Random Trivia Quiz No. 159

[Carl]

• 1. Dulse is an edible type of what ?

• 2. In which 1995 film does Robert Carlisle play the character Begbie ?

• 3. From what island destination was HMS Bounty returning when its famous mutiny occurred ?

• 4. Which of the Marx brother's original name was Adolph ?

• 5. Which famous poet and author, born in India in 1865, wrote the poem 'The Female of the Species is More Deadly than the Male' ?

• 6. What brand of raincoat was famously worn by British prime minister Harold Wilson ?

• 7. With which English county cricket club did Ian Botham finish his playing career ?

• 8. Zagazig is a city in which North African country ?

• 9. Which country has the international car registration BDS ?

• 10. Which of the British armed forces is known as the Senior Service ?

• 11. Who was William Shakespeare's wife (other than Mrs Shakespeare) ?

• 12. What type of fruit is a Jargonelle ?

• 13. What is the name of the opera house which opened in Milan in 1778 ?

• 14. What is the longest nerve in the human body ?

• 15. What was the old English silver coin worth four pre-decimal pennies ?

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

[stowie39]

1. Seaweed
7. Durham

[elcarretero]

3 Tahiti
9 Barbados

[LucindaC]

5 Kipling

[elcarretero]

7 Durham

[Carl]

ANSWERS

• 1. Dulse is an edible type of what ? Seaweed

• 2. In which 1995 film does Robert Carlisle play the character Begbie ? Trainspotting

• 3. From what island destination was HMS Bounty returning when its famous mutiny occurred ? Tahiti

• 4. Which of the Marx brother's original name was Adolph ? Harpo

• 5. Which famous poet and author, born in India in 1865, wrote the poem 'The Female of the Species is More Deadly than the Male' ? Rudyard Kipling

• 6. What brand of raincoat was famously worn by British prime minister Harold Wilson ? Gannex

• 7. With which English county cricket club did Ian Botham finish his playing career ? Durham

• 8. Zagazig is a city in which North African country ? Egypt

• 9. Which country has the international car registration BDS ? Barbados

• 10. Which of the British armed forces is known as the Senior Service ? The Royal Navy

• 11. Who was William Shakespeare's wife (other than Mrs Shakespeare) ? Anne Hathaway

• 12. What type of fruit is a Jargonelle ? A pear

• 13. What is the name of the opera house which opened in Milan in 1778 ? La Scala

• 14. What is the longest nerve in the human body ? Sciatic Nerve

• 15. What was the old English silver coin worth four pre-decimal pennies ? Groat