A glitch in the system means that the regular format of the mental_floss Quiz of the Day will be derailed for a short while. In the meantime, we’ll post each daily quiz in the blog, with the answers appearing after the break.

Quiz for Thursday, October 5, 2006: Forty-One

1. The first emperor of Rome, he ruled for 41 years. Name him.
a. Gaius Caesar   b. Julius Caesar
c. Augustus Caesar   d. Marcus Aurelius

2. What “M” state was the 41st state to ratify the U.S. Constitution?
a. Montana   b. Michigan   c. Missouri   d. Maine

3. Super Bowl XLI (41) will be played this coming February in what team’s home stadium?
a. Texans   b. Seahawks   c. Dolphins   d. Raiders

4. “#41″ is a song on what musical group’s hit 1996 album Crash?
a. The Smashing Pumpkins   b. Ben Folds Five
c. The Flaming Lips   d. Dave Matthews Band

5. Niobium, the element with the atomic number 41, was previously known by what name?
a. Tantalum   b. Columbium   c. Holmium   d. Dysprosium

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ANSWERS:

1. The first emperor of Rome, he ruled for 41 years. Name him.
c. Augustus Caesar

2. What “M” state was the 41st state to ratify the U.S. Constitution?
a. Montana

3. Super Bowl XLI (41) will be played this coming February in what team’s home stadium?
c. Dolphins

4. “#41″ is a song on what musical group’s hit 1996 album Crash?
d. Dave Matthews Band

5. Niobium, the element with the atomic number 41, was previously known by what name?
b. Columbium