Random Trivia Quiz No. 293

[Carl]

• 1. What was the name of the banker who looked after Jed Clampett's millions in The Beverly Hillbillies ?

• 2. What is the higest mountain that is not in a mountain range ?

• 3. What is the capital city of Tasmania ?

• 4. In Britain what shape is the road sign 'Stop' ?

• 5. What is the purpose of the black stripe on a school crossing warden's 'lollipop' ?

• 6. In Britain, what is the only road sign to be on an inverted triangle ?

• 7. What famous work of Niccolo Machiavelli redefined the beliefs of cynicism in the Italian Renaissance ?

• 8. In which year was the pirate radio Radio Caroline launched ?

• 9. In what year was the Great Train Robbery ?

• 10. In which year did Pablo Picasso die ?

• 11. Who was Britain`s first black news reader ?

• 12. How many years in prison did the 12 members of the Great Train Robbery gang get between them in 1964 ?

• 13. Under which President did the United States invade the Caribbean island of Grenada ?

• 14. Which artist released an album and movie under the same title of Get Rich Or Die Tryin' ?

• 15. In what year was the Cutty Sark built ?

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

[gail]

4. Octagonal
9. 1963

[Carl]

ANSWERS

• 1. What was the name of the banker who looked after Jed Clampett's millions in The Beverly Hillbillies ? Mr Drysdale

• 2. What is the higest mountain that is not in a mountain range ? Mount Kilimanjaro

• 3. What is the capital city of Tasmania ? Hobart

• 4. In Britain what shape is the road sign 'Stop' ? Octagonal

• 5. What is the purpose of the black stripe on a school crossing warden's 'lollipop' ? To write in chalk the registration number of traffic offenders

• 6. In Britain, what is the only road sign to be on an inverted triangle ? Give Way

• 7. What famous work of Niccolo Machiavelli redefined the beliefs of cynicism in the Italian Renaissance ? The Prince

• 8. In which year was the pirate radio Radio Caroline launched ? 1964

• 9. In what year was the Great Train Robbery ? 1963

• 10. In which year did Pablo Picasso die ? 1973

• 11. Who was Britain`s first black news reader ? Trevor MacDonald

• 12. How many years in prison did the 12 members of the Great Train Robbery gang get between them in 1964 ? 307

• 13. Under which President did the United States invade the Caribbean island of Grenada ? Ronald Reagan

• 14. Which artist released an album and movie under the same title of Get Rich Or Die Tryin' ? 50 Cent

• 15. In what year was the Cutty Sark built ? 1869