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

Author
chessart

Time
4 mins

Type
Multiple Choice

Quiz #
65,342

Updated
Dec 15 23

# Qns
15

Difficulty
Average

Avg Score
10 / 15

Plays
8122

Awards
Top 35% Quiz

Last 3 plays: Guest 101 (13/15), Hayes1953 (10/15), Guest 124 (8/15).

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Question 1 of 15

1. Blue, humpback, and sperm are types of: Hint

whales

elephants

sharks

bears

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Question 2 of 15

2. Which is one of Australia's largest cities, and was host to the 2000 Summer Olympic Games? Hint

Melbourne

Sydney

Brisbane

Perth

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Question 3 of 15

3. Na is the chemical symbol for which element? Hint

sodium

copper

silver

tin

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Question 4 of 15

4. The Latin phrase 'carpe diem' means what? Hint

Seize the day!

Tomorrow is another day.

Don't do anything I wouldn't do.

Save your money.

5. I was a leading English short-story writer, poet, and novelist, and in 1907 I became the first English writer to receive the Nobel Prize for literature. I am best known for my stories about India during the late 1800's. My works include 'Gunga Din', 'The Jungle Book', and 'Kim'. Who am I? Hint

Rudyard Kipling

Joseph Conrad

Jack London

Samuel Beckett

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Question 6 of 15

6. The word 'jumbo' is derived from the name of: Hint

a man

a rhinoceros

a hippopotamus

an elephant

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Question 7 of 15

7. Which is the smallest heavenly body of the following? Hint

Pluto

Venus

Mercury

Mars

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Question 8 of 15

8. Which group recorded the beautiful 1950's-era hit songs 'My Prayer', 'Twilight Time', 'Harbour Lights', and 'Smoke Gets In Your Eyes'? Hint

The Four Freshmen

The Lettermen

The Platters

The Four Lads

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Question 9 of 15

9. Which boxer entitled his autobiography 'Raging Bull', which Martin Scorsese later made into a highly-acclaimed film starring Robert DeNiro? Hint

Willie Pep

Tony Zale

Jake LaMotta

Rocky Graziano

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Question 10 of 15

10. Scrimshaw is art work made from what material? Hint

whale teeth and whale bone

paper

adobe

deer antlers

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Question 11 of 15

11. In which Olympics did the famous 'Blood in the Water' water polo match between Hungary and the Soviet Union take place? Hint

Rome, 1960

Helsinki, 1952

Melbourne, 1956

Munich, 1972

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Question 12 of 15

12. The Bay of Fundy, famous for having the highest tides in the world, lies between which two land areas? Hint

Sweden and Finland

Queensland and the Northern Territory, Australia

Washington, USA, and Vancouver, Canada

New Brunswick and Nova Scotia, Canada

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Question 13 of 15

13. I won the Nobel Prize for Economics in 1994 for work I had done at Princeton 45 years earlier in the field of game theory. I suffered from paranoid schizophrenia throughout much of my adult life. My struggles with mental illness are described in the book 'A Beautiful Mind', by Sylvia Nasar, and in the acclaimed movie of the same name in which I am played by Russell Crowe. Who am I? Hint

Kenneth Boulding

John Von Neumann

John Nash

John Kenneth Galbraith

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Question 14 of 15

14. The Turner Prize is awarded annually to recognize excellence in what field? Hint

art

sailing

architecture

airplane design

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Question 15 of 15

15. Which of the following is NOT one of the three regions of Belgium? Hint

Flanders

Brussels

Wallonia

Bremen

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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts

1. Blue, humpback, and sperm are types of:

Answer: whales

Blue whales are the largest animals that have ever lived. They may grow up to 100 feet long and can weigh more than 150 tons.

2. Which is one of Australia's largest cities, and was host to the 2000 Summer Olympic Games?

Answer: Sydney

Sydney is also Australia's oldest city, founded by the United Kingdom in 1788 as a prison colony.

3. Na is the chemical symbol for which element?

Answer: sodium

The short form Na comes from the Latin "natrium".

4. The Latin phrase 'carpe diem' means what?

Answer: Seize the day!

Answer: Rudyard Kipling

6. The word 'jumbo' is derived from the name of:

Answer: an elephant

P. T. Barnum purchased Jumbo from the London Zoo in 1882 and made the elephant a star attraction of his circus.

7. Which is the smallest heavenly body of the following?

Answer: Pluto

8. Which group recorded the beautiful 1950's-era hit songs 'My Prayer', 'Twilight Time', 'Harbour Lights', and 'Smoke Gets In Your Eyes'?

Answer: The Platters

The big hits by the Platters were all in the time period of 1955-1960. Lead tenor Tony Williams left the group in 1960 to pursue a solo career, but neither his career, nor that of the group that he left, was ever as successful after that.

9. Which boxer entitled his autobiography 'Raging Bull', which Martin Scorsese later made into a highly-acclaimed film starring Robert DeNiro?

Answer: Jake LaMotta

The film 'Raging Bull' inexplicably lost to 'Ordinary People' for best picture of 1980. However, time has corrected the error, as 'Raging Bull' is now considered an all-time classic.

10. Scrimshaw is art work made from what material?

Answer: whale teeth and whale bone

During long voyages in the 19th century, many sailors made small carvings and engravings from sperm whale teeth or whalebone. Such carvings and engravings became known as scrimshaw.

11. In which Olympics did the famous 'Blood in the Water' water polo match between Hungary and the Soviet Union take place?

Answer: Melbourne, 1956

The match took place just a month after 200,000 Soviet troops had invaded Hungary to put down a major revolt against Communist rule. The bitter feelings between the two countries carried over into the Olympics, and culminated in the water polo showdown.

The game quickly turned into a brawl, and was halted by the referee before completion, with Hungary leading 4-0. The Soviet players needed a police escort to get out of the arena.

12. The Bay of Fundy, famous for having the highest tides in the world, lies between which two land areas?

Answer: New Brunswick and Nova Scotia, Canada

Answer: John Nash

14. The Turner Prize is awarded annually to recognize excellence in what field?

Answer: art

The Turner Prize is awarded to a British artist under 50 for an outstanding exhibition or other presentation of their work during the prior year. The Prize was established in 1984 by the Tate Gallery's Patrons of New Art and is intended to promote public discussion of new developments in contemporary British art.

It is widely recognized as one of the most important and prestigious awards for the visual arts in Europe.

15. Which of the following is NOT one of the three regions of Belgium?

Answer: Bremen

Belgium also has three language communities, speaking Dutch, French, and German. Bremen is one of the German states.

Source: Author chessart

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