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1). Halloween Howler
1. What rock star worked as a gravedigger before starting his musical career?
A. Roy Orbison
B. Billy Joel
C. Mick Jaggar
D. Rod Stewart
1. What famous rock star worked as a gravedigger before starting his musical career?
D. Rod Stewart
TBD: That wasn't The QuizQueen's guess either, but that's what the research says!
2. Which tradition was NOT a precursor to Halloween?
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Article tags: trivia, humor, fun, quiz, test, challenge, halloween, spook, ghost, scare
2). Getting Educated Trivia Quiz
1. In 1949, following the Communists' victory in the civil war between Communists and Nationalists, the Common Program establishes the right of all citizens to education and the responsibility of the state to provide it. In which country did this take place?
A. Cuba
B. China
C. Japan
D. Vietnam
B. China
QQ: How many people got that right? The year shouldn’t have left much room for doubt…
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Article tags: trivia, question, quiz, test, challenge, fact, holiday, history, contest, fun, humor
3). Turkey Trot
1. Most folks know that Americans celebrate a Thanksgiving Day, but they aren't alone. What event is celebrated in The Virgin Islands on Oct. 25?
A. A Thanksgiving Day to rejoice in the end of the hurricane season
B. A Thanksgiving Day to celebrate the end of the harvest season
C. A Thanksgiving Day to mark the beginning of the harvest season
D. There is no such event except in The QuizQueen's imagination.
Article tags: trivia, humor, fun, quiz, test, challenge, question, thanksgiving, holiday, history, tradition
4). Christmas Trivia Quiz
Christmas Quiz
1. Which Christmas tree fact is NOT true?
A. Artificial Christmas trees have outsold real ones every year since 1991.
B. Nova Scotia leads the world in exporting Christmas trees.
c. Franklin Pierce was the first president to decorate an official White House Christmas tree.
D. The Christmas tree was chosen to represent this holy holiday because it's shape points the way to heaven.
Article tags: trivia, humor, fun, quiz, test, challenge, question, christmas, holiday, history, tradition
5). Laborious Details
1. Which countries celebrate Labor Day?
A. United States and Canada
B. United States and Germany
C. United States and England
D. United States and Australia
A. United States and Canada
TBD: It is a celebration of the working class.
2. Which country has the largest labor force in the world?
A. Indonesia
B. United States
C. India
D. China
D. China
TBD: China is followed by India, the United States, and Indonesia.
Article tags: trivia, question, quiz, test, challenge, fact, holiday, history, contest, fun, humor
6). August Arcana
1. Although it is the eighth months in the Gregorian Calendar, August was originally what month in the Roman Calendar?
A. Sixth
B. Seventh
C. Eighth
D. Ninth
A. Sixth
TOPICS: It was originally known as Sextilis which is the Latin name for the sixth month in the Roman calendar.
2. The US honors what fish in August?
A. Goldfish
B. Swordfish
C. Shark
D.
Article tags: trivia, question, quiz, test, challenge, fact, holiday, history, contest, fun, humor
7). Gone Fishing For Trivia
1. We all know that fish travel in schools, but do you know some other plural fishey names?
A. Clutch
B. Shoal
C. Draft
D. Wave
E. All of the above
F. None of the above
G. B and C
G. B and C
TBD: It should have been wave though, don't you think?
2. Can you name the phobia that means a fear of fish?
A. Ichthyophobia
B. Limnophobia
C. Entomophobia
D.
Article tags: trivia, humor, fun, quiz, test, challenge, fish, pet, question
8). Cupid Quotient
Love and romance, mankind has paired into couples ever since Adam and Eve, but what makes some relationships sizzle and others fizzle? Some say it may well be the romantic nature of the individuals who make up the couple. However, whether you are single, searching or happily married, it is human nature to seek romance and love.
So why don't you take my quiz and test your Cupid Quotient?!?
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Article tags: trivia, question, quiz, test, challenge, valentine, heart, love, cupid, holiday, history
9). Marching Along
1. In England, until the Gregorian calendar was adopted in 1752, March was considered what month of the calendar year?
A. First
B. Fourth
C. Eighth
D. Last
A. First
QQ: In England, until the Gregorian calendar was adopted in 1752, March was considered the first month with the legal year beginning on March 25.
2. What animal is honored on March 1?
A.
Article tags: trivia, question, quiz, test, challenge, holiday, history, march
10). Father's Day Trivia
1. A renowned poet and novelist as well as chair of poetry at the University of Cambridge, this academy award-winning actor’s father wrote mysteries under the pseudonym Nicholas Blake.
A. Jack Nicholson
B. Charlie Sheen
C. Daniel Day Lewis
D. Rob Schneider
C. Daniel Day Lewis
QQ: Sure it seemed like a hard question, but really you had a fifty-fifty shot, didn’t you? After all, we all know what Charlie Sheen’s dad does and last time I checked Rob Schneider wasn’t winning any academy awards.
Article tags: trivia, question, quiz, test, challenge, fact, holiday, history, contest, fun, humor
11). Just Horsing Around
1. What is the fear of horses called?
A. Hippophobia
B. Riddiophobia
C. Sadlophobia
D. Equiphobia
A. Hippophobia
TBD: Hey, you know we dosn't make this stuff up, right?!?
2. Which is NOT a form of horse racing?
A. Flat racing
B. Harness racing
C. Steeplechasing
D. Hop-scotching
D. Hop-scotching
TBD: Did you know that horse racing may well be the oldest sport? By the time humans began recording history it was already well established.
Article tags: trivia, humor, fun, quiz, test, challenge, horse, equine, pet, question, farm
12). New Year Trivia Quiz
1. Under which calendar is New Year's Day Jan. 1?
A. Julian Calendar
B. Gregorian Calendar
C. Jewish Calendar
D. Chinese Calendar
E. All of the above
B. Gregorian Calendar
QQ: New Year's Day is the first day of the year, Jan. 1, in the Gregorian calendar. Traditionally the day has been observed as a religious feast, but in modern times the arrival of the New Year has also become an occasion for spirited celebration and the making of personal resolutions.
Article tags: trivia, humor, fun, quiz, test, challenge, question, new year, holiday, history, tradition
13). Birds of a Feather
Birds of a Feather
1. Which is not a group term for birds?
A. Flock
B. Flight
C. Volery
D. Swarm
D. Swarm
TBD: Various insects can collectively be called a swarm but not birds!
2. Which of these is a fear of birds?
A. Alektorophobia
B. Astraphobia
C. Ornithophobia
D. Ouranophobia
C. Ornithophobia
TBD: Although alektorophobia was close, that is a fear of chickens! Astraphobia is the fear of lightning and Ouranophobia is the fear of heaven!
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Article tags: trivia, humor, fun, quiz, test, challenge, bird, pet, question
14). Independence Fever
1. What event do Americans celebrate with a national holiday on July 4th?
A. George Washington’s birthday
B. King George III’s ascension to the throne of England
C. Formal adoption of the Declaration of Independence from England
D. Official signing of the Declaration of Independence
C. Formal adoption of the Declaration of Independence from England
TOPICS: The official signing actually took place over several days.
Article tags: trivia, question, quiz, test, challenge, fact, holiday, history, contest, fun, humor
15). Getting Educated
1. In 1949, following the Communists' victory in the civil war between Communists and Nationalists, the Common Program establishes the right of all citizens to education and the responsibility of the state to provide it. In which country did this take place?
A. Cuba
B. China
C. Japan
D. Vietnam
B. China
QQ: How many people got that right? The year shouldn’t have left much room for doubt…
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Article tags: trivia, question, quiz, test, challenge, fact, holiday, history, contest, fun, humor