Daily Trivia (April 13, 2020) Super Bowl and General Knowledge Quiz
Written by Daniel Rackley
Last updated · 4 min play time
We have all kinds of great questions for you today, like one about quarterbacks that have not won the Super Bowl, mammals that build nests, and the movie "Children of the Corn". Good luck!
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Question 1
Which of the following NFL quarterbacks NEVER won a Super Bowl?
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AKurt Warner
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BTom Brady
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CDan Marino
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DTerry Bradshaw
Dan Marino
Throughout his great NFL career, Dan Marino never won a Super Bowl.
Question 2
What authors used their own last name when they created a famous bear book series that spawned a Saturday morning cartoon?
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ABerenstain
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BYogi
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CWinnie
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DPooh
Berenstain
Co-authors and spouses Stanley and Janice used their last name, Berenstain, for the main characters in their book series, "The Berenstain Bears." The books were such a hit that the two later licensed out their characters for a television series produced by Hanna-Barbera.
Question 3
Which of the following is the largest animal to build a nest?
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AElephant
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BGorilla
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CArctic fox
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DBlue whale
Gorilla
You might associate nests with birds, but many other animals build living structures. The gorilla is the largest mammal to build a nest, and they construct a new one every day.
Question 4
King Willem-Alexander of the Netherlands was born in Utrecht in 1967. He is the eldest child of which queen who reigned for 33 years?
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ABeatrix
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BMargerthe
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CHelga
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DUrsula
Beatrix
King Willem-Alexander is the eldest of three sons borne to Beatrix of the Netherlands and Claus von Arnsberg.
Question 5
What is the name for the metal part of a seat belt?
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AElbow
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BEye
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CArm
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DTongue
Tongue
Your seat belt is one of the most important pieces of safety equipment in the car. While shapes and sizes differ from one manufacturer to another, they all rely on sliding a metal tongue into the slot on the buckle.
Question 6
Before getting into the NFL, Marv Levy coached a team for the Canadian Football League. Which team did he coach there?
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AWinnipeg Blue Bombers
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BBC Lions
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CMontreal Alouettes
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DToronto Argonauts
Montreal Alouettes
Levy coached the Montreal Alouettes. He was with them from 1973 to 1977.
Question 7
Of the planets in our Solar System, which is the largest in size?
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ASaturn
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BJupiter
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CMars
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DVenus
Jupiter
Jupiter is the largest planet in our Solar System. With a rough diameter of 88,695 miles, it would take about 1,300 Earths to roughly equal Jupiter's size.
Question 8
Accra is the capital city of which West African country?
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AGhana
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BNigeria
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CCôte d'Ivoire
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DMorocco
Ghana
Accra is the capital city of Ghana. Before European settlers arrived in 1482, the area that is now Accra was occupied by several villages of the Ga tribe.
Question 9
Formerly known as Salisbury, what is now the capital of Zimbabwe?
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ALusaka
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BNairobi
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CHarare
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DBulawayo
Harare
Harare is the capital city of Zimbabwe. The name Harare is derived from a local chief who led the people of the area, before it was taken over by the British. The city was formerly known as Salisbury, but was renamed Harare in 1980 when Zimbabwe became independent.
Question 10
Amman is the capital city of which country?
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AAbu Dhabi
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BSyria
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CJordan
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DIraq
Jordan
Amman is the capital city of Jordan. In the 3rd century BCE, the city was captured by the King of Egypt Ptolemy II Philadelphus and was named Philadelphia through Roman times.
Question 11
Known as the R Type Continental, this 1952 vehicle was created by:
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AJaguar
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BBentley
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CMG
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DAston Martin
Bentley
The Bentley R Type Continental was the fastest four-seater in production at that time.
Question 12
What Maine-born author is responsible for some of the most frightening movies of all time including 'It', 'Pet Sematary', and 'Children of the Corn'?
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AWes Craven
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BStephen King
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CStephen Hawking
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DGeorge A. Romero
Stephen King
Stephen Edwin King has written some of the most compelling horror, supernatural fiction, suspense, and fantasy novels of our time. Several of his books, which have sold more than 350 million copies worldwide, have been turned into feature films, miniseries, television series, and comic books.
Question 13
Which President of the United States was nicknamed "Young Hickory"?
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AJames K. Polk
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BAbraham Lincoln
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CZachary Taylor
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DMartin Van Buren
James K. Polk
Partly due to the fact that James K. Polk was one of Andrew "Old Hickory" Jackson's most loyal allies in Congress during the Jackson Administration, Polk became known as "Young Hickory".
Question 14
On July 14, 1789, French soldiers and citizens revolted and invaded what fortress?
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AVersailles
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BTower of London
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CBastille
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DAlcazar
Bastille
The storming of the Bastille was one of the most dramatic and memorable moments in the French Revolution, symbolizing the taking of the monarchy's power by the people.
Question 15
In his youth, what pictured actor played the tiny lycanthrope, Eddie, in 'The Munsters'?
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AButch Patrick
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BAdam Driver
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CAl Lewis
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DFred Gwynne
Butch Patrick
Butch Patrick was discovered by a talent scout when he was 7, and he began appearing in advertisements and guest starred in television series until 1964, when he was cast as child werewolf Eddie Munster.
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