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'S' is the answer Trivia Quiz

All the answers begin with the letter 'S'.

A multiple-choice quiz by Anagram2. Estimated time: 4 mins.

Author
Anagram2

Time
4 mins

Type
Multiple Choice

Quiz #
94,254

Updated
Apr 02 23

# Qns
10

Difficulty
Average

Avg Score
6 / 10

Plays
7010

Last 3 plays: Guest 90 (5/10), Guest 171 (10/10), llkk (8/10).

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Question 1 of 10

1. Arachnophobia is the fear of what?

Answer: (One Word)

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Question 2 of 10

2. Who directed the 1979 film 'Alien'? Hint

Steven Spielberg

Ridley Scott

Martin Scorsese

Oliver Stone

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Question 3 of 10

3. Which actor's first film role was in 'The Brothers Karamazov' in 1958. He later became a famous TV captain.

Answer: (One Word surname only)

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Question 4 of 10

4. What did French physician, Rene Laennec invent? Hint

Swabs

Surgeon's knot

Syringe

Stethoscope

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Question 5 of 10

5. What is a sockeye? Hint

Salmon

Sea slug

Sea lion

Sturgeon

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Question 6 of 10

6. What is the term for the study of caves? Hint

Serology

Seismology

Semeiology

Speleology

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Question 7 of 10

7. In which Alfred Hitchcock film did Farley Granger and Robert Walker 'swap murders'?

Answer: (Four Words)

8. In Greek mythology she was the daughter of Echidna, a monster with the face and breasts of a woman, body of a lion and wings of a bird. She guarded a pass to the city of Thebes and asked a riddle of all who wished to pass. What was her name? Hint

The Sirens

Sisyphus

The Sphinx

Sibyl

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Question 9 of 10

9. 'The family of Dashwood had long been settled in Sussex' is the first line from which novel? Hint

Sons and Lovers

Sense and Sensibility

The Scarlet Pimpernel

Stammered

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Question 10 of 10

10. What is the more common name for Dianthus barbatus? Hint

Sweet William

Sweet Rose

Sweet Violet

Sweet Michael

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Apr 16 2024 : Guest 90: 5/10
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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts

1. Arachnophobia is the fear of what?

Answer: Spiders

In Greek mythology, Arachne defeated the goddess Athena in a weaving contest. When jealous Athena destroyed her work, Arachne tried to kill herself. Athena saved her but turned her into spider.

2. Who directed the 1979 film 'Alien'?

Answer: Ridley Scott

A scary classic. 'In space no one can hear you scream.'

3. Which actor's first film role was in 'The Brothers Karamazov' in 1958. He later became a famous TV captain.

Answer: Shatner

Captain James T. Kirk of course, who boldly went where no man had gone before.

4. What did French physician, Rene Laennec invent?

Answer: Stethoscope

Laennec used a foot long wooden cylinder to listen to his patients' chests.

5. What is a sockeye?

Answer: Salmon

Also known as the red salmon, it's widespread in the N.Pacific Ocean. It migrates to fresh water to breed where it dies after spawning.

6. What is the term for the study of caves?

Answer: Speleology

If you decided to take up cave exploration as a hobby you'd be known as a potholer in Britain and a spelunker in America.

7. In which Alfred Hitchcock film did Farley Granger and Robert Walker 'swap murders'?

Answer: Strangers on a Train

Bruno[Robert Walker] 'Some people are better off dead--like your wife and my father for instance'.

Answer: The Sphinx

The riddle was: 'What thing walks on 4 legs in the morning, on 3 legs in the evening and is weakest when walking on 4?'. The answer was Man, because he walks on 4 as a baby and leans on a stick when old.

9. 'The family of Dashwood had long been settled in Sussex' is the first line from which novel?

Answer: Sense and Sensibility

Made into a film in 1995, Emma Thompson won an Oscar for the best adapted screenplay.

10. What is the more common name for Dianthus barbatus?

Answer: Sweet William

Sweet William is a fragrant garden plant with red, pink,or white flowers.

Source: Author Anagram2

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