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

Author
nutmeglad

Time
5 mins

Type
Multiple Choice

Quiz #
191,975

Updated
Dec 03 21

# Qns
10

Difficulty
Tough

Avg Score
5 / 10

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933

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Question 1 of 10

1. Which of the following words was not derived from a violent, war-like group of very nasty folks? Hint

assassin

berserk

thug

crazy

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Question 2 of 10

2. Where would you find Gondwanaland? Hint

In the distant past

In the movie "King Kong"

Africa

Epcot Center

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Question 3 of 10

3. Where would you find the Islets of Langerhans? Hint

On the moon

Off the coast of Scotland

A human pancreas

In an ode by Keats

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Question 4 of 10

4. What is Al Gore's relationship to the Internet, other than he logs on now and then to visit the FT site? Hint

He invented it.

He coined the phrase 'information superhighway'.

He created the term 'Internet'.

He coined the term 'web'.

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Question 5 of 10

5. Why is Connecticut sometimes called 'The Nutmeg State'? Hint

Early residents used nutmeg in many dishes.

The best nutmeg grows in the Connecticut River valley.

Yankee peddlers sold wooden nutmegs.

The state was and is a major import site for nutmeg.

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Question 6 of 10

6. Cocaine residue has been found in hair samples taken from Eqyptian mummies. What is the significance of this finding? Hint

Drug abuse is a natural, human activity.

Trade existed between the Old and New Worlds.

Trade existed between ancient Egypt and China.

Early Eqyptians used cocaine in religious rites.

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Question 7 of 10

7. What is a tangram? Hint

A collection of puzzle shapes arranged to make an object

A Russian totem

A breed of sheep

A telegram sent via a computer

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Question 8 of 10

8. Any coin collector, young or old, is familiar with the intials 'VDB'. On what American coin will you find this monogram? Hint

1932 Buffalo Head nickel

1962 Walking Liberty quarter

1943 steel penny

1909 Lincoln penny

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Question 9 of 10

9. Who was given the nickname 'the Brush'? Hint

Baseball pitcher, Roger Clemens

Nixon aide, Bob Haldeman

Painter and sculptor, Pablo Picasso

UK Prime Minister, Margaret Thatcher

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Question 10 of 10

10. An etymological relic from the '60s is the word 'boss'. What did 'boss' mean? Hint

Overbearing

Terrible

Powerful

Excellent

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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts

1. Which of the following words was not derived from a violent, war-like group of very nasty folks?

Answer: crazy

In the area around Khorasan, Persia, Hasan ibn al-Sabbah recruits followers to commit assassinations. Legends regarding this group's heavy (no pun) use of hashish develop. From hashish we get the word assassin.
The Thugee (thugs) were bandits and muggers who robbed elderly pilgrims at the temple at Varanasi. Berserkers (berserk) were fearless Norse warriors infamous for their ferocity.

2. Where would you find Gondwanaland?

Answer: In the distant past

Gondwanaland is the ancient, single land mass that included South America, Africa, India, Australia and Antarctica. This single land mass split up and the pieces continue to move as parts of the tectonic plates we know of today.

3. Where would you find the Islets of Langerhans?

Answer: A human pancreas

Researchers continue to study the relationship between diseases of the Islets and the onset of diabetes.

4. What is Al Gore's relationship to the Internet, other than he logs on now and then to visit the FT site?

Answer: He coined the phrase 'information superhighway'.

There are many who believe that Gore has claimed he invented the Internet; bad spin put out by Republicans, no doubt. Actually, other than as a user (assumed), Gore's only connection to the Internet is his use of the term "information superhighway" in a speech and the term caught on.

5. Why is Connecticut sometimes called 'The Nutmeg State'?

Answer: Yankee peddlers sold wooden nutmegs.

Nutmeg was very expensive back in colonial America and Connecticut Yankee peddlers, who walked or rode the country byways, stopping at each dwelling along the way, sold little wooden balls as nutmeg.

6. Cocaine residue has been found in hair samples taken from Eqyptian mummies. What is the significance of this finding?

Answer: Trade existed between the Old and New Worlds.

Cocaine is derived from the coca plant, a New World plant. Thus, the discovery of cocaine residue in mummy hair indicates trade between what is now South America and ancient Egypt.

7. What is a tangram?

Answer: A collection of puzzle shapes arranged to make an object

A collection of angular puzzle shapes that can be arranged into everything from a sailboat to a castle. A real nightmare for the spatially challenged.

8. Any coin collector, young or old, is familiar with the intials 'VDB'. On what American coin will you find this monogram?

Answer: 1909 Lincoln penny

In 1909, the U.S. issued a redesigned penny featuring Lincoln's profile. The coin was designed by sculptor Victor David Brenner who etched his initials at the base of Lincoln's image. It was a one-year only issue and today, 1909 VDB pennies, in fine shape, can fetch $125.00 and more in today's coin market.

9. Who was given the nickname 'the Brush'?

Answer: Nixon aide, Bob Haldeman

Haldeman was Nixon's chief aide and closest advisor. He and John Erlichman were right smack dab in the middle of the Watergate mess, and recently released tapes show Haldeman gave Nixon lots of really bad advice in the months leading up to Nixon's resignation in August, 1974.

10. An etymological relic from the '60s is the word 'boss'. What did 'boss' mean?

Answer: Excellent

Anything that had the 'boss' label attached to it was considered "most excellent, man". One primo example is Ford's Boss 302 Mustang released in limited numbers in 1970. For muscle car fans, it's a real prize and these land rockets go for a whole lot of money when they occasionally come up for auction.

Source: Author nutmeglad

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