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A Golden Thread Trivia Quiz

A golden thread runs through these questions on a variety of topics.

A multiple-choice quiz by dellastreet. Estimated time: 4 mins.

Author
dellastreet

Time
4 mins

Type
Multiple Choice

Quiz #
388,696

Updated
Dec 03 21

# Qns
10

Difficulty
Average

Avg Score
7 / 10

Plays
444

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Question 1 of 10

1. A golden wedding anniversary is celebrated after how many years of marriage? Hint

25 years

50 years

30 years

40 years

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Question 2 of 10

2. Golden hamsters are often kept as pets, but in which of these countries could they be found in the wild? Hint

Syria

Suriname

Sweden

South Africa

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Question 3 of 10

3. Which Roald Dahl character was lucky enough to win a Golden Ticket? Hint

Charlie in "Charlie and the Chocolate Factory"

James in "James and the Giant Peach"

Danny in "Danny, the Champion of the World"

Sophie in "The BFG"

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Question 4 of 10

4. The Golden State Warriors play which sport? Hint

American Football

Ice Hockey

Baseball

Basketball

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Question 5 of 10

5. Which veteran actor won his first Best Actor Oscar for his final film appearance in "On Golden Pond"? Hint

Kirk Douglas

John Wayne

Henry Fonda

James Stewart

6. English privateer Francis Drake completed a circumnavigation of the globe in 1580 in a ship called The Golden Hind. At the start of his journey the ship had had another name - what was it? Hint

The Albatross

The Pelican

The Squirrel

The Elephant

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Question 7 of 10

7. Opening on Broadway in 1937, "Golden Boy" deals with Joe Bonaparte, a promising violinist tempted by a career in boxing. Who wrote it? Hint

Edward Albee

Thornton Wilder

William Saroyan

Clifford Odets

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Question 8 of 10

8. Founded in 1577, Harmandir Sahib or the Golden Temple is the holiest Sikh shrine. In which Indian city is it found? Hint

Dharamsala

Agra

Amritsar

Varanasi

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Question 9 of 10

9. Although it is based on an American play, the opera known in English as "The Girl of the Golden West" was composed by an Italian. Who was he? Hint

Giuseppe Verdi

Gaetano Donizetti

Gioachino Rossini

Giacomo Puccini

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Question 10 of 10

10. Found in many religions, the Golden Rule is that you treat others the way you would wish to be treated yourself. Mrs Doasyouwouldbedoneby and Mrs Bedonebyasyoudid appeared in which Victorian bestseller? Hint

"A Christmas Carol" by Charles Dickens

"The Cloister and the Hearth" by Charles Reade

"The Origin of Species" by Charles Darwin

"The Water-Babies" by Charles Kingsley

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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts

1. A golden wedding anniversary is celebrated after how many years of marriage?

Answer: 50 years

A silver wedding represents 25 years, a pearl wedding 30 years and a ruby wedding 40.

2. Golden hamsters are often kept as pets, but in which of these countries could they be found in the wild?

Answer: Syria

The golden hamster is also known as the Syrian hamster. Now considered vulnerable, it is found in arid habitats in the north of Syria and the south of Turkey.

3. Which Roald Dahl character was lucky enough to win a Golden Ticket?

Answer: Charlie in "Charlie and the Chocolate Factory"

Along with four other children, Charlie Bucket finds a Golden Ticket when he buys a Wonka bar. All the children are invited to Willy Wonka's chocolate factory and after the others have been gruesomely eliminated Charlie is named as Mr Wonka's successor.

4. The Golden State Warriors play which sport?

Answer: Basketball

Based in Oakland, California, the Golden State Warriors compete in the National Basketball Association's Western Conference Pacific Division. Originally founded as the Philadelphia Warriors, the franchise moved to the San Francisco Bay Area in 1962. The team's current name was adopted in 1971.

5. Which veteran actor won his first Best Actor Oscar for his final film appearance in "On Golden Pond"?

Answer: Henry Fonda

Henry Fonda had previously been nominated for the Best Actor Award for his roles in "The Grapes of Wrath" and "12 Angry Men" and had received an Honorary Oscar for Lifetime Achievement. He became the oldest ever recipient of the Best Actor Award.

6. English privateer Francis Drake completed a circumnavigation of the globe in 1580 in a ship called The Golden Hind. At the start of his journey the ship had had another name - what was it?

Answer: The Pelican

Drake set sail in The Pelican in 1577. In 1578, he renamed her in honour of Sir Christopher Hatton, a major sponsor of the voyage whose crest was a golden hind, or female red deer.

7. Opening on Broadway in 1937, "Golden Boy" deals with Joe Bonaparte, a promising violinist tempted by a career in boxing. Who wrote it?

Answer: Clifford Odets

"Golden Boy" was filmed in 1939 with William Holden starring as Joe. The play was reworked as a musical in the 1960s, with Sammy Davis Jr playing Joe Wellington, an African-American who takes up prizefighting to escape his ghetto roots.

8. Founded in 1577, Harmandir Sahib or the Golden Temple is the holiest Sikh shrine. In which Indian city is it found?

Answer: Amritsar

Sri Harmandir Sahib (The Abode of God) was founded by Guru Ram Das, the fourth Sikh guru. Maharaja Ranjit Singh, leader of the Sikh Empire, covered the upper floors of the temple with gold in the early 19th century.

9. Although it is based on an American play, the opera known in English as "The Girl of the Golden West" was composed by an Italian. Who was he?

Answer: Giacomo Puccini

The play "The Girl of the Golden West" was written by David Belasco. Puccini's opera "La Fanciulla del West" received its premiere at the Metropolitan Opera, New York in 1910 with Arturo Toscanini conducting and Enrico Caruso in the leading role of Dick Johnson.

Answer: "The Water-Babies" by Charles Kingsley

"The Water-Babies, A Fairy Tale for a Land Baby" by the Reverend Charles Kingsley first appeared in serial form in 1862-63. The story of Tom, a young chimney-sweep who falls into a river and is transformed into a water-baby, the book was intended as a tract against child labour and as a satire in support of "The Origin of Species" by Charles Darwin.

Source: Author dellastreet

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