Random Trivia Quiz No. 218

[Carl]

• 1. A miller's thumb is what type of creature ?

• 2. What was Alexander the Great's famous horse, whose Greek name translates to mean 'ox-head' ?

• 3. Which spice comes from the rhizome (root-stalk) of the plant Zingaber Officionale ?

• 4. During which month is Republic Day in Italy ?

• 5. From the Greek 'pro' meaning 'before' and 'gignoskein' meaning 'know', what medical term refers to the predicted course and outcome of an illness, and increasingly to forecasting other complex situations ?

• 6. What trade is the Kimberley Process Certification Scheme intended to regulate: Diamond; Beef; Gold; or Chocolate ?

• 7. Samite is a type of what: Fabric; Stone; Dog; or Cake ?

• 8. Vermillion is a shade of which colour: Green; Blue; Red; or Yellow ?

• 9. In summer 2010 what species produced offspring in the wild in the UK for the first time in around 400 years after reintroduction to Scotland: Beaver, Bear; Wolf; or Reindeer ?

• 10. A caparison is an ornamental cloth used to cover a what: Alter; Horse; Bed; or Window ?

• 11. In which famous building are rooms named Vermeil, China, Red, Blue, Green, and Yellow Oval: Buckingham Palace; The Whitehouse; Palace of Versailles; or Westminster Abbey ?

• 12. In anatomy, 'plantar' relates to which part of the human body: Foot; Stomach; Head; or Hand ?

• 13. A publicity-driven competition called the Carbuncle Cup focused on unpopular British what: Architecture; Politicians; Corporations; or Law ?

• 14. Which English royal house held the throne between 1154 and 1485: Stewart; Tudor; Plantagenet; or Lancaster ?

• 15. Something annular is in the shape of a what: Leaf; Ring; Brick; or Pyramid ?

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

[elcarretero]

5 Prognosis
6 Diamond

[gail]

12. Foot

[elcarretero]

13 Architecture

[gail]

8. Red

[elcarretero]

9 Beaver

[Carl]

ANSWERS

• 1. A miller's thumb is what type of creature ? Fish

• 2. What was Alexander the Great's famous horse, whose Greek name translates to mean 'ox-head' ? Bucephalus

• 3. Which spice comes from the rhizome (root-stalk) of the plant Zingaber Officionale ? Ginger

• 4. During which month is Republic Day in Italy ? June

• 5. From the Greek 'pro' meaning 'before' and 'gignoskein' meaning 'know', what medical term refers to the predicted course and outcome of an illness, and increasingly to forecasting other complex situations ? Prognosis

• 6. What trade is the Kimberley Process Certification Scheme intended to regulate: Diamond; Beef; Gold; or Chocolate ? Diamond

• 7. Samite is a type of what: Fabric; Stone; Dog; or Cake ? Fabric

• 8. Vermillion is a shade of which colour: Green; Blue; Red; or Yellow ? Red

• 9. In summer 2010 what species produced offspring in the wild in the UK for the first time in around 400 years after reintroduction to Scotland: Beaver, Bear; Wolf; or Reindeer ? Beaver

• 10. A caparison is an ornamental cloth used to cover a what: Alter; Horse; Bed; or Window ? Horse

• 11. In which famous building are rooms named Vermeil, China, Red, Blue, Green, and Yellow Oval: Buckingham Palace; The Whitehouse; Palace of Versailles; or Westminster Abbey ? The Whitehouse

• 12. In anatomy, 'plantar' relates to which part of the human body: Foot; Stomach; Head; or Hand ? Foot

• 13. A publicity-driven competition called the Carbuncle Cup focused on unpopular British what: Architecture; Politicians; Corporations; or Law ? Architecture

• 14. Which English royal house held the throne between 1154 and 1485: Stewart; Tudor; Plantagenet; or Lancaster ? Planatagenet

• 15. Something annular is in the shape of a what: Leaf; Ring; Brick; or Pyramid ? Ring