Random Trivia Quiz No. 64

[Carl]

• 1. Parathesia is a medical condition with what common term ?

• 2. Six times more people are killed by falling coconuts than dying in shark attacks, True or False ?

• 3. What common substance is added to blood to prevent it from clotting until it is ready to be transferred to a patient ?

• 4. Who was the lead singer with the band Thin Lizzy ?

• 5. Who was the cop hero of M Squad ?

• 6. Who had a US number one hit with "Cracklin' Rosie" in 1970 ?

• 7. Whose 1996 debut album was entitled "1997" ?

• 8. What Michael Cimino film did one critic describe as "Gone With The Wind - without the wind" ?

• 9. What 'G' was an eighteenth-century portraitist ?

• 10. What marsupial was a constant companion of Sonny Hammond ?

• 11. Who was the first hoopster to win eight NBA scoring titles ?

• 12. Which breed of dog takes its name from the Russian word for swift ?

• 13. What ten-letter word is the name given to the ornamental container for storing communion bread and wine ?

• 14. If a person runs a mile in exactly 4 minutes what is their average speed ?

Answers will be provided next Thursday evening after 21:00.

[elcarretero]

4 Phil Lynott
7 Neil Diamond

[LucindaC]

2 True
10 Skippy the kangaroo

[elcarretero]

9 Gainsborough

[Carl]

ANSWERS

• 1. Parathesia is a medical condition with what common term ? Pins and needles

• 2. Six times more people are killed by falling coconuts than dying in shark attacks, True or False ? True

• 3. What common substance is added to blood to prevent it from clotting until it is ready to be transferred to a patient ? Salt

• 4. Who was the lead singer with the band Thin Lizzy ? Phil Lynott

• 5. Who was the cop hero of M Squad ? Frank Ballinger

• 6. Who had a US number one hit with "Cracklin' Rosie" in 1970 ? Neil Diamond

• 7. Whose 1996 debut album was entitled "1997" ? Ash

• 8. What Michael Cimino film did one critic describe as "Gone With The Wind - without the wind" ? Heaven's Gate

• 9. What 'G' was an eighteenth-century portraitist ? Gainsborough

• 10. What marsupial was a constant companion of Sonny Hammond ? Skippy the bush kangaroo

• 11. Who was the first hoopster to win eight NBA scoring titles ? Michael Jordan

• 12. Which breed of dog takes its name from the Russian word for swift ? Borzoi

• 13. What ten-letter word is the name given to the ornamental container for storing communion bread and wine ? Tabernacle

• 14. If a person runs a mile in exactly 4 minutes what is their average speed ? 15mph/0.25 x 60