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Random Trivia Quiz No. 181
Posted: 15 Feb 2024 21:02
by 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.
Re: Random Trivia Quiz No. 181
Posted: 16 Feb 2024 00:56
by elcarretero
4 Aylesbury
6 Strangeways Manchester
Re: Random Trivia Quiz No. 181
Posted: 16 Feb 2024 10:41
by gail
10. Rowntrees
11. Horse racetrack
Re: Random Trivia Quiz No. 181
Posted: 17 Feb 2024 09:16
by elcarretero
7 Oktoberfest
Re: Random Trivia Quiz No. 181
Posted: 17 Feb 2024 12:16
by freddo
8 An Expert
2 Nitros Oxcide
Re: Random Trivia Quiz No. 181
Posted: 17 Feb 2024 12:18
by freddo
14 Berlin
15 Volvo
Re: Random Trivia Quiz No. 181
Posted: 17 Feb 2024 13:55
by gail
3. The "at" symbol (as in an email address)
Re: Random Trivia Quiz No. 181
Posted: 17 Feb 2024 19:16
by elcarretero
13 Catholicism
Re: Random Trivia Quiz No. 181
Posted: 22 Feb 2024 21:03
by 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