Random Trivia Quiz No. 177

[Carl]

• 1. Where in the human body are the metacarpals ?

• 2. What building in Pall Mall, commissioned by Henry VIII around 1532, is the administrative centre of the British monarchy ?

• 3. What country comprises the peninsula of Jutland and over 400 islands including Zealand and Funen ?

• 4. What is the expression of final victory, originally French, referring to the killing of a badly wounded enemy soldier or an animal ?

• 5. Sunningdale golf club is in which county of the UK ?

• 6. What is the seventh letter of the Greek alphabet, and also a terrorist organization ?

• 7. What is the website address of the United Nations ?

• 8. Pentatonic, hexatonic, and heptatonic are types of what ?

• 9. The word piste, referring to a ski-run, means literally what in French: fast; jelly-legged; track; or snow ?

• 10. The reforms known as Perestroika were introduced into Russia by which Soviet leader ?

• 11. What health-related metaphor refers to a form of internet marketing which spreads from user to user on a wide scale ?

• 12. What unusual and distinctive item of apparel does the Bazooka Joe bubblegum character wear ?

• 13. What Latin term is used to mean 'word for word', or 'exactly the same words' ?

• 14. What memorable song line from American Pie by Don McLean refers to the day a plane crash killed Buddy Holly, Richie Valens and The Big Bopper ?

• 15. Michelle Robinson is the maiden name of which famous wife ?

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

[elcarretero]

1 Hand
6 eta

[stowie39]

14. The day the music died

[gail]

5. Berkshire
9. Track

[elcarretero]

8 Musical scales

[stowie39]

3.Denmark

[elcarretero]

12 Viral

[gail]

15. Michelle Obama

[elcarretero]

7 un.org

[Carl]

ANSWERS

• 1. Where in the human body are the metacarpals ? Hand

• 2. What building in Pall Mall, commissioned by Henry VIII around 1532, is the administrative centre of the British monarchy ? St James's Palace

• 3. What country comprises the peninsula of Jutland and over 400 islands including Zealand and Funen ? Denmark

• 4. What is the expression of final victory, originally French, referring to the killing of a badly wounded enemy soldier or an animal ? Coup de grace

• 5. Sunningdale golf club is in which county of the UK ? Berkshire

• 6. What is the seventh letter of the Greek alphabet, and also a terrorist organization ? Eta

• 7. What is the website address of the United Nations ? un.org

• 8. Pentatonic, hexatonic, and heptatonic are types of what ? Musical scales

• 9. The word piste, referring to a ski-run, means literally what in French: fast; jelly-legged; track; or snow ? Track

• 10. The reforms known as Perestroika were introduced into Russia by which Soviet leader ? Mikhail Gorbachev

• 11. What health-related metaphor refers to a form of internet marketing which spreads from user to user on a wide scale ? Viral

• 12. What unusual and distinctive item of apparel does the Bazooka Joe bubblegum character wear ? Eye patch

• 13. What Latin term is used to mean 'word for word', or 'exactly the same words' ? Verbatim

• 14. What memorable song line from American Pie by Don McLean refers to the day a plane crash killed Buddy Holly, Richie Valens and The Big Bopper ? The Day the Music Died

• 15. Michelle Robinson is the maiden name of which famous wife ? Michelle Obama