Random Trivia Quiz No. 254

[Carl]

• 1. Name the mythological Greek hero King of Salamis, son of Telamon and Periboea, and cleaning product ?

• 2. Spike, Dig, Set, and Block are found in which competitive sport ?

• 3. The diagram format for showing guitar fretboard fingering positions is commonly known as a: Finger grid; Fret table; Chord window; or Strum chart ?

• 4. What single vowel letter symbol generally refers in science to 'any element' ?

• 5. The acronym POTUS refers to what position ?

• 6. Canada's busy Montreal metro trains run on wheels of: Steel; Carbon-fibre; Polypropylene; or Rubber ?

• 7. Yellow Fever is generally carried/transmitted by: Coughs/sneezes; Infected water; Mosquito bites; or Rats ?

• 8. Spell the medical condition: Eczema; Eczmha; Ecxma; Ezcema

• 9. From the Greek words loosely meaning 'same' and 'idea' what term refers to an expression which contains unnecessary duplication ?

• 10. Nuuk, population about 15,000, is the capital city of which country ?

• 11. The local word 'Lei' refers to a garland of flowers or shells, etc., orginating in and associated iconically with which island ?

• 12. The Sardinian sheep-milk cheese Casu Marzu is noted for what added element in its fermentation and presentation ?

• 13. A missive is an official: Teaching/lesson; Punishment/fine; Letter/document; or Task/objective ?

• 14. Balochistan, Sindh, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, and Punjab are the four provinces of which nation ?

• 15. The metric prefix femto is shown as ten to the power of minus what ?

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

[elcarretero]

1 Ajax
2 Volleyball

[gail]

8. Eczema
13. Letter/Document

[elcarretero]

3 Fret table
5 President of the United States

[gail]

11. Hawaii

[elcarretero]

14 Pakistan

[Carl]

ANSWERS

• 1. Name the mythological Greek hero King of Salamis, son of Telamon and Periboea, and cleaning product ? Ajax

• 2. Spike, Dig, Set, and Block are found in which competitive sport ? Volleyball

• 3. The diagram format for showing guitar fretboard fingering positions is commonly known as a: Finger grid; Fret table; Chord window; or Strum chart ? Chord window

• 4. What single vowel letter symbol generally refers in science to 'any element' ? E

• 5. The acronym POTUS refers to what position ? President Of The United States

• 6. Canada's busy Montreal metro trains run on wheels of: Steel; Carbon-fibre; Polypropylene; or Rubber ? Rubber

• 7. Yellow Fever is generally carried/transmitted by: Coughs/sneezes; Infected water; Mosquito bites; or Rats ? Mosquito bites

• 8. Spell the medical condition: Eczema; Eczmha; Ecxma; Ezcema Eczema

• 9. From the Greek words loosely meaning 'same' and 'idea' what term refers to an expression which contains unnecessary duplication ? Tautology

• 10. Nuuk, population about 15,000, is the capital city of which country ? Greenland

• 11. The local word 'Lei' refers to a garland of flowers or shells, etc., orginating in and associated iconically with which island ? Hawaii

• 12. The Sardinian sheep-milk cheese Casu Marzu is noted for what added element in its fermentation and presentation ? Maggots

• 13. A missive is an official: Teaching/lesson; Punishment/fine; Letter/document; or Task/objective ? Letter/document

• 14. Balochistan, Sindh, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, and Punjab are the four provinces of which nation ? Pakistan

• 15. The metric prefix femto is shown as ten to the power of minus what ? 15