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Mum's the Word Trivia Quiz

It's all about 'mum' for this quiz as each question and/or answer will involve these letters in some way. Thank you to nautilator for the quiz idea. Best of luck!

A multiple-choice quiz by Triviaballer. Estimated time: 4 mins.

Author
Triviaballer

Time
4 mins

Type
Multiple Choice

Quiz #
371,201

Updated
Dec 03 21

# Qns
10

Difficulty
Average

Avg Score
7 / 10

Plays
617

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Question 1 of 10

1. What band from London is led by a lead singer named Marcus and released the hit song "I Will Wait" in 2012? Hint

Mumford & Sons

The Mumbuggers

The Mumson Brothers

Here Come the Mummies

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Question 2 of 10

2. The mummichog is a small animal that is found in brackish areas along the east coast of the United States and Canada. What type of animal is the mummichog? Hint

Reptile

Bird

Fish

Amphibian

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Question 3 of 10

3. What major world city is served by Chhatrapati Shivaji International Airport and was formerly known as Bombay? Hint

Mumbai

Mumali

Mumak

Mumazi

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Question 4 of 10

4. In what video game series is there a shaman named Mumbo Jumbo that used to teach Gruntilda before she turned to dark magic? Hint

Grand Theft Auto

Spyro

Banjo-Kazooie

Super Mario Bros.

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Question 5 of 10

5. What malady is an acute, inflammatory, contagious disease caused by a virus that produces swelling in the salivary glands?

Answer: (One Word (5 letters))

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Question 6 of 10

6. In the realm of mathematics there are three 'mum' words that describe certain extreme values of functions. Which of the following is NOT one of these 'mum' terms in mathematics? Hint

Maximum

Optimum

Minimum

Cardamum

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Question 7 of 10

7. What name is shared by both the wife of Shah Jahan who commissioned the building of a famous mausoleum in Agra, India and a British racehorse of the 1920s nicknamed "The Flying Filly"? Hint

Mumtaz Mahal

Mummymon Malloy

Mumzy Stranger

Mumsnet Mahar

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Question 8 of 10

8. What individual from Massachusetts, who was nicknamed 'Mumbet', filed a freedom suit case in 1781 that she won, which effectively ended slavery in the state of Massachusetts? Hint

Harriet Tubman

Elizabeth Freeman

Sojourner Truth

Phillis Wheatley

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Question 9 of 10

9. What individual from Ancient Egypt who served under the pharaoh Djoser as high priest to the sun god Ra was portrayed on film by Boris Karloff in the 1932 film "The Mummy"? Hint

Ramesses II

Akhenaten

Imhotep

Tutankhamun

10. The title of the quiz, "Mum's the word", is a phrase meaning to keep quiet. This meaning can be traced back at least as far back as William Shakespeare. In one of his plays he includes the line "Seal up your lips and give no words but mum". Which play, named after the King of England from 1422 to 1461, contains this line spoken at the Duke of Gloucester's house? Hint

Henry VI, Part 2

Richard III

King John

Henry VIII

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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts

1. What band from London is led by a lead singer named Marcus and released the hit song "I Will Wait" in 2012?

Answer: Mumford & Sons

Marcus Mumford, Ben Lovett, Winston Marshall, and Ted Dwane formed Mumford & Sons in 2007 The band's first album, "Sigh No More" reached the number two spot on both the UK Albums Chart and the US Billboard 200 while their second album "Babel" topped both of these charts in 2012.

2. The mummichog is a small animal that is found in brackish areas along the east coast of the United States and Canada. What type of animal is the mummichog?

Answer: Fish

The mummichog is a highly adaptible fish that it is able to withstand temperature fluctuations 6� C to 35� C (43� F to 95� F). The mummichog is also commonly called a gudgeon or a mud minnow.

3. What major world city is served by Chhatrapati Shivaji International Airport and was formerly known as Bombay?

Answer: Mumbai

Mumbai was first settled in 1507 and it is located on the western coast of India in the state of Maharashtra. Mumbai's stock exchange, the Bombay Stock Exchange, is the oldest in Asia having been founded in 1875.

4. In what video game series is there a shaman named Mumbo Jumbo that used to teach Gruntilda before she turned to dark magic?

Answer: Banjo-Kazooie

Mumb Jumbo provides needed items and information for Banjo and Kazooie for their quests to defeat Gruntilda. The original game in the series, "Banjo-Kazooie" was released for the Nintendo 64 in 1998. The game is one of my all-time favorites as it provides a great platform gaming experience with stellar graphics for the time.

5. What malady is an acute, inflammatory, contagious disease caused by a virus that produces swelling in the salivary glands?

Answer: Mumps

While mumps is a contagious disease, many developed countries have mitigated its risk by provided children with vaccinations. Similar to many contagious diseases, mumps is generally spread by person to person contact through saliva or mucus.

6. In the realm of mathematics there are three 'mum' words that describe certain extreme values of functions. Which of the following is NOT one of these 'mum' terms in mathematics?

Answer: Cardamum

The maximum and minimum values of a function are the largest and smallest values possible for a given set of a data. The optimum is the best possible outcome and under different circumstances it could be the maximum, minimum, or some value in between.

7. What name is shared by both the wife of Shah Jahan who commissioned the building of a famous mausoleum in Agra, India and a British racehorse of the 1920s nicknamed "The Flying Filly"?

Answer: Mumtaz Mahal

Mumtaz Mahal and Shah Jahan had 14 children together as rulers of the Mughal Empire. Mumtaz Mahal's death in 1631 caused great sadness to Shah Jahan who spent the next 22 years overseeing the construction of the Taj Mahal. The racehorse Mumtaz Mahal won seven major races from 1923 to 1924 and has the famous racehorse Secretariat as one of its descendants.

8. What individual from Massachusetts, who was nicknamed 'Mumbet', filed a freedom suit case in 1781 that she won, which effectively ended slavery in the state of Massachusetts?

Answer: Elizabeth Freeman

The case of 'Brom and Bett v. Ashley' in 1781 was one of the first cases to uphold the Massachusetts constitution from 1780 that outlawed slavery. Freeman was represented by the abolitionist attorney Theodore Sedgwick who she would later work for after she was granted her freedom in 1781.

9. What individual from Ancient Egypt who served under the pharaoh Djoser as high priest to the sun god Ra was portrayed on film by Boris Karloff in the 1932 film "The Mummy"?

Answer: Imhotep

Imhotep was extremely influential in his time and he was one of very few common people of Ancient Egypt to have been granted divine status after he died. In the film "The Mummy", Imhotep is revived when archaeologists find his tomb and read the Scroll of Thoth.

Answer: Henry VI, Part 2

Shakespeare wrote many plays about the kings of England including a trilogy on Henry VI. In addition to the English kings he produced plays on, he also wrote plays on historical Roman figures including Coriolanus, Julius Caesar, and Antony and Cleopatra.

Source: Author Triviaballer

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