Trivial Pursuit Questions No. 12

[Carl]

• 1. Which large, flightless bird, native to Mauritius, became extinct in the late seventeenth century ?

• 2. On which day of creation did God make the sun and moon ?

• 3. In food, what mollusk is featured in the dish called calamari ?

• 4. In which year did Tony Blair become leader of the British Labour Party ?

• 5. Which wars took place in England starting in 1455 and ending in 1471 ?

• 6. Who was the Titan who helped Zeus overthrow the Titans and create man ?

• 7. What do you call a grouping of caterpillars ?

• 8. The Titus-Bode Law predicts the distance between the Earth and the Moon. True or False ?

• 9. Who was the first President of the U.S.A. ?

• 10. Which battle in the Second World War was a turning point ?

• 11. Which canal is the busiest one in the world ?

• 12. Name the highest active volcano in Europe ?

• 13. Into what does the Mississippi river empty?

• 14. What is Mount Isa famous for ?

• 15. How many times does UNO general assembly meet in a year ?

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

[elcarretero]

1 Dodo
3 Squid

[LucindaC]

7 Army
9 George washington

[Carl]

ANSWERS

• 1. Which large, flightless bird, native to Mauritius, became extinct in the late seventeenth century ? The dodo

• 2. On which day of creation did God make the sun and moon ? The fourth day

• 3. In food, what mollusk is featured in the dish called calamari ? Squid

• 4. In which year did Tony Blair become leader of the British Labour Party ? 1994

• 5. Which wars took place in England starting in 1455 and ending in 1471 ? The Wars of the Roses

• 6. Who was the Titan who helped Zeus overthrow the Titans and create man ? Prometheus

• 7. What do you call a grouping of caterpillars ? An army of caterpillars

• 8. The Titus-Bode Law predicts the distance between the Earth and the Moon. True or False ? False

• 9. Who was the first President of the U.S.A. ? George Washington

• 10. Which battle in the Second World War was a turning point ? The battle of Stalingrad

• 11. Which canal is the busiest one in the world ? Kiel Canal, Germany

• 12. Name the highest active volcano in Europe ? Mount Etna, Italy

• 13. Into what does the Mississippi river empty? The Gulf of Mexico

• 14. What is Mount Isa famous for ? Mining

• 15. How many times does UNO general assembly meet in a year ? Once