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Random Trivia Quiz No. 277
Posted: 18 Dec 2025 21:02
by Carl
- 1. The word putative means: Harsh; Token; Conditional; or Supposed ?
- 2. What word for a very bad incident derives from Italian meaning 'ill-starred' ?
- 3. Aside from his usual name who is sometimes called the Bishop of Rome: Michelangelo; Silvio Berlusconi; Benito Mussolini; or The Pope ?
- 4. Psilocybin refers to what commonly named natural recreational and anti-depressant drug ?
- 5. What does the French-English expression "C'est la vie !" mean ?
- 6. A fire ant colony can join together as a self-transporting: Wing; Raft; Ball; or Wheel ?
- 7. The German/Jewish occupational surname Schneider referred to what sort of tradesman ?
- 8. The old maritime professional rank bosun is an abbreviation of what older full term ?
- 9. What word follows either 'stone' or 'Chinese' in referring to deliberate obstruction ?
- 10. The old British slang to 'shop' someone, meaning to betray someone, or inform an authority of someone's wrong-doing, derives from 'shop' meaning: Reward; Witness; Prison; or Bible ?
- 11. What is the common name for the electrically excitable cells of the brain which process data via electrical and chemical signals ?
- 12. What sweet creamy alcoholic drink is named because lawyers/barristers were said to enjoy it ?
- 13. What is an unrealistically optimistic person, after the title-character of Eleanor Porter's famous 1913 novel ?
- 15. Screeno, Keno, and Housey-Housey are name variations of what more commonly known gambling game ?
Answers will be provided next Thursday evening after 21:00.
Re: Random Trivia Quiz No. 277
Posted: 19 Dec 2025 07:46
by stowie39
9. Wall
15. Bingo
Re: Random Trivia Quiz No. 277
Posted: 19 Dec 2025 08:11
by gail
5. That's life
9. Wall
Re: Random Trivia Quiz No. 277
Posted: 21 Dec 2025 09:45
by freddo
7 Tailor
14 Small spectacles that are clips to the nose they have no arms
Re: Random Trivia Quiz No. 277
Posted: 25 Dec 2025 21:19
by Carl
ANSWERS
- 1. The word putative means: Harsh; Token; Conditional; or Supposed ? Supposed
- 2. What word for a very bad incident derives from Italian meaning 'ill-starred' ? Disaster
- 3. Aside from his usual name who is sometimes called the Bishop of Rome: Michelangelo; Silvio Berlusconi; Benito Mussolini; or The Pope ? The Pope
- 4. Psilocybin refers to what commonly named natural recreational and anti-depressant drug ? Magic mushrooms
- 5. What does the French-English expression "C'est la vie !" mean ? Such is life !
- 6. A fire ant colony can join together as a self-transporting: Wing; Raft; Ball; or Wheel ? Raft
- 7. The German/Jewish occupational surname Schneider referred to what sort of tradesman ? Tailor
- 8. The old maritime professional rank bosun is an abbreviation of what older full term ? Boatswain
- 9. What word follows either 'stone' or 'Chinese' in referring to deliberate obstruction ? Wall
- 10. The old British slang to 'shop' someone, meaning to betray someone, or inform an authority of someone's wrong-doing, derives from 'shop' meaning: Reward; Witness; Prison; or Bible ? Prison
- 11. What is the common name for the electrically excitable cells of the brain which process data via electrical and chemical signals ? Neurons
- 12. What sweet creamy alcoholic drink is named because lawyers/barristers were said to enjoy it ? Advocaat
- 13. What is an unrealistically optimistic person, after the title-character of Eleanor Porter's famous 1913 novel ? Pollyanna
- 14. What are pince-nez ? Spectacles
- 15. Screeno, Keno, and Housey-Housey are name variations of what more commonly known gambling game ? Bingo