Daily Trivia (August 3, 2020) Thor and General Knowledge Quiz
Written by Daniel Rackley
Last updated · 5 min play time
We have all kinds of great questions for you today, including one about everyone's hammer-swinging superhero Thor, the Baltimore Ravens, and the Hoover Dam. Good luck!
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Daniel RackleyDaily Trivia 8/3/2020 Quiz Questions
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Question 1
What Oscar-winning actress plays Thor's evil sister in "Thor: Ragnarok"?
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ANicole Kidman
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BCate Blanchett
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CJulia Roberts
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DJennifer Lawrence
Cate Blanchett
Cate Blanchett played 'Hela', Marvel's first female villain in "Thor: Ragnarok".
Question 2
Which river was the Hoover Dam built across?
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AMississippi River
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BAu Sable River
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CMissouri River
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DColorado River
Colorado River
The massive concrete dam was built on the Colorado River.
Question 3
Which chemical reaction would best describe fire?
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ACombustion
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BOxidation
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CDecomposition
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DPrecipitation
Combustion
Combustion is a chemical reaction between substances, typically including oxygen and the creation flame. The engines in both cars and rockets work by combustion, but combustion in a car is different from combustion in a rocket.
Question 4
Famous for more than getting stuck in the White House bathtub, this president is the only one to have served on the Supreme Court after his presidential term. Name that heavyweight.
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AMichael Jordan
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BMillard Fillmore
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CZachary Taylor
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DWilliam Taft
William Taft
We've all heard the unlikely story about "Big Bill" Taft getting stuck in the White House bathtub. While that's likely a tall-tale, the hefty president, standing nearly six feet tall, is said to have tipped the scales at 350 pounds. Rude rumors aside, Taft's appointment to the position of chief justice of the Supreme Court in 1921 by President Warren G. Harding, made him the only president to hold both offices. Quite an impressive feat!
Question 5
Abraham Lincoln was a congressman from which state?
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AMassachusetts
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BPennsylvania
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CIndiana
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DIllinois
Illinois
Despite being born in Kentucky, Abraham Lincoln is the favorite son of Illinois. He served as the representative for the Illinois 7th Congressional District before failing at a run for a senate seat against Stephen Douglas. He eventually became the 16th president of the United States.
Question 6
Which Australian animal is the largest living carnivorous marsupial on Earth?
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ATasmanian tiger
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BTasmanian devil
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CPlatypus
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DRed kangaroo
Tasmanian devil
The Tasmanian devil can weigh in at up to twenty-six pounds, making it the largest carnivorous marsupial on the planet.
Question 7
What is the boiling point of water?
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A100° F
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B212° F
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C300° F
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D350° F
212° F
Oh, Fahrenheit, why are you so difficult? Water boils at 100° Celsius but 212° Fahrenheit.
Question 8
With more than 168 million items, what is the largest library in the world?
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ANational Library of Russia
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BLibrary of Parliament
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CThe Library of Congress
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DJohn Rylands Library
The Library of Congress
Constructed in 1800 in Washington D.C., the impressive Library of Congress is the largest library in the world. It also serves as the official research library of the United States Congress.
Question 9
This river begins in Turkey and flows through Syria and Iraq where it joins with the Tigris River and flows into the Persian Gulf. What is the name of this longest river in southwest Asia?
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ANile River
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BJordan River
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CEuphrates River
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DOrinoco River
Euphrates River
The Euphrates and Tigris Rivers combined roughly outline the ancient area known as Mesopotamia. Once the two rivers combine, the name of the river changes to Shatt Al-Arab and flows into the Persian Gulf.
Question 10
Long before her Oscar win for "Walk the Line," Reese Witherspoon co-starred in "Cruel Intentions" with her future husband. Who was he?
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ARyan Phillippe
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BLuke Wilson
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COwen Wilson
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DJosh Lucas
Ryan Phillippe
Ryan Phillippe starred as a scheming student attempting to win a bet with his equally shrewd and vicious sister (played by Sarah Michelle Gellar). The target of his plot was a sweet and virtuous student played by Witherspoon. The two young stars began a love affair that resulted in an eight-year marriage and two children.
Question 11
How much does a baby elephant weigh at birth?
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A125 lbs
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B200 lbs
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C65 lbs
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D175 lbs
200 lbs
With a pregnancy period of nearly two years, it's no wonder that a baby elephant tips the scales at two hundred pounds when it is born.
Question 12
How many home runs did Babe Ruth have in his career?
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A725
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B320
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C531
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D714
714
Before his retirement in 1935, Babe Ruth hit an impressive 714 home runs, 60 of which occurred in the 1927 season. He had a total of 2,873 hits and a batting average of .342. After all these decades, he still remains number three of all time home runs hit behind Barry Bonds and Hank Aaron.
Question 13
Which of the following is the largest city in the state of Maine by population?
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ALewiston
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BAugusta
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CPortland
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DBangor
Portland
The city of Portland, Maine is the largest by population in the state, with an estimated 66,000 residents.
Question 14
Which NFL franchise relocated to Baltimore and became the Ravens?
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ASan Diego Chargers
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BCleveland Browns
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CHouston Oilers
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DIndianapolis Colts
Cleveland Browns
In November of 1995, Art Modell announced that he intended to move the Cleveland Browns to Baltimore, where the team was eventually named the Ravens. Since relocating, the franchise has seen success with two Super Bowl wins and multiple playoff appearances.
Question 15
In 1993, which band released their debut album "August and Everything After", which included the song "Mr. Jones"?
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ACounting Crows
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BBush
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CThe Black Crowes
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DLed Zeppelin
Counting Crows
Counting Crows released "August and Everything After" on September 14, 1993.
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Portland Maine got me. But then, Counting Crows was a total guess.