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How Much Stuff Do You Know? Trivia Quiz

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A multiple-choice quiz by 77_girl. Estimated time: 5 mins.

Author
77_girl

Time
5 mins

Type
Multiple Choice

Quiz #
102,104

Updated
Dec 03 21

# Qns
20

Difficulty
Average

Avg Score
14 / 20

Plays
12852

Last 3 plays: dj144 (15/20), Guest 86 (12/20), bernie73 (11/20).

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Question 1 of 20

1. Who sang "Whenever, Wherever"? Hint

Shakira

Ricky Martin

Gloria Estefan

Christina Aguilera

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Question 2 of 20

2. Here is a question about insects. Which of these insects eats their mate? Hint

Praying Cockroach

Praying Ant

Praying Mantis

Praying Lizard

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Question 3 of 20

3. Mona Lisa is famous for her enigmatic smile.

True

False

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Question 4 of 20

4. In "Harry Potter" (the books) what is the Dumbledore's first name (Hogwarts' headmaster, of course)?

Answer: (First name only - one word)

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Question 5 of 20

5. Which of those is the odd one out in terms of taxonomy? Hint

Fire ant

Praying Mantis

Mosquito

Macaw

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Question 6 of 20

6. How do the Americans spell 'colour'?

Answer: (One word)

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Question 7 of 20

7. Sports! Which of these football teams is Spanish? Hint

Manchester United

Real Madrid

West Ham

Liverpool

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Question 8 of 20

8. In the song "Without Me" Eminem says: "They want Shady, I'm chopped ______." What is the word? Hint

liver

lung

heart

brain

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Question 9 of 20

9. A living room is to a house, as a(n) _______ is to the Internet. Hint

Pop Up Ad

Chat room

E-mail

Game

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Question 10 of 20

10. Where was Bin Laden from? Hint

Afghanistan

Saudi Arabia

Zimbabwe

America

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Question 11 of 20

11. Which saint was an Italian Christian who secretly married young couples? He was killed by the Roman soldiers and his special day is in February.

Answer: (One word)

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Question 12 of 20

12. Which of these isn't an actress? Hint

Angelina Jolie

Joni Mitchell

Reese Witherspoon

Anna Paquin

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Question 13 of 20

13. On some websites, you can be included on _________ so their owners can tell you about the websites and their products. Hint

games

quizzes

mailing lists

polls

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Question 14 of 20

14. It's a movie about a boy who sees dead people. To help you, Bruce Willis plays a psychologist.

Answer: (Three Words)

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Question 15 of 20

15. Approximately how far is Oxford from London? Hint

80 miles

55 miles

105 miles

29 miles

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Question 16 of 20

16. Which actor plays Oliver Wood in "Harry Potter I", the movie? Hint

Chris Rankin

Sean Biggerstaff

Daniel Radcliffe

Rupert Grint

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Question 17 of 20

17. Which artist did a duet with Ja Rule in the song "Always On Time"? Hint

Eve

Jennifer Lopez

Ashanti

Ms. Dynamite

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Question 18 of 20

18. You put a CD in your CD-ROM drive. You like a song and you want to copy it in your computer's memory so you can hear it whenever you like. Where do you go? Hint

Microsoft Word

Microsoft Access

Windows Media Player

Microsoft Publisher

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Question 19 of 20

19. What do we call someone who can speak without moving his/her lips? Hint

Ventriloquist

Ventrilokuist

Ventrilocuist

Vemdrilokuist

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Question 20 of 20

20. How can we say "writing all joined up" in two words? Hint

Pencil Writing

Simple Writing

Native Writing

Cursive Writing

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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts

1. Who sang "Whenever, Wherever"?

Answer: Shakira

Gloria Estefan wrote the English lyrics of "Whenever, Wherever". In Spanish, the song's name is "Suerte".

2. Here is a question about insects. Which of these insects eats their mate?

Answer: Praying Mantis

The praying mantis is a very interesting insect. It comes in different colours, depending on the area and the climate. And something else: The female mantis eats the male mantis! It starts from the head of the poor male mantis and in a couple of minutes the male mantis is gone!

3. Mona Lisa is famous for her enigmatic smile.

Answer: True

It was something completely new in those times. The shape of her lips is also something different, but my best friend says that a blonde could have the same look on her face if someone asked her "How much is 4+4?"!

4. In "Harry Potter" (the books) what is the Dumbledore's first name (Hogwarts' headmaster, of course)?

Answer: Albus

The headmaster's name is Albus Dumbledore. Richard Harris played Dumbledore in the first two movies. He died on 25 October 2002 of Hodgkin's disease.

5. Which of those is the odd one out in terms of taxonomy?

Answer: Macaw

A Macaw is a kind of parrot. It has been chased for its beautiful feathers and its diet contains seeds, which it opens with its beak.

6. How do the Americans spell 'colour'?

Answer: color

The British and the American spelling isn't much different but it's important in exams and school lessons. In oral exams in Cyprus you can lose half of your points on a word that's American instead of British and the opposite.

7. Sports! Which of these football teams is Spanish?

Answer: Real Madrid

Manchester United, West Ham and Liverpool are all British football teams.

8. In the song "Without Me" Eminem says: "They want Shady, I'm chopped ______." What is the word?

Answer: liver

"I've created a monster, 'cause nobody wants to see Marshall no more, they want Shady, I'm chopped liver."

9. A living room is to a house, as a(n) _______ is to the Internet.

Answer: Chat room

These kinds of questions are used in IQ tests. They want to check your intelligence in the importance of something to something else.

10. Where was Bin Laden from?

Answer: Saudi Arabia

He was from a wealthy Saudi family!

11. Which saint was an Italian Christian who secretly married young couples? He was killed by the Roman soldiers and his special day is in February.

Answer: Valentine

Saint Valentine's name day is on 14 February. Some people think that Valentine's day is fixed for the big companies to sell candies and cards. It isn't like that at all.

12. Which of these isn't an actress?

Answer: Joni Mitchell

Joni sang 'Big Yellow Taxi' among others.

13. On some websites, you can be included on _________ so their owners can tell you about the websites and their products.

Answer: mailing lists

You just give your e-mail and name and every time there is something new (or every month) the web's owner or his partners send you a detailed review of the new stuff.

14. It's a movie about a boy who sees dead people. To help you, Bruce Willis plays a psychologist.

Answer: The Sixth Sense

It's a beautiful movie; I saw it twice. A boy has the gift to see dead people. A psychologist helps the boy to fight his fears and help the dead people to go back where they belong.

15. Approximately how far is Oxford from London?

Answer: 55 miles

There are 35 colleges in Oxford University. Nobody knows how old it is. Christ Church is also well known for "Great Tom", the main bell that rings 101 times at 9:05 pm.

16. Which actor plays Oliver Wood in "Harry Potter I", the movie?

Answer: Sean Biggerstaff

You can find information, facts and games about Sean Biggerstaff in www.thesnitch.co.uk/

17. Which artist did a duet with Ja Rule in the song "Always On Time"?

Answer: Ashanti

"Always there when you call/ always on time/ gave you my all/ baby be mine/". Ashanti also did a duet with Fat Joe, the song "What's Luv".

18. You put a CD in your CD-ROM drive. You like a song and you want to copy it in your computer's memory so you can hear it whenever you like. Where do you go?

Answer: Windows Media Player

You open Windows Media Player. You click the "CD audio" icon and you can see a list of the tracks that your CD includes. You untick the songs that you don't want to copy. Then, you click on the first song you want to copy and click on the copy icon. You can see the progress too.

19. What do we call someone who can speak without moving his/her lips?

Answer: Ventriloquist

Ventriloquists often have special dolls. They move the doll's mouth and it seems like it's the doll talking.

20. How can we say "writing all joined up" in two words?

Answer: Cursive Writing

Some people feel more comfortable by writing 'joined up', because they spend less time to write. Other people think that cursive writing doesn't fit their character or emotions. It's often called 'running writing'.

Source: Author 77_girl

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