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Random Trivia Quiz No. 142

Posted: 18 May 2023 21:06
by Carl
  • 1. In which 1953 film did Marilyn Monroe play gold-digger Lorelei Lee ?
  • 2. The London Promenade concerts were founded by which English composer/conductor ?
  • 3. What was singer Tony Bennett's only No1 UK hit single ?
  • 4. In the human body what is the innominate bone more commonly known as ?
  • 5. Zloty and Grosz are money in which country ?
  • 6. Saarland is an area of which European country ?
  • 7. The Salk vaccine was developed in 1954 to be used against which disease ?
  • 8. What is a Spanish nobleman of the highest rank called ?
  • 9. Jimmy Wales and Larry Sanger founded which website in 2001 ?
  • 10. What nationality was guitarist Django Reinhardt ?
  • 11. In the UK children's TV series Playschool, what was the name of the black doll which replaced Hamble in the 1980s ?
  • 12. Who wrote the novel The Thirty-Nine Steps ?
  • 13. What type of plastic was made from phenol and formaldehyde ?
  • 14. In which year was the Berlin Wall built ?
  • 15. In which country is the city of Stavanger ?

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

Re: Random Trivia Quiz No. 142

Posted: 18 May 2023 23:25
by elcarretero
12 John Buchan
15 Norway

Re: Random Trivia Quiz No. 142

Posted: 19 May 2023 07:49
by stowie39
2. Henry Wood
12. John Buchan

Re: Random Trivia Quiz No. 142

Posted: 19 May 2023 08:17
by gail
5. Poland

Re: Random Trivia Quiz No. 142

Posted: 19 May 2023 09:51
by elcarretero
6 Germany

Re: Random Trivia Quiz No. 142

Posted: 20 May 2023 16:18
by LucindaC
13 Bakelite

Re: Random Trivia Quiz No. 142

Posted: 25 May 2023 21:03
by Carl
ANSWERS
  • 1. In which 1953 film did Marilyn Monroe play gold-digger Lorelei Lee ? Gentleman Prefer Blondes
  • 2. The London Promenade concerts were founded by which English composer/conductor ? Sir Henry Wood
  • 3. What was singer Tony Bennett's only No1 UK hit single ? Stranger In Paradise
  • 4. In the human body what is the innominate bone more commonly known as ? The hip bone
  • 5. Zloty and Grosz are money in which country ? Poland
  • 6. Saarland is an area of which European country ? Germany
  • 7. The Salk vaccine was developed in 1954 to be used against which disease ? Polio
  • 8. What is a Spanish nobleman of the highest rank called ? Grandee
  • 9. Jimmy Wales and Larry Sanger founded which website in 2001 ? Wikipedia
  • 10. What nationality was guitarist Django Reinhardt ? Belgian
  • 11. In the UK children's TV series Playschool, what was the name of the black doll which replaced Hamble in the 1980s ? Poppy
  • 12. Who wrote the novel The Thirty-Nine Steps ? John Buchan
  • 13. What type of plastic was made from phenol and formaldehyde ? Bakelite
  • 14. In which year was the Berlin Wall built ? 1961
  • 15. In which country is the city of Stavanger ? Norway