“Fight Against Stupidity And Bureaucracy”
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Another quiz to stimulate the brain cells for the rest of the week.
As usual a random mixture with some easy, some tricky and some rather difficult, but have a go anyhow.
The answers are waaaaaaaaaaaaay down below, but please NO cheating!
Enjoy.
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Q 1: What is the only city in the world located on two continents?
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Q 2: A word or sentence that is the same front and back (for example, “racecar”, or “kayak”) is called a what?
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Q 3: What is the only bird that can’t fly but can swim underwater?
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Q 4: What famous film star appeared on the cover of Life magazine more than anyone else?
(Hint: she was also married many times!)
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Q 5: What is the collective noun for a group of whales?
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Q 6: What is unusual about the sentence “The quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog”?
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Q 7: What famous cartoon character’s first suggested name was Mortimer?
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Q 8: In 1819, a $5 million debt that Spain owed the USA was canceled in exchange for what?
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Q 9: Mr. Butts invented a famous game that he originally called “Criss Cross Words.” What is it better known as today?
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Q 10: What is hardest substance in the human body?
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Q 11: A double question here and a point for each part.
Who launched the world’s first artificial satellite in 1957, and what was it called?
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Q 12: What state in the USA is known as the “Land of ten thousand lakes”?
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Q 13: And what country, with a population of approximately 5 million people, has one lake for every 26 people?
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Q 14: What is the only word in English language with three consecutive double letters?
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Q 15: The first jet engine was invented by an Englishman in 1930, but what was his name?
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Q 16: What country has more recreational golfers than any other?
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Q 17: What is a newly hatched fish called?
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Q 18: What is the literal meaning of the martial art name “Karate”?
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Q 19: And in what country did Karate originate?
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Q 20: And finally, you have a dime and a dollar, you buy a dog and a collar, the dog is a dollar more than the collar, how much is the collar?
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ANSWERS
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Q 1: What is the only city in the world located on two continents?
A 1: Istanbul, Turkey
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Q 2: A word or sentence that is the same front and back (for example, “racecar”, or “kayak”) is called a what?
Q 2: A “palindrome”.
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Q 3: What is the only bird that can’t fly but can swim underwater?
A 3: The penguin
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Q 4: What famous film star appeared on the cover of Life magazine more than anyone else?
(Hint: she was also married many times!)
A 4: Elizabeth Taylor
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Q 5: What is the collective noun for a group of whales?
A 5: A group of whales is called a pod.
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Q 6: What is unusual about the sentence “The quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog”?
A 6: It uses every letter in the alphabet and was developed by Western Union to Test telex/twx communications.
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Q 7: What famous cartoon character’s first suggested name was Mortimer?
A 7: Walt Disney had originally suggested using the name Mortimer Mouse instead of Mickey Mouse
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Q 8: In 1819, a $5 million debt that Spain owed the USA was canceled in exchange for what?
A 8: The purchase of Florida.
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Q 9: Mr. Butts invented a famous game that he originally called “Criss Cross Words.” What is it better known as today?
A 9: SCRABBLE
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Q 10: What is hardest substance in the human body?
A 10: Enamel.
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Q 11: A double question here and a point for each part.
Who launched the world’s first artificial satellite in 1957, and what was it called?
A 11: The USSR launched the world’s first artificial satellite, called “Sputnik 1”, in 1957.
(You get a point for “Sputnik” as well as “Sputnik 1”)
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Q 12: What state in the USA is known as the “Land of ten thousand lakes”?
A 12: Minnesota
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Q 13: And what country, with a population of approximately 5 million people has one lake for every 26 people?
A 13: Finland, which is also known as “the land of the thousand lakes,” even though it has around 188,000 of them
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Q 14: What is the only word in English language with three consecutive double letters?
A 14: “Bookkeeper”
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Q 15: The first jet engine was invented by an Englishman in 1930, but what was his name?
A 15: His name was Frank Whittle
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Q 16: What country has more recreational golfers than any other?
A 16: There are more recreational golfers per capita in Canada than any other country in the world
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Q 17: What is a newly hatched fish called?
A 17: A newly hatched fish is called a “fry”
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Q 18: What is the literal meaning of the martial art name “Karate”?
A 18: The word Karate means, “empty hand.”
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Q 19: And in what country did Karate originate?
A 19: Karate actually originated in India, but was developed further in China
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Q 20: And finally, you have a dime and a dollar, you buy a dog and a collar, the dog is a dollar more than the collar, how much is the collar?
A 20: A nickel. (You have $1.10, the dog costs $1.05 and the collar $0.05)
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So how did you do?
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12 including the extra for Sputnik! I started out nicely and ran out of steam at about # 15. Bookkeeper I know very well as that was my job title in one of my previous working lives!
Here’s to a great week!
Thanks for taking part and commenting. Excellent score, well done. And I hope you got question #13 right!!!
Hope your week is a good one too.
That was too easy 🙂
I did very well this week!
Well done. Glad you were up for the challenge.
🙂 …. and I have you on my post today.
Heading over there now.
Were you taking it easy on us? I got all but 3 correct, missing numbers 9, 14, and 16.
Easier perhaps, but not easy – unless you know the answers of course. But even so 17 points (or 18 if you did a double on Q 11, and I think you probably did) is still an exceptionally good score. Very well done!
I don’t know why I thought the answer to 16 was Scotland (maybe some weird image of a Scottish golfer in my mind). 9 I incorrectly answered as crossword puzzle, and for 14 I had no clue.
Oh, and I also mentioned you on Frank’s post today.
Scotland is a very picturesque country and has some great golf courses, but the population is neither big enough (about 5m) or affluent enough to claim that title. Plus the weather is crap most of the year.
Crossword puzzle wasn’t a bad attempt at Q9, I wondered when I was adding it why Mr Butts never considered changing his own name rather than the name of the game. 🙂
Also, thanks for the mention. Hope you liked my comment on Frank’s post re the politicians 🙂
11 out of 20 today, I’m feeling a little better about my performance even if I am way late! Just catching up on posts.
Don’t worry about being late, you’re welcome any time. 11 is a good score in these quizzes, well done.