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Random Trivia Quiz No. 211
Posted: 12 Sep 2024 21:03
by Carl
- 1. In Greek mythology, what did Prometheus steal from Zeus and give to mankind: Fire; Wisdom; Anger; or the Muses of literature and the arts ?
- 2. What is the public declaration, usually in a church, of an intended marriage ?
- 3. Who captained the England cricket team during the 1986-87 Ashes series ?
- 4. What is the reciprocal of one-and-two-thirds (in other words, what fraction when multiplied by one-and-two-thirds produces one) ?
- 5. Which war was the subject of the 1978 film The Deerhunter ?
- 6. The 1970s UK TV variety show was called "The 'what and what' Social Club", alluding to two traditional steam railway trades ?
- 7. If someone is bibulous, what are they addicted to or fond of ?
- 8. Sexual dimorphism refers to what: Wife-swapping; Sex-change; Online sex; or Different male/female forms in the same animal species ?
- 9. How many squares are traditionally on a Snakes and Ladders board ?
- 10. Which day of the week is named after the Norse god of thunder ?
- 11. The ex-prime minister of which European country was kidnapped and murdered by the Red Brigades in 1978 ?
- 12. In 1907, who was the first English writer to win the Nobel Prize for literature ?
- 13. Name the two famous British brothers whose father was born Adolphe, in 1924, in Brussels, to Polish-Jewish parents, and was buried as Ralph in Highgate Cemetery close to Karl Marx in 1994 ?
- 14. What is the Russian term for an astronaut ?
- 15. The national flags of which group of countries have a cross design named after the grouping, in which the vertical line is shifted from the centre to the hoist (left) side, and among which is the oldest of all national flags ?
Answers will be provided next Thursday evening after 21:00.
Re: Random Trivia Quiz No. 211
Posted: 12 Sep 2024 23:07
by elcarretero
2 Banns
4 3/5
Re: Random Trivia Quiz No. 211
Posted: 13 Sep 2024 06:42
by gail
10. Thursday14
14. Cosmonaut
Re: Random Trivia Quiz No. 211
Posted: 13 Sep 2024 08:56
by elcarretero
5 Vietnam
Re: Random Trivia Quiz No. 211
Posted: 19 Sep 2024 21:01
by Carl
ANSWERS
- 1. In Greek mythology, what did Prometheus steal from Zeus and give to mankind: Fire; Wisdom; Anger; or the Muses of literature and the arts ? Fire
- 2. What is the public declaration, usually in a church, of an intended marriage ? The banns
- 3. Who captained the England cricket team during the 1986-87 Ashes series ? Mike Gatting
- 4. What is the reciprocal of one-and-two-thirds (in other words, what fraction when multiplied by one-and-two-thirds produces one) ? Three-fifths
- 5. Which war was the subject of the 1978 film The Deerhunter ? Vietnam War
- 6. The 1970s UK TV variety show was called "The 'what and what' Social Club", alluding to two traditional steam railway trades ? Wheeltappers and Shunters
- 7. If someone is bibulous, what are they addicted to or fond of ? Alcohol
- 8. Sexual dimorphism refers to what: Wife-swapping; Sex-change; Online sex; or Different male/female forms in the same animal species ? Different male/female forms in the same animal species
- 9. How many squares are traditionally on a Snakes and Ladders board ? 100
- 10. Which day of the week is named after the Norse god of thunder ? Thursday
- 11. The ex-prime minister of which European country was kidnapped and murdered by the Red Brigades in 1978 ? Italy
- 12. In 1907, who was the first English writer to win the Nobel Prize for literature ? Rudyard Kipling
- 13. Name the two famous British brothers whose father was born Adolphe, in 1924, in Brussels, to Polish-Jewish parents, and was buried as Ralph in Highgate Cemetery close to Karl Marx in 1994 ? Ed and David Miliband
- 14. What is the Russian term for an astronaut ? Cosmonaut
- 15. The national flags of which group of countries have a cross design named after the grouping, in which the vertical line is shifted from the centre to the hoist (left) side, and among which is the oldest of all national flags ? Scandinavia