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X Lovers: For Those who Appreciate the Letter X Quiz

Over the years, X has been used as the Roman numeral 10, as the spot on a pirate map where treasure is buried and as a signature for people who cannot write their own names. Today X is the 24th letter of the English alphabet and the star of this quiz.

A multiple-choice quiz by JepRD. Estimated time: 3 mins.

Author
JepRD

Time
3 mins

Type
Multiple Choice

Quiz #
405,157

Updated
Dec 03 21

# Qns
10

Difficulty
Very Easy

Avg Score
10 / 10

Plays
628

Last 3 plays: rahonavis (10/10), Guest 97 (10/10), Jane57 (10/10).

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Question 1 of 10

1. X-rays were discovered by which German scientist? Hint

Conrad Hilton

Wilhelm Conrad Rontgen

Clark Kent

H.G. Wells

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Question 2 of 10

2. A chemical element -- Number 54 on the Atomic Chart -- this rare, noble gas is heavier than air. Colorless, tasteless and without odor, its name is taken from the Greek word meaning "foreign" or "stranger". What is the element? Hint

xelite

xutonium

xardoz

xenon

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Question 3 of 10

3. This storied Persian king invaded Greece in 480 BC and was defeated. His name was ______ the Great.

Hint

Xerxes

Xortan

Xarold

Xegesis

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Question 4 of 10

4. What is the palindromic brand name of the drug, alprazolam, prescribed to adults for short-term management of anxiety?

Hint

Xoccex

Xoox

Xoloft

Xanax

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Question 5 of 10

5. A percussion instrument crafted with wooden slats lined up side-by-side, like piano keys, on a frame atop a set of metal resonators, the _____ is played with mallets. Hint

xarmonium

xither

xylophone

xharp

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Question 6 of 10

6. After acquiring commercial rights to the xerographic process in 1947, the Haloid Company began developing plain-paper photocopying machines. In 1961 the company changed its name to _____. Hint

X Benedict

X-Machina

Xodak Inc.

Xerox

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Question 7 of 10

7. Phloem in plants is the vascular tissue that moves food, produced from photosynthesis, from leaves to stems and roots. On the other hand, what is the name of the vascular tissue that moves water -- and other dissolved materials -- from the roots to the stems and leaves?
Hint

xylem

xfactor

xportage

xynthesis

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Question 8 of 10

8. In the Marvel Comics Universe, the X-Men are a "merry band of mutants" -- including Wolverine, Magneto and Storm, among others. They are led by Charles Francis _____, the mutant son of a nuclear scientist. Hint

Xlee

Xe Gaulle

Xorro

Xavier

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Question 9 of 10

9. What is the shared name of the summer palace of Kubla Khan in Samuel Taylor Coleridge's 1816 poem, "Kubla Khan: or, A Vision in a Dream: A Fragment"; the fictional Florida home of Charles Foster Kane in the 1941 film "Citizen Kane", and a 1980 movie starring Olivia Newton-John and Gene Kelly? Hint

Xanxibar

Xanadu

Xanta Land

Xanadont

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Question 10 of 10

10. Xenophobia is the fear of _____?
Hint

zinnias

strangers

magazines

the letter X

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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts

1. X-rays were discovered by which German scientist?

Answer: Wilhelm Conrad Rontgen

X-rays were helpful on the battlefield near the end of the 19th century to enable doctors to see through the skin -- to bones and bullets -- before surgery. Likewise, X-rays were used during the first half of the 20th century on customers' feet -- to determine shoe size -- in American shoe stores. That dangerous practice was eventually shelved.

Answer: xenon

Two chemists, William Ramsay of Scotland and Morris M. Travers of England, discovered xenon in 1898. Ramsay and Travers also isolated krypton and neon.

3. This storied Persian king invaded Greece in 480 BC and was defeated. His name was ______ the Great.

Answer: Xerxes

Rodrigo Santoro played the role of Xerxes in the 2006 film "The 300". The movie was based on the Battle of Thermopylae.

4. What is the palindromic brand name of the drug, alprazolam, prescribed to adults for short-term management of anxiety?

Answer: Xanax

Xanax is not designed for recreational use, according to Xanax.com. The website also warns against fake Xanax.

5. A percussion instrument crafted with wooden slats lined up side-by-side, like piano keys, on a frame atop a set of metal resonators, the _____ is played with mallets.

Answer: xylophone

Famous composers, including Camille Saint-Saens and Igor Stravinsky, have written music that calls for the xylophone to be included. The xylophone is kin to the marimba.

6. After acquiring commercial rights to the xerographic process in 1947, the Haloid Company began developing plain-paper photocopying machines. In 1961 the company changed its name to _____.

Answer: Xerox

Xerox so dominated the market that its name became commonly used as a generic word for photocopying. For years, the company has waged a media campaign to protect its trademark.

Answer: xylem

The materials being shuttled through plants by xylem and phloem is usually called "sap".

Answer: Xavier

In the movies, Wolverine, Magneto, Storm and Xavier (Professor X) have been played by Hugh Jackman, Ian McKellen, Halle Berry and Patrick Stewart, respectively.

Answer: Xanadu

Xanadu is also a shade of gray and a 1985 computer game.

10. Xenophobia is the fear of _____?

Answer: strangers

The first known use of the word, which is based on Greek words for "fear" and "stranger", was in 1877. "We must say no to hate speech and xenophobia," said United Nations Secretary-General Ant�nio Guterres in a public statement in April, 2020, "and reject the forces of polarization, nationalism and protectionism. Only by recognizing that we are all one human family sharing the same planet will we be able to rise to the many global challenges that confront us."

Source: Author JepRD

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