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'Call Me Al' Trivia Quiz

No! not Paul Simon, just an alphabetical quiz where the answers start with 'al'. Most of the the answers are fill in the blanks. Have fun, this is easy peasy.

A multiple-choice quiz by Fiachra. Estimated time: 8 mins.

Author
Fiachra

Time
8 mins

Type
Multiple Choice

Quiz #
130,067

Updated
Jul 10 24

# Qns
15

Difficulty
Tough

Avg Score
9 / 15

Plays
7928

One at a Time - Single Page - Timed Game

Question 1 of 15

1. I was once a famous island prison, now I am a tourist attraction.

Answer: (8 letters San Francisco)

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Question 2 of 15

2. I am a hero of a story in 'The Arabian Nights' who found a magic lamp and ring.

Answer: (7 letters lamp)

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Question 3 of 15

3. In the Middle Ages, I tried to turn base metal into gold. What is my occupation?

Answer: (9 letters)

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Question 4 of 15

4. This is a Western province in Canada.

Answer: (7 letters prairie province)

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Question 5 of 15

5. When you dine outdoors you eat ... ?

Answer: (8 letters picnic)

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Question 6 of 15

6. I am a very large sea bird.

Answer: (9 letters)

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Question 7 of 15

7. I am a branch of maths.

Answer: (x+y=? 7 letters)

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Question 8 of 15

8. I am a figurative story.

Answer: (Parable 8 letters)

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Question 9 of 15

9. I am a South American mammal bred for my long woolly hair.

Answer: (6 letters)

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Question 10 of 15

10. What is alyssum? Hint

Flower

Fish

Bird

Fruit

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Question 11 of 15

11. I am used by mountaineers.

Answer: (Climbing 10 letters)

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Question 12 of 15

12. Name the US owned island chain in the Bering Sea? Hint

Alexander

Altdorf

Altamura

Aleutian

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Question 13 of 15

13. I am a famous Moorish palace in Grenada.

Answer: (8 letters Spain)

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Question 14 of 15

14. I am a Scottish Duke, a US state capital, and an Australian town.

Answer: (6 letters)

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Question 15 of 15

15. I am a translucent form of gypsum.

Answer: (9 letters)

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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts

1. I was once a famous island prison, now I am a tourist attraction.

Answer: Alcatraz

Alcatraz is in San Francisco Bay.

2. I am a hero of a story in 'The Arabian Nights' who found a magic lamp and ring.

Answer: Aladdin

Aladdin found a lamp with a genie inside. Oh, for a magic lamp for my very own, I wish, I wish...

3. In the Middle Ages, I tried to turn base metal into gold. What is my occupation?

Answer: Alchemist

Alchemists also searched for the elixir of life, we're still searching.

4. This is a Western province in Canada.

Answer: Alberta

The capital is Edmonton.

5. When you dine outdoors you eat ... ?

Answer: Al fresco

The expression comes from Italian, if only we could import Italian weather to Ireland to match this expression.

6. I am a very large sea bird.

Answer: Albatross

Coleridge wrote a poem about me. Killing one of my kind brought very bad fortune for the 'Ancient Mariner'.

7. I am a branch of maths.

Answer: Algebra

The only branch of maths that I really liked at school.

8. I am a figurative story.

Answer: Allegory

Paulo Coelho is a master of this style, I suppose everyone everywhere has read 'The Alchemist'. Thought so.

9. I am a South American mammal bred for my long woolly hair.

Answer: Alpaca

Paco is the Peruvian name for an alpaca.

10. What is alyssum?

Answer: Flower

Alyssum is a small dainty flower, which can be blue, white or pink. It is very widely used in this part of the world in borders and patio tubs.

11. I am used by mountaineers.

Answer: Alpenstock

This is a staff with a metal point.

12. Name the US owned island chain in the Bering Sea?

Answer: Aleutian

The Aleutian Islands (150),are the partially submerged extinct volcanoes. There is a US Air Force base there. Alexander Archipelago is in Alaska, Altamura is in Spain and Altdorf is in Switzerland.

13. I am a famous Moorish palace in Grenada.

Answer: Alhambra

The Alhambra has been damaged by fire, earthquakes, landslides and wars. A substantial part of this citadel, overlooking the Darro river in Spain, however survives. It was begun in 1232.

14. I am a Scottish Duke, a US state capital, and an Australian town.

Answer: Albany

Albany is also a character in 'King Lear' by Shakespeare.

15. I am a translucent form of gypsum.

Answer: Alabaster

According to Pliny, the famous Roman writer, the word alabaster is derived from Egypt from Alabastron.

Source: Author Fiachra

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