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Quiz about Just a Coincidence
Quiz about Just a Coincidence

Just a Coincidence? Trivia Quiz


We all experience coincidences every day of our lives. But for some people, these coincidences are just too amazing to have happened simply by chance. Here are a few of the more bizarre examples.

A multiple-choice quiz by helen295. Estimated time: 8 mins.
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Author
helen295
Time
8 mins
Type
Multiple Choice
Quiz #
144,698
Updated
Dec 03 21
# Qns
10
Difficulty
Difficult
Avg Score
5 / 10
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11890
Awards
Top 10% Quiz
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Question 1 of 10
1. In the autumn of 1994, a 60 year-old Dutchman by the name of Cor Stoop took a cruise on the North Sea. He became seasick during the trip and lost his false teeth overboard. How was Mr Stoop reunited with his teeth? Hint


Question 2 of 10
2. As a schoolboy, a Monsieur Deschamps was given a slice of plum pudding by a family friend, Monsieur de Fortgibu. Ten years later he was passing a restaurant in Paris when he spotted a plum pudding inside. What happened when he went into the restaurant to buy a piece of the pudding? Hint


Question 3 of 10
3. In Bermuda in 1975, Neville Ebin was killed when a taxi knocked him off his moped. Exactly a year later, something strange happened to his brother involving the same moped. What happened? Hint


Question 4 of 10
4. In 1973 the actor Anthony Hopkins agreed to appear in "The Girl From Petrovka", based on a novel by George Feifer. Hopkins was unable to find a copy of the book anywhere in London, so was surprised when he discovered one lying on a bench in a train station. What was unusual about this book? Hint


Question 5 of 10
5. In 1967, an English policeman called Peter Moscardi gave a friend the telephone number of his police station - 40166 - but unknown to him, he had accidentally given the wrong number. Whilst on duty a few days later, Mr Moscardi discovered a factory which had been left unlocked with all the lights blazing, and went inside to investigate. What happened next? Hint


Question 6 of 10
6. Author Richard Bach owned a rare 1929 biplane of which only 8 remained in the world. As he came in to land in Palmyra, Wisconsin, a strut broke. Which amazing coincidence then happened to Richard Bach? Hint


Question 7 of 10
7. On March 1, 1950, in Beatrice, Nebraska, a church choir practice had been due to start at 7:20. Strangely, everybody involved with the choir was late for practice. Why did they have a lucky escape? Hint


Question 8 of 10
8. The French astronomer Camille Flammarion was writing a chapter about the wind for his book "The Atmosphere" when something happened. What was it? Hint


Question 9 of 10
9. As a young boy, King Louis XVI of France was warned by an astrologer to beware the 21st of every month. Louis was beheaded on January 21, 1793.


Question 10 of 10
10. One of the most amazing coincidences in history involves a pair of twin brothers, Jim Lewis and Jim Springer, who were separated at birth and adopted by different families. They were reunited 39 years later and found that their lives had followed similar paths in more ways than one. Which of these statements is not true? Hint



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1. In the autumn of 1994, a 60 year-old Dutchman by the name of Cor Stoop took a cruise on the North Sea. He became seasick during the trip and lost his false teeth overboard. How was Mr Stoop reunited with his teeth?

Answer: A fisherman caught a cod with Mr Stoop's teeth inside it

After hearing on the radio that a fish had been caught with a set of false teeth inside, Mr Stoop realised what had happened and was reunited with his teeth.
2. As a schoolboy, a Monsieur Deschamps was given a slice of plum pudding by a family friend, Monsieur de Fortgibu. Ten years later he was passing a restaurant in Paris when he spotted a plum pudding inside. What happened when he went into the restaurant to buy a piece of the pudding?

Answer: The last slice had just been ordered by Monsieur de Fortgibu who was sitting in the corner

Many years after this event occurred, Deschamps was invited to a dinner party where plum pudding was served. He decided to entertain the other guests with the story of the coincidence, finishing with "All we need now is Monsieur de Fortgibu". Just as he spoke those words, an old man walked into the room - it was Monsieur de Fortgibu himself.

He had been on his way to another dinner party and had come to the wrong address.
3. In Bermuda in 1975, Neville Ebin was killed when a taxi knocked him off his moped. Exactly a year later, something strange happened to his brother involving the same moped. What happened?

Answer: He was riding the same moped down the same street when he collided with the same taxi and was killed

The taxi was even carrying the same passenger, who very rarely travelled by taxi.
4. In 1973 the actor Anthony Hopkins agreed to appear in "The Girl From Petrovka", based on a novel by George Feifer. Hopkins was unable to find a copy of the book anywhere in London, so was surprised when he discovered one lying on a bench in a train station. What was unusual about this book?

Answer: It was George Feifer's own annotated copy

Feifer had lent his personal copy of the book to a friend, and it had been stolen from his friend's car.
5. In 1967, an English policeman called Peter Moscardi gave a friend the telephone number of his police station - 40166 - but unknown to him, he had accidentally given the wrong number. Whilst on duty a few days later, Mr Moscardi discovered a factory which had been left unlocked with all the lights blazing, and went inside to investigate. What happened next?

Answer: The telephone rang and Moscardi answered it to find that it was his friend calling him on the 'wrong' number

As Constable Moscardi entered the factory, the phone began to ring. To his amazement it was his friend who had called 40166, which happened to be the factory's telephone number.
6. Author Richard Bach owned a rare 1929 biplane of which only 8 remained in the world. As he came in to land in Palmyra, Wisconsin, a strut broke. Which amazing coincidence then happened to Richard Bach?

Answer: A man appeared holding the very component Bach needed

A man arrived on the scene with a collection of old machinery, which just happened to include the very rare component Bach needed to fix his plane.
7. On March 1, 1950, in Beatrice, Nebraska, a church choir practice had been due to start at 7:20. Strangely, everybody involved with the choir was late for practice. Why did they have a lucky escape?

Answer: The church was destroyed by a gas explosion

There are many stories of people who, for various reasons, have failed to catch a plane which then crashed, killing everyone on board.
8. The French astronomer Camille Flammarion was writing a chapter about the wind for his book "The Atmosphere" when something happened. What was it?

Answer: A strong gust of wind blew the pages out of the window

The pages were actually found in the street by Flammarion's publisher who picked them up and took them to be typeset as usual.
9. As a young boy, King Louis XVI of France was warned by an astrologer to beware the 21st of every month. Louis was beheaded on January 21, 1793.

Answer: True

This is true. Also, on June 21, 1791 he and Marie Antoinette were arrested trying to escape the revolution and on September 21, 1792, the French monarchy was abolished.
10. One of the most amazing coincidences in history involves a pair of twin brothers, Jim Lewis and Jim Springer, who were separated at birth and adopted by different families. They were reunited 39 years later and found that their lives had followed similar paths in more ways than one. Which of these statements is not true?

Answer: They both named their daughter Sarah

One had a son named James Alan, the other James Allan. Also, each of the men had an adopted brother called Larry, both were nicknamed Jim by their adopted parents, they both smoked the same brand of cigarettes, they both had a dog named Toy, and they even had the same hobbies.
Source: Author helen295

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