Category: Quiz series 1

Series 1 Quizzes 21 to 30 - Great for a Pub Quiz

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Quiz 21

1 In the Chinese New Year what year follows Rat? Ox
2 Genuphobia is the fear of what? Knees
3 Percy LeBaron Spencer invented what in 1945 in USA? Microwave Oven
4 St Peter was the first Pope - Who was second? St Linus
5 What 1945 film won best picture, actor, director Oscars? The Lost Weekend
6 What is the literal translation of pot-pouri? Putrid Pot
7 Who did James Bond marry - character - (both names)? Theresa Draco
8 What is studied in the science of somatology? The Body
9 What was Hugh Hefner's jet plane called? Big Bunny
10 What profession did Handel originally study? The Law
11 What European nation was the first to drink tea? The Dutch
12 Beaufort - the wind scale man - had what job? Sailor (Admiral)
13 What bird is the symbol of Penguin books (children's section)? Puffin
14 Diane Leather was the first woman to do what? Sub 5 minute mile
15 What is Admiral Sir Miles Messervy usually known as? M (Bond films)
16 Which part of the body is most sensitive to radiation? The Blood
17 The Boar War - South Africa started in1899. What year did it end? 1902
18 Mr Chips said goodbye from Brookfield school - What subject? Latin
19 In which American city can you get a doctorate in hambugerology? Hamburger College Chicago
20 Which author created The Saint (both names)? Leslie Charteri

Quiz 22

Questions - Answers below
1. Which famous man was known as "Barry O'Bomber" at school due to his basketball prowess?

2. Francis Rossi and Ronnie Wood have both lost which part of their face?

3. In 1985, Sting sang guest vocals on which "relatively" best- selling album for a group of troublemakers?

4. The US state of California borders the Pacific Ocean, the Mexican state of Baja California and which three other US States?

5. In Greek mythology, who was known as a divine hero, the son of the ruler of Mount Olympus and the nephew of Amphitryon?

6. Who am I? I was a English poet, novelist and jazz critic and was offered the Poet Laureateship following the death of John Betjeman, but declined the post?

7. Canopus, Rigel, Regulus and Procyon are all examples of what?

8. In which country can one find (spell it out) "Agencja Wywiadu", the Foreign Intelligence Agency?

9. What connects the actors Lon Chaney, Charles Laughton and Anthony Quinn?

10. Chemakum, Akkadian, Carian, Illinois, Cumbric and Hadramautic are all examples of what?

11. Six lists of twenty-one Christian names from both sexes, sorted alphbetically, each name in each list beginning with a different letter. Each list is reused every six years. Explain.

12. Which gemstone is said to be the birthstone for May?

13. The first guide dog training schools were established in which European country (shortly after World war I)?

14. Cliff Richard entered the Eurovision Song Contest in which year?

15. The following are the nicknames of which famous footballers (soccer players)? For an extra point per answer, give their
nationality:
a: Short fat Mueller (Kleiner dicker Mueller)
b: Razor
c: Duracell
d: Little Buddha AND Divine Ponytail
e: Asian Maradona
f: Baby-Faced Assassin

16. "Time and Materials" by Robert Hass and "Failure" by Philip Schultz both won what in 2008?

17. What do kangaroos, anteaters and seahorses all have in common?

18. Where do/did the following ethnic groups live?
a: The Brong
b: Chinookan
c: Lemkos
d: Nenets
e: Oromo
f: Sammarinese

19. Which famous Russian city was called Tsaritsyn between 1598 and 1925?

20. Which famous winger (footballer / soccer player) died on the 25th of November, 2005?

ANSWERS

1. Barack Obama, US Politician

2. Nasal Septum - part of their nose, due to drug abuse

3. Brothers in Arms - (Dire Straits)

4. Oregon, Nevada, Arizona

5. Heracles (or Hercules)

6. Philip Larkin

7. Bright stars

8. Poland

9. They have all played the hunchback of Notre Dame

10. Extinct languages

11. Hurricane names (in the North Atlantic)

12. Emerald

13. Germany

14. 1968

15. Six Answers:
a: Gerd Muller (German)
b: Neil Ruddock (English)
c: Pavel Nedved (Czech)
d: Roberto Baggio (Italian)
e: Ali Karimi (Iranian)
f: Ole Gunnar Solskjar (Norwegian)

16. The Pulitzer prize (for poetry)

17. Pouches to carry their young

18. Six Answers:
a: Ghana and Cote d'Ivoire (formerly Ivory Coast)
b: USA (Columbia River valley in Washington and Oregon)
c: Ukraine, Poland and Slovakia
d: Russia
e: Ethiopia
f: San Marino

19. Volgograd (was also called Stalingrad between 1925 and 1961)

20. George Best

Quiz 23

1. Which oil tanker that ran aground off the coast of Brittany in 1978?

2. What was the name of Henry VIII's flagship that sank in 1545?

3. Which cross-channel car ferry capsized in 1987, after leaving Zeebrugge harbour?

4. Which destroyer was badly holed after hitting rocks off Lord Howe Island Australia?

5. The ferry Estonia sank in 1994 with the loss of 912 people, in which sea?

6. Where in Alaska in 1989, did the oil tanker Exxon Valdez strike Bligh Reef?

7. Which ship was involved in the collision with the Marchioness on the Thames?

8. Where in the English Channel did the Tory Canyon run aground at full speed in 1967 resulting in the spillage of 120,000 tons of crude oil?

9. What was the name of the Russian Submarine that sank with all 118 hands in the Barents Sea in August 2000?

10. How many crossings of the Atlantic had the Titanic completed before she struck an iceberg and sank?

11. Where is most of the Earth's fresh water located? Is it in Lakes, Streams, Clouds or Polar ice caps?

12. Whilst at sea boats occasionally encounter 'growlers', what exactly are growlers?

13. The deepest part of any ocean in the world is an area of the Pacific Ocean with a depth of 36,161 ft., what name is given to this area?

14. In dry desert climates rivers may not flow for many years on end, after a storm they may flow for only a few days or even hours, By what name is this type of river known?

15. What is the world's fifth largest ocean?

16. An iceberg, probably the biggest on record has recently broken off from Antarctica's Ross Ice Shelf, what is the area it covers, was it approximately 1,000 - 2,000 - 3,000, or 4,000 square miles.

17. The river Nile was prone to severe seasonal flooding until which dam was built in 1971?

18. The Amazon and it's tributaries contain what proportion of the worlds river water, is it 1/5, 1/4. 1/3, 1/2, 2/3 or 3/4?

19. H20 is the chemical formula for water, what is D20 more commonly known as?

20. Why did 60 small ships set out to cross the English Channel in June 2000?

21. What were the three ships on Columbus' first voyage?

22. What do you call the name of the line on ships that indicates the maximum loading permitted?

23. What do you call the flame like electrical discharge that sometimes occurs above ships' masts or about aircraft in stormy weather?

24. 17th century Buccaneers used the West Indies for hideouts. Which country's ships were the targets of the buccaneers?

25. Which country claims the largest number of registered ships?

ANSWERS:

1. The Amoco Cadiz.

2. Mary Rose.

3. Herald of Free Enterprise.

4. HMS Nottingham.

5. Baltic Sea.

6. Prince William Sound.

7. The Bow Belle.

8. On the Severn stones between the Scilly's and Lands End, off the tip of Cornwall.

9. The Kursk.

10. None (Maiden Voyage).

11. Polar ice caps.

12. Small icebergs (so named because of the nose made as the ships hull scrapes past them).

13. Mariana Trench.

14. Ephemeral.

15. Indian Ocean.

16. 4000 square miles.

17. Aswan Dam (creating lake Nasser).

18. 2/3.

19. Deuterium (Heavy Water).

20. To mark the 60th anniversary of the Dunkirk evacuation.

21. Nina, Pinta and Santa Maria.

22. Plimsoll Line.

23. St. Elmo's fire.

24. Spain.

25. Liberia.

Quiz 24 Entertainment -Answers below

1. Name the four cats beginning with an 'M' in Cats?
2. In which cities are the following famous opera houses? a. La Scala b. The Metropolitian Opera c. Teatro Colon?

3. Bowie is a stage name. David Bowie's real name is the same as which teeny star from the 1960s?

4. In song, which public place is a. "melting in the dark" and b. "over bridge of sighs"?

5. Who played Guenevere alongside Richard Burton in the original stage musical Camelot?

6. Which elegant and charming woman is mentioned in each of the following songs The Lady is a vamp (Spice Girls), Posthuman (Marilyn Manson), Cruel (Bryan Ferry), 52 Girls (B52s)?

7. Complete the title of this Pink Floyd song. 'Several species of small fury animals........'?

8. Which Grammy Award and Golden Globe winning singer and actress represented the UK in the Eurovision song contest 1974 and came in fourth place behind the winners ABBA ?

9. In song, which "smarter than average" character "will sleep to noon" and "has it better than a millionaire" ?

10. The teenage girls that went beserk about Frank Sinatra during the Sinatramania years were named after an article of clothing. What were those girls called ?

11. Which country did Aneka who sang Japanese boy come from?

12. In what popular musical film did Wilfred Hyde-White play Colonel Hugh Pickering?

13. Which musical does the song "There's no Business like Show Business" come from?

14. What musical (clue: described as a 'Tribal-Love-Rock' musical) premiered in London on the very next night after stage-censorship was abolished in 1968?

15. Which piece of music accompanied Torvill and Dean to Olympic Gold success?

16. Who was the youngest Beatle?

17. Who wrote the music for West Side Story?

18. Who did Marc Almond sing with his first no 1 hit?

19. Who was the lead singer with the Animals?

20. Who had a 70's hit with Feelings?

21. Why didn't Gustav Holst include Pluto in his 1918 orchestral suite "The Planets"?

22. Which jazz musician was known as Yardbird, or Bird?

23. What is the correct title of the music sometimes referred to as "Danny Boy"?

24. What does the musical term 'da capo' mean?

25. The march entitled Liberty Bell (By Sousa) was the title music for which TV comedy programme?

and now the answers...

1. Macavity, Mr. Mistoffeles, Mungojerrie and Munkustrap.

2. a. Milan, b. New York, c. Buenos Aires.

3. Davey Jones of the Monkees.

4. a. MacArthur Park b. Itchycoo Park.

5. Julie Andrews.

6. Jackie O.

7. '....gathered together in a cave and grooving with a Pict'.

8. Olivia Newton John.

9. Yogi Bear.

10. Bobby Soxers.

11. Scotland (United Kingdom).

12. My Fair Lady.

13. Annie get your Gun.

14. Hair.

15. Ravel's Bolero.

16. George Harrison.

17. Leonard Bernstein.

18. Gene Pitney (Something's gotten hold of my heart).

19. Eric Burden.

20. Morris Albert.

21. It wasn't discovered until 1930.

22. Charlie Parker.

23. Londonderry Air.

24. From the beginning.

25. Monty Python's Flying Circus.

Quiz 25 - Answers Below

1. What is the official name of the Columbus Archipelago?

2. True or false: Gustave Eiffel was the Architect of the Eiffel Tower.

3. The following words are the first words to which famous song: "People everywhere, A sense of expectation hanging in the air, Giving out a spark, Across the room your eyes are glowing in the dark"

4. Which English county is known as "The Garden of England"?

5. How did James Earl Ray make headlines after an event on the 4th of April 1968?

6. Isabella, Pinta, Santa Fe, Wolf and Fernandina are all names of what?

7. What was the name of Madonna's 2008 world tour?

8. In Star Wars, what is the name of the home planet of the Ewoks?

9. And what about the Wookiee, Chewbacca, what was his home world called? (Extra point for correct spelling).

10. Don Diego de la Vega was better known as whom?

11. What was the FULL name of Tom Sawyer's girlfriend in the Mark Twain classic "The Adventures of Tom Sawyer"?

12. The following words are the first words to which famous song: "Finished with my woman cause she couldn't help me with my mind. People think I'm insane because I am frowning all the time"?

13. What was the name of the oil tanker which deposited 1000's of tonnes of oil in the Shetlands in 1993?

14. Which two countries border Moldova?

15. For which crime was Konrad Kujau jailed in 1984?

16. Which city was founded in 1819 by Sir Stamford Raffles?

17. In which sport would you be rewarded for your snatch?

18. Which sport would you practice if you were a toxophilite?

19. Which British actor married the former Miss Guyana in 1973?

20. Europe boasts the world's shortest frontier. Where is it?

21. Deoxyribonucleic acid is more commonly known by what short form?

22. The world's southernmost active volcano stands on Ross Island in the Antarctic, what is it's name?

23. A cataract is a large and powerful what?

24. How many standard wine bottles make up a Nebuchadnezzar?

25. For what does the acronym QANTAS stand?

26. Which word connected with sorcery has 10 letters and 5 consecutive consonants?

and now the answers...

1. Galapagos Islands.

2. False, he was the Engineer who built it. The Architects were Emile Nouguier, Maurice Koechlin and Stephen Sauvestre.

3. (Abba) Voulez-Vous.

4. Kent.

5. He assassinated Martin Luther King.

6. Islands that make up the Galapagos Islands.

7. Sticky and Sweet.

8. (Forest Moon of) Endor.

9. Kashyyyk.

10. Zorro (originally called Senor Zorro).

11. Rebecca "Becky" Thatcher.

12. (Black Sabbath) - Paranoid.

13. (MV) Braer.

14. Romania to the west and Ukraine to the north, east and south.

15. Forging the Hitler Diaries.

16. Singapore.

17. Weightlifting.

18. Archery.

19. Michael Caine.

20. Between Gibraltar and Spain.

21. DNA.

22. Mount Erebus.

23. Waterfall.

24. Nebuchadnezzar is 20 standard bottles

25. Queensland and Northern territory Aerial Services.

26. Witchcraft.

Quiz 26 Film - Answers below.

1. Mary Irwin and John C. Rice were the first to do what in film in 1896 ?

2. What were the first cinemas in the USA (circa 1900) called ?

3. Which French word was used to label films like The Maltese Falcon, Cape Fear, Gilda, Asphalt Jungle and Touch of Evil ?

4. Which film role do all of the following have in common: Douglas Fairbanks, Errol Flynn, Richard Todd, Lex Barker, Sean Connery and Patrick Bergen

5. Which Steven King book was the first to be filmed in 1976 ?

6. Who played the role of Capt. Bligh opposite each of the following Fletcher Christian's ? a. Clark Gable b. Mel Gibson
c. Marlon Brando

7. Plus or minus 1 year, how long did it take to make the Disney masterpiece 'Bambi' ?

8. What instrument did Joe, the character played by Tony Curtis in 'Some like it hot' play ?

9. In what does Anita Ekberg take her famous bath in the film 'La Dolce Vita' ?

10. In which film does Robert De Niro play a gangster named Noodles?

11. Which comedy duo were the stars of the movie 'Way Out West'?

12. In 1988 the Four Tops had a hit with 'Loco in Acapulco'. Which film was it taken from?

13. Who plays the grown-up Tarzan, in 'Greystoke, The Legend of Tarzan, Lord of the Apes'?

14. Which actress deposes John Gordon Sinclair from the school football team in the classic comedy 'Gregory's Girl'?

15. In which movie did Sean Connery play the role of monk, William of Baskerville?

16. Which movie is the odd one out and why: Raising Arizona, Fargo, Blood Simple, Seven, The Big Lebowski?

17. Which comedy duo starred in the films 'That Riviera Touch' and 'The Intelligence Men'?

18. What is the name of Robert Altmans film that is a rye look at the fashion industry?

19. In which movie did Bob Hoskins play the character Harold Shand?

20. Which film gave Robert Redford a Best Director Oscar in 1980?

21. Who won an OSCAR for best actor for his part in the 1967 film, 'In The Heat Of The Night'?

22. What was the surname of the reporter played by Robert Redford in All the Presidents Men?

23. Director and title role actor of the 1945 film Henry V, knighted in 1947 and created peer in 1970, who was he?

24. Which Australian actor appeared in the films 'Cocktail' and 'Gorillas In The Mist' as well as the TV series 'The Thorn Birds'?

25. Who played a bumbling accomplice of 007's in the film Never Say never Again?

26. Which actor has appeared in more James Bond films than any other?

and now the answers...

1. Kiss.

2. Nickelodeons.

3. Noir (Film Noir) The black series of films.

4. Robin Hood.

5. Carrie.

6. a. Charles Laughton b. Anthony Hopkins c. Trevor Howard.

7. 5 years.

8. Saxophone.

9. Trevi fountain.

10. Once upon a time in America.

11. Laurel and Hardy.

12. Buster.

13. Christopher Lambert.

14. Dee Hepburn.

15. The Name of the Rose.

16. Seven, The other movies were all written/directed by the Coen Brothers.

17. Morecambe and Wise.

18. Pret A Porter.

19. The Long Good Friday.

20. Ordinary People.

21. Rod Steiger.

22. (Bob) Woodward.

23. Laurence Olivier.

24. Bryan Brown.

25. Rowan Atkinson.

26. Desmond Llewellyn (Q).

Quiz 27 - People and Places. Answers below.

1. What is the connection between Copenhagen and the Battle of Waterloo?

2. Which famous person's name is an anagram of "Nigel, Fetch an Iron Leg"?

3. Who was the first woman to appear on US postage stamp?

4. The marriage between which two famous people was described as 'Egghead meats hourglass'?

5. What do Hamilton in Canada, Kuala Lumpur in Malaysia and Kingston in Jamaica have, amongst others in common?

6. What well-known painter was famous for depicting industrial and crowd scenes of northwest England?

7. Outside of Paris, which city contains the most French-speaking people?

8. Which country's name means 'Land of the people'?

9. Whose last written words were "We shall stick it out to the bitter end but we are getting weaker.... For God's sake look after our people."?

10. Who was the USA's first ever honorary citizen?

11. Who won a place in the Guinness Book of Records for writing 26 books in 1982?

12. How did Jack the Ripper famously sign his letters to the Police?

13. Which Indian princess married the English colonist John Rolfe in 1614?

14. "Pillow talk" cost Margaretha Geertruida Zelle her life in 1917, by what name is she better known?

15. Cetewayo once ruled which people?

16. Which Central-American country is known as "the land of lakes and volcanoes"?

17. What Islamic edifice was built in the city of Agra by Shah Jahan?

18. What connects Leonardo da Vinci, Jack the Ripper, Bill Clinton, Lewis Carroll, Richard Dreyfuss, Kurt Cobain and Horatio Nelson?

19. Who did Steve Davis defeat in his very first World Championship Snooker final in 1981?

20. What nationality was Marie Tussaud who founded the famous wax work exhibitions?

21. Who traded places with Eddie Murphy in the film Trading Places?

22. Where would one find the mountains IDA and DICTI?

23. More than 50% of all men on Corfu have which first name (5 Letters.)?

24. Which two German ex-colonies begin with the letter 'S'?

25. Which famous painter painted and sketched the atrocities of war committed by Napoleon's soldiers in Spain?

26. Many people believed that Lord Carnarvon's death was due to what?

and now the answers...

1. He was the Duke of Wellington's horse.

2. Florence Nightingale.

3. Queen Isabella of Spain (1893).

4. Arthur Miller and Marilyn Monroe.

5. All have hosted the Commonwealth Games.

6. Lawrence Stephen Lowrey.

7. Kinshasa, Democratic Republic of the Congo.

8. China.

9. Captain Robert Scott.

10. Winston Churchill.

11. Barbara Cartland.

12. From Hell.

13. Pocahontas.

14. Mata Hari.

15. Zulus.

16. Nicaragua.

17. The Taj Mahal.

18. Left-handedness.

19. Doug Mountjoy.

20. She was Swiss.

21. Dan Akroyd.

22. Crete (Greece).

23. Spiro.

24. Solomon Islands and Samoa.

25. Goya.

26. The curse of the mummy.

Quiz 28. Science and Nature. Answers below

1. Which incident gave fruit to a theory in late summer 1666?

2. Johannes Kepler (1571-1630) was a German mathematician and astronomer that introduced Keplers' laws. What did these laws describe?

3. Which is the only type of animal that if each and every one of them were eliminated from the face of the earth, sometime maybe months later they would exist again?

4. An atom of oxygen linked to an atom of hydrogen is the compulsory combination included in the formulae of which compounds?

5. What purpose do the following (human features) have in common: Skin, Tears, Sweat, Stomach Acids, Mucous Membranes and Inflammation of the skin?

6. What name is given to the physical disintegration of a nuclear reactor's core?

7. Animals can be classified by food type. E.g. Insectivores eat insects. In each of the following cases, indicate what the animal eats: a: Folivore, b: Granivore, c: Omnivore, d: Ophiophagy, e: Lepidophagy, f: Detritivore, g: Oophagy

8. The following are all examples of what: Nereid, Charon, Dione, Rhea, Mimas, Dactyl, Phobos and Deimos?

9. What type of bird is a Harlequin?

10. Periodic table: An element denoted by the symbol Hg was originally called hydrargyrum. How do we refer to this element now?

11. Brown Boobies, Bushtits, Ruddy Ducks, Bristle-thighed Curlews and Dark-rumped Petrels are all birds native to which continent?

12. Which temperature has the same value in both centigrade and Fahrenheit?

13. What is the common name for the cluster of seven stars called The Pleiades?

14. Back to school: What colour would litmus paper turn if you rubbed it on damp washing powder?

15. Which popular bird was named after what was wrongly thought to be its country of origin?

16. True or false: A typical American eats at twenty pigs-worth of pork in his or her lifetime?

17. Periodic table again: Spell the name of the element with atomic number 42, Mo.

18. Easy on this one: Which is the shortest of the human digits?

19. What is particularly prominent in a Proboscis Monkey?

20. What is the name given to the molten rock beneath the surface of the earth?

21. What is a Turkish Van?

22. Who gave his name to his invention the whirlpool bath?

and now the answers...

1. The apple falling on Newton's head (probably in his Woolsthorpe Manor garden).

2. Planetary motion (motion of planets in the Solar System).

3. Cross breeds.

4. Alcohols (and Phenols).

5. To protect us against disease.

6. Meltdown.

7. a: Leaves, b: Seeds, c: both plants and animals, d: Snakes, e: fish scales, f: decomposing material, g: eggs

8. Moons of our solar system (perhaps there were too many in that list) (see http://paulsquiz.com/images/moons.jpg for a full list)

9. A duck.

10. Mercury (Am: Quicksilver) - (Latinized Greek: hydrargyrum, meaning watery or liquid silver).

11. North America (USA to be even more specific).

12. -40 degrees.

13. The seven sisters.

14. Blue (not to be confused with PH paper).

15. Turkey. They are native to the USA.

16. True.

17. Molybdenum - from the Greek word for the metal "lead".

18. Little toe... not little finger as I imagine many have chosen.

19. Its Nose.

20. Magma.

21. A cat breed.

22. (Candido) Jacuzzi.

Quiz 29. World of cartoons and animation. Answers below.

1. Which Musical is set around the French Revolution in the early 1800's?

2. Walt Disney ironically suffered from suriphobia. Suriphobia is the fear of what?

3. Which big screen cartoon character was voiced by Charles Fleischer?

4. The Simpsons became the longest running cartoon family in 1997, replacing whom?

5. What was the name of the sex-crazed cat from Robert Crumb?

6. The first cartoon with synchronized sound is often identified as Walt Disney's "Steamboat Willie", starring Mickey Mouse in 1928, but Max Fleischer's 1926 "My Old Kentucky Home" is less popularly but more correctly credited with this innovation. Fleischer patented a technology whereby animation could be traced from a live action film. By what name is this technology known? (11 letters, 2nd and 4th are both "O")

7. A webtoon is a cartoon designed to be shown on the internet. With which tool do 99% of internet cartoonists use to create a webtoon?

8. What is the name of the type of flat topped hill found in the arid regions of the western United States and in Roadrunner cartoons? Four or five letters, last letter is an 'E'.

9. What is the world's most syndicated cartoon strip, appearing in 2620 newspapers?

10. In the cartoon, what kind of bird is the roadrunner? (a roadrunner is not acceptable)

11. Along with Walt Disney, which Tex was considered to be the greatest cartoonist of his day?

12. Which cartoon bird created by Robert McKimson made his debut in "Walky Talky Hawky" in 1946? (Extra point for his middle name).

13. The following words are from which cartoon theme song? (point for each)
a: overture, curtain, lights
b: he?s the boss, he`s a pip, he`s championship
c: like a streak of light he arrives just in time
d: pretending you got a sliver
e: is really a crazy clown
f: an ape named Ape
g: we`d cruise along the milky way
h: I?m one tough gazookas which hates all palookas
i: He will sleep till noon but before it`s dark
j: Think of all the animals you've ever heard about

14. In which Walt Disney classic would you find the three fairies Flora, Fauna and Merryweather?

15. Which British actor provided the voice of the evil Scar in Disney's "The Lion King"?

16. Which Disney character sang 'Some day my Prince will come'?

17. What cartoon character has vital statistics of 19-19-19?

18. Why are the popular Tom & Jerry cartoons the most criticised of cartoons?

19. What was the title of Disney's first full length animated cartoon?

20. Which Cartoon animal's favourite food is Lasagne?

21. The Thompson Twins feature in which cartoon series?

22. With which train is Oliver Postgate associated?

23. Who was the producer of the Tom and Jerry Cartoons until 1956?

24. Gus & Jaq are mice from which Disney cartoon?

25. Which cartoon character was honoured by the Dalai Lama?

26. Who was the cartoonist whose satire appeared in Punch, Private Eye and the Sunday Times?

and now the answers...

1. Les Misérables

2. Fear of Mice (from the French "souris", meaning mouse).

3. Roger Rabbit (in "Who Framed Roger Rabbit").

4. The Flintstones.

5. Fritz the Cat.

6. Rotoscoping

7. Flash (currently Adobe Flash, previously Macromedia Flash).

8. Bute or Butte.

9. Peanuts (by Charles M. Schulz).

10. Cuckoo (The roadrunners are two species of bird in the genus Geococcyx of the cuckoo family, Cuculidae, native to North and Central America).

11. Tex Avery.

12. Foghorn Leghorn (full name Foghorn J. Leghorn).

13. a: Bugs Bunny, b: Top Cat, c: Spiderman, d: Scooby Doo, e: Road
Runner, f: George of the Jungle, g: Fireball XL 5, h: Popeye, i:
Yogi Bear, j: The Pink Panther.

14. Sleeping Beauty.

15. Jeremy Irons.

16. Snow White.

17. Olive Oyl (from the Popeye cartoons).

18. Due to the sheer violence.

19. Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs (1937 film).

20. Garfield.

21. Adventures Of Tin Tin.

22. Ivor the Engine.

23. Fred Quimby.

24. Cinderella.

25. Tintin. 'Tintin in Tibet' was published in the same year that the Dalai Lama fled the Himalayan kingdom.

26. Gerald Scarfe.

Quiz 30

1. Which famous man's son was an eyewitness at the assassination of three US Presidents ?
2. In a popular 60s song, what do birds, stars and me all have in common?
3. After becoming the President-Elect, Barack Obama received many calls of congratulation from world leaders. For each of the following messages, identify the world leader to congratulate Mr. Obama, as well as their country:
a: "Africa ... today stands proud of your achievements"
b: "I look forward to meeting with the President-elect so that we can continue to strengthen the special bond that exists between Canada and the United States"
c: "We hope the president-elect in the United States will stay the course and would continue the US engagement in the peace process without delay. We hope the two-state vision would be transferred from a vision to a realistic track immediately"
d: "What an awesome night for you, your family and your supporters. You are about to go on one of the great journeys of life. Congratulations and go enjoy yourself"
e: "Barack Obama ran an inspirational campaign, energising politics with his progressive values and his vision for the future...I look forward to working extremely closely with him in the coming months and years."
f: "At a time when we must face huge challenges together, your election has raised enormous hope in ******, in Europe and beyond"
4. In what year was President Clinton inaugurated for the second time?
5. What do the following people all have in common: Barack Obama, Alexander the Great, Fidel Castro, Helen Keller, Jack-the-Ripper, Boston Strangler (Albert Henry DeSalvo) and Edwin Buzz Aldrin?
6. Which city of west-central France is famous for its fine porcelain and its ceramic industry dating back to the 18th century?
7. Which European capital's name translated means 'merchant harbour'?
8. Plus or minus 10 degrees, what is the Fahrenheit equivalent of minus 40 degrees Celsius?
9. Put the following in the correct order starting with the animal with the most bones. A human, a horse and a mouse.
10. All of the following 'had a bite', so to speak, of which fruit in the late 1960s? Hot Chocolate, Billy Preston, Badfinger, Mary Hopkin, Jackie Lomax and James Taylor
11. What is the term for the most comprehensive win possible in a game of backgammon?
12. The most widely used herb in the world takes its name from the country of its origin. Name the herb.
13. In which animated state capital did Barack Obama announce his candidacy for the President of the United States?
14. What were the Oscars awarded during the Second World War made from?
15. In 1979, Barack Obama graduated Punahou High School. Where is this school? (it is quite well-known).
16. Obama says that his alternate career choice would have been: a: Pastor, b: Architect, c: Doctor, d: Lawyer or e: Psychologist?
17. Name the five James Bond films with a one-word title?
18. When Kevin is left home alone for the first time, where is the family's destination for their Christmas vacation?
19. Which footballer's autobiography was entitled 'Le Magnifique'?
20. Which of these boxers is the heaviest: Bantamweight, Lightweight or Flyweight?
21. What title is given in Spain to daughters of the sovereign?
22. Which two Britons won the gold and silver medals in the 1,500 metre final at the 1984 Los Angeles Olympics?
23. If N comes before M, I comes before O, U before I and Z before X, what letter comes before B?
24. Which rock star once said of his daughter "She had her rebellious moment, but it was pretty quiet compared to mine, which lasted about 15 years"?
25. What was the title of the Beatles EP which featured the songs "Your Mother Should Know" and "I Am The Walrus?"
26. Which comet was visible from the UK during 1997?
27. Who composed the tune to Twinkle Twinkle Little Star?

and now the answers...

1. Abraham Lincoln's son Robert Todd Lincoln.
2. "Just like me, they long to be, close to you" - from the song Close to you. (D. Warwick, Carpenters and Richard Chamberlain).
3. a: Kgalema Motlanthe (South Africa), b: Stephen Harper (Canada, obviously), c: Saeb Erekat (aide to Palestinian president Mahmoud Abbas), d: George W Bush (USA), e: Gordon Brown (UK), f: Nicolas Sarkozy (France).
4. 1997 (Elected in 1996).
5. All are/were left handed.
6. Limoges.
7. Copenhagen.
8. Minus 40 degrees Fahrenheit.
9. A mouse(225), a human(206), a horse(205).
10. Apple (They all signed for the Beatles label Apple Records).
11. Backgammon (the answer is obvious to some, annoying to others).
12. Parsley (from Pars for Persia).
13. Springfield (as in The Simpsons), Illinois,
14. Wood.
15. Honolulu, Hawaii (also schooled AOL-founder Steve Case and eBay-founder Pierre Omidyar amongst many others).
16. b: Architect.
17. Goldfinger, Thunderball, Moonraker, Octopussy and Goldeneye.
18. Paris.
19. David Ginola.
20. Lightweight.
21. Infanta.
22. Sebastian Coe and Steve Cram.
23. V (Typewriter/Keyboard).
24. Mick Jagger.
25. "Magical Mystery Tour".
26. Hale-Bopp.
27. Mozart.

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Series 1 Quizzes 11 to 20 - Great for a Pub Quiz

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Quiz 11

1. How many minutes of play are in an American football match? 60

2. Which company produces the computer operating system Windows? Microsoft

3. Which novel, first published in 1719, is based on the real-life exploits of Alexander Selkirk? Robinson Crusoe

4. What is the deepest lake in the world, with depths over 1,600 metres? Lake Baikal, Russia, is the deepest lake in the world. It is also the largest freshwater lake by volume. It holds approximately 20 percent of the world's total surface fresh water

5. Complete this advertising slogan "Murraymints, Murraymints..."? Too good to hurry mints

6. Which country's flag consists of just the colour green? Libya

7. Who played Vivien in the BBC comedy The Young Ones? Adrian Edmondson

8. In which European country is Transylvania? Romania

9. Who wrote the novel Jurassic Park, which the Spielberg film was based on? Michael Crichton

10. What is the square root of 121? 11

11. How many dimes are in a US dollar? 10

12. What is the chemical symbol for Gold? Au

13. Which television character has the car registration plate FAB1? Lady Penelope

14. Which king was killed at the Battle of Bosworth Field in 1485? Richard III

15. Who composed the ballets "The Nutcracker" and "Swan Lake"? Peter Tchaikovsky

16. If you suffered from 'arachnophobia', what would you have an irrational fear of? Spiders

17. What city does Sugar Loaf mountain overlook? Rio de Janeiro

18. Which gas is the most abundant in air, making up over 77%? Nitrogen

19. What were the names of the three ships Christopher Columbus led, in his discovery of the Americas in 1492? Santa Maria, Pinta and Nina

20. Which of William Shakespeares' plays has the most lines? Hamlet

Quiz 12

Questions part 1

1. Which group had a 1964 Top Ten hit with 'Tobacco Road'?
2. In which city are the Tivoli Gardens?
3. Who wrote the poem 'Ode to a Nightingale'?
4. In the stories of Winnie the Pooh, what kind of animal is Eeyore?
5. In which Australian state was Ned Kelly hanged in 1880?
6. Which big cat has the loudest roar?
7. Which English football team began playing their home matches at Gresty Road in 1898 and are nicknamed 'The Railway Men'?
8. Which Scottish leader was defeated in 1298 at the Battle of Falkirk?
9. The explorer Abel Tasman gave his name to the island of Tasmania - but what nationality was he?
10. Which basketball player was married to the actress Carmen Electra, and once wore a wedding dress at a public appearance to promote his autobiography?

Answers part 1

1. Nashville Teens
2. Copenhagen
3. John Keats
4. Donkey
5. Victoria
6. Lion
7. Crewe Alexandra
8. William Wallace
9. Dutch
10. Dennis Rodman

Questions part 2

1. In which year did Mars rebrand the Marathon chocolate bar as Snickers in the UK?
2. What is the capital city of Albania?
3. Who was Australia's longest-serving Prime Minister?
4. Who had a 1972 No. 1 titled 'Vincent'?
5. Who wrote the book 'The Color Purple', which was also made into a film by Steven Spielberg?
6. What nationality was the artist Edvard Munch?
7. What is the largest moth found in Europe?
8. In which sport is the Stableford scoring system used?
9. In which country would you find McGill University?
10. In which decade was Woolworths Limited founded in the United Kingdom as a subsidiary of the American company F.W. Woolworth Company?

Answers part 2

1. 1990
2. Tirana
3. Robert Gordon Menzies
4. Don McLean
5. Alice Walker
6. Norwegian
7. Emperor Moth
8. Golf
9. Canada
10. 1900?s (1909)

Quiz 13

1. How long (in miles) is the River Gambia in Africa? 300
2. How many islands make up the Gulf State of Bahrain? 33
3. What is the largest of the islands of The Bahamas? Andros (1600 sq. miles)
4. In what year did Sweden become a member of the European Union? 1995 (Jan. 1st)
5. The Principality of Liechtenstein is situated on the east bank of which river? Rhine
6. How are the majority of homes heated in Iceland? By hot springs
7. What is the capital of Peru? Lima
8. Name the 'Super Hero' - 1. Clark Kent 2. Diana Prince 3. Doctor Banner 4. Peter Parker
Answers: 1. Superman 2. Wonder Woman 3. The Incredible Hulk 4. Spiderman
9. Name The 'Super Hero' part 2 - 5. Billy Batson 6. Dick Grayson 7. John Reid 8. Mark Harris
Answers: 5. Captain Marvel 6. Robin (Batman) 7. The Lone Ranger 8. The Man from Atlantis
10. Name the 'Super Hero' part 3 - 9. Kathy Kane 10. Penry Penrod, the mild mannered janitor
Answers: 9. Batwoman 10. Hong Kong Phooey

10 questions. Subject = who was the British Monarch in:
1070 ? William 1
1190 ? Richard 1
1250 ? Henry 111
1440 ? Henry V1
1630 ? Charles 1
1600 ? Elizabeth 1
1720 ? George 1
1825 ? George 1V
1620 ? James 1
1750 ? George 11

Quiz 14

1. What country has an area of approximately 3.85 million square miles, a population of 29 million and her flag is coloured red and white? Canada

2. Which author and comedian has released the novels "Time for Bed" and "Whatever Love Means"? David Baddiel

3. Which Commonwealth country had the Prime Ministers Bill McMahon, Edward Whitlam and John Frasier in the 1970s? Australia

4. What colour light is displayed from the starboard side of a ship? Green

5. Who was the leader of the USSR when Yuri Gagarin became the first man to go into space? Nikita Krushchev

6. Who played Edmund Blackadder in the BBC comedy series Blackadder? Rowan Atkinson

7. For which two films did Steven Spielberg win the Best Director Oscar? Schindler's List and Saving Private Ryan

8. Which male athlete won 4 gold medals at the 1984 Los Angeles Olympics for the 100 metres, 200 metres, 400 metre relay and the long jump? Carl Lewis

The International System of Units or (SI) In all there are seven SI base units:
e.g. the meter for distance,

9. for mass, the kilogram
10. for time, the second
11. for electric current, the ampere
12. for temperature, the kelvin
13. for amount of substance, the mole
14. for intensity of light, the candela

15. Who preceded Margaret Thatcher as Prime Minister of the United Kingdom?
James Callaghan

16. Odin, a one-eyed bearded old man was the most powerful god in which mythology?
Norse

17. What is the name of the galaxy our Solar System is in?
The Milky Way

18. What country did ex-Liverpool goalkeeper Bruce Grobbelaar represent? Zimbabwe

19. What flag does a ship traditionally fly to indicate it is about to set sail? The Blue Peter

20. What is the capital city of Iran? Tehran

21. Which mountain range runs along the west coast of South America for over 4,000 miles? Andes

Quiz 15

1. What town was the birthplace of William Shakespeare? Stratford-upon-Avon

2. What fruit is also known as the 'Love Apple'? Tomato

3. What is the name of the Israeli Secret Service? Mossad

4. Adam West was most famous for playing which comic book character on television? Batman

5. What sport is contested between the United States and Great Britain for the Walker Cup? Golf

6. How many squares are on a chessboard? 64

7. How was Eric Hugh Blair, born in 1903, better known? George Orwell

8. Who was American president when Neil Armstrong first walked on the moon? Richard Nixon

9. Which cast member of the TV comedy show Friends also starred in the movie Scream? Courteney Cox

10. In North America, what sport is played by the New Jersey Devils and the Florida Panthers? Ice Hockey

11. What was the former name of the country Myanmar? Burma

12. Which author wrote the "Foundation" series of science fiction novels? Isaac Asimov

13. What is the name of the time machine Doctor Who travels in? TARDIS

14. How many players in total are on the field at the start of a regular game of Gaelic Football? 30 (15 each side)

15. What is Britain's largest freshwater fish? The Pike

16. What is the chemical symbol for Sodium? Na

17. How many stars are on the flag of the United States? 50

18. Which actor has played Ken Barlow on Coronation Street for over 40 years? William Roach

19. What country is completely landlocked within the Republic of South Africa? Lesotho

20. What is the first part of JRR Tolkien's "The Lord of the Rings" trilogy called? The Fellowship of the Ring

Quiz 16

1 Carl and the Passions changed band name to what? Beach Boys
2 How many rings on the Olympic flag? Five
3 What colour is vermilion a shade of? Red
4 King Zog ruled which country? Albania
5 What colour is Spock's blood? Green
6 Where in your body is your patella? Knee ( it's the kneecap )
7 Where can you find London bridge today? USA ( Arizona )
8 What spirit is mixed with ginger beer in a Moscow mule? Vodka
9 Who was the first man in space? Yuri Gagarin
10 What would you do with a Yashmak? Wear it - it's an Arab veil
11 Who betrayed Jesus to the Romans? Judas Escariot
12 Which mammals lay eggs? Duck billed platypus and echidna. (The animals which lay eggs are known as Oviparous: these animals are completely formed in the eggshell with no development inside the womb of the mother. Animals which lay eggs include birds, most reptiles, amphibians and fish, as well as the two monotremes (egg laying mammals) - the platypus and the echidna. Most insects and arachnids also lay eggs. Learn more about echidna's: http://www.abc.net.au/schoolstv/animals/ECHIDNAS.htm ) Thanks to: Sylvia & Phill Bowers for their enquiry.
13 On television what was Flipper? Dolphin
14 Who's band was The Quarrymen? John Lennon
15 Which was the most successful Grand National horse? Red Rum
16 Who starred as the Six Million Dollar Man? Lee Majors
17 In the song Waltzing Matilda - What is a Jumbuck? Sheep
18 Who was Dan Dare's greatest enemy in the Eagle? Mekon
19 What is Dick Grayson better known as? Robin (Batman and Robin)
20 What was given on the fourth day of Christmas? Calling birds

Quiz 17

1 What was Skippy ( on TV )? The bush kangaroo
2 What does a funambulist do? Tightrope walker
3 What is the name of Dennis the Menace's dog? Gnasher
4 What are bactrians and dromedaries? Camels (one hump or two)
5 Who played The Fugitive? David Jansson
6 Who was the King of Swing? Benny Goodman
7 Who was the first man to fly across the channel? Louis Bleriot
8 Who starred as Rocky Balboa? Sylvester Stallone
9 In which war was the charge of the Light Brigade? Crimean
10 Who invented the television? John Logie Baird
11 Who would use a mashie niblick? Golfer
12 In the song who killed Cock Robin? Sparrow
13 What do deciduous trees do? Lose their leaves in winter
14 In golf what name is given to the No 3 wood? Nowadays it is simply called a No 3 Wood. (Back in the early part of the 20th century it was called a Spoon)
15 If you had caries who would you consult? Dentist - its tooth decay
16 What other name is Mellor's famously known by? Lady Chatterley's Lover
17 What did Jack Horner pull from his pie? Plum
18 How many feet in a fathom? Six
19 Which film had song Springtime for Hitler? The Producers
20 Name the legless fighter pilot of ww2? Douglas Bader

Quiz 18

1 What was the name of the inn, in Treasure Island? Admiral Benbow
2 What was Erich Weiss better known as? Harry Houdini
3 Who sailed in the Nina - Pinta and Santa Maria? Christopher Columbus
4 Which leader died in St Helena? Napoleon Bonaparte
5 Who wrote Gone with the Wind? Margaret Mitchell
6 What does ring a ring a roses refer to? The Black Death
7 Whose nose grew when he told a lie? Pinocchio
8 Who has won the most Oscars? Walt Disney
9 What would a Scotsman do with a spurtle? It's a wooden Scottish kitchen tool, dating from the fifteenth century, that is used to stir porridge, soups, stews and broths.
10 Which award has the words for valour on it? Victoria Cross
11 If you had pogonophobia what would you be afraid of? Beards
12 Who would take silk as part of their job? Barrister
13 Who won an Oscar for the African Queen? Bogart
14 Who sang the theme song in 9 to 5? Dolly Parton
15 What in business terms is the IMF? International Monetary Fund
16 Ringo Starr narrates which children's TV series? Thomas the tank engine
17 Which country grows the most fruit? China
18 Which company is owned by Bill Gates? Microsoft
19 What would you do with a maris piper? Eat it - it's a potato
20 In Casablanca what is the name of the nightclub? Rick's

Quiz 19 - World Cup Special

1. In 1872, two countries participated in what was the first official International Match. Which two countries were they? - England and Scotland
2. What was the name of the FIFA President who instigated the World Cup in 1928 and for whom the first trophy was named? - Jules Rimet
3. What pre World Cup tournament that used individual teams from countries and not the nation sides themselves was called 'The first World Cup' in 1914? - Sir Thomas Lipton Trophy
4. How many teams played in the very first World Cup in 1930? - 13
5 What was the qualification criterion for the World Cup in 1930? - There was none, invitation only
6 Guillermo Stabile was the top scorer in 1930 for which country? - Argentina
7 Who were the runners up in the 1934 World Cup? - Czechoslovakia
8 In 1934, Italy were the hosts of the World Cup, but what did they still have to do to play in that year’s tournament on their home turf? - Qualify!
9 Which African side were the first to represent that continent in the 1934 World Cup? - Egypt
10 France failed to do what in the 1938 finals that previous hosts of the Finals managed to do? - Win the trophy as hosts
11 Because of the Anschluss in 1938, which qualified country could not take part in the World Cup that year? - Austria
12 Which two countries applied to host the cancelled World Cup in 1942? - Germany and Brazil
13 Brazil played in what colour shirts during the World Cups up to 1950? - White
14 Who was England's captain for the very first World Cup finals that the country qualified for in 1950? - Billy Wright
15 Which country that qualified in 1950 failed to make another appearance in the World Cup Finals until 1990? - USA
16 What was different about the 1950 World Cup Final? - It was won by Uruguay, who had won the inaugural competition in 1930, clinching the cup by beating the hosts Brazil 2-1 in the deciding match of the four-team final group (this was the only tournament not decided by a one-match final). It was also the first tournament where the trophy was referred to as the Jules Rimet Cup, to mark the 25th anniversary of Jules Rimet's presidency of FIFA.
17 The USA beat England by what score in the 1950 Finals? - 1-0
18 From a media point of view, what was special about the 1954 World Cup in Switzerland? - It was the first televised
19 What was The Miracle of Bern in 1954? - It's how the West German win was described against Hungary, as they came back to win 3-2 after going 2-0 down
20 England were knocked out in 1954 4-2 by which past World Cup winner? - Uruguay
21 1958 for the United Kingdom and Northern Ireland was special. Why? - All 4 'home nations' qualified for the first and only time.
22 Which precocious 17 year old star made his debut on the world stage in 1958? - Pele
23 Israel won their group in 1958 despite not playing a game. Why? - All 3 opponents, Turkey, Indonesia and Sudan, withdrew from the competition
24 Which home nation side qualified for the knock out rounds in 1958? - Wales
25 A disaster effected Chile's preparations to host the World Cup in 1962. What was it? - An earthquake with a force of 9.5
26 How many cities were used in Chile to stage the 1962 World Cup? - Just Four
27 Where did Chile finish in the World Cup that year? - Third
28 In 1966, which country was banned from competing, until 1992, due to anti-discrimination rules? - South Africa
29 North Korea were the first what to reach the Quarter Finals in the 1966 World Cup? - The first Asian team
30 Eusebio won what accolade playing for Portugal in 1966? - Top Scorer with 9 goals
31 Which whole continent withdrew their teams after being offered just one place in the Finals? - The African Continent
32 England's Wayne Rooney was sent off in the Portugal Quarter Final game. Was his sending off in the first half, second half, or extra time? - Second half, 62nd minute
33 Wembley and which other stadium held the Semi Finals in 1966? - Goodison Park (Everton)
34 After 90 minutes in the Final, what was the score between England and West Germany? - Two all
35 Geoff Hurst scored a hat-trick for England in the Final, but who scored the other goal? - Martin Peters
36 They think it's all over was the famous commentary prior to Hurst scoring his third goal. Who said it? - Kenneth Wolstenholme
37 What injury did Franz Beckenbauer play-on with in the semi finals of the 1970 tournament? - A broken arm
38 Brazil achieved a record in 1970. What was it? - First team to win trophy 3 times
39 Which famous English referee made his World Cup debut in 1970? - Jack Taylor
40 To fit in with European TV schedules, what time did the majority of the matches (Mexico 1970) start at? - Noon

Quiz 20

1 What is a Winston Churchill? Cigar
2 Who or what lives in a formicarium? Ants
3 What type of acid is used in car batteries? Sulphuric
4 It's a flock of sheep what's a group of owls called? Parliament
5 What animal would you find in a form? Hare
6 Who in books and films was the man of bronze? Doc Savage
7 Who was Stan Laurels partner? Oliver Hardy
8 What kind of food is Cullen Skink? Fish
9 What is classified by the A B O system? Blood Groups
10 What plant does the Colorado beetle attack? Potato
11 Where did the Pied Piper play? Hamlin
12 To where in France do the sick make pilgrimages? Lourdes
13 In which city was the famous black hole? Calcutta
14 Christopher Cockerel invented what? Hovercraft
15 Ray Bolger played who in The Wizard of Oz? Scarecrow
16 Sabotage is French - What did the saboteurs use? Shoes - sabot means shoe
17 Which part of the human body contains the most gold? Toenails
18 If you had rubella what would you have caught? German Measles
19 In the Mohs scale of mineral hardness, hardest is diamond - what's the softest? Talc
20 La Giaconda is better known as what? Mona Lisa

Series 1 Quizzes 1 to 10 - Great for a Pub Quiz

Remember to check the answers with another source! When compiling large numbers of questions, mistakes can and sometimes do happen. * Tip: A quick way to check the questions and/or answers is to use Google.
Enjoy:

Quiz 1

1. The ring-ousel belongs to which family of birds? Thrush
2. Which tree does cork come from? Quercus Suber
3. What is the chemical symbol for sulphuric acid? H2SO4
4. Where would you find the towns; Uig; Broadford and Portree? Isle of Skye
5. What is the name of the largest lake in Sweden? Lake Vanern
6. Spell the plant name - fuchsia. f-u-c-h-s-i-a
7. In which county is Keswick ? Cumbria
8. In which year was the Falklands War? 1982
9. Who played Mike Baldwin in Coronation St.? Johnny Briggs
10. Who was Radio One's first female DJ? Ann Nightingale
11. Amy Johnson was the first woman to fly solo to Australia in which year? 1930
12. Where was Dick Turpin executed by hanging? York
13. In what year did Elvis Presley die? 1977
14. Who followed Hugh Gaitskell as leader of the labour party? Harold Wilson
15. Which British city has the most canals ? Birmingham
16. How many pounds in one hundredweight? 112
17. How fast in miles per hour is 44 feet per second? 30
18. Kilimanjaro is the highest mountain in Africa. What is it's height in feet (to the nearest 100 ft)? 19,364 feet
19. In which Republic of Ireland county would you find Killarney? County Kerry
20. Name the resort in New Jersey USA famous for it's boardwalk? Atlantic City

Quiz 2

1. Aviemore, in Scotland is at the heart of which National Park? The Cairngorms National Park
2. What was the name of the fire station and the colour of the watch featured in TV?s London?s Burning? Blackwall and Blue Watch
3. Which famous horse race is run at Louisville? Kentucky Derby
4. Who won the Best Actress Oscar for the 1988 film, The Accused? Jodi Foster
5. What is the capital of Nova Scotia (East Canada)? Halifax
6. How much - to the nearest pound (lb) does a cubic foot of fresh water weigh? 62 (actual 62.4 lb)
7. In 1547 who became the 1st Tsar of Russia? Ivan IV (the Terrible)
8. In 1753 who was appointed 1st Postmaster General in America? Benjamin Franklin
9. In 2000 who became the first black USA Secretary of State? Colin Powell
10. In 2002, who became the 1st black woman to win an Oscar for Best Actress? Halle Berry
11. In 200,1 who became 1st woman to serve as US national security adviser? Condoleezza Rice
12. Who was the 1st female "space tourist," on September 18, 2006, and paid $20 million to ride on the Russian Soyuz TMA-9 capsule? Anousheh Ansari (also: 1st Iranian in space and 1st Muslim woman in space)
13. In 1900 Charlotte Cooper became the 1st woman to win an Olympic Gold Medal - In which sport? Tennis
14. In 1901 Annie Taylor aged 64 years at the time, was the 1st woman to do what? Go over Niagara Falls in a barrel
15. In 1923 who was the 1st American to swim across the English Channel? Henry Sullivan
16. In 1927 who played the lead role in the 1st talking motion picture, "The Jazz Singer"? Al Jolson
17. In 1927 who was the 1st man to fly solo across the Atlantic? Charles Lindbergh
18. In 1932 what did Amelia Earhart achieve? 1st transatlantic solo flight by a woman. (travelling from Harbor Grace, Newfoundland, to Ireland in approximately 15 hours)
19. Birds Nest Soup is actually made from birds nests - True or False? True (It is made from the nest of the Edible-nest swiftlet found in and around South east Asia - The nest is made from the birds saliva!)
20. The Greater rhea is a large South American flightless bird reaching 55 inches in height. Up to 30 eggs are found in a rheas nest. True or False? True - The male attracts several females and encourages them to lay their eggs in his nest...He then raises the young rheas himself

Quiz 3

1. The stars you see when you rub your eyes are called what? phosphenes
2. A Goldfish kept in a dark room will eventually turn white, True or False? True
3. How many years did it take to build Salisbury Cathedral? The Cathedral was built in just 38 years (AD1220-1258)
4. Al Capone's business card said he was a what? Used furniture dealer.
5. All of the clocks in the movie "Pulp Fiction" are stuck on what time? 4:20.
6. Which city has the most Rolls Royce's per capita? Hong Kong
7. What is the only US state whose name has just one syllable? Maine
8. Which nut is included in the ingredients of dynamite? Peanut
9. "El Pueblo de Nuestra Senora la Reina de los Angeles de Porciuncula" is what? The full name for Los Angeles (L.A.)
10. What was John Lennon's first girlfriend called? Thelma Pickles.
11. What was the first song to be performed in outer space, sung by the Apollo IX astronauts on March 8, 1969. "Happy Birthday"
12. Who played the flute on Cat Stevens - Lady D'Arbanville? Peter Gabriel
13. Clint Eastwood is allergic to horses. True or false? True
14. What was the name of Jamie Farr's character in the TV series Mash? Corporal Klinger
15. After being squirted by Sooty's water pistol, which famous dog trainer stormed off the show? Barbara Woodhouse
16. Where would you find the only Royal Palace in the USA? Honolulu
17. What are the two hottest months at the equator? March and September
18. The Moon's mass is what fraction of the Earth's? 1/ 80th
19. What was the original title of Jane Austen's novel, Pride and Prejudice? First Impression.
20. How many hearts does an octopus have? 3

Quiz 4

1. Which naturalist was behind the theory of evolution by natural selection? Darwin
2. Lake Eyre is the largest lake in which country? Australia
3. What is the height of a cricket stump (in inches or centimetres)? 28 inches (71.1 cm)
4. Key West, at the tip of the Florida peninsular was the first USA town to do what in 1967? Take all it's fresh water from the sea.
5. Which bird has ?golden? and ?argus? varieties? Pheasant
6. What are the surnames of Romeo and Juliet in the play of the same name? Capulet and Montague
7. The Khyber Pass links Pakistan with which country? Afghanistan
8. In Roman Mythology, who was the messenger of the Gods? Mercury
9. With which group was Morrissey the lead singer? The Smiths
10. Which Eastenders character was played by Sid Owen? Ricky Butcher
11. Under which monument is the French tomb of the Unknown Soldier? Arc de Triumph
12. Which 2 countries have hosted the football world cup twice? Italy and Mexico
13. Which English physicist wrote 'A Brief History of Time'? Stephen Hawkins
14. What is the main ingredient of a Molotov cocktail? Petrol (Gasoline)
15. What type of creature is a Bombay Duck? Fish!
16. Who was Britain?s first Knight of pop? Sir Cliff Richard
17. In Scrabble, how many points does the letter W score? 4
18. Who had a number one hit with 'Final Countdown'? Europe
19. Which mountain range runs through Columbia, Peru, Venezuela and Argentina? Andes
20. Which English actor won an Oscar for the role of a butler in the film Arthur? John Gielgud

Quiz 5

1. What was the name of the ship in which the Pilgrim Fathers set sale in 1620? Mayflower
2. How many quarts are there in a gallon? 4
3. Which poet wrote 'Ode to a Nightingale'? Keats
4. In which US state is the ski resort of Aspen? Colorado
5. Whose books are the James Bond films based on? Ian Fleming
6. Which actor played the voice of Darth Vader? James Earl Jones
7. Who was the bass player with the Rolling Stones? Bill Wyman
8. Who was the son of Zeus who killed Medusa? Persius
9. Which is the largest city in New Zealand? Auckland
10. Which father and daughter pair had a hit with 'Something stupid'? Frank and Nancy Sinatra
11. How many eyes does a bee have? Five , two large compound eyes on either side of its head, and three ocelli (primitive eyes) on top of its head to detect light intensity.
12. What was the name of the dog in the Shakespearean play "The Two Gentlemen of Verona."? Crab
13. What was the name of the dog whose picture appeared on 'His Masters Voice' records? Nipper
14. What was the name of the dog owned by Bill Sykes in 'Oliver Twist'? Bullseye
15. What was the name of the Newfoundland dog belonging to the Darling Family in Peter Pan by J. M. Barrie? Nana
16. Who designed the original 1936 Volkswagen? Ferdinand Porsche, who later went on to build sports cars bearing his own name,
17. In a pack of playing cards, which King lacks facial hair? King of hearts. All the others have a moustache
18. In which country did the kilt originate? France
19. What date is the Queens real birthday? The Queen's real birthday is on April 21, but it is celebrated officially in June.
20. Who was the first British Monarch to visit China? Queen Elizabeth 11 in 1986

Quiz 6

1. How many tentacles does a squid have? 10
2. What year did the 'London Underground' open? 1863
3. Which is the only city to lie in two continents? Istanbul (Europe & Asia)
4. How many world championships did Sterling Moss win? 0 (He won 16 Grand Prix between 1955 and 1961)
5. What is Ozzie Osbourne's real name? John Michael Osbourne
6. What is the worlds most common disease? Tooth Decay
7. What date was the Atom Bomb dropped on Hiroshima? 16th August 1945
8. What were the surnames of Bonny & Clyde? Bonny Parker & Clyde Barrow
9. It occurs once in a minute; twice in a week and once in a year! what is it? The letter 'E'
10. A woman has 5 potatoes to feed 3 people. How can she give them equal portion's without fractions? Mashed potato!
11. What date comes 22 days after June 19th? July 11th
12. Name the 4 US Presidents immortalised on Mt Rushmore? George Washington; Thomas Jefferson; Theodore Roosevelt and Abraham Lincoln
13. Which was the first self-governing nation to give women the vote? New Zealand in 1893 (Although a number of other territories had enfranchised women before 1893, New Zealand can justly claim to be the first self-governing nation to grant the vote to all adult women. Source: http://www.nzhistory.net.nz/
14. Which is the largest planet in our solar system? Jupiter
15. Which Spice Girl was also know as Sporty? Mel C
16. What colour blood do the Vulcan's in Star Trek have? Green
17. What is a prickly pear? A Cactus
18. What structure, built in 1851, was designed by Joseph Paxton? Crystal Palace
19. Who sang '99 Red Balloons'? Nena
20. Who sang 'Manic Monday'? The Bangles

Quiz 7

1. What country does the Canary Islands belong to? Spain

2. What river flows through the Grand Canyon in the USA? Colorado

3. Which English football club won the League and FA Cup "double" in 1986? Liverpool

4. What is the lightest of all the elements and has the atomic number 1? Hydrogen

5. Before the French Revolution in 1789, who is reported to have said "Let them eat cake"? Marie Antoinette

6. Which note does an orchestra tune to? A

7. Who was voted European Footballer of the Year for 2000? Luis Figo

8. What is the capital city of Morocco? Rabat

9. In the world of weaponry, what do the initials ICBM stand for? Inter-continental Ballistic Missile

10. In the medical world what do the initials ENT stand for? Ear Nose and Throat
11. At which battle was Richard III slain? Bosworth Field

12. What is the longest river in Great Britain? The Severn

13. What is the patella bone better known as? The kneecap

14. Which book features the characters Passepartout, Mr Fix and Aouda? Around The World In Eighty Days

15. In the song, Solomon Grundy was born on Monday, what happened to him on Thursday? Took ill

16. Who was the leader of the USSR during World War Two? Joseph Stalin

17. What is the fourth planet from the Sun? Mars

18. What game's name comes from the French for "little wheel"? Roulette

19. Who won the men's 100 metres gold medal at the 2000 Olympic Games? Maurice Greene

20. What nation won the men's football gold medal at the 2000 Olympic Games? Cameroon

Quiz 8

1. Who played JR Ewing in the TV series Dallas? Larry Hagman

2. How many wives of Henry VIII were beheaded? 2

3. Where were the 1992 Summer Olympic Games held? Barcelona, Spain

4. Who wrote Tarzan of the Apes in 1912? Edgar Rice Burroughs

5. Which Japanese martial art translates into English as "empty hand"? Karate

6. Who played the Toymaker in the 1968 film Chitty Chitty Bang Bang? Benny Hill

7. Who wrote the novel Chitty Chitty Bang Bang : The Magical Car? Ian Fleming (he was more famous for James Bond)

8. What is the chemical symbol for Copper? Cu

9. What year was Margaret Thatcher elected as Britain's first female Prime Minister? 1979

10. Which of these countries does NOT border the Russian Federation A) Georgia B) Armenia C) Azerbaijan D) Latvia? B) Armenia
11. Who wrote the novel Black Beauty, first published in 1877? Anna Sewell

12. Which metallic element has the chemical symbol Pb and atomic number 82? Lead

13. The Gobi desert covers territory in which two countries? China and Mongolia

14. Which American city is known as 'the city of brotherly love'? Philadelphia

15. Who preceded Margaret Thatcher as Prime Minister of the United Kingdom? James Callaghan

16. Odin, a one-eyed bearded old man was the most powerful god in which mythology? Norse

17. What is the name of the galaxy our Solar System belong to? The Milky Way

18. What country did ex-Liverpool goalkeeper Bruce Grobbelaar represent? Zimbabwe

19. What flag does a ship traditionally fly to indicate it is about to set sail? The Blue Peter

20. What is the capital city of Iran? Tehran

Quiz 9 - Science and Nature

1 - Which is the largest species of dolphin? - The killer whale (Orcinus orca), also known as the orca, and less commonly as the blackfish

2 - Which planet of the solar system has its 27 moons named after characters from the works of William Shakespeare and Alexander Pope? - Uranus

3 - What in meteorology is measured in Oktas? - Cloud cover (oktas is completely clear to 8 oktas completely overcast)

4 - What is the SI unit of temperature? - The Kelvin (not degree Kelvin)

5 - What is Aqua Regia? - It's a mixture of nitric acid and hydrochloric acid (in a volumetric ratio of 1:3)

6 - LSD is a synthetic derivative of which type of naturally occurring growth? - Fungus (ergot, a grain fungus that typically grows on rye)

7 - What colour is the sky on the Moon? - Black

8 - On the Mohs scale of hardness, what is the second hardest mineral, after diamond? - Corundum (also known as ruby or sapphire when transparent)

9 - In biology, what is symbiosis? - Living together of unlike organisms

10 - Who flew in Vostok 1? - Yuri Gagarin

11 - What's the name given to lines of equal underwater depth on maps? - Isobath (or more mundanely, depth contours, or simply contour lines)

12 - The X-Men character Wolverine is named after the animal of the same name. What kind of animal is a wolverine? - The wolverine (Gulo gulo) is a member of the weasel family (Mustelidae)

13 - What is the SI unit of frequency (used in measuring audio and radio transmissions among many others)? - Hertz

14 - What is the name of a single dot on a computer monitor screen? - Pixel (picture element)

15 - Where would you commonly find a sand dollar? - On a beach (it's the skeleton of a sea urchin)

16 - Which gas has the chemical formula CO? - Carbon monoxide

17 - What was the Wright Brother's first successful aeroplane called? - Flyer

18 - What is the name of the study of the motion of the earth's crust? - Plate Tectonics

19 - Graphite is composed of which element? - Carbon

20 - What medical condition gets its name from the Greek "half a head"? - Migraine (hemicrania)

Quiz 10

1. What European capital city stands on the River Tiber? Rome

2. Who was disqualified and stripped of his gold medal for the 100 metres at the 1988 Olympic Games? Ben Johnson

3. What American author wrote the classics "East of Eden", "Of Mice and Men" and "The Grapes of Wrath"? John Steinbeck

4. In which US State is Kilauea, the world's most active volcano? Hawaii

5. In distance, which planet is sixth furthest from the Sun? Saturn

6. What is the well known Japanese word for "empty orchestra"? Karaoke

7. What is the official name of the bottom 9 miles (15 KM) of the Earth's atmosphere? Troposphere

8. Anubis is the god of funerals who transports the souls of the dead to the other world in which ancient civilization? Egyptian

9. What is the chemical symbol for Potassium? K

10. Which renaissance artist painted Primavera and The Birth of Venus? Botticelli

11. The island of Bahrain is connected by a causeway to which country? Saudi Arabia

12. What country's flag (bizarrely) has a garden hoe and a Kalashnikov rifle inside a star? Mozambique

13. Which Italian author published Pinocchio in 1880? Carlo Collodi

14. Which scientist published the ground breaking book "Principia Mathematica" in the 17th Century? Isaac Newton

15. Who was the last Tsar of Russia, who was murdered along with all his family by Bolshevik guards? Nicholas II

16. What is the more common name for ascorbic acid? Vitamin C

17. In computing, what does RAM stand for? Random Access Memory

18. By area, what is the largest country in Africa? Sudan

19. What American band have released the albums "Out of Time" and "Automatic for the People"? R.E.M.

20. Which country won the football World Cup in 1934 and 1938? Italy