Random Trivia Quiz No. 181

[Carl]

• 1. What spirit usually goes into the making of a mint julep ?

• 2. What is the chemical name for Laughing Gas ?

• 3. What widely used symbol is known variously around the world by names such as monkey's tail, snail, little mouse, and asperand ?

• 4. The Great Train Robbery of 1963 was close to what Buckinghamshire county town, which later hosted its criminal trial ?

• 5. The cauliflower was first cultivated on or in the region of what island: Cyprus; Barbados; Taiwan; or Manhattan ?

• 6. On 1st April 1980 a 25-day riot and siege began at what UK prison ?

• 7. What Munich festival, claimed to be world's largest Volksfest (People's Fair), attracts over six million visitors each year ?

• 8. What is a maven: an expert; a female crow; a secret room; or an unbranded calf ?

• 9. The 'Reign of Terror', 1793-94, was a particularly violent political period in which country ?

• 10. What York-based Quaker family created several substantial social reform trusts as a legacy of its chocolate business ?

• 11. The original Greek meaning of the word Hippodrome was what: hippopotamus noise; nightclub; horse racetrack; or hip replacement ?

• 12. What does a cruciverbalist make: government statements; religious ornaments; crossword puzzles; or legal judgments ?

• 13. The Holy See is the highest earthly authority of what religion ?

• 14. An expanded and renamed Schonefeld airport is a replacement for Tegel airport in which European city ?

• 15. What car maker's name means 'roll' in Latin ?

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

[elcarretero]

4 Aylesbury
6 Strangeways Manchester

[gail]

10. Rowntrees
11. Horse racetrack

[elcarretero]

7 Oktoberfest

[freddo]

8 An Expert
2 Nitros Oxcide

[freddo]

14 Berlin
15 Volvo

[gail]

3. The "at" symbol (as in an email address)

[elcarretero]

13 Catholicism

[Carl]

ANSWERS

• 1. What spirit usually goes into the making of a mint julep ? Bourbon

• 2. What is the chemical name for Laughing Gas ? Nitrous Oxide

• 3. What widely used symbol is known variously around the world by names such as monkey's tail, snail, little mouse, and asperand ? The 'at' symbol (@)

• 4. The Great Train Robbery of 1963 was close to what Buckinghamshire county town, which later hosted its criminal trial ? Aylesbury

• 5. The cauliflower was first cultivated on or in the region of what island: Cyprus; Barbados; Taiwan; or Manhattan ? Cyprus

• 6. On 1st April 1980 a 25-day riot and siege began at what UK prison ? Strangeways

• 7. What Munich festival, claimed to be world's largest Volksfest (People's Fair), attracts over six million visitors each year ? Oktoberfest

• 8. What is a maven: an expert; a female crow; a secret room; or an unbranded calf ? An expert

• 9. The 'Reign of Terror', 1793-94, was a particularly violent political period in which country ? France

• 10. What York-based Quaker family created several substantial social reform trusts as a legacy of its chocolate business ? Rowntree

• 11. The original Greek meaning of the word Hippodrome was what: hippopotamus noise; nightclub; horse racetrack; or hip replacement ? Horse racetrack

• 12. What does a cruciverbalist make: government statements; religious ornaments; crossword puzzles; or legal judgments ? Crossword puzzles

• 13. The Holy See is the highest earthly authority of what religion ? Roman Catholic

• 14. An expanded and renamed Schonefeld airport is a replacement for Tegel airport in which European city ? Berlin

• 15. What car maker's name means 'roll' in Latin ? Volvo