Random Trivia Quiz No. 243

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Random Trivia Quiz No. 243

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  • 1. Devised by Alan Turing in 1950, the Turing test is a test of what in a computer ? Speed; Reliability; Capacity; or Artificial Intelligence ?
  • 2. New South Wales Australia announced in 2016 it would ban what due to abuses being 'beyond reform' ? Greyhound racing; Slot machines; Lager; or Facebook ?
  • 3. The metaphorical expression meaning self-promotion is "Blow your own ...." what ? Balloon; Trumpet; Bugle; or Kiss ?
  • 4. Internecine refers to what sort of destruction ? Global; Mutual; Reputational; or Biblical ?
  • 5. Name the Asian country, the South American capital city, and Canadian province in the NATO phonetic alphabet
  • 6. Irrespective of volume, human muscle weighs what compared with human fat ? The same; Less; More; or Twice as much ?
  • 7. According to the popular saying, "Necessity is the mother of ....." what ? Nature; Disaster; Invention; or Hungry children ?
  • 8. Vesper refers to what sort of religious service ? Morning; Evening; Winter; or Outdoor ?
  • 9. The human clinical condition 'edema' (also called oedema, dropsy, and hydropsy) generally occurs as what effect ? Insomnia; Sweating; Swelling; or Uncontrollable laughter ?
  • 10. Ganesha (also Ganapati/Vinayaka) the highly revered Hindu god of beginnings, wisdom, arts, writing, etc., is typically shown as the head of what animal ? Lion; Tiger; Elephant; or Rabbit ?
  • 11. What 1960s-invented garden cutter is a portmanteau (combination of 'string' with a word describing its purpose) ?
  • 12. Which one of these is not on average among the three brightest objects in the night sky ? The Moon; Jupiter, Venus; or Neptune ?
  • 13. Which great Indian statesman and spiritual leader (1869 - 1948) said: "We must become the change we want to see." ?
  • 14. The English tradition of wassailing (or wasselling) is singing carols for money, and also singing to what to prompt healthy growth and productivity ? Cows; Sheep; Cider-apple orchards; or Human babies ?
  • 15. Litotes (pronounced 'lie-toe-tees') refers to an ironic or understated expression using a ? Weather feature; Double negative; Metaphorical animal; or Ridiculously high humber ?

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3. trumpet
5. Quebec
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1 Artificial Intelligence
8 Evening
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4 Mutual
7 Invention
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9. Swelling
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10 Elephant
11 Strimmer
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ANSWERS
  • 1. Devised by Alan Turing in 1950, the Turing test is a test of what in a computer ? Speed; Reliability; Capacity; or Artificial Intelligence ? Artificial Intelligence
  • 2. New South Wales Australia announced in 2016 it would ban what due to abuses being 'beyond reform' ? Greyhound racing; Slot machines; Lager; or Facebook ? Greyhound racing
  • 3. The metaphorical expression meaning self-promotion is "Blow your own ...." what ? Balloon; Trumpet; Bugle; or Kiss ? Trumpet
  • 4. Internecine refers to what sort of destruction ? Global; Mutual; Reputational; or Biblical ? Mutual
  • 5. Name the Asian country, the South American capital city, and Canadian province in the NATO phonetic alphabet India, Lima, Quebec
  • 6. Irrespective of volume, human muscle weighs what compared with human fat ? The same; Less; More; or Twice as much ? The same
  • 7. According to the popular saying, "Necessity is the mother of ....." what ? Nature; Disaster; Invention; or Hungry children ? Invention
  • 8. Vesper refers to what sort of religious service ? Morning; Evening; Winter; or Outdoor ? Evening
  • 9. The human clinical condition 'edema' (also called oedema, dropsy, and hydropsy) generally occurs as what effect ? Insomnia; Sweating; Swelling; or Uncontrollable laughter ? Swelling
  • 10. Ganesha (also Ganapati/Vinayaka) the highly revered Hindu god of beginnings, wisdom, arts, writing, etc., is typically shown as the head of what animal ? Lion; Tiger; Elephant; or Rabbit ? Elephant
  • 11. What 1960s-invented garden cutter is a portmanteau (combination of 'string' with a word describing its purpose) ? Strimmer
  • 12. Which one of these is not on average among the three brightest objects in the night sky ? The Moon; Jupiter, Venus; or Neptune ? Neptune
  • 13. Which great Indian statesman and spiritual leader (1869 - 1948) said: "We must become the change we want to see." ? Gandhi
  • 14. The English tradition of wassailing (or wasselling) is singing carols for money, and also singing to what to prompt healthy growth and productivity ? Cows; Sheep; Cider-apple orchards; or Human babies ? Cider-apple orchards
  • 15. Litotes (pronounced 'lie-toe-tees') refers to an ironic or understated expression using a ? Weather feature; Double negative; Metaphorical animal; or Ridiculously high humber ? Double negative

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