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It's Silly Enough to Be True 10 Quiz

Ten questions to tantalize your brain. These facts could be true, or there again, they may be fabricated. Good luck and happy quizzing.

A multiple-choice quiz by Inquizition. Estimated time: 5 mins.
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Author
Inquizition
Time
5 mins
Type
Multiple Choice
Quiz #
348,795
Updated
Dec 03 21
# Qns
10
Difficulty
Tough
Avg Score
6 / 10
Plays
1539
Awards
Top 35% Quiz
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Question 1 of 10
1. Switzerland and Luxembourg are the only two countries in Europe which use the Swiss franc as their unit of currency.


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Question 2 of 10
2. ABBA are a successful Swedish group who released many Top 40 records in the British hit singles chart. Three of their song titles contained a word which was repeated at least three times.


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Question 3 of 10
3. 'The _____ Two' (1967). 'The _____ Seven' (1960). 'The _____ Showman' (1964). The missing word to all of these movies is 'Magnificent'.


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Question 4 of 10
4. It was comedian, Billy Connolly, who said to a Scottish driving instructor, "How do you keep the natives off the booze long enough to pass the test?"


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Question 5 of 10
5. Barbara Windsor had played the character parts of 'Hope Springs', 'Goldie Locks' and 'Daphne Honeybutt' in various 'Carry On' movies.


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Question 6 of 10
6. Ronnie Hazlehurst composed the theme tunes to 'Last of the Summer Wine', 'The Two Ronnies', and Bruce Forsyth's 'The Generation Game'.


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Question 7 of 10
7. In the television situation comedy of 'Rising Damp', the estranged wife of Rupert Rigsby, was called Veronica.


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Question 8 of 10
8. The teeth of the lobster are located in its pincers.


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Question 9 of 10
9. Benny was always seen chasing scantily clad women around a public park, in the closing sequence of 'The Benny Hill Show'.


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Question 10 of 10
10. Rolf Harris performed the very first concert at the Sydney Opera House, when it first opened in 1973.



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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts
1. Switzerland and Luxembourg are the only two countries in Europe which use the Swiss franc as their unit of currency.

Answer: False

France, Luxembourg and Belgium replaced the franc, with the Euro, on January 1, 2002. The only two countries in Europe to use the Swiss franc, as currency, are Switzerland and Liechtenstein. Many African countries use the CFA (Communaute Financiere Africaine) franc. These include Chad, Gabon, Niger, Senegal and Togo.
2. ABBA are a successful Swedish group who released many Top 40 records in the British hit singles chart. Three of their song titles contained a word which was repeated at least three times.

Answer: True

ABBA amassed nine No 1 singles in the British hit singles chart. Songs such as 'Money, Money, Money' (1976) and 'Gimme Gimme Gimme (A Man After Midnight)' (1979) didn't reach No 1. If people ask me if I like the group ABBA, I always reply, 'I Do, I Do, I Do, I Do, I Do' (1975).
3. 'The _____ Two' (1967). 'The _____ Seven' (1960). 'The _____ Showman' (1964). The missing word to all of these movies is 'Magnificent'.

Answer: True

'The Magnificent Two' (1967) featured Eric Morecambe and Ernie Wise, as travelling salesmen, during a revolution in South America.

'The Magnificent Seven' (1960) was a western directed by John Sturges. Bandits were ruining the lives of folk from a small Mexican village, so seven gunmen were hired to protect them. The star-studded cast included Yul Brynner, Steve McQueen, Charles Bronson, Robert Vaughn and James Coburn.

'The Magnificent Showman' (1964) starred John Wayne (Matt Masters) and Rita Hayworth (Lili Alfredo) in a circus adventure.
4. It was comedian, Billy Connolly, who said to a Scottish driving instructor, "How do you keep the natives off the booze long enough to pass the test?"

Answer: False

It was the Duke of Edinburgh who came out with this comment. I'm sure it will have been said, tongue in cheek, to a driving instructor from Oban, in Scotland. It does seem to imply that all Scottish people are heavy drinkers.
On his 2002 Australian tour, he asked an aborigine if he was still throwing spears. If the aborigine had ad-libbed he could have added, "Yes, but Britney is now getting a bit sick of it". "Oops .. he did it again!"
5. Barbara Windsor had played the character parts of 'Hope Springs', 'Goldie Locks' and 'Daphne Honeybutt' in various 'Carry On' movies.

Answer: True

Barbara Windsor (Barbara Ann Deeks) was born 6 August, 1937, in London. She portrayed 'Hope Springs' in 'Carry On Girls' (1973), 'Goldie Locks' in 'Carry On Again, Doctor' (1969), and 'Daphne Honeybutt' in 'Carry On Spying' (1964). All these movies were directed by Gerald Thomas.
6. Ronnie Hazlehurst composed the theme tunes to 'Last of the Summer Wine', 'The Two Ronnies', and Bruce Forsyth's 'The Generation Game'.

Answer: True

Ronnie Hazlehurst was born in Cheshire, England, in 1928. He became Light Entertainment Musical Director for the BBC, in 1968. Ronnie also composed the popular situation comedies of 'Some Mothers Do 'Ave 'Em', 'The Fall and Rise of Reginald Perrin' and 'Are You Being Served?'. Alas, October 1, 2007, he died from a stroke.
7. In the television situation comedy of 'Rising Damp', the estranged wife of Rupert Rigsby, was called Veronica.

Answer: True

Rupert Rigsby was a lecherous, tight-fisted landlord who was brilliantly portrayed by the late Leonard Rossiter. In the episode 'Great Expectations' he had to prove he was happily married to gain his inheritance. As Ruth (Frances de la Tour) would like a new carpet, she played his estranged wife, Veronica, to convince Aunt Maud (Gretchen Franklin) he was happily married. Veronica was a bit of a rough diamond, so Ruth smoked a cigarette positioned in the corner of her mouth, while donning overalls and a headscarf.

The twist in the tale was that the real Veronica (Avis Bunnage) arrived and couldn't wait to bully Rigsby and make herself at home, much to Rigsby's annoyance. As soon as Rigsby found out that his Uncle George never paid any tax and owed the Inland Revenue all his inheritance, he took great delight in escorting Veronica from the premises. Eric Chappell wrote the script for this brilliant comedy.
8. The teeth of the lobster are located in its pincers.

Answer: False

The lobster's mouth is very close to its stomach. Their teeth are actually located within their stomach, which they use to chew their food. Three grinding surfaces, called a 'gastric mill', are employed to chew their food. The grinding surfaces resemble molar teeth. Lobsters mainly eat fresh food which includes seaweed, small fish, crabs, starfish, mussels and clams.
9. Benny was always seen chasing scantily clad women around a public park, in the closing sequence of 'The Benny Hill Show'.

Answer: False

Benny Hill (Alfred Hawthorne Hill) was the one always being chased by cast members, who had appeared on his show. This took place with American musician, 'Boots' Randolph, playing 'Yakety Sax'. Benny rarely gave interviews as he wanted his private life, to remain private. Alas, in 1992, he died of a heart attack.
10. Rolf Harris performed the very first concert at the Sydney Opera House, when it first opened in 1973.

Answer: True

What a sheer delight it must have been to listen to 'Sun Arise', 'Two Little Boys' and 'Tie Me Kangaroo Down, Sport'. Apparently the concert was a huge success and Rolf didn't need to apply his 1946 swimming skills of, 'Junior 110 yard Backstroke Champion of Australia', to escape his audience. No doubt his fans enjoyed his wobble board and skilled didgeridoo playing, or should that be the didgeridon't, only kidding Rolf, if you're reading this.

As an artist, musician, singer, cartoonist and TV personality, I for one, appreciate the unique skills of the great Rolf Harris.
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