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Trivia Quiz 2016-2018

Started by RAMMEL, April 03, 2016, 10:28:35 PM

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junee

Chia, it is OK as I should have remembered that it was two answers.Was able to delete.
Interesting quiz.  :thumbup: :thumbup:

Chia

Rammel's answer is correct...Junee..how clever to know how to remove posts....but...you will be given credit for those questions you answered correctly...Continuing Trivia:

1.   What powers the sun
.   
5.   What explosive cosmic event was seen with the naked eye in 1987, for the first time in 383 years?

7. Who did Yigal Amir assassinate in 1995?   
     

9 What digit did Arab mathematician al-Khwarizmi give to the West around 800 B/B.?


11. Many of the plants used to make mustard in factories near Dijon are grown not in France, but in what large country outside of Europe?

12. Name  the tallest Mountain on Earth and its location?

Marilyne


Chia

correct Marilyne....Continuing Trivia:


1.   What powers the sun?
.
7. Who did Yigal Amir assassinate in 1995?   
     
9 What digit did Arab mathematician al-Khwarizmi give to the West around 800 B/B.?

11. Many of the plants used to make mustard in factories near Dijon are grown not in France, but in what large country outside of Europe?

12. Name  the tallest Mountain on Earth and its location?


so_P_bubble


so_P_bubble


Vanilla-Jackie

1).........Fusion......powers the sun....

Vanilla-Jackie

#367
I have two answers for 12......one for the tallest mountain ABOVE sea level, but if we are talking of sheer height, base to summit....I shall go with my second choice....as my first choice seems to be a tad to obvious.....

12)........ Mauna Kea.................on the island of Hawaii..

Chia

Bubble and Vanilla both right with their answers...and the last question: anyone can name it...


11. Many of the plants used to make mustard in factories near Dijon are grown not in France, but in what large country outside of Europe?

angelface555

11.  Many of the plants used to make mustard in factories near Dijon are grown not in France, but in what large country outside of Europe?

Canada

Chia

#370
Angel's correct answer has ended this latest Trivia Quiz with these results:

1.   What powers the sun?..ANSWER..  "Fusion, the same as a hydrogen bomb"..BY..VANILLA-JACKIE

2. .   What is the Milky Way?..ANSWER.. "The Milky Way is a spiral galaxy"..BY  JUNEE

3.   What's the common name for a cubic decimeter?..ANSWER.."A liter".. BY..RAMMEL

4.    What's the U. S. equivalent of 0.45 kilograms? ANSWER.. "One pound".. BY RADIOMAN 
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5.   What explosive cosmic event was seen with the naked eye in 1987, for the first time in 383 years?..ANSWER.. "A supernova"..BY..MARILYNE

6. When a floating moth shorted out an early supercomputer, what new phrase was born?..ANSWER.."computer bug".. BY..ANGEL

7.    Who did Yigal Amir assassinate in 1995?ANSWER.. "Yitzhak Rabin, Prime Minister of Israel"..BY..BUBBLE 
     
8. .   What mathematical symbol did math whiz Ferdinand von Lindemann determine to be a transcendental number in 1882?..ANSWER.. "Pi". BY.. JUNEE

9   What digit did Arab mathematician al-Khwarizmi give to the West around 800 B/B.?..ANSWER.. "Zero"..BY..BUBBLE

10   What virus did the World Health Organization say would infect 40 million people by the year 2000?ANSWER "HIV".(HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCYVIRUS). BY..RADIOMAN

11. Many of the plants used to make mustard in factories near Dijon are grown not in France, but in what large country outside of Europe?ANSWER "CANADA.".BY..ANGEL

12. .  Where is the tallest Mountain on Earth?..ANSWER "Mauna Kea, Hawaii, From Base to Peak - 33,480 feet (rising to 13,796 feet above sea level)"..BY..VANILLA-JACKIE

13. . What is the term used for a person of mixed black and white parentage? ..ANSWER "Mulatto"..BY RAMMEL

14.  What is the Indiana state bird? ..ANSWER.."Cardinal"...BY JUNEE


15. . What is the first organisms to grow back after fire? ..ANSWER.. "Moss"..BY..ANGEL

Thanks to you all for your participation... :)

Vanilla-Jackie

Thank you Chia,......now I shall never call Mount Everest, the highest mountain.....  ;)

Radioman34

Thank you Chya: great quiz

Chia

you are welcome Don and Vanilla-J...

so_P_bubble

Thanks for such interesting questions Chia

Chia

you are more than welcome Bubble

angelface555


Chia

you are welcome too.. :)

junee

Thanks Chia.  I won't complicate the next one! :)

Chia

Junee..You certainly did not complicate anything and I was so glad to find you among the group ;)

so_P_bubble

Great picture Chia!  Good day to you!

Vanilla-Jackie

Fully agree, it is lovely to see our Chia....

Chia

Bubble and Vanilla..."Just too kind" :)

Chia

I just put together another Trivia Quiz....and here it is:

1. Tom Hanks played "Captain Miller" in what legendary World War II movie?

2. What is the third most abundant gas in Earth's atmosphere?

3. Where was the very first Hard Rock Cafe opened?

4. What is the capital city of Croatia?

5. Finish this phrase: You drive for show, but putt for "________"?

6. What type of bridge is the Golden Gate Bridge?

7. Chimichurri is a green sauce that originated in what country?

8. Our solar system is located in what galaxy?

9. How many US Supreme Court justices are there?

10.In what city does SpongeBob SquarePants live?

11. The Electoral College in the United States is made up of how many electors?

12. Which actor played the main character in the 1990 film "Edward Scissorhands"?

13. What is the plural of the word crisis?

14. In movies, a clue or piece of information which is intended to be misleading, is known as what?

15. What is the Spanish word for a heated tortilla filled with cheese?

Radioman34


Chia

hmmm...Did I make this quiz too easy? Correct answer Radioman...Continuing:

2. What is the third most abundant gas in Earth's atmosphere?

3. Where was the very first Hard Rock Cafe opened?

4. What is the capital city of Croatia?

5. Finish this phrase: You drive for show, but putt for "________"?

6. What type of bridge is the Golden Gate Bridge?

7. Chimichurri is a green sauce that originated in what country?

8. Our solar system is located in what galaxy?

9. How many US Supreme Court justices are there?

10.In what city does SpongeBob SquarePants live?

11. The Electoral College in the United States is made up of how many electors?

12. Which actor played the main character in the 1990 film "Edward Scissorhands"?

13. What is the plural of the word crisis?

14. In movies, a clue or piece of information which is intended to be misleading, is known as what?

15. What is the Spanish word for a heated tortilla filled with cheese?

Chia


hmmm...Did I make this quiz too easy? Correct answer Radioman...Continuing:


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hmmm...Did I make this quiz too easy? Correct answer Radioman...Continuing:


1. Tom Hanks played "Captain Miller" in what legendary World War II movie?

2. What is the third most abundant gas in Earth's atmosphere?

3. Where was the very first Hard Rock Cafe opened?

4. What is the capital city of Croatia?

6. What type of bridge is the Golden Gate Bridge?

7. Chimichurri is a green sauce that originated in what country?

8. Our solar system is located in what galaxy?

9. How many US Supreme Court justices are there?

10.In what city does SpongeBob SquarePants live?

11. The Electoral College in the United States is made up of how many electors?

12. Which actor played the main character in the 1990 film "Edward Scissorhands"?

13. What is the plural of the word crisis?

14. In movies, a clue or piece of information which is intended to be misleading, is known as what?

15. What is the Spanish word for a heated tortilla filled with cheese?


so_P_bubble


so_P_bubble


Chia

Bubble...with correct answers...Continuing Trivia...

1. Tom Hanks played "Captain Miller" in what legendary World War II movie?

2. What is the third most abundant gas in Earth's atmosphere?

3. Where was the very first Hard Rock Cafe opened?

6. What type of bridge is the Golden Gate Bridge?

8. Our solar system is located in what galaxy?

9. How many US Supreme Court justices are there?

10.In what city does SpongeBob SquarePants live?

11. The Electoral College in the United States is made up of how many electors?

12. Which actor played the main character in the 1990 film "Edward Scissorhands"?

13. What is the plural of the word crisis?

14. In movies, a clue or piece of information which is intended to be misleading, is known as what?

15. What is the Spanish word for a heated tortilla filled with cheese?