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Random Trivia Quiz No. 148
Posted: 29 Jun 2023 21:06
by Carl
- 1. A tangelo is the hybrid of which two fruits ?
- 2. The Petrified Forest National Park is in which US state ?
- 3. Coprophagia is the eating (by insects and certain animals) of what ?
- 4. Which London tube station was called Gillespie Road before adopting the name of a nearby football club in 1932 ?
- 5. What is the name of the 'and' symbol (originally formed from the French word 'et') ?
- 6. Passat, the Volkswagen car model, is German for a type of what ?
- 7. Who was the first woman Speaker of the UK House of Commons ?
- 8. What are auctioned at Tattersalls ?
- 9. What is the fifth book of the Old Testament ?
- 10. In Switzerland, 1978, the corpse of which entertainer was reburied in concrete after it was recovered from extortionists ?
- 11. What word, favoured by crossword compilers, is a small case for holding needles ?
- 12. Bertrand Russell was a founder member of which British peace-movement organisation, established in 1957 ?
- 13. What is the state capital of Queensland, Australia ?
- 14. The novel A Scandal in Bohemia features which fictional detective ?
- 15. P is the symbol for which chemical element ?
Answers will be provided next Thursday evening after 21:00.
Re: Random Trivia Quiz No. 148
Posted: 29 Jun 2023 21:43
by stowie39
3. CND
Re: Random Trivia Quiz No. 148
Posted: 29 Jun 2023 23:04
by elcarretero
5 Ampersand
7 Betty Boothroyd
Re: Random Trivia Quiz No. 148
Posted: 01 Jul 2023 11:24
by LucindaC
8 horses
Re: Random Trivia Quiz No. 148
Posted: 01 Jul 2023 16:39
by elcarretero
15 Phosphorus
Re: Random Trivia Quiz No. 148
Posted: 06 Jul 2023 21:02
by Carl
ANSWERS
- 1. A tangelo is the hybrid of which two fruits ? Tangerine and Grapefruit (Pomelo)
- 2. The Petrified Forest National Park is in which US state ? Arizona
- 3. Coprophagia is the eating (by insects and certain animals) of what ? Dung
- 4. Which London tube station was called Gillespie Road before adopting the name of a nearby football club in 1932 ? Arsenal
- 5. What is the name of the 'and' symbol (originally formed from the French word 'et') ? Ampersand
- 6. Passat, the Volkswagen car model, is German for a type of what ? Wind
- 7. Who was the first woman Speaker of the UK House of Commons ? Betty Boothroyd
- 8. What are auctioned at Tattersalls ? Thoroughbreed horses
- 9. What is the fifth book of the Old Testament ? Deuteronomy
- 10. In Switzerland, 1978, the corpse of which entertainer was reburied in concrete after it was recovered from extortionists ? Charlie Chaplin
- 11. What word, favoured by crossword compilers, is a small case for holding needles ? Etui
- 12. Bertrand Russell was a founder member of which British peace-movement organisation, established in 1957 ? CND (Campaign for Nuclear Disarmament
- 13. What is the state capital of Queensland, Australia ? Brisbane
- 14. The novel A Scandal in Bohemia features which fictional detective ? Sherlock Holmes
- 15. P is the symbol for which chemical element ? Phosphorus