Random Trivia Quiz No. 244

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Random Trivia Quiz No. 244

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  • 1. Petrology is a branch of what and the study of what (two answers required) ? Cookery; Transport; Geology; Motion; Rocks; or Fuel ?
  • 2. Damask (named after Damascus) is a reversible design originating in 5th century Byzantine/Islamic culture for ? Woven fabric; Leather; Glass; or Polythene sheet ?
  • 3. A traditional Easter pageant dramatic presentation of the end of Christ's life is also called a what Play ? Love; Passion; Pray; or Egg ?
  • 4. Author Chris Van Allsburg and actor Robin Williams asserted that what 1981 book/1995 movie about a real-life/jungle-boardgame means 'many effects' in Zulu ?
  • 5. Who allegedly leapt from his bathtub into the street shouting 'Eureka' (I've found it') seeing his body displace water of equivalent volume ? Einstein; Euler; Archimedes; or Plato ?
  • 6. A substance's mass per unit volume (its 'compactness') is technically its ? Weight; Size; Density; or Momentum ?
  • 7. Match these wools: Angora, Kashmir, Marino, Qiviut - to the creatures they come from: Muskox, Rabbit, Goat, Sheep
  • 8. French astronomer Nostradamus (Michel de Notredame, 1503 - 1566), is famous for originating ? Cathedral architecture; Bell-ringing and bell-making; Stained glass; or Uncannily accurate predictions of the world ?
  • 9. The wine grape Shiraz (Syrah) is widely said to originate from which nation's city of Shiraz ? Spain; Iran; Russia; or China ?
  • 10. The ebay logo letters are in four different colours - Green, Blue, Red, Yellow. Can you match the colour to the letter ?
  • 11. Tao (and Taoism/Daoism) the Chinese metaphysical/Buddhist philosophy of living in harmony with the natural order of the universe, means literally what ? Path; God; Bread; or Gold ?
  • 12. Chicano (or Chicana/Xicano/Xicana) refers to mixed American and what ethnicity ? Mexican; Chinese; Irish; or Canadian ?
  • 13. John Ronald Reuel Tolkien (author of Lord of the Rings, etc) was ? English; Romanian; Russian; or Hobbit ?
  • 14. A cloven foot (of cows, sheep, goats, etc) has how many toes or grounded hoof parts: One; Two; Three; or Four ?
  • 15. Hemostasis (haemostasis) is a biological process which causes what to stop ? Breathing; Bleeding; Eating; or Living ?

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2 Woven fabric
3 Passion
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5. Archimedes
9. Iran
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4 Jumanji
6 Density
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ANSWERS
  • 1. Petrology is a branch of what and the study of what (two answers required) ? Cookery; Transport; Geology; Motion; Rocks; or Fuel ? Geology and rocks
  • 2. Damask (named after Damascus) is a reversible design originating in 5th century Byzantine/Islamic culture for ? Woven fabric; Leather; Glass; or Polythene sheet ? Woven fabric
  • 3. A traditional Easter pageant dramatic presentation of the end of Christ's life is also called a what Play ? Love; Passion; Pray; or Egg ? Passion
  • 4. Author Chris Van Allsburg and actor Robin Williams asserted that what 1981 book/1995 movie about a real-life/jungle-boardgame means 'many effects' in Zulu ? Jumanji
  • 5. Who allegedly leapt from his bathtub into the street shouting 'Eureka' (I've found it') seeing his body displace water of equivalent volume ? Einstein; Euler; Archimedes; or Plato ? Archimedes
  • 6. A substance's mass per unit volume (its 'compactness') is technically its ? Weight; Size; Density; or Momentum ? Density
  • 7. Match these wools: Angora, Kashmir, Marino, Qiviut - to the creatures they come from: Muskox, Rabbit, Goat, Sheep Angora = Rabbit, Kashmir = Goat, Marino = Sheep, Qiviut = Muskox
  • 8. French astronomer Nostradamus (Michel de Notredame, 1503 - 1566), is famous for originating ? Cathedral architecture; Bell-ringing and bell-making; Stained glass; or Uncannily accurate predictions of the world ? Uncannily accurate predictions of the world
  • 9. The wine grape Shiraz (Syrah) is widely said to originate from which nation's city of Shiraz ? Spain; Iran; Russia; or China ? Iran
  • 10. The ebay logo letters are in four different colours - Green, Blue, Red, Yellow. Can you match the colour to the letter ? e = red, b = blue, a = yellow, y = green
  • 11. Tao (and Taoism/Daoism) the Chinese metaphysical/Buddhist philosophy of living in harmony with the natural order of the universe, means literally what ? Path; God; Bread; or Gold ? Path
  • 12. Chicano (or Chicana/Xicano/Xicana) refers to mixed American and what ethnicity ? Mexican; Chinese; Irish; or Canadian ? Mexican
  • 13. John Ronald Reuel Tolkien (author of Lord of the Rings, etc) was ? English; Romanian; Russian; or Hobbit ? English
  • 14. A cloven foot (of cows, sheep, goats, etc) has how many toes or grounded hoof parts: One; Two; Three; or Four ? Two
  • 15. Hemostasis (haemostasis) is a biological process which causes what to stop ? Breathing; Bleeding; Eating; or Living ? Bleeding

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