Quirky Trivial Facts Trivia Quiz

Answer: Yes

This occurred on October 6, 1941. Willburn and Frizzel (their real names) died in the electric chair at the Florida State Prison. In the state of Florida between 1924 and 1964, 197 people were sent to the electric chair and from 1977 to April 2003, 149 men and 2 women were electrocuted in the states of Alabama, Florida, Georgia, Kentucky, Nebraska and Virginia.

Answer: True

The first British trademark was registered for Bass Pale Ale on 1 January 1876. It was originally brewed in Burton-on-Trent in Staffordshire where over thirty breweries operated in the 1880s. Bass still produces beer in Burton but is no longer an independent brewer.

Answer: The moon

In 1839, Louis Daguerre, of France, took the first photograph of the moon. In 1837 he had developed the 'daguerreotype' which set the images he had produced in his camera so that they were not a temporary reflection of the object, but a durable impress, as reported in 'The Literary Gazette' of 7 January 1839.

Answer: False

In January 1919, a locksmith named Anton Drexler formed the German Workers Party, along with Gottfried Feder and Dietrich Eckart. This was to become Hitler's Nazi Party. Drexler was born in 1884 and worked as a fitter before becoming a locksmith in 1902. Hitler was in the first fifty-odd people to join the party and at his behest, Drexler changed the name of the party to the National Socialist German Workers Party in 1920.

Answer: No

'One Day Cricket' was first played in England in 1963 when the Gillette Cup was introduced and a similar competition began in Australia in the late 60s. The game refered to in this question is considered to be the first game of 'International One Day Cricket' and England actually won the match!. 46,000 people attended the England versus Australia match as the Test Match that was supposed to occur had been rained out!

Answer: No

Introduced in 1904, CQD was the distress signal that preceeded SOS. Apparently the CQ meant 'seek you' and the D was for 'danger'. In 1906 it was replaced by SOS, 'save our souls'! COD means 'cash on delivery'.

Answer: 1902

The bill was introduced in 1902. A fine of twenty-five dollars US can still be levied for so-called flirting! The law was meant to stop men from looking 'at women in that way'. If convicted more than once for the same 'crime' a man may be made to wear 'horse-blinkers' wherever and whenever he goes for a stroll! (Thanks to www.dumblaws.com!)

Answer: Lutine

In 1799 the bell from the 'Lutine', which sank off the coast of Holland was salvaged and presented to Lloyds of London by the Dutch. The 'Lutine Bell' has been rung ever since to mark a maritime disaster!

Answer: 1952

The term 'doublespeak' comes from George Orwell's novel '1984', which Orwell wrote in 1948 and published in 1949. Combining the terms doublethink and newspeak, the term has been in use since 1952. An example of doublespeak, this from a Doctor upon the death of a patient; "Patient failed to fulfill his wellness potential."

Answer: True

Spencer Silver, a worker at the 3-M company, made this comment about the experiment that led to the development of the unique adhesive used for Post-It-Notes. 3-M was actually trying to create a super strong adhesive but they had failed!