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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.  

19. Thanks Zico.

Random Trivia 68

1.  Who was the last Tudor monarch of England?
Queen Elizabeth I

2. Who was the first boxer to defeat Sugar Ray Leonard in a professional fight?
Roberto Duran

3.  Which insect carries the parasite that causes "Sleeping Sickness"?
Tsetse Fly

4.  A statue of which poet stands in St. Pancras Station on the Eurostar platform?
John Betjeman

5. General Custer was defeated by Crazy Horse at the Battle of Little Big Horn, who or what is Little Big Horn?
A river

6.  Who wrote the poem "Do Not Go Gentle into That Good Night"?
Dylan Thomas

7.  The musical "Jersey Boys" tells the story of which US group?
Frankie Valli and the Four Seasons

8.  Where in the human body are the SCAPHOID, TRAPEZOID and LUNATE bones?
The Wrist

9.  What was the name of the character played by Julie Walters in the spoof TV soap "Acorn Antiques"?
Mrs Overall

10.  According to the Saffir-Simpson Hurricane Scale, at what sustained speed (mph) does a wind become a Category 1 hurricane. Is it 74mph, 84mph or 94mph?
74 mph [119 km/h]

11.  Which THREE movies did comedians Morecambe and Wise star in?  Point for each
"The Intelligence Men", "That Riviera Touch" and "The Magnificent Two"

12.  What are the THREE main divisions of the High Court of England & Wales?  Point for each
The King’s Bench Division, The Chancery Division and The Family Division

13.  Which deep voiced actor made his television debut as Fancy Smith in "Z-Cars"?
Brian Blessed

14.  Which city was due to host the 1940 Olympic games until prevented by the outbreak of World War Two?
Tokyo

15.  Who in 1958 became the first Briton to win the F1 World Championship?
Mike Hawthorn

16. In which fictional area are Thomas Hardy's novels usually set?
Wessex

17.  Which road runs from Alaska to Chile?
Pan American Highway

18.  What figure appears on the weather vane at Lords Cricket ground?
Old Father Time

19.  Which sporting event in 1931 became the first to be broadcast live on television?
Epsom Derby

20.  The 1888–89 Football League was the first edition of the Football League.  The season began on 8 September 1888 with 12 member clubs from the Midlands and North of England.  Point for each Club you can name.
Accrington, Aston Villa, Blackburn Rovers, Bolton Wanderers, Burnley, Derby County, Everton, Notts County, Preston North End, Stoke, West Bromwich Albion and Wolverhampton Wanderers


 

Random Trivia 68

1.  Who was the last Tudor monarch of England?
 
2. Who was the first boxer to defeat Sugar Ray Leonard in a professional fight?

3.  Which insect carries the parasite that causes "Sleeping Sickness"?

4.  A statue of which poet stands in St. Pancras Station on the Eurostar platform?

5. General Custer was defeated by Crazy Horse at the Battle of Little Big Horn, who or what is Little Big Horn?

6.  Who wrote the poem "Do Not Go Gentle into That Good Night"?

7.  The musical "Jersey Boys" tells the story of which US group?

8.  Where in the human body are the SCAPHOID, TRAPEZOID and LUNATE bones?

9.  What was the name of the character played by Julie Walters in the spoof TV soap "Acorn Antiques"?

10.  According to the Saffir-Simpson Hurricane Scale, at what sustained speed (mph) does a wind become a Category 1 hurricane. Is it 74mph, 84mph or 94mph?

11.  Which THREE movies did comedians Morecambe and Wise star in?  Point for each

12.  What are the THREE main divisions of the High Court of England & Wales?  Point for each

13.  Which deep voiced actor made his television debut as Fancy Smith in "Z-Cars"?

14.  Which city was due to host the 1940 Olympic games until prevented by the outbreak of World War Two?

15.  Who in 1958 became the first Briton to win the F1 World Championship?

16. In which fictional area are Thomas Hardy's novels usually set?

17.  Which road runs from Alaska to Chile?

18.  What figure appears on the weather vane at Lords Cricket ground?

19.  Which sporting event in 1931 became the first to be broadcast live on television?

20.  The 1888–89 Football League was the first edition of the Football League.  The season began on 8 September 1888 with 12 member clubs from the Midlands and North of England.  Point for each Club you can name.


 

14. Thanks Zico.

16.

Cheers Zico 

17 today thanks zico.
Got 5 of Iraq's neighbours which helped.
 

15 - Thanks Zico

13 thanks Zico

Random Trivia 67

1. Which was the first country to host a FIFA World Cup tournament for a second time?
Mexico (1970 & 1986)

2.  Which US city is home to the World's oldest annual marathon?
Boston

3.  Until his execution on Christmas Day 1989, who had been the dictator of Romania since 1965?
Nicolae Ceausescu

4. Which newspaper does Spiderman's alter-ego Peter Parker work on?
The Daily Bugle

5.  In which novel by Graham Greene does the character of Pinkie appear?
Brighton Rock

6.   For which football club did David Moyes make 143 appearances between 1993 and 1999?
Preston North End

7.  Of which island is St Peter's Port the main town?
Guernsey

8.  For which movie did Michael Caine receive his first Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor?
Hannah and her Sisters

9. Which author wrote the novels "Blott on the Landscape" and "Porterhouse Blue"?
Tom Sharpe

10.  What product was the first to be advertised on the UK Channel Five when it opened in 1997?
Chanel No. 5 perfume

11.  What is the name of the hooked staff carried by a bishop?
Crozier

12.  Who was the first winner of BBC TV's "Pot Black" snooker championship?
Ray Reardon in 1969

13.  Which war is the main setting for Kurt Vonnegut's classic novel "Slaughterhouse-Five"?
World War Two

14.  In which castle was Mary Queen of Scots imprisoned and later executed?
Fotheringhay Castle

15.  Who was the original presenter of "MasterChef" on British TV?
Loyd Grossman

16. What was the title of Sean Connery’s last "official" Eon made James Bond film?
Diamonds Are Forever (1971)

17.  Who played Doctor Who in the 1966 feature film "Daleks- Invasion Earth: 2150AD"?
Peter Cushing

18.  Who commissioned the building of the Arc de Triomphe in Paris?
Napoleon Bonaparte

19.  Which is the heaviest of the three swords used in the sport of fencing, an Épée, a Foil or a Sabre?
Épée,

20. Name the SIX countries that share a land border with Iraq?  Point for each
Iran, Jordan, Kuwait, Saudi Arabia, Syria and Turkey 



 

Random Trivia 67

1. Which was the first country to host a FIFA World Cup tournament for a second time?

2.  Which US city is home to the World's oldest annual marathon?

3.  Until his execution on Christmas Day 1989, who had been the dictator of Romania since 1965?

4. Which newspaper does Spiderman's alter-ego Peter Parker work on?

5.  In which novel by Graham Greene does the character of Pinkie appear?

6.   For which football club did David Moyes make 143 appearances between 1993 and 1999?

7.  Of which island is St Peter's Port the main town?

8.  For which movie did Michael Caine receive his first Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor?

9. Which author wrote the novels "Blott on the Landscape" and "Porterhouse Blue"?

10.  What product was the first to be advertised on the UK Channel Five when it opened in 1997?

11.  What is the name of the hooked staff carried by a bishop?

12.  Who was the first winner of BBC TV's "Pot Black" snooker championship?

13.  Which war is the main setting for Kurt Vonnegut's classic novel "Slaughterhouse-Five"?

14.  In which castle was Mary Queen of Scots imprisoned and later executed?

15.  Who was the original presenter of "MasterChef" on British TV?

16. What was the title of Sean Connery’s last "official" Eon made James Bond film?

17.  Who played Doctor Who in the 1966 feature film "Daleks- Invasion Earth: 2150AD"?

18.  Who commissioned the building of the Arc de Triomphe in Paris?

19.  Which is the heaviest of the three swords used in the sport of fencing, an Épée, a Foil or a Sabre?

20. Name the SIX countries that share a land border with Iraq?  Point for each



 

14. Thanks Zico.

18 - Got five of the Books


Thanks Zico

19 today thanks zico.
Only got the three Narnia books that were made into films.
A seven book series of Christian allegories for children is quite an achievement.

15.

Thanks Zico 

16 thanks Zico

Random Trivia 66

1.  How many pieces of silver did Judas receive for betraying Christ?
Thirty

2.  A ream of paper traditionally contains how many sheets?
500

3.  Which 18th century agriculturalist shares his name with a British Prog-Rock band?
Jethro Tull

4.  Which scale is used to measure wind speed?
The Beaufort scale

5.  Frank Lampard joined Chelsea from West Ham in which year?
2001

6.  Which season of the year may be referred to as VERNAL?
Spring

7.  The term URSINE refers to which group of animals?
Bears

8.  What is cricketer's Freddie Flintoff's real first name?
Andrew

9.  Which British bird has the Latin name Troglodytes Troglodytes?
The Wren - Eurasian wren.

10.  What is the national flower of Austria?
Edelweiss

11.  In Greek mythology who solved "The Riddle of the Sphinx" and in so doing became King of Thebes?
Oedipus

12.  Which detective is featured in the short story, "The Adventure of the Musgrave Ritual"?
Sherlock Holmes

13. What kind of creature was Rikki-Tikki-Tavvi?
A Mongoose - Grey mongoose

14.  In TV's "Countdown", how many letters are chosen in each round?
Nine

15.  In which English cathedral are the bones of King Canute supposedly to be found?
Winchester

16.  Which one of Robin Hood's Merry Men was a travelling minstrel?
Alan a Dale

17.  Why is the Englishman Nicholas Breakspear so unique?
He is the only English Pope to date

18.  Released in 1963, what was the title of The Beatles first LP?
Please, Please Me

19.  Which pop group did the Isle of Man commemorate with an issue of stamps in 1999?
The Bee Gees

20.  What SEVEN books by C S Lewis make up the "Chronicles of Narnia"?  Point for each
"The Lion, The Witch and the Wardrobe", " Prince Caspian: The Return to Narnia ", "The Voyage of the Dawn Treader", "The Silver Chair", "The Horse and his Boy", "The Magician’s Nephew" and " The Last Battle"








 

We had three hours East between other rounds.  I did better reading them upside down!!  


Random Trivia 66

1.  How many pieces of silver did Judas receive for betraying Christ?

2.  A ream of paper traditionally contains how many sheets?

3.  Which 18th century agriculturalist shares his name with a British Prog-Rock band?

4.  Which scale is used to measure wind speed?

5.  Frank Lampard joined Chelsea from West Ham in which year?

6.  Which season of the year may be referred to as VERNAL?

7.  The term URSINE refers to which group of animals?

8.  What is cricketer's Freddie Flintoff's real first name?

9.  Which British bird has the Latin name Troglodytes Troglodytes?

10.  What is the national flower of Austria?

11.  In Greek mythology who solved "The Riddle of the Sphinx" and in so doing became King of Thebes?

12.  Which detective is featured in the short story, "The Adventure of the Musgrave Ritual"?

13. What kind of creature was Rikki-Tikki-Tavvi?

14.  In TV's "Countdown", how many letters are chosen in each round?

15.  In which English cathedral are the bones of King Canute supposedly to be found?

16.  Which one of Robin Hood's Merry Men was a travelling minstrel?

17.  Why is the Englishman Nicholas Breakspear so unique?

18.  Released in 1963, what was the title of The Beatles first LP?

19.  Which pop group did the Isle of Man commemorate with an issue of stamps in 1999?

20.  What SEVEN books by C S Lewis make up the "Chronicles of Narnia"?  Point for each




 

19.

Thanks Zico 

I did 26 of them, I think I might have got the rest eventually, but it was taking  me a while and I had other things that I had to attend to. Maybe there should have been a time limit. Had it been at a  pub quiz it would have needed a lock-in for me to complete it Anyway, thanks Zico

20- Thanks icoz

22. Thanks Zico.

zebthecat wrote: ↑26 Jan 2026, 16:40 All 30 today thanks zico.
I was stuck on Barack Obama and Wlliam Pitt the younger for ages.
The first "Sir" had me going for a while as well.
Got David Lloyd George on just reading the clue.

All 30 today thanks zico.
I was stuck on Barack Obama and Wlliam Pitt the younger for ages.
The first "Sir" had me going for a while as well.
Got David Lloyd George on just reading the clue.

MIXED UP P.M.'s & PRESIDENTS

Solve the following anagrams to reveal the names of US Presidents or British 
Prime Ministers.

1 THAT GREAT CHARMER                               -    MARGARET THATCHER

2 HE GREW BOGUS                                        -    GEORGE W BUSH

3 I'LL CRUNCH THIS NOW                              -    WINSTON CHURCHILL

4 FINEST LOVE-LORN DARK                         -    FRANKLIN D ROOSEVELT

5 JOHNNY 'N' BOLD SON                               -    LYNDON B JOHNSON

6 THEN ANNOYED                                          -    ANTHONY EDEN

7 WRONG OR BOND                                      -    GORDON BROWN

8 ENEMA IN JAILBIRDS                                 -    BENJAMIN DISRAELI

9 A AS CHUBBIER AS A MONK                     -    BARACK HUSSEIN OBAMA

10 LOWER PORTABLE                                 -    ROBERT WALPOLE

11 AN ORAL DANGER                                  -    RONALD REAGAN

12 WELL BANDY SAINT                               -    STANLEY BALDWIN

13 A HOODLUMS SACRILEGE                    -    SIR ALEC DOUGLAS-HOME

14 GOD WELL ANIMALIST                          -    WILLIAM GLADSTONE

15 WAR ON,HE GETS GOING                    -    GEORGE WASHINGTON

16 AN ILL CLOWN,I'M IT                             -    WILLIAM CLINTON

17 I CHARM ALL OLD MAN                        -    HAROLD MACMILLAN
        
18 STARMAN HURRY                                -    HARRY S TRUEMAN

19 PLEB TORIES ERR                                -    SIR ROBERT PEEL

20 THE HATED                                          -    TED HEATH

21 JAM MERIT CRY                                  -    JIMMY CARTER

22 GOD, I'D LEG OVER LADY!                -    DAVID LLOYD GEORGE

23 NOW WRITE HIGH DEEDS                  -    DWIGHT D EISENHOWER
        
24 CLASH A JAM ANGEL                          -    JAMES CALLAGHAN

25 OH MAN! BRAIN CALL                        -    ABRAHAM LINCOLN

26 WINDOW LOW OR SO                       -    WOODROW WILSON

27 THROW UP ELITE MALIGNITY         -    WILLIAM PITT THE YOUNGER

28 TORY IN LAB                                      -    TONY BLAIR

29 DISHONOR WALL                              -    HAROLD WILSON

30 MAD RASCAL MONDAY                 -    RAMSEY MACDONALD
 

Thought I would introduce one of the rounds we had Friday night.....

MIXED UP P.M.'s & PRESIDENTS

Solve the following anagrams to reveal the names of US Presidents or British 
Prime Ministers.

1 THAT GREAT CHARMER                 

2 HE GREW BOGUS                     

3 I'LL CRUNCH THIS NOW                 

4 FINEST LOVE-LORN DARK                 

5 JOHNNY 'N' BOLD SON                 

6 THEN ANNOYED                     

7 WRONG OR BOND                     

8 ENEMA IN JAILBIRDS                 

9 A AS CHUBBIER AS A MONK                 

10 LOWER PORTABLE                     

11 AN ORAL DANGER                     

12 WELL BANDY SAINT                 

13 A HOODLUMS SACRILEGE                 

14 GOD WELL ANIMALIST                 

15 WAR ON,HE GETS GOING                 

16 AN ILL CLOWN,I'M IT                 

17 I CHARM ALL OLD MAN                 
        
18 STARMAN HURRY                     

19 PLEB TORIES ERR                    

20 THE HATED                         

21 JAM MERIT CRY                     

22 GOD, I'D LEG OVER LADY!                 

23 NOW WRITE HIGH DEEDS 
                    
24 CLASH A JAM ANGEL                 

25 OH MAN! BRAIN CALL                 

26 WINDOW LOW OR SO                 

27 THROW UP ELITE MALIGNITY             

28 TORY IN LAB                     

29 DISHONOR WALL                     

30 MAD RASCAL MONDAY