They were deaf.

The long distance cost too much.

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Question 7 of 10

7. Buzz Aldrin's mother's maiden name was _____?

Answer: (This is simple!)

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Question 8 of 10

8. Which president was the only U.S. president to not use the word 'I' ever in his whole inaugural address? Hint

Abraham Lincoln

Theodore Roosevelt

Franklin D. Roosevelt

Dwight D. Eisenhower

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Question 9 of 10

9. Who is the only author to have a book in every Dewey decimal category? Hint

Jerry Spinelli

Isaac Asimov

Harper Lee

Langston Hughes

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Question 10 of 10

10. How long did Leonardo da Vinci spend painting the Mona Lisa's lips? Hint

12 years

10 years

29 years

2 years

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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts

1. Wilt Chamberlain was 7'1". His parents were both only ____.

Answer: 5'8"

Born on August 21, 1936, he played for the Overbrook, Pennsylvania High School basketball team and scored 800 points in his first 16 games.

2. Who was 'Time' magazine's 'Man of the Year' in 1938?

Answer: Adolf Hitler

Hitler was born in 1889 and died in 1945 by killing himself.

3. What was Al Capone's brother's occupation?

Answer: sheriff

Al's Italian name was Alphonse, but became Al when his family came to America.

4. Who was offered the Presidency of Israel in 1952, but declined?

Answer: Albert Einstein

Albert's last words were in German. The nurse in the room at the time did not know any German, so we will never know what his last words were. Itzhak Ben-Zvi became the president when Albert declined.

5. Alexander the Great was for a long time rumoured to have had a disorder. What was it?

Answer: Epilepsy

It is now pretty well established that he did not, in fact, have epilepsy, or seizures of any sort.

6. Why didn't Alexander Graham Bell ever telephone his wife or mother?

Answer: They were deaf.

When Alexander was a young boy in Scotland, he made a talking doll that said 'Mama'.

7. Buzz Aldrin's mother's maiden name was _____?

Answer: Moon

Buzz Aldrin was one of the first people to walk on the moon. Ironic... isn't it?

8. Which president was the only U.S. president to not use the word 'I' ever in his whole inaugural address?

Answer: Theodore Roosevelt

Teddy was the only one not to use 'I' but the other three tied for second place by only using it once.

9. Who is the only author to have a book in every Dewey decimal category?

Answer: Isaac Asimov

Isaac was born in Russia, but came to the U.S. when he was just 3 years old. He graduated with a degree in chemistry and was an associate professor, but quit because writing was too much a part of him. After that, he wrote, and wrote, and wrote. He wrote science fiction. He died due to heart and kidney failure in 1992.

10. How long did Leonardo da Vinci spend painting the Mona Lisa's lips?

Answer: 12 years

He painted the Mona Lisa on a piece of pine wood in 1506. Many people think Leonardo painted it as an image of himself. Among painting, Leonardo also invented scissors.

Source: Author hillgirl18

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