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: history, arts, geography, literature, science, sports, nature and food and drink.

1. History

   The Rosetta Stone, key to decoding Egyptian hieroglyphs, was inscribed in how many scripts?

   • ATwo
   • BFour
   • CThree(the answer)
   • DFive

   Answer: Three. The Rosetta Stone carries the same decree in hieroglyphic, Demotic and ancient Greek script.

   Source: en.wikipedia.org

2. Arts

   This ancient amphitheatre once hosted gladiator contests. In which city does it stand?

   • ANaples
   • BPompeii
   • CFlorence
   • DRome(the answer)

   Answer: Rome. The Colosseum was completed around 80 CE and could seat tens of thousands.

   Source: britannica.com

3. Geography

   What is the capital of Madagascar?

   • ALibreville
   • BAntananarivo(the answer)
   • CGaborone
   • DDakar

   Answer: Antananarivo. Antananarivo is the capital of Madagascar.

   Source: wikidata.org

4. Literature

   Alexander Pushkin's verse novel Eugene Onegin follows a bored aristocrat and which woman who loves him?

   • AOlga
   • BMasha
   • CTatyana(the answer)
   • DNatasha

   Answer: Tatyana. Pushkin's work laid the groundwork for later Russian novelists like Tolstoy.

   Source: britannica.com

5. Arts

   Fes el Bali, one of the world's largest car-free urban areas, is the walled old city of which Moroccan city?

   • AMarrakech
   • BCasablanca
   • CRabat
   • DFez(the answer)

   Answer: Fez. Fez's medina has narrow lanes dating back to the 800s CE.

   Source: whc.unesco.org

6. Science

   Which of these elements has the highest atomic number?

   • ABoron
   • BBeryllium
   • CNeon
   • DPhosphorus(the answer)

   Answer: Phosphorus. Phosphorus has atomic number 15, the highest of these four.

   Source: pubchem.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov

7. Sports

   Which country's team won the first Cricket World Cup, held in 1975?

   • AEngland
   • BAustralia
   • CIndia
   • Dthe West Indies(the answer)

   Answer: the West Indies. The West Indies won the first two Cricket World Cups, in 1975 and 1979.

   Source: gulfnews.com

8. Nature

   A narrow band of very fast-moving air high in the atmosphere, which steers weather systems, is called a what?

   • ATrade belt
   • BJet stream(the answer)
   • CStorm surge
   • DThermal column

   Answer: Jet stream. Jet streams are narrow bands of fast winds high in the atmosphere that help steer large weather systems.

   Source: noaa.gov

9. Nature

   The mimic octopus of Southeast Asian waters mainly defends itself by doing what?

   • ASquirting ink clouds only
   • BGrowing sharp spines
   • CImitating other dangerous animals(the answer)
   • DChanging its size dramatically

   Answer: Imitating other dangerous animals. The mimic octopus can copy the shape and movement of sea snakes, lionfish and other dangerous animals to scare off predators.

   Source: oceanconservancy.org

10. Food and drink

    Agar, a gelling agent used in many Asian desserts, is derived from which marine organism?

    • AJellyfish
    • BRed algae (seaweed)(the answer)
    • CA type of coral
    • DSea cucumber

    Answer: Red algae (seaweed). Agar is extracted from the cell walls of certain red algae and sets firmer than gelatin at room temperature.

    Source: britannica.com

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