Random Trivia Quiz No. 215

[Carl]

• 1. Triops Cancriformis, discovered in Scotland in July 2010 and said by scientists to have the oldest pedigree (over 200m years) of any living animal on Earth is what type of creature: Shrimp; Bird; Bat; or Reindeer ?

• 2. In cycling, what colour jersey is worn by the leader of the Tour of Italy ?

• 3. The green of London's Parliament Square was named what by activists during 2010, when sporadic protests developed into a large camp community ?

• 4. In which secure London building was Hitler's deputy Rudolph Hess briefly imprisoned in May 1941 after he fled Germany to Scotland ?

• 5. In climatology, pluvial relates to what ?

• 6. What is the method of dyeing fabric in which the parts not to be dyed are covered with removeable wax ?

• 7. Who was the first female film director to win a best film Oscar ?

• 8. What is the only country which extends from the Equator to one of the Tropic lines of latitude ?

• 9. The inactive volcano, Mauna Kea (meaning 'white mountain' in the local native language), is in which US state ?

• 10. Who composed the music for the opera Porgy and Bess, about 1920s African American life in Charleston, South Carolina ?

• 11. Jenny Shipley was the first female prime minister of which country ?

• 12. The mineral and ore pitchblende is rich in what radioactive element, after which it is now named ?

• 13. Bianca is the younger sister of Katherina in which Shakespeare comedy play ?

• 14. Manchester United's 2010 Spanish signing nicknamed Chicharito means what in Spanish: Little Pea; Long Bean; Big Onion; or Sudden Sprout ?

• 15. On which item of dress would a cockade normally be worn ?

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

[elcarretero]

4 Tower of London
5 Rain

[Carl]

ANSWERS

• 1. Triops Cancriformis, discovered in Scotland in July 2010 and said by scientists to have the oldest pedigree (over 200m years) of any living animal on Earth is what type of creature: Shrimp; Bird; Bat; or Reindeer ? Shrimp

• 2. In cycling, what colour jersey is worn by the leader of the Tour of Italy ? Pink

• 3. The green of London's Parliament Square was named what by activists during 2010, when sporadic protests developed into a large camp community ? Democracy Village

• 4. In which secure London building was Hitler's deputy Rudolph Hess briefly imprisoned in May 1941 after he fled Germany to Scotland ? The Tower of London

• 5. In climatology, pluvial relates to what ? Rainfall

• 6. What is the method of dyeing fabric in which the parts not to be dyed are covered with removeable wax ? Batik

• 7. Who was the first female film director to win a best film Oscar ? Kathryn Bigelow

• 8. What is the only country which extends from the Equator to one of the Tropic lines of latitude ? Brazil

• 9. The inactive volcano, Mauna Kea (meaning 'white mountain' in the local native language), is in which US state ? Hawaii

• 10. Who composed the music for the opera Porgy and Bess, about 1920s African American life in Charleston, South Carolina ? George Gershwin

• 11. Jenny Shipley was the first female prime minister of which country ? New Zealand

• 12. The mineral and ore pitchblende is rich in what radioactive element, after which it is now named ? Uranium

• 13. Bianca is the younger sister of Katherina in which Shakespeare comedy play ? The Taming of the Shrew

• 14. Manchester United's 2010 Spanish signing nicknamed Chicharito means what in Spanish: Little Pea; Long Bean; Big Onion; or Sudden Sprout ? Little Pea

• 15. On which item of dress would a cockade normally be worn ? Hat