Random Trivia Quiz No. 282

[Carl]

• 1. In which city is the European Parliament based ?

• 2. Who wrote the poem 'The Owl and the Pussycat' ?

• 3. Gala, Jonagold and Pink Lady are varieties of which fruit ?

• 4. What is the boiling point of water using the scientific kelvin scale of temperature measurement ?

• 5. What was the 1st human invention that broke the sound barrier ?

• 6. What name was given to the Samuri code of honour ?

• 7. What song does the main character wake up to every morning in Groundhog Day ?

• 8. What is the largest fresh water lake in North America ?

• 9. The highest temperature ever recorded outside in the shade was recorded in Azizah, in Africa. In which country is this city located ?

• 10. Which Hasbro 'action figure' got its name from a Robert Mitchum film ?

• 11. Which South American country was named after the Italian city of Venice ?

• 12. In which country is the highest mountain in South America ?

• 13. How many emirates make up the United Arab Emirates ?

• 14. If you were puting numbers on new changing room lockers to be numbered from 1 to 100, how many times would you use the number 9 ?

• 15. Which famous group performed the first ever song on Top Of The Pops in 1964 ?

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

[stowie39]

3. Apple

[gail]

1. Strasbourg
2. Edward Lear

[freddo]

14 20
8 Lake Superior

[Carl]

ANSWERS

• 1. In which city is the European Parliament based ? Strasbourg

• 2. Who wrote the poem 'The Owl and the Pussycat' ? Edward Lear

• 3. Gala, Jonagold and Pink Lady are varieties of which fruit ? Apple

• 4. What is the boiling point of water using the scientific kelvin scale of temperature measurement ? 373k - kelvins

• 5. What was the 1st human invention that broke the sound barrier ? The whip

• 6. What name was given to the Samuri code of honour ? Bushido

• 7. What song does the main character wake up to every morning in Groundhog Day ? I Got You Babe (by Sonny and Cher)

• 8. What is the largest fresh water lake in North America ? Lake Superior

• 9. The highest temperature ever recorded outside in the shade was recorded in Azizah, in Africa. In which country is this city located ? Libya

• 10. Which Hasbro 'action figure' got its name from a Robert Mitchum film ? G.I. Joe

• 11. Which South American country was named after the Italian city of Venice ? Venezuela

• 12. In which country is the highest mountain in South America ? Argentina

• 13. How many emirates make up the United Arab Emirates ? 7

• 14. If you were puting numbers on new changing room lockers to be numbered from 1 to 100, how many times would you use the number 9 ? 20

• 15. Which famous group performed the first ever song on Top Of The Pops in 1964 ? The Rolling Stones