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Mixed 10Q Trivia Quiz

An eclectic mix of questions from around the globe.

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

Author
wjames

Time
5 mins

Type
Multiple Choice

Quiz #
356,490

Updated
Dec 03 21

# Qns
10

Difficulty
Tough

Avg Score
6 / 10

Plays
783

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Question 1 of 10

1. Erection of the Aswan High Dam created Lake Nasser. Which ancient Egyptian monument had to be moved to avoid being inundated by the new lake? Hint

Pharos Light House

Abu Simbel

Ramesseum

Great Sphinx

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Question 2 of 10

2. The Oort Cloud is a hypothetical spherical region that surround Earth's sun and contains all of the objects, made predominantly of ice, that orbit the Sun. These icy objects are more popularly know as what? Hint

Quasars

Meteors

Comets

Asteroids

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Question 3 of 10

3. In the United States, the term "Southern Highlanders" describes a group of people that inhabit which region? Hint

Gulf Coast

Ozarks

Appalachia

Mississippi River Valley

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Question 4 of 10

4. The name of a Greek mythological figure is used in modern times to refer to a coach, teacher, supporter, who cares for a younger person. What is this name/word? Hint

Demeter

Adonis

Hercules

Mentor

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Question 5 of 10

5. Operation Eagle Claw/Desert One was a US military operation in which hotbed Middle Eastern country? Hint

Somalia

Afghanistan

Iraq

Iran

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Question 6 of 10

6. Which environmental organization was founded in San Francisco in 1892? Hint

Greenpeace

Sierra Club

Audobon Society

Sea Shepherds

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Question 7 of 10

7. What is the versatile cooking utensil, popular with Boy Scouts, that can be used to bake, fry and stew, all over campfire coals? Hint

Camp Grill

Convection oven

Solar oven

Dutch Oven

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Question 8 of 10

8. Which long-running American TV series had the characters Doc, Chester, Kitty, Festus and Matt? Hint

Law & Order

Wagon Train

Gunsmoke

Star Trek

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Question 9 of 10

9. The movie "The Sand Pebbles", starring Steve McQueen and a very young Candice Bergen, is set in which country? Hint

Formosa

The Philippines

Mexico

China

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Question 10 of 10

10. What term refers to a class of American-made high performance cars that included models such as the Roadrunner, Machine, GTX and GTO? Hint

Muscle car

Hot rod

Pony car

Street legal

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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts

1. Erection of the Aswan High Dam created Lake Nasser. Which ancient Egyptian monument had to be moved to avoid being inundated by the new lake?

Answer: Abu Simbel

Abu Simbel consists of two huge temples dedicated to Pharaoh Ramesses II and his queen Nefertari. Both temples were moved between 1960 and 1964 by cutting the stone into huge blocks of up to 20 tons each, and reassembling them above the new Lake Nasser.

Answer: Comets

The Oort Cloud is thought to be one light-year in diameter, or one-quarter of the way to the nearest star, Proxima Centauri. The material in the Cloud is thought to be the remnants of the formation of neighboring solar systems.

3. In the United States, the term "Southern Highlanders" describes a group of people that inhabit which region?

Answer: Appalachia

"Our Southern Highlanders", written by Horace Kephart and first published in 1913, chronicles the lifestyles of the Appalachian mountaineers. "Highlanders" is used to draw a connection to the predominantly Scotch ancestry of the mountain folk.

4. The name of a Greek mythological figure is used in modern times to refer to a coach, teacher, supporter, who cares for a younger person. What is this name/word?

Answer: Mentor

Mentor cared for Telemachus, the son of Odysseus and Penelope, while Odysseus was away for the Trojan War and ensuing odyssey. In mythology, Athena took the form of Mentor to encourage the boy to stand up to his mother's suitors and to find out what happened to his father.

5. Operation Eagle Claw/Desert One was a US military operation in which hotbed Middle Eastern country?

Answer: Iran

The Iranian Hostage Crisis during President Jimmy Carter's term was a severe blow to US prestige. Op Eagle Claw, one of the first public uses of the elite Delta Force, failed at the rendezvous point Desert One.

6. Which environmental organization was founded in San Francisco in 1892?

Answer: Sierra Club

The Sierra Club, founded by naturalist John Muir, is one of the oldest environmental organizations in the US and the world. Muir was instrumental in establishing Yosemite National Park in 1890, and went on to found the Sierra Club to protect the entire region.

7. What is the versatile cooking utensil, popular with Boy Scouts, that can be used to bake, fry and stew, all over campfire coals?

Answer: Dutch Oven

Be sure to get the "camp" version of a Dutch Oven to perform all of these cooking feats. The camp models have a flanged lid (to hold coals on top for baking) and legs (to allow coals to be placed underneath).

8. Which long-running American TV series had the characters Doc, Chester, Kitty, Festus and Matt?

Answer: Gunsmoke

"Gunsmoke" aired for 20 seasons, with 635 episodes, from 1955 to 1975. The show began as a radio program in 1951, and the producers were at first reluctant to move it to television, saying it was "perfect for radio".

9. The movie "The Sand Pebbles", starring Steve McQueen and a very young Candice Bergen, is set in which country?

Answer: China

Set in 1920s China, "The Sand Pebbles" follows the crew of the USS San Pablo that is caught in the middle as Nationalist forces, warlords and Communists battle for control of the country. The movie aptly shows the era's racism, on board the small ship and at large as foreign powers struggle to keep a hold on China.

10. What term refers to a class of American-made high performance cars that included models such as the Roadrunner, Machine, GTX and GTO?

Answer: Muscle car

Muscle cars are generally two-door models, fairly small with a very large engine. Starting in the 1950s, muscle cars met an end in the 1970s due to rising insurance rates, the Clean Air Act and the OPEC oil embargo.

Source: Author wjames

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