Trivia For April 4, 2026

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Question 1:

Gibraltar shares its only land border with this nation.

Spain
  • Gibraltar is a part of the United Kingdom. Spain lost it during the War of the Spanish Succession, however Spain still claims the territory and it remains a point of contention in UK-Spanish diplomatic relations.


Question 2:

What is the highest possible score that can be achieved when throwing three darts at a standard dartboard?

180
  • In a standard game, the final throw must be a bullseye or double bullseye, so the highest possible score to win is 170.


Question 3:

Name the scientist and mathematician associated with the quote "Give me a lever long enough and a fulcrum on which to place it, and I shall move the world".

Archimedes
  • The quote is from Book VIII of the work Synagoge by Pappus of Alexandria. It was written in 340 AD, approximately 550 years after Archimedes' death.


Question 4:

How many syllables are in a haiku?

17
  • Traditional Japanese haiku consist of three phrases composed of 17 syllables (called on in Japanese) in a 5, 7, 5 pattern.


Question 5:

Who was the Supreme Allied Commander at the conclusion of the First World War on November 11, 1918?

Ferdinand Foch
  • Foch considered the Treaty of Versailles too lenient on Germany. Winston Churchill attributed this famous quote about the Peace Treaty of Versailles to Foch: "This is not Peace. It is an Armistice for twenty years."


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