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Cultural Tidbits Trivia Quiz

Random acts of cultural trivia!

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

Author
thejazzkickazz

Time
6 mins

Type
Multiple Choice

Quiz #
40,049

Updated
Dec 28 23

# Qns
10

Difficulty
Very Difficult

Avg Score
3 / 10

Plays
3130

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Question 1 of 10

1. Where in Dante's Inferno would you find the Malebolge (evil pouches), which were shaped like an arena with 10 concentric trenches? Hint

3rd Circle

1st Circle

8th Circle

2nd Circle

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Question 2 of 10

2. In T.S. Eliot's 'Four Quartets', what geographical location does Dry Salvages refer to? Hint

Somerset Village

Branwell Park

Cotsvold harbor

Cape Ann

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Question 3 of 10

3. Which of the following was not one of the 3 temptations of Satan to Christ? Hint

turn water to wine

dash himself from the parapet

turn stone to bread

given all the kingdom of the world

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Question 4 of 10

4. Which of the beasts were not found in Dante's Canto 1 of the Inferno? Hint

she-wolf

minotaur

leopard

lion

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Question 5 of 10

5. The Three Magi (Wise men) all had particular symbolic meanings attributed to their names. What did Balthasar mean? Hint

White one

Lord of light

Dark one

Lord of treasures

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Question 6 of 10

6. In "Gulliver's Travels", what was the name of the airborne island that hovered over the land of Balnibarbi? Hint

Brobdingnag

Glubbdubrib

Luggnagg

Laputa

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Question 7 of 10

7. Who were the two-winged sons of the North Wind (Boreas)? Hint

Hyacinthus and Zephyr

Aeolus and Xanthus

Notus and Eurus

Calais and Zetes

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Question 8 of 10

8. How many times more powerful is nuclear force compared to electromagnetic force? Hint

1 million

billion times

137

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Question 9 of 10

9. Besides - Doric, Ionian, and Corinthian, what are the other 2 styles of classical architectural styles? Hint

Palladian Tuscan

Roman Byzantine

Composite Tuscan

Composite Berninian

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Question 10 of 10

10. The term 'Les Six' was coined by Henri Collet, as a French riposte to the so-called "Mighty Five" Russian composers. Five of them were men; but which was a woman? Hint

Tailleferre

Poulenc

Milhaud

Honegger

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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts

1. Where in Dante's Inferno would you find the Malebolge (evil pouches), which were shaped like an arena with 10 concentric trenches?

Answer: 8th Circle

The circle for thieves, liars, politicians, and magicians. Seems like a fair grouping.

2. In T.S. Eliot's 'Four Quartets', what geographical location does Dry Salvages refer to?

Answer: Cape Ann

They are a group of rocks in Massachusetts, around Cape Ann.

3. Which of the following was not one of the 3 temptations of Satan to Christ?

Answer: turn water to wine

4. Which of the beasts were not found in Dante's Canto 1 of the Inferno?

Answer: minotaur

5. The Three Magi (Wise men) all had particular symbolic meanings attributed to their names. What did Balthasar mean?

Answer: Lord of treasures

Melchior was the "King of Light", and Gaspar the "White One".

6. In "Gulliver's Travels", what was the name of the airborne island that hovered over the land of Balnibarbi?

Answer: Laputa

All of these are lands visited by Gulliver, but Laputa is the one that flies through the air.

7. Who were the two-winged sons of the North Wind (Boreas)?

Answer: Calais and Zetes

8. How many times more powerful is nuclear force compared to electromagnetic force?

Answer: 137

9. Besides - Doric, Ionian, and Corinthian, what are the other 2 styles of classical architectural styles?

Answer: Composite Tuscan

Composite is the combo of Ioian with the Corinthian. Tuscan was a mere simplification of the Doric style...lacking a base and fluting.

10. The term 'Les Six' was coined by Henri Collet, as a French riposte to the so-called "Mighty Five" Russian composers. Five of them were men; but which was a woman?

Answer: Tailleferre

The work of Germaine Tailleferre (1892-1983) is not much heard these days, but she was popular and successful in the 1920s and 30s, and continued composing right up until her death. The other three options were also members of "Les Six": the other two were Georges Auric and Louis Durey.

Source: Author thejazzkickazz

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