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A FunTrivia Mixed Quiz!

This is an untimed game, created by the FunTrivia QuizBot using questions submitted by players. Take your time, and please consider submitting questions of your own when you are done!

#1. Humanities Mixture. Player Windswept asks:
  If someone leaves you in the lurch, they "leave you high and" what?

    dry
    open
    lost
    afraid

#2. Humanities Mixture. Player darthrevan89 asks:
  "You are the pinnacle of pusillanimity!" Now, before you start turning all shades of yellow, tell me, what trait have I here ascribed to you?

    Bravery
    Cowardice
    Short stature
    Malevolence

#3. Humanities Mixture. Player Pam1239 asks:
  Where is frankincense obtained from?

    Molluscs
    Insects
    Resin from trees
    Soil

#4. Humanities Mixture. Player dcpddc478 asks:
  By using your noggin, can you tell me where you would be most likely to find a fontanel?

    In your fishing tackle box
    Inside your car's motor
    On your newborn's head
    Down in your chimney

#5. Humanities Mixture. Player smeone asks:
  Which of the following is a term used in classical ballet?

    Pas de calais
    Pas de probleme
    Pas de deux
    Pas des anges

#6. Humanities Mixture. Player emiloony asks:
  Which of the following words is the English name of a short story by Kafka, and also describes the transformation of a caterpillar into a butterfly?

    Inferno
    Photosynthesis
    Metamorphosis
    Effervescence

#7. Humanities Mixture. Player Jinxgirl asks:
  I went to the grocery for a lemon but found only one sad-looking fruit displayed among the carrots. When I questioned the clerk, he said that I was dealing with Hobson's Choice. What does this mean?

    Take it or leave it
    Hobson carrots and lemons go together
    The manager (Hobson) didn't stock lemons
    Buy now because it will be gone

#8. Humanities Mixture. Player lowtechmaster asks:
  Which word is NOT a synonym for "ghost"?

    Apparition
    Specter
    Dragon
    Phantom

#9. Humanities Mixture. Player FatherSteve asks:
  Vaughn Monroe, The Chordettes, Chet Atkins, The Fleetwoods, Emmylou Harris and Bette Midler all recorded versions of "Mister Sandman." Who is this sandman?

    a dancer who dances on a sandy floor
    the sheik of a desert kingdom
    a mythical figure who brings sleep
    the owner of a Vegas nightclub

#10. Humanities Mixture. Player tinabobinak asks:
  Simonetta Vespucci was a renowned beauty in Renaissance Florence. She is reputed to be the model for which famous Botticelli painting which features her posing naked on a scallop shell?

    The Birth of Venus
    A Satyr mourning over a Nymph
    Primavera
    Venus and Mars