Trivia and Facts

Fun quiz with generic trivia and facts.

Points available: 10

1:

What cartoon character was originally designed as a dog?

  • A) Bugs Bunny
  • B) Betty Boop
  • C) Snagglepuss
  • D) Elmer Fudd
2:

Dr. Seuss pronounced "Seuss" to rhyme with:

  • A) Goose
  • B) Bless
  • C) Rejoice
  • D) Dose
3:

What aspect of a statue of a war hero will tell you how they died?

  • A) Whether one, both, or neither hand is raised
  • B) How their horse is posed
  • C) The compass direction in which they are facing
  • D) Whether they are standing or sitting
4:

Which of these will not echo?

  • A) A duck's quack
  • B) A pig's grunt
  • C) A dove call
  • D) A cat's meow
5:

What does "kangaroo" mean in the original Australian?

  • A) Pocket
  • B) Animal with no name
  • C) Kicking
  • D) I don't know
6:

What is the only place on the European continent where monkeys live?

  • A) Switzerland
  • B) The French Parliament
  • C) Gibraltar
  • D) Lichtenstein
7:

P.G. Wodehouse, who started the trend of naming butlers "Jeeves," originally got the name from a real-life:

  • A) Butler
  • B) Member of Parliament
  • C) Cricket player
  • D) Historian
8:

What is the longest-running science fiction series?

  • A) Star Trek
  • B) Babylon 5
  • C) Stargate
  • D) Doctor Who
9:

Who is the only author to have a book in every category of the Dewey Decimal System?

  • A) Isaac Asimov
  • B) J.R.R. Tolkein
  • C) Stephen King
  • D) Dave Barry
10:

What Hollywood star patented a missile guidance system whose components are still used in cell phones today?

  • A) Cary Grant
  • B) Hedy Lamarr
  • C) Marilyn Monroe
  • D) James Cagney