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Random Trivia Quiz No. 293
Posted: 09 Apr 2026 21:03
by 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.
Re: Random Trivia Quiz No. 293
Posted: 10 Apr 2026 08:08
by gail
4. Octagonal
9. 1963
Re: Random Trivia Quiz No. 293
Posted: 16 Apr 2026 21:02
by 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