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Random Trivia Quiz No. 282
Posted: 22 Jan 2026 21:02
by Carl
- 1. In which city is the European Parliament based ?
- 2. Who wrote the poem 'The Owl and the Pussycat' ?
- 3. Gala, Jonagold and Pink Lady are varieties of which fruit ?
- 4. What is the boiling point of water using the scientific kelvin scale of temperature measurement ?
- 5. What was the 1st human invention that broke the sound barrier ?
- 6. What name was given to the Samuri code of honour ?
- 7. What song does the main character wake up to every morning in Groundhog Day ?
- 8. What is the largest fresh water lake in North America ?
- 9. The highest temperature ever recorded outside in the shade was recorded in Azizah, in Africa. In which country is this city located ?
- 10. Which Hasbro 'action figure' got its name from a Robert Mitchum film ?
- 11. Which South American country was named after the Italian city of Venice ?
- 12. In which country is the highest mountain in South America ?
- 13. How many emirates make up the United Arab Emirates ?
- 14. If you were puting numbers on new changing room lockers to be numbered from 1 to 100, how many times would you use the number 9 ?
- 15. Which famous group performed the first ever song on Top Of The Pops in 1964 ?
Answers will be provided next Thursday evening after 21:00.
Re: Random Trivia Quiz No. 282
Posted: 23 Jan 2026 02:04
by stowie39
3. Apple
Re: Random Trivia Quiz No. 282
Posted: 23 Jan 2026 08:16
by gail
1. Strasbourg
2. Edward Lear
Re: Random Trivia Quiz No. 282
Posted: 25 Jan 2026 15:41
by freddo
14 20
8 Lake Superior
Re: Random Trivia Quiz No. 282
Posted: 29 Jan 2026 21:01
by Carl
ANSWERS
- 1. In which city is the European Parliament based ? Strasbourg
- 2. Who wrote the poem 'The Owl and the Pussycat' ? Edward Lear
- 3. Gala, Jonagold and Pink Lady are varieties of which fruit ? Apple
- 4. What is the boiling point of water using the scientific kelvin scale of temperature measurement ? 373k - kelvins
- 5. What was the 1st human invention that broke the sound barrier ? The whip
- 6. What name was given to the Samuri code of honour ? Bushido
- 7. What song does the main character wake up to every morning in Groundhog Day ? I Got You Babe (by Sonny and Cher)
- 8. What is the largest fresh water lake in North America ? Lake Superior
- 9. The highest temperature ever recorded outside in the shade was recorded in Azizah, in Africa. In which country is this city located ? Libya
- 10. Which Hasbro 'action figure' got its name from a Robert Mitchum film ? G.I. Joe
- 11. Which South American country was named after the Italian city of Venice ? Venezuela
- 12. In which country is the highest mountain in South America ? Argentina
- 13. How many emirates make up the United Arab Emirates ? 7
- 14. If you were puting numbers on new changing room lockers to be numbered from 1 to 100, how many times would you use the number 9 ? 20
- 15. Which famous group performed the first ever song on Top Of The Pops in 1964 ? The Rolling Stones