Random Trivia Quiz No. 179

[Carl]

• 1. The Irish Derby is held at which racecourse ?

• 2. The cephalothorax and the opisthosoma are body sections of what: arachnids (spiders, etc); humans; birds; or fire-engines ?

• 3. Born Betty Joan Perske, which actress starred in The Big Sleep and To Have and Have Not ?

• 4. In which European city is the Charles Bridge ?

• 5. To which Scottish island did Bonnie Price Charlie escape, dressed as a maid, in 1746 ?

• 6. Flame, Birds-eye and Quilted refer to decorative varieties of what wood commonly used in musical instruments ?

• 7. What shape is cordate ?

• 8. US Aviator Lawrence Burst Sperry (1892-1923) has attracted suggestions of being the founder of the 'Mile High Club' due to his invention of which flight aid ?

• 9. Mycology is the study of what: fungi; greed; the mind; or myspace ?

• 10. Who wrote the novel The French Lieutenant's Woman ?

• 11. What is the state capital of South Australia ?

• 12. How many grams are in a hectogram ?

• 13. Which is the only Charles Dickens novel with a female narrator ?

• 14. Copoclephily is the collecting of what: police paraphernalia; co-op tokens; keyrings; or mermaid figures ?

• 15. Budapest lies on which river ?

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

[elcarretero]

2 Arachnids
5 Skye

[gail]

15. Danube

[elcarretero]

7 Heart

[Carl]

ANSWERS

• 1. The Irish Derby is held at which racecourse ? The Curragh

• 2. The cephalothorax and the opisthosoma are body sections of what: arachnids (spiders, etc); humans; birds; or fire-engines ? Arachnids

• 3. Born Betty Joan Perske, which actress starred in The Big Sleep and To Have and Have Not ? Lauren Bacall

• 4. In which European city is the Charles Bridge ? Prague

• 5. To which Scottish island did Bonnie Price Charlie escape, dressed as a maid, in 1746 ? Skye

• 6. Flame, Birds-eye and Quilted refer to decorative varieties of what wood commonly used in musical instruments ? Maple

• 7. What shape is cordate ? Heart

• 8. US Aviator Lawrence Burst Sperry (1892-1923) has attracted suggestions of being the founder of the 'Mile High Club' due to his invention of which flight aid ? Autopilot

• 9. Mycology is the study of what: fungi; greed; the mind; or myspace ? Fungi

• 10. Who wrote the novel The French Lieutenant's Woman ? John Fowles

• 11. What is the state capital of South Australia ? Adelaide

• 12. How many grams are in a hectogram ? 100

• 13. Which is the only Charles Dickens novel with a female narrator ? Bleak House

• 14. Copoclephily is the collecting of what: police paraphernalia; co-op tokens; keyrings; or mermaid figures ? Keyrings

• 15. Budapest lies on which river ? Danube