FTHM Fun Quiz – May 2026

Questions:

(1) What is the French word for shark?

(2) Which country manufactures the most machine-made carpets?

(3) What was Wham’s first album called?

(4) How old was Jeffrey Epstein when he died?

(5) What is a sceptre?

(6) How much is King Charles worth?

(7) In which year did the soap Coronation Street start?

(8) Who invented the video camera?

(9) How much is the green worth in snooker?

(10) When did Mussolini come to power in Italy?

(11) What is the chemical compound of nicotine?

(12) What is the currency of Austria?

(13) Where was the actor Patrick Swayze born?

(14) What nationality was singer Sacha Distel?

(15) What is the capital of Bolivia?

(16) What is the Spanish word for water?

(17) Who played the Incredible Hulk?

(18) Which newspaper has the biggest circulation?

(19) Where are most diamonds mined?

(20) Who is the heaviest person ever to have lived?

Answers: (1) Requin (2) China (3) Fantastic (4) 66 (5) Decorated staff or rod carried by a monarch or ruler (6) £640 million (7) 9 December, 1960 (8) Louis Le Prince in 1888 (9) 3 points (10) October 1922 (11) C10H14N2 (12) Euro (13) Houston, Texas, US (14) French (15) Sucre/La Paz (16) Agua (17) Lou Ferrigno (18) Yomiuri Shimbun (19) Russia (20) Jon Brower Minnoch, 635 kg

Editor’s Final Word: Thank you very much for taking time to read this magazine and I hope you enjoyed the experience. If you want to contact us, please do so through: dean@fthm.org.uk Best wishes, Dean, Brenda, Graham and Hari.