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'Y' Not Take This Quiz?


Ten questions concerning the letter 'Y', so 'Y' not sit back and enjoy. Good luck.

A multiple-choice quiz by Ikabud. Estimated time: 4 mins.
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Author
Ikabud
Time
4 mins
Type
Multiple Choice
Quiz #
64,869
Updated
Dec 03 21
# Qns
10
Difficulty
Tough
Avg Score
5 / 10
Plays
3316
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Question 1 of 10
1. What was the name of the instrumental theme of the TV series, 'The Benny Hill Show'? Hint


Question 2 of 10
2. He won an Oscar for his role in 1969's 'They Shoot Horses, Don't They?'. Who was the actor? Hint


Question 3 of 10
3. What male name means laughter in Hebrew? Hint


Question 4 of 10
4. This baseball Hall of Famer was nicknamed, 'The Yankee Clipper'. Who was he? Hint


Question 5 of 10
5. The influential British group, The Yardbirds, took their name from a novel by which author? Hint


Question 6 of 10
6. What actor's real name is Joe Yule Jr? Hint


Question 7 of 10
7. Yuengling is the name of the oldest brewery in the United States. Where is it located? Hint


Question 8 of 10
8. What is farmer Max Yasgur's claim to fame? Hint


Question 9 of 10
9. What English city was once an important Roman military post, an Anglo-Saxon capital, a Danish settlement and then the ecclesiastical centre of Northern England? Hint


Question 10 of 10
10. Yuri was the first name of the title character in which Russian novel? Hint



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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts
1. What was the name of the instrumental theme of the TV series, 'The Benny Hill Show'?

Answer: 'Yakety Sax'

2. He won an Oscar for his role in 1969's 'They Shoot Horses, Don't They?'. Who was the actor?

Answer: Gig Young

Gig's real name was Byron Barr and he was born on November 4, 1913. All of the other 'Young' choices are fine actors too.
3. What male name means laughter in Hebrew?

Answer: Yitzhak

Yitzhak is a popular name for Israeli leaders. Yitzhak Shamir and Yitzhak Rabin come to mind.
4. This baseball Hall of Famer was nicknamed, 'The Yankee Clipper'. Who was he?

Answer: Joe DiMaggio

Joe DiMaggio was so popular with his fans, that during World War II, Japanese soldiers resorted to insulting DiMaggio across battlefields in an attempt to upset American soldiers.
5. The influential British group, The Yardbirds, took their name from a novel by which author?

Answer: Jack Kerouac

The term 'Yardbird' came from the designation given to hobos in one of Kerouac's novels.
6. What actor's real name is Joe Yule Jr?

Answer: Mickey Rooney

A Brooklyn native, Rooney played Andy Hardy in the film series and starred in numerous other films.
7. Yuengling is the name of the oldest brewery in the United States. Where is it located?

Answer: Pottsville, Pennsylvania

Founded in 1829, it is still located there.
8. What is farmer Max Yasgur's claim to fame?

Answer: His land in Bethel, New York was where the Woodstock Festival was held

The rock festival was held on August 15-17, 1969.
9. What English city was once an important Roman military post, an Anglo-Saxon capital, a Danish settlement and then the ecclesiastical centre of Northern England?

Answer: York

The Cathedral and Metropolitical Church of Saint Peter in York, or, the York Minster Cathedral, dates back to the thirteenth century.
10. Yuri was the first name of the title character in which Russian novel?

Answer: Doctor Zhivago

The Pasternak novel "Doctor Zhivago" was made into a film in 1965 and starred Omar Sharif in the title role.
Source: Author Ikabud

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