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EZ Does It Trivia April 2021 Question 1 EZ Does It Trivia April 2021 Question 1 In what country is Istanbul located: Germany or Turkey? Answer 1 Turkey. Istanbul is Turkey’s largest city, but Ankara is the capital. Question 2 What nickname was used by both musician Edward Kennedy Ellington and actor John Wayne: Pilgrim or Duke? Answer 2 Duke. Ellington’s friends game him the nickname when he was about seven because he began dressing and behaving like a nobleman—his mom’s doing. John Wayne had a sidekick when he was young: his dog, Duke. Locals began calling them “Big Duke” and “Little Duke.” Question 3 Who was on the first cover of TV Guide in 1953: The Beatles or Lucille Ball and Desi Arnaz Jr.? Answer 3 Lucille Ball and Desi Arnaz Jr. Ball was on the magazine’s cover three times that year. Question 4 What organ controls blood sugar levels in your body: the heart or the pancreas? Answer 4 The pancreas. When blood sugar levels rise, the pancreas produces insulin to regulate blood sugar. Question 5 What is another name for pinafore: a shoe or an apron? Answer 5 An apron. The name comes from how it was placed on the body: pinned to the front of a dress. Question 6 What object is associated with the name Bunsen: a bread pan or a burner? Answer 6 Burner. German chemist Dr. Robert Bunsen created the Bunsen burner in 1855. It continues to be a mainstay in laboratories worldwide. Question 7 Which is a shade of green: crimson or emerald? Answer 7 Emerald. Crimson is a shade of red. Other shades of green include olive, mint, lime, forest, and teal. Question 8 What object is associated with the name Mason: cows or jars? Answer 8 Jars. Tinsmith John Landis Mason invented and patented the design for glass jars or bottles with a screw-threaded top in 1858. Question 9 Finish this phrase by Edgar Allan Poe: “Once upon a midnight dreary, while I pondered…” Answer 9 “Weak and weary.” “The Raven” was first printed in the New York Evening Mirror in 1845. Repeated throughout the poem and perhaps more well-known is the line “Quoth the Raven ‘Nevermore.’” Question 10 What animal is measured in “hands”: a dog or a horse? Answer 10 Horse. This ancient measurement of length is so named because it uses a person’s hand—more specifically, palm’s width, including the thumb—to determine the unit distance. The hand calculation is now standardized at four inches and continues to be used to determine the height of a horse from the ground to the top of the shoulders. Question 11 What tool is used to drive nails into wood: a screwdriver or a hammer? Answer 11 Hammer. There are more than 40 different types of hammers, and they come in all shapes and sizes depending upon the intended use. Question 12 How many baby teeth do humans typically have: 32 or 20? Answer 12 Twenty. Most children have all 20 of their primary teeth by the age of three. The full set of (32) adult teeth are usually present by age 14. Question 13 What type of dwelling rhymes with spouse: condo or house? Answer 13 House. Currently, the largest house in the world is located in Mumbai, India. Antilia, was completed in 2010, is 27 stories high, and has 37,000 square meters (398,265 square feet) of living space. Before Antilia, the world’s largest house was the Biltmore House in Ashville, North Carolina. Completed in 1895, Biltmore has a mere 16,622 square meters (178,918 square feet) of living space. Question 14 For many years, who was considered the founder of baseball: L’il Abner or Abner Doubleday? Answer 14 Abner Doubleday. In 1953, credit was given to Alexander Cartwright, who, in 1845, was the first to publish the rules of modern-day baseball. Currently, William R. Wheaton and William H. Tucker are credited with finalizing these rules. Question 15 What temperature is considered normal for the human body: 68.9 or 98.6? Answer 15 98.6. More specifically, normal body temperature is anywhere between 97.7 and 99.5 degrees Fahrenheit. Question 16 What famous dance couple danced their last dance on film together in the 1949 musical The Barkleys of Broadway: Gene Kelly and Shirley Temple or Fred Astaire and Ginger Rogers? Answer 16 Fred Astaire and Ginger Rogers. It was their only movie made in color. Question 17 Who is the author of The Good Earth: Minnie Pearl or Pearl S. Buck? Answer 17 Pearl S. Buck. Buck wrote the novel in 1931 and won the Nobel Prize for Literature in 1938. Question 18 Who is the “Hi-De-Ho Man:” Cecil B. Demille or Cab Calloway? Answer 18 Cab Calloway. The nickname reflects his most famous song, “Minnie the Moocher.” The phrase is used in the chorus. Question 19 In golf, what club is used to hit the ball the farthest distance: the putter or the driver? Answer 19 The driver. The putter is designed to move the ball into the hole once the ball is on the green. Question 20 What kind of broadcaster was Howard Cosell: news or sports? Answer 20 Sports. He first became famous for reporting on boxing matches but later became a household name for being a part of the Monday Night Football broadcast in the 1970s. Question 21 According to the lyrics of an Andrews Sisters’ song, what does “Bei Mir Bist Du Shöen” mean: that you’re tall or that you’re grand? Answer 21 That you’re grand. The Yiddish phrase translates into “To me, you’re beautiful.” Question 22 What was Frank Lloyd Wright’s profession: singer/ songwriter or architect? Answer 22 Architect. With his career spanning 70 years,Wright designed over 7,000 structures. Fallingwater, built in Western Pennsylvania in 1935, epitomizes his organic architecture philosophy movement. Question 23 What position did Joe Namath play: pitcher or quarterback? Answer 23 Quarterback. Joe Namath played for the New York Jets for most of his career. His nickname was “Broadway Joe.” Question 24 In what field of study did Margaret Mead excel: mathematics or anthropology? Answer 24 Anthropology. Mead’s work in cultural anthropology helped promote the women’s rights movement. Question 25 What planet in our solar system is the largest: Earth or Jupiter? Answer 25 Jupiter. By comparison, Jupiter is 1,120 percent larger than Earth. Question 26 What is a group of 144 items considered: a ton or a gross? Answer 26 A gross. It is also referred to as a dozen dozen. Question 27 According to superstition, what item brings bad luck when placed on a bed: money or a hat? Answer 27 A hat. Some say the notion may have started from static electricity buildup when removing your cap, believing it to be evil spirits that might transfer to your bed, causing nightmares. Question 28 Who was the host of Sing Along with Mitch: Mitch McConnell or Mitch Miller? Answer 28 Mitch Miller. Miller’s TV show ran from 1961 to 1964 on NBC. Question 29 What home products brand was founded by Earl Tupper: Avon or Tupperware? Answer 29 Tupperware. The product was developed in 1938, but the company was not successful until 1946, when it embraced the party plan method of direct marketing, and Tupperware parties were born. Question 30 What did Cinderella’s fairy godmother transform into a horse-drawn carriage in the 1950 animated film Cinderella: a tea kettle or a pumpkin? Answer 30 A pumpkin. Field mice were transformed into horses. brought to you by.
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