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Quiz about Amazing General Knowledge About Everything

Amazing General Knowledge About Everything Quiz

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A multiple-choice quiz by kaung30. Estimated time: 6 mins.

Author
kaung30

Time
6 mins

Type
Multiple Choice

Quiz #
266,350

Updated
Dec 03 21

# Qns
10

Difficulty
Very Difficult

Avg Score
4 / 10

Plays
1060

Question 1 of 10

1. In pasta, there are many various varieties which come in different shapes and sizes. One kind of pasta is "ribbon-shaped" pasta. Out of these four choices, which one is "ribbon-shaped" pasta? Hint

Rotelle

Fettuccine

Spaghetti

Manicotti

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Question 2 of 10

2. There are many types of buns including the "Belgian bun". Out of these four choices, which one best describes the appearance of "Belgian bun"? Hint

Square shaped with rounded off edges

Square shaped with sharp edges

Circle shaped with sharp edges

Circle shaped with rounded off edges

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Question 3 of 10

3. Who is the author of the book "Rice Without Rain"? Hint

Somtow Sucharitkul

Andrew Pham

Surat Thani

Minfong Ho

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Question 4 of 10

4. In Major League Baseball (MLB), there is a post-season award called the "Hank Aaron Award". When it was first introduced in 1999, the player of which team received this award for the National League? Hint

Chicago Cubs

Toronto Blue Jays

Cleveland Indians

San Francisco Giants

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Question 5 of 10

5. Electrolysis, in chemistry, is used to separate an ionic compound. Out of these four choices, which one is not a product formed when brine (aqueous concentrated sodium chloride) is electrolyzed? Hint

Sodium hydroxide solution

Chlorine

Hydrogen

Sodium

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Question 6 of 10

6. The very famous Latin expression "Carpe diem" means "Seize the day". There is another related expression to "Carpe diem" called "Memento mori". What does "Memento mori" mean in English? Hint

Let it be your day

Try your best

Remember that you are mortal

Never give up

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Question 7 of 10

7. What was the first ever Grand Slam event in tennis to introduce "Electronic Review Technology"? Hint

Wimbledon

US Open

Australian Open

French Open

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Question 8 of 10

8. I will give you three facts about an animal and you tell me what the animal is. Firstly, the animal has no lungs. Secondly, it is holometabolous. Lastly, this animal has most of its species in Africa. Hint

butterfly

moth

caddisfly

ant

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Question 9 of 10

9. The very popular NBA team, Los Angeles Lakers, was once called Minneapolis Lakers. Minneapolis Lakers won the NBA in 1949 and 1950. However, they weren't able to retain the champion in 1951, which was won by which team? Hint

Syracuse Nationals

Rochester Royals

Milwaukee Bucks

None of these

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Question 10 of 10

10. Name this religion. It originated in India and there are around 4 million followers around the world. The aim of this religion is so that the people can achieve liberation of the soul. Followers believe that not only humans having living souls, but animals and plants also have living souls. By some myth, the starter of this religion is thought to be a tirthankara, a role model. Hint

Hinduism

Buddhism

Jainism

Sikhism

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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts

1. In pasta, there are many various varieties which come in different shapes and sizes. One kind of pasta is "ribbon-shaped" pasta. Out of these four choices, which one is "ribbon-shaped" pasta?

Answer: Fettuccine

Pasta's history goes back as far as the early Chinese dynasties where the Chinese started eating noodles however the widely recognised home of pasta is now Italy. The correct answer above is fettuccine, which is ribbon-shaped pasta. Rotelle falls into the category of decorative fancy shapes, spaghetti falls into the category of string-shaped pasta and manicotti falls into the category of hollow pasta.

2. There are many types of buns including the "Belgian bun". Out of these four choices, which one best describes the appearance of "Belgian bun"?

Answer: Square shaped with rounded off edges

A Belgian bun's appearance is very similar to that of a Chelsea bun. It is square shaped with rounded off edges. Furthermore, it has raisins on top of it with a cherry. The country calls this pastry as "couque suisse".

3. Who is the author of the book "Rice Without Rain"?

Answer: Minfong Ho

"Rice Without Rain" is a book written by Minfong Ho. It is based in Maekung, Thailand and during the time when Thailand's government was military-based. It is a great thriller that represents the life of farmers in Thailand. The history of Thailand is also well-portrayed in this story where student leaders protested for democracy and the military tried to stop the student leaders.

Answer: Chicago Cubs

After every season in MLB, there are various awards such as "Comeback Player of the Year Award", "Rawlings Gold Glove Award", "Edgar Martinez Award" and the "Hank Aaron Award". The Hank Aaron Award is awarded to the best hitter for the season. At the end of the season in 1999, Sammy Sosa from Chicago Cubs received this award.

Answer: Sodium

Electrolysis is known as the best method to decompose an ionic compound. The electrolysis of brine is very popular in industry to produce those three materials: sodium hydroxide, hydrogen and chlorine. It can be produced in a large scale, but it is not a cheap process.

6. The very famous Latin expression "Carpe diem" means "Seize the day". There is another related expression to "Carpe diem" called "Memento mori". What does "Memento mori" mean in English?

Answer: Remember that you are mortal

The expression "memento mori" means "Remember that you are mortal". It is sometimes used with the very popular phrase "carpe diem". Both of them are motivational phrases that are sometimes used together.

7. What was the first ever Grand Slam event in tennis to introduce "Electronic Review Technology"?

Answer: US Open

The US Open Tennis Championship started using the "Electronic Review Technology" in 2006. If a player wants to question the decision of a line call by a judge then the Electronic Review Technology can be requested in the form of a challenge. Usually, in a set, a player is entitled to two (three in a tiebreak) challenges.

The result can be successful for the player who called, then, there might be a replay of the point, or a point for the player who called. If the result was unsuccessful, the player who called loses the point or there might be a replay of the point.

Answer: ant

It is an ant. Holometabolism means that it is part of an insect group with four stages of life. An interesting bit of trivia is that some ants have the ability to make some sort of alarm sound to cause ants to go into attack frenzy. This helps if that species of ants were fighting against the enemies. The enemies will go wild and they will fight against each other.

Answer: Rochester Royals

Minneapolis Lakers were a very strong NBA side, winning many titles. They were then succeeded by Rochester Royals (now Sacramento Kings). They changed their name to Los Angeles Lakers in 1960s.

Answer: Jainism

Jainism might not be a very big religion, however, its beliefs are unique. The religion also believes in the consequences of one's behaviour. It is a religion of self-help. In addition, Jainism has neither priests nor gods. Lastly, they are very, very strict vegetarians whose aim is also to minimize the use of the scarce world resources.

Source: Author kaung30

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