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

Author
jaydel

Time
5 mins

Type
Multiple Choice

Quiz #
149,449

Updated
Mar 16 24

# Qns
10

Difficulty
Tough

Avg Score
5 / 10

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Question 1 of 10

1. Which country in Africa used to be called Gold Coast? Hint

Ghana

Gabon

Guinea

Guinea Bissau

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Question 2 of 10

2. Which two German brothers assembled and published numerous folktales around the turn of the nineteenth century?

Answer: (One Word - no hint)

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Question 3 of 10

3. Chess: What is an opening called where a player sacrifies one or more pawns in order to gain some kind of advantage?

Answer: (One Word - X-Men)

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Question 4 of 10

4. Phobias: How do we call the fear of marriage? Hint

Glossophobia

Galeophobia

Gamophobia

Gymnophobia

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Question 5 of 10

5. Which of these four terms describes a famous French sporting event? Hint

Grand Slam

Giro

Grand Gala du cyclisme

Grande Boucle

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Question 6 of 10

6. Before this soccer player made it big time, the surname on his ID was Dil. But during his career he used another surname, and still does by the way. Who is he? Hint

Van der Gouw

Gabbiadini

Gullit

Greaves

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Question 7 of 10

7. What's the name of the supercontinent that existed some 600 million years ago? Hint

Gaealand

Guptaland

Gondwanaland

Guruland

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Question 8 of 10

8. Who was the leading man in the famous Hitchcock classic 'North By Northwest'? Hint

Gable

Gielgud

Guinness

Grant

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Question 9 of 10

9. One of Picasso's most famous paintings was a statement against the brutalities of war. What was the name of that painting?

Answer: (One Word - no hint)

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Question 10 of 10

10. Which element has number 79 in the periodic table?

Answer: (One Word - the first)

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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts

1. Which country in Africa used to be called Gold Coast?

Answer: Ghana

Rich with gold, the country now known as Ghana attracted the attention of several powerful European nations. First came the Portuguese, and after them the Dutch and the English. The latter finally won control. British rule lasted until 1957, when Ghana was the first black African nation to become independent from its colonisers.

2. Which two German brothers assembled and published numerous folktales around the turn of the nineteenth century?

Answer: Grimm

Jacob and Wilhelm Grimm were responsible for the publication of fairy tales like 'Little Red Cap' (or Little Red Riding Hood), 'Cinderella', 'Little Snow White', 'Rumpelstiltskin', 'Little Briar Rose' (Sleeping Beauty) and 'Hansel and Gretel' among others.

3. Chess: What is an opening called where a player sacrifies one or more pawns in order to gain some kind of advantage?

Answer: Gambit

Gambit derives from the Arabic word janbi, which means aside. Puzzled by this hint? In 'The New Avengers' Steed was assisted by Purdey and Gambit. Incidentally, Purdey was played by Joanna Lumley, aka Patsy Stone from 'Absolutely Fabulous'. Are you still there?

4. Phobias: How do we call the fear of marriage?

Answer: Gamophobia

Galeophobia is the fear of cats, Glossophobia is not the fear of glossies but the fear of speaking in public and gymnophobia is the fear of nudity, and I can tell you that in summer at the beaches in Holland no such fear is being shown!

5. Which of these four terms describes a famous French sporting event?

Answer: Grande Boucle

'Grande Boucle' is the Tour de France. Grand Slam is another sports term but not specifically for a French event. The 'Giro' isn't French as it describes the 'Giro d'Italia', the Italian equivalent of the Tour de France. 'Grand Gala du Cyclisme' is a name I made up myself.

6. Before this soccer player made it big time, the surname on his ID was Dil. But during his career he used another surname, and still does by the way. Who is he?

Answer: Gullit

It is not as strange as you might think. Dil is the surname of his mother is called Dil, his father's name is Gullit. Playing as Ruud Dil was somehow not that appealing.

7. What's the name of the supercontinent that existed some 600 million years ago?

Answer: Gondwanaland

Gondwanaland was named after a district in India and was made up of that particular country, Africa, Antarctica, Australia, South America and parts of Europe and the United States.

8. Who was the leading man in the famous Hitchcock classic 'North By Northwest'?

Answer: Grant

England-born Cary Grant played in a couple of other Hitchcock movies: 'To Catch A Thief' and 'Suspicion'. But who can forget him in films like 'Bringing Up Baby' or 'The Philadelphia Story'?

9. One of Picasso's most famous paintings was a statement against the brutalities of war. What was the name of that painting?

Answer: Guernica

In 1937, the German Luftwaffe, helping Franco in his coup against the government, brutally bombed the little basque village of Guernica. Hundreds of people were killed. Sadly enough, this act inspired Picasso to one of his greatest works. 'Guernica' can now be seen at the Reina Sof�a, Spain's national museum of modern art.

10. Which element has number 79 in the periodic table?

Answer: Gold

Gold (Aurum or Au) stands between the elements Platinum (78) and Mercury (80).

Source: Author jaydel

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