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Quiz about The Great 250Point Giveaway
Quiz about The Great 250Point Giveaway

The Great 250-Point Giveaway! Trivia Quiz


There are 250 points up for grabs in this mixed trivia quiz. Some questions may be a bit harder than others, and they're not necessarily in easy-to-hard order.

A multiple-choice quiz by Fi B. Estimated time: 4 mins.
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Author
Fi B
Time
4 mins
Type
Multiple Choice
Quiz #
114,095
Updated
Sep 18 23
# Qns
25
Difficulty
Average
Avg Score
19 / 25
Plays
24063
Awards
Top 20% Quiz
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Question 1 of 25
1. How many years apart are the summer Olympic Games? Hint


Question 2 of 25
2. Which of these is a TV show that features 6 friends that live in New York City? Hint


Question 3 of 25
3. Who of the following is NOT a famous author? Hint


Question 4 of 25
4. What show has a family of five, all of whom have four fingers on each hand? This was created by Matt Groening. Hint


Question 5 of 25
5. Which of these tourist attractions does not have a site located in California, U.S.A.? Hint


Question 6 of 25
6. What other name is Australian Football League (AFL) known as? Hint


Question 7 of 25
7. What is the name of the train that travels from Perth to Sydney, in Australia? Hint


Question 8 of 25
8. Which of these colours is NOT on the flag of the Republic of Ireland? Hint


Question 9 of 25
9. Which of these singers was NOT in "The All-New Mickey Mouse Club" when a teenager? Hint


Question 10 of 25
10. Who was the first Prime Minister of the Commonwealth of Australia? Hint


Question 11 of 25
11. Which of these is NOT a breed of dog? Hint


Question 12 of 25
12. Which of the following is a song from the musical "The Wizard of Oz"? Hint


Question 13 of 25
13. What is the name of Australia's cricketing legend who had a Test average of 99.94 runs per innings? Hint


Question 14 of 25
14. In what chain of restaurants could you buy a Big Mac? Hint


Question 15 of 25
15. What would you normally use to help you do mathematical problems? Hint


Question 16 of 25
16. In what board game can you build letter tiles up on top of one another to spell out words? Hint


Question 17 of 25
17. In what year did Australia change their currency from the pound to the dollar? Hint


Question 18 of 25
18. Who was NOT a famous painter? Hint


Question 19 of 25
19. Who created the company Microsoft? Hint


Question 20 of 25
20. What do Alanis Morissette, Celine Dion and Bryan Adams have in common? Hint


Question 21 of 25
21. What is the Celsius equivalent of 32 degrees Fahrenheit? Hint


Question 22 of 25
22. What is the principal religion in Italy? Hint


Question 23 of 25
23. There is a magical number in Chemistry that forms the basis of all elemental equations. What is that number referred to as? Hint


Question 24 of 25
24. Who wrote "To Kill A Mockingbird"? Hint


Question 25 of 25
25. What word is French for "thank you"? Hint



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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts
1. How many years apart are the summer Olympic Games?

Answer: 4

The Winter Olympics are also 4 years apart. The Ancient Games were in Olympia, Greece, thousands of years ago. They were revived in 1896 in Athens, Greece. The 2000 Games were held in Sydney, Australia. But there are also 4 years between each Winter Olympics (2002 was held in Salt Lake City), and 2 years between the Summer and Winter Games since 1994.
2. Which of these is a TV show that features 6 friends that live in New York City?

Answer: Friends

This show has characters Rachel (Jennifer Aniston), Monica (Courtney Cox Arquette), Phoebe (Lisa Kudrow), Joey (Matt LeBlanc), Chandler (Matthew Perry) and Ross (David Schwimmer). Other names considered for the show were "Six In One", "Insomnia Cafe" and "Across the Hall".
3. Who of the following is NOT a famous author?

Answer: Steven Spielberg

He is a famous movie director. Christie wrote murder mysteries, Austen wrote British 19th century novels, and King writes great thrillers such as "The Shining" and "The Green Mile".
4. What show has a family of five, all of whom have four fingers on each hand? This was created by Matt Groening.

Answer: The Simpsons

A great cartoon show, and took over the previous longest-running animated show of "The Flintstones". The 5 family members are Homer, Marge, Bart, Lisa and Maggie.
5. Which of these tourist attractions does not have a site located in California, U.S.A.?

Answer: Disney World

Walt Disney World is in Florida, U.S.A., and the other three are all in the sunny Pacific Ocean state. There is also a Disney Land in Paris, France.
6. What other name is Australian Football League (AFL) known as?

Answer: Aussie Rules

Or as Australian Rules. Ireland plays a similar game to this, and it is Gaelic Football. They are really the only sports in which you get points for missing the goal!
7. What is the name of the train that travels from Perth to Sydney, in Australia?

Answer: Indian-Pacific

The journey crosses the country from the Indian Ocean to the Pacific. The Ghan travels through Central Australia (from Adelaide to Darwin); the Zig Zag Railway is in Lithgow, New South Wales; and the Cross-Country Express I made up.
8. Which of these colours is NOT on the flag of the Republic of Ireland?

Answer: Red

The flag has three vertical columns of colour. The first is green (for the Catholics), the second is white, and the third is orange (for the Protestants).
9. Which of these singers was NOT in "The All-New Mickey Mouse Club" when a teenager?

Answer: Mariah Carey

This was at Walt Disney World in Florida. Spears and Timberlake used to go out. Timberlake was part of *NSync, and he and Britney and Christina all became successful recording artists. Keri from "Felicity" was also a member of "The All-New Mickey Mouse Club".
10. Who was the first Prime Minister of the Commonwealth of Australia?

Answer: Edmund Barton

Barton was the first Prime Minister of Australia, in 1901. Deakin was also P.M. in 1901. Phillip was the first Governor of New South Wales, in about 1790. Washington was the first President of the U.S.A.
11. Which of these is NOT a breed of dog?

Answer: Siamese

Siamese is a breed of cat. They originated in Siam (the old name for Thailand).
12. Which of the following is a song from the musical "The Wizard of Oz"?

Answer: "Over the Rainbow"

Dorothy sings it. "My Favourite Things" is from "The Sound of Music", "A Friend Like Me" is from "Aladdin" and "Colours of the Wind" is from "Pocahontas".
13. What is the name of Australia's cricketing legend who had a Test average of 99.94 runs per innings?

Answer: Sir Donald Bradman

He played for Australia from 1928 until 1948, and captained an Ashes tour in from which his team were to become known as "The Invincibles". "The Don" once held the record for the highest Australian individual score in a Test Match, 334. Mark Taylor equalled this record in 1998 and Matthew Hayden broke it, scoring 380 against Zimbabwe in 2003. Sir Bob Geldof is an Irish entertainer. Babe Ruth was a baseball player.
14. In what chain of restaurants could you buy a Big Mac?

Answer: McDonald's

They also sell burgers like the Quarter Pounder or McChicken. Hungry Jack's (Burger King) sell the Whopper, and KFC sell the Original.
15. What would you normally use to help you do mathematical problems?

Answer: Calculator

I was going to put computer as an alternative but then I remembered that most computers now have calculators on them, and mobile phones do now as well.
16. In what board game can you build letter tiles up on top of one another to spell out words?

Answer: Upwords

Monopoly is also a fun game except at my house it always ends up in an argument.
17. In what year did Australia change their currency from the pound to the dollar?

Answer: 1966

Settled by the English in 1788, the pounds were used until decimalisation in 1966. Federation was in 1901, 1915 was the ANZAC tragedy in Gallipoli, and in 1956 Melbourne held the Summer Olympics. Sydney held them in 2000.
18. Who was NOT a famous painter?

Answer: Beethoven

Beethoven was a deaf musician. Michelangelo painted the ceiling of the Sistine Chapel in Italy.
19. Who created the company Microsoft?

Answer: Bill Gates

Microsoft is a world leading software company. Disney is the father of cartoon animation, Armstrong was the first man on the moon, and Clinton was a President of the U.S.A
20. What do Alanis Morissette, Celine Dion and Bryan Adams have in common?

Answer: Both of these

Yes they are all singers from the land of ice hockey. Morissette's first album was "Jagged Little Pill" and it sold 13 million copies worldwide.
21. What is the Celsius equivalent of 32 degrees Fahrenheit?

Answer: 0 degrees

This is freezing point of water. Boiling point of water is 100 degrees Celsius (212 degrees Fahrenheit). The conversion equation from Celsius to Fahrenheit is F=9/5*C + 32 and from Fahrenheit to Celsius is C=(F-32)*5/9
22. What is the principal religion in Italy?

Answer: Roman Catholic

And Rome is the capital of Italy. The main place to find Hindus is in India.
23. There is a magical number in Chemistry that forms the basis of all elemental equations. What is that number referred to as?

Answer: Avogadro's Number

Avogadro's Number is equal 6.02 x (10) to the power of 23. A mole of any substance contains Avogadro's Number of particles (ions, electrons, protons, neutrons and so on). Pi = 22/7, about 3.1415 and is used in Mathematics a lot.
24. Who wrote "To Kill A Mockingbird"?

Answer: Harper Lee

It is a really good book too (it's sold over 30 million copies), and so is the movie. Grisham wrote "A Time To Kill" and Guterson wrote "Snow Falling On Cedars". The three books have similar types of plots and virtually the same set of moral issues.
25. What word is French for "thank you"?

Answer: Merci

Gracias is Spanish, Grazie is Italian. Thank you for doing my quiz! Please rate it, and check out my other quizzes sometime.
Source: Author Fi B

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