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Random Trivia Quiz No. 136

Posted: 06 Apr 2023 21:05
by Carl
  • 1. In which year were TV licences introduced in the UK ?
  • 2. Which designer (brand) created the Kelly bag ?
  • 3. Arctic King, Saladin and Tom Thumb are which types of vegetable ?
  • 4. By what name is the Gravelly Hill Interchange better known ?
  • 5. The Galápagos Islands are a provincial territory of which South American country, 600 miles away on the same equatorial latitude ?
  • 6. Which Gilbert and Sullivan operetta is sub-titled "The Slave of Duty" ?
  • 7. Who succeeded Sir Clive Woodward as England's rugby union coach ?
  • 8. What is a baby oyster called ?
  • 9. What is Bill Clinton's middle name ?
  • 10. In which country are the Sutherland Falls ?
  • 11. In the US TV comedy show Everybody Loves Raymond, what is Raymond's brother's first name ?
  • 12. What is the largest flat fish species ?
  • 13. Apart from a battle, what did Nelson lose at Tenerife in 1797 ?
  • 14. What's the oldest university in the USA ?
  • 15. Who became Germany's first female chancellor ?

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

Re: Random Trivia Quiz No. 136

Posted: 07 Apr 2023 00:43
by stowie39
11. Robert

Re: Random Trivia Quiz No. 136

Posted: 07 Apr 2023 02:02
by elcarretero
3 Lettuce
4 Spaghetti Junction

Re: Random Trivia Quiz No. 136

Posted: 07 Apr 2023 10:30
by gail
13. Arm
15. Angela Merkel

Re: Random Trivia Quiz No. 136

Posted: 07 Apr 2023 18:13
by LucindaC
2 Hermes
8 spat

Re: Random Trivia Quiz No. 136

Posted: 13 Apr 2023 21:01
by Carl
ANSWERS
  • 1. In which year were TV licences introduced in the UK ? 1946
  • 2. Which designer (brand) created the Kelly bag ? Hermes
  • 3. Arctic King, Saladin and Tom Thumb are which types of vegetable ? Lettuce
  • 4. By what name is the Gravelly Hill Interchange better known ? Spaghetti Junction
  • 5. The Galápagos Islands are a provincial territory of which South American country, 600 miles away on the same equatorial latitude ? Ecuador
  • 6. Which Gilbert and Sullivan operetta is sub-titled "The Slave of Duty" ? The Pirates of Penzance
  • 7. Who succeeded Sir Clive Woodward as England's rugby union coach ? Andy Robinson
  • 8. What is a baby oyster called ? Spat
  • 9. What is Bill Clinton's middle name ? Jefferson
  • 10. In which country are the Sutherland Falls ? New Zealand
  • 11. In the US TV comedy show Everybody Loves Raymond, what is Raymond's brother's first name ? Robert
  • 12. What is the largest flat fish species ? Halibut
  • 13. Apart from a battle, what did Nelson lose at Tenerife in 1797 ? His right arm
  • 14. What's the oldest university in the USA ? Harvard
  • 15. Who became Germany's first female chancellor ? Angela Merkel