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Double Quiz: Past tense Passives



This quiz determines your mastery of both past tense passives and trivia (that is, your general knowledge).

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Instructions:     Fill the blanks with the correct past tense form of the verb in parentheses. The trivia questions appear when you enter the correct answer or when you click on 'answers.' Look at the model:
  • Alexander the Great was taught by a famous philosopher. Who was he?     (teach)

               Aristotle       |   Plato    


1. The screw and the screwdriver _____ at different times. Which came first?  
     (invent)  
 
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     Hint:    Regular verb. The subject is plural.
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When you click check, a wrong answer -- or no answer -- will produce a hint.
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2. Marco Polo's writings described China under the rule of Kublai Khan. They _______ in his native language, not in latin. Which language was that?  
     (write)  
 
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     Hint:    Irregular verb. The subject is plural.
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3. According to legend, snakes _______ out of Ireland thanks to the miraculous intervention of a saint. Which saint was that?
     (drive)  
 
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     Hint:    Irregular verb. The subject of the sentence is plural.
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4. Which secret American organization _______ up with the express purpose of terrorizing blacks into not voting?
     (set)  
 
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     Hint:    Irregular verb. The subject of the sentence is singular here.
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5. Which war _______ between Great Britain and South Africa from 1899 to 1902?
     (fight)  
 
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     Hint:    Irregular verb. The subject of the sentence is singular.
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6. A French statesman _______ as 'The Little Corporal.' Who was he?
     (know)  
 
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     Hint:    Irregular verb. The subject is singular.
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7. In 71 B.C. slaves revolted against their Roman masters. They _______ by a slave like themselves. What was his name?
     (lead)  
 
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     Hint:    Irregular verb. The subject is plural.
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8. London _______ by the Romans. What was it first called?
     (found)  
 
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     Hint:    Regular verb. Do not confuse it with 'found,' the past tense of 'find.'   The subject is singular.
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9. The American gangsters Bonnie and Clyde _______ by the police? How did it happen?
     (shoot)  
 
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     Hint:    Irregular verb. The subject is plural.
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10. Cambodia _______ by the Khmer Rouge in 1975. Who was their leader?
     (overrun)  
 
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     Hint:    Irregular verb. The subject is singular.
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11. Which soft drink _______ as 'a brain tonic' when it first came out?
     (sell)  
 
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     Hint:    Irregular verb. The subject is singular.
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12. In the winter of 1998 Montreal _______ by an unusual and very dangerous meteorological phenomenon. What was it exactly?
     (strike)  
 
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     Hint:    Irregular verb. The subject is singular.
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13. The 2000 Summer Olympic games _______ in Sydney, Australia. However, it was not really summer there. What season was it?
     (hold)  
 
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     Hint:    Irregular verb. The subject is plural.
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14. A baseball stadium _______ in honor of Babe Ruth. Which one was it?
     (build)  
 
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     Hint:    Irregular verb. The subject is singular.
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15. Which plant _______ to be effective against vampires?
     (think)  
 
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     Hint:    Irregular verb. The subject is singular here.
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