Luckytrim
Grill Master
Trivia 3/25
DID YOU KNOW ...
With over two dozen regularly erupting volcanoes, Iceland is one of the most volcanically active spots on Earth.
1. What is the term for the mistaken use of a word in place of a similarly sounding word, such as in "He is the very pineapple of politeness!"
2. In terms of causing human deaths which animals are the deadliest in the UK?
a. - Horses
b. - Cows
c. - Adders
d. - Mosquitos
3. What did Bill Bradley do for a living before being elected to the U.S. Senate ?
4. Mahé, Praslin and La Digue are the three main islands of which country in the Indian Ocean?
a. - Comoros
b. - Mauritius
c. - Seychelles
d. - Maldives
5. The Cincinnati Marathon has a humorous name. Do you know what it is?
a. - The Bouncing Buckeye Marathon
b. - The Prancing Horse Marathon
c. - The Flying Pig Marathon
d. - The Jumping Cricket Marathon
6. In the musical 'Cats', there is a cat called Gus, but what is his full name?
a. - Gustave
b. - Asparagus
c. - Augustus
d. - Angus
7. What are you likely to find in a "cruet" set?
8. Which phrase containing an aquatic invertebrate idiomatically means 'refuse to talk'?
TRUTH OR CRAP ??
Excluding the Vatican, the two closest capital cities in Europe, being only 34 miles apart, are Prague and Budapest
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1. Malapropism
2. - b
3. Played in the NBA
4. - c
5. - c
6. - b
7. Olive oil and balsamic vinegar
8. Clam Up
CRAP !!
Excluding the Vatican, the two closest capital cities in Europe, being only 34 miles apart, are Vienna and Bratislava .
Bratislava, capital of Slovakia and Vienna, capital of Austria, are the nearest capital cities. This only came about in 1992 when the country of Czechoslovakia underwent the 'Velvet Divorce' and was divided into Slovakia and the Czech Republic. Prior to that Prague had been the capital. The Vatican is completely surrounded by Rome, so you really could not get much closer than that!
DID YOU KNOW ...
With over two dozen regularly erupting volcanoes, Iceland is one of the most volcanically active spots on Earth.
1. What is the term for the mistaken use of a word in place of a similarly sounding word, such as in "He is the very pineapple of politeness!"
2. In terms of causing human deaths which animals are the deadliest in the UK?
a. - Horses
b. - Cows
c. - Adders
d. - Mosquitos
3. What did Bill Bradley do for a living before being elected to the U.S. Senate ?
4. Mahé, Praslin and La Digue are the three main islands of which country in the Indian Ocean?
a. - Comoros
b. - Mauritius
c. - Seychelles
d. - Maldives
5. The Cincinnati Marathon has a humorous name. Do you know what it is?
a. - The Bouncing Buckeye Marathon
b. - The Prancing Horse Marathon
c. - The Flying Pig Marathon
d. - The Jumping Cricket Marathon
6. In the musical 'Cats', there is a cat called Gus, but what is his full name?
a. - Gustave
b. - Asparagus
c. - Augustus
d. - Angus
7. What are you likely to find in a "cruet" set?
8. Which phrase containing an aquatic invertebrate idiomatically means 'refuse to talk'?
TRUTH OR CRAP ??
Excluding the Vatican, the two closest capital cities in Europe, being only 34 miles apart, are Prague and Budapest
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
1. Malapropism
2. - b
3. Played in the NBA
4. - c
5. - c
6. - b
7. Olive oil and balsamic vinegar
8. Clam Up
CRAP !!
Excluding the Vatican, the two closest capital cities in Europe, being only 34 miles apart, are Vienna and Bratislava .
Bratislava, capital of Slovakia and Vienna, capital of Austria, are the nearest capital cities. This only came about in 1992 when the country of Czechoslovakia underwent the 'Velvet Divorce' and was divided into Slovakia and the Czech Republic. Prior to that Prague had been the capital. The Vatican is completely surrounded by Rome, so you really could not get much closer than that!
