Last month in Esquire Magazine they ran “The Hardest Quiz Ever*”. Now, knowing how you all are like the ultimate brainy, trivia-y bunch in The Whole World, I thought this was perfect. Alas, time and copyright considerations kept me from posting the Quiz here. But joyfully they’ve finally added it to the online site.
Let’s see how long it takes us to crack the whole thing. I have the answers, but don’t know them. Also, please use SPOILER BOXES to post if you know any answer with 100% certainty, so it doesn’t ruin that portion for anyone else.
There are fifty questions, here are a few as a sample (without loading the PDF):
What best-selling author was born Howard Allen O’Brien?
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Who is the only person to receive an Oscar Nomination whose full name (first and last) can be typed on a single row of a keyboard?
Don’t forget to use spoiler boxes if you know the answer and it’s not a guess.
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42. Who sang the National Anthem at the Muhammed Ali v Michael Spinks rematch in the New Orleans Superdome in 1978?
Really, I mean it. I posted these since they’re relatively easy, googleable answers.
Also, if you have any really, really tough questions, let’s try and make up a second group of 50. Nominate your 51-100 toughest questions here.
*Unless you Google the hell out of it. But even then, it’s extraordinarily tough. Sure, you’ll find some help on the Web. But many questions require considerable brainpower just to figure out what you’re looking for. Still others exist in a realm completely separate from what you can find online. So cancel any appointments, brew some coffee, and open your mind. Let’s get started.
Hee Haw, Quantum Leap, Alias, That 70’s Show, Bewitched (that one’s a guess), *The Man From U.N.C.L.E. * (also a guess), *Futurama, Friends, *and I’m not sure about the last one.
