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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