Random Trivia Quiz No. 259

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Random Trivia Quiz No. 259

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  • 1. Where in the world did 700 million people suffer a serious electrical power cut on 31 July 2012: India; China; South America; or Africa ?
  • 2. What Mexican Spanish dish means literally 'little strips' ?
  • 3. What nation borders with the south of Syria and the west of Iraq ?
  • 4. Spell the word: Innappropriate; Inapropriate; Innapropriate; or Inappropriate ?
  • 5. World renowned Danish chef René Redzepi served which of these two dishes at his re-created Noma restaurant at London's Claridges in 2012: Lamb on Hay with Live Ants; Salmon on Grass with Live Snails; Chicken on Sand with Live Tadpoles; or Cheese on Sawdust with Live Locusts ?
  • 6. The major UK, US and Canada organizations abbreviated to NFU represent which industry ?
  • 7. The terms ZiL and Chaika, referring to traffic lanes reserved for politicians and important people, derive from: Russian limousines; Japanese motorbike-police; German road-markings; or Chinese traffic cones ?
  • 8. From Dutch meaning 'foolish gull', the Australian word mollymawk refers to what sort of bird ?
  • 9. Vuelta is a cycle race of which nation ?
  • 10. The word ephemeral means: Imaginative; Short-lived; Detached; or Ecstatic ?
  • 11. What corporation pioneered the use of coupons in consumer marketing, beginning in 1887, so that by 1913 over eight million Americans had sampled its product for free ?
  • 12. What is Europe's largest island ?
  • 13. The disgraced fraudulent head of failed monster corporation Polly Peck, Asil Nadir, fled to what country in 1993 ?
  • 14. What famous toy has been produced with special versions including (Hitchcock's) The Birds, Poop Scoop, Pregnant, Wheelchair, Star Trek, and Bald ?
  • 15. What Mr Men character is orange with ridiculously long arms and a blue hat ?

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

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4 Inappropriate
6 Farming
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9. Spain
13. Northern Cyprus
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7 Russian Limousines
8 Albatross
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ANSWERS
  • 1. Where in the world did 700 million people suffer a serious electrical power cut on 31 July 2012: India; China; South America; or Africa ? India
  • 2. What Mexican Spanish dish means literally 'little strips' ? Fajitas
  • 3. What nation borders with the south of Syria and the west of Iraq ? Jordan
  • 4. Spell the word: Innappropriate; Inapropriate; Innapropriate; or Inappropriate ? Inappropriate
  • 5. World renowned Danish chef René Redzepi served which of these two dishes at his re-created Noma restaurant at London's Claridges in 2012: Lamb on Hay with Live Ants; Salmon on Grass with Live Snails; Chicken on Sand with Live Tadpoles; or Cheese on Sawdust with Live Locusts ? Lamb on Hay with Live Ants
  • 6. The major UK, US and Canada organizations abbreviated to NFU represent which industry ? Farming
  • 7. The terms ZiL and Chaika, referring to traffic lanes reserved for politicians and important people, derive from: Russian limousines; Japanese motorbike-police; German road-markings; or Chinese traffic cones ? Russian limousines
  • 8. From Dutch meaning 'foolish gull', the Australian word mollymawk refers to what sort of bird ? Albatross
  • 9. Vuelta is a cycle race of which nation ? Spain
  • 10. The word ephemeral means: Imaginative; Short-lived; Detached; or Ecstatic ? Short-lived
  • 11. What corporation pioneered the use of coupons in consumer marketing, beginning in 1887, so that by 1913 over eight million Americans had sampled its product for free ? Coca-Cola
  • 12. What is Europe's largest island ? Great Britain
  • 13. The disgraced fraudulent head of failed monster corporation Polly Peck, Asil Nadir, fled to what country in 1993 ? Cyprus
  • 14. What famous toy has been produced with special versions including (Hitchcock's) The Birds, Poop Scoop, Pregnant, Wheelchair, Star Trek, and Bald ? Barbie
  • 15. What Mr Men character is orange with ridiculously long arms and a blue hat ? Mr Tickle

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

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