Potpourri Quiz #1

The Potpourri Quiz - #1
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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

 

 

 

Answers below

 

 

 

 

 

 

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.