Random Trivia Quiz No. 107

[Carl]

• 1. What is the only pasta to eat for good luck on New Years Day, according to Sicilian tradition ?

• 2. What belt driven engine accessory pressurizes the intake air in an automobile engine ?

• 3. Pubs are said to have evolved from what Anglo-Saxon establishment that started to appear in the 5th century ?

• 4. Which country were the 2010 Winter Olympic Games held in ?

• 5. What would you add to a Welsh Rarebit to make a Buck Rarebit ?

• 6. Which company took over production of Rolls-Royce cars in 2003 ?

• 7. During which month is the longest day in the Southern hemisphere ?

• 8. Into how many sectors is the standard dartboard divided into ?

• 9. What brand of breakfast cereal has the phrase "Two Scoops!" emblazoned on its box ?

• 10. What was the home country of famed jeweller Peter Carl Faberge ?

• 11. Who invented the electrical bass ?

• 12. What's the international radio code word for the letter "V" ?

• 13. Wiccaphobia is the fear of what ?

• 14. The Caldecott Medal is an award given in what field ?

• 15. What publication makes weather predictions based on a secret formula developed in 1792 ?

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

[stowie39]

12
Victor

[elcarretero]

8 82
9

[LucindaC]

7 December
10 Russian

[Carl]

ANSWERS

• 1. What is the only pasta to eat for good luck on New Years Day, according to Sicilian tradition ? Lasagne

• 2. What belt driven engine accessory pressurizes the intake air in an automobile engine ? Supercharger

• 3. Pubs are said to have evolved from what Anglo-Saxon establishment that started to appear in the 5th century ? Alehouses

• 4. Which country were the 2010 Winter Olympic Games held in ? Canada

• 5. What would you add to a Welsh Rarebit to make a Buck Rarebit ? Poached egg

• 6. Which company took over production of Rolls-Royce cars in 2003 ? BMW

• 7. During which month is the longest day in the Southern hemisphere ? December

• 8. Into how many sectors is the standard dartboard divided into ? 82

• 9. What brand of breakfast cereal has the phrase "Two Scoops!" emblazoned on its box ? Kellogg's Raisin Bran

• 10. What was the home country of famed jeweller Peter Carl Faberge ? Russia

• 11. Who invented the electrical bass ? Leo Fender

• 12. What's the international radio code word for the letter "V" ? Victor

• 13. Wiccaphobia is the fear of what ? Witches and witchcraft

• 14. The Caldecott Medal is an award given in what field ? Children's book illustration

• 15. What publication makes weather predictions based on a secret formula developed in 1792 ? The Old Farmer's Almanac