Random Trivia Quiz No. 150

[Carl]

• 1. Fingernails and toenails are made of what protein ?

• 2. What British term equates to the American 'quarter-note' in music ?

• 3. What metal, safely used in food colouring, has the E-Number 175 ?

• 4. Almeria, Merlot, and Waltham Cross are which fruit ?

• 5. What three-letter Latin term used commonly in English translated literally as 'road' or 'way' ?

• 6. What is a three-cornered hat called, popular in the 18th century, still worn by Chelsea Pensioners ?

• 7. Which is the smallest planet in the solar system ?

• 8. Helvetia is the female personification of which country, appearing on its coins and stamps, etc ?

• 9. A frugivore feeds on what ?

• 10. In children's TV what is the name of Fireman Sam's fire truck ?

• 11. Which English artist was the subject of the 1974 film A Bigger Splash ?

• 12. What bridge connects Dawes Point to Milson's Point ?

• 13. What is the longest play written by William Shakespeare ?

• 14. The Bhagavad Gita is an important scripture of which religion ?

• 15. Which British golfer won the 1969 British Open and 1970 US Open Championships ?

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

[elcarretero]

1 Keratin
4 Grape

[LucindaC]

5 via
13 Hamlet

[elcarretero]

6 Tricorn/e

[gail]

15. Tony Jacklin

[elcarretero]

9 Fruit

[elcarretero]

7 Mercury, now that Pluto is not considered a planet
8 Switzerland

[Carl]

ANSWERS

• 1. Fingernails and toenails are made of what protein ? Keratin

• 2. What British term equates to the American 'quarter-note' in music ? Crotchet

• 3. What metal, safely used in food colouring, has the E-Number 175 ? Gold

• 4. Almeria, Merlot, and Waltham Cross are which fruit ? Grapes

• 5. What three-letter Latin term used commonly in English translated literally as 'road' or 'way' ? Via

• 6. What is a three-cornered hat called, popular in the 18th century, still worn by Chelsea Pensioners ? Tricorne

• 7. Which is the smallest planet in the solar system ? Mercury

• 8. Helvetia is the female personification of which country, appearing on its coins and stamps, etc ? Switzerland

• 9. A frugivore feeds on what ? Fruit

• 10. In children's TV what is the name of Fireman Sam's fire truck ? Jupiter

• 11. Which English artist was the subject of the 1974 film A Bigger Splash ? David Hockney

• 12. What bridge connects Dawes Point to Milson's Point ? Sydney Harbour Bridge

• 13. What is the longest play written by William Shakespeare ? Hamlet

• 14. The Bhagavad Gita is an important scripture of which religion ? Hinduism

• 15. Which British golfer won the 1969 British Open and 1970 US Open Championships ? Tony Jacklin