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Fragments of Time Trivia Quiz

Caught in a temporal rift, I find myself jumping from one time period to another. With a broken timey-wimey detector (which responds with fractured words), I try to make sense of my surroundings before I'm whisked off to somewhen else.

A multiple-choice quiz by eburge. Estimated time: 5 mins.

Author
eburge

Time
5 mins

Type
Multiple Choice

Quiz #
365,846

Updated
Jul 23 22

# Qns
10

Difficulty
Easy

Avg Score
9 / 10

Plays
707

Awards
Top 20% Quiz

One at a Time - Single Page - Timed Game

Question 1 of 10

1. Ding! I arrived in 1890, but where? Hmm, this architecture looks distinctly seventeenth century. My timey-wimey detector says that this is the PALE IS OFFER SIGH. Scratching my head, I look off into the distance. I see something but I can't quite make it out. My detector says it's the EYE FOOL TOE WEAR. Oh yes, now I know where I am. Do you? Hint

Germany

Italy

Spain

France

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Question 2 of 10

2. Ding! 80 AD. Blimey, I thought, I've gone a long way back. Unfortunately, I've ended up in a pitch black, underground tunnel. With only the light on my timey-wimey detector to tell me what's in range, I discover I'm near something called the FLAY VEE ANNUM FEE THE EIGHT TOUR. None the wiser, I request another reading. Apparently nearby is the DOUGH MUSS ORE EAR. Well, that's solved that mystery. Do you know where I am? Hint

Carthage

Rhodes

Cairo

Rome

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Question 3 of 10

3. Ding! The year 2000. Finding myself in the middle of some intense sporting action, I quickly move out the way and check where I am. Something called the SAID KNEE OR PAIR A HOWS is nearby. Dodging athletes and trainers, I consult my timey-wimey detector to tell me more about what's going on. SOME MARE OWE LIMP PICKS, apparently. Well, it's obvious now. I can only be in one country. But where? Hint

New Zealand

Australia

Indonesia

Papua New Guinea

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Question 4 of 10

4. Ding! Blub, blub, blub. Oh lovely, I've ended up underwater. Swimming quickly to the surface, I burst forth and make my way towards the shore. Shaking off the water, I check my timey-wimey detector for clues as to where I am. The water seems to have messed with its circuitry, so a year is out of the question. I only get brief flashes of CAR TOMB and COME FLEW ONE SOFT BLEW END WIGHT NAILS before it stops working. Oh well, I've got more than enough information to know where I am. Do you? Hint

Ethiopia

Egypt

Sudan

Tunisia

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Question 5 of 10

5. Ding! I've arrived in the year 1600. Looking around, I don't see much to tell me where I am, just a few of the local animals grazing amongst the mountainous environment. My timey-wimey detector tells me they're LAH MARS. As I approach one to say hello, the detector alerts me to the fact that close by is MATTE CHEW PEACH WHO. As the pieces fall into place, I realise where I am, hoping to get a glimpse of this ancient site before I find myself somewhen else. Can you guess where I am? Hint

Chile

Venezuela

Peru

Brazil

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Question 6 of 10

6. Ding! Oh boy, we're really ancient now. It's 440 BC, and I'm inside some sort of temple. Wandering outside, I'm surrounded by lots of columns. Consulting my timey-wimey detector, I'm told I'm at the PAW THIN AWN on a piece of elevated land called an ACHE ROPE ALICE. Eureka! I know where I am, and it's fantastic. Have you got any idea? Hint

Pompeii

Babylon

Athens

Alexandria

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Question 7 of 10

7. Ding! What's this? Everything looks modern and just like my own time. Oh wait, it's 2012. I'm still two years off where I should be. This time, I know exactly where I am, but my timey-wimey detector still tells me to see the STACK CHEWED DOFF FLIPPER TEA, SENT DRAWL PORK and the AMP PYRES DATE BOLDING. Do you know where I must be to see these sights? Hint

Seattle

San Francisco

Miami

New York City

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Question 8 of 10

8. Ding! Oh, not again. My timey-wimey detector is refusing to tell me what year I'm in. It must be because of this absolutely freezing climate. Performing the age-old technique of switching it off and back on again, it works just enough to tell me I'm near the ROARS EYES HEALTH, MUCK MURDER and MOWN TERROR PUS. Using my impeccable sense of logic and reasoning, I identify where I am and eagerly await being whisked off to somewhere warmer. Where am I? Hint

Siberia

Greenland

Antarctica

Alaska

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Question 9 of 10

9. Ding! I'm in space in the year 4142. Luckily, there's a stationary space ship surrounding me so I'm not floating off into the void. The crew aboard the ship, startled by my sudden appearance, can't seem to get the engines started. As I reassure them that I'm not an interdimensional creature looking to harvest their souls, I check my timey-wimey detector. It seems we're in orbit, along with some natural satellites, namely TIGHT ANNE, REAR and HIGH PEER AEON. With my astronomer's hat on, I know where I am, but do you? Hint

Jupiter

Saturn

Neptune

Uranus

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Question 10 of 10

10. Ding! Back on terra firma. Dizzy from all this jumping forwards and backwards in time, I can hardly see straight. Peering at my timey-wimey detector, it tells me I'm near the HOW SAYS OFF PARLOUR MEANT, EEL IS A BATH TOE AIR and VEST MINCE STIR BREACH, and I'm back in 2014. Satisfied that I'm finally back to the present, I quickly piece together where I am before beginning the long trek home. Where have I ended up? Hint

Sydney

London

Los Angeles

Tokyo

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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts

Answer: France

Yes, I had arrived in France near the Palace of Versailles (PALE IS OFFER SIGH). In the distance was the iconic Parisian landmark, the Eiffel Tower (EYE FOOL TOE WEAR). The Eiffel Tower opened just the year before, in 1889.

Answer: Rome

Ahh, the Flavian Amphitheatre (FLAY VEE ANNUM FEE THE EIGHT TOUR), better known to you and I as the Colosseum. Being 80 AD, it would have been freshly built and ready for gladiators to do battle. Nero's Domus Aurea (DOUGH MUSS ORE EAR), otherwise known as the Golden House, was constructed at the request of the then-emperor following the Great Fire of Rome in 64 AD.

Answer: Australia

The highlight of the world's sporting calendar, the Summer Olympics (SOME MARE OWE LIMP PICKS) were held in Sydney in 2000, and were the last games of the twentieth century. Despite its Greek roots, these Olympics, sadly, did not feature any events which might take place in the renowned Sydney Opera House (SAID KNEE OR PAIR A HOWS).

Answer: Sudan

Indeed, at the confluence of Blue and White Niles (COME FLEW ONE SOFT BLEW END WIGHT NAILS), the African rivers better known when they combine into one, sits Khartoum (CAR TOMB), the capital of Sudan.

Answer: Peru

Who doesn't like llamas (LAH MARS)? They're great (but then I may be biased). Anyway, I was at Machu Picchu (MATTE CHEW PEACH WHO) in Peru. Given that it was the year 1600, Machu Picchu would have been recently abandoned following the Spanish conquest earlier that century.

Answer: Athens

Filled with a sense of philhellenism, I marvel at the Parthenon (PAW THIN AWN), situated atop the Acropolis (ACHE ROPE ALICE) of Athens and overlooking the city below. What a sight to behold.

Answer: New York City

I'm in the Big Apple, the city that never sleeps, New York City, known for such landmarks as the Statue of Liberty (STACK CHEWED DOFF FLIPPER TEA), Central Park (SENT DRAWL PORK) and the Empire State Building (AMP PYRES DATE BOLDING). Contrary to popular belief, it's not the capital of New York state - that honour goes to Albany.

Answer: Antarctica

Given that I'm not going to be here for very long (I hope), I decide against seeking warmth at the US Antarctic base of McMurdo (MUCK MURDER). Standing atop the Ross Ice Shelf (ROARS EYES HEALTH), I can see the imposing Mount Erebus (MOWN TERROR PUS) volcano in the distance.

Answer: Saturn

"Space. It's huge. So huge, in fact, that if you lost your car keys in it, they would be almost impossible to find." With the words of Captain Copernicus Qwark from the video game 'Ratchet & Clank: A Crack in Time' echoing in my head, I can't help but think this is how the space travellers got into this predicament in the first place. Nonetheless, Saturn below provides a stunning view and my timey-wimey detector says that the moons of Titan (TIGHT ANNE), Rhea (REAR) and Hyperion (HIGH PEER AEON) are in no danger of colliding with the spacecraft. Phew.

Answer: London

Plonked right in the heart of London, I find myself just across the Thames River from the Houses of Parliament (HOW SAYS OFF PARLOUR MEANT), Elizabeth Tower (EEL IS A BATH TOE AIR; named as such in honour of Queen Elizabeth II's Diamond Jubilee and home to the iconic bell Big Ben), and Westminster Bridge (VEST MINCE STIR BREACH) which is one of many connections between the north and south sides of the city.

Source: Author eburge

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