Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts
1. An 8-year-old girl named Suzie has her hand up and is being patient while everyone else is going "OOOHHH OOOHHH". You choose her and she asks: "Is there any animal that can get a sunburn besides a human?"
What is your answer?
2. Next, you choose Frankie, who is 12 years old. He asks you, "What does 'Auld Lang Syne' mean and where did it come from?" What is your answer?
3. Next, you choose Sarah, who is 13 years old and she has a smirk on her face. She asks with skepticism in her voice, "In Abbott and Costello's 'Who's on First Routine', what is the name of the pitcher?" How do you respond to Sarah?
4. Next, you answer an excitable nine-year-old named Archie who asks you, "What was the score of the Georgia Tech-Cumberland college football game in 1916?" What do you tell Archie?
5. Pierre has been jumping out of his seat and you finally let him ask his question. He is 10 years old and asks, "Do fish sleep?" What do you tell him?
6. You know that Peggy Sue, age 11, watches a lot of movies. She has been somewhat patient and you finally choose her. She asks, "What is a close encounter of the third kind in real-life terms?" What do you tell Peggy Sue?
7. Jake has not raised his hand until now and finally does. He is twelve and is a pretty intelligent young man. You state that he can ask a question and he says, "True or false, teacher! Was there really a Typhoid Mary?"
8. The cameras are rolling and you still see many waving hands. A girl named Lila, age 10 gets to ask the next question. "Were red "M+M's" ever really poisonous?", she asks. What do you tell Lila?
9. Francisco, age thirteen, gets to ask the next question. "In the United States, how many miles apart are the two furthest points?" You clarify by asking him if he means the continental 48 states and he says, "Yes". The cameras hone in as you give your answer.
10. Darren, age 8, does not have his hand raised but is shy and looks as if he wants to ask a question. You choose him and he blushes but states that he does have a question. "What was the lowest, in America, that the minimum wage was ever recorded as?" he asks. What figure are you going to tell Darren?
11. Amanda, age 9, is next and says that she just finished reading a book. You ask her what book it is and she says, "Moby-Dick." She asks you, "What is the first line of the book?"
12. You decide to choose Mohammad, age twelve next, and he is beaming when you point at him. "What is the second longest river known to man in the world?" he asks and looks like he is satisfied that he has already tripped you up. How do you respond?
13. Ronald at nine years old is next and asks you what the first movie released in America with a PG-13 rating was. What is your answer?
14. Candice, age eight, is in the back of the room and you finally spot her. She also asks you a true/false question. "A real person adopted the Mother Goose persona."
15. You have one more question and then get to take a break. Daniel, age eleven, asks you how many singles the Beatles released in their first year. What number do you tell Daniel, after clarifying that he meant their first year in the U.S. (1964)?
16. After a break, you return to the glare of the cameras and waving hands of the anxious children. You choose Sarah, age ten, next and she asks you, "Is there a bone in your body that does not connect with any other bones?" What do you tell Sarah?
17. Lawrence has been pouting, as he always wants to go first. He is eight years old and finally you ask him what his question is. Of course, it involves a first. "What was the first passenger airline?" he asks.
18. Edmund, age twelve, asks you another question. "Do identical twins have the same fingerprints?" he asks.
19. Alan, age eleven, has put his hand up and down during the session as if he is pondering different questions. You call on him next. He asks you, "How many sub-cubes are there on a Rubik's Cube?"
20. Nathan, age eight, is next and asks what seems to be a simple question: "How long was the Hundred Years War?" The cameras zoom in as you give your answer.
21. Abe, age nine, says that he just finished a world history class and has a question for you. He asks, "What was the first nation that gave women the right to vote?" What is your answer?
22. Mikey has been banging on the desk, so you have been avoiding him. However, he finally raises his hand and you call upon him. He asks you "What is the name of the band that had the first video on MTV?" What do you tell this eight-year-old?
23. Desiree has waited very patiently and asks you the next question. She is twelve years old and wants to be in movies. She gives you a definition and you have to say what it is. "On the set of a movie, this is an assistant or apprentice to the head handyman. What is it?"
24. Patrice, age eleven, is next and she is known for thinking that she knows everything. You know there are only two questions left so you choose her next. "Where was the first person to die from a meteorite strike from?" she inquires. What is your response?
25. PHEW! One more question and you are off the hot seat. Armand is the last child with his hand raised. He is twelve years old. He asks you, "Who patented the flushing toilet bowl?" Giggles are heard throughout the class. What is your answer?
Source: Author
superferd
This quiz was reviewed by FunTrivia editor
ozzz2002 before going online.
Any errors found in FunTrivia content are routinely corrected through our feedback system.
