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'P' is the answer Trivia Quiz

All the answers begin with the letter 'P'.

A multiple-choice quiz by anagram2. Estimated time: 4 mins.

Author
anagram2

Time
4 mins

Type
Multiple Choice

Quiz #
96,800

Updated
Aug 19 24

# Qns
10

Difficulty
Average

Avg Score
6 / 10

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6452

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Question 1 of 10

1. What is a kakapo? Hint

Pig

Pixie

Parrot

Penguin

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Question 2 of 10

2. Always referred to as P.T. Barnum, this U.S. showman's middle name was Taylor but what did the 'P' stand for? Hint

Phineas

Percival

Pascoe

Philemon

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Question 3 of 10

3. For which of the following films did Charles Laughton win the best actor Oscar? Hint

The Private Lives of Elizabeth and Essex

The Private Life of Sherlock Holmes

The Private Life of Henry VIII

The Private Life of Don Juan

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Question 4 of 10

4. Born in 1915 this French singer became known as 'The Little Sparrow'. Can you name her?

Answer: (First and last name, or last name only. No diacritical marks)

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Question 5 of 10

5. What is the term for having more than 5 fingers or toes on a hand or foot? Hint

Polypoid

Polydactyl

Polypary

Polyandry

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Question 6 of 10

6. Which of the following is a shape-shifting being of Irish folklore? Hint

Punk

Pukka

Pooka

Puck

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Question 7 of 10

7. Its Latin name is pastinacci sativa but what is this tasty vegetable's English name? Hint

Pea

Pumpkin

Potato

Parsnip

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Question 8 of 10

8. Arachibutyrophobia is the fear of what? Hint

Peanut butter sticking to the roof of the mouth

Puppets

Purple

Parents- in- law

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Question 9 of 10

9. What is the name for the study of the structure of the skull to determine a person's character and mental capacity? Hint

Phrenology

Pedology

Petrology

Philology

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Question 10 of 10

10. And an easy one to finish. Which actor, star of the 1960 film 'Psycho' called his autobigraphy 'A Haunted Life'?

Answer: (One Word surname only)

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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts

1. What is a kakapo?

Answer: Parrot

A large flightless parrot, once widespread in New Zealand. It was described by early European settlers as 'the most wonderful bird on earth'. Now the kakapo is an endangered species.

2. Always referred to as P.T. Barnum, this U.S. showman's middle name was Taylor but what did the 'P' stand for?

Answer: Phineas

Born in Connecticut in 1810, Barnum began his career as a showman in 1835 with a tour of America, exploiting a coloured woman called Joyce Heth, said to be 160 years old. At the time of her death in 1836 however it was proved that she was no more than 70.

3. For which of the following films did Charles Laughton win the best actor Oscar?

Answer: The Private Life of Henry VIII

Directed by Alexander Korda it was also nominated for best picture in 1934.

4. Born in 1915 this French singer became known as 'The Little Sparrow'. Can you name her?

Answer: Piaf

Originally �dith Giovanna Gassion, a street singer, she earned her nickname 'piaf', french slang for sparrow, because of her small size.

5. What is the term for having more than 5 fingers or toes on a hand or foot?

Answer: Polydactyl

According to legend Anne Boleyn, second wife of Henry VIII of England, had a sixth finger on one hand. A sign, some claimed, that she was a witch.

6. Which of the following is a shape-shifting being of Irish folklore?

Answer: Pooka

The pooka roams the Irish countryside at night causing mischief and mayhem. Fans of the film 'Harvey' will remember James Stewart's large rabbit friend being referred to as a pooka.

7. Its Latin name is pastinacci sativa but what is this tasty vegetable's English name?

Answer: Parsnip

Often used in soups and stews, parsnips have a sweet nutty flavour.

8. Arachibutyrophobia is the fear of what?

Answer: Peanut butter sticking to the roof of the mouth

There seems to be a phobia for just about everything. Porphyrophobia is the fear of the colour purple, pupaphobia is the fear of puppets and soceraphobia is the fear of parents-in-law.

9. What is the name for the study of the structure of the skull to determine a person's character and mental capacity?

Answer: Phrenology

Franz Joseph Gall developed 'cranioscopy', later renamed phrenology around 1800.

10. And an easy one to finish. Which actor, star of the 1960 film 'Psycho' called his autobigraphy 'A Haunted Life'?

Answer: Perkins

Alfred Hitchcock's thriller has attained 'classic' status over the years.

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