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Random Trivia Quiz No. 155
Posted: 17 Aug 2023 21:07
by Carl
- 1. Sentenced to death at the Nuremberg Trials, which former chief of the Luftwaffe took cyanide the night before his scheduled hanging ?
- 2. What are the names of the mother and father dogs in the film 101 Dalmations ?
- 3. The grandfather of which English actress was leader of the Labour Party 1931 - 35 ?
- 4. A human-being has how many pairs of chromosomes ?
- 5. Which American writer won the Nobel Prize for Literature in 1954 ?
- 6. In 1978 who died after serving only 34 days as Pope ?
- 7. The Tamil Tigers are a rebel force in which country ?
- 8. According to legend who killed the lion represented by the constellation Leo ?
- 9. Palermo is the capital of which island ?
- 10. Name the Oxford and Cambridge reserve crews which compete before the Thames Boat Race main event ?
- 11. Fucus (pronounced 'fewcus') is a type of what ?
- 12. The Irish city of Limerick is on which river ?
- 13. What car maker announced in early 2009 plans to reintroduce the iconic DS marque ?
- 14. What is a 'mazur' - a Polish folk dance; an Italian picnic table; a Chinese fighting snail; or a puppy or kitten born with only three legs ?
- 15. What colour is the flesh of a lychee ?
Answers will be provided next Thursday evening after 21:00.
Re: Random Trivia Quiz No. 155
Posted: 17 Aug 2023 23:42
by elcarretero
7 Sri Lanka
9 Sicily
Re: Random Trivia Quiz No. 155
Posted: 18 Aug 2023 08:43
by gail
13. Citroen
Re: Random Trivia Quiz No. 155
Posted: 18 Aug 2023 13:46
by elcarretero
4 23
Re: Random Trivia Quiz No. 155
Posted: 19 Aug 2023 16:45
by LucindaC
3 Angela Langsbury
Re: Random Trivia Quiz No. 155
Posted: 19 Aug 2023 20:14
by elcarretero
10 Isis and Goldie
Re: Random Trivia Quiz No. 155
Posted: 24 Aug 2023 21:00
by Carl
ANSWERS
- 1. Sentenced to death at the Nuremberg Trials, which former chief of the Luftwaffe took cyanide the night before his scheduled hanging ? Hermann Goring
- 2. What are the names of the mother and father dogs in the film 101 Dalmations ? Perdita and Pongo
- 3. The grandfather of which English actress was leader of the Labour Party 1931 - 35 ? Angela Lansbury
- 4. A human-being has how many pairs of chromosomes ? 23
- 5. Which American writer won the Nobel Prize for Literature in 1954 ? Ernest Hemmingway
- 6. In 1978 who died after serving only 34 days as Pope ? Pope John Paul the First
- 7. The Tamil Tigers are a rebel force in which country ? Sri Lanka
- 8. According to legend who killed the lion represented by the constellation Leo ? Hercules
- 9. Palermo is the capital of which island ? Sicily
- 10. Name the Oxford and Cambridge reserve crews which compete before the Thames Boat Race main event ? Isis (Oxford) and Goldie (Cambridge)
- 11. Fucus (pronounced 'fewcus') is a type of what ? Seaweed
- 12. The Irish city of Limerick is on which river ? Shannon
- 13. What car maker announced in early 2009 plans to reintroduce the iconic DS marque ? Citroen
- 14. What is a 'mazur' - a Polish folk dance; an Italian picnic table; a Chinese fighting snail; or a puppy or kitten born with only three legs ? A Polish folk dance
- 15. What colour is the flesh of a lychee ? White