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Random Trivia 11

1.  Paul O'Grady found fame as which comedic drag queen character?
Lily Savage

2.  UK taxpayers can earn how much before paying income tax in tax year 2025/26.
£12,570

3.  Which small peninsula crossing the mouth of Poole Harbour is well known for its property prices?
Sandbanks

4.  Which is the only Underground line to use a bridge to traverse the River Thames?
The District Line

5.  Which wood is traditionally used to make cricket bats?
Willow

6.  How many fully functioning funnels did the Titanic have in total?
Three - The Titanic had four funnels, however only three of them were functional. The fourth funnel was for ventilation only, and was added for aesthetic reasons, to make the ship look more powerful and majestic.

7.  We Will Rock You is a 2012 musical based on whose book?
Ben Elton

8.  The Royal and Ancient Golf Club is based in which town?
St. Andrews

9.  Raymond Chandler's the Big Sleep features which private eye?
Philip Marlowe

10.  Which material means 'baked earth' in Latin?
Terracotta

11. Mendelssohn’s 'concert overture' The Hebrides is also known by which other geographical name?
Fingal's Cave

12.  On what day of the week are United States presidential elections always held?
Tuesdays

13.  The Heineken brewing company was founded in 1864 in which European city?
Amsterdam

14.  Which Uk cathedral has the world's oldest working clock and the best surviving of the four original copies of Magna Carta?
Salisbury Cathedral

15.  What name is given to the legendary phantom wild cat that has never been caught, but is associated with Cornwall?
Beast of Bodmin

16.  Which burger chain took its name from a Popeye cartoon character?
Wimpy

17.  Which ship, at birth in Greenwich, was damaged by fire in 2007?
Cutty Sark

18.  What is the connection between Sir Isaac Newton and a Flower of Kent?
Apple - The Flower of Kent is the variety of apple that Isaac Newton saw falling to the ground.

19.  In the soap of the same name, the fictional Coronation Street was built in 1902 and named in honour of the coronation of which king?
King Edward VII

20.  What name was given to the large acquisition of land by the United States from French First Republic in 1803?
The Louisiana Purchase
 

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Random Trivia 11

1.  Paul O'Grady found fame as which comedic drag queen character?

2.  UK taxpayers can earn how much before paying income tax in tax year 2025/26.

3.  Which small peninsula crossing the mouth of Poole Harbour is well known for its property prices?

4.  Which is the only Underground line to use a bridge to traverse the River Thames?

5.  Which wood is traditionally used to make cricket bats?

6.  How many fully functioning funnels did the Titanic have in total?

7.  We Will Rock You is a 2012 musical based on whose book?

8.  The Royal and Ancient Golf Club is based in which town?

9.  Raymond Chandler's the Big Sleep features which private eye?

10.  Which material means 'baked earth' in Latin?

11. Mendelssohn’s 'concert overture' The Hebrides is also known by which other geographical name?

12.  On what day of the week are United States presidential elections always held?

13.  The Heineken brewing company was founded in 1864 in which European city?

14.  Which Uk cathedral has the world's oldest working clock and the best surviving of the four original copies of Magna Carta?

15.  What name is given to the legendary phantom wild cat that has never been caught, but is associated with Cornwall?

16.  Which burger chain took its name from a Popeye cartoon character?

17.  Which ship, at birth in Greenwich, was damaged by fire in 2007?

18.  What is the connection between Sir Isaac Newton and a Flower of Kent?

19.  In the soap of the same name, the fictional Coronation Street was built in 1902 and named in honour of the coronation of which king?

20.  What name was given to the large acquisition of land by the United States from French First Republic in 1803?
 

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Random Trivia 10

1.  What do you call animals that only eat plants?
Herbivores

2. What colour is Snow White’s hair bow?
Red

3. Of the four main eye colours which is the rarest?
Green – out of brown, blue, green, and hazel

4.  Which vegetable ends up becoming Cinderella’s carriage?
A pumpkin

5.  What disease used to be called consumption?
Tuberculosis

6.  Which is the only country to have won both the FIFA Men’s and Women’s World Cups?
Germany

7.  Name the signature song of The Carpenters, which won a Grammy Award for Record of the Year in 1970.
“Close to You.”

8. Guess the brand known for its range of sewing machines, including the iconic “Featherweight” model.
Singer

9. What year marked the end of apartheid in South Africa and the election of Nelson Mandela as president?  
1994

10.  In what year did the United States experience the terrorist attacks on September 11th?
2001

11.  Which U.S. president signed the Civil Rights Act into law in 1964?
Lyndon B. Johnson

12.  What is the term for a word that reads the same backward as forward?
Palindrome

13.  Who was the leader of the Soviet Union during the Chernobyl nuclear disaster?
Mikhail Gorbachev

14. In 1947, which country gained its independence from British rule?
India

15.  What name can be a belt worn over one shoulder that is typically used to carry a weapon or drum, and also the name of a fictional character in a BBC comedy television series?
Baldrick (however the belt is most often spelt without the 'k', i.e. Baldric)

16.  Name the best-known creation of author Elisabeth Beresford?
The Wombles

17.  Who was the British Prime Minister during the Gulf War?
John Major

18.  What name is given to the series of three wars fought between Carthage and Rome from 264 BC to 146 BC?
Punic Wars

19.  What year did the first iPhone come out?
2007

20.   Lamborghini, the well-known automotive brand, began by making what types of vehicles?
Tractors




 

Random Trivia 10

1.  What do you call animals that only eat plants?

2. What colour is Snow White’s hair bow?

3. Of the four main eye colours which is the rarest?

4.  Which vegetable ends up becoming Cinderella’s carriage?

5.  What disease used to be called consumption?

6.  Which is the only country to have won both the FIFA Men’s and Women’s World Cups?

7.  Name the signature song of The Carpenters, which won a Grammy Award for Record of the Year in 1970.

8. Guess the brand known for its range of sewing machines, including the iconic “Featherweight” model.

9. What year marked the end of apartheid in South Africa and the election of Nelson Mandela as president?  

10.  In what year did the United States experience the terrorist attacks on September 11th?

11.  Which U.S. president signed the Civil Rights Act into law in 1964?

12.  What is the term for a word that reads the same backward as forward?

13.  Who was the leader of the Soviet Union during the Chernobyl nuclear disaster?

14. In 1947, which country gained its independence from British rule?

15.  What name can be a belt worn over one shoulder that is typically used to carry a weapon or drum, and also the name of a fictional character in a BBC comedy television series?

16.  Name the best-known creation of author Elisabeth Beresford?

17.  Who was the British Prime Minister during the Gulf War?

18.  What name is given to the series of three wars fought between Carthage and Rome from 264 BC to 146 BC?

19.  What year did the first iPhone come out?

20.   Lamborghini, the well-known automotive brand, began by making what types of vehicles?





 

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Random Trivia 9

1. What is the English translation of the French word oeuf? 
Egg

2.  Which London Underground line is coloured brown on the Tube map?
Bakerloo line

3.  What are also known as the Decalogue?
The Ten Commandments

4.  Which highly sophisticated combat submarine was piloted by Troy Tempest?
Stingray

5.  Pete Duel starred as Hannibal Heyes in which TV series?
Alias Smith and Jones

6.  In March 1985, which pop group made a ground-breaking 10-day visit to China (the first by a Western group)?
Wham!

7.  Which Starbucks' coffee cup size, larger than a Grande, is also Italian for twenty?
Venti

8.  Which city's economic boom called the 'Miracle on the Han River' made it the world's 4th largest metropolitan economy in 2014, after Tokyo, New York City and Los Angeles?
Seoul

9.  The Gateway Arch is a 630-foot-tall monument in which American city?
St. Louis - it is the world's tallest arch and Missouri's tallest accessible structure. Some sources consider it the tallest human-made monument in the Western Hemisphere.

10.  What name was given to the German state as it existed between 1919 and 1933?
The Weimar Republic

11.  Which intergovernmental organisation was founded on 10 January 1920 as a result of the Paris Peace Conference?
The League of Nations

12.  Which country's plane was hijacked and forced to land at Entebbe Airport on 4 July 1976?
France's (Air France)

13.  Which term was popularized in the 1914 American film series The Perils of Pauline in which each episode ending with an unresolved danger?
Cliffhanger

14.  Which restaurant chain's name is the Japanese word for 'self-indulgent'?
Wagamama

15. In 1946 William Joyce was the last person hung for treason in the United Kingdom.  How was he better known?
Lord Haw-Haw

16.  Brisbane is the largest city in which Australian state?
Queensland

17.  What name is given to the region of the West Midlands that during the Industrial Revolution produced a high level of air pollution?
The Black Country

18.  What is the last name of journalist Peter, who has written for The Mail on Sunday and is author of the book The Abolition of Britain?
Hitchens

19.  Used to relieve itchiness, what colour is calamine lotion?
Pink

20.  After what time at night is it illegal to use your car horn in a built-up area in Britain?
11.30pm - Between 11.30 pm and 7.00 am (except when another road user poses a danger.)



 

Random Trivia 9

1. What is the English translation of the French word oeuf? 

2.  Which London Underground line is coloured brown on the Tube map?

3.  What are also known as the Decalogue?

4.  Which highly sophisticated combat submarine was piloted by Troy Tempest?

5.  Pete Duel starred as Hannibal Heyes in which TV series?

6.  In March 1985, which pop group made a ground-breaking 10-day visit to China (the first by a Western group)?

7.  Which Starbucks' coffee cup size, larger than a Grande, is also Italian for twenty?

8.  Which city's economic boom called the 'Miracle on the Han River' made it the world's 4th largest metropolitan economy in 2014, after Tokyo, New York City and Los Angeles?

9.  The Gateway Arch is a 630-foot-tall monument in which American city?

10.  What name was given to the German state as it existed between 1919 and 1933?

11.  Which intergovernmental organisation was founded on 10 January 1920 as a result of the Paris Peace Conference?

12.  Which country's plane was hijacked and forced to land at Entebbe Airport on 4 July 1976?

13.  Which term was popularized in the 1914 American film series The Perils of Pauline in which each episode ending with an unresolved danger?

14.  Which restaurant chain's name is the Japanese word for 'self-indulgent'?

15. In 1946 William Joyce was the last person hung for treason in the United Kingdom.  How was he better known?

16.  Brisbane is the largest city in which Australian state?

17.  What name is given to the region of the West Midlands that during the Industrial Revolution produced a high level of air pollution?

18.  What is the last name of journalist Peter, who has written for The Mail on Sunday and is author of the book The Abolition of Britain?

19.  Used to relieve itchiness, what colour is calamine lotion?

20.  After what time at night is it illegal to use your car horn in a built-up area in Britain?





 

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2024 Quiz

1. Which Premier League official was sacked for making derogatory comments about Jurgen Klopp?
David Coote

2.  Which TJ was one of the nicknames of the late, former deputy prime minister John Prescott?
Two Jags

3.  Name the two former Radio 1 presenters who sadly died in 2024?  Point for each
Steve Wright – Annie Nightingale

4.  In the Champions League new (2024/25) format, how many teams now compete in total in the league phase (former group stage)?
36

5.  Who became leader of the opposition in the UK on Saturday 2nd November 2024?
Kemi Badenoch

6.  Quincy Jones sadly died in 2024. He produced the song “Fly Me To The Moon” for Frank Sinatra. Which two planets are mentioned in the opening verse of that song?  Point for each
Jupiter & Mars

7.  Who in winning snooker's 2024 Masters became both the youngest and oldest winner of the event?
Ronnie O'Sullivan (winning in 1995 aged 19 years old and 2024 aged 48).

8.  Which cosmetics retailer entered administration In February 2024?
The Body Shop

9.  The new names of London’s six Overground lines were revealed. They are Lioness, Mildmay, Windrush, Weaver, Suffragette and … what?
Liberty

10.  The actor Toby Jones led the cast, playing the title character in ITV’s drama about the Post Office scandal. What was his name?
Alan Bates

11.  Which of these days fell first in 2024: Pancake Day | Valentines Day | Mother’s Day
Pancake Day (13th Feb)

12.  In 2024 Vladimir Putin was re-elected as president for his what? Third Term | Fourth Term | Fifth Term | Sixth Term
Fifth Term

13.  In June 2024 who became the youngest player to score in the UEFA European Football Championship?
Lamine Yamal (Spain)

14.  What is the first name of Former President Joe Biden’s son who received a controversial pardon in December?
Hunter

15.  Who reprised his role as the title character in the 2024 movie "Beetlejuice, Beetlejuice"?
Michael Keaton

16.  Which US port was closed for 11 weeks in 2024 after a cargo ship hit a major bridge blocking the harbour?
Baltimore

17.  Which comic strip did The Beano ask schoolchildren to submit their best jokes for, to celebrate its 70th birthday?
The Bash Street Kids

18. Who became the first former U.S. president to reach the milestone of 100 years of age?
Jimmy Carter

19.  What was the name of the Australian break dancer who failed to score any points at the 2024 Olympics?
Raygun (Rachel Gunn)

20.  Which British artist finally became an EGOT (Emmy, Grammy, Oscar & Tony Award winner) in January 2024 when he was awarded an Emmy?
Elton John.




 

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2024 Quiz

1. Which Premier League official was sacked for making derogatory comments about Jurgen Klopp?

2.  Which TJ was one of the nicknames of the late, former deputy prime minister John Prescott?

3.  Name the two former Radio 1 presenters who sadly died in 2024?  Point for each

4.  In the Champions League new (2024/25) format, how many teams now compete in total in the league phase (former group stage)?

5.  Who became leader of the opposition in the UK on Saturday 2nd November 2024?

6.  Quincy Jones sadly died in 2024. He produced the song “Fly Me To The Moon” for Frank Sinatra. Which two planets are mentioned in the opening verse of that song?  Point for each

7.  Who in winning snooker's 2024 Masters became both the youngest and oldest winner of the event?

8.  Which cosmetics retailer entered administration In February 2024?

9.  The new names of London’s six Overground lines were revealed. They are Lioness, Mildmay, Windrush, Weaver, Suffragette and … what?

10.  The actor Toby Jones led the cast, playing the title character in ITV’s drama about the Post Office scandal. What was his name?

11.  Which of these days fell first in 2024: Pancake Day | Valentines Day | Mother’s Day

12.  In 2024 Vladimir Putin was re-elected as president for his what? Third Term | Fourth Term | Fifth Term | Sixth Term

13.  In June 2024 who became the youngest player to score in the UEFA European Football Championship?

14.  What is the first name of Former President Joe Biden’s son who received a controversial pardon in December?

15.  Who reprised his role as the title character in the 2024 movie "Beetlejuice, Beetlejuice"?

16.  Which US port was closed for 11 weeks in 2024 after a cargo ship hit a major bridge blocking the harbour?

17.  Which comic strip did The Beano ask schoolchildren to submit their best jokes for, to celebrate its 70th birthday?

18. Who became the first former U.S. president to reach the milestone of 100 years of age?

19.  What was the name of the Australian break dancer who failed to score any points at the 2024 Olympics?

20.  Which British artist finally became an EGOT (Emmy, Grammy, Oscar & Tony Award winner) in January 2024 when he was awarded an Emmy?





 

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