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

Author
ascanius

Time
4 mins

Type
Multiple Choice

Quiz #
143,172

Updated
Dec 03 21

# Qns
10

Difficulty
Tough

Avg Score
6 / 10

Plays
576

One at a Time - Single Page - Timed Game

Question 1 of 10

1. Of these options, what was the last album recorded by the Beatles? Hint

The White Album

Abbey Road

Sergeant Peppers Album

Rubber Soul

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Question 2 of 10

2. Which English monarch abdicated the throne to marry an American? Hint

Edward VIII

Richard II

George I

George II

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Question 3 of 10

3. Who wrote the ancient classic 'The Argonautica'? Hint

Apollonius of Rhodes

Homer

Euripidies

Virgil

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Question 4 of 10

4. Which British artist won the 2001 Turner prize for his work "The Lights Going On and Off", consisting of an empty room with only a blinking light in it? Hint

Tracy Enim

Martin Creed

Damien Hirst

Andy Goldsworthy

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Question 5 of 10

5. Who is credited as the father of macroeconomics? Hint

Adam Smith

John Keynes

Karl Marx

Joseph Stigler

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Question 6 of 10

6. During which war did the nurse Florence Nightingale gain fame? Hint

Boer War

World War II

World War I

Crimean War

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Question 7 of 10

7. Who played Atticus Finch in the classic film "To Kill a Mockingbird"? Hint

Cary Grant

Humphrey Bogart

Richard Burton

Gregory Peck

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Question 8 of 10

8. What sport was reportedly invented by the schoolboy William Webb Ellis? Hint

Soccer

Rugby Union

Rugby League

Basketball

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Question 9 of 10

9. What is the name of the curve created by the equation xy=1? Hint

circle

parabola

hyperbola

ellipse

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Question 10 of 10

10. In which city does the OECD have its headquarters? Hint

New York

Paris

London

Berlin

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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts

1. Of these options, what was the last album recorded by the Beatles?

Answer: Abbey Road

One of the finest farewell albums it featured such hits as 'Come Together', 'Something' and 'The End'.

2. Which English monarch abdicated the throne to marry an American?

Answer: Edward VIII

It wasn't just because she was an American that he had to abdicate, she also happened to be previously divorced which broke all the rules. The woman concerned was Wallis Simpson.

3. Who wrote the ancient classic 'The Argonautica'?

Answer: Apollonius of Rhodes

The story follows Jason and his super-hero mates as they go in search of the Golden Fleece. Homer wrote 'The Iliad' and the 'Odyssey', Virgil (an Italian) wrote 'The Aeneid' and Euripidies wrote the play 'Medea'.

4. Which British artist won the 2001 Turner prize for his work "The Lights Going On and Off", consisting of an empty room with only a blinking light in it?

Answer: Martin Creed

The piece created public uproar across the tabloids and moved one senior gallery boardmember to comment "modern art is up its own arse".

5. Who is credited as the father of macroeconomics?

Answer: John Keynes

Keynes wrote "General Theory of Employment, Interest, and Money".

6. During which war did the nurse Florence Nightingale gain fame?

Answer: Crimean War

7. Who played Atticus Finch in the classic film "To Kill a Mockingbird"?

Answer: Gregory Peck

8. What sport was reportedly invented by the schoolboy William Webb Ellis?

Answer: Rugby Union

The story goes that while playing football this young Englishman picked up the ball and began running with it. Although the story may well be untrue the schoolboy now shares his name with the trophy of the Rugby World Cup.

9. What is the name of the curve created by the equation xy=1?

Answer: hyperbola

10. In which city does the OECD have its headquarters?

Answer: Paris

The Organisation of Economic Co-operation and Development.

Source: Author ascanius

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