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Can you decipher these obscure oddities?

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

Author
thejazzkickazz

Time
5 mins

Type
Multiple Choice

Quiz #
24,111

Updated
Dec 03 21

# Qns
10

Difficulty
Impossible

Avg Score
3 / 10

Plays
2911

One at a Time - Single Page - Timed Game

Question 1 of 10

1. In which work will you find Lensky's aria? Hint

Eugene Onegin

Oedipus

Laugh of Medusa

Crime and Punishment

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Question 2 of 10

2. Who was the Greek philosopher that founded modern liberal arts? Hint

Thales

Plato

Isocrates

Aristotle

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Question 3 of 10

3. Aquiboquil is a purplish-type delicacy found in Chile and Peru. What kind of food is it? Hint

flatfish

bat brains

llama tongue

fruit

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Question 4 of 10

4. Who was the Sicilian Greek that circumnavigated the world to appease his voracious hunger? Hint

Marco Polo

Columbus

Genghis

Archestratus

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Question 5 of 10

5. Who was the culinary-author who wrote Deipnosophist (Professors of Dining)? Hint

Persius

Plato

Athenaeus

Juvenal

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Question 6 of 10

6. Which Greek playwright wrote the comedy 'Fishes'? Hint

Euripides

Aristophanes

Archippus

Apuleis

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Question 7 of 10

7. Who was the author that wrote the book 'Makes Me Want to Holler'? Hint

McCall

Jackson

King

Malcolm

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Question 8 of 10

8. What did the slang 'redbone' signify to black communities during the 60's? Hint

light-skinned black woman

KKK

racist person

police officer

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Question 9 of 10

9. Which Greek writer first described poetry as conveying the sublime qualities of nature? Hint

Sappho

Thales

Longinus

Plato

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Question 10 of 10

10. Who was the author of 'Saturnalia', describing the dialogic qualities of the seven books of Aulus Gellius? Hint

Leander

Petrach

Macrobius

Petronius

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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts

1. In which work will you find Lensky's aria?

Answer: Eugene Onegin

2. Who was the Greek philosopher that founded modern liberal arts?

Answer: Isocrates

3. Aquiboquil is a purplish-type delicacy found in Chile and Peru. What kind of food is it?

Answer: fruit

4. Who was the Sicilian Greek that circumnavigated the world to appease his voracious hunger?

Answer: Archestratus

5. Who was the culinary-author who wrote Deipnosophist (Professors of Dining)?

Answer: Athenaeus

6. Which Greek playwright wrote the comedy 'Fishes'?

Answer: Archippus

7. Who was the author that wrote the book 'Makes Me Want to Holler'?

Answer: McCall

8. What did the slang 'redbone' signify to black communities during the 60's?

Answer: light-skinned black woman

9. Which Greek writer first described poetry as conveying the sublime qualities of nature?

Answer: Longinus

10. Who was the author of 'Saturnalia', describing the dialogic qualities of the seven books of Aulus Gellius?

Answer: Macrobius

Source: Author thejazzkickazz

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