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My Pet Peeves Trivia Quiz

These are questions about my top ten pet peeves, but don't worry, I will give clues and you do not have to know me to figure them out.

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

Author
nannabelle

Time
4 mins

Type
Multiple Choice

Quiz #
183,663

Updated
Jul 18 23

# Qns
10

Difficulty
Average

Avg Score
8 / 10

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2833

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Question 1 of 10

1. I'm at the zoo looking at the chimpanzees when I hear a mother telling her son to "look at the monkeys!" Why do I cringe? Hint

Looking directly at a chimp will irritate it.

Monkey is too general a term.

Chimps are apes, not monkeys.

Her voice grated on my nerves.

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Question 2 of 10

2. One of my biggest pet peeves-- leaving your turn signal on forever while driving. Why? Hint

It forces me to assume a turn is coming so I can't pass.

It lowers my ability to predict what the driver will do.

All of these.

It focuses my attention on a blinking light rather than the road.

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Question 3 of 10

3. I hate when my dad calls my violin a "fiddle", but which of these sentences is true? Hint

A violin is only used when playing classical music.

The terms can be used interchangeably.

A fiddle is only used alongside a banjo.

These instruments can never be called the same thing.

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Question 4 of 10

4. This slang term for pregnant (used a lot in chat rooms) really gives me the hives. It was first recorded in 1942 and sounds similar to pregnant. Which term is it? Hint

bun in the oven

preggers

eating for two

with child

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Question 5 of 10

5. The correct word is "regardless", but people continue to use this redundant version. Which incorrect word am I referring to? Hint

unregardless

irregardless

aregardless

nonregardless

6. Reading is good for the brain, whether you read the classics or the Sunday comics, so I hate it when people judge the type of book I am reading as "fluff". What term do I hate to hear describing books that implies they are destroying the environment? Hint

tree killers

brain drains

space fillers

trashy novels

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Question 7 of 10

7. One of my biggest pet peeves is racism. Now, granted, I'm not a minority where I live, however, growing up people used to greet me using this famous Nazi greeting because I am blonde, blue-eyed and was born in Germany. Which phrase am I thinking of? Hint

Hello Adolph

Heil Hitler

Hey Hilter

Nazi freak

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Question 8 of 10

8. One of my favorite books of all time is "Frankenstein". However, people persist in calling the monster Frankenstein! Who is Frankenstein really? Hint

the monster

none of these

the author of the book

the man who made the monster

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Question 9 of 10

9. A musical question -- What is this instrument that is 1/5th larger as well as lower than a violin? Hint

there is no such instrument

cello

viola

bass

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Question 10 of 10

10. For the most part I was raised in Houston, Texas. When I visited New York, I was amazed to be asked if I rode a horse to school. Why is this question so ridiculous? Hint

Because of course everyone in the south rides horses to school.

Because Houston is the fourth largest city in the US.

Because there are no horses in Houston.

Because southerners don't go to school.

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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts

1. I'm at the zoo looking at the chimpanzees when I hear a mother telling her son to "look at the monkeys!" Why do I cringe?

Answer: Chimps are apes, not monkeys.

An easy way to determine the difference between a monkey and an ape is that most monkeys have tails while apes do not.

2. One of my biggest pet peeves-- leaving your turn signal on forever while driving. Why?

Answer: All of these.

I absolutely hate it when I'm behind someone who has had their blinker on for that past 20 miles...drives me nuts!

3. I hate when my dad calls my violin a "fiddle", but which of these sentences is true?

Answer: The terms can be used interchangeably.

A fiddle and a violin are the same instrument, though are often called different names in different genres. Yet, it is the genre of music that changes, not the instrument.

4. This slang term for pregnant (used a lot in chat rooms) really gives me the hives. It was first recorded in 1942 and sounds similar to pregnant. Which term is it?

Answer: preggers

Don't ask me why, but when I hear "preggers" I hear nails on a chalkboard...it's not cute and it's not shorter, so why use it?

5. The correct word is "regardless", but people continue to use this redundant version. Which incorrect word am I referring to?

Answer: irregardless

I am continually amazed at the number of professional documents with "irregardless" printed on them. I know spell-check catches this, so what is the excuse?

Answer: tree killers

I admit it, I read romances. They are feel-good books that I don't have to figure out the ending. But I also read mystery, fantasy, juvenile fantasy (i.e. Harry Potter and Artemis Fowl), and thrillers. Reading exercises the brain and is never a waste.

Answer: Heil Hitler

Yes, people used to "heil Hitler" me in the halls. I hate all forms of racism, whether aimed at me or someone else.

8. One of my favorite books of all time is "Frankenstein". However, people persist in calling the monster Frankenstein! Who is Frankenstein really?

Answer: the man who made the monster

It's a small thing, I know, but the monster had no name. The author of the book was Mary Shelley, wife of Percy Bysshe Shelley. Just a bit of trivia, she came up with the story when she, Percy and Lord Byron were competing for scariest story. She won, although I consider the story very sad, not scary.

9. A musical question -- What is this instrument that is 1/5th larger as well as lower than a violin?

Answer: viola

I played the viola for several years for the Pasadena Philharmonic and constantly was asked what the difference between the two are. So, here is your answer. The strings are lower pitched, the instrument is a little bigger and the clef is the alto clef, not treble clef. Think the difference between a soprano and alto singer.

10. For the most part I was raised in Houston, Texas. When I visited New York, I was amazed to be asked if I rode a horse to school. Why is this question so ridiculous?

Answer: Because Houston is the fourth largest city in the US.

What gets me is that Houston defines URBAN sprawl. I never saw a horse until I was 11 years old! So, of course I was struck when this question came up.

Source: Author nannabelle

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