Random Trivia Quiz No. 195

[Carl]

• 1. Nicholas Rowe's 1703 play The Fair Penitent originated what character, whose name has since referred to a seducer of women ?

• 2. Dresden china originated in which country ?

• 3. rothers Harry, Samuel, Albert and Jack established which film company in 1923 ?

• 4. In Greek mythology what are the goddesses or spirits which inspire the creation of literature and the arts ?

• 5. Coober Pedy, the largest opal mine in the world, is in which country ?

• 6. The suffix 'stan' in a country's name such as Afghanistan derives from what early Indo-European meaning: mountain; stand; flag; or goat ?

• 7. What is the name of the shallow circular transparent dish with a flat lid, used for the culture of micro-organisms ?

• 8. Which is the only city to lie in two continents ?

• 9. Selhurst Park is the home ground of which English football club ?

• 10. What is the name of the substance obtained from the dried swim bladders of fish, used in brewing and winemaking ?

• 11. Which US state is known as the Sunflower State ?

• 12. The lahara, used in the liqueur Curacao, is an adaptation of which common fruit ?

• 13. Heliotherapy is the therapeutic use of what ?

• 14. Which famous 18th century English theologian and chemist pioneered the discovery of oxygen ?

• 15. In 1958, Maria Teresa de Filippis was the first woman to compete in which sport ?

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

[elcarretero]

2 Germany
3 Warner Brothers

[gail]

7. Petri dish
13. The Sun

[elcarretero]

4 Muses

[Carl]

ANSWERS

• 1. Nicholas Rowe's 1703 play The Fair Penitent originated what character, whose name has since referred to a seducer of women ? Lothario

• 2. Dresden china originated in which country ? Germany

• 3. rothers Harry, Samuel, Albert and Jack established which film company in 1923 ? Warner Brothers

• 4. In Greek mythology what are the goddesses or spirits which inspire the creation of literature and the arts ? Muses

• 5. Coober Pedy, the largest opal mine in the world, is in which country ? Australia

• 6. The suffix 'stan' in a country's name such as Afghanistan derives from what early Indo-European meaning: mountain; stand; flag; or goat ? Stand

• 7. What is the name of the shallow circular transparent dish with a flat lid, used for the culture of micro-organisms ? Petri Dish

• 8. Which is the only city to lie in two continents ? Istanbul

• 9. Selhurst Park is the home ground of which English football club ? Crystal Palace

• 10. What is the name of the substance obtained from the dried swim bladders of fish, used in brewing and winemaking ? Isinglass

• 11. Which US state is known as the Sunflower State ? Kansas

• 12. The lahara, used in the liqueur Curacao, is an adaptation of which common fruit ? Orange

• 13. Heliotherapy is the therapeutic use of what ? Sunlight

• 14. Which famous 18th century English theologian and chemist pioneered the discovery of oxygen ? Joseph Priestley

• 15. In 1958, Maria Teresa de Filippis was the first woman to compete in which sport ? Formula 1