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

Author
Delaney

Time
5 mins

Type
Multiple Choice

Quiz #
14,654

Updated
Dec 03 21

# Qns
10

Difficulty
Tough

Avg Score
5 / 10

Plays
1508

One at a Time - Single Page - Timed Game

Question 1 of 10

1. A slug shrivels up when one pours salt on it because .... Hint

slug blood is mostly salt. The salt wants to join its salt brothers and leaps out of the slugs body.

it uses 100 percent of its body's water to wash off the salt.

it uses 90 percent of its body water to wash off the salt.

slugs are allergic to salt.

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Question 2 of 10

2. Hospitals are known to prepare for more births during or before what event? Hint

Blizzard

The Superbowl

Christmas

Hurricane

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Question 3 of 10

3. Why did Henry VIII form the Church of England? Hint

because he wanted a divorce

because he wanted to be remembered

because he didn't like the priest's hat

because he was an ardent Protestant and disagreed with the church

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Question 4 of 10

4. What kind of tree is the redwood most closely related to? Hint

Maple

Pine

Cottonwood

Ash

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Question 5 of 10

5. Who do the Knights who say 'Ni!' become? Hint

The people who say 'knee'.

The Knights who say: 'Ekki-Ekki-Ekki-Ekki-PTANG! Zoom-Boing! Z'nourrwringmm!'

The normal people who only wanted a shrubbery.

The knights who say 'chung cha chung oooohbeeech'.

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Question 6 of 10

6. What is referred to (in England or Ireland) as a polo neck jumper? Hint

A striped polo shirt.

A collared cardigan.

A turtle neck dress.

A turtle neck sweater.

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Question 7 of 10

7. Who are Harry Potter's best friends? Hint

Ron and Hermione

Fred and George

He is a nerd with glasses, and has no friends

Bolignetta and Frisky

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Question 8 of 10

8. 'Romeo and Juliet' is based on what fairy tale, myth or story? Hint

Hansel and Gretel

The sadness of Alona and Troy.

Pyramus and Thisbe

West Side Story

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Question 9 of 10

9. What is the Broadway play 'Rent' based on? Hint

It was an original musical by Jonathan Larson

The opera 'La Boheme'.

It was based on the novel 'Ain't Got No Money'.

It's based on a paper written by a particularly bright young student to raise AIDS awareness

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Question 10 of 10

10. Where is Mt. Carrigadav located? Hint

Co. Kerry, Ireland

Austria

Carrigadav, England

Switzerland

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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts

1. A slug shrivels up when one pours salt on it because ....

Answer: it uses 90 percent of its body water to wash off the salt.

2. Hospitals are known to prepare for more births during or before what event?

Answer: Hurricane

The dropping barometric pressure can cause pregnant women to give birth.

3. Why did Henry VIII form the Church of England?

Answer: because he wanted a divorce

He was unhappy with his marriage, and the Catholic Church would not allow him to divorce. His son, Edward VI, was brought up a Protestant and was the first real non-Catholic monarch of England.

4. What kind of tree is the redwood most closely related to?

Answer: Pine

I learned it at John Muir Woods national park, San Fransisco.

5. Who do the Knights who say 'Ni!' become?

Answer: The Knights who say: 'Ekki-Ekki-Ekki-Ekki-PTANG! Zoom-Boing! Z'nourrwringmm!'

This is from the hilarious movie "Monty Pythin and the Holy Grail".

6. What is referred to (in England or Ireland) as a polo neck jumper?

Answer: A turtle neck sweater.

7. Who are Harry Potter's best friends?

Answer: Ron and Hermione

I highly recommend reading "Harry Potter". In the first book in the series Harry befriends Ron and Hermione.

8. 'Romeo and Juliet' is based on what fairy tale, myth or story?

Answer: Pyramus and Thisbe

The play 'Pyramus and Thisbe' is actually in Shakespeare's 'A Midsummer Night's Dream'.

9. What is the Broadway play 'Rent' based on?

Answer: The opera 'La Boheme'.

10. Where is Mt. Carrigadav located?

Answer: Co. Kerry, Ireland

Source: Author Delaney

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