Olive the Above Trivia Quiz

Answer: 100

Although containing only fat, olive oil is healthier than butter, which is only 80% fat. Olive oil contains much less saturated fats, which have been proven to be more unhealthy for humans than mono- and poly-unsaturated fats found in olive oil (Rivellese et al., "Artheriosclerosis", 2003).

Answer: Doves

After being kidnapped by Muslims, Blessed Olive tried to convert locals in the Tunis area. After initial success, her profile became too high for local rulers to ignore and she was executed.

Answer: General Mills

The chain was started in 1982. It no longer has links to General Mills. As one might imagine, Olive Garden serves Italian-ish cuisine with an American twist.

Answer: Ascension of Christ

Mount of Olives is located just east of Jerusalem. It is more of a hill than a mountain at 812 meters above sea level. The Garden of Gethsemane is located at the foot of it. According to the Acts, it is also the place where Jesus is going to return.

Answer: Castor Oyl

Olive Oyl is known from the "Popeye" cartoon, but she was created ten years before Popeye's first appearance in the strip. Olive was a main character of the "Thimble Theatre" comic strip as early as 1919. Her original fiancee was Harold Hamgravy, but she is mainly known as Popeye's girlfriend. Popeye was introduced to the strip in 1929 and immediately took over as the main character. Since Popeye and Olive are mainly known as cartoon movie characters, both Castor and Harold are somewhat obscure characters, as they did not take part in the animated series.

Answer: Typewriters

The company was launched in 1908. As with many Italian companies, its trademark paid attention to the design of their products. You can find Olivetti creations in the Museum of Modern Art in New York.

Answer: Olive these

Olivary bodies are located at the lower part of the brainstem. They seem to play quite an important function in coordinating the brain and cerebellum. All of these functions are present in a structure only 1.25 cm in diameter.

(Source: Wikipedia)

Answer: UN

The UN flag was designed in 1946 and accepted in 1947. It depicts the globe surrounded by the olive branches, to symbolize peace on Earth. The colors of the flag are blue and white, to oppose it to the color red, which is widely considered a war color.

The same layout and coloring of the flag apply for most of the UN agencies like WHO, UNESCO or UNICEF. Eight of eleven UN main agencies also have olive branches in the design of their flags.

Answer: Oliivipuu

Other words are: beetle - Kovakuoriaiset; breakfast - Aamiainen; food - Ravinto. Olives are so universal that even in Finnish they sound similar.

Answer: Gdansk

The cathedral in Oliwa hosts an impressive organ. Due to the name of the place and instrument, several satirical drawings in Poland were entitled Organ in Olive. Most of them were not suitable for the For Children category.