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No
Questions Quiz 28
Answers
51
What shape is Fusilli pasta
Corkscrews
52
What famous person was born in Ahmaddnagar India
Spike Milligan
53
Who is the Patron Saint of Spain
St James
54
If you landed at Shannon airport where are you
Limerick
55
What book starts with the words - Call me Ishmael
Moby Dick
56
In Massachusetts its illegal to have what in the bathroom
A lightswitch
57
The FIS governs what sport
International Ski


Federation
58
Queen Alexandria's is the worlds largest what
Butterfly 1 foot wing
59
France Chevalier Germany Ritter Spain Caballero what English
Knight
60
Who would use a chimere and a rochet
Bishop - parts of dress
61
VH international airline registration letters what country
Australia
62
In USA 20s Mary 50s Linda 70s Michelle what most pop 90s name
Ashley
63
What does a CAT scan stand for
Computerised Axial


Topography
64
What does the girls name Irene mean
Peace - Greek
65
What's is the correct name for a female Badger
Sow
66
Collective nouns - A train of what
Camels
67
What does a blue flag white cross mean in motor racing
Give way or be


disqualified
68
In the Flintstones what was Betty Rubbles maiden name
Betty Jean McBricker
69
Samuel Hahnermann developed what type of therapy
Homeopathy
70
What film won the best picture Oscar in 1967
In the heat of the night
71
What are the Aki - Dai-shimizy - Seikan in Japan
Tunnels
72
Something Happened 74 Picture This 88 Closing Time 94 author
Joseph Heller
73
James Leblanche Stewart became famous under what name
Stewart Granger
74
Who painted - A Girl Asleep - The Letter - The Kitchen Maid
Jan Vermeer
75
In what game do countries play for the Venice cup
Contract Bridge
76
BA British Airways AA American Airways what is AI
Air India
77
In Roman mythology Faunus was the god of what
Prophecy
78
Rosetta Jacobs became famous under what name
Piper Laurie
79
What does the girls name Linda mean
Serpent – meaning


wisdom
80
Myosotis is the Latin name for what blue flower
Forget me Not
81
The WWSU governs what sport
World Water Skiing


Union
82
Susan Abigail Tomalin became famous as who
Susan Saradon
83
International dialling codes - What country has 33 as its code
France
84
What links Augsburger - La Stampa - El Pais and Duma
Newspapers Germany


Italy Spain Bulgaria
85
What countries national anthem is The Patriotic Song
Russia
86
Who rode a horse called Magnolia
George Washington
87
What pop singer was born in Lucknow India
Cliff Richard
88
In Bonanza what was Hoss Cartwright's characters first name
Eric
89
Who said "The child is the father of the man"
Wordsworth
90
A Jocko is what type of animal
Chimpanzee or ape
91
Cockroaches will eat anything except what
Cucumbers
92
Book It was a bright cold day in April and clocks were striking 13
1984 George Orwell
93
If you landed at Mirabel airport where are you
Montreal
94
What sport would you see at Arthur Park
Grand Prix Racing
95
Who is the Patron Saint of hunters
St Hubert
96
Who sang Come on Eileen
Dexies Midnight


Runners
97
William the boys name means what
Resolute Protector
98
What shape is Millerighi pasta
Tubes
99
Barrel size - what wine barrel size contains 10 gallons
Anker
100
Collective nouns - Team Plump Flush Safe Smeath of what
Ducks




No
Questions Quiz 29
Answers
1
What does the girls name Amy mean
Fit to be loved – from


French
2
Rabbit 32 - Cat 62 - Ferret 42 - Squirrel 44 - Hedgehog 40 what
Gestation days
3
The Tilia is the Latin name for what type of tree
Lime
4
What grape variety is used to make champagne
Chardonnay
5
What is the traditional gift for a sixth wedding anniversary
Sugar
6
In heraldry what shape is a pile
Inverted Pyramid
7
International Aircraft Registration what country is SU
Egypt
8
What word is spelled out in Morse by - .. - dash dot dot dash
TIT
9
What author was born in Petrovichi USSR in 1920
Isaac Asimov
10
In 1964 Jett Bock composed the music for what hit show
Fiddler on the Roof
11
USA courts spend half their time with cases involving what
Cars
12
In Greek what does the word climax mean
Ladder
13
In Australia what is the no 1 topping for pizzas
Eggs
14
What is the derivation of the word vanilla
From Latin Vagina


resembled pod
15
Smell of lavender liquorice chocolate doughnuts increase what
Blood flow to penis
16
Bamboo harvester was the real name of what TV character
Mr Ed
17
What animal has a prehensile penis
Dolphin
18
According to a survey what is Americans favourite smell
Bananas
19
Dismus and Gestas were who
Robbers next to Jesus
20
Collective nouns - a streak of what
Tigers
21
Women do it 4 times to a mans once - what
Shoplift
22
74% of American women say what is biggest dating turn off
Swearing – Foul


Language
23
In Disney's Fantasia what is the Sorcerers name
Yensid – Disney


reversed
24
What is the major export of Liechtenstein
False Teeth
25
What does the girls name Deborah mean
Bee - from Hebrew
26
What bird has the longest fledging period 360 days
King Penguin
27
If you were eating a Malus Pumila what would it be
Apple
28
In Hazledon Pen a lecturer can't legally do what while working
Sip Carbonated


Drinks
29
Daysypgal people suffer from what
Hairy Arse
30
What creatures sex act lasts exactly two seconds
Mosquito
31
99% of India's Truck Drivers can't do what
Read Road Signs
32
What was the subject of the first book printed in England
Chess
33
Who once had a job as a coffin polisher
Sean Connery
34
What has 12000 eyes
A Butterfly
35
What does Scotland export to Saudi Arabia
Sand
36
What's the most unusual official sporting event in China
Granade Throwing
37
What is opened somewhere every 4 seconds
Can of Spam
38
A spat is a baby what
Oyster
39
Only 55% of men do what
Wash hands after


toilet visit
40
What country is the worlds largest exporter of Frogs Legs
Japan
41
In Idaho you cant give a citizen something more than 50lb - what
Gift of candy
42
On average what contains 5 - 7 calories
Single ejaculation
43
Brasco is Australian slang for what
Toilet
44
Queen Victoria said it the saddest place in all Christendom where
Mearsyside
45
What is India's National Flower
Lotus
46
What is The Daily Planet in Australia
Biggest Brothel –


Listed company
47
What is Kimogayo in Japan
National Anthem
48
Penis comes from the Latin meaning what
Tail
49
45 is the International Telephone dialling code for what country
Denmark
50
What does the girls name Donna mean
Lady - From Latin


No
Questions Quiz 29
Answers
51
There are over 130000 species of what on earth
Butterflies
52
Quercus is the Latin name of what Tree
Oak
53
What is the most common plastic surgery performed USA men
Breast Reduction
54
What river did the Pied Piper drown the rats in
Weser
55
What did the first issue of Playboy in 1953 not have
Date - unsure if it


would continue
56
Every citizen of Kentucky must do what by law annually
Take a bath
57
Why do lawyers traditionally wear black
Mourning Queen


Mary Scotland
58
What gives piggy banks their name
Pygg - type of clay


their made from
59
What was the name of the Monkeys only film made in 1969
Head
60
What snake builds a nest
King Cobra
61
what musical play - find a character called Magnolia Hawks
Showboat
62
The fable The Hare and the Tortoise - what animal judges race
The Fox
63
What happened July 15 1815 on HMS Bellerophon
Napoleon surrendered
64
Who was Humphry Bogart's first wife
Helen Mencken
65
Herb Caen is credited with inventing what word
Beatnik
66
Collective nouns - a knot of what
Toads
67
In England it is illegal to drive a car without doing what
Sitting on front seat
68
RCA released the first LP in 1959 without artists name - who
Elvis Presley
69
What was James Bonds fathers name
Andrew
70
ET drank which brand of beer
Coors
71
Vladivostok stands on what body of water
Sea of Japan
72
Who wrote the poem Kubla Khan
Samuel Taylor


Coleridge
73
What is Little Red Riding Hoods name
Blanchette
74
If you were eating a Prunis Domesticia what would it be
Plum
75
What does the girls name Zoe mean
Life
76
What is the traditional gift for a 13th wedding anniversary
Lace
77
Who live in Frostbite falls Minnesota
Rocky and Bullwinkle
78
The French call it L' Herbe Royal what do we call it
Basil
79
Who was the star of The Sixth Sense
Bruce Willis
80
In North Dakota if you are in a covered wagon you can do what
Shoot mounted


Indians
81
Ismene and Antigone are whose daughters
Oedipus
82
Ben Veeren played what character in Arthur Hailey's roots
Chicken George
83
Where would you have found Binky Inky Pinky and Clyde
Pac Man Ghosts
84
What type of food is Otak Otak in Malaysia
Grilled Fish Pate
85
What was the first film Paul Newman directed
Rachel Rachel
86
Bentlet Drummle appears in which Dickens novel
Great Expectations
87
Who is The Incredible Hulks girlfriend
Betty Ross
88
At Woodstock 1969 5550 what happened
Births
89
Who appeared for the first time in Beetons Christmas Annual
Sherlock Holmes
90
Who wrote the novel Heidi
Johannes Spyri
91
Gulyas soup is a delicacy in what country
Hungary
92
What is the correct name for a Hawaiian Goose
Nene
93
In 1845 Boston it was illegal to do what without a doctors note
Bathe
94
In James Bonds books what was Dr No's first name
Julius
95
Collective nouns - A bale of what
Turtles
96
Who wrote the play Waiting for Godot in 1954
Samuel Beckett
97
90 is the International Telephone dialling code what country
Turkey
98
In heraldry an animal reguardant is doing what
Looking backwards
99
What is the more common name for the Buddleia
Butterfly Bush
100
What does the boys name Paul mean
Small - from Latin







No
Questions Quiz 30
Answers
1
Lycopersicum esculentum is what common food
Tomato
2
International Airline Registrations N is what country
America
3
20s Robert 50s Robert 70s Michael what US top boys name 90s
Michael
4
What is Top Kanal in Poland
Commercial TV


station
5
Rice-Kellogg invented what in 1924
Loudspeakers
6
Breakfast at Tiffanies - famous film - who wrote the book
Truman Capote
7
Cecil B De Mille the film director had what middle name
Blount
8
If music was played leggiero how should it be done
Lightly
9
Who sculpted Rima, Genisis and Ecco Homo
Jacob Epstein
10
The Fool in French and the Runner in German what in English
Chess Bishop - Fou –


Laufer
11
In what game/sport is the McRobinson shield played for
Croquet
12
53 is the international dialling code for what country
Cuba
13
Nut - Neuth - Nuit alterative names Egyptian goddess of what
Sky
14
In heraldry animals addorsed are in what position
Back to Back
15
The locals call it Al-Magrib what do we call this country
Morocco
16
Traditionally what should be given on an 11th anniversary
Steel
17
Barbara, Carignan, Cinsaut, and Nebbilo are verities of what
Italian wine grapes
18
If you landed at Balice airport where would you be
Cracow Poland
19
Galt MacDermot wrote what 1967 musical stage show
Hair
20
What planet in our system is not named after a god
Earth
21
By US Congress law 1832 citizens should do what annually
Fasting and prayer
22
What book was banned in Ireland in 1932
Brave New World –


Aldus Huxley
23
In Breton Alabama there is a law against riding what down street
Motorboat
24
Who would use a claque
Actor - Paid audience


clappers
25
18% of USA coins 7% of notes have what on them
Dangerous Bacteria
26
Oryza sativa is what staple food item
Rice
27
Catherine the Great kept who in an iron cage in her bedroom
Wigmaker
28
The Selenas Valley was the rejected title what Steinbeck book
East of Eden
29
Azote was the original name of what element
Nitrogen
30
What animals cannot swim
Gorillas
31
In Riverside Cal its illegal to kiss unless both wipe lips with what
Rose Water
32
What USA city is also a slang name for a pineapple
Chicago
33
What was banned in US movie theatres in the 1920s
Popcorn - too noisy
34
If you were performing a fillip what are you doing
Snapping Fingers
35
What unusual flavour did the Jell-O company try in 1942
Cola
36
The interior of what is called the paste
Cheese round
37
What was Robin Williams paid for Disney's Aladdin in 1982
Scale $485 day +


Picasso Painting
38
More than 40% of USA women were once what
Girl Scouts
39
What uses 28 calories if done for one minute
Kiss
40
In 1820 what was taxed in Missouri
Bachelors
41
What is the official drink of the state of Ohio
Tomato Juice
42
The Russian composer Alexander Borodin had what other job
Chemistry Professor


St Petersburg
43
18% of animal owners do what with their pets
Share beds
44
The UIT govern what sport
International shooting


union
45
90% of Americans consider themselves what
Shy
46
In Minnesota it is illegal to tease what animal
Skunk
47
She is the Chinese name of what year (animal)
Serpent
48
Who wrote The Deceiver 1991 and The Fist of God 1993
Frederick Forsyth
49
What does the name Stephen mean - from the Greek
Crown
50
International Airline Registrations SX is what country
Greece





No
Questions Quiz 30
Answers
51
Sport variable ground size 120x150yd min 170x200 max
Aussie rules football
52
50% of Dutch men have never done what
Flown in a plane 28%


fear it
53
If you Absterse something what do you do
Clean it
54
Musa acuminata is what favourite food item
Banana
55
In a year the average person walks four miles doing what
Making their bed
56
What was the first film to use stereophonic sound
Disney's Fantasia
57
The letter B comes from Egyptian hieroglyphics meaning what
House
58
in 1995 13 books every minute sold in US were on what subject
Star Trek
59
There are more telephones than people in what city
Washington USA
60
In the middle ages you could be fined four pence murdering who
Travelling Musician
61
What food Scots once refuse to eat cos it was not in the Bible
Potato
62
33% of what are fake in the USA
Blondes
63
What holiday islands have no rivers or lakes - rain water only
Bermuda
64
If you suffered from Chirospasm what have you got
Writers Cramp
65
What links Bob Hope John Huston Ryon O'Neil Bo Diddley
Boxers early in life
66
Little Jumping Flea literal trans of what Hawaiian instrument
Ukulele
67
In Alaska it is illegal to look at a moose from where
Window of any


aircraft
68
More that I/3 adults do what average 3 time each morning
Hit Snooze button on


alarm clock
69
A furfy is Australian slang for what
False story or rumour
70
Who said China is a big country inhabited by many Chinese
Charles de Gaulle
71
In a recent survey women disliked what part of male body most
Feet
72
The US had 5% world population and 70% of worlds what
Lawyers
73
In 1902 What did Mary Anderson invent
Windscreen Wipers
74
If you landed at Arlanda airport where would you be
Stockholm Sweden
75
The FEI govern what sport
Equestrian
76
Traditionally what should be given on a 20th anniversary
China
77
In Somalia its illegal to carry old chewing gum where
Stuck on your nose
78
What food did the Romans call Pointed Stick
Broccoli - from


Brocca
79
Name the pet alligator in Miami Vice
Elvis
80
In California 22 " is the minimum legal length of saleable what
Halibut
81
On any given day half of Americans are on what
A special Diet
82
Gondolas in Venice are traditionally what colour
Black
83
Benjamin who was the first Lord Mayor of Dublin
Guinness
84
What country declared itself first atheist state in 1967
Albania – banned


religion
85
Where was Bacardi originally made
Cuba
86
What is six inches in height and no bigger by the rules
Table Tennis Net
87
Until 1862 there was a tax in England for those who used what
Soap
88
a Paralian always lives near what
The Sea
89
The US uses up 7000 tons of what annually
Currency - it is


shredded
90
Allium cepa - one of the lilicaea - world most used food item
Onion
91
International Airline Registrations OO is what country
Belgium
92
What vegetable was considered a cure for sex problems in old Egypt
Radish
93
In Milan citizens can be fined $100 if they don’t always do what
Smile - Not Hospital


and Funerals
94
What does the name Barbara mean - from Greek
Strange or Foreign
95
The locals call it Misi what do we call this country
Egypt
96
Sport is played on a variable ground 50x100yd min 100x130 max
Association Football


(soccer)
97
Cavalier in French Springer in German what in English
Chess Knight
98
Woodwind Instrument size between Clarinet and Bassoon
Cor-anglais
99
Who wrote Of Human Bondage and The Moon and Sixpence
Somerset Maugham
100
What is the Roman numerals for 3000
MMM






No
Questions Quiz 31
Answers
1
The lack of calcium in the diet causes what condition
Rickets
2
Where would you find Lunate Triquetral and Hamate
Bones in Wrist
3
What are Jean Bernard, Pierre St-Martin and Berger in France
Worlds deep caves
4
Dallol Ethiopia has what claim to fame
Worlds hottest


average place 94
5
Where are Bay of Heats and Bay of Dew Sinus Aestuum - Roris
Near side of Moon
6
The star constellation Lepus has what English name
The Hare
7
Lauris Nobilis is the Latin name of what common herb
Bay
8
If you suffered from varicella what have you got
Chickenpox
9
Chi is the Chinese year of what
Cock
10
A Comte France Landgraf Germany Conde Italy what England
Earl
11
In heraldry what is a vertical line dividing a shield called
Pale
12
The Templeton prize is awarded annually for progress in what
Religion
13
International car registration letters what country is ZA
South Africa
14
In England what is the most popular girls name of the 90s
Rebecca
15
Rosencrantz and Guilderstern are dead - name playwright
Tom Stoppard
16
Lucy Johnson became famous under what name
Ava Gardner
17
What is a Tam Tam
Orchestral Gong
18
FITA are the governing body of what sport
Archery
19
Denzil Washington's first film as director was what
Finding Fish
20
What is Canada's oldest city founded in 1608
Quebec
21
In the Jewish religion what's banned during The three weeks
Marriage or Haircut
22
Who wrote the hymn Hear my Prayer
Mendlesson
23
38 million Americans one in five don’t like what
Sex
24
Alan Ginsberg is credited with inventing what 60s phrase
Flower Power
25
Where would you find a pintle
Hinge - it’s the pin


holding it
26
Who created Woody Woodpecker
Walter Lantz
27
Winston Churchill had a dog - what type
Miniature Poodle
28
Who was born in Chicago 5th December 1901 died 1966
Walt Disney
29
What is the name of Paul McCartney's official fan club
Club Sandwich
30
By US government figures people have tried 28000 ways of what
Losing Weight
31
If you suffer from Tinea Pedis what have you got
Athletes foot
32
What colour is Llamas milk
Yellow
33
In Alberta its illegal to play craps if you are using what
Dice
34
Narcotics comes from the Greek - what it literally mean
Electric eels - put on


foreheads
35
What did Pope John XX1 use as effective eyewash
Babies Urine
36
Rhodopsis original Egyptian Cinderella had what job
Prostitute - bird stole


her shoe
37
Whose attendance compulsory at priests banquets in Egypt
Mummies – dead


reminded short life
38
Siddhartha Gautama became better known as who
Buddha
39
In ancient Greece young brides had to sacrifice what
Their Dolls – show


they were grown up
40
Caer-Lud was the former name of what capitol city
London
41
4% of women never do what according to survey
Wear Underwear
42
In superstition if you marry on Saturday you will have what
No luck at all
43
What was the first million dollar seller paperback
I the Jury – Mickey


Spillane
44
Who founded Methodism in 1738
John Wesley
45
What was the ancient Egyptian cure for haemorrhoids
Beer - lots of beer
46
Middle ages Monks denied meat on fast days ate what
Rabbit Foetuses –


Said were eggs
47
Where was Ice Cream invented
China
48
Brittany Spears - what is her favourite drink
Sprite
49
What job does Charlie Browns father do
Barber
50
International direct dialling codes what country has 353
Republic of Ireland

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