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B Warned! Trivia Quiz

Be warned, all the right answers to this quiz begin with the letter B. But so do all the wrong ones.

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

Author
dellastreet

Time
3 mins

Type
Multiple Choice

Quiz #
376,280

Updated
Dec 03 21

# Qns
10

Difficulty
Average

Avg Score
7 / 10

Plays
892

Last 3 plays: H53 (6/10), asgirl (8/10), Buddy1 (10/10).

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Question 1 of 10

1. Which European capital city was formerly known as Pressburg? Hint

Budapest

Bratislava

Bucharest

Belgrade

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Question 2 of 10

2. One of these animals is a mammal - which one? Hint

Booby

Bandicoot

Bustard

Bee-eater

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Question 3 of 10

3. Which item of headgear took its name from a 19th century battle? Hint

Beret

Balaclava

Biretta

Baklava

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Question 4 of 10

4. The Gabba is a test cricket ground in which city? Hint

Bengaluru, India

Bridgetown, Barbados

Brisbane, Australia

Birmingham, England

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Question 5 of 10

5. Only one of these chemical elements is liquid at room temperature; which one is it? Hint

Bismuth

Barium

Bromine

Beryllium

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Question 6 of 10

6. The musicals "Hairspray" and "Kiss Me, Kate" are both set in which American city? Hint

Boston

Biloxi

Baton Rouge

Baltimore

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Question 7 of 10

7. Three of these films won the Academy Award for Best Picture; which one of them did not? Hint

Ben-Hur

Birdman

Braveheart

Big

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Question 8 of 10

8. Which of these fabulous creatures is part of Australian mythology? Hint

Banshee

Behemoth

Basilisk

Bunyip

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Question 9 of 10

9. A person in the Bible had an animal that spoke to him. What was the man's name? Hint

Belshazzar

Boaz

Barabbas

Balaam

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Question 10 of 10

10. First performed in 1863, "The Pearl Fishers" was the work of a 25-year-old composer. Who was he? Hint

Hector Berlioz

Georges Bizet

Johannes Brahms

Anton Bruckner

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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts

1. Which European capital city was formerly known as Pressburg?

Answer: Bratislava

Bratislava adopted its current name in 1919. It is the capital of Slovakia, which became an independent state when Czechoslovakia peacefully split into two separate countries in 1993.

2. One of these animals is a mammal - which one?

Answer: Bandicoot

A bandicoot is a marsupial native to Australia/New Guinea. The other alternatives are all birds.

3. Which item of headgear took its name from a 19th century battle?

Answer: Balaclava

The balaclava is a woollen helmet designed to expose only part of the face. It is named after the Battle of Balaclava, which was fought in 1854 during the Crimean War.

4. The Gabba is a test cricket ground in which city?

Answer: Brisbane, Australia

The Gabba takes its name from Woollongabba, the suburb of Brisbane in which it is located. Test cricket is also played at the M Chinnaswamy Stadium in Bengaluru (Bangalore), at Edgbaston in Birmingham and at the Kensington Oval in Bridgetown.

5. Only one of these chemical elements is liquid at room temperature; which one is it?

Answer: Bromine

Bromine is one of only two elements that are liquid at room temperature. The other one is mercury.

6. The musicals "Hairspray" and "Kiss Me, Kate" are both set in which American city?

Answer: Baltimore

The musical "Hairspray", set in Baltimore in 1962, is based on the 1988 film of the same name directed by John Waters. The Cole Porter musical "Kiss Me, Kate" features a theatrical company opening in Baltimore in a musical version of Shakespeare's "The Taming of the Shrew".

7. Three of these films won the Academy Award for Best Picture; which one of them did not?

Answer: Big

"Big" was nominated for Best Actor and Best Writing Oscars. "Ben-Hur", "Braveheart" and "Birdman or (The Unexpected Virtue of Ignorance)" won the Academy Awards for Best Picture of 1959, 1995 and 2014 respectively.

8. Which of these fabulous creatures is part of Australian mythology?

Answer: Bunyip

The bunyip, a large creature inhabiting swamps and billabongs, forms part of Australian Aboriginal mythology. The banshee is an Irish female spirit, believed to be an omen of impending death. The basilisk is a serpent whose stare is reputed to be fatal. And Behemoth is a monster mentioned in the Bible.

9. A person in the Bible had an animal that spoke to him. What was the man's name?

Answer: Balaam

The tale of Balaam and his donkey is recounted in the Book of Numbers. The animal refuses to move because of an angel in its path and, when Balaam punishes it for this, speaks to complain of Balaam's treatment.

10. First performed in 1863, "The Pearl Fishers" was the work of a 25-year-old composer. Who was he?

Answer: Georges Bizet

Best known for the male duet "Au fond du temple saint", "The Pearl Fishers" is set in ancient Ceylon. It preceded Bizet's "Carmen" by ten years.

Source: Author dellastreet

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