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Random Trivia Quiz No. 154
Posted: 10 Aug 2023 21:04
by Carl
- 1. Oliver Barrett IV was the male lead character in what famous 1970 film ?
- 2. What word, meaning in Greek 'many' and 'man', refers to a woman having more than one husband at the same time ?
- 3. A delusional jealous belief that a partner is unfaithful is known in psychiatry as what syndrome, after a Shakespeare character ?
- 4. Marlon Brando and Maria Schneider starred in what controversial 1972 film ?
- 5. Whose controversial activities were based at 32 Ambleside Avenue, Streatham, South London ?
- 6. Who in 1953 appeared on the cover of the first issue of Playboy magazine ?
- 7. What does a hygrometer measure ?
- 8. Philopobia is the fear of what basic human emotion ?
- 9. What is a sequence of letters called which reads the same backwards as forwards ?
- 10. Who composed the Funeral March sonata ?
- 11. What is a choli (pronounced 'kolee') - a midriff-baring bodice worn with a sari, a poisoned well or spring, an under-water spanner, or a mythical flying rabbit ?
- 12. In which city is Hell Gate Bridge, said to have inspired Sydney Harbour Bridge ?
- 13. The Bessemer process was invented in 1856 for the production of what material ?
- 14. What is the basic monetary unit of Morocco ?
- 15. Which is the world's deepest ocean ?
Answers will be provided next Thursday evening after 21:00.
Re: Random Trivia Quiz No. 154
Posted: 10 Aug 2023 23:05
by elcarretero
4 Last Tango in Paris
6 Marilyn Monroe
Re: Random Trivia Quiz No. 154
Posted: 12 Aug 2023 20:18
by LucindaC
7 humidity
Re: Random Trivia Quiz No. 154
Posted: 13 Aug 2023 00:03
by elcarretero
9 Palindrome
Re: Random Trivia Quiz No. 154
Posted: 13 Aug 2023 15:53
by gail
14. Dirham
Re: Random Trivia Quiz No. 154
Posted: 13 Aug 2023 19:55
by elcarretero
15 Pacific
Re: Random Trivia Quiz No. 154
Posted: 17 Aug 2023 07:16
by stowie39
1. Love story
Re: Random Trivia Quiz No. 154
Posted: 17 Aug 2023 21:02
by Carl
ANSWERS
- 1. Oliver Barrett IV was the male lead character in what famous 1970 film ? Love Story
- 2. What word, meaning in Greek 'many' and 'man', refers to a woman having more than one husband at the same time ? Polyandry
- 3. A delusional jealous belief that a partner is unfaithful is known in psychiatry as what syndrome, after a Shakespeare character ? Othello syndrome
- 4. Marlon Brando and Maria Schneider starred in what controversial 1972 film ? Last Tango In Paris
- 5. Whose controversial activities were based at 32 Ambleside Avenue, Streatham, South London ? Cynthia Paine
- 6. Who in 1953 appeared on the cover of the first issue of Playboy magazine ? Marilyn Monroe
- 7. What does a hygrometer measure ? Humidity
- 8. Philopobia is the fear of what basic human emotion ? Love
- 9. What is a sequence of letters called which reads the same backwards as forwards ? Palindrome
- 10. Who composed the Funeral March sonata ? Fredric Chopin
- 11. What is a choli (pronounced 'kolee') - a midriff-baring bodice worn with a sari, a poisoned well or spring, an under-water spanner, or a mythical flying rabbit ? A midriff-baring bodice worn with a sari
- 12. In which city is Hell Gate Bridge, said to have inspired Sydney Harbour Bridge ? New York
- 13. The Bessemer process was invented in 1856 for the production of what material ? Steel
- 14. What is the basic monetary unit of Morocco ? Dirham
- 15. Which is the world's deepest ocean ? Pacific