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Mixed Stuff 3 Trivia Quiz

Easy if you know the answers! (Question 6 is NOT a trick question)

A multiple-choice quiz by ace_sodium. Estimated time: 4 mins.

Author
ace_sodium

Time
4 mins

Type
Multiple Choice

Quiz #
97,692

Updated
Dec 03 21

# Qns
10

Difficulty
Difficult

Avg Score
5 / 10

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Question 1 of 10

1. The word "Draconian" was coined after which person?
Hint

Count Dracula

It is not named after any person

None of these

Draco

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Question 2 of 10

2. Who issued a command "Join or Die" in a cartoon (1754)?
Hint

Frederick William

George Washington

Benjamin Franklin

Raja Pratap Singh

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Question 3 of 10

3. Galen, a Greek physician believed that the body was governed by 'four humors' . Which is not one of them?
Hint

Choler

Blood

Kapha

Phlegm

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Question 4 of 10

4. The word "Psephology" owes its origin to a ________? Hint

Cat

Dog

Pebble

Star

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Question 5 of 10

5. What is the name of the monster in Mary Shelley's Frankenstein?
Hint

The monster has no name in the book

Saghiytayu

Frankenstein

None of these

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Question 6 of 10

6. Sachin Ramesh Tendulkar is the name of a Indian cricket player.

True

False

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Question 7 of 10

7. How many diagonals will a 8-sided polygon (Octagon) have? Hint

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Question 8 of 10

8. This game was first called by 'Sphairistike' - today it is one of the most popular games in the world. What game am I am talking about? Hint

Kabaddi

Cricket

Tennis

Pelote

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Question 9 of 10

9. Who wrote the oldest encyclopedia still in existence? Hint

Euclides

Pliny the Elder

Aryabhatta

Aung Chi

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Question 10 of 10

10. If the 4th of December of a year is a Wednesday, then what day is the Independence Day of that year? Hint

None of these

Tuesday

Cannot be determined

Wednesday

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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts

1. The word "Draconian" was coined after which person?

Answer: Draco

Draco was a 7th century Athenian lawmaker; he made laziness and urinating in public places capital offences.

2. Who issued a command "Join or Die" in a cartoon (1754)?

Answer: Benjamin Franklin

He urged the Americian colonies to unite against the French and the American Indians. The cartoon showed the various colonies
as parts of a snake.

3. Galen, a Greek physician believed that the body was governed by 'four humors' . Which is not one of them?

Answer: Kapha

Kapha is one of the three humors of the Ayurveda - an Indian system of medicine. The fourth humor, as per Galen, was melancholy
or black choler. The 'Humor' theory was widely accepted till the 15th century A.D.

4. The word "Psephology" owes its origin to a ________?

Answer: Pebble

Psephology is the study and analysis of elections and results. It is derived from the Greek word 'psephos' - a pebble used in the voting.

5. What is the name of the monster in Mary Shelley's Frankenstein?

Answer: The monster has no name in the book

In Mary Shelley's Frankenstein (1818), the monster has no name; he was created by a scientist called Victor Frankenstein.
The monster was not a violent creature in the beginning; he becomes so after everyone mistreats him because of his hideous appearance.

6. Sachin Ramesh Tendulkar is the name of a Indian cricket player.

Answer: True

One of the greatest batsman India has ever produced, he is also the first Indian sportsperson to appear on Time's cover page.

7. How many diagonals will a 8-sided polygon (Octagon) have?

Answer: 20

The formula is n/2 *(n-3) where n is the number of sides of the polygon.

8. This game was first called by 'Sphairistike' - today it is one of the most popular games in the world. What game am I am talking about?

Answer: Tennis

'Sphairistike' was the original name of tennis - the modern-day game was invented in 1873 by a retired British Army officer, Major Walter Wingfield.
The word meant 'ball' in Greek. (Thanks to Webster's Dictionary).

9. Who wrote the oldest encyclopedia still in existence?

Answer: Pliny the Elder

It was written in the first century and is entitled 'Natural History'. It has 37 volumes.

10. If the 4th of December of a year is a Wednesday, then what day is the Independence Day of that year?

Answer: Cannot be determined

Independence day of which country?

Source: Author ace_sodium

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