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'M' is the answer Trivia Quiz

Another mixed bag where all the answers begin with the same letter. This time it's the letter 'M'

A multiple-choice quiz by Anagram2. Estimated time: 5 mins.

Author
Anagram2

Time
5 mins

Type
Multiple Choice

Quiz #
94,935

Updated
Dec 03 21

# Qns
10

Difficulty
Tough

Avg Score
6 / 10

Plays
5894

Last 3 plays: Guest 90 (6/10), Guest 171 (9/10), Guest 82 (3/10).

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Question 1 of 10

1. Which U.S dramatist was once married to Marilyn Monroe? Hint

Glenn Miller

Henry Miller

Arthur Miller

George Miller

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Question 2 of 10

2. What is a mangabey? Hint

Mongoose

Mouse

Mule

Monkey

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Question 3 of 10

3. What was the name of the ship in which the Pilgrim Fathers sailed to America?

Answer: (One Word)

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Question 4 of 10

4. What was the name of the Persian god of wisdom? Hint

Mercedes

Mitsubishi

Maserati

Mazda

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Question 5 of 10

5. What is the collective term for a group of harpists? Hint

Medley

Madrigal

Musical

Melody

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Question 6 of 10

6. What was the name of the farm in George Orwell's novel 'Animal Farm'? Hint

Meadow Farm

Millers Farm

Mansion Farm

Manor Farm

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Question 7 of 10

7. In which of Shakespeare's plays did Shylock demand 'a pound of flesh'?

Answer: (Four Words the first word is 'The')

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Question 8 of 10

8. What would a mycologist be interested in? Hint

Mushrooms

Mice

Mazes

Mammals

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Question 9 of 10

9. Which 1964 film musical, based on a play by George Bernard Shaw, starred Rex Harrison and Audrey Hepburn?

Answer: (Three Words)

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Question 10 of 10

10. What was the name of the first ghost to visit Scrooge in 'A Christmas Carol'?

Answer: (One Word surname)

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Most Recent Scores

Apr 15 2024 : Guest 90: 6/10
Apr 12 2024 : Guest 171: 9/10
Apr 10 2024 : Guest 82: 3/10
Apr 03 2024 : Guest 2: 1/10
Mar 28 2024 : Guest 84: 4/10
Mar 26 2024 : Guest 124: 1/10
Mar 21 2024 : Guest 78: 3/10
Mar 03 2024 : Guest 76: 0/10
Feb 18 2024 : 1995Tarpon: 10/10

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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts

1. Which U.S dramatist was once married to Marilyn Monroe?

Answer: Arthur Miller

His play 'The Death of a Salesman' won a Pulitzer Prize in 1949.

2. What is a mangabey?

Answer: Monkey

A slender monkey with a long tail and pronounced whiskers on the sides of its face. Named after a region of Madagascar.

3. What was the name of the ship in which the Pilgrim Fathers sailed to America?

Answer: Mayflower

In a ship only 90ft in length 102 people set sail from Plymouth, England in 1620 on a voyage to the New World that took 66 days.

4. What was the name of the Persian god of wisdom?

Answer: Mazda

Ahura Mazda, Lord Wisdom, was the supreme god who created the heavens and the Earth.

5. What is the collective term for a group of harpists?

Answer: Melody

There are many wonderful collective nouns but I think my personal favourite is a murder of crows.

6. What was the name of the farm in George Orwell's novel 'Animal Farm'?

Answer: Manor Farm

George Orwell was the pen name of Eric Blair, an Englishman born in Bengal in 1903.

7. In which of Shakespeare's plays did Shylock demand 'a pound of flesh'?

Answer: The Merchant of Venice

Shylock, the moneylender, was unable to take his 'pound of flesh' because the contract only specified 'flesh' and so he could not spill any blood.

8. What would a mycologist be interested in?

Answer: Mushrooms

The branch of biology dealing with the study of fungi.

9. Which 1964 film musical, based on a play by George Bernard Shaw, starred Rex Harrison and Audrey Hepburn?

Answer: My Fair Lady

G.B. Shaw's play, 'Pygmalion', was derived from a story by Latin poet Ovid about a character named Pygmalion who fell in love with an ivory statue.

10. What was the name of the first ghost to visit Scrooge in 'A Christmas Carol'?

Answer: Marley

'Marley was dead to begin with. There is no doubt whatever about that. 'The first line from my favourite Dickens novel. Bah Humbug!

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