Random Trivia Quiz No. 220

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  • 1. In the UK in the 1930s, what was named after the Minister of Transport: Pelican Crossing; Shadwell Station; Belisha Beacon; or Ashgrove College ?
  • 2. Melanophobia is the irrational fear of what: The colour black; Punishment; Fruit; or Children ?
  • 3. Pop star Wyclef Jean was a potential but unsuccessful 2010 presidential candidate in which country ?
  • 4. Chennai, the capital of the Indian state of Tamil Nadu, was known by what name until 1968 ?
  • 5. What is the Secret Service code name for the helicopter pad at The Pentagon ?
  • 6. Eighteen year-old Eri Yoshida, known as the Knuckleball Princess, in 2010 became the first Japanese woman to play in the US professional (generally all-male) league of which sport: Baseball; Basketball; Volleyball; or Table Tennis ?
  • 7. Which jockey won the 1981 UK Grand National on Aldaniti ?
  • 8. Yitzhak Rabin was the prime minister of which country between 1974 and 1977 ?
  • 9. What was the nickname of the Parliamentary supporters during the mid 17th century English Civil War ?
  • 10. Icicles, helter-skelter, slicing and chipping are technical terms used in what field: Lacrosse; Dressmaking; Stained-glass; or Hairdressing ?
  • 11. What standard test characteristic has been produced in genetically modified laboratory animals so that researchers can see easily that genetic modification has occurred: Spots; Stripes; Pink eyes; Glow in the dark ?
  • 12. Which English novelist is best known for his Father Brown detective series ?
  • 13. On which part of the body would a tarboosh be worn ?
  • 14. What was the name of the Argentine Navy cruiser which was torpedoed and sunk during the 1982 Falklands War ?
  • 15. The English town name suffix 'wich' (as in Nantwich and Northwich) derives from the mining of what mineral ?

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1 Belisha Beacon
2 The colour black
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4. Madras
7. Bob champion
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9 Roundheads
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14. Belgrano
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8 Israel
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ANSWERS
  • 1. In the UK in the 1930s, what was named after the Minister of Transport: Pelican Crossing; Shadwell Station; Belisha Beacon; or Ashgrove College ? Belisha Beacon
  • 2. Melanophobia is the irrational fear of what: The colour black; Punishment; Fruit; or Children ? The colour black
  • 3. Pop star Wyclef Jean was a potential but unsuccessful 2010 presidential candidate in which country ? Haiti
  • 4. Chennai, the capital of the Indian state of Tamil Nadu, was known by what name until 1968 ? Madras
  • 5. What is the Secret Service code name for the helicopter pad at The Pentagon ? Playground
  • 6. Eighteen year-old Eri Yoshida, known as the Knuckleball Princess, in 2010 became the first Japanese woman to play in the US professional (generally all-male) league of which sport: Baseball; Basketball; Volleyball; or Table Tennis ? Baseball
  • 7. Which jockey won the 1981 UK Grand National on Aldaniti ? Bob Champion
  • 8. Yitzhak Rabin was the prime minister of which country between 1974 and 1977 ? Israel
  • 9. What was the nickname of the Parliamentary supporters during the mid 17th century English Civil War ? Roundheads
  • 10. Icicles, helter-skelter, slicing and chipping are technical terms used in what field: Lacrosse; Dressmaking; Stained-glass; or Hairdressing ? Hairdressing
  • 11. What standard test characteristic has been produced in genetically modified laboratory animals so that researchers can see easily that genetic modification has occurred: Spots; Stripes; Pink eyes; Glow in the dark ? Glow in the dark
  • 12. Which English novelist is best known for his Father Brown detective series ? G K Chesterton
  • 13. On which part of the body would a tarboosh be worn ? Head
  • 14. What was the name of the Argentine Navy cruiser which was torpedoed and sunk during the 1982 Falklands War ? General Belgrano
  • 15. The English town name suffix 'wich' (as in Nantwich and Northwich) derives from the mining of what mineral ? Salt

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