Random Trivia Quiz No. 221

[Carl]

• 1. What is the title of the fourth Dirty Harry film, starring Clint Eastwood ?

• 2. Castor (or castoreum) is an oily substance secreted by which animal, and historically used in medicine and perfume ?

• 3. Which US president greeted astronauts Neil Armstrong, Michael Collins and Buzz Aldrin when they got back from the moon ?

• 4. Lake Balaton is in which European country ?

• 5. Bruxism is the medical term for the involuntary habitual grinding of what ?

• 6. When Marilyn Monroe sang 'Happy Birthday' to US president John Kennedy what age was he celebrating: Forty; Forty-two; Forty-five; or Forty-seven ?

• 7. A broken laser pointer was said to be the first item to be sold where ?

• 8. Sapphire is the birthstone relating to which month of the year ?

• 9. UCAS, the organization which manages student applications for virtually all UK degree courses, is fully known as what ?

• 10. During which battle of 1876 did the Sioux Indians massacre George Custer's Seventh Cavalry Regiment ?

• 11. The Folketing is the parliament of which European country ?

• 12. In 2010 British ex-soldier Ed Stafford became the first person (ever known) to walk the entire length of what river: Yangtze; Nile; Amazon; or Mississippi ?

• 13. The eldest son of Queen Victoria became which king ?

• 14. What is a Smythson Daphne: Handbag; Vintage car; Cocktail; or Wrestling hold ?

• 15. Which common material was invented by Marc Chavannes and Alfred Fielding in 1957 initially as textured wallpaper ?

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

[elcarretero]

3 Richard Nixon
5 Teeth

[Carl]

ANSWERS

• 1. What is the title of the fourth Dirty Harry film, starring Clint Eastwood ? Sudden Impact

• 2. Castor (or castoreum) is an oily substance secreted by which animal, and historically used in medicine and perfume ? Beaver

• 3. Which US president greeted astronauts Neil Armstrong, Michael Collins and Buzz Aldrin when they got back from the moon ? Richard Nixon

• 4. Lake Balaton is in which European country ? Hungary

• 5. Bruxism is the medical term for the involuntary habitual grinding of what ? Teeth

• 6. When Marilyn Monroe sang 'Happy Birthday' to US president John Kennedy what age was he celebrating: Forty; Forty-two; Forty-five; or Forty-seven ? Forty-five

• 7. A broken laser pointer was said to be the first item to be sold where ? eBay

• 8. Sapphire is the birthstone relating to which month of the year ? September

• 9. UCAS, the organization which manages student applications for virtually all UK degree courses, is fully known as what ? Universities and Colleges Admissions Service

• 10. During which battle of 1876 did the Sioux Indians massacre George Custer's Seventh Cavalry Regiment ? Battle of the Little Big Horn

• 11. The Folketing is the parliament of which European country ? Denmark

• 12. In 2010 British ex-soldier Ed Stafford became the first person (ever known) to walk the entire length of what river: Yangtze; Nile; Amazon; or Mississippi ? Amazon

• 13. The eldest son of Queen Victoria became which king ? Edward VII

• 14. What is a Smythson Daphne: Handbag; Vintage car; Cocktail; or Wrestling hold ? Handbag

• 15. Which common material was invented by Marc Chavannes and Alfred Fielding in 1957 initially as textured wallpaper ? Bubble-wrap