Quiz it-gets-complicated
Last Updated:
nature
/ 10

What is the smallest antelope in the world?
2Dik-dik
1Common eland
π Good answer
The smallest antelope in the world is the dik-dik, a small antelope that lives in East Africa. It measures between 30 and 40 cm and weighs between 3 and 6 kg.
Next question
π Wrong answer
The smallest antelope in the world is the dik-dik, a small antelope that lives in East Africa. It measures between 30 and 40 cm and weighs between 3 and 6 kg.
Next question
history
/ 10

What was the German political regime from 1871 to 1918?
2German Empire
1German Confederation
π Good answer
The German Reich is the political regime of Germany from 1871 to 1918. As Germany's historic nation-state, the German Reich is an authoritarian parliamentary monarchy with a federal territorial organization. This regime followed the dissolution of the German Confederation (1815-1866).
Next question
π Wrong answer
The German Reich is the political regime of Germany from 1871 to 1918. As Germany's historic nation-state, the German Reich is an authoritarian parliamentary monarchy with a federal territorial organization. This regime followed the dissolution of the German Confederation (1815-1866).
Next question
arts
/ 10

Where is exposed the fresco Delivery of the Keys painted by Pietro Perugino?
1Sistine Chapel
2St. Peter's Basilica
π Good answer
Delivery of the Keys is a religiously themed fresco by Perugino and his assistants, circa 1482, part of the decoration in the middle register of the Sistine Chapel in the Vatican.
Next question
π Wrong answer
Delivery of the Keys is a religiously themed fresco by Perugino and his assistants, circa 1482, part of the decoration in the middle register of the Sistine Chapel in the Vatican.
Next question
literature
/ 10

Which philosophical doctrine is represented by Leibniz?
2Rationalism
1Empiricism
π Good answer
Gottfried Wilhelm Leibniz was a German philosopher and scientist. Along with RenΓ© Descartes and Baruch Spinoza, he is one of the leading exponents of rationalism.
Next question
π Wrong answer
Gottfried Wilhelm Leibniz was a German philosopher and scientist. Along with RenΓ© Descartes and Baruch Spinoza, he is one of the leading exponents of rationalism.
Next question
sports
/ 10

What is the only NBA team outside of the United States?
1Toronto Raptors
2Vancouver Grizzlies
π Good answer
The Toronto Raptors are the only NBA team outside the USA to represent Canada in this prestigious basketball league.
Next question
π Wrong answer
The Toronto Raptors are the only NBA team outside the USA to represent Canada in this prestigious basketball league.
Next question
entertainment
/ 10

Who is the author of The Jungle Book?
2Rudyard Kipling
1Joseph Conrad
π Good answer
The author of The Jungle Book is Rudyard Kipling. Published in 1894, this collection of short stories recounts the adventures of Mowgli, a child raised by wolves.
Next question
π Wrong answer
The author of The Jungle Book is Rudyard Kipling. Published in 1894, this collection of short stories recounts the adventures of Mowgli, a child raised by wolves.
Next question
history
/ 10

What was the name given to the British army evacuation operation at Dunkirk in 1940?
1Dynamo
2Overlord
π Good answer
Operation Dynamo is the name given to the heroic evacuation of Allied troops surrounded by German forces in Dunkirk in May-June 1940.
Next question
π Wrong answer
Operation Dynamo is the name given to the heroic evacuation of Allied troops surrounded by German forces in Dunkirk in May-June 1940.
Next question
sciences
/ 10

What is a Pascaline?
1A mechanical calculator
2A mechanical clock
π Good answer
The Pascaline is a mechanical calculator invented in 1642 by Blaise Pascal to help his father, a tax collector, perform addition and subtraction calculations.
Next question
π Wrong answer
The Pascaline is a mechanical calculator invented in 1642 by Blaise Pascal to help his father, a tax collector, perform addition and subtraction calculations.
Next question
entertainment
/ 10

When was the American musical film Singing in the Rain released?
21952
11942
π Good answer
The American musical romantic comedy film Singin' in the Rain was released in 1952. Directed by Stanley Donen and Gene Kelly, it illustrates the transition from silent to talking pictures.
Next question
π Wrong answer
The American musical romantic comedy film Singin' in the Rain was released in 1952. Directed by Stanley Donen and Gene Kelly, it illustrates the transition from silent to talking pictures.
Next question
entertainment
/ 10

What role did Charlie Chaplin play in the movie The Gold Rush?
2A prospector
1A policeman
π Good answer
During the gold rush in the Klondike in northwestern Canada in 1896, a poor lone prospector (Charlot) found refuge in the isolated cabin of Black Larsen, a dangerous convict who refused to rescue him.
Next question
π Wrong answer
During the gold rush in the Klondike in northwestern Canada in 1896, a poor lone prospector (Charlot) found refuge in the isolated cabin of Black Larsen, a dangerous convict who refused to rescue him.
Next question




