FunTrivia General Knowledge Mix: Vol 6 Quiz

Answer: Water Displacement

WD-40 is the abbreviated form of "Water Displacement, 40th Formula", suggesting that is took its inventor, Iver Norman Lawson, 40 attempts to get the formula right, thereby creating the "squeak reducing" product we know today.

Question by player ClarkyB

Answer: Werewolf

The werewolf is a creature in European folklore spawned during the Middle Ages, around the fifteenth century. It is said that a man can shape-shift into a wolf -like creature after being bitten or scratched by another werewolf. Though this explains how a werewolf is created, how then was the very first werewolf created? No one seems to know.

Question by player sharonfaye

Answer: Surname of Jackie Kennedy's second husband

The English Britpop band 'Oasis' was formed in 1991 and featured the Gallagher brothers (Liam and Noel) as lead vocalist and lead guitarist respectively. The non-carbonated bottled soft drink 'Oasis' originated in France, and is manufactured in the UK by Orangina Schweppes. An oasis in a desert is a fertile spot where water and often trees are to be found. Jackie Kennedy married Aristotle Onassis on 20th October 1968, and was known by the name Jacqueline (Jackie) Kennedy Onassis until her death on 19th May 1994.

Question by player ClarkyB

Answer: Terminator

The imaginary line that marks the boundary of the lit and unlit portions of a planetary body is known as the terminator. In the 1984 science fiction film "The Terminator," Arnold Schwarzenegger plays the killer cyborg sent back through time from 2029 to 1984 to terminate the life of the mother of a future resistance leader.

His classic line "I'll be back" is considered to be one of the most memorable movie quotes of all time.

Question by player incognito101

Answer: A musical instrument

The Jew's harp is a musical instrument, dating back to ancient times. It is known by a number of different names, but in English it is most often called called a Jew's harp, or mouth harp. It consists of a vibrating reed and a frame, most often made of metal, which produces a twangy sound.

It features in many genres of music, from classical compositions to modern rock and roll. Reasons for its popularity include its inexpensive cost, and the fact that it is easy to learn how to play.

Question by player daver852

Answer: Maroon

The word maroon as used for runaway slaves derived from the Spanish word "cimarron", meaning mountain-top dwellers. This name was given as many of the early fugitives hid out in mountainous country to evade capture. The perception of the fugitive slaves was that they were wild and untamed. Therefore, when someone was left alone in a wild and untamed place, such as a desert island, they were described as "being marooned".

The homonym meaning a dark reddish colour, takes its name from the French word for chestnut; "marron".

Question by player Snowman

Answer: spider

Usually equipped with either a long handle or a wire bail, a spider is a cooking vessel which can "stand" in the coals and ashes of an open fire. The Italian car-maker Alfa Romeo produced a sportscar called the Spider for thirty years. Dustin Hoffman's character drove one in "The Graduate" (1967).

The 29th sura (chapter) of the Qur'an is "Al-Ankbut" which means "The Spider." It is especially concerned with the persecution of prophets including Abraham and Noah.

Question by player FatherSteve

Answer: Two-wheeled cart

Normally they were used as a cart for carrying artillery ammunition in the time of cannon warfare. State funerals use them to carry the caskets of deceased leaders in public processions. Another state funeral tradition is the 'Riderless Horse' in which a pair of empty boots are placed backwards in the stirrups of a saddled, led horse.

Question by player mehaul

Answer: planets

An orrery is a model of the solar system that depicts the planets' revolutions. It represents how long it takes a planet to spin around the Sun relative to the other planets. There have been orreries as far back as ancient times, such as one dated back to 150 BC showing the Sun, Moon, and the five known planets at the time.

Question by player Billkozy

Answer: Carole Lombard

All were killed on the plane which was given faulty elevation data on the mountain height. The plane hit ten feet below the top. Parts of the plane are still visible. Clark Gable never got over the loss of what he called "the love of his life."

Question by player ghosttowner