Archive for the ‘Trivia Question of the Week’ CategoryWhich hazardous and fibrous material derives its name from the Greek word meaning ‘inextinguishable’? Answer to last week’s question: Tiger Woods’ real first name is Eldrick (not Tiger!) Q: What is the real first name of golfing champion Tiger Woods? Q: Octopuses have blood which is what colour? Answer to last week’s question: The coastless sea where eels from all over the globe breed is the Sargasso Sea Q: Which sea has no coastline and is a breeding ground for eels from all over the world? Answer to last week’s question: South Ealing and Mansion House are the only two London Underground stations to contain all 5 vowels. Q: There are only TWO stations on the London Underground network which contain all 5 vowels in their name. Can you name one of them? Answer to last week’s question: The only species of bird which is able to fly backwards is the humming bird. Q: Which is the only species of bird which is able to fly backwards? Answer to last week’s question: The Smurfs were from Belgium. And the winner was Phil.
Q: From which European country did the Smurfs originate? Answer next Monday… No trivia questions for the month of August. Next TQW will be on 1st September. Answer to last week’s question. The Lybian flag is the only one in the world which is one colour, being entirely green (although Nigeria’s is close, being the only two-coloured tricolore which goes: green-white-green). Q: What is the only flag of the world which is one colour only? Answer to last week’s question: the most abundant metal in the Earth’s crust is aluminium (NB pronounced AL-YOO-MIN-EE-UM where I come from!) Q: What is the most abundant metal in the Earth’s crust? Answer to last week’s question: Junko Tabei climbed Mount Everest in 1975, being the first woman ever to do so. |
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