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Random Trivia Quiz No. 170

Posted: 30 Nov 2023 21:04
by Carl
  • 1. What type of food is linguine ?
  • 2. Tanzania is a portmanteau name (two-word combination) from which two states that united in 1964 ?
  • 3. The usual graph shape for product failure rate, starting and ending high with a long flat bottom in between, is known as what sort of curve ?
  • 4. Who released a 1995 album called Stanley Road ?
  • 5. In which decade did Queen Victoria's husband die ?
  • 6. What is a female ferret called ?
  • 7. What is an animal called whose diet consists mainly of leaves ?
  • 8. Carceral relates to what type of building ?
  • 9. How many vertebrae bones does a human usually have ?
  • 10. What type of headwear is named after a hero in a Robert Burns poem ?
  • 11. What official reporting statement shows a company's financial situation, notably assets, at a point in time ?
  • 12. In telecommunications was does STD (as in STD area codes) stand for ?
  • 13. In which UK city was artist L S Lowry born ?
  • 14. Chitterlings are the small intestines of which animal ?
  • 15. Which 1950s - 60s sex symbol is reputed to have said, "I started out as a lousy actress and have remained one" ?

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

Re: Random Trivia Quiz No. 170

Posted: 30 Nov 2023 23:00
by elcarretero
1 Pasta
10 Tam O´Shanter

Re: Random Trivia Quiz No. 170

Posted: 03 Dec 2023 20:09
by LucindaC
6 Jill

Re: Random Trivia Quiz No. 170

Posted: 05 Dec 2023 06:07
by elcarretero
14 Pig

Re: Random Trivia Quiz No. 170

Posted: 07 Dec 2023 21:02
by Carl
ANSWERS
  • 1. What type of food is linguine ? Pasta
  • 2. Tanzania is a portmanteau name (two-word combination) from which two states that united in 1964 ? Tanganyika and Zanzibar
  • 3. The usual graph shape for product failure rate, starting and ending high with a long flat bottom in between, is known as what sort of curve ? Bathtub
  • 4. Who released a 1995 album called Stanley Road ? Paul Weller
  • 5. In which decade did Queen Victoria's husband die ? 1860s
  • 6. What is a female ferret called ? Gill or Jill
  • 7. What is an animal called whose diet consists mainly of leaves ? Folivore
  • 8. Carceral relates to what type of building ? A prison
  • 9. How many vertebrae bones does a human usually have ? 33
  • 10. What type of headwear is named after a hero in a Robert Burns poem ? Tam O'Shanter
  • 11. What official reporting statement shows a company's financial situation, notably assets, at a point in time ? Balance sheet
  • 12. In telecommunications was does STD (as in STD area codes) stand for ? Subscriber Trunk Dialling
  • 13. In which UK city was artist L S Lowry born ? Manchester
  • 14. Chitterlings are the small intestines of which animal ? Pig
  • 15. Which 1950s - 60s sex symbol is reputed to have said, "I started out as a lousy actress and have remained one" ? Brigette Bardot