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This is another one of my quizzes that will test you on your knowledge of a few different areas. Good luck!

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

Author
Blinkgreday

Time
6 mins

Type
Multiple Choice

Quiz #
82,516

Updated
Dec 03 21

# Qns
10

Difficulty
Very Difficult

Avg Score
4 / 10

Plays
911

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Question 1 of 10

1. Who is the only man that has served as US president and vice president without being elected to either one?

Answer: (Full name or last name)

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Question 2 of 10

2. Which of the following artists won the lottery in his/her native country? Hint

Salvador Dali

Grandma Moses

Claude Monet

Paul Gauguin

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Question 3 of 10

3. What is the most scarcely populated African country? Hint

Sudan

Namibia

Chad

Democratic Republic of Congo

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Question 4 of 10

4. The US penny is currently made primarily out of what element? Hint

nickel

zinc

copper

cadmium

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Question 5 of 10

5. What composer was known as "The Waltz King"? Hint

Johann Strauss the Younger

Chopin

Peter Tchaikovsky

Franz Liszt

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Question 6 of 10

6. What island whose population per square mile is about 186 people has its capital at Kingston? Hint

Jamaica

Guadeloupe

Norfolk Island

Pitcairn Island

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Question 7 of 10

7. Which of the following scientists shared the Nobel Prize in 1903 for their basic work in nuclear physics and for discovering radioactivity? Hint

Joseph Thomson

Antoine Becquerel

Ernest Rutherford

Wilhelm Roentgen

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Question 8 of 10

8. Who reigned in Great Britain during the Restoration period, from 1660-1685? Hint

George II

Charles II

James II

Oliver Cromwell

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Question 9 of 10

9. The movie "The Shawshank Redemption" is based on a book by which author? Hint

John Grisham

Tom Clancy

Stephen King

James Patterson

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Question 10 of 10

10. Who is the only US vice president to ever be elected to and serve two full terms as US president?

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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts

1. Who is the only man that has served as US president and vice president without being elected to either one?

Answer: Gerald Ford

He served as Richard Nixon's vice president and then he served as president when Nixon resigned.

2. Which of the following artists won the lottery in his/her native country?

Answer: Claude Monet

Monet won in it while living in his native country, France. Gauguin was also from France. Dali was Spanish and Grandma Moses was American.

3. What is the most scarcely populated African country?

Answer: Namibia

Namibia is the second least densely populated country in the world. Only Mongolia is more scarcely populated.

4. The US penny is currently made primarily out of what element?

Answer: zinc

It is mainly made of zinc, but is coated with a thin layer of copper.

5. What composer was known as "The Waltz King"?

Answer: Johann Strauss the Younger

One of his most famous waltzes is "The Blue Danube".

6. What island whose population per square mile is about 186 people has its capital at Kingston?

Answer: Norfolk Island

Jamaica's capital is also Kingston, but its population per square mile is about 589 people.

7. Which of the following scientists shared the Nobel Prize in 1903 for their basic work in nuclear physics and for discovering radioactivity?

Answer: Antoine Becquerel

He won it with the more famous Pierre and Marie Curie. Roentgen won the Nobel Prize in a different year for his discovery of x-rays.

8. Who reigned in Great Britain during the Restoration period, from 1660-1685?

Answer: Charles II

"The Restoration" refers to the time period in which a constitutional monarchy was restored to Great Britain.

9. The movie "The Shawshank Redemption" is based on a book by which author?

Answer: Stephen King

I was surprised to learn this after I saw the movie. This is not a typical Stephen King story. It is about an innocent man that goes to jail for the murder of his wife.

10. Who is the only US vice president to ever be elected to and serve two full terms as US president?

Answer: Thomas Jefferson

Jefferson was the third US president and served as vice president to John Adams.

Source: Author Blinkgreday

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