Trivia Quiz?

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If you suffer from misophonia, it means you...

A. are deaf.
B. hate the sound of people chewing.
C. experience extreme ringing in the ears.
D. can't hear high-pitched noises.

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In baseball, what shape is home plate?

Triangle Rectangle Pentagon Hexagon

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18 hours ago, phkrause said:

If you suffer from misophonia, it means you...

A. are deaf.
B. hate the sound of people chewing.
C. experience extreme ringing in the ears.
D. can't hear high-pitched noises.

B. hate the sound of people chewing.

Misophonia literally means "hatred of sound" but more specifically refers to human sounds, especially repetitive ones like chewing or breathing.

Source: various web sites.

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18 hours ago, phkrause said:

In baseball, what shape is home plate?

Triangle Rectangle Pentagon Hexagon

Answer: In baseball, home plate is pentagon-shaped. Unlike the other bases, home plate is a five-sided slab of whitened rubber that is set at ground level. The use of rubber was developed by Robert Keating, who pitched one game for the 1887 Baltimore Orioles. Previously—and more dangerously—the plate was made of stone, iron, or wood. Although the pentagon shape of home plate is functional and was designed to improve the game of baseball, it has been noted that the shape of “home” plate (seemingly coincidentally) resembles that of a house.

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What well-known patriotic song features the line “From sea to shining sea”?

"God Bless America" "This Land Is Your Land" "America the Beautiful" "Yankee Doodle"

I believe that is "This Land is Your Land"

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We'll Be the Judge of Your Knowledge with These Trivia Questions

On September 24, 1789, President George Washington signed the Judiciary Act of 1789, thereby fulfilling Article III of the U.S. Constitution that established the need for a "Supreme Court" to oversee judicial power in the United States. See how much you know about the highest court in our nation with these trivia questions...

Who Were the First Supreme Court Justices and Where Did They First Meet?

How Many People Serve on the Supreme Court Today?

Who Was the First Woman to Serve on the Supreme Court?

Have Any Justices Ever Been on U.S. Currency?

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On 9/24/2017 at 5:46 PM, phkrause said:

What well-known patriotic song features the line “From sea to shining sea”?

"God Bless America" "This Land Is Your Land" "America the Beautiful" "Yankee Doodle"

I believe that is "This Land is Your Land"

Answer: "America the Beautiful" is an American patriotic song. Katharine Bates originally wrote the words as a poem, "Pikes Peak", first published in the Fourth of July edition of the church periodical The Congregationalist in 1895. At various times, there have been efforts to give "America the Beautiful" legal status either as a national hymn or as a national anthem equal to, or in place of, "The Star-Spangled Banner", but so far this has not succeeded. "From sea to shining sea", is an American idiom meaning "from the Atlantic Ocean to the Pacific Ocean".

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On 9/24/2017 at 6:31 PM, phkrause said:

Who Were the First Supreme Court Justices and Where Did They First Meet?

The same day Washington signed the Judiciary Act into law, he nominated six justices to serve on the court. Founding Father John Jay was nominated as the first Chief Supreme Court Justice with five associate justices beneath him, including John Rutledge, William Cushing, John Blair, Robert Harrison, and James Wilson - all Founding Fathers of the U.S.A. The U.S. Senate confirmed all six appointments two days later on September 26, 1789, and the first session of the Supreme Court on February 1, 1790, in the Royal Exchange Building in New York City.

 

On 9/24/2017 at 6:31 PM, phkrause said:

How Many People Serve on the Supreme Court Today?

The U.S. Constitution established the Supreme Court but left it to Congress to decide how many justices should make up the court. The Judiciary Act of 1789 set the number at six: a chief justice and five associate justices. In 1807, Congress increased the number of justices to seven; in 1837, the number was bumped up to nine; and in 1863, it rose to 10. In 1866, Congress passed the Judicial Circuits Act, which shrank the number of justices back down to seven and prevented President Andrew Johnson from appointing anyone new to the court. Three years later, in 1869, Congress raised the number of justices to nine, where it has stood ever since. 

 

On 9/24/2017 at 6:31 PM, phkrause said:

Who Was the First Woman to Serve on the Supreme Court?

That honor goes to Sandra Day O'Connor, a two-term Republican Arizona state senator who was appointed to the Supreme Court by President Ronald Reagan in 1981 and unanimously approved by Congress to become the first woman to serve on the Supreme Court. O'Connor served twenty-four years before retiring in 2006.

 

On 9/24/2017 at 6:31 PM, phkrause said:

Have Any Justices Ever Been on U.S. Currency?

Yes, but certainly not enough.  Chief Justice Salmon P. Chase, who served on the court from 1864 until his death in 1873 briefly made an appearance on the short-lived $10,000 bill. Justice John Marshall made it to the $500 Federal Reserve note in 1918. Both bills are now discontinued, although Salmon Chase may still in your wallet.  The Chase National Bank, a predecessor of Chase Manhattan Bank which is now JPMorgan Chase, was named in his honor.  Chase was also instrumental in placing the phrase "In God We Trust" on United States coins in 1864

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The name iPod was inspired by a line from what sci-fi movie?

Blade Runner Star Wars The Terminator 2001: A Space Odyssey

I have to guess Blade Runner?

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It's Unanimous: 4 Trivia Questions about Sandra Day O'Connor

On September 25, 1981, Sandra Day O'Connor became the first female justice to serve on the Supreme Court of the United States.  Try your luck and see how much you know about this barrier-breaking judge...

Why Did Ronald Reagan Nominate O'Connor?

O'Connor Decided to Run for a Position as Judge When She Couldn't Get a Job Doing What?

What Were Some of the Key Decisions That O'Connor Participated In?

How Many Women are on the Supreme Court Today?

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What does a tendon connect?

Muscle to bone Ligament to Ligament Bone to bone Ligament to bone

I believe Muscle to bone?

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22 hours ago, phkrause said:

The name iPod was inspired by a line from what sci-fi movie?

Blade Runner Star Wars The Terminator 2001: A Space Odyssey

I have to guess Blade Runner?

Answer: The name iPod was proposed by Vinnie Chieco, a freelance copywriter, who was called by Apple to figure out how to introduce the new player to the public. After Chieco saw a prototype of the device, he thought of the movie 2001: A Space Odyssey and the phrase "Open the pod bay door, Hal!", which refers to the white EVA Pods of the Discovery One spaceship. After the Pod name has been decided for the new device, it was just a matter of adding Apple's "i" branding, and the "iPod" name was born.

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21 hours ago, phkrause said:

Why Did Ronald Reagan Nominate O'Connor?

With their candidate struggling to win over women voters, Ronald Reagan's campaign advisors had an idea: What if he promised to name a female Supreme Court Justice if elected? However, other members of his staff weren't so crazy about a woman on the bench. So Reagan publicly promised to name a woman to "one of the first Supreme Court vacancies in my administration." It's the kind of watered down promise that one can easily go a whole administration without fulfilling. After all, it's not even guaranteed that you'll get one vacancy to fill, let alone several. (President Jimmy Carter hadn't had any vacancies in his administration preceding Reagan's). But it turned out Reagan wasn't just talking the talk. When his first opportunity arose to name a Justice, he said he wanted a woman. Reagan met with O'Connor to interview her, and by the time he was done he didn't need to interview anyone else. He had his newest Justice.

 

21 hours ago, phkrause said:

O'Connor Decided to Run for a Position as Judge When She Couldn't Get a Job Doing What?

O'Connor faced plenty of pushback when she ultimately became a Supreme Court Justice on the account of her gender, but by then she was used to it. Despite being an excellent student at Stanford Law, O'Connor reported that when she graduated, "I couldn't get a job in a law firm." That's right, Sandra Day O'Connor couldn't get a job as a lawyer. No problem. She decided she would become a judge. She ran for a spot in her home state of Arizona. She lost, but she was just getting started on a career of ignoring people who told her women had no place in the court room.

 

21 hours ago, phkrause said:

What Were Some of the Key Decisions That O'Connor Participated In?

O'Connor was instrumental (she was often a tie-breaker vote) in preserving Roe v. Wade in 1992. She also wrote the majority decision in a case dealing with an all-women nursing school, saying the school must admit men and that keeping the school as all-women just perpetuated stereotypes. One of her more controversial votes was in 2000, when her vote led to the end of the vote recounts in the Bush-Gore election, which allowed George W. Bush to become president.

 

21 hours ago, phkrause said:

How Many Women are on the Supreme Court Today?

Sandra Day O'Connor once said, "It's all right to be the first to do something, but I certainly don't want to be the last woman on the Supreme Court." Turns out there was no need to worry about that. O'Connor realized people would be looking to her to see if a woman could handle the job and that her success or failure would dictate the fate of plenty of women Justices to come.Seems like she passed the test. Today three women sit on the bench: Sonia Sotomayor, Ruth Bader Ginsburg, and Elena Kagan. And there's more to come.

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21 hours ago, phkrause said:

What does a tendon connect?

Muscle to bone Ligament to Ligament Bone to bone Ligament to bone

I believe Muscle to bone?

Answer: The difference between a tendon and a ligament is that a tendon connects muscle to bone, while a ligament connects two bones. Tendons let your muscles move bones, whereas ligaments stabilize joints. Tendons are simply connective tissues that attach muscles to bone and help them move our joints when they contract. Tendons come in many shapes and sizes. While the most recognizable shape is the long thin kind (such as the Achilles tendon), they can also very thick, depending on the shape of the muscle and attachment of the bone.

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What product is known as "The San Francisco Treat"?

Hot Pockets Pop-Tarts Hamburger Helper Rice-A-Roni

Would that be "Rice-A-Roni?"

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4 Trivia Questions about Abbey Road

On September 26th, 1969, Abbey Road by the Beatles was released. See how much you know about the iconic album with some trivia questions!

The Abbey Road Cover Fueled What Beatles Conspiracy Theory?

The Beatles Were Originally Going to Call the Album What, in Honor of the Sound Engineer's Preferred Cigarette Brand?

What Do the Sesame Street Characters, Kanye West, The Red Hot Chili Peppers and The Simpsons All Have in Common?

Fill in the Blank: Between 2000 and 2009, There Were 22 Reported ________s at the Abbey Road Crosswalk.

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Which Beatle is barefoot on the iconic album cover of The Beatles "Abbey Road"?

Ringo Starr John Lennon Paul McCartney George Harrison

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23 hours ago, phkrause said:

What product is known as "The San Francisco Treat"?

Hot Pockets Pop-Tarts Hamburger Helper Rice-A-Roni

Would that be "Rice-A-Roni?"

Answer: In 1958, Vince DeDomenico invented Rice-A-Roni by adding a dry chicken soup mix to rice and macaroni. It was introduced in 1958 in the Northwestern United States and went nationwide four years later. Because of its origins, it was called "The San Francisco Treat!" Originally named for its combination of half rice and half pasta, Rice-A-Roni quickly became a staple in American families' meals. Families across America were introduced to Rice-A-Roni through television ads featuring San Francisco’s cable cars and the famous "The San Francisco Treat” jingle.

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22 hours ago, phkrause said:

The Abbey Road Cover Fueled What Beatles Conspiracy Theory?

You've probably heard this before, but there's a long-running conspiracy theory that Paul McCartney died years ago and was replaced with a doppelganger. The cover of Abbey Road? Well that was an attempt by the band to tell the world through symbolism because just telling people outright would have been... too hard? We don't know. But the theory draws proof from such facts as... the Beatles are walking in what looks like a funeral procession, Paul McCartney is barefoot (because corpses don't care if their feet are touching hot pavement obviously), McCartney holding a cigarette aka coffin nail in his right hand DESPITE BEING A LEFTY, and well the list just goes on and on.

Our favorite is that the license plate says 28IF, which supposedly represents the fact that Paul McCartney would have been 28 IF HE WERE ALIVE. It's especially good because McCartney was actually 27 when this photo was taken. But, the argument goes, you have to count age as starting at conception instead of birth, as some mystics do. McCartney has gone so far as to do interviews covering the fact that he is still alive and to explain that he didn't wear shoes that day because it was hot. But of course, that's exactly what an impostor would say.

 

22 hours ago, phkrause said:

The Beatles Were Originally Going to Call the Album What, in Honor of the Sound Engineer's Preferred Cigarette Brand?

Yup, that's right, they almost named the album after a cigarette brand. Luckily for them, their sound engineer smoked something majestic-sounding: Everest. Unluckily for them, doing a cover shoot on Mount Everest is really expensive. And without that, the album name kind of fell apart. The story goes that McCartney (or the guy impersonating him) drew the band in stick figure form crossing that famous crosswalk and everyone was sold on just going outside for the shoot. One of the most iconic cover albums was done in a few minutes on basically no budget.

 

22 hours ago, phkrause said:

What Do the Sesame Street Characters, Kanye West, The Red Hot Chili Peppers and The Simpsons All Have in Common?

The cover of Abbey Road has been imitated and replicated more times than seems possible. And everyone has gotten in on the act, including the Simpsons family in a Rolling Stones cover shoot, the Sesame Street Characters (in a shot titled Sesame Road), and the Red Hot Chili Peppers (who did the shot naked except for socks covering their umm ... well not their feet). Kanye West did it for an album cover featuring a giant bear. Heck, even Paul McCartney spoofed what was originally his own idea when he used it for a live album (eh? See what he did there? Live? Paul is dead? Eh?)

 

22 hours ago, phkrause said:

Fill in the Blank: Between 2000 and 2009, There Were 22 Reported ________s at the Abbey Road Crosswalk.

If you've ever been at the famous Abbey Road crosswalk, you've no doubt had an urge to photograph you and your friends crossing the crosswalk Beatles-style. Unfortunately, so has everyone else. Officials call it a "death trap." Between 2000 and 2009 there were supposedly 29 accidents there. (Of course, there are bound to be some accidents there over the span of nine years. For starters, everyone's driving on the wrong side of the road.) Councilors are trying to get it moved but until they do, people will keep posing. It's like running the Rocky steps, how can you pass it by and not think of that iconic shot?

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22 hours ago, phkrause said:

Which Beatle is barefoot on the iconic album cover of The Beatles "Abbey Road"?

Ringo Starr John Lennon Paul McCartney George Harrison

Answer: Arguably, the most recognizable album cover in music history, The Beatles’ Abbey Road album was released by The Beatles on this day in 1969. On the album cover, the group walk across the street in single file with Lennon leading, followed by Starr, McCartney, and Harrison. McCartney is barefoot and out of step with the other members. This action became one of the ‘clues’ in the Paul Is Dead myth. McCartney later explained that he began the shoot wearing sandals but because it was a hot day, he kicked them off.

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“You probably think this song is about you” is a famously lyric from which hit song?

"You Light Up My Life" "You're So Vain" "Every Breath You Take" "Another One Bites the Dust"

You're So Vain!! What other song could it be?? LOL

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20 hours ago, phkrause said:

“You probably think this song is about you” is a famously lyric from which hit song?

"You Light Up My Life" "You're So Vain" "Every Breath You Take" "Another One Bites the Dust"

You're So Vain!! What other song could it be?? LOL

Answer: "You're So Vain" is a song written and performed by Carly Simon and released in November 1972. The song is a critical profile of a self-absorbed lover about whom Simon asserts "You're so vain, you probably think this song is about you." The title subject's identity has long been a matter of speculation, with Simon stating that the song refers to three men, only one of whom she has named publicly, actor Warren Beatty. Over the years Simon has divulged "letter clues" and has claimed that the subject's name contains the letters A, E, and R.

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Which item came first?

Rubber band Ferris wheel Teddy bear Pop-up toaster

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Trivia: The Creation of the U.S. Army

On September 29, 1789, Congress approved legislation that provided for the creation of an army under the terms of the recently ratified U.S. Constitution. To celebrate the official birth of the U.S. Army, try your luck with some trivia. 

What Happened to the Army That Defeated the British?

What Cabinet Department Originally Oversaw the U.S. Army?

Who Prodded Congress to Create the U.S. Army?

Who Was the First Secretary of War?

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On 9/29/2017 at 5:09 PM, phkrause said:

Which item came first?

Rubber band Ferris wheel Teddy bear Pop-up toaster

Answer: The rubber band was first patented by British inventor Stephen Perry on March 17, 1845. Stephen Perry, of the rubber manufacturing company Messers Perry and Co., invented the rubber band to hold papers or envelopes together. The Ferris wheel was invented by the Pennsylvania bridge-builder George Washington Gale Ferris Jr. in 1891. The teddy bear was invented in 1902 by Morris Michtom, owner of a Brooklyn toy store. Finally, Charles Strite invented and patented the pop-up toaster in 1919.