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Intelligence Quiz 1
1. Into what body of water does the Rio Grande, which has its source in Colorado and defines the border between Mexico and Texas, flow?
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Caribbean Sea
Atlantic Ocean
Gulf of Mexico
Pacific Ocean
2. Perhaps the most famous address in literary history, 221B Baker Street, London, England was the home of which of these noted characters?
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Oliver Twist
Samuel Pickwick
Elizabeth Bennett
Sherlock Holmes
3. What do the names Sgt. Snorkel, General Halftrack, Plato, and Zero have in common?
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Names of characters from the 'Beetle Bailey' comic strip
Names of characters from the show 'M.A.S.H.'
Characters from the 'Peanuts' comic strip
Characters from the show 'Hogan's Heroes'6
4. In what is probably the most famous instance of a well-known author surviving his own 'death,' he was quoted as saying 'reports of my death are greatly exaggerated' after having read his own obituary. Which American author said this?
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Ernest Hemingway
F. Scott Fitzgerald
Mark Twain
Edgar Allan Poe
5. A king of ancient Phrygia is famous for making a wish that became his curse. Who was this king with the 'golden touch'?
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Oedipus
Creon
Priam
Midas
6. On November 17, 1968, the U.S. network NBC broke away from a sporting event so that 'Heidi' could be televised at exactly 7:00 P.M. Which type of American sporting event was interrupted in favor of that film?
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Baseball
Football
Tennis
Hockey
7. In 1882 this African elephant was sold to Barnum and Bailey Circus. He became the focal point for the circus, until he was struck by a freight train in 1885 in Canada and killed. What famous elephant is this?
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Jumbo
Mumbo
Dumbo
Peanuts
8. Two wives of Henry VIII, one Queen of England, one Queen of France, and the Queen Consort of English King James I all had which 'A' name?
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Alisha
Alexandria
Andrea
Anne
9. Which street in the U.S. city of San Francisco bears the honorary title of 'Crookedest Street in the World'?
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Mission Street
Lombard Street
Market Street
Bush Street
10. Using some rudimentary knowledge of Latin and Greek, the name of an imaginary beast has been cobbled together. This beast, the 'Rubernaris sophoselaphus', has never walked the Earth. However, for purposes of fun, let's say it had. How would this Latin/Greek name translate into English?
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Red-nostriled wise deer
Narrow-brained happy ant
Gigantic-toed messy elephant
Hairy-knuckled jumping hippo
11. What do Lake Powell, Lake Mead, and Lake Nasser all have in common?
I Don't Know
All are salt lakes
All are man-made lakes
All are in North America
All are really seas
Author: Mike Hanson
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