Back when I was a student, the words "Pop quiz" used to give me the Heebie-jeebies. It's funny how today I enjoy testing my mind, my memory and my knowledge. That's why a pop quiz is now a really fun thing for me to do, and even make. I hope you enjoy refreshing your brain a bit with this pop quiz!
In which year was the first email sent?
Ray Tomlinson is generally recognized as sending the first electronic mail, between two different computers on the ARPANET, in 1971.
1991
1985
1971
1979
Which element was formerly known as brimstone?
Sulfur
Mercury
Bromine
Phosphorus
True or False: Strawberry is the only fruit that has its seeds on the outside
True
False
What is the lightest metal?
Lithium
Titanium
Potassium
Aluminium
A "Gobo" is a term from the world of...
A gobo is an object placed inside or in front of a light source to control the shape of the emitted light and its shadow.
Theater
Economy
Biology
Mathematics
The unicorn is the national animal of which country?
Scotland
Ireland
Bhutan
New Zealand
Early pianos were called "fortepiano" or "pianoforte" - what does the "forte" stand for?
Loud
Music
Keys
Wood
If you eat more chocolate than people in other countries do, you must live in...
Switzerland
Germany
United States
Saudi Arabia
The oldest joke recorded in history was recorded in 1900 BC, almost 4000 years ago, and was about...
Flatulance
Intercourse
Kings and nobles
Merchants
The term "crapulent" means:
Sick from overeating or drinking
Incredibly messy
Speaking in riddles
Prone to bad luck
Which of these was a real proposed Olympic sport in the early 1900s?
Live pigeon shooting
Competitive storytelling
One-leg hopping
Sack racing
Which famous author used over 60 different pen names throughout their career?
Jane Austen
Stephen King
John Grisham
Isaac Asimov
What was the real purpose of the strange-looking "plague doctor" masks of the 17th century?
To scare away looters
To hold scented herbs and filter bad air
To identify doctors during outbreaks
To conceal their identity from the ill
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You are far from ignorant, that seems to be sure. You've got some information about many things, and you're probably always learning new things every day. In a world full of information, it's hard to know what questions life will throw at you, but you did pretty well for yourself!
You have scores and scores of books of facts in your head, don't you? There can be no other reason you scored so high! All joking aside, you seem to be a very knowledgeable person with an intellectual curiosity about many different things. It's wonderful to have such an open mind for knowledge, congratulations on your high scores!
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