JUMBO TRIVIA

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1 For which crime was Sophia Loren jailed in 1982?

2 A drey is the nest of which type of animal?

3 Which late film star was born Marion Morrison?

4 What is the capital of Jamaica?

5 In which year was the city of Melbourne established?

6 Where on your body would you wear a snood?

7 What is the chemical symbol for carbon?

8 What type of cheese is traditionally used to make a Greek salad?

9 Which English band had hits with Girls On Film, Rio and A View To A Kill?

10 A ‘pen’ is the female of what bird?

11 Who wrote the 1906 novel An Outback Marriage?

12 Generally speaking, are bigger or smaller chillies the hottest?

13 Wentworth is a re-imagining of which classic TV show?

14 How many seasons did the popular HBO fantasy show Game Of Thrones run for?

15 Which Bond theme was recorded by A-ha?

16 How many children does Britney Spears have?

17 Who had hits with the songs Purple Rain, Mountains and Raspberry Beret?

18 What is the Roman numeral for 10?

19 What does VIP stand for?

20 What type of items does a draper deal in?

21 In which year was the film Nineteen Eighty-four released?

22 On what date is the winter solstice this year?

23 Which city is more northerly, Dublin or London?

24 What colour is the centre of an archery target?

25 In which country are the cities of Padang, Medan and Batam?

26 What type of meat is traditionally used in the dish osso buco?

27 What is 90 per cent of 90?

& 28 What is this sign called?

29 Is Amsterdam a city or a country?

30 Was Queen Elizabeth I ever married?

31 What is the French word for ‘yes’?

32 What word is used for a diver’s breathing tube?

33 Does an octopus have three, five or seven hearts?

34 Which very expensive spice is obtained from crocuses?

35 What is the name given to the line between the northern and southern hemispheres?

36 According to the saying, where shouldn’t you look at a gift horse?

37 In the movie Forrest Gump, who played Forrest’s mother?

38 What does the B in FBI stand for?

39 Which is the odd country out – Angola, Chad, Ghana or Guyana?

40 Bruce Banner is the alter ego of which superhero?

41 What is the name of the case that archers store arrows in?

42 What was the name of Bullwinkle’s squirrel friend?

43 What type of creature is a ‘red kite’?

44 In which country did Mark Antony die?

45 What was Darth Vader’s ader’s birth name?