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Wacky True Facts Trivia Quiz

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

Author
luigiman

Time
5 mins

Type
Multiple Choice

Quiz #
86,352

Updated
May 26 23

# Qns
10

Difficulty
Very Difficult

Avg Score
4 / 10

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1508

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Question 1 of 10

1. According to scientists, what is the most flatulent bean? Hint

Pinto beans

Pink beans

Soybean

Black beans

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Question 2 of 10

2. Which of the following foods has the most calories? Hint

Raw Double-Bone Sirloin Fat

Salad Oil

Lard

Raw Pork Back Fat

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Question 3 of 10

3. Which famous king would faint at the sight of a cat? Hint

Ivan The Terrible

Henry III

King Louis XIV

Henry VIII

4. In 1975, a man by the name of Alex Mitchell was watching his favorite TV show, "The Goodies". During a scene called "ecky thump" he laughed continously for half an hour, then suffered a heart attack. What did his wife do? Hint

Took the show to court

Wrote the show to thank them

Put the ashes on the television during that same skit in commeration

Had a heart attack also

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Question 5 of 10

5. In what year was the first ever parachute jump? Hint

1868

1656

1783

1830

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Question 6 of 10

6. All the integers from 1 to 1000 multiplied together (1x2x3...998x999x1000) give a result that has how many numbers Hint

5,321

568

2,523

2,212

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Question 7 of 10

7. The rain in southern Europe is sometimes red because it contains sand from the Sahara. True or False?

True

False

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Question 8 of 10

8. Which of the following rulers reigned the longest? Hint

Louis XIV, King of France

Pepi II, King of Egypt

John II, Prince of Liechtenstein

Franz Josef, King of Austria-Hungary

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Question 9 of 10

9. 'Pack my boxes with five dozen liquor jugs' is an example of what type of sentence? Hint

Palindrome

Pangram

Lypotype

Alligram

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Question 10 of 10

10. Take the last letter of the first, second, and third country's that gave women the right to vote and what does it spell? Hint

dip

den

dad

dot

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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts

1. According to scientists, what is the most flatulent bean?

Answer: Soybean

Further down the list are Garbanzos, Lima beans, and Blackeyes. I'm not sure how they would find this out, but I wouldn't want to try.

2. Which of the following foods has the most calories?

Answer: Lard

Lard has over 900 calories per 100g.

3. Which famous king would faint at the sight of a cat?

Answer: Henry III

He was deathly afraid of cats so much that if one came near him he would faint.

Answer: Wrote the show to thank them

She wrote them to thank them for making her husband's last moments on earth so happy. Mr. Mitchell died at the age of 50.

5. In what year was the first ever parachute jump?

Answer: 1783

Louis-S�bastien Lenormand jumped from the tower of the Montpellier observatory in December of that year. He also coined the term, "parachute", from Latin and French roots - it means "to prevent a fall".

6. All the integers from 1 to 1000 multiplied together (1x2x3...998x999x1000) give a result that has how many numbers

Answer: 2,523

7. The rain in southern Europe is sometimes red because it contains sand from the Sahara. True or False?

Answer: True

Clouds pick up reddish sand from the desert and carry it across the Mediterranean.

8. Which of the following rulers reigned the longest?

Answer: Pepi II, King of Egypt

Pepi II ruled Egypt for 90 years (2566-2476 BC). Louis XIV ruled for 72 years, John II ruled for 71 years, and Franz Josef ruled for 67 years.

9. 'Pack my boxes with five dozen liquor jugs' is an example of what type of sentence?

Answer: Pangram

A pangram is a sentence that uses ever letter in the alphabet. Other sentences are 'The quick brown fox jumps over a lazy dog', and 'The five boxing wizards jump quickly.'

10. Take the last letter of the first, second, and third country's that gave women the right to vote and what does it spell?

Answer: dad

The first country was New ZealanD (1893), second was AustraliA (1902), and third was FinlanD (1906).

Source: Author luigiman

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