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The Simple Quiz

Here is a simple quiz about simple words and things. I hope you do indeed find it simple!

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

Author
Sallyo

Time
5 mins

Type
Multiple Choice

Quiz #
190,309

Updated
Dec 03 21

# Qns
10

Difficulty
Tough

Avg Score
6 / 10

Plays
982

One at a Time - Single Page - Timed Game

Question 1 of 10

1. Which nursery rhyme character met a pieman?

Answer: (Two Words)

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Question 2 of 10

2. Jump in the time machine and let's go to the Middle Ages. A lady at the castle offers you a simple. What would you do with it? Hint

Wear it.

Employ it as a servant.

Offer it to a nun.

Swallow it.

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Question 3 of 10

3. Three ordinary English words rhyme with "simple". One is pimple, and one is dimple. What is the other one? Hint

trimple

wimple

stimple

timple

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Question 4 of 10

4. The brand name "Simplicity" is associated with which of the following items? Hint

Shoes

Education Systems

Cookware

Sewing Patterns

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Question 5 of 10

5. What was the full title of both the television series starring John Ritter and using "simple" in the title, and of the original book on which it was based?

Answer: (8 words)

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Question 6 of 10

6. "Pity my simplicity". Which poem includes these words? Hint

Vespers

Gentle Jesus Meek and Mild

Abide With Me

Doxology

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Question 7 of 10

7. What is "Simply Red"? Hint

A 1999 film starring John Hannah

A British band

A famous painting

The name of a rose which won Best Rose Award in 2001

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Question 8 of 10

8. Which of the following words is an antonym of "simple"? Hint

simper

basic

stupid

complex

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Question 9 of 10

9. What is a simple sentence? Hint

A sentence with one main clause and no subordinate clause

A sentence with no more than one adjective

A sentence with no verb

A sentence with one main clause and no more than one subordinate clause

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Question 10 of 10

10. Singers Jim Kerr and Charlie Burchill belonged to which band of the 1980s? Hint

Simplicity

Simply Said

Simple Minds

Simple Simon

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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts

1. Which nursery rhyme character met a pieman?

Answer: Simple Simon

Simple Simon met a Pieman, and asked to taste his wares. This nursery rhyme is from "Mother Goose".

2. Jump in the time machine and let's go to the Middle Ages. A lady at the castle offers you a simple. What would you do with it?

Answer: Swallow it.

A simple was a remedy for illness. Swallowing it might be unwise, but when in Rome...

3. Three ordinary English words rhyme with "simple". One is pimple, and one is dimple. What is the other one?

Answer: wimple

A wimple is a cloth head-and-chinpiece worn by ladies of the Middle Ages and by some traditionally-dressed nuns.

4. The brand name "Simplicity" is associated with which of the following items?

Answer: Sewing Patterns

The "Simplicity" patterns have been around since 1927.

5. What was the full title of both the television series starring John Ritter and using "simple" in the title, and of the original book on which it was based?

Answer: 8 Simple Rules for Dating My Teenage Daughter

"8 Simple Rules for Dating My Teenage Daughter" was written by W. Bruce Cameron and made into a television show first airing in 2003. Although the show later became known as "8 Simple Rules", the book and television show have both been known by the full title.

6. "Pity my simplicity". Which poem includes these words?

Answer: Gentle Jesus Meek and Mild

"Gentle Jesus, Meek and Mild" was written by Charles Wesley and appeared in in "Hymns and Sacred Poems" in 1742. It was set to music in 1915, to a tune known as "Gentle Jesus", composed by Martin Shaw. It is often used as a children's prayer.

7. What is "Simply Red"?

Answer: A British band

The band, fronted by Mick Hucknall, had its debut in 1985. It was named because Mr Hucknall favoured the Manchester United soccer team.

8. Which of the following words is an antonym of "simple"?

Answer: complex

"Complex" is the opposite, or antonym, of "simple". Another antonym is "compound".

9. What is a simple sentence?

Answer: A sentence with one main clause and no subordinate clause

Just as an example;

Simple Simon met a pieman. That's a simple sentence.

Simple Simon met a pieman and bought a pie. That isn't a simple sentence.

10. Singers Jim Kerr and Charlie Burchill belonged to which band of the 1980s?

Answer: Simple Minds

Jim Kerr and Charlie Burchill were two of the founding members of "Simple Minds". The band's albums included "People, Places and Things" and the "Silver Box" set.

Source: Author Sallyo

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