Daily Trivia (July 17, 2019) Weird News and General Knowledge
Written by Daniel Rackley
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Today's quiz is going to take a left turn right into weird. In addition to questions about Blockbuster Video, Clint Eastwood and the Chicago Cubs; we're going to get weird by asking you about unusual feats people have attempted in order to set a Guinness World Record!
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Question 1
A Belgian man recently attempted to set a Guinness World Record by spending 116 hours doing what?
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ASitting on a toilet
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BWalking down a dirt road
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CSinging
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DClapping
Sitting on a toilet
Allowing five minute breaks every hour to use the restroom, a Belgian man named Jimmy De Frenne sat on a toilet for 116 straight hours in an attempt to set a Guinness World Record. Evidence from the attempt is now being submitted to Guinness for official recognition.
Question 2
Which of the following is the first film that Clint Eastwood directed?
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AUnforgiven
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BThe Rookie
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CA Fistful of Dollars
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DPlay Misty for Me
Play Misty for Me
'Play Misty for Me', the first film that Clint Eastwood directed, was centered around a late-night disk jockey who had to deal with an obsessed fan stalking him.
Question 3
What PGA Golf tournament is scheduled to start on July 18, 2019?
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ABarbasol Championship
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BEnglish Leather Championship
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CFamily Guy Invitational
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DNES Tournament Golf
Barbasol Championship
The Barbasol Championship will be starting on July 18, 2019 at the Keene Trace Golf Club with a top purse of $3,500,000.
Question 4
Which of the following was the first television show to air the sound of a toilet flushing?
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ALeave it to Beaver
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BAll in the Family
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CThe Dick Van Dyke Show
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DThe Tonight Show
All in the Family
The controversial sitcom that tackled many of the issues of the day first aired the sound effect of a flushing toilet during an episode that aired in 1971. Before that, it was deemed to be in poor taste to see or hear a toilet in any manner on television.
Question 5
Who invented the first thermometer that used mercury?
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ABill Gates
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BTed Turner
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CGabriel Fahrenheit
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DSteve Jobs
Gabriel Fahrenheit
Although others had invented rudimentary versions of what would become the modern thermometer previously, Fahrenheit invented the first one that used mercury in 1714?
Question 6
What year was the Buick Motor Company founded?
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A1903
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B1877
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C1925
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D1960
1903
The Buick Motor Company was founded in Detroit on May 19, 1903. It became part of General Motors in 1908.
Question 7
What year was lead banned from gasoline in the United States?
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A1859
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B1990
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C1963
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D1952
1990
In 1985 the EPA began talking about removing lead from gasoline. In 1990, the Clean Air Act was passed banning lead from gasoline and gasoline companies were given five years to get into compliance.
Question 8
A Nebraska woman has been fined $1,000 and arrested for climbing what national landmark on July 12, 2019?
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AMt. Rushmore
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BSpringfield Gorge
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CEmpire State Building
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DLumberman's Monument
Mt. Rushmore
Climbing with bare feet and no rope, the unidentified Nebraska woman made it fifteen feet from the top, choosing to plan a route between Washington and Jefferson.
Question 9
What year was Blockbuster Video founded?
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A1985
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B1992
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C1979
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D2001
1985
Blockbuster Video was founded in Dallas, Texas in 1985. The video retail giant ceased operations in 2015.
Question 10
How many people have walked on the Moon?
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A12
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B4
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C9
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D5
12
Throughout all of the history of space exploration, only a dozen men have walked on the Moon. The first was Neil Armstrong in 1969 and the last was Eugene Cernan.
Question 11
What was the final score of the lopsided first game of a doubleheader between the San Francisco Giants and Colorado Rockies that took place on July 15, 2019?
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AGiants 10-Rockies 1
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BRockies 17-Giants 2
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CGiants 19-Rockies 2
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DRockies 3-Giants 14
Giants 19-Rockies 2
Recording an absolutely staggering twenty-one hits in game one of a doubleheader, the Giants ran over the Colorado Rockies by a score of 19-2 on July 15, 2019.
Question 12
The Chicago Cubs acquired catcher Martin Maldonado from the Kansas City Royals in exchange for what player on July 15, 2019?
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ANolan Ryan
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BChipper Jones
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CMike Montgomery
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DRollie Fingers
Mike Montgomery
Maldonado is expected to be a replacement for catcher Wilson Contreras, who hit the injury list on July 15. Mike Montgomery was part of the 2016 World Series Champion Chicago Cubs.
Question 13
An accused car thief in Oklahoma was found with what two items on his person when stopped in a vehicle that was reported stolen on June 26, 2019?
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AThree oranges and a newspaper
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BUranium and a rattlesnake
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CA Rush album and a pound of bacon
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DPound of coffee and a brick of salt
Uranium and a rattlesnake
In what might have been one of the more unusual traffic stops in the city's history, Oklahoma City police stopped Stephen Jennings when he was driving a stolen vehicle. There has been no clear explanation why he was driving with uranium and a rattlesnake.
Question 14
How many bones are in the human body?
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A147
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B195
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C162
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D206
206
With the largest bones being in the leg and the smallest ones being in the ear, the human body has a total of 206 bones.
Question 15
What year did construction on the Berlin Wall begin?
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A1911
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B1972
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C1945
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D1961
1961
Construction on the foreboding border between East and West Berlin began on August 13, 1961. The fall of communism, however, caused the destruction of the wall to begin in 1991.
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