Ten Trivia Teasers

Here are ten questions to test yourselves with. (no prizes, it's just for fun.)

There's nothing here that should prove testing, since most of these are concerned with pointless trivia anyway and there's even a multiple choice one, and two true/false questions, so everyone has a chance of getting at least three correct.

When you've come up with the answers, or when you've given up, you can check how well you've done by scrolling down to see the questions repeated, with the answers.

1. When blue smarties were first introduced in 1989, which colour did they replace?

2. What was the name of the aeroplane involved in the crash that caused Buddy Holly's death? (You know this; you may not think you do, but you do!)

3. True or False: Actor Leonard Rossiter once took his milkman on holiday with him to make sure he'd have someone to play squash with?

4. Who were the first married couple to be shown in bed together on prime time television?

5. For just under a year in the 13th century, half of England was ruled by which of these:

a) A military dictatorship

b) A committee of women

c) The King of France

6. On July 4th 1776, how many people signed the American Declaration of Independence?

7. 'Cricket', 'Dragonfly', 'Firecracker', 'Confetti', 'Leopard', 'Spaghetti', 'Tidal Wave', 'Frosted' & 'Cats Eye' are all traditional varieties of what?

8. True or False: Men had wristwatches for 36 years before they became available for women?

9. Which sequence of four letters, has eight possible variations of pronunciation in the English language?

10. "Peace and hope for all mankind" were the last six words spoken from where, on December 11th 1972?

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1. When blue smarties were first introduced in 1989, which colour did they replace?

Specifically, LIGHT Brown (Dark Brown are still around)

2. What was the name of the aeroplane involved in the crash that caused Buddy Holly's death? (You know this; you may not think you do, but you do!)

American Pie

3. True or False: The late Leonard Rossiter once took his milkman on holiday with him to make sure he'd have someone to play squash with?

True

4. Who were the first married couple to be shown in bed together on prime time television?

Fred and Wilma Flintstone

5. For just under a year in the 13th century, half of England was ruled by which of these:
a) A military dictatorship
b) A committee of women
c) the King of France

c) - King Louis VIII (from 1216 until the Treaty of Lambeth in 1217)

6. On July 4th 1776, how many people signed the American Declaration of Independence?

Only Two - the rest of the signatures were added from August 2nd onwards.

7. 'Cricket', 'Dragonfly', 'Firecracker', 'Confetti', 'Leopard', 'Spaghetti', 'Tidal Wave', 'Frosted' & 'Cats Eye' are all traditional varieties of what?

Marbles

8. True or False: Men had wristwatches for 36 years before they became available for women?

False - Patek Phillipe produced the first woman's wristwatch in 1868, but it was 1904 before Louis Cartier made one for men.

9. Which sequence of four letters, has eight possible variations of pronunciation in the English language?

'ough' - As in "A rough-coated, dough-faced ploughman strode through the streets of Scarborough, coughing and hiccoughing thoughtfully." (for non-English speakers these are pronounced uff, oh, ow, ooh, uh, off, up, and awe, respectively.)

10. "Peace and hope for all mankind" were the last six words spoken where, on December 11th 1972?

From the moon, by Eugene Cernan, commander of the Apollo 17 mission.