Random Trivia Quiz No. 13

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Random Trivia Quiz No. 13

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  • 1. What amphibian did Pliny the Elder suggest be tied to the jaw, to make teeth firmer ?
  • 2. F W De Klerk was the last white President of which country ?
  • 3. Which US state is the called the treasure state ?
  • 4. Volney was in hundreds of films where can you see him ?
  • 5. What bizarre theory about Dr. Watson did mystery writer Rex Stout, and ardent Sherlock Holmes fan, once suggest to fellow members of the Baker Street Irregulars ?
  • 6. On which British Golf Course is there a hole called the Postage Stamp ?
  • 7. Christine Jorgensen in 1952 was the world’s first what ?
  • 8. Why is Easter always on a Sunday between March 22 and April 25 ?
  • 9. Who's the lead vocalist for the band The Teardrop Explodes ?
  • 10. What is the only country which is crossed by both the Equator and the Tropic of Cancer ?
  • 11. By what colourful name is the pop star Alecia Moore better known ?
  • 12. In 1975, actor Jack Nicholson played the character called Randle Patrick "Mac" McMurphy, what was the film ?
  • 13. What 'BOTW' is the name of a Simon and Garfunkel album ?
  • 14. Translate from Cockney slang: Grass in the Park
  • 15. The 'Stimpmeter', a device that applies a known force to a ball and then measures the distance it travels is used in what sport ?

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12. One flew over the cuckoo's nest
13 Bridge over troubled water
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2. South Africa
11. Pink
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14. Nark, informant
15 Golf, to measure the speed of the greens
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6. Troon
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ANSWERS
  • 1. What amphibian did Pliny the Elder suggest be tied to the jaw, to make teeth firmer ? A frog
  • 2. F W De Klerk was the last white President of which country ? South Africa
  • 3. Which US state is the called the treasure state ? Montana
  • 4. Volney was in hundreds of films where can you see him ? MGM films he was the lion
  • 5. What bizarre theory about Dr. Watson did mystery writer Rex Stout, and ardent Sherlock Holmes fan, once suggest to fellow members of the Baker Street Irregulars ? That Watson was a woman
  • 6. On which British Golf Course is there a hole called the Postage Stamp ? Troon
  • 7. Christine Jorgensen in 1952 was the world’s first what ? Sex change operation
  • 8. Why is Easter always on a Sunday between March 22 and April 25 ? It's the 1st Sunday after the 1st full moon after the vernal equinox (21st March)
  • 9. Who's the lead vocalist for the band The Teardrop Explodes ? Julian Cope
  • 10. What is the only country which is crossed by both the Equator and the Tropic of Cancer ? Brazil
  • 11. By what colourful name is the pop star Alecia Moore better known ? Pink
  • 12. In 1975, actor Jack Nicholson played the character called Randle Patrick "Mac" McMurphy, what was the film ? One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest
  • 13. What 'BOTW' is the name of a Simon and Garfunkel album ? Bridge Over Troubled Water
  • 14. Translate from Cockney slang: Grass in the Park Nark
  • 15. The 'Stimpmeter', a device that applies a known force to a ball and then measures the distance it travels is used in what sport ? In golf, to measure the speed of a putting green

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