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

Author
Floormatt

Time
5 mins

Type
Multiple Choice

Quiz #
104,523

Updated
Dec 03 21

# Qns
10

Difficulty
Very Difficult

Avg Score
4 / 10

Plays
1089

Last 3 plays: MANNYTEX (2/10), Guest 216 (5/10), Guest 82 (4/10).

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Question 1 of 10

1. If you have been on the planet Mercury for five of its rotations, approximately how many times has Mercury gone around the sun? Hint

4 and 1/5 times

3 and 3/4 times

3 and 1/3 times

5 and 1/2 times

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Question 2 of 10

2. Does Zaire (Democratic Republic of Congo) share a land border with Tanzania?

Yes

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Question 3 of 10

3. Who was the author of the Caldecott winning novel "Golem"? Hint

Eth Clifford

Karen Cushman

Allen Say

David Wisniewski

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Question 4 of 10

4. On the periodic table, what is the atomic weight of Xenon? Hint

132.3

134.3

133.3

131.3

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Question 5 of 10

5. Which of these movies did Ridley Scott NOT direct? Hint

White Squall

G.I. Jane

Blade Runner

Red Dragon

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Question 6 of 10

6. What was the last name of the Serbian terrorist who assassinated Crown Prince Ferdinand at the beginning of World War One? His first name was Gavrilo. Hint

Custo

Janite

Guida

Princip

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Question 7 of 10

7. According to the census data in 2001, what was the most populous city in the world? Hint

Sao Paulo, Brazil

Mumbai (Bombay), India

Shanghai, China

Tokyo, Japan

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Question 8 of 10

8. Statistically, what was the most dangerous job in America in 1999? Hint

President

Meat packing

Bullriding

Airman in the USAAF

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Question 9 of 10

9. What mountain is the fourth highest in the world? Hint

Makalu

Dhaulagiri

Cho Oyu

Lhotse

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Question 10 of 10

10. The man who will be hosting "The Mole: Celebrity Edition" in 2003 is well known for hosting which of these shows? Hint

The original "Mole" series

None of these

America's Funniest Home Videos

Oblivious

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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts

1. If you have been on the planet Mercury for five of its rotations, approximately how many times has Mercury gone around the sun?

Answer: 3 and 1/3 times

Mercury takes 59 Earth days to rotate, and 88 days to go around the sun. 5x59=295, and 295 divided by 88 is 3.35.

2. Does Zaire (Democratic Republic of Congo) share a land border with Tanzania?

Answer: No

It has a water border with Tanzania, called Lake Tanganyika, but does not have a land border.

3. Who was the author of the Caldecott winning novel "Golem"?

Answer: David Wisniewski

He is also an illustrator who wrote "Rain Player" and "The Wave of the Sea-Wolf".

4. On the periodic table, what is the atomic weight of Xenon?

Answer: 131.3

Xenon is a noble gas and is number 54 on the table.

5. Which of these movies did Ridley Scott NOT direct?

Answer: Red Dragon

He did however direct the previous movie "Hannibal".

6. What was the last name of the Serbian terrorist who assassinated Crown Prince Ferdinand at the beginning of World War One? His first name was Gavrilo.

Answer: Princip

He was a member of the terrorist group Black Hand who killed the Crown Prince of Austria-Hungary in 1914.

7. According to the census data in 2001, what was the most populous city in the world?

Answer: Mumbai (Bombay), India

There were 12 million people in 2001. The 2000 census in Brazil made Sao Paulo second at 10.5 million, Tokyo was measured that same year at 8 million and Shanghai was estimated at 9 million in 1995.

8. Statistically, what was the most dangerous job in America in 1999?

Answer: Meat packing

When I started to research this question, I thought it was the President of the United States, but learned it was a slaughterhouse worker. One-quarter of the USA's 150,000 slaughterhouse workers suffer from work-related injuries or disease. Meatpacking has the highest percentage of serious injuries, measured in terms of days off. Approximately 40,000 workers are wounded or injured in this industry every year.

9. What mountain is the fourth highest in the world?

Answer: Lhotse

Mount Everest is the world's highest mountain, Mount Godwin-Austin or K2 is the second highest, the third highest is Kanchenjunga, Makalu is fifth, Cho Oyu is sixth and Dhaulegiri is seventh.

10. The man who will be hosting "The Mole: Celebrity Edition" in 2003 is well known for hosting which of these shows?

Answer: None of these

He is Ahmad Rashad, the host of TNN's "Real TV". Appearing on this series will be Michael Boatman, Corbin Bernsen, Kim Coles, Kathy Griffin, Stephen Baldwin, Frederique and Erik von Detten.

Source: Author Floormatt

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