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Quizzical21: Another helping of 10 multi-choice general knowledge questions for your enjoyment. Happy quizzing.

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

Author
Quizzical

Time
6 mins

Type
Multiple Choice

Quiz #
36,967

Updated
Sep 18 22

# Qns
10

Difficulty
Difficult

Avg Score
5 / 10

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845

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Question 1 of 10

1. Glenn Miller received a golden disc for selling more than one million copies of which song title? Hint

Moonlight Serenade

Chattanooga choo choo

In the Mood

Pennsylvania 6-5000

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Question 2 of 10

2. In which film did Charlie Chaplin play his first speaking part as Adenoid Hynkel? Hint

Modern Times (1936)

City Lights (1931)

The Gold Rush (1924)

The Great Dictator (1940)

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Question 3 of 10

3. The Titanic which was capable of holding about 3,500 people only had lifeboats for how many people? Hint

978

1,378

1,178

1,578

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Question 4 of 10

4. When the super tanker Exxon Valdez ran aground in 1989 it was one of the worst environmental disasters ever in North American waters. Where was the captain when this happened? Hint

Debriefing the crew

In the galley kitchen

Resting in his cabin

On the poop deck

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Question 5 of 10

5. Which expressionist style of art based on extremely vivid non-naturalistic colours literally means 'Wild Beast'? Hint

Dada

Mannerism

Vorticism

Fauvism

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Question 6 of 10

6. In 1902 the Trans-Siberian Railway opened running from Moscow to Vladivostok. The largest railway in the world at the time stretched for how many miles? Hint

2777 miles

5777 miles

3777 miles

9777 miles

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Question 7 of 10

7. When control of Hong Kong was passed back to China under an agreement signed in 1984, who of the following was NOT present at the farewell banquet? Hint

Prince Charles

Chris Patten

Jiang Zemin

John Major

8. What was the profession of the 53 year old, Louis Washkansky, who was the patient of the world's first human heart transplant operation carried out by South African heart surgeon Dr. Christiaan Barnard? Hint

Doctor

Shop keeper

Vet

Lawyer

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Question 9 of 10

9. Dutch athlete, Fanny Blankers-Koen, the star of the 1948 London Olympic Games won four gold medals but which of the following did the thirty year-old NOT triumph at? Hint

Long Jump

200 metres

100 metres

80 metres hurdles

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Question 10 of 10

10. Which of the following was NOT on the sleeve of the Beatles' album 'Sergeant Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band'? Hint

Stan Laurel

Mae West

Elvis Presley

Tony Curtis

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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts

1. Glenn Miller received a golden disc for selling more than one million copies of which song title?

Answer: Chattanooga choo choo

2. In which film did Charlie Chaplin play his first speaking part as Adenoid Hynkel?

Answer: The Great Dictator (1940)

3. The Titanic which was capable of holding about 3,500 people only had lifeboats for how many people?

Answer: 1,178

4. When the super tanker Exxon Valdez ran aground in 1989 it was one of the worst environmental disasters ever in North American waters. Where was the captain when this happened?

Answer: Resting in his cabin

The ship ran aground while commanded by a junior officer.

5. Which expressionist style of art based on extremely vivid non-naturalistic colours literally means 'Wild Beast'?

Answer: Fauvism

The leader of this group was Henri Matisse. A critic described their work as something produced by wild animals (fauves).

6. In 1902 the Trans-Siberian Railway opened running from Moscow to Vladivostok. The largest railway in the world at the time stretched for how many miles?

Answer: 5777 miles

7. When control of Hong Kong was passed back to China under an agreement signed in 1984, who of the following was NOT present at the farewell banquet?

Answer: John Major

Tony Blair was the British prime minister at the time not John Major.

Answer: Shop keeper

9. Dutch athlete, Fanny Blankers-Koen, the star of the 1948 London Olympic Games won four gold medals but which of the following did the thirty year-old NOT triumph at?

Answer: Long Jump

She also helped the Dutch team to win the 4 x 100 metres relay.

10. Which of the following was NOT on the sleeve of the Beatles' album 'Sergeant Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band'?

Answer: Elvis Presley

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