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A multiple-choice quiz by Jack1331. Estimated time: 6 mins.

Author
Jack1331

Time
6 mins

Type
Multiple Choice

Quiz #
56,910

Updated
Dec 03 21

# Qns
10

Difficulty
Difficult

Avg Score
5 / 10

Plays
800

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Question 1 of 10

1. In the Bible, Pharaoh's magicians matched Moses with? Hint

serpents, river blood and lice

lice, flies and frogs

river blood, serpents and frogs

serpents, lice and frogs

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Question 2 of 10

2. If you suffer from bathmophobia, you have a fear of what? Hint

Stairs or steep slopes

Being alone

Bathing

Toads

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Question 3 of 10

3. Which tv cowboy used a weapon he called the Mare's Laig? Hint

Steve McQueen as Josh Randall in 'Wanted Dead or Alive'

Will Hutchins as Tom Brewster in 'Sugarfoot'

Robert Culp as Hoby Gilman in 'Trackdown'

Rory Calhoun as Bill Longley in 'The Texan'

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Question 4 of 10

4. Which of these events did not happen in 1903? Hint

First world series played in Boston

Ford sells its first car

First multivehicle accident ties up the Golden Gate Bridge

Wrights achieve heavier than air flight at Kitty Hawk

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Question 5 of 10

5. What do actresses Hope Lange, Shirley Jones and Susan Hayward, have in common? Hint

They all co-starred in 'Peyton Place'

They were or are all left handed

They were or are all right handed

Thay all co-starred in 'Valley of the Dolls'

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Question 6 of 10

6. The Pachanga was? Hint

A species of tropical fish banned from importation to the US

A highly venomous snake from Austrailia

a Mexican American Gang from LA

A Latin dance fad of the 50's and 60's

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Question 7 of 10

7. What state was admitted to the Union June 20, 1863? Hint

West Virginia

Colorado

Kansas

Florida

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Question 8 of 10

8. While visiting a friend, you notice a SLOUGH in his front yard. You should approach it how? Hint

don't get near it, a slough can easily outrun you.

with a fly swatter

wearing boots

Don't approach it, call the animal warden

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Question 9 of 10

9. In horse racing, who was the first woman jockey? Hint

Diane Crump

Alicia Meynell

Mary Hirsch

Julie Crone

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Question 10 of 10

10. What event did not take place in 1924? Hint

First large scale Jewish - Arab violence occurs at the Wailing Wall in Jerusalem

Italian Fascists murder Socialist Leader Giacomo Matteotti

Lenin dies, Stalin wins power struggle

Ottoman Empire is ended when President Mustafa Kemal ends the caliphate

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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts

1. In the Bible, Pharaoh's magicians matched Moses with?

Answer: river blood, serpents and frogs

Exodus Chapter 7 verses 11 and 12 state: 'Pharaoh summoned his wise men and the {sorcerers;} and they also, the magicians of Egypt, did the same by their secret arts. For every man cast down his rod, and they became serpents. But Aarons rod swallowed up their rods. Verse 22 states, that the magicians of Egypt did the same by their secret arts(turn the Nile {red);} and so Pharaoh's heart remained hardened,and he would not listen to them,as the LORD had said. Exodus chapter 8 verses 5 to 7 state, And the LORD said to Moses, 'Say to, Aaron Stretch out your hand with your rod over the rivers, over the canals, and over the pools, and cause frogs to come upon the land of Egypt! So Aaron stretched out his hand over the waters of Egypt,and the frogs came up and covered the land of Egypt.

But the magicians did the same by their secret arts and brought frogs to the land of Egypt'.

2. If you suffer from bathmophobia, you have a fear of what?

Answer: Stairs or steep slopes

Fear of bathing is ablutophobia, being alone is autophobia and bufonophobia is fear of toads.

3. Which tv cowboy used a weapon he called the Mare's Laig?

Answer: Steve McQueen as Josh Randall in 'Wanted Dead or Alive'

Josh Randall was a bounty hunter who carried an 1892 44 40 center fire Winchester carbine.

4. Which of these events did not happen in 1903?

Answer: First multivehicle accident ties up the Golden Gate Bridge

The Golden Gate bridge wasn't started to be built until 1933 and finished in 1937.

5. What do actresses Hope Lange, Shirley Jones and Susan Hayward, have in common?

Answer: They were or are all left handed

Hope Lange starred in 'Peyton Place'. Susan Hayward starred in 'Valley of the Dolls'. And Shirley Jones starred in 'Oklahoma'.

6. The Pachanga was?

Answer: A Latin dance fad of the 50's and 60's

The pachanga and its music were a hybrid rhythm conceived of elements of both the Merengue and the Conga. It started in Cuba.

7. What state was admitted to the Union June 20, 1863?

Answer: West Virginia

Kansas was admitted on January 29, 1861, Colorado was admitted on August 1, 1876 and Florida was admitted on March 3, 1845.

8. While visiting a friend, you notice a SLOUGH in his front yard. You should approach it how?

Answer: wearing boots

A slough is an area of soft, muddy {ground;} swamp or swamplike region.

9. In horse racing, who was the first woman jockey?

Answer: Alicia Meynell

Meynell first competed in a 4 mile race in York, England in 1804. Crump was the first female jockey to race in the Kentucky Derby. Hirsch became the first licensed female trainer of throughbed horses. And Julie Krone was the first woman jockey to ride in the Belmont Stakes.

10. What event did not take place in 1924?

Answer: First large scale Jewish - Arab violence occurs at the Wailing Wall in Jerusalem

The first clash between Jews and Arabs occurred at the Wailing Wall in Jerusalem in 1929.

Source: Author Jack1331

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