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General Quiz: General Knowledge Trivia 3: 10 Questions | Mixed 10 Questions

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

Author
vendome

Time
5 mins

Type
Multiple Choice

Quiz #
10,106

Updated
Dec 03 21

# Qns
10

Difficulty
Difficult

Avg Score
5 / 10

Plays
5579

Last 3 plays: Guest 73 (3/10), Guest 47 (3/10), Guest 136 (8/10).

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Question 1 of 10

1. Which of these occupations has the highest mortality rate per 1000 workers? Hint

high-wire performer

hydroplane driver

lumberjack

power-line worker

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Question 2 of 10

2. Which of these is NOT part of the human eye? Hint

vitreous humor

iris

choroid

alveoli

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Question 3 of 10

3. Which legal defense is also referred to as the 'Nuremburg Defense'? Hint

Acted in self-defense

Followed Biblical precedent

Not guilty due to insanity

Just following orders

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Question 4 of 10

4. Which word would NOT refer to a servile person? Hint

peremptory

syncophantic

obsequious

subservient

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Question 5 of 10

5. Which is the first African country due east of Morocco? Hint

Libya

Chad

Algeria

Niger

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Question 6 of 10

6. Which character is NOT the heroine of a historical romance? Hint

Lucie Manette

Hertegrude

Esmeralda

Lorna Doone

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Question 7 of 10

7. The tip, vamp, throat, collar and shank are all parts of this familiar item. Can you name it? Hint

garbage disposal

woman's shoe

pencil sharpener

hair dryer

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Question 8 of 10

8. A wicked scheme could be called any one of these EXCEPT ? Hint

nefarious

vituperative

iniquitous

Machievellian

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Question 9 of 10

9. Which of the Great Lakes is the farthest east? Hint

Lake Ontario

Lake Huron

Lake Superior

Lake Erie

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Question 10 of 10

10. Which word means 'next to the last? Hint

proximate

penultimate

preeminent

foregoing

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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts

1. Which of these occupations has the highest mortality rate per 1000 workers?

Answer: hydroplane driver

At 25 deaths per thousand, hydroplane drivers are second only to astronauts (30 per 1000).

2. Which of these is NOT part of the human eye?

Answer: alveoli

Alveoli are the tiny air sacs that are integral to the functioning of the lungs.

3. Which legal defense is also referred to as the 'Nuremburg Defense'?

Answer: Just following orders

The name derived from the infamous Nazi war crimes trial after World War II.

4. Which word would NOT refer to a servile person?

Answer: peremptory

A peremptory person is dictatorial and dogmatic.

5. Which is the first African country due east of Morocco?

Answer: Algeria

This huge country is almost four times larger than the state of Texas.

6. Which character is NOT the heroine of a historical romance?

Answer: Hertegrude

7. The tip, vamp, throat, collar and shank are all parts of this familiar item. Can you name it?

Answer: woman's shoe

8. A wicked scheme could be called any one of these EXCEPT ?

Answer: vituperative

Vituperative means 'in a scolding manner'.

9. Which of the Great Lakes is the farthest east?

Answer: Lake Ontario

The St. Lawrence Seaway opened Lake Ontario to oceangoing vessels in 1959.

10. Which word means 'next to the last?

Answer: penultimate

A 'penult' is the second to the last syllable in a word.

Source: Author vendome

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