Now, everyone knows how Trivial Pursuit works right?

Basically you get asked a question, based on knowledge, like "Which country is the largest exporter of sugar?" , and you answer if you know the answer!

(For the record, I don't know who exports the most sugar, I suggest we keep it a bit easier than that ^^)

The question can be based in any field of study, whether it be entertainment, geography, history, politics, whatever! Just keep in mind the average age of the forum, and the cultural differences when thinking of a question. ^^

The only rule: If you think the question is a bit specialised in one particular area, then give some sort of a hint, to keep the ball rolling, so to speak.

I'll start:


By which persona is Dwayne Johnson also known?

Is it the Rock or someone like that

Which country is the best place to live according to the economer (it's in west europe)

Isn't Ireland Europe's most wealthy country? Or the most economically stable?

The first pilot to fly solo over the Atlantic was ______?
He was also rumored to be very Anti-Semitic during WWII, and a rumored Nazi Germany supporter.

Ok.. WHAT?!? :blink: :unsure:

I don't know what you mean with "according to the economer" but Luxembourg is kinda like the Mekka for banking and such, right? It's the richest country in the world. An (totally loaded! -_- ) aquiantance of mine lives there and he can never praise Luxembourg enough. Low inflation, and low unemployment and relatively low salary deductions. BNP (= GDP?? I don't know the English word for it) of €41.230 p/p was the last time I checked.

I do have to say it is Ireland it is to do with amount of money and standard of living.

Really? I only know about Ireland from history lessons so you understand my astonishment.

Charles Lindberg (?) not sure if he was anti-semetic

Diane de Poitiers was the mistress of which French king?

erm, King Henry II?

The play/movie West Side Story is based on which William Shakespeare play?

I was just going on what I heard on Good Morning America on St. Patricks Day. I think I want to move to Luxemburg...

Yep. It's rumored (and I think pretty obvious) he was anti-Semetic. The FBI's got loads of files on him. pretty interesting......

yes thats quite understandable then :P
its a pretty kick ass country we've got over here! altho cost of living is :omg:

Romeo and Juliet of course! Two warring factions, one pair of star-crossed lovers.....*sigh*

In what year was the coronation of Queen Elizabeth II?

Uhh. How about a hint there, Amanda? Jeez, how are we supposed to know such a thing? o_O

Oh come on guys, just google it a bit, or go to wikipedia :P It was in 1950 something cause I know her golden jubilee wasn't long ago, right? June 2nd, 1953 at Westminster Abbey.

See? Not so hard? The hard part for me now is picking the question... So... uh...

How many countries are in the Commonwealth of Nations?
(The British one)

Hint: No more than 70 countries.

53 countries in the Commonwealth...I luv the commonwealth games!!

Right...a question...

When did Italy become a fully united country?

*runs off to Wikipedia*

.......

*runs back*

Okay, I got this: On June 2, 1946, a referendum on the monarchy resulted in the establishment of the Italian republic, which led to the adoption of a new constitution on January 1, 1948.

So the first of January 1948!!


Who is the editor of American Vogue and what book is reportedly based on her?

Lily? You here? This should be right up your alley :P

OK well I know I'm not Lily, but no one had answered so I cheated!

Anna Wintour and the book is The Devil Wears Prada by Lauren Weisberger!!

I had no idea!

My question:Who holds the world record for the men's triple juamp and how long did he jump?

As far as I know it is Jonathon Edwards and with a bit of googling I found the distance is 18.29.

How old was the olcest man to run the London Marathon (he was v.old)

Oh, that's the 93 year old guy isn't it? Ker----razy!!

There are two parts to a French verb in the passé composé. The second part is called the past participle. What is the first called?

ooohh! we're doing this in french: it's the verb isn't it? mostly avoir, but some past participles go with the verb être.

hmmm...can't think of anything...
ok, The Crucible by Arthur Miller talks about the hysteria during the imfamous Salem Witch Trials. What is Miller trying mirror (some hysteria that was happening in 50s America)?

I know this!! We studied it last year..... :D

It's the McCarthy era in America, with the communist hunts etc B) I liked that play btw!!

OK...What is Jade Johnson allergic too??

If you know what sport she competes in, you will see how little sense this makes!!

Oh it's got to be something weird like, she's a water polo player and she's allergic to chlorine right?

*checks*

Hmm...longjumper and allergic to sand. Weird enough!

The Frankfurt School of Communication is based on the writings and philosophies of which German philosopher?

OK...well obviously I googled this!!

Is it Sigmund Freud??? I suppose I could have guessed that!! :P

anyway, that's what I found!!

Ok, my question:

Who was the first coloured player to play football for England?

Viv Anderson!


Totally googled it XD


Hmmm...

What is the name of the famous Portuguese coach who is coaching Chelsea at the moment?
An easy one ;P

lol!! Jose Mourinho! :lol:

Name the first James Bond!

Correct! *cookie*

Twas Sean Connery, right? o_O


Oh well.
Name first male player to pull off a Grand Slam :P

Would that be Don Budge??

Who is 3rd in line for the Monaco throne?

Pierre Casiraghi, I do believe!!! But they have to get through Caroline and Andrea before that, after Albert of course!

Where will the rugby world cup be held in 2007?

(when England will be defending their trophy, might I gloat...I mean add :lol:

*whistles and casually saunters over to google....*

Aha! France of course! (I knew that! ) ;)


Gwen Stefani is one member of No Doubt. Who are the other three?

Tony Kanal, Tom Dumont and Adrian Young!!

I knew there was someone called Tom and someone called Tony, but I googled for the rest!! ;

What is the tallest mountain in Spain???

hint...its not actually on the mainland!

EDIT..come on!!!! :P OK...its on Gran Canaria, and it was a volcano!!

LOL, geography has never been my strong point Sam hun, but I got this, thanks to the web nerd's best friend, Google:

Pico de Teide, 3718m. Yes? No?

Oh! I watched this match! So exciting! I must've been... 11 at the time cuase it was in 03 and we stayed up watching the entire 4 hours and 59 minutes.

Ok, question:
What's the difference in meters between the highest and second highest mountains in the world?

Okay well the highest is obviously Mount Everest, which is 8,850m high and the second highest is the K2 in India, that is 8 611m (not that I googled this or anything lol - nasty question Tracey!)

That means....*maths skills are needed here*..the difference is 239m

Who was the last left hander (before Rafa) to be ranked in the worlds top 10???

it was Marcello Rios.. *thanks commentator for talking about it*

Which country is the host of the 2006' world championships soccer?

lol, quite easy one :P

that would of course be Germany...can't wait!!!

on the subject of football...Who wears number 17 for the Portuguese national team? :wub:

that would ofcourse be the lovely Cristiano Ronaldo *droool*

What is the most spoken language in Europe?

Erm....I would think English, because isn't it true that almost all European countries teach English as a second language? If not...I'd say French. Or German. *even more confused now*

I´m not sure about the question; if it meant which language most of the people speak, or which language most of the people speak as their mother tongue. I guess that the language people speak the most is English.
The language people speak most as their mother tongue, is Russian (checked this one! :D )

OK Amanda, I cheated ;) but it was 1998!

(read a book about this in English!)

*casually strolls over to Wikipedia*

December 12, 1963

I love the Internet!

We got it from France in 1885. It was dedicated in 1886.

btw, am I the only one who thinks there should be a movie about Marquis de Lafayette? A movie about a Frenchman who played an important role in US history, then turned around and tried to change things in France. It could work.

I'm taking this from an acutal Trivial Pursuit game card:

I wouldn't mind seeing that movie, if they did one. But somehow, I don't think they will. The French won't, I don't think he's actually seen as a hero in their history. And I don't think the Americans will either because he wasn't EXCITING AND HEROIC AND OMG BLOCKBUSTER PERFECTION!

I'm having a crisis of faith in Wikipedia. It doesn't say in what direction the Tower of Pisa is leaning in. *gasps*

But I got this off Google:

So basically, it DID lean North, but now it leans South?