Hello, Here is the Letter "Q" Trivia Quiz

Answer: Quetzal and quail

Quetzals and quails are birds. The quetzal is found mainly in Central America, belongs to the Trogonidae family. It has very beautiful feathers, especially the "resplendent quetzal" variety. The quetzal is the symbolic bird of Guatemala and the name of the country's currency. About 130 species of short-tailed birds of the order Galiformes are called quail, resembling a partridge but generally smaller and less robust. Its meat and eggs are considered a delicacy.

Quoll and quokka are nocturnal marsupials, the first is a carnivore and the latter, a herbivore. They are native to Australia and New Guinea.

Answer: 2,850 meters

"Quito", formerly called Saint Francis of Quito, was founded by the Spanish in 1534. It is the capital of Ecuador, located in the Guayllabamba River basin, on the slopes of the active stratovolcano Pichincha, in the Andes mountain range. Quito is 2,850 meters above sea level and its historic center is 25 kilometers south of the equator line.

Visiting the "Museo de Sítio Intiñan", at latitude zero, on the outskirts of Quito, it is possible to carry out several experiments which show how things behave on the equator.

Answer: True

Quezon City is located on the island of Luzon, Philippines. It was built to be the country's capital and that was its function between 1949-1976, then the capital was returned to Manila. The idea of building a new capital for the Philippines was aimed at preventing possible naval attacks, which could happen in Manila, which is by the sea. Quezon City is currently the most populous city in the country, conurbated with Manila and is still the home to many government organizations.

Answer: Berlin

One of the most visited landmarks in Berlin, Germany, is the Brandenburg Gate. It was built at the request of Frederick William II, in the period 1788-1791. Its design was based on the Propylaea, the gateway to the Acropolis in Athens. The structure is composed of 12 doric columns about 20m high, 11m deep and 64m wide; this structure is flanked by two small pavilions.

In 1793, atop the gate was placed a four-horse chariot, a quadriga, driven by the Roman goddess of victory. This monument suffered significant damage during the wars and went through several restoration processes.

The story of the Brandenburg Gate is well worth knowing.

Answer: Robert Mitchum

Quasimodo is a fictional character from the novel "The Hunchback of Notre Dame", published by Victor Hugo in 1831. Quasimodo was born with deformities on his back and face. After being abandoned, he was taken in by a priest, later becoming a bell-ringer of the Notre Dame Cathedral.

The story had many film adaptations and several actors starred as Quasimodo, among them Lon Chaney in the 1923 version, Charles Laughton in the 1939 and Antony Quinn in 1956. The American actor Robert Mitchum (1917-1997) did not play Quasimodo.

Answer: Queen Latifah

Among the four personalities mentioned, only Queen Latifah is not a queen in real life. She was born in Newark, NY, in 1970, her name is Dana Elaine Owens. At the age of 8, she received the nickname Latifah from a cousin, which means "delicate and sensitive" in Arabic. She started her career very young, when she formed the group Ladies Fresh. In 1989, she made her debut with the hip-hop album "All Hail to the Queen". In 1991, she made her debut on the screen with the film "Jungle Fever" and in 2002 she had a huge success in the musical film "Chicago", in which she showed her talents as actress and singer, receiving a nomination for the Academy Award. She has an extensive career as a singer, songwriter, rapper, actress and producer.

The Argentinian Maxima Z. Cerruti, Queen Maxima, is the wife of King William-Alexander of the Netherlands. Rania Al-Abdullah is the Queen consort of Jordan king Abdullah II bin Al-Hussein. Sonja Haraldsen married, in 1968, Crown Prince Harald of Norway after much resistance from the royal family. In 1991, when her husband accessed the throne she became Queen Sonja.

Answer: Emotion

The words antiques, treason and quinoa are formed with letters of the word "questionary". This is not the case for the word "emotion", which means a strong feeling about someone or something, such as love, fear, anger, etc. The word "emotion" contains the letter "m" which does not exist in the word "questionary".

Answer: The Secret of Santa Vittoria

The Mexican-American actor Antony Quinn (1915-2001) and the Italian actress Anna Magnani (1908-1973) starred together in the film "The Secret of Santa Vittoria", released in 1969. The film was produced and directed by Stanley Kramer and co-produced by George Glass based on the book of the same name by Robert Crichton.

The story takes place during World War II, when the Germans occupied a large part of Italy. Aware of the arrival of the Germans, the residents of the small town of Santa Vittoria, whose economy was based on wine production, managed to hide around a million bottles of wine in the galleries of an ancient Roman cave, under the guidance of the mayor and drinker Italo Bambolini, played by Anthony Quinn.

Answer: Australia

Australia is the birthplace of "Qantas", which was founded in Winton, Queensland, on November 16, 1920 and began operating in March 1921, as the "Queensland and Northern Territory Aerial Services Limited". Its first aircraft was an Avro 504K.

In these hundred years of existence, the company, which has the nickname "The Flying Kangaroo", has gone through numerous reorganizations and mergers. The company is now based in Sydney and has several subsidiaries. In October 2019, Qantas, using a Boeing 787-9 Dreamliner completed the longest commercial flight to date in 19 hours and 20 minutes, between Sydney and New York.

Answer: True

Dame Barbara Mary Quant (1930-) is a fashion icon, who became famous in the 1960s and following years, always linked to the youth movement, mainly influenced by her way of dressing. Her name was linked to miniskirts and hotpants.

The term "hotpants", which first appeared in the Women's Wear Magazine in 1970, is used for any pair of extremely short shorts. Such shorts which were used for sports, beachwear or leisure, in the 1970s started to be made with luxury fabrics, especially silk, velvet and lamé, and used in social occasions. Today it is common to see hotpants as part of cheerleader uniforms, backup dancers in shows and by some performers.