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Tricky General Knowledge Trivia Quiz

General knowledge mixed trivia.

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

Author
luana

Time
6 mins

Type
Multiple Choice

Quiz #
26,526

Updated
Dec 03 21

# Qns
10

Difficulty
Difficult

Avg Score
4 / 10

Plays
953

One at a Time - Single Page - Timed Game

Question 1 of 10

1. Which shoe did Cinderella lose when fleeing from the Prince?

Answer: ( Left or Right ... L or R)

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Question 2 of 10

2. When a female horse and a male donkey mate , the offspring is called a mule. What is the offspring of a male horse and a female donkey called? Hint

They can't reproduce

A jimmy

A hinny

Still a mule

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Question 3 of 10

3. In what hand is the torch on the Statue of Liberty?

Answer: ( Left or Right ... L or R)

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Question 4 of 10

4. If a pig weighs 30 pounds PLUS half its own weight, how much does the pig weigh in total? Hint

60 lbs

45 lbs

30 lbs

90 lbs

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Question 5 of 10

5. What is the Australian aboriginal meaning of the word kangaroo? Hint

High hopper

Grey kangaroo

Long-tail jumper

Dinner

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Question 6 of 10

6. In comparison to a pound of feathers, a pound of gold weighs what? Hint

Less

The same

Exactly double

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Question 7 of 10

7. How many ships sailed in the First Fleet that colonised Australia? Hint

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Question 8 of 10

8. Who anonymously entered a contest in Monaco to find his look-a-like and came in third? Hint

Clark Gable

Prince Ranier

Elvis

Charlie Chaplin

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Question 9 of 10

9. What name is given to the dot over the letter i? Hint

Tattle

Tittle

Tettle

Tottle

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Question 10 of 10

10. What would a digitabulist be likely to collect? Hint

Dandruff samples

Calculators

Gloves

Thimbles

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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts

1. Which shoe did Cinderella lose when fleeing from the Prince?

Answer: left

2. When a female horse and a male donkey mate , the offspring is called a mule. What is the offspring of a male horse and a female donkey called?

Answer: A hinny

3. In what hand is the torch on the Statue of Liberty?

Answer: right

4. If a pig weighs 30 pounds PLUS half its own weight, how much does the pig weigh in total?

Answer: 60 lbs

X(pigs weight)= 30 + half X 60 = 30 + 30

5. What is the Australian aboriginal meaning of the word kangaroo?

Answer: Grey kangaroo

An urban legend says that when the first Europeans asked the aborigines what this strange hopping creature was , they answered 'Kangaroo' - I don't understand. However, this is not true, and the Aboriginal word was simply the name of the animal.

6. In comparison to a pound of feathers, a pound of gold weighs what?

Answer: Less

Feathers are weighed in avoirdupois weight which has 16ozs per pound and gold is weighed in Troy weight which has 12ozs per pound.

7. How many ships sailed in the First Fleet that colonised Australia?

Answer: 11

Alexander, Borrowdale, Charlotte, Fishburn, Friendship, Golden Grove, Lady Penhryn, Prince of Wales, Scarborough, HMS Supply,and HMS Sirius.

8. Who anonymously entered a contest in Monaco to find his look-a-like and came in third?

Answer: Charlie Chaplin

9. What name is given to the dot over the letter i?

Answer: Tittle

10. What would a digitabulist be likely to collect?

Answer: Thimbles

Source: Author luana

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