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An esoteric mix of history, art, and cultural questions. Have fun!

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

Author
thejazzkickazz

Time
5 mins

Type
Multiple Choice

Quiz #
25,285

Updated
Dec 03 21

# Qns
10

Difficulty
Very Difficult

Avg Score
4 / 10

Plays
634

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Question 1 of 10

1. Which company invented fiber-optics in 1970, by evaporating silica into taffy-like rods? Hint

Rathe

Corning

Xerox

Bausch Lomb

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Question 2 of 10

2. What was the name of Aristotle's school of philosophy? Hint

Academy

Filibuster

Solis

Peripeteia

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Question 3 of 10

3. Kongamato, is a subspecies of the pterodactyl, which was discovered in which African country? Hint

Tunisia

Egypt

Zambia

Liberia

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Question 4 of 10

4. Who painted the Madonna of Chancellor Rolin? Hint

Raphael

Titian

Jan van Eyck

Leonardo

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Question 5 of 10

5. Who was the Medieval author of 'Learned Ignorance'? Hint

Thomas Aquinas

Nicholas of Cusa

St. Augustine

Erasmus

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Question 6 of 10

6. What is the new scientific technique discovered to uncover cancer? Hint

Lindemann Bands

Raman spectroscopy

Berlitz Scan

Pep Scan

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Question 7 of 10

7. What was Lord Byron called earlier in his life? Hint

Bernard Parks

Smith Riordan

George Smith

George Gordon

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Question 8 of 10

8. Which writer described men and woman as 'God's infinite nerves...'? Hint

Reik

Jung

Schreber

Freud

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Question 9 of 10

9. Which King established Eton and King's college ca. 1440? Hint

Richard II

Henry VI

Edward the Confessor

Henry VIII

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Question 10 of 10

10. Who was Bob Hope's sidekick on his radio show, and also made 'Joltin' Joe DiMaggio' with Doris Day?

Answer: (Last name or full name)

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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts

1. Which company invented fiber-optics in 1970, by evaporating silica into taffy-like rods?

Answer: Corning

2. What was the name of Aristotle's school of philosophy?

Answer: Peripeteia

3. Kongamato, is a subspecies of the pterodactyl, which was discovered in which African country?

Answer: Zambia

4. Who painted the Madonna of Chancellor Rolin?

Answer: Jan van Eyck

5. Who was the Medieval author of 'Learned Ignorance'?

Answer: Nicholas of Cusa

6. What is the new scientific technique discovered to uncover cancer?

Answer: Raman spectroscopy

7. What was Lord Byron called earlier in his life?

Answer: George Gordon

8. Which writer described men and woman as 'God's infinite nerves...'?

Answer: Schreber

9. Which King established Eton and King's college ca. 1440?

Answer: Henry VI

10. Who was Bob Hope's sidekick on his radio show, and also made 'Joltin' Joe DiMaggio' with Doris Day?

Answer: Les Brown

Source: Author thejazzkickazz

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