Random Trivia Quiz No. 271

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Carl
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Random Trivia Quiz No. 271

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  • 1. Which fish became subject to EU fishing quota arguments in 2013 due to its significant movement into Icelandic waters ?
  • 2. In medicine a macule refers to a: Headache; Bone-break; Heart-attack; or Spot of discoloured/discolored skin ?
  • 3. The statue of which pioneering Baptist cabinet-making travel agent stands outside Leicester UK railway station, his original tour starting point ?
  • 4. Jumpy, Deafy, Dizzey, Hickey, Wheezy, Baldy, Gabby, Nifty, Sniffy, Swift, Lazy, Puffy, Stuffy, Tubby, Shorty and Burpy were shortlisted to be what in the early 1930s ?
  • 5. The name of which sort of entertainment derives from old French/Picard meaning 'wooden structure'/'little room' ?
  • 6. Established in 1961 what does the major international economies organization name OECD stand for ?
  • 7. Name the UK seaside town famous for jet stone, and whose St Mary's Church featured in Bram Stoker's Dracula ?
  • 8. Peripatetic refers to work which involves: Teaching; Travel; Medicine; or Writing ?
  • 9. What is the only 'big cat' found wild in the Americas which roars ?
  • 10. In terms of actions, activities, projects, etc., the word hiatus means a: Conflict; Pause; Climax; or Crisis ?
  • 11. Where in the human body is the glottis ?
  • 12. Who was in 1907 the youngest Nobel Literature Prizewinner, and later declined a knighthood and UK Poet Laurateship ?
  • 13. The Latin term 'per capita' means 'for... ': The entire population; Each person; Paying customers; or Registered voters ?
  • 14. What slang word for a sailor derives from old Dutch meaning 'bed companion' ?
  • 15. What ingredient causes a can of cola to sink in water, whereas a can of diet cola floats ?

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Re: Random Trivia Quiz No. 271

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8. Travel (I think!)
10. Pause
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Re: Random Trivia Quiz No. 271

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2 Spot of discoloured skin
7 Whitby
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Re: Random Trivia Quiz No. 271

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11. Throat
13. Each person

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