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Quiz about Pieces of Eight
Quiz about Pieces of Eight

Pieces of Eight Trivia Quiz


This quiz explores words whose meanings have to do with the number eight.

A multiple-choice quiz by robynraymer. Estimated time: 2 mins.
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Author
robynraymer
Time
2 mins
Type
Multiple Choice
Quiz #
218,238
Updated
Dec 03 21
# Qns
10
Difficulty
Very Easy
Avg Score
9 / 10
Plays
6946
Awards
Top 10% Quiz
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Question 1 of 10
1. Which word rhymes with EIGHT? Hint


Question 2 of 10
2. Which creature has eight arms? Hint


Question 3 of 10
3. What is a "figure eight"? Hint


Question 4 of 10
4. Which shape has eight sides? Hint


Question 5 of 10
5. Which of these has eight sides? Hint


Question 6 of 10
6. What is an octogenarian? Hint


Question 7 of 10
7. Which word does NOT have to do with the number eight? Hint


Question 8 of 10
8. Which word means "eight" in French? Hint


Question 9 of 10
9. Which of these Roman numerals means "eight"? Hint


Question 10 of 10
10. What are "pieces of eight"? Hint



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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts
1. Which word rhymes with EIGHT?

Answer: weight

A sleigh (rhymes with WAY) is a horsedrawn wagon with runners for traveling along snowy ground. Magicians use sleight of hand (rhymes with WHITE) to perform tricks.
2. Which creature has eight arms?

Answer: an octopus

The word root OCTO in OCTOPUS means "eight." A quadruped walks on four feet, while a biped walks on two. A centipede is an insect with many, many legs (but less than 100).
3. What is a "figure eight"?

Answer: this shape: 8

Ice skaters sometimes skate in loops shaped like the number 8.
4. Which shape has eight sides?

Answer: an octagon

A hexagon has six sides, a pentagon has five, and a decagon has ten.
5. Which of these has eight sides?

Answer: a stop sign

In the U.S., stop signs are octagonal, or eight-sided.
6. What is an octogenarian?

Answer: a person in his or her eighties

An octogenarian is a person aged 80 to 89. A vegetarian is someone who does not eat meat. A nonagenarian is someone aged 90 to 99.
7. Which word does NOT have to do with the number eight?

Answer: occupy

To occupy someone means to give that person something to do. OCTOPI means "more than one octopus." An octagonal shape has eight sides, and October was--according to an ancient Roman calendar--the eighth month of the year.
8. Which word means "eight" in French?

Answer: huit

This is how you count to ten in French: un, deux, trois, quatre, cinq, six, sept, huit, neuf, dix.
9. Which of these Roman numerals means "eight"?

Answer: VIII

In Roman numerals, a letter V means "five" and a letter I means "one." VIII means eight because it includes a five and three ones. IV means "four" because placing the I in front of the V tells you to subtract one from five, which equals four.
10. What are "pieces of eight"?

Answer: Spanish coins

Beginning in the late 1400s, the Spanish began to use silver from the Americas to make silver coins called REALES or "royals." These were divided into eight bits that could be cut apart. Pirates who lurked on the high seas often captured Spanish ships carrying pieces of eight.
Source: Author robynraymer

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