Random Trivia Quiz No. 294

[Carl]

• 1. Which US rapper died on September 13th 1996 after being shot in a drive-by shooting after watching Mike Tysons comeback fight 7 days earlier ?

• 2. What is the capital of the Caribbean island of Grenada ?

• 3. What country has the largest coastline ?

• 4. Which country's national flag has the most colours ?

• 5. What is Doctor Who's time box called ?

• 6. What is the name of the dam on the Zambia - Zimbabwe border ?

• 7. What were lost by King John, melted down by Oliver Cromwell and almost stolen by Thomas Blood ?

• 8. Which letter of the alphabet appears only once in the names of all English and Scottish league football teams and not at all in the names of the elements in the Periodic Table ?

• 9. Which actor, who died on April 5th 2008, was originally considered for the role of Chief Brody in the 1975 film Jaws ?

• 10. What breed of spaniel has been selected as Best in Show more times than any other ?

• 11. Which is the largest country in the world with only one time zone ?

• 12. Also the name of an English city, Harare, the capital of Zimbabwe was known as what until 1987 ?

• 13. How many pips are there on the Greenwich Time Signal ?

• 14. Which two countries are double-landlocked (i.e. surrounded only by other landlocked countries) ?

• 15. What is the first name of the character Lewis in the TV series of the same name ?

Answers will be provided next Thursday evening after 21:00.

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5. Tardis

[Carl]

ANSWERS

• 1. Which US rapper died on September 13th 1996 after being shot in a drive-by shooting after watching Mike Tysons comeback fight 7 days earlier ? Tupac Shakur

• 2. What is the capital of the Caribbean island of Grenada ? St. Georges

• 3. What country has the largest coastline ? Canada

• 4. Which country's national flag has the most colours ? South Africa's

• 5. What is Doctor Who's time box called ? The Tardis

• 6. What is the name of the dam on the Zambia - Zimbabwe border ? Kariba

• 7. What were lost by King John, melted down by Oliver Cromwell and almost stolen by Thomas Blood ? The Crown Jewels

• 8. Which letter of the alphabet appears only once in the names of all English and Scottish league football teams and not at all in the names of the elements in the Periodic Table ? J (St. Johnstone)

• 9. Which actor, who died on April 5th 2008, was originally considered for the role of Chief Brody in the 1975 film Jaws ? Charlton Heston

• 10. What breed of spaniel has been selected as Best in Show more times than any other ? Cocker Spaniel

• 11. Which is the largest country in the world with only one time zone ? China

• 12. Also the name of an English city, Harare, the capital of Zimbabwe was known as what until 1987 ? Salisbury

• 13. How many pips are there on the Greenwich Time Signal ? 6 (5 short and 1 long)

• 14. Which two countries are double-landlocked (i.e. surrounded only by other landlocked countries) ? Lichtenstein and Uzbekistan

• 15. What is the first name of the character Lewis in the TV series of the same name ? Robert