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Random Trivia Quiz No. 196
Posted: 30 May 2024 21:03
by Carl
- 1. In video and audio data, what does MPEG stand for ?
- 2. What colour is the No 5 engine James, featured in the Thomas the Tank Engine stories ?
- 3. Queen Victoria was proclaimed Empress of which country in 1877: Canada; Rhodesia; India; or Australia ?
- 4. Notaphily is the collecting of what ?
- 5. Which Cornish castle is said to be the birth place of King Arthur ?
- 6. ver which desert did France test its first atom bomb in 1960 ?
- 7. The phrase 'eleven plus two' is an anagram of what phrase which also suggests a total of thirteen ?
- 8. Translating as 'place of the way' what Japanese word describes a facility for teaching physical skills such as martial arts ?
- 9. Kenneth Moore portrayed which famous 2nd World War fighter pilot in the 1956 film Reach for the Sky ?
- 10. In botany, if a plant is monocarpic what does it do only once ?
- 11. What is the call-sign name of the US presidential helicopter ?
- 12. Which English county is the setting for most of painter John Constable's works: Suffolk; Norfolk; Essex; or Cornwall ?
- 13. What is the name of Long John Silver's parrot in the novel Treasure Island ?
- 14. Used in riot control, what is a lachrymator commonly known as ?
- 15. The Blarney Stone is in which county of the Republic of Ireland ?
Answers will be provided next Thursday evening after 21:00.
Re: Random Trivia Quiz No. 196
Posted: 30 May 2024 23:29
by elcarretero
3 India
7 One plus twelve
Re: Random Trivia Quiz No. 196
Posted: 31 May 2024 10:17
by gail
5. Tintagel
9. Douglas Bader
Re: Random Trivia Quiz No. 196
Posted: 31 May 2024 15:41
by elcarretero
8 Dojo
Re: Random Trivia Quiz No. 196
Posted: 06 Jun 2024 21:02
by Carl
ANSWERS
- 1. In video and audio data, what does MPEG stand for ? Moving Pictures Experts Group
- 2. What colour is the No 5 engine James, featured in the Thomas the Tank Engine stories ? Red
- 3. Queen Victoria was proclaimed Empress of which country in 1877: Canada; Rhodesia; India; or Australia ? India
- 4. Notaphily is the collecting of what ? Banknotes
- 5. Which Cornish castle is said to be the birth place of King Arthur ? Tintagel
- 6. ver which desert did France test its first atom bomb in 1960 ? Sahara
- 7. The phrase 'eleven plus two' is an anagram of what phrase which also suggests a total of thirteen ? Twelve plus one
- 8. Translating as 'place of the way' what Japanese word describes a facility for teaching physical skills such as martial arts ? Dojo
- 9. Kenneth Moore portrayed which famous 2nd World War fighter pilot in the 1956 film Reach for the Sky ? Douglas Bader
- 10. In botany, if a plant is monocarpic what does it do only once ? Bear fruit
- 11. What is the call-sign name of the US presidential helicopter ? Marine One
- 12. Which English county is the setting for most of painter John Constable's works: Suffolk; Norfolk; Essex; or Cornwall ? Suffolk
- 13. What is the name of Long John Silver's parrot in the novel Treasure Island ? Captain Flint
- 14. Used in riot control, what is a lachrymator commonly known as ? Tear gas
- 15. The Blarney Stone is in which county of the Republic of Ireland ? Cork