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Hello. Please form a Q to come up with answers to questions involving the letter Q.

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

Author
KentQuizzer

Time
3 mins

Type
Multiple Choice

Quiz #
379,364

Updated
Dec 03 21

# Qns
10

Difficulty
Average

Avg Score
8 / 10

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609

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Question 1 of 10

1. Which of these is a country beginning with a Q? Hint

Aqaba

Queensland

Qatar

Quebec

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Question 2 of 10

2. How many days did ships have to wait in quarantine before unloading in Venice during the "Black Death" plague in Europe? Hint

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Question 3 of 10

3. Queeg appeared in which Pulitzer prize-winning naval novel? Hint

The Dambusters

The Bridge On The River Kwai

The Caine Mutiny

The Longest Day

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Question 4 of 10

4. Which of these is most commonly associated with the sequence "QWERTY"? Hint

Typewriters or keyboards

Australian states

Stringed instruments

Animal naming hierarchies

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Question 5 of 10

5. The quagga was related to which other animal that also results in a high score at Scrabble? Hint

Lynx

Zebra

Jackal

Aardvark

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Question 6 of 10

6. "Quid" relates to which denomination of British currency? Hint

Pound

Penny

Shilling

Florin

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Question 7 of 10

7. Which of these is a brand of UK confectionery? Hint

Quantity Street

Quality Street

Queer Street

Queen Street

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Question 8 of 10

8. Which queen reigned for the shortest time? Hint

Queen Victoria

Queen Elizabeth I

Queen Anne

Lady Jane Grey

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Question 9 of 10

9. Which of these is a Scottish football (soccer) club? Hint

Queen of the South

Queen of the West

Queen of the North

Queen of the East

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Question 10 of 10

10. How many children are there in a set of quintuplets? Hint

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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts

1. Which of these is a country beginning with a Q?

Answer: Qatar

Qatar is a country on the Arabian Peninsula. It has a land border with Saudi Arabia and juts out into the Persian Gulf near the island of Bahrain. Its currency is the riyal.

2. How many days did ships have to wait in quarantine before unloading in Venice during the "Black Death" plague in Europe?

Answer: 40

Quarantine involves keeping people or animals isolated from others, typically to ensure that they are free of disease. The term comes from the Venetian word "quaranta" meaning forty.

3. Queeg appeared in which Pulitzer prize-winning naval novel?

Answer: The Caine Mutiny

Lieutenant Commander Queeg was a key figure in Herman Wouk's novel based on the author's own naval experiences in World War Two. Humphrey Bogart starred as Queeg in the film adaptation.

4. Which of these is most commonly associated with the sequence "QWERTY"?

Answer: Typewriters or keyboards

"QWERTY" are the first six letters of the top row of alphabetic characters on a standard English language typewriter or keyboard. "AZERTY" is the long-standing French equivalent.

5. The quagga was related to which other animal that also results in a high score at Scrabble?

Answer: Zebra

The quagga was a variant of zebra found in South Africa. It became extinct during the late nineteenth century. It had brown and white stripes on its front and an unstriped brown rear.

6. "Quid" relates to which denomination of British currency?

Answer: Pound

Various sources are suggested for the slang term "quid". These include Latin ("quid pro quo"), Italian ("scudo"), American slang and Irish Gaelic.

7. Which of these is a brand of UK confectionery?

Answer: Quality Street

The "Quality Street" sweet selection was created in 1936 by a member of the Mackintosh toffee-making family in Yorkshire. Each type of chocolate or chocolate-covered toffee has a distinctive shape and coloured wrapping.

8. Which queen reigned for the shortest time?

Answer: Lady Jane Grey

Lady Jane Grey reigned for nine days in July 1553 after being nominated by Edward VI as his successor. Mary I was soon proclaimed queen by the Privy Council. Jane was imprisoned and convicted of treason, and was executed the following year.

9. Which of these is a Scottish football (soccer) club?

Answer: Queen of the South

Queen of the South is a football (soccer) club in Dumfries in southwest Scotland. The club was founded in 1919. The club's stadium is Palmerston Park.

10. How many children are there in a set of quintuplets?

Answer: 5

The word comes from the Latin "quintus" - fifth - and follows a similar pattern to other numbers such as three and four. The all-female Canadian Dionne quintuplets were born in 1934 and were the first set known to have all survived infancy.

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