Daily Trivia (June 16, 2020) Major League Baseball and General Knowledge Quiz
Written by Daniel Rackley
Last updated · 5 min play time
We have all kinds of excellent questions for you today, including one about a Major League Baseball record, "The Big Bang Theory", and geese flying in formation. Good luck!
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Daniel RackleyDaily Trivia 6/16/2020 Quiz Questions
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Question 1
Which of the following players became the first Major League Baseball player to hit two grand slams in one game?
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ATony Lazzeri
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BBabe Ruth
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CLou Gehrig
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DBobby Bonds
Tony Lazzeri
The very first Major League Baseball player to hit two grand slams in a single game was Tony Lazzeri in 1936 in a game between the New York Yankees and the Philadelphia Athletics.
Question 2
Franklin D. Roosevelt was an immensely popular American political figure. How many presidential elections did he win?
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AThree
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BTwo
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CFive
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DFour
Four
Franklin D. Roosevelt won four presidential elections in 1932, 1936, 1940 and 1944.
Question 3
When you look up and see a group of geese flying together in the sky, it is usually in a V-formation. What is the name that we give to this animal's babies?
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ATadpole
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BGosling
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CPup
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DChick
Gosling
All species of geese babies are called goslings. For geese such as the Canada goose, goslings tend to be born in Canada and much of the northern United States and Atlantic coast.
Question 4
We're sure you already knew that the two main tributaries of the Nile are the White Nile and the Blue Nile. In which country do they merge?
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AEgypt
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BEthiopia
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CCentral African Republic
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DSudan
Sudan
The White Nile and the Blue Nile merge at Khartoum, the capital of Sudan.
Question 5
Bill Clinton said it "means jobs." What trade agreement was formed between the U.S., Canada, and Mexico in 1993?
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AAPEC
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BNAFTA
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CEFTA
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DACC
NAFTA
A treaty signed into law under U.S. President Bill Clinton, the North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA) of 1992 formed a trilateral trade bloc in North America between Canada, Mexico, and the U.S. NAFTA created free trade, eliminating many tariffs and other barriers amongst the three countries.
Question 6
'Scream' tells the story of high school kids fearing for their lives as the Ghostface killer takes them out one by one. Which Hollywood star plays Casey Becker, the unfortunate high school teen who dies in the film's opening scene?
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ANeve Campbell
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BDrew Barrymore
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CCourteney Cox
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DSkeet Ulrich
Drew Barrymore
Wes Craven changed the slasher movie game with the 1996 release of 'Scream.' This scary, funny, and shocking film started a chain reaction of sequels that remain Halloween favorites!
Question 7
Who was the first Major League Baseball player from Japan?
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AHideki Irabu
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BHideki Nomo
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CMasanori Murakami
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DYashigawa Tabata
Masanori Murakami
Masanori Murakami made professional sports history when he became the first Major League Baseball player from Japan. His Major League debut came on September 1, 1964.
Question 8
What is another name for programmed cell death?
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AFatality
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BApoptosis
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CStasis
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DParalysis
Apoptosis
Apoptosis, also called programmed cell death in biology, is a mechanism that allows cells to self-destruct when stimulated by the appropriate trigger.
Question 9
Can you name this actress who started by modeling for British Vogue in the mid-1980s and moved into film roles with "Dangerous Liaisons" and "Pulp Fiction?"
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AUma Thurman
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BNastassja Kinski
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CJulie Roberts
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DMira Sorveno
Uma Thurman
Uma Karuna Thurman has stayed busy through the 1990s and into the 21st century and is hailed as a talented star. However, when just starting out, she was insecure about her appearance, and one of her costars said she was "haunted."
Question 10
A group of white-tailed deer is called a herd, but what is a baby white-tailed deer called?
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AFawn
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BKid
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CFoal
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DJoey
Fawn
White-tailed deer babies are called fawns. They have a reddish-brown coat with white spots, which helps them blend in when in the forest. Other species with babies called fawns include caribou and pronghorn.
Question 11
This country is the most popular tourist destination and the largest economy in the Caribbean, despite having to share their island with another country.
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ADominican Republic
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BHaiti
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CSaint Martin
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DJamaica
Dominican Republic
The Dominican Republic had a GDP of over $174 billion in 2014 and brought in over 6 million tourists.
Question 12
What was the original working title of "The Big Bang Theory"?
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ASheldon's Weird Adventures
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BLenny, Penny, and Kenny
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CTheory of Gravity
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DThe Nerds
Lenny, Penny, and Kenny
The show was originally supposed to be called "Lenny, Penny and Kenny." "The Big Bang Theory" is far catchier.
Question 13
Johannes Gutenberg's printing press started the Printing Revolution in Europe. In which century was it invented?
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A15th
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B16th
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C12th
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D14th
15th
Gutenberg's printing press was invented sometime between 1440 and 1450.
Question 14
This mountainous, landlocked country contains the world's highest metropolitan area over 1 million people, El Alto, at a staggering 13,600 feet average elevation.
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AParaguay
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BUruguay
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CBolivia
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DChile
Bolivia
Bolivia is home to the highest two metro areas in the world, both over 13,000 feet.
Question 15
Which of the following are the typical products of photosynthesis?
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ACarbon dioxide and water
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BGlucose and oxygen
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CWater and glucose
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DOxygen and carbon dioxide
Glucose and oxygen
Glucose and oxygen are the products of photosynthesis in the majority of green plants.
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