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Quiz about Another Awkward Alphabet
Quiz about Another Awkward Alphabet

Another Awkward Alphabet Trivia Quiz

Almost any pub quiz in Flanders includes an alphabet round, with 25 or 26 answers that all contain a different letter, originally as the first one. But there are also more awkward versions, such as this one prepared for FunTrivia.

A multiple-choice quiz by JanIQ. Estimated time: 6 mins.
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Author
JanIQ
Time
6 mins
Type
Multiple Choice
Quiz #
421,747
Updated
Nov 06 25
# Qns
26
Difficulty
Average
Avg Score
19 / 26
Plays
315
Awards
Top 20% Quiz
Last 3 plays: Guest 62 (16/26), marianjoy (25/26), Guest 86 (0/26).
Author's Note: You'll soon discover a pattern for the right answers.
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Question 1 of 26
1. Which of these types of headwear was named after the Australian company that produced dozens of variations on the same theme? Hint


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Question 2 of 26
2. "Call me Ishmael" are the famous first words of "Moby Dick", the bestselling novel by Herman Melville. But who was the captain of the Pequod in this adventure?

Answer: (One word only - don't include "captain")

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Question 3 of 26
3. Which Australian band had great hits on their album "Back in Black"? Hint


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Question 4 of 26
4. Which early video game (1978) had a character searching a fantasy setting, in order to retrieve thirteen mythical items? Hint


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Question 5 of 26
5. Which French city is the venue of the yearly International Comics Festival, since 1974? Hint


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Question 6 of 26
6. In which TV series did the Tanner family have to cope with an alien who crash landed in their garage?

Answer: (One word, three letters. You should recognise the pattern in the correct answers.)

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Question 7 of 26
7. During World War II, what was the name for a German reconnaissance battalion? Hint


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Question 8 of 26
8. Which David made, for the BBC, documentary series such as "Life on Earth" and "The Living Planet"? Hint


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Question 9 of 26
9. Which 2001 biography starring Will Smith portrayed one of the greatest athletes of the USA?

Answer: (One word)

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Question 10 of 26
10. Who was the third king of the Guruwamsa dynasty, who controlled Ayojjhapura (central Thailand)? This king ruled until 859. Hint


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Question 11 of 26
11. Which African mammal, with the scientific name Orycteropus afer, feeds almost exclusively on insects?

Answer: (One word only, very near to the start of the dictionary. Avoid the colloquial names.)

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Question 12 of 26
12. Which of the following Romanian newspapers has a name that roughly translates to "The Truth"? Hint


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Question 13 of 26
13. Which kind of brain teaser replaces a word by another word or phrase containing exactly the same letters, but in another sequence?

Answer: (One word)

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Question 14 of 26
14. In the series "The Chronicles of Narnia" by C.S. Lewis, what is the name of the only character returning in each and every instalment?

Answer: (One word - five letters)

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Question 15 of 26
15. Which Greek soup or sauce contains eggs and lemon? Hint


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Question 16 of 26
16. Which German-French artist made bronze sculptures such as "Cloud-shepherd" (1953)? Hint


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Question 17 of 26
17. Three of the following odd-sounding names refer to municipalities in Azerbaijan. One however is a name for a certain class of tutors during the Golden Horde era. Pick the tutors. Hint


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Question 18 of 26
18. Who was the third Mughal Emperor? Hint


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Question 19 of 26
19. Which of these Roman Catholic saints is commonly portrayed carrying a little lamb? Hint


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Question 20 of 26
20. Which of these is the best known (or should I say the least unfamiliar) Nabatean stonecutter? Hint


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Question 21 of 26
21. All these four options are soccer players. Which one of them is Romanian? Hint


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Question 22 of 26
22. Out of these four people with very different careers, pick the Uzbek actor, producer and movie director. Hint


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Question 23 of 26
23. While searching possible answers for this question, I found a score of Polish municipalities. Three of the following are situated in the Vojvodina (administrative division) Lodz, in Central Poland. Which of the following however is situated in the northeast (Podlaskie Vojvodina, near the frontier with Belarus)? Hint


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Question 24 of 26
24. Which infectious disease has a mortality of 20% to 80% when not treated?

Answer: (One word - seven letters - also the name of two music bands)

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Question 25 of 26
25. Which Kazakh city, former capital, has a name that translates to "full of apples", "father of apples" or "apple mountain"? Hint


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Question 26 of 26
26. Which abandoned American prison is commonly known as "The Rock"?

Answer: (One word)

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