Random Trivia Quiz No. 225

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Random Trivia Quiz No. 225

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  • 1. Who invented roll camera film, thereby popularizing photography, and founded the Kodak company, whose full title also bears his name ?
  • 2. In the snowy winter of 2010, a Thames Valley policeman was reprimanded for sledging on duty down a slope on his what ?
  • 3. Which two countries share the Dead Sea ?
  • 4. Composed in 1907, The Soldier's Song (that's the English translation of the title) was formally adopted in 1926 as the national anthem of which European country ?
  • 5. The Mills bomb, developed in Birmingham in 1915, and produced in numbers exceeding 70 million since then, is more commonly known by what term ?
  • 6. An ammeter measures electrical what: Force; Energy; Current; or Resistance ?
  • 7. The Sumida and Arakawa are two main rivers of which capital city ?
  • 8. Waldi the dachshund was the symbolic mascot for the Olympic games of which year and city ?
  • 9. Anthracite is a type of what: Gemstone; Coal; Disease; or Internet community ?
  • 10. What is the Italian word, meaning 'head', for the clamp-like gadget used on guitars and other fretted stringed instruments to change key and tuning ?
  • 11. The Pacific Ocean covers approximately what percentage of the Earth's surface: 10; 20; 30; or 40 ?
  • 12. New France was the name given to French colonized lands in which continent from the 16th-18th centuries: North America; South America; Africa; or Asia ?
  • 13. What technology concerns the use of pressurized gas to achieve mechanical motion, and in a general singular sense means filled or worked with air ?
  • 14. What is Spanish for heart: Corazón; Cuore; Herz; or Croí ?
  • 15. Saint Pega is said to be England's first female: Soldier; Saint; Hermit; or Monarch ?

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1 George Eastman
4 Ireland
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9. Coal
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5 Hand grenade
6 Current
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3. Israel & Jordan
6. Current
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13 Pneumatics
14 Heart
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ANSWERS
  • 1. Who invented roll camera film, thereby popularizing photography, and founded the Kodak company, whose full title also bears his name ? George Eastman
  • 2. In the snowy winter of 2010, a Thames Valley policeman was reprimanded for sledging on duty down a slope on his what ? Riot shield
  • 3. Which two countries share the Dead Sea ? Jordan and Israel
  • 4. Composed in 1907, The Soldier's Song (that's the English translation of the title) was formally adopted in 1926 as the national anthem of which European country ? Ireland
  • 5. The Mills bomb, developed in Birmingham in 1915, and produced in numbers exceeding 70 million since then, is more commonly known by what term ? Hand grenade
  • 6. An ammeter measures electrical what: Force; Energy; Current; or Resistance ? Current
  • 7. The Sumida and Arakawa are two main rivers of which capital city ? Tokyo
  • 8. Waldi the dachshund was the symbolic mascot for the Olympic games of which year and city ? 1972 - Munich
  • 9. Anthracite is a type of what: Gemstone; Coal; Disease; or Internet community ? Coal
  • 10. What is the Italian word, meaning 'head', for the clamp-like gadget used on guitars and other fretted stringed instruments to change key and tuning ? Capo
  • 11. The Pacific Ocean covers approximately what percentage of the Earth's surface: 10; 20; 30; or 40 ? 30%
  • 12. New France was the name given to French colonized lands in which continent from the 16th-18th centuries: North America; South America; Africa; or Asia ? North America
  • 13. What technology concerns the use of pressurized gas to achieve mechanical motion, and in a general singular sense means filled or worked with air ? Pneumatics
  • 14. What is Spanish for heart: Corazón; Cuore; Herz; or Croí ? Corazón
  • 15. Saint Pega is said to be England's first female: Soldier; Saint; Hermit; or Monarch ? Hermit

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