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Trivial Pursuit Questions No. 1
Posted: 06 Jan 2022 21:06
by Carl
- 1. On which river is Vienna situated ?
- 2. Who was the author of the book Pride and Prejudice ?
- 3. What is the difference between the equatorial and polar diameters of the Earth ?
- 4. According to the title of a 1972 song by The Temptations, "Papa Was a" what ?
- 5. Which scientists study about insects ?
- 6. AIDS is a deadly disease caused by virus named HIV. What does the abbreviation HIV stands for ?
- 7. What was the first printed book ?
- 8. What was the name of the war between England and France in which Joan of Arc was related with ?
- 9. According to Greek mythology who was the God of the Seas ?
- 10. James the First and Charles the Second belonged to the House of Stewart. What was the dynasty to which George the first and William the fourth belonged ?
- 11. Which of these three Greeks styles is the oldest ? a) Ionic, b) Corinthian or c) Doric ?
- 12. Which planet has all the circumstances for the existence of life ?
- 13. What dolls designed by artist Xavier Roberts were shoppers scrambling to buy in the 1983 Christmas season ?
- 14. Which is the chief city of Wales ?
- 15. Beethoven, Al Capone, and Louis XIV are all thought to have suffered from what disease ?
Answers will be provided next Thursday evening after 21:00.
Re: Trivial Pursuit Questions No. 1
Posted: 06 Jan 2022 22:23
by elcarretero
1 Danube
5 Entomologists
Re: Trivial Pursuit Questions No. 1
Posted: 06 Jan 2022 22:29
by stowie39
4. Rolling Stone
Re: Trivial Pursuit Questions No. 1
Posted: 07 Jan 2022 16:02
by LucindaC
9 poseidon
12 Earth
Re: Trivial Pursuit Questions No. 1
Posted: 07 Jan 2022 16:52
by freddo
3 about 26 miles as the planet earth is oval not round
8 the hundred years war
Re: Trivial Pursuit Questions No. 1
Posted: 07 Jan 2022 18:15
by elcarretero
14 cardiff
Re: Trivial Pursuit Questions No. 1
Posted: 13 Jan 2022 19:58
by elcarretero
2 Jane Austin
Re: Trivial Pursuit Questions No. 1
Posted: 13 Jan 2022 21:03
by Carl
ANSWERS
- 1. On which river is Vienna situated ? Danube
- 2. Who was the author of the book Pride and Prejudice ? Jane Austen
- 3. What is the difference between the equatorial and polar diameters of the Earth ? 26.7 miles/43kms
- 4. According to the title of a 1972 song by The Temptations, "Papa Was a" what ? Rollin' Stone
- 5. Which scientists study about insects ? Entomologist
- 6. AIDS is a deadly disease caused by virus named HIV. What does the abbreviation HIV stands for ? Human Immunodeficiency Virus
- 7. What was the first printed book ? The Gutenberg Bible
- 8. What was the name of the war between England and France in which Joan of Arc was related with ? The Hundred Years War
- 9. According to Greek mythology who was the God of the Seas ? Poseidon
- 10. James the First and Charles the Second belonged to the House of Stewart. What was the dynasty to which George the first and William the fourth belonged ? House of Hanover
- 11. Which of these three Greeks styles is the oldest ? a) Ionic, b) Corinthian or c) Doric ? c) Doric
- 12. Which planet has all the circumstances for the existence of life ? The Earth
- 13. What dolls designed by artist Xavier Roberts were shoppers scrambling to buy in the 1983 Christmas season ? Cabbage Patch Kids
- 14. Which is the chief city of Wales ? Cardiff
- 15. Beethoven, Al Capone, and Louis XIV are all thought to have suffered from what disease ? Syphilis