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A Mish-Mash of Categories Trivia Quiz


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A multiple-choice quiz by jojojenks. Estimated time: 4 mins.
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Author
jojojenks
Time
4 mins
Type
Multiple Choice
Quiz #
389,206
Updated
Oct 31 24
# Qns
20
Difficulty
Average
Avg Score
13 / 20
Plays
1413
Last 3 plays: Ampelos (12/20), daswan (5/20), Guest 81 (0/20).
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Question 1 of 20
1. Animals:

A group of geese on the ground is called a 'gaggle' but what do you call a group of geese in the air?
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Question 2 of 20
2. Brain Teasers:

What letter comes next in this sequence: J-J-A-S-O-...?
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Question 3 of 20
3. Celebrities:

What is Natalie Portman's REAL last name?
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Question 4 of 20
4. Entertainment:

With the middle name Fauntleroy, who is the only major Disney character to have a middle name?
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Question 5 of 20
5. For Children:

Which of these words is an anagram of 'reef'?
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Question 6 of 20
6. General:

On clothing washing instructions, what does a triangle with a cross over it represent?
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Question 7 of 20
7. Geography:

Where on Earth would you find 'Edinburgh of the Seven Seas'?
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Question 8 of 20
8. History:

Because it was his preferred way of answering a telephone, Alexander Graham Bell created the very briefly popular greeting of what?
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Question 9 of 20
9. Hobbies:

What Nordic dish consists of raw salmon, cured in salt, sugar and dill?
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Question 10 of 20
10. Humanities:

Who sculpted the Pietà in St Peter's Basilica?
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Question 11 of 20
11. Literature:

What kind of creature is Wellington in the books by Elisabeth Beresford?
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Question 12 of 20
12. Movies:

Which of these words appears most often in the title of James Bond films?
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Question 13 of 20
13. Music:

Which of these Spanish place names is a song from George Ezra's debut album, 'Wanted on Voyage'?
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Question 14 of 20
14. People:

What was the surname of the first American woman in space?
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Question 15 of 20
15. Religion:

The Jewish feast of Rosh Hashanah is traditionally celebrated by eating apples dipped in what?
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Question 16 of 20
16. Science:

What colour would a Universal Indicator be in a neutral solution?
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Question 17 of 20
17. Sports:

'Dump', 'floater' and 'wipe' are terms used in which team sport?
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Question 18 of 20
18. Television:

Which actress played Chandler's father, Charles Bing, in the TV sitcom 'Friends'?
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Question 19 of 20
19. Video Games:

Who developed 'Wolfenstein 3D' and 'DOOM'?
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Question 20 of 20
20. World:

The flags of which two countries are nearly identical, except one of the flags uses a lighter shade of blue?
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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts
1. Animals: A group of geese on the ground is called a 'gaggle' but what do you call a group of geese in the air?

Answer: A skein

A skein is also a loosely coiled length of yarn or thread as well as an element that forms part of a complicated whole.
2. Brain Teasers: What letter comes next in this sequence: J-J-A-S-O-...?

Answer: N

The sequence is the first letters of the months of the year, in order, starting with June.

June, July, August, September, October, November.
3. Celebrities: What is Natalie Portman's REAL last name?

Answer: Hershlag

She was born Neta-Lee Hershlag and she changed 'Hershlag' to 'Portman' when she started acting.

Portman is her grandmother's maiden name.
4. Entertainment: With the middle name Fauntleroy, who is the only major Disney character to have a middle name?

Answer: Donald Duck

This was first revealed in the 1942 film 'Donald Gets Drafted' when he was voiced by Clarence Nash, who unfortunately died of leukemia in 1985. The role was then given to Tony Anselmo.
5. For Children: Which of these words is an anagram of 'reef'?

Answer: Free

An anagram is a word or phrase that is formed by rearranging the letters of another. So 'free' is an anagram of 'reef'.
6. General: On clothing washing instructions, what does a triangle with a cross over it represent?

Answer: Do not bleach

Laundry symbols can be confusing sometimes and that is why I chose it for this question.

Do not iron is represented by an iron with a cross over it.
Do not tumble dry is represented by a circle in a square with a cross over it.
Do not dry clean is represented by a circle with a cross over it.
7. Geography: Where on Earth would you find 'Edinburgh of the Seven Seas'?

Answer: Tristan da Cunha

Edinburgh of the Seven Seas is the capital and only settlement on Tristan da Cunha, a tiny island in the south Atlantic which is a territory of the UK.
8. History: Because it was his preferred way of answering a telephone, Alexander Graham Bell created the very briefly popular greeting of what?

Answer: Ahoy-hoy!

'Ahoy-hoy' was quickly beat out by 'hello', which was Thomas Edison's preferred greeting when answering a telephone.
9. Hobbies: What Nordic dish consists of raw salmon, cured in salt, sugar and dill?

Answer: Gravlax

Gravlax translates as 'buried salmon'.

During the Middle Ages, fishermen fermented the salmon used for gravlax by burying it in sand.
10. Humanities: Who sculpted the Pietà in St Peter's Basilica?

Answer: Michelangelo

Michelangelo was an Italian painter, sculptor, poet and architect.

He is famous for painting the Sistine Chapel ceiling which took four years from 1508 to 1512.
11. Literature: What kind of creature is Wellington in the books by Elisabeth Beresford?

Answer: Womble

Most of the Wombles chose their names from an atlas.

Great Uncle Bulgaria, Tobermory, Tomsk, Orinoco and Wellington are all names taken from an atlas.
12. Movies: Which of these words appears most often in the title of James Bond films?

Answer: Never

The word 'never' appears three times in the names of Bond film titles, 'Tomorrow Never Dies' and 'Never Say Never Again'.

Live appears twice. ('Live and Let Die' and 'You Only Live Twice')
Kill also appears twice. ('A View to a Kill' and 'Licence to Kill')
Day appears once. ('Die Another Day')
13. Music: Which of these Spanish place names is a song from George Ezra's debut album, 'Wanted on Voyage'?

Answer: Barcelona

Other songs on 'Wanted on Voyage' include 'Cassy O', 'Drawing Board', 'Breakaway' and 'Over the Creek'. There is also another place name that is a song on this album, 'Budapest'.
14. People: What was the surname of the first American woman in space?

Answer: Ride

Her name was Sally Ride and she became the first woman in space on June 18th, 1983, on board Challenger.

Sally worked at Stanford University when she left NASA.
15. Religion: The Jewish feast of Rosh Hashanah is traditionally celebrated by eating apples dipped in what?

Answer: Honey

The apple represents the Garden of Eden and Jews believed apples had healing properties.

Rosh Hashanah is the Jewish New Year, the day God created Adam and Eve. People celebrate Rosh Hashanah with candle lighting, festive meals and 'shofar', the sounding of the ram's horn.
16. Science: What colour would a Universal Indicator be in a neutral solution?

Answer: Green

Neutral, which is a 7 on the pH scale, is green.

Red is a strong acid.
Both blue and purple are strong alkalis.
17. Sports: 'Dump', 'floater' and 'wipe' are terms used in which team sport?

Answer: Volleyball

Stop giggling, those are real sports terms.

A dump is when a player returns the ball over the net on their second hit, rather than setting up a spike.

A floater is when the ball is flying through the air with no spin, giving the appearance that the ball is floating.

A wipe is when a player pushes the ball against the opponent's block and 'wipes' the ball out of bounds.
18. Television: Which actress played Chandler's father, Charles Bing, in the TV sitcom 'Friends'?

Answer: Kathleen Turner

Kathleen Turner was born on the 19th of June, 1954 in Spring City, Missouri. She has also starred in various other TV shows and movies including 'The Doctors' and 'Dear America: Letters Home from Vietnam'.
19. Video Games: Who developed 'Wolfenstein 3D' and 'DOOM'?

Answer: id

Headquartered in Richardson, Texas, id Software was founded on 1st February, 1991 by John Carmack, John Romero and Tom Hall.
20. World: The flags of which two countries are nearly identical, except one of the flags uses a lighter shade of blue?

Answer: Chad and Romania

The flags of Chad and Romania both consist of three vertical stripes, blue on the left, yellow in the middle and red on the right.

Romania's flag has the lighter shade of blue.

Monaco and Indonesia both have the same flag except Indonesia's is wider.
Source: Author jojojenks

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