Most Bizarre Quiz Questions

Quiz

Which country's highest mountain is Mist Peak, which due to it being almost permanently shrouded in cloud was not discovered until the 1950s?
Anfield was originally the home of which football club from 1884 to 1891?
Who, as a lifeguard, was credited with saving 77 lives during the seven summers he worked there, starting in 1926?
Which American president had a cat named 'Socks'?
In 1972, actress Veronica Hamel remodelled her house and discovered a telephone tapping system. Who was the previous owner of this house?
A statue by sculptor Sean Hedges-Quinn in the Norfolk town of Thetford features which fictional character?
Which British city hosted the Eurovision Song Contest in 1974, where ABBA started their international career when they won?
Bus driver Albert Gunton jumped his number 78 bus across an open gap belonging to what, in 1952?
Which British city is home to Cameron Balloons Ltd., the world’s largest manufacturer of hot air balloons?
What fruit was used to power a simple battery in a science experiment by Michael Faraday in the 19th century?
How many hearts does an octopus have?
Also known as anemonefish, which fish's largest and most dominant male will transform into a female when the current female dies?
If you dug a deep hole starting from New Zealand through the centre of the Earth, which country may you end up in?
Which bird is nicknamed "The Laughing Jackass"?
What is hotter: a lightning bolt, the surface of the sun, or lava?
In 2008, the NY Daily News reported that Welsh-born singer Tom Jones had insured what for 7 million dollars?
What is the cross between a donkey and a zebra known as?
Who invented the words dwindle, sanctimonious, and watchdog?
What tax was introduced in England and Wales in 1696 under King William III but was unpopular because it was seen as a tax on "light and air"?
The UK’s Dyslexia Research Trust is based in which British city?
In 2017, more than 1.2 million people watched YouTube as April gave birth. What animal was April?
What has 336 dimples?
What word do we get from the French word meaning "death pledge"?
Bizarrely, what is the official animal of Scotland?
Doncaster Sheffield Airport used to be named after which fictional character?
"Infamy! Infamy! They've all got it in for me!" is a line from which Carry On film?
What links Oddjob, Mr. Benn, and Steed?
What video game caused a shortage of 100 Yen coins in Japan in 1980?
Pogonophobia is a severe fear of what?
On April 30, 1952, which toy became the first toy advertised on television in America?
Known as Scotland’s Folly, which building did Scotland attempt to replicate in 1826 but failed to complete?
In 2008, a Japanese company called Ishinokoe started advertising QR codes for what?
A recent study has found that surgeons who spend three hours doing what every week made fewer mistakes in surgery?
Which European flag is widely considered to be the oldest existing flag in the world?
A nelson is cricket or darts slang for what score?
Who created the characters Pumblechook, Harold Skimpole, and Lucretia Tox?

Answers

Brazil
Everton F.C.
Ronald Reagan
Bill Clinton
Marilyn Monroe
Captain George Mainwaring (of Dad's Army fame)
Brighton
Tower Bridge
Bristol
A lemon
Three hearts
Clownfish
Spain
Kookaburra
Lightning bolt
His chest hair
Zonkey
William Shakespeare
Window tax
Reading
Giraffe
Golf ball
Mortgage
Unicorn
Robin Hood
Carry On Cleo
Bowler hats
Space Invaders
Beards
Mr. Potato Head
The Parthenon
On headstones
Playing video games
The flag of Denmark
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Charles Dickens