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A multiple-choice quiz by ace_sodium. Estimated time: 6 mins.

Author
ace_sodium

Time
6 mins

Type
Multiple Choice

Quiz #
94,221

Updated
Dec 03 21

# Qns
10

Difficulty
Very Difficult

Avg Score
4 / 10

Plays
640

One at a Time - Single Page - Timed Game

Question 1 of 10

1. How did Jesse Owens die? Hint

Plane Crash

Throat Cancer

Lung Cancer

Natural Death

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Question 2 of 10

2. Who was called "the greatest athlete in the world" by Sweden's King Gustav V? Hint

Jim Thorpe

Jesse Owens

Babe Ruth

Michael Jordan

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Question 3 of 10

3. Nobel Prizes can be shared by a maximum of how many people? Hint

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Question 4 of 10

4. Name the Agatha Christie work that was originally written as a radio play to mark Queen Mary's 80th birthday?

Answer: (Two Words)

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Question 5 of 10

5. Which state in India promoted itself as "God's own country"? Hint

Kerala

Goa

Karnataka

Bombay

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Question 6 of 10

6. Cricket was played in the Olympics only once in 1900. Who received the bronze medal? Hint

No one

France

Great Britain

Cricket was never played in the Olympics

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Question 7 of 10

7. Where would you find Humboldt's Sea?

Answer: (One Word)

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Question 8 of 10

8. Which of these places is a town you will come across in "Icewind Dale"? Hint

Easthaven

Trademeet

Umar Hills

Baldur's Gate

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Question 9 of 10

9. Juan Manuel Fangio won 5 Formula-1 drivers championships. He won it in a Ferrari, Mercedes-Benz, a Maserati and one more. Which one? Hint

Alfa-Romeo

Cooper-Climax

BRM

None of these

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Question 10 of 10

10. How many National Holidays are celebrated in India? Hint

132

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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts

1. How did Jesse Owens die?

Answer: Lung Cancer

Born as James Cleveland Owens, he got the name Jesse because on his first day of school, his teacher introduced him as Jesse. Somehow the name stuck! He died in 1980.

2. Who was called "the greatest athlete in the world" by Sweden's King Gustav V?

Answer: Jim Thorpe

He was a master of all sports - he won gold medals in pentathlon and decathlon in the 1912 Olympics and played both professional football and baseball. He was stripped of his medals because he had played semi-professional baseball as a student. The medals were given back in 1982.

3. Nobel Prizes can be shared by a maximum of how many people?

Answer: 3

Nobel prizes are awarded in the categories of physics, chemistry, medicine, literature, economics and peace.

4. Name the Agatha Christie work that was originally written as a radio play to mark Queen Mary's 80th birthday?

Answer: The Mousetrap

The Mousetrap is the world's longest running play.

5. Which state in India promoted itself as "God's own country"?

Answer: Kerala

Bombay (now Mumbai) is not a state. Myths state that Kerala was created by an incarnation of Lord Vishnu - a fact utilised by Kerala Tourism. The majority of tourists come for Ayurvedic and other treatments.

6. Cricket was played in the Olympics only once in 1900. Who received the bronze medal?

Answer: No one

There were just two teams competing - Great Britain and France.
The Scores:
Great Britain : all out for 262 and France all out for 104.

7. Where would you find Humboldt's Sea?

Answer: Moon

Other places on the Moon include Sea of Fertility, Marginal Sea, Sea of Nectar etc.

8. Which of these places is a town you will come across in "Icewind Dale"?

Answer: Easthaven

The other three are places from the game "Baldur's Gate".

9. Juan Manuel Fangio won 5 Formula-1 drivers championships. He won it in a Ferrari, Mercedes-Benz, a Maserati and one more. Which one?

Answer: Alfa-Romeo

He won his first driver's championship in 1951 with Alfa-Romeo.
His record was equalled by the great Michael Schumacher in 2002.

10. How many National Holidays are celebrated in India?

Answer: 3

Only three national holidays - Gandhi Jayanti, Independence Day and the Republic Day.

Source: Author ace_sodium

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