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A multiple-choice quiz by a1successforce. Estimated time: 4 mins.

Author
a1successforce

Time
4 mins

Type
Multiple Choice

Quiz #
146,010

Updated
Dec 03 21

# Qns
10

Difficulty
Tough

Avg Score
6 / 10

Plays
2388

One at a Time - Single Page - Timed Game

Question 1 of 10

1. What word is derived from an Arabic term meaning "the reunion of broken parts"? Hint

faction

oracle

algebra

puzzle

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Question 2 of 10

2. What oddly named war between Britain and Spain took place from 1739 to 1743? Hint

War of Boredom

Ladies of the Valley War

Namby-Pamby War

War of Jenkins' Ear

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Question 3 of 10

3. According to the lyrics of a hit Tommy James song "My dog Sam eats..." what? Hint

purple flowers

crimson orchids

green clovers

orange leaves

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Question 4 of 10

4. Which of the following is measured by the Beaufort scale? Hint

gravitational pull

electrical impedence

hardness of rock

wind force

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Question 5 of 10

5. Which sport is featured in the Elvis Presley movie "Fun In Acapulco" Hint

cliff diving

auto racing

spelunking

bullfighting

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Question 6 of 10

6. According to Dr. Seuss, which creature likes to drink pink ink ? Hint

Nink

Glink

Bink

Yink

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Question 7 of 10

7. What does the computer acronym 'ISP' stand for?
Hint

Internet Service Provider

Instant Search Portal

International Security Protocol

Integrated Standard Policy

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Question 8 of 10

8. Which painter was once nicknamed "the Christ of the coal mines"? Hint

Pablo Picasso

Henri Matisse

Anne Thracite

Vincent van Gogh

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Question 9 of 10

9. Which of the following animals are you most likely to find in an apiary? Hint

bees

eels

birds

apes

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Question 10 of 10

10. What was the name of Jacques Cousteau's main research vessel? Hint

Mystique

Rendezvous

Calypso

Dianne

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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts

1. What word is derived from an Arabic term meaning "the reunion of broken parts"?

Answer: algebra

Algebra derives from "al-jabr" which refers to a reuniting. Oracle comes from the Latin word meaning "to speak". The origins of the word "puzzle" are unclear. Faction derives from the same latin root as the word "fact".

2. What oddly named war between Britain and Spain took place from 1739 to 1743?

Answer: War of Jenkins' Ear

Spain accused the British sea Captain Robert Jenkins of smuggling. Upon returning to Great Britain Jenkins claimed the Spanish had cut off his ear, thus igniting the existing tension to the level of war.

3. According to the lyrics of a hit Tommy James song "My dog Sam eats..." what?

Answer: purple flowers

Here is the complete line from Tommy James' song "Draggin' The Line". "My dog Sam eats purple flowers/We ain't got much, but what we got is ours". Can you dig it?

4. Which of the following is measured by the Beaufort scale?

Answer: wind force

Captain Francis Beaufort's original scale did not have any denotation for wind speed. He wanted to develop a system to determine wind force without instruments.

5. Which sport is featured in the Elvis Presley movie "Fun In Acapulco"

Answer: cliff diving

Elvis played a chcaracter named Mike Windgren in this 1963 movie which co-starred Ursula Andress. Mike gets fired and amazingly ends up working with the champion diver of all of Mexico.

6. According to Dr. Seuss, which creature likes to drink pink ink ?

Answer: Yink

From the Seuss classic "One Fish Two Fish Red Fish Blue Fish". "This one, I think, is called a Yink...The ink he likes to drink is pink". This book is enjoyed by children and adults alike.

7. What does the computer acronym 'ISP' stand for?

Answer: Internet Service Provider

You need an Internet Service Provider to get onto the internet. Think of your ISP as the one you get to pay every month for the privilege.

8. Which painter was once nicknamed "the Christ of the coal mines"?

Answer: Vincent van Gogh

Vincent van Gogh was sent to the coalmines to preach, but was stripped of that right due to his refusal to wear nice clothes. Van Gogh thought it was ludicrous to be well dressed in such impoverished conditions.

9. Which of the following animals are you most likely to find in an apiary?

Answer: bees

An apiary is the name given to the place where beehives are kept. Bees belong to the genus Apis, hence the term apiary.

10. What was the name of Jacques Cousteau's main research vessel?

Answer: Calypso

The 139 foot long Calypso was originally built as a WWII minesweeper. It sailed from 1942 until it was hit by a barge in 1996.

Source: Author a1successforce

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