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Random Trivia Quiz No. 257
Posted: 31 Jul 2025 21:03
by Carl
- 1. No longer in use, the internet top level domain .gb was originally allocated to what nation/state ?
- 2. The 'sub-kingdoms' Blastocladiomycota, Microsporidia and Dikarya belong to the kingdom of organisms commonly called what ?
- 3. The strongly featured character Alyson/Alys in Chaucer's Canterbury Tales is better known as ?
- 4. Parsimonious means: God-fearing; Dishonest; Slow; or Sparing ?
- 5. The controversially named nation Myanmar is also called controversially what ?
- 6. Kinesics is more commonly known as what form of communication ?
- 7. A 3-seater tandem bicycle is called a: Tridem; Ridem; Random; or Tandem ?
- 8. Which country gave diplomatic asylum/refuge to Wikileaks founder Julian Assange in 2012 ?
- 9. Labanotation is a system for coding/recording/analyzing what movement: Dressage; Human; Road traffic; or Bees ?
- 10. What is a hole-punch waste dot called, and is also the name of an African country ?
- 11. The traditional 'badge of honour/honor' title for a fully qualified surgeon/medical consultant is: Professor; Doctor; Mr (Mrs/Ms/etc); or Right honorable ?
- 12. What sort of creature is a killdeer: Dog; Cat; Bat; or Bird ?
- 13. What word forms new words when added as a prefix to the words Able, End, Hole, Ion, and Ray ?
- 14. The Rochdale Principles guide the operation of what sort of organization ?
- 15. What name is given to the age of human agricultural and technology revolution, from Greek 'new' and 'stone' ?
Answers will be provided next Thursday evening after 21:00.
Re: Random Trivia Quiz No. 257
Posted: 31 Jul 2025 21:54
by elcarretero
4 Sparing
7 Tridem
Re: Random Trivia Quiz No. 257
Posted: 01 Aug 2025 07:58
by gail
1. Great Britain
11. Mr
Re: Random Trivia Quiz No. 257
Posted: 01 Aug 2025 20:21
by elcarretero
10 Chad
Re: Random Trivia Quiz No. 257
Posted: 02 Aug 2025 08:49
by gail
5. Burma?
8. Ecuador
Re: Random Trivia Quiz No. 257
Posted: 02 Aug 2025 09:00
by elcarretero
12 Bird
Re: Random Trivia Quiz No. 257
Posted: 07 Aug 2025 21:01
by Carl
ANSWERS
- 1. No longer in use, the internet top level domain .gb was originally allocated to what nation/state ? United Kingdom
- 2. The 'sub-kingdoms' Blastocladiomycota, Microsporidia and Dikarya belong to the kingdom of organisms commonly called what ? Fungi
- 3. The strongly featured character Alyson/Alys in Chaucer's Canterbury Tales is better known as ? The Wife of Bath
- 4. Parsimonious means: God-fearing; Dishonest; Slow; or Sparing ? Sparing
- 5. The controversially named nation Myanmar is also called controversially what ? Burma
- 6. Kinesics is more commonly known as what form of communication ? Body language
- 7. A 3-seater tandem bicycle is called a: Tridem; Ridem; Random; or Tandem ? Tandem
- 8. Which country gave diplomatic asylum/refuge to Wikileaks founder Julian Assange in 2012 ? Ecuador
- 9. Labanotation is a system for coding/recording/analyzing what movement: Dressage; Human; Road traffic; or Bees ? Human
- 10. What is a hole-punch waste dot called, and is also the name of an African country ? Chad
- 11. The traditional 'badge of honour/honor' title for a fully qualified surgeon/medical consultant is: Professor; Doctor; Mr (Mrs/Ms/etc); or Right honorable ? Mr (Mrs/Ms/etc)
- 12. What sort of creature is a killdeer: Dog; Cat; Bat; or Bird ? Bird
- 13. What word forms new words when added as a prefix to the words Able, End, Hole, Ion, and Ray ? Port
- 14. The Rochdale Principles guide the operation of what sort of organization ? Cooperative
- 15. What name is given to the age of human agricultural and technology revolution, from Greek 'new' and 'stone' ? Neolithic