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Random Trivia Quiz No. 194

Posted: 16 May 2024 21:03
by Carl
  • 1. Pilliwinks was a medieval instrument of torture used mainly on which part of the body: Fingers and thumbs; Feet; or Head ?
  • 2. What is the longest line of latitude on the Earth ?
  • 3. Pisciculture is the breeding and rearing of what ?
  • 4. In which US city is the 1974 film Towering Inferno set ?
  • 5. Which artist is famous for painting at the Moulin Rouge ?
  • 6. What long-necked instrument, now usually with four pairs of strings, originated in Greece and is still popularly associated with Greek music ?
  • 7. Who was the first driver to be knighted for his services to motor sport ?
  • 8. In global finance what does IMF stand for ?
  • 9. The Davis Strait lies between Baffin Island and which country (also considered a dependency) ?
  • 10. January King, Meteor, and Salarite are varieties of which vegetable ?
  • 11. The city of Breda is in which European country ?
  • 12. Sitophobia is the fear of what: bricks and rubble; telescopes; food; or settees and armchairs ?
  • 13. Mount Elbrus (5,642 metres) is the highest mountain in which continent ?
  • 14. What is the fastest running bird in the world: emu; roadrunner; ostrich; or the erect-crested penguin ?
  • 15. What type of creature is a copperhead ?

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

Re: Random Trivia Quiz No. 194

Posted: 17 May 2024 05:58
by stowie39
8. International Monetary Fund
15. Snake

Re: Random Trivia Quiz No. 194

Posted: 17 May 2024 08:39
by gail
3. Fish
8. International Monetary Fund

Re: Random Trivia Quiz No. 194

Posted: 17 May 2024 15:31
by elcarretero
2 Equator
6 Lyre

Re: Random Trivia Quiz No. 194

Posted: 17 May 2024 16:47
by gail
10. Cabbage

Re: Random Trivia Quiz No. 194

Posted: 17 May 2024 22:15
by elcarretero
11 Netherlands

Re: Random Trivia Quiz No. 194

Posted: 23 May 2024 21:01
by Carl
ANSWERS
  • 1. Pilliwinks was a medieval instrument of torture used mainly on which part of the body: Fingers and thumbs; Feet; or Head ? Fingers and thumbs
  • 2. What is the longest line of latitude on the Earth ? Equator
  • 3. Pisciculture is the breeding and rearing of what ? Fish
  • 4. In which US city is the 1974 film Towering Inferno set ? San Francisco
  • 5. Which artist is famous for painting at the Moulin Rouge ? Toulouse-Lautrec
  • 6. What long-necked instrument, now usually with four pairs of strings, originated in Greece and is still popularly associated with Greek music ? Bouzouki
  • 7. Who was the first driver to be knighted for his services to motor sport ? Jack Brabham
  • 8. In global finance what does IMF stand for ? International Monetary Fund
  • 9. The Davis Strait lies between Baffin Island and which country (also considered a dependency) ? Greenland
  • 10. January King, Meteor, and Salarite are varieties of which vegetable ? Cabbage
  • 11. The city of Breda is in which European country ? Netherlands
  • 12. Sitophobia is the fear of what: bricks and rubble; telescopes; food; or settees and armchairs ? Food
  • 13. Mount Elbrus (5,642 metres) is the highest mountain in which continent ? Europe
  • 14. What is the fastest running bird in the world: emu; roadrunner; ostrich; or the erect-crested penguin ? Ostrich
  • 15. What type of creature is a copperhead ? Snake