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Random Trivia Quiz No. 174

Posted: 28 Dec 2023 21:04
by Carl
  • 1. What famous London addresses have these postcodes: SW1A 1AA and SW1A 2AA ?
  • 2. The words 'domo arigato' mean 'thank you' in what language ?
  • 3. What hit song by the Crash Test Dummies comprised four three-letter words all containing the same letter ?
  • 4. What year is represented by the Roman numerals MCMXCIX ?
  • 5. What country was previously called Abyssinia ?
  • 6. What is the state capital of Western Australia ?
  • 7. A copita is a glass traditionally used for drinking what ?
  • 8. The British bingo call "Doctor's Orders" stands for what number ?
  • 9. Mg is the symbol of which chemical element: Manganese, Magnesium, Mercury, or Molybdenum ?
  • 10. Who was made Archbishop of Capetown in 1986 ?
  • 11. A square hectare of land would have sides of how many metres each ?
  • 12. What are flews: the hanging upper lips of dogs such as bloodhounds; routes taken by migrating birds; a respiratory disease; or secret compartments in a lady's handbag ?
  • 13. What is the square root of 225 ?
  • 14. Which British politician's epitaph reads: "I may not have succeeded in halting the war but I did secure the right of Parliament to decide on war" ?
  • 15. On a chess board at the start of play what piece is between the queen and its closest knight ?

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

Re: Random Trivia Quiz No. 174

Posted: 29 Dec 2023 10:34
by stowie39
3. Mmm mmm mmm mmm
13. 15

I got two things looking up😀😀😀

Re: Random Trivia Quiz No. 174

Posted: 29 Dec 2023 18:06
by elcarretero
1 Buckingham Palace and 10 Downing Street
4 1999

Re: Random Trivia Quiz No. 174

Posted: 30 Dec 2023 09:26
by stowie39
15. Knight

Re: Random Trivia Quiz No. 174

Posted: 30 Dec 2023 12:33
by elcarretero
6 Perth

Re: Random Trivia Quiz No. 174

Posted: 30 Dec 2023 17:00
by LucindaC
10 Desmond Tutu

Re: Random Trivia Quiz No. 174

Posted: 30 Dec 2023 17:33
by elcarretero
8 Nine

Re: Random Trivia Quiz No. 174

Posted: 01 Jan 2024 12:48
by gail
9. Magnesium

Re: Random Trivia Quiz No. 174

Posted: 01 Jan 2024 13:34
by freddo
stowie39 wrote: 29 Dec 2023 10:34 3. Mmm mmm mmm mmm
13. 15

I got two things looking up😀😀😀
Looking up WHAT

Re: Random Trivia Quiz No. 174

Posted: 02 Jan 2024 01:24
by stowie39
freddo wrote: 01 Jan 2024 13:34
stowie39 wrote: 29 Dec 2023 10:34 3. Mmm mmm mmm mmm
13. 15

I got two things looking up😀😀😀
Looking up WHAT
Not what I think you think, if that makes sense, just that they are getting better.