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Random Trivia Quiz No. 82

Posted: 03 Mar 2022 21:09
by Carl
  • 1. What are the substances in the saliva of vampire bats, leeches and mosquitoes that prevents clotting ?
  • 2. Of what is Bamboo the tallest variety in the world ?
  • 3. What 'S' are ruminant woolly mammals ?
  • 4. Which river originates in a glacier in Switzerland, flows through Lake Geneva and the city of Geneva and in Arles divides into two branches forming the Camargue Delta ?
  • 5. Shovelhead, Knucklehead, Panhead types of what ?
  • 6. What 'G' was cup-bearer to the Greek Gods ?
  • 7. Which instrument did bandleader Phil Harris play ?
  • 8. Who managed Glenn Hoddle when he played at Monaco ?
  • 9. What were the stripes on the old-fashioned barber shop poles meant to represent ?
  • 10. August 28th is the feast day of whom ?
  • 11. The electric chair, for capital punishment, is only used in two countries, True or False ?
  • 12. Which 1979 film starred Clint Eastwood as a prison inmate in San Francisco Bay ?
  • 13. In what year was "Come On You Reds" a No. 1 single for Manchester United ?
  • 14. What is the medical condition Herpes Zoster commonly called ?
  • 15. Clue: Anything that may be possible

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

Re: Random Trivia Quiz No. 82

Posted: 04 Mar 2022 12:16
by reddragon
6 Ganymede
14 Shingles

Re: Random Trivia Quiz No. 82

Posted: 04 Mar 2022 13:02
by elcarretero
2 Grass
3 Sheep

Re: Random Trivia Quiz No. 82

Posted: 06 Mar 2022 17:13
by LucindaC
5 motorbikes
9 red stripe I think is blood

Re: Random Trivia Quiz No. 82

Posted: 07 Mar 2022 23:26
by elcarretero
LucindaC wrote: 06 Mar 2022 17:13 5 motorbikes
9 red stripe I think is blood
Blood and bandages as the barbers shop was the place to go for medicinal bloodletting.

Re: Random Trivia Quiz No. 82

Posted: 07 Mar 2022 23:33
by elcarretero
1 anticoagulants

Re: Random Trivia Quiz No. 82

Posted: 10 Mar 2022 21:06
by Carl
ANSWERS
  • 1. What are the substances in the saliva of vampire bats, leeches and mosquitoes that prevents clotting ? Anti-coagulants
  • 2. Of what is Bamboo the tallest variety in the world ? Grass
  • 3. What 'S' are ruminant woolly mammals ? Sheep
  • 4. Which river originates in a glacier in Switzerland, flows through Lake Geneva and the city of Geneva and in Arles divides into two branches forming the Camargue Delta ? The Rhone
  • 5. Shovelhead, Knucklehead, Panhead types of what ? Harley Davidson motorbikes
  • 6. What 'G' was cup-bearer to the Greek Gods ? Ganymede
  • 7. Which instrument did bandleader Phil Harris play ? Drums
  • 8. Who managed Glenn Hoddle when he played at Monaco ? Arsene Wenger
  • 9. What were the stripes on the old-fashioned barber shop poles meant to represent ? Red for blood and white for bandages
  • 10. August 28th is the feast day of whom ? Ezekiel
  • 11. The electric chair, for capital punishment, is only used in two countries, True or False ? True (USA and the Philippines)
  • 12. Which 1979 film starred Clint Eastwood as a prison inmate in San Francisco Bay ? Escape From Alcatraz
  • 13. In what year was "Come On You Reds" a No. 1 single for Manchester United ? 1994
  • 14. What is the medical condition Herpes Zoster commonly called ? Shingles
  • 15. Clue: Anything that may be possible Potential