Random Trivia Quiz No. 178

[Carl]

• 1. Offaly, Westmeath, Carlow and Cavan are counties of which country ?

• 2. A gymnophobia sufferer fears what: exercise; nudity; public buildings; or ball-games ?

• 3. The Shore Durometer devised by Albert Shore in the 1920s measures what quality of materials such as rubber and plastics ?

• 4. Which poet wrote the lines: "And when those deep and burning moments pass'd, And Juan sunk to sleep within her arms.." ?

• 5. A heptahedron is a solid figure with how many plane sides ?

• 6. A cope is a long ceremonial cloak worn by a member of what profession: clergy; judge; nurse; or magician ?

• 7. Ichthyology is the study of what ?

• 8. What country has the largest forested area ?

• 9. What element has the highest melting point of any metal - symbol W, otherwise known as wolfram ?

• 10. The expression of high quality 'blue ribbon' or 'blue ribband' equates to what French term ?

• 11. Arthur Wellesley (1769-1845) is better known by what title ?

• 12. In what state is the highest mountain in the USA ?

• 13. Which painting was stolen from the Louvre in Paris in 1911 and kept for two years by museum employee Vincenzo Peruggia ?

• 14. Loperamide is used to treat what medical condition: water on the knee; sore throat; impotence; or diarrhoea ?

• 15. Technically a berry or fruit, brinjal is the Indian name for which 'vegetable' ?

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

[elcarretero]

1 Ireland
5 Seven

[gail]

13. Mona Liza

[elcarretero]

10 Cordon bleu

[Carl]

ANSWERS

• 1. Offaly, Westmeath, Carlow and Cavan are counties of which country ? Ireland

• 2. A gymnophobia sufferer fears what: exercise; nudity; public buildings; or ball-games ? Nudity

• 3. The Shore Durometer devised by Albert Shore in the 1920s measures what quality of materials such as rubber and plastics ? Hardness

• 4. Which poet wrote the lines: "And when those deep and burning moments pass'd, And Juan sunk to sleep within her arms.." ? Lord Byron

• 5. A heptahedron is a solid figure with how many plane sides ? 7

• 6. A cope is a long ceremonial cloak worn by a member of what profession: clergy; judge; nurse; or magician ? Clergy

• 7. Ichthyology is the study of what ? Fish

• 8. What country has the largest forested area ? Russia

• 9. What element has the highest melting point of any metal - symbol W, otherwise known as wolfram ? Tungsten

• 10. The expression of high quality 'blue ribbon' or 'blue ribband' equates to what French term ? Cordon Bleu

• 11. Arthur Wellesley (1769-1845) is better known by what title ? The Duke of Wellington

• 12. In what state is the highest mountain in the USA ? Alaska

• 13. Which painting was stolen from the Louvre in Paris in 1911 and kept for two years by museum employee Vincenzo Peruggia ? Mona Lisa

• 14. Loperamide is used to treat what medical condition: water on the knee; sore throat; impotence; or diarrhoea ? Diarrhoea

• 15. Technically a berry or fruit, brinjal is the Indian name for which 'vegetable' ? Aubergine