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Intelligence Quiz 4
1. The 'Paul is Dead' hoax which was encouraged by the Beatles sent streams of Beatles fans looking for clues to Paul's supposed death. Much of this was precipitated by a supposed backwards message claiming Paul's death on which Beatles song?
I Don't Know
For No One
I'm So Tired
Fixing a Hole
Hello Goodbye
2. One of the most infamous Roman emperors was Gaius, whose nickname was 'Caligula'. How does his nickname 'Caligula' roughly translate into English?
I Don't Know
Tall nose
Stalwart monarch
Hungry horse
Little boots
3. Which of these colours is not on the flag of the Republic of Ireland?
I Don't Know
Red
Orange
Green
White
4. The word 'kowtow', which implies obsequiousness in English, comes to us from the Chinese word combination 'koutou' or 'ketou'...both of which literally mean what?
I Don't Know
Serve willingly
Bump head
Bow graciously
Bend knees
5. The Gettysburg Address was delivered by Abraham Lincoln on Nov. 19, 1863, dedicating a cemetery at the site of a major U.S. Civil War battle. About how long did his address last?
I Don't Know
2 minutes
20 minutes
50 minutes
1 hour
6. Which of the following languages is most closely related to English in terms of language origins?
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Hindi
Finnish
Hebrew
Turkish
7. Which of these literary character's names is synonymous with a person who works very hard at what s/he does in order to earn a living, but never seems to achieve much success?
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Walter Mitty
Jay Gatsby
Willy Loman
Dorian Gray
8. Which fascinating insect behavior was first investigated by Austrian Nobel Laureate Karl von Frisch?
I Don't Know
The 'hissing' of the Madagascar cockroaches
The frenetic dance of Honeybees
The mating ritual of praying mantises
The hunting techniques of the antlion
9. The first eight flavours of Jelly Belly jellybeans included two soda pop flavours. What were they?
I Don't Know
Cream Soda and Ginger Ale
Root Beer and Cola
Cola and Ginger Ale
Cream Soda and Root Beer
10. Which mythological individual links Sophocles, Stravinsky and Freud?
I Don't Know
Oedipus
Elektra
Hercules
Perseus
11. If you ran into a group of these animals in Africa you would say 'Look, a shrewdness of ...'?
I Don't Know
Elks
Hyenas
Apes
Leopards
Author: Mike Hanson
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