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Trivial Test Trivia Quiz

If your up for testing the boundaries of your general knowledge, go somewhere else! Really though, this is a trivia quiz with all the fun of the fair (if you think fairs are fun that is!)

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

Author
triviatosh

Time
6 mins

Type
Multiple Choice

Quiz #
32,571

Updated
Dec 03 21

# Qns
15

Difficulty
Very Difficult

Avg Score
6 / 15

Plays
1276

One at a Time - Single Page - Timed Game

Question 1 of 15

1. What is the most venomous species of spider? Hint

Funnel-web

Tarantula

Black Widow

Bird-eating

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Question 2 of 15

2. What was the nationality of Copernicus? Hint

Polish

Hungarian

Italian

Czech

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Question 3 of 15

3. Harry Houdini was his stage-name, what was his real name?

Answer: ( Two words, or just surname ... initials EW)

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Question 4 of 15

4. Which sport is measured to the smallest degree of time? Hint

Swimming

Luge

Bobsleigh

Downhill Skiing

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Question 5 of 15

5. Who painted 'The Night Watch'? Hint

Monet

Van Gogh

Rembrandt

Munch

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Question 6 of 15

6. Who designed the dome of Florence's cathedral? Hint

Leonardo da Vinci

Brunelleschi

Raphael

Donatello

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Question 7 of 15

7. What was the surname of the cigar-smoking villain in the cartoon 'The Racoons'? Hint

Snide

Smirk

Smear

Sneer

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Question 8 of 15

8. Which city won the right to host the 2005 Athletics world championships? Hint

Paris

London

San Francisco

Copenhagen

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Question 9 of 15

9. Who won the best actor award at the 72nd Oscars held in 2000, for his performance in 1999? Hint

Jack Nicholson

Kevin Spacey

Tom Hanks

Louis Gosset Jr.

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Question 10 of 15

10. What was the year of the Battle of the Somme? Hint

1914

1916

1915

1917

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Question 11 of 15

11. Who composed the opera 'La Damnation de Faust'? Hint

Verdi

Berlioz

Mozart

Gounod

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Question 12 of 15

12. What nationality was William Tell? Hint

Swiss

German

Belgian

Dutch

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Question 13 of 15

13. What colour flame does sodium produce on burning? Hint

Orange

Green

Blue

Violet

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Question 14 of 15

14. Who was the Greek 'messenger of the gods'? Hint

Hermes

Hades

Mercury

Pan

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Question 15 of 15

15. What was the name of the island on which St. Paul was shipwrecked? Hint

Cyprus

Zante

Crete

Malta

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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts

1. What is the most venomous species of spider?

Answer: Funnel-web

This is thought to be the most aggressive species of spider!

2. What was the nationality of Copernicus?

Answer: Polish

3. Harry Houdini was his stage-name, what was his real name?

Answer: Erich Weiss

4. Which sport is measured to the smallest degree of time?

Answer: Luge

5. Who painted 'The Night Watch'?

Answer: Rembrandt

6. Who designed the dome of Florence's cathedral?

Answer: Brunelleschi

7. What was the surname of the cigar-smoking villain in the cartoon 'The Racoons'?

Answer: Sneer

8. Which city won the right to host the 2005 Athletics world championships?

Answer: London

9. Who won the best actor award at the 72nd Oscars held in 2000, for his performance in 1999?

Answer: Kevin Spacey

It was for 'American Beauty'.

10. What was the year of the Battle of the Somme?

Answer: 1916

The British offensive on the Somme began on 1st July 1916, and the battle did not wind down until November.

11. Who composed the opera 'La Damnation de Faust'?

Answer: Berlioz

12. What nationality was William Tell?

Answer: Swiss

13. What colour flame does sodium produce on burning?

Answer: Orange

14. Who was the Greek 'messenger of the gods'?

Answer: Hermes

15. What was the name of the island on which St. Paul was shipwrecked?

Answer: Malta

Source: Author triviatosh

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