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The Answer is Obvious, Isn't It? Quiz

I tried to think of questions with obvious answers that are somehow not so obvious. Let me know how I did.

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

Author
metapede

Time
5 mins

Type
Multiple Choice

Quiz #
43,392

Updated
Jul 07 22

# Qns
10

Difficulty
Tough

Avg Score
6 / 10

Plays
899

Last 3 plays: Guest 208 (4/10), Guest 88 (1/10), Guest 147 (0/10).

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Question 1 of 10

1. Which of these is colloquially known as the voice box: the pharynx or the larynx?

Answer: (One Word)

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Question 2 of 10

2. Who was George Washington's vice president? Hint

John Adams

James Madison

Thomas Jefferson

He didn't have one

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Question 3 of 10

3. Looking down at the earth from above the North Pole, which way does it spin, clockwise or counter-clockwise?

counter-clockwise

clockwise

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Question 4 of 10

4. How is the numerical keypad configured on the vast majority of US ATM machines? Is it like a telephone or a calculator?

telephone

calculator

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Question 5 of 10

5. Which of these is the fastest animal? Hint

Peregrine falcon

Sailfish

Cheetah

Blue whale

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Question 6 of 10

6. Which of these U.S. presidents was NOT assassinated? Hint

Abraham Lincoln

William Henry Harrison

James Garfield

William McKinley

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Question 7 of 10

7. U.S. Senators are elected to six-year terms. How many years is a term in the House of Representatives? Hint

8 years

4 years

2 years

6 years

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Question 8 of 10

8. Which of these is the chemical symbol for silver? Hint

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Question 9 of 10

9. What is the predominant language of Greenland? Hint

Greenlandic

English

Icelandic

Danish

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Question 10 of 10

10. In Da Vinci's painting, the Mona Lisa's eyes look directly out, but she sits at a slight angle. Which of her shoulders is in the foreground, her left or her right?

Answer: (left or right)

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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts

1. Which of these is colloquially known as the voice box: the pharynx or the larynx?

Answer: larynx

2. Who was George Washington's vice president?

Answer: John Adams

3. Looking down at the earth from above the North Pole, which way does it spin, clockwise or counter-clockwise?

Answer: counter-clockwise

4. How is the numerical keypad configured on the vast majority of US ATM machines? Is it like a telephone or a calculator?

Answer: telephone

Have a look next time you go to an ATM!

5. Which of these is the fastest animal?

Answer: Peregrine falcon

The cheetah is the fastest animal on land, but the peregrine falcon can reach speeds up to 200 mph (over 300 km per hr) in a dive!

6. Which of these U.S. presidents was NOT assassinated?

Answer: William Henry Harrison

For some reason, many people mix up William McKinley and William Henry Harrison.

7. U.S. Senators are elected to six-year terms. How many years is a term in the House of Representatives?

Answer: 2 years

8. Which of these is the chemical symbol for silver?

Answer: Ag

Au is gold, Si is silicon and S is sulfur.

9. What is the predominant language of Greenland?

Answer: Greenlandic

Danish is commonly spoken in Greenland, but Grenlandic -- an Inuit language -- is the predominant tongue.

10. In Da Vinci's painting, the Mona Lisa's eyes look directly out, but she sits at a slight angle. Which of her shoulders is in the foreground, her left or her right?

Answer: left

Source: Author metapede

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