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Daily Quiz anyone?
Thanks to the guys for getting this great new site up and running and here is a brand new quiz thread. You know the rules. Please don't post your answers before the quizzer does. Don't forget to post your scores.
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easthammer
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14 thanks Zico, really thought I knew that Karaoke meant empty box, but obviously it was just my empty brain
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Entertainment Quiz
1. Nollywood, recognised as the second largest film producer in the world, is the film industry of which country?
Nigeria
2. The Finnish video game developer Rovio Entertainment is best known for developing which game? (Hint: it features green-coloured pigs.)
Angry Birds
3. Which apt song (by a new wave band formed in London in 1977), was chosen to launch the MTV music channel in 1981?
Video Killed the Radio Star (by The Buggles)
4. Can you name the first author to become a billionaire by writing books?
J.K. Rowling
5. What do Blinky, Pinky, Inky, and Clyde all pursue?
Pac-man
6. In which year did Disneyland Paris open, was it 1982, 1992 or 2002?
1992
7. Listen with Mother, a BBC radio programme for children which ran between 1950 to 1982, always opened with which question?
Are you sitting comfortably? (Are you sitting comfortably? Then I'll begin)
8. What was the first name of the American singer and actress who was auntie to actor George Clooney?
Rosemary (Rosemary Clooney)
9. In the United Kingdom, Jongleurs is a chain of what?
Comedy clubs
10. Since 2022, the Super Bowl has been on the second Sunday of which month?
February
11. Who first achieved TV recognition in the recurring role of Father Noel Furlong in Channel 4's Father Ted and in 1996 co-hosted the late-night ITV quiz show Carnal Knowledge?
Graham Norton
12. Who was the first Beatle to have a Number 1 hit single following the group's breakup? Bonus point if you can name the track.
George Harrison (with "My Sweet Lord") – 1970
13. His panto career began at the Darlington Hippodrome in the late-1970s. Who in 2017, received the Lifetime Achievement award at The Great British Pantomime Awards?
Christopher Biggins
14. Which road in New York City is known widely as the heart of the American theatre industry?
Broadway
15. During her audition on "Britain’s Got Talent", Susan Boyle stated that she hoped to have a career like which singer?
Elaine Paige
16. What was the nickname of the serial killer played by Andrew Robinson in the 1971 Clint Eastwood film “Dirty Harry”?
Scorpio
17. British magician Steven Frayne was better known by what stage name?
Dynamo
18. The translation of the word 'karaoke' means empty what in English?
Orchestra (karaoke means empty orchestra)
19. Which Swedish actress played Bond girls in both The Man with the Golden Gun and Octopussy?
Maud Adams
20. In the classic version of Trivial Pursuit, which colour is Entertainment?
Pink
1. Nollywood, recognised as the second largest film producer in the world, is the film industry of which country?
Nigeria
2. The Finnish video game developer Rovio Entertainment is best known for developing which game? (Hint: it features green-coloured pigs.)
Angry Birds
3. Which apt song (by a new wave band formed in London in 1977), was chosen to launch the MTV music channel in 1981?
Video Killed the Radio Star (by The Buggles)
4. Can you name the first author to become a billionaire by writing books?
J.K. Rowling
5. What do Blinky, Pinky, Inky, and Clyde all pursue?
Pac-man
6. In which year did Disneyland Paris open, was it 1982, 1992 or 2002?
1992
7. Listen with Mother, a BBC radio programme for children which ran between 1950 to 1982, always opened with which question?
Are you sitting comfortably? (Are you sitting comfortably? Then I'll begin)
8. What was the first name of the American singer and actress who was auntie to actor George Clooney?
Rosemary (Rosemary Clooney)
9. In the United Kingdom, Jongleurs is a chain of what?
Comedy clubs
10. Since 2022, the Super Bowl has been on the second Sunday of which month?
February
11. Who first achieved TV recognition in the recurring role of Father Noel Furlong in Channel 4's Father Ted and in 1996 co-hosted the late-night ITV quiz show Carnal Knowledge?
Graham Norton
12. Who was the first Beatle to have a Number 1 hit single following the group's breakup? Bonus point if you can name the track.
George Harrison (with "My Sweet Lord") – 1970
13. His panto career began at the Darlington Hippodrome in the late-1970s. Who in 2017, received the Lifetime Achievement award at The Great British Pantomime Awards?
Christopher Biggins
14. Which road in New York City is known widely as the heart of the American theatre industry?
Broadway
15. During her audition on "Britain’s Got Talent", Susan Boyle stated that she hoped to have a career like which singer?
Elaine Paige
16. What was the nickname of the serial killer played by Andrew Robinson in the 1971 Clint Eastwood film “Dirty Harry”?
Scorpio
17. British magician Steven Frayne was better known by what stage name?
Dynamo
18. The translation of the word 'karaoke' means empty what in English?
Orchestra (karaoke means empty orchestra)
19. Which Swedish actress played Bond girls in both The Man with the Golden Gun and Octopussy?
Maud Adams
20. In the classic version of Trivial Pursuit, which colour is Entertainment?
Pink
Re: Daily Quiz anyone?
Entertainment Quiz
1. Nollywood, recognised as the second largest film producer in the world, is the film industry of which country?
2. The Finnish video game developer Rovio Entertainment is best known for developing which game? (Hint: it features green-coloured pigs.)
3. Which apt song (by a new wave band formed in London in 1977), was chosen to launch the MTV music channel in 1981?
4. Can you name the first author to become a billionaire by writing books?
5. What do Blinky, Pinky, Inky, and Clyde all pursue?
6. In which year did Disneyland Paris open, was it 1982, 1992 or 2002?
7. Listen with Mother, a BBC radio programme for children which ran between 1950 to 1982, always opened with which question?
8. What was the first name of the American singer and actress who was auntie to actor George Clooney?
9. In the United Kingdom, Jongleurs is a chain of what?
10. Since 2022, the Super Bowl has been on the second Sunday of which month?
11. Who first achieved TV recognition in the recurring role of Father Noel Furlong in Channel 4's Father Ted and in 1996 co-hosted the late-night ITV quiz show Carnal Knowledge?
12. Who was the first Beatle to have a Number 1 hit single following the group's breakup? Bonus point if you can name the track.
13. His panto career began at the Darlington Hippodrome in the late-1970s. Who in 2017, received the Lifetime Achievement award at The Great British Pantomime Awards?
14. Which road in New York City is known widely as the heart of the American theatre industry?
15. During her audition on "Britain’s Got Talent", Susan Boyle stated that she hoped to have a career like which singer?
16. What was the nickname of the serial killer played by Andrew Robinson in the 1971 Clint Eastwood film “Dirty Harry”?
17. British magician Steven Frayne was better known by what stage name?
18. The translation of the word 'karaoke' means empty what in English?
19. Which Swedish actress played Bond girls in both The Man with the Golden Gun and Octopussy?
20. In the classic version of Trivial Pursuit, which colour is Entertainment?
1. Nollywood, recognised as the second largest film producer in the world, is the film industry of which country?
2. The Finnish video game developer Rovio Entertainment is best known for developing which game? (Hint: it features green-coloured pigs.)
3. Which apt song (by a new wave band formed in London in 1977), was chosen to launch the MTV music channel in 1981?
4. Can you name the first author to become a billionaire by writing books?
5. What do Blinky, Pinky, Inky, and Clyde all pursue?
6. In which year did Disneyland Paris open, was it 1982, 1992 or 2002?
7. Listen with Mother, a BBC radio programme for children which ran between 1950 to 1982, always opened with which question?
8. What was the first name of the American singer and actress who was auntie to actor George Clooney?
9. In the United Kingdom, Jongleurs is a chain of what?
10. Since 2022, the Super Bowl has been on the second Sunday of which month?
11. Who first achieved TV recognition in the recurring role of Father Noel Furlong in Channel 4's Father Ted and in 1996 co-hosted the late-night ITV quiz show Carnal Knowledge?
12. Who was the first Beatle to have a Number 1 hit single following the group's breakup? Bonus point if you can name the track.
13. His panto career began at the Darlington Hippodrome in the late-1970s. Who in 2017, received the Lifetime Achievement award at The Great British Pantomime Awards?
14. Which road in New York City is known widely as the heart of the American theatre industry?
15. During her audition on "Britain’s Got Talent", Susan Boyle stated that she hoped to have a career like which singer?
16. What was the nickname of the serial killer played by Andrew Robinson in the 1971 Clint Eastwood film “Dirty Harry”?
17. British magician Steven Frayne was better known by what stage name?
18. The translation of the word 'karaoke' means empty what in English?
19. Which Swedish actress played Bond girls in both The Man with the Golden Gun and Octopussy?
20. In the classic version of Trivial Pursuit, which colour is Entertainment?
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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
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
Re: Daily Quiz anyone?
In a Tournament today as it's our Captain's Day so answers will be a little late.
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?
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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only1billybonds
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13 thanks Zico, I must admit I thought I knew the belt was a Sam Browne and I just assumed I just didn't know the character. Ah well
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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
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
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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?
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.)
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.)
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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?
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?