Daily Trivia (December 3, 2020) Bob Barker and General Knowledge Quiz
Written by Daniel Rackley
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We have all kinds of excellent questions for you today, including one about the legendary Bob Barker, President Warren Harding, and the Olympic decathlon. Good luck!
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Daniel RackleyDaily Trivia 12/3/2020 Quiz Questions
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Question 1
Who invented the telegraph?
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ABill Gates
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BDavid Bushnell
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CGrace Hopper
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DSamuel Morse
Samuel Morse
Samuel Morse invented the telegraph in 1838.
Question 2
What was author Mark Twain's real name?
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ASamuel Beckett
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BGeorge Kennedy
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CSamuel Clemens
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DSamuel Morse
Samuel Clemens
Mark Twain's real name is Samuel Clemens. The pen name of Mark Twain came from a riverboat term that meant "two fathoms".
Question 3
Which of the following is the capital city of the People's Republic of China?
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ABeijing
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BHong Kong
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CShanghai
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DSaigon
Beijing
Home to over twenty-one million people, Bejing is the capital city of China.
Question 4
Bob Barker is known for being the longtime host of "The Price is Right". Which of the following is the name of another game show that he hosted?
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AHollywood Squares
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BTruth or Consequences
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CFamily Feud
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DWheel of Fortune
Truth or Consequences
Before he became the host of "The Price is Right", Bob Barker had a lengthy run as the host of "Truth or Consequences" from 1956 until 1974.
Question 5
Who was the tallest man in recorded history?
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ACharles Barkley
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BRobert Pershing Wadlow
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CManute Bol
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DAndre Roussimoff
Robert Pershing Wadlow
Robert Pershing Wadlow stood tall at a staggering 8ft 11in tall before his death in June 1940 and is considered to be the tallest man to have ever lived.
Question 6
Who of the following played 'Martin Brody' in the classic movie "Jaws"?
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ARoy Scheider
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BRobert Shaw
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CMichael Caine
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DRichard Dreyfuss
Roy Scheider
Roy Scheider played Amity Police Chief 'Martin Brody' in the movie "Jaws".
Question 7
Harriet Tubman was the most productive conductor on the Underground Railroad. What was her codename?
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AJesus
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BMoses
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CFred
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DJehovah
Moses
Tubman achieved her own freedom by walking alone for 90 miles through woods and wetlands from her Maryland home to cross the Mason-Dixon line. Almost immediately, she embarked on her first of 13 return trips over the next eight years to rescue a total of 70 enslaved family and friends.
Question 8
The Kalahari Desert is located in which part of the world?
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ACentral Asia
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BSouthern Africa
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CWestern Europe
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DNorthern Missouri
Southern Africa
The Kalahari Desert is a 350,000 square mile desert in southern Africa.
Question 9
What was the name of the scandal that rocked the administration of President Warren Harding?
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ATeapot Dome
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BLivingston-Heathcote
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CXYZ Affair
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DWhitewater
Teapot Dome
The Teapot Dome scandal was a scandal that involved bribery, oil companies, and the administration of President Harding.
Question 10
In the 1995 film "Judge Dredd", which of the following actors plays the titular character?
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AArnold Schwarzenegger
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BLou Ferrigno
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CKevin Hart
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DSylvester Stallone
Sylvester Stallone
Sylvester Stallone star such movies as "Rocky" and "Demolition Man" played the titular character in the 1995 movie "Judge Dredd".
Question 11
To which animal class does the octopus belong?
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AMollusk
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BColeoid
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CNautiloid
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DCephalopod
Cephalopod
The octopus belongs to the cephalopod class of animals.
Question 12
Who was the captain of the Exxon Valdez during its infamous 1989 oil spill?
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AJoseph Hazelwood
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BRobert Shaw
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CWalter Raleigh
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DRichard Phillips
Joseph Hazelwood
When the Exxon Valdez oil spill took place in 1989, Joseph Hazelwood was the captain of the vessel.
Question 13
In the Summer Olympics, which of the following is NOT one of the events in the decathlon?
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AShot put
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BMarathon
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CPole vault
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DJavelin
Marathon
If you were competing in a decathlon, you would be participating in ten separate events. The marathon is not one of them.
Question 14
In which ocean would you find Pitcairn Island?
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AIndian Ocean
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BAtlantic Ocean
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CPacific Ocean
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DArctic Ocean
Pacific Ocean
Pitcairn Island is a volcanic island located in the southern part of the Pacific Ocean. It is regarded as the most remote location on the planet that is inhabited by human beings.
Question 15
Who of the following was drafted by the Houston Rockets in the first overall selection of the 1984 NBA draft?
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AKobe Bryant
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BHakeem Olajuwon
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CJohn Stockton
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DCharles Barkley
Hakeem Olajuwon
Hakeem Olajuwon was taken by the Houston Rockets as the first overall selection in the 1984 NBA draft.
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@Skipperbob And which one would that be?
Sorry, Moses.
only us older folks would know this answer
Great brain exercise