Just Trivia - Quiz Practice Sets

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Wednesday, April 24, 2024

Music Trivia Questions - Set 2

Taking quizzes is enjoyable, and everyone knows that learning is more effective when it's fun. Taking a few simple general knowledge quizzes will help you pass the time and learn new things in your odd spare moments.

Who's number 1 album in 1987 was The Joshua Tree?
Who was Pearl Jam's lead singer?
Who was the Sex Pistols's drummer?
In which band were Johnny Thunders and Jerry Nolan before the Heartbreakers?
Which singer/drummer, of Philadelphia International, doubled as frontman for the Tramps?
What was Stevie Wonder previously known as?
Who was the organist for the Doors?
At whose free concert in 1969 did a Hell's Angel, acting as a security guard, stab a man to death?
In which year was the first Woodstock festival held?
Who was the singer with early Led Zeppelin?
In which year did the Beatles release Rubber Soul?
What is the first hit song more than 5 minutes long?
For Dylan's Like a Rolling Stone, who switched from guitar to organ?
In which year was the Beatles' 'Sgt. Peppers Lonely Hearts Club Band' released?
From whom did George Harrison learn sitar?
What was Iggy Pop's real name?
In which year did MTV begin broadcasting 24 X 7 pop music videos?
Which year is generally regarded as 'the year of punk'?
Who was the patron and manager of Velvet Underground in 1965?
At a concert in Miami in 1969, who was arrested for exposing himself?

Andy Warhol

Andy Warhol, who was born and reared in Pittsburgh, first focused on becoming a successful commercial illustrator.

He gained notoriety as a significant and contentious artist in the late 1950s after putting on exhibitions of his work in a number of galleries.

Distinguished intellectuals, drag queens, playwrights, Bohemian street people, Hollywood superstars, and affluent clientele would congregate in his New York workshop, The Factory.

He marketed a group of individuals referred to as Warhol superstars, and is renowned for having influenced the popular phrase "15 minutes of fame".

He started Interview and oversaw and produced the Velvet Underground, an experimental rock group, in the late 1960s. Not only that, but he wrote a number of books, such as Popism: The Warhol Sixties and The Philosophy of Andy Warhol.

Before the gay liberation movement, he was an openly gay man.

Music Trivia Questions - Set 1

Trivia quizzes provide you positive feedback, which makes studying more motivating. Who can resist learning when it comes with the excitement of a good score? Knowing the periodic table suddenly becomes exciting.

Who, in 1928, had the first hit with the boogie beat?
Who had the best selling pop instrumental of 1962?
When was the first 33 1/3 rpm LP album released?
Who was the vocalist for 'The Yardbirds' in 1958?
Who was the drummer with the Doors?
1972, who produced Lou Reed's solo album 'Transformer?
In which year did the Beatles' manager Brian Epstein die?
Which classically trained keyboard player joined Jim Morrison to form 'the Doors'?
Called up before the local draft board in 1966, which singer insisted he was gay to escape the draft?
How did Duane Allman die in 1971
Whose version of 'House of the Rising Sun' topped the charts in1964?
What was Bob Dylan's real name?
Between 1963 and 1966 which writer - producer team score 28 records in the pop top 20 including 12 number one hits?
Which year was considered American pop charts' Year of the Woman?
In which year was Chubby Checker's Twist released?
What was the name of the skiffle band consisting of John Lennon, Paul McCartney and George Harrison?
What was Elvis Presley's first record?
What was the name of Bill Haley's band?
In 1953, who wrote Hound Dog for Big Mama Thornton?
What was John Lee Hooker's first R&B hit?

Bill Haley and the Comets

American rock and roll group Bill Haley & His Comets was founded in 1947 and remained active until Haley's passing in 1981.

Bill Haley and the Comets and Bill Haley's Comets were other names for the band. The quartet released nine Top 20 singles between late 1954 and late 1956, including three Top Ten hits and one number one.

For a number of years, "Rock Around the Clock" held the record for the most sales of any rock single in the genre's history.

Formerly a Western swing singer, band leader Bill Haley switched the musical style of his group to rock after recording a rockabilly cover of Ike Turner and his Kings of Rhythm's "Rocket 88," one of the earliest rock and roll records.

General Knowledge Trivia Questions - Set 5

Increased brain health is one of the biggest advantages of playing trivia games, did you know that?

Who was Australia's third Prime Minister?
In which year was the first test between England and Australia played?
Who was Australia playing when Mark Taylor matched Don Bradman's record Test score of 344?
Who was the host of the long-running TV show 'Hey, Hey, It's Saturday?
What point is the lowest point on the Australian mainland?
Which two animals are on the Australian fifty cent coin?
Where in Australia is the Henley-on-Todd held each year?
What do you call a group of jellyfish ?
What famous Sydney landmark was reopened in April 2004?
Who played Ritchie Cunningham in Happy Days?
In what year did Midget Farrely become the world's first surfing champion?
Which rapper starred in the film 8 Mile?
Where in New South Wales would you find The Big Trout?
Which Australian city includes the suburbs Subiaco and Cottesloe?
What is the State Capital of California ?
In which year did Pat Cash win Wimbledon?
In which sport would you shave down for negative splits?
Which film featured Hatchet Harry and Barry the Baptist?
Which horse won the first ever Melbourne Cup?
How would you express 98 in Roman Numerals?

The Henley-on-Todd Regatta

Every year in Alice Springs, Australia, the Henley-on-Todd Regatta, also known as the Todd River Race, is a "boat" race conducted in the usually dry sandy bed of the Todd River.

It started out carefully as a joke, mocking the initial British colonists and the formality of the British river races that are still held today. The town hosts a mock regatta every year on the third Saturday in August, which draws a sizable crowd of residents and visitors.

"No fishing" signs are up, food and drink are served from booths, and the festivities go all day.

Since it is the only dry river regatta in the world, water in the river caused the event to be cancelled in 1993.

The track officials protested when the Alice Springs Hash House Harriers and Katherine Hash House Harriers running clubs entered the water with their boats and finished the race.

General Knowledge Trivia Questions - Set 4

Quizzes are more than just solitary activities; they are links between the heart and the head. Whether you're participating in a quiz night with friends, family, or even complete strangers, the beauty of knowledge sharing is fostering connections.

Twenty General Knowledge Questions

With Answers

Who wrote The Origin of the Species?
Which Slim Dusty song is Australia's only Gold 78 record?
Who was the original singer of You're So Vain?
Which bear grows the largest - Brown, Grizzly or Polar?
In which year were the Ash Wednesday Fires?
How many test scores over 200 did Don Bradman achieve?
What is the first name of ex Prime Minister Malcolm Fraser's wife?
Where were the 1968 Olympic Games held?
Mount Everest is on the border of which two countries?
What do the letters M & M stand for in the chocolate M & M?
Where would you find St. Mark's Square?
Which ex-patriot Australian is known as the Kogarah Kid?
Which country was called Siam until 1939?
What sport would you be playing if competing for the Solheim Cup?
Which river flows both north and south of the equator ?
Who broke the 100m freestyle world record at the 2004 Olympic trials?
Who was the only person exempted from taking a drug test at the 1972 Olympics?
What is the name of the rear of a ship?
In Aussie rhyming slang what is a 'Captain Cook' ?
Which popular entertainer was born Reginald Dwight?

To help me memorise Pi to nine decimal places, I employ an easy trick - 'May I have a large container of coffee, thank you'. Counting the number of letters in each word gives us 3.141592653.

Mathematicians have been attempting to expand their knowledge of π for millennia, occasionally by precisely calculating its value.

For practical computations, ancient civilisations such as the Babylonians and Egyptians needed reasonably good estimations of π.

Greek mathematician Archimedes developed a technique to calculate π with arbitrarily high accuracy in 250 BC.

Using geometrical methods, mathematicians from China and India approximated π to seven and five digits, respectively, in the fifth century AD.

A millennium later, the first computing formula for π was found, based on infinite series.

The Welsh mathematician William Jones is credited for using the Greek letter π to denote the ratio of a circle's circumference to its diameter as early as 1706.

Monday, April 22, 2024

General Knowledge Trivia Questions - Set 3

Our natural enjoyment of mysteries, puzzles, and the rush of solving questions is tapped into by quizzes.

Twenty General Knowledge Questions

With Answers

Which states did Don Bradman play for?
What does a beaver live in?
How high is Uluru in metres?
In which Australian town is the Cherry Festival held each year?
What is Australia's wettest town?
What are the names of the Dukes of Hazzard boys?
What is the home town of the artist Pro Hart?
How many days did the astronaught Andy Thomas spend on the Mir Space Station?
Who captained New South Wales to win the 2003 State of Origin series?
Which band released the album Meteora in 2003?
Mad Max's Interceptor was based on which car?
How many strings are there on a mandolin?
Which two Australian's played Test cricket in the 70s, 80s and 90s?
Which was the last Summer Olympics Games didn't win a gold medal?
In which Australian state was compulsory voting first introduced?
Which town is at the junction of the Murray and Darling Rivers?
What is Al Pachino's real first name?
Which movie star was the inspiration behind Bugs Bunny?
Australia's Ascot racecourse is in which city ?
What is the value of Pi to five decimal places?

Uluru

Uluru (/ˌuːləˈruː/; Pitjantjatjara: Uluṟu [ˈʊlʊɻʊ]), also known as Ayers Rock (/ˈɛərz/ AIRS) and officially gazetted as Uluru / Ayers Rock, is a large sandstone monolith. It outcrops near the centre of Australia in the southern part of the Northern Territory, 335 km (208 mi) south-west of Alice Springs.

Uluru is sacred to the Pitjantjatjara, the Aboriginal people of the area, known as the Aṉangu.

The area around the formation is home to an abundance of springs, waterholes, rock caves and ancient paintings. Uluru is listed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site. Uluru and Kata Tjuta, also known as the Olgas, are the two major features of the Uluṟu-Kata Tjuṯa National Park.

Uluru is one of Australia's most recognisable natural landmarks and has been a popular destination for tourists since the late 1930s. It is also one of the most important indigenous sites in Australia.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Uluru

General Knowledge Trivia Questions - Set 2

A quiz is a useful tool for detecting and filling knowledge gaps, whether it's maths, geography, general knowledge, or something else entirely.

Twenty General Knowledge Questions

With Answers

Mount Erebus is which continent's major active volcano?
The rock music video channel MTV made its debut in which year?
In which European country would you find the city of Toledo?
Which New South Wales, Australia, city is known as Silver City?
Who was the 2004 Australian of the Year?
What type of vegetable is a kipfler?
Where was Nicole Kidman born?
In which country would you find the Suez Canal?
Mark Hunter was the lead singer in which band?
Paul Newman is associated with which sport?
Who won the 1984 Olympic gold medal for the heptathlon?
What is the name of Ronald McDonald's fat purple friend?
When did the Overland Telegraph between Port Augusta and Darwin become operational?
What was Kylie Minogue's first single?
Which Australian boxer twice went the distance with Muhamad Ali?
How many players are on a basketball court at one time?
The Boy From Oz is a musical about who?
The Torrens River flows through which Australian city?
Who was the only Australian swimmer to win gold in the 1988 Seoul Olympics?
Who was charged with the murder of John F Kennedy in 1963?

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Broken Hill
Broken Hill, sometimes known as "The Silver City," the "Oasis of the West," and the "Capital of the Outback," is a historically significant boomtown in Australia.

The Barrier Range was discovered in 1844, and the explorer Charles Sturt called it a "Broken Hill" in his journal at the time.

Boundary rider, Charles Rasp, found silver on this fractured slope in 1883.

The "broken hill" that gave rise to the town of Broken Hill was made up of several hills that seemed to have cracks in them. This shattered hill has been dug away and is now non-existent.

Despite being surrounded by desert and located more than 1,100 km (680 mi) west of Sydney, the town features numerous attractions, including the Living Desert Sculptures, as well as noticeable park and garden displays.

Given its long daylight hours, the town has a significant potential for solar electricity.

The Paakantji, Mayyankapa, and Nyiimpaa are the three main Aboriginal language groups in the Broken Hill area.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Broken_Hill

Sunday, February 10, 2013

General Knowledge Trivia Questions - Set 1

Quizzing can find areas that need more study and uncover knowledge gaps.

Twenty General Knowledge Questions

With Answers

Which bird would you associate with the Collingwood Football Club?
Who won Australia's first ever Winter Olympics Gold medal?
In what year did Cold Chisel split up?
What is the only type of bird that can fly backwards?
Which Australian city hosted the 2001 Goodwill Games?
Where was William Shakespeare born?
Who said, "You can't be a real country unless you have a beer and an airline"?
What is the highest point in the Northern Territory?
Which New Zealand batsman faced the famous underarm ball from Trevor Chappell?
How many wickets did Dennis Lillee take during his test career?
Which rapper starred in the movie 8 Mile?
Which film was the first to gross one Billion dollars?
Who's biography is titled 'Neither shaken nor stirred'?
What is the largest island in the Caribbean?
Which letter lies directly to the left of N on a standard keyboard?
What was Donald Bradman's Test average for Australia?
What is the former name of Silverchair?
What is Australia's second oldest capital city?
In which two years did Greg Norman win the British Golf Open?
Who won the first Sheffield Shield ?

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Hummingbird
Hummingbirds are the smallest mature birds, measuring 7.5–13 cm (3–5 in) in length.

The smallest is the 5 cm (2.0 in) bee hummingbird, which weighs less than 2.0 g (0.07 oz), and the largest is the 23 cm (9 in) giant hummingbird, weighing 18–24 grams (0.63–0.85 oz).

Noted for long beaks, hummingbirds are specialized for feeding on flower nectar, but all species also consume small insects.

They are known as hummingbirds because of the humming sound created by their beating wings, which flap at high frequencies audible to other birds and humans.

They hover at rapid wing-flapping rates, which vary from around 12 beats per second in the largest species to 80 per second in small hummingbirds.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hummingbird