Mysteries Trivia Quiz

Answer: Philipp Christop, Count Konigsmarck

Georg Ludwig, Crown Prince of Hanover, was married to his cousin, Sophia Dorothea. It was not a happy marriage and Sophia was never comfortable at their castle. Philipp and Sophia were childhood friends and it was not long before they became lovers.

After receiving a letter from Sophia, Philipp went to see her but discovered the letter was not from her. During their meeting Philipp and Sophia planned to start a new life together and made plans to run away together the next day, but Philipp never returned for Sophia and was never seen or heard of again.

Answer: Yes

The "Amber Room of the Czars" was an entire room carved from amber. Originally owned by King Frederick William I of Prussia, it was given to Czar Peter the Great. The Czar constructed the room in St Petersburg. The Germans reclaimed the room and took it back to Germany and reconstructed it at Konigsberg's Castle.

It was taken down and crated and put into the cellar of the castle in 1944 for fear of it being lost due to British bombs. After the war it was not found and is still being looked for, with rumours of being found appearing every so often.

Answer: Sang over the telephone

To the astonishment of the hospital specialists, after the Aboriginal tribe sang over the telephone from over 4,000 kilometres away, Mary sat up and requested a meal. Even more miraculous was that Mary's tests showed that no neurological damage existed.

Answer: Son

The Easy Street murders sent shock waves around Australia. The two women, Suzanne Armstrong and Susan Bartlett, were not found for three days but Armstrong's 16 month old son was found alive, although extremely distressed, dehydrated and starving. The strange thing was that a number of people had been in the house of the two women but had not discovered the bodies or the live toddler.

Answer: Yowie

There have been many sightings of Yowies throughout Australia as with other countries around the world. All Yowies are described as semi-human, over seven feet tall, hairy and with long arms, loping gait, deep set eyes and most of all they are extremely smelly.

Answer: Lake Eyre

Lake Eyre is a very large lake in the middle of Australia that is usually dry and is a large salt lake. Lewis Brice, a tour guide, was flying over Lake Eyre in 1979 and saw a clock face-shaped pattern in the water of the lake. It appeared as a central mound with a circle around it. Brice photographed it.

At the same time it was reported by another person, Beverly Schumann, that as she was driving a very bright circular light was heading towards her, and when she attempted to turn around her car lights and engine stopped.

Answer: Raoul Wallenberg

Wallenberg was a Swedish diplomat who went to Hungary to save the Jews from extermination. Wallenberg wanted to go to Debrecen to negotiate with the Soviets. Instead it is believed that the Soviets imprisoned him. Over the years there have been reports of Wallenberg being alive, from other prisoners in Russia.

Answer: Disappeared

Returning nearly three years later it was found that the settlement was deserted. There had been left two clues. The first was found on a tree outside the walls: "croatoan" was carved into the trunk. The other was on a tree leading to the mooring where was carved "cro".

Answer: Antoine de Saint-Exupery

Saint-Exupery was a commercial pilot before WWII and combined flying with his love of writing. "Wind, Sand and Stars" and "Night Flight" are novels written about his experiences with flying, although Saint-Exupery is more known for writing "The Little Prince". He disappeared over the Mediterranean Sea on 31 July 1944 whilst attempting a reconnaissance flight.

Answer: True

One pod of dolphins in Shark Bay, Australia use their snouts to pierce sponges that they then use to capture food and protect their snouts from sharp articles in the sea. It also appears that the mothers of this pod teach their young to use sponges as tools. It is not known why only this pod has adopted using sponges.