Random Trivia Quiz No. 252

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Random Trivia Quiz No. 252

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  • 1. A shibboleth is a: Belief or custom; Prehistoric elephant; Biblical vagrant; or Roman catapult ?
  • 2. 'Traduce' means to do what to someone: Enhance reputation; Damage reputation; Trick/deceive; or Blackmail ?
  • 3. In the latter 1900s and early 2000s what five Asian nations were the world's biggest motorbike markets ?
  • 4. What two composers' names are used as slang meaning drunk ?
  • 5. Which of these words is spelled incorrectly: Rhinocerous; Crocodile; Hippopotamus; or Alligator ?
  • 6. What is the more common name of the incendiary weapon formulated from naphthenic and palmitic acids ?
  • 7. What main class of musical instrument has a bell, bass/long joint, boot/butt; wing joint, bocal/crook, and reed ?
  • 8. Name the female alter-ego featured in the life and vase artworks of English transvestite artist Grayson Perry ?
  • 9. Apposite means: Fair; Similar; Agreeable; or Appropriate ?
  • 10. What is a hundredth of a thousandth ?
  • 11. What artist uses a cake of rosin: Chef; Violinist; Theatrical makeup; or Magician ?
  • 12. What state territory is named in Latin, meaning 'New Scotland' ?
  • 13. Brad, finish, clout, casing and horseshoe are types of what ?
  • 14. In mathematics, a Markov chain is a sequence in which each event is determined by the: Immediately preceding event; Previous two events; Previous total sequence; or Next event ?
  • 15. What creatures are T S Eliot's characters Mr Mistoffelees, Mungojerrie, Rumpelteazer, and Bustopher Jones, and what musical was inspired by the poem book in which they feature ?

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4 Brahms and Listz
5 Rhinoceros
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12. Nova Scotia
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6 Nepalm
11 Violinist
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13 Nails
15 Cats
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ANSWERS
  • 1. A shibboleth is a: Belief or custom; Prehistoric elephant; Biblical vagrant; or Roman catapult ? Belief or custom
  • 2. 'Traduce' means to do what to someone: Enhance reputation; Damage reputation; Trick/deceive; or Blackmail ? Damage reputation
  • 3. In the latter 1900s and early 2000s what five Asian nations were the world's biggest motorbike markets ? China, India, Japan, Indonesia, Thailand
  • 4. What two composers' names are used as slang meaning drunk ? Brahms and Liszt
  • 5. Which of these words is spelled incorrectly: Rhinocerous; Crocodile; Hippopotamus; or Alligator ? Rhinocerous
  • 6. What is the more common name of the incendiary weapon formulated from naphthenic and palmitic acids ? Napalm
  • 7. What main class of musical instrument has a bell, bass/long joint, boot/butt; wing joint, bocal/crook, and reed ? Bassoon
  • 8. Name the female alter-ego featured in the life and vase artworks of English transvestite artist Grayson Perry ? Claire
  • 9. Apposite means: Fair; Similar; Agreeable; or Appropriate ? Appropriate
  • 10. What is a hundredth of a thousandth ? A hundredth-thousandth
  • 11. What artist uses a cake of rosin: Chef; Violinist; Theatrical makeup; or Magician ? Violinist
  • 12. What state territory is named in Latin, meaning 'New Scotland' ? Nova Scotia
  • 13. Brad, finish, clout, casing and horseshoe are types of what ? Nails
  • 14. In mathematics, a Markov chain is a sequence in which each event is determined by the: Immediately preceding event; Previous two events; Previous total sequence; or Next event ? Immediately preceding event
  • 15. What creatures are T S Eliot's characters Mr Mistoffelees, Mungojerrie, Rumpelteazer, and Bustopher Jones, and what musical was inspired by the poem book in which they feature ? Cats

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