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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 ?

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

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