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Quiz about Extraordinary People and Events

Extraordinary People and Events Quiz

Here's a look at some extraordinary people and events.

A multiple-choice quiz by robert362. Estimated time: 6 mins.

Author
robert362

Time
6 mins

Type
Multiple Choice

Quiz #
23,778

Updated
Dec 03 21

# Qns
10

Difficulty
Difficult

Avg Score
5 / 10

Plays
1619

Last 3 plays: GLQuizmistress (5/10), Guest 217 (2/10), Guest 144 (4/10).

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Question 1 of 10

1. The story of Anne Frank is familiar to most people. Where was she living and hiding when caught? Hint

Netherlands

Austria

Belgium

Italy

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Question 2 of 10

2. This author's life was profoundly affected when he was subjected to a 'mock execution'. Hint

Proust

Tolstoi

Dostoevsky

Hugo

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Question 3 of 10

3. The story of 'Robinson Crusoe' was apparently based on the real life adventure of Alexander Selkirk, who was marooned on a deserted island. How long was he there? Hint

1 Year

10 Years

6 Months

5 Years

4. The 'wild boy of Aveyron' was raised in the wild and lived that way - until an attempt at 'rehabilitation' was made'. The boy's name was Victor; who was the individual who tried to bring him back into the civilized world? Hint

Jean Itard

Jean Charcot

Josef Breuer

Eugene Bleuler

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Question 5 of 10

5. Joan of Arc was inspired by 'voices' and ultimately led her country to victory. In what war? Hint

Hundred Years' War

War of the Roses

Thirty Years' War

French Civil War

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Question 6 of 10

6. The founder of Christian Science is considered to be ...? Hint

Emanuel Swedenborg

Edgar Cayce

Aimee Semple McPherson

Mary Baker Eddy

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Question 7 of 10

7. The 'Shroud of Turin' is believed by some to be a genuine religious miracle. Where is Turin? Hint

Portugal

Austria

France

Italy

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Question 8 of 10

8. Which of these World War I poets did NOT perish during the war? Hint

Siegfried Sassoon

Rupert Brooke

Wilfrid Owen

Alan Seeger

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Question 9 of 10

9. Which poet wrote a moving elegy about his own impending execution? Hint

Chidiock Tichborne

Rainer Maria Rilke

Heinrich Heine

Francois Villon

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Question 10 of 10

10. This colorful figure of the 18th century was believed by some to possess special knowledge and powers Hint

Saint-Germain

Merlin

Nostradamus

Rasputin

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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts

1. The story of Anne Frank is familiar to most people. Where was she living and hiding when caught?

Answer: Netherlands

A remarkable experience for anyone to have to endure - especially so for a young girl. A tragically short life.

2. This author's life was profoundly affected when he was subjected to a 'mock execution'.

Answer: Dostoevsky

He was lined up in front of a firing squad (as were others), with the full expectation and belief that his life was about to end. What kind of a devastating impact wwould that have on someone?

3. The story of 'Robinson Crusoe' was apparently based on the real life adventure of Alexander Selkirk, who was marooned on a deserted island. How long was he there?

Answer: 5 Years

1704-1709, not quite a full five years.

Answer: Jean Itard

It was Itard who tried - with mixed results - to socialize this 'feral child'.

5. Joan of Arc was inspired by 'voices' and ultimately led her country to victory. In what war?

Answer: Hundred Years' War

If she was crazy, it worked out well for the country (if not for her). On the other hand ...

6. The founder of Christian Science is considered to be ...?

Answer: Mary Baker Eddy

Cayce was a man with seemingly considerable clairvoyant powers in the early part of the 20th century. Swedenborg had 'supernatural experiences' which changed his life; there is still today a Swedenborg Society. McPherson was an evangelist.

7. The 'Shroud of Turin' is believed by some to be a genuine religious miracle. Where is Turin?

Answer: Italy

Fatima is in Portugal; Lourdes is in France. In both places there have been claims of 'visions' appearing.

8. Which of these World War I poets did NOT perish during the war?

Answer: Siegfried Sassoon

Owen died about a week before the Armistice. Brooke also died in the course of the war - as did Seeger, who wrote (correctly) 'I Have A Rendezvous With Death'. Sassoon survived.

9. Which poet wrote a moving elegy about his own impending execution?

Answer: Chidiock Tichborne

Chidiock Tichborne (or Tichbourne) wrote the poem that begins with 'My prime of youtrh is but a frost of cares ...'. It's masterful and quite moving - especially when you realize that this young talent was executed in a rather grisly manner on the following day.

10. This colorful figure of the 18th century was believed by some to possess special knowledge and powers

Answer: Saint-Germain

S-G is a truly mysterious figure. The others were, too - but not in that time frame.

Source: Author robert362

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