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Random Trivia


25 Questions

  1. What is a flying fox?
  2. In which historic building would you pass through Traitors' Gate?
  3. Which breed of dog is typically the tallest living dog?
  4. Which dinosaur is thought to have had the longest neck?
  5. How many players are there in a netball team?
  6. The Gunfight at the O.K. Corral lasted how long: 30-seconds, 3-minutes, or 30-minutes?




  7. The British and French defeated Russia in which 1850s war?
  8. In football, England first entered the FIFA World Cup in which year?
  9. William Shakespeare was born during the reign of which monarch?
  10. What is Australia's best-known bush ballad and has been described as the country's "unofficial national anthem"?
  11. Osama bin Laden was killed in 2011 in which country?
  12. Who lost her heart to a Starhip Trooper in 1978?
  13. Which fruit is eaten most in the world?
  14. Name the largest German state by land area, which comprises roughly a fifth of the total land area of Germany?
  15. What did the 'B' stand for in the name of Spice Girls member Mel B?
  16. Which animal has the scientific name Carcharodon carcharias?
  17. At Wimbledon, what colour did white change to in 1986?
  18. The second longest land border in the world is the border shared between which two countries?
  19. Not including the Sun, which planet is the biggest in the solar system?
  20. What can famously be seen on the wall of the refectory of the Convent of Santa Maria delle Grazie in Milan, Italy?
  21. Can you name the second-largest city in Austria after Vienna?
  22. What is bigger, Russia or Africa?
  23. What man's name is given to the machine that generates the numbers for the premium bonds?
  24. The flag of the United States has the highest number of stars at 50, followed by the flag of which country with 27 stars?
  25. Which muscle with three heads run along the back of the upper arm in humans?

Answers:

  1. A type of large bat
  2. Tower of London
  3. Great Dane
  4. Diplodocus
  5. Seven players
  6. 30 seconds
  7. The Crimean War
  8. 1950
  9. Elizabeth I
  10. Waltzing Matilda
  11. Pakistan
  12. Sarah Brightman (in a 1978 single with Hot Gossip)
  13. Tomatoes
  14. Bavaria
  15. Brown
  16. The great white shark
  17. Yellow (ball colour change for better viewing)
  18. Russia and Kazakhstan
  19. Jupiter
  20. The Last Supper (the late 15th-century mural painting by artist Leonardo da Vinci)
  21. Graz
  22. Africa (Africa is almost twice the size of Russia)
  23. ERNIE (Electronic Random Number Indicator Equipment)
  24. Flag of Brazil
  25. Triceps