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Quiz about Cultural Entries
Quiz about Cultural Entries

Cultural Entries Trivia Quiz


More names and titles - perhaps you will delve into these works- try a serving of Milhaud over the Discourses of Montaigne.

A multiple-choice quiz by thejazzkickazz. Estimated time: 6 mins.
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Time
6 mins
Type
Multiple Choice
Quiz #
40,361
Updated
May 25 22
# Qns
10
Difficulty
Very Difficult
Avg Score
4 / 10
Plays
877
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Question 1 of 10
1. Of the Seven Hills of Rome, which one was Edward Gibbon on top of when the inspiration to write the 'History of the Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire' came to him? Hint


Question 2 of 10
2. Shiva was a white-male with 4 arms. Who was his consort- she had black skin with 4 arms as well?

Answer: (One Word)
Question 3 of 10
3. Which of the Greek furies had a name which translated literally to 'envious-one'? Hint


Question 4 of 10
4. Who wrote the opera Le Boeuf Sur le Toit, or the Nothing Doing Bar in 1919? Hint


Question 5 of 10
5. Who sketched the intriguing... 'Erasmus shortly after his death'? Hint


Question 6 of 10
6. What famous prognosticator wrote the 'Treatise on Make-up', which described the ingredients of the pomade used by Queen Elizabeth I?

Answer: (One Word)
Question 7 of 10
7. Who wrote the 'Persian Letters'? Hint


Question 8 of 10
8. Besides water, what is the main component in a healthy batch of Urine? Hint


Question 9 of 10
9. Who was the earliest Spanish dramatist, coeval to Shakespeare? Hint


Question 10 of 10
10. Which civilization had a 8-day week, 10-month calendar, and neatly eliminated 61 days in the winter? Hint



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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts
1. Of the Seven Hills of Rome, which one was Edward Gibbon on top of when the inspiration to write the 'History of the Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire' came to him?

Answer: Capitoline

2. Shiva was a white-male with 4 arms. Who was his consort- she had black skin with 4 arms as well?

Answer: Kali

3. Which of the Greek furies had a name which translated literally to 'envious-one'?

Answer: Megaera

4. Who wrote the opera Le Boeuf Sur le Toit, or the Nothing Doing Bar in 1919?

Answer: Milhaud

5. Who sketched the intriguing... 'Erasmus shortly after his death'?

Answer: Baldung

6. What famous prognosticator wrote the 'Treatise on Make-up', which described the ingredients of the pomade used by Queen Elizabeth I?

Answer: Nostradamus

7. Who wrote the 'Persian Letters'?

Answer: Montesquieu

8. Besides water, what is the main component in a healthy batch of Urine?

Answer: creatinine

It comprises generally 52 grams per liter.
9. Who was the earliest Spanish dramatist, coeval to Shakespeare?

Answer: Lope De Vega

10. Which civilization had a 8-day week, 10-month calendar, and neatly eliminated 61 days in the winter?

Answer: Rome

Source: Author thejazzkickazz

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