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High School in 15 Questions Trivia Quiz

Put your thinking caps on and good luck to you all!

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

Author
LadyCaitriona

Time
5 mins

Type
Multiple Choice

Quiz #
39,602

Updated
Dec 03 21

# Qns
15

Difficulty
Difficult

Avg Score
8 / 15

Plays
5862

Last 3 plays: Guest 198 (9/15), Guest 82 (3/15), Guest 86 (4/15).

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Question 1 of 15

1. Sociology: Political activist Karl Marx, best known as co-author of 'The Communist Manifesto', was of which nationality? Hint

Russian

Polish

French

German

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Question 2 of 15

2. Media Studies: Which cosmetics company uses the slogan, 'Maybe she's born with it...'? Hint

Cover Girl

Maybelline

Christian Dior

Elizabeth Arden

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Question 3 of 15

3. Literature: In which Dickens novel would you find the characters Fagin and the Artful Dodger? Hint

David Copperfield

Oliver Twist

Great Expectations

A Tale of Two Cities

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Question 4 of 15

4. Botany: A maple tree is what? Hint

Coniferous

Deciduous

Igneous

Metamorphic

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Question 5 of 15

5. Business: What is the name given to the famous study that proved that people will work harder when they know they are being studied? Hint

The Hawthorne Studies

The MacPhearson Studies

The Marx Studies

The Cicero Studies

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Question 6 of 15

6. Technology: The 'black box' in an airplane is usually what colour? Hint

Black

Green

Blue

Orange

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Question 7 of 15

7. Mathematics: Determine x,y from the following equations: 4y + 3x = 40; y - x = 3 Hint

x=1, y=9

x=5, y=2

x=4, y=7

x=3, y=3

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Question 8 of 15

8. Geography: In which country would you find the province of Sk�ne?

Answer: (a Scandinavian country)

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Question 9 of 15

9. History: What was the date of the Battle of Culloden (Also called the Battle of Drummossie)? Hint

16 April 1749

16 April 1747

16 April 1746

16 April 1748

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Question 10 of 15

10. Chemistry: Which of these is the odd one out? Hint

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Question 11 of 15

11. Philosophy: Which logical fallacy is Latin for 'after this, therefore, because of this'? Hint

post hoc ergo propter hoc

pereant qui ante nos nostra dixerunt

veni, vidi, vici

salus populi suprema lex esto

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Question 12 of 15

12. Music: Which of the following natural scales has no sharps and no flats? Hint

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Question 13 of 15

13. Physics: In the following equation, N = C/V , what is N? Hint

inertia

speed of light in a vacuum

index of refraction

intensity of light

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Question 14 of 15

14. Computer Science: What C++ data type would be used to store the number 2.4? Hint

dec

int

float

char

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Question 15 of 15

15. French: If I said 'Je suis une bonne etudiante', what is the infinitive of the verb being used? Hint

bonner

pouvoir

avoir

�tre

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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts

1. Sociology: Political activist Karl Marx, best known as co-author of 'The Communist Manifesto', was of which nationality?

Answer: German

Marx was from Prussia, a part of Germany.

2. Media Studies: Which cosmetics company uses the slogan, 'Maybe she's born with it...'?

Answer: Maybelline

'Maybe she's born with it. Maybe it's Maybelline.'

3. Literature: In which Dickens novel would you find the characters Fagin and the Artful Dodger?

Answer: Oliver Twist

4. Botany: A maple tree is what?

Answer: Deciduous

Igneous and metamorphic are two classifications for rock.

5. Business: What is the name given to the famous study that proved that people will work harder when they know they are being studied?

Answer: The Hawthorne Studies

These took place at the Hawthorne Works factory of the Western Electric Company in Cicero, Illinois.

6. Technology: The 'black box' in an airplane is usually what colour?

Answer: Orange

I'm not exactly sure why this is. Perhaps to make it easier to find in the event of a crash?

7. Mathematics: Determine x,y from the following equations: 4y + 3x = 40; y - x = 3

Answer: x=4, y=7

8. Geography: In which country would you find the province of Sk�ne?

Answer: Sweden

Sk�ne was ceded to Sweden from the Danes in 1658 during the Peace of Roskilde. I accept both answers, because it would depend on whether you looked for Sk�ne before or after 1658.

9. History: What was the date of the Battle of Culloden (Also called the Battle of Drummossie)?

Answer: 16 April 1746

The battle lasted only 40 minutes, but with devastating results to the Jacobite cause.

10. Chemistry: Which of these is the odd one out?

Answer: Fe

Iron (Fe, also called 'ferrum') is not a noble gas. Argon (Ar), Xenon(Xe) and Helium (He) are.

11. Philosophy: Which logical fallacy is Latin for 'after this, therefore, because of this'?

Answer: post hoc ergo propter hoc

12. Music: Which of the following natural scales has no sharps and no flats?

Answer: a

Remember, lower case indicates a minor scale. The scale of c has 3 flats while the scale of C has 0. The scale of a has no sharps or flats.

13. Physics: In the following equation, N = C/V , what is N?

Answer: index of refraction

14. Computer Science: What C++ data type would be used to store the number 2.4?

Answer: float

15. French: If I said 'Je suis une bonne etudiante', what is the infinitive of the verb being used?

Answer: �tre

The sentence in French means 'I am a good (female) student'. The verb '�tre' means 'to be'.

Source: Author LadyCaitriona

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