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A multiple-choice quiz by Basebala3813. Estimated time: 6 mins.

Author
Basebala3813

Time
6 mins

Type
Multiple Choice

Quiz #
26,974

Updated
Dec 03 21

# Qns
25

Difficulty
Difficult

Avg Score
11 / 25

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Question 1 of 25

1. What is the name for a Japanese paper or silk wall with a roller at the bottom? Hint

Ikebana

Akeyame

Hokemana

Kakemono

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Question 2 of 25

2. In which year was Marie Antoinette, the wife of Louis XVI of France, executed? Hint

1791

1794

1792

1793

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Question 3 of 25

3. In which country is the City of Bukhara? Hint

Turkmenistan

Kazakhstan

Tajikistan

Uzbekistan

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Question 4 of 25

4. The U-2 spyplane is nicknamed what? Hint

Kitty

Black Widow

Dragon Lady

Old Faithful

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Question 5 of 25

5. Which film was NOT directed by Akira Kurosawa? Hint

Ugetsu

The Seven Samurai

The Bad Sleep Well

Sanjuro

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Question 6 of 25

6. Which painter is not considered a member of the Fauvist movement? Hint

Henry Matisse

Maurice de Vlaminck

Andre Derain

Wassily Kandinsky

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Question 7 of 25

7. Mount Korab is the highest point of which country? Hint

Belarus

Jordan

Albania

Morocco

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Question 8 of 25

8. Which musical features the song 'Who Wants To Be A Millionaire'? Hint

Half a Sixpence

High Society

Fiddler on the Roof

The Happiest Millionare

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Question 9 of 25

9. Which type of flowers are described as 'ericaceous'? Hint

Daisies

Heathers

Lillies

Roses

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Question 10 of 25

10. What is the largest breed of frog in the world? Hint

Hercules

Samson

Atlas

Goliath

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Question 11 of 25

11. Who sang the theme to the James Bond movie: 'You Only Live Twice'? Hint

Nancy Sinatra

Lulu

Sheena Easton

Shirley Bassey

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Question 12 of 25

12. What are you frightened of if you are pentheraphobic? Hint

Your neighbor

Your mother-in-law

Your dentist

Your doctor

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Question 13 of 25

13. Which museum houses, Roy Lichtenstein's famous 1963 painting: 'Whaam!'? Hint

M.O.M.A.

Guggenheim

Louvre

Tate Gallery

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Question 14 of 25

14. What was the name of the admiral who commanded the French fleet at the Battle of Trafalgar? Hint

Villeneuve

Arnoux

Martine

Chappelle

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Question 15 of 25

15. Antares is the brightest star in which constellation? Hint

Taurus

Sagittarius

Scorpius

Capricornius

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Question 16 of 25

16. Which of these is not a satellite of Uranus? Hint

Ophelia

Cleopatra

Titania

Cressida

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Question 17 of 25

17. Who was the first artistic director of the NYC Ballet? Hint

Isadora Duncan

Merce Cunningham

Martha Graham

George Balanchine

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Question 18 of 25

18. By what name is acetylsalicylic acid more commonly known? Hint

Vinegar

Vitamin C

Aspirin

Baking Powder

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Question 19 of 25

19. The Nilsson song "Everybody's Talkin'" became a hit when it was featured in which movie? Hint

Love Story

The Graduate

Midnight Cowboy

Shampoo

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Question 20 of 25

20. When sitting on a Western-style saddle, where is the cantle located? Hint

Underneath the flank cinch

On the front

On the back

Atop the pommel

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Question 21 of 25

21. In which city was the Concorde development? Hint

Marseilles

Lyon

Toulouse

Paris

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Question 22 of 25

22. Which two spices come from the same tree? Hint

nutmeg and ginger

cinnamon and ginger

nutmeg and mace

mace and ginger

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Question 23 of 25

23. According to Catholic tradition, which of these was not one of the 'Three Wise Men'? Hint

Tresemor

Gaspar

Balthasar

Melchior

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Question 24 of 25

24. Which town is situated in the Eastern part of Turkey? Hint

Robin

Riddler

Pengun

Batman

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Question 25 of 25

25. Who invented the microwave oven? Hint

Chrisian Hulsmeyer

Gregory Breit

Robert Watson

Percy Spencer

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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts

1. What is the name for a Japanese paper or silk wall with a roller at the bottom?

Answer: Kakemono

2. In which year was Marie Antoinette, the wife of Louis XVI of France, executed?

Answer: 1793

3. In which country is the City of Bukhara?

Answer: Uzbekistan

4. The U-2 spyplane is nicknamed what?

Answer: Dragon Lady

5. Which film was NOT directed by Akira Kurosawa?

Answer: Ugetsu

"Ugetsu" was directed by Kenji Mizoguchi.

6. Which painter is not considered a member of the Fauvist movement?

Answer: Wassily Kandinsky

7. Mount Korab is the highest point of which country?

Answer: Albania

8. Which musical features the song 'Who Wants To Be A Millionaire'?

Answer: High Society

9. Which type of flowers are described as 'ericaceous'?

Answer: Heathers

10. What is the largest breed of frog in the world?

Answer: Goliath

11. Who sang the theme to the James Bond movie: 'You Only Live Twice'?

Answer: Nancy Sinatra

12. What are you frightened of if you are pentheraphobic?

Answer: Your mother-in-law

13. Which museum houses, Roy Lichtenstein's famous 1963 painting: 'Whaam!'?

Answer: Tate Gallery

14. What was the name of the admiral who commanded the French fleet at the Battle of Trafalgar?

Answer: Villeneuve

15. Antares is the brightest star in which constellation?

Answer: Scorpius

16. Which of these is not a satellite of Uranus?

Answer: Cleopatra

17. Who was the first artistic director of the NYC Ballet?

Answer: George Balanchine

18. By what name is acetylsalicylic acid more commonly known?

Answer: Aspirin

19. The Nilsson song "Everybody's Talkin'" became a hit when it was featured in which movie?

Answer: Midnight Cowboy

20. When sitting on a Western-style saddle, where is the cantle located?

Answer: On the back

21. In which city was the Concorde development?

Answer: Toulouse

22. Which two spices come from the same tree?

Answer: nutmeg and mace

23. According to Catholic tradition, which of these was not one of the 'Three Wise Men'?

Answer: Tresemor

24. Which town is situated in the Eastern part of Turkey?

Answer: Batman

25. Who invented the microwave oven?

Answer: Percy Spencer

Source: Author Basebala3813

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