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What Is It - Actually? Trivia Quiz

A name can SOMETIMES be deceiving. The name of a thing might suggest that it is something completely different from what it actually is. Then again, the name might be an accurate description after all. See what you think of the following ten questions.
This is a renovated/adopted version of an old quiz by author ccaldwell

A multiple-choice quiz by Jim_J. Estimated time: 2 mins.

Author
Jim_J

Time
2 mins

Type
Multiple Choice

Quiz #
47,435

Updated
Apr 22 24

# Qns
10

Difficulty
Average

Avg Score
7 / 10

Plays
830

Last 3 plays: Guest 204 (6/10), Gumby1967 (10/10), Guest 104 (6/10).

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Question 1 of 10

1. Shooting stars are actually: Hint

spaceship debris

meteors

an optical illusion

asteroids

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Question 2 of 10

2. The flying fox is actually: Hint

a mouse

a squirrel

a bat

a prairie dog

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Question 3 of 10

3. The Douglas fir is closest in relation to: Hint

Balsam Fir

Subalpine Larch

California Torreya

Great Basin Bristlecone Pine

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Question 4 of 10

4. Ninety Mile Beach in New Zealand is actually: Hint

90 miles long

49 miles long

96 miles long

55 miles long

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Question 5 of 10

5. St. Patrick was born in: Hint

Ireland

England

Germany

Scotland

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Question 6 of 10

6. The Canary Islands were named after: Hint

an English district

Lord Canary

wild dogs

a breed of bird

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Question 7 of 10

7. The pineapple is actually: Hint

an apple

a berry

a citrus fruit

a vegetable

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Question 8 of 10

8. A prairie dog is actually: Hint

a rodent

a cat

a dog

a toad

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Question 9 of 10

9. A horned toad is actually: Hint

a toad

a frog

a rodent

a lizard

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Question 10 of 10

10. A peanut is actually: Hint

a bean

a legume

a large grain

a nut

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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts

1. Shooting stars are actually:

Answer: meteors

Shooting stars are small pieces of rock or dust that enter Earth's atmosphere so fast that they heats up and glow. They are what astronomers call meteors. Most meteors burn up before they reach the ground but occasionally a meteor is large enough so that some of it survives and reaches Earth's surface. Then it is called a meteorite.

2. The flying fox is actually:

Answer: a bat

Flying Foxes, also known as fruit bats, live in Southeast Asia, Australia, East Africa, and some islands in the Indian and Pacific Oceans. They eat fruit and other plant matter, and occasionally also insects.

3. The Douglas fir is closest in relation to:

Answer: Subalpine Larch

The Douglas Fir is not a true fir tree. It is also not a pine tree, though it is sometimes known as the Oregon Pine or the Red Fir. It is closest in relation to the Subalpine Larch, as they share the same subfamily.

4. Ninety Mile Beach in New Zealand is actually:

Answer: 55 miles long

Te-Oneroa-a-Tōhē, or Ninety Mile Beach, is on the western coast of the North Island of New Zealand. It is actually 55 miles (88 kilometres) long.

5. St. Patrick was born in:

Answer: England

When Patrick was about sixteen, he was captured by Irish pirates from his home in Roman Britain and taken as a slave to Ireland. He lived there for six years before escaping and returning to his family. He later returned to spread Christianity in northern and western Ireland.

6. The Canary Islands were named after:

Answer: wild dogs

The Canary Islands were named "Canariae Insulae" by ancient Romans, meaning "Islands of the Dogs", probably because monk seals or sea dogs were plentiful. The name of the islands is not derived from the canary bird. In fact, the birds are named after the islands.

7. The pineapple is actually:

Answer: a berry

Or more accurately, berries. A pineapple is a fruit consisting of a group of berries that have fused together. Fruits of this sort are known as "multiple fruits" or a "collective fruits".

8. A prairie dog is actually:

Answer: a rodent

Prairie dogs are burrowing rodents native to North America that feed primarily on grasses and small seeds. The average lifespan of a prairie dog in the wild is 8 to 10 years.

9. A horned toad is actually:

Answer: a lizard

Horned toads, also known as horned lizards, horny toads, or horntoads, are a group of North American lizards. Their common names refer to their horns, their flattened, rounded bodies, and blunt snouts.

10. A peanut is actually:

Answer: a legume

The peanut is a legume crop grown mainly for its edible seeds. The botanical definition of a nut is "a fruit whose ovary wall becomes hard at maturity" so the peanut is not a nut, although it is used as such in a culinary sense.

Source: Author Jim_J

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