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This is a totally mixed bag of trivia so something for everyone I hope.

A multiple-choice quiz by bridget3. Estimated time: 6 mins.

Author
bridget3

Time
6 mins

Type
Multiple Choice

Quiz #
54,323

Updated
Aug 29 24

# Qns
10

Difficulty
Difficult

Avg Score
5 / 10

Plays
879

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Question 1 of 10

1. With which city is the novelist Peter Ackroyd associated? Hint

Sarajevo

Jerusalem

London

Sydney

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Question 2 of 10

2. What of the following is NOT an ingredient of glass? Hint

Sand

Tannic acid

Ash

Zinc

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Question 3 of 10

3. Which art movement included Matisse and Dufy? Hint

Expressionism

Cubism

Impressionism

Fauvism

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Question 4 of 10

4. The inventor of the first commercially available light bulb was Thomas Edison: what was his middle name? Hint

Andrew

Alva

Alexander

Arthur

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Question 5 of 10

5. In what culture is Papa the mother? Hint

Tamil

Maori

Romany

Welsh

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Question 6 of 10

6. Where in the UK is the 'Lake District'? Hint

Derbyshire

Wales

Yorkshire

Cumbria

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Question 7 of 10

7. What is the capital of Pakistan? Hint

Islamabad

Lahore

Karachi

Dhaka

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Question 8 of 10

8. For what film did Olympia Dukakis win an 'Oscar'? Hint

Moonstruck

Steel Magnolias

Tales of the City

Might Aphrodite

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Question 9 of 10

9. The 2002 association football world cup is to be held in two countries, can you name either?

Answer: (One Word)

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Question 10 of 10

10. Vietnam is a major coffee exporter: true or false?

Answer: (True or false)

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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts

1. With which city is the novelist Peter Ackroyd associated?

Answer: London

London - most of his novels are set in London and he has also written a best-selling history called 'London, the Biography'.

2. What of the following is NOT an ingredient of glass?

Answer: Tannic acid

Glass is primarily made of sand, soda ash, pot ash, zinc, and bone ash, plus additives to give colour. Tannic acid is used in making ink.

3. Which art movement included Matisse and Dufy?

Answer: Fauvism

Dufy and Matisse were Fauvistes, a French C19th art movement contemporary with impressionism. Expressionism and Cubism were C20th century movements. Fauvism (linked to the French word 'fauve' for an untamed creature) is brightly coloured, naive and post-impressionist in style.

4. The inventor of the first commercially available light bulb was Thomas Edison: what was his middle name?

Answer: Alva

Alva, which means 'sublime', rather appropriate.

5. In what culture is Papa the mother?

Answer: Maori

In the Maori culture of New Zealand, the Earth Mother is called 'Papa'.

6. Where in the UK is the 'Lake District'?

Answer: Cumbria

The Lake District is in Cumbria, NW England. Famous places there include Ambleside, Windermere and Derwentwater, with literary associations with Wordsworth and Beatrix Potter.

7. What is the capital of Pakistan?

Answer: Islamabad

Islamabad is the federal capital of Pakistan. Karachi and Lahore are Pakistan's other main cities. Dhaka is the capital of Bangladesh.

8. For what film did Olympia Dukakis win an 'Oscar'?

Answer: Moonstruck

'Moonstruck' in which she played Cher's Italian mother.

9. The 2002 association football world cup is to be held in two countries, can you name either?

Answer: Japan

The World Cup will be hosted by both Japan and Korea with matches in cities including Sapporo, Osaka and Seoul.

10. Vietnam is a major coffee exporter: true or false?

Answer: True

True - Vietnam exports more coffee than Colombia and is second only to Brazil.

Source: Author bridget3

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