Ohio State and Delta Airlines Trivia (August 15, 2019)
Written by Daniel Rackley
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We've got all kinds of interesting happenings to quiz you on in today's quiz, like the weird thing that Ohio State University is trying to do with a certain word and the absolutely strange flight that Delta Airlines had last week. Oh and by the way, what did a gallon of milk cost in 1975?
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Question 1
Ohio State University submitted a trademark application on August 8, 2019, for the use of what word when it came to items marked for sale?
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AThe
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BPop
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CWeasel
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DGoes
The
Ohio State University filed a trademark application on August 8, 2019, for use of the word "the" as it pertained to items available for sales such as hats and shirts.
Question 2
What film won the Oscar for Best Picture in 2001?
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AAli
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BGladiator
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CCrash
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D28 Weeks Later
Gladiator
'Gladiator', the movie starring Russel Crowe as a former general who is enslaved as a gladiator, won Best Picture in 2001.
Question 3
Aside from removing exhaust from the engine, what is an automobile's muffler designed to do?
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AReduce noise
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BBraking
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CHelp with steering
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DAcceleration assistance
Reduce noise
The inside of a muffler contains a perforated set of tubes that are designed reflect the sound waves produced by an engine to minimize the noise as it leaves a vehicle.
Question 4
What was the cost of a gallon of milk in 1975?
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A$3.33
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B$2.00
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C$1.57
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D$4.12
$1.57
Like most things, milk cost less back in 1975. In those days, all you needed to buy a gallon of milk was $1.57.
Question 5
The land that occupies the state of Florida used to belong to Spain. What year did Spain sell the land to the United States?
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A1875
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B1819
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C1911
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D1905
1819
The Spanish government sold Florida to the United States in 1819. It became a state in 1845.
Question 6
What team will be Indianapolis Colts be playing against in their NFL Preseason game on August 17, 2019?
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ACleveland Browns
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BDetroit Lions
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CDallas Cowboys
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DSeattle Seahawks
Cleveland Browns
The Cleveland Browns finished out the regular season last year with seven wins and eight losses.
Question 7
What is the longest snake?
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AReticulated python
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BKing cobra
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CRattlesnake
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DDiamondback
Reticulated python
The reticulated python measures up as one of the longest snakes in the world, with the longest of the species growing up to thirty feet.
Question 8
Which of the following was NOT a state during the Civil War?
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AMichigan
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BFlorida
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CMissouri
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DIdaho
Idaho
Idaho, the state famous for its potatoes, was admitted to the Union in 1890 and was not a U.S. State during the Civil War.
Question 9
In August of 2019, a man from New York documented a rare happening onboard a SkyWest/Delta flight. What was that happening?
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APeople smoking
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BGiant bags of pretzels
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CPlane flew backwards
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DHe was the only passenger
He was the only passenger
In a unique set of circumstances that involved a previous flight being canceled, a man from New York ended up being the only passenger onboard a Delta flight that left out of Salt Lake City in August of 2019.
Question 10
Which comedian's television show did "The Simpsons" originally appear on?
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APhil Hartman
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BChris Farley
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CTracy Ullman
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DGeorge Carlin
Tracy Ullman
"The Simpsons" first appeared on the sketch comedy program 'The Tracey Ullman Show' in 1987 as a series of animated shorts and finished up their run on the program in the spring of 1989.
Question 11
A woman walking near her home in Hilton Head Island, South Carolina on August 12, 2019, was taken to the hospital after being bitten by what animal?
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AAlligator
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BCat
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CGorilla
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DBald eagle
Alligator
The sixty-eight-year-old woman was walking her dog around 10 pm on the night of August 12, 2019, when an eight-foot-long alligator bit the woman on the wrist and leg.
Question 12
Effective September 15, 2019, what airline is no longer offering routes between Ireland and North America?
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ASpirit Airlines
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BNorwegian Airlines
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CUnited Airlines
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DDelta Airlines
Norwegian Airlines
Due to the grounding of the Boeing 737 aircraft, the company stated that offering the flights from the two destinations were no longer commercially viable.
Question 13
Which of the following is the name of the person who invented the windshield wiper for use in automobiles?
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AMary Anderson
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BHenry Ford
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CThomas Edison
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DNikola Tesla
Mary Anderson
In 1903, female inventor Mary Anderson invented the "window cleaning device" for cars that came to be known as a windshield wiper.
Question 14
The Detroit Tigers lost their game against the Seattle Mariners on August 13, 2019, in embarrassing fashion. What was the final score?
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ASeattle 11-Detroit 6
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BSeattle 20-Detroit 1
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CSeattle 10-Detroit 0
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DSeattle 9-Detroit 2
Seattle 11-Detroit 6
The Seattle Mariners had the number of the Detroit Tigers in their game on August 13, 2019, with a final score of 11-6.
Question 15
What are male giraffes called?
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APup
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BLamb
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CBull
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DTom
Bull
Just like with cattle, male giraffes are known as bulls.
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