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Quiz about Heart Beats or Heart Bits and Pieces
Quiz about Heart Beats or Heart Bits and Pieces

Heart Beats or Heart Bits and Pieces Quiz


A thematic fun challenge was the spark to produce this hearty quiz. Ten questions in ten different categories.

A multiple-choice quiz by gme24. Estimated time: 3 mins.
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Author
gme24
Time
3 mins
Type
Multiple Choice
Quiz #
407,767
Updated
Jan 24 22
# Qns
10
Difficulty
Average
Avg Score
7 / 10
Plays
182
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Question 1 of 10
1. Beastie heart: Which animal has the largest heart? Hint


Question 2 of 10
2. Teaser heart: Rathe is an anagram of heart. What does it mean? Hint


Question 3 of 10
3. Celeb heart: Three of these four celebrities died of heart related problems. Which is the odd one out? Hint


Question 4 of 10
4. Musical heart: Which band released the song "Owner of a Lonely Heart" in 1983? Hint


Question 5 of 10
5. Literary heart: Who is the SF author creator of the "Heart of Gold"? Hint


Question 6 of 10
6. Sporting heart: Heart of Midlothian is a Scottish football club that plays its home games at Tynecastle Park, in which major city? Hint


Question 7 of 10
7. Geographic heart: In which U.S. state is there a community called Heart? It is only natural! Hint


Question 8 of 10
8. Scientific heart: Frank Heart was an American Computer Engineer who in 1969 oversaw the development of which major breakthrough in computing? Hint


Question 9 of 10
9. Movie Heart: Which actress starred in the 1987 movie "Angel Heart" together with Mickey Rourke? Hint


Question 10 of 10
10. Religious Heart: "Create in me a pure heart, O God, and renew a steadfast spirit within me" can be found in Psalm 51 which was traditionally said to have been written by whom? Hint



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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts
1. Beastie heart: Which animal has the largest heart?

Answer: Blue whale

Blue whale by a mile!
Its heart weights as much as 175 kilograms (400 pounds). The heartbeat can be picked-up from two miles away.
By comparison a human heart is about 300 grams!
2. Teaser heart: Rathe is an anagram of heart. What does it mean?

Answer: Prompt

This archaic adjective also means to be eager. In the case of flowers and fruit it means that they bloom earlier than usual or ripen very early.
Other anagrams of heart are: Earth, hater and thrae. The latter is Scottish word that means to pass water.
3. Celeb heart: Three of these four celebrities died of heart related problems. Which is the odd one out?

Answer: Farah Fawcett

She died of cancer at the age of 62. Actress, model and artist, she became known through the TV series "Charlie's Angels". She was nominated, but never won, for Emmy and Globe awards.
4. Musical heart: Which band released the song "Owner of a Lonely Heart" in 1983?

Answer: Yes

The song was the first track of the album "90125". The song was originally written by Trebor Rabin in 1979. He joined Yes as a guitarist in 1983 and stayed with the band until 1995. The song is also credited to band members Jon Anderson, Chris Squire and Trevor Horn.
The song topped the US Billboard Mainstream Rock chart.
5. Literary heart: Who is the SF author creator of the "Heart of Gold"?

Answer: Douglas Adams

It is the spaceship that was stolen by Zaphod Beeblebrox in "Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy". The engine that powers the spaceship is called the Infinite Improbability Drive.
"If, he thought to himself, such a machine is a virtual impossibility, then it must logically be a finite improbability. So, all I have to do in order to make one is to work out exactly how improbable it is, feed that figure into the finite improbability generator, give it a fresh cup of really hot tea...and turn it on!"
6. Sporting heart: Heart of Midlothian is a Scottish football club that plays its home games at Tynecastle Park, in which major city?

Answer: Edinburgh

The club was formed in 1874 and its name was influenced from the novel "The Heart of Midlothian" by Walter Scott. It has various nicknames, like Hearts, Jam Tarts, and the Jambos. Has won the Scottish top division in 1894-95, 1896-97, 1957-58 and 1959-60 and they were runners up 14 times.
7. Geographic heart: In which U.S. state is there a community called Heart? It is only natural!

Answer: Arkansas

Heart is located in Fulton County, located on Heart Road (County Road 2227), 3.2 miles (5.1 km) northeast of Glencoe.
The Natural State is a nickname of Arkansas.
8. Scientific heart: Frank Heart was an American Computer Engineer who in 1969 oversaw the development of which major breakthrough in computing?

Answer: Networking

The Advanced Research Projects Agency Network (ARPANET) was initially used to link computers over telephone lines. The project was ended in 1990 following the success of the Internet.
Frank led a small team of engineers in the development of I.M.P (Internet Message Processor) whose job was to switch data among the computers participating in the ARPANET.
Frank was born in New York in 1929 and died of cancer in 2018. He studied at the M.I.T and also took a computer programming course. He worked for the MIT Lincoln Laboratory.
9. Movie Heart: Which actress starred in the 1987 movie "Angel Heart" together with Mickey Rourke?

Answer: Lisa Bonet

Lisa Bonet, known for playing Denise Huxtable on TV, was born in San Francisco in 1968. She also appeared on other films such as "Life on Mars", "Ray Donovan", "High Fidelity" and "Road to Paloma".
"Angel Heart" is a psychological horror film based on the novel "Falling Angel". It was directed by Alan Parker who also wrote the screenplay.
10. Religious Heart: "Create in me a pure heart, O God, and renew a steadfast spirit within me" can be found in Psalm 51 which was traditionally said to have been written by whom?

Answer: David

Psalm 51, also known as the psalm of repentance, was written following the death of Uriah, husband of Bathsheba, on the orders of David so that would clear the way for marrying her. After he was chastised by prophet Nathan, he wrote it as an act of repentance and asking God's forgiveness.
Source: Author gme24

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