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These are ten totally random questions about nothing in particular. Please enjoy my quiz, and good luck.

A multiple-choice quiz by Flynn_17. Estimated time: 5 mins.

Author
Flynn_17

Time
5 mins

Type
Multiple Choice

Quiz #
194,657

Updated
Dec 03 21

# Qns
10

Difficulty
Difficult

Avg Score
4 / 10

Plays
692

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Question 1 of 10

1. Which country won the Euro 2004 football competition, which was hosted in Portugal? Hint

Portugal

Germany

Latvia

Greece

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Question 2 of 10

2. Who was the inventor of the C.D. (compact disc)? Hint

Marcus Dolby

Jonathan M. Sanderson

Anne-Marie Saint John

James T. Russell

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Question 3 of 10

3. Around which planet do the moons of Tethys, Iapetus, Dione, Enceladus, Epimetheus, and Hyperion orbit? Hint

Jupiter

Neptune

Uranus

Saturn

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Question 4 of 10

4. Which British company, which is most famous for producing stock cubes, sponsored Scott on his voyage across the Antarctic? Hint

Knorr

Oxo

Bisto

Poulo

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Question 5 of 10

5. What is the name of the author and artist of the comic strip, 'Scary Go Round'? Hint

Tony Esteves

Julie Keene

Sam Logan

John Allison

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Question 6 of 10

6. To which larger plant genus does the shrub 'Loropetalum' belong? Hint

Magnolia

Chimonanthus

Hamamelis

Loebus

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Question 7 of 10

7. Who wrote the novel 'The Tin Drum'? Hint

Aaron Tan

Richard Harm

Markuu Ayyanni

G�nter Grass

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Question 8 of 10

8. Who sung these lyrics?

'Hello world!
This is me!
Life can be
Oh, oh, yeah
Fun for everyone!' Hint

Annie Di Franco

Belle Perez

Anika Moa

Nerina Pallot

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Question 9 of 10

9. Which of these women is the shortest? Hint

Sandi Toksvig

Janet Street-Porter

Lindsey Davenport

Venus Williams

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Question 10 of 10

10. Corfu is a Greek island, but what country is it geographically closest to? Hint

Malta

Greece

Albania

Turkey

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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts

1. Which country won the Euro 2004 football competition, which was hosted in Portugal?

Answer: Greece

Both the first match and the last match of the tournament were between Portugal and Greece, and in both cases, Greece won. It was the first time Greece had ever won a major football tournament.

2. Who was the inventor of the C.D. (compact disc)?

Answer: James T. Russell

The invention of the C.D. has frequently been accredited to Sony/Phillips, but the compact disc was in fact invented by James Russell in the 1960s.

3. Around which planet do the moons of Tethys, Iapetus, Dione, Enceladus, Epimetheus, and Hyperion orbit?

Answer: Saturn

All of the moons of Uranus are named after characters from Shakespeare plays, such as Oberon, Miranda, Puck, and Juliet. Other moons of Saturn include Pan, Atlas, Helene, Phoebe, Rhea, Suttung, Erriapio, and Albiorix.

4. Which British company, which is most famous for producing stock cubes, sponsored Scott on his voyage across the Antarctic?

Answer: Oxo

Oxo's posters to support Scott had to be revoked, because they originally featured a polar bear. As polar bears do not live in the Antarctic, they had to change the animals on the posters to penguins.

5. What is the name of the author and artist of the comic strip, 'Scary Go Round'?

Answer: John Allison

Tony Esteves is the creator of 'Cigarro and Cerveja', Sam Logan produces 'Sam and Fuzzy', and Julie Keene creates 'Okay Pants'. Both 'Cigarro and Cerveja' and 'Okay Pants' are based in Canada, while 'Sam and Fuzzy' is American, and 'Scary Go Round' is British.

6. To which larger plant genus does the shrub 'Loropetalum' belong?

Answer: Hamamelis

'Loropetalum' is a type of Hamamelis, which is the scientific term for witch hazel. It has purple leaves and pink, star shaped flowers in winter.

7. Who wrote the novel 'The Tin Drum'?

Answer: G�nter Grass

This book follows Oskar Matzerath, a mental patient at the time of the Second World War. After he is convicted of murder, he is sent to an institution where his only friends are Bruno the guard and his tin drum.

8. Who sung these lyrics? 'Hello world! This is me! Life can be Oh, oh, yeah Fun for everyone!'

Answer: Belle Perez

Belle Perez had a very short-lived music career, and now has faded into obscurity in the United Kingdom. She only ever released one single here, entitled 'Hello, World'.

9. Which of these women is the shortest?

Answer: Sandi Toksvig

Lindsey Davenport is 6'2, while Venus Williams is 6'1, Janet Street-Porter is 6'0, and Sandi Toksvig is much shorter at 5'2.

10. Corfu is a Greek island, but what country is it geographically closest to?

Answer: Albania

For this reason, Corfu has a very strong British and Greek military presence. It is primarily a British tourist island, and is so close to Albania in some places that you can swim between the two places.

Source: Author Flynn_17

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