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Random Trivia Quiz No. 192
Posted: 02 May 2024 21:01
by Carl
- 1. Mirabelle is a variety of which fruit ?
- 2. How many noble gases are there ?
- 3. In which year was the Euro, the single European currency, introduced into the world financial markets ?
- 4. What colour is the mineral rock malachite ?
- 5. Which painter is known as The Father of Impressionism ?
- 6. At the time of the northern solstice, the sun is directly over which line of latitude around the Earth: Arctic Circle; Tropic of Cancer; Equator; Tropic of Capricorn; or Antarctic Circle ?
- 7. Which English artist and cartoonist illustrated Lewis Carroll's 'Alice's Adventures in Wonderland' ?
- 8. In Greek mythology, what is the food-stealing monster with a woman's head and body, and bird's wings and claws ?
- 9. The UK Advertising Standards Authority announced what bus poster advert had attracted the highest number of complaints in 2009: Eurotunnel cross-channel services; The Christian Party 'There definitely is a God'; United Colours of Benetton; or Durex Condoms ?
- 10. The Wombles made their debut television appearance on which UK children's TV programme ?
- 11. The fantastically expensive civet coffee is so called because the beans are: civet-brown; civet eye-shaped; harvested from civet dung; or said to be as expensive as Chanel perfume (which once contained civet musk) ?
- 12. What gas do humans breathe out ?
- 13. The artist El Greco was born on which Greek island: Crete; Corfu; or Rhodes ?
- 14. Carpology is the study of what: Fish; Fruits and seeds; or Bones ?
- 15. The Gaillard Cut is part of which canal connecting the Atlantic and Pacific Oceans: Suez Canal; Panama Canal; or Welland Canal ?
Answers will be provided next Thursday evening after 21:00.
Re: Random Trivia Quiz No. 192
Posted: 02 May 2024 22:09
by crummy
8, Harpies
15 Panama canal.
Re: Random Trivia Quiz No. 192
Posted: 03 May 2024 08:06
by elcarretero
2 Seven
11 Harvested from civet dung
Re: Random Trivia Quiz No. 192
Posted: 03 May 2024 08:53
by gail
1. Plum
12. Carbon dioxide
Re: Random Trivia Quiz No. 192
Posted: 04 May 2024 23:20
by elcarretero
6 Tropic of Cancer
Re: Random Trivia Quiz No. 192
Posted: 09 May 2024 21:01
by Carl
ANSWERS
- 1. Mirabelle is a variety of which fruit ? Plum
- 2. How many noble gases are there ? 6
- 3. In which year was the Euro, the single European currency, introduced into the world financial markets ? 1999
- 4. What colour is the mineral rock malachite ? Green
- 5. Which painter is known as The Father of Impressionism ? Claude Monet
- 6. At the time of the northern solstice, the sun is directly over which line of latitude around the Earth: Arctic Circle; Tropic of Cancer; Equator; Tropic of Capricorn; or Antarctic Circle ? Tropic of Cancer
- 7. Which English artist and cartoonist illustrated Lewis Carroll's 'Alice's Adventures in Wonderland' ? John Tenniel
- 8. In Greek mythology, what is the food-stealing monster with a woman's head and body, and bird's wings and claws ? Harpy
- 9. The UK Advertising Standards Authority announced what bus poster advert had attracted the highest number of complaints in 2009: Eurotunnel cross-channel services; The Christian Party 'There definitely is a God'; United Colours of Benetton; or Durex Condoms ? The Christian Party 'There definitely is a God'
- 10. The Wombles made their debut television appearance on which UK children's TV programme ? Jackanory
- 11. The fantastically expensive civet coffee is so called because the beans are: civet-brown; civet eye-shaped; harvested from civet dung; or said to be as expensive as Chanel perfume (which once contained civet musk) ? Harvested from civet dung
- 12. What gas do humans breathe out ? Carbon Dioxide
- 13. The artist El Greco was born on which Greek island: Crete; Corfu; or Rhodes ? Crete
- 14. Carpology is the study of what: Fish; Fruits and seeds; or Bones ? Fruits and seeds
- 15. The Gaillard Cut is part of which canal connecting the Atlantic and Pacific Oceans: Suez Canal; Panama Canal; or Welland Canal ? Panama Canal