FREE! Click here to Join FunTrivia. Thousands of games, quizzes, and lots more!

Quiz about And You Thought Finals Were Hard

And You Thought Finals Were Hard Quiz

Just a mixture of bits and pieces.

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

Author
octavian_ceasar

Time
3 mins

Type
Multiple Choice

Quiz #
21,575

Updated
Dec 03 21

# Qns
10

Difficulty
Tough

Avg Score
6 / 10

Plays
1482

One at a Time - Single Page - Timed Game

Question 1 of 10

1. What is the oldest authenticated bristle-wood pine? Hint

about 650 years

about 1,300 years

about 4,850 years

about 990 years

NEXT>

Question 2 of 10

2. Who is reputed to have played the fiddle while Rome burned? Hint

Augustus

Hadrian

Nero

Marcus Aurelius

NEXT>

Question 3 of 10

3. How often does Halley's comet come around? Hint

76 years

20 years

56 years

2 years

NEXT>

Question 4 of 10

4. What branch of mathematics did Newton help found? Hint

calculus

geometry

arithmetic

algebra

NEXT>

Question 5 of 10

5. Who was Abram's son? Hint

Moses

Noah

Ishmael

Jacob

NEXT>

Question 6 of 10

6. Who was the final prophet of Islam? Hint

Akbad

Ali Kabar

Muhammed

Othello

NEXT>

Question 7 of 10

7. Where did the concept of 'zero' come from? Hint

Arabia

India

Rome

Greece

NEXT>

Question 8 of 10

8. What is the event called that happened in Petrograd, Russia January 22, 1905? Hint

Black Tuesday

Black Wednesday

Bloody Monday

Bloody Sunday

NEXT>

Question 9 of 10

9. What country are U2 from? Hint

Great Britain

Malaysia

Sri Lanka

Ireland

NEXT>

Question 10 of 10

10. Who was the last Anglo-Saxon king of England before William the Conqueror took over England? Hint

Edward the Confessor

William I

Harold III

Harold II

(Optional) Create a Free FunTrivia ID to save the points you are about to earn:

Select a User ID:

Choose a Password:

Your Email:

Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts

1. What is the oldest authenticated bristle-wood pine?

Answer: about 4,850 years

2. Who is reputed to have played the fiddle while Rome burned?

Answer: Nero

As the fiddle had not yet been invented, it is unlikely that he actually did so, however.

3. How often does Halley's comet come around?

Answer: 76 years

4. What branch of mathematics did Newton help found?

Answer: calculus

5. Who was Abram's son?

Answer: Ishmael

6. Who was the final prophet of Islam?

Answer: Muhammed

7. Where did the concept of 'zero' come from?

Answer: India

8. What is the event called that happened in Petrograd, Russia January 22, 1905?

Answer: Bloody Sunday

9. What country are U2 from?

Answer: Ireland

10. Who was the last Anglo-Saxon king of England before William the Conqueror took over England?

Answer: Harold II

Harold II was killed in battle by William's armies. The whole story is portrayed in the historical Bayeux Tapestry (which is not a tapestry, but an embroidery...).

Source: Author octavian_ceasar

This quiz was reviewed by FunTrivia editor gtho4 before going online.
Any errors found in FunTrivia content are routinely corrected through our feedback system.