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"Pointless" General Knowledge Trivia Quiz

In 2009, a British gameshow called "Pointless" gave contestants a chance to win a big cash prize for naming obscure answers on a list. This quiz has easier questions based on those topics. Do you have sufficient knowledge on truly pointless topics?

A multiple-choice quiz by jimmycarlos. Estimated time: 5 mins.

Author
jimmycarlos

Time
5 mins

Type
Multiple Choice

Quiz #
316,306

Updated
Dec 03 21

# Qns
10

Difficulty
Difficult

Avg Score
4 / 10

Plays
1985

Last 3 plays: Guest 167 (6/10), Guest 90 (6/10), Guest 89 (4/10).

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Question 1 of 10

1. African countries: What is the only capital city to be situated on a river, which is an anagram of the name of the city? Hint

Kigali

Abuja

Tripoli

Bangui

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Question 2 of 10

2. Countries beginning with "C": What is the official language of Cape Verde? Hint

English

Spanish

Portuguese

French

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Question 3 of 10

3. Songs from "Grease": Who sang "It's Raining on Prom Night"? Hint

Dinah Manoff

Cindy Bullens

Didi Conn

Stockard Channing

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Question 4 of 10

4. UK Christmas Number One singles: "St Winifred's School Choir" had the 1980 number one spot. Which future star of "Coronation Street" performed in the choir? Hint

Sacha Parkinson

Karen Henthorn

Sally Lindsay

Beverley Callard

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Question 5 of 10

5. Formula One drivers: What nationality is the driver S�bastien Buemi? Hint

French

Finnish

Dutch

Swiss

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Question 6 of 10

6. Olympic host cities: Which of these European countries did NOT host the Olympic Games before 1930? Hint

The Netherlands

Belgium

Italy

Sweden

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Question 7 of 10

7. NATO phonetic alphabet: How many syllables are in the word that represents the letter "U"? Hint

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Question 8 of 10

8. The Beatles albums: On which album does "I Am the Walrus" appear? Hint

Magical Mystery Tour

The White Album

Hey Jude

Help!

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Question 9 of 10

9. Red and white flags: Which Middle Eastern country's flag has only red and white on it? Hint

Syria

Qatar

Yemen

Oman

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Question 10 of 10

10. Chaucer's "The Canterbury Tales": "The Clerk's Tale" is a retelling of which Biblical book? Hint

Job

Hosea

Esther

Daniel

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Apr 25 2024 : Guest 167: 6/10
Apr 22 2024 : Guest 90: 6/10
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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts

1. African countries: What is the only capital city to be situated on a river, which is an anagram of the name of the city?

Answer: Bangui

Bangui, capital of Central African Republic, is situated on the Ubangi River. Going through the other answers: Kigali is the capital of Rwanda, Tripoli is the capital of Libya, and Abuja the capital of Nigeria.

2. Countries beginning with "C": What is the official language of Cape Verde?

Answer: Portuguese

Cape Verde are a group of islands in the Atlantic, situated west of Senegal and Mauritania. The group of islands is recognised as a country by the United Nations, despite a cumulative size of only 4000km.

3. Songs from "Grease": Who sang "It's Raining on Prom Night"?

Answer: Cindy Bullens

The song earned her a Grammy nomination for Best Rock Vocal Performance. The other answers sang on "Look at Me, I'm Sandra Dee".

4. UK Christmas Number One singles: "St Winifred's School Choir" had the 1980 number one spot. Which future star of "Coronation Street" performed in the choir?

Answer: Sally Lindsay

Sally Lindsay played Shelley Unwin in "Coronation Street", and she was only seven at the time the song was released. All other answers were "Coronation Street" actors throughout the years.

5. Formula One drivers: What nationality is the driver S�bastien Buemi?

Answer: Swiss

Buemi has worked for Scuderia Toro Rosso along with Jaime Alguersuari. Scuderia Toro Rosso is Italian for "Red Bull Racing", and has been sponsored by the energy drink Red Bull. Unfortunately, Red Bull didn't give Buemi wings, and he failed to get a podium finish.

6. Olympic host cities: Which of these European countries did NOT host the Olympic Games before 1930?

Answer: Italy

Rome was denied the ability to host the city, due to Vesuvius (of Pompeii fame) erupting. London took over in 1908. The others: Sweden, Stockholm - 1912; Belgium, Antwerp - 1920 ; Netherlands, Amsterdam - 1928. Rome was the host in 1960.

7. NATO phonetic alphabet: How many syllables are in the word that represents the letter "U"?

Answer: 3

U is represented by Uniform, which is three syllables: u-ni-form. The other three-syllable long letters are: India, Juliet, November and Sierra.

8. The Beatles albums: On which album does "I Am the Walrus" appear?

Answer: Magical Mystery Tour

The album's cover has John Lennon at the front in a walrus mask in a crucifix position. This further lighted the rumours of the "Paul is Dead" conspiracy.

9. Red and white flags: Which Middle Eastern country's flag has only red and white on it?

Answer: Qatar

On "Pointless", David and Christos won �8,000 for naming this answer in the endgame. The Flag of Qatar has a purple colour to it, but is in fact officially recognised as red. This was a hard question as all the other countries have red and white on them, but either include green (Oman), black (Yemen) or both (Syria).

10. Chaucer's "The Canterbury Tales": "The Clerk's Tale" is a retelling of which Biblical book?

Answer: Job

The book tells the story of Lord Walter and how he tests Griselda, in a similar way to Job. Lord Walter tests her faith by pretending to kill her son and divorce her. She stays strong and they live happily together.

Source: Author jimmycarlos

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