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World's Most Dangerous Quiz V

This quiz should be a real mind-scrambler, it's definitely a tough set of questions...be prepared and have fun!

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

Author
thejazzkickazz

Time
6 mins

Type
Multiple Choice

Quiz #
90,692

Updated
Dec 03 21

# Qns
10

Difficulty
Difficult

Avg Score
4 / 10

Plays
894

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Question 1 of 10

1. Language: The third letter of the Hebrew alphabet is also the name for a certain animal that might be familiar to the region. Name either the letter or the animal.

Answer: (One Word)

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Question 2 of 10

2. Geography: Which area of Hong Kong has a name which means '9 dragons' in Cantonese? Hint

Lantau

Kowloon

Shimsatsui

Kaitak

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Question 3 of 10

3. Space: What was significant about the Soviet Luna II mission? Hint

Discovered the solar winds

First Earth photos

First lunar impact

First to escape Earth's gravity

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Question 4 of 10

4. Animal Kingdom: To which order of mammals do hedgehogs, shrews and moles belong?
Hint

Rodentia

Insectivora

Carnivora

Marsupialia

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Question 5 of 10

5. Art History: What is the name of the Indian painting treatise, which greatly emphasizes the research of anatomical movements of its figures? Hint

Visvarmkarnotprtaki

Kirlapratirkti

Visnu-dharmottaram

Kaliputra

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Question 6 of 10

6. History: Who was the mighty figure that conquered most of India in 260 B.C. and established Buddhism as the state religion? Hint

Ajanta

Asoka

Abdul- Karnak

Raj Scimieir

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Question 7 of 10

7. Saints: What monk from the Spaso-Andronilov monastery was said to be able to work miracles from his iconic paintings? Hint

Ivan Gongorov

Andrew Rublev

Igor Melchinsky

Piotr Kuriliev

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Question 8 of 10

8. Ancient Art: Which Greek painter was called "The Father of Painting"? Hint

Zeuxis

Theon

Euphranor

Apelles

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Question 9 of 10

9. Religion: What is the name of the Goddess worshipped in Dakshineswar, India? Hint

Ganesha

Krishna

Siva

Kali

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Question 10 of 10

10. Myth: What person of Sumerian myth was 2/3 god and 1/3 human? Hint

Huwawa

Marduk

Gilgamesh

Enkidu

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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts

1. Language: The third letter of the Hebrew alphabet is also the name for a certain animal that might be familiar to the region. Name either the letter or the animal.

Answer: camel

The third letter of the Hebrew alphabet is 'gimel' which means 'camel' and would be translated as 'g'. I can't represent the actual Hebrew letter here, unfortunately...

2. Geography: Which area of Hong Kong has a name which means '9 dragons' in Cantonese?

Answer: Kowloon

Kowloon (or Jiulong in Mandarin) refers to 9 dragons, a reference to Chinese myth. It can be found on the southern tip of mainland Hong Kong, just across the bay from Hong Kong Island. By the way, did you know that the name 'Mekong' from the Mekong River also means '9 dragons'?

3. Space: What was significant about the Soviet Luna II mission?

Answer: First lunar impact

The Soviet Luna II mission of September 1959 ended in lunar impact, that is...it crashed on the moon! It was deemed a success nonetheless. The Soviet Luna I mission of the previous January was the first manmade satellite to escape Earth's gravity, and it also led to the discovery of solar winds.

4. Animal Kingdom: To which order of mammals do hedgehogs, shrews and moles belong?

Answer: Insectivora

It may come as a surprise that these creatures are not classified as rodents. Insectivores are small, nocturnal creatures that dine exclusively on...bugs.

5. Art History: What is the name of the Indian painting treatise, which greatly emphasizes the research of anatomical movements of its figures?

Answer: Visnu-dharmottaram

6. History: Who was the mighty figure that conquered most of India in 260 B.C. and established Buddhism as the state religion?

Answer: Asoka

Unfortunately, his faith did not last and Buddhism eventually faded from prominence in India, but it did gain a foothold in the surrounding regions.

7. Saints: What monk from the Spaso-Andronilov monastery was said to be able to work miracles from his iconic paintings?

Answer: Andrew Rublev

Rublev was made a saint and his feast day is on July 4th, an easy day to remember. He was the greatest of Russian iconographers, making his paintings speak the gospel for him.

8. Ancient Art: Which Greek painter was called "The Father of Painting"?

Answer: Apelles

Apelles applied a varnish to harmonize the color and backgrounds, giving the figures a three-dimensional quality, and thereby destroying the 2-dimensional space.

9. Religion: What is the name of the Goddess worshipped in Dakshineswar, India?

Answer: Kali

Kali is a fearsome figure that sprang forth from the forehead of the Hindu goddess Durga. She wears a garland of skulls, a symbol of reincarnation, about her neck.

10. Myth: What person of Sumerian myth was 2/3 god and 1/3 human?

Answer: Gilgamesh

Gilgamesh is the hero of the great Sumerian epic of the same name. It is said that Gilgamesh was an actual king of the earliest Sumerian dynasty in Uruk, the first capital. With his best friend Enkidu he had many exciting adventures.

Source: Author thejazzkickazz

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