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A multiple-choice quiz by Aitrus33. Estimated time: 7 mins.

Author
Aitrus33

Time
7 mins

Type
Multiple Choice

Quiz #
37,516

Updated
Dec 03 21

# Qns
20

Difficulty
Very Difficult

Avg Score
8 / 20

Plays
1756

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Question 1 of 20

1. In geography, the northernmost point on the African continent can be found in what country? Hint

Algeria

Morocco

Egypt

Tunisia

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Question 2 of 20

2. In U.S. Government, what percentage of the vote from both the House of Representatives and the Senate is needed to override a Presidential veto of a bill? Hint

two thirds

simple majority

one third

three fourths

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Question 3 of 20

3. In art, give the last name of the artist known for painting 'The Death of Marat.' ?

Answer: (last name only)

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Question 4 of 20

4. In movies, which actor played James Bond in the film, 'A View to a Kill'? Hint

Roger Moore

Sean Connery

Timothy Dalton

George Lazenby

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Question 5 of 20

5. In science, what did Ernst Rutherford shoot at gold foil which led to his discovery of atomic nuclei? Hint

electrons

gamma rays

positrons

alpha particles

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Question 6 of 20

6. In computers, Bubble, Insertion, Selection, Heap, Quick, Merge, and Radix are all types of what? Hint

searching algorithms

memory allocation

matrices

sorting algorithms

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Question 7 of 20

7. In geography, which of these lakes is one of the 5 largest lakes in the world, measured by surface area? Hint

Lake Chad

Lake Victoria

Lake Michigan

Lake Winnipeg

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Question 8 of 20

8. In literature, which Shakesperean work contains the line, 'If you prick us, do we not bleed'? Hint

'The Merchant of Venice'

'The Tempest'

'The Taming of the Shrew'

'As You Like It'

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Question 9 of 20

9. In literature, which novel was originally published with an author pseudonym of Currer Bell? Hint

'Their Eyes Were Watching God'

'Jane Eyre'

'To Kill a Mockingbird'

'Pride and Prejudice'

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Question 10 of 20

10. In poetry, which poet wrote the work, 'Enoch Arden'? Hint

Walt Whitman

Percy Shelley

William Blake

Alfred Lord Tennyson

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Question 11 of 20

11. In music, which is the first of the four operas contained in Richard Wagner's 'Der Ring des Nibelungen?' Hint

'Siegfried'

'Das Rheingold'

'Gotterdammerung'

'Die Walkurie'

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Question 12 of 20

12. In television, which of these people from the original TV Series 'Survivor' was the first to be voted off after the Tagi and Pagong tribes merged? Hint

Gretchen

Dirk

Greg

Jenna

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Question 13 of 20

13. In history, who gave the nickname 'A splendid little war' to the Spanish-American War? Hint

William Jennings Bryan

William Randolph Hearst

Theodore Roosevelt

John Hay

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Question 14 of 20

14. In 'miscellaneous,' which of these British ranks is the highest? Hint

Earl

Viscount

Marquis

Baron

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Question 15 of 20

15. In movies, which of these political commentators appears briefly in the 1996 film 'Mission Impossible'? Hint

Bill Mahar

John McLaughlin

Sam Donaldson

Rush Limbaugh

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Question 16 of 20

16. In history, of the 7 Wonders of the Ancient World, which was the tallest? Hint

Colossus of Rhodes

Mausoleum at Helicarnassus

Tower of Pharos

Great Pyramid of Khufu

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Question 17 of 20

17. In mathematics, a story goes that Pythagoras executed one of his pupils who devised which theory, radical for the time? Hint

the irrationability of pi

the irrationability of the square-root of 2

the existence of slightly defective numbers

the existence of slightly excessive numbers

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Question 18 of 20

18. In mythology, what kind of animal is Jormangard in Norse myth? Hint

Bird

Goat

Serpent

Horse

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Question 19 of 20

19. In sports, besides 1994, what has been the only year without a World Series since the first one in 1903? Hint

1929

1962

1945

1904

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Question 20 of 20

20. In science, 1 x 10 to the -35 seconds following the Big Bang, the universe entered which phase, after free quarks had been confined and condensed into normal particles? Hint

The Lepton Era

The Radiation Era

The Grand Unified Era

The Hadron Era

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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts

1. In geography, the northernmost point on the African continent can be found in what country?

Answer: Tunisia

2. In U.S. Government, what percentage of the vote from both the House of Representatives and the Senate is needed to override a Presidential veto of a bill?

Answer: two thirds

3. In art, give the last name of the artist known for painting 'The Death of Marat.' ?

Answer: David

4. In movies, which actor played James Bond in the film, 'A View to a Kill'?

Answer: Roger Moore

5. In science, what did Ernst Rutherford shoot at gold foil which led to his discovery of atomic nuclei?

Answer: alpha particles

6. In computers, Bubble, Insertion, Selection, Heap, Quick, Merge, and Radix are all types of what?

Answer: sorting algorithms

7. In geography, which of these lakes is one of the 5 largest lakes in the world, measured by surface area?

Answer: Lake Victoria

8. In literature, which Shakesperean work contains the line, 'If you prick us, do we not bleed'?

Answer: 'The Merchant of Venice'

9. In literature, which novel was originally published with an author pseudonym of Currer Bell?

Answer: 'Jane Eyre'

10. In poetry, which poet wrote the work, 'Enoch Arden'?

Answer: Alfred Lord Tennyson

11. In music, which is the first of the four operas contained in Richard Wagner's 'Der Ring des Nibelungen?'

Answer: 'Das Rheingold'

12. In television, which of these people from the original TV Series 'Survivor' was the first to be voted off after the Tagi and Pagong tribes merged?

Answer: Gretchen

13. In history, who gave the nickname 'A splendid little war' to the Spanish-American War?

Answer: John Hay

He was the U.S. Ambassador to England

14. In 'miscellaneous,' which of these British ranks is the highest?

Answer: Marquis

15. In movies, which of these political commentators appears briefly in the 1996 film 'Mission Impossible'?

Answer: John McLaughlin

16. In history, of the 7 Wonders of the Ancient World, which was the tallest?

Answer: Tower of Pharos

It is over 500 feet tall. The Great Pyramid is next, at around 485'.

17. In mathematics, a story goes that Pythagoras executed one of his pupils who devised which theory, radical for the time?

Answer: the irrationability of the square-root of 2

Pythagoras supposedly drowned him. Truly a radical concept, if you'll excuse the pun :)

18. In mythology, what kind of animal is Jormangard in Norse myth?

Answer: Serpent

19. In sports, besides 1994, what has been the only year without a World Series since the first one in 1903?

Answer: 1904

20. In science, 1 x 10 to the -35 seconds following the Big Bang, the universe entered which phase, after free quarks had been confined and condensed into normal particles?

Answer: The Hadron Era

Source: Author Aitrus33

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