Maine Public's News & Brews Virtual Brew Pub Quiz

Quiz Questions

• 1.
  Harriet Beecher Stowe's "Uncle Tom's Cabin" was published as a novel on March 20, 1852. In what Maine town was she living while writing this book?

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  • A.
    Brunswick
  • B.
    Augusta
  • C.
    Old Town
  • D.
    Unity
• 2.
  The CBC shared a story regarding a discovery by Australian astronomers. After more than 15 years of coming up with half-baked theories to account for mysterious daytime radio signals received at one of their facilities, they finally discovered the source. What was it?

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  • A.
    These signals occurred when the International Space Station was orbiting directly overhead.
  • B.
    The signals were received every time it hailed.
  • C.
    The signals registered when one of them used the site's microwave oven.
  • D.
    The nearby nuclear power plant caused the signals when the facility went into "clean up" mode. 
• 3.
  According to this company's founder in a recent NPR report, his company was designed to serve "over-educated and underpaid people... classical musicians, museum curators, and journalists..." What company is it?

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  • A.
    THE GAP
  • B.
    Nordic Track
  • C.
    Trader Joe's
  • D.
    Vespa Scooters
• 4.
  Books by some of the most famous black feminist writers in the United States were published WHERE last year according to PBS, more than three decades after the works were first released?

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  • A.
    China
  • B.
    South Africa
  • C.
    Brazil
  • D.
    Chile
• 5.
  NPR's Theater reporters recently reviewed a new production called "For the Love of the Glove." What is the production about?

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  • A.
    Michael Jackson meeting a sparkly, magical glove from outer space.
  • B.
    The story of Derek Jeter's remarkable baseball career.
  • C.
    The spin-off story of the life and times of a butler from Downton Abbey. 
  • D.
    A romance between a boxer and her trainer. 
• 6.
  Dillball. Falafel. Flabjack. What recently popular activity might you be doing that these three terms are relevent to?

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  • A.
    Playing a new version of Words With Friends where you can only use two or three syllable words.
  • B.
    Playing a new pool game introduced last year at the International Billiards Tournament in San Jose.
  • C.
    Playing outdoor or indoor pickleball.
  • D.
    Playing home bartender with a series of new drink recipes combining vodka and rice cakes as the two base ingredients. 
• 7.
  As reported in Maine Public's election coverage, in the democratic Presidential primary here in Maine, in what order did the top four candidates place? Who was first, then second, third, and then fourth?

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  • A.
    Biden, Sanders, Warren, Bloomberg
  • B.
    Sanders, Warren, Biden, Bloomberg
  • C.
    Sanders, Biden, Bloomberg, Warren
  • D.
    Biden, Warren, Sanders, Bloomberg
• 8.
  What presidential candidate said while still in the race, "I don't think you should ever run for any office that you do not seek to win." Who said this?

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  • A.
    Bill Weld
  • B.
    Elizabeth Warren
  • C.
    Pete Buttigieg
  • D.
    Tulsi Gabbard
• 9.
  PBS NewsHour reported that Yvonne Farrell and Shelley McNamara have been awarded the 2020 Pritzker Prize. They were lauded for "leading the way for women in a male-dominated profession." In what field do they work?

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    Architecture
  • B.
    Astronomy
  • C.
    Particle Physics
  • D.
    Neurology
• 10.
  Before the Vikings arrived in Iceland in 874 A.D., what is the only land mammal that had colonized this inhospitable landscape?

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  • A.
    The Gopher Tortoise
  • B.
    The Wood Frog
  • C.
    The Arctic Fox
  • D.
    The Polar Bear
• 11.
  Maine Public's Fred Bever reported recently that Maine will potentially run out of WHAT within the next four years according to the Maine Utilities Commission?

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  • A.
    Utility poles
  • B.
    207 phone numbers
  • C.
    Natural gas
  • D.
    Home heating oil reserves
• 12.
  Penobscot County officials recently revealed a plan to put exactly WHAT in downtown Bangor? One nearby merchant noted, "Without knowing all the facts, I'm initially kind of horrified!" 

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  • A.
    A driving range
  • B.
    A skate park
  • C.
     A jail
  • D.
    A climbing wall
• 13.
  A noted NATURE episode featured swallowtails, skippers, metalmarks, and blues. What are they?

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  • A.
    Beavers
  • B.
    Finches
  • C.
    Stingrays
  • D.
    Butterflies
• 14.
  In a PBS NewsHour report, it was presented that Antarctic penguins have been around for roughly how many years?

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  • A.
    5 million
  • B.
    15 million
  • C.
    30 million
  • D.
    60 million
• 15.
  As reported by Maine Public's Mal Leary, the Maine House of Representatives recently upheld Governor Janet Mills' veto of legislation that would have allowed WHAT to take place in Maine?

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  • A.
    Legalized sports betting
  • B.
    Sunday vehicle sales
  • C.
    Lowering the legal age of the consumption of alcohol
  • D.
    Allowing vaping to take place in select high schools

Quiz Outcomes

• 1.
  Nice Try!

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• 2.
  Not too bad!

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• 3.
  Nice effort!

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• 4.
  You've been listening!

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• 5.
  Show off!

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• 6.
  Smaaarrrt!

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• 7.
  WOW says it all!

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