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A multiple-choice quiz by burstingsmile. Estimated time: 3 mins.

Author
burstingsmile

Time
3 mins

Type
Multiple Choice

Quiz #
73,115

Updated
May 16 22

# Qns
10

Difficulty
Average

Avg Score
7 / 10

Plays
5593

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Question 1 of 10

1. Who was the first man to have his taste-buds insured for one million dollars? Hint

John Harrison

Lenny Horridufe

George Barnards

Peter Grogirian

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Question 2 of 10

2. What is a busker? Hint

a new born elephant

a street performer

a criminal

a wealthy man

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Question 3 of 10

3. Who was the first First Lady born outside America? Hint

Elizabeth Monroe

Nancy Reagan

Dolly Madison

Louisa Adams

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Question 4 of 10

4. Which of these words does not function as both a noun and a verb? Hint

Fix

Advocate

Describe

Support

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Question 5 of 10

5. What did inventor, Whitcomb Judson, perfect in the late 1800s? Hint

Capacitor

Laser

Steam Engine

Zipper

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Question 6 of 10

6. In the terms of art, what do you call the intensity of a color? Hint

tactile

chroma

burnish

acrylic

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Question 7 of 10

7. In LITERARY terms, what is the word that matches this definition: 'short account of an interesting event in someone's life'? Hint

drama

fiction

anecdote

legend

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Question 8 of 10

8. Who is the author of the Harry Potter series? Hint

R.L. Stein

E.B. White

J.K. Rowling

J.J. Westley

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Question 9 of 10

9. According to military time, what would you mean if you said 1600 hours? Hint

4 am

6 pm

6 am

4 pm

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Question 10 of 10

10. What is the largest whale of these listed? Hint

Beluga

Killer whale

Dolphin

Humpback whale

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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts

1. Who was the first man to have his taste-buds insured for one million dollars?

Answer: John Harrison

As the official taste tester for Edy's Grand Ice Cream, John Harrison had his tastebuds insured for one million dollars.

2. What is a busker?

Answer: a street performer

Buskers may juggle, eat fire, play music, or ride a unicycle - among many other things. As appreciation for a busker's performance, spectators are supposed to put coins in the performer-provided hat.

3. Who was the first First Lady born outside America?

Answer: Louisa Adams

Louisa Adams was the first First Lady ever to be born outside the U.S. Her husband was John Quincy Adams.

4. Which of these words does not function as both a noun and a verb?

Answer: Describe

'Describe' is the only of these four words that cannot function as a noun and, unlike the other three, has a corresponding noun-form - 'description'.

5. What did inventor, Whitcomb Judson, perfect in the late 1800s?

Answer: Zipper

Whitcomb Judson perfected the zipper in the late 1800s. The article of clothing that the zipper was first used on was the boot.

6. In the terms of art, what do you call the intensity of a color?

Answer: chroma

Chroma (CROW-mah) - The intensity of a color or the brightness of a hue.

7. In LITERARY terms, what is the word that matches this definition: 'short account of an interesting event in someone's life'?

Answer: anecdote

Anecdote (an-ekt-dote) - a short account or story of an interesting event in someone's (fiction or nonfiction) life.

8. Who is the author of the Harry Potter series?

Answer: J.K. Rowling

Jo Rowling is the British female writer of the Harry Potter series.

9. According to military time, what would you mean if you said 1600 hours?

Answer: 4 pm

10. What is the largest whale of these listed?

Answer: Humpback whale

Source: Author burstingsmile

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