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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