Random Trivia Quiz No. 285

[Carl]

• 1. In which 1951 film did Fred Astaire appear to dance on the ceiling ?

• 2. In Gullivers Travels, what is the name of the flying island ?

• 3. Who was the author of Whisky Galore ?

• 4. On which Hebridian island did Prince Charles crash a plane in 1994 ?

• 5. Kosciusko is the highest mountain in which country ?

• 6. On which side of the road do people drive in Japan ?

• 7. What is sciophobia the fear of ?

• 8. Which shipping forecast area is to the directly north of Ireland ?

• 9. Winnepeg is the capital of which Canadian province ?

• 10. What was the name of the rocket used by Yuri Gagarin for the first manned space flight ?

• 11. What is the name of the river that flows through the city of Albuquerque in the USA ?

• 12. What is the collective noun for a group of moles ?

• 13. Who overthrew King Idris in 1969 ?

• 14. According to Shakespeare, whose horse was called White Surrey ?

• 15. Who had a two ounce stone cut from his bladder in 1658 ?

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

[Carl]

ANSWERS

• 1. In which 1951 film did Fred Astaire appear to dance on the ceiling ? Royal Wedding

• 2. In Gullivers Travels, what is the name of the flying island ? Laputa

• 3. Who was the author of Whisky Galore ? Compton Mackenzie

• 4. On which Hebridian island did Prince Charles crash a plane in 1994 ? Islay

• 5. Kosciusko is the highest mountain in which country ? Australia

• 6. On which side of the road do people drive in Japan ? The left side

• 7. What is sciophobia the fear of ? Shadows

• 8. Which shipping forecast area is to the directly north of Ireland ? Malin

• 9. Winnepeg is the capital of which Canadian province ? Manitoba

• 10. What was the name of the rocket used by Yuri Gagarin for the first manned space flight ? Vostok 1

• 11. What is the name of the river that flows through the city of Albuquerque in the USA ? Rio Grande

• 12. What is the collective noun for a group of moles ? A labour

• 13. Who overthrew King Idris in 1969 ? Colonel Gaddafi

• 14. According to Shakespeare, whose horse was called White Surrey ? Richard III's

• 15. Who had a two ounce stone cut from his bladder in 1658 ? Samuel Pepys