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This is just a little quiz I have put together from information I have picked up from years of playing 'Trivial Pursuit' with my folks. It's only my second so any feedback is welcome!

A multiple-choice quiz by The Thing. Estimated time: 7 mins.

Author
The Thing

Time
7 mins

Type
Multiple Choice

Quiz #
121,662

Updated
Dec 03 21

# Qns
10

Difficulty
Difficult

Avg Score
4 / 10

Plays
662

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Question 1 of 10

1. Name the popular character of such Michael Connelly crime novels as 'Trunk Music' and 'The Last Coyote'. Hint

Alex Cross

Harry Bosch

Alex Delaware

Peter Hennessy

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Question 2 of 10

2. Boots the Chemist is a well-known high street presence in the UK. But less well known is that it was also responsible for the development of which common over-the-counter remedy, first patented in 1961? Hint

Bricanyl

Aspirin

Ibuprofen

The decongestant found in most cold remedies

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Question 3 of 10

3. The cop series 'Boomtown' set in LA stars, among others, Donnie Wahlberg as Detective Joel Stevens. What huge boy band of the 90's was he a member of?

Answer: (Five words)

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Question 4 of 10

4. Which Italian artist of the early Renaissance produced the beautiful 'La Primavera' ('Allegory of Spring') painting, featuring the Roman goddess Flora, currently held by the Galleria degli Uffizi in Florence? Hint

Raphael

Titian

Botticelli

Tintoretto

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Question 5 of 10

5. Which of the following is a film by Spanish auteur Pedro Almodovar which did NOT feature actress Marisa Paredes? Hint

Tie Me Up! Tie Me Down!

All About My Mother

Talk to Her

High Heels

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Question 6 of 10

6. In the UK, which regulatory body is a watchdog for the financial services? Hint

Financial Services Authority

Financial Regulatory Council

Institute of Financial Providers

Commission of Financial Providers

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Question 7 of 10

7. The wife of which member of the Beatles is said to have inspired Eric Clapton's 'Layla'?

Answer: (Two Words)

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Question 8 of 10

8. Name the first Black champion at Wimbledon. Hint

Venus Williams

V A Johnson

Arthur Ashe

Althea Gibson

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Question 9 of 10

9. What is the typical gestation period of an Indian Elephant? Hint

160 - 200 days (around 6 to 7 months)

250 - 300 days (around 9 to 10 months)

630 - 660 days (around 22 to 23 months)

900 - 930 days (around 32 to 33 months)

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Question 10 of 10

10. I am a country which was, from 1278 to 1993, a co-principality ruled by the French Chief of Staff and the Spanish Bishop of Urgel. My national holiday is Our Lady of Meritxell Day on the 8th of September each year. My official language is Catalan but French, Castilian and Portuguese are widely spoken. What country am I?

Answer: (One Word)

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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts

1. Name the popular character of such Michael Connelly crime novels as 'Trunk Music' and 'The Last Coyote'.

Answer: Harry Bosch

Hieronymus 'Harry' Bosch is the LA Homicide Detective whose prostitute mother and cop girlfriend were murdered and who has had more warnings and suspensions than the average high school. He is, of course, a good man though...

Answer: Ibuprofen

Derived from Propanoic acid, ibuprofen was first tested on a hangover that its discoverer had acquired. Confident that it worked, it was submitted for its patent in 1961 and by the end of the decade it had been approved to be prescribed by doctors in the UK.

3. The cop series 'Boomtown' set in LA stars, among others, Donnie Wahlberg as Detective Joel Stevens. What huge boy band of the 90's was he a member of?

Answer: New Kids On The Block

His brother, of course, is Mark Wahlberg who starred in 'Boogie Nights' but Donnie also played the part of Vincent Grey (the disturbed young man who breaks into the Crowes' house) in M. Night Shymalan's 'The Sixth Sense'.

Answer: Botticelli

The only painting that Botticelli may be more famous for is 'The Birth of Venus', much copied and parodied, of Venus emerging from a shell. Botticelli was born was Alessandro di Mariano Filipepi in Florence in 1445.

5. Which of the following is a film by Spanish auteur Pedro Almodovar which did NOT feature actress Marisa Paredes?

Answer: Tie Me Up! Tie Me Down!

Almodovar often gives cameo roles in his films to his mother (Francisca Caballero) and brother (Agustin Almodovar).

6. In the UK, which regulatory body is a watchdog for the financial services?

Answer: Financial Services Authority

The FSA was set up by the Financial Services & Markets Act in 2000.

7. The wife of which member of the Beatles is said to have inspired Eric Clapton's 'Layla'?

Answer: George Harrison

This beautiful song is often remembered for its extended version, used in the film 'Goodfellas'.

8. Name the first Black champion at Wimbledon.

Answer: Althea Gibson

Althea was the first Black player to play or win at Wimbledon (winning in 1957 and 1958) and Venus the first female black player to win since 1958. Ms Johnson was the first black female to argue before the US Supreme Court, while Arthur Ashe was the first Black athlete to be named on the US Davis Cup Team and later won Wimbledon.

9. What is the typical gestation period of an Indian Elephant?

Answer: 630 - 660 days (around 22 to 23 months)

This is the longest gestation period of any land animal.

Answer: Andorra

Andorra has no income tax and is just 2.5 times the size of Washington DC. The population as at July 2002 was just 68,403 people (source: The CIA World Factbook 2002, updated February 2003).

Source: Author The Thing

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