Trial by Trivia
1 Which former jester of the King of Denmark is named in the Shakespeare play Hamlet?
2 In the 19th century which newspaper was promoted as The Busy Man’s Daily Journal?
3 Branston pickle was named after a village in which county?
4 What is the name of Donald Duck’s sister?
5 Who was voted Miss Black Tennessee in 1971?
6 Walter Koenig was chosen for the role of Chekov in Star Trek due to his resemblance to which pop star?
7 The Ferrera family are famed for the manufacture of what?
8 Who did Charlotte Bronte describe as “ a little stout vivacious lady”?
9 For which King of England did Handel compose the Water Music?
10 Which sports star that died in 1958 is commemorated by two stained glass windows in St Francis’s Church in his hometown of Dudley?
11 What breed of dog is also known as the gazelle hound?
12 In the history books what is sometimes referred to as Black 47?
13 Who or what mysteriously disappeared in Ireland on February 8th, 1983?
14 What common everyday object makes use of a phase alternating line format?
15 What was the baker John Faynor held responsible for?
16 When Kurt Russell played Wyatt Earp, who played Doc Holliday?
17 Which US Presidents presidency is known as The 1000 Days?
18 On which actors voice was Basil Brush based?
19 Which country is home to the Istrian Peninsula?
20 Who was the Roman Emperor at the time of the crucifixion of Jesus?
21 Which fruit was discovered by Christopher Columbus on the island of Guadeloupe?
22 Which monkey accompanied the ventriloquist Keith Harris?
23 Which Bond villain has the first name of Francisco?
24 What is nicknamed The Garden Resort of Wales?
25 Which ex footballer played the role of Juggernaut in X Men 3?
26 Which TV quiz show was 35 years old in October 2005?
27 In which sitcom did Thora Hird play a female undertaker?
28 Which branch of mathematics is named from the Latin for pebble?
29 If Mach 1 equals supersonic what word equates to Mach 5?
30 What is the name of Herman Munster’s wife?
31 Which medical drama won eight Emmy Awards in 1995?
32 What was the nickname of the first boxer to beat Frank Bruno?
33 Who was the only African nation to progress into the last 16 of the 2006 World Cup?
34 What is the more common term for a funambulist?
35 What title is given to a Scottish counterpart for a Mayor?
36 Which quartet were trained by a rat called Splinter?
37 Which was the first country to issue a death decree on Salman Rushdie?
38 In which island group is Thatcher Day celebrated on January 10?
39 Which sporting trophy was first contested on June 3, 1927?
40 Which Dickens novel began life as a
monthly serial collaboration with Robert Seymour?
Answers
1 Yorick
2 Daily Mail
3 Staffordshire
4 Dumbella
5 Oprah Winfrey
6 Davy Jones
7 Swords
8 Queen Victoria
9 George I
10 Duncan Edwards
11 Saluki
12 Irish Potato Famine of 1847
13 Shergar
14 TV set
15 Starting the Great Fire of London
16 Val Kilmer
17 John F Kennedy
18 Terry Thomas
19 Croatia
20 Tiberius
21 Pineapple
22 Cuddles
23 Scaramanga, The Man With The Golden Gun
24 Colwyn Bay
25 Vinnie Jones
26 A Question of Sport
27 In Loving Memory
28 Calculus
29 Hypersonic
30 Lily
31 ER
32 Bonecrusher, James Bonecrusher Smith
33 Ghana
34 Tightrope walker
35 Provost
36 Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles
37 Iran
38 Falkland Islands
39 Ryder Cup
40 The Pickwick Papers