Trivia Quiz?

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17 hours ago, phkrause said:

What is the fastest time someone has run 1 mile?

2 minutes, 36 seconds3 minutes, 43 seconds4 minutes, 18 seconds5 minutes, 22 seconds

If I'm not mistaken we have broken the 4 minute mile?? and I'm pretty sure we have not broken 3 minutes, so I'm guessing 3 minutes, 43 minutes!!

 

15 hours ago, dgrimm60 said:

3 MINUTES   43   SEC

Answer: Common wisdom perceived a sub-four-minute mile to be an insurmountable barrier until Sir Roger Bannister set a world record time of 3min 59.4sec in 1954. While Bannister is famous for shattering the 4-minute barrier, many forget that he held the title for less than seven weeks. Since then, a new world record has been set 18 times. Morocco’s Hicham El Guerrouj currently holds the world record for the mile at a time of 3:43.13 which was set on July 7, 1999. The current women's world record is 4:12.56 set by Svetlana Masterkova of Russia.

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16 hours ago, phkrause said:

Which state is known as the "Granite State"?

New HampshireMaineVermontWest Virginia

That would be New Hampshire

 

15 hours ago, dgrimm60 said:

PHKRAUSE

the  answer  is  NEW  HAMPSHIRE

dgrimm60

Answer: New Hampshire's nickname is "The Granite State," and refers to the extensive granite formations and quarries in the state. Granite is the official state rock of New Hampshire. Men from New Hampshire have sometimes been referred to as "granite boys," a clear connection made to the state's nickname and the fact that many lived among and worked in the granite quarries of the state. The New Hampshire quarter depicts one of New Hampshire's former greatest natural attractions, "The Old Man of the Mountain," a granite rock formation found on Mt. Cannon.

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Before Dwight Eisenhower renamed Camp David for his grandson, FDR named it what?

UtopiaShangri-LaEurekaAtlantis

Shangri-La

 

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Which of these plants is not a vegetable?

BroccoliAsparagusTurnipCucumber

Cucumber?

 

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PHKRAUSE

the  answer  is    SHANGRI-LA

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18 hours ago, phkrause said:

Before Dwight Eisenhower renamed Camp David for his grandson, FDR named it what?

UtopiaShangri-LaEurekaAtlantis

Shangri-La

 

 

15 hours ago, dgrimm60 said:

SHANGRI-LA

Answer: Presidents Franklin D. Roosevelt and Harry Truman originally called the Maryland presidential retreat, which opened in 1938, "Shangri-La" after the fictional Himalayan paradise. Dwight Eisenhower, however, wanted a less formal moniker so he renamed it in 1953 in honor of his 5-year-old grandson, David. “Shangri-La was just a little fancy for a Kansas farm boy,” he wrote in a 1953 letter to friend Edward “Swede” Hazlett. Soviet leader Nikita Khrushchev, who was brought by Eisenhower to the retreat, thought it sounded like a place where “stray dogs were sent to die,” but all subsequent chief executives have kept the name.

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17 hours ago, phkrause said:

Which of these plants is not a vegetable?

BroccoliAsparagusTurnipCucumber

Cucumber?

Answer: Cucumbers are one of the most popular produce items grown and sold around the world. Though many people think of cucumbers as vegetables, the scientific definition indicates that they’re a type of fruit. This distinction is based primarily on the biological function of the cucumber itself. Scientifically speaking, a fruit is the part of a plant that develops from the flower and contains the seeds of the plant. The cucumber develops from the flower of the cucumber plant and contains the seeds. This basic function is what makes them fruits — not vegetables — according to science.

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Who was the first African American to win a best actor Academy Award?

Sidney Poitier Denzel Washington James Earl Jones Morgan Freeman

I'm gonna guess Sidney Poitier!!

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Which Muppet sang the top-40 hit "Rubber Duckie"?

Miss Piggy Elmo Kermit the Frog Ernie

Kermit the Frog

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PHKRAUSE  

I  will  go  along  with  SIDNEY  POITIER

dgrimm60

[dgrimm60]

PHKRAUSE

 the  answer  is  KERMIT THE FROG

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23 hours ago, phkrause said:

Who was the first African American to win a best actor Academy Award?

Sidney Poitier Denzel Washington James Earl Jones Morgan Freeman

I'm gonna guess Sidney Poitier!!

PHKRAUSE  

I  will  go  along  with  SIDNEY  POITIER

dgrimm60

Answer: Hollywood icon Sidney Poitier was the first African-American to win an Academy Award for Best Actor, receiving the honor in 1964 for his performance in 'Lilies of the Field. He continued to break ground by starring in three successful 1967 films, all of which dealt with issues involving race and race relations: To Sir, with Love; In the Heat of the Night; and Guess Who's Coming to Dinner, making him the top box-office star of that year. The acclaimed actor was knighted by Queen Elizabeth II in 1974 and was awarded the Presidential Medal of Freedom, the United States' highest civilian honor, by President Barack Obama in 2009.

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22 hours ago, phkrause said:

Which Muppet sang the top-40 hit "Rubber Duckie"?

Miss Piggy Elmo Kermit the Frog Ernie

Kermit the Frog

PHKRAUSE

 the  answer  is  KERMIT THE FROG

dgrimm60

Answer: "Rubber Duckie" is a song sung by the Muppet character Ernie (voiced by Jim Henson) on Sesame Street. The song is named after Ernie's toy, a rubber duck affectionately named Rubber Duckie. The song, written by Jeff Moss and arranged by Joe Raposo, was released as a single and became a surprise mainstream hit, peaking at #16 on the Billboard Hot 100 on September 26, 1970. It was nominated for the Best Recording for Children Grammy in 1971 but lost out to the album The Sesame Street Book & Record, which contained the song.

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Which of the following sharks is able to walk?

Epaulette sharkSand sharkBull sharkHammerhead shark

Epaulette

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Who is the villainous pirate in the book Treasure Island?

BluebeardCaptain HookLong John SilverBlackbeard

Long John Silver

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17 hours ago, phkrause said:

Which of the following sharks is able to walk?

Epaulette sharkSand sharkBull sharkHammerhead shark

Epaulette

Answer: Yes, you read that correctly, there is a shark that can walk on land. The epaulette shark can “walk” between coral heads at low tide, along the seafloor, and even on land when needed. For that reason, it is often called the "walking shark." Even though they can swim just fine, these sharks are often seen walking along the seafloor or across the reef. The epaulette shark’s ability to walk on its pectoral fins, and survive for extended periods with little or no oxygen allow these incredible sharks to actually walk on land.

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17 hours ago, phkrause said:

Who is the villainous pirate in the book Treasure Island?

BluebeardCaptain HookLong John SilverBlackbeard

Long John Silver

Answer: Long John Silver is a fictional character and the main antagonist in the novel Treasure Island (1883) by Robert Louis Stevenson. The most colorful and complex character in the book, he continues to appear in popular culture. His one-leggedness and parrot, in particular, have greatly contributed to the image of the pirate in popular culture. Long John Silver is a cunning and opportunistic pirate who was quartermaster under the notorious Captain Flint. Silver has a parrot, named Captain Flint in honor—or mockery—of his former captain, who generally perches on Silver's shoulder.

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Who claimed to have purchased the Liberty Bell as an April Fools' prank in 1996?

Liberty MutualTaco BellPhiladelphia PhilliesSylvester Stallone

Taco Bell

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Don't Get Fooled By These Trivia Questions

April 1st is celebrated as April Fool’s Day, a time when jokers and pranksters do their best to outdo each other. Start your April Fool’s Day celebration by answering these trivia questions.

Where Did April Fool’s Day Originate?

What April Fool’s Day Prank Did the BBC Pull in 1957?

In What State Did a Man Play an April Fool’s Joke on an Entire Town?

What Island Was Invented as an April Fool’s Joke?

How Have Fast Food Restaurants Played April Fool’s Jokes?

 

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Which U.S. President was involved with a group known as the Rough Riders?

Ronald ReaganTheodore RooseveltUlysses S. GrantAndrew Jackson

I believe that would be Roosevelt

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PHKRAUSE 

the  answer  is   TACO  BELL

dgrimm60

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PHKRAUSE  

the  answer  is   THEODORE ROOSEVELT 

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23 hours ago, phkrause said:

Who claimed to have purchased the Liberty Bell as an April Fools' prank in 1996?

Liberty MutualTaco BellPhiladelphia PhilliesSylvester Stallone

Taco Bell

 

20 hours ago, dgrimm60 said:

TACO  BELL

Answer: The Taco Liberty Bell was an April Fool's Day joke played by the fast food restaurant chain Taco Bell. In 1996, Taco Bell took out a full-page ad in seven major U.S. newspapers announcing that it had purchased the Liberty Bell to help reduce the country's debt and had renamed it the "Taco Liberty Bell". Thousands of people protested before it was revealed the sale was a hoax. When asked about the sale, White House press secretary Mike McCurry replied tongue-in-cheek that the Lincoln Memorial had also been sold and would henceforth be known as the Ford Lincoln Mercury Memorial.

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23 hours ago, phkrause said:

Where Did April Fool’s Day Originate?

Although nothing has been proven, the switch to the Gregorian calendar from the older Julian calendar in 1582 may have been when April Fool’s Day started. Those who didn’t realize the new year had been changed to January 1, or hadn’t heard the news continued to celebrate the start of the year during late March, became the butt of hoaxes and jokes. This included sticking a paper fish to their backs, called April fish in French, which symbolized a person who was gullible.

 

23 hours ago, phkrause said:

 What April Fool’s Day Prank Did the BBC Pull in 1957?

In 1957, a news program on BBC on April 1 announced that farmers were harvesting an enormous crop of spaghetti that year because the destructive spaghetti weevil had been eliminated. The news story was accompanied by a film of peasants pulling spaghetti from trees. Callers to the show wanted to find out how to grow one of the trees at their own home, to which the BBC responded that they should put a piece of spaghetti in a tomato sauce can to spout their own tree.

 

23 hours ago, phkrause said:

 In What State Did a Man Play an April Fool’s Joke on an Entire Town?

Those living in Sitka, Alaska, woke on the morning of April 1, 1974, to see what appeared to be large clouds of smoke rising from a supposedly dormant volcano nearby, which terrified them. It turned out that a master joker named Porky Bickar had hundreds of tires dumped into the crater of the volcano and lit on fire as a joke. Legend has it that during the eruption of Mount St. Helens a few years later, one resident of Sitka wrote a letter to Bicker saying that he had carried his joking too far.

 

23 hours ago, phkrause said:

 What Island Was Invented as an April Fool’s Joke?

The Guardian, a British newspaper, went all out for an April Fool’s Day joke in 1977 when it published a supplement, seven pages long about an imaginary island called San Serriffe, which supposedly was located in the middle of the Indian Ocean. The article, which included a map of the imaginary world, went on to describe the nation, which was made up of two islands named Upper Caisse and Lower Caisse. It also described the country’s culture and geography, and shared the name of its leader, General Pica. Phones at the newspaper rang off the hook as readers looked for additional information for this wonderful sounding holiday spot, and few took note that printer’s terminology was used to describe the information about the island.

 

23 hours ago, phkrause said:

 How Have Fast Food Restaurants Played April Fool’s Jokes?

Even fast food companies have gotten into a competition on spoofing their customers on April Fool’s Day. In 1996, Taco Bell ran a huge ad in major newspapers saying that the company had purchased the Liberty Bell and intended to rename it the Taco Liberty Bell, which outraged hundreds of people until the company fessed up that it was a joke. Burger King got into the act in 1998 when it announced a left-handed Whopper, which many customers requested, not realizing it was an April Fool’s Day joke.

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22 hours ago, phkrause said:

Which U.S. President was involved with a group known as the Rough Riders?

Ronald ReaganTheodore RooseveltUlysses S. GrantAndrew Jackson

I believe that would be Roosevelt

 

21 hours ago, dgrimm60 said:

THEODORE ROOSEVELT 

Answer: Teddy Roosevelt resigned as the Assistant Secretary of the Navy to organize a volunteer cavalry known as the Rough Riders during the Spanish-American War. The "Rough Riders" enlisted cowboys and college men led by Roosevelt under the command of Leonard Wood. They arrived in Cuba in time to take part in the Battle of San Juan Hill. Returning home as a war hero, Roosevelt was elected governor of New York in 1898. At age 42, Teddy Roosevelt became the youngest man to assume the U.S. presidency after President William McKinley was assassinated in 1901.