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Four Is the Perfect Number Trivia Quiz

Quartet: a set of four people or things. I give you three words or names. Find the fourth one to complete the set.

A matching quiz by zordy. Estimated time: 3 mins.

Author
zordy

Time
3 mins

Type
Match Quiz

Quiz #
397,198

Updated
Dec 03 21

# Qns
10

Difficulty
Very Easy

Avg Score
9 / 10

Plays
860

Last 3 plays: Waldkaeuzchen (10/10), Guest 172 (10/10), GBfan (10/10).

(a) Drag-and-drop from the right to the left, or (b) click on a right side answer box and then on a left side box to move it.

Questions		Choices
1. Violin, violin, viola,		Pale
2. Estate, primavera, autunno,		Wimbledon
3. Richards, Storm, Storm,		Rumen
4. Club, Coins, Cups,		Cello
5. Sarah, Rebekah, Leah,		Grimm
6. White, Red, Black,		Inverno
7. Zhang Chunqiao, Yao Wenyuan, Wang Hongwen,		Rachel
8. Reticulum, Omasum, Abomasum,		Jiang Qing
9. Harpo, Chico, Groucho,		Swords
10. Melbourne Park, Roland Garros, Flushing Meadows,		Zeppo

Select each answer

1. Violin, violin, viola,

2. Estate, primavera, autunno,

3. Richards, Storm, Storm,

4. Club, Coins, Cups,

5. Sarah, Rebekah, Leah,

6. White, Red, Black,

7. Zhang Chunqiao, Yao Wenyuan, Wang Hongwen,

8. Reticulum, Omasum, Abomasum,

9. Harpo, Chico, Groucho,

10. Melbourne Park, Roland Garros, Flushing Meadows,

Most Recent Scores

Dec 13 2024 : Waldkaeuzchen: 10/10
Dec 09 2024 : Guest 172: 10/10
Dec 02 2024 : GBfan: 10/10
Nov 14 2024 : mungojerry: 10/10
Oct 28 2024 : Guest 23: 10/10
Oct 22 2024 : Mikeytrout44: 10/10

Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts

1. Violin, violin, viola,

Answer: Cello

This is the classical formation of a string quartet, a chamber music form that became popular with Haydn, flourished with Mozart and Beethoven and continued with Schubert, Wagner, Bartok through the XXth century (Cage, Ligeti, Stockhausen).

2. Estate, primavera, autunno,

Answer: Inverno

These are the names of the four season in Italian: primavera-spring, estate-summer, autunno-autumn and inverno-winter.

3. Richards, Storm, Storm,

Answer: Grimm

These are the "real" surnames of Mister Fantastic, Invisible Woman, Human Torch, Thing, or the Fantastic Four, a team of superheroes that first appeared on Marvel Comics in 1961. They were created by Stan Lee and Jack Kirby.

4. Club, Coins, Cups,

Answer: Swords

So are called the suits in decks of cards used in Italy and Spain. They are also the suits in the tarot deck, often used for divination.

5. Sarah, Rebekah, Leah,

Answer: Rachel

Abraham's wife Sarah, Isaac's wife Rebekah (or Rebecca), Jacob's wives Leah and Rachel are considered the Four Matriarchs of Judaism.

6. White, Red, Black,

Answer: Pale

These are the colours of the steeds of the Four Horsemen of the Apocalypse in St. John's Book of Revelation.
According to the most common among many interpretations of these symbols, the White Horsemen represents Christ, the Red one represents War, the Black one represents Famine and the Pale one represents Death.

7. Zhang Chunqiao, Yao Wenyuan, Wang Hongwen,

Answer: Jiang Qing

The notorious "Gang of Four": a quartet of Chinese politicians who fell in disgrace after the death of Mao Zedong and were subjected to trial in 1981. Among them there was Mao's wife Jang Qing, who, after being sentenced to life imprisonment, committed suicide in 1991.

8. Reticulum, Omasum, Abomasum,

Answer: Rumen

The four compartments of ruminants' stomach. The word "ruminant" comes from the Latin "ruminare", meaning "to chew again and again". Besides cattle, also giraffes, deer and antelopes are ruminants.

9. Harpo, Chico, Groucho,

Answer: Zeppo

The Marx Brothers: there was also a fifth guy, Gummo, who left the vaudeville act before the other four started their career in the movies.

10. Melbourne Park, Roland Garros, Flushing Meadows,

Answer: Wimbledon

These are the venues of the Grand Slam tennis tournaments: Australian Open, French Open in Paris, Wimbledon at the All England Lawn Tennis and Croquet Club, US Open in Queens-New York City.

Source: Author zordy

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