Adventures in West Africa with Rob & Lois » Trivia Question of the Week http://www.robbaker.org News, music, and photos from Rob and Lois in Mali, West Africa Sat, 04 Feb 2012 08:56:06 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3 Trivia Question of the Week (47 – and LAST!!) http://www.robbaker.org/2008/12/29/trivia-question-of-the-week-47-and-last http://www.robbaker.org/2008/12/29/trivia-question-of-the-week-47-and-last#comments Mon, 29 Dec 2008 09:00:46 +0000 Rob http://www.robbaker.org/?p=1076 Q: Which famous Yuletide character was created by the Montgomery Ward department store (Chicago) in 1939?

Answer to last week’s question: the Christmas tree in Trafalgar Square is a gift from Norway. And the winner was Mark W.

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Answer to last week’s question: The singer Dido was born on Christmas Day, 1971.

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Answer to last weeks question: The first motorway in the UK was called the Preston Bypass (now part of the M6). And the winner was ‘Big Al’ (via e-mail).

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Answer to last week’s question: SCUBA stands for ‘Self Contained Underwater Breathing Apparatus’. And the closest answer was from Tim Robinson.

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Answer to last week’s question: The first televised episode of Doctor Who was on 23rd November 1963 (waaaayyyy before my time…) And the winner was Clive Anderson.

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Answer to last week’s question: Guy Fawkes came from the city of York. And the winner was Paul Morriss.

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Answer to last week’s question: The largest country in Africa is Sudan, with a surface area of 967,490 square miles.

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Answer to last week’s question: A Nebuchadnezzar of champagne holds a staggering 15 litres and weighs 38 kilos when full (don’t drink it all at once now!)
For the full list of champagne bottle sizes click here.

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Answer to last week’s question: The Belgian guitarist who played with two fingers was Django Reinhart

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The material which means ‘inextinguishable’ in Greek is asbestos.
And the winner was: Paul Morriss. Well done, Paul (we will meet one of these days!)

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