Random Trivia Quiz No. 261

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  • 1. Motorcycling competition which combines flat-track/speedway, roadracing and motocross/trials is commonly called what ?
  • 2. What musical instrument generally having 17-23 strings derives its name from Persian meaning 'three strings' ?
  • 3. Name the Spanish coastal region containing the city of Málaga, and towns including Torremolinos, Benalmádena, Fuengirola, and Marbella ?
  • 4. Name the widely referenced Hindu god and eighth incarnation of Vishnu, from Sankrit meaning 'black' ?
  • 5. An actuary specialises in assessing: Insurance risks; Real estate value; Cause of death; or Divorce settlements ?
  • 6. Name the Russian feminist rock-protest group, three of whom were jailed for two years in 2012 for performing an anti-state song in Moscow's Cathedral of Christ the Saviour ?
  • 7. What word/symbol appears at the 12 o'clock position on the traditional ipod click wheel ?
  • 8. The term 'art house' most widely refers to a genre of: Cinema film; Pottery; Sculpture; or Mime ?
  • 9. Hyponatremia/hyponatraemia is a problematical reduction of what in human blood serum: Sodium; Water; Glucose; or Oxygen ?
  • 10. The preparation of what entails scoring (or slashing or docking) it with a 'lame' (pronounced 'lahm') before baking ?
  • 11. A Podiatrist is traditionally more commonly called a: Ventriloquist; Ophthalmologist; Chiropodist; or Brain surgeon ?
  • 12. Mount Danxia, the World Heritage Site containing spectacular red-striped sandstone landscape, including two bizarrely realistic (male and female) phallic rock formations, is in which country ?
  • 13. A geis (plural geasa) is a curse or taboo in which national mythology/language ?
  • 14. A 'supermassive' what is generally believed to be at the centre of the Milky Way galaxy: Black Hole; Red Giant, White Dwarf; or Blue Planet ?
  • 15. Hallertauer, Saaz, Cascade, and East Kent Goldings are varieties of what alcoholic drink ingredient ?

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3 Costa del Sol
5 Insurance risks
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10. Dough
11. Chiropodist
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8 Cinema/Film
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6. Pussy Riot
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ANSWERS
  • 1. Motorcycling competition which combines flat-track/speedway, roadracing and motocross/trials is commonly called what ? Supermoto
  • 2. What musical instrument generally having 17-23 strings derives its name from Persian meaning 'three strings' ? Sitar
  • 3. Name the Spanish coastal region containing the city of Málaga, and towns including Torremolinos, Benalmádena, Fuengirola, and Marbella ? Costa del Sol
  • 4. Name the widely referenced Hindu god and eighth incarnation of Vishnu, from Sankrit meaning 'black' ? Krishna
  • 5. An actuary specialises in assessing: Insurance risks; Real estate value; Cause of death; or Divorce settlements ? Insurance risks
  • 6. Name the Russian feminist rock-protest group, three of whom were jailed for two years in 2012 for performing an anti-state song in Moscow's Cathedral of Christ the Saviour ? Pussy Riot
  • 7. What word/symbol appears at the 12 o'clock position on the traditional ipod click wheel ? MENU
  • 8. The term 'art house' most widely refers to a genre of: Cinema film; Pottery; Sculpture; or Mime ? Cinema film
  • 9. Hyponatremia/hyponatraemia is a problematical reduction of what in human blood serum: Sodium; Water; Glucose; or Oxygen ? Sodium
  • 10. The preparation of what entails scoring (or slashing or docking) it with a 'lame' (pronounced 'lahm') before baking ? Bread
  • 11. A Podiatrist is traditionally more commonly called a: Ventriloquist; Ophthalmologist; Chiropodist; or Brain surgeon ? Chiropodist
  • 12. Mount Danxia, the World Heritage Site containing spectacular red-striped sandstone landscape, including two bizarrely realistic (male and female) phallic rock formations, is in which country ? China
  • 13. A geis (plural geasa) is a curse or taboo in which national mythology/language ? Irish
  • 14. A 'supermassive' what is generally believed to be at the centre of the Milky Way galaxy: Black Hole; Red Giant, White Dwarf; or Blue Planet ? Black hole
  • 15. Hallertauer, Saaz, Cascade, and East Kent Goldings are varieties of what alcoholic drink ingredient ? Hops

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