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Quiz about FunTrivia Humanities Mix Vol 1

FunTrivia Humanities Mix: Vol 1 Quiz

A mix of 10 Humanities questions, submitted by 10 different FunTrivia players! The first few questions are easy, but the last couple are tough!

A multiple-choice quiz by FTBot. Estimated time: 2 mins.

Author
FTBot

Time
2 mins

Type
Multiple Choice

Quiz #
407,683

Updated
Dec 31 21

# Qns
10

Difficulty
Easy

Avg Score
9 / 10

Plays
698

Last 3 plays: Guest 81 (10/10), xxFruitcakexx (9/10), em1958 (10/10).

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Question 1 of 10

1. What is the meaning of indigenous? Hint

native

poor

moldy

obtuse

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Question 2 of 10

2. Which ancient civilisation existed on Crete before the Greek civilisation? (Hint: The labyrinth and, by extension, the minotaur of Greek mythology can possibly be connected to these peoples.) Hint

Inca civilisation

Minoan civilisation

Roman civilisation

Aztecs civilisation

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Question 3 of 10

3. Which surrealist painter is best remembered for his piece "The Persistence of Memory", featuring three iconic melting pocket watches? Hint

Pablo Picasso

Frida Kahlo

Rembrandt

Salvador Dal�

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Question 4 of 10

4. (Pun Fun) What crime could a transplant surgeon be accused of because of their job? Hint

Littering

Tax fraud

Insider trading

Jaywalking

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Question 5 of 10

5. What was Merriam Webster's word of the year for 2016? Dali would approve. Hint

jejune

whatevs

surreal

oxymoron

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Question 6 of 10

6. Who was the Roman god/goddess of fruits? Hint

Volturnus

Fortuna

Pomona

Somnus

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Question 7 of 10

7. Musical theater has always found France to be a romantic and appropriately dramatic locale. Which long-running Broadway musical of these is NOT set there? Hint

Les Miserables

Beauty and the Beast

Phantom of the Opera

My Fair Lady

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Question 8 of 10

8. Which Greek god had the horns and legs of a goat? Hint

Pan

Eros

Agathodaemon

Kratos

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Question 9 of 10

9. What is the meaning of the word "lassitude"? Hint

A state of weariness

Hopeless despair

Full of energy

Chronic upset

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Question 10 of 10

10. In the Broadway musical "Carmen Jones" the title character, who makes a play for a "fly boy", works in a factory making what item? Hint

Wheelbarrows

Confectionery

Parachutes

Canned Fruit

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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts

1. What is the meaning of indigenous?

Answer: native

Something is said to be indigenous if it is native to or occurring naturally in a particular environment.

Question by player Grad56

2. Which ancient civilisation existed on Crete before the Greek civilisation? (Hint: The labyrinth and, by extension, the minotaur of Greek mythology can possibly be connected to these peoples.)

Answer: Minoan civilisation

The Minoan civilisation is thought to have flourished between 2600 and 1100 BC. A British archaeologist, Arthur Evans, rediscovered the culture in 1900. He discovered the Minoan palace at Knossos (said to be the site of the labyrinth that contained the Minotaur of legend), which proved to be the largest site yet found.

Some scholars suggest the huge volcanic eruption of Thera, somewhere between 1642 and 1540 BC. caused the rapid decline of the civilistion.

Question by player MrRadt

3. Which surrealist painter is best remembered for his piece "The Persistence of Memory", featuring three iconic melting pocket watches?

Answer: Salvador Dal�

A popular theory, that the melting watches were inspired by Albert Einstein's recently published Special Theory of Relativity, makes sense on an intuitive level - Einstein's theory did, after all, introduce a radically new concept of time. But when asked, Dal� claimed that Einstein's theory had nothing to do with the painting - actually, he had thought of the painting's concept while watching a Camembert (a classic French cheese) melt in the sun!

Question by player portgleep

4. (Pun Fun) What crime could a transplant surgeon be accused of because of their job?

Answer: Insider trading

When a surgeon does a transplant, they are trading people's insides, sometimes to multiple patients. All thanks to Donor Cards and thoughtful people, many people are saved by these procedures.

Question by player darkgnome101

5. What was Merriam Webster's word of the year for 2016? Dali would approve.

Answer: surreal

Surreal is defined as "marked by the intense irrational reality of a dream". While surreal came into use in the 1920s, Webster didn't add it to their dictionary until 1967. They used two criteria to determine the word of the year: 1. how many times the word is looked up, and 2. significant increase in lookups over the years.

Question by player seekernym

6. Who was the Roman god/goddess of fruits?

Answer: Pomona

Pomona is the Roman goddess of fruits, fruit trees and gardens and her name comes from the latin word for fruit, "pomum". In portraiture, she is usually holding a plate of fruit or a cornucopia. Fortuna is the Roman goddess of fortune, Somnus is the Roman god of sleep and Volturnus is the Roman god of water.

Question by player tiye

7. Musical theater has always found France to be a romantic and appropriately dramatic locale. Which long-running Broadway musical of these is NOT set there?

Answer: My Fair Lady

"My Fair Lady" takes place in England, where the flower-seller Eliza Doolittle is found to speak very poor English. Dr. Henry Higgins takes it upon himself to fix Eliza and make others believe she is a lady. This is the only non-French-set musical in the bunch, and it is based on "Pygmalion", a George Bernard Shaw comedy.

Question by player merylfederman

8. Which Greek god had the horns and legs of a goat?

Answer: Pan

Pan was a god of hunting. He often tried to seduce nymphs, but was usually unsuccessful due to his ugly appearance. The word 'panic' derives from this God.

Question by player Spontini

9. What is the meaning of the word "lassitude"?

Answer: A state of weariness

Lassitude can also mean "indifference" or extreme fatigue. I first came across this word in 'Foundation: The Collegium Chronicles, Volume 1' by Mercedes Lackey.

Source: dictionary.com

Question by player Jazmee27

10. In the Broadway musical "Carmen Jones" the title character, who makes a play for a "fly boy", works in a factory making what item?

Answer: Parachutes

"Carmen Jones" is a tragic love story that launched on Broadway in 1943 with a cast that was relatively new to the stage. Based on the opera "Carmen" by Georges Bizet, the storyline was modernised to adopt a World War II setting, including changing her place of work from a cigarette factory to a parachute factory. Oscar Hammerstein II provided the wonderful lyrics for the show.

Question by player pollucci19

Source: Author FTBot

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