Dastardly difficult trivia quiz

[RJSRdg]

All the countries that this country shared a border with in 1990 no longer exist. Which country?

1990 is the clue, and the country is POLAND.

Neighbours in 1990 were:

East Germany - reunified back into Germany
Czechoslovakia - Divided into Czechia and Slovakia
USSR - Now Ukraine, Belarus, Lithuania and Russia (Kaliningrad)

[michael_churchill]

All the countries that this country shared a border with in 1990 no longer exist. Which country?

1990 is the clue, and the country is POLAND.

Neighbours in 1990 were:

East Germany - reunified back into Germany
Czechoslovakia - Divided into Czechia and Slovakia
USSR - Now Ukraine, Belarus, Lithuania and Russia (Kaliningrad)

Correct.
Full disclosure: I recently saw this on YouTube as a Final Jeopardy question on the US version of Jeopardy!

[michael_churchill]

What attribute is unique to Paraguay among UN member nations and to Oregon among US states?

[tubeguru]

What attribute is unique to Paraguay among UN member nations and to Oregon among US states?

They both have different images on both sides of their respective flags.

[michael_churchill]

Here's a question I've seen in another place - I don't know the answer (or even if there is only one answer) and I don't know how you would research it either...

Name a song that has been a track on the albums at number 1 and number 2 in the UK album chart of a week.

If you have any candidates, I should be able to confirm if they are correct.

I've found another, which is also pretty random.
In August 1985, when "Now That's What I Call Music 5" entered the charts at number one, it prevented "Like A Virgin" by Madonna reaching number one. After five weeks, they swapped places.
Now 5 included Jimmy Nail's version of "Love Don't Live Here Anymore", which Madonna also covered on "Like A Virgin".

[michael_churchill]

What attribute is unique to Paraguay among UN member nations and to Oregon among US states?

They both have different images on both sides of their respective flags.

Correct!

[michael_churchill]

Here's a question I've seen in another place - I don't know the answer (or even if there is only one answer) and I don't know how you would research it either...

Name a song that has been a track on the albums at number 1 and number 2 in the UK album chart of a week.

If you have any candidates, I should be able to confirm if they are correct.

28 March 1998, when Celine Dion's album "Let's Talk About Love" climbed back to number 1, the soundtrack of "Titanic" was number 2 - they both included "My Heart Will Go On".

[michael_churchill]

Which British sporting trophy, competed for annually, is engraved with the motto 'Floreat Etona' ('Let Eton flourish' in Latin)?

[DavidC]

Which British sporting trophy, competed for annually, is engraved with the motto 'Floreat Etona' ('Let Eton flourish' in Latin)?

Winner of the British Grand Prix

[michael_churchill]

Which British sporting trophy, competed for annually, is engraved with the motto 'Floreat Etona' ('Let Eton flourish' in Latin)?

Winner of the British Grand Prix

Correct! This year duplicated in Lego, apparently!

[michael_churchill]

Adele is to Allan Carr as Benedict Cumberbatch is to "Judge" Robert Rinder and Sandi Toksvig is to Bjorn Ulvaues (of Abba). What's the connection?

[michael_churchill]

Which British sporting trophy, competed for annually, is engraved with the motto 'Floreat Etona' ('Let Eton flourish' in Latin)?

Winner of the British Grand Prix

Apparently the RAC aren't sure how they acquired the trophy, which has been presented to the winner of the British Grand Prix since 1973. It may have been donated by founder of Rolls Royce and old Etonian Charles Rolls.

[michael_churchill]

Adele is to Alan Carr as Benedict Cumberbatch is to "Judge" Robert Rinder and Sandi Toksvig is to Bjorn Ulvaues (of Abba). What's the connection?

No takers, so I'll give the answer. I have a new question to pose!

The answer is that in each pairing, the first person officiated at the wedding of the second person.

[michael_churchill]

Between August 1963, with "(You're the) Devil in Disguise)" by Elvis Presley, and November 1964, with "Baby Love" by the Supremes, only one American had a UK number one single, and they had two. Who was it?

[DavidC]

Roy Orbison