Answers to Ian’s Trivialus 3 August 2025
Answers
Australia – Anthony Albanese, the PM, has blamed social media for the deterioration in youngsters’ mental health.
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Malawi
An 8.8 earthquake, one of the largest on record, causing tsunamis that affected Russia, Japan and Hawaii.
The Netherlands
Needs must when the devil drives – some events compel people to do something they would rather not do.
Sir Sadiq Khan – the mayor of London. Perhaps Trump read the recent report from the Policy Exchange think tank which revealed that only one in twenty muggings in London were solved last year? No doubt Khan holds similar sentiments about Trump.
Jennifer Lawrence
Rip Van Winkle – 20 years.
a) - Norman Wisdom. His recurring persona of a proletarian underdog triumphing over the capitalist elite was seen as a victory for the working class.
c) – 1:52.69. To take 1.31 seconds off such a long-standing record is more than remarkable. His time in the final, where he won gold, was 1:53.68 which was also under the previous record. Leon Marchand is French – he’s only 23, so expect greater things from him in future.
c) - 58½ days to be exact.
York
Dr Spock
Starbucks, the world’s biggest coffee chain, is feeling the cost effects of its biggest investment ever in improving operating standards and customer service. Although it is simplifying its menu, it is also hiring more baristas.
Chrissie Hynde – The Pretenders.
Polyphemus
Romania
False – there are 18 (2 in Africa, 8 in Asia, 3 in Europe, and 5 in Oceania). And this doesn’t include another 22 dependencies and other territories that are without rivers.
Seahorse