Daily Trivia (January 4, 2020) Scrabble 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 the popular board game Scrabble, NBA legend Kobe Bryant, and the man who invented the swivel chair. Good luck to you all!
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Daniel RackleyDaily Trivia 1/4/2020 Quiz Questions
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Question 1
At the start of a game of Scrabble, how many tiles does each player pick up?
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ASix
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BFour
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CNine
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DSeven
Seven
If you are playing Scrabble by the official rules, each player picks up seven tiles at the beginning of a game.
Question 2
In which city did the Winslows live on the popular television show "Family Matters"?
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APhiladelphia
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BLos Angeles
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CChicago
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DNew York
Chicago
The long-running sitcom centered around the Chicago, Illinois family the Winslows.
Question 3
The diet of the polar bear consists mainly of what creature?
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AMoose
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BFish
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CParrot
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DSeal
Seal
The bulk of a polar bear's diet consists of either ringed or bearded seals.
Question 4
For which NBA team did Kobe Bryant spend his entire professional career playing?
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ABoston Celtics
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BLos Angeles Lakers
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CChicago Bulls
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DUtah Jazz
Los Angeles Lakers
From 1996 until his retirement in 2016, Kobe Bryant was a Los Angeles Laker.
Question 5
Which of the following telephone area codes is the only area code assigned to the state of Montana?
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A410
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B301
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C605
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D406
406
Montana only has one area code that covers the entire state, which is the 406 area code.
Question 6
When Hillary Clinton ran for President of the United States in 2016, who was her running mate?
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AAl Franken
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BBernie Sanders
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CTim Kaine
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DNancy Pelosi
Tim Kaine
When Hillary Clinton threw her hat into the ring as the Democratic nominee, she chose Virginia Senator Tim Kaine as her running mate.
Question 7
In which of the following states would you find Acadia National Park?
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AWisconsin
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BVirginia
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CAlaska
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DMaine
Maine
Acadia National Park is a park located mostly on Maine's Mount Desert Island.
Question 8
Which of King Henry VIII's six wives was of German descent?
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ACatherine of Aragon
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BCatherine Parr
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CAnne of Cleves
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DCatherine Howard
Anne of Cleves
Anne of Cleves, wife number four for Henry VIII, was from Germany.
Question 9
What television network originally aired the TV show "ALF"?
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ACBS
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BNBC
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CHBO
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DABC
NBC
The TV series "ALF", which centered around an alien that crash-landed onto Earth, spent its four-season network run on NBC.
Question 10
In which of the following states would you find the Grand Coulee Dam?
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ACalifornia
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BVermont
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CTexas
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DWashington
Washington
The Grand Coulee Dam is a concrete gravity dam located on the Columbia River in Washington state.
Question 11
Who is the only athlete to have appeared in both a World Series and a Super Bowl?
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ABo Jackson
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BBarry Sanders
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CJim Thorpe
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DDeion Sanders
Deion Sanders
One of a select list of two-sport pro athletes, Deion Sanders also has the distinction of being the only athlete to have appeared in both a Super Bowl and the World Series
Question 12
Legendary driver A.J. Foyt was the first driver to win what race four times?
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AIndianapolis 500
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BBrickyard 400
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CAlabama 500
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DDaytona 500
Indianapolis 500
In 1961, 1964, 1967 and 1977, A.J. Foyt won the Indianapolis 500, becoming the first person to win the race four times.
Question 13
Who served as the lead vocalist for the alternative rock band Hole?
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ALita Ford
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BKim Gordon
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CCourtney Love
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DKate Bush
Courtney Love
Courtney Love, the former wife of Nirvana frontman Kurt Cobain, was the lead singer for Hole.
Question 14
In the United States, firewood is usually sold by the cord. How big is a cord of wood?
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A128 cubic feet
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B66 cubic feet
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C66 cubic feet
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D110 cubic feet
128 cubic feet
If you are buying a cord of firewood for the winter, you are buying 128 cubic feet of wood.
Question 15
Which President of the United States invented the swivel chair?
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AThomas Jefferson
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BAbraham Lincoln
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CTeddy Roosevelt
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DJames Madison
Thomas Jefferson
In addition to writing the Declaration of Independence, Thomas Jefferson was also the industrious man that gave the world the swivel chair.
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