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Double Quiz: Questions - All Tenses



This quiz determines your mastery of question forms and trivia (that is, your general knowledge).

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Instructions:     Fill the blanks with the correct past form of the verb. Use the same verb as in the preceding statement. When possible, replace the noun with a pronoun. The trivia questions appear when you enter the correct answer or when you click on 'answers.'
Examples:
  • Beethoven did not compose 20 symphonies.
    How many symphonies did he compose?

               nine       |   three    

  • Batman and Robin do not live in Metropolis.
    Who lives in Metropolis?

               Spiderman       |   Superman    


1. World War II did not last 10 years.  
 How long   ?
  
 
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     Hint:    Use    'did' + subject + basic verb form (Example: Did it work?)
Try again or click on 'answers' to get your trivia question.
 
When you click check, a wrong answer -- or no answer -- will produce a hint.
Note: It is not necessary to scroll down. This page auto-scrolls.
2. Scientists do not believe that the universe is static.  
 What   ?  
  
 
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     Hint:    Use    'do' + subject + basic verb form (Example: Do they work?)
Try again or click on 'answers' to get your trivia question.
3. Earth does not take 687 days to orbit the sun.
 How long  ?  
  
 
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     Hint:    Use    'does' + subject + basic verb form (Example: Does it work?)
Try again or click on 'answers' to get your trivia question.
4. 762 divided by 3 does not make 250.
 How much   ?  
  
 
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     Hint:    Use    'does' + subject + basic verb form (Example: Does it work?)
Try again or click on 'answers' to get your trivia question.
5. Honorè de Balzac did not write Les Misèrables.
   Who     it?
  
 
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     Hint:    Who is the subject of the sentence.
Try again or click on 'answers' to get your trivia question.
6. The Sugar-Loaf Mountain does not overlook Buenos Aires.
 Which city   ?  
  
 
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     Hint:    Use    'does' + subject + basic verb form (Example: Does it work?)
Try again or click on 'answers' to get your trivia question.
7. We do not associate bishops and knights with poker.
 With which game   them?  
  
 
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     Hint:    Use    'do' + subject + basic verb form (Example: Do we work?)
Try again or click on 'answers' to get your trivia question.
8. Inflammable does not mean non-flammable?
 What  ?  
  
 
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     Hint:    Use    'does' + subject + basic verb form (Example: Does it work?)
Try again or click on 'answers' to get your trivia question.
9. The Mormon Church does not have its headquarters in New York City.
 In which city   its headquarters?  
  
 
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     Hint:    Use    'does' + subject + basic verb form (Example: Does it work?)
Try again or click on 'answers' to get your trivia question.
10. The Richter scale does not measure the severity of tornadoes.
 What   ?  
  
 
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     Hint:    Use    'does' + subject + basic verb form (Example: Does it work?)
Try again or click on 'answers' to get your trivia question.
11. John Constable was not a famous policeman or detective.
 What  ?  
  
 
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     Hint:    Reverse the order of the subject and verb with the verb 'to be.'
Try again or click on 'answers' to get your trivia question.
12. The October Revolution did not take place in China.
 In which country   place?  
  
 
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     Hint:    Use    'did' + subject + basic verb form (Example: Did it work?)
Try again or click on 'answers' to get your trivia question.
13. The year 2006 will not be the next leap year.
 Which year    the next leap year? 
  
 
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     Hint:    Here the subject is 'Which year.'
Try again or click on 'answers' to get your trivia question.
14. Sherlock Holmes did not live on Downing Street.
 On which street    ? 
  
 
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     Hint:    Use    'did' + subject + basic verb form (Example: Did he work?)
Try again or click on 'answers' to get your trivia question.
15. The small country of Liechtenstein does not lie between France and Spain. It lies between Austria and Switzerland.
 Which country   between France and Spain?  
  
 
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     Hint:    Here the subject of the sentence is 'Which country.'
Try again or click on 'answers' to get your trivia question.
    
  

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