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Trivial Pursuit Questions No. 6

Posted: 10 Feb 2022 21:07
by Carl
  • 1. What are the hill and valley of a wave called ?
  • 2. Which bird did American founding father Benjamin Franklin prefer for the national bird of the new United States ?
  • 3. What is the highest point in North America ?
  • 4. Substances with a definite volume and take the shape of their containers are called what ?
  • 5. What is the surname of the Hungarian inventor whose multicoloured, rotatable cube became a world cult ?
  • 6. What raw material is used for making glass ?
  • 7. The name of the galaxy in which our solar system is situated is the ___ ?
  • 8. Which World War II battle is officially called The Ardennes Offensive ?
  • 9. Which country has the largest capacity reservoir in the world ?
  • 10. Which country was once the "breadbasket" of the Soviet Union ?
  • 11. Which US state is known as the "Beehive State" ?
  • 12. The Antipodes Islands, south of New Zealand, are almost the exact antipode of which city ?
  • 13. What is the capital of Liberia ?
  • 14. What is the Mexican name for the Rio Grande ?
  • 15. In the sentence "The fat sheriff held a smoking gun", which word is a participle ?

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

Re: Trivial Pursuit Questions No. 6

Posted: 11 Feb 2022 00:28
by elcarretero
4 Liquids
6 Silica

Re: Trivial Pursuit Questions No. 6

Posted: 11 Feb 2022 22:12
by Brandyboy
15 Smoking.

Re: Trivial Pursuit Questions No. 6

Posted: 12 Feb 2022 08:58
by elcarretero
15 Held

Re: Trivial Pursuit Questions No. 6

Posted: 12 Feb 2022 10:40
by LucindaC
5 Rubik
10 ukraine

Re: Trivial Pursuit Questions No. 6

Posted: 13 Feb 2022 16:46
by elcarretero
7 Milky Way

Re: Trivial Pursuit Questions No. 6

Posted: 13 Feb 2022 17:52
by Brandyboy
8 The Battle of the Bulge.

Re: Trivial Pursuit Questions No. 6

Posted: 17 Feb 2022 21:01
by Carl
ANSWERS
  • 1. What are the hill and valley of a wave called ? Crest and trough
  • 2. Which bird did American founding father Benjamin Franklin prefer for the national bird of the new United States ? Turkey
  • 3. What is the highest point in North America ? Mount McKinley
  • 4. Substances with a definite volume and take the shape of their containers are called what ? Liquids
  • 5. What is the surname of the Hungarian inventor whose multicoloured, rotatable cube became a world cult ? Rubik
  • 6. What raw material is used for making glass ? Sand
  • 7. The name of the galaxy in which our solar system is situated is the ___ ? Milky Way
  • 8. Which World War II battle is officially called The Ardennes Offensive ? The Battle of the Bulge
  • 9. Which country has the largest capacity reservoir in the world ? Uganda
  • 10. Which country was once the "breadbasket" of the Soviet Union ? Ukraine
  • 11. Which US state is known as the "Beehive State" ? Utah
  • 12. The Antipodes Islands, south of New Zealand, are almost the exact antipode of which city ? London
  • 13. What is the capital of Liberia ? Monrovia
  • 14. What is the Mexican name for the Rio Grande ? Rio Bravo del Norte
  • 15. In the sentence "The fat sheriff held a smoking gun", which word is a participle ? Smoking