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What You Don't Know Could Fill a Warehouse! Quiz

Hard general trivia for the eclectic.

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

Author
Kabdanis

Time
5 mins

Type
Multiple Choice

Quiz #
166,004

Updated
Dec 03 21

# Qns
10

Difficulty
Difficult

Avg Score
4 / 10

Plays
888

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Question 1 of 10

1. Which of these is not an ingredient of an After Eight cocktail? Hint

Creme de menthe

Amaretto

Coffee liqueur

Irish cream

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Question 2 of 10

2. Where in the body would you find the hippocampus? Hint

Brain

Liver

Kidneys

Feet

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Question 3 of 10

3. Which of these sports was never made an Olympic event? Hint

Pig catching

Two-hands javelin throw

Standing high jump

Climbing the rope

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Question 4 of 10

4. What is an amphisbaena? Hint

A legless lizard that looks as if it has a head at each end

A Greek ornament worn around the neck in antiquity

A stylistic device using reversed words

Another word for a thornless cactus

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Question 5 of 10

5. What Chinese dynasty was responsible for the building of the Grand Canal? Hint

Sui dynasty

Qing dynasty

Zhou dynasty

Song dynasty

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Question 6 of 10

6. If you wear Gyges' ring, why do you feel special? Hint

You will live eternally

You are a God's wife

You are invisible

You are rich

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Question 7 of 10

7. These are four of my favourite South American authors. Which one is not an Argentinian? Hint

Manuel Puig

Mario Vargas Llosa

Julio Cortazar

Jorge Luis Borges

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Question 8 of 10

8. The French word for "work", "travail", comes from the Latin word "trepalium". What was a "trepalium"? Hint

An instrument of torture

A piece of clothing resembling a tie

A piece of a Roman house

A signed piece of paper, the ancestor of a "contract"

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Question 9 of 10

9. What would you find in New York City, in Las Vegas, in Berlin, in Venice and in Bilbao? Hint

A Statue of Liberty

A St. Mark Square

An Eiffel Tower replica

A Guggenheim museum

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Question 10 of 10

10. The title phrase of this quiz is a quote from whom? Hint

Ozzy Osbourne

Bart Simpson

Al Gore

Moli�re

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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts

1. Which of these is not an ingredient of an After Eight cocktail?

Answer: Amaretto

Layer the three liqueurs and you get After Eight cocktail.

2. Where in the body would you find the hippocampus?

Answer: Brain

A hippocampus is a ridge of gray matter shaped like a sea horse (Greek "hippokampos"). It plays a role in behaviour.

3. Which of these sports was never made an Olympic event?

Answer: Pig catching

American Ray Ewry won a total of ten gold Olympic medals in standing jump competitions (Standing high jump, standing long jump and standing triple jump). Climbing the rope was a 1896 event and two-hands javelin throw a 1912 event.

4. What is an amphisbaena?

Answer: A legless lizard that looks as if it has a head at each end

In Greek mythology, an amphisbaena was a snake with a head at each end. It was able to move either way.

5. What Chinese dynasty was responsible for the building of the Grand Canal?

Answer: Sui dynasty

The Sui dynasty (581-618) also commanded the reconstruction of the Great Wall.

6. If you wear Gyges' ring, why do you feel special?

Answer: You are invisible

Gyges, a legendary Lydian, found a ring that enabled him to be invisible. He, of course, used it to kill the king and become the new King of Lydia.

7. These are four of my favourite South American authors. Which one is not an Argentinian?

Answer: Mario Vargas Llosa

Vargas Llosa is a Spaniard born in Peru. He wrote the delightful novel "Aunt Julia and the Scriptwriter".

8. The French word for "work", "travail", comes from the Latin word "trepalium". What was a "trepalium"?

Answer: An instrument of torture

Work is torture. This is obvious! Seriously, a trepalium was a three stake device that was used to pierce flesh.

9. What would you find in New York City, in Las Vegas, in Berlin, in Venice and in Bilbao?

Answer: A Guggenheim museum

Solomon R. Guggenheim was an American industrialist and collector. His foundation owns the five museums.

10. The title phrase of this quiz is a quote from whom?

Answer: Bart Simpson

He said it to Reverend Lovejoy's wife, Helen, when she admitted she didn't know there was an Olympic rocket sled competition.

Source: Author Kabdanis

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