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Hi! And welcome to my Rather Difficult Ratibron Trivia Test. I'm a big fan of useless knowledge and will be seeing if you know enough useless information to answer these questions. Don't worry if you don't know the answer, I couldn't answer half of these if I hadn't written the darn thing! Have fun and feel free to leave comments!
Warning: These question are mostly historical and scientific in nature. There are no math problems.
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What is the oldest College in North America?
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In Christianity, the seven deadly sins are considered “deadly” because it is believed they can do terrible damage to the soul. The now-famous list does not appear in the Bible and may have been formulated by Gregory the Great (540–604). The deadly sins are sometimes known as “capital” or “cardinal” sins. What are they?
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What religion is the oldest of the monotheistic beliefs currently worshipped in the world?
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What is the second largest planet in our solar system?
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What is the only community owned professional sports team in the US? This team has 111,967 share holders who collectively own 4,750,925 shares in the team.
Hint: This is also the first professional team to play this sport and is still going strong today.
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How many islands are there in the Hawaiian archipelago?
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How many teams are there in the National Football League (NFL)?
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This large, solitary carnivorous animal has the greatest range of any wild terrestrial mammal in the Western Hemisphere, extending from Yukon in Canada to the southern Andes of South America. What is it?
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What modern country singer has the most number 1 hits in history with 53 (and counting)?
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"Bayerische Motoren Werke" is the native name for what company?
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How many languages are currently in use by Wikipedia?
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Who is Antonio Torres Jurado and why is he famous?
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In the twelth century, this city had a street that was ten miles long, lit by lanterns throughout the night, and sold books while the majority of Europe was in the Dark Ages. Scholars were respected and welcomed with open arms and presented with lavish gifts by the rich and nobles of this city. What city/country was it?
Hint: This city was once the capital and ruled over the Iberian peninsula.
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What author had this to say about the quest for knowledge: "He who devotes sixteen hours a day to hard study may become as wise at sixty as he thought himself at twenty."?
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What is the deepest lake in the world?
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Hercules performed a number of labors (or tasks) given him by King Eurystheus of Tiryns. For twelve years, he traveled all over to complete these incredible tasks. How many tasks did he have to complete?
NOTE: Because different ancient poets gave their own accounts of Hercules's labors, some details may vary but not the total number.
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Greek mythology held that the Muses were Greek goddesses who ruled over the arts and sciences and offered inspiration in those subjects. They were the daughters of Zeus, lord of all gods, and Mnemosyne, who represented memory. Memory was important for the Muses because in ancient times, when there were no books, poets had to carry their work in their memories.
How many Muses were there?
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Who is the only US President to serve three consequetive terms in office?
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Who was the first child born in America to English parents?
