Random Trivia Quiz No. 175

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Random Trivia Quiz No. 175

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  • 1. What term describes computer software or its code which is free to use and adapt, based on a philosophy of improvement through sharing and collaboration ?
  • 2. A monorchid has one what ?
  • 3. In golf what slang refers to a free extra stroke sometimes allowed informally after a poor shot, typically off the first tee ?
  • 4. A logomachy is a dispute over what ?
  • 5. Stonehenge is in which UK county ?
  • 6. What is a fumarole: an opening in the earth's surface emitting steam and gases; an argument about a bar bill, a Swiss chocolate cake; or male theatrical part played by an actress ?
  • 7. Blenny, damsel, hamlet, goby and grunt are varieties of what living things ?
  • 8. From what language does the phrase Kia Ora come ?
  • 9. The energy of what is measured by the Richter magnitude scale ?
  • 10. The city of Vienna in Austria lies on which river ?
  • 11. At the 2010 Cheltenham horse racing festival rider Katie Walsh received a four day ban for excessive use of what: a car-horn; offensive language; artificial flavouring; or the whip ?
  • 12. What flower is the national emblem of Wales ?
  • 13. In Rugby Union what position does the number 15 play ?
  • 14. What organisation famously distributes bibles to hotel rooms ?
  • 15. Often called 'The Lost City of the Incas', the 15th century ruins of Machu Picchu are in which country ?

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13. Fullback
14. Gideon's
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2 Testicle
5 Wiltshire
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12 Daffodil
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1. Open source
9. Earthquakes
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10 Danube
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ANSWERS
  • 1. What term describes computer software or its code which is free to use and adapt, based on a philosophy of improvement through sharing and collaboration ? Open Source
  • 2. A monorchid has one what ? Testicle
  • 3. In golf what slang refers to a free extra stroke sometimes allowed informally after a poor shot, typically off the first tee ? Mulligan
  • 4. A logomachy is a dispute over what ? Words
  • 5. Stonehenge is in which UK county ? Wiltshire
  • 6. What is a fumarole: an opening in the earth's surface emitting steam and gases; an argument about a bar bill, a Swiss chocolate cake; or male theatrical part played by an actress ? An opening in the earth's surface emitting steam and gases
  • 7. Blenny, damsel, hamlet, goby and grunt are varieties of what living things ? Fish
  • 8. From what language does the phrase Kia Ora come ? Maori
  • 9. The energy of what is measured by the Richter magnitude scale ? Earthquakes
  • 10. The city of Vienna in Austria lies on which river ? Danube
  • 11. At the 2010 Cheltenham horse racing festival rider Katie Walsh received a four day ban for excessive use of what: a car-horn; offensive language; artificial flavouring; or the whip ? The whip
  • 12. What flower is the national emblem of Wales ? Daffodil
  • 13. In Rugby Union what position does the number 15 play ? Full-back
  • 14. What organisation famously distributes bibles to hotel rooms ? Gideons
  • 15. Often called 'The Lost City of the Incas', the 15th century ruins of Machu Picchu are in which country ? Peru

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