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Random Trivia Quiz No. 139

Posted: 27 Apr 2023 21:03
by Carl
  • 1. What is the USA state capital of California ?
  • 2. In which country was cricketer Ted Dexter born ?
  • 3. Who was the first English monarch to abdicate ?
  • 4. At which railway station was the film Brief Encounter made ?
  • 5. Who was the first British person to walk in space ?
  • 6. Who invented the jet engine in 1930 ?
  • 7. Which two countries are connected by the Simplon Pass ?
  • 8. What is the US state capital of Mississippi ?
  • 9. What is Earth's atmospheric region of charged particles connecting the stratosphere, mesosphere and thermosphere ?
  • 10. Which artist said, "When we love a woman we don't start measuring her limbs" ?
  • 11. What was Manfred von Richtofen's nickname ?
  • 12. What does a vexillogist study ?
  • 13. Which is the largest of the Channel Islands ?
  • 14. Who wrote 'Far From The Madding Crowd' ?
  • 15. Who plays Grace in the US sitcom 'Will and Grace' ?

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

Re: Random Trivia Quiz No. 139

Posted: 27 Apr 2023 21:50
by stowie39
11. The Red Baron
13. Jersey

Re: Random Trivia Quiz No. 139

Posted: 27 Apr 2023 23:59
by elcarretero
6 Frank Whittle
14 Thomas Hardy

Re: Random Trivia Quiz No. 139

Posted: 28 Apr 2023 16:22
by LucindaC
7 Italy and Switzerland
15 Debra messing

Re: Random Trivia Quiz No. 139

Posted: 28 Apr 2023 22:24
by elcarretero
4 Carnforth

Re: Random Trivia Quiz No. 139

Posted: 04 May 2023 21:02
by Carl
ANSWERS
  • 1. What is the USA state capital of California ? Sacramento
  • 2. In which country was cricketer Ted Dexter born ? Italy
  • 3. Who was the first English monarch to abdicate ? Richard II
  • 4. At which railway station was the film Brief Encounter made ? Carnforth
  • 5. Who was the first British person to walk in space ? Michael Foale
  • 6. Who invented the jet engine in 1930 ? Frank Whittle
  • 7. Which two countries are connected by the Simplon Pass ? Switzerland and Italy
  • 8. What is the US state capital of Mississippi ? Jackson
  • 9. What is Earth's atmospheric region of charged particles connecting the stratosphere, mesosphere and thermosphere ? Ionosphere
  • 10. Which artist said, "When we love a woman we don't start measuring her limbs" ? Pablo Picasso
  • 11. What was Manfred von Richtofen's nickname ? The Red Baron
  • 12. What does a vexillogist study ? Flags
  • 13. Which is the largest of the Channel Islands ? Jersey
  • 14. Who wrote 'Far From The Madding Crowd' ? Thomas Hardy
  • 15. Who plays Grace in the US sitcom 'Will and Grace' ? Debra Messing