How Old Were they Quiz

How Old Were They Quiz - #1
Too young to go.

1.       How old was Ritchie Valens when he died?  A.17  B. 18  C. 19.

2.       At what age was Duane Allman when he died on 9/29/71?  A. 23  B. 24  C. 25.

3.       Mama Cass Elliot sang her last Mamas and Papas song at what age?  A. 30  B. 31  C. 32.

4.       John Lennon was shot on 12/8/80.  He was only ____ years old.  A.39  B. 40  C. 41.

5.       The lead singer of Boston, Brad Delp, died on 3/9/07 at what age?  A. 55  B. 58  C. 61.

6.       Barry Gibb, of The Bee Gees, left us on 1/12/03 at this age.  A. 53  B. 55  C. 57.

7.       Michael Jackson surprised us all and passed away at what age?  A. 48  B. 49  C. 50.

8.       Curt Cobain took his last breath at what age?  A. 25  B. 26  C. 27.

9.       Jimi Hendrix died way too young.  How young?  A. 27  B. 28  C. 29.

10.    Bob Marley smoked his last doobie at what age?  A. 35  B. 36  C. I can’t remember man.

11.   Stevie Ray Vaughn strummed his guitar for the last time at this age.  A. 30  B. 32  C. 35.

12.   Jerry Garcia was ____ years old when he had a heart attack.  A. 53  B. 54  C. 59.

13.   We said goodbye to Frank Zappa on 12/4/93.  How old was he when he died?  A. 52  B. 54  C. 56.

14.   John Denver was flying high when he died.  Remember his age when he left us?  A. 50  B. 53  C. 55.

15.   Whitney Houston left the building on 2/11/12.  How old was she?  A. 45  B. 46  C. 48.

16.   Freddie Mercury was the lead singer of Queen.  At what age did he pass away?  A. 43  B. 44  C. 45.

17.   Roy Orbison gave us lots of memories.  At what age did he pass?  A. 51  B. 52  C. 57.

18.   Janis Joplin stopped consuming Southern Comfort at what age?  A. 27  B. 29  C. 31.

19.   Buddy Holly also left us way too early.  Remember his age when he died?  A. 2  B. 3  C. 4

20.   How old do you think Sammy Davis Jr. was when he died?  A. 64.  B. 65  C. 70.

 

 

 

 

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1.       A. 17.  He was in the plane that went down with the Big Bopper and Buddy Holly in it.

2.       B. 24.  His motorcycle collided with a lumber truck.

3.       C. 32.  A heart attack got her.

4.       B. 40.  I remember the news breaking in to whatever program I was watching to report his death.

5.       A. 55.  Charcoal-burning suicide. 

6.       A. 53.  A bowel obstruction.

7.       C. 50.  6/25/09.  Cardiac arrest is what we’ve been told.

8.       C. 27.  Shotgun to the head on 4/5/94. 

9.       A. 27.  10/18/70.  Asphyxiation due to an overdose of Vesparax.

10.   B. 36.  5/11/81.  Cancer.

11.   C. 35.  8/27/90.  Helicopter crash. 

12.   A. 53.

13.   A. 52.  Prostate cancer.

14.   B. 53.  He was flying a plane he built and it crashed.

15.   C. 48.   Accidental drowning.

16.   C. 45.  AIDS got him. 

17.   B. 52.  12/6/88.  Heart attack.

18.   A. 27.  Heroin overdose. 

19.   B. 22.  Same plane as The Big Bopper and Ritchie Valens.  It was the day the music stopped, 2/3/59.

20.   A. 64.  5/16/90.  Complications from throat cancer.

 

 

Credit must be given to Wikipedia and my brain. 

Measure This Quiz - #1

Measure This Quiz - #1
Get Your Calculator Ready!

1.       How many cups are in a gallon?  A. 8  B. 12  C. 16.

2.       A mile is this many inches long.  A. 62,540  B. 63,360  C. 64,650.

3.       On average, the moon is how far from earth?  A. 238,857 miles  B. 225,657 miles  C. 243,557 miles.

4.       The distance as the crow flies from Seattle to Paris is?  A. 4,980 miles  B. 5,010 miles  C. 5,230 miles.

5.       A major league pitcher throws a ball this far to home plate.  A. 59’6”  B. 60’6”  C. 61’6”

6.       Speaking of baseball, how far apart are the bases?  A. 90’  B. 85’  C. 92’

7.       An NFL playing field is how many feet wide?  A. 165’  B. 170’  C. 160’.

8.       On a basketball court, how far is it from foul line to the backboard?  A. 15’  B. 12’  C. 10’.

9.       How do you get the square footage of a room?  A. Multiply length of wall A x length of wall B  B. Multiply height of wall A x height of wall B  C. Ask someone else.

10.   A standard bottle of beer in the US has how many ounces in it?  A. 10  B. 12  C. 14.

11.   Two kilometers = ____ miles?  A. 1.24345279  B. 1.24274275  C. 1.24274238.

12.   There are _____ teaspoons in one cup.  A. 32  B. 42  C. 48.

13.   Eight furlongs equals?  A. 1 statute mile B. 1 quarter mile  C. 5 eights mile.

14.   How many square inches are in one square foot?  A. 88  B. 128  C. 144.

15.   How many degrees are in a straight angle?  A. 90  B. 120  C. 180.

16.   A pound has this many ounces in it.  A. 10  B. 16  C. 24.

17.   How many pecks are in one bushel?  A. 4  B. 8  C. A mommy, daddy and 2 babies.

18.   There are ___ cubic feet in 1 cubic yard.  A. 12  B. 27  C. 32.

19.   The circumference of the earth at the equator is how many miles?  A. 24,901.55.  B. 25,010.34  C. 25,332.65.

20.   The sun is  __________ miles from earth.  A. 88 million miles  B. 90 million miles  C. 93 million miles.

21.   On The Beatles “Abbey Road” album the song “Her Majesty” appeared.  It was their shortest.  How short?  A. 48 seconds  B. 38 seconds  C. 23 seconds.

 

 

 

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1.       C. 4 cups in quart x 4 quarts in a gallon.

2.       B. 5,280 feet x 12.

3.       A. Depends on where you land, but on “average” this is the answer.

4.       B. 5,010 miles.

5.       B. From the rubber one of his feet has to touch to the leading edge of home plate it’s 60’6”.

6.       A. 90’.

7.       C. 160’.

8.       A. 15’ to the face of the backboard.

9.       A.

10.   B.  12.

11.   C. 1.24274238.

12.   C. 48.

13.   A.  1 statute mile.

14.   C. 12 x 12 = 144.

15.   C.  Half a full circle is 180. 

16.   B. 16.

17.   A. 4.

18.   B.  27 cubic feet = 1 cubic ft.

19.   A. 24,901.55 miles.

20.   C. 93 million miles.

21.   C. 23 seconds.

                                                 

Credit must be given to Wikipedia and my brain. 

Potpourri Quiz #1

The Potpourri Quiz - #1
Stuff You Might Know!

 

1.       This NFL stadium is the loudest in the USA.  A. Arrowhead Stadium  B. Century Link  C. Mercedes-Benz Superdome.

2.       Which one is louder?  A. NHRA Top Fuel car  B. Space Shuttle Launch  C. The Blue Whale.

3.       What country is the smallest in the world?  A. Lichtenstein  B. Nauru  C. Tuvalu.

4.       Tell me which state has the smallest population.  A. N. Carolina  B. Illinois  C. Washington.

5.       This breed produces the smallest dogs in the world.  A. Chihuahua  B. Brussels Griffon  C. Pomeranian

6.       The shortest person in the world is _____“ tall.  A.  21.5”  B. 23.1”  C. 26”

7.       Number one selling board game is?  A. Chess  B. Checkers  C. Monopoly.

8.       This arcade game is the top seller of all time.  A. Pac-Man  B. Space Invaders  C. Donkey Kong.

9.       Name the top selling book of all time.  A. The Catcher In The Rye  B. The Lord of The Rings  C. A Tale of Two Cities

10.   What beer do you think out sells all other domestic brands?  A.  Bud Light  B. Budweiser  C. Olympia.

11.   What percentage of domestic wine does the state of California produce?  A. 50%  B. 75%  C.  89%.

12.   The word “potpourri” comes to us from?  A.  Spain  B. France  C. Italy.

13.   Before Nirvana, what band did Kurt Cobain play in?  A. Fecal Matter  B. Ballsack  C. Hairy Nipples.

14.   Which of the following was NOT a dance in the 1960’s?  A. The Frog  B. The Monkey  C. The Pony.

15.   Back in the day, we knew this item as a “church key”.  What was it?  A. Gear shift knob  B. Bottle opener  C. Item hanging from rear view mirror.

16.   Richard Harris sang about leaving this out in the rain in MacArthur Park.  A. A baby  B. His school books  C. A cake.

17.   Whose picture was on the first cover of Playboy magazine?  A. Jayne Mansfield  B. Mamie Van Doren  C. Marilyn Monroe.

18.   How many former US presidents are still alive?  A. 2  B. 3  C. 4

19.   The circumference of the earth at the equator is how many miles?  A. 24,901.55.  B. 25,010.34  C. 25,332.65.

20.   How many soldiers died during the Civil War?  A. Approx. 600,000  B. Approx. 550,000  C. Approx. 500,000.

21.   One terabyte equals how many megabytes?  A. 990,876  B. 980,888  C. 1,048,576

 

 

 

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1.       B.  Our Seahawks play there.

2.       C.  The Blue Whale.  The whistle can be heard under water for hundreds of miles.

3.       C.  Nauru is only 8.5 square miles.

4.       C. Washington with 6,897,012.

5.       A. Chihuahua’s can weigh less than a pound, but usually weigh 4-6 pounds.

6.       A. Chandra Bahadur Dangi is 21.5” tall.

7.       C. Hands down the bestselling board game ever.

8.       B. Space Invaders.  Sorry Pac-Man fans.

9.       C.  A Tale of Two Cities has sold over 200 million copies.

10.   A. Bud Light.

11.   C. 89%.

12.   B. France.

13.   A.  Fecal Matter.

14.   A. The Frog.

15.   B. Bottle opener. 

16.   C. A cake.  Song was first given to the group The Association, but they turned it down.

17.   C. Marilyn Monroe was on the cover and was also the first centerfold.  Magazine cost 50 cents in 1953.

18.   B. 4.  Jimmy Carter, George H.W. Bush, George W. Bush and Bill Clinton.

19.   A. 24,901.55 miles.

20.   A. Approx. 600,000.

21.   C. One terabyte = 1,048,576 megabytes.

 

Credit must be given to Wikipedia and my brain. 

The Biggest and Longest Quiz

The Biggest & Longest Quiz - #1
Stuff You Might Know!

 

1.       The biggest cruise ship is this long.  A. 1,569 feet  B. 1,187 feet  C. 1,347 feet

2.       This country ranks number 1 in most cigarettes smoked per adult annually.  A. Serbia  B. Croatia  C. USA

3.       More of this model car have been sold vs. all others.  A. Chevy Corvair  B. Honda Accord  C. Toyota Corolla

4.       Which one has more worldwide locations?  A. McDonalds  B. Subway  C. Pizza Hut.

5.       As of 2011, where did the US rank when it comes to oil production?  A. 1  B. 2  C. 3.

6.       This city has the world’s most inhabitants.  A. NYC  B. Mexico City  C. Tokyo

7.       Which US city has a larger population?  A. Memphis  B. Seattle  C. Denver

8.       The largest yacht in the world is how long?  A. 408’9”  B. 575’6”  C. 590’5’?

9.       Name the longest road in the world.  A. I-90  B. Pan-American Highway  C. Trans Canada Highway.

10.   Name the largest ocean on earth.  A. Indian  B. Pacific  C. Atlantic.

11.   This entity employees the most people.  A. US Dept. of Defense  B. Wal-Mart  C. Chinese Army

12.   Which country produces the most cars/trucks?  A. Russia  B. Japan  C. China

13.   This album/CD has sold the most copies.  A. Back In Black by AC/DC  B. Thriller by Michael Jackson  C. Eagles Greatest Hits.

14.   Which female artist has sold the most albums/CD’s?  A. Cher  B. Mariah Carey  C. Celine Dion

15.   Name the world’s largest retailer.  A. Amazon.com  B. Kroger  C. Walmart

16.   In what order do these 3 rank in diamond production?  A. Democratic Republic of the Congo  B. Russia  C. Botswana.

17.   This country has the longest bridge.  A. US.  B. China  C. Thailand

18.   According to my source, this TV show has been on the longest.  A. ABC World News  B. CBS Evening News  C. Meet The Press.

19.   Which executive had the biggest compensation package in 2011?  A.  Larry Ellison (Oracle)  B. Tim Cook (CEO Apple)  C. David Simon (CEO Simon Property Group).

20.   The longest river in the world is?  A. Mississippi  B. Amazon  C. Nile

21.   This is the longest mountain range in the world.  A. Himalayas  B. Rocky Mountains  C. Andes

22.   This single stayed at #1 longer than any other record.  A. West  Side Story  B. I Wanna Hold Your Hand  C. Thriller

23.   The longest professional tennis match in history last how long?  A. 7hrs 2mins  B. 11hrs 5mins  C. 8hrs 10mins.

24.   To date, this country’s largest Lottery prize is?  A. $590.5 million  B. $656 million  C. $648 million.

25.   The NBA’s Los Angeles Lakers basketball team once won this many games in a row?  A. 27  B. 33  C. 19

 

 

 

 

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1.       B.  Oasis of the Seas

2.       A. 2,869 per adult annually.

3.       A.  Chevy Corvair.  Just kidding.  Toyota Corolla  32 million and counting

4.       B. Subway  42,000 worldwide locations.

5.       C.  Russia is number 1 followed by Saudi Arabia.

6.       Tokyo with 37 + million.

7.       Memphis 653,450.

8.       C. The Azzam.

9.       C. Trans Canada Highway 4,860 long.

10.   B. Pacific 69,375,000 square miles.

11.   A. 3.2million.

12.   C. China since 2008.

13.   B. Thriller 51-65 million.

14.   B. 121.9 million units.

15.   C. Walmart with 2011 sales of $421.849 BILLION.

16.   A. 3  B. 1  C. 2.

17.   B. China 102.41 miles long  China has the top 3 longest bridges.

18.   C. Meet The Press 66 years.

19.   B. Tim Cook was compensated to the tune of $377,996,537.00.

20.   C. 4,258 miles long.

21.   C. Andes 4,350 miles.

22.   A. West Side Story stayed there for 54 weeks.

23.   B. 11hrs 5mins.  Wimbledon 2010 between John Isner and Nicolas Mahut.

24.   B. $656 million.

25.   B. 33 in 1971.

 

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