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Quiz 27 – Series 4 – Great for a Pub Quiz

1 OH PLANNED TORMENT (sporting anagram) - Modern Pentathlon
2 How did Pete Ham of Badfinger die - Hanged himself
3 Which glam rock group released an album called Sweet Fanny Adams - Sweet
4 What are the only self-cleaning organs on both men and women - Eyes
5 Who had a UK top ten in the fifties with Love and Marriage - Frank Sinatra
6 In which town did the super hero Powerpuff Girls live in the children's TV series of the nineties - Townsville
7 What flavour is the liqueur Triple Sec - Orange
8 What did WC Fields say he was looking for when discovered reading the Bible on his deathbed - A loophole
9 Which is the lowest rank in the ministry of the Christian Church - Deacon
10 What is the name of the series in which Robbie Coltrane played a character called Fitz - Cracker
11 Relating to mobile phones, what is the area covered by a base station (or aerial) called - A cell
12 Which Jules Verne character is also known as Prince Dakkar, son of the Hindu Raja of Bundelkind - Captain Nemo
13 Which large Canadian actor died during the filming of the 1994 film Wagon's East - John Candy
14 There is a memorial plaque at the Brighton Centre comemorating which actor/singer gave his last public appearance there in 1977 - Bing Crosby
15 What is the only British national daily newspaper not to carry a sport section - Financial Times
16 What does the abbreviation ASTMS stand for - Association of Scientific, Technical and Managerial Staffs
17 Who coined the term Beat Generation - Jack Kerouac
18 What do Jean Plaidy, Victoria Holt and Philippa Carr have in common - All the same person (Eleanor Alice Burford Hibbert)
19 February is the shortest month in the year, but which is the longest October - (because the clocks go back so it lasts 31 days and 1 hour)
20 Which writer was sacked by a Sunday newspaper over allegations that he had taken drugs on John Major's 1997 campaign tour - Will Self

Quiz 26 – Series 4 – Great for a Pub Quiz




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Quiz 26 – Series 4 – Great for a Pub Quiz

1 ASS OR VANDAL (anagram of a capital city) - San Salvador
2 According to the novel in what part of New York did the Great Gatsby live - West Egg
3 What does the 'E' in E-Bay‚ stand for - Echo
4 In military terms what is a dustoff - An evacuation by helicopter
5 A 'brelfie' photo is a portmanteau of self and what activity - Breastfeeding
6 What are Cora, Ruth, and Bray - North Sea oilfields
7 Americans buy their bottles of whisky in fifths, fifths of what - US gallons
8 In Cornish myth where would you find two legged knockers - In tin mines they are goblins
9 Which capital city has no Catholic cathedral despite 95% of the population being Catholics - Dublin (Note: From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia. St Mary's Pro-Cathedral in Dublin. - A pro-cathedral is a parish church that is temporarily serving as the cathedral or co-cathedral of a diocese or has the same function in a Catholic missionary jurisdiction that is not yet entitled to a proper cathedral, such as an apostolic prefecture or apostolic administration. )
10 In the children's TV series what was Grottbags mode of transport - Vacuum cleaner
11 Who played Candice Stowe in TV's Coronation Street - Nikki Sanderson
12 What modern country was Julius Caesar referring to when he uttered the immortal Veni Vidi Vicci ( I came, I saw, I conquered) - Turkey
13 In the theatre who were groundlings - Those standing in the cheap section
14 What disability did songwriter Cole Porter suffer from - He had one leg
15 In which American state is the Angoon Seaplane Base - Alaska
16 Which sitcom gave Richard Briers his first regular starring role in a TV sitcom - Brothers in Law playing Roger Thursby
17 Xenophobia is the fear of what or who - Foreigners
18 What is the nickname of the Portuguese national rugby league team - Roosters
19 Which Lib Dem politician represented Great Britain in the 200 metres at the 1964 Olympics - Menzies Campbell
20 What is the more common name of myeloid tissue - Bone marrow

Quiz 25 – Series 4 – Great for a Pub Quiz




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1 THAWING SON (an anagram of a city in the USA)  - Washington

2 What did actors use oatmeal paste for  - To remove make up

3 What colour is Postman Pat's cat - Black and white

4 Who was the first person to take Yesterday into the top ten - Matt Monro

5 Which F1 team failed to turn up for the 2002 Hungarian Grand Prix and have not been seen on an F1 track since -           Arrows

6 What was the consolation prize in the TV game show Show Me the Money - Personalised mug

7 In Scotland what is meant by bampot - Idiot

8 In which county are the villages of Great and Little Snoring  - Norfolk

9 From which song do these lyrics come "Yeah, breaker one nine this here's the Rubber Duck" - Convoy - C W McCall

10 What vegetable is added to diced or creamed chicken to make chicken a la king - Green peppers

11 What now outlawed so called sport used to be known as the royal diversion - Cockfighting

12 For what is bhp the abbreviation  - Brake horse power

13 What is the largest member of the tuba family - Sousaphone

14 Where did The Thompson Twins take their name from - The bowler hatted detectives in Tin Tin

15 What is the name of the structure that termites live in  - Termitariums

16 In the USA what type of food is Red Hawk - Cheese

17 Who played Baretta, an undercover cop in the seventies - Robert Blake

18 Which form of light is used to treat skin diseases - Ultraviolet

19 Which TV show featured a quickie bag - Ready Steady Cook

20 What name is given to the public holiday in New Zealand and Australia on 25th April - Anzac Day

Quiz 24 – Series 4 – Great for a Pub Quiz




Quiz 24 - Series 4 - Great for a Pub Quiz

1. SWORD IN (anagram of a place name) - Windsor
2. Why did French ballerina Maria Allard retire in 1782 - She became fat
3. Who played the Cornish based detective, Wycliffe - Jack Shepherd
4. According to a poll by Privilege Insurance the Nation´s favourite Regional Dish is the Yorkshire Pudding what came 2nd - Cream tea (Devon or Cornwall)
5. What is the surname of siblings Lucy and Linus in the Peanuts comic strip - Van Pelt
6. What wedding anniversary is celebrated after sixty five years - Blue Sapphire
7. Who took over from Bruce Forsyth on Strictly Come Dancing - Claudia Winkelman
8. Which American military medal is awarded with the citation "For Gallantry in Action" - Silver Star
9. In the original Happy Families card game what was the name of the Butcher - Bones
10. In the theatre a what are tabs - Stage curtains
11. The Rolling Stones had eight number ones, what was the first one - It's All Over Now
12. In place names such as Gosport what does port mean - Market town
13. What would you have if you were holding a Marklin 4-4-0 - Toy train
14. Voyager 2 was first spacecraft to visit which planet - Uranus
15. What is the collective noun for show dogs - Bench
16. In thieves slang what was a fogle - A handkerchief that could be used as a mask
17. In lonely hearts adverts what does SBM stand for - Single black male
18. What did George Formby choose as his luxury on Desert Island Discs - His ukulele
19. Which group did Kenny Rogers join in 1966 - New Christy Minstrels
20. Which TV family lived at 30 Kelsall Street Liverpool - The Boswells from Bread

Quiz 23 – Series 4 – Great for a Pub Quiz




Quiz 23 - Series 4 - Great for a Pub Quiz

1 BUY TEENAGE LIPS (is an anagram of a pantomime) - Sleeping Beauty

2 What was the only hit for the Merseys - Sorrow

3 For which sport is the Indira Gandhi Gold Cup contested  - Hockey

4 What is John in Italian - Giovanni

5 Which of the three husbands of Marilyn Monroe is mentioned in  the Simon and Garfunkel song Mrs Robinson -               Joe DiMaggio

6 What is the only national capital mentioned in the title of a Shakespearean play - Athens (Timon of Athens)

7 Film director Michael Winner (1935-2013) was also a noted critic on what  - Restaurants

8 In Greece or Turkey, rolls of savoury rice wrapped in vine leaves are a popular starter what are they called - Dolmades or dolmas

9 The pub sign the Bear and Ragged Staff is based on the badge of which English nobleman -  Earl of Warwick

10 What is Scooby Doo`s favourite food  - Scooby Snacks

11 The lack of what element in the body causes rickets  - Calcium

12 In which Spanish city did the 2019 MTV Europe Music Awards take place  - Seville

13 What type of creature is a Brazilian huntsman - Spider

14 Which footballer has fifty England caps but has never played the full ninety minutes - Jermaine Defoe

15 What colour is umber  - Brown

16 Where would you find number twenty flanked by the numbers one and fourteen - Roulette wheel

17 Which TV family live at Mockingbird Heights 1313 Mockingbird Lane  -  The Munsters

18 What did the vergers at Ronnie Barker's memorial service carry - Four candles

19 What is the highest judicial body in the USA  - Supreme Court

20 On which estuary does the port of Immingham lie - Humber

Quiz 22 – Series 4 – Great for a Pub Quiz




Quiz 22 - Series 4 - Great for a Pub Quiz

1 IN A SUIT (anagram of a country) - Tunisia
2 According to legend which ship is doomed to sail forever - The Flying Dutchman
3 What word describes a feet first birth - Breech
4 Which speedway team were known as the Gunners - Ellesmere Port
5 What is carragheen - Seaweed
6 What colour is the sand of a beach formed from lava - Black
7 What is the fruit in tarte tatin - Apples
8 In rugby union, which position is known only by the number on the shirt - Number eight
9 Who played the part of Gertrude Lawrence in Star - Julie Andrews
10 Dr DG Hessayon has sold over 50 million books on which subject - Gardening
11 In Cumbria what does the slang word horney refer to - Policeman
12 Which Italian surname means metal worker or smith - Ferrari
13 What is a twentieth wedding anniversary known as - China
14 Why was the original film title The Madness of King George 111 changed to the Madness of King George - Because American audiences might think it was a sequel
15 Mustard and Onions have both played for which County Cricket team - Durham
16 Which county is hosting Eurovision 2020 - The Netherlands (Rotterdam)
17 What was the name of the man who died in Michael Barrymore's swimming pool - Stuart Lubbock
18 How should the Japanese drink Saki be served - Warm
19 Which model replaced the Ford Anglia in 1967 - The Ford Escort
20 What is the nickname of the New Zealand national cricket team - Black Caps

Quiz 21 – Series 4 – Great for a Pub Quiz




Quiz 21 - Series 4 - Great for a Pub Quiz

1. MINE PRIEST MISERY (anagram of a TV sitcom) - Yes Prime Minister
2. In which Gilbert and Sullivan opera did Colonel Fairfax marry Elsie - The Yeoman Of The Guard
3. Which Hindu Deity is often known as The Lord of the Dance - Shiva
4. Which pirate ship sank in March 1980 - Radio Caroline
5. Which footballer won the African Footballer of the Year award in four consecutive years between 2011 and 2014 - Yaya Toure
6. In 1914 Miss M Allen and Miss E Harburn became the first British what - Policewomen
7. In which US magazine did the cartoon strip Spy versus Spy feature - MAD
8. What was the first top ten entry for Prince (1984) - When Doves Cry
9. Who in 1945 became the first post-war British Prime Minister - Clement Attlee
10. What would a tailor use his plonker for - Final pressing of a new suit (it is a wooden block)
11. From which song are the following lyrics taken “Gotta leave you all behind and face the truth” - Bohemian Rhapsody
12. What is the main ingredient of Gentleman's relish - Anchovies
13. In a medieval suit of armour what was protected by a warwick shaffron - The horses head
14. What is the largest of the countries in Central America - Nicaragua
15. On the day before Good Friday what is the Queens Official duty - Distributing Maundy Money
16. “As far back as I can remember, I always wanted to be a gangster”, was the first line from which film - Goodfellas
17. What is the collective noun for Eels - Accept swarm or array
18. What do you call the stick you use to push a shuffleboard disc - Cue
19. What links Humphry Davy, Michael Faraday, Madam Curie - All poisoned by chemicals they worked with
20. Which BBC interviewer fell into a swimming pool whilst trying to interview a group of swimmers at the Commonwealth games in April 2018 - Mike Bushell

Quiz 20 – Series 4 – Great for a Pub Quiz




Quiz 20 - Series 4 - Great for a Pub Quiz

1. WE REAP DANCE (anagram of a classic novel) - War and Peace
2. What is the only landlocked country in South East Asia - Laos
3. In folk lore what does an itchy right palm represent - Receiving money
4. In which country is it traditional to serve Pecan Pie - USA
5. From which song are these lyrics taken “They set you on the treadmill and they made you change your name” - Candle In The Wind
6. Which Football club’s former home was Springfield Park - Wigan Athletic
7. Which former PM wrote The History of the English Speaking Peoples - Winston Churchill
8. Starring Matt Damon in 2016, what is the title of the fifth film in the Bourne series - Jason Bourne
9. What is the three-dimensional image created with laser beams called - Hologram
10. What is the rubber or metal tip on a walking stick called - Ferrule
11. What was Norman Tebbit's job before he entered Parliament - Airline pilot
12. Which city has been chosen for the 2022 Commonwealth Games - Durban, South Africa
13. The word 'pukka', referring to genuine/good quality, is from which language - Hindustani
14. What is the soft spot on a baby's head called - Fontanelle
15. What type of fish is a thresher - Shark
16. Harrow & Wealsdon and Queens Park are the 2 termini on which London underground Line - Bakerloo
17. Which American state is divided into parishes rather than counties - Louisiana
18. Who was the first British artist to get into the American top twenty - Lonnie Donegan
19. What is a sheet bend - A knot that joins two pieces of rope which are of unequal thickness
20. How many pints will the 27 inch Americas cup hold - None - its bottomless

Quiz 19 – Series 4 – Great for a Pub Quiz




Quiz 19 - Series 4 - Great for a Pub Quiz

1. GO CHASE CAT (anagram of a form of transport) - Stagecoach
2. Who released an album in 1986 titled London 0 Hull 4 - The Housemartins
3. The Chinese dish bean sprouts is usually the sprouts of which bean - Mung beans
4. Who created Andy Capp - Reg Smythe
5. Ge is the chemical symbol for which element - Germanium
6. In Scottish dialect what type of bird is a tarrock - Tern
7. What 1993 film is concerned with activities around Gobbler's Knob - Groundhog Day
8. If you share the same great-grandparents with someone, but not the same grand-parents, what is your relationship  - Second cousins
9. Who had a hit in the two thousands with "I Think We're Alone Now" - Girls Aloud
10. What is the name of the nonsense verse about a fictitious monster written by Lewis Caroll in his book Through The Looking Glass - Jabberwocky
11. Who was the man who banged the gong for Michael Miles in the original Take Your Pick - Bob Danvers Walker
12. What is the capacity in pints of the average human stomach - Four
13. Who is referred to as "The Father Of Country Music" - Jimmie Rodgers
14. Who was the creator of the fictional detective Mike Hammer - Mickey Spillane
15. What is the chief symptom of someone suffering from oniomania - Uncontrollable desire to buy things
16. Which actor has a statue erected in Bristol's Millennium Square - Cary Grant
17. How much did Sherlock Holmes pay for his Stradivarius violin - Fifty five shillings
18. What did CB stand for as in CB radio - Citizen's Band
19. What colour is sulphur - Yellow
20. In what part of Glasgow is Taggart set - Maryhill

Quiz 18 – Series 4 – Great for a Pub Quiz




Quiz 18 - Series 4 - Great for a Pub Quiz

1. NAYY PIG NARRATIVES is an anagram for which well-known film - Saving Private Ryan
2. Who had an eighties top ten hit with Alice, I Want You Just for Me - Full Force
3. What does BUPA stand for - British United Provident Association
4. In Dallas what did the JR stand for in JR Ewing - John Ross
5. What is the common name for the chemical process by which glue, varnish, filler, etc, hardens when polymer chains become linked following UV radiation, mixing, heat, etc - Curing
6. Which musical instrument does Jack Lemmon play in the film Some Like it Hot - Double bass
7. What do Robert, Anne, Tony and Kenneth Robinson have in common apart from their surname - All have presented Points of View
8. Which children's author wrote the Mallory Tower series of books - Enid Blyton
9. According to the German Army who were the ladies from hell - Scottish soldiers wearing kilts
10. Imperative, perfect, pluperfect, and infinitive are types of, what in English - Verbs
11. Which TV presenter won the female rear of the year award in 1998 - Carol Smillie
12. How many greyhounds can you see on the cover of Blur's Parklife album - Three
13. What is hydrology the science of - Water
14. Which magazine originated the euphemism: Tired and emotional, meaning drunk - Private Eye
15. What boon to drinkers first came on the market in 1962 - Ring pull cans
16. Which sixties group started life as Pete Novak and the Heartbeats - Herman's Hermits
17. In which country in the UK did it used to be considered unlucky to be born on a Leap Day - Scotland
18. Which famous phrase was reportedly first spoken in 1956 by promoter Horace Lee Logan in Shreveport, Louisiana - Elvis Has Left The Building
19. What word is a flat-bottom boat, a football kick, a glassmaking tool, and a dented base of a wine bottle - Punt
20. Which company advertised with the slogan The mark of a man - Old Spice Aftershave

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