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Quiz about Worlds Most Dangerous Quiz IX

World's Most Dangerous Quiz IX

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A multiple-choice quiz by thejazzkickazz. Estimated time: 6 mins.
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Author
thejazzkickazz
Time
6 mins
Type
Multiple Choice
Quiz #
92,275
Updated
Dec 03 21
# Qns
10
Difficulty
Difficult
Avg Score
4 / 10
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Question 1 of 10
1. Epic myth: Elias Lönnrot was responsible for collecting and publishing the first thirty-two cantos of which national epic?
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2. Astronomy: In October of 2002 astronomers announced the discovery of a new object in our solar system, an object half the size of Pluto orbiting the sun within the Kuiper Belt. Its discoverers have dubbed this object with which name?
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3. Islands: Rarotonga, Mangaia and Palmerston are the three largest of which island group?
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4. Ancient people: Perhaps the greatest athlete of ancient times, this Greek wrestler met an untimely death when his hands were trapped in a tree trunk and he was devoured by wild beasts. Who was this 6-time wrestling champion of the ancient Greek Olympics?
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5. Shakespeare: In Macbeth, what is the name of the forest that appears in the story?
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6. Literature: Which of the following wrote one of the very first works on literary criticism during the 1st century AD, called 'On the Sublime'?
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7. Anatomy: Odontoblast cells are responsible for producing which of the following in the human body?
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8. Airports: Which of these cities has an airport named for a famous artist?
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9. Bodies of water: Which of these bays can be found off the west coast of Wales?
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Question 10 of 10
10. Film: This French language film, set during the French revolutionary period, featured the directorial work of Polish director Andrzej Wajda and the acting of Gérard Depardieu...name it!
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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts
1. Epic myth: Elias Lönnrot was responsible for collecting and publishing the first thirty-two cantos of which national epic?

Answer: Kalevala

 The Kalevala is the Finnish national epic, describing the creation of the world and adventures of several mythical heroes...Finnish style. I won't try to give a detailed account, but I will say that it's full of umlauts!
2. Astronomy: In October of 2002 astronomers announced the discovery of a new object in our solar system, an object half the size of Pluto orbiting the sun within the Kuiper Belt. Its discoverers have dubbed this object with which name?

Answer: Quaoar

 Quaoar is the name of the creation god of the Tongva people, an Indian tribe that inhabited an area within Los Angeles country prior to the arrival of Europeans. Quaoar orbits the sun 1.6 billion miles beyond Pluto's orbit and is about the size of Pluto's moon Charon.

At this time, astronomers are not calling Quaoar a planet...I guess it's too small. It's discoverers: Chad Trujillo and Mike Brown of Caltech, who located the object in June, 2002.
3. Islands: Rarotonga, Mangaia and Palmerston are the three largest of which island group?

Answer: Cook Islands

 The Cook Islands are a self-governing island group under the sovereignty of New Zealand, and can be found in the middle of the South Pacific. They were named for a certain guy who first discovered them in 1773, you may have heard of him...Capt. James Cook?
4. Ancient people: Perhaps the greatest athlete of ancient times, this Greek wrestler met an untimely death when his hands were trapped in a tree trunk and he was devoured by wild beasts. Who was this 6-time wrestling champion of the ancient Greek Olympics?

Answer: Milo

 Milo, who won an unprecedented 6 Olympic wrestling titles (that would be like Carl Lewis winning the 100-meter dash in every modern Olympics from 1984 until 2004), just couldn't pass up challenges of strength. Supposedly, one day he noticed a tree with a hole that was wedged open, and attempted to split it with his arms. Though he was able to open the hole a bit he only managed to cause the wedges to drop out, and the hole snapped shut on his arms. Wild beasts did the rest of the damage! Is this story real? You decide...
5. Shakespeare: In Macbeth, what is the name of the forest that appears in the story?

Answer: Birnam

 Macbeth's enemies use branches from the trees in Birnam Forest to disguise their approach to his castle. Actually, 'burn 'em' doesn't sound like such a good name for a forest to me...
6. Literature: Which of the following wrote one of the very first works on literary criticism during the 1st century AD, called 'On the Sublime'?

Answer: Longinus

 Dionysius Longinus suggested that literature should be judged based on the author's soul. His work influenced modern British authors such as Alexander Pope and John Dryden.
7. Anatomy: Odontoblast cells are responsible for producing which of the following in the human body?

Answer: Dentine

 Odontoblasts, located in the pulp cavity of the teeth in vertebrates, produce dentine, the bony material that makes up the majority of your teeth. The 'pulp cavity' is one cavity that you'll want to keep...
8. Airports: Which of these cities has an airport named for a famous artist?

Answer: Rome

 Rome's airport is called Leonardo da Vinci Airport (also called Fiumicino)...which makes sense when you consider Leonardo's fascination and innovative work in the realm of flying machines.
9. Bodies of water: Which of these bays can be found off the west coast of Wales?

Answer: Cardigan

 Not only a bay, a cardigan is also a type of sweater, named after one of the British military commanders during the Crimean War. On top of that, Cardigan Bay was also a famous race-horse in 1960s New Zealand, the first to win a million dollars. The bay shares its name with a Welsh city on the Teifi river.
10. Film: This French language film, set during the French revolutionary period, featured the directorial work of Polish director Andrzej Wajda and the acting of Gérard Depardieu...name it!

Answer: Danton

 Released in 1982, it's one of my favorite films. Depardieu gives a command performance as the famed French revolutionary Danton, with wonderful supporting work from actors Wojciech Pszoniak as Robespierre and Patrice Chéreau as Camille Desmoulins. If you haven't seen this film, I urge you to rent it...one of the best relatively obscure films I've ever seen!
Source: Author thejazzkickazz

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