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OK! Everybody, the rules are simple. Ten seconds per question; no prompting please. Only your first answer is acceptable. Can you score 100 points and progress to round 2 at Fiachra's Pub Quiz? Good luck.

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

Author
fiachra

Time
6 mins

Type
Multiple Choice

Quiz #
193,707

Updated
Dec 03 21

# Qns
10

Difficulty
Difficult

Avg Score
4 / 10

Plays
736

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Question 1 of 10

1. Where is Matanzas Inlet, where French Huguenots were massacred in 1565? Hint

Spain

Canada

France

USA

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Question 2 of 10

2. In Elizabethan times what was kept in a pomander? Hint

Herbs/ spices

Perfume

Tobacco

Tea/ cocoa

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Question 3 of 10

3. Complete this famous book title: 'Do Androids Dream of Electric --------'?

Answer: (One word 5 letters)

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Question 4 of 10

4. Was a 'battledore' used to teach reading?

Yes

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Question 5 of 10

5. Who succeeded Imre Nagy as Prime Minister of Hungary, in 1956? Hint

Rakosi

Mindszenty

Gero

Kadar

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Question 6 of 10

6. What word is used to describe the foot shape used by shoemakers to hold a shoe while repairing it?

Answer: (One word 4 letters)

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Question 7 of 10

7. What was Gregory Peck's real first name? Hint

Gregory

Anthony

Peter

Eldred

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Question 8 of 10

8. Was limelight originally obtained from burning lime?

Yes

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Question 9 of 10

9. What convenience food was invented by Joel Cheek? Hint

Frozen peas

Cornflakes

Instant coffee

Tinned beans

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Question 10 of 10

10. Where is Optimisticeskaja Cave? Hint

Albania

Poland

Ukraine

Finland

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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts

1. Where is Matanzas Inlet, where French Huguenots were massacred in 1565?

Answer: USA

The massacre took place near St. Augustine in modern Florida. The word 'Matanzas' means slaughter in Spanish.

2. In Elizabethan times what was kept in a pomander?

Answer: Herbs/ spices

It was carried by the well-to-do to mask the smells from the filthy streets and b.o. from the unwashed citizens.

3. Complete this famous book title: 'Do Androids Dream of Electric --------'?

Answer: Sheep

The movie 'Blade Runner', directed by Ridley Scott, was inspired by this sci-fi classic.

4. Was a 'battledore' used to teach reading?

Answer: Yes

It was made from a card like paper cut in the shape of a rectangle and folded in thirds. The alphabet, letter combinations and sometimes the Lord's Prayer were printed on the battledore.

5. Who succeeded Imre Nagy as Prime Minister of Hungary, in 1956?

Answer: Kadar

After a thirteen day uprising Soviet tanks returned to Budapest, Nagy fled to the Yugoslav Embassy. He was later arrested and executed.

6. What word is used to describe the foot shape used by shoemakers to hold a shoe while repairing it?

Answer: Last

It is made of metal and looks like an upturned foot.

7. What was Gregory Peck's real first name?

Answer: Eldred

Gregory Peck starred as Atticus Finch in 'To Kill a Mockingbird'.

8. Was limelight originally obtained from burning lime?

Answer: Yes

A lamp flame was directed at a cylinder of lime, a lens was used to concentrate the light. Limelight was used as footlights in the theatre before the age of electricity. If an actor stood too close s/he could burn a costume. We still use the expression 'in the limelight' today.

9. What convenience food was invented by Joel Cheek?

Answer: Instant coffee

Joel Cheek experimented with various coffees and eventually blended one which he liked. He took it to Nashville's finest hotel, Maxwell House Hotel, who soon served nothing else. The rest is history.

10. Where is Optimisticeskaja Cave?

Answer: Ukraine

It is the second longest cave in the world, measuring 191,500m. in length.

Source: Author fiachra

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