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

Author
sampras

Time
6 mins

Type
Multiple Choice

Quiz #
26,885

Updated
Dec 03 21

# Qns
10

Difficulty
Very Difficult

Avg Score
3 / 10

Plays
1385

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Question 1 of 10

1. 'King Philip Came Over For Good Spaghetti' is a mnemonic for what? Hint

the kings of England

biological nomenclature

the periodic table

blood types

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Question 2 of 10

2. English uses a set of symbols called an alphabet. What does Arabic use? Hint

pictographs

a syllabary

hieroglyphs

a syllography

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Question 3 of 10

3. What was David Lean's first awarded film? Hint

Lawrence of Arabia

Wuthering Heights

Summertime

Oliver Twist

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Question 4 of 10

4. Panama used to be part of which country? Hint

Costa Rica

El Salvador

Nicaragua

Colombia

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Question 5 of 10

5. Texas was an independent republic for how many years? Hint

1.5

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Question 6 of 10

6. James I of England followed which monarch to be King?

Answer: (First name only - no number)

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Question 7 of 10

7. What is the manatee most closely related to? Hint

the dolphin

the elephant

the hippo

the orca

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Question 8 of 10

8. The oldest written plan of government still in effect belongs to which country? Hint

Great Britain

Malta

France

the United States

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Question 9 of 10

9. An unsubstantiated statement made Lupe Velez famous for what? Hint

Defying the Fascist government of Spain

First Latina woman in a Hollywood musical

Dying with her head in a toilet

First to sing Wagner at La Scala

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Question 10 of 10

10. Who is the woman with the most Grand Slam singles tennis titles? Hint

Martina Navratilova

Billy Jean King

Margaret Smith Court

Chris Everett-Lloyd

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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts

1. 'King Philip Came Over For Good Spaghetti' is a mnemonic for what?

Answer: biological nomenclature

Kingdom, phylum, class, order, family, genus, species - biological classification

2. English uses a set of symbols called an alphabet. What does Arabic use?

Answer: a syllabary

3. What was David Lean's first awarded film?

Answer: Oliver Twist

4. Panama used to be part of which country?

Answer: Colombia

Big American gunboats 'convinced' the Panamanians that they wanted to be free of their Colombian 'oppressors' when the US decided to take over the building of the Panama Canal.

5. Texas was an independent republic for how many years?

Answer: 10

Hawaii is the only state that was once a kingdom.

6. James I of England followed which monarch to be King?

Answer: Elizabeth

James VI of Scotland was the son of Mary, Queen of Scots, whose grandmother's brother was Elizabeth's grandfather. When Elizabeth died childless, James was her natural successor, and started the Stuart dynasty which included Charles I who was beheaded just as Mary had been. These were the last two British monarchs who were killed.

7. What is the manatee most closely related to?

Answer: the elephant

Another close relative of the elephant is the hyrax, a small, rodent-like animal.

8. The oldest written plan of government still in effect belongs to which country?

Answer: the United States

9. An unsubstantiated statement made Lupe Velez famous for what?

Answer: Dying with her head in a toilet

There have been a lot of unsubstantiated reports however the only fact that can be ascertained is that she commited suicide from an overdose of barbiturates. Whether she was found on her bed or with her head in the toilet is unknown.

10. Who is the woman with the most Grand Slam singles tennis titles?

Answer: Margaret Smith Court

Source: Author sampras

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