Muddled Mixture: Part 1 Trivia Quiz

Answer: Belgrade and Vienna

Belgrade (Serbia) and Vienna (Austria) both lie on the Danube River. Paris (France) lies on the River Seine and Lyon (France) lies on the junction of the Rhone and Saone Rivers. Budapest (Hungary) lies on the Danube River and Zagreb (Croatia) lies along the Sava River. Oxford and Cambridge (both England) lie on the River Thames and River Cam respectively.

Answer: John Tyler (1841-1845)

John Tyler did in fact serve his term as US President from 1841-1845. James Madison was US President from 1809-1817 and Andrew Jackson held the position from 1829-1837. Rutherford B. Hayes was US President from 1877-1881 and Grover Cleveland held the position from 1885-1889.

Answer: Cepelinai (Lithuania)

Cepelinai is usually served as a main dish comprising of dumplings made of grated potatoes and stuffed with ground meat, cheese or mushrooms. It is a very heavy meal. Feijoada is the national dish of Brazil and is a stew of beans with beef and pork. The national dish of Peru is Ceviche and is a seafood dish with spices. Karjalanpaisti is the national dish of Finland and is a hot pot of a combination of meats, pork, beef, elk or even lamb.

The dish originate in Karelia on the eastern border. The national dish of Jordan is Mansaf and is lamb cooked in a sauce of yoghurt and served with rice. Stamppot is the national dish of the Netherlands which comprises of mashed potatoes mixed with several vegetables.

The national dish of Sweden is Köttbullar and is meatballs with spices and gravy.

Answer: Krisztina Egerszegi (Hungary) and swimming

Krisztina Egerszegi (Hungary) won five Olympic gold medals in swimming during the 1988, 1992 and 1996 Olympics. She won the 200m backstroke gold at the three consecutive Olympics. Larissa Latynina (Soviet Union) won all of her medals in gymnastics with nine gold, five silver and four bronze in the Olympics from 1956, 1960 and 1964. Birgitta Fischer (Germany) won her eight gold medals and four silver medals in the kayak events (canoe sprint) over six Olympic Games from 1980-2000. Bonnie Blair (USA) competed as a speed skater winning five gold and one bronze in the Winter Olympics of 1988, 1992 and 1994.

Answer: George Wendt and John Ratzenberger (Cheers)

George Wendt and John Ratzenberger played the characters of Norm Peterson (accountant) and Cliff Calvin (mailman) respectively in the sitcom "Cheers" (1982-1993). Demond Wilson played Lamont Sanford in the American sitcom "Sanford and Son" (1972-1977) and William Brambell played the role of Albert Steptoe in the British TV sitcom "Steptoe and Son" (1962-65 and 1970-1974). Alan Alda played the role of Benjamin Franklin "Hawkeye" Pierce in the American sitcom "M.A.S.H." (1972-1983) and Tony Randall played Felix Unger in the American situation comedy "The Odd Couple" (1970-1975). Jack Klugman played Oscar Madison in "The Odd Couple" and Mike Farrell played B. J. Hunnicutt in the comedy series "M.A.S.H." from the seasons 4-11.

Answer: Gothenburg and Stockholm

Gothenburg is the second largest city in Sweden after Stockholm which is the capital city of Sweden. Strasbourg is in France and Munich is in Germany. Bordeaux is in France and Brugges is in Belgium. Copenhagen is the capital city of Denmark and Rotterdam is a major port city in the Netherlands.

Answer: Jennifer Saunders & Joanna Lumley (Absolutely Fabulous)

Jennifer Saunders & Joanna Lumley played the roles of Edina Monsoon and Patsy Stone in the award winning British sitcom " Absolutely Fabulous". Penny Marshall appeared as Laverne DeFazio in "Laverne & Shirley" and Vivian Vance appeared as Ethel Mertz in " I Love Lucy". Lucille Ball was the star of the American TV comedy "I Love Lucy" and Jean Stapleton portrayed Edith Bunker in the comedy " All in the Family". Jennifer Aniston portrayed Rachel Green in "Friends" and Cindy Williams played Shirley Feeney in "Laverne & Shirley".

Answer: Hillary & Stanley

Sir Edmond Hillary (NZ) together with Tenzing Norway (Nepal) were the first people to reach the slummit of Mount Everest on May 29, 1953. John Morton Stanley was a Welsh explorer who is best remembered for his search for David Livingstone in Central Africa. Meriwether Lewis and William Clark set out on an expedition to cross the USA from Pennsylvania to the Pacific Ocean in 1804-5. Robert O'Hara Burke and William John Wills embarked on an expedition of 3,250kms from Melbourne through uninhabited central Australia to the Gulf of Carpentaria.

They both perished at the end of the return journey. Neil Armstrong and Edwin "Buzz" Aldrin were the first men to land on the moon in July 1969.

Answer: Sloth Bear (India)

The sloth bear is native to the Indian subcontinent and can vary in size from 55-105kg and they mainly feed on fruits, ants and termites. The quokka is native to Australia (southwestern corner) and is about the size of a domestic cat and is related to the kangaroo family.

The kangaroo rat is a rodent and native to the western arid areas of North America. It has a hop which is similar to the Australia kangaroo. The lemur is a primate that lives in the trees of a tropical forest and is native to the island nation of Madagascar.

Answer: Australian Inter-Universities

The Oxford and Cambridge Cup is competed on an annual bases since 1893 between all Australia University rowing eights. The trophy was donated by the Universities of Oxford and Cambridge. As of 2019 the University of Melbourne had won the trophy 42 times with the University of Sydney with 41 wins.

The boat race between the Universities of Oxford and Cambridge was first held in 1829 and the winning eight receive "The Boat Race Trophy". There is an annual boat rowing race between the Universities of Harvard and Yale which was first competed for in 1852.

The name of the trophy has changed over the years. The Canadian Collegiate Athletic Association (CCAA) members compete in a number of sports.