You Can't Be Serious... Trivia Quiz

Answer: I eats all me spinach, and I gets E. coli! *Toot, toot!*

In September of 2006, there was a scare across the United States when several people had eaten spinach and came down with E. coli. In the end, nearly two hundred cases were reported, and at least one death had occurred. The tainted spinach was traced back to farms in California. Since the spinach was fresh and uncooked in each instance, Popeye would likely not get sick from his canned version.

Answer: Niccolo Machiavelli

Niccolo Machiavelli was a Italian philosopher who wrote "The Prince". He doesn't fit any of the titles of chess pieces like the others.

Sir Elton John was KNIGHTed in 1998 by Queen Elizabeth II. Marie Antoinette was France's QUEEN as wife to King Louis XVI. BISHOP Desmond Tutu is a Nobel prize-winning activist.

Answer: Skadi and Njord

Each of these couples in mythology are brother and sister: Hera and Zeus from Greek mythology, Isis and Osiris from Egyptian mythology, and Jarilo and Morana from Slavic mythology.

Skadi and Njord are a couple in Norse mythology, however, they are not related. Skadi is a giantess who married Njord, the god of wind.

Answer: Nori, san. (No reason.)

Nori is a seaweed wrap often used in Japan and in sushi bars across the world. It is also used as a condiment for some dishes. Nori is made from an algae cultivated in Japan.

Kanji is a type of script in Japan which incorporates aspects of Chinese writing. Nigiri is a Japanese dish served with rice. Tako is octopus.

Answer: Arwen grooms Blitzen

Legolas and Elrond are both elves, but their reindeer aren't the names of Santa's reindeer. Donner is one of Santa's reindeer, but Aragorn is a human, not an elf.

Answer: i believe in socialism

Karl Marx's ideology, which believes in the downfall of -capitalism-, supports socialistic styles of government.

The poet, E. E. Cummings, had a distinctive writing style in which he would often not use -capitalization-, especially for the word "I".

While Marx was an atheist, the option "THERE IS NO HIGHER BEING" would not be valid as it is contrary to E. E. Cummings writing style.

It might be interesting to note here the common bond between these two things that I tried to outline in dashes: Marx was opposed to capitalism while E. E. Cummings was prone to ignore the rules of capitalization.

Answer: copious

Of the words listed, "copious" is the only one that is synonymous with "big". While the rest have many letters, they are all synonymous with "small".

Answer: All of these happened

The first of these events happens to be the Potsdam Conference which took place in Potsdam, Germany from July 17 to August 2, 1945. Here, U.S. President Harry Truman, along with British Prime Minister Winston Churchill (and later Clement Atlee) met with Joseph Stalin which was convened to decide the fate of Germany after WWII. The second of these events took place during the 1952 campaign when U.S. Presidential candidate Dwight Eisenhower met and campaigned with Joseph McCarthy in Green Bay, Wisconsin. Though Eisenhower was wary of campaigning with such an unpopular figure, he felt it necessary to win Wisconsin's electoral votes. The last of these events took place on November 19, 1952, when Truman met with Eisenhower at the White House to discuss the transfer of power. The meeting was described as being, "stiff, formal, embarrassing, and unrewarding".

The connection, starting with Stalin, goes as such: Stalin meets with Truman at the Potsdam Conference, Truman discusses the transfer of power with Eisenhower at the White House, Eisenhower campaigns with McCarthy in Wisconsin.

So we can connect Joseph McCarthy and Joseph Stalin in three steps therefore giving Stalin a "McCarthy number" of three. If anyone can connect them in less steps, I'd be fascinated to know!

Answer: George Washington does the triple jump

George Washington did not sign the American Declaration of Independence due to the fact that he was making war preparations in New York. Also, while the long jump and high jump are decathlon events, the triple jump is not.

Answer: Joey learns that it is okay to marry more than one spouse

The Quakers (or the Religious Society of Friends) are a mostly devout group. The Testimony of Equality states that regardless of race, social status, or sex, everyone is equal in the eyes of God. The Peace Testimony shows that they deplore violence and that members should not participate in war.

The Testimony of Simplicity holds the belief that members of the Quakers should lead simple lives, a part of this being dressing plainly. The Quakers do not believe in marriage to more than one spouse.