Q 01/05

Thomas Jefferson died on 4 July 1826, the Declaration's 50th anniversary, hours before which fellow Founding Father?

A) James Madison

B) John Adams

C) James Monroe

D) Benjamin Franklin

Answer · why

B) John Adams

John Adams died that evening, and his last words were about Jefferson, the old rival he did not know had gone a few hours before him.

Q 02/05

Which former Beatle narrated the first two series of Thomas the Tank Engine & Friends from 1984?

A) Paul McCartney

B) George Harrison

C) Pete Best

D) Ringo Starr

Answer · why

D) Ringo Starr

Ringo Starr was hired because producer Britt Allcroft found his voice perfect for narration, not because of his fame. George Carlin replaced him in th...

Q 03/05

Which quarterback, only the 199th pick of the 2000 NFL Draft, went on to win seven Super Bowls?

A) Tom Brady

B) Tom Flores

C) Tommy Kramer

D) Tommy Maddox

Answer · why

A) Tom Brady

Tom Brady was the seventh quarterback chosen that year, taken with a compensatory pick the Patriots were given for losing a punter.

Q 04/05

Which Victorian plumber, wrongly credited with inventing the flush toilet, opened the world's first bathroom showroom?

A) Thomas Twyford

B) Thomas Cubitt

C) Thomas Crapper

D) Thomas Holloway

Answer · why

C) Thomas Crapper

Thomas Crapper held nine patents, none of them for the toilet itself. Manhole covers bearing his company's name in Westminster Abbey are a minor Londo...

Q 05/05

Which actor, the voice of Woody in Toy Story, won the Best Actor Oscar two years running in the 1990s?

A) Tom Berenger

B) Tom Hanks

C) Tom Hulce

D) Tom Wilkinson

Answer · why

B) Tom Hanks

Tom Hanks won for Philadelphia and Forrest Gump, making him only the second man to take the award in consecutive years, after Spencer Tracy.