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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