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

Author
shady_shaker

Time
5 mins

Type
Multiple Choice

Quiz #
140,769

Updated
Feb 08 22

# Qns
10

Difficulty
Difficult

Avg Score
4 / 10

Plays
1012

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Question 1 of 10

1. What is Florida's state song? Hint

Oh! Susanna

Beautiful Dreamer

Old Folks at Home

Campton Races

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Question 2 of 10

2. After whom was Big Ben named? Hint

Benjamin Hall

Benjamin Smith

Benjamin Davis

Benjamin Pitt

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Question 3 of 10

3. American Walter Burley Griffin designed which major Australian city? Hint

Adelaide

Melbourne

Hobart

Canberra

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Question 4 of 10

4. Katherine Hepburn was married briefly in the late 1920s. What was
her husband's name? Hint

Leroy Oldham Smith

Ludlow Ogden Smith

Laszlo Organ Smith

Lionel Obadiah Smith

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Question 5 of 10

5. Ringo Starr's son played drums in Ringo's All Starr Band in 1992.
What was his name? Hint

Zak

Richard

Steven

Jack

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Question 6 of 10

6. Who composed the 'Devil's Trill Sonata'? Hint

George Frideric Handel

Giuseppe Tartini

Ludwig Von Beethoven

Franz Joseph Haydn

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Question 7 of 10

7. In which year was the Russian airline Aeroflot founded? Hint

1921

1923

1922

1924

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Question 8 of 10

8. At what age are Cardinals no longer eligible to participate in Papal
Elections? Hint

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Question 9 of 10

9. What is the unofficial capital of Nauru? Hint

Yangon

Palikir

Doha

Yaren

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Question 10 of 10

10. In which National Park near Sydney were 203 Aboriginal rock paintings
discovered in 1995? Hint

Waratah

Wollemi

Royal National

Kurin-gai

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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts

1. What is Florida's state song?

Answer: Old Folks at Home

Written by Stephen Collins Foster in 1851.

2. After whom was Big Ben named?

Answer: Benjamin Hall

Hall was Commissioner for Works at the time the bell was cast in 1858.

3. American Walter Burley Griffin designed which major Australian city?

Answer: Canberra

Burley Griffin came to Australia in 1912. He had previously studied
under Frank Lloyd Wright in Chicago. He resigned from the Canberra
project in 1920.

4. Katherine Hepburn was married briefly in the late 1920s. What was her husband's name?

Answer: Ludlow Ogden Smith

Smith was from Philadelphia. The couple married in December 1928,
but separated very soon afterwards. They were divorced in 1934.

5. Ringo Starr's son played drums in Ringo's All Starr Band in 1992. What was his name?

Answer: Zak

Zak's mother was Ringo's first wife Maureen (nee Cox).
The All Starr Band featured several prominent musicians, including
Billy Preston, John Entwistle and Nils Lofgren.

6. Who composed the 'Devil's Trill Sonata'?

Answer: Giuseppe Tartini

Tartini (1692-1770) composed around 175 violin sonatas.

7. In which year was the Russian airline Aeroflot founded?

Answer: 1923

Originally called Dobrolyot, the airline's name was changed in 1930.
"Aeroflot" means "airfleet".

8. At what age are Cardinals no longer eligible to participate in Papal Elections?

Answer: 80

By decree of Pope Paul VI in 1971. (and that's no bull!).

9. What is the unofficial capital of Nauru?

Answer: Yaren

One of the smallest nations, Nauru lies just south of the equator about 4023 km (2500 ml) south-west of Honolulu. Yaren is located
in the south-western corner of the island.

10. In which National Park near Sydney were 203 Aboriginal rock paintings discovered in 1995?

Answer: Wollemi

The paintings date to about 2000BC. Their exact location has been kept secret to protect them from sight-seers.
Wollemi National Park, 100 km north-west of Sydney is the largest
wilderness area in New South Wales.

Source: Author shady_shaker

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