Fun Trivia

Hello my lovely ladies!  We are back to more weekend trivia now after the launch last weekend.  Here are your twenty questions for Saturday:   

1. Which famous French landmark was originally intended to stand for only 20 years?

2. Which famous explorer gave the Pacific Ocean its name in 1520?

3. What was the original name of the board game Scrabble when Alfred Butts first developed it?

4. Which famous actress was born Frances Ethel Gumm?

5. Which animal is the only living member of the order Tubulidentata?

6. Which famous Hollywood actor was born Archibald Leach?

7. Who was the first woman, other than the reigning monarch, to appear on a Bank of England banknote?

8. Which country is home to the town of Ypres, famous for its role in the First World War?

9. What was the original name of the chocolate bar now known as Snickers in the United Kingdom?

10. Which British television programme featured a fictional prison called Slade Prison?

11. Which famous British television presenter holds the Guinness World Record for the longest television career by a male entertainer?

12. Which famous British singer was born Mary Isobel Catherine Bernadette O'Brien?

13. Which famous British actress played the character of Miss Marple in twelve films made for television between 1984 and 1992?

14. Which country is home to the ancient city of Ephesus?

15. Which Hollywood actress became the first woman to earn $1 million for a single film role?

16. Which famous British explorer was the first European to see Victoria Falls in 1855?

17. Which familiar kitchen ingredient was once so valuable in Europe that it was sometimes used to pay rent or taxes?

18. Which famous scientist was offered the presidency of Israel in 1952 but declined?

19. Which country has a town called Dull that is officially twinned with Boring in Oregon, USA?

20. Which unusual mammal has venomous spurs on the hind legs of the males?

 

1. The Eiffel Tower

2. Ferdinand Magellan

3. Lexiko (later called Criss-Cross Words)

4. Judy Garland

5. Aardvark

6. Cary Grant

7. Florence Nightingale

8. Belgium

9. Marathon

10. Porridge

11. Sir Bruce Forsyth

12. Dusty Springfield

13. Joan Hickson

14. Turkey

15. Elizabeth Taylor

16. David Livingston

17. Black Pepper

18. Albert Einstein

19. Scotland

20. Platypus

Should I say congratulations?  How did we all do today?  Let me know in the comments and feel free to leave me any questions too as I love that!  All for now, Sue x