Trivia Quiz: Multiple Choice (8-17-20)

This quiz has 10 multiple choice clues to test your knowledge on various topics plus 5 extra clues on Oscar winners. It’s just for fun but give it your best shot anyway and please, don’t give away the answers in the comments.

1. ASIAN COUNTRIES: What is the only nation entirely on the island of Borneo?
(a) Malaysia (b) Timor-Leste (c) Brunei

2. PROFESSIONAL SPORTS: Who won the NHL Stanley Cup in 2019? (a) Pittsburgh Penguins (b) Washington Capitals (c) St. Louis Blues

3. EXPLORING FAR FROM HOME: What nationality was Abel Tasman, the first European to spot Tasmania, New Zealand and the Fiji Islands?
(a) English (b) Dutch (c) German

4. RESTING PLACES: In 1930, author D.H. Lawrence died and was buried in France; in 1935, his earthly remains were relocated to which country?
(a) USA (b) England (c) Italy

5. MIDDLE NAMES: How is Barack Obama’s middle name spelled?
(a) H-O-S-S-E-I-N (b) H-U-S-S-E-I-N (c) H-U-S-S-A-I-N

ANSWERS: show

6. WOMEN’S RIGHTS: What was the first European country to give women voting rights? (a) Sweden (b) Finland (c) The Netherlands

7. PEANUT BUTTER: Which peanut butter came first:
(a) Jif (b) Skippy (c) Peter Pan

8. PETS WITH ODD HABITS: Danish astronomer Tycho Brahe is said to have had a pet moose that fell down the stairs and died after getting drunk on what?
(a) whisky (b) beer (c) brandy

9. POETS: Where is Edgar Allan Poe’s birthplace? (a) Boston (b) Baltimore (c) Philadelphia

10. NOVELS: Which Ernest Hemingway novel was published first?
(a) The Old Man and the Sea (b) For Whom the Bell Tolls (c) A Farewell to Arms

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5 extra clues: Pick the actor or actress who won an acting Oscar for these films:

1. All About Eve (1950): Anne Baxter, Bette Davis, George Sanders
2. Zorba the Greek (1964): Alan Bates, Lila Kedrova, Anthony Quinn
3. Coming Home (1978): Bruce Dern, Jane Fonda, Jon Voight
4. Unforgiven (1992): Clint Eastwood, Gene Hackman, Richard Harris
5. Michael Clayton (2008): George Clooney, Tilda Swinton, Tom Wilkinson

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Scoring Suggestion:

11 to 15 Right: Go take the Jeopardy! test

5-10 Right: Study a little more, than go take the Jeopardy! test

1-6 Right: Do not take the Jeopardy! test