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Random Trivia Quiz No. 77
Posted: 27 Jan 2022 21:07
by Carl
- 1. 14% of Americans could not identify which country on a map ?
- 2. Clue: Having a tendency to conceal
- 3. 'The Moon's A Ballon' was the first volume of whose autobiographical works ? Dirk Bogarde, David Niven, Richard Burton or Peter Ustinov ?
- 4. What computer company was named after a founder's memories of spending a summer in an Oregon orchard ?
- 5. Which sport in the Olympics includes pikes, tucks and twists ?
- 6. In legend, which bird rose from its own ashed ?
- 7. Strontium 90 was the original name of which band ?
- 8. In tenpin bowling, what name is given to the act of knocking down all the pins with the 2 balls of a single frame ?
- 9. Which First Lady ws born Mamie Doud ?
- 10. Identify the director, better known for his/her exploits, of 1973 Breezy
- 11. In the 70s the Bahamas gained independence from who ?
- 12. What is the origin of the phase, "United we stand, divided we fall" ?
- 13. What American billionaire tried to airlift 28 tons of medicine and Christmas gifts to American POWs in North Vietnam in 1969 ?
- 14. Mark Hughes and Gary Lineker both played for which Spanish soccer club ?
- 15. Translate from Cockney slang: Egg Yolk
Answers will be provided next Thursday evening after 21:00.
Re: Random Trivia Quiz No. 77
Posted: 28 Jan 2022 06:53
by stowie39
3. David Niven
8,.Spare
Re: Random Trivia Quiz No. 77
Posted: 28 Jan 2022 08:20
by elcarretero
4 Apple
5 Diving
Re: Random Trivia Quiz No. 77
Posted: 28 Jan 2022 08:50
by stowie39
6. Phoenix
Re: Random Trivia Quiz No. 77
Posted: 29 Jan 2022 09:53
by LucindaC
10 Clint eastwood
Re: Random Trivia Quiz No. 77
Posted: 30 Jan 2022 10:57
by gail
15. Joke
Re: Random Trivia Quiz No. 77
Posted: 03 Feb 2022 21:04
by Carl
ANSWERS
- 1. 14% of Americans could not identify which country on a map ? America
- 2. Clue: Having a tendency to conceal Secretive
- 3. 'The Moon's A Ballon' was the first volume of whose autobiographical works ? Dirk Bogarde, David Niven, Richard Burton or Peter Ustinov ? David Niven
- 4. What computer company was named after a founder's memories of spending a summer in an Oregon orchard ? Apple
- 5. Which sport in the Olympics includes pikes, tucks and twists ? Diving
- 6. In legend, which bird rose from its own ashed ? The Phoenix
- 7. Strontium 90 was the original name of which band ? The Police
- 8. In tenpin bowling, what name is given to the act of knocking down all the pins with the 2 balls of a single frame ? Spare
- 9. Which First Lady ws born Mamie Doud ? Mamie Eisenhower
- 10. Identify the director, better known for his/her exploits, of 1973 Breezy Clint Eastwood
- 11. In the 70s the Bahamas gained independence from who ? Great Britain
- 12. What is the origin of the phase, "United we stand, divided we fall" ? Aesop’s fables. It’s from the Four Oxen and the Lion, written in the sixth century B.C.
- 13. What American billionaire tried to airlift 28 tons of medicine and Christmas gifts to American POWs in North Vietnam in 1969 ? Ross Perot
- 14. Mark Hughes and Gary Lineker both played for which Spanish soccer club ? Barcelona
- 15. Translate from Cockney slang: Egg Yolk Joke