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Double Quiz: Past tense forms


This quiz determines your mastery of both past tense regular and irregular forms 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.'


1. Who _____ a trap for Bonnie and Clyde, the American gangster couple, and then killed them?  
     (set)  
 
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     Hint:    Irregular verb. 'Who' is the subject of the sentence here.
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.
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2. Who, according to the fairy tale, _______ on a glass slipper?  
     (put)  
 
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     Hint:    Irregular verb. 'Who' is the subject of the sentence here.
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3. Which soft-drink company _______ out a new version of its most popular cola drink in 1985? It was not a roaring success.
     (bring)  
 
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     Hint:    Irregular verb. 'Who' is the subject of the sentence here.
Try again or click on 'answers' to get your trivia question.

4. Which country, in the year 2000, _______ not to adopt the Euro as its currency? (currency = money)
     (choose)  
 
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     Hint:    Irregular verb. 'Which country' is the subject of the sentence here.
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5. Which British king _______ so fat he needed special machinery to climb up and down stairs?
     (become)  
 
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     Hint:    Irregular verb. 'Which British king' is the subject of the sentence here.
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6. Which British king _______ on the toilet?
     (die)  
 
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     Hint:    Regular verb. 'Which British king' is the subject of the sentence here.
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7. Which famous outlaw _______ armor?   (outlaw = criminal)
     (wear)  
 
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     Hint:    Irregular verb. 'Which famous outlaw' is the subject of the sentence here.
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8. Which two countries _______ the Opium War in 1840?
     (fight)  
 
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     Hint:    Irregular verb. 'Which two countries' is the subject of the sentence here.
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9. Who _______ the Battle of Waterloo?
     (lose)  
 
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     Hint:    Irregular verb. 'Who' is the subject of the sentence here.
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10. Who _______ the Mongol Dynasty in China?
     (found)  
 
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     Hint:    Regular verb. Do not confuse it with 'found,' the past tense of 'find.'
'Who' is the subject of the sentence here.
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11. Who _______ the last king of Egypt, Farouk, and replaced him as leader?
     (overthrow)  
 
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     Hint:    Irregular verb. 'Who' is the subject of the sentence here.
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12. Who _______ a non-violent movement to rid India of the colonial British power?
     (lead)  
 
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     Hint:    Irregular verb. 'Who' is the subject of the sentence here.
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13. Whose life _______ in a car crash that occurred in a tunnel in Paris in 1997?
     (end)  
 
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     Hint:    Regular verb. 'Whose life' is the subject of the sentence here.
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14. Who _______ imprisoned in 1963, released in 1990, and soon after became the first black leader of South Africa?
     (be)  
 
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     Hint:    Irregular verb. The subject of the sentence is singular here.
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15. Who or what exactly _______ the Black Shirts?
     (be)  
 
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     Hint:    Irregular verb. The subject of the sentence is plural here.
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