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Random Trivia Quiz No. 156
Posted: 24 Aug 2023 21:04
by Carl
- 1. A hendecagon is a plane figure with how many straight sides ?
- 2. The Stasi were the secret police of which country ?
- 3. In which English county is Windsor Castle ?
- 4. Which two pre-decimal coins remained longest in valid circulation after British currency decimalisation in 1971 ?
- 5. La Brabanconne is the national anthem of which European country ?
- 6. What date is St Swithin's Day ?
- 7. What was the Italian cruise liner hijacked by terrorists in October 1985 ?
- 8. Which Shakespeare play features in the Cole Porter musical 'Kiss Me, Kate' ?
- 9. In which country is the port of Dakar ?
- 10. Which English cartoonist created the St Trinian schoolgirls ?
- 11. What can sufferers of prosopagnosia not recognize ?
- 12. Which World War Two leader was nicknamed the Desert Fox ?
- 13. Who was the first socialist President of France ?
- 14. Grenache is a variety of which fruit ?
- 15. What is the state capital of New South Wales, Australia ?
Answers will be provided next Thursday evening after 21:00.
Re: Random Trivia Quiz No. 156
Posted: 24 Aug 2023 23:20
by elcarretero
4 Shillings and florins
8 Taming of the shrew
Re: Random Trivia Quiz No. 156
Posted: 25 Aug 2023 08:44
by gail
3. Berkshire
14. Grape
Re: Random Trivia Quiz No. 156
Posted: 25 Aug 2023 09:51
by elcarretero
15 Sydney
Re: Random Trivia Quiz No. 156
Posted: 26 Aug 2023 16:25
by LucindaC
6 July 14th
Re: Random Trivia Quiz No. 156
Posted: 31 Aug 2023 21:00
by Carl
ANSWERS
- 1. A hendecagon is a plane figure with how many straight sides ? 11
- 2. The Stasi were the secret police of which country ? East Germany
- 3. In which English county is Windsor Castle ? Berkshire
- 4. Which two pre-decimal coins remained longest in valid circulation after British currency decimalisation in 1971 ? Shilling and Florin
- 5. La Brabanconne is the national anthem of which European country ? Belgium
- 6. What date is St Swithin's Day ? 15th July
- 7. What was the Italian cruise liner hijacked by terrorists in October 1985 ? Achille Lauro
- 8. Which Shakespeare play features in the Cole Porter musical 'Kiss Me, Kate' ? Taming of the Shrew
- 9. In which country is the port of Dakar ? Senegal
- 10. Which English cartoonist created the St Trinian schoolgirls ? Ronald Searle
- 11. What can sufferers of prosopagnosia not recognize ? Faces
- 12. Which World War Two leader was nicknamed the Desert Fox ? Field Marshal Erwin Rommel
- 13. Who was the first socialist President of France ? Francois Mitterrand
- 14. Grenache is a variety of which fruit ? Grape
- 15. What is the state capital of New South Wales, Australia ? Sydney