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A Bit Of Everything! Trivia Quiz

This quiz contains all sorts of question varying from ones about fruit to ones about novels.

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

Author
drshanie

Time
6 mins

Type
Multiple Choice

Quiz #
142,074

Updated
Dec 03 21

# Qns
10

Difficulty
Difficult

Avg Score
5 / 10

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Question 1 of 10

1. Which record company declined the chance to sign The Beatles? Hint

EMI

RCA

Decca

Philips

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Question 2 of 10

2. Lord Derby, Falstaff and Tydeman's Early are all varieties of what? Hint

Pear

Peach

Apple

Plum

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Question 3 of 10

3. The day known as Martinmas, in the Christian calendar, falls in which month? Hint

July

October

March

November

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Question 4 of 10

4. Mr Dick and Barkiss are minor characters in which Dickens novel? Hint

Barnaby Rudge

David Copperfield

Bleak House

Great Expectations

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Question 5 of 10

5. In which Shakespeare play is the central character in exile on a Mediterranean island? Hint

The Tempest

Titus Andronicus

A Winters Tale

Cymbeline

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Question 6 of 10

6. Which jazz artist was born Eunice Wayman in North Carolina in 1933? Hint

Aretha Franklin

Nancy Wilson

Dinah Washington

Nina Simone

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Question 7 of 10

7. What does the giant panda's scientific name, Ailuropoda melanoleuca, mean?

Hint

Furry footed friend

Giant furry-footed animal

Black and white cat-footed animal

Bamboo loving animal

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Question 8 of 10

8. In which African city would you find Table Mountain?

Answer: (Two Words)

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Question 9 of 10

9. Which of these is a bacterial disease that affects the lungs and other parts of the body?
Hint

Lungitis

Rubella

Tuberculosis

Athlete's Foot

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Question 10 of 10

10. And finally, by *land* area, Wyoming is the ... largest state in America. Hint

5th

10th

7th

9th

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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts

1. Which record company declined the chance to sign The Beatles?

Answer: Decca

Decca didn't sign the Beatles as Decca's representative said that guitar groups were on their way out. And once The Beatles made it big that representative was fired!

2. Lord Derby, Falstaff and Tydeman's Early are all varieties of what?

Answer: Apple

3. The day known as Martinmas, in the Christian calendar, falls in which month?

Answer: November

Martinmas is a Christian feast observed in commemoration of the death and burial of Saint Martin of Tours, it takes place on November 11th.

4. Mr Dick and Barkiss are minor characters in which Dickens novel?

Answer: David Copperfield

David Copperfield was Dickens's eighth novel. It was first published in 1849 and in August of 1850 Dickens' daughter, Dora Annie Dickens is born. She is named after Dora in David Copperfield.

5. In which Shakespeare play is the central character in exile on a Mediterranean island?

Answer: The Tempest

The Tempest by William Shakespeare was written in 1610-11. It contain characters called, Alonso (King of Naples), Prospero (the Right Duke of Milan) and Stephano (a drunken Butler).

6. Which jazz artist was born Eunice Wayman in North Carolina in 1933?

Answer: Nina Simone

The late Eunice Wayman was the sixth of seven children. She died aged 70. She changed her name from Eunice Wayman before releasing her first single as Nina Simone in 1959.

7. What does the giant panda's scientific name, Ailuropoda melanoleuca, mean?

Answer: Black and white cat-footed animal

One of the world's rarest animals, the giant panda lives in the sub-alpine forests in the west central region of China. The giant panda is a large, stocky animal weighing up to 150 kg. Its diet consists mainly of vegetable matter, but it also eats small animals.

8. In which African city would you find Table Mountain?

Answer: Cape Town

The top of Table Mountain is approximately 3km wide and its highest point, Maclears Beacon, rise to around 1085m.

9. Which of these is a bacterial disease that affects the lungs and other parts of the body?

Answer: Tuberculosis

10. And finally, by *land* area, Wyoming is the ... largest state in America.

Answer: 9th

It also has the fewest people of any state. Its 469,557 residents mostly live in small towns, some located in the mountains and others on the plain. While Oregon is ranked 9th in total area, there is a lot of that area that is lakes, making Wyoming the 9th largest if you only count the land.

Source: Author drshanie

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