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Mixing It Up II - More General Trivia Quiz

Ten more mixed trivia questions, ranging from all sorts of subjects regarding history, science, theatre, literature, pop culture, and more.

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

Author
Katachi

Time
5 mins

Type
Multiple Choice

Quiz #
346,432

Updated
Dec 03 21

# Qns
10

Difficulty
Tough

Avg Score
6 / 10

Plays
747

Single Page - Timed Game

Question 1 of 10

1. Former U.S President Jimmy Carter is distantly related to which famous singer? Hint

Tom Jones

James Taylor

Elvis Presley

Frank Sinatra

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Question 2 of 10

2. What is the name of the floating island from Jonathan Swift's "Gulliver's Travels"? Hint

Lilliput

Brobdingnag

Laputa

Atlantis

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Question 3 of 10

3. While the play "Doctor Faustus" was written by ___, the German play "Faust" - which was later adapted into an opera by the same name - was written by ___. Hint

Moliere / Gustav Freytag

Henrik Ibsen / Georg Buchner

Christopher Marlowe / Von Goethe

William Shakespeare / Bertolt Brecht

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Question 4 of 10

4. The Roman Question (1861-1929), which was a political dispute between the Vatican and the Italian government, wasn't resolved until whose rise to power? Hint

Benito Mussolini

Ivanoe Bonomi

Pietro Badoglio

Gabriele d'Annunzio

5. The third "Doctor Who", Jon Pertwee, met his demise after confronting the giant queen spider from the Planet of the Spiders. He regenerated into the fourth Doctor, who was played by which actor? Hint

Colin Baker

Tom Baker

Peter Davison

Sylvester McCoy

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Question 6 of 10

6. Sushi that consists of the slice of the main protein placed on top of a small mound of rice, is called what? Hint

Nigiri

Miso

Sashimi

Nare

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Question 7 of 10

7. What country is located directly south of Mexico? Hint

Honduras

Guatemala

Nicaragua

Panama

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Question 8 of 10

8. Which of these was NOT a power that was needed to summon Captain Planet? Hint

Fire

Earth

Wind

Spirit

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Question 9 of 10

9. Which of these is NOT part of the water cycle? Hint

Photosynthesis

Condensation

Precipitation

Evaporation

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Question 10 of 10

10. The Zloty is the currency of which country? Hint

Finland

Poland

Mongolia

Moldova

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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts

1. Former U.S President Jimmy Carter is distantly related to which famous singer?

Answer: Elvis Presley

Jimmy Carter was the 39th President of the United States (1977-1981). He is distantly related to Elvis Presley. He is also related to the singer June Carter Cash as well.

2. What is the name of the floating island from Jonathan Swift's "Gulliver's Travels"?

Answer: Laputa

Laputa was the floating island full of people whose main focus in life was music and mathematics. "Gulliver's Travels" was published in 1726.

3. While the play "Doctor Faustus" was written by ___, the German play "Faust" - which was later adapted into an opera by the same name - was written by ___.

Answer: Christopher Marlowe / Von Goethe

Christopher Marlowe had written "Doctor Faustus" during the era of Elizabethan theatre (circa 1592). A couple centuries later, German playwright and poet Johann Wolfgang Von Goethe published Part One, and then over twenty years later, Part Two, of his own play, entitled "Faust" It is not clear, though, if Von Goethe had ever even seen or read Marlowe's play.

However, it would not be necessary to do so, since the story itself predates Marlowe, as it is considered a classic German legend.

4. The Roman Question (1861-1929), which was a political dispute between the Vatican and the Italian government, wasn't resolved until whose rise to power?

Answer: Benito Mussolini

The Lateran Treaty between Mussolini and the Vatican resolved the Roman Question. The Vatican acknowledged the Italian sovereignty over the former Papal states, and Italy recognized the papal sovereignty over Vatican City. They also paid Pope Pius XI a large sum of money as compensation.

Answer: Tom Baker

Tom Baker took over the role of The Doctor, and played it for the longest period of time of any other Doctor. His witty portrayal lasted from 1974 to 1981.

6. Sushi that consists of the slice of the main protein placed on top of a small mound of rice, is called what?

Answer: Nigiri

What's good is a nice thin slice of tuna placed on top of a mound of rice with just a touch of wasabi in between...eel is also good. That is good nigiri. Sushi originated in Japan.

7. What country is located directly south of Mexico?

Answer: Guatemala

Fun fact: On top of Spanish being the official language of Guatemala, twenty-one Mayan languages are also spoken there - but mainly in rural areas.

8. Which of these was NOT a power that was needed to summon Captain Planet?

Answer: Spirit

"Earth. Fire. Wind. Water. Heart. - By your powers combined, I am CAPTAIN PLANET!"

"Captain Planet" was the first children's cartoon to feature the topic of AIDS, as well as depict a character overdosing and dying from drug use.

9. Which of these is NOT part of the water cycle?

Answer: Photosynthesis

Evaporation, condensation, precipitation, percolation, run-off, and transpiration are the steps in the water cycle. I once taught that to kids at a science camp in the form of a song.

10. The Zloty is the currency of which country?

Answer: Poland

The name of the currency literally means "Golden," and dates back to the Middle Ages. The Zloty is subdivided into 100 groszy.

Source: Author Katachi

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