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Ten Topics : Part Three Trivia Quiz

This quiz will test you on ten different topics. Good luck!

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

Author
Blinkgreday

Time
5 mins

Type
Multiple Choice

Quiz #
106,427

Updated
Dec 03 21

# Qns
10

Difficulty
Tough

Avg Score
5 / 10

Plays
2357

Last 3 plays: mtk8 (4/10), Guest 4 (2/10), Guest 142 (6/10).

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Question 1 of 10

1. Composers: Who composed the "Academic Festival Overture"? Hint

Johann Sebastian Bach

Johannes Brahms

Franz Schubert

Robert Schumann

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Question 2 of 10

2. World Capitals: Which countries' current capital cities lie in their own districts and were built specially to be the country's capital? Hint

United States, Australia, Egypt, Italy

United States, Israel, Brazil, France

United States, Australia, Brazil, Nigeria

United States, Argentina, Brazil, Ghana

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Question 3 of 10

3. Art and Artists: What art movement was Jacques Louis David associated with? Hint

Realism

Neoclassicism

Fauvism

Abstract Expressionism

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Question 4 of 10

4. Lakes: What is the deepest lake in North America? Hint

Crater Lake

Lake Champlain

Lake Nicaragua

Great Slave Lake

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Question 5 of 10

5. Literature: Who Wrote the novel, "Dead Souls?" Hint

Vladimir Nabakov

Nikolai Gogol

Ivan Turgenev

Leo Tolstoy

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Question 6 of 10

6. The Roman Empire: Who was the second Julio-Claudian emperor of the Roman Empire? Hint

Caligula

Tiberius

Nero

Claudius

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Question 7 of 10

7. Television: What did TV Guide rank as the best show of the twentieth century? Hint

I Love Lucy

Seinfeld

The Simpsons

All In The Family

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Question 8 of 10

8. Poetry: Edgar Allen Poe was inspired to write "The Raven" after having a conversation with what famous author?

Answer: (Two Words, Or Just Last Name)

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Question 9 of 10

9. US Presidents: What US president was known for skinny dipping in the Potomac River almost every morning while in office? Hint

Lyndon Johnson

John Quincy Adams

George Washington

William Taft

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Question 10 of 10

10. US History: Who served as the first Secretary of State of the United States?

Answer: (First And Last Name Or Just Last Name)

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Most Recent Scores

Jan 13 2025 : mtk8: 4/10
Jan 08 2025 : Guest 4: 2/10
Dec 30 2024 : Guest 142: 6/10
Dec 26 2024 : Guest 184: 6/10
Dec 16 2024 : Kalibre: 2/10
Dec 05 2024 : Guest 46: 2/10
Nov 24 2024 : hellobion: 6/10

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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts

1. Composers: Who composed the "Academic Festival Overture"?

Answer: Johannes Brahms

Johannes Brahmes was a German composer that blended classical tradition with new romantic impulses.

2. World Capitals: Which countries' current capital cities lie in their own districts and were built specially to be the country's capital?

Answer: United States, Australia, Brazil, Nigeria

Brazil's capital, Brasilia, was built in the 1950s. Australia's capital is Canberra. Nigeria's capital of Abuja was built in the 1970s.

3. Art and Artists: What art movement was Jacques Louis David associated with?

Answer: Neoclassicism

Some of David's most famous works are "The Death of Marat" and "The Oath of the Horatii." Jackson Pollock was the most famous abstract expressionist artist.

4. Lakes: What is the deepest lake in North America?

Answer: Great Slave Lake

Crater Lake, located in Oregon, is the deepest lake in the US. The Great Slave Lake is located in Canada.

5. Literature: Who Wrote the novel, "Dead Souls?"

Answer: Nikolai Gogol

Tolstoy is best known for "War and Peace." Turgenev is best known for "Fathers and Sons." Nabakov is best known for "Lolita."

6. The Roman Empire: Who was the second Julio-Claudian emperor of the Roman Empire?

Answer: Tiberius

Augustus was the first, followed by Tiberius, Caligula, Claudius, then Nero. Rome went from a republic to an empire in 31 B.C.

7. Television: What did TV Guide rank as the best show of the twentieth century?

Answer: Seinfeld

"I Love Lucy" came in at number two. The very controversial "All In The Family" was number 4.

8. Poetry: Edgar Allen Poe was inspired to write "The Raven" after having a conversation with what famous author?

Answer: Charles Dickens

Charles Dickens had a pet raven that was killed after drinking a bucket of paint in the garage of the Dickens home. Dickens told Poe the story of the raven dying the first time they met.

9. US Presidents: What US president was known for skinny dipping in the Potomac River almost every morning while in office?

Answer: John Quincy Adams

John Quincy Adams was the sixth US president and also served in the House of Represenatives.

10. US History: Who served as the first Secretary of State of the United States?

Answer: Thomas Jefferson

He also served as governor of Virginia and as a delegate to France.

Source: Author Blinkgreday

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