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A multiple-choice quiz by Jack1331. Estimated time: 5 mins.

Author
Jack1331

Time
5 mins

Type
Multiple Choice

Quiz #
57,062

Updated
Dec 03 21

# Qns
10

Difficulty
Very Difficult

Avg Score
4 / 10

Plays
849

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1. How many stars were on the flag that Admiral Peary planted on the North Pole on April 6, 1909? Hint

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2. If I suffer from lutraphobia, I have a fear of what? Hint

String

Lawsuits

Otters

Bees

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3. A congregation of apes is called a? Hint

Obstinacy

Shrewdness

Intrigue

Cowardice

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4. Which of the following did NOT happen in 1902? Hint

Aswan Low Dam completed in Egypt

Georges Melies makes 1st Sci Fi Film called "A Trip To The Moon".

Serbs and Croats fight each other in Slavic capital of Agram.

Sinclair Lewis's novel "Main Street" stirs controversy.

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5. Which of the following does not belong in the group? Hint

Jodie Foster - "Silence of the Lambs"

Geraldine Page - "The Trip To Bountiful"

Cher - "Moonstruck"

Jessica Tandy - "Driving Miss Daisy"

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6. The first African American actress to win an Academy Award was? Hint

Hattie McDaniel - "Gone with the Wind"

Butterfly McQueen - "Gone with the Wind"

Dorothy Dandridge - "Carmen Jones"

Lena Horne - "Stormy Weather"

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7. Teleology is the study of? Hint

Hair

Final Causes

Monsters

Friction and Lubrication

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8. Which of the following movie actresses was born the earliest? Hint

Olivia De Havilland

Virginia Mayo

Joan Fontaine

Arlene Dahl

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9. We all are familiar with the original 13 states. What was the 14th state that entered into the Union? Hint

North Carolina

Rhode Island

Vermont

Kentucky

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10. In the book of Genesis in the Bible, when Joseph's brothers came to Egypt, how long had the seven year famine been underway? Hint

6 years

5 years

2 years

1 year

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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts

1. How many stars were on the flag that Admiral Peary planted on the North Pole on April 6, 1909?

Answer: 0

0 is correct. Admiral Peary did not plant the flag of the United States. He used the flag that represented the fraternity he belonged to when he attended Bowdoin College in Maine.

2. If I suffer from lutraphobia, I have a fear of what?

Answer: Otters

Liticaphobia is fear of lawsuits. Melissophobia is the fear of bees.
Linonophobia is the fear of string.

3. A congregation of apes is called a?

Answer: Shrewdness

Buffalo are an obstinacy.
Cats are an Intrigue.
Dogs are a Cowardice.

4. Which of the following did NOT happen in 1902?

Answer: Sinclair Lewis's novel "Main Street" stirs controversy.

Sinclair Lewis's novel "Main Street" will not stir controversy until it is published, in the 1920's.

5. Which of the following does not belong in the group?

Answer: Jodie Foster - "Silence of the Lambs"

All of the actresses won Best Actress Oscars in the 80's. Jodie Foster didn't win hers for "Silence of the Lambs" until 1991.

6. The first African American actress to win an Academy Award was?

Answer: Hattie McDaniel - "Gone with the Wind"

McQueen and Horne were never so honored. Dandridge received a nomination for "Carmen Jones", but lost out to Grace Kelly in "The Country Girl".

7. Teleology is the study of?

Answer: Final Causes

The study of hair is Trichology.
The study of monsters is Teratology.
The study of friction and lubrication is Tribology.

8. Which of the following movie actresses was born the earliest?

Answer: Olivia De Havilland

Olivia DeHavilland was born on 7/1/1916. Her sister Joan Fontaine was born on 10/22/1917. Virginia Mayo was born on 11/30/1920. Arlene Dahl was born on 8/11/1924.

9. We all are familiar with the original 13 states. What was the 14th state that entered into the Union?

Answer: Vermont

Vermont was the 14th state that enetered the union on May 4,1791. Rhode Island was the 13th on May 29, 1790. North Carolina was the 12th on November 21, 1789. Kentucky was the 15th on June 1, 1792.

10. In the book of Genesis in the Bible, when Joseph's brothers came to Egypt, how long had the seven year famine been underway?

Answer: 2 years

Genesis 45:6 states, "For these 2 years hath the famine been in the land: and there are yet 5 years, in which there shall be neither plowing nor harvest".

Source: Author Jack1331

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