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If you have a little knowledge about a lot of stuff this one's for you. It will include questions from a variety of areas. Have fun!

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

Author
noregap

Time
4 mins

Type
Multiple Choice

Quiz #
37,679

Updated
Jul 28 22

# Qns
20

Difficulty
Average

Avg Score
13 / 20

Plays
5848

Last 3 plays: sieska (19/20), Peachie13 (20/20), pehinhota (19/20).

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Question 1 of 20

1. The author of 'The Four Horsemen of the Apocalypse' was: Hint

Robert Perry Marquis

Richard von Bunson

Vincente Blasco Ibanez

John Greenleaf Whittier

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Question 2 of 20

2. Which country is known as 'The Land of the Rising Sun'? Hint

Japan

Russia

China

Egypt

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Question 3 of 20

3. Who painted 'La Gioconda'? Hint

Gainsborough

Rubens

Leonardo da Vinci

Michaelangelo

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Question 4 of 20

4. How long is the Volga River? Hint

3,530 km

2,880 km

1,800 km

7,200 km

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Question 5 of 20

5. Complete this line, But there is no joy in Mudville . . . ' Hint

'Casey mightily struck out.'

'because the mighty Casey has struck out.'

'mighty Casey has struck out.'

'Mighty Casey was out.'

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Question 6 of 20

6. What is the Pentateuch? Hint

First 5 books of the Old Testament

The 5 Judges of Israel

A building with 5 sides

A 5 step process for testing blood.

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Question 7 of 20

7. Through which capital city does the Tiber River flow? Hint

Rome

Paris

London

Tokyo

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Question 8 of 20

8. From which country did the Statue of Liberty come?

Answer: (One Word (it was a gift from another country))

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Question 9 of 20

9. Mount Ararat is traditionally thought to be the final resting place of what? Hint

Ark of the Covenant

Noah's Ark

The Holy Grail

The Shroud of Turin

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Question 10 of 20

10. Who killed Macbeth? Hint

MacTavish

MacIntosh

MacDavis

Macduff

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Question 11 of 20

11. Who wrote 'Thus Spake Zarathustra'? Hint

Spinoza

Nietzsche

Shakespeare

Aristotle

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Question 12 of 20

12. What country is at the foot of the Balkan Peninsula? Hint

Greece

Norway

Italy

Sri Lanka

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Question 13 of 20

13. What is the name of the 'Forbidden City of Tibet'? Hint

Lahambra

Mecca

Lhasa

Medina

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Question 14 of 20

14. Who invented the first functional sewing machine? Hint

Isaac Singer

Elias Howe

Adolph Sears

Barthelmy Thimonnier

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Question 15 of 20

15. In Mythology, a rapacious bird with the head of a woman is better known as: Hint

Hippy

Harpy

Herpy

Huppy

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Question 16 of 20

16. Alexander Hamilton was killed in a duel by which of the following? Hint

Aaron Burr

Thomas Burton

Raymond Burr

Thomas Jefferson

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Question 17 of 20

17. Who was the first Chief Justice of the United States Supreme Court? Hint

Thomas Jefferson

James Monroe

John Adams

John Jay

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Question 18 of 20

18. Between 1649 and 1658, England was ruled by a commoner named: Hint

Charles deGaul

Oliver Cromwell

Philip Morris

John Travolta

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Question 19 of 20

19. Which amendment to the U.S. Constitution insures the right of free exercise of religion? Hint

The 23rd

The 5th

The 1st

The 13th

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Question 20 of 20

20. Who was known as the 'Father of American Football'? Hint

Walter Camp

Champ Thompson

Joe Thiesman

Edward Dropkick

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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts

1. The author of 'The Four Horsemen of the Apocalypse' was:

Answer: Vincente Blasco Ibanez

Ibanez was born in1867 and died in 1928

2. Which country is known as 'The Land of the Rising Sun'?

Answer: Japan

Japan. The ensignia of a bright orange sun came to be known the world over during WWII.

3. Who painted 'La Gioconda'?

Answer: Leonardo da Vinci

da Vinci (1452-1519) the painting became his best known work under another name -- The 'Mona Lisa'.

4. How long is the Volga River?

Answer: 3,530 km

Flowing 3,530 km (2300 miles), the Volga is the longest river in Europe.

5. Complete this line, But there is no joy in Mudville . . . '

Answer: 'mighty Casey has struck out.'

From 'Casey at the Bat' by Ernest Lawrence Thayer.

6. What is the Pentateuch?

Answer: First 5 books of the Old Testament

7. Through which capital city does the Tiber River flow?

Answer: Rome

8. From which country did the Statue of Liberty come?

Answer: France

By popular subscription of the people of France, the 'Lady of New York Harbor' was a gift to the United States.

9. Mount Ararat is traditionally thought to be the final resting place of what?

Answer: Noah's Ark

10. Who killed Macbeth?

Answer: Macduff

In Act V, scene 8 Macduff kills Macbeth.

11. Who wrote 'Thus Spake Zarathustra'?

Answer: Nietzsche

12. What country is at the foot of the Balkan Peninsula?

Answer: Greece

13. What is the name of the 'Forbidden City of Tibet'?

Answer: Lhasa

14. Who invented the first functional sewing machine?

Answer: Barthelmy Thimonnier

There were many inventors of sewing machines in the era 1790 - 1850, but the first person to make a functioning sewing machine was the French Tailor Barthelmy Thimonnier. Elias Howe had the first U.S. patent on a sewing machine, but had trouble financing his invention. Isaac Singer was the first to mass produce sewing machines, based on Howe's patented mechanism!

15. In Mythology, a rapacious bird with the head of a woman is better known as:

Answer: Harpy

16. Alexander Hamilton was killed in a duel by which of the following?

Answer: Aaron Burr

17. Who was the first Chief Justice of the United States Supreme Court?

Answer: John Jay

18. Between 1649 and 1658, England was ruled by a commoner named:

Answer: Oliver Cromwell

19. Which amendment to the U.S. Constitution insures the right of free exercise of religion?

Answer: The 1st

The First amendment also insures the right of free speech and peaceful assembly.

20. Who was known as the 'Father of American Football'?

Answer: Walter Camp

Source: Author noregap

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