A TRIVIA MIX
1 Which entertainer born in 1929, saw his coffin decorated with four candles at his 2005 funeral?
2 Which word for a large church derives from the Greek for king?
3 Bishopthorpe Palace is the official residence of the holder of which post?
4 What name is shared by Dick Barton’s sidekick and Tin Tin’s dog?
5 What D word is the opposite of utopia?
6 Which Poet Laureate passed away in 1998?
7 Which bird of prey is alternatively named the windhover?
8 Which actor won a BAFTA for his portrayal of Winston Churchill in Gathering Storm?
9 What name for a belt of low pressure in the equatorial convergence zone is also a word to describe a state of mind meaning to be in low spirits?
10 What would one’s occupation be if using a rod called a punty?
11 Which American Indian chief has a name that translates into English as, one who yawns?
12 Who was the first black woman to appear on the front cover of Vogue?
13 Which three American Presidents have had surnames beginning with M?
14 What name links a biblical giant and the world’s largest species of spider?
15 How are Superman and Supergirl related?
16 Which British newspaper’s emblem depicts an eagle grasping a newspaper in its talons?
17 What links the Tower of London, Venice and Titipu?
18 Which actress was the third wife of Frank Sinatra?
19 Who said, “I have already joined myself in marriage to a husband, namely the kingdom of England”?
20 What did the Marriage Guidance Council change its name to?
21 Which flower/plant shares its name with a polite term for cattle dung?
22 Which member of the swan family is so named because it is less vocal than other species of swan?
23 One might well know their allium capas. What are allium capas?
24 Which TV advert is associated with the phrase, “Nah Luton Airport”?
25 Who married Lisa Armstrong in 2006?
26 What is the alternative name for potassium nitrate?
27 How does deja lu translate into English?
28 In recent history who acquired the nickname of the Butcher of the Balkans?
29 In which card game is a declaration of carte blanche worth ten points?
30 Which was the first radio station in
Europe to broadcast for 24 hours a day on the internet?
Answers
1 Ronnie Barker
2 Basilica
3 Archbishop of York
4 Snowy
5 Dystopia
6 Ted Hughes
7 Kestrel
8 Albert Finney
9 Doldrums
10 Glass blower
11 Geronimo
12 Naomi Campbell
13 Madison, Monroe, McKinley
14 Goliath
15 Cousins
16 The Independent
17 Settings for Gilbert & Sullivan operettas, The Yeoman of the Guard, The Gondoliers, Mikado
18 Mia Farrow
19 Elizabeth I
20 Relate
21 Cowslip
22 Mute swan
23 Onions
24 Campari
25 Ant McPartlin
26 Saltpetre
27 Already read
28 Slobodan Milosevic
29 Piquet
30 Virgin