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Random Trivia Quiz No. 160
Posted: 21 Sep 2023 21:04
by Carl
- 1. Who was the first British black woman to win an Olympic gold medal (for Britain) ?
- 2. What gas is in the bubbles of sparkling drinks such as fizzy lemonade and champagne ?
- 3. Hepatic relates to which organ of the human body ?
- 4. The Bay of Plenty is on the coast of which country ?
- 5. Who played Louise Sawyer in the 1991 film Thelma and Louise ?
- 6. What name for a temple derives from the ancient Greek meaning 'to all gods' ?
- 7. The corporate computer brand HP stands for what name ?
- 8. What is commonly produced by pouring water into a pan of boiling cooking oil - an indoor rainbow, dry ice, popcorn, or a fierce kitchen fire ?
- 9. What is the gambling system called in which stakes are continually doubled ?
- 10. The natural geological columns of Fingal's Cave and the Giant's Causeway are formed of which rock ?
- 11. What does the c stand for in the equation E=mc2 ?
- 12. The introduction of what vegetable coincided with the coronation of the British monarch in 1902 ?
- 13. Mount Ararat is in which country ?
- 14. How many strings does a mandolin commonly have ?
- 15. What three-letter brand meaning 'flight' is the Polish national airline ?
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Re: Random Trivia Quiz No. 160
Posted: 21 Sep 2023 22:37
by elcarretero
2 Carbon Dioxide
3 Liver
Re: Random Trivia Quiz No. 160
Posted: 23 Sep 2023 06:45
by stowie39
7. Hewlard Packard
Re: Random Trivia Quiz No. 160
Posted: 23 Sep 2023 08:48
by elcarretero
5 Susan Sarandon
Re: Random Trivia Quiz No. 160
Posted: 23 Sep 2023 14:51
by LucindaC
8 a fierce kitchen fire
Re: Random Trivia Quiz No. 160
Posted: 23 Sep 2023 17:51
by gail
12 King Edward potato
15 LOT Polish airline
Re: Random Trivia Quiz No. 160
Posted: 28 Sep 2023 21:02
by Carl
ANSWERS
- 1. Who was the first British black woman to win an Olympic gold medal (for Britain) ? Tessa Sanderson
- 2. What gas is in the bubbles of sparkling drinks such as fizzy lemonade and champagne ? Carbon Dioxide
- 3. Hepatic relates to which organ of the human body ? Liver
- 4. The Bay of Plenty is on the coast of which country ? New Zealand
- 5. Who played Louise Sawyer in the 1991 film Thelma and Louise ? Susan Sarandon
- 6. What name for a temple derives from the ancient Greek meaning 'to all gods' ? Pantheon
- 7. The corporate computer brand HP stands for what name ? Hewlett-Packard
- 8. What is commonly produced by pouring water into a pan of boiling cooking oil - an indoor rainbow, dry ice, popcorn, or a fierce kitchen fire ? A fierce kitchen fire
- 9. What is the gambling system called in which stakes are continually doubled ? Martingale
- 10. The natural geological columns of Fingal's Cave and the Giant's Causeway are formed of which rock ? Basalt
- 11. What does the c stand for in the equation E=mc2 ? The speed of light
- 12. The introduction of what vegetable coincided with the coronation of the British monarch in 1902 ? King Edward potato
- 13. Mount Ararat is in which country ? Turkey
- 14. How many strings does a mandolin commonly have ? 8
- 15. What three-letter brand meaning 'flight' is the Polish national airline ? LOT