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Another ten question quiz that I hope you will enjoy.

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

Author
Kuu

Time
5 mins

Type
Multiple Choice

Quiz #
82,209

Updated
Apr 09 22

# Qns
10

Difficulty
Difficult

Avg Score
5 / 10

Plays
774

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Question 1 of 10

1. What sort of animal is a brolga? Hint

A lizard

A fish

A bird

A monkey

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Question 2 of 10

2. In which Olympics were women first allowed to compete in track-and-field events? Hint

1928 Amsterdam

1924 Paris

1920 Antwerp

1932 Los Angeles

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Question 3 of 10

3. L. Frank Baum wrote 14 novels about the World of Oz. Which of the following was NOT one of them? Hint

The Scarecrow of Oz

The Tin Woodman of Oz

Glinda of Oz

The Cowardly Lion of Oz

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Question 4 of 10

4. Who were Gwynne Owen Evans and Peter Anthony Allen? Hint

Irish Prime Ministers

Last men executed in Britain

Australian colonial artists

First two athletes to win gold at 1896 Olympic games

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Question 5 of 10

5. In Arthurian legend which knight threw Arthur's sword, Excalibur, into the lake at Arthur's bequest? Hint

Sir Lucan

Sir Galahad

Sir Bedivere

Sir Gawain

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Question 6 of 10

6. In Celtic mythology who changed the the sea-god Lir's children into swans. Hint

Their father

Their father's worst enemy

Their older brother

Their step-mother

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Question 7 of 10

7. TRUE or FALSE: Lyndon Baines Johnson was US President when the first men walked on the Moon.

True

False

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Question 8 of 10

8. Appoximately how many convicts were transported to Australia between 1788 and 1868? Hint

50,000

160,000

80,000

200,000

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Question 9 of 10

9. Which country had an 'Age of Settlement' that occurred between 874-930 AD? Hint

Tonga

Iceland

Madagascar

Sri Lanka

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Question 10 of 10

10. How many countries border Peru? Hint

Five

Three

Two

Seven

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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts

1. What sort of animal is a brolga?

Answer: A bird

The brolga is one of the two types of cranes that are found in Australia.

2. In which Olympics were women first allowed to compete in track-and-field events?

Answer: 1928 Amsterdam

In 1928 there were five track-and-field events for women at these Olympics including the 800 meter race. After this race several contestants collapsed. As a result it was decided that women didn't have the endurance to compete in races more than 200 meters and it wasn't until 1964 that a longer race, the 400 meter race, appeared.

3. L. Frank Baum wrote 14 novels about the World of Oz. Which of the following was NOT one of them?

Answer: The Cowardly Lion of Oz

Lyman Frank Baum was born in 1856 in Chittenango, NY. The first of Baum's Oz books, 'The Wonderful Wizard of Oz', was published in 1900. The last book was 'Glinda of Oz'. It was published in 1920, a year after Baum's death.

4. Who were Gwynne Owen Evans and Peter Anthony Allen?

Answer: Last men executed in Britain

They were executed a 8.00 AM on 13 August 1964, for the murder of John West, a van driver who they had killed during a robbery.

5. In Arthurian legend which knight threw Arthur's sword, Excalibur, into the lake at Arthur's bequest?

Answer: Sir Bedivere

"Therefore, said Arthur unto Sir Bedivere, take thou Excalibur, my good sword, and go with it to yonder water side, and when thou comest there I charge thee throw my sword in that water, and come again and tell me what thou there sees" - from 'Le Morte d'Arthur' by Sir Thomas Mallory.

6. In Celtic mythology who changed the the sea-god Lir's children into swans.

Answer: Their step-mother

The children were Lir's daughter, Fionuala, and her three little brothers named Aed, Fiachra and Conn. They were turned into swans by Aeife, their father's second wife who was jealous of the children.

7. TRUE or FALSE: Lyndon Baines Johnson was US President when the first men walked on the Moon.

Answer: False

When Neil Armstrong and Buzz Aldrin made their famous moonwalk on 20 July 1969, Richard Milhous Nixon had been US President for six months.

8. Appoximately how many convicts were transported to Australia between 1788 and 1868?

Answer: 160,000

The last of the convicts, 451 prisoners including 60 Fenian agitators, arrived in Western Australia on 10 January 1868.

9. Which country had an 'Age of Settlement' that occurred between 874-930 AD?

Answer: Iceland

The main source for information about the early years in Iceland is 'The Book of Settlements' (Landnamabok) which was written in about the 12th century. This book states that Ingolfur Arnarson was the first settler.

10. How many countries border Peru?

Answer: Five

Peru has borders with Bolivia, Brazil, Chile, Colombia and Ecuador.

Source: Author Kuu

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