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Random Trivia Quiz No. 13
Posted: 05 Nov 2020 21:10
by Carl
- 1. What amphibian did Pliny the Elder suggest be tied to the jaw, to make teeth firmer ?
- 2. F W De Klerk was the last white President of which country ?
- 3. Which US state is the called the treasure state ?
- 4. Volney was in hundreds of films where can you see him ?
- 5. What bizarre theory about Dr. Watson did mystery writer Rex Stout, and ardent Sherlock Holmes fan, once suggest to fellow members of the Baker Street Irregulars ?
- 6. On which British Golf Course is there a hole called the Postage Stamp ?
- 7. Christine Jorgensen in 1952 was the world’s first what ?
- 8. Why is Easter always on a Sunday between March 22 and April 25 ?
- 9. Who's the lead vocalist for the band The Teardrop Explodes ?
- 10. What is the only country which is crossed by both the Equator and the Tropic of Cancer ?
- 11. By what colourful name is the pop star Alecia Moore better known ?
- 12. In 1975, actor Jack Nicholson played the character called Randle Patrick "Mac" McMurphy, what was the film ?
- 13. What 'BOTW' is the name of a Simon and Garfunkel album ?
- 14. Translate from Cockney slang: Grass in the Park
- 15. The 'Stimpmeter', a device that applies a known force to a ball and then measures the distance it travels is used in what sport ?
Answers will be provided next Thursday evening after 21:00.
Re: Random Trivia Quiz No. 13
Posted: 05 Nov 2020 22:50
by elcarretero
12. One flew over the cuckoo's nest
13 Bridge over troubled water
Re: Random Trivia Quiz No. 13
Posted: 07 Nov 2020 23:18
by LucindaC
2. South Africa
11. Pink
Re: Random Trivia Quiz No. 13
Posted: 08 Nov 2020 09:08
by elcarretero
14. Nark, informant
15 Golf, to measure the speed of the greens
Re: Random Trivia Quiz No. 13
Posted: 08 Nov 2020 20:59
by LucindaC
6. Troon
Re: Random Trivia Quiz No. 13
Posted: 12 Nov 2020 21:15
by Carl
ANSWERS
- 1. What amphibian did Pliny the Elder suggest be tied to the jaw, to make teeth firmer ? A frog
- 2. F W De Klerk was the last white President of which country ? South Africa
- 3. Which US state is the called the treasure state ? Montana
- 4. Volney was in hundreds of films where can you see him ? MGM films he was the lion
- 5. What bizarre theory about Dr. Watson did mystery writer Rex Stout, and ardent Sherlock Holmes fan, once suggest to fellow members of the Baker Street Irregulars ? That Watson was a woman
- 6. On which British Golf Course is there a hole called the Postage Stamp ? Troon
- 7. Christine Jorgensen in 1952 was the world’s first what ? Sex change operation
- 8. Why is Easter always on a Sunday between March 22 and April 25 ? It's the 1st Sunday after the 1st full moon after the vernal equinox (21st March)
- 9. Who's the lead vocalist for the band The Teardrop Explodes ? Julian Cope
- 10. What is the only country which is crossed by both the Equator and the Tropic of Cancer ? Brazil
- 11. By what colourful name is the pop star Alecia Moore better known ? Pink
- 12. In 1975, actor Jack Nicholson played the character called Randle Patrick "Mac" McMurphy, what was the film ? One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest
- 13. What 'BOTW' is the name of a Simon and Garfunkel album ? Bridge Over Troubled Water
- 14. Translate from Cockney slang: Grass in the Park Nark
- 15. The 'Stimpmeter', a device that applies a known force to a ball and then measures the distance it travels is used in what sport ? In golf, to measure the speed of a putting green