Trivia Quiz One

Welcome to the first official Trivia Exchange weekly quiz! The winner (person with the most correct answers) wins one free song from iTunes! The winner will be announced next Saturday.

And now for the Quiz:

Geography

1) If I were to visit Prince Albert, Queen Victoria and Peter Pan, what location would I be in? (I am looking for a place name and the city it is in)

2) In the following picture, which country is highlighted in green? (Click for larger version)








U.S. Government

1) After the Speaker of the House, who is next in line for presidential succession?

2) Which amendment to the U.S. Constitution gave Congress the right to collect an income tax?

The Human Body

1) Which fingernail grows the fastest?

2) If I fell off my bike and broke the smallest bone in my body, what specific part of my body did I probably land on?

Big Words

1) What’s the instrument used to measure blood pressure?

2) What celebration is the focus of an epithalamium?


Please participate by hitting the comments link below and commenting with your answers. Answers cannot be accepted any other way. Please leave some sort of identifying information (first name, website, etc) so I can contact you.

Thanks and good luck!

"Test" Quiz Round Winner

Congratulations to James Carter from Podquiz.com for winning the Test Round! He won with the score of 4.25 out of 10; quite a good score! Since he lives in the UK, I cannot realistically give him the coveted prize (a hug from me). I will instead give him a plug. If you are a lover of trivia, you must download his weekly podcast "Podquiz." It is one of the best trivia podcasts around. Please also visit his website and click on Podcast Alley and cast a vote for his podcast.

Here are the answers to the Test Quiz:

A) The Natural World

Which one of these does not belong?

Polecat
Ocelot
Lynx
Margay

The Polecat. It is not a cat, it is a weasel.

Name the animal that produces milk that never curdles.

Camel

B) Food and Drink

Name the candy whose first eight flavors were: Orange, Green Apple, Root Beer, Very Cherry, Lemon, Cream Soda, Grape, and Licorice.

Jelly Belly Jelly Beans

What substance do McDonald’s and Burger use on their fries to give them a goldish-brown hue?

Sugar

C) History

The British royal family’s current name is Windsor. What were their original two names?

Saxe-Coburg and Gotha

Which building held the record biggest unsupported span of concrete for 2083 years?

The Pantheon

D) Literature

What did James M. Barrie do with all the money he earned from his book “Peter Pan”?

He donated it all to a children’s hospital

Name all the Shakespearian plays in which ghosts appear.

Julius Caesar, Richard III, Hamlet and Macbeth

The next quiz will be posted tomorrow. Please stay tuned!

"Test" Quiz

The Natural World

1. Which one of these does not belong?

Polecat
Ocelot
Lynx
Margay

2. Name the animal that produces milk that never curdles.

Food and Drink

1. Name the candy whose first eight flavors were: Orange, Green Apple, Root Beer, Very Cherry, Lemon, Cream Soda, Grape, and Licorice.

2. What substance do McDonald’s and Burger King use on their fries to give them a goldish-brown hue?

History

1. The British royal family’s current name is Windsor. What were their original two names?

2. Which building held the record for the biggest unsupported span of concrete for 2083 years?

Literature

1. What did James M. Barrie do with all the money he earned from his book “Peter Pan”?

2. Name all the Shakespearean plays in which ghosts appear.

Please comment with your answers. Also, if you would like please leave feedback for the questions (too hard, too easy, whatevers). Please remember to leave your first name so I can identify you. Since this quiz is just a test round, the crappy prize will be nothing more than a hug from me.

Welcome

I started this blog because I love trivia. All trivia lovers are welcome to participate. If you have a trivia website or blog out there, let me know so I can add you to my links section. Quizzes will be posted soon. Enjoy!