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A multiple-choice quiz by jaydel. Estimated time: 6 mins.

Author
jaydel

Time
6 mins

Type
Multiple Choice

Quiz #
128,397

Updated
Dec 14 23

# Qns
25

Difficulty
Average

Avg Score
16 / 25

Plays
7567

Last 3 plays: 1MeanRick (24/25), chianti59 (18/25), DeepHistory (25/25).

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Question 1 of 25

1. David Gates was the frontman of what band? Hint

Beach Boys

Bread

Babys

Bachman Turner Overdrive

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Question 2 of 25

2. Which legendary soccer player had to end his career at only 30 years of age due to a persistent ankle injury? Hint

Dennis Bergkamp

Marco van Basten

Giovanni van Bronckhorst

John Bosman

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Question 3 of 25

3. Which city is the odd one out here? Hint

Berlin

Bonn

Budapest

Belgrade

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Question 4 of 25

4. What insect develops from a caterpillar?

Answer: (One word (Madam))

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Question 5 of 25

5. Which Turkish word means 'chain of afforested mountains?' Hint

Bursa

Borobudur

Balkan

Bayburt

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Question 6 of 25

6. Where in the Americas will you hear the Portuguese language? Hint

Brazil

Belize

Bolivia

Bonaire

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Question 7 of 25

7. Who took over as commander of the Confederate forces at Shiloh after the death of Albert Sydney Johnston? Hint

John Cabell Breckinridge

Braxton Bragg

Beauregard

William Barksdale

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Question 8 of 25

8. Which ship, captained by William Bligh, was the scene of a famous mutiny?

Answer: (one word (candy bar))

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Question 9 of 25

9. What do a twenties police force, a Manchester Terrier and a coonhound have in common? Hint

Black and Ten

Black in Tan

Black on Tan

Black and Tan

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Question 10 of 25

10. Which general was the deciding factor in beating Napoleon at Waterloo? Hint

Bitburg

Blogger

Bl�cher

Berlin

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Question 11 of 25

11. Which Islamic country lies on the eastern border of India? Hint

Bangladesh

Brunei

Burma

Botswana

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Question 12 of 25

12. 'Beefy' is a nickname suitably starting with a B. What England cricketer carried that nickname? Hint

Geoffrey Boycott

Ian Botham

Martin Bicknell

Richard Blakey

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Question 13 of 25

13. Which African country is bordered by South Africa in the south, Namibia in the west and north and Zimbabwe in the east? Hint

Burundi

Botswana

Benin

Burkina Faso

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Question 14 of 25

14. When visiting Scotland which castle is the holiday home to the British Royal Family? Hint

Banff

Broad Law

Balmoral

Ben MacDhui

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Question 15 of 25

15. Under which name was Jiles Perry Richardson also known? Hint

Buddy Holly

Big Bopper

Ben E. King

Barry McGuire

16. 'Centennial' is one of my favorite series. It's an epic about the history of a fictional settlement founded by Levi Zendt. One of the personages in 'Centennial' is a German farmer. What is his name? Hint

Hans Brumbaugh

Hans Brumbeer

Wilhelm Brumbaugh

Hans Brumbauer

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Question 17 of 25

17. What voice comes directly below the tenor?

Answer: (One word)

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Question 18 of 25

18. What Indian city was the scene of a terrible chemical disaster in 1984? Hint

Bombay

Bhopal

Bangalore

Bhavnagar

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Question 19 of 25

19. Where would you find the Camp Nou Stadium? Hint

Bilbao

Badalona

Barcelona

Benidorm

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Question 20 of 25

20. What sport was invented by James Naismith? Hint

Billiards

Basketball

Bobsleighing

Baseball

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Question 21 of 25

21. The word brandy has a Dutch origin.

True

False

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Question 22 of 25

22. What was the type of cricket England played against Australia in the Test series of 1932-'33? Hint

Bodily Harm

Bodyblow

Bodyline

Bodycheck

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Question 23 of 25

23. What's the common bond between North Dakota, German 19th century politics, and World War II naval battle?

Answer: (One Word)

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Question 24 of 25

24. What was founded on October 18, 1922? Hint

Barnsley Football Club

Bolton Wanderers

BBC

Brabham Racing

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Question 25 of 25

25. The Cartwright Rules are synonymous to what sport?

Answer: (One Word (national pastime))

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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts

1. David Gates was the frontman of what band?

Answer: Bread

Hits include 'If', 'It Don't Matter To Me', and of course 'Guitar Man', my favorite.

2. Which legendary soccer player had to end his career at only 30 years of age due to a persistent ankle injury?

Answer: Marco van Basten

But at that age he had already won 4 international club prizes. With Ajax he won the European Cup winners Cup in 1987, and as a member of the Rossoneri (nickname of AC Milan) he won the European Cup in 1989, 1990 and 1994. His biggest success of course was with the Dutch national team that won the European title in 1988. Who would forget his wondergoal in the final against the Soviet-Union?

3. Which city is the odd one out here?

Answer: Bonn

Bonn is the only city that is not a capital.

4. What insect develops from a caterpillar?

Answer: Butterfly

The caterpillar: a harmful insect that you don't want near your crop. The butterfly, a useful and beautiful insect everybody likes to see. !

5. Which Turkish word means 'chain of afforested mountains?'

Answer: Balkan

Balkan applies to the countries in south-eastern Europe as well as to the mountains in that region.

6. Where in the Americas will you hear the Portuguese language?

Answer: Brazil

Except Bonaire (of the Dutch Antilles, therefore Dutch), the main language in South and Central America is Spanish. In North America it's English.

7. Who took over as commander of the Confederate forces at Shiloh after the death of Albert Sydney Johnston?

Answer: Beauregard

Pierre Gustave Toutant Beauregard, or Little Creole as one of his nicknames was, did not succeed in keeping the upper hand and had to give way after the second day.

8. Which ship, captained by William Bligh, was the scene of a famous mutiny?

Answer: Bounty

The mutineers under Fletcher Christian succeeded in avoiding the wrath of the British Navy (and most certainly the gallows), by settling on the almost inaccessible Pitcairn Islands.

9. What do a twenties police force, a Manchester Terrier and a coonhound have in common?

Answer: Black and Tan

The original Black and Tan is a Manchester Terrier, a crossbreed of a whippet, a racing dog and a Black and Tan Terrier. The member of an infamous auxiliary police force in the twenties in Ireland was called after this dog, and a coonhound is an American bred dog.

10. Which general was the deciding factor in beating Napoleon at Waterloo?

Answer: Bl�cher

After nearly a whole day of fighting, it seemed like the French could beat the Allies. But when Gebhart Leberecht Bl�cher arrived in the evening at Waterloo with his Prussian forces, the balance tipped in favor of the Allies under Wellington.

11. Which Islamic country lies on the eastern border of India?

Answer: Bangladesh

It became independent in 1971. It measures an area of 147,570 square kilometres (56,977 square miles). The capital is Dhaka.

12. 'Beefy' is a nickname suitably starting with a B. What England cricketer carried that nickname?

Answer: Ian Botham

'Beefy' became Botham's nickname after he took on some weight in his lower areas. But before that he was a an excellent allround cricketer. In his 102 Test matches he scored over 5000 runs, produced 14 centuries, and took 383 wickets as a bowler.

13. Which African country is bordered by South Africa in the south, Namibia in the west and north and Zimbabwe in the east?

Answer: Botswana

It became independent in 1966. Its capital is Gaborone.

14. When visiting Scotland which castle is the holiday home to the British Royal Family?

Answer: Balmoral

It has been so since 1852, when Prince Albert acquired it for Queen Victoria. It had already been leased in 1848.

15. Under which name was Jiles Perry Richardson also known?

Answer: Big Bopper

Besides his music this Texan was well-known for a record for continuous broadcasting over 122 hours. Unfortunately he was involved in a fatal plane crash near Clear Lake, together with other stars like Ritchie Valens and Buddy Holly.

Answer: Hans Brumbaugh

Hans Brumbaugh was played by Alex Karras, a former American football player of the Detroit Lions.

17. What voice comes directly below the tenor?

Answer: Baritone

The lowest male voice is bass.

18. What Indian city was the scene of a terrible chemical disaster in 1984?

Answer: Bhopal

On December 3rd 1984, the plant of Union Carbide spilled a large quantity of chemicals, killing thousands of people and wounding for life many more. They were mostly poor people living near the plant.

19. Where would you find the Camp Nou Stadium?

Answer: Barcelona

It's the home of FC Barcelona. It has a capacity of around 100,000.

20. What sport was invented by James Naismith?

Answer: Basketball

It took a Canadian to invent this very American sport. The first basketball game was played by students at the Springfield Maryland Training School.

21. The word brandy has a Dutch origin.

Answer: True

Brandy is a sort of abbreviation of Brandywine, which is a literal translation of the Dutch word Brandewijn. By the way, the Dutch word Brand means fire.

22. What was the type of cricket England played against Australia in the Test series of 1932-'33?

Answer: Bodyline

As Australia had the brilliant Don Bradman in its side, England had to find a way to counter that threat. It resulted in tactics that restrained Bradman from scoring freely and it injured some other Australian players. England won back the Ashes but lost respect. Laws in cricket was changed so that this kind of cricket was never played again.

23. What's the common bond between North Dakota, German 19th century politics, and World War II naval battle?

Answer: Bismarck

Bismarck is of course the capital of North Dakota, Otto F�rst von Bismarck was a legendary German Chancellor and the battleship Bismarck was a thorn in the side of the British Navy until it was sunk on May 27, 1941. Only 110 of the 2,200 crew survived.

24. What was founded on October 18, 1922?

Answer: BBC

Broadcasting started November 14, of the same year.

25. The Cartwright Rules are synonymous to what sport?

Answer: baseball

Various types of baseball were played in the United States from the start of the 19th century. In 1845 Alexander J. Cartwright mixed rules of some of them with rules of his own, and in effect founded the modern type of baseball. The first match under those rules was played in 1846 between New York Knickerbocker Base Ball Club and New York Baseball club. The latter won.

Source: Author jaydel

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