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Pop Culture and Fictional Characters

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Pop culture and fictional characters encompass trivia from films, comic books, literature, and video games. These items frequently appear in general knowledge quizzes. Answer these questions to test your entertainment trivia.

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Pop Culture and Fictional Characters Questions

Multiple choice

Which television show features a character who has a prosthetic limb?

  1. The Walking Dead

  2. Game of Thrones

  3. Breaking Bad

  4. Mad Men
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A Correct answer
Explanation

The Walking Dead features a character named Daryl Dixon who has a prosthetic limb.

Multiple choice

Which television show features a character who is deaf and blind?

  1. Switched at Birth

  2. The Fosters

  3. Pretty Little Liars

  4. The Vampire Diaries
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
A Correct answer
Explanation

Switched at Birth features a character named Daphne who is deaf and blind.

Multiple choice

Which television show features a character who has a learning disability?

  1. The Middle

  2. Modern Family

  3. Black-ish

  4. Fresh Off the Boat
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
A Correct answer
Explanation

The Middle features a character named Sue who has a learning disability.

Multiple choice

Which television show features a character who has a physical disability?

  1. Glee

  2. The Big Bang Theory

  3. Modern Family

  4. Black-ish
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
A Correct answer
Explanation

Glee features a character named Artie Abrams who has a physical disability.

Multiple choice

Which television show features a character who has a cognitive disability?

  1. The Good Doctor

  2. Atypical

  3. The Big Bang Theory

  4. Sherlock
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
B Correct answer
Explanation

Atypical features a character named Sam who has a cognitive disability.

Multiple choice

In Veronica Roth's "Divergent", what are the five factions that society is divided into?

  1. Abnegation, Amity, Candor, Dauntless, Erudite

  2. Gryffindor, Hufflepuff, Ravenclaw, Slytherin

  3. The Capitol, District 1, District 2, District 3

  4. The Glade, The Maze, The Grievers, The Creators
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
A Correct answer
Explanation

The five factions in Divergent are Abnegation (the selfless), Amity (the peaceful), Candor (the honest), Dauntless (the brave), and Erudite (the intelligent).

Multiple choice

In the musical film "West Side Story", what are the names of the two rival gangs?

  1. The Jets and the Sharks

  2. The Montagues and the Capulets

  3. The Hatfields and the McCoys

  4. The Zulus and the Xhosas
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
A Correct answer
Explanation

The Jets and the Sharks are the two rival gangs in "West Side Story".

Multiple choice

Which TV series featured the character of Sherlock Holmes, played by Benedict Cumberbatch?

  1. Sherlock

  2. Elementary

  3. The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes

  4. Sherlock Holmes
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
A Correct answer
Explanation

Benedict Cumberbatch played the role of Sherlock Holmes in the TV series "Sherlock".

Multiple choice

In J.R.R. Tolkien's novel The Lord of the Rings, what is the name of the fish that Gollum catches and eats?

  1. Gollum's Fish

  2. The One Fish

  3. The Precious Fish

  4. The Smeagol Fish
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
A Correct answer
Explanation

Gollum's Fish is the name of the fish that Gollum catches and eats in The Lord of the Rings. It is a small, slimy fish that Gollum finds in the Dead Marshes.

Multiple choice

What is the name of the limerick that begins with the line, 'There was a young lady named Bright'?

  1. The Owl and the Pussycat

  2. The Jumblies

  3. The Pobble Who Has No Toes

  4. The Dong with a Luminous Nose
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
A Correct answer
Explanation

The Owl and the Pussycat is a limerick by Edward Lear that tells the story of two animals who fall in love and get married.

Multiple choice

What is the name of the limerick that begins with the line, 'There was an old man with a beard'?

  1. The Owl and the Pussycat

  2. The Pobble Who Has No Toes

  3. The Dong with a Luminous Nose

  4. The Jumblies
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
B Correct answer
Explanation

The Pobble Who Has No Toes is a limerick by Edward Lear that tells the story of a man who loses his toes.

Multiple choice

What is the name of the limerick that begins with the line, 'There was a young lady named Sue'?

  1. The Owl and the Pussycat

  2. The Jumblies

  3. The Pobble Who Has No Toes

  4. The Dong with a Luminous Nose
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
D Correct answer
Explanation

The Dong with a Luminous Nose is a limerick by Edward Lear that tells the story of a man with a nose that glows in the dark.

Multiple choice

What is the name of the limerick that begins with the line, 'There was a young man from Peru'?

  1. The Owl and the Pussycat

  2. The Jumblies

  3. The Pobble Who Has No Toes

  4. The Dong with a Luminous Nose
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
B Correct answer
Explanation

The Jumblies is a limerick by Edward Lear that tells the story of a group of people who go on a journey in a boat.

Multiple choice

What is the name of the limerick that begins with the line, 'There was a young lady named Bright'?

  1. The Owl and the Pussycat

  2. The Jumblies

  3. The Pobble Who Has No Toes

  4. The Dong with a Luminous Nose
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
A Correct answer
Explanation

The Owl and the Pussycat is a limerick by Edward Lear that tells the story of two animals who fall in love and get married.

Multiple choice

What is the name of the limerick that begins with the line, 'There was an old man with a beard'?

  1. The Owl and the Pussycat

  2. The Pobble Who Has No Toes

  3. The Dong with a Luminous Nose

  4. The Jumblies
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
B Correct answer
Explanation

The Pobble Who Has No Toes is a limerick by Edward Lear that tells the story of a man who loses his toes.