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All About Eggs Trivia Quiz

Are you an egghead? This is an "eggletic" mix of "eggstremely" easy and "eggacting" questions. If you fail to score "eggsactly" 10 marks you will have egg on your face.

A multiple-choice quiz by mochyn. Estimated time: 3 mins.

Author
mochyn

Time
3 mins

Type
Multiple Choice

Quiz #
182,679

Updated
Dec 03 21

# Qns
10

Difficulty
Average

Avg Score
7 / 10

Plays
1550

One at a Time - Single Page - Timed Game

Question 1 of 10

1. In the English nursery rhyme, what was the name of the character who sat on a wall? Hint

Howdy Dowdy

Humphrey Davy

Humpty Dumpty

Humphrey Bogart

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Question 2 of 10

2. We all know the yellow part of an egg is called the yolk, but what is the white part called? Hint

Bitumen

Albumen

Album

Snow

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Question 3 of 10

3. What do the French call egg? Hint

Oeuf

Escargot

Uovo

Moules

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Question 4 of 10

4. In which country would you be able to buy a partially formed duck egg called "Balut"? Hint

Indonesia

Vietnam

The Philippines

China

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Question 5 of 10

5. When I was a child I would dip bread into my soft boiled egg. What was the name given to this bread? Hint

Airmen

Sailors

Soldiers

Marines

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Question 6 of 10

6. Faberge Eggs commissioned by the Russian Czar for his wife are the most expensive in the world. How many were made? Hint

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Question 7 of 10

7. Which country produces the most eggs? Hint

USA

India

Indonesia

China

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Question 8 of 10

8. The Leghorn chicken produces the most eggs but was not a native animal of America. Where did it come from? Hint

Spain

Italy

Portugal

England

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Question 9 of 10

9. When is World Egg Day? Hint

Good Friday

2nd Friday in October

Bad Monday

All Hallow's Eve

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Question 10 of 10

10. What bird lays the largest egg? Hint

Emu

Ostrich

Cassowary

Rhea

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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts

1. In the English nursery rhyme, what was the name of the character who sat on a wall?

Answer: Humpty Dumpty

Humpty Dumpty sat on a wall,
Humpty Dumpty had a great fall,
All the King's horses and all the King's men,
Couldn't put Humpty together again.

2. We all know the yellow part of an egg is called the yolk, but what is the white part called?

Answer: Albumen

The white part of an egg is known as albumen and is used for making meringues, very light and fluffy.

3. What do the French call egg?

Answer: Oeuf

Go to work on an oeuf (egg) as an advertisement on the TV would say.

4. In which country would you be able to buy a partially formed duck egg called "Balut"?

Answer: The Philippines

The balut is considered an aphrodisiac in the Philippines.

5. When I was a child I would dip bread into my soft boiled egg. What was the name given to this bread?

Answer: Soldiers

The small rectangular shaped pieces of bread were known as "Soldiers".

6. Faberge Eggs commissioned by the Russian Czar for his wife are the most expensive in the world. How many were made?

Answer: 50

There were 50 made but only the whereabouts of 42 are known.

7. Which country produces the most eggs?

Answer: China

While the United States is second in egg production, nobody comes close to China's production numbers - 458 billion in 2018.

8. The Leghorn chicken produces the most eggs but was not a native animal of America. Where did it come from?

Answer: Italy

The origin of the leghorn chicken is a town called Livorno in Italy and it was introduced to the New World by Columbus.

9. When is World Egg Day?

Answer: 2nd Friday in October

In 2004 World Egg Day is celebrated on 15th of October. One of the most nutritious and economical food sources known to man. The French have over 200 ways of cooking eggs. Spanish omelettes are to die for.

10. What bird lays the largest egg?

Answer: Ostrich

At 7 inches long weighing 1.2 kilograms, the egg of the ostrich holds that record.

Source: Author mochyn

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