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Ask Me Another From The Mixed Bag Quiz

Created from the leftovers of other quizzes, this is an easy general knowledge quiz for your delectation. Enjoy and as ever have fun.

A multiple-choice quiz by Fiachra. Estimated time: 5 mins.

Author
Fiachra

Time
5 mins

Type
Multiple Choice

Quiz #
170,202

Updated
Dec 03 21

# Qns
10

Difficulty
Difficult

Avg Score
5 / 10

Plays
740

One at a Time - Single Page - Timed Game

Question 1 of 10

1. Name the alcohol added to coffee to make it Irish?
Hint

Whiskey

Whisky

Mead

Poteen

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Question 2 of 10

2. Porter cake is a traditional Christmas gift given by Queen Elizabeth II to the porters at Buckingham Palace?

True

False

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Question 3 of 10

3. If you were looking at a 'point to point' what would you expect to see? Hint

Art Exhibition

Embroidery

Horse racing

Yachting

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Question 4 of 10

4. What are birds doing when they nidificate? Hint

Selecting mate

Preening feathers

Building nests

Picking worms

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Question 5 of 10

5. Is there a fruit called a tangelo?

Yes

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Question 6 of 10

6. Which of these English cathedrals has a clock without a face? Hint

York

Salisbury

Canterbury

Ely

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Question 7 of 10

7. For what is Thomas Sheraton remembered? Hint

Hotels

Chef

Diamonds

Furniture

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Question 8 of 10

8. Who did Churchill describe as 'a sheep in sheep's clothing'? Hint

Truman

Lavelle

Baldwin

Attlee

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Question 9 of 10

9. What is the fourth 'age', according to Shakespeare in 'As You Like It'? Hint

Lover

Old man

Justice

Soldier

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Question 10 of 10

10. Can you give the first name of the US gangster 'Machine Gun' Kelly? Hint

Patrick

Theobald

Michael

George

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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts

1. Name the alcohol added to coffee to make it Irish?

Answer: Whiskey

To savour real Irish coffee then Irish whiskey must be used. It is matured longer than its Scottish equivalent, which does not have an 'e'.

2. Porter cake is a traditional Christmas gift given by Queen Elizabeth II to the porters at Buckingham Palace?

Answer: False

Porter cake is a very rich fruit cake. When making it fruit is marinated in stout or porter. It adds pounds to the waistline but is delicious.

3. If you were looking at a 'point to point' what would you expect to see?

Answer: Horse racing

Point to point is literally a race between two fixed points. It is usually held on grass but some are held on firm sand at the sea shore. It goes without saying almost that Irish people bet fortunes on these races.

4. What are birds doing when they nidificate?

Answer: Building nests

What a huge word to describe those exquisite creations. Birds are very adaptable and use many modern items to insulate nests, e.g.they cannot get sheeps wool very often so they use the fluff from a tumble drier. Moving with the times!

5. Is there a fruit called a tangelo?

Answer: Yes

It is a hybrid between a tangerine and a grapefruit.

6. Which of these English cathedrals has a clock without a face?

Answer: Salisbury

This clock only strikes the hours. It dates back to 1386 and is regarded as the first mechanical clock in Britain. It can be seen in the cathedral's north transept.

7. For what is Thomas Sheraton remembered?

Answer: Furniture

He ranks as one of the greatest English designers. He was a master cabinet maker and inlay. He loved to work in mahogany and used rare woods as inlay e.g. rosewood, satinwood and tulipwood.

8. Who did Churchill describe as 'a sheep in sheep's clothing'?

Answer: Attlee

Churchill must have felt bitter against Clement Attlee who won the first election after WW2 and replaced Churchill as Prime Minister of Britain.

9. What is the fourth 'age', according to Shakespeare in 'As You Like It'?

Answer: Soldier

Shakespeare's 'Seven Ages of Man' begins with the famous line 'All the world's a stage'. 'Seeking the bubble reputation even in the cannon's mouth' describes a soldier.

10. Can you give the first name of the US gangster 'Machine Gun' Kelly?

Answer: George

He had a very ordinary upbringing and only began to get into trouble at agricultural college. He got involved in small time crime and graduated to more serious offences in the prohibition era. He died in Leavenworth in 1954.

Source: Author Fiachra

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