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Random Trivia Quiz No. 164
Posted: 19 Oct 2023 21:07
by Carl
- 1. Approximately how many kilometres does light travel in an hour: ten billion; a billion; a million, or a thousand ?
- 2. What big disastrous English event happened in 1666 ?
- 3. What formal two-word term refers to the investigation before completing a business investment or acquisition ?
- 4. People born between about 1960-1980 are often referred to as Generation what ?
- 5. What note is the second (second highest) string on a guitar when tuned to standard concert pitch ?
- 6. In Britain a hamlet traditionally became a village when it acquired: a school, church, pub, or post-office ?
- 7. Donald Tusk became the prime minister of which country in November 2007 ?
- 8. Called Coleoptera, meaning sheathed wing, what commonly known order of creatures contains more species than any other ?
- 9. The symbol ∞ (sideways 8) means what in mathematics ?
- 10. Who was Henry the Eighth's sixth wife ?
- 11. In poker which two-card combination has various cryptic nicknames related to dogs ?
- 12. What type of food is taleggio ?
- 13. Which playwright wrote Cat on a Hot Tin Roof ?
- 14. What does a Leyden jar store ?
- 15. Which singer/musician was born Steveland Judkins ?
Answers will be provided next Thursday evening after 21:00.
Re: Random Trivia Quiz No. 164
Posted: 19 Oct 2023 23:04
by elcarretero
2 Great fire of London
3 Due Diligence
Re: Random Trivia Quiz No. 164
Posted: 22 Oct 2023 18:25
by LucindaC
6 church
15 Stevie Wonder?
Re: Random Trivia Quiz No. 164
Posted: 23 Oct 2023 08:05
by stowie39
4. X
13. Tennessee Williams
Re: Random Trivia Quiz No. 164
Posted: 23 Oct 2023 08:14
by elcarretero
7 Poland
Re: Random Trivia Quiz No. 164
Posted: 23 Oct 2023 09:11
by freddo
8. Beetles
14. Static Electricity
Re: Random Trivia Quiz No. 164
Posted: 23 Oct 2023 19:12
by elcarretero
9 Infinity
Re: Random Trivia Quiz No. 164
Posted: 26 Oct 2023 21:17
by Carl
ANSWERS
- 1. Approximately how many kilometres does light travel in an hour: ten billion; a billion; a million, or a thousand ? A billion
- 2. What big disastrous English event happened in 1666 ? The Great Fire of London
- 3. What formal two-word term refers to the investigation before completing a business investment or acquisition ? Due Diligence
- 4. People born between about 1960-1980 are often referred to as Generation what ? X
- 5. What note is the second (second highest) string on a guitar when tuned to standard concert pitch ? B
- 6. In Britain a hamlet traditionally became a village when it acquired: a school, church, pub, or post-office ? A church
- 7. Donald Tusk became the prime minister of which country in November 2007 ? Poland
- 8. Called Coleoptera, meaning sheathed wing, what commonly known order of creatures contains more species than any other ? Beetles
- 9. The symbol ∞ (sideways 8) means what in mathematics ? Infinity
- 10. Who was Henry the Eighth's sixth wife ? Katherine Parr
- 11. In poker which two-card combination has various cryptic nicknames related to dogs ? King and Nine
- 12. What type of food is taleggio ? Cheese
- 13. Which playwright wrote Cat on a Hot Tin Roof ? Tennessee Williams
- 14. What does a Leyden jar store ? Static electricity
- 15. Which singer/musician was born Steveland Judkins ? Stevie Wonder