Daily Trivia (September 14, 2019) Eddie Money 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 song that Eddie Money made famous, what state is home to Honeymoon Island and how many times Chris Rock has hosted the Oscars. Good luck to all of you!
We have all kinds of excellent questions for you today including one about the song that Eddie Money made famous, what state is home to Honeymoon Island and how many times Chris Rock has hosted the Oscars. Good luck to all of you!
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Daniel RackleyDaily Trivia (9/14/2019) Quiz Questions
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Question 1
Singer Eddie Money passed away on September 13, 2019, after a battle with cancer. What song is he famously known for?
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ATwo Tickets to Paradise
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BParadise City
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CWild Side
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DSunglasses at Night
Two Tickets to Paradise
Eddie Money passed away on September 13, 2019, at the age of seventy. His song "Two Tickets to Paradise" was released in 1977.
Question 2
Which bird, with an insect-like name, has the smallest wingspan?
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ACardinal
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BParakeet
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CAlbatross
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DBee Hummingbird
Bee Hummingbird
The bee hummingbird is as its name would suggest, not much larger than some insects. Its wingspan is only 3.25 centimeters.
Question 3
What year was the Honda Motor Company founded?
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A1946
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B1931
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C1944
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D1939
1946
Founded in Japan in 1946, Honda is a leading manufacturer of a wide variety of products, most notably automobiles.
Question 4
The Pittsburgh Pirates played the San Francisco Giants on September 12, 2019. What was the final score?
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AGiants 9-Pirates 8
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BPirates 7-Giants 3
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CPirates 6-Giants 1
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DPirates 4-Giants 2
Pirates 4-Giants 2
The Pittsburgh Pirates beat the San Francisco Giants by a score of 4-2 in their game on September 12, 2019.
Question 5
Which of the following states is directly north of Missouri?
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AIowa
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BMinnesota
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CColorado
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DIdaho
Iowa
Iowa, the 29th state admitted into the United States, is directly north of Missouri.
Question 6
What state is home to Honeymoon Island State Park?
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AMassachussetts
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BCalifornia
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CIowa
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DFlorida
Florida
Honeymoon Island State Park is a Florida state park located on Honeymoon Island. The park was created in December of 1981.
Question 7
In what fictional North Carolina town did "The Andy Griffith Show" take place?
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ADudley
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BMayberry
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CMt. Olive
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DGoldsboro
Mayberry
The fictional town of Mayberry in which the show is set is based on the real North Carolina town of Mt. Airy.
Question 8
How many full years was FDR President of the United States?
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ATen
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BSixteen
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CEight
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DTwelve
Twelve
Although he won re-election in 1944 and was serving his fourth term as President at the time of his passing, President Franklin Roosevelt passed away just over a month into the term. He only served twelve full years in office.
Question 9
In what year did area codes for telephone numbers go into effect?
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A1949
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B1947
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C1955
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D1933
1947
Developed by AT&T in the 1940s in conjunction with Bell Labs, the first area codes for phone numbers went into effect in 1947.
Question 10
In what state will you find the Huron National Forest?
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AWisconsin
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BMinnesota
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CMaine
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DMichigan
Michigan
The Huron National Forest was established in 1909 after the logging industry in northern Michigan began to decline. Its area spans over 400,000 acres.
Question 11
Who of the following was the actor who played 'Gregory House' on the show "House"?
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AHugh Laurie
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BBilly Connolly
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CStephen Fry
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DHugh Grant
Hugh Laurie
For eight seasons, Hugh Laurie portrayed 'Dr. Gregory House', the cantankerous, pill-popping medical diagnostician on the Fox Network hit series "House".
Question 12
Chris Rock has hosted the Oscars on two separate occasions. In what year did he host them for the first time?
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A2015
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B1998
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C2009
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D2005
2005
Comedian Chris Rock has hosted the Oscars on two separate occasions, the first of which being in 2005.
Question 13
Which of the following is the Richter scale used to measure?
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AEarthquakes
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BRainfall
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CAir pressure
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DSnowfall
Earthquakes
Developed in 1935 by Charles Richter, the Richter scale is used to measure the magnitude of an earthquake.
Question 14
Before becoming President of the United States, which of the following states was Ronald Reagan governor of?
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ANevada
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BAlaska
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CNew York
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DCalifornia
California
Before winning the 1980 election to become President of the United States, Ronald Reagan served as California's 33rd Governor from 1967 to 1975.
Question 15
In what Canadian province will you find the city of Montreal?
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AQuebec
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BAlberta
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COntario
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DNewfoundland
Quebec
With a population of nearly two million people, the Canadian city of Montreal is the most populated city in the province of Quebec.
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