How would you have fared on 21? Try these authenic questions
Would you have beat your opponents on Twenty-One? Here's a copy of actual quiz questions asked contestant Charles Van Doren. Test yourself and see how you would have fared. (Answers are at the bottom). If you remember the movie well, a couple questions may look familiar.
Here it is....remember now....no cheating....
Question: 1 of 12
Subject: World War II
Lake Ladoga played a large part in a particular phase of World War II. Name the two countries whose troops opposed each other at Lake Ladoga.
~Finland and Russia
~Germany and England
~Italy and the United States
~Norway and Germany
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Question: 2 of 12
Subject: Medicine
The necessity for cleanliness and sterilization was not realized until the middle of the nineteenth century. What is the name of the surgeon who introduced sterilization to the operating room?
~Louis Bisio
~Andrew Harmond
~Joseph Lister
~Stephen James
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Question: 3 of 12
Subject: Fashion
What synthetic fiber has almost completely replaced silk in women's stockings?
~Rayon
~Nylon
~Acetate
~Banlon
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Question: 4 of 12
Subject: Founding Fathers
One of the first American statesmen to protest taxation by the British was a man from Massachusetts who said, "Taxation without representation is tyranny." Name him.
~John Adams
~Josiah Quincy
~Everett Hale
~James Otis
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Question: 5 of 12
Subject: Winston Churchill
Winston Churchill wrote a series of six brilliant books chronicling the events leading up to and including World War II. Name three of them.
~"The Gathering Storm, Triumph and Tragedy, The Grand Alliance"
~"Defence and Honor, Their Finest Hour, A Call to Arms"
~"The Hinge of Fate, The Cauldron of Fire, Comfort and Sacrifice"
~"Battle and Betrayal, The Final Contest, Closing the Ring"
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Question: 6 of 12
Subject: Queens
The wife of King Ahab was a cruel and willful woman; she favored the idolatrous worship of Baal and persecuted the prophets of Jehovah. What was her name and what country did she rule?
~Bathsheba ruled Sodom
~Esther ruled Capernaum
~Vashti ruled Judea
~Jezebel ruled Palestine
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Question: 7 of 12
Subject: The Civil War
Because of a disagreement with his commanding general, Ulysses Grant was virtually placed under arrest for a brief time early in 1862. Who was the commanding general of the Union army at that time?
~Halleck
~Hooker
~McClellan
~Burnside
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Question: 8 of 12
Subject: Boxing
Name the three heavyweight champions immediately preceding Joe Louis.
~James J. Braddock, Max Baer, Primo Carnera
~Sugar Ray Robinson, Max Baer, Max Schmeling
~Max Schmeling, John Sullivan, Jersey Joe Walcott
~Primo Carnera, John Sullivan, Max Baer
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Question: 9 of 12
Subject: Movies and Movie Stars
In 1954, the Oscars for the best supporting actress, best director, and best story screenplay writer all went to people who worked on the film "On the Waterfront." Name those people.
~John Ford, director; Harold Loessen, writer; Celeste Holme, supporting actress
~Elia Kazan, director; Budd Schulberg, writer; Eva Marie Saint, supporting actress
~John Huston, director; Dennis Brookings, writer; Vivien Leigh, supporting actress
~Joseph L. Mankiewicz, director; Kenneth Ryan, writer; Eleanor Parker, supporting actress
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Question: 10 of 12
Subject: Explorers
Pizzaro was an early Spanish explorer who discovered and conquered an advanced civilization. Tell us the civilization he discovered, the country this civilization was in, and the leader of the civilization at the time of the conquest.
~The Aztecs of Mexico were led by Montezuma
~The Toltec of Brazil were led by Balahancha
~The Incas of Peru were led by Atahualpa
~The Mayas of Guatemala were led by Chahanitza
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Question: 11 of 12
Subject: Newspapers
The grandsons of Joseph Medill, two of the most successful journalists in the county from 1914 on, were the owners and managers of the "Chicago Tribune" and the "New York Daily News." Who were they?
~Robert R. McCormick and Joseph Patterson
~Edward Johnston and William W. Bennett
~James Edward O'Brien and Tyrone Root
~Phillip T. Blanchard and Robert David Leary
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Question: 12 of 12
Subject: Kings
It's well known that some of Henry the VIII's six wives fared better than others. He divorced his first wife, Catherine of Aragon, and married his sixth, Catherine Parr, just a few years before he died. Name the second, third, fourth and fifth wives of Henry VIII and describe their fates.
~Anne Boyleyn, divorced; Jane Seymour, died in childbirth; Anne of Cleves, beheaded; Catherine Howard, beheaded
~Anne Boyleyn, died in childbirth; Jane Seymour, beheaded; Anne of Cleves, divorced; Catherine Howard, beheaded
~Anne Boyleyn, beheaded; Jane Seymour, died in childbirth; Anne of Cleves, divorced; Catherine Howard, beheaded
~Anne Boyleyn, beheaded; Jane Seymour, beheaded; Anne of Cleves, died in childbirth; Catherine Howard, divorced
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Answers:
1. Finland and Russia
2. Joseph Lister
3. Nylon
4. James Otis
5. "The Gathering Storm, Triumph and Tragedy, The Grand Alliance"
6. Jezebel ruled Palestine
7. Halleck
8. James J. Braddock, Max Baer, Primo Carnera
9. Elia Kazan, director; Budd Schulberg, writer; Eva Marie Saint, supporting actress
10. The Incas of Peru were led by Atahualpa
11. Robert R. McCormick and Joseph Patterson
12. Anne Boyleyn, beheaded; Jane Seymour, died in childbirth; Anne of Cleves, divorced; Catherine Howard, beheaded
Quiz source: http://home.sandiego.edu/~racheles/week12.html