Trivia Quiz?

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Who played the title role in the film "Ferris Bueller's Day Off"?

Michael J. Fox Matthew Broderick John Cusack Matt Dillon

Matthew Broderick is my choice

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20 hours ago, phkrause said:

If laid out, approximately how much area would the pizza served daily in the United States cover?

A. 100 acres
B. One acre
C. A football field
D. A Texas-sized space

Probably D!!

A. 100 acres

According to the National Association of Pizza Operators, the amount of pizza served each day would cover a whopping 100 acres.

Source: various web sites.

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20 hours ago, phkrause said:

What was the original name of Pac-Man?

Pizza Man Puck-Man Ghost Gobbler Mr. Pac-Man

Answer: First released as Puck-Man, the name was later changed to Pac-Man. The original Japanese name was Puck-man, which evolved from the Japanese word paku, meaning "chomp." Given the closeness to a certain explicit four-letter English word, a lot of arcade operators at the time were worried that vandals would alter the letter P. Eventually, "Pac" was suggested as an alternate name. Hence the name Pac-Man came to be. Pac-Man has the highest brand awareness of any video game character among American consumers, recognized by 94% of them.

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20 hours ago, phkrause said:

Who was John Dillinger?

Born on June 22, 1903, John Dillinger is perhaps the most well-known Depression-era bank robber in America. Johnnie “the Jackrabbit” was trouble pretty much from the beginning. In his youth, Dillinger ran around with a gang called “the Dirty Dozen” who would play pranks and commit petty thefts throughout the neighborhood.

As Dillinger grew into his late teens and early twenties, those pranks and petty thefts turned to drinking, drug use and grand theft auto. In July 1923, Dillinger stole a car to impress a girl on a date and when he narrowly escaped arrest, joined the Navy the next day. John made it through basic training, but he didn’t have the discipline for military life and though he was assigned to the U.S.S. Utah (the same ship that sunk at Pearl Harbor), Dillinger literally jumped ship and returned home, where he was later dishonorably discharged.

 

20 hours ago, phkrause said:

How Many Bank Robberies Did the Dillinger Gang Pull-Off?

Born on June 22, 1903, John Dillinger is perhaps the most well-known Depression-era bank robber in America. Johnnie “the Jackrabbit” was trouble pretty much from the beginning. In his youth, Dillinger ran around with a gang called “the Dirty Dozen” who would play pranks and commit petty thefts throughout the neighborhood.

As Dillinger grew into his late teens and early twenties, those pranks and petty thefts turned to drinking, drug use and grand theft auto. In July 1923, Dillinger stole a car to impress a girl on a date and when he narrowly escaped arrest, joined the Navy the next day. John made it through basic training, but he didn’t have the discipline for military life and though he was assigned to the U.S.S. Utah (the same ship that sunk at Pearl Harbor), Dillinger literally jumped ship and returned home, where he was later dishonorably discharged.

 

20 hours ago, phkrause said:

How Many Bank Robberies Did the Dillinger Gang Pull-Off?

14 total, as well as various store and police station robberies. The press made a myth of the Dillinger Gang, giving him a Robin-Hood-like ethos who took from the greedy banks that had suppressed middle America during the Depression. In an infamous Dillinger tale, a farmer had gone to the bank to deposit his earnings, only to encounter a robbery in progress. Dillinger asked the man “Is that your money or the bank’s?” and when he replied it was his, Dillinger replied, “Keep it. We only want the bank’s money.”

 

20 hours ago, phkrause said:

How Were Police Tipped Off to Dillinger's Whereabouts?

Dillinger spent most of the first three weeks of July 1934 holed up in a Chicago apartment with Polly Hamilton, his current girlfriend, and Polly's friend Anna Sage, a Romanian-born brothel owner whose birth name was Ana Cumpanas. When the FBI's reward money for the capture of Dillinger reached $25,000, Sage agreed to alert the G-men to Dillinger's location in return for a share of the reward money and some help to avoid deportation to her native Romania. After being invited to join Dillinger and Hamilton for a trip to the movies on July 22, 1934, Sage began preparing a pre-theater dinner of fried chicken but excused herself, ostensibly to run out and buy some butter. While out at the store, Sage contacted FBI Chicago bureau chief Melvin Purvis by phone and told him of Dillinger's plans for the evening. 

At 10:30 p.m., Dillinger, with his two female companions on either side, walked out of the movie theater and turned to his left. As they walked past the doorway in which Purvis was standing, Purvis lit a cigar as a signal for the other men to close in.  Dillinger grabbed a pistol from his right trouser pocket as he ran toward the alley.  Five shots were fired from the guns of three FBI agents. Three of the shots hit Dillinger, and he fell face down on the pavement. At 10:50 p.m. on July 22, 1934, John Dillinger was pronounced dead in a little room in the Alexian Brothers Hospital.

 

20 hours ago, phkrause said:

What Was the Name of the Theater and the Movie Playing That Night?

Dillinger's ill-fated night out at the movies was spent at the Biograph Theater, where he and two female companions took in a showing of Manhattan Melodrama, a gangster flick starring Clark Gable, William Powell, Myrna Loy, and Mickey Rooney in one of his earliest motion picture roles. The FBI had earlier been alerted to the fact that Dillinger was going out to the movies that night, but it was uncertain whether he was headed to the Biograph or across town to the Marbro Theatre, which was showing a film starring Shirley Temple. That Dillinger opted for the gangster film came as little surprise.

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20 hours ago, phkrause said:

Who played the title role in the film "Ferris Bueller's Day Off"?

Michael J. Fox Matthew Broderick John Cusack Matt Dillon

Matthew Broderick is my choice

Answer: Ferris Bueller's Day Off is a 1986 teen comedy film that stars Matthew Broderick as Ferris Bueller, a high-school slacker who spends a day off from school. Other actors who were considered for the role included Jim Carrey, John Cusack, Tom Cruise and Michael J. Fox. First Lady Barbara Bush paraphrased the film in her 1990 commencement address at Wellesley College: "Find the joy in life, because as Ferris Bueller said on his day off, "Life moves pretty fast; if you don't stop and look around once in a while, you could miss it!"

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What is the top-selling toy of all time?

A. Cabbage Patch Dolls
B. Rubik's Cube
C. Legos
D. American Girl Dolls

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What professional sport has a starting line-up equal to the number of sitting U.S. Supreme Court Justices?

Football Baseball Basketball Hockey

I believe that would be Baseball

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4 Trivia Questions about Famous Firsts in Female Space Exploration

On July 23rd, 1999, Air Force Colonel Eileen M. Collins became the first woman to command a space shuttle. To honor this anniversary, try your luck at these trivia questions about some of the other famous firsts in female space exploration.

What Daredevil Hobby Helped Valentina Tereshkova Get Selected as the First Woman in Space?

What Fictional Black Female Astronaut Served as Inspiration for the First Real Black Female Astronaut?

Who was the First Teacher in Space?

On What Date in 2012 Did Liu Yang Head into Outer Space?

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Which scientist discovered the radioactive element radium?

Albert Einstein Isaac Newton Marie Curie Stephen Hawking

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On 7/23/2017 at 3:51 PM, phkrause said:

What is the top-selling toy of all time?

A. Cabbage Patch Dolls
B. Rubik's Cube
C. Legos
D. American Girl Dolls

B. Rubik's Cube

Totally tubular! More than 350 million Rubik's Cubes have been sold since it was invented in 1974.

Source: various web sites.

Wow, I never would've guessed that!!

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On 7/23/2017 at 3:54 PM, phkrause said:

What professional sport has a starting line-up equal to the number of sitting U.S. Supreme Court Justices?

Football Baseball Basketball Hockey

I believe that would be Baseball

Answer: There are currently nine justices serving on the Supreme Court. The U.S. Constitution established the Supreme Court but left it to Congress to decide how many justices should make up the court. In 1869, Congress set the Court's size to nine members, where it has remained ever since. Nine is also the number of players in the starting lineup of a baseball team. Baseball is a game between two teams of nine players each. Nine players are in the starting lineup and there are nine players in the field.

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On 7/23/2017 at 6:08 PM, phkrause said:

What Daredevil Hobby Helped Valentina Tereshkova Get Selected as the First Woman in Space?

Valentina Tereshkova's background when she became an astronaut wasn't as a pilot and it wasn't in science. In fact, she was a textile worker. But it was her hobby that made her especially appealing to the Russian space program: She was a skydiving enthusiast. Or a parachutist. See back then, space ships were pretty good at taking off, it was the whole landing thing they were still figuring out. So an astronaut would have to eject at 20,000 feet during reentry if they wanted to make it back to Earth alive. On June 16th, 1963, Valentina Tereshkova became the first woman in space. And three days later, her hobby paid off as she safely parachuted back to Earth.

 

On 7/23/2017 at 6:08 PM, phkrause said:

What Fictional Black Female Astronaut Served as Inspiration for the First Real Black Female Astronaut?

Nichelle Nichols, the woman who played Lieutenant Uhura on Star Trek, was all set to leave the show and go on to life's next adventure when she met Martin Luther King. He told her that she was a role model for black children everywhere, and she had to stay. So she did. Seems that King guy knew what he was talking about. On September 12th, 1992, Mae Jemison became the first black woman in space. Who was one of her biggest sources of inspiration to become an astronaut? Lieutenant Uhura, who Jemison used to watch on TV. Everything came full circle when her celebrity as an actual astronaut helped her nab a guest star role on Star Trek: The Next Generation.

 

On 7/23/2017 at 6:08 PM, phkrause said:

Who was the First Teacher in Space?

Christa McAuliffe was famously selected for NASA's "Teacher in Space" program but tragically died in the Challenger explosion before ever reaching space. It was her backup, fellow teacher Barbara Morgan, who would ultimately complete McAuliffe's goal and leave Earth's atmosphere. Shortly after the explosion, NASA promised Morgan that she would indeed fly in a space shuttle someday. In 2003, she was scheduled to join the Columbia on a mission to space, but again tragedy struck. On an earlier flight that year, the Columbia exploded as it reentered Earth's atmosphere, again postponing Morgan's trip. It was 2007 when Barbara Morgan finally accomplished her goal and became the first teacher in outer space. "What happened with Challenger was wrong," Morgan said, while speaking at a news conference. "But what the crew ... was trying to do was absolutely right, and I'm grateful that we're continuing that."

 

On 7/23/2017 at 6:08 PM, phkrause said:

On What Date in 2012 Did Liu Yang Head into Outer Space?

Here in America, we think of space exploration as a US-Russia affair. But in 2003, China joined the game. And on June 16, 2012, they sent Liu Yang, the first Chinese woman, into space aboard the Shenzhou 9. Astute readers will recognize that date of June 16th. It's the same day Valentina Tereshkova became the first woman in space. The first of many.

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On 7/23/2017 at 6:58 PM, phkrause said:

Which scientist discovered the radioactive element radium?

Albert Einstein Isaac Newton Marie Curie Stephen Hawking

Answer: Marie Curie became the first woman to win a Nobel Prize and the only woman to win the award in two different fields (physics and chemistry). Curie's efforts, with her husband, led to the discovery of radium. Her constant exposure to radiation led to her contracting leukemia and she died in 1934. Marie Curie’s century-old notebooks are still radioactive, so they’re kept in lead-lined boxes for protection against radiation exposure. Her body is also highly contaminated, so it was placed in a coffin lined with an inch of lead when she was buried.

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Which of the following were NOT among the top 10 leading causes of death in the U.S. in 2016?

A. Cancer
B. Diabetes
C. Suicide
D. HIV/AIDS

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Which comedy duo was famous for their “Who’s on First” routine?

Cheech & Chong Laurel & Hardy Smothers Brothers Abbott & Costello

Abbott & Costello of course!!

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Can You Rediscover the Answers to These Trivia Questions?

On July 24, 1911, Yale archeologist Hiram Bingham gets his first look at Machu Picchu, an ancient Inca settlement in the Andes Mountains in Peru.  Try answering these trivia questions about one of the world’s top tourist destinations...

How large is the site of Machu Picchu?

How Has the Associated Tourism Affected the Region?

How Did Bingham Almost Mess up His Find?

What May Have Been Machu Picchu's Real Purpose?

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What civilization is believed to have built Machu Picchu?

Mayan Incan Aztec Cavemen

Inca?

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17 hours ago, phkrause said:

Which of the following were NOT among the top 10 leading causes of death in the U.S. in 2016?

A. Cancer
B. Diabetes
C. Suicide
D. HIV/AIDS

D. HIV/AIDS

Heart disease topped the list of the leading causes of death in 2016, with more than 600,000 succumbing. HIV/AIDS deaths numbered nearly 7,000.

Source: various web sites.

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17 hours ago, phkrause said:

Which comedy duo was famous for their “Who’s on First” routine?

Cheech & Chong Laurel & Hardy Smothers Brothers Abbott & Costello

Abbott & Costello of course!!

Answer: Working with Bud Abbott, Lou Costello was part of one of most popular comedy duos of the 20th century. One of their most famous skits was the baseball bit known as "Who's on First?" Abbott and Costello performed "Who's on First?" numerous times in their careers, rarely performing it exactly the same way twice. They did the routine for President Franklin Roosevelt several times. In 1956, a gold record of "Who's on First?" was placed in the National Baseball Hall of Fame and Museum in Cooperstown, New York.

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17 hours ago, phkrause said:

How large is the site of Machu Picchu?

Tucked away in the rocky countryside northwest of Cuzco, Machu Picchu is believed to have been a summer retreat for Inca leaders, whose civilization was virtually wiped out by Spanish invaders in the 16th century. For hundreds of years, its existence was a secret known only to the peasants living in the region. That all changed in the summer of 1911, when Bingham arrived with a small team of explorers to search for the famous “lost” cities of the Incas.  Led by an 11-year-old boy, Bingham got his first glimpse of the intricate network of stone terraces marking the entrance to Machu Picchu.  

The site itself stretches an impressive five miles, with over 3,000 stone steps linking its many different levels.  One section, called the Temple of the Sun, has not only a massive view of the valleys and mountains surrounding the site, but it also has a window that lets the summer solstice sun line up with the tip of a boulder in the center of the temple. The site is on a mountaintop ridge and showcases just how advanced the landscaping skills of the Inca were, with what should have been a difficult site tamed into a walkable, open design. In addition to the visible engineering, the underground engineering -- foundations and drainage -- is considered a marvel. The site was also more proof that there was a huge Inca empire spanning the Andes.

 

17 hours ago, phkrause said:

How Has the Associated Tourism Affected the Region?

Machu Picchu became very popular with tourists after it was opened to the public, and it has been named both a UNESCO World Heritage Site and a Modern Wonder of the World. However, this publicity and continued marketing of its importance has led to a substantial increase in the number of people visiting the site with nearly 2,500 visiting daily in 2007 (and you can bet that in 2017, the popularity of the site hasn't waned). So many have been there that the site has sustained damage. Over the past decade or so, the Peruvian government has taken steps to preserve the site including limiting the size of tour groups, specifying the fuels that can be used by nearby campsites, increasing the entrance fee, suspending plans for a proposed cable car, and requiring trash be hauled out by those who brought it in. UNESCO has also recommended that the number of daily visitors be capped at 800 and that all visitors wear soft-soled shoes (hard-soled shoes can damage the surface of the site).

 

17 hours ago, phkrause said:

How Did Bingham Almost Mess up His Find?

Bingham's visit to Machu Picchu occurred when he was trying to find the site where the city of Vilcabamba had been located. This supposed "Lost City of the Inca" would have been a major find because it was supposed to be where the Inca fled to escape Spanish invaders. Locals had told him about a site known as Machu Picchu, or "Old Peak," and brought him to the location. Bingham became convinced the site was actually Vilcabamba and continued to advocate for that interpretation for years, even though he was eventually proved wrong. Had he managed to convince people that he'd found Vilcabamba, though, the current interpretation of Inca history might be very different and very wrong. Archaeologists now think Vilcabamba was located about 50 miles from Machu Picchu.

Plus, it's crucial to note that Machu Picchu wasn't exactly "lost." Westerners might not have known about it, but locals sure did; they were the ones who led Bingham to the site. Plus, there were apparently a few families living there when Bingham arrived.

 

17 hours ago, phkrause said:

What May Have Been Machu Picchu's Real Purpose?

Bingham was convinced the site had great religious significance, claiming that the majority of bodies found there were female. He said the site was the location of the Virgins of the Sun, women who spent their days worshipping the sun, and that the site was incredibly sacred. 

However, modern-day archaeologists think the site was actually just a retreat -- in other words, Club Machu Picchu. It may have been built for aristocracy. Bingham's assertion that the majority of the bodies found were female was wrong; later analysis found that about half were male. There are areas of Machu Picchu that held temples, such as the Temple of the Sun and the lesser-known Temple of the Moon. But overall, the place may have just been a nice spot to relax in, rather than a religious site.

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17 hours ago, phkrause said:

What civilization is believed to have built Machu Picchu?

Mayan Incan Aztec Cavemen

Inca?

Answer: On this day in 1911, Yale archeologist Hiram Bingham got his first look at Machu Picchu, an ancient Inca settlement in the Andes Mountains in Peru. Machu Picchu is believed to have been a summer retreat for Inca leaders, whose civilization was virtually wiped out by Spanish invaders in the 16th century. For hundreds of years, its existence was a secret known only to the peasants living in the region. That all changed on July 24, 1911, when Bingham arrived with a small team of explorers to search for the famous “lost” cities of the Incas.

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Which classic rock song is erroneously attributed to an urban legend about a bystander looking on while someone drowned?

A. "Solsbury Hill"
B. "In the Air Tonight"
C. "Games Without Frontiers"
D. "Follow You, Follow Me"

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What is the only state capital that shares no letters with the state it is capital of?

Montgomery Pierre Providence Nashville

Pierre is my guess

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4 Trivia Questions about Louise Brown

On this day in 1978, Louise Joy Brown, the world’s first baby to be conceived via in vitro fertilization (IVF) was born in Manchester, England. Celebrate her 39th birthday by answering these trivia questions... 

What Was Inaccurate about the Moniker "Test-tube baby?"

How Was IVF Initially Received?

In 1999, Louise's Sister Natalie Became the First IVF Baby to Do What?

What Was Significant about the Birth of Connor Levy in 2013?

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Businessman Henry F. Phillips patented a variety of which type of tool?

Hammer Screwdriver Saw Wrench

Screwdriver!!