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World's Most Dangerous Quiz III

Another in a continuing series of mystifying general knowledge quizzes with questions guaranteed to excite the inner workings of your brain...in other words...have fun!

A multiple-choice quiz by thejazzkickazz. Estimated time: 6 mins.

Author
thejazzkickazz

Time
6 mins

Type
Multiple Choice

Quiz #
90,586

Updated
Dec 03 21

# Qns
10

Difficulty
Very Difficult

Avg Score
4 / 10

Plays
988

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Question 1 of 10

1. Food: Balsamic vinegar is officially produced in two small provinces of the Emilia-Ramagna region of Italy. What are these two provinces called?
Hint

Mantua and Padua

Reggio and Modena

Siena and Florence

Brindisi and Bari

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Question 2 of 10

2. Animals: The extinct 'aurochs' is the ancestor of what modern domesticated farm animal?
Hint

Cow

Duck

Goat

Chicken

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Question 3 of 10

3. Language: Which of the following languages is most closely related to English in terms of language origins?
Hint

Hindi

Hebrew

Finnish

Turkish

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Question 4 of 10

4. Poets: Who was the oldest poet to be appointed poet laureate of England?
Hint

William Wordsworth

Cecil Day-Lewis

John Dryden

Colly Cibber

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Question 5 of 10

5. Architects: Chandigarh, the joint capital of the Haryana and Punjab states of India, was laid out by what by what world famous architect in the 1950s?
Hint

Ludwig Mies van der Rohe

Le Corbusier

Eero Saarinen

Frank Lloyd Wright

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Question 6 of 10

6. Religion: Which of these is a figure of the Islamic belief system that corresponds with the Christian Satan?
Hint

Iblis

Pazuzu

Beelzebub

Yama

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Question 7 of 10

7. Festivals: What Hindu bathing festival is held every 12 years on the banks of the Godavari River?
Hint

Ramanavami

Pushkaram

Holi

Diwali

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Question 8 of 10

8. Artists: One of the members of the Surrealist art movement was also the most well-known artist ever to come out of Cuba, but which?
Hint

Andre Breton

Joan Miro

Wilfredo Lam

Juan Gris

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Question 9 of 10

9. History of Medicine: The words 'physiology' and 'pathology' were introduced in the medical sciences by which of the following individuals?
Hint

Jean Helmont

Visalius

Jean Fernel

William Harvey

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Question 10 of 10

10. Elements: Which of these chemical elements was named for a city in Asia Minor (now Turkey)?
Hint

Niobium

Magnesium

Phosphorous

Promethium

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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts

1. Food: Balsamic vinegar is officially produced in two small provinces of the Emilia-Ramagna region of Italy. What are these two provinces called?

Answer: Reggio and Modena

The process of creating a high-quality balsamic vinegar is labor intensive and requires years of aging. The Italian government, concerned about cheap imitations and wanting to protect the wonderful tradition of delicious, high-quality balsamic vinegar from the Emilia-Romagna region, decided to decree that the term 'balsamic' could only be used by producers in Modena and Reggio. I would recommend that if you do purchase a balsamic vinegar, be willing to pay a little more to get a very high quality bottle...you won't regret it!

2. Animals: The extinct 'aurochs' is the ancestor of what modern domesticated farm animal?

Answer: Cow

Aurochs is the term for an extinct breed of ox (notice that ox and aurochs rhyme?) that was probably made extinct by hunting across ancient Europe.

3. Language: Which of the following languages is most closely related to English in terms of language origins?

Answer: Hindi

Both English and Hindi are members of the language family called Indo-European. The Finnish language is related to Hungarian and is a member of the Uralic language family. Hebrew is a Semetic language, related to Arabic, while Turkish is an Altaic language related to Mongolian!

4. Poets: Who was the oldest poet to be appointed poet laureate of England?

Answer: William Wordsworth

Wordsworth was 73 years old when appointed poet laureate, replacing Alfred, Lord Tennyson who had held the post for 42 years! Wordsworth held the post until his death in 1850, he was 80 years old.

5. Architects: Chandigarh, the joint capital of the Haryana and Punjab states of India, was laid out by what by what world famous architect in the 1950s?

Answer: Le Corbusier

Le Corbusier, born in Switzerland, was born Charles-Edouard Jeanneret in 1887. He developed his concept, called 'La Ville Radieuse' in both Marseille and Chandigarh, where he had been invited by the Indian government to help lay out the city plan.

6. Religion: Which of these is a figure of the Islamic belief system that corresponds with the Christian Satan?

Answer: Iblis

The term 'Iblis' means 'the evil one', and the Islamic story of Allah's eventually confrontation and victory over Iblis is very similar to the Judeo-Christian version.

7. Festivals: What Hindu bathing festival is held every 12 years on the banks of the Godavari River?

Answer: Pushkaram

The Pushkaram festival is held at Rajahmundry in the state of Andhra Pradesh in India. It is believed to be the most attended festival in the world...makes Woodstock look like a tea party!

8. Artists: One of the members of the Surrealist art movement was also the most well-known artist ever to come out of Cuba, but which?

Answer: Wilfredo Lam

Lam was born in Havana and studied there, but was off to Europe at the age of 22 to study in Madrid. In the late 30s he moved to Paris where he met Picasso and associated himself with the Surrealist movement. His art not only shows the influence of the Europeans, but also of African and Oceanic sculptural styles.

9. History of Medicine: The words 'physiology' and 'pathology' were introduced in the medical sciences by which of the following individuals?

Answer: Jean Fernel

Fernel (1493-1558) was a physician who lived in Paris during the nascent period of modern medicine. Aside from his philological contributions to the field, his work didn't really yield much else of lasting significance.

10. Elements: Which of these chemical elements was named for a city in Asia Minor (now Turkey)?

Answer: Magnesium

The element magnesium was discovered by English chemist Sir Humphrey Davy in 1808. Apparently he originally wanted 'magnium' as the name, but later settled on magnesium in honor of the ancient city. Well...another one down, but more to come...please stay tuned!

Source: Author thejazzkickazz

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