Trivia Quiz?

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On 8/23/2016 at 10:34 AM, phkrause said:

Which is NOT one of the five interlocking ring colors represented in the Olympic Flag?

Orange Black Yellow Green

 

On 8/23/2016 at 1:11 PM, Aubrey said:

Orange

Answer: The rings are five interlocking rings, colored blue, yellow, black, green, and red on a white field, known as the "Olympic rings". The rings represent 5 world continents, Africa, Asia, America, Europe and Australia. The symbol was originally designed in 1912 by Baron Pierre de Coubertin, co-founder of the modern Olympic Games. The Olympic flag was created two years later in 1914. According to Coubertin, the ring colors with the white background stand for those colors that appeared on all the national flags that competed in the Olympic Games at that time.

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On 8/23/2016 at 1:11 PM, Aubrey said:

Mosquitoes.

C. Mosquitoes

Spray on some bug repellent to prevent this bug - a mosquito bite transmits yellow fever.

Source: various web sites.

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Owned by Donald Trump, the Mar-A-Lago Club is a 126 room estate located in which resort town?

Edinburgh, Scotland Maui, Hawaii Palm Beach, Florida Malibu, California

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What is the largest rodent in the world?

Porcupine Guinea pig Capybara Gopher

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Which of the following standardized tests measures IQ?

A. SAT
B. ACT
C. MMPI
D. WAIS

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What color were all of Henry Ford's Model T cars painted from 1914 to 1925?

Red Blue White Black

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On 8/24/2016 at 10:31 PM, phkrause said:

What is the largest rodent in the world?

Porcupine Guinea pig Capybara Gopher

 

Why, the original R.O.U.S.! The giant capybara!

 

On 8/24/2016 at 10:31 PM, phkrause said:

Which of the following standardized tests measures IQ?

A. SAT
B. ACT
C. MMPI
D. WAIS

 

Well, the SAT and ACT are college entrance exams, the MMPI is a personality exam, so I'm guessing WAIS.

On 8/24/2016 at 10:32 PM, phkrause said:

What color were all of Henry Ford's Model T cars painted from 1914 to 1925?

Red Blue White Black

 

The only ones I've ever seen were black.

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On 8/24/2016 at 11:30 PM, phkrause said:

Owned by Donald Trump, the Mar-A-Lago Club is a 126 room estate located in which resort town?

Edinburgh, Scotland Maui, Hawaii Palm Beach, Florida Malibu, California

Answer: Mar-A-Lago, built 1924-1927, is the name of the Marjorie Merriweather Post estate in Palm Beach, Florida. Post built the house with her (then) husband, Edward F. Hutton. Now home to the Mar-A-Lago Club, the 126-room, 110,000-square-foot estate is owned by Donald Trump. Trump paid $ 10 million for the estate in 1985. After acquiring the property in 1985, Trump had the property renovated, with 58 bedrooms, 33 bathrooms, a 29-foot long pietra dura marble top dining table, 12 fireplaces, and three bomb shelters. In 1994, Michael Jackson and Lisa Marie Presley spent their honeymoon at Mar-A-Lago.

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On 8/24/2016 at 11:31 PM, phkrause said:

What is the largest rodent in the world?

Porcupine Guinea pig Capybara Gopher

 

5 hours ago, Aubrey said:

Why, the original R.O.U.S.! The giant capybara!

Answer: At about 4 feet long and around 100 pounds, the capybara is the largest rodent in the world. Native to South America, they live in densely forested areas near bodies of water, such as lakes, rivers, swamps, ponds, and marshes. The capybara has a heavy, barrel-shaped body and short head, with reddish-brown fur on the upper part of its body that turns yellowish-brown underneath. The capybara is not a threatened species and is hunted for its meat and hide and also for a grease from its thick fatty skin which is used in the pharmaceutical trade.

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On 8/24/2016 at 11:31 PM, phkrause said:

Which of the following standardized tests measures IQ?

A. SAT
B. ACT
C. MMPI
D. WAIS

 

5 hours ago, Aubrey said:

Well, the SAT and ACT are college entrance exams, the MMPI is a personality exam, so I'm guessing WAIS.

D. WAIS

WAIS not, want not. The most commonly used individual IQ test series is the Weschler Adult Intelligence Scale, or WAIS.

Source: various web sites.

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On 8/24/2016 at 11:32 PM, phkrause said:

What color were all of Henry Ford's Model T cars painted from 1914 to 1925?

Red Blue White Black

 

5 hours ago, Aubrey said:

The only ones I've ever seen were black.

Answer: The Model T is an automobile that was produced by Henry Ford's Ford Motor Company from October 1908 to May 1927. Henry Ford wrote in his autobiography that in 1909 he told his management team that in the future "Any customer can have a car painted any color that he wants so long as it is black." However, in the first years of production from 1908 to 1913, the Model T was not available in black but rather only grey, green, blue, and red. It was only in 1914 that the "any color so long as it is black" policy was finally implemented. It is often stated that Ford suggested the use of black due to the cheap cost and durability of black paint. In 1926 and 1927, colors included green, light blue, brown, maroon - and, of course, black.

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What is the profession of the Spaniard Manolo Blahnik?

Celebrity chef Formula 1 driver Shoe designer Soccer player

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70s one-hit wonder artist Rupert Holmes extolled the virtues of which of the following beverages?

A. Pina Colada
B. Tequila
C. Tea
D. Beer
 

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How many paintings did Vincent van Gogh sell during his lifetime?

0 1 77 666

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How long was Prohibition in effect in the United States?

1 year 6 years 14 years 26 years

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23 hours ago, phkrause said:

What is the profession of the Spaniard Manolo Blahnik?

Celebrity chef Formula 1 driver Shoe designer Soccer player

hahahaha I can't believe I guessed this one right. I didn't recall hearing his name as a soccer player or formula 1 driver. I figured if he were a chef, it would've come up on a TV show. So I picked what was left!!

Answer: Manolo Blahnik is a Spanish fashion designer and best known for his signature line of high-end women’s footwear. Becoming a household name through shows like Sex and the City and his never ending list of celebrity endorsements, Manolo Blahnik has become one of the most influential shoe designers of our time. Blahnik is renowned for handcrafting each shoe prototype himself. To this day, Blahnik still is the sole designer to every shoe that is created under the Manolo Blahnik label.

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23 hours ago, phkrause said:

70s one-hit wonder artist Rupert Holmes extolled the virtues of which of the following beverages?

A. Pina Colada
B. Tequila
C. Tea
D. Beer
 

A. Pina Colada

If you like pina coladas, then you probably liked this question. "Escape (The Pina Colada Song)" was all about that creamy libation.

Source: various web sites.

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23 hours ago, phkrause said:

How many paintings did Vincent van Gogh sell during his lifetime?

0 1 77 666

I picked zero and was: WRONG

Answer: Vincent van Gogh sold exactly one painting during his lifetime. It was an oil landscape entitled "The Red Vineyard at Arles," and it was purchased by Van Gogh's friend and fellow painter Anna Boch. Boch, who was a Belgian artist and art collector, bought the painting in early 1890 for 400 Belgian francs. The painting now resides at the Pushkin Museum in Moscow. The rest of Van Gogh's more than 900 paintings were not sold or made famous until after his death. Van Gogh committed suicide in 1890 at age 37, having suffered from bouts of mental illness and deep depression for many years.

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23 hours ago, phkrause said:

How long was Prohibition in effect in the United States?

1 year 6 years 14 years 26 years

Answer: Almost 14 years! Prohibition in the United States was a nationwide constitutional ban on the production, importation, transportation and sale of alcoholic that remained in place from 1920 to 1933. Prohibition was mandated state after state, then finally nationwide under the Eighteenth Amendment to the United States Constitution in 1920. Prohibition ended with the ratification of the Twenty-first Amendment, which repealed the Eighteenth Amendment, on December 5, 1933.

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What is the Queen of England's favorite dog breed?

A. English Cocker Spaniel
B. Welsh Corgi
C. Irish Setter
D. West Highland Terrier

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Which man was never a U.S. president?

Rutherford B. Hayes Zachary Taylor Millard Fillmore Robert E. Lee

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What is the only one of the original Seven Wonders of the Ancient World still in existence?

Great Pyramid of Giza Statue of Zeus at Olympia Lighthouse of Alexandria Temple of Artemis at Ephesus

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Nathan's Famous Hot Dog Eating Contest is held each year on which holiday?

New Year’s Day Memorial Day Independence Day Columbus Day

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The first shots of the Civil War were fired at which fort, now designated a National Historic Landmark?

Fort Dix Fort Sumter Fort Bragg Fort Leavenworth

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Fort Sumter