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Ten questions from ten different FT categories.

A multiple-choice quiz by boof123. Estimated time: 4 mins.

Author
boof123

Time
4 mins

Type
Multiple Choice

Quiz #
369,565

Updated
Dec 03 21

# Qns
10

Difficulty
Average

Avg Score
6 / 10

Plays
495

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Question 1 of 10

1. Animals. In some parts of Australia a small long-eared marsupial has replaced the Easter bunny. Do you know which animal it is? Hint

Numbat

Wombat

Bilby

Koala

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Question 2 of 10

2. Entertainment. Beginning a long career in the 1960s, Shari Lewis, a ventriloquist, and her sock puppet were children's favourites. Can you remember the puppet's name? Hint

Lambie

Pork Chop

Lambkin

Lamb Chop

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Question 3 of 10

3. Geography. Great Britain is renowned for strange place names. Can you guess which of these towns is not in Britain? Hint

Giggleswick

Innaloo

Bishop's Itchington

Boghead

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Question 4 of 10

4. The tomb of which Egyptian Pharoah was discovered in 1922? Hint

Rameses II

Tutankhamen

Amenhotep

Seti II

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Question 5 of 10

5. Literature. Bryce Courtenay is probably best known for writing "The Power of One". He actually wrote twenty other books. Which of the following did he NOT write? Hint

Jessica

Tandia

Sayonara

Sylvia

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Question 6 of 10

6. Music. Which classical musician became famous for his irreverent antics such as falling off the piano stool, jumbling up his sheet music and arguing with his page turner? Hint

Victor Borge

Richard Clayderman

Liberace

Andre Rieu

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Question 7 of 10

7. People. Who were the politicians who held positions as (1)Minister for Health and (2)Treasurer, in the final years of the Howard Government in Australia? Hint

Fry and Laurie

Laurel and Hardy

Martin and Lewis

Abbott and Costello

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Question 8 of 10

8. Sci/Tech. Use the symbols for these elements to spell a vegetable growth.
Cobalt, Radon, Carbon, Oxygen, Boron.

Answer: (Two Words)

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Question 9 of 10

9. Who won the 2014 Tour de France? Hint

Alejandro Valverde

Vincenzo Nibali

Jean Christophe Peraud

Alberto Contador

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Question 10 of 10

10. In 1985, a Greenpeace ship was bombed and sunk in Auckland Harbour, New Zealand. What was the name of the ship? Hint

Rainbow Warrior

Arctic Sunrise

Dove of Peace

Esperanza

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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts

1. Animals. In some parts of Australia a small long-eared marsupial has replaced the Easter bunny. Do you know which animal it is?

Answer: Bilby

The Easter Bilby came into being as an effort to raise awareness of the devastation that rabbits were inflicting on the environment. Bilbies were classified as a vulnerable species, and are now listed as endangered in Queensland. They are a member of the bandicoot family with very long ears and a long pointed snout.

They live in burrows and are nocturnal marsupials. A leading Australian chocolate manufacturer now donates a percentage of sales of the Easter Bilby to the "Save the Bilby" fund.

2. Entertainment. Beginning a long career in the 1960s, Shari Lewis, a ventriloquist, and her sock puppet were children's favourites. Can you remember the puppet's name?

Answer: Lamb Chop

Shari Lewis was renowned for her comedy repartee and the crazy expressions she was able to create with Lamb Chop. She won numerous awards as a puppeteer and Children's TV host. Shari also wrote over sixty children's books. After her death in 1998, her daughter Mallory resumed her work with Lamb Chop.

3. Geography. Great Britain is renowned for strange place names. Can you guess which of these towns is not in Britain?

Answer: Innaloo

Innaloo is just outside of Perth in Western Australia, would you admit to living there? Bishop's Itchington is in Staffordshire, thinking about how it got its name is mind-boggling. Giggleswick is in North Yokshire and Boghead is in Ayreshire, Scotland.

4. The tomb of which Egyptian Pharoah was discovered in 1922?

Answer: Tutankhamen

The discovery of Tutankhamen's tomb by Howard Carter was unique in that it had not been completely ransacked by grave robbers. Although there was evidence of looting, many of the grave goods were still there. The sarcophagus contained the first, untouched mummified remains of a Pharoah found to date. Most of the artifacts discovered can be seen in the Cairo Museum.

5. Literature. Bryce Courtenay is probably best known for writing "The Power of One". He actually wrote twenty other books. Which of the following did he NOT write?

Answer: Sayonara

"Sayonara" was written by James A Michener. Bryce Courtenay was born in South Africa and later became an Australian Citizen. He worked in advertising and journalism before becoming a full time author. He died in 2012 at the age of 79.

6. Music. Which classical musician became famous for his irreverent antics such as falling off the piano stool, jumbling up his sheet music and arguing with his page turner?

Answer: Victor Borge

Victor Borge was a classical pianist who was born in Copenhagen and became an American citizen in 1948. He refused to take himself seriously and once said "Look at a symphony concert on TV and turn the sound off. If you have the slightest sense of humour, you will laugh yourself silly". Try it, it works!

7. People. Who were the politicians who held positions as (1)Minister for Health and (2)Treasurer, in the final years of the Howard Government in Australia?

Answer: Abbott and Costello

Tony Abbott went on to become Australia's 28th Prime Minister. Peter Costello was Australia's longest serving treasurer and Deputy Leader of the Liberal Party.

8. Sci/Tech. Use the symbols for these elements to spell a vegetable growth. Cobalt, Radon, Carbon, Oxygen, Boron.

Answer: Corn cob

Cobalt Co, Radon Rn, Carbon C, Oxygen O, Boron B.

9. Who won the 2014 Tour de France?

Answer: Vincenzo Nibali

Vincenzo Nibali won four individual stages in the tour and was the overall winner. An Italian, riding for team Astana, he is one of only six riders to date to win each of the three Grand Tours; the Tour de France, the Giro d'Italia and the Vuelta a Espana.

10. In 1985, a Greenpeace ship was bombed and sunk in Auckland Harbour, New Zealand. What was the name of the ship?

Answer: Rainbow Warrior

Greenpeace is an organisation campaigning against environmental abuse. Rainbow Warrior, Arctic Sunrise and Esperanza are all Greenpeace ships, the dove of peace, together with a rainbow, is the Greenpeace symbol. The name "Rainbow Warrior" comes from a Cree Indian legend that says a tribe called "Warriors of the Rainbow" will rise up to defend the earth from the degradation of mankind.

Source: Author boof123

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