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Totally Trivial - 'B' Trivia Quiz

Unimportant details or information - this is what the dictionary states trivia is - but how trivial are the following snippets of information? All the answers start with the letter 'B' - have fun!

A multiple-choice quiz by Engadine. Estimated time: 6 mins.

Author
Engadine

Time
6 mins

Type
Multiple Choice

Quiz #
128,816

Updated
Dec 03 21

# Qns
20

Difficulty
Tough

Avg Score
10 / 20

Plays
3557

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Question 1 of 20

1. What, invented in 1920 by Earle Dickson, has earned its makers more than one hundred billion US dollars? Hint

Band-Aid

Bar stool

Bandana

Brassiere

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Question 2 of 20

2. By weight, what culinary fruit is eaten more than any other in North America? Hint

Banana

Boysenberry

Blueberry

Breadfruit

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Question 3 of 20

3. Which island's languages include the following: Arabic, English, Farsi and Urdu? Hint

Bahrain

Barbados

Baker Island

Benin

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Question 4 of 20

4. Of which country was Humberto Branco a Dictator in the 1960s? Hint

Barbados

Brazil

Bolivia

Britannia

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Question 5 of 20

5. What was the former name of Belize? Hint

British Virgin Islands

British Honduras

British Guinea

Belmopan

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Question 6 of 20

6. Which actress played Camille Javal? Hint

Brigitte Bardot

Billie Burke

Bonnie Bedelia

Billy Bragg

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Question 7 of 20

7. What is the name for the veil worn by females in Sudan? Hint

Burger

Bursa

Bhurga

Burga

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Question 8 of 20

8. Duelling is legal in Paraguay as long as both parties are what? Hint

Butchers

Brothers

Blood Donors

Bolivian

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Question 9 of 20

9. What is the current name of the country formerly known as Upper Volta? Hint

Burundi

Burkina Faso

Bouvet Island

Bhutan

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Question 10 of 20

10. In the early 1700s in England, what animals were named in an 'Act' that declared them dangerous? Hint

Black Cats

Blue Whales

Beavers

Black Leopards

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Question 11 of 20

11. After Edmund Barton, how many other Australian Prime Ministers have had a surname beginning with B? Hint

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Question 12 of 20

12. Which country has no censorship laws on adult films? Hint

Bolivia

Belarus

Belgium

Bermuda

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Question 13 of 20

13. On what were Russians required to pay a special tax during the time of Peter the Great? Hint

Birds

Beards

Balalaikas

Baclavas

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Question 14 of 20

14. In what town was the Lego Company founded? Hint

Ballerup

Billund

Borup

Brabrand

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Question 15 of 20

15. What is 'Merry Christmas' in Angolan? Hint

Bon Nadal

Boas Festas

Bon Anja

Boldog Kar�csonyt

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Question 16 of 20

16. Which famous author bequeathed all the earnings from his/her most famous novel to a Children's Hospital? Hint

Dorothy Bell Briggs

Enid Blyton

J M Barrie

B M Bower

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Question 17 of 20

17. Which two island countries' (or territories') flags bear the colours, red, white and blue? Hint

Bouvet and Bhutan

Bosnia and Bhutan

Baker and Bouvet

Belize and Baker

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Question 18 of 20

18. What word is used to describe someone or something said to be in the style or pertaining to Lord Byron?

Answer: (One Word - Seven Letters)

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Question 19 of 20

19. What is the name given to outback or bush tea, in Australia?

Answer: (One Word - Five Letters)

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Question 20 of 20

20. Minoan women on the Greek island of Crete invented the what? Hint

Boa

Bath

Bikini

Bra

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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts

1. What, invented in 1920 by Earle Dickson, has earned its makers more than one hundred billion US dollars?

Answer: Band-Aid

The Band-Aid, originally small strips of surgical tape with pieces of hygienic dressing attached, was produced by machine from 1924 by Johnson and Johnson.

2. By weight, what culinary fruit is eaten more than any other in North America?

Answer: Banana

A member of the lily family, the banana 'tree' is not a tree at all, it is one of the world's largest plants with no woody stem! Bananas were introduced to the US in 1876 at the Philadelphia Centennial Exhibition and are technically a herb, not a fruit!

3. Which island's languages include the following: Arabic, English, Farsi and Urdu?

Answer: Bahrain

Baker Island is uninhabited; Barbados' only language is English and Benin is not even an island!

4. Of which country was Humberto Branco a Dictator in the 1960s?

Answer: Brazil

From 1964 to 1967, General Humberto Branco was the President of Brazil. During his short regime he banned unions, tortured thousands of purported communists, took land from the native peoples and protected drug dealers. Nice guy!

5. What was the former name of Belize?

Answer: British Honduras

Belize achieved independence in 1981. It was granted by the UK but Guatemala (who had an invested interest in the country) refused to recognise their independence until 1992!

6. Which actress played Camille Javal?

Answer: Brigitte Bardot

Javal was a character portrayed by Brigitte Bardot in the film "Contempt". On her fiftieth birthday, Bardot said, "I have been very happy, very rich, very beautiful, much adulated, very famous and very unhappy!"

7. What is the name for the veil worn by females in Sudan?

Answer: Burga

A decorative, richly embroidered veil, the 'burga' covers the face of Islamic females in Sudan. From the age of five, females commence wearing the burga, even whilst eating!

8. Duelling is legal in Paraguay as long as both parties are what?

Answer: Blood Donors

One way to pursue what is considered a 'politically incorrect' past-time, is to encumber it with something seen as very politically correct!

9. What is the current name of the country formerly known as Upper Volta?

Answer: Burkina Faso

Situated to the north of Ghana, in western Africa, Burkina Faso gained independence from France in 1960, however, to this day, thousands of farm workers still migrate south, to Ghana!

10. In the early 1700s in England, what animals were named in an 'Act' that declared them dangerous?

Answer: Black Cats

The 'Witchcraft Act' instigated in the United Kingdom, identified Black Cats as dangerous animals. As such, the Act stated, they should be 'shunned'!

11. After Edmund Barton, how many other Australian Prime Ministers have had a surname beginning with B?

Answer: 1

Stanley Melbourne Bruce served as Australian Prime Minister from 1923 to 1929. He was a war hero and after his Prime Ministership he worked for the United Nations. In 1947 he was given the title, Lord Bruce of Melbourne, and is the only Australian Prime Minister to become a British Peer!

12. Which country has no censorship laws on adult films?

Answer: Belgium

Belgium also has no class distinction and an individual's freedom is guaranteed as their law prevents all forms of discrimination for ideological or philosophical reasons!

13. On what were Russians required to pay a special tax during the time of Peter the Great?

Answer: Beards

Any Russian man with a beard was taxed for the privilege during the time of Peter the Great!

14. In what town was the Lego Company founded?

Answer: Billund

In 1916, Ole Kirk Christiansen founded and named the Lego Company by combining the Danish words Leg and Godt to make up the name. It was later found that in Latin, the term Lego meant 'I put together' or 'I assemble'!

15. What is 'Merry Christmas' in Angolan?

Answer: Boas Festas

Bon Nadal is Andorran; Bon Anja or Bon Pasco is Aruban; and, Boldog Kar�csonyt is Hungarian!

16. Which famous author bequeathed all the earnings from his/her most famous novel to a Children's Hospital?

Answer: J M Barrie

The Great Ormond Street Hospital, a paediatric facility in London is the beneficiary of all the proceeds earned from Sir James M Barrie's novel, "Peter Pan".

17. Which two island countries' (or territories') flags bear the colours, red, white and blue?

Answer: Baker and Bouvet

Both islands are uninhabited. Baker Island is a US territory and flies the American flag and Bouvet Island is south west of the Cape of Good Hope and flies the Norwegian flag!

18. What word is used to describe someone or something said to be in the style or pertaining to Lord Byron?

Answer: Byronic

A great British poet he died in Greece at the tender age of 36 on Easter Monday in 1824.

19. What is the name given to outback or bush tea, in Australia?

Answer: Billy

A tin can called a Billy is used to boil water to which tea leaves are added and then the Billy is swung around the head to make tea in the bush! Sometimes the addition of a eucalyptus twig is made to impart a truly bush flavour!

20. Minoan women on the Greek island of Crete invented the what?

Answer: Bra

As early as 2500 BC, Minoan women wore a garment not unlike the modern day brassiere, however, theirs was designed to not only lift their bust but to leave it exposed as well!

Source: Author Engadine

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