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Random Trivia Quiz No. 183
Posted: 29 Feb 2024 21:03
by Carl
- 1. Which two-faced Roman god is the namesake of the month of January ?
- 2. The Cretaceous, Triassic and which other geological period make up the Mesozoic Era, which ran from roughly 252 to 66 million years ago ?
- 3. 'Modern', 'Britain' and 'Liverpool' are the three primary venues owned by which famous British art gallery ?
- 4. Gangnam, made famous worldwide by the Psy song Gangnam Style, is a neighbourhood in which Asian capital city ?
- 5. A Wiener Schnitzel is traditionally made from a cutlet of which type of meat ?
- 6. Which pre-Columbian society and empire was conquered by the Spaniard Hernán Cortés in the early 16th Century ?
- 7. Titus had been Roman Emperor for mere months when which volcano erupted in late summer or early autumn of 79AD ?
- 8. Ferrari, the automobile company, derives its name from the surname of its founder, Enzo Ferrari. What medieval profession does the surname Ferrari refer to ?
- 9. Vlad the Impaler, Voivode (ruler) of Wallachia in modern-day Romania, is thought to have been the inspiration behind which famous character, created by Bram Stoker ?
- 10. 'White House' is the literal translation (from Spanish) of which Moroccan city, also the title of a critically-acclaimed 1942 film ?
- 11. The 1971 John Denver hit 'Take Me Home, Country Roads' was written about which American State, mentioned repeatedly in the song's chorus ?
- 12. Who, for her 2008 movie The Hurt Locker, became the first woman ever to win an Academy Award for Best Director ?
- 13. Far from the Madding Crowd and Tess of the D'Urbervilles are 19th-Century novels written by which English author ?
- 14. How many degrees is each angle in an equilateral triangle ?
- 15. What railway line is green on the traditional map of the London Underground (Tube) ?
Answers will be provided next Thursday evening after 21:00.
Re: Random Trivia Quiz No. 183
Posted: 29 Feb 2024 21:56
by stowie39
3. Tate
14. 60
Re: Random Trivia Quiz No. 183
Posted: 29 Feb 2024 23:43
by elcarretero
1 Janus
5 Pork
Re: Random Trivia Quiz No. 183
Posted: 01 Mar 2024 10:40
by gail
10. Casablanca
11. West Virginia
Re: Random Trivia Quiz No. 183
Posted: 02 Mar 2024 07:51
by elcarretero
7 Vesuvius
Re: Random Trivia Quiz No. 183
Posted: 07 Mar 2024 21:01
by Carl
ANSWERS
- 1. Which two-faced Roman god is the namesake of the month of January ? Janus
- 2. The Cretaceous, Triassic and which other geological period make up the Mesozoic Era, which ran from roughly 252 to 66 million years ago ? Jurassic
- 3. 'Modern', 'Britain' and 'Liverpool' are the three primary venues owned by which famous British art gallery ? Tate
- 4. Gangnam, made famous worldwide by the Psy song Gangnam Style, is a neighbourhood in which Asian capital city ? Seoul
- 5. A Wiener Schnitzel is traditionally made from a cutlet of which type of meat ? Veal
- 6. Which pre-Columbian society and empire was conquered by the Spaniard Hernán Cortés in the early 16th Century ? Aztec
- 7. Titus had been Roman Emperor for mere months when which volcano erupted in late summer or early autumn of 79AD ? Vesuvius
- 8. Ferrari, the automobile company, derives its name from the surname of its founder, Enzo Ferrari. What medieval profession does the surname Ferrari refer to ? Blacksmith
- 9. Vlad the Impaler, Voivode (ruler) of Wallachia in modern-day Romania, is thought to have been the inspiration behind which famous character, created by Bram Stoker ? Dracula
- 10. 'White House' is the literal translation (from Spanish) of which Moroccan city, also the title of a critically-acclaimed 1942 film ? Casablanca
- 11. The 1971 John Denver hit 'Take Me Home, Country Roads' was written about which American State, mentioned repeatedly in the song's chorus ? West Virginia
- 12. Who, for her 2008 movie The Hurt Locker, became the first woman ever to win an Academy Award for Best Director ? Kathryn Bigelow
- 13. Far from the Madding Crowd and Tess of the D'Urbervilles are 19th-Century novels written by which English author ? Thomas Hardy
- 14. How many degrees is each angle in an equilateral triangle ? 60
- 15. What railway line is green on the traditional map of the London Underground (Tube) ? District Line