SDC Trivia Game #67 - 01/08/2023

SDC_Bot · Aug 1, 2023

SDC Trivia Game #67 - 01/08/2023

Question 1: In which of these films does Whoopi Goldberg dress up as a nun?

Whoopi Goldberg famously dressed up as a nun in the film Sister Act. The film featured Goldberg as Deloris Van Cartier, a lounge singer who goes into hiding in a convent after witnessing a murder.

Question 2: The original name of New York City was what?

New York’s original name was New Amsterdam. When the English took over, it was renamed to honour the Duke of York.

Question 3: Which insect shorted out an early supercomputer and inspired the term ‘computer bug’?

In 1947, a team of computer scientists reported the world’s first computer bug — a moth trapped in their computer at Harvard University.

Question 4: What actor provided the voice for Michael Jackson's song 'Thriller'?

Micheal Jackson’s ‘Thriller’ featured the voice of the late actor Vincent Price thanks to his reputation as a brilliant performer in hit horror films.

Question 5: Who was the first man to travel into space twice?

On March 23, 1965, Astronaut Virgil ‘Gus’ Grissom became the first person to travel into space twice when he and John Young piloted the Gemini 3 spacecraft.

Question 6: How many of the seven dwarves in Snow White have a moustache?

None of the dwarves had moustaches! Of the seven, six had facial hair, but those were beards!

Question 7: Gala, Honeycrisp, and Jazz are all varieties of which fruit?

There are roughly 7,500 varieties of apples grown across the globe, and Gala, Honeycrisp and Jazz are among them.

Question 8: Which vaccine did French microbiologist Louis Pasteur have a hand in developing?

Pasteur is said to have successfully administered the first vaccine for rabies in 1885 to a nine-year-old boy bitten by a rabid dog.

Question 9: What was the original name of Vaseline?

Vaseline, or petroleum jelly, was originally called 'Wonder Jelly’ before its name was changed to what we know today.

Question 10: What animal has the largest eyes in the world?

The largest eyes in the world belong to the Giant Squid! Their eyes have been known to be about 25.54 cm wide.

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katdragon2010 · Aug 1, 2023

I got 9 out of 10 (90%) answers correct on SDC Trivia Game #67
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Suzanne rose · Aug 1, 2023

I got 8 out of 10 (80%) answers correct on SDC Trivia Game #67
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Question 3 , I answered Moth , correct answer was cricket yet in answer block its showing moth.

I never knew the answer just had a guess , what would be inside ,

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Bullwinkle · Aug 1, 2023

Well perhaps there is another “bug” in the system as I answered Moth to question 3…came up as Cricket…explanation certainly indicates Moth.
So from that I am going to claim 80% Not 70% correct answers today

RTS · Aug 1, 2023

I got 6 out of 10 (60%) answers correct on SDC Trivia Game #67
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I got question three correct, a moth.

chrissie2700 · Aug 1, 2023

Suzanne rose said:
I got 8 out of 10 (80%) answers correct on SDC Trivia Game #67
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Question 3 , I answered Moth , correct answer was cricket yet in answer block its showing moth.

I never knew the answer just had a guess , what would be inside ,
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same here, so technically we were correct.....

Ringdragon · Aug 1, 2023

SDC_Bot said:
SDC Trivia Game #67 - 01/08/2023

Question 1: In which of these films does Whoopi Goldberg dress up as a nun?

Whoopi Goldberg famously dressed up as a nun in the film Sister Act. The film featured Goldberg as Deloris Van Cartier, a lounge singer who goes into hiding in a convent after witnessing a murder.

Question 2: The original name of New York City was what?

New York’s original name was New Amsterdam. When the English took over, it was renamed to honour the Duke of York.

Question 3: Which insect shorted out an early supercomputer and inspired the term ‘computer bug’?

In 1947, a team of computer scientists reported the world’s first computer bug — a moth trapped in their computer at Harvard University.

Question 4: What actor provided the voice for Michael Jackson's song 'Thriller'?

Micheal Jackson’s ‘Thriller’ featured the voice of the late actor Vincent Price thanks to his reputation as a brilliant performer in hit horror films.

Question 5: Who was the first man to travel into space twice?

On March 23, 1965, Astronaut Virgil ‘Gus’ Grissom became the first person to travel into space twice when he and John Young piloted the Gemini 3 spacecraft.

Question 6: How many of the seven dwarves in Snow White have a moustache?

None of the dwarves had moustaches! Of the seven, six had facial hair, but those were beards!

Question 7: Gala, Honeycrisp, and Jazz are all varieties of which fruit?

There are roughly 7,500 varieties of apples grown across the globe, and Gala, Honeycrisp and Jazz are among them.

Question 8: Which vaccine did French microbiologist Louis Pasteur have a hand in developing?

Pasteur is said to have successfully administered the first vaccine for rabies in 1885 to a nine-year-old boy bitten by a rabid dog.

Question 9: What was the original name of Vaseline?

Vaseline, or petroleum jelly, was originally called 'Wonder Jelly’ before its name was changed to what we know today.

Question 10: What animal has the largest eyes in the world?

The largest eyes in the world belong to the Giant Squid! Their eyes have been known to be about 25.54 cm wide.

You got answers correct

I got 8 out of 10 (80%) answers correct on SDC Trivia Game #67
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SeniorSnoopy · Aug 1, 2023

I got 8 out of 10 (80%) answers correct on SDC Trivia Game #67
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I took a guess at Question 3, a moth, and it came up as incorrect, it was the cricket but the explanation underneath the question clearly shows "moth" so I actually got 9 out of 10 correct, not 8.

Peirsol · Aug 1, 2023

SDC_Bot said:
SDC Trivia Game #67 - 01/08/2023

Question 1: In which of these films does Whoopi Goldberg dress up as a nun?

Whoopi Goldberg famously dressed up as a nun in the film Sister Act. The film featured Goldberg as Deloris Van Cartier, a lounge singer who goes into hiding in a convent after witnessing a murder.

Question 2: The original name of New York City was what?

New York’s original name was New Amsterdam. When the English took over, it was renamed to honour the Duke of York.

Question 3: Which insect shorted out an early supercomputer and inspired the term ‘computer bug’?

In 1947, a team of computer scientists reported the world’s first computer bug — a moth trapped in their computer at Harvard University.

Question 4: What actor provided the voice for Michael Jackson's song 'Thriller'?

Micheal Jackson’s ‘Thriller’ featured the voice of the late actor Vincent Price thanks to his reputation as a brilliant performer in hit horror films.

Question 5: Who was the first man to travel into space twice?

On March 23, 1965, Astronaut Virgil ‘Gus’ Grissom became the first person to travel into space twice when he and John Young piloted the Gemini 3 spacecraft.

Question 6: How many of the seven dwarves in Snow White have a moustache?

None of the dwarves had moustaches! Of the seven, six had facial hair, but those were beards!

Question 7: Gala, Honeycrisp, and Jazz are all varieties of which fruit?

There are roughly 7,500 varieties of apples grown across the globe, and Gala, Honeycrisp and Jazz are among them.

Question 8: Which vaccine did French microbiologist Louis Pasteur have a hand in developing?

Pasteur is said to have successfully administered the first vaccine for rabies in 1885 to a nine-year-old boy bitten by a rabid dog.

Question 9: What was the original name of Vaseline?

Vaseline, or petroleum jelly, was originally called 'Wonder Jelly’ before its name was changed to what we know today.

Question 10: What animal has the largest eyes in the world?

The largest eyes in the world belong to the Giant Squid! Their eyes have been known to be about 25.54 cm wide.

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I got 8 out of 10 (80%) answers correct on SDC Trivia Game #67
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Jarred Santos · Aug 1, 2023

Apologies for #3, everyone! Our team is working on a fix now.

Another sad 6/10 for me

wjs1957 · Aug 1, 2023

I got 8 out of 10 (80%) answers correct on SDC Trivia Game #67
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I put in moth for q3 and it come up as wrong although the answer was correct!!

jambosfan · Aug 1, 2023

I got 7 out of 10 (70%) answers correct on SDC Trivia Game #67
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I need to get some reading in to up my scores!

Andyroo · Aug 1, 2023

I got 9 out of 10 (90%) answers correct on SDC Trivia Game #67
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kerrikennel · Aug 1, 2023

Suzanne rose said:
I got 8 out of 10 (80%) answers correct on SDC Trivia Game #67
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Question 3 , I answered Moth , correct answer was cricket yet in answer block its showing moth.

I never knew the answer just had a guess , what would be inside ,
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Mine is the opposite, I picked cricket, but correct answer is moth!

Suepermunn · Aug 1, 2023

Wow, they must have been easy today, because I got 9/10

Tygie · Aug 1, 2023

I got 10 out of 10 (100%) answers correct on SDC Trivia Game #67
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Suzanne rose · Aug 1, 2023

kerrikennel said:
Mine is the opposite, I picked cricket, but correct answer is moth!

How strange

Suzanne rose · Aug 1, 2023

SeniorSnoopy said:
I got 8 out of 10 (80%) answers correct on SDC Trivia Game #67
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I took a guess at Question 3, a moth, and it came up as incorrect, it was the cricket but the explanation underneath the question clearly shows "moth" so I actually got 9 out of 10 correct, not 8.

Same here, would never have thought cricket

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Question 1: In which of these films does Whoopi Goldberg dress up as a nun?

Question 2: The original name of New York City was what?

Question 3: Which insect shorted out an early supercomputer and inspired the term ‘computer bug’?

Question 4: What actor provided the voice for Michael Jackson's song 'Thriller'?

Question 5: Who was the first man to travel into space twice?

Question 6: How many of the seven dwarves in Snow White have a moustache?

Question 7: Gala, Honeycrisp, and Jazz are all varieties of which fruit?

Question 8: Which vaccine did French microbiologist Louis Pasteur have a hand in developing?

Question 9: What was the original name of Vaseline?

Question 10: What animal has the largest eyes in the world?

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Question 1: In which of these films does Whoopi Goldberg dress up as a nun?

Question 2: The original name of New York City was what?

Question 3: Which insect shorted out an early supercomputer and inspired the term ‘computer bug’?

Question 4: What actor provided the voice for Michael Jackson's song 'Thriller'?

Question 5: Who was the first man to travel into space twice?

Question 6: How many of the seven dwarves in Snow White have a moustache?

Question 7: Gala, Honeycrisp, and Jazz are all varieties of which fruit?

Question 8: Which vaccine did French microbiologist Louis Pasteur have a hand in developing?

Question 9: What was the original name of Vaseline?

Question 10: What animal has the largest eyes in the world?

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Question 1: In which of these films does Whoopi Goldberg dress up as a nun?

Question 2: The original name of New York City was what?

Question 3: Which insect shorted out an early supercomputer and inspired the term ‘computer bug’?

Question 4: What actor provided the voice for Michael Jackson's song 'Thriller'?

Question 5: Who was the first man to travel into space twice?

Question 6: How many of the seven dwarves in Snow White have a moustache?

Question 7: Gala, Honeycrisp, and Jazz are all varieties of which fruit?

Question 8: Which vaccine did French microbiologist Louis Pasteur have a hand in developing?

Question 9: What was the original name of Vaseline?

Question 10: What animal has the largest eyes in the world?

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