Home Sections Quizzes Services Sign Up: Free! | Log In topic Piece of Cake 10 question trivia quiz Games : Piece of Cake : Play quiz 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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