Totally Trivial - 'C' Trivia Quiz

Answer: Camel

Camels have two upper eyelids and two rows of eyelashes which assist in stopping sand blowing into their eyes! And, apparently, milk from a Camel does not curdle (or maybe this is just an urban myth)! Many animals have a 'third' eyelid called the nictitating membrane which comes in from the side!

Answer: Windsor Chair

The last man executed in the Tower of London was a German spy, Josef Jakobs. The execution took place on 14 August 1941. He couldn't stand because he had a broken ankle from when he parachuted into England on 31 January and, because he couldn't stand for the firing squad, he was sat in an old Windsor chair!

Answer: Chinese

The Chinese, mostly during the reign of Kublai Khan, used lions on their hunting expeditions. They trained the lions to chase and catch wild bulls and bears and to stay with their kill until the hunters arrived.

Answer: Caduceus

The 'caduceus' comes from an ancient Greek legend in which snakes revealed the practice of medicine to humans. 'Codices' is the plural of 'codex', an ancient book, written by hand. A 'catechism' is an established group of questions and answers specifically about Christian beliefs. A 'chateaux' (or chateau) is a large house or castle in France.

Answer: Cat

The average cat needs to eat about 130,000 calories per year which is almost twenty eight times its own weight in food, and drinks the same amount in liquid. Cats cannot survive on a vegetarian diet.

Answer: Charles Carroll

Charles Carroll died in 1832 at the age of 95. The Declaration of Independence, approved on 4 July 1776, was not signed until a month later. Of those others: Abraham Clark was a representative from New Jersey; Samuel Chase and Charles Carrol were from Maryland; and, Caesar Rodney was from Delaware.

Answer: Brewed Coffee

No surprises here - up to 150mg of caffeine exists in an average sized cup of brewed coffee; 10mg in an average sized cup of cocoa; up to 10mg in around an ounce of bittersweet chocolate; and, 5mg in around an ounce of milk chocolate.

Answer: Coco de Mer

The single-seeded fruit of the Giant Fan Palm is the Coco de Mer, commonly called the Double Coconut but also know as the Coco Fesse, the Sea Coconut and Seychelles Nut. The Double Coconut can weigh up to 22kg and measure up to 50cm. It is only found in the Seychelles.

Answer: Ulysses Grant

Born Hiram Ulysses Grant, Ulysses Simpson Grant (his name was changed when he entered West Point) had three favourite horses; Cincinnati, Egypt and Jeff Davis. George Washington's favorite horse was Lexington and Napoleon's favorite horse was Marengo.

Answer: Crab

The only dog to ever appear in any Shakespearean play was 'Crab' in the play, which was written early in Shakespeare's career and is a comedy, 'The Two Gentlemen of Verona'.

Answer: Cullinan

The Cullinan diamond is the largest gem-quality diamond ever found at just over 3,100 carats. It was discovered in 1905, and named after Thomas Cullinan, Chairman of the Premier Mine in South Africa. The Cullinan Diamond was cut up into nine large diamonds and over ninety smaller ones.

The largest are in the British Crown Jewels. The Taylor-Burton diamond (69 carats) was originally known as the Cartier diamond (Cartier Inc. paid $1,050,000 at auction for the gem). Richard Burton bought the stone for Elizabeth Taylor and it was renamed the Taylor-Burton diamond.

In 1978 Elizabeth Taylor sold the diamond to build a hospital in Botswana. The Centenary diamond was found on 17 July 1986 and after cutting weighed just under 274 carats. The owners of the Centenary diamond, De Beers, had it insured for around $100 million.

The Condé diamond is also known as the Condé Pink or Le Grand Condé and is a light pink diamond of just over 9 carats.

Answer: Louis Cartier

The wristwatch was invented in 1904 by Louis Cartier. In 1370, King Charles V of France ordered that all church bells in Paris should ring at the same time as the Royal Palace. In 1657, Christiaan Huygens invented the first pendulum clock - but it wouldn't work at sea! The Chinese invented the magnetic compass, probably during the Qin dynasty (221-206 BC).

Answer: Cranberry

Cranberries are one of three fruits native to North America, blueberries and concord grapes are the other two.

Answer: circle

Evil spirits can't harm you when you stand inside a circle, or so the superstition goes!

Answer: Chocolate

Chocolate manufacturers use around forty percent of the world's almonds and twenty percent of the world's peanuts! Chocolate contains phenylethylamine (PEA) which is a natural substance that purportedly stimulates the body in the same way as falling in love!