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Random Trivia Quiz No. 285
Posted: 12 Feb 2026 21:03
by 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.
Re: Random Trivia Quiz No. 285
Posted: 19 Feb 2026 21:01
by 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