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Random Trivia Quiz No. 267
Posted: 09 Oct 2025 21:03
by Carl
- 1. What colour is a palamino horse: Black; White; Grey; or Gold with a white main/tail ?
- 2. What mythical god has a hammer called Miolnir (or Mjölnir, or other variants) ?
- 3. Even-toed ungulates and odd-toed ungulates refer to animals whose feet usually are: Hoofed; Webbed; Clawed; or Padded ?
- 4. What country has the internet top level domain .sa ?
- 5. A censor was an officer of what civilization, responsible for public census, morality, finances, etc: Roman; Viking; Greek; or Mongol ?
- 6. Scientists reported in 2012 what litter being used by Mexico City birds to reduce parasites in their nests: Bottle-tops; Cigarette-ends; Chewing-gum; or Taco-wrappers ?
- 7. What famous brand of heat-resistant wipe-clean plastic laminate was invented at and patented by Westinghouse in 1912 ?
- 8. Famously depicting the Norman Conquest of England, the Bayeux Tapestry is actually: Embroidered Cloth; A Tapestry; A Long Carpet; or Painted Fabric ?
- 9. What expression referring to admitting a mistake, humility and shame, derives from an old English peasant dish made with the offal of a deer ?
- 10. In what two modern countries was the Roman province of Lusitania ?
- 11. Optics is a branch of physics specifically concerning: Waves; Light; Radiation; or Lenses ?
- 12. What is Mexico's largest state, and also a famously very small dog breed ?
- 13. Cosmetology refers to study/profession in what field: Space; Puzzles/Games; International Culture; or Beauty/Hair ?
- 14. The name Benedict, as used by popes, etc., is from the Latin meaning: The Blessed; The Wise; The Old; or The Wine-loving ?
- 15. Visceral refers to a human response of what sort: Intellectual; Group; Violent; or Internal ?
Answers will be provided next Thursday evening after 21:00.
Re: Random Trivia Quiz No. 267
Posted: 09 Oct 2025 22:35
by stowie39
9. Eat humble pie(?)
Re: Random Trivia Quiz No. 267
Posted: 10 Oct 2025 07:59
by elcarretero
1 White
2 Thor
Re: Random Trivia Quiz No. 267
Posted: 10 Oct 2025 08:25
by gail
4. Saudi Arabia
11. Light
Re: Random Trivia Quiz No. 267
Posted: 10 Oct 2025 08:30
by elcarretero
3 Hoofed
8 Embroidered cloth
Re: Random Trivia Quiz No. 267
Posted: 10 Oct 2025 13:18
by gail
12. Chihuahua (had to look up the spelling!!!)
Re: Random Trivia Quiz No. 267
Posted: 16 Oct 2025 21:01
by Carl
ANSWERS
- 1. What colour is a palamino horse: Black; White; Grey; or Gold with a white main/tail ? Gold with a white main/tail
- 2. What mythical god has a hammer called Miolnir (or Mjölnir, or other variants) ? Thor
- 3. Even-toed ungulates and odd-toed ungulates refer to animals whose feet usually are: Hoofed; Webbed; Clawed; or Padded ? Hoofed
- 4. What country has the internet top level domain .sa ? Saudi Arabia
- 5. A censor was an officer of what civilization, responsible for public census, morality, finances, etc: Roman; Viking; Greek; or Mongol ? Roman
- 6. Scientists reported in 2012 what litter being used by Mexico City birds to reduce parasites in their nests: Bottle-tops; Cigarette-ends; Chewing-gum; or Taco-wrappers ? Cigarette-ends
- 7. What famous brand of heat-resistant wipe-clean plastic laminate was invented at and patented by Westinghouse in 1912 ? Formica
- 8. Famously depicting the Norman Conquest of England, the Bayeux Tapestry is actually: Embroidered Cloth; A Tapestry; A Long Carpet; or Painted Fabric ? Embroidered Cloth
- 9. What expression referring to admitting a mistake, humility and shame, derives from an old English peasant dish made with the offal of a deer ? Eat humble pie
- 10. In what two modern countries was the Roman province of Lusitania ? Portugal and Spain
- 11. Optics is a branch of physics specifically concerning: Waves; Light; Radiation; or Lenses ? Light
- 12. What is Mexico's largest state, and also a famously very small dog breed ? Chihuahua
- 13. Cosmetology refers to study/profession in what field: Space; Puzzles/Games; International Culture; or Beauty/Hair ? Beauty/Hair
- 14. The name Benedict, as used by popes, etc., is from the Latin meaning: The Blessed; The Wise; The Old; or The Wine-loving ? The Blessed
- 15. Visceral refers to a human response of what sort: Intellectual; Group; Violent; or Internal ? Internal