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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