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Random Trivia Quiz No. 291
Posted: 26 Mar 2026 21:03
by Carl
- 1. In literature, who owns a cat called Crookshanks ?
- 2. What is the name of the sea that separates New Zealand and Australia ?
- 3. What building is pictured on a bottle of HP sauce ?
- 4. Three countries have both an Atlantic and a Mediterranean coast. France and Spain are two, but what is the other ?
- 5. What is the only national capital that borders two different countries ?
- 6. What is the name of the British canoeist who famously faked his own death when he disappeared in 2002 ?
- 7. Which supermaket is mentioned in Chas and Dave's song Rabbit ?
- 8. What were the character names of the two hitmen in Pulp Fiction ?
- 9. Which South American country has borders with Columbia and Peru ?
- 10. How many boxes are used in the UK version of Deal Or No Deal ?
- 11. In Peter Pan, what is the name of Captain Hook`s ship ?
- 12. Which singer had hits with Rubber Ball and The Night Has A Thousand Eyes ?
- 13. What was Margaret Thatcher's maiden name ?
- 14. Which country did Celine Dion represent when singing in the Eurovision Song Contest in 1988 ?
- 15. The spanish Eurovision entry in 1986 entitled La La La contained how many la's ?
Answers will be provided next Thursday evening after 21:00.
Re: Random Trivia Quiz No. 291
Posted: 27 Mar 2026 06:42
by stowie39
7. Sainsbury's
12. Bobby Vee
Re: Random Trivia Quiz No. 291
Posted: 27 Mar 2026 08:17
by gail
3. Houses of Parliament
10. 22
Re: Random Trivia Quiz No. 291
Posted: 27 Mar 2026 14:39
by freddo
2 Tasman Sea
14 Switzerland
Re: Random Trivia Quiz No. 291
Posted: 28 Mar 2026 08:15
by gail
13. Roberts
Re: Random Trivia Quiz No. 291
Posted: 02 Apr 2026 21:01
by Carl
ANSWERS
- 1. In literature, who owns a cat called Crookshanks ? Hermione Granger (from the Harry Potter stories)
- 2. What is the name of the sea that separates New Zealand and Australia ? Tasman Sea
- 3. What building is pictured on a bottle of HP sauce ? Houses of Parliament / Palace of Westminster
- 4. Three countries have both an Atlantic and a Mediterranean coast. France and Spain are two, but what is the other ? Morocco
- 5. What is the only national capital that borders two different countries ? Bratislava
- 6. What is the name of the British canoeist who famously faked his own death when he disappeared in 2002 ? John Darwin
- 7. Which supermaket is mentioned in Chas and Dave's song Rabbit ? Sainsbury's
- 8. What were the character names of the two hitmen in Pulp Fiction ? Vincent Vega and Jules Winnfield
- 9. Which South American country has borders with Columbia and Peru ? Ecuador
- 10. How many boxes are used in the UK version of Deal Or No Deal ? 22
- 11. In Peter Pan, what is the name of Captain Hook`s ship ? The Jolly Roger
- 12. Which singer had hits with Rubber Ball and The Night Has A Thousand Eyes ? Bobby Vee
- 13. What was Margaret Thatcher's maiden name ? Roberts
- 14. Which country did Celine Dion represent when singing in the Eurovision Song Contest in 1988 ? Switzerland
- 15. The spanish Eurovision entry in 1986 entitled La La La contained how many la's ? 138