“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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