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Quiz about Things You Know That Just Aint So

Things You Know That Just Ain't So Quiz

All of these questions have very easy answers- don't they?

A multiple-choice quiz by crisw. Estimated time: 6 mins.

Author
crisw

Time
6 mins

Type
Multiple Choice

Quiz #
17,255

Updated
Dec 03 21

# Qns
20

Difficulty
Difficult

Avg Score
9 / 20

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7774

Awards
Top 20% Quiz

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Question 1 of 20

1. What animal were the Canary Islands named for? Hint

Canvasback ducks

Canaries

Dogs

Camels

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Question 2 of 20

2. Where was the battle of Waterloo fought? Hint

Waterloo

Paris

Ligny

Plancenoit

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Question 3 of 20

3. To what AKC group do the dog breeds Boston Terrier and Tibetan Terrier belong? Hint

Terrier

Hound

Sporting

Nonsporting

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Question 4 of 20

4. What color is natural cheddar cheese? Hint

Off-white

Green

Orange

Dark yellow

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Question 5 of 20

5. What animals live in the East Alligator River in Australia? Hint

Crocodiles

Kangaroos

Alligators

Emus

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Question 6 of 20

6. Where were turkeys originally domesticated? Hint

Brazil

Turkey

Mexico

India

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Question 7 of 20

7. Who invented the guillotine? Hint

Dr. Joseph Guillotin

Napoleon Bonaparte

Dr. Guillo Tine

Antonin Louise and Tobias Schmidt

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Question 8 of 20

8. Which location had the first Pony Express courier service? Hint

England

The United States

Outer Mongolia

Germany

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Question 9 of 20

9. What kind of animal is a starfish? Hint

A fish

An echinoderm

An insect

A crustacean

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Question 10 of 20

10. Who was the first person to hold the title 'President of the United States'? Hint

George Washington

Benedict Arnold

Benjamin Franklin

John Hanson

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Question 11 of 20

11. What color is the fur of a polar bear? Hint

Black

White

Colorless

Gray

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Question 12 of 20

12. What animal originated the custom of Groundhog Day? Hint

The badger

The raccoon

The groundhog

The meerkat

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Question 13 of 20

13. Who created Stonehenge? Hint

The Druids

No one really knows

The Angles

The Saxons

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Question 14 of 20

14. What is writing chalk made from? Hint

Talc

Natural chalk

Calcium carbonate

Gypsum

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Question 15 of 20

15. Where were bagpipes invented? Hint

Germany

Scotland

Iran

Ireland

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Question 16 of 20

16. What kind of animal is a polecat? Hint

A cat

A rodent

A dog

A weasel

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Question 17 of 20

17. What is Big Ben? Hint

A clock

A bell

A building

A tower

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Question 18 of 20

18. What color is the 'black box' on an airplane? Hint

Black

Blue

Brown

Orange

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Question 19 of 20

19. From what is the dish Welsh rabbit made? Hint

Rabbit

Cheese

Beef

Pork

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Question 20 of 20

20. What is rice paper made from? Hint

Bamboo

Rice

A tree

Grass

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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts

1. What animal were the Canary Islands named for?

Answer: Dogs

Think of the Latin root 'canis'- dog. There were fierce mastiffs on the islands.

2. Where was the battle of Waterloo fought?

Answer: Plancenoit

It's about four miles from Waterloo.

3. To what AKC group do the dog breeds Boston Terrier and Tibetan Terrier belong?

Answer: Nonsporting

They are not considered true terriers. The Boston is related to the bulldog and the Tibbie to the Lhasa Apso.

4. What color is natural cheddar cheese?

Answer: Off-white

It's dyed yellow or orange in the US, usually with annatto.

5. What animals live in the East Alligator River in Australia?

Answer: Crocodiles

Alligators are found only in North America and China.

6. Where were turkeys originally domesticated?

Answer: Mexico

The bird is a native North American.

7. Who invented the guillotine?

Answer: Antonin Louise and Tobias Schmidt

Guillotin recommended to the French National Assembly that the guillotine become the official method of execution for France.

8. Which location had the first Pony Express courier service?

Answer: Outer Mongolia

Yep, those Huns had to spread messages somehow!

9. What kind of animal is a starfish?

Answer: An echinoderm

Echinoderms are spiny-skinned sea animals like sea urchins and starfish.

10. Who was the first person to hold the title 'President of the United States'?

Answer: John Hanson

He was elected in 1781 under the Articles of the Confederation. His official title was 'President of the United States in Congress assembled'.

11. What color is the fur of a polar bear?

Answer: Colorless

The hairs are also hollow. In zoos, algae sometimes grows in them, resulting in green bears!

12. What animal originated the custom of Groundhog Day?

Answer: The badger

It was a German custom. There are no groundhogs in Germany, but there are badgers.

13. Who created Stonehenge?

Answer: No one really knows

The Druids didn't arrive until centuries after Stonehenge was built. The creators of Stonehenge, called 'Beaker Folk' by some anthropologists, are still largely a mystery.

14. What is writing chalk made from?

Answer: Calcium carbonate

Writing chalk is artificial and contains no natural chalk.

15. Where were bagpipes invented?

Answer: Iran

It was Persia then, of course.

16. What kind of animal is a polecat?

Answer: A weasel

It is a relative of the ferret. In the US, it could also be a skunk (which is in the weasel family.)

17. What is Big Ben?

Answer: A bell

It's the clock's largest bell, which weighs over 13 tons.

18. What color is the 'black box' on an airplane?

Answer: Orange

It's easier to see something orange in the wreckage.

19. From what is the dish Welsh rabbit made?

Answer: Cheese

It's a kind of fondue. And yes, the acceptable spelling is "rabbit," not "rarebit"- see http://www.journalofantiques.com/hearthmay.htm for some interesting history.

20. What is rice paper made from?

Answer: A tree

It's made from the pith of the rice-paper tree.

Source: Author crisw

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