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'D' is the answer Trivia Quiz

All the answers begin with the letter 'D'

A multiple-choice quiz by anagram2. Estimated time: 5 mins.

Author
anagram2

Time
5 mins

Type
Multiple Choice

Quiz #
112,211

Updated
Dec 03 21

# Qns
10

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Tough

Avg Score
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Question 1 of 10

1. The purportedly deaf, donut snatching, four-legged partner of Canadian Mountie Benton Fraser, in the TV series Due South, was named after a Canadian prime minister. What was his name? Hint

Donaldson

Diefenbaker

Dekker

Deakin

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Question 2 of 10

2. In the Bible, the Book of Judges, she was a Prophetess and Judge of Israel, the only woman to hold that office. What was her name? Hint

Delilah

Deborah

Darla

Diana

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Question 3 of 10

3. Which singer won the Eurovision Song Contest in 1988 representing Switzerland? Hint

Dana

Celine Dion

Kiki Dee

Babara Dickson

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Question 4 of 10

4. In Greek mythology, he was a craftsman and inventor, said to have built the labyrinth for King Minos of Crete in which the Minotaur was kept. What was his name? Hint

Daedalus

Dionysius

Dardanus

Damocles

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Question 5 of 10

5. "My fun days are over" were reputedly the dying words of whom? Hint

Isadora Duncan

John Dillinger

Marlene Dietrich

James Dean

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Question 6 of 10

6. Which infectious disease, transmitted by the bite of a mosquito, is also known as 'breakbone fever'? Hint

Diptheria

Dysentery

Dengue fever

Dracunculiasis

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Question 7 of 10

7. Which actor's surname means 'spiritual' in Russian? Hint

Brad Dourif

Keir Dullea

Robert DeNiro

David Duchovny

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Question 8 of 10

8. Which 7th century BC Athenian legislator's name has become synonymous with harsh legislation? Hint

Darius

Draco

Demades

Drusus

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Question 9 of 10

9. Which composer, despite going blind and losing the use of his limbs, continued to compose by dictation until his death in 1934? Hint

Delius

Dvorak

Debussy

Delibes

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Question 10 of 10

10. What is the name of the housekeeper in Daphne Du Maurier's classic novel 'Rebecca'? Hint

Mrs. DeWinter

Mrs. Danvers

Mrs. Dickens

Mrs. Deacon

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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts

1. The purportedly deaf, donut snatching, four-legged partner of Canadian Mountie Benton Fraser, in the TV series Due South, was named after a Canadian prime minister. What was his name?

Answer: Diefenbaker

The wolf/dog was named after John George Diefenbaker, Prime Minister of Canada from 1957 to 1963.

2. In the Bible, the Book of Judges, she was a Prophetess and Judge of Israel, the only woman to hold that office. What was her name?

Answer: Deborah

"Now Deborah, a Prophetess, the wife of Lapidoth, she judged Israel at that time. And she dwelt under the palm of Deborah between Ramah and Bethel in mount Ephraim; and the children of Israel came up to her for judgment" (Judges 4:4-5)

3. Which singer won the Eurovision Song Contest in 1988 representing Switzerland?

Answer: Celine Dion

Born in Charlemagne, Quebec, the youngest of 14 children, Celine Dion was already a success in Canada before the 1988 Eurovision Song Contest helped her on the road to superstardom.

4. In Greek mythology, he was a craftsman and inventor, said to have built the labyrinth for King Minos of Crete in which the Minotaur was kept. What was his name?

Answer: Daedalus

To escape from Crete after Minos imprisoned him, Daedalus built wings of wax and feathers, but his son, Icarus, flew too close to the sun and fell to his death when the wax melted.

5. "My fun days are over" were reputedly the dying words of whom?

Answer: James Dean

James Dean starred in only 3 films before being killed in a car crash in 1955 at the age of 24.

6. Which infectious disease, transmitted by the bite of a mosquito, is also known as 'breakbone fever'?

Answer: Dengue fever

Flu like symptoms normally last 5-7 days. In a minority of infections life threatening haemorrhagic fever may develop although in some cases, particularly in children, the infection is so mild it may go undetected altogether.

7. Which actor's surname means 'spiritual' in Russian?

Answer: David Duchovny

David William Duchovny played the role of Fox Mulder on the television programme "The X-Files." In my opinion, the show was never the same after he left.

8. Which 7th century BC Athenian legislator's name has become synonymous with harsh legislation?

Answer: Draco

Draco's code of laws prescribed the death penalty for most offences however trivial. The word 'draconian' meaning excessively harsh and severe laws, is derived from his name.

9. Which composer, despite going blind and losing the use of his limbs, continued to compose by dictation until his death in 1934?

Answer: Delius

Eric Fenby, on hearing of the composer's blindness and paralysis offered his assistance. For 6 years he transcribed music that Delius dictated. The story of Delius and Fenby was dramatized in a 1968 BBC TV production, 'Song of Summer' directed by Ken Russell.

10. What is the name of the housekeeper in Daphne Du Maurier's classic novel 'Rebecca'?

Answer: Mrs. Danvers

'Rebecca' was made into a marvelous Academy Award winning film by Alfred Hitchcock starring Laurence Olivier and Joan Fontaine.

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