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Could You Be An Editor? Trivia Quiz

Could you be a quiz editor? Here are some phrases taken from actual quizzes that have been submitted recently. Indicate what type of error or errors the phrase has. Some phrases are correct. All spellings are US English.

A multiple-choice quiz by crisw. Estimated time: 4 mins.

Author
crisw

Time
4 mins

Type
Multiple Choice

Quiz #
13,131

Updated
Dec 03 21

# Qns
15

Difficulty
Average

Avg Score
10 / 15

Plays
4529

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Question 1 of 15

1. Who was not an origanal member?

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Question 2 of 15

2. Whitch pok�mon has blades for hands?

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Question 3 of 15

3. What colour is ashs hat?

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Question 4 of 15

4. There is no concept of orthodoxy in Hinduism.

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Question 5 of 15

5. What cereal looks like cheerios except has color?

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6. The rock-opera musical 'Hair' may seem an unusual place to find Shakespeare, but near the end of the second act, two cast members recite a passage from the Bard.

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Question 7 of 15

7. Who's party was it?

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Question 8 of 15

8. What is the teens hangout?

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Question 9 of 15

9. How many lines are in a Shakespearean sonnet?

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Question 10 of 15

10. Which of the followin is NOT one of the seven dwarfs?

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Question 11 of 15

11. In wrestlemania X, who did Randy Savage defeat in a falls count anywhere match?

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Question 12 of 15

12. What did Nicole do to Carmen at her Birthday Party?

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Question 13 of 15

13. What Democratic primary candidate in 1992 never endorsed Bill Clinton?

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Question 14 of 15

14. DO your homework in the dark and eat your cereal in the dark is a quote from what christian slater movie?

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Question 15 of 15

15. If you know blues clues then heres a quiz for you!

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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts

1. Who was not an origanal member? What errors does this sentence contain?

Answer: Spelling

Who was not an original member?

2. Whitch pok�mon has blades for hands? What errors does this sentence contain?

Answer: Spelling and capitalization

Which Pok�mon has blades for hands?

3. What colour is ashs hat? What errors does this sentence contain?

Answer: Capitalization and apostrophes

What color is Ash's hat?

FunTrivia editors expect quiz writers to be consistent in their spelling; an American Editor will not expect a UK writer to use US spellings and vice versa.

4. There is no concept of orthodoxy in Hinduism. What errors does this sentence contain?

Answer: It's correct

A good sentence!

5. What cereal looks like cheerios except has color? What errors does this sentence contain?

Answer: Grammar and capitalization

Which cereal looks like Cheerios except that it has color? Remember, both US and UK spelling are OK for FunTrivia, so "color" *is* an acceptable spelling.

Answer: It's correct

Another good sentence!

7. Who's party was it? What errors does this sentence contain?

Answer: Apostrophes and spelling

Whose party was it?

8. What is the teens hangout? What errors does this sentence contain?

Answer: Apostrophes

What is the teens' hangout? (if teens is meant to be plural) or What is the teen's hangout (if teens is singular)

9. How many lines are in a Shakespearean sonnet? What errors does this sentence contain?

Answer: It's correct

10. Which of the followin is NOT one of the seven dwarfs? What errors does this sentence contain?

Answer: Spelling and capitalization

Which of the following is not one of the Seven Dwarfs?

11. In wrestlemania X, who did Randy Savage defeat in a falls count anywhere match? What errors does this sentence contain?

Answer: Capitalization, grammar and punctuation

In Wrestlemania X, whom did Randy Savage defeat in a 'Falls Count Anywhere' match?

12. What did Nicole do to Carmen at her Birthday Party? What errors does this sentence contain?

Answer: Capitalization and grammar

What did Nicole do to Carmen at her birthday party? It is unclear, however, whom 'her' refers to, so the grammar is also incorrect.

13. What Democratic primary candidate in 1992 never endorsed Bill Clinton? What errors does this sentence contain?

Answer: Grammar and punctuation

Which Democratic primary candidate, in 1992, never endorsed Bill Clinton?

14. DO your homework in the dark and eat your cereal in the dark is a quote from what christian slater movie? What errors does this sentence contain?

Answer: Capitalization and punctuation

'Do your homework in the dark and eat your cereal in the dark' is a quote from what Christian Slater movie? Someone has pointed out to me that the quote as written by the quiz author is also incorrect!

15. If you know blues clues then heres a quiz for you! What errors does this sentence contain?

Answer: Capitalization, punctuation and apostrophes

If you know 'Blue's Clues', then here's a quiz for you!

Source: Author crisw

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