Random Trivia Quiz No. 255

[Carl]

• 1. Originally a physician to the gods, conceived by Greek poet Homer, what ancient word is a song of praise or triumph ?

• 2. Colostrum, informally called beestings/bisnings, is a form of: Legal process; Milk; Offal; or Public disorder ?

• 3. With the symbol F, what is the unit of electrical capacitance ?

• 4. What metric prefix, denoting ten to the power of minus twelve, is named from Spanish meaning 'little bit' ?

• 5. Name the NASA Mars mission rover which landed on the planet in 2012 ?

• 6. What sort of sportsman/woman is a pugilist ?

• 7. Derived from the use of naval artillery what is the nautical term for the top edge of the side of a boat ?

• 8. What does the W stand for in the official grading of motor engine oils, for example 5W, 10W, etc ?

• 9. What entertainment originates from ancient Greek spiritualism, literally 'speaking from the stomach' ?

• 10. What word makes new words as a prefix with the words piece, stroke, switch and mind ?

• 11. Boris Godunov, The Cunning Little Vixen, Wozzeck, and The Ballad of Baby Doe are popular: Impressionist paintings; Operas; Rock Albums; or 1960s London Carnaby Street shops ?

• 12. On humans what is the medical Latin name for the big toe ?

• 13. A stonemason commonly refers to unmetamorphosed limestone as what, whose name derives from Greek 'shining stone' ?

• 14. What creature is a Chinese 'shishi', called a 'foo dog' in some western cultures ?

• 15. The Trucial States became what Arab nation in 1971 ?

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

[elcarretero]

2 Milk
3 Farad

[gail]

1. Hymn
6. Boxer

[elcarretero]

7 Gunwale
10 Master

[Carl]

ANSWERS

• 1. Originally a physician to the gods, conceived by Greek poet Homer, what ancient word is a song of praise or triumph ? Paean

• 2. Colostrum, informally called beestings/bisnings, is a form of: Legal process; Milk; Offal; or Public disorder ? Milk

• 3. With the symbol F, what is the unit of electrical capacitance ? Farad

• 4. What metric prefix, denoting ten to the power of minus twelve, is named from Spanish meaning 'little bit' ? Pico

• 5. Name the NASA Mars mission rover which landed on the planet in 2012 ? Curiosity

• 6. What sort of sportsman/woman is a pugilist ? Boxer

• 7. Derived from the use of naval artillery what is the nautical term for the top edge of the side of a boat ? Gunwale

• 8. What does the W stand for in the official grading of motor engine oils, for example 5W, 10W, etc ? Winter

• 9. What entertainment originates from ancient Greek spiritualism, literally 'speaking from the stomach' ? Ventriloquism

• 10. What word makes new words as a prefix with the words piece, stroke, switch and mind ? Master

• 11. Boris Godunov, The Cunning Little Vixen, Wozzeck, and The Ballad of Baby Doe are popular: Impressionist paintings; Operas; Rock Albums; or 1960s London Carnaby Street shops ? Operas

• 12. On humans what is the medical Latin name for the big toe ? Hallux

• 13. A stonemason commonly refers to unmetamorphosed limestone as what, whose name derives from Greek 'shining stone' ? Marble

• 14. What creature is a Chinese 'shishi', called a 'foo dog' in some western cultures ? Lion

• 15. The Trucial States became what Arab nation in 1971 ? United Arab Emirates