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Trivia Quiz: Questions for week ending 26 March 2023
This week's subject is non-British royalty.
1 What did the first and last royal ruler of Albania have in common?
2 At age 60 in 2016, what was Denmark's Queen Margrethe? (a) distance runner (b) chain smoker (c) criminal
3 Does South Africa have a king?
4 When King Bhumibol Adulyadej of Thailand died in October 2016, Prem Tinsulanonda took over as temporary regent. How old was he when he took over? (a) 96 (b) 26 (c) 16
5 How many princes and princesses are there in the Saudi royal family? (a) the number of princes is unknown; there are no princesses (b) 17 (c) about 15,000
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Trivia Quiz: Questions for week ending 19 March 2023
This week's subject is Science.
1 Why does toast always fall to the floor with its buttered side down? (a) because that side is heavier. (b) because of aerodynamics—the buttered side is smoother. (c) It doesn't. It falls randomly either side but we only remember the misfortunes. (d) some other reason.
2 What are three ways of using a barometer to find the height of a tall building?
3 Peter Backus, of California's Project Phoenix, spent four months in 1995 listening to what he thought were messages from outer space regularly each evening while scouring 200 solar systems for signs of life. What was he really listening to? (a) frozen dinners being cooked in a microwave downstairs (b) his heartbeat (c) apparatus being used by other members of Project Phoenix
4 If two stones of unequal weight were dropped from the same point of a high tower, which would hit the ground first?
5 What must happen to a whip to make it crack?
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Trivia Quiz: Questions for week ending 12 March 2023
This week's subject is Australian roads.
1 While many Victorian towns have signs on their outskirts exhorting motorists to drive slowly, one Victorian town has a sign saying "Speed". Why is this?
2 How are house numbers in Grose Vale Road, Grose Vale, determined?
3 Why is there no Number 1, New Street, Longueville?
4 Why does it take the same time whether you drive from Parramatta to Wahroonga on Pennant Hills Road or the Cumberland Highway?
5 To get to some houses in Warrawee, you turn left into Eulbertie Avenue, then turn left into the next street, which is Eulbertie Avenue. How can this be?
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Trivia Quiz: Questions for week ending 5 March 2023
This week's subject is clothing.
1 After who is Nike appropriately named?
2 The name of what type of clothing has six letters, four of which are U?
3 What was significant about Queen Elizabeth's clothing for her visit to Dublin Castle in May 2011? (a) it included 2091 hand-embroidered paper shamrocks (b) it was her third outfit for the day (c) it included anti-terrorist underwear
4 What is a muumuu?
5 What did Wati Homwood wear to the 2011 West Tigers and New Zealand Warriors match and the 2013 State of Origin match? (a) a Nazi uniform (b) shoes only (c) nothing
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Trivia Quiz: Questions for week ending 26 February 2023
This week's subject is education.
1 Why did the NSW Government decide in 2009 to sell part of the Hurlstone Agricultural High School land? (a) to pay for an inquiry into the sale of the land (b) to pay for an environment counsellor
2 State government minister Carmel Tebbutts made these quotes in an interview with Alan Jones on 29-6-09: 'I have rang…', there is some people…', 'could of' and 'somethink'. Of what department was she minister?
3 Does The Kings School, North Parramatta, have a sufficient number of playing fields?
4 Lane Cove West primary school had 15 sets of what at the beginning of 2010? (a) computers (b) walking exercise machines (c) twins
5 The school familiarly known as 'Shore' is officially known by its original name, the 'Sydney Church of England Grammar School'. What is odd about that?
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Trivia Quiz: Questions for week ending 19 February 2023
This week's subject is music.
1 What has been sung at every FA Cup final since 1927, except for 1959? (a) Abide With Me (b) Auld Lang Syne (c) Axis Powers
2 How does Erik Satie's piano composition 'Vexations' hold the world record for shortest and longest composition simultaneously?
3 What is the world's most annoying musical instrument?
4 How many notes does it play?
5 How many different notes in an octave?
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Trivia Quiz: Questions for week ending 12 February 2023
This week's subject is mathematics.
1 In how many ways can the 52 cards in a normal deck be arranged? (a) 8600 (b) 80 660 (c) 80 660 followed by some zeros
2 How long did it take English mathematician William Shanks to calculate the value of pi to 707 places? (a) 15 days (b) 15 weeks (c) 15 years
3 Fred and Mabel regularly play a series of 10 games against each other, with the winner declared title-holder. That person retains the title until the opponent wins a series. If a series ends in a 5-5 tie, the winner of the previous series retains the title. Fred is the present champion. In the new series, Fred and Mabel have won 3 games each. Fred therefore must win 2 of the next 4 games to retain his title (ie he has a 50% chance), and Mabel must win 3 of the next 4 games to get the title (ie she has a 25% chance). Who has the other 25%?
4 What was the subject of a rather boring 400-page book French mathematicians Jean Guilloud and Martine Bouyer published in 1973? (a) the highest prime number (b) the value of pi (c) the odds of their surnames being spelt correctly if letters were drawn randomly
5 Six is the lowest "perfect" number because it is the sum of all its divisors except itself (ie 1+2+3=6). What is the highest perfect number?
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Trivia Quiz: Questions for week ending 5 February 2023
This week's subject is income.
1 After being Walt Disney's president for 14 months, Michael Ovitz left with his severance package in January 1997. How much was this severance pay? (a) $164 (b) $164 million
2 How much did computer whiz Bill Gates earn per day in 1997? (a) more than $50 000 (b) $10 million
3 Who was the beneficiary of the $30 million bequeathed by Ella Wendel of New York in 1931? (a) her granddaughter (b) her great-granddaughter (c) her poodle
4 In August 1993 a Swedish newspaper gave five stock analysts and a chimpanzee 1 250 kroner each to see who would make the most money on the stock market. The experts made their choices from knowledge and experience; the chimpanzee chose by throwing darts at the names of listed companies. One month after their investments, where did the chimpanzee rank in order of who had made the greatest profit?
5 What is the most that Kerry Packer lost in one night at Crockford's Casino, London? (a) $6.6 million (b) he has never lost there, in spite of playing regularly for 17 years
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Trivia Quiz: Questions for week ending 29 January 2023
This week's subject is the Australian Open tennis.
1 Why is it called the Australian Open?
2 In the 1960 Australian men's singles (not then known as the Open) , how many of the 32 players were not Australian? (a) none (b) 1 (c) exactly half - 64
3 What 2022 Australian Open men's doubles champion has four Ks in his surname?
4 What player in the 2023 Australian Open has five Os in his name but no other vowels?
5 For how long did the 2023 match between Andy Murray and the Question 3 answer last? (a) only five minutes before an injury (b) five hours to 4am
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Trivia Quiz: Questions for week ending 22 January 2023
This week's subject is water sports.
1 At which stage of the 1984 Oxford-Cambridge race did the Cambridge boat sink? (a) at the half-way mark (b) in the first 10 metres (c) in the last 10 metres (d) on the way to the start
2 Did Wild Oats XI win line honours in a Sydney to Hobart yacht race?
3 What do the letters SCUBA in the diving contest stand for?
4 Who is the oldest person to win the world surfing championships?
5 Who is the youngest person to win the world surfing championships?
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Trivia Quiz: Questions for week ending 15 January 2023
This week's subject is Finance.
1 What dollar note did Zimbabwe issue in 2009? (a) $500 (b) $1000 (c) $100 trillion
2 If the above answer was (c), how many zeros would that be?
3 Did Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac win the Wimbledon mixed doubles in 2008?
4 How old were Motilall Gopee and Anuradha Gopee, directors of the three property companies Halifax Repossessions, Halifax Mortgages and Halifax Business Finance, when they represented themselves in court against the Halifax Bank in May 2000? (a) 11 and 10 (b) 111 and 110
(5) The world's fifth richest man (worth US$43 billion) was being sued by the world's sixth richest man (US$42 billion) over an industrial espionage allegation in 2008. What did they have in common? (a) in jail together (b) brothers (c) fortunes made from gambling
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Trivia Quiz: Questions for week ending 8 January 2023
This week's subject is Australian murderers.
1 How many did Martin Bryant murder at Port Arthur, Tasmania, in 1996? (a) 5 (b) 35 (c) over 55
2 How much did he weigh in 2015? (a) 45kg (b) 145kg (c) 160kg
3 When will he be eligible for parole? (a) 2028 (b) 2035 (c) 3031
4 Did Ivan Milat, who murdered seven backpackers, have any brothers and sisters?
5 If Ivan Milat had any siblings, did they have any problems?
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Trivia Quiz: Questions for week ending 1 January 2023
This week's subject is sport.
1 What tennis match claimed to be the most extraordinary one of all time and was certainly the longest?
2 The golden fig leaf is the trophy for the winning team in what world competition? (a) hide and seek (b) hop, step and jump (c) hurling
3 In what sports do you go backwards?
4 What are these numbers famous for in sport achievements by Australians? 11 in rugby league, 16 in squash, 33 in horse racing, 42 in running, 99.94 in cricket, 132 in sailing
5 On one Sunday in Newcastle (14-07-1991), a 17-year-old was orienteering at 9.30am, in an indoor cricket final at noon, a rugby league side at 3.30pm and a basketball semi-final at 6.50pm. On the other days of the week he did unpaid work such as mowing pensioners' lawns or helping at Meals on Wheels. Where did he live? (a) in a tent (b) under a bridge (c) in a detention centre
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