Trivial Pursuit

[PhilB]

I had Proxima Centauri at 4.23 light years away

 

Anyway, your go

[FleetFanatic]

OK.....

 

The squares of two consecutive numbers add up to 145. What is the second of the two numbers?

 

[Martin]

The answer is 9

 

 

[FleetFanatic]

Correct. 8 squared is 64, 9 squared is 81..... 64 plus 81 = 145.

 

Your go.....

[Martin]

I thought you might not give it to me as I failed to show my workings.

 

The question:

 

Which Britain came second when Zola Budd literally knocked Decker out of the race?

[FleetFanatic]

3000metres? Wendy Sly?

[Tuffley Rebel]

I would have said the same, I saw it on TV the other night.

[FleetFanatic]

OK.....

 

.....Who holds the record for the most most albums in the top 100 album chart simultaneously (& how many albums)?

[Martin]

Wendy Sly was right and I am going to say Elvis with 12.

[FleetFanatic]

one part was correct.....

[Martin]

Right well I will stick with Elvis and say 16. My source you see only gave me the top 40.....

[FleetFanatic]

No other takers.....

 

.....it was indeed Elvis - at one point (presumably after he had just kicked ye olde bucket), there were 27 Elvis Presley albums in the top 100!

 

(source: Guiness Book Of Hit Singles)

 

I'll give it to you - seeing as you were 'so close'.

[Martin]

Not that close. I knew it was 12 in the top forty but I did not think he had even released as many 27 albums.

 

Anyway on a similar theme and I am sure you will get this right off Mr. Fanatic:

 

Which album had the most consecutive weeks at No. 1 of the UK chart? And for a round of applause, how many weeks?

[David Holden]

The sound of music?

[Martin]

Nope. Right train of thought though.

[David Holden]

South Pacific 115 weeks

[Martin]

Correct. I think all in all it was a number one album for 140 odd weeks.

[David Holden]

Which London Borough has the most Blue Plaques?

[Rob_the_Saint]

Westminster?

[David Holden]

That's Correct