Random Trivia Quiz No. 113

[Carl]

• 1. What does the term "contrived patina" mean ?

• 2. What is mixed with Kahlua or Tia Maria to make a Black Russian ?

• 3. Before being sold, to which country did the web suffix ".me" belong to ?

• 4. What fish is known as poor mans lobster ?

• 5. Where is the famous haunted house located that was the subject of books and films following the murder of the DeFeo family ?

• 6. What year was "Cirque du Soleil" founded ?

• 7. What object is said to bring bad luck if it is broken ?

• 8. Transom, poop and keel are all parts of a what ?

• 9. Leather is the traditional gift for which wedding anniversary ?

• 10. What is the meaning of the Latin phrase "cum grano salis" ?

• 11. What is the usual age for a Jewish boy to celebrate his bar mitzvah ?

• 12. Until 2008, what color was the center square on a standard Scrabble board ?

• 13. What do the letters X.O. stand for on a bottle of cognac ?

• 14. What year saw the release of the game Space Invaders ?

• 15. Sugar gives baked goods what kind of texture ?

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

[elcarretero]

7 Mirror
8 Ship

[gail]

10. With a grain of salt?
13. Extra old

[LucindaC]

5 Amityville

[elcarretero]

2 Vodka

[Carl]

ANSWERS

• 1. What does the term "contrived patina" mean ? A weathered-looking surface

• 2. What is mixed with Kahlua or Tia Maria to make a Black Russian ? Vodka

• 3. Before being sold, to which country did the web suffix ".me" belong to ? Montenegro

• 4. What fish is known as poor mans lobster ? Monk fish

• 5. Where is the famous haunted house located that was the subject of books and films following the murder of the DeFeo family ? Amityville, Long Island, New York

• 6. What year was "Cirque du Soleil" founded ? 1984

• 7. What object is said to bring bad luck if it is broken ? Mirror

• 8. Transom, poop and keel are all parts of a what ? Boat

• 9. Leather is the traditional gift for which wedding anniversary ? Third

• 10. What is the meaning of the Latin phrase "cum grano salis" ? With a grain of salt

• 11. What is the usual age for a Jewish boy to celebrate his bar mitzvah ? 13

• 12. Until 2008, what color was the center square on a standard Scrabble board ? Pink

• 13. What do the letters X.O. stand for on a bottle of cognac ? Extra old

• 14. What year saw the release of the game Space Invaders ? 1978

• 15. Sugar gives baked goods what kind of texture ? Moist - It binds to water molecules to promote moisture in the bake