Random Trivia Quiz No. 152

[Carl]

• 1. What alcoholic drink is distilled from the agave plant ?

• 2. Which British prime minister resigned in 1957 after his failure to handle the Suez Crisis ?

• 3. Name the fraudulent chairman of Polly Peck who jumped bail and fled to Cyprus in 1993 ?

• 4. What computer game invented by Alexi Pajtnov celebrated its 35th anniversary in June 2019 ?

• 5. Terpsichore is the ancient Greek muse of which art form ?

• 6. Raymond Babbitt is the title character in which 1988 film ?

• 7. Scottish rebel Robert MacGregor was better known by what name ?

• 8. The logo of the Yamaha corporation comprises three interlocking what ?

• 9. What is the name of the US President's helicopter ?

• 10. ENT is what department in a hospital ?

• 11. Vladimir Ulyanov was better known as which political activist and leader ?

• 12. What is the Japanese art of fencing which uses bamboo swords ?

• 13. What is the chemical symbol for diamond ?

• 14. What is the velvet fabric with a pattern formed by burning the pile away with acid ?

• 15. The songs I got Life and Aquarius come from which musical ?

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

[elcarretero]

1 Tequila
2 Anthony Eden

[gail]

10. Ear, nose & throat
15. Hair

[elcarretero]

6 Rainman

[LucindaC]

4 tetris

[elcarretero]

7 Rob Roy

[Carl]

ANSWERS

• 1. What alcoholic drink is distilled from the agave plant ? Tequila

• 2. Which British prime minister resigned in 1957 after his failure to handle the Suez Crisis ? Anthony Eden

• 3. Name the fraudulent chairman of Polly Peck who jumped bail and fled to Cyprus in 1993 ? Asil Nadir

• 4. What computer game invented by Alexi Pajtnov celebrated its 35th anniversary in June 2019 ? Tetris

• 5. Terpsichore is the ancient Greek muse of which art form ? Dance

• 6. Raymond Babbitt is the title character in which 1988 film ? Rainman

• 7. Scottish rebel Robert MacGregor was better known by what name ? Rob Roy

• 8. The logo of the Yamaha corporation comprises three interlocking what ? Tuning forks

• 9. What is the name of the US President's helicopter ? Marine One

• 10. ENT is what department in a hospital ? Ear Nose Throat

• 11. Vladimir Ulyanov was better known as which political activist and leader ? Lenin

• 12. What is the Japanese art of fencing which uses bamboo swords ? Kendo

• 13. What is the chemical symbol for diamond ? C (Diamonds are entirely made of carbon)

• 14. What is the velvet fabric with a pattern formed by burning the pile away with acid ? Devore

• 15. The songs I got Life and Aquarius come from which musical ? Hair