BizNews brainteaser – Ian’s Trivialus 20 July 2025
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20 July 2025
In which country is the port of St Malo?
What is an Appaloosa?
Which minority group in southern Syria has Israel vowed to protect against the current harassment it is being subjected to by Sunni Bedouin groups?
The Treaty of Paris in 1856 ended which war?
Which of these is a synonym of “boon” a) Bang b) Benefit c) Disadvantage?
Last weekend, Iga Swiatek demolished her opponent, Amanda Anisimova, in the Ladies’ final at Wimbledon beating her 6-0, 6-0. It was the most one-sided final since a) 1911 b) 1932 c) 1954?
Which country has the internet suffix .at, a) Antigua b) Austria c) Argentina?
What is the name of a straight line that joins any two points on the circumference of a circle?
This week the UK Labour government announced that people as young as what will be able to vote in the next general election?
The Amazon has a length of almost 7 000km, and spans almost the entire width of South America. How many bridge points are there between the source and the mouth of the river?
In which US city were parking meters first introduced? Bonus for the year, a) 1927 b) 1935 c) 1946?
Daniel Graham and Adam Carruthers were sentenced to four years and three months for criminal damage in a Newcastle Crown Court on Tuesday for what brazen act carried out on 28 September 2023.
Abel Magwitch and Biddy are two characters in which Charles Dickens novel?
Where did the British & Irish Lions tour in 2017? For a bonus who won the series?
Which Troggs hit from 1967 became a worldwide smash hit in 1994 for another band. Bonus for the name of that other band. A second bonus for the 1994 film that inspired the hit’s rebirth.
In recent times content publishers on the Internet have seen a significant drop in traffic, and companies that sell advertising have lost clients and, as a result, revenues. What is causing this?
Which protagonist of the Cuban Missile Crisis once said; “The only problem with free elections is that you never know who’s going to win them.”?
What was Kojak’s first name? Bonus for the actor who is associated with the role.
True/False – the Roman numeral system uses just six letters of the alphabet.
Libreville is the capital of which African country?
Question 10 - © Ash Parker