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Betcha Didn't Know...II
Here are more random trivia questions on things that we use today.
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(2.02)
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Quiz ID: #10133
Category:
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Submitted By:
plain_jane
Question #1
Levi Strauss, who was a teenager then, invented jeans, naming them after Geneva, Switzerland where the fabric was made.
True
False
Question #2
This popular American snack was invented by German immigrant F. W. Rueckheim, who worked in a farm before heading for Chicago to try his luck.
Baseball Cards with Gum
Cracker Jack
Hostess Cupcake
Corn Chips
Question #3
This board game, the first in America, was invented by a clergyman's daughter named Anne W. Abbott.
Your Answer:
4 words, 21 letters. There is also an alternate answer.
Show Hint
Question #4
Walt Disney's animated character Mickey Mouse starred in this 1928 short film, which is also recognized as the first sound cartoon.
Your Answer:
2 words, 15 letters.
Show Hint
Question #5
The G.I. Joe doll, a foot-tall model of the US Army soldier, was created by Stanley Weston for toy company Hasbro, and went on sale in 1964.
True
False
Question #6
What are the names of the two Scott brothers who developed small, perforated rolls of toilet paper?
William and John
Paul and Daniel
Edward and Clarence
Wally and Adler
Question #7
The original Peach Melba, as created by Chef Auguste Escoffier, consisted of vanilla ice cream covered in sliced peaches set in an ice swan coated with sugar. The swan design was inspired by a scene from the romantic opera '________'.
Your Answer:
1 word, 9 letters.
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Question #8
Hummel Figurines, small, hand-crafted sculptures of children, actually started out as drawings by Austrian nurse Berta Hummel.
True
False
Question #9
An attempt to create a spring that would function as a counterbalance for navigational instruments on ships led to the creation of this famous toy instead.
Your Answer:
1 word, 6 letters. There is also an alternate answer.
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Question #10
During a hiking trip in 1948, annoyed by the burrs that got caught in his clothes, particularly his fuzzy socks, this man came up with the idea of creating Velcro.
George de Mestral
Whitcomb Judson
Gideon Sundback
Walter Hunt
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