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Random Trivia Quiz No. 286

Posted: 19 Feb 2026 21:03
by Carl
  • 1. Which monarch held her nerve in the Bedchamber Crisis ?
  • 2. Who was assassinated by Nathuram Godse in 1948 ?
  • 3. In which county was Isaac Newton born ?
  • 4. How many stones did David take for his fight with Goliath ? One, Five or Fifteen ?
  • 5. What was Barack Obama's father's first name ?
  • 6. Which breed of dog has breeds called Welsh, Scottish and Irish ?
  • 7. What type of material is produced in a ginnery ?
  • 8. How is the chaparral cock, a ground cuckoo native of Mexico, better known ?
  • 9. What was the name of King Henry VIII`s older brother ?
  • 10. What is made using soda, lime and silica ?
  • 11. Who wrote a series of letters entitled 'Dear Fatty' in the form of an autobiography ?
  • 12. How old is Juliet when she dies in Shakespeare's Romeo and Juliett ?
  • 13. Who did Ted Turner, the media tycoon, marry in 1991 ?
  • 14. What is the common name for the medical condition epistaxis ?
  • 15. What sort of creature is a cassowary ?

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

Re: Random Trivia Quiz No. 286

Posted: 26 Feb 2026 21:01
by Carl
ANSWERS
  • 1. Which monarch held her nerve in the Bedchamber Crisis ? Queen Victoria
  • 2. Who was assassinated by Nathuram Godse in 1948 ? Mahatma Ghandi
  • 3. In which county was Isaac Newton born ? Lincolnshire
  • 4. How many stones did David take for his fight with Goliath ? One, Five or Fifteen ? Five
  • 5. What was Barack Obama's father's first name ? Barack
  • 6. Which breed of dog has breeds called Welsh, Scottish and Irish ? Terrier
  • 7. What type of material is produced in a ginnery ? Cotton
  • 8. How is the chaparral cock, a ground cuckoo native of Mexico, better known ? The Roadrunner
  • 9. What was the name of King Henry VIII`s older brother ? Arthur
  • 10. What is made using soda, lime and silica ? Glass
  • 11. Who wrote a series of letters entitled 'Dear Fatty' in the form of an autobiography ? Dawn French
  • 12. How old is Juliet when she dies in Shakespeare's Romeo and Juliett ? 13 years of age
  • 13. Who did Ted Turner, the media tycoon, marry in 1991 ? Jane Fonda
  • 14. What is the common name for the medical condition epistaxis ? Nose bleed
  • 15. What sort of creature is a cassowary ? A flightless bird