BizNews brainteaser – Ian’s Trivialus 4 August 2024
Quizmaster Ian Woodrow returns with another Trivialus for the BizNews tribe to take a crack at. Give it a go and see how well you score. Find the answers to this week's quiz here.
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A note from Quizmaster Ian: Last week, Question 18 claimed a 37-year gap between musicals that had won the Oscar for Best Picture. This was supposedly the gap between The Sound of Music in 1966 and Chicago in 2003. One recipient (who will remain unknown) has pointed out that subsequent to 1966, Oliver won best picture in 1969. I like it when such errors are discovered.
Let's hope there aren't similar ones in the current version.
May your week ahead be a pleasant and fortunate one.
4 August
- Minerva is the Roman Goddess of what?
- What is Pumpernickel a type of?
- Who portrayed Han Solo in 'Star Wars'?
- Which country's dictator claimed an implausible win in a general election last week leading to widespread protests.
- What does a double yellow spot on a squash ball signify regarding its speed, a) Fast b) Medium c) Extra slow?
- In 1970, Lynn Anderson recorded a cover version of a song, written three years earlier, which became a country music classic, topping billboards in numerous countries. What was it called?
- Which English romantic poet, friend of Byron and Shelley, wrote Ode on a Grecian Urn in 1819?
- The largest prisoner exchange between the West and Russia since the end of the cold war took place on Thursday. How many people in total were exchanged, a) 24 b) 16 c) 8? Of this total, how many prisoners were being held by Russia? An additional bonus, which well-known prisoner was due to be part of the exchange, but tragically missed the opportunity?
- What was the name of the Argentinian cruiser sunk by the submarine HMS Conqueror during the Falklands War? Bonus for the year.
- Hangul is regarded as one of the most logical writing systems of any language. It was created in the 15th century by the king of which country who wished to improve literary amongst the population?
- What is the name of France's poster-boy swimmer who has won multiple gold medals at the current Olympics? For a bonus, name the influential player who almost single-handedly helped France win gold in the final of the Rugby Sevens.
- Who said, "There were many dark moments when my faith in humanity was sorely tested", a) Nelson Mandela b) Abraham Lincoln c) Martin Luther King Jr.?
- Zr is the chemical symbol for which element?
- Which sport has been the source of much controversy at the current Olympic games?
- What is the name for someone who collects coins?
- President Macron has provoked a diplomatic row with Algeria by recognising Moroccan sovereignty over which disputed territory?
- Blue gum and ironbark are species of which genus of Australian trees?
- If something disturbs you greatly, is it, a) nerve-wreaking, b) nerve-racking c) nerve-wracking?
- What is the line between Pennsylvania and Maryland which constitutes the theoretical border to the southern states of the US?
- What family ruled Austria from the thirteenth century to 1918?
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Question 10 – © – Ash Parker