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Random Trivia Quiz No. 166
Posted: 02 Nov 2023 21:09
by 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.
Re: Random Trivia Quiz No. 166
Posted: 02 Nov 2023 22:59
by elcarretero
4 Beaver
6 Whip
Re: Random Trivia Quiz No. 166
Posted: 03 Nov 2023 13:46
by gail
14. Celsius
Re: Random Trivia Quiz No. 166
Posted: 03 Nov 2023 13:56
by elcarretero
7 Chicken
Re: Random Trivia Quiz No. 166
Posted: 07 Nov 2023 11:21
by gail
12. Square?
Re: Random Trivia Quiz No. 166
Posted: 07 Nov 2023 15:53
by elcarretero
10 Nadir
Re: Random Trivia Quiz No. 166
Posted: 09 Nov 2023 21:04
by 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