Trivia Quiz: Trivia and Facts

Question 1: What cartoon character was originally designed as a dog?

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

Question 2: Dr. Seuss pronounced "Seuss" to rhyme with:

 A: Goose
 B: Bless
 C: Rejoice
 D: Dose

Question 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

Question 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

Question 5: What does "kangaroo" mean in the original Australian?

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

Question 6: What is the only place on the European continent where monkeys live?

 A: Switzerland
 B: The French Parliament
 C: Gibraltar
 D: Lichtenstein

Question 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

Question 8: What is the longest-running science fiction series?

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

Question 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

Question 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