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Piece of Cake
10 question trivia quiz
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Humanities
1. Homburgs, Fedoras and Deerstalkers are all types of what?
Luggage
Jackets
Hats
Rifles
Humanities
2. The Declaration of Independence claims that some truths are self-evident. What is another name for a self-evident truth?
axis
axe
axle
axiom
Humanities
3. If I told you that two people were "going at it, tooth and nail", what would you assume that they were doing?
running away
building something
fighting or arguing
going to the dentist
Humanities
4. Cerumen is which of the following?
A wizard in "The Lord of the Rings"
A popular wine grape
An Islamic holy site
The proper term for earwax
Humanities
5. If you are being called parsimonious, how are you being described?
as being frugal or stingy
as a lover of the edible persimmon fruit
as a golfer who makes par frequently
as a Prostestant clergyman
Humanities
6. What event tragically gave us the phrase "drinking the kool-aid" to mean blindly follow or be manipulated by others?
Manhattan Project
Kent State shootings
Vietnam War
Jonestown Massacre
Humanities
7. The toilet is often shown by the abbreviation WC on architectural plans. What does WC stand for?
Water Closet
Waste Chair
Wash Chamber
Wet Cubicle
Humanities
8. What is a tryst?
Breed of dog
Belgian dance
Secret rendez-vous
Russian hairstyle
Humanities
9. What is the colloquial term for the middle of the night when the powers of evil are at their strongest?
the witching hour
nocturnes
melatonin moment
night terrors
Humanities
10. Which of these is an acronym that refers to a light source?
LAB
LCD
LED
LLB
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