Random Trivia Quiz No. 79

[Carl]

• 1. Who played Momma in the 1987 black comedy Throw Momma From The Train ?

• 2. In mathematics, what is the meaning of the term googol ?

• 3. How many of Mark Spitz’s Olympic golds were for solo events ?

• 4. Why were people partying in Paris the evening before Bastille Day in 1998 ?

• 5. Clue: Pertaining to a division of arthropods, containing lobsters, crabs, crawfish, etc

• 6. What website became famous for faux-news headlines like: "Clinton Deploys Vowels to Bosnia" and "Death Star to Open Day Care Center" ?

• 7. A US singer / dancer of the 1930s with the real first name of Ethel, she appeared in musicals such as Dames and 42nd Street. Who was she ?

• 8. Clue: Ultimate

• 9. Who had a US number one hit with "Disco Duck (part 1)" in 1976 ?

• 10. What were the wicks in the vestal virgins lamps made from ?

• 11. By what more common name are the 3rd Molars known ?

• 12. What is the most easterly state of the USA ?

• 13. Collective nouns – A Chatter of what ?

• 14. How many books are there in the Christian Bible ?

• 15. In which 2002 film did Goldie Hawn and Susan Sarandon play a pair of ageing rock groupies ?

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

[stowie39]

15
Thelma and Louise

[elcarretero]

8 Final
12 Alaska

[Carl]

ANSWERS

• 1. Who played Momma in the 1987 black comedy Throw Momma From The Train ? Anne Ramsey

• 2. In mathematics, what is the meaning of the term googol ? It represents the number 1 followed by 100 zeroes

• 3. How many of Mark Spitz’s Olympic golds were for solo events ? Four

• 4. Why were people partying in Paris the evening before Bastille Day in 1998 ? France had won the World Cup

• 5. Clue: Pertaining to a division of arthropods, containing lobsters, crabs, crawfish, etc Crustacean

• 6. What website became famous for faux-news headlines like: "Clinton Deploys Vowels to Bosnia" and "Death Star to Open Day Care Center" ? TheOnion.com

• 7. A US singer / dancer of the 1930s with the real first name of Ethel, she appeared in musicals such as Dames and 42nd Street. Who was she ? Ruby Keeler

• 8. Clue: Ultimate Eventual

• 9. Who had a US number one hit with "Disco Duck (part 1)" in 1976 ? Rick Dees and His Cast of Idiots

• 10. What were the wicks in the vestal virgins lamps made from ? Asbestos

• 11. By what more common name are the 3rd Molars known ? Wisdom teeth

• 12. What is the most easterly state of the USA ? Maine

• 13. Collective nouns – A Chatter of what ? Budgerigars

• 14. How many books are there in the Christian Bible ? 66

• 15. In which 2002 film did Goldie Hawn and Susan Sarandon play a pair of ageing rock groupies ? The Banger Sisters