Fun Facts 12
Another installment in our ongoing general trivia game series featuring crazy fun facts about anything and everything.
15 questions · Published May 2, 2022
Trivia questions (5 of 15)
- Multiple Choice
1. What fabric's name is derived from the Indian city where it originated?
Calico originated in Calicut, India, and was an important trading commodity between India and Europe. Calico fabric is typically unbleached and undyed but in the United States is used to refer to fabric with small, all-over floral print.
- Multiple Choice
2. What post-punk group is credited with inventing "gothic rock" with 1979's "Bela Lugosi's Dead?"
1979's "Bela Lugosi's Dead" is the first single from British post-punk group Bauhaus and is often considered the first "gothic rock" record.
- Multiple Choice
3. Which of these aquatic creatures does NOT have a brain?
Starfish have a nervous system in their arms but they do not have a centralized brain.
- Multiple Choice
4. What American songstress wrote the music and lyrics for the stage musical "Kinky Boots?"
Based on a 2005 British movie of the same name, music and lyrics for the 2012 stage musical "Kinky Boots" were written by American singer/songwriter Cyndi Lauper.
- Multiple Choice
5. Which 19th century author claimed to be the first to use a typewriter to write a novel?
Mark Twain claimed in his 1904 autobiography that his 1876 novel "The Adventures of Tom Sawyer" was the first novel to be written using a typewriter.
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