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'Fun' Quiz

Either the question or the answer uses the letters FUN. Good Luck in a very easy quiz.

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

Author
fiachra

Time
6 mins

Type
Multiple Choice

Quiz #
109,273

Updated
Dec 03 21

# Qns
10

Difficulty
Difficult

Avg Score
5 / 10

Plays
640

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Question 1 of 10

1. What Polish scientist coined the word 'vitamin'? Hint

Casimir Funk

Carlo Funk

Carl Funk

Casper Funk

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Question 2 of 10

2. The Titanic had four funnels, a very unusual feature, not that it did anything for her on that fateful night. What is a funnel? Hint

lighting/ventilating shaft

cone shaped vessel with a tube at the apex

metal chimney on a steam ship

all of these

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Question 3 of 10

3. If a tight rope walker wrote 'Funambulist' on his/her tax returns in the box labled 'Occupation', would they be telling the truth?

Yes

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Question 4 of 10

4. Len Deighton wrote the story and Michael Caine starred as Harry Palmer in this famous 1967 cold war film, '_________ in Berlin'. Can you complete the title?
Hint

Function

Funfair

Funeral

Fundraising

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Question 5 of 10

5. Le Corbusier began this architectural movement in Switzerland.

Answer: (Fun+10 letters.)

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Question 6 of 10

6. When Grand Funk Railroad re-united in 1996, they hired Ringo Starr's manager. Can you name him? Hint

Michael Fishof

Robert Fishof

Mathew Fishof

David Fishof

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Question 7 of 10

7. Is Amanita Phalloides an edible fungus (mushroom)?

Yes

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Question 8 of 10

8. Can you give the common name for Funkia (genus of the Plantain Lily)grown for its elegant foliage in shady, moist areas? Hint

Pink Lily

Lily of the Valley

Hosta Ex Hostas

Arum Lily

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Question 9 of 10

9. Can you name the bay which separates Nova Scotia from New Brunswick?

Answer: (Three words Think high tides)

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Question 10 of 10

10. A male, bottle-nosed dolphin moved into Dingle Bay in 1984. What name did the local fishermen give him? Hint

Fungie

Funny

Funkie

Funlied

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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts

1. What Polish scientist coined the word 'vitamin'?

Answer: Casimir Funk

He combined the Latin word "vita" for life and the chemical word "amin". He realised the importance of vitamins in maintaining good health.

2. The Titanic had four funnels, a very unusual feature, not that it did anything for her on that fateful night. What is a funnel?

Answer: all of these

The Titanic, as everyone knows, sank on her maiden voyage. But how many know that Queenstown, (now called Cobh), in Ireland was her last port of call.

3. If a tight rope walker wrote 'Funambulist' on his/her tax returns in the box labled 'Occupation', would they be telling the truth?

Answer: Yes

Funambulist has a Latin root, from "Funis" meaning rope and "Ambulare" to walk. It was a popular public spectacle in ancient Rome.

4. Len Deighton wrote the story and Michael Caine starred as Harry Palmer in this famous 1967 cold war film, '_________ in Berlin'. Can you complete the title?

Answer: Funeral

This was the third book and film which featured the anti-hero Harry Palmer. The Ipcress file was the first which obviously introduced Harry.

5. Le Corbusier began this architectural movement in Switzerland.

Answer: functionalism

He applied austerity to his town plans from 1924 onwards, everything had to have a function. He said "a home is a machine to live in".

6. When Grand Funk Railroad re-united in 1996, they hired Ringo Starr's manager. Can you name him?

Answer: David Fishof

Craig Frost, Don Brewer, Mark Farner, Dennis Bellinger and Mel Schacher took the name for their band from the Michigan landmark "Grand Trunk Western Railroad".

7. Is Amanita Phalloides an edible fungus (mushroom)?

Answer: No

In the USA alone there are 5,000 varieties of mushroom. Of these, about a 100 are poisonous and 12 are deadly, with Amanita Phalloides being an example.

8. Can you give the common name for Funkia (genus of the Plantain Lily)grown for its elegant foliage in shady, moist areas?

Answer: Hosta Ex Hostas

This plant has become very popular in Ireland. Unfortunately it attracts slugs. A novel, eco-friendly, Irish way of ridding the garden of these pests is to leave a saucer of Guinness near the plants in the evening. Next morning the slugs will be dead in the saucer....at least they will have died 'merry'.

9. Can you name the bay which separates Nova Scotia from New Brunswick?

Answer: Fundy Bay

This bay, measuring 100 miles x 35 miles, is actually an inlet of the Atlantic Ocean. 21 metre tides are common.

10. A male, bottle-nosed dolphin moved into Dingle Bay in 1984. What name did the local fishermen give him?

Answer: Fungie

Fungie is a very popular tourist attraction and loves putting on a show. He is the only dolphin to have several web pages to himself in several languages.

Source: Author fiachra

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