Random Trivia Quiz No. 284

[Carl]

• 1. In what year were the Orkney Islands reannexed to Scotland from Norway ?

• 2. Which actress, born in 1916, had her legs insured by 20th Century Fox for one million dollars ?

• 3. What is the last Best Picture Oscar winning film to also win Best Actor and Best Actress Oscars ?

• 4. Velma Kelly and Roxie Hart are the protagonists of which Oscar winning movie ?

• 5. What is the name of Postman Pat`s pet cat ?

• 6. Anthony Stark is the alter-ego of which super-hero ?

• 7. What is the lightest metal under standard conditions ?

• 8. What was the third last state to join the USA ?

• 9. Fort Knox lies in which American state ?

• 10. How many surfaces does a Mobius strip have ?

• 11. Which King of England was crowned on Christmas Day ?

• 12. Who was Queen for just nine days in 1553 ?

• 13. Tokelau is a dependency of which country ?

• 14. A Scottish mountain must be at least how many feet high to be called a Munro ?

• 15. How many wings does a bee have ?

Answers will be provided next Thursday evening after 21:00.

[stowie39]

4. Chicago

[gail]

5. Jess
12. Lady Jane Gray

[Carl]

ANSWERS

• 1. In what year were the Orkney Islands reannexed to Scotland from Norway ? 1472

• 2. Which actress, born in 1916, had her legs insured by 20th Century Fox for one million dollars ? Betty Grable

• 3. What is the last Best Picture Oscar winning film to also win Best Actor and Best Actress Oscars ? The Silence Of The Lambs (1991)

• 4. Velma Kelly and Roxie Hart are the protagonists of which Oscar winning movie ? Chicago

• 5. What is the name of Postman Pat`s pet cat ? Jess

• 6. Anthony Stark is the alter-ego of which super-hero ? Iron-Man

• 7. What is the lightest metal under standard conditions ? Lithium

• 8. What was the third last state to join the USA ? Arizona

• 9. Fort Knox lies in which American state ? Kentucky

• 10. How many surfaces does a Mobius strip have ? One

• 11. Which King of England was crowned on Christmas Day ? William the Conqueror / William I (in 1066)

• 12. Who was Queen for just nine days in 1553 ? Lady Jane Grey

• 13. Tokelau is a dependency of which country ? New Zealand

• 14. A Scottish mountain must be at least how many feet high to be called a Munro ? 3,000

• 15. How many wings does a bee have ? Four