Random Trivia Quiz No. 146

[Carl]

• 1. In which year did food rationing end in Britain after the Second World War ?

• 2. Reunion Island is in which body of water ?

• 3. What is Thailand's biggest island ?

• 4. Which UK Chancellor of the Exchequer said, "The difference between tax avoidance and tax evasion is the thickness of a prison wall." ?

• 5. The Yas Marina Grand Prix circuit is in which country ?

• 6. Where in the human body is the radius ?

• 7. Who is the voice of baby Mikey in the 1989 film Look Who's Talking ?

• 8. An eyas is what young creature taken from the wild for training ?

• 9. What is the spiked stick or prod used for driving cattle called ?

• 10. What ice-cream dish is named after an Australian opera singer ?

• 11. What is the name of the platform or stand used to support a coffin ?

• 12. What type of creature is a canvasback ?

• 13. Which prehistoric period followed the Stone Age and preceded the Iron Age ?

• 14. What is the science of accurate time measurement called ?

• 15. Maurice Cole was the real name of which popular funny UK Radio and TV personality ?

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

[elcarretero]

6 Forearm
10 Peach Melba

[LucindaC]

7 Bruce willis
15 Kenny Everett

[Carl]

ANSWERS

• 1. In which year did food rationing end in Britain after the Second World War ? 1954

• 2. Reunion Island is in which body of water ? Indian Ocean

• 3. What is Thailand's biggest island ? Phuket

• 4. Which UK Chancellor of the Exchequer said, "The difference between tax avoidance and tax evasion is the thickness of a prison wall." ? Denis Healey

• 5. The Yas Marina Grand Prix circuit is in which country ? Abu Dhabi

• 6. Where in the human body is the radius ? Forearm

• 7. Who is the voice of baby Mikey in the 1989 film Look Who's Talking ? Bruce Willis

• 8. An eyas is what young creature taken from the wild for training ? Hawk

• 9. What is the spiked stick or prod used for driving cattle called ? Goad

• 10. What ice-cream dish is named after an Australian opera singer ? Peach Melba

• 11. What is the name of the platform or stand used to support a coffin ? Bier/Catafalque

• 12. What type of creature is a canvasback ? Duck

• 13. Which prehistoric period followed the Stone Age and preceded the Iron Age ? Bronze Age

• 14. What is the science of accurate time measurement called ? Chronometry

• 15. Maurice Cole was the real name of which popular funny UK Radio and TV personality ? Kenny Everett