Random Trivia Quiz No. 191

[Carl]

• 1. What colour is a 'double-word' square on a Scrabble board ?

• 2. What is prestigious and precious and has the ISO currency code of XPT ?

• 3. What instrument named from the Italian word for small, is traditionally considered to be the highest-pitched in a orchestra ?

• 4. Which human blood group can receive blood from any other blood group ?

• 5. What controversial artist designed the Chupa Chups lollipop logo ?

• 6. What is a céilidh: a diacritical mark; a Gaelic music and dance event; a vegetable; or a telescope ?

• 7. What is the traditional timing device used by musicians which clicks at a selected rate ?

• 8. During which war was the Battle of Anzio ?

• 9. The port of Drammen is in which European country ?

• 10. What measure of thermal resistance used in the textile industry is said to derive from the name of a Roman garment ?

• 11. David Cameron, Boris Johnson, Ludovic Kennedy and David Dimbleby are among the past members of which exclusive and hedonistic Oxford club ?

• 12. Which late sporting champion and airline founder, nicknamed the Rat and Clockwork Mouse, featured on an Austrian postage stamp in 2005 ?

• 13. Spencer Perceval (1762-1812) is the only British Prime Minister to have been what: a professor; deaf; assassinated; or ginger ?

• 14. Which singer and actor's epitaph is 'The Best is Yet to Come' ?

• 15. Jazz musician Stephane Grappelli was famous for playing which instrument ?

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

[elcarretero]

1 Pink
3 Piccolo

[gail]

6. Gaelic music and dance event
7. Metronome

[elcarretero]

4 Group O

[crummy]

8 WW2

13 assasinated

[gail]

10. Tog
12. Niki Lauder

[elcarretero]

15 Violin

[Carl]

ANSWERS

• 1. What colour is a 'double-word' square on a Scrabble board ? Pink

• 2. What is prestigious and precious and has the ISO currency code of XPT ? Platinum

• 3. What instrument named from the Italian word for small, is traditionally considered to be the highest-pitched in a orchestra ?Piccolo

• 4. Which human blood group can receive blood from any other blood group ? AB

• 5. What controversial artist designed the Chupa Chups lollipop logo ? Salvador Dali

• 6. What is a céilidh: a diacritical mark; a Gaelic music and dance event; a vegetable; or a telescope ? A Gaelic music and dance event

• 7. What is the traditional timing device used by musicians which clicks at a selected rate ? Metronome

• 8. During which war was the Battle of Anzio ? WWII

• 9. The port of Drammen is in which European country ? Norway

• 10. What measure of thermal resistance used in the textile industry is said to derive from the name of a Roman garment ? Tog

• 11. David Cameron, Boris Johnson, Ludovic Kennedy and David Dimbleby are among the past members of which exclusive and hedonistic Oxford club ? The Bullingdon Club

• 12. Which late sporting champion and airline founder, nicknamed the Rat and Clockwork Mouse, featured on an Austrian postage stamp in 2005 ? Niki Lauda

• 13. Spencer Perceval (1762-1812) is the only British Prime Minister to have been what: a professor; deaf; assassinated; or ginger ? Assassinated

• 14. Which singer and actor's epitaph is 'The Best is Yet to Come' ? Frank Sinatra

• 15. Jazz musician Stephane Grappelli was famous for playing which instrument ? Violin