FunTrivia Hobbies Mix: Vol 14 Trivia Quiz

Answer: Antarctica

You may be able to take over the world in Risk, but only six of the continents have territories you can lay claim to. Antarctica, as it has no countries, has no territories (or even a picture on the board) for a player to invade.

Question by player Stonecreek

Answer: Chorizo

Chorizos are pork sausages originally from the Iberian Peninsula. Spanish and Portugese chorizo is commonly spiced with paprika, giving the meat a distinctive red colour. A Mexican variation uses chilli peppers instead.

Question by player lorance79

Answer: Cooking

A wok is a Chinese cooking apparatus. It is often used for frying foods.

Question by player pent2go

Answer: Tap Dance

Tap dance uses shoes with metal on the heel and the toes. There is a total of two on each shoe. The one on the heel is called the heel and the toe / upper part is sometimes called the ball.

Question by player catsfreak

Answer: Arnold Palmer

ESPN aired a documentary on the drink in 2012. In the show Palmer says that the name for his drink caught on when a fellow diner copied the golfer's order by requesting "that Arnold Palmer drink too". Since 2001 the drink has been sold under the Arnold Palmer trademark.

Question by player bigwoo

Answer: Queen Victoria

The first postage stamp ever issued was in 1840 in the UK. Known as the Penny Black, it featured the head of the then current Queen, Victoria.

Question by player bermalt

Answer: Japanese beers

Asahi is headquartered in Tokyo; alcoholic beverages represent about 40% of their products, which also include soft drinks and foodstuffs. Kirin has a brewery in Yokohama that is open for tours; their lager is very popular in Japan. Sapporo is ostensibly the oldest brewery in Japan.

They are headquartered in Tokyo and have several active breweries, including one in Wisconsin, USA and one near (but not in) Sapporo, Japan. Sapporo is on the island of Hokkaido, and Asahi is on Honshu. Kirin is not the name of a city but instead refers to a mythical hoofed animal or to the giraffe.

Question by player pusdoc

Answer: I study and collect butterflies

There are so many beautiful butterflies in the world and even though it is difficult to actually trap a variety of them, I enjoy studying and noting their habits, patterns, and beautiful colors.

Question by player oldstuff28

Answer: Kites don't need much wind to fly

Properly built kites really don't need much wind to fly. Kites have been used in the military to send messages behind enemy lines. Running is probably the worst thing that you can do to get a kite up. Flying kites works best with a 10-15 mph wind. You might want to fly a kite and join the American Kite Fliers Association.

Question by player BlueMNguy

Answer: Pep-O-Mint

Clarence Crane was looking for a candy that would stand up to the summer heat better than chocolate. He made his mints into a round shape with a hole in the middle so it would look different from most other candies that were pillow shaped. The Pep-O-Mint flavor came out in 1912 with Wint-O-Green following in 1918.

Question by player golfmom08