BizNews brainteaser – Ian’s Trivialus 17 August 2025
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17 August 2025
Which breed of dog is considered the tallest?
Recently a row has arisen regarding a charity which Prince Harry helped set up in 2006 for children with HIV and Aids. What is the name of the charity and, for a bonus, in which country is it based?
In ten pin bowling, what is the name given to three strikes in a row?
Who escaped the sack of Troy and went on to become a major figure in the creation of Rome as a key ancestor of Romulus and Remus?
Loni Anderson, a screen actress, passed away earlier this month. Many associate her with her previous husband, Burt Reynolds. But more will remember her as the savvy receptionist in the sitcom series featuring the challenges of an ailing radio station in Ohio. What was the show’s name?
How many countries share a border with France?
Which US rock group has been derided as, “The Poor Man’s Rolling Stones”?
Uppingham, Oswestry, Rugby and Charterhouse are all examples of what in England?
This week President Trump ordered the deployment of 800 National Guard troops to which city? Bonus for naming the first city where Trump carried out a similar action in June.
Many countries share the same national sport (e.g. cricket, football etc.), but Nepal and Sri Lanka are the only two that list the same team sport for six members as their national one. What sport is this?
Which Persian poet and polymath was the first to accurately calculate the length of a year? Bonus for the name of his famous poetical work (written in the form of quatrains) that was translated into English by Edward FitzGerald in 1859.
What does the adjective farouche mean, a) Loud b) Socially awkward c) Bold and arrogant?
What is the name of the annual meteor shower that occurs each summer and is currently visible?
Who said, “Be yourself, everyone else is already taken”, a) Charles Dickens b) Oscar Wilde c) Edgar Allan Poe?
What new information regarding the Chagos Islands deal has raised the ire of the UK’s Opposition Parties, a) The deal was done under instructions from the US b) It’s going to cost more than has been disclosed c) All Chagos citizens will be granted British citizenship?
True/False – 15th century France is the first reference we have of the scoring system in tennis.
What was the name of Hyacinth Bucket’s long-suffering husband in the TV show Keeping Up Appearances? Bonus points for the names of her two neighbours.
Dacca is the capital of which country? Bonus for the country’s previous name.
What was the name of the Roman soldier who held the Pons Sublicius (a bridge) in the late 6th century BC against the invading Etruscan army and in so doing saved the city of Rome?
In architecture, which ‘A’ is an inner courtyard that is open to the sky?
Question 10 - © Andrew Cowgill