FunTrivia General Knowledge Mix: Vol 25 Quiz

Answer: A formal ball

Cotillion originally referred to an elaborate social dance in 18th-century France. It may now be used to describe a formal ball. The original cotillion was danced by four couples at a time in a square formation and was typically used as the final dance to end a formal evening of dancing.

Question by player zorba_scank

Answer: utensils used for serving and eating

Silverware and flatware can be the same utensils, serving pieces, or dishes, but silverware is made from metal (the word originated with silver and silver plate). Flatware, on the other hand, can be made out of any material (plastic, wood, metal, etc.).

Question by player suzi_greer

Answer: Emerald

Ireland has a reputation for the verdant nature of its landscape (a combination of its primarily agricultural economy, plus copious amounts of rain). Emeralds are of course generally green in colour. Rubies are generally red, sapphires blue and diamonds usually colourless.

Question by player stedman

Answer: A hard rock band

Deep Purple is a popular hard rock band. They formed in England in 1968. Their biggest hit was "Smoke on the Water".

Question by player ghosttowner

Answer: Buffalo turtle

The Brewster F2A was an early monoplane fighter. The Buffalo coat is a heavy outer garment made from the fur from of course, a buffalo. The Buffalo nickel was a five-cent piece minted by the United States from 1913 through 1938. Buffalo turtles are just made up.

Question by player boxjaw

Answer: Biblioklept

Book + thief = biblioklept. Book + irrational fear = bibliophobe. Book + passion = bibliophile. Liberace does not mean book + ace, but is the name of a U.S.-born stage pianist, singer and actor known as "Mr. Showmanship", most popular in the 1950s - 1970s. During that time, he was the highest-paid entertainer in the world.

His Las Vegas museum was open 1979-2010, then closed permanently for lack of attendance. Wladizu Valentino Liberace was his birth name.

Question by player ELJ1

Answer: A snood

A snood is the name of two fashion items. The first was originally used by women, a net that is pinned or tied onto the back of the head and holds the hair. A snood can also mean a type of scarf that sometimes has a hood attached. A rubber (or an eraser) can remove a pencil mistake, correction fluid can cover incorrect ink, and backspace can delete typed letters on a computer.

Question by player AcrylicInk

Answer: Bride or Groom or both are absent

When a couple cannot both be together for the marriage ceremony to take place, because of illness, military service, imprisonment or other reasons, a couple may resort to a "proxy marriage." In a proxy marriage, another person fills in for the absent one.

In many places proxy marriages are not legal, because both bride and groom must be present for the ceremony.

Question by player maryjdonohoe57

Answer: Elizabeth

The South African city is Port Elizabeth, also called The Bay; it is one of the largest seaports in South Africa. The major prophet in the Bible is John the Baptist, whose mother Elizabeth was cousin to Mary. The quote comes from the 1998 movie "Elizabeth", by Shekhar Kapur, in which the queen becomes wroth at having men telling her how to rule at all times.

Question by player cdauphinais

Answer: Exercising

A kettlebell is a cast iron or cast steel ball with a single thick handle, based on the girya, a Russian metal weight used to weigh crops and which is also a loanword meaning 'heavy' in Persian. Unlike exercises using the dumbbell or barbell, the kettlebell tends to favour exercises which have a large number of repetitions.

They work many muscles and are typically used as part of holistic exercise routines that work the whole body, and as such have a cardiovascular element to them as well. For people who don't have the time or access to a gym, a kettlebell can be a great way to get a versatile home workout, provided they're using good form and are physically healthy enough to do so.

Question by player malik24