Random Trivia Quiz No. 142

[Carl]

• 1. In which 1953 film did Marilyn Monroe play gold-digger Lorelei Lee ?

• 2. The London Promenade concerts were founded by which English composer/conductor ?

• 3. What was singer Tony Bennett's only No1 UK hit single ?

• 4. In the human body what is the innominate bone more commonly known as ?

• 5. Zloty and Grosz are money in which country ?

• 6. Saarland is an area of which European country ?

• 7. The Salk vaccine was developed in 1954 to be used against which disease ?

• 8. What is a Spanish nobleman of the highest rank called ?

• 9. Jimmy Wales and Larry Sanger founded which website in 2001 ?

• 10. What nationality was guitarist Django Reinhardt ?

• 11. In the UK children's TV series Playschool, what was the name of the black doll which replaced Hamble in the 1980s ?

• 12. Who wrote the novel The Thirty-Nine Steps ?

• 13. What type of plastic was made from phenol and formaldehyde ?

• 14. In which year was the Berlin Wall built ?

• 15. In which country is the city of Stavanger ?

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

[elcarretero]

12 John Buchan
15 Norway

[stowie39]

2. Henry Wood
12. John Buchan

[gail]

5. Poland

[elcarretero]

6 Germany

[LucindaC]

13 Bakelite

[Carl]

ANSWERS

• 1. In which 1953 film did Marilyn Monroe play gold-digger Lorelei Lee ? Gentleman Prefer Blondes

• 2. The London Promenade concerts were founded by which English composer/conductor ? Sir Henry Wood

• 3. What was singer Tony Bennett's only No1 UK hit single ? Stranger In Paradise

• 4. In the human body what is the innominate bone more commonly known as ? The hip bone

• 5. Zloty and Grosz are money in which country ? Poland

• 6. Saarland is an area of which European country ? Germany

• 7. The Salk vaccine was developed in 1954 to be used against which disease ? Polio

• 8. What is a Spanish nobleman of the highest rank called ? Grandee

• 9. Jimmy Wales and Larry Sanger founded which website in 2001 ? Wikipedia

• 10. What nationality was guitarist Django Reinhardt ? Belgian

• 11. In the UK children's TV series Playschool, what was the name of the black doll which replaced Hamble in the 1980s ? Poppy

• 12. Who wrote the novel The Thirty-Nine Steps ? John Buchan

• 13. What type of plastic was made from phenol and formaldehyde ? Bakelite

• 14. In which year was the Berlin Wall built ? 1961

• 15. In which country is the city of Stavanger ? Norway