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Quizzical18: 25 multi-choice questions for trivia connoisseurs who appreciate a broad general knowledge. Please enjoy.

A multiple-choice quiz by Quizzical. Estimated time: 6 mins.
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Author
Quizzical
Time
6 mins
Type
Multiple Choice
Quiz #
35,931
Updated
Dec 03 21
# Qns
25
Difficulty
Difficult
Avg Score
11 / 25
Plays
3341
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Question 1 of 25
1. Which comic character's friends include Edward Trunk and Bill Badger? Hint


Question 2 of 25
2. How many of the following are Italian airports: Cristoforo Colombo, Leonardo Da Vinci, Marco Polo and Galileo Galilei? Hint


Question 3 of 25
3. What is the chemical symbol for plutonium? Hint


Question 4 of 25
4. Which country was previously called the 'Gilbert Islands'? Hint


Question 5 of 25
5. In which Dicken's novel would you meet John Jasper, Mr. Honeythunder and Mr. Tartar? Hint


Question 6 of 25
6. Which musical does the song Zip-a-Dee-Doo-Dah come from? Hint


Question 7 of 25
7. Who was the Roman God of Time? Hint


Question 8 of 25
8. Whose horse was called Black Agnes? Hint


Question 9 of 25
9. Which boxer's nickname was the 'Boston Gob'? Hint


Question 10 of 25
10. Which was NOT an opera by Mozart? Hint


Question 11 of 25
11. In collective nouns terminology, what is a 'descent', a group of? Hint


Question 12 of 25
12. Which of the 'Ten Commandments' says 'Thou shalt not kill'? Hint


Question 13 of 25
13. What is the name of the cocktail of Scotch and Drambuie? Hint


Question 14 of 25
14. Which of the following birthstones are not used for both a month of the year and a sign of the zodiac? Hint


Question 15 of 25
15. How many chapters are there in 'Genesis', the first book of the bible? Hint


Question 16 of 25
16. Which book of the Old Testament does NOT exist? Hint


Question 17 of 25
17. Which artist had the forename Michelangelo? Hint


Question 18 of 25
18. Spheksophobia is the fear of _________ ? Hint


Question 19 of 25
19. Whose paintings include 'The Beheading of Saint John the Baptist', 'David with Goliath's Head' and 'Sick Bacchus'? Hint


Question 20 of 25
20. Anser Anser is the scientific name for which bird? Hint


Question 21 of 25
21. The Nine Muses were the daughters of Zeus and ______ ? Hint


Question 22 of 25
22. Who rode a horse called Lamri? Hint


Question 23 of 25
23. The formation of a word by the imitation of the sound associated with the action or object e.g. buzz, plop or pop is what literary term? Hint


Question 24 of 25
24. Zorro's real name is Don Diego de la Vega. Zorro is Spanish for ____ ? Hint


Question 25 of 25
25. Whose dying words were: 'My soul I resign to god, my body to the earth and my worldly goods to my next of kin'? Hint



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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts
1. Which comic character's friends include Edward Trunk and Bill Badger?

Answer: Rupert Bear

A nice highbrow one to begin with!
2. How many of the following are Italian airports: Cristoforo Colombo, Leonardo Da Vinci, Marco Polo and Galileo Galilei?

Answer: All four

Cristoforo Colombo (Genoa), Leonardo Da Vinci (Rome), Marco Polo (Venice) and Galileo Galilei (Pisa)
3. What is the chemical symbol for plutonium?

Answer: Pu

Certainly not elementary.
4. Which country was previously called the 'Gilbert Islands'?

Answer: Kiribati

5. In which Dicken's novel would you meet John Jasper, Mr. Honeythunder and Mr. Tartar?

Answer: The Mystery of Edwin Drood

6. Which musical does the song Zip-a-Dee-Doo-Dah come from?

Answer: Song Of The South

7. Who was the Roman God of Time?

Answer: Saturn

Chronos was the Greek God of Time
8. Whose horse was called Black Agnes?

Answer: Mary Queen of Scots

Don Quixote rode Rosinante, Richard II rode Barbary Roan and Richard III rode White Surrey.
9. Which boxer's nickname was the 'Boston Gob'?

Answer: Jack Sharkey

10. Which was NOT an opera by Mozart?

Answer: A Masked Ball

A Masked Ball was by Verdi.
11. In collective nouns terminology, what is a 'descent', a group of?

Answer: Woodpeckers

Array of hedgehogs, Labour or Movement of moles and an ambush of tigers.
12. Which of the 'Ten Commandments' says 'Thou shalt not kill'?

Answer: Sixth

13. What is the name of the cocktail of Scotch and Drambuie?

Answer: Rusty Nail

14. Which of the following birthstones are not used for both a month of the year and a sign of the zodiac?

Answer: Opal

Amethyst is used for February and Sagittarius, agate for June and Scorpio, topaz for November and Taurus whereas opal is only used for October.
15. How many chapters are there in 'Genesis', the first book of the bible?

Answer: 50

16. Which book of the Old Testament does NOT exist?

Answer: Second Corinthians

Second Corinthians appears in the New Testament. Halleluiah if you got that one right!
17. Which artist had the forename Michelangelo?

Answer: Caravaggio

18. Spheksophobia is the fear of _________ ?

Answer: Wasps

19. Whose paintings include 'The Beheading of Saint John the Baptist', 'David with Goliath's Head' and 'Sick Bacchus'?

Answer: Caravaggio

20. Anser Anser is the scientific name for which bird?

Answer: Greylag Goose

Hope you got the right answer!
21. The Nine Muses were the daughters of Zeus and ______ ?

Answer: Mnemosyne

I've never heard of her either, no wonder, in Greek Mythology she is the goddess of memory! One to muse over later.
22. Who rode a horse called Lamri?

Answer: King Arthur

Bellerophon rode Pegasus, Caligula rode Incitatus and Sancho Panza rode Dapple.
23. The formation of a word by the imitation of the sound associated with the action or object e.g. buzz, plop or pop is what literary term?

Answer: Onomatopoeia

I knew you would get that one right!
24. Zorro's real name is Don Diego de la Vega. Zorro is Spanish for ____ ?

Answer: Fox

25. Whose dying words were: 'My soul I resign to god, my body to the earth and my worldly goods to my next of kin'?

Answer: Michelangelo

Not many people like quotations but I hope you enjoyed the quiz even though it was difficult.
Source: Author Quizzical

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