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Acrostic General Knowledge Quiz 4

Here's the fourth acrostic quiz. This one, by request, is a bit easier than the last. The rules are always the same: the first letters of the answers to questions two to ten spell out the nine-letter answer to question number one.

A multiple-choice quiz by ensiform. Estimated time: 4 mins.

Author
ensiform

Time
4 mins

Type
Multiple Choice

Quiz #
71,918

Updated
Dec 03 21

# Qns
10

Difficulty
Tough

Avg Score
6 / 10

Plays
1187

Last 3 plays: H53 (9/10), Guest 8 (7/10), Retired2006 (9/10).

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Question 1 of 10

1. This word means to sprout or germinate, or to teem, to swarm.

Answer: (One word)

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Question 2 of 10

2. U.S. History. What was the first Ivy League school that John F. Kennedy attended? Hint

Yale

Princeton

Brown

Harvard

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Question 3 of 10

3. Politics. Which one of these countries is one of the the five permanent members of the UN Security Council? Hint

Australia

Switzerland

United Kingdom

United Arab Emirates

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Question 4 of 10

4. Television. Rip Torn won an Emmy Award in 1996 for playing a gruff boss named Arthur on what HBO sitcom? Hint

Larry Sanders Show

Lenny Henry Show

Liquid Television

Life With Roger

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Question 5 of 10

5. Vexillology. What country has a tree, between two red bands, on its flag? Hint

San Marino

Lebanon

Liechtenstein

Suriname

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Question 6 of 10

6. Languages. What is the official language of Pakistan? Hint

Urdu

Muhajir

Oriya

Iroquois

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Question 7 of 10

7. Mythology. Who was the father of Sir Galahad? Hint

Mordred

Perceval

Merlin

Lancelot

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Question 8 of 10

8. Sports. Who was the first black American to play and win at Wimbledon? Hint

Evonne Goolagong Cawley

Althea Gibson

Venus Williams

Arthur Ashe

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Question 9 of 10

9. Entomology. Which of the sections of an insect's body do its wings grow on? Hint

Abdomen

Thorax

Spiracles

Head

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Question 10 of 10

10. Music. The Who song 'I Can See For Miles' lists two man made structures: the Taj Mahal and the...? Hint

Hoover Dam

Empire State Building

Eiffel Tower

Arc de Triomphe

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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts

1. This word means to sprout or germinate, or to teem, to swarm.

Answer: pullulate

As in: the small pond pullulated with tropical fish of all descriptions.

2. U.S. History. What was the first Ivy League school that John F. Kennedy attended?

Answer: Princeton

He studied at the London School of Economics, then entered Princeton in 1935, but was forced to leave because of an attack of jaundice. He graduated from Harvard cum laude in 1940 and then studied more at Stanford Graduate School of Business!

3. Politics. Which one of these countries is one of the the five permanent members of the UN Security Council?

Answer: United Kingdom

The others are the USA, France, Russia, and China.

4. Television. Rip Torn won an Emmy Award in 1996 for playing a gruff boss named Arthur on what HBO sitcom?

Answer: Larry Sanders Show

Starring Garry Shandling and Jeffrey Tambor, this critically-adored show satirized late-night talk shows.

5. Vexillology. What country has a tree, between two red bands, on its flag?

Answer: Lebanon

The tree is one of Lebanon's famed, ancient cedars.

6. Languages. What is the official language of Pakistan?

Answer: Urdu

Urdu is also an official language of its neighbor India. Oddly, most Pakistanis speak Punjabi as a native first language. According to the CIA World Factbook, only eight percent of Pakistanis speak their official language.

7. Mythology. Who was the father of Sir Galahad?

Answer: Lancelot

Galahad was introduced to the legends of King Aurthur's knights, they say, in Chretien de Troyes' 12th-century tales. His mother's name was Elaine.

8. Sports. Who was the first black American to play and win at Wimbledon?

Answer: Althea Gibson

Gibson competed in Wimbledon as early as 1951, but won the tournament in 1957 and again in 1958, after which she retired.

9. Entomology. Which of the sections of an insect's body do its wings grow on?

Answer: Thorax

The spiracles are breathing apertures.

10. Music. The Who song 'I Can See For Miles' lists two man made structures: the Taj Mahal and the...?

Answer: Eiffel Tower

On the album The Who Sell Out (1967). 'The Eiffel Tower and the Taj Mahal are mine to see on clear {days;} You thought that I would need a crystal ball to see right through the haze.'

Source: Author ensiform

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