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"V"ery true they all start with a "V" Quiz


Ten questions on different topics and all the answers start with a "V". All you need to do is pick the correct "V". Pretty simple really.

A multiple-choice quiz by zambesi. Estimated time: 4 mins.
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Author
zambesi
Time
4 mins
Type
Multiple Choice
Quiz #
400,915
Updated
Dec 03 21
# Qns
10
Difficulty
Average
Avg Score
7 / 10
Plays
554
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Question 1 of 10
1. Which of these "V" cities is closest to the Equator?
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Question 2 of 10
2. What "V" award is the highest decoration for gallantry in the British and a Commonwealth armed forces?
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Question 3 of 10
3. The popular "V" song, "Volare", has been recorded by many artists. The four singers below made the song very popular and each charted on the US Billboard Hot 100 Chart. However, only one of them made it to number one. Who was this singer?
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Question 4 of 10
4. Which of the following "V" writers introduced us to a character that was played on the silver screen by Lon Chaney and Charles Laughton, and also adapted into a Disney animated film?
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Question 5 of 10
5. Who is the only "V" female to appear on a stamp in the set of five issued in 1985 to mark British Film Year?
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Question 6 of 10
6. Francois-Marie Arouet adopted which "V" pen name?
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Question 7 of 10
7. Which of the following "V" animals is a porpoise?
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Question 8 of 10
8. Which of the following "V" actors played the roles of the farmers Joe Starrett and Dan Evans in two classic western movies of the 1950s?
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Question 9 of 10
9. Which of these "V" words is spelled incorrectly?
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Question 10 of 10
10. In the NATO phonetic alphabet what stands for "V"?
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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts
1. Which of these "V" cities is closest to the Equator?

Answer: Valparaiso (Chile)

Valparaiso (Chile) is the closest to the equator than the other three at 33* 03' S.

Vancouver (Canada) is 49* 15' N., Valencia (Spain) is 39* 28' N., Vladivostok (Russia) is 43* 08' N.
2. What "V" award is the highest decoration for gallantry in the British and a Commonwealth armed forces?

Answer: Victoria Cross

The Victory Cross was first awarded for acts of valour "in the presence of the enemy" during the Crimean War (1853-1856). The Victory Medal was a United Kingdom and British Empire WWI campaign medal. Over 5,5 million were awarded.

The Victoria Medal is an award that is presented by the Royal Geographical Society since 1902 in honour of Queen Victoria. It is presented "for conspicuous merit in research in geography". Victoria Medal of Honour is awarded by the Royal Horticultural Society to British horticulturists who live in the UK. The award is not presented each year since 1897 and only 63 horticulturists can hold the honour/medal at any one time. This is in honour of the 63 years reign of Queen Victoria. Due to these rules more than one medal can be presented at any one time.
3. The popular "V" song, "Volare", has been recorded by many artists. The four singers below made the song very popular and each charted on the US Billboard Hot 100 Chart. However, only one of them made it to number one. Who was this singer?

Answer: Domenico Modugno

Domenico Modugno (1928-1994) was an Italian singer, actor and songwriter. The Italian title of the song is "Nel blu, dipinto di blu" better known as "Volare"; it peaked at number one on the US Billboard Charts for five weeks in August/September 1958.

Dean Martin (1917-1995) was an American actor, singer and comedian. His recording of the song peaked at number 12 on the US chart in 1958. Bobby Rydell (b. 1942) is an American singer and his recording of the song reached number four on the US charts in 1960. Al Martino (1927-2009) was an American singer and actor and his recording of the song peaked at number 33 on the US charts in 1975.
4. Which of the following "V" writers introduced us to a character that was played on the silver screen by Lon Chaney and Charles Laughton, and also adapted into a Disney animated film?

Answer: Victor Hugo

Victor Hugo (1802-1885) introduced us to the character Quasimodo, the bell-ringer in the novel "The Hunchback of Notre-Dame" (1831). Lon Chaney played the character in 1923, Charles Laughton in 1939, Anthony Quinn in 1956 (in a French language film) and the Disney animated film was released in 1996.

Jules Verne (1828-1905) introduced us to Philess Fogg in the 1872 novel "Around the World in 80 Days". Virginia Woolf (1882-1941) introduced us to the Ramsay family in her 1927 novel "To the Lighthouse". Gore Vidal (1925-2012) introduced us to Myra Breckinridge in the novel of the same name in 1968.
5. Who is the only "V" female to appear on a stamp in the set of five issued in 1985 to mark British Film Year?

Answer: Vivien Leigh

The five were Peter Sellers, Charlie Chaplin, David Niven, Alfred Hitchcock and Vivien Leigh.
The stamps were launched in an attempt to increase cinema attendances.

Vanessa Redgrave and Vera Lynn are English and Vera Miles is an American.
6. Francois-Marie Arouet adopted which "V" pen name?

Answer: Voltaire

Voltaire (1694-1778) was a French writer, historian and philosopher. He was a firm believer in the freedom of speech and religion. He wrote over 20,000 letters and over 2,000 books and pamphlets. His writings influenced such people as Napoleon, Catherine the Great, Thomas Paine, Victor Hugo, Karl Marx. Lloyd Byron and Percy Bysshe Shelley.

Valens (328-378 AD) was an Eastern Roman Emperor from 328-378 AD. Virgil (70-19 BC) was a Roman poet of the Augustan period. Vespasian (9-79 AD) was a Roman Emperor from 69-79 AD and was the founder of the Flavian dynasty.
7. Which of the following "V" animals is a porpoise?

Answer: Vaquita

Vaquita in Spanish means "little cow". The vaquita is a species of porpoise found in the waters of the northern part of the Gulf of California. The species is on the verge of extinction.

The vervet is an Old World monkey found throughout Southern Africa. The vanga is a medium sized bird that is found in Asia, Africa and the island of Madagascar. The vireo is a small to medium sized bird with the word coming from Latin meaning a green migratory bird. They are found in Canada, Argentina and Southeast Asia.
8. Which of the following "V" actors played the roles of the farmers Joe Starrett and Dan Evans in two classic western movies of the 1950s?

Answer: Van Heflin

Van Heflin 1908-1971) was an American actor of radio, stage and film. The two roles that he played were as Joe Starrett as the farmer who hired Alan Ladd in the 1953 western "Shane", and in the 1957 western "3:10 to Yuma" he played farmer Dan Evans who had to escort killer Ben Wade (Glenn Ford) to Yuma. Van Heflin did win an Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor for his role as Jeff Hartnett in the 1941 movie "Johnny Eager" opposite Robert Taylor and Lana Turner.

Van Johnson (1916-2008) was an American actor of radio, stage and film. He was also a singer and dancer with a career spanning from 1935-1992. Victor Mature (1913-1999) was an American actor of stage, film and television. His career spanned the years 1939-1984 and besides the numerous roles he had in movies he also appeared in musicals with Rita Hayworth and Betty Grable. Victor McLaglen (1886-1959) was a British-American actor who appeared in a number of films with John Ford and John Wayne. He won the Academy Award for Best Actor for his role as Gypo Nolan in the 1935 movie "The Informer" which was based on the Irish War of Independence.
9. Which of these "V" words is spelled incorrectly?

Answer: Vengence

The correct spelling should be "vengeance". The word means "punishment inflicted or retribution exacted for a wrong doing".

The other three words, venomous, violence and vigilance, are spelled correctly.
10. In the NATO phonetic alphabet what stands for "V"?

Answer: Victor

The NATO phonetic alphabet consists of 26 code words using the 26 letters of the English alphabet in order from A-Z. The code Victor represents "V".
Source: Author zambesi

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