BizNews brainteaser – Ian’s Trivialus 10 August 2025
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10 August 2025
What would an Italian call a motorway?
Wednesday this week marked the 80th year since which calamitous event?
Which ocean liner was sunk by a German submarine in 1915 with the loss of 1 198 lives?
Which French philosopher and writer in 1964 refused the Nobel prize for literature?
What is the name of the American actress who recently caused controversy by appearing in an ad which many felt smacked of eugenics and racism? A bonus point for the product advertised and another for its brand name.
Which sport uses a playing field between 135 and 185 metres long, and between 110 and 155 metres wide, in an oval shape?
Which country has the highest unemployment rate in Africa, a) Eswatini b) Mozambique c) South Africa?
True/False - Female frogs fake their deaths to avoid mating with male frogs they do not find attractive.
Which American poet (1874-1964) once said, “The world is full of willing people; some willing to work, the rest willing to let them.”
Who built the 73-mile Roman wall in AD 122 to separate the north-west frontier of the Roman Empire from the barbarian territories? Bonus for the name of wall that superseded it.
What is the vertical part of a stair or step called?
What do the letters BNPL stand for in the world of retailing?
Klaatu, a Canadian band, produced a song in 1976 entitled Calling Occupants from Interplanetary Craft. Which artists did a cover version of it the following year which reached the Top 10 in the UK and No. 1 in Ireland?
Which European capital city’s name means White City a) Helsinki b) Belgrade c) Tbilisi?
Where are the Presidents Trump and Putin meeting next Friday to discuss Ukraine?
What is the probability of throwing any combination totalling seven in a two-dice throw? For a bonus what would be the odds on this event?
The illustrator Quentin Blake first worked with which writer on The Enormous Crocodile (1978)?
What celestial oddity is depicted in the Bayeux Tapestry? For a bonus, when was it last seen from Earth?
With which film actor does one associate the phrase, “Not a lot of people know that”? For a bonus, name the film in which he used the phrase.
How did Queen Elizabeth II describe the year 1992?