Saturday, April 19, 2014

Batman Trivia Quiz - #1


Batman - Quiz #1

POW…BIFF

 

1.      Batman first appeared in comics in what year?

2.      Batman is the secret identity of?

3.      Name the city Batman resides in.

4.      Batman has a sidekick.  Name him.

5.      Can you tell me the name of the police commissioner?

6.      What is Bruce Wayne’s butler’s name?

7.      How many of these are actual villains Batman fights?  Joker, Riddler, Diamond Man, Penguin, Scarecrow, .357, Poison Ivy, Longshot and Catwoman.

8.      What superpower does Batman possess?

9.      What year did Batman get his own comic?

10.  How many actors can you name that have played Batman in films?

11.  In what year did Batman and Superman team up for the first time?

12.  In what year did the Batman TV series debut?

13.  This movie was released in 1989.

14.  Batman: The Animated Series was released in what year?

15.  Early on, Bruce Wayne had a fiancee.  Name her.

16.  The Superman/Batman comic premiered in what year?

17.  A Batman vs. Superman movie is set to come out, true or false?

18.  What drove Bruce Wayne to want to fight crime?

19.  When hosting a party, what drink does Bruce Wayne consume?

20.  What is Batman’s suit made out of?

21.  The #1 Barris-built Batmobile sold at Barrett-Jackson Auctions on January 19, 2013 for?

22.  The original Batmobile was based on what car?

23.  The Batman and Batman Returns movies used a new Batmobile.  From what car was it built? 

24.  Which Batman movie has done the best at the box office worldwide?

25.  Does Batman have a love interest?

 

 
 

Answers below

 

1.      1939.  Detective Comics #27.

2.      Bruce Wayne

3.      The Gotham City.

4.      Robin.

5.      Jim Gordon.

6.      Alfred Pennyworth.

7.      .357, Diamond Man and Longshot are NOT real villains.

8.      He possesses no superpower.

9.      1940.

10.  Lewis Wilson, Robert Lowery, Adam West, Michael Keaton, Val Kilmer, George Clooney and Christian Bale.

11.  June 1952.

12.  1966.

13.  Batman.

14.  1992.

15.  Julie Madison.  She was unaware of his Batman activities.

16.  August 2003.

17.  True.  July 15th, 2015.

18.  The murder of his parents right in front of him when he was a little boy.

19.  Ginger Ale. Ginger Ale “looks” like champagne.  He consumes no alcohol.

20.  Kevlar and Nomex.

21.  $4.62 million.  The auction house earned $420,000.00.

22.  A one-off 1955 Lincoln Futura concept car. 

23.  A Chevy Impala.

24.  The Dark Knight Rises.  $1,084,439,099.00.

25.  No.

 

 

Credit must be given to Wikipedia and my brain

Saturday, April 12, 2014

The Human Body - Quiz #1


 
 
The Human Body - Quiz #1
The leg bone is connected to the……..
 
1.      The typical adult body has how many bones?
2.      Name the longest bone in the body.
3.      Name the smallest bone in the body and name where it resides.
4.      How many muscles are in the human body?
5.      Please tell me how much an average male heart weighs.
6.      The Latissimus Dorsi muscle is the largest human muscle, true or false?
7.      An eye transplant consists of removing and replacing the entire eyeball, true or false?
8.      The human body has how many vertebrae?
9.      The large intestine is how long?
10.  Can you name the largest organ of the human body?
11.  The largest internal organ is also the heaviest.  What is it and how much does it weigh?
12.  Which one of these carries blood away from the heart?  Capillaries, veins or arteries?
13.  The average adult has this much blood in their body.
14.  By weight, the average human adult male is approximately what percentage water?
15.  In 2004, male life expectancy was reported to be?
16.  Hot chocolate is very good for your brain, true or false?
17.  Where is your rotator cuff located?
18.  Many experts say we should consume how many cups of water per day?
19.  What body temperature is considered to be “normal” for most humans?
20.  This tissue is found between bones.  What is it called?
21.  The rate or speed of hair growth is about?
22.  Fingernails require how long to regrow completely?
23.  Factors such as food, drink, and diseases can affect body odor, true or false? 
24.  This organ, of the human body, aids in balance and body position.  Name it.
25.  The human bladder can hold how much urine?
 
 
 
 
 
Answers below

 

1.      206.

2.      The femur.  It is also the heaviest and can measure up to 19.5”.

3.      The stapes.  It’s part of your ear.

4.      Around 640.

5.      10-12 ounces.  Female hearts weigh 8-10 ounces..

6.      False.  It’s the Gluteus Maximus.

7.      False.  The cornea is the part that’s removed and replaced.

8.      There are normally 33 vertebrae in humans.

9.      Approximately 4.9’ long.

10.  Your skin.  It weighs around 6 pounds.

11.  The liver.  3.5 pounds.

12.  Arteries.

13.  1.3 gallons.

14.  60%.

15.  75.2 according to the CDC.

16.  True.  It’s not just delicious but also very nutritious for your brain.

17.  The rotator cuff is a group of tendons and muscles in the shoulder.

18.  8-10 8oz cups.

19.  98.6.

20.  Cartilage.

21.  .5” a month or approx. 6” a year.

22.  Three to six months.  Toenails take longer. 

23.  True.  An individual's body odor is also influenced by lifestyle, sex, genetics, and medication.

24.  The ear.

25.  Between 15 and 30 ounces approx.

 

 

Credit must be given to Wikipedia and my brain

Saturday, April 5, 2014

Computer Knowledge Quiz #1


Computer Knowledge Quiz #1

They’re Older Than You Think!

 

1.      This person is considered the father of the computer.

2.      Which came first, analog or digital computers?

3.      Computers played a part in WWII, true or false?

4.      In 1954, the IBM 650 was released.  What did it cost?

5.      The first disk storage unit had how much storage?

6.      He is considered the father of the supercomputer.

7.      This computer is considered to be the first personal computer.

8.      How many bytes make up a kilobyte?

9.      Apple I & II, TRS-80 and Commodore Pet were introduced in what year?

10.  Atari released their 400 and 800 models in this year.

11.  Who is considered to be the inventor of the home computer?

12.  What does LAN for?

13.  This company introduced the first commercial desktop computer.

14.  What does DOS stand for?

15.  These 2 co-founded Microsoft.

16.  HTTP is short for what?

17.  Before there was the internet we had BBS’s.  What were they?

18.  This company released what was considered to be the first laptop.

19.  What do RAM and ROM stand for?

20.  Can you name the 3 guys that co-founded Apple?

 

 

Answers below

 

1.      Charles Babbage.  Early 19th century.

2.      Analog.  Digital computers came along in the early 1950’s.

3.      True.  They were used to break codes.

4.      $500,000.00.  $4.39 million in 2014 bucks.

5.      5 megabytes.  It cost $10,000.00 then.

6.      Seymour Cray.

7.      Altair 8800.

8.      1000 or 1024 depending on who you talk to.

9.      1976/1977.

10.  1979.

11.  Steve Jobs.

12.  Local Area Network.

13.  The Programma 101 by Olivetti in 1965.

14.  Disk Operating System.

15.  Paul Allen and Bill Gates.

16.  Hyper Text Transfer Protocol.

17.  Bulletin Board Systems.  You had to have a password and or know the sys-op to get on.

18.  Gavilan Computer Corp released the Gavilan SC, released in 1983.

19.  Random Access Memory and Read Only Memory.

20.  Steve Jobs, Steve Wozniak, and Ronald Wayne on April 1, 1976.

Credit must be given to Wikipedia and my brain