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The First Big Quiz

This is my first compilation of my other quizzes: United States National Parks, Beatles Songs, The Big TV Quiz, The Little TV Quiz, Nederland, Le Petit Quiz Francais, and Mottos. So if you've paid attention, this should be quite easy!

A multiple-choice quiz by jvannouhuys. Estimated time: 7 mins.

Author
jvannouhuys

Time
7 mins

Type
Multiple Choice

Quiz #
29,804

Updated
Dec 03 21

# Qns
25

Difficulty
Tough

Avg Score
13 / 25

Plays
1693

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Question 1 of 25

1. PART I. US NATIONAL PARKS. Where would you find the geyser 'Old Faithful'? Hint

Yellowstone National Park (Wyoming)

Hot Springs National Park (Arkansas)

Yosemite National Park (California)

Theodore Roosevelt National Park (North Dakota)

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Question 2 of 25

2. Where would you find the 'All-American Man', an ancient rock painting of a man with his body decorated with a design of blue and white with red stripes? Hint

Wind Cave National Park (South Dakota)

Grand Canyon National Park (Arizona)

Canyonlands National Park (Utah)

Rocky Mountain National Park (Colorado)

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Question 3 of 25

3. Where would you find 'Grizzly Giant', the world's fifth largest tree? Hint

Yosemite National Park (California)

Petrified Forest National Park (Arizona)

Great Smoky Mountains National Park (Tennesee and North Carolina)

Redwood National Park (California)

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Question 4 of 25

4. PART II. THE BEATLES. What is Ringo's true name?

Answer: (first and last name)

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Question 5 of 25

5. In which song is Father McKenzie 'writing the words of a sermon that no one will hear'? Hint

Let It Be

The McKenzie Blues

Getting Better

Eleanor Rigby

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Question 6 of 25

6. Who used a silver hammer to kill Joan, his teacher and the judge? Hint

Maxwell Edison

The Walrus

Rocky Raccoon

Jude

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Question 7 of 25

7. PART III. TV SERIES. From which TV-series is 'The Simpsons' a spin-off? Hint

Futurama

The Cosby Show

King of the Hill

The Tracey Ullman Show

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Question 8 of 25

8. In which series did Denzel Washington appear? Hint

Hill Street Blues

St. Elsewhere

The Love Boat

General Hospital

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Question 9 of 25

9. In which TV-series would you find the 'King Kamehameha Club'? Hint

Bay Watch

Twin Peaks

Hawaii Five-0

Magnum

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Question 10 of 25

10. Who starred in 'Ivanhoe'? Hint

Roger Moore

Timothy Dalton

Sean Connery

Pierce Brosnan

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Question 11 of 25

11. Who starred as 'Jim' in the TV-series 'Taxi'? Hint

Christopher Lloyd

Tony Danza

Judd Hirsch

Dany DeVito

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Question 12 of 25

12. PART IV. THE NETHERLANDS. What is the capital of The Netherlands? Hint

Copenhagen

Berlin

Amsterdam

Brussels

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Question 13 of 25

13. What is the capital of the Dutch province of Utrecht?

Answer: (This shouldn't be too difficult...)

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Question 14 of 25

14. PART V. FRENCH TEST. Translate: 'Au bout de son latin.' Hint

At the end of one's Latin.

The tip is my Latin.

In the end it is Latin.

I dunno.

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Question 15 of 25

15. Translate into French: 'This is not a pipe.' Hint

Si c'est une pipe.

Ceci n'est pas une pipe.

Ce n'est pas un pipi.

Camembert.

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Question 16 of 25

16. Translate: 'Omelette de fromage'

Answer: (Two Words)

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Question 17 of 25

17. PART VI. MOTTOS. 'Honi soit qui mal y pense' is the motto of ... Hint

the British Royal Arms

the Order of the Garter

The Netherlands

Shakespeare

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Question 18 of 25

18. What is the motto of the US Coast Guard? Hint

Semper paratus

Fidei defensor

Semper fidelis

E pluribus unum

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Question 19 of 25

19. Scotland and the Order of the Thistle both have the same motto: 'Nemo me impune lacessit'. What does it mean? Hint

God has smiled on our undertakings

Shame be he who thinks evil of it

No one attacks me with impunity

As to our fathers God may be to us

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Question 20 of 25

20. PART VII. BONUS TRIVIA. Who wrote the science-fiction trilogy 'Red Mars - Blue Mars - Green Mars'? Hint

Douglas Adams

Greg Bear

Kim Stanley Robinson

Philip K. Dick

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Question 21 of 25

21. The Dutch national anthem dates from 1570, making it the oldest national anthem in the world. True or false?

True

False

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Question 22 of 25

22. Who won the 1997 men's final at Roland Garros? Hint

Agassi

Kafelnikov

Rafter

Kuerten

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Question 23 of 25

23. In what year did the Euro come into circulation?

Answer: (year)

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Question 24 of 25

24. Name the last mammal in alphabetic order?

Answer: (It starts with a 'z')

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Question 25 of 25

25. Which country has the biggest muslim population, with almost 200 million muslims? Hint

Indonesia

Saudi Arabia

Pakistan

Iran

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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts

1. PART I. US NATIONAL PARKS. Where would you find the geyser 'Old Faithful'?

Answer: Yellowstone National Park (Wyoming)

Established in 1872, Yellowstone National Park is the USA's oldest national park.

2. Where would you find the 'All-American Man', an ancient rock painting of a man with his body decorated with a design of blue and white with red stripes?

Answer: Canyonlands National Park (Utah)

3. Where would you find 'Grizzly Giant', the world's fifth largest tree?

Answer: Yosemite National Park (California)

The world's largest tree is 'General Sherman', to be found in Sequoia National Park.

4. PART II. THE BEATLES. What is Ringo's true name?

Answer: Richard Starkey

5. In which song is Father McKenzie 'writing the words of a sermon that no one will hear'?

Answer: Eleanor Rigby

6. Who used a silver hammer to kill Joan, his teacher and the judge?

Answer: Maxwell Edison

7. PART III. TV SERIES. From which TV-series is 'The Simpsons' a spin-off?

Answer: The Tracey Ullman Show

8. In which series did Denzel Washington appear?

Answer: St. Elsewhere

9. In which TV-series would you find the 'King Kamehameha Club'?

Answer: Magnum

10. Who starred in 'Ivanhoe'?

Answer: Roger Moore

He also starred in 'The Persuaders' and 'The Saint'.

11. Who starred as 'Jim' in the TV-series 'Taxi'?

Answer: Christopher Lloyd

12. PART IV. THE NETHERLANDS. What is the capital of The Netherlands?

Answer: Amsterdam

13. What is the capital of the Dutch province of Utrecht?

Answer: Utrecht

14. PART V. FRENCH TEST. Translate: 'Au bout de son latin.'

Answer: At the end of one's Latin.

Meaning at the end of one's mental resources. The equivalent idiom in English would be "At one's wit's end".

15. Translate into French: 'This is not a pipe.'

Answer: Ceci n'est pas une pipe.

16. Translate: 'Omelette de fromage'

Answer: cheese omelet

Attributed to Dexter.

17. PART VI. MOTTOS. 'Honi soit qui mal y pense' is the motto of ...

Answer: the Order of the Garter

The British Royal Arms: 'Dieu et mon {droit';} The Netherlands: 'Je {maintiendrai';} Shakespeare: 'Non sans droict'.

18. What is the motto of the US Coast Guard?

Answer: Semper paratus

'E pluribus unum': United {States;} 'Fidei defensor': title given to the sovereigns of {England;} 'Semper fidelis': US Marine Corps.

19. Scotland and the Order of the Thistle both have the same motto: 'Nemo me impune lacessit'. What does it mean?

Answer: No one attacks me with impunity

20. PART VII. BONUS TRIVIA. Who wrote the science-fiction trilogy 'Red Mars - Blue Mars - Green Mars'?

Answer: Kim Stanley Robinson

One of my favourites.

21. The Dutch national anthem dates from 1570, making it the oldest national anthem in the world. True or false?

Answer: True

22. Who won the 1997 men's final at Roland Garros?

Answer: Kuerten

23. In what year did the Euro come into circulation?

Answer: 2002

24. Name the last mammal in alphabetic order?

Answer: Zorilla

An African mammal, something like a skunk.

25. Which country has the biggest muslim population, with almost 200 million muslims?

Answer: Indonesia

I hope you have enjoyed this quiz and all my other quizzes as well.

Source: Author jvannouhuys

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