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Random Trivia Quiz No. 158
Posted: 07 Sep 2023 21:05
by Carl
- 1. What is the medical condition in which a person has an extreme tendency to fall asleep at inappropriate times ?
- 2. Which country was previously called Siam ?
- 3. What is the standard duration of a chukka in the sport of field polo ?
- 4. What is the title of the first James Bond film ?
- 5. Who was the first president of independent Russia (as distinct from USSR, the Soviet Union) ?
- 6. What merchant bank collapsed in 1995 due to unauthorised debts accumulated by trader Nick Leeson ?
- 7. Lake Inari, within the Arctic Circle, is in which European country ?
- 8. Herman van Rompuy, the first President of the European Council, was previously prime minister of which country ?
- 9. Who composed Pomp and Circumstance No.4 in 1907 ?
- 10. What is the basic monetary unit in Vietnam ?
- 11. In which London park does the annual Frieze Art Fair take place ?
- 12. Metachrosis is the ability of some animals to do what ?
- 13. In the 1833 Factory Act in Britain what was the minimum age of a child allowed to work in a factory ?
- 14. Where on the human head would you find an epicanthic fold ?
- 15. Which British Prime Minister resigned in 1940 ?
Answers will be provided next Thursday evening after 21:00.
Re: Random Trivia Quiz No. 158
Posted: 07 Sep 2023 23:08
by elcarretero
1 Narcolepsy
9 Edward Elgar
Re: Random Trivia Quiz No. 158
Posted: 09 Sep 2023 18:29
by LucindaC
4 Dr No
5 Yeltsin?
Re: Random Trivia Quiz No. 158
Posted: 10 Sep 2023 23:12
by elcarretero
10 Dong
Re: Random Trivia Quiz No. 158
Posted: 14 Sep 2023 21:00
by Carl
ANSWERS
- 1. What is the medical condition in which a person has an extreme tendency to fall asleep at inappropriate times ? Narcolepsy
- 2. Which country was previously called Siam ? Thailand
- 3. What is the standard duration of a chukka in the sport of field polo ? 7 minutes
- 4. What is the title of the first James Bond film ? Dr. No
- 5. Who was the first president of independent Russia (as distinct from USSR, the Soviet Union) ? Boris Yeltsin
- 6. What merchant bank collapsed in 1995 due to unauthorised debts accumulated by trader Nick Leeson ? Barings
- 7. Lake Inari, within the Arctic Circle, is in which European country ? Finland
- 8. Herman van Rompuy, the first President of the European Council, was previously prime minister of which country ? Belgium
- 9. Who composed Pomp and Circumstance No.4 in 1907 ? Edward Elgar
- 10. What is the basic monetary unit in Vietnam ? Dong
- 11. In which London park does the annual Frieze Art Fair take place ? Regents Park
- 12. Metachrosis is the ability of some animals to do what ? Change colour
- 13. In the 1833 Factory Act in Britain what was the minimum age of a child allowed to work in a factory ? 9 years old
- 14. Where on the human head would you find an epicanthic fold ? Eyelid
- 15. Which British Prime Minister resigned in 1940 ? Neville Chamberlain