Random Trivia Quiz No. 257

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  • 1. No longer in use, the internet top level domain .gb was originally allocated to what nation/state ?
  • 2. The 'sub-kingdoms' Blastocladiomycota, Microsporidia and Dikarya belong to the kingdom of organisms commonly called what ?
  • 3. The strongly featured character Alyson/Alys in Chaucer's Canterbury Tales is better known as ?
  • 4. Parsimonious means: God-fearing; Dishonest; Slow; or Sparing ?
  • 5. The controversially named nation Myanmar is also called controversially what ?
  • 6. Kinesics is more commonly known as what form of communication ?
  • 7. A 3-seater tandem bicycle is called a: Tridem; Ridem; Random; or Tandem ?
  • 8. Which country gave diplomatic asylum/refuge to Wikileaks founder Julian Assange in 2012 ?
  • 9. Labanotation is a system for coding/recording/analyzing what movement: Dressage; Human; Road traffic; or Bees ?
  • 10. What is a hole-punch waste dot called, and is also the name of an African country ?
  • 11. The traditional 'badge of honour/honor' title for a fully qualified surgeon/medical consultant is: Professor; Doctor; Mr (Mrs/Ms/etc); or Right honorable ?
  • 12. What sort of creature is a killdeer: Dog; Cat; Bat; or Bird ?
  • 13. What word forms new words when added as a prefix to the words Able, End, Hole, Ion, and Ray ?
  • 14. The Rochdale Principles guide the operation of what sort of organization ?
  • 15. What name is given to the age of human agricultural and technology revolution, from Greek 'new' and 'stone' ?

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4 Sparing
7 Tridem
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1. Great Britain
11. Mr
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10 Chad
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5. Burma?
8. Ecuador
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12 Bird
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ANSWERS
  • 1. No longer in use, the internet top level domain .gb was originally allocated to what nation/state ? United Kingdom
  • 2. The 'sub-kingdoms' Blastocladiomycota, Microsporidia and Dikarya belong to the kingdom of organisms commonly called what ? Fungi
  • 3. The strongly featured character Alyson/Alys in Chaucer's Canterbury Tales is better known as ? The Wife of Bath
  • 4. Parsimonious means: God-fearing; Dishonest; Slow; or Sparing ? Sparing
  • 5. The controversially named nation Myanmar is also called controversially what ? Burma
  • 6. Kinesics is more commonly known as what form of communication ? Body language
  • 7. A 3-seater tandem bicycle is called a: Tridem; Ridem; Random; or Tandem ? Tandem
  • 8. Which country gave diplomatic asylum/refuge to Wikileaks founder Julian Assange in 2012 ? Ecuador
  • 9. Labanotation is a system for coding/recording/analyzing what movement: Dressage; Human; Road traffic; or Bees ? Human
  • 10. What is a hole-punch waste dot called, and is also the name of an African country ? Chad
  • 11. The traditional 'badge of honour/honor' title for a fully qualified surgeon/medical consultant is: Professor; Doctor; Mr (Mrs/Ms/etc); or Right honorable ? Mr (Mrs/Ms/etc)
  • 12. What sort of creature is a killdeer: Dog; Cat; Bat; or Bird ? Bird
  • 13. What word forms new words when added as a prefix to the words Able, End, Hole, Ion, and Ray ? Port
  • 14. The Rochdale Principles guide the operation of what sort of organization ? Cooperative
  • 15. What name is given to the age of human agricultural and technology revolution, from Greek 'new' and 'stone' ? Neolithic

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