Nothing But A Number Trivia Quiz

Answer: Christopher Plummer

Plummer, who is probably best known for his role as Captain von Trapp in "The Sound Of Music" (1965) was 82 years and 75 days old when he won his Oscar for Best Supporting Actor in the 2010 movie "Beginners" starring Ewan McGregor. All of the possible answers have won an Oscar late in life, with Eastwood being 74 years old when he won a Best Director award for "Million Dollar Baby" (2005), Ameche winning Best Supporting Actor aged 77 in 1985s "Cocoon" and Tandy at 80 years old, winning Best Actress for "Driving Miss Daisy" in 1990.

Answer: English Channel

Gallant-Charette took almost 18 hours to swim from Dover, England to Cap Blanc, France, beating the previous oldest swimmer record which had been set in 2010 by 64 year old Australian Susan Oldham. Gallant-Charette's crossing meant that she held five open water records, also being the oldest woman to swim across the Catalina Channel in California, the Tsugaru Strait in Japan, the North Channel between Northern Ireland and Scotland, and the Molokai Channel in Hawaii.

Answer: Oldest Grand National Horse Race winner

The Grand National was first run in 1839, and just ten years later in 1849, Peter Simple won it. Although he was entered for the next three years, he failed to complete the course on each occasion, until in 1853, he won again at age 15, becoming the third horse after The Duke and Abd-El-Kader, to win the prestigious race twice. Given that the average age of Grand National entrants in modern times is 9.5, this could be a record that stands for many years.

Answer: Mount Everest

In 2008, when he was just a sprightly 76 years old, Sherchan scaled Everest for the first time, in doing so becoming the oldest person to reach the peak. That record was broken in 2013 by 80 year old Japanese man Yuichiro Miura. After many months of training, Sherchan set out to regain his record, but unfortunately died at base camp.

Answer: 290

Mick Jagger and Keith Richards were both 73 years old, Charlie Watts was 75 and Ronnie Wood, as the baby of the band, was only 69. "Blue And Lonesome" was the first Stones album to reach number one in UK since 1994's "Voodoo Lounge" and was the band's first album to feature only cover songs.

Answer: Engravings and Etchings

Starting in 1912, art competitions formed part of the modern Olympics, but were dropped in 1954 as artists were considered professional. There were five categories: architecture, literature, music, painting, and sculpture and all works had to be inspired by sports. Copley's engraving, "Polo Players" took silver, losing out to French artist Albert Decaris who won with his piece "The Swimming Pool". Only two people have won Olympic medals in both sport and art competitions, American Walter W. Winans won gold in the running deer (double shot) competition in 1908 and in the sculpture competition in 1912 for "An American Trotter" while Alfréd Hajós of Hungary won two golds in swimming in 1896, then in 1924, he took silver in architecture for his stadium design.

Answer: Body Building

Shepherd didn't enter a gym until she was 56 years old, after realising she was out of shape while trying on swimsuits. Just 15 years later, after working with former Mr. Universe Yohnnie Shambourger, she started winning body building competitions. At 81 years old in 2018, she described herself as 5 feet 4 inches tall, weighing between 118-120 lb and able to bench press 150 lb.

Answer: Egypt

Goalkeeper El Hadary was 45 years and 161 days old when he played in his country's final group game against Saudi Arabia, a game which they lost 2-1, eliminating them from the competition with a record of three games played and three losses, Other players of a similar age to have played in the competition include Faryd Mondragon of Colombia (aged 43 at the 2014 tournament), Peter Shilton of England (aged 40 years and nine months in 1990) and Pat Jennings of Northern Ireland who played against Brazil on his 41st birthday in 1986.

Answer: Best in Show at Crufts

Flat-Coated Retriever, Vbos The Kentuckian, also known as Jet, became the oldest Best In Show winner in the 120 year history of Crufts, beating a Boxer, a German Shepherd, a Wire Fox Terrier, a Standard Poodle and a Bichon Frise. Winners receive £100 in prize money, which may not seem a lot but the sky is the limit for future puppy prices when your dog is a champion.

Answer: 70

The twins decided that over 50 years on the game was enough for anyone, and as Louise explained, "arthritis now makes some sexual positions too painful." Martine also admitted that takings are down as it is became harder to attract new clients, as following the legalisation of prostitution in Netherlands in 2000, there was an influx of new girls, many of whom are foreign and seen as more exotic than the twins.