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Eights Trivia Quiz

See if you can discern these groups of eight...

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

Author
thejazzkickazz

Time
5 mins

Type
Multiple Choice

Quiz #
64,393

Updated
Dec 03 21

# Qns
5

Difficulty
Difficult

Avg Score
2 / 5

Plays
1316

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Question 1 of 5

1. Who was the founder of the 'Group of 8' (aka Ashcan School) of artists in 1907? Hint

Arthur B. Davies

Robert Henri

George Luks

Everett Shinn

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Question 2 of 5

2. Which current football conference was formerly known as the 'Big 8'? Hint

Big 10

Conference USA

Pac 10

Big 12

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Question 3 of 5

3. In which culture's mythology would we find the 'Eight Immortals'? Hint

Norse

Persian

Hindu

Chinese

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Question 4 of 5

4. The 'Ogdoad' of Egyptian gods, grouped into 4 pairs of male and female gods, was associated with which ancient city? Hint

Heliopolis

Thebes

Luxor

Hermopolis

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Question 5 of 5

5. You follow the Eightfold Path in practicing which religion? Hint

Buddhism

Shintoism

Taoism

Islam

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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts

1. Who was the founder of the 'Group of 8' (aka Ashcan School) of artists in 1907?

Answer: Robert Henri

Henri, Davies, Luks and Shinn were all members of the 8, along with William J. Glackens, Ernest Lawson, Maurice Pendergast and John Sloan. They were realists who were reacting against the onslaught of impressionist art...which is why they are not so well-known today!

2. Which current football conference was formerly known as the 'Big 8'?

Answer: Big 12

The Big 8 were Colorado, Iowa State, Kansas, Kansas State, Missouri, Nebraska, Oklahoma and Oklahoma State. They later added Texas, Texas A and M, Baylor and Texas Tech from the Southwest Conference. They should have added Utah and BYU over Baylor and Tech, in my opinion!

3. In which culture's mythology would we find the 'Eight Immortals'?

Answer: Chinese

They were: Lu Tung-Pin, Chung-li Chuan, Lan Tsai-Ho, Ho Hsien-Ku, Han Hsiang-Tzu, Li Tieh-Kuai, Tsao Kuo-Chiu and Chang Kuo-Lao.

4. The 'Ogdoad' of Egyptian gods, grouped into 4 pairs of male and female gods, was associated with which ancient city?

Answer: Hermopolis

The Ogdoad included: Nun and Naunet, Heh and Hehet, Kek and Keket and Amun and Anaunet. These four sets of gods and goddesses represented the primeval forces of chaos.

5. You follow the Eightfold Path in practicing which religion?

Answer: Buddhism

To follow the Eightfold Path, you must have: right understanding, right thought, right speech, right conduct, right livelihood, right effort, right mindedness and right faith. Before venturing down the path, you must understand the 4 Noble Truths, of which the Eightfold Path is the 4th!

Source: Author thejazzkickazz

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