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One-Word Answers Trivia Quiz

All of the answers consist of one word only.

A multiple-choice quiz by tralfaz. Estimated time: 3 mins.

Author
tralfaz

Time
3 mins

Type
Multiple Choice

Quiz #
87,428

Updated
Feb 17 22

# Qns
15

Difficulty
Impossible

Avg Score
3 / 15

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Question 1 of 15

1. Astronomy: What is a small sunspot called? Hint

facula

aerolite

splinter

pore

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Question 2 of 15

2. Advertising: Complete the famous advertising slogan for a fly-paper company "Last year Zack Wheat caught 318 flies, ___________ caught 10 million." Hint

Gotcha

Stickpaper

Tanglefoot

Caught-Fly

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Question 3 of 15

3. Mathematics: What term is used to denote a PROPER factor of a number?

Answer: (Latin for "other" and "how many")

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Question 4 of 15

4. English: Because it can be found in diphthongs, Which vowel is missing from the following (non-alphabetic) list: A, E, I, O, U, Y, ____ ?

Answer: (single letter)

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Question 5 of 15

5. Zoology: What is the cavity in birds, reptiles, amphibians, and fish in which the urinary, intestinal, and genital tracts open? Hint

euglena

perineum

cloaca

stomodeum

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Question 6 of 15

6. Botany: What adjective describes a plant with an annual stem but perennial roots?

Answer: (describe the root)

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Question 7 of 15

7. History: What Athenian general delayed an evacuation of Sicily in 413 BC and was thereby destroyed by the Spartans?

Answer: (He should not have listened to his astrologer)

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Question 8 of 15

8. Chemistry: What is the common name for oxy-chloride of mercury Hg6Cl3O(OH)?

Answer: (Named for the discoverer)

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Question 9 of 15

9. Geology: What was the second glacial stage of the Pleistocene Age in Europe?

Answer: (It is NOT Gunz, Riss, or Wurm)

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Question 10 of 15

10. Computer Science: What is the UNIX command for listing the current directory? Hint

jsh

pwd

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Question 11 of 15

11. Sports: What prize is given to the winner of the series of five cricket test matches between England and Australia? Hint

balls

ashes

money

hay

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Question 12 of 15

12. Religion: Which religion's most famous leader was its 24th Thirthankara who was named Mahavira? Hint

Jainism

Zoroasterism

Hinduism

Sikhism

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Question 13 of 15

13. Physics: What temperature scale developed in 1730 has water freezing at 0 degrees and water boiling at 80 degrees?

Answer: (Developed in France)

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Question 14 of 15

14. Law: According to the Constitution, what is the maximum size of the capital in square miles? Hint

100

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Question 15 of 15

15. Alcohol: What drink claims to be "Prince Charles Edward's Liqueur"?

Answer: (Rusty Nail)

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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts

1. Astronomy: What is a small sunspot called?

Answer: pore

A pore is defined as a sunspot smaller than 2500 Km in diameter.

2. Advertising: Complete the famous advertising slogan for a fly-paper company "Last year Zack Wheat caught 318 flies, ___________ caught 10 million."

Answer: Tanglefoot

This advertising was on the wall in Ebbet's Field. The number for Wheat was changed every year to correspond to his previous year statistics.

3. Mathematics: What term is used to denote a PROPER factor of a number?

Answer: aliquot

"Aliquot" is also used in chemistry to denote a portion of a sample used in testing.

4. English: Because it can be found in diphthongs, Which vowel is missing from the following (non-alphabetic) list: A, E, I, O, U, Y, ____ ?

Answer: W

W is a vowel in diphthongs like the OW in cow.

5. Zoology: What is the cavity in birds, reptiles, amphibians, and fish in which the urinary, intestinal, and genital tracts open?

Answer: cloaca

From Latin for "sewer". An easy way to check to see if a bird is laying eggs is to check for distension of her cloaca.

6. Botany: What adjective describes a plant with an annual stem but perennial roots?

Answer: rhizocarpous

"Rhizocarpous" is Greek for root-fruit which describes the fact that the root is what produces the new plant every year.

7. History: What Athenian general delayed an evacuation of Sicily in 413 BC and was thereby destroyed by the Spartans?

Answer: Nicias

Nicias consulted with his astrologer after a lunar eclipe. The astrologer advised him to delay 27 days. This defeat directly led to the Spartans winning the Peloponnesian War!

8. Chemistry: What is the common name for oxy-chloride of mercury Hg6Cl3O(OH)?

Answer: eglestonite

Named for the mining engineer Thomas Egleston in 1903.

9. Geology: What was the second glacial stage of the Pleistocene Age in Europe?

Answer: Mindel

Named for the Mindel River in Germany.
Each stage is named for a river in the area of glaciation. Each stage in alphabetical order is the same as listing them in chronological order.

10. Computer Science: What is the UNIX command for listing the current directory?

Answer: pwd

Print Working Directory. Since UNIX is case senitive, pwd must be lower case.

11. Sports: What prize is given to the winner of the series of five cricket test matches between England and Australia?

Answer: ashes

The prize of The Ashes is an urn containing ashes from the burned remains of a bail used in the August 29, 1882 test match. The ashes themselves are permanently on display at Lord's and do not physically change hands, but the winner "holds" the ashes.

12. Religion: Which religion's most famous leader was its 24th Thirthankara who was named Mahavira?

Answer: Jainism

Jainism is a truly ancient religion. Evidence of Jainism exists in the ruins of the Indus Valley civilization. Confusion about the relation between Jainism and Hinduism arises from the fact that both developed in the same area (India) at about the same time and share many ideas.

13. Physics: What temperature scale developed in 1730 has water freezing at 0 degrees and water boiling at 80 degrees?

Answer: reaumur

Created by Rene de Reaumur, this scale was popular in the 1700's but was superceded in most uses by the Celsius scale.

14. Law: According to the Constitution, what is the maximum size of the capital in square miles?

Answer: 100

Article I, Section 8, Clause 17 sets the federal district at a maximum of 10 miles square which is a square with each side of 10 miles making 100 sq mi.

15. Alcohol: What drink claims to be "Prince Charles Edward's Liqueur"?

Answer: Drambuie

A combination of Highland Malt Scotch and heather honey, the recipe was brought to Scotland in 1745 by Bonnie Prince Charlie. A Rusty Nail is scotch with Drambuie on top.

Source: Author tralfaz

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