Daily Trivia (February 18, 2021) Vertigo 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 classic movie "Vertigo", the Summer Olympics, and "The Hunt for Red October". Good luck!
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Question 1
Which boxer became the oldest person to win the World Heavyweight Title during his career?
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AGeorge Foreman
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BMuhammad Ali
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CMike Tyson
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DRoberto Duran
George Foreman
In 1994 at the age of forty-five, George Foreman won the WBA and IBF World Heavyweight Titles by defeating Michael Moorer.
Question 2
The Suez Canal connects the Red Sea with which body of water?
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AArabian Sea
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BWhite Sea
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CSargasso Sea
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DMediterranean Sea
Mediterranean Sea
The Suez Canal connects the Red Sea to the Mediterranean Sea.
Question 3
Who of the following men never served as President of the United States?
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AGeorge Washington
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BThomas Jefferson
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CAlexander Hamilton
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DJohn Adams
Alexander Hamilton
The highest that Alexander Hamilton rose in American government was to the position of Secretary of the Treasury. He was never President.
Question 4
Which of the following actors played 'Marko Ramius' in "The Hunt for Red October"?
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ASean Connery
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BMel Gibson
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CAlec Baldwin
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DHarrison Ford
Sean Connery
Former 'James Bond' Sean Connery played renegade submarine commander 'Marko Ramius'.
Question 5
Which of the following chemists was the inventor of nylon?
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ATommy Flowers
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BWallace Carothers
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CSir Henry Cole
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DClarence Birdseye
Wallace Carothers
Chemist Wallace Carothers invented nylon in the 1930s.
Question 6
Which of the following is NOT a species of kangaroo?
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ABlue goose
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BRed
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CEastern grey
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DWestern grey
Blue goose
The four species of kangaroo are the red kangaroo, western gray kangaroo, antilopine kangaroo, and the eastern grey kangaroo.
Question 7
Which of the following actors played Treasury Secretary 'William Cleary' in the movie "Wedding Crashers"?
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AKurt Valdheim, Jr.
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BHenry Gibson
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CCarson Elrod
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DChristopher Walken
Christopher Walken
The legendary Christopher Walken played 'William Cleary' in "Wedding Crashers".
Question 8
In the 2004 Summer Olympic Games, how many gold medals did Michael Phelps win?
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AFive
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BThree
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CSix
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DTwo
Six
At the 2004 Summer Olympics, Michael Phelps, walked away, or more appropriately, swam away with six gold medals.
Question 9
Which of the following planets is furthest from the Sun?
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AJupiter
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BMercury
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CSaturn
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DNeptune
Neptune
Neptune is the farthest planet from the Sun in our solar system.
Question 10
Which of the following KISS songs was on the "Destroyer" album?
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AGod of Thunder
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BCold Gin
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CStrutter
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DShock Me
God of Thunder
The KISS song 'God of Thunder' was on the band's fourth studio album "Destroyer".
Question 11
Which one of the Great Lakes is situated entirely within the United States?
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ALake Michigan
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BLake Erie
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CLake Huron
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DLake Superior
Lake Michigan
While four of the five Great Lakes are shared between the United States and Canada, Lake Michigan is located entirely within the United States.
Question 12
Stephen King published several works, such as "Rage", "The Long Walk", and "Roadwork", under which of the following names?
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ARichard Bachman
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BJohn Swithen
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CJohn Grisham
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DNicholas Blake
Richard Bachman
Earlier in his career, Stephen King would occasionally publish a piece of work under the name Richard Bachman.
Question 13
Which of the following was the first to be sworn in as President following an assassination?
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AAndrew Jackson
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BWilliam Henry Harrison
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CTheodore Roosevelt
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DAndrew Johnson
Andrew Johnson
Following the assassination of President Lincoln, Andrew Johnson was sworn in as President.
Question 14
Which phobia does 'John Ferguson' have in Alfred Hitchcock's 1958 masterpiece "Vertigo"?
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AArachnophobia
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BAgoraphobia
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CAcrophobia
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DClaustrophobia
Acrophobia
Jimmy Stewart's character 'John Ferguson' in the movie "Vertigo" suffers from acrophobia, an extreme fear of heights.
Question 15
Which of the following is the state flower of Montana?
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AHeather
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BBitterroot
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CHyacinth
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DHoneysuckle
Bitterroot
The bitterroot is the state flower of Montana.
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