BizNews brainteaser – Ian’s Trivialus 31 August 2025
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31 August 2025
Which European film festival opened on Wednesday and will run until next Saturday?
Which celestial body is commonly known as the Evening Star?
Which European country faces a political crisis on Friday next week where the Prime Minister has called for a vote of confidence from the National Assembly?
Mornay is a posh name for what type of sauce?
What is the most populous country never to have won an Olympic medal, a) Bangladesh b) Indonesia c) Philippines?
Whose posthumous memoir was announced this week as due for launch in October with concerns that it could prove awkward for the Duke of York? Bonus for the name of the book.
Who played Jack Carter in the 1971 British crime film, Get Carter? Bonus for the UK city in which most of the action is based.
Which Austrian city was Mozart’s birthplace?
Earlier this week which famous singer-songwriter became engaged to her football-playing boyfriend? Bonus point for naming the NFL team in which he plays tight end.
In what branch of the British armed services are the members referred to as Wrens? Bonus point for saying how the name is derived.
Ralph, Jack and Piggy are the main protagonists in which dystopian novel, a standard school text since its publication in 1954? Bonus for the author’s name.
KPop Demon Hunters is Netflix’s most watched film ever in 32 countries (including Britain, the US and Canada). It’s an animated film about a girl band doing battle with a boy band. What country is it from?
The phrase, “ ’Tis better to have loved and lost Than never to have loved at all.” is attributed to which British Poet Laureate?
What nationality was the painter Wassily Kandinsky (1866-1944)?
Who had a meltdown at Flushing Meadows last Sunday which probably contributed to his early exit from the tournament? Bonus point for naming his French opponent who went through to the next round.
How many stars are there on the Australian flag? Bonus for saying what they represent.
What’s the next highest prime number above 53?
True/False – Indonesia has the longest coastline in the world.
A poetic colloquialism within the newspaper trade is, Hatches, Matches and Dispatches. To what does it refer?
Who lost his head after arranging a marriage between Henry VIII and Anne of Cleaves, a) Oliver Cromwell b) Thomas Cromwell c) Thomas More?
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