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Quiz about The Stuff of Leg Ends
Quiz about The Stuff of Leg Ends

The Stuff of Leg Ends Trivia Quiz


Put your best foot forward, and discover some interesting feet-ures from around the world. Inspired by an author challenge.

A multiple-choice quiz by emiloony. Estimated time: 4 mins.
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Author
emiloony
Time
4 mins
Type
Multiple Choice
Quiz #
355,562
Updated
Dec 03 21
# Qns
10
Difficulty
Average
Avg Score
6 / 10
Plays
665
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Question 1 of 10
1. We kick off in North America, the home of "Bigfoot". What is another name for this legendary creature? Hint


Question 2 of 10
2. It's a big leap to Scotland, where we arrive just in time to see somebody "first-footing". Which day of the year must it be? Hint


Question 3 of 10
3. Jumping across the Irish Sea to Ireland, we set foot in Crumlin, the birthplace of Christy Brown. Brown was a writer and artist made famous by the film "My Left Foot", based on his autobiography and starring Daniel Day Lewis. Why did Brown choose this title for his autobiography? Hint


Question 4 of 10
4. Seeing as we failed to get a photo of Bigfoot in America, we hike on down to boot-shaped Italy where it's relatively easy to get a photo of a "big foot". Two of them, each two metres long rest in the Capitoline museum in Rome. Once part of a large statue, to whom did they used to belong? Hint


Question 5 of 10
5. Next we take a stroll to Egypt. In the Egyptian museum in Cairo we can view an artificial big toe, which was found attached to a 3000 year old mummy. What do experts think was the reason for this false appendage? Hint


Question 6 of 10
6. Our next step is to go to Laetoli, Tanzania, the site of some of the oldest human footprints ever found. In what were these footprints preserved? Hint


Question 7 of 10
7. A quick hop down to South Africa, and we are offered a delicious looking snack of "Walkie-talkies". What are these? Hint


Question 8 of 10
8. It's a long trek to China, where the tradition of "foot-binding" occurred. This involved binding the feet with cloth to prevent them growing, as small feet were seen as a sign of nobility. What was considered the perfect size for a lady's feet? Hint


Question 9 of 10
9. Next we waddle off to Antarctica, home to almost 600,000 Emperor Penguins. In 2011 a penguin nicknamed "Happy Feet" became famous when he got lost and was washed up on a beach many miles from home. Where was he found? Hint


Question 10 of 10
10. At the foot of our itinerary is Argentina, land of beef, Evita, and world class football/soccer. Which of these Argentine footballers was predominantly left-footed? Hint



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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts
1. We kick off in North America, the home of "Bigfoot". What is another name for this legendary creature?

Answer: Sasquatch

Bigfoot is a legendary ape-like creature who inhabits forests in North America, the majority of sightings have been in the Pacific North West. The Yeti is a similar creature who can be found (if you're lucky!) in the Himalayas. Chupacabra is another North American legendary monster, said to be reptilian in appearance. Its name means "goat sucker".
2. It's a big leap to Scotland, where we arrive just in time to see somebody "first-footing". Which day of the year must it be?

Answer: New Year's Day

A "first-foot" is the first person to set foot over the threshold of a house on New Year's Day. The first-foot is traditionally a dark-haired male bearing symbolic gifts such as coal, shortbread, salt and whisky.
3. Jumping across the Irish Sea to Ireland, we set foot in Crumlin, the birthplace of Christy Brown. Brown was a writer and artist made famous by the film "My Left Foot", based on his autobiography and starring Daniel Day Lewis. Why did Brown choose this title for his autobiography?

Answer: He could only write or draw with the toes of his left foot

Christy Brown was born in 1932 with severe cerebral palsy. His parents resisted advice to institutionalise him, and decided to raise him at home. The only limb he had full control over was his left leg, with which he produced art works which most of us would struggle to emulate with full control of all our limbs!
4. Seeing as we failed to get a photo of Bigfoot in America, we hike on down to boot-shaped Italy where it's relatively easy to get a photo of a "big foot". Two of them, each two metres long rest in the Capitoline museum in Rome. Once part of a large statue, to whom did they used to belong?

Answer: Constantine the Great

The feet were originally part of an enormous statue called "Colossus of Constantine", standing an estimated 12m high. All that remains are the head, the right arm, two right hands, the right and left kneecaps, the left shin, and both feet. Yes, two right hands! Possibly the statue was reworked and the original hand was replaced, but not destroyed.
5. Next we take a stroll to Egypt. In the Egyptian museum in Cairo we can view an artificial big toe, which was found attached to a 3000 year old mummy. What do experts think was the reason for this false appendage?

Answer: A functional prosthetic toe, enabling the wearer to walk

Dr Jacky Finch from the University of Manchester, UK, tested exact replicas of the Egyptian toe using volunteers who had lost a big toe. She found it to be a functional prosthesis, enabling them to be able to walk more normally. Design features on the toe, such as a hinge and a rounded front edge suggest that it was designed with function in mind.

The toe, dating from before 600BC, is thought to be the world's oldest prosthetic device.
6. Our next step is to go to Laetoli, Tanzania, the site of some of the oldest human footprints ever found. In what were these footprints preserved?

Answer: Volcanic ash

The fossilised footprints were discovered by archaeologist Mary Leakey in 1976, and at the time were the earliest known evidence of people walking on two legs.
7. A quick hop down to South Africa, and we are offered a delicious looking snack of "Walkie-talkies". What are these?

Answer: Chicken feet

Chicken feet are eaten in several parts of the world including Asia, the Caribbean and the Middle East. Strictly speaking, to be "Walkie-talkies" the feet ("Walkies") are served alongside chicken heads ("Talkies"). The feet on their own are also known as "runaways".
8. It's a long trek to China, where the tradition of "foot-binding" occurred. This involved binding the feet with cloth to prevent them growing, as small feet were seen as a sign of nobility. What was considered the perfect size for a lady's feet?

Answer: Three inches

Footbinding was performed on girls as young as 2 years old, and involved breaking the toes and winding a long cloth around the foot holding the toes in place against the sole of the foot. Footbinding dates back to the 10th century and increased in popularity until it was banned in 1912. Even after this date it was sometimes practised in secret.
9. Next we waddle off to Antarctica, home to almost 600,000 Emperor Penguins. In 2011 a penguin nicknamed "Happy Feet" became famous when he got lost and was washed up on a beach many miles from home. Where was he found?

Answer: New Zealand

How Happy Feet ended up 2000 miles from home we will never know. After recovering from surgery to remove 3kg of sand from his stomach, he was fitted with a tracker and returned home. It is thought that he swallowed the sand mistaking it for snow.
10. At the foot of our itinerary is Argentina, land of beef, Evita, and world class football/soccer. Which of these Argentine footballers was predominantly left-footed?

Answer: Diego Maradona

Considered by many to be the greatest footballer of all time, Maradona often used his left foot even when the ball was in a position more accessible with his right. He will always be remembered (by the English at least) for the "Hand of God" incident in the 1986 World Cup quarter-final England v. Argentina match.

He knocked the ball into the goal with his hand and later commented that the goal was scored "a little with the head of Maradona and a little with the hand of God". However, video and photographic evidence showed that it was entirely the hand of Maradona. Argentina won the match 2-1 and went on to win the tournament.
Source: Author emiloony

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