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Before going any further, we apologise in advance: November 19, believe it or not, is World Toilet Day – perhaps the most ‘unloosual’ event in the global news calendar.

Falling on the day in 1792 when the first regularly flushing toilet was patented, it is ostensibly a splendid excuse to celebrate the very best in toilet humour.

Butt (apologies again – Ed) the day does have a more serious side: while we may take our porcelain privileges for granted, more than 2.6 billion people elsewhere in the world are forced to survive without adequate sanitation – a crisis the World Toilet Organisation hopes this event will highlight.

So now we’ve lifted the lid on the day’s origins, it’s time to get bogged down in some titillating toilet trivia (so sorry – eventually we’ll get it out of our cistern). Urine for a bit of a giggle.

Toilet Quiz (Answers at bottom) delivered by London Drains - Drain Cleaning Services

1. Who invented the flushing toilet in 1596?

Thomas Crapper
Sir John Harrington
Walter Closet

2. How long does the average person spend on the loo in their lifetime?

Six months
One year
Three years

3. What are the odds you will be injured in a toilet in the next 12 months?

One in 10,000
One in 100,000
One in a million

4. What did the Romans use instead of toilet paper?

Papyrus leaves
Christians
A sponge on a stick

5. How many times a year does the average person use the loo?

250
2,500
25,000

6. How much did Hampshire officials spend on a new toilet for the Queen’s visit?

£5,000
£10,000
£150,000

7. What do scientists believe is one of the most hygienic surfaces in the home?

Kitchen chopping board
Tap handle
Toilet seat

8. What percentage of the world’s population use toilet paper?

30%
60%
90%

9. How many people worldwide don’t have access to adequate sanitation?

2.6 million
26 million
2.6 billion

10. Nasa has developed a high-tech toilet for astronauts. How much did it cost?

£1.5 million
£5.6 million
£9.2 million

Answers:

1)Sir John Harrington
2)Three years
3)One in 10,000
4)A sponge on a stick
5)2,500
6)£5,000
7)Toilet seat
8)30%
9)2.6 billion
10)£9.2 million