Random Trivia Quiz No. 98

[Carl]

• 1. What is the name of the Italian anise-flavoured liquer ?

• 2. What country had, at one time, a female "Santa" called La Befena ?

• 3. The servant of the mosque who calls Muslims to prayer from the minaret of a mosque is called what ?

• 4. What was the original name of Diet Pepsi

• 5. What colour is vermilion a shade of ?

• 6. When was the game "Scrabble" first released ?

• 7. What was Princess Diana's maiden name ?

• 8. Which retail entrepreneur founded "The Body Shop" in 1976 ?

• 9. How many tiles does each player pick at the start of a game of Scrabble ?

• 10. What is steak tartare ?

• 11. Roquefort, Feta and Manchego are all cheeses made from the milk of which animal ?

• 12. What are the only two ingredients allowed in the "host", the Catholic Communium wafer ?

• 13. What is Ronald Biggs famous for ?

• 14. What is a group of geese in flight called ?

• 15. The difference between cacao beans and cocoa beans is what ?

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

[elcarretero]

7 Spencer
9 Seven

[LucindaC]

8 anita broderick
11 goat

[elcarretero]

10 Raw beef
11 Sheep

[LucindaC]

13 the great train robbery

[elcarretero]

14 Skein

[Carl]

ANSWERS

• 1. What is the name of the Italian anise-flavoured liquer ? Sambuca

• 2. What country had, at one time, a female "Santa" called La Befena ? Italy

• 3. The servant of the mosque who calls Muslims to prayer from the minaret of a mosque is called what ? Muezzin

• 4. What was the original name of Diet Pepsi ? Patio Diet Cola

• 5. What colour is vermilion a shade of ? Red

• 6. When was the game "Scrabble" first released ? 1948

• 7. What was Princess Diana's maiden name ? Spencer

• 8. Which retail entrepreneur founded "The Body Shop" in 1976 ? Anita Roddick

• 9. How many tiles does each player pick at the start of a game of Scrabble ? 7

• 10. What is steak tartare ? A dish made of finely chopped raw beef

• 11. Roquefort, Feta and Manchego are all cheeses made from the milk of which animal ? Sheep

• 12. What are the only two ingredients allowed in the "host", the Catholic Communium wafer ? Wheat flower and water

• 13. What is Ronald Biggs famous for ? Being one of the "Great Train Robbers"

• 14. What is a group of geese in flight called ? Skein, team or wedge

• 15. The difference between cacao beans and cocoa beans is what ? Cocoa beans are cacao beans that have been roasted