Random Trivia Quiz No. 187

[Carl]

• 1. What Maryland US presidential retreat, previously called Shangri-la, was re-named by Dwight D Eisenhower after his grandson ?

• 2. In the 1983 horror film 'Christine', what was Christine ?

• 3. In 1997 the British Royal Academy of Art controversially exhibited a 1995 portrait of which convicted murderer, made from children's handprints, by Marcus Harvey ?

• 4. What is the most common natural pollinator of the pineapple: bees; wind; hummingbirds; or camels ?

• 5. How many triangles are on a backgammon board ?

• 6. What geographic term for a bay derives originally from the Greek word kolpos meaning bosom ?

• 7. What condiment brand features the Palace of Westminster on its label ?

• 8. A symbol comprising three dots, which if joined form an upright equilateral triangle, represents what word ?

• 9. What is the main element of pewter, used for tableware and vases, etc ?

• 10. The tennis club which hosts the Wimbledon Championships was founded originally in 1868 for playing which sport ?

• 11. What word, taken from Latin meaning 'I shall please' refers to a control substance used in drug trials which has no chemical effect ?

• 12. In which city is the Galileo Galilei airport: Barcelona; Zurich; Pisa; or Helsinki ?

• 13. Richard Beckinsale's character Alan Moore featured in which in UK TV series ?

• 14. Which Caribbean island, especially capital city Plymouth, suffered long term devastation after the previously dormant Soufriere Hills Volcano began erupting in 1995 ?

• 15. Fremantle prison, which was closed in 1991 and is now a heritage site, is in which country ?

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

[elcarretero]

1 Camp David
2 A car

[gail]

7. HP sauce
11. Placebo

[elcarretero]

5 24

[Carl]

ANSWERS

• 1. What Maryland US presidential retreat, previously called Shangri-la, was renamed by Dwight D Eisenhower after his grandson ? Camp David

• 2. In the 1983 horror film 'Christine', what was Christine ? A car

• 3. In 1997 the British Royal Academy of Art controversially exhibited a 1995 portrait of which convicted murderer, made from children's handprints, by Marcus Harvey ? Myra Hindley

• 4. What is the most common natural pollinator of the pineapple: bees; wind; hummingbirds; or camels ? Hummingbirds

• 5. How many triangles are on a backgammon board ? 24

• 6. What geographic term for a bay derives originally from the Greek word kolpos meaning bosom ? Gulf

• 7. What condiment brand features the Palace of Westminster on its label ? HP Sauce

• 8. A symbol comprising three dots, which if joined form an upright equilateral triangle, represents what word ? Therefore

• 9. What is the main element of pewter, used for tableware and vases, etc ? Tin

• 10. The tennis club which hosts the Wimbledon Championships was founded originally in 1868 for playing which sport ? Croquet

• 11. What word, from Latin meaning 'I shall please' refers to a control substance used in drug trials which has no chemical effect ? Placebo

• 12. In which city is the Galileo Galilei airport: Barcelona; Zurich; Pisa; or Helsinki ? Pisa

• 13. Richard Beckinsale's character Alan Moore featured in which in UK TV series ? Rising Damp

• 14. Which Caribbean island, especially capital city Plymouth, suffered long term devastation after the previously dormant Soufriere Hills Volcano began erupting in 1995 ? Montserrat

• 15. Fremantle prison, which was closed in 1991 and is now a heritage site, is in which country ? Australia