Other Trivia

17

What do these names all have in common? Waterloo, Victoria, Paddington, and King's Cross?

17

According to the Guiness Book, the highest recorded mileage for any automobile was the car Robert O'Reilly drove from 1957 to 1978. He logged over 1.1 million miles during those years, driving what make of car?

2

Which flower's name, when translated from French into English, would be "lion's tooth?"

6

In terms of numbers of arriving and departing passengers, what is the busiest airport in the USA, and what is the busiest airport outside the USA?

16

Last year, 2000, Hawaii broke a previous world record for a 24 hour period - in what category?

3

One of the finest Universities in England and one of the finest Universities in the USA are located in towns with the same name. Can you name these two schools?

3

What is the name of the long bone which extends down the front of our leg from the knee to the ankle?

3

Inhabited since prehistoric times, this city is widely considered to be the world's oldest city. Today it's the capital of its country. Which city is this?

20

What is the name of the grand prize given at the Cannes film festival?

19

Which companies in the U.S. are the three largest in terms of retail sales?

9

Fearing that its name might lead to the "spiritual pollution" of Chinese youth, China has banned the sale of which Yves Saint Laurent perfume product in stores across the country?

6

In autumn, 1991, music promoter Bill Graham was killed in a helicopter crash after leaving Concord Pavilion, and a concert by which musical group?

8

Residents of Rio de Janeiro call themselves after the name of what dance, similar to the samba?

18

These hard-working Indian people, who are called dhobis by profession, earn about $1 per day for their labor, but, since 1986, when a certain machine was introduced to India for the first time, their livelihood has been threatened. What do they do? be spe

11

Inhabited since prehistoric times, this city is widely regarded as the world's oldest city. Today it's the capital of its country. Which city is this?