Random Trivia Quiz No. 263

[Carl]

• 1. Former butler Paolo Gabriele was convicted in 2012 of stealing documents, and subsequently leaking secrets, of what major international leadership headquarters ?

• 2. Traditionally CE on a calculator key stood for what ?

• 3. What island nation began modernizing reforms in the early 2000s when leadership passed from brother to brother ?

• 4. Google's prior name while under development was 'Back ....' ?

• 5. What traditional dark ale is said to derive from its consumption by early 1700s doormen and bag-carrying street workers ?

• 6. The Starbucks coffee corporation took its name from what classic novel ?

• 7. A phlebotomist historically used what creature as a tool of the trade: Falcon; Maggot; Leech; or Horse ?

• 8. Roughly how many thousand metres is the average cruising altitude of a commercial airliner: 7; 12; 18; or 20 ?

• 9. The retail expression 'Dark Store' refers to a shop premises designed/converted for what purpose ?

• 10. What Caribbean nation is considered the first black-led republic in the world ?

• 11. What puzzle, meaning 'single number' in Japanese, requires the completion of a grid so that each column, row and 3 x 3 box contain the numbers 1 - 9 ?

• 12. Monrovia is a: London district; Hobbit kingdom; Landrover model; or African capital city ?

• 13. The flamboyant Australian Darren Lyons controversially bought back his bankrupt agency business assets in 2012 to continue trading in what industry: Plastic surgery; Concert promotion; Celebrity representation; or Paparazzi pictures ?

• 14. What is the English translation of the German news magazine title Der Spiegel ?

• 15. Chinese corporation Huawei, controversially blacklisted in 2012 by the US Government Intelligence Committee, was at 2012 the world's largest equipment manufacturer in which sector: Telecoms; Armaments; Medical; or Catering ?

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

[gail]

2. Clear entry
7. Leach

[elcarretero]

5 Porter
11 Sudoku

[Carl]

ANSWERS

• 1. Former butler Paolo Gabriele was convicted in 2012 of stealing documents, and subsequently leaking secrets, of what major international leadership headquarters ? The Vatican

• 2. Traditionally CE on a calculator key stood for what ? Clear Entry

• 3. What island nation began modernizing reforms in the early 2000s when leadership passed from brother to brother ? Cuba

• 4. Google's prior name while under development was 'Back ....' ? Rub

• 5. What traditional dark ale is said to derive from its consumption by early 1700s doormen and bag-carrying street workers ? Porter

• 6. The Starbucks coffee corporation took its name from what classic novel ? Moby Dick

• 7. A phlebotomist historically used what creature as a tool of the trade: Falcon; Maggot; Leech; or Horse ? Leech

• 8. Roughly how many thousand metres is the average cruising altitude of a commercial airliner: 7; 12; 18; or 20 ? 12

• 9. The retail expression 'Dark Store' refers to a shop premises designed/converted for what purpose ? Online fulfillment

• 10. What Caribbean nation is considered the first black-led republic in the world ? Haiti

• 11. What puzzle, meaning 'single number' in Japanese, requires the completion of a grid so that each column, row and 3 x 3 box contain the numbers 1 - 9 ? Sudoku

• 12. Monrovia is a: London district; Hobbit kingdom; Landrover model; or African capital city ? African capital city

• 13. The flamboyant Australian Darren Lyons controversially bought back his bankrupt agency business assets in 2012 to continue trading in what industry: Plastic surgery; Concert promotion; Celebrity representation; or Paparazzi pictures ? Paparazzi pictures

• 14. What is the English translation of the German news magazine title Der Spiegel ? The Mirror

• 15. Chinese corporation Huawei, controversially blacklisted in 2012 by the US Government Intelligence Committee, was at 2012 the world's largest equipment manufacturer in which sector: Telecoms; Armaments; Medical; or Catering ? Telecoms