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Hush Trivia Quiz

Hush! Let's have a bit of silence while you work on this quiz.

A multiple-choice quiz by Sallyo. Estimated time: 4 mins.

Author
Sallyo

Time
4 mins

Type
Multiple Choice

Quiz #
190,306

Updated
Dec 03 21

# Qns
15

Difficulty
Average

Avg Score
10 / 15

Plays
889

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Question 1 of 15

1. Which of the following poems has the word "hush" in the first line? Hint

The Battle Song of the Republic

Vitai Lampada

The Journey of the Magi

The Charge of the Light Brigade

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Question 2 of 15

2. Hush the possum is the main character of a famous Australian picture book. Which is it? Hint

Moon Eyes

Possum in the House!

Possum Magic

Hist!

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Question 3 of 15

3. "There's a kind of hush" sang Herman's Hermits in the 1960s, but which singer(s) had a hit with it a decade later? Hint

The Carpenters

Cliff Richard

Peter, Paul and Mary

Captain and Tenille

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Question 4 of 15

4. "Hush, hush, whisper who dares?" What famous poem is this?
Hint

Hist!

Vespers

Hush-a-Bye

My Shadow

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Question 5 of 15

5. Which television series had an episode called "Hush"? Hint

Angel

Buffy the Vampire Slayer

Star Trek

The X Files

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Question 6 of 15

6. "Hush, little baby, don't you cry..."
These words are contained in which song? Hint

Blue Tailed Fly

Swing Low, Sweet Chariot

All My Trials

Shortenin' Bread

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Question 7 of 15

7. There is a well known brand of shoe with "hush" in the title. What is the name of this brand? Hint

Hush Puppies

Hush Huggies

Hush Bunnies

Hush Steppies

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Question 8 of 15

8. What does hush-hush mean?

Hint

Secret

Soft

Illegal

Silent

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Question 9 of 15

9. Who or what is hush money? Hint

Payments made to the tax office.

Money paid as reward or bribe to someone not to tell on you.

A 1940s gangster who terrorised Sydney, Australia.

A comedian from the silent movie days.

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Question 10 of 15

10. Movie title; "Hush, Hush, Sweet___" Hint

Georgia Brown

Charlotte

Baby

Charity

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Question 11 of 15

11. Which is a synonym for "hushaby" or "hushabye"? Hint

Lullaby

All of these

Cradle Song

Berceuse

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Question 12 of 15

12. "Hush-Hush Murder" was written by Agatha Christie.

True

False

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Question 13 of 15

13. The word "hush" is both a noun and a verb. What is the adjectival form? Hint

Hushed

Hushable

There isn't one

Hushing

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Question 14 of 15

14. Which of the following singers was not a member of 1970s Aussie band Hush? Hint

Keith Lamb

Rick Lum

Les Gock

Marc Hunter

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Question 15 of 15

15. "Hush! my dear, lie still and slumber" is the first line of a poem called "A Cradle Song". Who wrote it? Hint

Lewis Carroll

Isaac Newton

C.S. Lewis

Isaac Watts

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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts

1. Which of the following poems has the word "hush" in the first line?

Answer: Vitai Lampada

"There's a breathless hush in the close tonight..." begins the poem "Vitae Lampada" (which means something like "Life of Light") by Sir Henry Newbolt.

2. Hush the possum is the main character of a famous Australian picture book. Which is it?

Answer: Possum Magic

"Possum Magic", by Mem Fox (illustrated by Julie Vivas) is the story of Hush and Grandma Poss, and how Hush becomes invisible.

3. "There's a kind of hush" sang Herman's Hermits in the 1960s, but which singer(s) had a hit with it a decade later?

Answer: The Carpenters

The Carpenters had a big hit with "There's a Kind of Hush" in 1976. The words and music were written by Geoff Stephens and Les Reed.

4. "Hush, hush, whisper who dares?" What famous poem is this?

Answer: Vespers

"Vespers", by A.A. Milne, is one of the best known poems inspired by his son, Christopher Robin. Others include "Changing the Guard" and "My Shadow".

5. Which television series had an episode called "Hush"?

Answer: Buffy the Vampire Slayer

In the "Buffy the Vampire Slayer" episode "Hush", fairytale monsters came to Sunnydale and stole voices.

6. "Hush, little baby, don't you cry..." These words are contained in which song?

Answer: All My Trials

This is the first line of "All my Trials", a spiritual or folk song based on a Bahamian lullaby. It has been recorded several times, and singers include Peter, Paul and Mary.

7. There is a well known brand of shoe with "hush" in the title. What is the name of this brand?

Answer: Hush Puppies

"Hush Puppies" shoes were an early brand of casual "smart" shoes for men in the early 1960s. The brand is named after an American cornmeal recipe, which was originally used to quiet barking dogs. Since "barking dogs" was slang for "sore feet", Hush Puppies could quiet both.

8. What does hush-hush mean?

Answer: Secret

The term "hush hush" or "hush-hush", meaning secret, is a reduplication (doubling of a word for emphasis) first recorded in 1916.

9. Who or what is hush money?

Answer: Money paid as reward or bribe to someone not to tell on you.

"Hush money" or "hush-money" is a surprisingly old term - its use was recorded first in 1709. There possibly has been a human villain known as "Hush Money", but if so he wasn't a 1940s Aussie gangster.

10. Movie title; "Hush, Hush, Sweet___"

Answer: Charlotte

"Hush Hush, Sweet Charlotte" was filmed in 1964 with Bette Davis and Olivia de Havilland and Agnes Moorehead.

11. Which is a synonym for "hushaby" or "hushabye"?

Answer: All of these

All these words mean the same thing; a quiet song intended to lull children to sleep.

12. "Hush-Hush Murder" was written by Agatha Christie.

Answer: False

Agatha Christie wrote a good many murder mysteries, but "Hush-Hush Murder" is a 1978 Vantage Press title, written by Agatha Murphy.

13. The word "hush" is both a noun and a verb. What is the adjectival form?

Answer: Hushed

"Hushed" is an adjective. "There was a hushed silence." "Hushed" is also a verb. "He hushed the baby to sleep." In the term "hush-money", "hush" might be thought of as an adjective, but actually, "hush-money" is a compound noun.

14. Which of the following singers was not a member of 1970s Aussie band Hush?

Answer: Marc Hunter

Hush, which had a big hit in 1971 with "Boney Moronie", was one of the entertaining glam rock bands of the 1970s. Keith Lamb was the lead singer, and other members included Les Gock and Rick Lum. Marc Hunter belonged to another band, called Dragon.

15. "Hush! my dear, lie still and slumber" is the first line of a poem called "A Cradle Song". Who wrote it?

Answer: Isaac Watts

English writer Isaac Watts (1674-1748) wrote around six hundred hymns, the best-known of which may be "When I Survey the Wondrous Cross". Lewis Carroll wrote the "Alice" books, in which he parodied some of Watts' writings, C.S. Lewis wrote the "Narnia" books and Isaac Newton was a scientist.

Source: Author Sallyo

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