Useless Useful Trivia: Part 6 Trivia Quiz

Answer: Sandstone

Uluru is a sandstone monilith measuring 384m high, rising 863m above sea level and with a total circumference of 9.4 km. Most of its bulk is lying underground. The word monolith is derived from Greek meaning "single stone". There are many monoliths around the world including Sugerloaf Mountain (Brazil), El Capitan (California, USA) and the Rock of Gibraltar.

Answer: Wales

Jimmy Wales (b. 1966) born in Huntsville, Alabama (USA) is a co-founder of online non-profit encyclopedia Wikipedia along with Larry Sanger (b. 1968). Sanger was born in Bellevue, Washington (USA) and Wikipedia was launched in 2001.

Answer: Bob Charles (New Zealand)

Bob Charles (b. 1936) was the first lefty to win a major tournament when he won The Open Championship at Royal Lytham and St.Annes in 1963. In a career spanning nearly 50 years he won 76 professional tournaments including six on the PGA Tour. Mike Weir became the second lefty to win a major tournament (40 years after Bob Charles) when he won the Masters in 2003. The following year in 2004, Phil Mickelson also won his first major at the Masters. The fourth lefty to win a major tournament was Bubba Watson who won the Masters in 2012.

Answer: English

Sting (real name Gordon Matthew Thomas Sumner) graduated from college (now Northumbria University) and for two years taught English at Cramlington, England's St. Paul's School. He was given the name Sting by his band mates as he used to wear a knitted pullover with black and yellow hoops and looked like a bee.

Answer: Pakistan

Over 40% of the world soccer balls are made in Sialkot, Pakistan. India and China also manufacture many soccer balls used around the world today but not as many as are made in Pakistan.

Answer: 88

There are 88 keys on a piano keyboard with 52 white and 36 black. There are 67 keys on an organ and 47 strings on a harp, although this does vary occasionally.

Answer: England

Isambard Kingdom Brunel (1806-1859) was born in Portsmouth, England. His father was French - his name was Marc Isambard Brunel - and his English mother's maiden name was Sophia Kingdom.
His most famous engineering feats are the Great Western Railway, Clifton Suspension Bridge, SS Great Britain and the design of the Royal Albert Bridge.

Answer: Donald Trump

Donald Trump's father's name was Frederick Christ Trump, whose mother's maiden name was Elizabeth Christ. Consequently Frederick's second name came from his mother's maiden surname.
John F. Kennedy's father's full name was Joseph Patrick Kennedy. Ulysses S. Grant's father's name was Jesse Root Grant and Martin Van Buren's father's name was Abraham Van Buren.

Answer: Horse

The equine eye is the largest eye of all the land mammals. Because the eye is positioned on the side of the head it means that a horse has the range of vision of approximately 350 degrees.
The elephant, rhinoceros and hippopotamus are also land mammals but do not have as large an eye as a horse.

Answer: Portugal

Portugal only borders the Atlantic Ocean.