Quizette answers

The ten questions and their answers

Play the day above first if you want to; the answers below are in the order the quiz asked them, with the options as it showed them. Topics: nature, literature, sports, food and drink, geography, history, science and arts.

1. Nature

   The giant panda is native to which continent?

   • AAfrica
   • BAsia(the answer)
   • CAntarctica
   • DNorth America

   Answer: Asia. The giant panda is native to Asia.

   Source: nationalzoo.si.edu

2. Literature

   Murasaki Shikibu, a Japanese court lady, wrote which work often called one of the world's first novels?

   • AThe Tale of Genji(the answer)
   • BThe Pillow Book
   • CThe Tale of the Heike
   • DKokoro

   Answer: The Tale of Genji. The Tale of Genji follows the romantic and political life of a prince in the Heian court.

   Source: ebsco.com

3. Sports

   Curling is most strongly associated with which two countries' long competitive traditions?

   • AJapan and South Korea
   • BScotland and Canada(the answer)
   • CBrazil and Argentina
   • DEgypt and Morocco

   Answer: Scotland and Canada. Curling originated in Scotland and became deeply rooted in Canada.

   Source: olympics.com

4. Food and drink

   Cinnamon bark traditionally comes from trees native to which island?

   • ASri Lanka(the answer)
   • BMadagascar
   • CJamaica
   • DSicily

   Answer: Sri Lanka. True 'Ceylon' cinnamon comes from a tree native to Sri Lanka.

   Source: gardenia.net

5. Geography

   What is the capital of Poland?

   • AŁódź
   • BWarsaw(the answer)
   • CPoznań
   • DWrocław

   Answer: Warsaw. Warsaw is the capital of Poland.

   Source: wikidata.org

6. Geography

   Which currency is used in Niger?

   • ASudanese pound
   • BRwandan franc
   • CZambian kwacha
   • DWest African CFA franc(the answer)

   Answer: West African CFA franc. Niger's currency is the West African CFA franc.

   Source: wikidata.org

7. History

   Timur, founder of the Timurid Empire, claimed descent from which earlier conqueror to legitimize his rule?

   • AAlexander the Great
   • BGenghis Khan(the answer)
   • CCyrus the Great
   • DAttila the Hun

   Answer: Genghis Khan. Timur (Tamerlane) linked his lineage to Genghis Khan to strengthen his claim to rule.

   Source: asianstudies.org

8. Food and drink

   Grappa, an Italian spirit, is distilled from what leftover material?

   • AGrape pomace (skins, seeds and stems)(the answer)
   • BSpent coffee grounds
   • CApple peels
   • DOlive pits

   Answer: Grape pomace (skins, seeds and stems). Grappa is made by distilling the solid remains left over after grapes are pressed for winemaking.

   Source: britannica.com

9. Science

   Three of these elements are alkali metals. Which one is not?

   • ALivermorium(the answer)
   • BCesium
   • CPotassium
   • DFrancium

   Answer: Livermorium. Livermorium is a post-transition metal, not an alkali metal; Cesium, Potassium, Francium are.

   Source: pubchem.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov

10. Arts

    Which Arctic peoples carve animal and spirit figures from soapstone, a tradition widely collected since the mid-1900s?

    • Athe Sami
    • Bthe Aleut
    • Cthe Yupik
    • Dthe Inuit(the answer)

    Answer: the Inuit. Inuit soapstone carving spread internationally through cooperative art programs.

    Source: en.wikipedia.org

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