20 Questions, Many Topics

A Trivia Quiz for People Who Know About A Lot Of Things

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Mistahiya, by Stewart Steinhauer, 2000. Granite., Jill Browne

These are twenty questions, and answers, from the original 100-question quiz published on December 31, 2006. Some of these are about friends and relations.

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These are big people questions, mainly. They're questions 61 through 80 of the big 2006 year-end trivia quiz first published for the readers of Accessible Travel on Suite101.com.

Answers below.

61. What is the simplest way of describing the relationship this person has to you: your brother's wife's daughter's paternal grandmother.

62. In what craft (not computer-related) do you purl?

63. What field uses these terms: crochet and quaver.

64. Jim Kramer won the 2006 United States Scrabble Open in Phoenix, Arizona. What is Jim's occupation?

65. If you are in the scrum, and you're not a politician, what sport are you probably playing (based on world-wide popularity of the sports which use this term)?

66. What is rugby named after?

67. Where is the Biltmore Estate?

68. According to the CIA, what country is the world's largest producer of opium?

69. Which number is closest to the number of heroin addicts in the USA: 80,000 OR 800,000 OR 8 million.

70. Name the seven dwarfs who were pals with Snow White in the Disney version.

71. Where did the story of Snow White come from?

72. What field or profession was the most closely linked to gremlins in the days before computers?

73. Who wrote My Brother Jack?

74. What is the traditional definition of a Cockney?

75. Why does a fireman wear red suspenders?

76. Is a spider an insect?

77. True or false: The grizzly bear is the largest living mammal.

78. What musical group had the hit, "Smells like teen spirit"?

79. In what year was "Smells like teen spirit" a hit on the charts?

80. Where is Jim Morrison buried?

And, in a moment, the answers. First, here are a few more trivia quizzes:

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Answers to the Trivia Questions

61. What is the simplest way of describing the relationship this person has to you: your brother's wife's daughter's paternal grandmother. Mum.

62. In what craft (not computer-related) do you purl? Knitting.

63. What field uses these terms: crochet and quaver. Music.

64. Jim Kramer won the 2006 United States Scrabble Open in Phoenix, Arizona. What is Jim's occupation? Proofreader.

65. If you are in the scrum, and you're not a politician, what sport are you probably playing (based on world-wide popularity of the sports which use this term)? Rugby, or rugby football.

66. What is rugby named after? The Rugby School, a boys' school in England.

67. Where is the Biltmore Estate? Asheville, North Carolina, USA

68. According to the CIA, what country is the world's largest producer of opium? Afghanistan.

69. Which number is closest to the number of heroin addicts in the USA: 80,000 OR 800,000 OR 8 million. 800,000

70. Name the seven dwarfs who were pals with Snow White in the Disney version. Sneezy, Grumpy, Dopey, Doc, Bashful, Happy, Sleepy

71. Where did the story of Snow White come from? Any answer saying that it's an old folk tale from Europe will do. The most famous version is the one written down by the Brothers Grimm but they did not make up the story, they collected it as part of their collection of folk tales.

72. What field or profession was the most closely linked to gremlins in the days before computers? Printing.

73. Who wrote My Brother Jack? George Johnston. This is a classic Australian novel but unfortunately it's not well-known elsewhere.

74. What is the traditional definition of a Cockney? Traditionally, someone born in London, England, within the sound of the Bow bells. The Bow bells are the bells of the Church of St Mary-le-Bow.

75. Why does a fireman wear red suspenders? To hold his pants up.

76. Is a spider an insect? No.

77. True or false: The grizzly bear is the largest living mammal. False. The largest mammal is the blue whale.

78. What musical group had the hit, "Smells like teen spirit"? Nirvana

79. In what year was "Smells like teen spirit" a hit on the charts? 1991

80. Where is Jim Morrison buried? Père Lachaise cemetery, Paris, France

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This quiz was originally published as a Christmas holiday treat for readers of Accessible Travel on Suite101.com. Copyright Jill Browne.


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