Random Trivia Quiz No. 106

[Carl]

• 1. Which stringed musical instrument shares its name with a cooking utensil ?

• 2. Which famous 1960 black and white horror film was the first to show a flushing toilet ?

• 3. Which seven letter word for a type of argument is also collective noun for sparrows ?

• 4. The name of which widely used aromatic herb stems from the Greek word for 'royal' ?

• 5. Which one of the Titanic's sister ships sank in the Aegean Sea on the morning of November 21, 1916 ?

• 6. Lawbreakers Robert LeRoy Parker and Harry Longabaugh were better known as what ?

• 7. In the film Airplane, Leslie Nielson's line, "Don't call me Shirley", was a response to which question ?

• 8. Which film producer with a vegetable as a last name, was, until his death, involved in most of the James Bond films ?

• 9. Which famous Hollywood actor was buried in his Dracula costume ?

• 10. What do the actors Rex Harrison, Yun-Fat Chow and Yul Brynner all have in common ?

• 11. Marion Crane is the tragic figure in which cult horror film ?

• 12. Meaning 'praised', what is the most common first name in the world ?

• 13. Which very important part of the human body was named due to its similarity with a seahorse ?

• 14. At which FIFA World Cup semi-final was the penalty shoot-out format used for the first time ?

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

[elcarretero]

1 Mandolin
8 Cubby Broccoli

[LucindaC]

3 quarrel
6 Butch cassidy and sundance kid

[elcarretero]

11 Psycho

[Carl]

ANSWERS

• 1. Which stringed musical instrument shares its name with a cooking utensil ? Mandolin

• 2. Which famous 1960 black and white horror film was the first to show a flushing toilet ? Psycho

• 3. Which seven letter word for a type of argument is also collective noun for sparrows ? Quarrel

• 4. The name of which widely used aromatic herb stems from the Greek word for 'royal' ? Basil (from 'basilikos')

• 5. Which one of the Titanic's sister ships sank in the Aegean Sea on the morning of November 21, 1916 ? HMHS Britannic

• 6. Lawbreakers Robert LeRoy Parker and Harry Longabaugh were better known as what ? Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid

• 7. In the film Airplane, Leslie Nielson's line, "Don't call me Shirley", was a response to which question ? "Surely you can't be serious"

• 8. Which film producer with a vegetable as a last name, was, until his death, involved in most of the James Bond films ? Albert R Broccoli

• 9. Which famous Hollywood actor was buried in his Dracula costume ? Bela Lugosi

• 10. What do the actors Rex Harrison, Yun-Fat Chow and Yul Brynner all have in common ? They have all played a King on film

• 11. Marion Crane is the tragic figure in which cult horror film ? Psycho

• 12. Meaning 'praised', what is the most common first name in the world ? Muhammad

• 13. At which FIFA World Cup semi-final was the penalty shoot-out format used for the first time ? West Germany v France 1982

• 14. Which painting method translated means 'fresh' or 'cool' ? Fresco