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Quiz about What I Learned In High School

What I Learned In High School Trivia Quiz

So I had a pretty tough high school curriculum. How much of what I was taught do you know?

A multiple-choice quiz by natelaz. Estimated time: 7 mins.

Author
natelaz

Time
7 mins

Type
Multiple Choice

Quiz #
40,730

Updated
Dec 03 21

# Qns
15

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Question 1 of 15

1. Who was the author of the famous poem 'After Apple-Picking'? Hint

Walt Whitman

Robert Frost

Langston Hughes

Emily Dickinson

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Question 2 of 15

2. What was the title of the first pilot of the original Star Trek series? Hint

The Conquest

The Cage

A Journey

To Boldly Go

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Question 3 of 15

3. What is the numerical value of Avogadro's Number (1 mole)? Hint

6.63 times 10 to the -34

3.14

2.99 times 10 to the 8

6.02 times 10 to the 23

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Question 4 of 15

4. Complete this Walt Whitman quote: 'Come lovely and soothing _____.'

Answer: (unusual, one word)

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Question 5 of 15

5. Do sea fish drink water? Why or why not? Hint

Yes, they need the chemicals in water.

Yes, to balance the salt concentration.

No, they get nutrients through their gills.

No, they would drown.

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Question 6 of 15

6. As used in Shakespeare's 'Hamlet', the term 'fishmonger' most closely means what? Hint

pimp

smelly person

stupid person

criminal

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Question 7 of 15

7. In Franz Kafka's 'The Metamorphosis', Gregor Samsa awoke from unsettling dreams and was transformed into what? Hint

a woman

a dung beetle

an ant

a roach

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Question 8 of 15

8. In C++, a typical link list requires all of the following EXCEPT what? Hint

strings

structs

pointers

classes

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Question 9 of 15

9. Carnegie Mellon University was created, in its present form, when Carnegie Tech and the Mellon Institute merged in what year? Hint

1900

1901

1967

1968

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Question 10 of 15

10. Which country started the construction of the Panama Canal?

Answer: (It failed miserably (country with a history of failures))

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Question 11 of 15

11. What is the name of the formula used to bind the terms involved in estimating the number of technological civilizations that may exist in our galaxy? Hint

Heisenberg Uncertainty Principle

Boyle's Law

Planetary Likelyhood Equation

Drake Equation

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Question 12 of 15

12. The battle of Gettysburg was fought partly because of what? Hint

food

shoes

guns

a grudge between Meade and Lee

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Question 13 of 15

13. What is the seventh term in the series: 2,5,11,17,23 ... ? Hint

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Question 14 of 15

14. Complete this quote from Thomas Watson, the chairman of IBM in 1943: 'I think there is a world market for maybe _______ computers.' Hint

five

one hundred

two

one thousand

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Question 15 of 15

15. List the last names of the United States Presidents who served from the start of WWII to the conclusion of America's involvement in Vietnam in alphabetical order. Hint

Eisenhower, Hoover, Kennedy, Nixon, Roosevelt, Truman

Eisenhower, Johnson, Kennedy, Nixon, Roosevelt, Truman

Eisenhower, Johnson, Kennedy, Nixon, Roosevelt, Wilson

Coolidge, Eisenhower, Kennedy, Nixon, Roosevelt, Truman

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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts

1. Who was the author of the famous poem 'After Apple-Picking'?

Answer: Robert Frost

Frost wrote a great deal about nature in his poetry. 'After Apple-Picking' tells the story of a tired farmer awaiting his death, but surrounded by the memories of picking apples.

2. What was the title of the first pilot of the original Star Trek series?

Answer: The Cage

This episode never actually aired during the run of the original series. It's a good thing, too. It was pretty bad. Perhaps the one highlight of the show was Leonard Nimoy, good old Mr. Spock.

3. What is the numerical value of Avogadro's Number (1 mole)?

Answer: 6.02 times 10 to the 23

One mole is equal to 6.02 times 10 to the 23. The others are: Plank's Constant (6.63 times 10 to the -34), the speed of light in a vacuum (2.99 times 10 to the 8), and pi (3.14).

4. Complete this Walt Whitman quote: 'Come lovely and soothing _____.'

Answer: death

Unusual, huh? This was part of his famous poem, 'When Lilacs Last in the Dooryard Bloom'd'. He was mourning the death of President Lincoln and coming to terms with death.

5. Do sea fish drink water? Why or why not?

Answer: Yes, to balance the salt concentration.

The skin of a fish acts as a semi-permiable membrane for osmosis. In salt water, osmosis draws water out of the fish to raise the salt concentration in the fish to match that of the water outside. The fish must drink to replenish this lost water.

6. As used in Shakespeare's 'Hamlet', the term 'fishmonger' most closely means what?

Answer: pimp

Hamlet, in his 'antic disposition', called Polonius a fishmonger. The poor old man failed to see the joke and Hamlet's reference to his daughter, Ophelia.

7. In Franz Kafka's 'The Metamorphosis', Gregor Samsa awoke from unsettling dreams and was transformed into what?

Answer: a dung beetle

He was transformed into a dung beetle. His father threw apples at the bug, which somehow symbolized rape.

8. In C++, a typical link list requires all of the following EXCEPT what?

Answer: strings

Theoretically, one could make a link list using all characters or numbers. Thus, strings are not required.

9. Carnegie Mellon University was created, in its present form, when Carnegie Tech and the Mellon Institute merged in what year?

Answer: 1967

The 1967 merger brought a {$60} million endowment, extensive research facilities and renowned research personnel to the institution.

10. Which country started the construction of the Panama Canal?

Answer: France

Ferdinand de Lesseps, builder of the Suez Canal, started construction on the Panama Canal in 1880. Disease and poor technology led to his failure. Teddy Roosevelt arranged for the US to buy the canal company in 1902. The US finished the canal and operated it until January 1, 2000, when control was given to the government of Panama.

11. What is the name of the formula used to bind the terms involved in estimating the number of technological civilizations that may exist in our galaxy?

Answer: Drake Equation

The Drake Equation was first proposed by Frank Drake in 1961. It states: N = R* * fp * ne * fl * fi * fc * L.

12. The battle of Gettysburg was fought partly because of what?

Answer: shoes

The Confederate army was in dire need of supplies, especially shoes. There was a shoe factory near the town of Gettysburg, so they set out for the small Pennsylvania town. The Union army was also near the town, and the close proximity resulted in the bloodiest three days of the Civil War.

13. What is the seventh term in the series: 2,5,11,17,23 ... ?

Answer: 41

The series consists of EVERY OTHER prime number. The next term, the sixth term, would be 31, then the SEVENTH TERM would be 41.

14. Complete this quote from Thomas Watson, the chairman of IBM in 1943: 'I think there is a world market for maybe _______ computers.'

Answer: five

Yep, five. A close second in my favorite computer quotes is '640K ought to be enough for anybody.' -- Bill Gates, 1981. (That quote is also the reason that computers only have 640k of RAM built in. The rest is added on through the expansion slots.)

15. List the last names of the United States Presidents who served from the start of WWII to the conclusion of America's involvement in Vietnam in alphabetical order.

Answer: Eisenhower, Johnson, Kennedy, Nixon, Roosevelt, Truman

FDR and Truman served during {WWII;} Truman and Eisenhower spanned {Korea;} and Kennedy, Johnson, and Nixon served during the major fighting in Vietnam.

Source: Author natelaz

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