Random Trivia Quiz No. 234

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Random Trivia Quiz No. 234

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  • 1. In music the term descant (or discant) normally refers to a melody or instrument in what range: High; Low; Middle; or Varying ?
  • 2. The what number-th Amendment refers to US legal or informal refusal to answer a self-incriminating/awkward question ?
  • 3. The hamburger is named after: Burgundy (France); Hamburg (Germany); Ham (pork); or John Hamburg (chef/inventor) ?
  • 4. Superannuation is an alternative (and Australian/NZ term) for what sort financial payment scheme ?
  • 5. The roadrunner (Geococcyx, or chaparral bird) is a member of which bird family: Loon; Cuckoo; Stork; Ostrich ?
  • 6. A burgh in Scotland originally meant a: Hill; Port; River; or Corporate entity ?
  • 7. What profession uses a sangar (probably from Persian for stone): Dentist; Soldier; Pilot; or Sculptor ?
  • 8. Viewed from the front, the stripes (W=White, B=Black) of a European badger's head are, left to right: BWB; WBW; BWBWB; or WBWBW ?
  • 9. The Pascal (Pa) is a unit of measurement of what: Frequency; Pressure; Electric Potential; or Energy ?
  • 10. Stereo (as in stereophonic, stereogram, etc.) originally meant in Greek: Loud; Solid; Two; or Ear ?
  • 11. Name the founding nationality of the 2010s women's rights group Femen, bare-breasted ambushers of Vladimir Putin and Paris Fashion Week, etc. ?
  • 12. According to the popular metaphorical expression, "Revenge is a dish best served ... " ? Sweet; Cold; Bitter; or With Relish ?
  • 13. Bushmills, Jameson, Tullamore Dew, and Writers Tears are brands of what nation's what ?
  • 14. What, respectively are the archaic middle-English (for example used by Shakespeare in the 1500s) second-person and third-person singular present forms of the verb 'do' ?
  • 15. The medical term sclerosis refers to the abnormal what of body tissue: Multiplying; Softening; Hardening; or Wasting ?

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1 High
2 Fifth
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3. Hamburg
12. Cold
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9 Pressure
10 Two
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4. Pension
13. Whiskey
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ANSWERS
  • 1. In music the term descant (or discant) normally refers to a melody or instrument in what range: High; Low; Middle; or Varying ? High
  • 2. The what number-th Amendment refers to US legal or informal refusal to answer a self-incriminating/awkward question ? Fifth
  • 3. The hamburger is named after: Burgundy (France); Hamburg (Germany); Ham (pork); or John Hamburg (chef/inventor) ? Hamburg
  • 4. Superannuation is an alternative (and Australian/NZ term) for what sort financial payment scheme ? Pension/Retirement
  • 5. The roadrunner (Geococcyx, or chaparral bird) is a member of which bird family: Loon; Cuckoo; Stork; Ostrich ? Cuckoo
  • 6. A burgh in Scotland originally meant a: Hill; Port; River; or Corporate entity ? Corporate entity
  • 7. What profession uses a sangar (probably from Persian for stone): Dentist; Soldier; Pilot; or Sculptor ? Soldier
  • 8. Viewed from the front, the stripes (W=White, B=Black) of a European badger's head are, left to right: BWB; WBW; BWBWB; or WBWBW ? WBWBW
  • 9. The Pascal (Pa) is a unit of measurement of what: Frequency; Pressure; Electric Potential; or Energy ? Pressure
  • 10. Stereo (as in stereophonic, stereogram, etc.) originally meant in Greek: Loud; Solid; Two; or Ear ? Solid
  • 11. Name the founding nationality of the 2010s women's rights group Femen, bare-breasted ambushers of Vladimir Putin and Paris Fashion Week, etc. ? Ukraine
  • 12. According to the popular metaphorical expression, "Revenge is a dish best served ... " ? Sweet; Cold; Bitter; or With Relish ? Cold
  • 13. Bushmills, Jameson, Tullamore Dew, and Writers Tears are brands of what nation's what ? Irish Whiskey
  • 14. What, respectively are the archaic middle-English (for example used by Shakespeare in the 1500s) second-person and third-person singular present forms of the verb 'do' ? Dost and Doth
  • 15. The medical term sclerosis refers to the abnormal what of body tissue: Multiplying; Softening; Hardening; or Wasting ? Hardening

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