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Potpourri of Trivia Knowledge Trivia Quiz

Quizzical brings you another 15 multi-choice questions for your enjoyment which is not for the faint-hearted.

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

Author
quizzical

Time
6 mins

Type
Multiple Choice

Quiz #
33,636

Updated
Dec 03 21

# Qns
15

Difficulty
Difficult

Avg Score
7 / 15

Plays
1227

One at a Time - Single Page - Timed Game

Question 1 of 15

1. What were the names of Mr. and Mrs. Banks' children in 'Mary Poppins'(1964)? Hint

Charlie and Carrie

Janet and John

Jeremy and Jemima

Jane and Michael

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Question 2 of 15

2. Where were the 2004 Summer Olympic Games held? Hint

Athens, Greece

Melbourne, Australia

Seoul, South Korea

London, England

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Question 3 of 15

3. Which seaport in India has an official name of Mumbai? Hint

Chittagong

Madras

Bombay

Calcutta

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Question 4 of 15

4. What was the middle name of Robert Stroud, 'The Birdman of Alcatraz'? Hint

Franklin

Lyndon

Dwight

Theodore

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Question 5 of 15

5. What did Winston Churchill, Oliver Cromwell, Elizabeth I, Henry VIII, Napoleon and William the Conqueror all have in common? Hint

All red-headed

All illegitimate

All left handed

All bisexual

6. Which stone below was formerly classified as a 'precious' stone, along with diamond, emerald, and ruby? The other choices were formerly termed 'semi-precious', although now the division is no longer made. The 'precious' stone was...? Hint

Sapphire

Garnet

Topaz

Opal

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Question 7 of 15

7. A dentist's amalgam, used to fill teeth, contains what percent of mercury, a poisonous, silvery element? Hint

50 Percent

70 Percent

30 Percent

5 Percent

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Question 8 of 15

8. Who has a child called Sage Moonblood? Hint

George Harrison

Frank Zappa

Sylvester Stallone

Cher

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Question 9 of 15

9. Who is the American painter, sculptor and graphic artist, who is now regarded as a leading exponent of Pop Art and whose paintings include 'Whaam!' (1963) and 'Good Morning, Darling' (1964)? His name is Roy ... ? Hint

Luxembourg

Lichtenstein

Andorra

Monaco

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Question 10 of 15

10. How did English novelist Virginia Woolf die in 1941? Hint

Drug Abuse

Shot

Gas Fumes

Drowned

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Question 11 of 15

11. Cupronickel used for some silver coinage contains a percentage of copper, a percentage of nickel and a percentage of which other element? Hint

Zinc

Chromium

Silver

Gold

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Question 12 of 15

12. What was the name of King George V's horse that fatally trampled suffragette Emily Davison in the 1913 Derby? Hint

Aureole

Ankh

Amphora

Anmer

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Question 13 of 15

13. What was American pilot Kenneth Arnold the first person to see and give a name to? Hint

A Poltergeist

Flying Saucers

The Loch Ness Monster

The Yeti

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Question 14 of 15

14. Which has NOT been the name of a Pope since 1000 A.D.? Hint

Sylvester the Second

Peter the Second

Urban the Second

Paul the Second

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Question 15 of 15

15. What is the middle name of record producer Quincy Jones who produced Michael Jackson's first solo album 'Off the Wall' and the best selling album of all time, 'Thriller'? Hint

Delight

Enjoyment

Pleasure

Alden

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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts

1. What were the names of Mr. and Mrs. Banks' children in 'Mary Poppins'(1964)?

Answer: Jane and Michael

2. Where were the 2004 Summer Olympic Games held?

Answer: Athens, Greece

3. Which seaport in India has an official name of Mumbai?

Answer: Bombay

4. What was the middle name of Robert Stroud, 'The Birdman of Alcatraz'?

Answer: Franklin

5. What did Winston Churchill, Oliver Cromwell, Elizabeth I, Henry VIII, Napoleon and William the Conqueror all have in common?

Answer: All red-headed

Answer: Sapphire

7. A dentist's amalgam, used to fill teeth, contains what percent of mercury, a poisonous, silvery element?

Answer: 70 Percent

Don't panic, Mercuric compounds are use in pharmaceuticals too.

8. Who has a child called Sage Moonblood?

Answer: Sylvester Stallone

Answer: Lichtenstein

10. How did English novelist Virginia Woolf die in 1941?

Answer: Drowned

11. Cupronickel used for some silver coinage contains a percentage of copper, a percentage of nickel and a percentage of which other element?

Answer: Zinc

Not all cupronickel coins contain zinc, and percentages vary.

12. What was the name of King George V's horse that fatally trampled suffragette Emily Davison in the 1913 Derby?

Answer: Anmer

13. What was American pilot Kenneth Arnold the first person to see and give a name to?

Answer: Flying Saucers

14. Which has NOT been the name of a Pope since 1000 A.D.?

Answer: Peter the Second

Sylvester the Second 999-1003, Urban the Second 1088-99, Paul the Second 1464-71

15. What is the middle name of record producer Quincy Jones who produced Michael Jackson's first solo album 'Off the Wall' and the best selling album of all time, 'Thriller'?

Answer: Delight

Source: Author quizzical

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