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Is it Left or Right? Trivia Quiz


Different cultures have different associations with the concepts of left and right. Can you tell whether the answer is left or right?

A multiple-choice quiz by Ellabear. Estimated time: 6 mins.
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Author
Ellabear
Time
6 mins
Type
Multiple Choice
Quiz #
361,754
Updated
Dec 03 21
# Qns
10
Difficulty
Average
Avg Score
7 / 10
Plays
477
Last 3 plays: Guest 142 (5/10), Guest 86 (1/10), Guest 37 (7/10).
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Question 1 of 10
1. On which side of the road do people in Canada drive?

Answer: (left or right)
Question 2 of 10
2. With which hand would a Girl Guide/Girl Scout shake hands?

Answer: (left or right)
Question 3 of 10
3. From the Anglo-Saxon word "storbord", which side of a ship is starboard referring to?

Answer: (left or right)
Question 4 of 10
4. In the Eastern Orthodox tradition, on which hand do you wear your wedding ring?

Answer: (left or right)
Question 5 of 10
5. Which side is associated with the compass direction of north and/or west?

Answer: (left or right)
Question 6 of 10
6. In a traditional Christian wedding, on which side do the friends of the groom sit (as you face the altar)?

Answer: (left or right)
Question 7 of 10
7. In North American tradition, which side should the tassel on the mortarboard be on after graduation?

Answer: (left or right)
Question 8 of 10
8. According to superstition in India, which itchy palm for a man will mean that money is coming his way?

Answer: (left or right)
Question 9 of 10
9. Which handed people were held in higher esteem by the Incas?

Answer: (left or right)
Question 10 of 10
10. In Muslim countries, with which hand should you eat food?

Answer: (left or right)

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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts
1. On which side of the road do people in Canada drive?

Answer: right

Although a former British colony, Canadians have been driving on the right since the 1920s.
2. With which hand would a Girl Guide/Girl Scout shake hands?

Answer: left

Girl Guides shake their left hands while making the Girl Scout sign with their right hand. The left handshake symbolizes friendship because the left hand is closer to the heart.
3. From the Anglo-Saxon word "storbord", which side of a ship is starboard referring to?

Answer: right

Ancient ships had a steering oar on the right side of the ship rather than a centrally placed rudder. The word "starboard" comes from the Anglo-Saxon word for this side steering oar "steorbord" meaning "the side on which a vessel is steered".
4. In the Eastern Orthodox tradition, on which hand do you wear your wedding ring?

Answer: right

The right hand is symbolically the hand of power and authority and therefore is of higher status. It is believed that power comes from the right hand of God. Ex15:6 "Thy right hand, O LORD, glorious in power, thy right hand, O LORD, shatters the enemy"
5. Which side is associated with the compass direction of north and/or west?

Answer: left

This preference seems to date back to early civilizations which closely followed the directions and motions of the sun. The sun would rise in the east for societies in the northern hemisphere, and, if one was facing the sun at that time, the sun would swing right and southwards before setting in the west.

Therefore, by observing the direction of the sun, many cultures began to link the right side (east and south) with warmth and light while the left side was given the cold north and west - places where the sunlight either ended or never reached as strongly.
6. In a traditional Christian wedding, on which side do the friends of the groom sit (as you face the altar)?

Answer: right

Back in Anglo-Saxon England, there was always a danger that kidnappers would abscond with the bride to steal her dowry. Therefore, the groom would stand to the right of the bride to keep his sword arm free. As a result of this tradition, the groom's guests would sit on the right side and the bride's on the left.
7. In North American tradition, which side should the tassel on the mortarboard be on after graduation?

Answer: left

Graduation tassels hang to the right and are then moved to the left immediately upon receiving one's diploma or degree. This process symbolizes one's transition from student to graduate, a new passage in life.
8. According to superstition in India, which itchy palm for a man will mean that money is coming his way?

Answer: right

If a man is itching on the right palm (left palm for woman) it is an omen that he will get unexpected monetary gain or favors.
9. Which handed people were held in higher esteem by the Incas?

Answer: left

The Incas thought left-handers were capable of healing and that they possessed magical abilities. One of their early monarchs, Llloque Yapanqui, was known as the "Unforgettable Left-handed One."
10. In Muslim countries, with which hand should you eat food?

Answer: right

An established principle in sharee'ah: the right hand is used for clean practices like eating and shaking hands whereas the left hand is considered unclean, and is used for personal hygiene after going to the bathroom. Moreover, Muslims attribute the practice to the Prophet who commanded his people to eat with their right hands and forbade them to eat with their left hands.

He said "The Shaytaan (a devil) eats with his left hand and drinks with his left hand".
Source: Author Ellabear

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