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

Author
Rinseman

Time
6 mins

Type
Multiple Choice

Quiz #
342,148

Updated
Dec 03 21

# Qns
10

Difficulty
Difficult

Avg Score
4 / 10

Plays
642

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Question 1 of 10

1. Which co-founder of the Crips gang was executed in San Quentin Prison, California, U.S.A, in December 2005? Hint

Frank Lucas

Stanley Williams

Rayful Edmond

Felix Mitchell

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Question 2 of 10

2. Which stalwart French preacher, active in the 12th century AD, was known for his reform of the Cistercian order? Hint

Giselbertus

William of Ockham

Bernard of Clairvaux

Peter Abelard

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Question 3 of 10

3. Television personality Jim Bowen was best known for which UK game show from the early '80s to the mid-'90s? Hint

Blockbuster

Telly Addicts

Catchphrase

Bullseye

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Question 4 of 10

4. What nickname is given to inhabitants of the county of Wiltshire, UK? Hint

Yellowbelly

Janner

Moonraker

Fenner

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Question 5 of 10

5. Which of the following is NOT a character in "Star Wars: A New Hope"? Hint

Grand Moff Tarkin

Lobot

Ponda Baba

Greedo

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Question 6 of 10

6. What was the score of the 1986 FIFA World Cup Final? Hint

Argentina 3-2 West Germany

West Germany 3-2 Argentina

Argentina 4-3 West Germany

West Germany 4-3 Argentina

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Question 7 of 10

7. Which of these assault weapons was designed first? Hint

FG42

M14

M16

AK-47

8. Which illustrious painter of Ancient Greece was known for, amongst many other works, his (now lost) painting "Aphrodite Andyomene" ("Venus Rising from the Sea"), a painting thematically imitated over the subsequent centuries? Hint

Zeuxis

Apelles

Evenor

Parhassius

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Question 9 of 10

9. The chemical element Gallium is classified as which of the following? Hint

Post-transition metal

Alkali Metal

Transition metal

Actinoid

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Question 10 of 10

10. Which of the following is not a surname of any royal family of the United Arab Emirates? (This question was written in 2011) Hint

Al-Thani

Al-Nahyan

Al-Maktoum

Al-Qasimi

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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts

1. Which co-founder of the Crips gang was executed in San Quentin Prison, California, U.S.A, in December 2005?

Answer: Stanley Williams

Stanley 'Tookie' Williams co-founded the Crips in 1969 along with Raymond Lee Washington. He was given a lethal injection in 2005.

2. Which stalwart French preacher, active in the 12th century AD, was known for his reform of the Cistercian order?

Answer: Bernard of Clairvaux

Bernard of Clairvaux (1090-1153) was instrumental in not only reforming the Cistercian order, but also advocated some doctrines similar to those of Protestantism well before its advent.

3. Television personality Jim Bowen was best known for which UK game show from the early '80s to the mid-'90s?

Answer: Bullseye

"Bullseye" was a darts based game show that ran from 1981 to 1995. It was revived in 2006 but without Bowen as the host.

4. What nickname is given to inhabitants of the county of Wiltshire, UK?

Answer: Moonraker

This name comes from an old legend of smugglers hiding French brandy from the authorities in a village pond. When asked by a customs officer what they were doing at so late an hour, they claimed they were raking in a large cheese from the pond. This cheese was simply the reflection of the moon, thus the customs officer, regarding them as simple yokels, laughed and unknowingly left the smugglers to their illicit activities.

5. Which of the following is NOT a character in "Star Wars: A New Hope"?

Answer: Lobot

Lobot appears in "Star Wars: The Empire Strikes Back". He is Lando Calrissian's majordomo in Cloud City.

6. What was the score of the 1986 FIFA World Cup Final?

Answer: Argentina 3-2 West Germany

Argentina won 3-2 against West Germany. It was their second World Cup victory; the first was in 1978. The game was held in Mexico.

7. Which of these assault weapons was designed first?

Answer: FG42

The FG42 was developed in Nazi Germany in 1942.

Answer: Apelles

Apelles of Kos was one of the most revered painters of the classical world.

9. The chemical element Gallium is classified as which of the following?

Answer: Post-transition metal

Gallium is a post-transitional element with atomic number 31. Its symbol is Ga.

10. Which of the following is not a surname of any royal family of the United Arab Emirates? (This question was written in 2011)

Answer: Al-Thani

Al-Thani is the current (2011) royal family of Qatar.

Source: Author Rinseman

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