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

Author
quogequox

Time
5 mins

Type
Multiple Choice

Quiz #
56,757

Updated
Dec 03 21

# Qns
10

Difficulty
Difficult

Avg Score
5 / 10

Plays
838

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Question 1 of 10

1. On the 4th of June 1913 Emily Davison died fighting for the suffragist movement in Britain, how did she die? Hint

died during a hunger strike

died during an interrogation by police

set herself on fire at the gates of Buckingham palace

trampled to death by the king's horse during the English Derby

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Question 2 of 10

2. What is the currency of Paraguay? Hint

Guarani

Austral

Peso

Naira

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Question 3 of 10

3. Which artist created the work 'Drawing Hands'? Hint

El Greco

Salvador Dali

M.C. Escher

Vincent van Gogh

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Question 4 of 10

4. A Maverick is a type of missile, what type? Hint

air to surface

surface to air

air to air

surface to surface

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Question 5 of 10

5. Who is the subject of the book 'Into the Wild' by Jon Krakaeur? Hint

Hugh Glass

Chris McCandless

Antoine de Saint Exupery

Pedro de Serrano

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Question 6 of 10

6. Who is considered the inventor of the mercury barometer? Hint

Huygens

Kepler

Torricelli

Leeghwater

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Question 7 of 10

7. If you are born on New Year's Day what star sign are you? Hint

Aquarius

Aries

Pisces

Capricorn

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Question 8 of 10

8. What would you be doing if you planted a banderilla? Hint

performing a spin on the half pipe

a bit of gardening

fighting a bull

a dance

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Question 9 of 10

9. Jack Lovelock won the 1500 metres at the 1936 Olympic games. Which country did he represent? Hint

New Zealand

U.S.A.

Great Britain

Germany

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Question 10 of 10

10. Which band had a hit with 'Turning Japanese'? Hint

Ultravox

J Geils Band

Human League

The Vapours

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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts

1. On the 4th of June 1913 Emily Davison died fighting for the suffragist movement in Britain, how did she die?

Answer: trampled to death by the king's horse during the English Derby

She became a martyr to the cause although it is believed she did not attempt suicide by running at the king's horse as a ticket to return home was found on her body. Incidentally, women received the vote in Afghanistan in 1964 and seven years later in Switzerland.

2. What is the currency of Paraguay?

Answer: Guarani

The peso, in one form or another, is the currency of a number of countries. The austral is Argentina's currency. The naira is Nigeria's form of cash.

3. Which artist created the work 'Drawing Hands'?

Answer: M.C. Escher

Two hands drawing one another, you know the one. It's a lithograph.

4. A Maverick is a type of missile, what type?

Answer: air to surface

The Maverick is a solid propellant rocket, guided by a tv camera it locks onto its target. If you wish to know more about the Maverick a visit to Afghanistan may be in order.

5. Who is the subject of the book 'Into the Wild' by Jon Krakaeur?

Answer: Chris McCandless

Chris is a wanderer who dreams of living off the land in Alaska, he fails. The book is brilliant. Hugh Glass was left for dead after a grizzly attack (by his companions not the bear) and travelled thousands of miles alone across the great plains. Pedro de Serrano was stranded on an island with no vegetation or water for years living off of turtles and using the shells to catch the rain. Exupery crashed a plane into the Sahara desert.

6. Who is considered the inventor of the mercury barometer?

Answer: Torricelli

Evangelista Torricelli worked as Galileo's secretary and assistant.

7. If you are born on New Year's Day what star sign are you?

Answer: Capricorn

8. What would you be doing if you planted a banderilla?

Answer: fighting a bull

9. Jack Lovelock won the 1500 metres at the 1936 Olympic games. Which country did he represent?

Answer: New Zealand

10. Which band had a hit with 'Turning Japanese'?

Answer: The Vapours

Ultravox's huge hit was 'Vienna'. Human League had a string of hits including 'Keep Feeling Fascination'. J Geils Band of course did 'Centerfold' and also 'Freeze Frame'.

Source: Author quogequox

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