Good trivia questions

[zebedee]

I need 10 good general knowledge questions, easy to very hard (and answers) - has anyone got any good ones (any topic) cheers

[Thom]

What was the colour of the white horse of Henry 8th?

[Terminator]

Q. How many French soldiers does it take to defend Paris?
A. Don't know, it's never been tried.

(Sorry Thom )

[Thom]

Sorry for what?

[Oi_Oi_Savaloy]

What's the collective noun for a gathering of Priests?




(A: A pontification)

[Oi_Oi_Savaloy]

What's that thing called at the back of your throat?



(A: Uvula)

[cpearson]

great one terminator-classic!!!!

[pebbledash]

Q) How many categories of Nobel Prize are there?
Q) Which sporting trophy did Lady Houston help Britain to win outright in 1931?
Q) Name the original presenters of Blue Peter.
Q) Which bird is also a pastime?
Q) 4 US President's heads are carved into Mt Rushmore two are George Washington and Theodore Roosevelt: who are the other two?

[MikeyT]

Which footballer played in the following derby matches

Tyneside derby
North London derby
Merseyside derby

and for which sides?

And it wasn't Derby!

What is the highest you can score in a game of ten pin bowling?

>> Edited by MikeyT on Friday 21st February 16:20

[Mrs Fish]

What colour is a crab’s blood? (blue)

What's the longest word in the English language? (pneumonoultramicroscopicsilicovolcanoconiosis, a forty-five-letter word which is the name of a special form of silicosis caused by ultra-microscopic particles of siliceous volcanic dust.)

Who wrote the song "Johnny be good"? (Chuck Berry)

What was the previous name of Thailand? (Siam)

Which is the only mammal that can't jump? (elephant)

Which is the smallest ocean? (Arctic)


How many children has Queen Elizabeth II got? (4)


What did the Montgolfier brothers invent? (the hot air balloon)

[incorrigible]

pebbledash said: Q) Which bird is also a pastime?

Does "shag" count

[CarZee]

MikeyT said: Which footballer played in the following derby matches

Tyneside derby
North London derby
Merseyside derby

and for which sides?

And it wasn't Derby!

Gascoigne - Newcastle, Spurs, Everton (?)

[Oi_Oi_Savaloy]

What do you call a dog with no legs?





(Anything you like it still wont come to you)


Sorry - I'll stop now, I'm just getting silly.

[pebbledash]

incorrigible said:

pebbledash said: Q) Which bird is also a pastime?

Does "shag" count

would be the top answer on family fortunes but its not the one I was looking for.
Answer is:-
The hobby (or Subbuteo from "Falco subbuteo" - Latin for the hobby)

[MikeyT]

CarZee said:

MikeyT said: Which footballer played in the following derby matches

Tyneside derby
North London derby
Merseyside derby

and for which sides?

And it wasn't Derby!

Gascoigne - Newcastle, Spurs, Everton (?)

Good guess ... but sadly incorrect.

This guy also played in the Balck country derby, the south London derby and the Potteries derby.

Amazing - six in all.

[alt]

Smart Arse!
OK then name 2 current Premiership Players that have scored Premiership hatricks for 3 different Premiership Clubs? And name the Clubs?
(Shearer doesn't count 'cos the Premiership hadn't started when he was at Soton)
(Not all clubs are still in the Premiership but they were when the players scored the hatricks.)

[CarZee]

MikeyT said:Good guess ... but sadly incorrect.

Errr.. Jug Ears wossisface who does Match of the Day?

Oh the bowling one is 300 isn't it?

>> Edited by CarZee (moderator) on Friday 21st February 16:35

[bruce fielding]

Who signed the patent for Toblerone? (Albert Einstein)
Which painter was also an Olympic swimmer (Rolf Harris)

Trivial enough?

[lotusguy]

Hi,

This was invented by the Romans for a specific reason...
Q. Why are Manhole covers round?

A. Because there is no orientation which will cause the cover to fall back into the hole.

The Romans lost many good slaves to square manhole covers while accessing the sewers and auquaducts until they came up with this invention...Jim'85TE

[mcecm]

Name the only football league team in britain to have a 'j' in their name...