Random Trivia Quiz No. 124

[Carl]

• 1. What does "www" stand for in a website browser ?

• 2. How long is an Olympic swimming pool (in metres) ?

• 3. What countries made up the original Axis powers in World War II ?

• 4. Which country do cities of Perth, Adelade & Brisbane belong to ?

• 5. What geometric shape is generally used for stop signs ?

• 6. What is "cynophobia" ?

• 7. What punctuation mark ends an imperative sentence ?

• 8. Who named the Pacific Ocean ?

• 9. How many languages are written from right to left ?

• 10. How many countries still have Shilling as currency ?

• 11. What is the name of the man who launched eBay back in 1995 ?

• 12. What is the name of the biggest technology company in South Korea ?

• 13. Which animal can be seen on the Porsche logo ?

• 14. Which monarch officially made Valentine's Day a holiday in 1537 ?

• 15. Who was the first woman to win a Nobel Prize (in 1903) ?

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

[stowie39]

1. World wide web
2. 50 metres

[elcarretero]

4 Australia
5 Octagon

[gail]

15. Marie Curie

[elcarretero]

7 Exclamation mark

[LucindaC]

13 Horse

[Carl]

ANSWERS

• 1. What does "www" stand for in a website browser ? World Wide Web

• 2. How long is an Olympic swimming pool (in metre) ? 50 metres

• 3. What countries made up the original Axis powers in World War II ? Germany, Italy and Japan

• 4. Which country do cities of Perth, Adelade & Brisbane belong to ? Australia

• 5. What geometric shape is generally used for stop signs ? Octagon

• 6. What is "cynophobia" ? Fear of dogs

• 7. What punctuation mark ends an imperative sentence ? A period or exclamation point

• 8. Who named the Pacific Ocean ? Ferdinand Magellan

• 9. How many languages are written from right to left ? 12

• 10. How many countries still have Shilling as currency ? 4

• 11. What is the name of the man who launched eBay back in 1995 ? Pierre Omidyar

• 12. What is the name of the biggest technology company in South Korea ? Samsung

• 13. Which animal can be seen on the Porsche logo ? Horse

• 14. Which monarch officially made Valentine's Day a holiday in 1537 ? Henry VIII

• 15. Who was the first woman to win a Nobel Prize (in 1903) ? Marie Curie