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Another bender of the minds. Good luck!

A multiple-choice quiz by bowsoljah. Estimated time: 6 mins.

Author
bowsoljah

Time
6 mins

Type
Multiple Choice

Quiz #
61,190

Updated
Dec 03 21

# Qns
15

Difficulty
Difficult

Avg Score
6 / 15

Plays
914

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Question 1 of 15

1. Where is this place called Irian Jaya? Hint

Malaysia

Papua New Guinea

Indonesia

Solomon Islands

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Question 2 of 15

2. Antananarivo is the capital of what country? Hint

Lesotho

Mozambique

Madagascar

Tanzania

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Question 3 of 15

3. What was the last year to have the Summer and Winter Olympics held during the same year? Hint

1996

1990

1992

1994

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Question 4 of 15

4. The country of Andorra is ruled jointly by the Bishop of Urgel and what other person? Hint

The Pope

President of Spain

President of France

King of Monaco

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Question 5 of 15

5. In Greek mythology Leander was the lover of whom? Hint

Hero

Athena

Aphrodite

Hera

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Question 6 of 15

6. On a geologic time scale the Permian time period occured during what Era? Hint

Mesozoic

Paleozoic

Cenozoic

Archeozoic

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Question 7 of 15

7. Who was the first Bourbon King of France? Hint

Henry IV

Louis XIV

Henry VIII

Charles I

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Question 8 of 15

8. What system of the human body is for combustion? Hint

Respiratory

Lymphatic

Digestive

Sensory

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Question 9 of 15

9. What was the name of the first version of Soviet manned space ships? Hint

Sputnik

Voshkod

Vostok

Soyuz

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Question 10 of 15

10. What is a quasi-stellar object? Hint

pulsar

comet

nebula

quasar

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Question 11 of 15

11. On a letter of Correspondence (postal letter) there are three forms of punctuation Open, Closed, and _____? Hint

Cosmopolitan

Ajar

Mixed

Half open

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Question 12 of 15

12. In conversation how do you address a Catholic Bishop? Hint

Father

Your Eminence

Your Excellency

Your Holiness

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Question 13 of 15

13. Who said the following quote: 'The cruelest lies are often told in silence' ? Hint

Robert Frost

Ralph Waldo Emerson

Gloria Steinem

Robert Louis Stevenson

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Question 14 of 15

14. What did Ruth Harkness do in 1937? Hint

The Designing Lady

The World Lady

The Engineering Lady

The Panda Lady

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Question 15 of 15

15. Washington D.C. is the capital or capitol of the United States?

Answer: (One Word(capital or capitol))

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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts

1. Where is this place called Irian Jaya?

Answer: Indonesia

It used to be Western New Guinea or the western half of New Guinea while the eastern half is Papua New Guinea, and Western New Guinea is a part of Indonesia.

2. Antananarivo is the capital of what country?

Answer: Madagascar

3. What was the last year to have the Summer and Winter Olympics held during the same year?

Answer: 1992

Two years later in 1994 was the Winter Olympics and then the Atlanta Games in 1996.

4. The country of Andorra is ruled jointly by the Bishop of Urgel and what other person?

Answer: President of France

Since 1278 the Bishop of Urgel and the Count of Foix jointly ruled Andorra. As the estates of Foix passed over to France, the Count has been replaced by the President of France.

5. In Greek mythology Leander was the lover of whom?

Answer: Hero

Hero was a priestess of Aphrodite.

6. On a geologic time scale the Permian time period occured during what Era?

Answer: Paleozoic

The Permian was the last of the Paleozoic era just prior to the beginning of the Mesozoic.

7. Who was the first Bourbon King of France?

Answer: Henry IV

Henry IV, who was Henry of Navarre, ruled France from 1589-1610.

8. What system of the human body is for combustion?

Answer: Respiratory

To produce energy the body burns by slow oxidation the fuel provided through digestion. The nutrients in each cell burn by combining with oxygen provided by the respiratory system and releases carbon dioxide which is breathed out.

9. What was the name of the first version of Soviet manned space ships?

Answer: Vostok

Launched on April 12,1961 named after the first Russian sailing vessel to circumnavigate the earth. Voshkod was the second series of Soviet manned space ships, and Soyuz was the third. Sputnik was the very first spaceship to reach outer space but it was unmanned.

10. What is a quasi-stellar object?

Answer: quasar

A contraction of the the two terms quasi and stellar. Farthest object known in space.

11. On a letter of Correspondence (postal letter) there are three forms of punctuation Open, Closed, and _____?

Answer: Mixed

12. In conversation how do you address a Catholic Bishop?

Answer: Your Excellency

Your Eminence is for a Cardinal, Your Holiness is the Pope,and Father is for a priest.

13. Who said the following quote: 'The cruelest lies are often told in silence' ?

Answer: Robert Louis Stevenson

14. What did Ruth Harkness do in 1937?

Answer: The Panda Lady

She and Gerald Russell captured the first panda.She kept it alive and brought it back,as the first panda in the United States.

15. Washington D.C. is the capital or capitol of the United States?

Answer: Capital

Capitol is a noun used for a *building* occupied by a legislature. Capital is the city or town that is the official seat of government.

Source: Author bowsoljah

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