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

Author
thejazzkickazz

Time
6 mins

Type
Multiple Choice

Quiz #
16,738

Updated
Dec 03 21

# Qns
10

Difficulty
Difficult

Avg Score
5 / 10

Plays
1381

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Question 1 of 10

1. Who was the first woman to swim across the English Channel? Hint

Eastwood

Ederle

Sullivan

Garvey

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Question 2 of 10

2. Who was the founder of the Rastafarians? Hint

Marcus Garvey

G Rawicz

Bob Marley

Frank Morris

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Question 3 of 10

3. Who holds the record for the longest survivor on a raft in the middle of the Atlantic Ocean? Hint

Tenzing Norgay

Sum Min

Poon Lim

Heil Chan

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Question 4 of 10

4. Which brothers were the founders of the World Guinness Book of Records? Hint

Mc Whirter

McDugall

Adams

Kishinev

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Question 5 of 10

5. Who had the mysterious ticket from Northwest flight 305 from Oregon to Washington in 1971? Hint

McCoy

D.B. Cooper

Rogers

A Jodl

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Question 6 of 10

6. Who was called the 3-legged wonder?

Answer: (One Word)

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Question 7 of 10

7. Who was the inventor of the particle accelerator and Atomic hammer? Hint

J.D. Cockcroft

Martin Luther

Nehru

Jaun Romero

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Question 8 of 10

8. What famous spy occupied the prison cell: number 12 at Saint Lazare?

Answer: (Two Words)

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Question 9 of 10

9. Who was the only American convicted and executed for desertion in WW2?

Answer: (Two Words)

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Question 10 of 10

10. Who was the owner of Clever Hans, the calculating horse? Hint

Steinlein

Nick Carter

von Osten

von Braun

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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts

1. Who was the first woman to swim across the English Channel?

Answer: Ederle

2. Who was the founder of the Rastafarians?

Answer: Marcus Garvey

3. Who holds the record for the longest survivor on a raft in the middle of the Atlantic Ocean?

Answer: Poon Lim

He spent 133 days alone.

4. Which brothers were the founders of the World Guinness Book of Records?

Answer: Mc Whirter

5. Who had the mysterious ticket from Northwest flight 305 from Oregon to Washington in 1971?

Answer: D.B. Cooper

He jumped out of the plane and was never traced.

6. Who was called the 3-legged wonder?

Answer: Lentini

Francesco Lentini was born with 3 legs.

7. Who was the inventor of the particle accelerator and Atomic hammer?

Answer: J.D. Cockcroft

8. What famous spy occupied the prison cell: number 12 at Saint Lazare?

Answer: Mata Hari

9. Who was the only American convicted and executed for desertion in WW2?

Answer: Eddie Slovik

10. Who was the owner of Clever Hans, the calculating horse?

Answer: von Osten

Source: Author thejazzkickazz

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