Trivia Time.....

elfshot · Joined: 20 Apr 2006 Posts: 351

[quote="Smurf"]Pot Luck
General Knowledge

1. Where in the body is the labyrinth ? ear

2. What is the common name for ascorbic acid ? vitamin C

3. Complete this quotation from Voltaire: 'If god did not exist...'. it would be necessary to invent him

4. Americans call it a faucet. What do the British call it ? Tap

5. How are the first five books of the bible know collectively ? Torah

6. Who designed the dome of St. Peter's, Rome ? Michelangelo

7. What is the unit of currency in Poland ? Zloty

8. Which two elements make up water ? Hydrogen (x2) Ocygen (x1)

9. Who was the captain of the Pequod in Moby Dick ? Ahab

10. What colour is a New York taxi ? yellow

11. Which two letters are worth ten points in the board game Scrabble ? Q & Z

12. Which useful household item is made from naphthalene ? mothballs?

13. What is measured on the Beaufort scale ? wind

14. Which creatures live in a formicary ? ants

15. Which bandleader died in an air crash over the English Channel during World War II ? Glenn Miller

16. What is the other name for the Jewish day of Atonement ? Yom kippur

17. What was writer Charles Dodgson's pseudonym ? lewis carroll

18. If an American footballer talked about his 'zippers' what would he mean ? shoes

19. Where would you find the 'ocean of storms' ? the moon

20. What is the pirate's flag with the skull and cross-bones called ? Jolly Roger

21. Where is the original Harris tweed spun and woven ? Outer Hebrides

22. What do climbers call a peak higher the 914 m (3,000 ft) ? mountain

23. The famous Gurkha soldiers are known for carrying a particular type of large knife. What is this knife called ? kukri

24. Which bird is the international symbol of happiness ? Crane

25. What is the centuries old art of clipping hedges into various ornamental shapes traditionally called ? topiary

1st one with all the correct answers wins something...
i dunno what yet, it depends on who wins!! Wink

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do I win?

Smurf · Posted: Tue May 02, 2006 3:51 pm Post subject:

Elfie....
Had the comp still been running i think you just might off!!!
well done! 5 wrong..... Very Happy

Smurf · Posted: Tue May 02, 2006 3:51 pm Post subject:

might OF.....

Smurf · Posted: Tue May 02, 2006 3:52 pm Post subject: Re: Trivia Time.....

Rafiki · Joined: 10 Mar 2006 Posts: 13164 Location: London

Smurf · Posted: Tue May 02, 2006 3:58 pm Post subject: Re: Trivia Time.....

Rafiki · Joined: 10 Mar 2006 Posts: 13164 Location: London

come on boys..... how could you make a girl wait that long Rolling Eyes

Smurf · Posted: Tue May 02, 2006 4:06 pm Post subject:

treat em mean.. keep em keen??? Rolling Eyes

Bubble · Joined: 10 Feb 2006 Posts: 2181 Location: SW London

How many did I get right then?

Smurf · Posted: Tue May 02, 2006 4:12 pm Post subject:

1. Where in the body is the labyrinth ?
the ear

2. What is the common name for ascorbic acid ?
vit c

3. Complete this quotation from Voltaire: 'If god did not exist...'.
'...it would be necessary to invent him'

4. Americans call it a faucet. What do the British call it ?
A Tap

5. How are the first five books of the bible know collectively ?
Pentateuch

6. Who designed the dome of St. Peter's, Rome ?
Michelangelo

7. What is the unit of currency in Poland ?
Zloty

8. Which two elements make up water ?
Hydrogen and Oxygen

9. Who was the captain of the Pequod in Moby Dick ?
Captain Ahab

10. What colour is a New York taxi ?
yellow
2.
11. Which two letters are worth ten points in the board game Scrabble ?
Q and Z

12. Which useful household item is made from naphthalene ?
mothballs

13. What is measured on the Beaufort scale ?
Wind Velocity
3.
14. Which creatures live in a formicary ?
Ants

15. Which bandleader died in an air crash over the English Channel during World War II ?
Glenn Miller

16. What is the other name for the Jewish day of Atonement ?
Yom Kippur

17. What was writer Charles Dodgson's pseudonym ?
Lewis Carroll

18. If an American footballer talked about his 'zippers' what would he mean ?
Scars

19. Where would you find the 'ocean of storms' ?

On the moon
20. What is the pirate's flag with the skull and cross-bones called ?
Jolly Roger

21. Where is the original Harris tweed spun and woven ?
Outer Hebrides

22. What do climbers call a peak higher the 914 m (3,000 ft) ?
A munro

23. The famous Gurkha soldiers are known for carrying a particular type of large knife. What is this knife called ?
The kukri

24. Which bird is the international symbol of happiness ?
Bluebird

25. What is the centuries old art of clipping hedges into various ornamental shapes traditionally called ?
Topiary