This week's quiz is based on the factoids given in
The Joy of Trivia. Except for the first question, no time traveling is required to answer these twelve questions, one from each of the book's non-miscellaneous chapters.
The Joy of Trivia Questions
- Q1) On March 28, 1976, what milestone did the Earth's population surpass?
- Q2) What artist was a small boy when he surprised his father with a drawing of a horrible monster, leading his dad to enroll his talented son in an art class.
- Q3) In 1650, who calculated that the Earth was created at 9:00 a.m. on October 23, 4004 B.C.?
- Q4) True or false: Only female mosquitoes suck animals' blood.
- Q5) What ancient Greek's voice did Homer claim was "as loud as that of fifty men"?
- Q6) What city houses the U.S. silver depository?
- Q7) In geology, what is the minimum diameter for a stone to be called a boulder?
- Q8) What color is usually used for the room for actors and actresses waiting to appear on stage in a theater?
- Q9) What alcoholic beverage consists of 85 percent corn, 12 percent malt, and three percent rye?
- Q10) Which of King Henry VIII's wives had six fingers on her left hand?
- Q11) What sport's name comes from a word that translates to "take it" in English?
- Q12) True or false: Apple pie was invented in the U.S.
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