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Quiz about A Glorious Mixture
Quiz about A Glorious Mixture

A Glorious Mixture Trivia Quiz


I would be quoting the circumstances from certain historical moments and you would be as a participating individual in the situation.

A multiple-choice quiz by nayrhit. Estimated time: 6 mins.
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Author
nayrhit
Time
6 mins
Type
Multiple Choice
Quiz #
261,022
Updated
Dec 03 21
# Qns
10
Difficulty
Tough
Avg Score
5 / 10
Plays
1859
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Question 1 of 10
1. It's 1791 and you are in France as a representative of the Third Estate. You take an oath with your fellow members that you will be forming a national assembly which will restrict the powers of monarch. But you are growing old (sorry to say this) and can't remember the name of the oath you are taking. You ask a fellow about it. What does he say? Hint


Question 2 of 10
2. You live in Norway. It is December of 1911. You wake up in the morning to find cheerful procession going by your house shouting something which sounded like "long live Amundsen". After some querying, what do you discover about Amundsen? Hint


Question 3 of 10
3. It's 1947 and you are in India. It's the time of partition and you are shifting to Pakistan along with the family. On entering Pakistan, you realize that people are calling you by a certain name which starts with the letter m. Unable to catch the word, you ask your mum, what's it? According to her, what is it? Hint


Question 4 of 10
4. It's 1 July, 1875. You are very much excited on reading in the newspaper that a Scot has invented a very useful thing. But as you were about to share the information with others, you forgot his name in the excitement. You go and check the name. Who is it and what has he invented? Hint


Question 5 of 10
5. It's 1930 and you live in Uruguay. You are very excited about the upcoming first Football World Cup that is taking place in your country. As the World Cup finals are taking place, your exams are taking place. When you reach home, you ask your dad about the winning team. What does he say? Hint


Question 6 of 10
6. It is October 1969. You come to hear of a person Lawrence Roberts, the best IT engineer, inventing something. On asking your uncle who himself is an IT engineer, you come to know that he has just invented one of the greatest things. What is it? Hint


Question 7 of 10
7. On the morning of sixth August, 1945, you are in your native USA and constantly listening to the radio. The USA is just going to blast of the first ever nuclear bomb in Hiroshima. But you are wondering, why the radio jockey as well as all other elders are calling it by some other name. What is it? Hint


Question 8 of 10
8. It's 1999 and you live in USA. As you wake up in the morning, you find your Dad and Mum missing. They had left a note on the bedside. It said that they were going to the 'Moon Landing - Hoax or not?' poll. As you open the newspaper, you find the name of the organization which is organizing it. What is it? Hint


Question 9 of 10
9. On the morning of 7th November, 1917, you wake up in Russia to hear shouts in the street. Finally the Provisional government is going to end. You are very happy. The congress of Soviets have already arrived and they are launching the coup. What is this part of 1917 Russian revolution popularly known as? Hint


Question 10 of 10
10. Its 1936 and you are enjoying a popcorn sitting in the stadium where Berlin Olympics Prize Distribution Ceremony is going on. Adolf Hitler is sitting in the box just next to you. You very much agree with his opinion of inferiority of the Africans. You are sure that all the gold medalists would be Aryans. But you are surprised to hear that an African named Jesse Owens has won four gold medals. In the shock, you miss the names of the event. So you ask a person. What does he say are the events? Hint



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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts
1. It's 1791 and you are in France as a representative of the Third Estate. You take an oath with your fellow members that you will be forming a national assembly which will restrict the powers of monarch. But you are growing old (sorry to say this) and can't remember the name of the oath you are taking. You ask a fellow about it. What does he say?

Answer: Tennis Court Oath

The French Revolution was triggered by the Third Estate because of the high taxes imposed on them and also the exemption of the nobility from most taxes.
2. You live in Norway. It is December of 1911. You wake up in the morning to find cheerful procession going by your house shouting something which sounded like "long live Amundsen". After some querying, what do you discover about Amundsen?

Answer: He is the first to reach the South Pole

Roald Engebret Gravning Amundsen was a Norwegian explorer of the polar regions. He led the first successful Antarctic expedition to the South Pole between 1910 and 1912. He beat Robert Falcon Scott to the South Pole.
3. It's 1947 and you are in India. It's the time of partition and you are shifting to Pakistan along with the family. On entering Pakistan, you realize that people are calling you by a certain name which starts with the letter m. Unable to catch the word, you ask your mum, what's it? According to her, what is it?

Answer: Muhajir

This was a very pathetic historical moment. Many people lost their family, prperty, livelihoods, etc. There was much bloodshed on both sides.
4. It's 1 July, 1875. You are very much excited on reading in the newspaper that a Scot has invented a very useful thing. But as you were about to share the information with others, you forgot his name in the excitement. You go and check the name. Who is it and what has he invented?

Answer: Alexander Graham Bell- Telephone

Alexander Graham Bell invented the telephone in 1876, building on the pioneering efforts of Elisha Gray, Antonio Meucci, and Philipp Reis.
5. It's 1930 and you live in Uruguay. You are very excited about the upcoming first Football World Cup that is taking place in your country. As the World Cup finals are taking place, your exams are taking place. When you reach home, you ask your dad about the winning team. What does he say?

Answer: Uruguay

FIFA chose Uruguay as hosts in May 1929. Uruguay also became the inaugural champions, beating Argentina in the final, 4-2.
6. It is October 1969. You come to hear of a person Lawrence Roberts, the best IT engineer, inventing something. On asking your uncle who himself is an IT engineer, you come to know that he has just invented one of the greatest things. What is it?

Answer: ARPANET

Advanced Research Projects Agency Net or ARPANET was the first and most primitive version of Internet was invented by Robert Lawrence and group.
7. On the morning of sixth August, 1945, you are in your native USA and constantly listening to the radio. The USA is just going to blast of the first ever nuclear bomb in Hiroshima. But you are wondering, why the radio jockey as well as all other elders are calling it by some other name. What is it?

Answer: Little Boy

On the morning of 6 August 1945, the United States dropped a uranium gun-type device code-named "Little Boy" on the Japanese city of Hiroshima. Three days later the United States dropped a plutonium implosion-type device code-named "Fat Man" on the city of Nagasaki. The use of these weapons resulted in the immediate deaths of around 100,000-200,000 people.
8. It's 1999 and you live in USA. As you wake up in the morning, you find your Dad and Mum missing. They had left a note on the bedside. It said that they were going to the 'Moon Landing - Hoax or not?' poll. As you open the newspaper, you find the name of the organization which is organizing it. What is it?

Answer: The Gallup Organization

According to a 1999 poll conducted by the the Gallup Organization, 6% of the American public believed the landing was faked, while a large majority of 89% believed that it did occur.
9. On the morning of 7th November, 1917, you wake up in Russia to hear shouts in the street. Finally the Provisional government is going to end. You are very happy. The congress of Soviets have already arrived and they are launching the coup. What is this part of 1917 Russian revolution popularly known as?

Answer: October Revolution

The October Revolution in Russia was dated at the time as October 25, 1917 because the country still used the Julian calendar. But according to the the calendar followed elsewhere the date was 7th November. However, it is widely known by Russian nickname given at the time - The October Revolution.
10. Its 1936 and you are enjoying a popcorn sitting in the stadium where Berlin Olympics Prize Distribution Ceremony is going on. Adolf Hitler is sitting in the box just next to you. You very much agree with his opinion of inferiority of the Africans. You are sure that all the gold medalists would be Aryans. But you are surprised to hear that an African named Jesse Owens has won four gold medals. In the shock, you miss the names of the event. So you ask a person. What does he say are the events?

Answer: 100m sprint, 200m dash, long jump, 4 x 100 m relay

The events are :On August 3, 1936 the 100m sprint, on August 4, the long jump, on August 5, the 200m dash and, after he was added to the 4 x 100m relay team, his fourth on August 9.
Source: Author nayrhit

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