Hello besties and fellow trivia friends! I have put together a nice mix of easy to harder questions for today's trivia. I hope everyone does well with them or at least learns something new! Here are your twenty questions for Saturday:
1. Which country had the world's first female Prime Minister?
2. How many valves on a trumpet?
3. Which composer did the music for The Lion King?
4. Who was the final drummer for the group Nirvana before the group disbanded in 1994?
5. Which conflict was known as the "War to End All Wars"?
6. What is another name for a "stone fruit"?
7. What is the gemstone for a 60th wedding anniversary?
8. Which European country is known as the "heart-shaped land"?
9. In the phonetic alphabet what word is used for the letter "W"?
10. The Winter Palace, a former residence of the House of the Romanovs, is located where?
11. Which two bodies of water does the Drake Passage connect?
12. Globally, which country has the highest percentage of people over 65 years old?
13. What is the world's deepest river?
14. What is the most widely spoken language in the Southern Hemisphere?
15. Which country has blue traffic lights instead on green lights?
16. What is the name of Holly Golightly's cat in the movie "Breakfast at Tiffany's"?
17.Which UK county has the longest coastline?
18.What does "JPEG" stand for?
19. What body of water separates Scotland from Norway?
20. What is the most common city/town name in the world?
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Answers:
1.Sri Lanka
2. Three
3. Hans Zimmer
4. Dave Grohl
5. World War I
6. Drupe
7. Blue Sapphire
8. Bosnia/Herzegovina
9. Whiskey
10. St. Petersburg, Russia
11. Pacific & Atlantic Oceans
12. Monaco
13. Congo River
14. Portuguese
15. Japan
16. Cat
17. Cornwall
18. Joint Photographic Experts Group
19. North Sea
20. San Jose
What did you think of today's trivia? Too hard? Not hard enough? Let me know how you did in the comments. Don't forget to leave me some questions too, I love to see what you come up with! All for now. Sue x
7 comments:
Good morning Sue and all Wilsonettes, love these trivia, only got 7 correct but I have still learnt lots, looking forward to tomorrows.
Stay safe, healthy and happy, hugs, June Smith xxx
Hi Sue
6 or 7 this morning. The list I go by for wedding anniversaries has Diamond for 60th and sapphire is 45th.
B xx
Morning Sue, A really good mix today and very educational thank you. Take care all Kitty.
I think I’m getting worse. Only 4. I also would say diamond for the anniversary. X
Managed 8 today and found them quite hard!!! Some more for you....
1. What geological era preceded Mesozoic?
2. Who was the first to define the kilogram?
3. What does a conchologist collect?
4. What element is named after the Greek word for greenish yellow?
5. If it were possible to fly a plane to Pluto, how long would it take?
6. How many times has Neptune orbited the Sun since its discovery?
7. Which sport did William Morgan invent in 1895?
8. What is the largest sporting event in the world by attendance?
9. Which sport has been banned by the Scottish government on three occasions because it was believed that it interfered with military training?
10. Who was the first woman to win the Booker Prize in 1970?
Answers....
1. Cenozoic
2. Louis Lefevre-Gineau in 1799
3. Seashells
4. Chlorine
5. 800 years
6. Neptune was discovered in 1846 and has made one full orbit, which finished in 2011
7. Volleyball
8. Tour de France
9. Golf
10. Bernice Rubins for The Elected Member
Hi Deb, I didn't do very well today, I only knew no. 3, 4 and 6 The rest of them I was completely at a loss for even guesses!. I would never have guessed the Tour de France as the largest sporting event by attendance, Great questions, thank you!!
9 today, but I think the 60th Wedding Anniversary is Diamond and the 65th is Blue Sapphire. Returned today from a holiday in Italy, so will sort out a few questions for you tomorrow, Sue. x
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