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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