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Random Trivia Quiz No. 191
Posted: 25 Apr 2024 22:45
by Carl
- 1. What colour is a 'double-word' square on a Scrabble board ?
- 2. What is prestigious and precious and has the ISO currency code of XPT ?
- 3. What instrument named from the Italian word for small, is traditionally considered to be the highest-pitched in a orchestra ?
- 4. Which human blood group can receive blood from any other blood group ?
- 5. What controversial artist designed the Chupa Chups lollipop logo ?
- 6. What is a céilidh: a diacritical mark; a Gaelic music and dance event; a vegetable; or a telescope ?
- 7. What is the traditional timing device used by musicians which clicks at a selected rate ?
- 8. During which war was the Battle of Anzio ?
- 9. The port of Drammen is in which European country ?
- 10. What measure of thermal resistance used in the textile industry is said to derive from the name of a Roman garment ?
- 11. David Cameron, Boris Johnson, Ludovic Kennedy and David Dimbleby are among the past members of which exclusive and hedonistic Oxford club ?
- 12. Which late sporting champion and airline founder, nicknamed the Rat and Clockwork Mouse, featured on an Austrian postage stamp in 2005 ?
- 13. Spencer Perceval (1762-1812) is the only British Prime Minister to have been what: a professor; deaf; assassinated; or ginger ?
- 14. Which singer and actor's epitaph is 'The Best is Yet to Come' ?
- 15. Jazz musician Stephane Grappelli was famous for playing which instrument ?
Answers will be provided next Thursday evening after 21:00.
Re: Random Trivia Quiz No. 191
Posted: 25 Apr 2024 22:50
by elcarretero
1 Pink
3 Piccolo
Re: Random Trivia Quiz No. 191
Posted: 26 Apr 2024 08:54
by gail
6. Gaelic music and dance event
7. Metronome
Re: Random Trivia Quiz No. 191
Posted: 26 Apr 2024 09:30
by elcarretero
4 Group O
Re: Random Trivia Quiz No. 191
Posted: 26 Apr 2024 09:54
by crummy
8 WW2
13 assasinated
Re: Random Trivia Quiz No. 191
Posted: 26 Apr 2024 12:25
by gail
10. Tog
12. Niki Lauder
Re: Random Trivia Quiz No. 191
Posted: 26 Apr 2024 15:20
by elcarretero
15 Violin
Re: Random Trivia Quiz No. 191
Posted: 02 May 2024 21:00
by Carl
ANSWERS
- 1. What colour is a 'double-word' square on a Scrabble board ? Pink
- 2. What is prestigious and precious and has the ISO currency code of XPT ? Platinum
- 3. What instrument named from the Italian word for small, is traditionally considered to be the highest-pitched in a orchestra ?Piccolo
- 4. Which human blood group can receive blood from any other blood group ? AB
- 5. What controversial artist designed the Chupa Chups lollipop logo ? Salvador Dali
- 6. What is a céilidh: a diacritical mark; a Gaelic music and dance event; a vegetable; or a telescope ? A Gaelic music and dance event
- 7. What is the traditional timing device used by musicians which clicks at a selected rate ? Metronome
- 8. During which war was the Battle of Anzio ? WWII
- 9. The port of Drammen is in which European country ? Norway
- 10. What measure of thermal resistance used in the textile industry is said to derive from the name of a Roman garment ? Tog
- 11. David Cameron, Boris Johnson, Ludovic Kennedy and David Dimbleby are among the past members of which exclusive and hedonistic Oxford club ? The Bullingdon Club
- 12. Which late sporting champion and airline founder, nicknamed the Rat and Clockwork Mouse, featured on an Austrian postage stamp in 2005 ? Niki Lauda
- 13. Spencer Perceval (1762-1812) is the only British Prime Minister to have been what: a professor; deaf; assassinated; or ginger ? Assassinated
- 14. Which singer and actor's epitaph is 'The Best is Yet to Come' ? Frank Sinatra
- 15. Jazz musician Stephane Grappelli was famous for playing which instrument ? Violin