FunTrivia Hobbies Mix: Vol 20 Trivia Quiz

Answer: aubergine

The eggplant or aubergine is native to India and Sri Lanka, and has been cultivated there since prehistoric times. It was most probably introduced to the Mediterranean area by the Arabs in the early Middle Ages. The most familiar variety is an egg-shaped fruit with purple skin and white flesh, used in dishes like the Middle Eastern dip called Baba Ghanoush.

Question by player Flamis

Answer: Mouse Trap

"Mouse Trap" has been around since the early 1960s and requires players to create one large interconnected mouse-run and then move their little mouse pieces through it.

Question by player PootyPootwell

Answer: lemon juice, butter and capers

Salmon are a significant food fish exported everywhere, with Norway and Chile being big producers. Although "piccata" is an Italian word (the feminine of "piccato," which translates as "pounded flat"), the piccata dishes originated in America with Italian Americans.

Question by player Ilona_Ritter

Answer: Pinball

Some more pinball terms: spot targets, drop targets, rollover targets, spinners, eject holes, specials, replays, and multiball. Williams is one of the classic makers of pinball tables. If you get a chance, check out the Williams Collection Pinball Hall of Fame pinball simulator for the Nintendo Wii -- it's a blast!

Question by player celicadriver

Answer: Vietnam

Pho consists of rice noodles, vegetables, broth, herbs, and meat. The dish entered the United States in the 1990s, after American-Vietnamese relations improved and Vietnamese restaurants opened for business across the Western coast, eventually spreading across the entire country.

Question by player dim_dude

Answer: Italian Ice

Popsicle and Klondike Bars are trademarks owned by Unilever. Slurpee is a trademark owned by 7-11 Inc. Italian ice is the generic term for a sweet flavored granulated ice offering. Rita's Italian Ice, one of the largest makers of the product has had its name trademarked as such.

Question by player njbruce

Answer: Milk

Milk mixed with kefir grains (consisting of a community of bacteria and yeasts mixed with proteins, lipids and sugars) produces a sour, slightly fermented drink similar to a runny yoghurt in appearance.

Question by player suomy

Answer: Reef knot

Also called a square knot, the reef knot has been in use for at least 4000 years, as there is evidence on ancient Egyptian statues that it was used to secure their belts. The ancient Greeks called the knot a Hercules knot, which has been used for centuries in tying bandages; Pliny said that using the knot made wounds heal faster! But it was the sailors of the 18th century who called it a reef knot and used it when reefing, or making their sails smaller, when the winds were particularly strong. In macramé, a right-handed overhand knot is tied, then a left-handed overhand knot - or vice versa - to make the reef knot.

Question by player ponycargirl

Answer: self-adhesive stamps

Self-adhesive stamps were first used in places where tropical humidity created problems with the mucilage on the back of traditional postage stamps: Sierra Leone in February of 1964 and Tonga in April of 1969.Other nations followed, e.g. Great Britain in October of 1993.

The US tried out a self-adhesive stamp in 1974 which did not work out well. The regular issue of US self-adhesives began in 1989. These stamps are coated with a pressure-sensitive adhesive and then pasted to removable discardable backing paper. Stamp collectors tend not to appreciate self-adhesives because they cannot be easily removed from the envelopes on which they are stuck. Rather than being soluble in water, the new adhesives must be dissolved using Bestine (a heptane solvent), benzine (petroleum ether), or a natural based citrus solvent containing d-limonene (e.g., Pure Citrus Orange).

Question by player FatherSteve

Answer: Seaweed

Laver bread is made in many countries using seaweed. In Wales laver is used in a traditional dish called laverbread.

Question by player KittyKatey