Random Trivia Quiz No. 219

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  • 1. Sfumato is a technique in what: Painting; Cooking; Martial Arts; or Meditation ?
  • 2. If you dropped three solid steel spheres, weighing 1kg, 2kg and 3kg, at the same time from a height of ten metres, in what order would they hit the floor: 1kg 2kg 3kg; 3kg 2kg 1kg; All at the same time; or Some other order ?
  • 3. Who dueted with Harry Nilsson on the 1975 Phil Spectre song 'A Love Like Yours (Don't Come Knocking Every Day)' : Dusty Springfield; Barbra Streisand; Diana Ross; or Cher ?
  • 4. If something coruscates, what does it do: Expands; Fades; Sparkles; or Shrinks ?
  • 5. Evo Morales became president of which country in 2006: Bolivia; Argentina; Ecuador; or Peru ?
  • 6. The port of Mocha is in which country: Somalia; Oman; Iran; or Yemen ?
  • 7. Which religion emerged from the Bible Student movement, founded in 1872 by Charles Taze Russell: Jehovah's Witness; Quakers; Mormons; or Baha'i ?
  • 8. In Dubai, Palm Judmeirah is a what: Artificial island development; Camel-meat curry; Scented aphrodisiac soap; or Public holiday ?
  • 9. A nide is a brood or nest of which type of birds: Emus; Sparrows; Swans; or Pheasants ?
  • 10. A Munro, of which there are 283, is a Scottish mountain which is over how many feet high: 1,000; 2,000; 3,000; or 4,000 ?
  • 11. Literally meaning repentance in Italian, what is the visible trace of an earlier painting beneath newer artwork on canvas: Pimento; Paliamento; Pinto; or Pentimento ?
  • 12. An anemometer is a guage used for recording the speed of what: Light; Spacecraft; Wind; or Athletes ?
  • 13. London's city bike rental scheme, which launched in 2010, is based on the Bixi project which introduced bike rental to which city: Paris; Montreal; Venice; or New York ?
  • 14. Which of the Rolling Stones has a cameo role as Captain Jack Teague, father of Jack Sparrow in 'Pirates of the Caribbean, At World's End': Mick Jagger; Charlie Watts, Keith Richards; or Ronnie Wood ?
  • 15. Catalonia, the Spanish Autonomous Community region comprising provinces Barcelona, Girona, Lleida and Tarragona, banned what in 2010 with effect from 2012: Lap-dancing; Bullfighting; Smoking in public outdoors; or Door-to-door selling ?

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1 Painting
2 All at the same time
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8. Artificial island development
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11 Pentimento
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13. Wind
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15 Bullfighting
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ANSWERS
  • 1. Sfumato is a technique in what: Painting; Cooking; Martial Arts; or Meditation ? Painting
  • 2. If you dropped three solid steel spheres, weighing 1kg, 2kg and 3kg, at the same time from a height of ten metres, in what order would they hit the floor: 1kg 2kg 3kg; 3kg 2kg 1kg; All at the same time; or Some other order ? All at the same time
  • 3. Who dueted with Harry Nilsson on the 1975 Phil Spectre song 'A Love Like Yours (Don't Come Knocking Every Day)' : Dusty Springfield; Barbra Streisand; Diana Ross; or Cher ? Cher
  • 4. If something coruscates, what does it do: Expands; Fades; Sparkles; or Shrinks ? Sparkles
  • 5. Evo Morales became president of which country in 2006: Bolivia; Argentina; Ecuador; or Peru ? Bolivia
  • 6. The port of Mocha is in which country: Somalia; Oman; Iran; or Yemen ? Yemen
  • 7. Which religion emerged from the Bible Student movement, founded in 1872 by Charles Taze Russell: Jehovah's Witness; Quakers; Mormons; or Baha'i ? Jehovah's Witness
  • 8. In Dubai, Palm Judmeirah is a what: Artificial island development; Camel-meat curry; Scented aphrodisiac soap; or Public holiday ? Artificial island development
  • 9. A nide is a brood or nest of which type of birds: Emus; Sparrows; Swans; or Pheasants ? Pheasants
  • 10. A Munro, of which there are 283, is a Scottish mountain which is over how many feet high: 1,000; 2,000; 3,000; or 4,000 ? 3,000
  • 11. Literally meaning repentance in Italian, what is the visible trace of an earlier painting beneath newer artwork on canvas: Pimento; Paliamento; Pinto; or Pentimento ? Pentimento
  • 12. An anemometer is a guage used for recording the speed of what: Light; Spacecraft; Wind; or Athletes ? Wind
  • 13. London's city bike rental scheme, which launched in 2010, is based on the Bixi project which introduced bike rental to which city: Paris; Montreal; Venice; or New York ? Montreal
  • 14. Which of the Rolling Stones has a cameo role as Captain Jack Teague, father of Jack Sparrow in 'Pirates of the Caribbean, At World's End': Mick Jagger; Charlie Watts, Keith Richards; or Ronnie Wood ? Keith Richards
  • 15. Catalonia, the Spanish Autonomous Community region comprising provinces Barcelona, Girona, Lleida and Tarragona, banned what in 2010 with effect from 2012: Lap-dancing; Bullfighting; Smoking in public outdoors; or Door-to-door selling ? Bullfighting

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