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Trivial Allsorts Trivia Quiz

This mixed bag of questions has some tricky ones which require some lateral thinking.

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

Author
cricky

Time
4 mins

Type
Multiple Choice

Quiz #
99,719

Updated
Dec 03 21

# Qns
10

Difficulty
Tough

Avg Score
5 / 10

Plays
1206

One at a Time - Single Page - Timed Game

Question 1 of 10

1. Albert Einstein won the 1921 Nobel prize in which category? Hint

Physics

Medicine

Chemistry

Peace

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Question 2 of 10

2. Which of the following is NOT a translation for a South American capital city? Hint

Good Air

River of January

I see a Mountain

St James

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Question 3 of 10

3. If you were to go to 1060 West Addison St, Chicago, which building would you find there? Hint

Sears Tower

Lincoln Park Zoo

Wrigley Field

Route 66 Raceway

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Question 4 of 10

4. Which of the following national flags does NOT feature a bird? Hint

Kazakhstan

Zimbabwe

Papua New Guinea

Sri Lanka

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Question 5 of 10

5. A prime number can only be divided evenly by itself and 1. Between 0 and 1000, how many prime numbers are there? Hint

228

169

320

450

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Question 6 of 10

6. Who was the father of Cleopatra? Hint

Ptolemy XII

Rameses

Alexander the Great

Tutankhamen

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Question 7 of 10

7. Prior to 1902, British soccer team Manchester United was known by what name? Hint

Bournemouth Albion

Milton Keynes

Gretna Green

Newton Heath

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Question 8 of 10

8. A gerrymander is where you manipulate electoral boundaries to contrive a particular result. Who is considered the father of the gerrymander? Hint

Irish Prime Minister Gerry Ahern

New York Congressman Gerry Hand

Massachussets Governor Elbridge Gerry

Dublin City Mayor Tom Gerry

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Question 9 of 10

9. Zorro may be a Mexican hero but what does the Spanish word Zorro mean? Hint

Mystery

Black

Fox

Mask

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Question 10 of 10

10. "Once upon a midnight dreary, while I pondered, weak and weary," is the opening line of which poem? Hint

The Rime of the Ancient Mariner

The Lovesong of J. Alfred Prufrock

Elegy in a Country Churchyard

The Raven

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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts

1. Albert Einstein won the 1921 Nobel prize in which category?

Answer: Physics

Although best known for his Theory of Relativity, Einstein won his Nobel Prize for his discovery of the law of the photoelectric effect.

2. Which of the following is NOT a translation for a South American capital city?

Answer: River of January

Rio de Janeiro means 'River of January' but it is not a capital city. The Argentinian capital Buenos Aires means 'Good Air'. The Uruguayan capital Montevideo translates as 'I see a Mountain'. And the Chilean capital Santiago means 'St James'.

3. If you were to go to 1060 West Addison St, Chicago, which building would you find there?

Answer: Wrigley Field

Wrigley Field is home of the Chicago Cubs baseball team. Film buffs might have got this question right. There's a famous scene in the "Blues Brothers" where they tell the police that's their home address.

4. Which of the following national flags does NOT feature a bird?

Answer: Sri Lanka

Sri Lanka's flag features a lion holding a sword.

5. A prime number can only be divided evenly by itself and 1. Between 0 and 1000, how many prime numbers are there?

Answer: 169

Prime numbers are important in the creation of codes for computer and telecommunications security.

6. Who was the father of Cleopatra?

Answer: Ptolemy XII

Cleopatra came from a long line of Ptolemies and Cleopatras. She was actually Cleopatra VII. She took the throne in 51BC at age 18 and ruled Egypt for 21 years.

7. Prior to 1902, British soccer team Manchester United was known by what name?

Answer: Newton Heath

The team was started by a group of railway workers in the Manchester suburb of Newton Heath in 1878. As it became more successful, they decided they needed a more recognisable name.

8. A gerrymander is where you manipulate electoral boundaries to contrive a particular result. Who is considered the father of the gerrymander?

Answer: Massachussets Governor Elbridge Gerry

In 1812, Gerry created an electoral district that looked somewhat like a salamander. His critics quickly dubbed it a gerrymander.

9. Zorro may be a Mexican hero but what does the Spanish word Zorro mean?

Answer: Fox

The first Zorro movie, "Mark of Zorro", was released in 1920 and starred Douglas Fairbanks, Snr.

10. "Once upon a midnight dreary, while I pondered, weak and weary," is the opening line of which poem?

Answer: The Raven

"The Raven", by Edgar Allen Poe, was first published in 1845.

Source: Author cricky

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