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Trivia: Mixed quiz 2

Ten questions with four answers each. Circle the answer you think is right. The answers are on the last page.

Trivia: Mixed quiz 2

Circle the answer you think is right.

  1. Which of these words is a palindrome?

    A. LeverB. TableC. LevelD. Planet

  2. What is the capital city of Australia?

    A. MelbourneB. SydneyC. CanberraD. Perth

  3. What is the largest organ of the human body?

    A. The liverB. The brainC. The lungsD. The skin

  4. How many hearts does an octopus have?

    A. TwoB. FourC. OneD. Three

  5. Which woman was the first to fly solo across the Atlantic Ocean?

    A. Jean BattenB. Bessie ColemanC. Amelia EarhartD. Harriet Quimby

  6. What do we call a person who conducts an orchestra?

    A. A composerB. A maestro of keysC. A conductorD. A director

  7. What do we call a period of 100 years?

    A. A decadeB. A centuryC. A millenniumD. A generation

  8. Which herb is the main ingredient in pesto?

    A. BasilB. ParsleyC. MintD. Thyme

  9. In which language is "merci" a word for "thank you"?

    A. FrenchB. ItalianC. GreekD. Spanish

  10. Which animal builds dams across rivers?

    A. The moleB. The muskratC. The beaverD. The otter

Answers

  1. C. Level. A palindrome reads the same forwards and backwards.
  2. C. Canberra. Canberra was planned and built as the capital in the early 1900s, partly because Sydney and Melbourne each wanted the title.
  3. D. The skin. An adult's skin covers about two square metres.
  4. D. Three. Two of its hearts pump blood to the gills, and one pumps it round the body.
  5. C. Amelia Earhart. Earhart made the flight in 1932.
  6. C. A conductor. The conductor keeps the musicians together, usually with a thin stick called a baton.
  7. B. A century. A decade is ten years, and a millennium is a thousand.
  8. A. Basil. Traditional pesto also has pine nuts, garlic, cheese and olive oil.
  9. A. French. Merci beaucoup means "thank you very much".
  10. C. The beaver. Beavers use their strong teeth to cut down trees for building.