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Cat's Miscellany Trivia Quiz

This is a continuation of 'Cat's Mixed Bag'. It's a quizzie revisited - same topics, new questions! Much luck to all!

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

Author
catnippin

Time
6 mins

Type
Multiple Choice

Quiz #
57,961

Updated
Dec 03 21

# Qns
10

Difficulty
Difficult

Avg Score
4 / 10

Plays
526

One at a Time - Single Page - Timed Game

Question 1 of 10

1. In the 18th century, most French buttons displayed scenes of romance or the arts, while English buttons tended toward scenes of _____. Hint

country life

military life

sea-faring life

sporting life

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Question 2 of 10

2. What pedigreed breed of dogs is known to have 'extra toes'? Hint

Hungarian Puli

Bouvier des Flandres

Norwegian Lundehund

Scottish Terrier

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Question 3 of 10

3. In the making of apple cider, the fruit is crushed in a cider mill. The crushed pulp is known as _____. Hint

perry

slime

applesauce

pomace

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Question 4 of 10

4. Woodsy Owl 'works' for the U.S. Forest Service. Under what agency of the U.S. government does the Forest Service fall? Hint

Department of Commerce

Department of State

Department of the Interior

Department of Agriculture

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Question 5 of 10

5. The first known instrument to use the free vibrating reed principle, which is the basis of the accordion's sound production, was made in China. What was it called? Hint

the bandoneon

the cheng

the garmonika

the trekzak

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Question 6 of 10

6. In the Unix world of computing, to report on the amount of space left on the file system, the command to use is _____. Hint

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Question 7 of 10

7. Each of the following is a relational database management system (RDBMS) that uses SQL (structured query language) EXCEPT for which one? Hint

Lotus Notes

Informix

Oracle

MS Access

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Question 8 of 10

8. The wonderful concoction of Marshmallow Fluff and peanut butter is a tasty sandwich known as the _________.

Answer: (Starts with F...)

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Question 9 of 10

9. The only carousel owned by the U.S. Government on behalf of its people is located along the Potomac River at a place called _______. Hint

Glen Valley Park

Echo Glen Park

Glen Echo Park

Echo Valley Park

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Question 10 of 10

10. How does the world's largest rodent, the capybara, protect itself when it hears danger coming? Hint

waits until the enemy is close and throws quills at it

climbs a tree

dives into the water and hides like a coward

rolls up into a ball and tries to look like a rock

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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts

1. In the 18th century, most French buttons displayed scenes of romance or the arts, while English buttons tended toward scenes of _____.

Answer: country life

England developed techniques for stamping, molding, and casting buttons. It pioneered the mass production of buttons, making them available to almost everyone and not just the rich and famous.

2. What pedigreed breed of dogs is known to have 'extra toes'?

Answer: Norwegian Lundehund

The Lundehund is a spitz type of dog. Fishermen on the coast of Norway used these dogs to catch puffins which would tunnel in the rocky cliffs. The polydactyl (6-toed) dogs were able to climb the rocky cliffs and were adept at digging in the tunnels.

3. In the making of apple cider, the fruit is crushed in a cider mill. The crushed pulp is known as _____.

Answer: pomace

4. Woodsy Owl 'works' for the U.S. Forest Service. Under what agency of the U.S. government does the Forest Service fall?

Answer: Department of Agriculture

Woodsy has been America's environmental champion since 1970!

5. The first known instrument to use the free vibrating reed principle, which is the basis of the accordion's sound production, was made in China. What was it called?

Answer: the cheng

Around the year 3000 BC, the legendary 'Yellow Emperor' Huang Di is said to have sent noted scholar Ling Lun to the western mountain regions of his domain to find a way to reproduce the song of the phoenix bird. Ling Lun returned with the cheng (or sheng) which had between 13 and 24 bamboo pipes, a small gourd which acted as a resonator box and wind chamber, and a mouthpiece.

6. In the Unix world of computing, to report on the amount of space left on the file system, the command to use is _____.

Answer: df

The 'ps' command gives information about processes that are running, the 'ls' command lists the files under the current working directory, and 'du' gives the number of kilobytes used by each subdirectory.

7. Each of the following is a relational database management system (RDBMS) that uses SQL (structured query language) EXCEPT for which one?

Answer: Lotus Notes

8. The wonderful concoction of Marshmallow Fluff and peanut butter is a tasty sandwich known as the _________.

Answer: fluffernutter

9. The only carousel owned by the U.S. Government on behalf of its people is located along the Potomac River at a place called _______.

Answer: Glen Echo Park

The park is run by the National Park Service and is located a couple of miles NW of Washington DC on the banks of the Potomac River. The Glen Echo carousel is called a 'menagerie carousel' because it has many different animals. There are 40 horses, 4 rabbits, 4 ostriches, giraffe, deer, lion, and tiger standing in three concentric circles.

It was manufactured by the Dentzel Carousel Company.

10. How does the world's largest rodent, the capybara, protect itself when it hears danger coming?

Answer: dives into the water and hides like a coward

Capybaras hide in floating vegetation. Its enemies include the anaconda, the puma, ocelot, and eagle.

Source: Author catnippin

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