Random Trivia Quiz No. 166

[Carl]

• 1. What is the furcula of a bird more commonly called ?

• 2. What is the title of Thomas Hardy's last novel ?

• 3. Genuphobia is the irrational fear of what part of the body ?

• 4. The North England town of Beverley is named after what creature ?

• 5. Köppen-Geiger is the name of a classification system for what ?

• 6. What was the first invention to break the sound barrier ?

• 7. What is the most common bird in the world ?

• 8. The Greek word Xero (pronounced zero) in xerography and related terminology means what ?

• 9. Dove vive ? (pronounced 'dovay veevay') means 'where do you live?' in what language ?

• 10. In astronomy and metaphorical language what is the opposite of zenith ?

• 11. The Latin abbreviation 'cf.' commonly in dictionary definitions means what in English ?

• 12. What is the standard geometric name for a regular quadrilateral ?

• 13. Diabolism is the worship of what ?

• 14. The Centigrade temperature scale is also known commonly by what name ?

• 15. In the 2001 film Black Hawk Down what is the Black Hawk ?

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

[elcarretero]

4 Beaver
6 Whip

[gail]

14. Celsius

[elcarretero]

7 Chicken

[gail]

12. Square?

[elcarretero]

10 Nadir

[Carl]

ANSWERS

• 1. What is the furcula of a bird more commonly called ? Wishbone

• 2. What is the title of Thomas Hardy's last novel ? Jude the Obscure

• 3. Genuphobia is the irrational fear of what part of the body ? The knee

• 4. The North England town of Beverley is named after what creature ? Beaver

• 5. Köppen-Geiger is the name of a classification system for what ? Climate

• 6. What was the first invention to break the sound barrier ? The whip

• 7. What is the most common bird in the world ? Chicken

• 8. The Greek word Xero (pronounced zero) in xerography and related terminology means what ? Dry

• 9. Dove vive ? (pronounced 'dovay veevay') means 'where do you live?' in what language ? Italian

• 10. In astronomy and metaphorical language what is the opposite of zenith ? Nadir

• 11. The Latin abbreviation 'cf.' commonly in dictionary definitions means what in English ? Compare

• 12. What is the standard geometric name for a regular quadrilateral ? Square

• 13. Diabolism is the worship of what ? The Devil

• 14. The Centigrade temperature scale is also known commonly by what name ? Celcius

• 15. In the 2001 film Black Hawk Down what is the Black Hawk ? Helicopter