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A multiple-choice quiz by erin_hobeck. Estimated time: 4 mins.

Author
erin_hobeck

Time
4 mins

Type
Multiple Choice

Quiz #
49,428

Updated
Dec 03 21

# Qns
5

Difficulty
Tough

Avg Score
3 / 5

Plays
7501

Last 3 plays: Guest 109 (2/5), Guest 204 (5/5), Guest 178 (1/5).

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Question 1 of 5

1. How many planets were believed to exist in our solar system at the end of the twentieth century? Hint

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Question 2 of 5

2. What was the first empire to use aqueducts? Hint

Babylonian

Greek

Chinese

Roman

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Question 3 of 5

3. Which of these American wars was against Great Britain? Hint

Civil War

Vietnam War

Desert Storm

Revolutionary War

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Question 4 of 5

4. What Indian tribe did the colonists disguise themselves as in the Boston Tea Party? Hint

Shoshone

Apache

Mohawk

Cherokee

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Question 5 of 5

5. How many bones are in your ear? Hint

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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts

1. How many planets were believed to exist in our solar system at the end of the twentieth century?

Answer: 9

There were nine planets in our solar system, however in 2006 Pluto was downgraded to a dwarf planet of the Kuiper Belt.

2. What was the first empire to use aqueducts?

Answer: Babylonian

Many people think the Romans were the first to use aqueducts but they were in evidence in the ancient civilizations of Mesopotamia long before Rome was even built.

3. Which of these American wars was against Great Britain?

Answer: Revolutionary War

Since that time the US and the UK have improved relations.

4. What Indian tribe did the colonists disguise themselves as in the Boston Tea Party?

Answer: Mohawk

The colonists disguised themselves as Mohawk Indians to disguise their faces and as a symbolic choice.

5. How many bones are in your ear?

Answer: 3

The hammer, anvil and the stirrup are the three bones in the ear.

Source: Author erin_hobeck

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