# Trivia questions which, amazingly, have two answers **URL:** \ **Category:** Factual Questions\ **Created:** [December 7, 2017, 10:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trivia-questions-which-amazingly-have-two-answers/803849 "2017-12-07T22:56:20Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 7
**Author:** ![Julius\_Henry](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/8797f3/32.png) [@Julius\_Henry](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Julius_Henry)\ **Post date:** [December 10, 2017, 2:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trivia-questions-which-amazingly-have-two-answers/803849/121 "2017-12-10T14:38:10Z")
Which Doper posted a trivia question which, amazingly, had two answers. ---
**Author:** ![septimus](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/septimus/32/410_2.png) [@septimus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/septimus)\ **Post date:** [December 10, 2017, 2:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trivia-questions-which-amazingly-have-two-answers/803849/122 "2017-12-10T14:56:18Z")
> [@ftg](#): > > What Nobel Laureate lived in the small town of [Condon, Oregon](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Condon,_Oregon)\* as a child? Linus Pauling (and Linus Pauling!) and William Parry Murphy. > [@blue\_infinity](#): > > Who was the winner of the 1977 Australian Open men’s singles tournament? Roscoe Tanner and Vitas Gerulaitis. (Due to a scheduling change — January date changed to December — _two_ Australian Opens took place in 1977.) > [@septimus](#): > > Who won the top prize at the 1992 World Snooker Championship? No takers? 🙂 ---
**Author:** ![dtilque](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/d6d6ee/32.png) [@dtilque](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dtilque)\ **Post date:** [December 10, 2017, 4:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trivia-questions-which-amazingly-have-two-answers/803849/123 "2017-12-10T16:03:13Z")
> [@septimus](#): > > No takers? 🙂 The point of this thread is to give questions, not answer them. That’s why the vast majority have not been answered here. Unless the subject is really obscure, you can usually google the answers. ---
**Author:** ![septimus](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/septimus/32/410_2.png) [@septimus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/septimus)\ **Post date:** [December 10, 2017, 4:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trivia-questions-which-amazingly-have-two-answers/803849/124 "2017-12-10T16:09:13Z")
Sorry if I’m not “on point.” 😉 But FTR, I don’t think my “puzzle” (if I may use the term :)) will yield readily to Google. ---
**Author:** ![Saint\_Cad](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/saint_cad/32/18907_2.png) [@Saint\_Cad](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Saint_Cad)\ **Post date:** [December 10, 2017, 4:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trivia-questions-which-amazingly-have-two-answers/803849/125 "2017-12-10T16:10:13Z")
What country is between the continental United States and the North Pole? ---
**Author:** ![piston\_broke](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/278dde/32.png) [@piston\_broke](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/piston_broke)\ **Post date:** [December 10, 2017, 5:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trivia-questions-which-amazingly-have-two-answers/803849/126 "2017-12-10T17:10:01Z")
> [@septimus](#): > > Who won the top prize at the 1992 World Snooker Championship? I’ll guess Jimmy White as top scorer and Stephen Hendry as winner. To be honest, the answers in a spoiler would be helpful - this being hangover Sunday. 😃 ---
**Author:** ![TCMF-2L](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/tcmf-2l/32/16553_2.png) [@TCMF-2L](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TCMF-2L)\ **Post date:** [December 10, 2017, 5:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trivia-questions-which-amazingly-have-two-answers/803849/127 "2017-12-10T17:35:34Z")
Hendry won the 1992 snooker World Championship and took the £150,000 prize money. Jimmy ‘Whirlwind’ White was runner up taking £90,000 but in an earlier round he scored a 147 maximum break which earned him an extra £100,000. So his combined total prize of £190,000 was the top prize. TCMF-2L ---
**Author:** ![buddha\_david](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/ee7513/32.png) [@buddha\_david](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/buddha_david)\ **Post date:** [December 10, 2017, 5:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trivia-questions-which-amazingly-have-two-answers/803849/128 "2017-12-10T17:37:34Z")
> [@Saint\_Cad](#): > > What country is between the continental United States and the North Pole? Which Scandinavian country does Russia border? ---
**Author:** ![septimus](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/septimus/32/410_2.png) [@septimus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/septimus)\ **Post date:** [December 10, 2017, 5:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trivia-questions-which-amazingly-have-two-answers/803849/129 "2017-12-10T17:42:50Z")
> [@piston\_broke](#): > > I’ll guess Jimmy White as top scorer and Stephen Hendry as winner. > [@TCMF-2L](#): > > Hendry won the 1992 snooker World Championship and took the £150,000 prize money. > > Jimmy ‘Whirlwind’ White was runner up taking £90,000 but in an earlier round he scored a 147 maximum break which earned him an extra £100,000. So his combined total prize of £190,000 was the top prize. Bravo! Jimmy White actually won £204,000. His 147 was good enough to also get the £14,000 prize for highest break. 🙂 ---
**Author:** ![DrDeth](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/b487fb/32.png) [@DrDeth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DrDeth)\ **Post date:** [December 10, 2017, 5:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trivia-questions-which-amazingly-have-two-answers/803849/130 "2017-12-10T17:51:01Z")
> [@Saint\_Cad](#): > > What country is between the continental United States and the North Pole? Canada. ---
**Author:** ![septimus](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/septimus/32/410_2.png) [@septimus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/septimus)\ **Post date:** [December 10, 2017, 6:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trivia-questions-which-amazingly-have-two-answers/803849/131 "2017-12-10T18:04:31Z")
Greenland (Den.) lies between Maine and the Geographic North Pole. (Using the Magnetic North Pole, I think only Canada works.) ---
**Author:** ![MaxTheVool](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/9fc29f/32.png) [@MaxTheVool](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MaxTheVool)\ **Post date:** [December 10, 2017, 6:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trivia-questions-which-amazingly-have-two-answers/803849/132 "2017-12-10T18:09:05Z")
> [@dtilque](#): > > The point of this thread is to give questions, not answer them. That’s why the vast majority have not been answered here. Unless the subject is really obscure, you can usually google the answers. The OP (written by yours truly) does not support this contention. I’m more interested in people pointing out and explaining interesting facts than someone randomly asking “what two people were born on June 4 1833” with no further commentary or explanation. ---
**Author:** ![DrDeth](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/b487fb/32.png) [@DrDeth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DrDeth)\ **Post date:** [December 10, 2017, 6:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trivia-questions-which-amazingly-have-two-answers/803849/133 "2017-12-10T18:17:41Z")
> [@septimus](#): > > Greenland (Den.) lies between Maine and the Geographic North Pole. (Using the Magnetic North Pole, I think only Canada works.) Is Greenland a country? ---
**Author:** ![thelurkinghorror](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/7c8e57/32.png) [@thelurkinghorror](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/thelurkinghorror)\ **Post date:** [December 10, 2017, 6:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trivia-questions-which-amazingly-have-two-answers/803849/134 "2017-12-10T18:35:08Z")
> [@DrDeth](#): > > Is Greenland a country? It is “an autonomous constituent country within the Kingdom of Denmark.” So for one given definition of country, yes, but not for others. Note that when I mentioned Nicosia above, I intentionally said “nation” to avoid debating whether a place without international recognition is a “country” or not. ---
**Author:** ![Chronos](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/chronos/32/134_2.png) [@Chronos](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Chronos)\ **Post date:** [December 10, 2017, 6:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trivia-questions-which-amazingly-have-two-answers/803849/135 "2017-12-10T18:51:39Z")
Greenland is either a country, or a part of a country. Certainly, if you draw a line from Maine to the North Pole, it passes through land which is neither the US nor Canada. ---
**Author:** ![Giles](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/giles/32/60_2.png) [@Giles](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Giles)\ **Post date:** [December 10, 2017, 6:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trivia-questions-which-amazingly-have-two-answers/803849/136 "2017-12-10T18:58:09Z")
> [@buddha\_david](#): > > Which Scandinavian country does Russia border? I think there’s only one answer to that, since Finland is not a Scandinavian country. ---
**Author:** ![LSLGuy](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/lslguy/32/5813_2.png) [@LSLGuy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/LSLGuy)\ **Post date:** [December 10, 2017, 7:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trivia-questions-which-amazingly-have-two-answers/803849/137 "2017-12-10T19:14:50Z")
> [@md2000](#): > > What is the airspeed over a laden swallow’s wing? > More interesting trivia questions: > What was King George VI’s first name? > Where do Panama hats come from? > Which side of the Panama canal is to the west - Atlantic or Pacific? I wonder what you think are the dual correct answers to these. ---
**Author:** ![Giles](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/giles/32/60_2.png) [@Giles](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Giles)\ **Post date:** [December 10, 2017, 7:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trivia-questions-which-amazingly-have-two-answers/803849/138 "2017-12-10T19:37:04Z")
> [@LSLGuy](#): > > I wonder what you think are the dual correct answers to these. With King George VI’s first name, you could say Albert or George. He was also familiarly known as “Bertie”. ---
**Author:** ![buddha\_david](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/ee7513/32.png) [@buddha\_david](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/buddha_david)\ **Post date:** [December 10, 2017, 9:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trivia-questions-which-amazingly-have-two-answers/803849/139 "2017-12-10T21:22:20Z")
> [@LSLGuy](#): > > I wonder what you think are the dual correct answers to these. The swallow’s airspeed velocity should be obvious. 😛 ---
**Author:** ![dtilque](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/d6d6ee/32.png) [@dtilque](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dtilque)\ **Post date:** [December 10, 2017, 9:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trivia-questions-which-amazingly-have-two-answers/803849/140 "2017-12-10T21:23:44Z")
> [@MaxTheVool](#): > > The OP (written by yours truly) does not support this contention. I’m more interested in people pointing out and explaining interesting facts than someone randomly asking “what two people were born on June 4 1833” with no further commentary or explanation. My point was that the thread is about such questions, but not about asking **other people** to answer them. We’re not trying to stump others with the questions. After all, you didn’t ask others to answer the question about the actor-predecessor to Jerry Brown. If people aren’t discussing their questions, it’s usually because either they’re well-known questions or the answers can be found by a simple google search or Wikipedia lookup. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trivia-questions-which-amazingly-have-two-answers/803849.md?page=6) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trivia-questions-which-amazingly-have-two-answers/803849.md?page=8)