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If a coin has landed 'heads up' five times in a row, what are the odds of it landing on 'heads' again on the sixth throw?

• 1 in 2

• 1 in 6

• 1 in 12

In an episode of 'The Simpsons', what is revealed to be the cause of Homer's lack of intelligence?

• An alien abduction

• A medical experiment

• A crayon in his brain

Answer explanation

Doh!

Yes, Homer has a crayon in his brain.

And apparently, it is a red one.

The average pencil has enough graphite to draw a line of roughly how many miles?

• 35 miles

• 7 miles

• 21 miles

• 7.2 miles

Answer explanation

Believe it or not, “The average pencil holds enough graphite to draw a line about 35 miles (56.327 km) long or to write roughly 45,000 words.

It is possible to estimate the age of a cow by looking at it's ...

• Hooves

• Teeth

• Ears

• Udders

Which of these have there been most of?

• Husbands of Liz Taylor

• Official James Bond actors

• Ireland's Eurovision winners

Answer explanation

Liz Taylor = 8

Conrad Hilton Jr. ​ ​

Michael Wilding. ​

Mike Todd. ​ ​

Eddie Fisher. ​ ​

Richard Burton. ​ ​

John Warner. ​

Larry Fortensky. ​ ​

James Bond = 6

Sean Connery, Roger Moore, George Lazenby, Timothy Dalton, Pierce Brosnan, Daniel Craig

Ireland = seven wins including three consecutive wins.

In terms of the number of rooms, the majority of the world's top ten largest hotels are located in what American city?

• Miami

• New York

• Las Vegas

An object that asborbs light of all wavelengths in equal amounts, appears as what colour?

• White

• Black

• Green

Who has won the most total Academy Awards?

Answer explanation

As a film producer, Disney holds the record for most Academy Awards earned by an individual, having won 22 Oscars from 59 nominations. He was presented with two Golden Globe Special Achievement Awards and an Emmy Award, among other honors.

How many minutes are in a full week?

• 10,080

• 12,471

• 11,076

Arthur Hastings is the best friend of which detective, and was first introduced in The Mysterious Affair at Styles?

• Tommy and Tuppence

• Ms Marple

• Hercule Poirot

Answer explanation

Hercule Poirot first appeared in Agatha Christie's first published novel The Mysterious Affair at Styles, which debuted in 1920.