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An Everything Quiz

From ancient Greek literature to sport and everything in between (at least as much as can be squeezed into twenty questions). Have as much fun answering as I had asking.

A multiple-choice quiz by rapcoregirl. Estimated time: 8 mins.

Author
rapcoregirl

Time
8 mins

Type
Multiple Choice

Quiz #
89,215

Updated
Dec 03 21

# Qns
20

Difficulty
Difficult

Avg Score
9 / 20

Plays
1113

One at a Time - Single Page - Timed Game

Question 1 of 20

1. What is Irish popstar Ronan Keating's full name?

Answer: (Four Words, including Ronan and Keating)

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Question 2 of 20

2. What is haematophilia? Hint

An obsession with impaling people and animals.

An erotic attraction to the sight, smell and taste of blood.

The scientific name for vampirism.

A physical craving for blood.

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Question 3 of 20

3. What is Beatrix Potter's first name?

Answer: (One word, think Greek mythology)

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Question 4 of 20

4. True or false: Biological and chemical warfare was part of the Peloponnesian War (5th century BC).

True

False

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Question 5 of 20

5. Who recognized Odysseus first when he came home after twenty years? Hint

His wife

His brother

His mother

His dog

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Question 6 of 20

6. What is an earl's wife's title?

Answer: (One Word)

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Question 7 of 20

7. How many siblings did Napoleon Bonaparte have? Hint

None

Five

Three

Seven

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Question 8 of 20

8. What is the name of the Oscar Wilde drama about obsessive passion?

Answer: (One Word)

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Question 9 of 20

9. Who is Edson Arantes do Nascimento more famously known as?

Answer: (Think sport.)

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Question 10 of 20

10. What do Vincent van Gogh, Francisco de Goya and Eric Clapton have in common, apart from gender? Hint

Birthday.

They prefer coffee over tea.

Absolutely nothing.

They're related.

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Question 11 of 20

11. Who used 'Sebastian Melmoth' as a pseudonym?

Answer: (Two words, name and surname, think writer.)

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Question 12 of 20

12. Who gave a lecture in 1936 wearing a diving suit, the helmet decorated with the radiator cap of an automobile?

Answer: (Two Words, think art.)

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Question 13 of 20

13. What is a hurdy-gurdy when it's at home? Hint

A daiko.

A vielle.

A ney.

A mbira.

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Question 14 of 20

14. What is lycanthropy? Hint

Believing you're a werewolf.

An interest in werewolves.

A fear of werewolves.

Believing you're a vampire.

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Question 15 of 20

15. When elected for parliament, Sir Isaac Newton spoke on how many occasions? Hint

He was never elected

None

One

Many

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Question 16 of 20

16. Who said "Gentlemen may prefer blondes - but who says that blondes prefer gentlemen"?

Answer: (Two Words, American actress.)

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Question 17 of 20

17. True or false - more bacteria and germs can be transmitted through shaking hands than through kissing.

True

False

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Question 18 of 20

18. In what play did the first professional actress in Britain act? Hint

Macbeth

Othello

Hamlet

Romeo and Juliet

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Question 19 of 20

19. True or false? Mark Twain was born Samuel Langhorne Clemens in 1834.

True

False

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Question 20 of 20

20. Why did Louis XIV have eight wet-nurses before he moved on to solid foods? Hint

He was born with two teeth.

He was a thirsty baby and drank more than they could supply.

His mother fired them all for neglect.

He was an annoying, demanding baby.

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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts

1. What is Irish popstar Ronan Keating's full name?

Answer: Ronan Patrick John Keating

What is there to say about Ronan Keating that his fans don't know?

2. What is haematophilia?

Answer: An erotic attraction to the sight, smell and taste of blood.

Haematophilia is a state of mind that makes many people think that they are real-life vampires. An obsession with impaling people or insects is known as Renfield?s Disease, probably named after the character in Bram Stoker?s Dracula. A physical craving for blood is haematomania and someone with the craving is a haemotamaniac.

The scientific name for vampirism most likely stays vampirism anyway.

3. What is Beatrix Potter's first name?

Answer: Helen

It's a name usually associated with the beautiful wife of the King of Sparta, but it not actually Grecian in origin. Those who know theorize that it was possibly derived from a minor goddess?s name.

4. True or false: Biological and chemical warfare was part of the Peloponnesian War (5th century BC).

Answer: True

Spartans used sulphur and pitch to overcome the enemy.

5. Who recognized Odysseus first when he came home after twenty years?

Answer: His dog

And after twenty years, it's no wonder the hunting dog was the only being who recognized him!

6. What is an earl's wife's title?

Answer: Countess

Same as for a count's.

7. How many siblings did Napoleon Bonaparte have?

Answer: Seven

Napoleon was the second child of eight.

8. What is the name of the Oscar Wilde drama about obsessive passion?

Answer: Salome

Originally a French play produced in 1894 and translated into English by Lord Alfred Douglas. (He was the main reason for Wilde being accused of sodomy.) The German composer Richard Strauss made it into an opera.

9. Who is Edson Arantes do Nascimento more famously known as?

Answer: Pele

Born in 1940 in Tr�s Cora��es, Brazil. He is the only player to to have won three World Cups.

10. What do Vincent van Gogh, Francisco de Goya and Eric Clapton have in common, apart from gender?

Answer: Birthday.

30th of March. Francisco was born in 1746, Vincent in 1853 and Eric in 1945. And me in 1988!

11. Who used 'Sebastian Melmoth' as a pseudonym?

Answer: Oscar Wilde

Oscar Wilde, who went to Paris after being released from jail. He was imprisoned on charge of sodomy and the Victorian prudence rejected the name of Oscar Wilde. Which meant he needed a new one.

12. Who gave a lecture in 1936 wearing a diving suit, the helmet decorated with the radiator cap of an automobile?

Answer: Salvador Dali

He was accompanied by two wolfhounds and nearly suffocated. Salvador Dali also believed that messages from outer space can be received through the handlebars of his motorbike.

13. What is a hurdy-gurdy when it's at home?

Answer: A vielle.

The hurdy-gurdy is a French instrument that was used in medieval church and secular music. The daiko is a barrel-shaped Japanese drum, the ney is a Turkish flute and the mbira the most important instrument from Zimbabwe, associated with the Shona people.

14. What is lycanthropy?

Answer: Believing you're a werewolf.

Lycanthropy is a delusion that affects your mental stability and was more widespread in the Middle Ages that it is today (thank heavens!). Werewolf-lore was given a boost in Europe when barbarian invaders wore the skins of wolves they had slaughtered, with the head as a hood. Thus, the Europeans believed that the invaders could change into wolves.

15. When elected for parliament, Sir Isaac Newton spoke on how many occasions?

Answer: One

He only spoke once when he asked for a window to be closed since he was sitting in a draught.

16. Who said "Gentlemen may prefer blondes - but who says that blondes prefer gentlemen"?

Answer: Mae West

As quoted in J Weintraub: Peel Me A Grape.

17. True or false - more bacteria and germs can be transmitted through shaking hands than through kissing.

Answer: True

Pioneer of hygience, Louis Pasteur, refused to shake his friends' hands through fear of infection.

18. In what play did the first professional actress in Britain act?

Answer: Othello

Margaret Hughes played the part of Desdemona in 1660. Until then, boys whose voices had not yet broken played the female roles.

19. True or false? Mark Twain was born Samuel Langhorne Clemens in 1834.

Answer: False

He was born as Samuel Longhorne, but only in 1835.

20. Why did Louis XIV have eight wet-nurses before he moved on to solid foods?

Answer: He was born with two teeth.

About one in two thousand babies are born with a tooth.

Source: Author rapcoregirl

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