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'B' is the answer Trivia Quiz

A mixed bag where all the answers begin with the letter B.

A multiple-choice quiz by Anagram2. Estimated time: 7 mins.

Author
Anagram2

Time
7 mins

Type
Multiple Choice

Quiz #
93,338

Updated
Dec 03 21

# Qns
15

Difficulty
Difficult

Avg Score
8 / 15

Plays
4143

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Question 1 of 15

1. The largest island of the Canadian Arctic is B______Island.

Answer: (One Word)

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Question 2 of 15

2. This weeping spectre heralds the imminent death of a person, according to Irish folklore.

Answer: (One Word)

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Question 3 of 15

3. What is a birdwing? Hint

Butterfly

bat

Bird

beetle

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Question 4 of 15

4. In the New Testament what is the name of the criminal who was released instead of Jesus?

Answer: (One Word)

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Question 5 of 15

5. According to legend there is a town in Scotland that appears for only 1 day every 100 years. What is it called?

Answer: (One Word)

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Question 6 of 15

6. This is the name of a port in south Wales. Hint

Bally

Barry

Banny

Bangy

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Question 7 of 15

7. Hilary Swank won the Best Actress Oscar in 1999 for her role in which film?

Answer: (Three Words- watch your punctuation.)

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Question 8 of 15

8. Which composer wrote Symphonie Fantastique? Hint

Bach

Bizet

Beethoven

Berlioz

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Question 9 of 15

9. Which author wrote Fahrenheit 451?

Answer: (One Word surname only)

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Question 10 of 15

10. What is the capital of Iraq?

Answer: (One Word beware of incorrect spelling)

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Question 11 of 15

11. This South African surgeon performed the first successful human heart transplant. Can you name him?

Answer: (One Word surname only)

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Question 12 of 15

12. What is the chemical symbol for bromine? Hint

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Question 13 of 15

13. What is the name for the art of growing ornamental, artificially dwarfed trees and shrubs?

Answer: (One Word)

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Question 14 of 15

14. According to Norse mythology who was the ancestor of the gods? Hint

Bor

Bolthur

Bragi

Buri

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Question 15 of 15

15. Which superhero's real identity was Bruce Wayne?

Answer: (One Word)

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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts

1. The largest island of the Canadian Arctic is B______Island.

Answer: Baffin

Discovered by William Baffin in 1616 it is a mountainous island of 183,810sq ml with many glaciers and a sparce population centred in Frobisher Bay.

2. This weeping spectre heralds the imminent death of a person, according to Irish folklore.

Answer: Banshee

Banshee is the modern name for 'bean sidhe', woman of the fairies, the traditional fairy of the Irish countryside.

3. What is a birdwing?

Answer: Butterfly

Found in tropical Australasia this is a very large, boldly marked butterfly. The Queen Alexandra's birdwing is the largest butterfly in the world.

4. In the New Testament what is the name of the criminal who was released instead of Jesus?

Answer: Barabbas

Described as a political rebel and murderer Barabbas was set free by public demand in place of Jesus of Nazareth.

5. According to legend there is a town in Scotland that appears for only 1 day every 100 years. What is it called?

Answer: Brigadoon

Gene Kelly and Cyd Charisse starred in the musical 'Brigadoon' made in 1954.

6. This is the name of a port in south Wales.

Answer: Barry

Barry lies in the Vale of Glamorgan on the Bristol Channel.

7. Hilary Swank won the Best Actress Oscar in 1999 for her role in which film?

Answer: Boys Don't Cry

Based on fact this film tells the story of Brandon Teena born a girl in the 90's in Nebraska, she decides to live as a boy.

8. Which composer wrote Symphonie Fantastique?

Answer: Berlioz

Berlioz wrote this work for Harriet Smithson, a Shakespearean actress he fell in love with and later married.

9. Which author wrote Fahrenheit 451?

Answer: Bradbury

Telling the story of a fascist future state where a fireman's job is to burn books, this novel was made into a film in 1966 starring Oskar Werner and Julie Christie.

10. What is the capital of Iraq?

Answer: Baghdad

Founded in AD762 by caliph Al-Mansur, Baghdad became the centre of learning and commerce, the fabled city of the 'Thousand and One Nights'.But after being sacked by the Mongols in 1258 it shrank to a town of little significance and not until 1927 when it became the capital did Baghdad's fortunes begin to revive.

11. This South African surgeon performed the first successful human heart transplant. Can you name him?

Answer: Barnard

Dr Christian Barnard gave Louis Washkansky a new heart in December 1967. Unfortunately Mr Washkansky died of double pneumonia 18 days later.

12. What is the chemical symbol for bromine?

Answer: Br

Bromine, from the Greek word bromos meaning stench, is a corrosive brown liquid with an unpleasant and irritating odour.

13. What is the name for the art of growing ornamental, artificially dwarfed trees and shrubs?

Answer: Bonsai

The effect is achieved by growing the plants in small pots and pruning the roots to restrict growth.

14. According to Norse mythology who was the ancestor of the gods?

Answer: Buri

Buri's son Bor married a frost giantess and they had 3 sons, one of whom was Odin, the keeper of all knowledge.

15. Which superhero's real identity was Bruce Wayne?

Answer: Batman

The caped crusader has been portrayed many times on screen. Along with his trusty sidekick Robin the Boy Wonder, they zoom around Gotham City in their Batmobile zapping the bad guys.

Source: Author Anagram2

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