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    The Great Quiz Book: 1000 Questions and Answers to Engage All Minds
    The Great Quiz Book: 1000 Questions and Answers to Engage All Minds
    The Great Quiz Book: 1000 Questions and Answers to Engage All Minds
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    The Great Quiz Book: 1000 Questions and Answers to Engage All Minds

    By Peter Keyne

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    It is our pleasure to present The Great Quiz Book: 1000 Questions and Answers to Engage all Minds.


    We’ve brought together a host of fresh and intriguing questions that will test the limits of your knowledge across a huge range of subjects. The book is divided into 5 parts:


    Part 1 presents 400 challenging general knowledge questions, divided into 40 rounds.


    Part 2 introduces the “specialist rounds” at three levels of difficulty: medium, challenging and fiendish. Here you’ll find questions on geography, history, sport, science and nature, literature, art and architecture, and movies and TV. There are 200 questions in 20 rounds.


    Part 3 brings a lighter touch with 20 “bonus round” quizzes (200 questions in total), where you’ll be asked to spot connections, identify years from a series of clues, recognize famous monuments, and sort out lists of famous people, places and things.


    Part 4 contains 20 “family fun” quizzes (200 questions in total) that will be especially enjoyable for younger minds. There are straightforward general knowledge questions, alongside rhyming and alphabet quizzes.


    As a special bonus, the complete Elsinore Books Guess the Initial Quiz is included as the 5th part of this book. Here you’ll find 200 guess the initial challenges, also known as “ditloids”.


    At Elsinore Books we pride ourselves on creating beautiful e-books, and devote great attention to formatting, and ease of navigation. This book contains a cleanly-styled contents page that permits easy movement between quizzes. Each quiz occupies its own chapter, so you can move between quizzes by pressing a single button on your e-reader.


    You can access the answers to each quiz by following the links at the top and bottom of the question page. On the answer pages you’ll find each question rewritten and followed by its answer in bold.


    You can view a full listing of the games inside by clicking on the preview of this book and viewing the contents page. Some of the collection highlights are outlined below:


    General Knowledge Round 1


    1. What colour are the stars on the Hollywood Walk of Fame?


    2. The Qudrilatero Della Moda is an upscale fashion district in which city?


    3. Which land mammal has the largest eyes?


    4. How many planets in our solar system have exactly one moon?


    5. How many dice “pips” are there in total on the Domino’s Pizza logo?


    Movies and TV: Medium


    1. Which city does Rocky Balboa come from?


    2. Who directed the films Hunger, Shame, and 12 Years a Slave?


    3. Who is the protagonist of the TV series Mad Men?


    4. Which country produced the TV dramas Borgen, and The Killing?


    5. Which city is home to the “Cinecittà” film studio?


    Trivial Disputes 1


    1. Order the following animals by weight, from Heaviest to Lightest: Blue Whale, Bengal Tiger, Elephant Seal, Manta Ray


    2. Order the following constructions by height, from Tallest to Smallest: Great Pyramid at Giza, Burj Khalifa, Shanghai Tower, One World Trade Centre


    3. Order the following countries by population, from Most populous to Least populous: India, China, Indonesia, USA, Brazil


    4. Order the following languages by number of first-tongue speakers, from Most to Least: Mandarin Chinese, Hindi, Spanish, English


    5. Order the following organs by weight, from Heaviest to Lightest: Brain, Heart, Skin, Pancreas, Thyroid


    Family Fun Quiz 1


    1. What fruit is dried to produce raisins?


    2. What kind of weapon was wielded by the Norse God Thor?


    3. Which animal appears first in the Oxford English Dictionary?


    4. Which fairy tale by Hans Christian Anderson tells the story of a young swan?


    Family Fun Q

    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherElsinore Books
    Release dateJul 9, 1905
    ISBN9781537854106
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      The Great Quiz Book - Peter Keyne

      Introduction

      It is our pleasure to present The Great Quiz Book: 1000 Questions and Answers to Engage all Minds.

      We’ve brought together a host of fresh and intriguing questions that will test the limits of your knowledge across a huge range of subjects. The book is divided into 5 parts:

      Part 1 presents 40 challenging general knowledge quizzes.

      Part 2 introduces the specialist rounds at three levels of difficulty: medium, challenging and fiendish. Here you’ll find questions on geography, history, sport, science and nature, literature, art and architecture, and movies and TV.

      Part 3 brings a lighter touch with 20 bonus round quizzes, where you’ll be asked to spot connections, identify years from a series of clues, recognize famous monuments, and sort out lists of famous people, places and things.

      Part 4 contains 20 family fun quizzes that will be especially enjoyable for younger minds. There are straightforward general knowledge questions, alongside rhyming and alphabet quizzes.

      Finally, Part 5 contains 20 guess the initial quizzes, or ditloids.

      We hope the quizzes in this collection will bring you much enjoyment ― we have had a lot of fun compiling them. Thank you, and happy quizzing,

      Peter Keyne and Rudolph Amsel

      Copyright © Elsinore Books 2015

      How to use this book

      This book has been created especially for e-readers, and we have tried to make it as easily navigable as possible. Each quiz occupies its own chapter, so you can move between quizzes by pressing a single button on your e-reader.

      You can access the answers to each quiz by following the links at the top and bottom of the question page. On the answer pages you’ll find each question rewritten and followed by its answer in bold.

      The Elsinore Books Collection

      The Great Book of Riddles

      The Great Book of Games

      The Great Quiz Book

      The Giant Quiz Book

      The Little Book of Riddles

      Contents

      Introduction

      The Elsinore Books Collection

      Contents

      Part 1: General Knowledge Quizzes

      General Knowledge 1

      General Knowledge 2

      General Knowledge 3

      General Knowledge 4

      General Knowledge 5

      General Knowledge 6

      General Knowledge 7

      General Knowledge 8

      General Knowledge 9

      General Knowledge 10

      General Knowledge 11

      General Knowledge 12

      General Knowledge 13

      General Knowledge 14

      General Knowledge 15

      General Knowledge 16

      General Knowledge 17

      General Knowledge 18

      General Knowledge 19

      General Knowledge 20

      General Knowledge 21

      General Knowledge 22

      General Knowledge 23

      General Knowledge 24

      General Knowledge 25

      General Knowledge 26

      General Knowledge 27

      General Knowledge 28

      General Knowledge 29

      General Knowledge 30

      General Knowledge 31

      General Knowledge 32

      General Knowledge 33

      General Knowledge 34

      General Knowledge 35

      General Knowledge 36

      General Knowledge 37

      General Knowledge 38

      General Knowledge 39

      General Knowledge 40

      Part 2: Specialist Rounds

      Geography: Medium

      Geography: Challenging

      Geography: Fiendish

      History: Medium

      History: Challenging

      History: Fiendish

      Sport: Medium

      Sport: Challenging

      Sport: Fiendish

      Science and Nature: Medium

      Science and Nature: Challenging

      Science and Nature: Fiendish

      Literature: Medium

      Literature: Challenging

      Literature: Fiendish

      Art and Architecture: Medium

      Art and Architecture: Challenging

      Art and Architecture: Fiendish

      Movies and TV: Medium

      Movies and TV: Challenging

      Movies and TV: Fiendish

      Part 3: Bonus Rounds

      Trivial Disputes 1

      Trivial Disputes 2

      Trivial Disputes 3

      Trivial Disputes 4

      Trivial Disputes 5

      Globetrotter 1

      Globetrotter 2

      Globetrotter 3

      Globetrotter 4

      Globetrotter 5

      Guess the Year 1

      Guess the Year 2

      Guess the Year 3

      Guess the Year 4

      Alphabet Quiz Part 1

      Alphabet Quiz Part 2

      Mind the Gap 1

      Mind the Gap 2

      Mind the Gap 3

      Name any year…

      Name any year…

      Part 4: Family Fun Quizzes

      Family Fun Quiz 1

      Family Fun Quiz 2

      Family Fun Quiz 3: Rhyme Time

      Family Fun Quiz 4

      Family Fun Quiz 5

      Family Fun Quiz 6: Alphabet Quiz Part 1

      Family Fun Quiz 7: Alphabet Quiz Part 2

      Family Fun Quiz 8

      Family Fun Quiz 9

      Family Fun Quiz 10: Mind the Gap

      Family Fun Quiz 11

      Family Fun Quiz 12

      Family Fun Quiz 13: Rhyme Time

      Family Fun Quiz 14

      Family Fun Quiz 15

      Family Fun Quiz 16: Alphabet Quiz Part 1

      Family Fun Quiz 17: Alphabet Quiz Part 2

      Family Fun Quiz 18

      Family Fun Quiz 19

      Family Fun Quiz 20: Rhyme Time

      Part 5: Ditloids: The Ultimate Collection

      Ditloids 1: General Knowledge

      Ditloids 2: Animal Proverbs

      Ditloids 3: General Knowledge

      Ditloids 4: Art

      Ditloids 5: General Knowledge

      Ditloids 6: Music 1

      Ditloids 7: General Knowledge

      Ditloids 8: Contradictory Proverbs

      Ditloids 9: General Knowledge

      Ditloids 10: Films 1

      Ditloids 11: General Knowledge

      Ditloids 12: Famous Dates: Part 1

      Ditloids 13: General Knowledge

      Ditloids 14: Music 2

      Ditloids 15: General Knowledge

      Ditloids 16: The World

      Ditloids 17: General Knowledge

      Ditloids 18: Film Quotes

      Ditloids 19: General Knowledge

      Ditloids 20: Famous Dates 2

      Encore! Bonus Round: Books

      Thank You for Reading

      The Elsinore Books Collection

      Illustrations

      Part 1: General Knowledge Quizzes

      General Knowledge 1

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      1. What colour are the stars on the Hollywood Walk of Fame?

      2. The Quadrilatero Della Moda is an upscale fashion district in which city?

      3. Which land mammal has the largest eyes?

      4. How many planets in our solar system have exactly one moon?

      5. How many dice pips are there in total on the Domino’s Pizza logo?

      6. Who is Barcelona's all-time top goal scorer?

      7. What was the second film produced by Pixar?

      8. Who is the longest serving British monarch in history?

      9. Which two letters are worth ten points in scrabble?

      10. What are zills? Finger cymbals used by belly dancers; The smallest grade of surgical tweezers; or Words that contain all of the last three letters of the alphabet?

      Go to Answers

      Answers

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      1. What colour are the stars on the Hollywood Walk of Fame? Pink (the writing is gold)

      2. The Quadrilatero Della Moda is an upscale fashion district in which city? Milan

      3. Which land mammal has the largest eyes? The Horse

      4. How many planets in our solar system have exactly one moon? One (Earth)

      5. How many dice pips are there in total on the Domino’s Pizza logo? Three

      6. Who is Barcelona's all-time top goal scorer? Lionel Messi

      7. What was the second film produced by Pixar? A Bug’s Life (1998)

      8. Who is the longest serving British monarch in history? Queen Elizabeth II

      9. Which two letters are worth ten points in scrabble? Q and Z

      10. What are zills? Finger cymbals used by belly dancers; The smallest grade of surgical tweezers; or Words that contain all of the last three letters of the alphabet? Finger cymbals used by belly dancers

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      General Knowledge 2

      Go to Answers

      1. What is the name for the offspring of a lion and a tigress?

      2. Which is the most westerly capital city on continental Europe?

      3. Which element is most often used for light bulb filaments?

      4. Omar Little is a fictional character in which HBO drama series?

      5. Conchiglie, Farfalle and Fusilli are all types of what?

      6. How many people have run the 200 m in under 19 seconds?

      7. What is the name of the flying island in Gulliver's Travels?

      8. Which statesman nearly died of pneumonia aged 11, was captured by Boers while travelling as a war correspondent, and was hit by a car while crossing Fifth Avenue, New York?

      9. In which city is The Phantom of the Opera set?

      10. Bruce Banner is the real name of which superhero?

      Go to Answers

      Answers

      Return to Questions

      1. What is the name for the offspring of a lion and a tigress? A Liger

      2. Which is the most westerly capital city on continental Europe? Lisbon

      3. Which element is most often used for light bulb filaments? Tungsten

      4. Omar Little is a fictional character in which HBO drama series? The Wire

      5. Conchiglie, Farfalle and Fusilli are all types of what? Pasta shapes

      6. How many people have run the 200 m in under 19 seconds? Zero (Usain Bolt's world record is 19.19 seconds)

      7. What is the name of the flying island in Gulliver's Travels? Laputa

      8. Which statesman nearly died of pneumonia aged 11, was captured by Boers while travelling as a war correspondent, and was hit by a car while crossing Fifth Avenue, New York? Winston Churchill

      9. In which city is The Phantom of the Opera set? Paris

      10. Bruce Banner is the real name of which superhero? The Hulk

      Return to Questions

      General Knowledge 3

      Go to Answers

      1. Who was the Egyptian god of the underworld? Seth, Osiris, Ra, or Horus?

      2. The ten tallest buildings in Germany are all located in which city?

      3. Which former planet was demoted to dwarf-planet status in 2006?

      4. Which actor has had roles in Les Miserables, The Prestige, and the X-men franchise?

      5. The Spiel des Jahres award recognizes excellence in what kind of product?

      6. Which is the only country to have played in every FIFA World Cup tournament?

      7. What birthday is Bilbo Baggins celebrating at the beginning of The Lord of The Rings? 77th, 99th, 101st, or 111th?

      8. Which monarch is said to have declared, L'État, c'est moi (I am the State)?

      9. Complete the nickname of Apollo Creed in the Rocky film series: The Count of Monte…

      10. What colour is the €10 note?

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      1. Who was the Egyptian god of the underworld? Seth, Osiris, Ra, or Horus? Osiris

      2. The ten tallest buildings in Germany are all located in which city? Frankfurt

      3. Which former planet was demoted to dwarf-planet status in 2006? Pluto

      4. Which actor has had roles in Les Miserables, The Prestige, and the X-men franchise? Hugh Jackman

      5. The Spiel des Jahres award recognizes excellence in what kind of product? Board games

      6. Which is the only country to have played in every FIFA World Cup tournament? Brazil

      7. What birthday is Bilbo Baggins celebrating at the beginning of The Lord of The Rings? 77th, 99th, 101st, or 111th? 111th (or eleventy-first)

      8. Which monarch is said to have declared, L'État, c'est moi (I am the State)? Louis XIV

      9. Complete the nickname of Apollo Creed in the Rocky film series: The Count of Monte…Fisto (he has several other nicknames as well, including The Master of Disaster, The King of Sting, The Dancing Destroyer and The Prince of Punch.)

      10. What colour is the €10 note? Red

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      General Knowledge 4

      Go to Answers

      1. What company was founded by Ingvar Kamprad (who grew up on Elmtaryd farm in Agunnaryd)?

      2. The Costa del Sol, Granada, Málaga, and Seville are all found in which Spanish region?

      3. What could this science mnemonic help you to remember: Harry He Likes Beer Bottle Cold, Not Over Frothy, No?

      4. Which 1991 film won the Oscars for Best Picture, Best Actor, Best Actress, and Best Director?

      5. Which is the only inanimate sign of the zodiac?

      6. Which Tennis Grand Slam takes place in mid-January?

      7. What colour carnation is associated with Oscar Wilde?

      8. The Lion's Mound monument in Belgium commemorates which battle?

      9. Which song closes with the lines: Planet Earth is blue/ And there’s nothing I can do.?

      10. What is wrapped around the candle in the Amnesty International logo?

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      Answers

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      1. What company was

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