Random Trivia Quiz No. 292

[Carl]

• 1. On which planet is the solar system's highest volcano ?

• 2. Who discovered the element Oxygen ?

• 3. Who assassinated John Lennon ?

• 4. What group with a palindromic name had a hit single that was also a palindrome ?

• 5. Who wrote the Waverley novels ?

• 6. What country was formerly known as Persia ?

• 7. Sicknote was the nickname of a character in which TV series ?

• 8. Who succeeded David Steel as leader of the Liberal Democrats ?

• 9. Who played the Prince Regent in Blackadder The Third ?

• 10. What is the modern-day name for the country formerly known as Upper Volta ?

• 11. Which was the first colour film to win a Best Picture Oscar ?

• 12. Which comedian was the first person in Britain to make a call on a mobile phone ?

• 13. What is the modern-day name for the country formerly known as Kampuchea ?

• 14. What is significant about the death of Ruth Ellis in 1955 ?

• 15. Which comedy duo appeared in the last episode of The Sweeney ?

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

[gail]

3. Lee Harvey Oswald
6. Iran

[stowie39]

7. London's Burning
14. Last women to be hanged

[Carl]

ANSWERS

• 1. On which planet is the solar system's highest volcano ? Mars

• 2. Who discovered the element Oxygen ? Joseph Priestley

• 3. Who assassinated John Lennon ? Mark Chapman

• 4. What group with a palindromic name had a hit single that was also a palindrome ? ABBA (with SOS)

• 5. Who wrote the Waverley novels ? Sir Walter Scott

• 6. What country was formerly known as Persia ? Iran

• 7. Sicknote was the nickname of a character in which TV series ? London's Burning

• 8. Who succeeded David Steel as leader of the Liberal Democrats ? Paddy Ashdown

• 9. Who played the Prince Regent in Blackadder The Third ? Hugh Laurie

• 10. What is the modern-day name for the country formerly known as Upper Volta ? Burkina Faso

• 11. Which was the first colour film to win a Best Picture Oscar ? Gone With The Wind (1939)

• 12. Which comedian was the first person in Britain to make a call on a mobile phone ? Ernie Wise (New Years Day 1985)

• 13. What is the modern-day name for the country formerly known as Kampuchea ? Cambodia

• 14. What is significant about the death of Ruth Ellis in 1955 ? She was the last woman to be executed in Britain

• 15. Which comedy duo appeared in the last episode of The Sweeney ? Morecambe and Wise