FunTrivia General Knowledge Mix: Vol 26 Quiz

Answer: Fireworks

Pyrotechnic displays is another term for a fireworks display. Fireworks are thought to have originated in 7th century China, and are a large part of many festivities around the world.

Question by player dcpddc478

Answer: Rio

The games of the XXXI Olympiad (2016) are hosted by the Brazilian city of Rio de Janeiro. This city turns 450 years old in 2015. The name of the city is often shortened to "Rio." The first Kia Rios were built on a Ford platform; the later ones on a Hyundai platform.

The Rio entered its third generation in 2011 although the changes were not sweeping. Delores del Rio and Roger Bond share the lead in "Flying Down to Rio."

Question by player FatherSteve

Answer: Zephyr

Zephyr, or Zephyros, was the Greek god of the west wind. Babar, the fictional King of the Elephants, gave Zephyr the monkey to his friend the old lady to thank her for helping look after the wounded elephants after the battle with the rhinoceroses.

The Ford Zephyr was first produced in Dagenham, UK in 1951. Later models were also manufactured in Australia, New Zealand, Rhodesia and South Africa.

The California Zephyr, or Silver Lady, originally ran from 1949 until 1970. Amtrak used the name for the service they introduced in 1983. The route runs through Illinois, Iowa, Nebraska, Colorado, Utah, Nevada and California.

Stuart and David Nicol formed the indie band The Zephyrs in Edinburgh, Scotland, and released their first album in 1999. Along with Robert Dillam, Emily Hall and Will Bates they produce shoe-gazing folk-rock style music.

Question by player Lottie1001

Answer: Burgundy

Ferrell played the title character in the film "Anchorman: The Legend of Ron Burgundy", alongside actors Steve Carell and Paul Rudd. The small French region of Burgundy is ideal for the growth of grapes that have become synonymous with dark red wines bearing the same name.

Question by player BRY2K

Answer: Rhea

Rhea is the second largest satellite of Saturn, after Titan. Rheas, flightless birds, live in the savannahs of South America. Rhea Sylvia gave birth to the twins, from her beloved Mars.

Question by player Ovaldas

Answer: Morgan

Morgan le Fay was both a queen and a practitioner of the dark arts in many of the stories about King Arthur, his life and times. She is often depicted as the enemy of Arthur. The Morgan horse probably derives from a single stallion, Figure, who was owned by Justin Morgan.

The Morgan horse was used extensively during the Civil War and has since been exported to England for cross-breeding. Since 1910, the Morgan Motor Company has produced small numbers of hand-crafted sporting cars. The original three-wheelers had two wheels in front and one in the back, and were classified as motorcycles by the English government. From 1936 on, Morgan built four-wheelers, as well.

Question by player FatherSteve

Answer: Augusta

Augusta Bracknell is the dominant figure of authority in Oscar Wilde's 1895 play "The Importance of Being Earnest". Memorable lines include "To lose one parent, Mr Worthing, may be regarded as a misfortune; to lose both looks like carelessness".

Bobby Jones was an outstanding amateur golfer who had a hand in the creation and design of the Augusta National Golf Club and the Masters Tournament which started in 1934 and which it hosts every April. This was after he had become the only golfer to win the then Grand Slam of four major tournaments: The Open, the US Open, the US Amateur and the British Amateur. He made a killing with the bookmakers by betting on himself to achieve the feat. The Masters was to become one of modern golf's major tournaments.

Question by player Upstart3

Answer: Thread

Anne McCaffrey's "Dragonriders of Pern" is a science fiction/fantasy series in which the characters spend much of their time and effort fighting "thread", an alien spore which is destructive to all forms of life on the planet's surface. By 2008, there were 19 books with McCaffrey's son taking a major role in writing the series.

Question by player uscgx2

Answer: Bad

"Bad Boys" was Michael Bay's directorial debut, and had an impressive all-star cast that included Will Smith, Martin Lawrence and Téa Leoni. The plot of the film revolved around two Miami-Dade detectives (played by Smith and Lawrence), and their attempts to protect an important witness (Leoni), while also simultaneously trying to recover the $100 million of heroin that was stolen from their police vault at the start of the film.

Meanwhile, the television series "Bad Girls" first hit British screens in 1999, and proved to be an instant hit. Set in Larkhall, a fictional women's prison, it introduced the British public to some delightfully villainous characters, such as prison officer Jim Fenner and convicted murderer Shell Dockley.


Question by player poshprice

Answer: Transgender

The stripes on the transgender flag have a clear meaning. Pink is for female, blue is for male and the white band in the centre represents people who are transitioning, have no gender or are gender neutral.
The asexual flag is horizontal bands of black, grey, white and purple while the pansexual is three wide horizontal bands of pink, yellow and blue.
The gender fluid flag is five horizontal bands from top to bottom of pink (femininity), white (all genders), purple (both masculinity and femininity), black (lack of gender) and blue (masculinity).

Question by player 480154st