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'M' is the answer Trivia Quiz

Another mixed bag where all the answers begin with the same letter. This time it's the letter 'M'

A multiple-choice quiz by Anagram2. Estimated time: 5 mins.

Author
Anagram2

Time
5 mins

Type
Multiple Choice

Quiz #
94,935

Updated
Dec 03 21

# Qns
10

Difficulty
Tough

Avg Score
6 / 10

Plays
5914

Last 3 plays: Guest 92 (4/10), Guest 213 (8/10), Johnmcmanners (10/10).

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Question 1 of 10

1. Which U.S dramatist was once married to Marilyn Monroe? Hint

Henry Miller

Glenn Miller

George Miller

Arthur Miller

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Question 2 of 10

2. What is a mangabey? Hint

Mouse

Mongoose

Monkey

Mule

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Question 3 of 10

3. What was the name of the ship in which the Pilgrim Fathers sailed to America?

Answer: (One Word)

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Question 4 of 10

4. What was the name of the Persian god of wisdom? Hint

Mercedes

Mitsubishi

Maserati

Mazda

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Question 5 of 10

5. What is the collective term for a group of harpists? Hint

Melody

Musical

Medley

Madrigal

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Question 6 of 10

6. What was the name of the farm in George Orwell's novel 'Animal Farm'? Hint

Millers Farm

Meadow Farm

Manor Farm

Mansion Farm

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Question 7 of 10

7. In which of Shakespeare's plays did Shylock demand 'a pound of flesh'?

Answer: (Four Words the first word is 'The')

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Question 8 of 10

8. What would a mycologist be interested in? Hint

Mazes

Mammals

Mice

Mushrooms

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Question 9 of 10

9. Which 1964 film musical, based on a play by George Bernard Shaw, starred Rex Harrison and Audrey Hepburn?

Answer: (Three Words)

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Question 10 of 10

10. What was the name of the first ghost to visit Scrooge in 'A Christmas Carol'?

Answer: (One Word surname)

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Most Recent Scores

Oct 23 2024 : Guest 92: 4/10
Oct 16 2024 : Guest 213: 8/10
Oct 02 2024 : Johnmcmanners: 10/10
Sep 15 2024 : Jane57: 9/10
Sep 09 2024 : Guest 204: 2/10

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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts

1. Which U.S dramatist was once married to Marilyn Monroe?

Answer: Arthur Miller

His play 'The Death of a Salesman' won a Pulitzer Prize in 1949.

2. What is a mangabey?

Answer: Monkey

A slender monkey with a long tail and pronounced whiskers on the sides of its face. Named after a region of Madagascar.

3. What was the name of the ship in which the Pilgrim Fathers sailed to America?

Answer: Mayflower

In a ship only 90ft in length 102 people set sail from Plymouth, England in 1620 on a voyage to the New World that took 66 days.

4. What was the name of the Persian god of wisdom?

Answer: Mazda

Ahura Mazda, Lord Wisdom, was the supreme god who created the heavens and the Earth.

5. What is the collective term for a group of harpists?

Answer: Melody

There are many wonderful collective nouns but I think my personal favourite is a murder of crows.

6. What was the name of the farm in George Orwell's novel 'Animal Farm'?

Answer: Manor Farm

George Orwell was the pen name of Eric Blair, an Englishman born in Bengal in 1903.

7. In which of Shakespeare's plays did Shylock demand 'a pound of flesh'?

Answer: The Merchant of Venice

Shylock, the moneylender, was unable to take his 'pound of flesh' because the contract only specified 'flesh' and so he could not spill any blood.

8. What would a mycologist be interested in?

Answer: Mushrooms

The branch of biology dealing with the study of fungi.

9. Which 1964 film musical, based on a play by George Bernard Shaw, starred Rex Harrison and Audrey Hepburn?

Answer: My Fair Lady

G.B. Shaw's play, 'Pygmalion', was derived from a story by Latin poet Ovid about a character named Pygmalion who fell in love with an ivory statue.

10. What was the name of the first ghost to visit Scrooge in 'A Christmas Carol'?

Answer: Marley

'Marley was dead to begin with. There is no doubt whatever about that. 'The first line from my favourite Dickens novel. Bah Humbug!

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