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The Beggar's Dozen Trivia Quiz

A baker's dozen is thirteen. Less well known is the phrase "beggar's dozen", which is eleven. This quiz is about the number eleven and some of the places it can be found.

A matching quiz by suomy. Estimated time: 3 mins.

Author
suomy

Time
3 mins

Type
Match Quiz

Quiz #
383,187

Updated
Dec 03 21

# Qns
10

Difficulty
Easy

Avg Score
9 / 10

Plays
788

Last 3 plays: Guest 71 (6/10), polly656 (10/10), Guest 72 (7/10).

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Questions		Choices
1. Which game of chance is associated with the call "legs eleven"?		Lauren Myracle
2. Which name is mostly strongly associated with the Apollo 11 mission of 1969?		Seven
3. This armistice was reportedly signed at the eleventh hour on the eleventh day of the eleventh month. In which century?		Neil
4. In what century was the Personal Rule, sometimes called the Eleven Years' Tyranny?		Twentieth
5. Who dreamt about the sun, the moon and eleven stars?		Pipers
6. Who played Tess Ocean opposite George Clooney's Danny Ocean in the 2001 film "Ocean's Eleven"?		Bingo
7. Which actress played Eleven in the TV series "Stranger Things"?		Seventeenth
8. What word links 'eleven' with a multi-national convenience store?		Joseph
9. What did my true love give to me on the eleventh day?		Millie Bobby Brown
10. "The Winnie Years" series of children's fiction novels includes the title "Eleven". Who was the author?		Julia Roberts

Select each answer

1. Which game of chance is associated with the call "legs eleven"?

2. Which name is mostly strongly associated with the Apollo 11 mission of 1969?

3. This armistice was reportedly signed at the eleventh hour on the eleventh day of the eleventh month. In which century?

4. In what century was the Personal Rule, sometimes called the Eleven Years' Tyranny?

5. Who dreamt about the sun, the moon and eleven stars?

6. Who played Tess Ocean opposite George Clooney's Danny Ocean in the 2001 film "Ocean's Eleven"?

7. Which actress played Eleven in the TV series "Stranger Things"?

8. What word links 'eleven' with a multi-national convenience store?

9. What did my true love give to me on the eleventh day?

10. "The Winnie Years" series of children's fiction novels includes the title "Eleven". Who was the author?

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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts

1. Which game of chance is associated with the call "legs eleven"?

Answer: Bingo

The British version of Bingo uses slang names for the various numbers called out. Legs eleven is said to be a reference to the shape of the number. The term is also used in the dice game Craps.

2. Which name is mostly strongly associated with the Apollo 11 mission of 1969?

Answer: Neil

Carrying American astronauts Neil Armstrong and Buzz Aldrin, the Eagle lunar module was the first craft to land people on the moon. On successfully landing, Neil Armstrong announced: "Houston, Tranquility Base here. The Eagle has landed."

3. This armistice was reportedly signed at the eleventh hour on the eleventh day of the eleventh month. In which century?

Answer: Twentieth

The Armistice was signed in Compi�gne, France, bring an end to the fighting during the First World War. It took another six months of negotiations before the war was brought to an end through the Treaty of Versailles.

4. In what century was the Personal Rule, sometimes called the Eleven Years' Tyranny?

Answer: Seventeenth

King Charles I attempted to rule England, Scotland and Ireland during this period (1629-1640) without using Parliament. He realised that this could be done under the Royal Prerogative if he avoided wars, which could only be paid for through taxes levied by Parliament.

It fell to pieces when he attempted to reform the Church of Scotland, resulting in the Bishops' Wars, the recall of Parliament and ultimately the English Civil War.

5. Who dreamt about the sun, the moon and eleven stars?

Answer: Joseph

This biblical story of the prophet Joseph can be found in the book of Genesis. His dream resulted in him being sold into slavery before his family's interpretation of the dream was fulfilled.

6. Who played Tess Ocean opposite George Clooney's Danny Ocean in the 2001 film "Ocean's Eleven"?

Answer: Julia Roberts

The 2001 film was a remake of the 1960 heist film "Ocean's 11". Sequels were made in 2004 and 2007 called, predictably perhaps, "Ocean's Twelve" and "Ocean's Thirteen". They have been described as comedy heists.

7. Which actress played Eleven in the TV series "Stranger Things"?

Answer: Millie Bobby Brown

The American supernatural TV series "Stranger Things" was first screened in 2016. Millie Bobby Brown has the role of a young girl with psycho-kinetic abilities.

8. What word links 'eleven' with a multi-national convenience store?

Answer: Seven

Originally named Tote'm Stores and now known as 7-Eleven, this chain extended to 56,000 stores in 18 countries in 2016. The name reflected its opening hours: 7 am to 11 pm, seven days a week on its name change in 1946.

9. What did my true love give to me on the eleventh day?

Answer: Pipers

The question is a reference to the Christmas carol "The Twelve Days of Christmas". The 1909 version by Frederic Austin is fairly standard and has eleven pipers piping. There are other versions for the number eleven, including ladies dancing, ladies spinning, badgers baiting, lads a-louping, lords a leaping, and bulls a-beating.

10. "The Winnie Years" series of children's fiction novels includes the title "Eleven". Who was the author?

Answer: Lauren Myracle

"Eleven", published in 2004, was the first of the series which follows the everyday life and problems of a young girl. Several sequels and a prequel ("Ten") have since followed. The American author has said that it was mostly autobiographical.

Source: Author suomy

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