As the title suggests today there are a lot of questions concerning countries.
But don’t worry, they are related to different subjects, not necessarily geography.
And there is the usual random selection to go along with them, so why not have a go?
As usual the answers are waaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaay down below, but NO cheating!
Enjoy the challenge.
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Q. 1: In Venice, what is a ‘vaporetto’?
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Q. 2: What is the difference between venom and poison?
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Q. 3: Which country appeared in a record 23 consecutive Davis Cup finals between 1946 and 1968?
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Q. 4: ‘Milk’, ‘Oyster’, ‘Magic’, ‘Death Cap’, ‘Hedgehog’, ‘Maitake’ and ‘Paddy Straw‘ are all examples of what?
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Q. 5: What are the five largest countries in the world with a population density of 15 people or less per square mile? (One point for each correct answer.)
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Q. 6: Kurgan is the bad guy in which movie?
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Q. 7: How many rows of stars are there on an American flag?
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Q. 8: The name of which world famous ship translated means ‘short chemise’ or ‘short undergarment’?
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Q. 9: Which country is the largest wine producer in South America?
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Q. 10: Campanology is very popular on festive occasions. What is campanology?
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Q. 11: What was designed by Childe Harold Wills and was colloquially known as the “Tin Lizzie” and the “Flivver”?
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Q. 12: ‘Trapper’, ‘Hawkeye’ and ‘Radar’ appear in which TV program?
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Q. 13: What does the Greek root ‘adelph’ mean?
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Q. 14: What was the name of the 1783 treaty that formally ended the American Revolutionary War?
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Q. 15: The answer to this one is just three letters and they mean a river of southern Italy, an Indo-Chinese language and the initials of a very popular and long running American police procedural legal drama television series, What are the three letters?
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Q. 16: How many normal size wine bottles would you have in a Methuselah?
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Q. 17: What would the waiter bring to your table if you ordered ‘priest choker’ in an Italian restaurant?
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Q. 18: Which accurate sport term is also the name of Bill Sikes’ vicious dog in the novel ‘Oliver Twist’?
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Q. 19: What number do the Roman numerals ‘XL’ represent?
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Q. 20: And finally, spell that atrocious and precocious word from the movie ‘Mary Poppins’.
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ANSWERS
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Q. 1: In Venice, what is a ‘vaporetto’?
A. 1: A ‘vaporetto’ is a Venetian Waterbus
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Q. 2: What is the difference between venom and poison?
A. 2: Venom is injected, poison is ingested or inhaled.
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Q. 3: Which country appeared in a record 23 consecutive Davis Cup finals between 1946 and 1968?
A. 3: Australia
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Q. 4: ‘Milk’, ‘Oyster’, ‘Magic’, ‘Death Cap’, ‘Hedgehog’, ‘Maitake’ and ‘Paddy Straw’ are all examples of what?
A. 4: Mushrooms
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Q. 5: What are the five largest countries in the world with a population density of 15 people or less per square mile? (One point for each correct answer.)
A. 5: Mongolia (4 people per sq. mile), Canada (8), Australia (8), Libya (9) and Kazakhstan (15)
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Q. 6: Kurgan is the bad guy in which movie?
A. 6: Highlander
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Q. 7: How many rows of stars are there on an American flag?
A. 7: 9
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Q. 8: The name of which world famous ship translated means ‘short chemise’ or ‘short undergarment’?
A. 8: Cutty Sark
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Q. 9: Which country is the largest wine producer in South America?
A. 9: Argentina
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Q. 10: Campanology is very popular on festive occasions. What is campanology?
A. 10: Bell ringing.
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Q. 11: What was designed by Childe Harold Wills and was colloquially known as the “Tin Lizzie” and the “Flivver”?
A. 11: The Ford Model-T automobile
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Q. 12: ‘Trapper’, ‘Hawkeye’ and ‘Radar’ appear in which TV program?
A. 12: M*A*S*H
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Q. 13: What does the Greek root ‘adelph’ mean?
A. 13: Brother (as in Philadelphia, the city of brotherly love)
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Q. 14: What was the name of the 1783 treaty that formally ended the American Revolutionary War?
A. 14: The Treaty of Paris
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Q. 15: The answer to this one is just three letters and they mean a river of southern Italy, an Indo-Chinese language and the initials of a very popular and long running American police procedural legal drama television series, What are the three letters?
A. 15: LAO (Law and Order)
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Q. 16: How many normal size wine bottles would you have in a Methuselah?
A. 16: 8
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Q. 17: What would the waiter bring to your table if you ordered ‘priest choker’ in an Italian restaurant?
A. 17: Pasta (Strozzapreti pasta, means ‘priest choker’)
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Q. 18: Which accurate sport term is also the name of Bill Sikes’ vicious dog in the novel ‘Oliver Twist’?
A. 18: Bulls Eye
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Q. 19: What number do the Roman numerals ‘XL’ represent?
A. 19: 40
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Q. 20: And finally, spell that atrocious and precocious word from the movie ‘Mary Poppins’.
It’s Tuesday and we have another selection of those questions that are worth asking, but hardly anyone asks. Should we just accept thing the way they are, or should we start to question what is happening around us a little more?
Here we go. Enjoy!
You know the expression, ‘Don’t quit your day job?’
Well what do you say to people that work nights?
Why is the ‘0’ on a phone after the ‘1’ and not before the ‘1’?
If the president were gay, would his husband be the first man?
If you were a genie and a person asked you this wish, ‘I wish you would not grant me this wish’ what would you do?
Did Noah have woodpeckers on the ark? If he did, where did he keep them?
Why doesn’t the armpit hair have split ends?
Do pyromaniacs like to wear blazers?
If you don’t pay your exorcist, do you get repossessed?
Why is something funny called a ‘knee-slapper’ when you actually slap your thigh?
Why do we teach kids that violence is not the answer and then in school have them read about wars that solved problems?
If money doesn’t grow on trees then why do banks have branches?”
Why does someone believe you when you say something like, “There are four billion stars,” but check when you say the paint is wet?
What would happen if Batman got bitten by a vampire?
Why can’t we spell creativity however we want?
Do infants enjoy infancy as much as adults enjoy adultery?”
Has your mate ever called you at work to ask where the remote control is?
Was the person who invented the Express Lane at the grocery store ever properly thanked?
Why do you seldom if ever see ads for advertising companies?
Why is it that when things get wet they get darker, even though water is clear?
