Random Trivia Quiz No. 97

[Carl]

• 1. How many successive Wimbledon titles did Bjorn Borg win ?

• 2. What word was coined from the name of Asian dictator's wife who is notorius for her 3,000 pairs of shoes ?

• 3. What is a fairy ring made of ?

• 4. What provide the red colour in a Tequila Sunrise ?

• 5. Who scored both the "Hand of God" and the "Goal of the Century" in the same game, during the 1986 World Cup ?

• 6. What is the usual age for a Jewish boy to celebrate his Bar Mitzvah ?

• 7. What secret society is the oldest men's club in the world ?

• 8. Which famous European structure was only supposed to stand for twenty years when it was built ?

• 9. Which pasta is named for the Italian word for "twins" ?

• 10. Jambon is the French word for what food ?

• 11. What is the frothy foam on top of a freshly poured beer called ?

• 12. In what country is Absolut vodka made ?

• 13. Which country did bagels originate from ?

• 14. Over which distance did Steve Ovett win Olympis gold ?

• 15. At what age does a filly become a mare in thoroughbred horse racing ?

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

[elcarretero]

3 Toadstools
5 Diego Armando Maradona

[LucindaC]

6 13
7 freemasons

[elcarretero]

10 Ham

[LucindaC]

12 Sweden ?
14 1500m

[elcarretero]

11 Head

[Carl]

ANSWERS

• 1. How many successive Wimbledon titles did Bjorn Borg win ? 5

• 2. What word was coined from the name of Asian dictator's wife who is notorius for her 3,000 pairs of shoes ? Imeldific

• 3. What is a fairy ring made of ? Mushrooms

• 4. What provides the red colour in a Tequila Sunrise ? Grenadine

• 5. Who scored both the "Hand of God" and the "Goal of the Century" in the same game, during the 1986 World Cup ? Diego Maradona

• 6. What is the usual age for a Jewish boy to celebrate his Bar Mitzvah ? 13

• 7. What secret society is the oldest men's club in the world ? Freemasons

• 8. Which famous European structure was only supposed to stand for twenty years when it was built ? Eiffel Tower

• 9. Which pasta is named for the Italian word for "twins" ? Gemelli

• 10. Jambon is the French word for what food ? Ham

• 11. What is the frothy foam on top of a freshly poured beer called ? Head

• 12. In what country is Absolut vodka made ? Sweden

• 13. Which country did bagels originate from ? Poland

• 14. Over which distance did Steve Ovett win Olympic gold ? 800 metres

• 15. At what age does a filly become a mare in thoroughbred horse racing ? 4