Hard random miscellaneous trivia quiz questions and answers.
Who was the first non-English-speaking winner of Wimbledon
women's singles?
A: Suzanne Lenglen.
In which branch of the arts is Katherine "Dunham famous?
A: Ballet.
Which instrument is associated with Earl 'Bud' Powell?
A: Piano.
How many years were there between the two Los Angeles Olympics?
A: 52.
Dwight Filley were the first names of the presenter of which
sporting cup?
A: Davis Cup.
To the nearest mile, how long was the Berlin Wall?
A: 26.5
What is Bono's real name?
A: Paul Hewson.
What did Big Bertha shell in 1918?
A: Paris.
In which European city is the Calouste Gulbenkian Museum?
A: Lisbon.
The 'girl in the polka dot dress' was a eye witness in whose
assassination?
A: Bobby Kennedy.
Who had a 60s No 1 hit with The Lion Sleeps Tonight?
A: The Tokens.
Under which name did Memphis-born William Yarborough sing?
A: William Bell.
Who was the last American winner of golf's US Masters in the
1980s?
A: Larry Mize.
Which architect designed the Woolworth Building, New York city?
A: Gilbert Cass.
Who had a 60s No 1 with the instrumental Stranger On the Shore?
A: Acker Bilk.
In which country is the Troi-Rivieres bridge?
A: Canada.
Hamilton Kindley Field international airport is in which country?
A: Bermuda.
In which state was movie director Robert Wise born?
A: Indiana.
In horse racing what distance is the Breeder's Cup Distaff?
A: 1 mile 1 furlong.
Vehicles from which country use the international registration
letter MAL?
A: Malaysia.
Who said, "Money is like an arm or a leg, use it or lose it?"
A: Henry Ford.
What "To a thousand square miles, what is the area of Maryland?
A: 9,775 square miles.
Who won the first gold medal of the Atlanta Olympic Games?
A: Renata Mauer of Poland.
In which country was Olivia De Havilland born?
A: Japan.
In which year was Indira Gandhi assassinated by Sikh extremists?
A:1984.
At which hospital did the first heart transplant take place?
A: Groote Schuur.
Bole international airport is in which country?
A: Ethiopia.
Who did John McEnroe beat in his first match on the way to
winning his first Wimbledon?
A: Tom Gullikson.
Which No 1 has the line, "All my pictures fade to black and
white?"
A: Don't Let The Sun Go Down On Me.
Which country does the airline TAP come from?
A: Portugal.
On which island did Marin Bryant massacre 34 people in 1996
A: Tasmania.
Which song contains the line, "It took so long to bake it?"
A: Macarthur Park.
To a thousand square miles, what is the area of "Vermont?
A: 9,249 square miles.
Roberto Rempi was the doctor of which sportsperson in a 90s drugs
row?
A: Marco Pantani.
Who was the only American Wimbledon men's singles champion of the
60s?
A: Chuck McKinley.
Who was the next British Prime Minister after Ramsay Macdonald?
A: Baldwin.
Bill Skate and Julius Chan had been 90s Prime Ministers of which
country?
A: Papua New Guinea.
Which country had its only gold in men's basketball in the 1980
Olympics?
A: Yugoslavia.
Who was murdered along with O J Simpson's estranged wife Nicole?
A: Ronald Goldman.
Which world leader wrote The Garden Party and Largo Desolato?
A: Vaclav Havel.
What was Robert Redford's first movie?
A: War Hunt.
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