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Night of 1000 Gift Shops! Trivia Quiz

I recently embarked upon a guided world tour. I saw some great sights but I think my tour guide was on some sort of commission as I seemed to spend most of my time in gift shops!

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

Author
garymeadows

Time
5 mins

Type
Multiple Choice

Quiz #
394,805

Updated
Dec 03 21

# Qns
10

Difficulty
Average

Avg Score
7 / 10

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203

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Question 1 of 10

1. I ask one shopkeeper "Can I get a discount on this replica? It's missing a nose!"
"Sorry pal," he says, "but if I did that for you I'd have to do it for everyone!"
What is he selling? Hint

Terracotta warriors

Sphinxes

Buddhas

Christ the Redeemers

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Question 2 of 10

2. Next stop Detroit! "Have you got this in any other colour?" I enquire about a model of an iconic car.
"To quote the great man," the shopkeeper replies, "You can have it in any colour you like, as long as..." Hint

It makes you happy

We like your face

It's black

You have the green to pay for it

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Question 3 of 10

3. Merry old England, and I'm being proffered wares originally sold by executioners! Now I understand the derivation of which phrase? Hint

Protect your neck

Money for old rope

Do you mind if I axe you something?

The end of the line

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Question 4 of 10

4. "The detail on this is exquisite, but isn't it the wrong colour?" I ask one fastidious shopkeeper.
"Well if you neglect it in the same manner as they did the original then that'll take care of itself" he retorts.
What am I being sold a model of now? Hint

Golden Gate Bridge

The Great Wall of China

The Parthenon

The Statue of Liberty

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Question 5 of 10

5. I'm eager to buy an authentic piece of memorabilia at the site of a famous battle. "Careful with that, you'll have someone's eye out!" warns the vendor.
"Has that happened before?" I ask.
"Yes, and it meant the end of the battle for everyone."
What am I buying this time? Hint

A Zulu spear from the Battle of Rorke's Drift

A Roman sword from the Battle of Cannae

An arrow from the Battle of Hastings

A musket round from the Alamo

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Question 6 of 10

6. I can't find anything I want to buy in one store, but the owner offers me a horse statue on the house!
I'm feeling pretty pleased until the tour guide offers me what advice, that could have historically helped the recipients of a similar present? Hint

Don't look a gift horse in the mouth

Beware Greeks bearing gifts

Everything has it's price

A foal and his money are soon parted

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Question 7 of 10

7. "Careful with that!" I'm warned as I pick up one replica. "It's not done setting yet!"
Where am I visiting now? Hint

The Hoover Dam

Mount Rushmore

Ayer's Rock

Stonehenge

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Question 8 of 10

8. I put one model together on the bus, only to realise I've bought the wrong souvenir by mistake!
The tour guide notices my dismay. "You're not the first one to make that mistake," he says. "At least you didn't spend $2,460,000!"
What have I accidentally bought a model of? Hint

The Eiffel Tower

The Great Pyramid of Giza

London Bridge

Carnegie Hall

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Question 9 of 10

9. "Surely you'll want something to remember this wondrous monument by?" says the tour guide. As beautiful as the monument is I feel weird buying a memento of a mausoleum.
Where are we now? Hint

The Taj Mahal

The Washington Monument

The Coliseum

The Winter Palace

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Question 10 of 10

10. I buy a map detailing a famous island. "That'll be $24," the vendor tells me.
"How the times have changed!" I exclaim. "You could once buy the whole island at that price!"
Name the island. Hint

Bermuda

Taiwan

New Zealand

Manhattan

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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts

1. I ask one shopkeeper "Can I get a discount on this replica? It's missing a nose!" "Sorry pal," he says, "but if I did that for you I'd have to do it for everyone!" What is he selling?

Answer: Sphinxes

The Great Sphinx of Giza is a limestone statue measuring over 20 metres tall. It has the body of a lion and the head of a man, though its nose and beard have been lost to time.

2. Next stop Detroit! "Have you got this in any other colour?" I enquire about a model of an iconic car. "To quote the great man," the shopkeeper replies, "You can have it in any colour you like, as long as..."

Answer: It's black

The Ford Model T is generally seen as the first affordable car, mainly due to it being assembled via production line. Henry Ford's biography details Ford telling his management team "Any customer can have a car painted any color that he wants so long as it is black," however, the T was not available in black for the first six years of production.

3. Merry old England, and I'm being proffered wares originally sold by executioners! Now I understand the derivation of which phrase?

Answer: Money for old rope

A hangman could supplement his income by cutting the rope used in an execution into lengths and selling them as macabre souvenirs. Hence, he would literally make money from selling old rope!

4. "The detail on this is exquisite, but isn't it the wrong colour?" I ask one fastidious shopkeeper. "Well if you neglect it in the same manner as they did the original then that'll take care of itself" he retorts. What am I being sold a model of now?

Answer: The Statue of Liberty

Originally regular copper colour, oxidation turned the 46m tall statue green in just twenty years! It was a gift from the people of France to the people of the United States and has become an icon of freedom worldwide.

5. I'm eager to buy an authentic piece of memorabilia at the site of a famous battle. "Careful with that, you'll have someone's eye out!" warns the vendor. "Has that happened before?" I ask. "Yes, and it meant the end of the battle for everyone." What am I buying this time?

Answer: An arrow from the Battle of Hastings

The Battle of Hastings actually took place north of Hastings, in the modern-day town of Battle. Harold II of England died from an arrow to the eye that entered his brain and William I won the battle for the Normans.

6. I can't find anything I want to buy in one store, but the owner offers me a horse statue on the house! I'm feeling pretty pleased until the tour guide offers me what advice, that could have historically helped the recipients of a similar present?

Answer: Beware Greeks bearing gifts

The Trojan Horse was allegedly presented to the city of Troy by the Greeks, to symbolize the end of their ten-year siege. However, a cadre of forty men were hidden inside, and once the horse had been taken inside the city walls and night fell, the Greeks climbed out of the horse and opened the gates of Troy to the returning Greek army, who took the city by force.

7. "Careful with that!" I'm warned as I pick up one replica. "It's not done setting yet!" Where am I visiting now?

Answer: The Hoover Dam

4.4 million cubic yards of concrete were used in the construction of the dam, enough to build a two lane road that stretches from coast to coast, and some of it is still curing to this day. Despite persistent urban legends there are no bodies inside the dam, although over 100 people did die during its creation.

8. I put one model together on the bus, only to realise I've bought the wrong souvenir by mistake! The tour guide notices my dismay. "You're not the first one to make that mistake," he says. "At least you didn't spend $2,460,000!" What have I accidentally bought a model of?

Answer: London Bridge

At the beginning of the 20th century London Bridge was the busiest place in London. 8,000 pedestrians and 900 vehicles crossed it every hour. The bridge was badly in need of replacing for decades when, in 1967, the Common Council of the City of London placed the bridge up for sale. Missourian entrepreneur Robert P. McCulloch of McCulloch Oil purchased the bridge for $2,460,000, mistaking it for the iconic Tower Bridge.

The bridge was dismantled, the parts were numbered, and it was re-built in Lake Havasu City, Arizona.

9. "Surely you'll want something to remember this wondrous monument by?" says the tour guide. As beautiful as the monument is I feel weird buying a memento of a mausoleum. Where are we now?

Answer: The Taj Mahal

A UNESCO World Heritage Site and one of the seven wonders of the world, the marble mausoleum attracts between 7 and 8 million visitors a year. Commissioned in 1632 by the Mughal emperor, Shah Jahan, the Taj Mahal houses the tomb of his favourite wife, Mumtaz Mahal.

10. I buy a map detailing a famous island. "That'll be $24," the vendor tells me. "How the times have changed!" I exclaim. "You could once buy the whole island at that price!" Name the island.

Answer: Manhattan

Peter Minuit is said to have bought Manhattan in 1626, from the Native Americans and for the Dutch. It is said he exchanged the land for a meager $24 worth of trinkets. Adjusting for inflation, this is a little over $1,000 in today's money.

Source: Author garymeadows

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