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Another ten questions covering various topics.

A multiple-choice quiz by Kuu. Estimated time: 4 mins.

Author
Kuu

Time
4 mins

Type
Multiple Choice

Quiz #
84,623

Updated
Dec 03 21

# Qns
10

Difficulty
Tough

Avg Score
5 / 10

Plays
600

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Question 1 of 10

1. In which movie would you find the character called Charlie Allnut? Hint

Key Largo

The Maltese Falcon

The African Queen

Casablanca

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Question 2 of 10

2. Domesticated budgerigars come in many colours but what colour are wild budgies? Hint

Blue

Green

Yellow

Grey

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Question 3 of 10

3. How long is a cosmic year? Hint

5 million years

54 million years

445 million years

225 million years

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Question 4 of 10

4. What was William Shakespeare's only son's name? Hint

Roger

William

Hamnet

Percival

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Question 5 of 10

5. Who were Earl Spencer and Ernest Simpson? Hint

The first two husbands of the Duchess of Windsor

The first people to make a manned flight in Australia

British Prime Ministers

19th century Governor-Generals of Canada

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Question 6 of 10

6. In what year did Roger Bannister run the first sub-four-minute mile? Hint

1967

1948

1954

1961

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Question 7 of 10

7. Who was the shortest US president (as far as is known)? Hint

James Madison

William Henry Harrison

John Quincy Adams

Theodore Roosevelt

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Question 8 of 10

8. Who invented the aqualung? Hint

Jacques-Yves Cousteau and Emile Gagnan

Ben Cropp

Nicholas Dean and Davis Turner

Jon George Harrison

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Question 9 of 10

9. Mt Wilhelm is the highest peak in what country? Hint

Australia

Norway

New Zealand

Papua New Guinea

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Question 10 of 10

10. True or false: The first teddy bears appeared in the early 19th century?

True

False

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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts

1. In which movie would you find the character called Charlie Allnut?

Answer: The African Queen

Humphrey Bogart played this role.

2. Domesticated budgerigars come in many colours but what colour are wild budgies?

Answer: Green

Budgerigars are native to the Australian desert. In 1840 John Gould took some budgerigars to Britain. They quickly became very popular as pets.

3. How long is a cosmic year?

Answer: 225 million years

A cosmic year is the time it takes the Sun to orbit the center of our galaxy.

4. What was William Shakespeare's only son's name?

Answer: Hamnet

Hamnet and his twin sister Judith were born in 1585. They had an elder sister called Susanna. Hamnet died in 1596 aged 11 years.

5. Who were Earl Spencer and Ernest Simpson?

Answer: The first two husbands of the Duchess of Windsor

Bessie Wallis Warfield married Earl Spencer but left him in 1921. She and Ernest Simpson married in 1928 and were divorced in 1936. She married Edward, Duke of Windsor (formerly King Edward VIII) in 1937.

6. In what year did Roger Bannister run the first sub-four-minute mile?

Answer: 1954

Bannister accomplished this feat on May 6, 1954. His time was 3:59.4. Later in the year he retired from running so that he could study medicine full-time.

7. Who was the shortest US president (as far as is known)?

Answer: James Madison

Madison was 5 ft 4 inches tall. The heights of many of the earlier presidents are unknown.

8. Who invented the aqualung?

Answer: Jacques-Yves Cousteau and Emile Gagnan

The aqualung was invented in 1943. It was first tested underwater by Costeau, Philippe Tailliez and Frederik Dumas.

9. Mt Wilhelm is the highest peak in what country?

Answer: Papua New Guinea

Mount Wilhelm, or Korel-Khu to use its local name, is 4509 meters tall (14,793 feet) tall.

10. True or false: The first teddy bears appeared in the early 19th century?

Answer: False

The first teddy bears appeared early in the 20th century. They were named teddy bears after US president, Theodore Roosevelt.

Source: Author Kuu

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