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What Do YOU Care What Other People Think?: Further Adventures of a Curious Character Quiz

Richard Feynman
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1)

After Richard noticed the tree frog in the garden, he also noted a snake of what color? (from Part 1: I Just Shook His Hand)

Gray.
Red.
Green.
Yellow.
2)

Where was the ceremony held where the commission delivered its report to the president? (from Part 2: Meet the Press; Afterthoughts)

The dining room.
The Rose Garden.
The Ball Room.
The Oval Office.
3)

What was the name of the hotel in Brussels where Richard was writing his letter from on October 11th, 1961? (from Part 1: Letters, Photos, and Drawings)

Hotel Amigo.
Hotel Brussels.
The Grand Hotel.
The Europe Hotel.
4)

Richard decided to attend a new shrine dedication; what were the kids doing during the ceremony? (from Part 1: I Just Shook His Hand)

Listening and taking notes.
Saying silent prayers.
Singing a soft song.
Running up and down the steps.
5)

How old was the Grand Hotel where Richard was staying? (from Part 1: Letters, Photos, and Drawings)

26 years old.
12 years old.
3 years old.
50 years old.
6)

There are joints that hold sections of the shuttle together. How many different types of joints are there? (from Part 2: Preliminaries; Committing Suicide)

Three.
Two.
Four.
One.
7)

What day of the week did the commission deliver their report to the president of the United States? (from Part 2: Meet the Press; Afterthoughts)

Wednesday.
Tuesday.
Friday.
Thursday.
8)

Where was the paper located that had leaked the news that Richard had threatened to take his name off the report? (from Part 2: Meet the Press; Afterthoughts)

Houston.
Orlando.
Miami.
Washington.
9)

How many solid-fuel rockets help boost the shuttle for a few minutes before they separate from the shuttle? (from Part 2: Preliminaries; Committing Suicide)

Four.
Three.
Six.
Two.
10)

Richard talked about himself and Murray keeping each other awake on the plane arguing, but then they woke up over where? (from Part 1: Letters, Photos, and Drawings)

India.
Europe.
Greenland.
Africa.
11)

After the meeting that the commission attended when they first arrived in Florida finished, where did they go next? (from Part 2: Gumshoes)

To Kennedy Space Center.
To a local bar.
To their hotel room.
To a dinner set up by Mr. Rogers.
12)

Who was the head of NASA who called Richard a few days after the accident? (from Part 2: Preliminaries; Committing Suicide)

William Graham.
Walter Gold.
Gwen Williams.
Gerald Waters.
13)

Richard wrote a letter to Gweneth from the Grand Hotel. Where was the Grand Hotel located? (from Part 1: Letters, Photos, and Drawings)

Lublin.
Warsaw, Poland.
Opole.
Radom.
14)

Richard asked to speak with engineers about the engines on the shuttle, and they explained what by saying it's a "pressure-induced vorticity oscillatory wa-wa"? (from Part 2: Fantastic Figures)

A whistle.
A red alert siren.
A rising flame.
A puff of smoke.
15)

While Richard watched the dedication ceremony of a shrine, who tapped him on the shoulder? (from Part 1: I Just Shook His Hand)

His wife.
Their host.
A small boy.
The head priest.
16)

In Check Six, Richard states that "tomorrow at 6:15" they were going to be briefed and go by special airplane to where? (from Part 2: Check Six)

Kennedy Space Center.
Texas.
New York City.
Thiokol.
17)

What was the probability of failure figure that NASA told Mr. Ullian? (from Part 2: Fantastic Figures)

1 in 100,000.
1 in 1,000.
1 in 10,000.
1 in 100.
18)

What was the temperature the morning of the launch of the Challenger shuttle? (from Part 2: The Cold Facts)

19 degrees.
35 degrees.
29 degrees.
53 degrees.
19)

What chapter of the commission's report did Richard's group do their main work on? (from Part 2: An Inflamed Appendix; The Tenth Recommendation)

Chapter 1.
Chapter 4.
Chapter 3.
Chapter 5.
20)

Where was the press conference going to be held that Richard had his secretary set up for Tuesday? (from Part 2: Meet the Press; Afterthoughts)

Washington.
Caltech.
New York.
Houston.
21)

What is located behind the area where the crew sits on a space shuttle? (from Part 2: Preliminaries; Committing Suicide)

Nothing.
The fuel rockets.
The engines.
The cargo bay.
22)

Where did General Kutyna invite Richard to come on a Wednesday when the commission had nothing to do? (from Part 2: Check Six)

The Pentagon.
The White House.
The Capitol building.
The CIA.
23)

In what year did the space shuttle accident occur? (from Part 2: Preliminaries; Committing Suicide)

1981.
1980.
1986.
1984.
24)

Besides a bull in a china shop, what animal does Richard say suited him more? (from Part 2: Check Six)

An elephant.
A mouse.
An ox.
An ant.
25)

A lady across the street from the inn in Iseokitsu gave Richard what? (from Part 1: I Just Shook His Hand)

A silk ball.
A painting.
A wind chime.
A kimono.
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