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

Author
nicknmeg

Time
5 mins

Type
Multiple Choice

Quiz #
79,009

Updated
Dec 03 21

# Qns
10

Difficulty
Very Difficult

Avg Score
4 / 10

Plays
1581

One at a Time - Single Page - Timed Game

Question 1 of 10

1. What does the name for the petrol company 'ESSO' stand for? Hint

Southern Oil

European Supply Syndicate Organisation

Eastern Saudi Syndicate Oil

Standard Oil

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Question 2 of 10

2. What is the name given to the sash worn on a Japanese kimono? Hint

Obi

Obi-wan

Obe

Oby

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Question 3 of 10

3. What is the name of the river that is said to 'flow upside-down' through Melbourne? Hint

Murrumbidgee

Yarra

Bogong

Murray

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Question 4 of 10

4. If you are asked to wait for a 'moment', how long is this? Hint

3.5 minutes

1 minute

30 seconds

2.5 minutes

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Question 5 of 10

5. You are following a car when you notice the International Registration letters 'PTM'. What country has this car come from? Hint

Patagonia

Malaysia

Burundi

Thailand

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Question 6 of 10

6. Which of these 20th century British Prime Ministers had an American mother? Hint

Margaret Thatcher

Harold Macmillan

Harold Wilson

James Callaghan

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Question 7 of 10

7. Who wrote the play 'Look Back In Anger'? Hint

John Osborne

John Brown

John Morris

John Williams

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Question 8 of 10

8. Which British city uses an anchor as its maker's mark on silver and gold? Hint

Plymouth

Sheffield

Birmingham

Portsmouth

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Question 9 of 10

9. Who is the Patron Saint of Thieves? Hint

St Crispin

St Nicholas

St Luke

St Honorius

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Question 10 of 10

10. In 1866, a new British medal was struck called the Albert Medal. What was it awarded for? Hint

Chivalry conferred on commoners

Long military service

Gallantry in saving life at sea

Excellence in languages

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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts

1. What does the name for the petrol company 'ESSO' stand for?

Answer: Standard Oil

Apparently, when this US company set up in the UK, there was already a petrol company using the letters S and O. So, they came up with 'ESSO.'

2. What is the name given to the sash worn on a Japanese kimono?

Answer: Obi

3. What is the name of the river that is said to 'flow upside-down' through Melbourne?

Answer: Yarra

So called because the silt from the bottom of the river floats on the top making the water appear brown!

4. If you are asked to wait for a 'moment', how long is this?

Answer: 3.5 minutes

According to Ripley's, the first instance of waiting a moment took 3.5 minutes for the person to come back - hence the definition.

5. You are following a car when you notice the International Registration letters 'PTM'. What country has this car come from?

Answer: Malaysia

No idea why - it just is!

6. Which of these 20th century British Prime Ministers had an American mother?

Answer: Harold Macmillan

Winston Churchill also had an American mother, but that was too easy!

7. Who wrote the play 'Look Back In Anger'?

Answer: John Osborne

First presented in 1956.

8. Which British city uses an anchor as its maker's mark on silver and gold?

Answer: Birmingham

9. Who is the Patron Saint of Thieves?

Answer: St Nicholas

Also the same one as for Christmas - no wonder he has so many presents to give out! They've been nicked!

10. In 1866, a new British medal was struck called the Albert Medal. What was it awarded for?

Answer: Gallantry in saving life at sea

As well as for gallantry at sea, it was also presented for the same on land.

Source: Author nicknmeg

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