Trivia Night March 19

Question 1

What word did Alexander Graham Bell propose as the desired greeting to answer the telephone?

Accepted Answer

Ahoy

Question 2

What colour outfit was Jacqueline Kennedy wearing in public on Nov 22, 1963?

Accepted Answer

pink

Question 3

What country names its currency after its national bird?

Accepted Answer

Guatemala (quetzal)

Question 4

Where does the name "Nokia" come from?

Accepted Answer

From the Nokiavirta River in Finland

Question 5

How to spell this synonym for "diligent" correctly?

Accepted Answer

conscientious

Question 6

What type of business operated in this very building before O’Glee did?

Accepted Answer

an internet cafe

Question 7

How many stones remain standing at Stonehenge?

Accepted Answer

83

Question 8

Which country holds the world's largest tulip festival?

Accepted Answer

Canada

Question 9

Who is the author of the science fiction novel "Neuromancer," often credited with popularizing the cyberpunk genre?

Accepted Answer

William Gibson

Question 10

What number do you get when you add the sides of a cube plus "a baker's dozen"

Accepted Answer

19

Question 11

Where in the body can we find the bone known as the tibia?

Accepted Answer

lower leg

Question 12

In Bangkok's official (long) name, what word comes after "Krung Thep Mahanakorn"?

Accepted Answer

Amon

Question 13

In The Matrix, what color are the two pills that Morpheus gives Neo to choose between?

Accepted Answer

red and blue

Question 14

What does USB (in USB drive) stand for?

Accepted Answer

Universal Serial Bus

Question 15

Which of the following is NOT an ingredient in a traditional Pad Thai?

Accepted Answer

coconut milk

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