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Just a lot of stuff my grey cells have picked up on the way. I wonder if you lot know the same stuff?

A multiple-choice quiz by angiel. Estimated time: 5 mins.

Author
angiel

Time
5 mins

Type
Multiple Choice

Quiz #
48,747

Updated
Dec 03 21

# Qns
10

Difficulty
Tough

Avg Score
6 / 10

Plays
688

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Question 1 of 10

1. The Canary Islands are in which ocean? Hint

Indian

Pacific

Atlantic

Arctic

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Question 2 of 10

2. What is the name of the woman who founded The Body Shop?

Answer: (Last name or full name)

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Question 3 of 10

3. By what name is Edson Arantes do Nascimento better known?

Answer: (One Word)

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Question 4 of 10

4. What was Buchenwald? Hint

A petrified forest

A Nazi concentration camp

A Swiss bank

A breed of dog

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Question 5 of 10

5. In which TV comedy hotel does Manuel work? Hint

Fawlty Towers

Ritz

Hotel Paradiso

Hilton

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Question 6 of 10

6. Which crime did Ronnie Biggs commit? Hint

Theft of Van Gogh's Sunflowers

Brinks-Matt Robbery

Great Train Robbery

Millenium Dome Heist

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Question 7 of 10

7. Which musical instrument does Nigel Kennedy play? Hint

Flute

Xylophone

Guitar

Violin

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Question 8 of 10

8. Where do The Wombles live? Hint

Wimbledon Common

Abbey Wood

Clapham Common

St. John's Wood

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Question 9 of 10

9. The daffodil is the national flower of which country? Hint

Armenia

France

Wales

Scotland

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Question 10 of 10

10. Who is Popeye's girlfriend?

Answer: (Two Words)

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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts

1. The Canary Islands are in which ocean?

Answer: Atlantic

Nearer to Africa than Spain, but a Spanish territory.

2. What is the name of the woman who founded The Body Shop?

Answer: Anita Roddick

Opened the first shop in Brighton , England.

3. By what name is Edson Arantes do Nascimento better known?

Answer: Pele

The Brazilian soccer player is considered by some to be the best soccer player in the world.

4. What was Buchenwald?

Answer: A Nazi concentration camp

Nobel Peace Prize winner, Eli Wiesel was a childhood survivor of this camp.

5. In which TV comedy hotel does Manuel work?

Answer: Fawlty Towers

The series was filmed in Buckinghamshire, but was set in Torquay!

6. Which crime did Ronnie Biggs commit?

Answer: Great Train Robbery

One of the major crimes of the 20th century in the UK.

7. Which musical instrument does Nigel Kennedy play?

Answer: Violin

Spiky haired violinist? People often mistake him for British TV chef, Gary Rhodes.

8. Where do The Wombles live?

Answer: Wimbledon Common

All the answers are districts of London.

9. The daffodil is the national flower of which country?

Answer: Wales

And the leek is the national vegetable!

10. Who is Popeye's girlfriend?

Answer: Olive Oyl

Sweetpea was their adopted baby.

Source: Author angiel

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