It's Silly Enough to Be True 6 Quiz

Answer: True

Sir Henry Cole was born in Bath, England in July 1808, and marketed the first profit-making Christmas cards in 1843. He utilised the skill of John Callcott Horsley's artwork to produce these cards. The government at the time wanted to promote art and design in Britain and appointed Henry Cole to achieve this objective in the form of establishing London's Victoria and Albert Museum.

Answer: True

Writer John Sullivan wrote 'Rock and Chips' as a prequel to 'Only Fools and Horses', which is set in the 1960s. Nicholas Lyndhurst plays the part of Freddie 'The Frog' Robdal, who is the biological father of Rodney, in 'Only Fools and Horses'. James Buckley plays the part of a young Del Boy and Paula Wilcox plays Violet Trotter.

Answer: False

The Garra rufa fish, known as 'Dr Fish', nibble away at dead skin and this natural treatment has been acknowledged in Turkey and the Far East for over 400 years. People dunk their feet in a tank containing these fish, which quite happily nibble off the dead skin.

This seems to be a pedicure treatment and my wife was quite willing to pay £10 for twenty minutes and was pleased with her softer feet. Being a cynic, I too thought she was ten pounds lighter.

Answer: False

Salzburg means 'Salt Castle', and barges used to carry salt on the Salzach River. Its salt mines made it a centre for the local salt trade. Salzburg is situated in Central Austria and was put on the map as the birthplace of Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (1756-91). It is the setting for the movie 'The Sound of Music' (1965).

Answer: True

The Royal Air Force Aerobatic Team (RAFAT) were officially formed in 1965. During 1965-79 the team flew Folland Gnat aircraft and currently they utilise BAE Systems Hawk T1 aircraft. They are recognized for using their distinctive three-colour smoke creation of red, white and blue, and are excellent representatives for the Royal Air Force, having displayed their dexterity in over 50 countries worldwide.

Answer: False

American states that contain the letter 'Y' include Kentucky, Maryland, New Jersey, New York, Pennsylvania and Wyoming. Why ask such a question? My response is, for the sake of trivia, why not?

Answer: True

Denis Winston Healey was born August 30, 1917 in Mottingham, Kent, England. He became the British Chancellor of the Exchequer between 1974-79. He was Deputy Leader for the Labour Party when Michael Foot became the Labour leader on 4 November 1980.

Answer: False

Chrysotile (white), amosite (brown) and crocidolite (blue) are all types of asbestos. In the past this type of material was widely used to provide a material that was incombustible and resistant to chemicals. Inhalation of this material resulted in asbestosis causing inflammation of the lungs.

Answer: True

Phil 'The Power' Taylor was born 13 August 1960. He has won the World Professional Darts Championship a record fifteen times. He has been flushed with success ever since he left his old job of making toilet handles at a ceramics factory. It is alleged he acquired his nickname 'The Power' when a friend called Peter George, stepped on a discarded CD box, which brought his attention to the track 'The Power' by the group, Snap, and the name stuck.

He walks on stage to this music track.

Answer: True

George Davies was born 29 October 1941 in Liverpool, England. He is a high street fashion designer, associated with Next clothing stores, but in 1990 he launched the George clothing range with ASDA (Associated Dairies) stores. His quote 'Retail is detail' has made him a big noise in the rag trade, and George clothing is well-known in England.