The Impossible Quiz - 25 Multiple Choice Questions
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The Impossible Quiz - 25 Multiple Choice Questions
Get ready for a 25-question impossible quiz that will take you on a fun trip through little-known facts about geography, science, biology, history, and the arts. From tricky geography to surprising science facts, this quiz is made to test your brain and see how much you really know. See how far your knowledge can take you in this impossible quiz.
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What is the name of the strait that separates the islands of New Guinea and New Britain?
- Torres Strait
- Dampier Strait
- Vitiaz Strait
- Bering Strait
What is the unofficial capital city of the tiny island nation of Nauru?
- Yaren
- Nauru City
- Aiwo
- Anibare
Which river flows through the city of Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia?
- Amur River
- Selenge River
- Tuul River
- Orkhon River
What is the name of the largest island in the Canadian Arctic Archipelago?
- Ellesmere Island
- Devon Island
- Victoria Island
- Baffin Island
Which region of South America is known as "land of many waters"?
- Amazon Basin
- The Guianas
- Patagonia
- Gran Chaco
What is the term for the phenomenon where particles can pass through barriers even if they don't have enough energy to classically overcome them?
- Quantum entanglement
- Quantum tunneling
- Quantum superposition
- Quantum decoherence
According to the holographic principle, our perception of a three-dimensional universe might be:
- An illusion created by our brains
- A result of quantum entanglement
- A projection from a two-dimensional boundary
- A consequence of dark matter
Which effect describes how gravitational mass causes a delay in the time it takes for light or other signals to pass near a massive object?
- Shapiro delay
- Gravitational redshift
- Gravitational lensing
- Frame-dragging
What is the term for the phenomenon where a single gene influences multiple phenotypic traits?
- Epistasis
- Pleiotropy
- Polygeny
- Codominance
What is the term for the phenomenon where hot water freezes faster than cold water under certain conditions?
- Leidenfrost effect
- Doppler effect
- Coriolis effect
- Mpemba effect
Which element is essential for the function of vitamin B12 in the human body?
- Iron
- Cobalt
- Zinc
- Manganese
What is the term for the movement of molecules from an area of higher concentration to an area of lower concentration?
- Osmosis
- Diffusion
- Active transport
- Passive transport
Which type of fungus is known for its ability to turn ants into "zombies" by controlling their behavior?
- Armillaria mellea
- Amanita muscaria
- Aspergillus flavus
- Ophiocordyceps unilateralis
Which of the following is NOT a mode of genetic exchange within a bacterial population?
- Conjugation
- Transduction
- Transformation
- Translation
What is the term for the ability of some organisms to survive without water for extended periods?
- Anhydrobiosis
- Cryobiosis
- Chemobiosis
- Hydrobiosis
In 532 AD, what was the name of the riots in Constantinople that nearly destroyed the city due to a chariot racing dispute?
- The Byzantine Riots
- The Constantinople Uprising
- The Chariot Wars
- The Nika Riots
In 897, which pope was put on trial after his death in a bizarre event known as the "Cadaver Synod"?
- Pope Stephen VI
- Pope Formosus
- Pope Gregory VII
- Pope Urban II
The Treaty of Tordesillas, signed in 1494, divided the newly discovered lands between which two countries?
- Spain and Portugal
- France and Spain
- England and France
- Portugal and Italy
What was the name of the operation during World War II where a dead body was dressed as a Royal Marine officer and dropped off the coast of Spain to deceive the Germans?
- Operation Barbarossa
- Operation Overlord
- Operation Market Garden
- Operation Mincemeat
Who was the first Secretary-General of the United Nations?
- Dag Hammarskjöld (Sweden)
- Trygve Lie (Norway)
- U Thant (Myanmar/Burma)
- Javier Pérez de Cuéllar (Peru)
What was the pen name of Samuel Langhorne Clemens?
- F. Scott Fitzgerald
- Ernest Hemingway
- Mark Twain
- Edgar Allan Poe
Who designed the famous Fallingwater house, built partially over a waterfall in Pennsylvania?
- Le Corbusier
- Frank Lloyd Wright
- Mies van der Rohe
- Walter Gropius
What was the original title of Mary Shelley's Frankenstein when it was first published in 1818?
- The Modern Prometheus
- A Tale of Creation
- Victor's Folly
- The Monster Within
Who was the artist behind the famous sculpture The Burghers of Calais, depicting a scene from the Hundred Years' War?
- Camille Claudel
- Henry Moore
- Auguste Rodin
- Constantin Brancusi
In James Joyce's Ulysses, what is the name of the fictional newspaper for which Leopold Bloom works as an advertising canvasser?
- The Dublin Chronicle
- The Irish Times
- The Freeman's Journal
- The Freeman's Journal and National Press
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The Impossible Quiz - 25 Multiple Choice Questions