Trivia Quiz - 17

[Hughie]

Just for fun - perhaps even educational.

1. Where was the Titanic built?

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Belfast

2. Which chess piece can only move diagonally?

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A bishop.

3. In 1890 what did the Mormon church gain by stopping polygamy?

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Getting Utah accepted as a state in the USA

4. What animal is assosciated with the beginning of an MGM film?

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Lion

5. How many years was Nelson Mandela imprisoned in South Africa?

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27 years. Arrested in 1962 for conspiring to overthrow the state and sentenced to life imprisonment.

6. Name the BBC series about a shipping line set in Liverpool during the late 1800s?

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The Onedin Line.

7. What language was the new testament originally written in?

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Greek

8. Which country is Prague in?

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Czech Republic.

9. What country is known as the home of Lego?

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Denmark

Three towns related:
10. What was the name of the Aircraft Carrier that blew up off Ardrossan during the WW2?

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HMS Dasher - 10 topics on threetowners related to HMS Dasher

Previous Quiz.

[bonzo]

7 and I got the 3 toons question right for a change

[meekan]

Seven for me today
incidentally I’ve been watching and enjoying the reruns of the programme mentioned in q6

[bonzo]

Seven for me today
incidentally I’ve been watching and enjoying the reruns of the programme mentioned in q6

Meekan since I answered the question I can't get the theme tune oot my heid

[5siamese7]

Managed 7 but not the Nelson Mandela one even though I have visited his prison cell.

[Milda]

5 for me .Must do better

[Meg]

Wow - 8 this time...

[MANBEAR]

Only 5for me

[brian f]

7 for me quite chuffed about that. It should have been 8 though as i have read many reports about HMS Dasher on the forum.