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Starts and Beginnings Trivia Quiz

This quiz is all about starts and beginnings that include, movie titles, wars, documents and even the Bible. Good Luck!

A multiple-choice quiz by Daneyko. Estimated time: 5 mins.

Author
Daneyko

Time
5 mins

Type
Multiple Choice

Quiz #
19,857

Updated
Dec 03 21

# Qns
10

Difficulty
Tough

Avg Score
6 / 10

Plays
4830

Last 3 plays: Hayes1953 (6/10), Guest 197 (4/10), Guest 79 (5/10).

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Question 1 of 10

1. What are the first three words in the Bible?

Answer: (Three Words)

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Question 2 of 10

2. Who began his major film career when George Raft refused the lead in 'High Sierra' because it meant dying at the end? Hint

Humphrey Bogart

Robert Stack

Ronald Reagan

James Garfield

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Question 3 of 10

3. Who wrote the song 'Begin the Beguine'? Hint

George Gershwin

Cole Porter

Irving Berlin

Duke Ellington

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Question 4 of 10

4. What famous 'gothic' novel begins: 'Last night I dreamt I went to Manderley again'?

Answer: (One Word, a great movie with Olivier and Fontaine)

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Question 5 of 10

5. What famous American document begins: 'We the people...'?

Answer: (One Word--begins with "C")

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Question 6 of 10

6. The first spoken words of this movie begins with a Southern belle being courted by twins. Hint

'Gone With the Wind'

'A Streetcar Named Desire'

'Jezebel'

'Cat on a Hot Tin Roof'

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Question 7 of 10

7. Clark Gable is a lawyer who falls for Sophia Loren in what movie? Hint

'Start the Revolution without Me'

'It Started in Naples'

'Beginning of Love'

'It Began in Rome'

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Question 8 of 10

8. Which war began with the assassination of Archduke Franz Ferdinand of Austria-Hungary? Hint

First Balkan War

World War II

World War I

Third Balkan War

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Question 9 of 10

9. What war began with the 'shot heard 'round the world'? Hint

The War of 1812

The French-Indian War

The Civil War

The American Revolution

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Question 10 of 10

10. Where was the shot 'heard 'round the world' fired? Hint

Bunker Hill

Tarrytown

Valley Forge

Lexington and Concord

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Mar 31 2024 : Hayes1953: 6/10
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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts

1. What are the first three words in the Bible?

Answer: In The Beginning

The first book of the Bible is 'Genesis' and that is where these words appear.

2. Who began his major film career when George Raft refused the lead in 'High Sierra' because it meant dying at the end?

Answer: Humphrey Bogart

Raft also turned down the lead in 'Casablanca', which would become one of Bogie's biggest roles. I guess this is one reason why we know a lot more about Humphrey than we do about George.

3. Who wrote the song 'Begin the Beguine'?

Answer: Cole Porter

One of Porter's best. Some of Porter's hits can be heard in the Broadway revival of 'Kiss Me Kate'.

4. What famous 'gothic' novel begins: 'Last night I dreamt I went to Manderley again'?

Answer: Rebecca

This is one case where the novel and the movie are equally good. One of Hitchcock's and DuMaurier's best.

5. What famous American document begins: 'We the people...'?

Answer: Constitution

I had to memorize the whole Preamble in 8th grade and I still remember it to this day.

6. The first spoken words of this movie begins with a Southern belle being courted by twins.

Answer: 'Gone With the Wind'

'Gone With the Wind' actually begins with a written prologue and a scene of slaves ringing a bell, but no words were spoken until Scarlett appears.

7. Clark Gable is a lawyer who falls for Sophia Loren in what movie?

Answer: 'It Started in Naples'

This is one of Gable's last movies. Although he looks old and Loren is quite young, this is a very engaging love story.

8. Which war began with the assassination of Archduke Franz Ferdinand of Austria-Hungary?

Answer: World War I

The opposing great powers were waiting for that inevitable event that would begin a world war. The assassination was the 'spark' that 'allowed' the war to begin.

9. What war began with the 'shot heard 'round the world'?

Answer: The American Revolution

The United States was one of the few British colonies to lead a successful revolution against England.

10. Where was the shot 'heard 'round the world' fired?

Answer: Lexington and Concord

The bridge still stands. This is a great historic place to visit if you are in Massachusetts.

Source: Author Daneyko

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