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Quiz about FunTrivia Humanities Mix Vol 17
Quiz about FunTrivia Humanities Mix Vol 17

FunTrivia Humanities Mix: Vol 17 Quiz


A mix of 10 Humanities questions, submitted by 10 different FunTrivia players! The first few questions are easy, but the last couple are tough!

A multiple-choice quiz by FTBot. Estimated time: 3 mins.
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Author
FTBot
Time
3 mins
Type
Multiple Choice
Quiz #
415,559
Updated
Mar 02 24
# Qns
10
Difficulty
Very Easy
Avg Score
9 / 10
Plays
703
Last 3 plays: gogetem (10/10), Guest 104 (5/10), Kiwikaz (10/10).
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Question 1 of 10
1. According to an analysis of the "Oxford English Corpus" undertaken by Oxford Online, in conjunction with the "Oxford English Dictionary", what is the most commonly appearing word in the English language? Hint


Question 2 of 10
2. Which of the following is NOT a common meaning of the word murder? Hint


Question 3 of 10
3. In Greek mythology, what would happen if you looked at Medusa? Hint


Question 4 of 10
4. What is the correct spelling of the day following Monday and coming before Wednesday? Hint


Question 5 of 10
5. What kind of mythology features the wise and prophetic Odin and a tree called Yggdrasil, and has been the lyrical inspiration of an extreme sub-genre of heavy metal? Hint


Question 6 of 10
6. Which word, often associated with injury or surgery, is derived from the word 'schara', a Greek term meaning 'place of fire'? Hint


Question 7 of 10
7. Whose 1967 painting "Stockbridge Main Street at Christmas" depicted a small town during the holiday season? Hint


Question 8 of 10
8. In Roth v. United States (1957) the Supreme Court of the United States defined obscene material as where the "dominant theme taken as a whole appeals to the prurient interest." What does prurient mean? Hint


Question 9 of 10
9. You won't have much fun at the end of October if you suffer from samhainophobia. What is it the fear of? Hint


Question 10 of 10
10. In Don Aslett's book "Done!: How to Accomplish Twice As Much in Half the Time" (2005) he says, "I headed out to the barn for a ten-minute milking job, and the cow took off and ran to the far end of the north forty." What is the north forty? Hint



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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts
1. According to an analysis of the "Oxford English Corpus" undertaken by Oxford Online, in conjunction with the "Oxford English Dictionary", what is the most commonly appearing word in the English language?

Answer: the

"The" comes in first ahead of "be", which includes any of its other forms ("is", "am", "are" etc). "To" is in third place. The "Oxford English Corpus" is a compendium of 2.5 billion words. The writings used for the database are English language texts, taken mostly from web pages of different English speaking countries.

Question by player Nealzineatser
2. Which of the following is NOT a common meaning of the word murder?

Answer: lighting an empty building on fire

Lighting a building on fire though generally frowned upon in civilized society would be classed as arson, not murder. Sometimes a burden or difficulty can be described as murder, presumably as a metaphor to the act of killing, such as "these uncomfortable shoes were murder on my feet during the long hike." Most birds can be generically described as a flock when gathered in numbers, but a group of crows can also be described as a murder.

It seems somewhat fitting to give them such a creepy name as their often peculiar behavior can be a bit unsettling.

Question by player namrewsna
3. In Greek mythology, what would happen if you looked at Medusa?

Answer: You turned to stone

Medusa was a gorgon with snakes for hair. To gaze upon her face would cause a man to turn to stone.

Question by player dcpddc478
4. What is the correct spelling of the day following Monday and coming before Wednesday?

Answer: Tuesday

"You can't help respecting anybody who can spell TUESDAY, even if he doesn't spell it right; but spelling isn't everything. There are days when spelling Tuesday simply doesn't count." -- Winnie the Pooh

Question by player brittany1119
5. What kind of mythology features the wise and prophetic Odin and a tree called Yggdrasil, and has been the lyrical inspiration of an extreme sub-genre of heavy metal?

Answer: Norse mythology

In Norse mythology, Odin is a major god ruling a world called Asgard, which surrounds the immense Yggdrasil along with eight other worlds. Many concepts of Norse mythology have become popular with heavy metal groups, sometimes used along with Viking legends to create themed lyrics.

This has been used significantly by bands such as Amon Amarth, Bathory, Tyr, and Wulfgar, to name a few.

Question by player MacaroniPants
6. Which word, often associated with injury or surgery, is derived from the word 'schara', a Greek term meaning 'place of fire'?

Answer: Scar

A scar is a sign that the body has healed itself after suffering an injury or sustaining damage. Derived from the Greek word for 'fireplace', the word 'scar' is used to describe the many different marks which denote healing, from minor cuts and scrapes to acne blemishes, all the way through to invasive surgery.

Question by player poshprice
7. Whose 1967 painting "Stockbridge Main Street at Christmas" depicted a small town during the holiday season?

Answer: Norman Rockwell

It is one of Norman Rockwell's most recognizable paintings, this one showing a small New England town during the holidays. The town of Stockbridge, in Massachusetts, is one in which Mr. Rockwell lived for many years. In the painting, we see children playing in the snow, a family walks down a street all bundled up and the stores in the background are lit up with holiday lights.


Question by player Billkozy
8. In Roth v. United States (1957) the Supreme Court of the United States defined obscene material as where the "dominant theme taken as a whole appeals to the prurient interest." What does prurient mean?

Answer: an unwholesome interest in sexual matters

In the 16th century, the adjective "prurient" entered the English language from the Latin. Its Latin meaning was to itch or to crave, deriving from a word describing a glowing coal. Prurience occurs when one has an immoderate, excessive, lustful, unwholesome, wanton, lascivious interest in matters which are sexually arousing or appealing.

The Roth standard allowed Mister Justice Potter Stewart to write in Jacobellis v. Ohio (1964) that "I know it when I see it."

Question by player FatherSteve
9. You won't have much fun at the end of October if you suffer from samhainophobia. What is it the fear of?

Answer: Halloween

Halloween was originally known as Samhain, the Gaelic word meaning "summer's end". It was the time of the harvest festival and for celebrating the entrance into the dark half of the Celtic year and the Pagan festival of the dead who are said to walk the earth one night of the year. Christianity changed Samhain to Hallowmas, All Hallows Eve and then Hallowe'en or Halloween. So samhainophobia is the fear of Halloween.

Question by player ssabreman
10. In Don Aslett's book "Done!: How to Accomplish Twice As Much in Half the Time" (2005) he says, "I headed out to the barn for a ten-minute milking job, and the cow took off and ran to the far end of the north forty." What is the north forty?

Answer: a remote parcel of land

In American metrics, there are 640 acres in a section. A section is a square mile. Sections may be divided into quarter sections of 160 acres each. Quarter sections may be further divided into quarter-quarter sections of 40 acres each. The "north forty" refers specifically to one of these but idiomatically to any part of a ranch or farm which is remote.

Question by player FatherSteve
Source: Author FTBot

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