The Letter B Trivia

1. Which country has these cities Bruges, Ghent, and Namur?

From Quiz The Letter "B"

Answer: Belgium

Belgium, officially, the Kingdom of Belgium, is a country in Western Europe. Belgium is a high-income country with a developed economy. On October 4, 1830, Belgium declared independence from the Netherlands. The capital and the largest city of Belgium is Brussels. The official languages are Dutch, French, and German. The total land area is 30,689 km2 (11,849 sq mi).

From Quiz Hello, Here is the Letter "B"

Answer: Boron

The letter "B" represents the chemical element boron; its atomic number is 5 and it is produced by cosmic ray spallation and supernovae. Boron is not an abundant element in the Earth's crust. The largest known boron deposits are located in Turkey, the largest producer of this element. Boron is used primarily in chemical compounds. Fifty percent of the world's production of boron is used as an additive in fiberglass for insulation and structural materials. It is also widely used in polymers and ceramics for refractory materials etc.

From Quiz The Joli Llamas Bask on 'B'

Answer: Beauty and the Beast

"Beauty and the Beast" (1991) received a total of six Oscar nominations at the 64th Academy Awards, winning for Best Original Score (Alan Menken) and Best Song ("Beauty and the Beast" by Menken and Howard Ashman). Since that landmark first time nomination for Best Picture, there have been two more animated features that have received the nomination: 2009's "Up" and 2010's "Toy Story 3". Neither won. Question by reedy

From Quiz A Swarm of Bees

Answer: Bahamas

The Bahamas archipelago is made up of 700 islands and spreads over an area of more than 100,000 square miles. It boasts the clearest waters on Earth. The largest island is North Andros followed by Great Inagua and South Andros. The Andros barrier reef is the third largest in the world. Bermuda is an island dependency of the UK, Belize lies in Central America and Bolivia in South America.

From Quiz B and B, So Happy Together

Answer: abbess

According to the Catholic Encyclopedia, an abbess is the head of a convent, and is elected by the secret vote of all the sisters in a particular convent. In some cases, the bishop must be present; however, he is not allowed to enter the convent building himself.

From Quiz The B's Knees

Answer: Bamboo Harvester

Bamboo Harvester was a palomino American Saddlebred/part-Arabian horse who starred as the titular Mr Ed from 1961 to 1966. As the star of the show, he even had a stunt double, a quarter-horse by the name of Pumpkin. Black Beauty, apart from being the wrong colour, was the subject of an 1877 novel by Anna Sewell. Bullet was Roy Rogers' dog and there may be a horse out there somewhere called Blondie, but there is a band and a comic strip character of that name.

From Quiz Killer Bs

Answer: Blinded by the Light

Written by Bruce Springsteen, 'Blinded by the Light' is one of those rare beasts; a 'B' side single that has, over the years, achieved a level of greatness that the 'A' side has failed to do. How many players can even recall 'Don't Kill It Carol' or the album from which the single was taken? Bruce Springsteen wrote and released this song back in 1973 and the Manfred Mann cover version was recorded for their 1976 album 'The Roaring Silence'. The Manfred's released the song as an 'A' side in the US which achieved number one status on the US Billboard Hot 100 chart in 1977. Surprisingly, in 1979 the band selected the song again for the 'B' side of their single release 'Don't Kill it Carol', a track taken from their album 'Angel Station'... Not only a killer 'B' side but something of a killer 'A' side as well!

From Quiz B Warned!

Answer: Bratislava

Bratislava adopted its current name in 1919. It is the capital of Slovakia, which became an independent state when Czechoslovakia peacefully split into two separate countries in 1993.

From Quiz B Is for Boogie

Answer: Two dots on top of the other

In Braille writing, the alphabetical B is represented by two dots stacked on top of each other. The letter A is represented by one dot. Braille is used by people who have visual impairment.

From Quiz We Spy With Our Little Eye: 'B' Words

Answer: Balzac

Balzac went to different shops in Paris to purchase his preferred varieties of coffee beans. One of his favorite blends was composed of Martinique, Bourbon and Mocha beans. Question submitted by Dagny1.

From Quiz B at the Double

Answer: Black Bess

One of the most infamous highwayman ever, Dick Turpin owes much of his notoriety to the realms of literary fiction and good old fashioned myth. Sentenced to death at York Assizes in 1739, not for highway robbery but for horse theft, it appears his much celebrated ride between London and York never took place. In fact it is widely believed that the 190-mile epic journey should be attributed to an earlier highwayman called John Nevison in 1676.

From Quiz To 'B' or not to 'B'

Answer: Bucks Fizz

Bucks Fizz were formed in 1981 specifically to compete in the Eurovision Song Contest. They duly won with 'Making Your Mind Up', which also topped the UK singles chart. They produced two more UK #1 singles, 'The Land of Make Believe' and 'My Camera Never Lies'. Of the alternatives, The Bangles also began in 1981. Out of Los Angeles, their original members were Susanna Hoffs and the Peterson sisters, Vicki and Debbi. Box of Frogs, founded in 1983, featured three former members of 'The Yardbirds', guitarist Chris Dreja, drummer Jim McCarty and bassist Paul Samwell-Smith, along with vocalist John Fiddler. Jeff Beck and Jimmy Paige also played on their albums. The Beastie Boys were a New York City hip-hop band founded in 1979 by Mike D, MCA and Ad-Rock plus DJ Mix Master Mike.

From Quiz Busy B

Answer: Black Lung Disease

Pneumonoultramicroscopicsilicovolcanoconiosis is according to the Oxford English Dictionary, "a factitious word alleged to mean 'a lung disease caused by the inhalation of very fine silica dust causing inflammation in the lungs.' Occurring chiefly as an instance of a very long word." Behçet's disease is a rare, multi-system rheumatic disorder that causes the inflammation of blood vessels (known as vascuilitis) anywhere in the body. Blepharitis is an inflammation of the eyelids causing red, irritated, itchy eyelids and the formation of dandruff-like scales on eyelashes. Beriberi is an ailment of the nervous system caused by a deficiency of thiamine. Symptoms include severe lethargy and fatigue.

From Quiz Ba(h) Humbug

Answer: A hat

In the United States, a balaclava is more commonly referred to as a "ski mask".

From Quiz All About Bs

Answer: Alabama

Alabama's capital is Montgomery. North Dakota's capital is Bismarck, Louisiana's is Baton Rouge, and Idaho's is Boise.

From Quiz B-Easy

Answer: Bree

Bree's actual name was much longer than that, but "Bree" is the way he is referred to most often. A talking Narnian horse enslaved by the Calermenes, Bree escaped to Narnia with the boy Shasta in the book "The Horse and His Boy". Other talking Narnian horses included Hwin and Fledge, who could also fly.

From Quiz Beginning with B...

Answer: Abraham Lincoln

Abraham Lincoln served as President of the United States from 1861 - 1865. He was shot on April 14th 1865 at Ford's Theatre in Washington DC.

From Quiz "B" Ready to Wear Your Thinking Cap!

Answer: Bulgaria

In 2004, Bangladesh had a population of 141,340,476 (estimated). Life expectancy was not high, at 61.71 years, and only 43.1% of the population over age 15 could read and write. Its capital is Dhaka. A large proportion of the population works in agriculture, and rice is the main crop produced here. The economy is hampered by climate: a third of the land is subject to annual flooding, being largely on a low plain. Flooding caused over 20 million people in Bangladesh to lose their homes in August 2004. Again in 2004, Belgium had a population of 10,348,276, an average life expectancy of 78.44 years, and 98% of the population over age 15 were literate. Its government is a federal parliamentary democracy under a constitutional monarch, with King Albert II ascending to the throne in 1993. Its capital, Brussels, also is the seat of both the European Union and NATO. Bolivia, located west of Brazil, had a 2004 population of 8,724,156 (estimated), an average life expectancy of 65.14 years, and a literacy rate of 87.2% of those age 15 and over. La Paz is the seat of government and Sucre is its legal capital. Once one of the poorest nations in South America, it has made considerable progress with its economy, but is still a major source of illicit drugs, particularly coca. This landlocked country has a navy of some 3800 members, including 2000 marines. Bulgaria has 28 provinces, with its capital at Sofia. A former adjunct of the Soviet Union, Bulgaria is now (2005) working towards entry into the European Union. It is still recovering from major economic problems in 1996 which led to the end of the ruling socialist government. Unemployment is at 14.3%; nevertheless, in 2002 there were 2,597,500 cell phones in use in the country. This mostly mountainous country borders the Black Sea, and lies between Romania, Turkey and Greece.

From Quiz Starts with the Letter B

Answer: Branson

Branson, a town close to the Missouri/Arkansas border, has over 7 million visitors a year that come to see the 30-plus music (mostly country) venues. Brentwood and Bridgeton are near St. Louis. Bolivar is a small town about 130 miles southeast of Kansas City.

From Quiz Beautiful, Brilliant B

Answer: Brandy

In the original movie version Cinderella was played by Leslie Anne Warren.

From Quiz Totally Trivial - 'B'

Answer: Band-Aid

The Band-Aid, originally small strips of surgical tape with pieces of hygienic dressing attached, was produced by machine from 1924 by Johnson and Johnson.

From Quiz Begins with a B

Answer: Bread

Hits include 'If', 'It Don't Matter To Me', and of course 'Guitar Man', my favorite.

From Quiz 'B' is the answer

Answer: Baffin

Discovered by William Baffin in 1616 it is a mountainous island of 183,810sq ml with many glaciers and a sparce population centred in Frobisher Bay.

From Quiz General Knowledge Pot -Pourri (b)

Answer: Blondin

Blondin (1824-1897). Real name was Jean Francois Gravelet.

From Quiz To 'B' Or Not To 'B'

Answer: Black Maria

It was built in 1891 in West Orange, New Jersey. Black Jack was the riderless horse used in the funeral procession of President John F. Kennedy. Black Bess was the horse of English highwayman, Dick Turpin and Black Bart was the original working title of the Mel Brooks film, 'Blazing Saddles'.

From Quiz The Letter "B"

Answer: Kim Carnes

Kim Carnes is an American singer-songwriter. Some of Kim Carnes albums include "Mistaken Identity", "Gypsy Honeymoon: The Best of Kim Carnes", "Checkin' Out the Ghosts", and "Chasin' Wild Trains". In 1981, "Bette Davis Eyes" peaked at number one on the US Billboard Hot 100 weekly charts. Donna Weiss and Jackie DeShannon wrote the song.

From Quiz The B's Knees

Answer: Frank Borman

Frank Borman II trained as an Air Force pilot before joining the NASA space program in 1962. His first space flight was the Gemini 7 with Jim Lovell, spending a total of two weeks in space. Later, his Apollo 8 mission with Jim Lovell and Bill Anders was originally slated to be a low-orbit test of the new Lunar Module, however it wasn't ready in time, so Apollo 8 became the first mission to fly to the moon instead, entering lunar orbit on Christmas Eve 1968. Borman was offered the position of Commander of Apollo 11, which would have made him the first person to set foot on the moon, but he opted to retire instead.

From Quiz Killer Bs

Answer: Brazen Bull

The Brazen Bull as it came to be known was a dreadful instrument of torture and death. It consisted of a huge hollow bronze figure of a bull inside which its victim was placed. A fire was lit underneath the body of the beast and, as the bronze became hotter and hotter, the victim inside was roasted alive. The body cavity of the bull also contained a network of pipes that exited through the bull's mouth and as the hapless individual inside died in agony, their cries were amplified for the amusement of the king and his court. Unfortunately for Perillos, the tyrant decided to try out this new device on the very man that had made it for him... Even more unfortunately, (at least for Phalaris) when the tyrant was finally deposed, he also met his fate in the belly of his beast.

From Quiz B Is for Boogie

Answer: Botticelli

Alessandro di Mariano di Vanni Filipepi was known to others as Sandro Botticelli. He was a Renaissance painter born in 1445. "Birth of Venus" is housed in the Galleria Degli Uffizi in Florence, Italy.

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