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No
Questions Quiz 65
Answers
1
Roger Bannister ran the first sub 4 minute mile who ran 2nd
John Landie of New


Zealand
2
What can be types called chordate, needle and cruciform
Tree Leaves
3
Musca Domestica can cause disease in man - what is it
Common Housefly
4
Name the English chemist who first isolated sodium
Sir Humphry Davie
5
Who wrote Moon River used in Breakfast at Tiffanies
Henry Mancini
6
Name Stephen King's first published novel
Carrie
7
The locals call it Kaapstad what do we call it
Capetown
8
Interpol was founded in 1923 in what city
Vienna
9
Musophobia is a fear of what
Mice
10
The opera Aida was commissioned in 1869 to mark what event
Opening Suez canal
11
In ancient Greece what was a hoplite
Soldier
12
In the Harry Potter books what is Aragog
Chief Spider
13
Who wrote Goodbye Mr Chips
James Hilton
14
Only 15% of French wines have what on the label
Appellation Controlee
15
What are blombergs, oak and fire bellied types of
Toads
16
Sherlock Holmes paid 55 shillings for what
His Stradivarius violin
17
What is an arras
A wall hanging e.g.


tapestry
18
Steven Georgi is now Yussef Islam what other name had he
Cat Stevens
19
What literary prize ( worth £30000 ) is for women authors only
Orange Award
20
The musical Chu Chin Chow is based on what fable
Ali Baba and the forty


thieves
21
Where would you find a parlour, scriptorium, dorter and cellarium
A Monastery
22
US tennis open held at Flushing Meadows used to be where
Forest Hills
23
Where would you find Volans
Southern Sky – Const


Flying Fish
24
The De Beaumont centre in London specialises in what sport
Fencing
25
Sir Francis Drake named it New Albion what is it today
Oregon USA
26
Which artist painted sixty two self portraits
Rembrandt Van Rinn
27
What elements name comes from the Greek meaning lazy
Argon
28
Who directed Star Trek films 3 and 4
Leonard Nimoy
29
Cretinism is caused by a failure of what
Thyroid gland
30
In Shakespeare's Merchant of Venice name Shylocks wife
Leah
31
Gold Discs Platinum Discs but who won first Rhodium Disc
Paul McCartney
32
What is a Fata Morgana
Type of Mirage
33
You can do a degree in brewing at Heriot-Watt University where
Edinburgh
34
Zimbabwe won its first ever Olympic gold in 1980 in what event
Women's Hockey
35
What is or was the capitol of Hong Kong
Victoria
36
In Britain in 1746 what type of clothing was made illegal
Highland Dress – kilt


plaid etc
37
What creature can live up to one year without eating ( you? )
Bedbug
38
The worlds first was 69.5 feet long and took a year to make ?
Oil Well
39
What film began "Most of what follows is true"
Butch Cassidy and the


Sundance Kid
40
The thickness of silk is measured in what
Denier
41
Charcoal Sulphur Saltpetre make what
Gunpowder
42
The word Sofa comes from the Arabic meaning what
Bench
43
What are Arran Pilot Homeguard and Ulster Chieftain
Early types of Potato
44
In 1961 Anton Geesink was the first non Japanese to do what
Win a Judo title
45
What colour is the most popular eye shadow of all time
Max Factor's Powder


Blue
46
Where is the worlds oldest university
Fez Morocco –


founded 859
47
Who was known in Germany as Der Bingle
Bing Crosby
48
Ancient Carthage is in what modern country
Tunisia
49
Who's first play was The Room
Harold Pinter
50
What type of creature was Salar - that Tarka would like to eat
Salmon




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51
The capitol of Nigeria was Lagos what is it now
Abouga
52
Who composed The Dream of Gerontius
Edward Elgar
53
Captain Macmorris only ever Irishman in what Shakespeare play
Henry V
54
Tintoretto did most of his painting in what city
Venice
55
What Olympic event only takes place at 70 and 90 meters
Ski Jumping – official



ramps
56
To whom are the Jews Gentiles

The Mormons
57
Which plant gets its name from the Persian for turban
Tulip
58
What does GP mean on a music score when all players silent
General Pause
59
What celestial body gets its name from the Greek long haired
Comet
60
A petrologist studies what

Rocks history



formation etc
61
Sir Wilfred is the real name of which eponymous character
Ivanhoe
62
What are the Roman numerals for 505
DV
63
The Daleks come from what planet Skaro

64
Who was voted most popular film performer in the USA in 1926
Rin Tin-Tin
65
Name the river that flows through Baghdad
Tigris
66
Handel's Largo comes from which opera
Xerxes
67
What happened to Catherine Eddowes on 30th September 1888
Met Jack the Ripper
68
Madam Hooch teaches what at Hogwarts school
Quidditch
69
90% of all thoroughbreds are descended from what horse
Eclipse
70
Who's first book was "Down and Out in Paris and London"
George Orwell
71
What killed 23 people in Rostov Russia in July 1923
Giant Hailstones
72
What does a librettist do

Write words to opera
73
How did Dr Watson's first wife die

Diphtheria
74
Beethoven's third symphony is nicknamed what
The Eroica
75
To whom was the Eroica dedicated

Napoleon Bonaparte
76
In medieval France a persons rank was shown by the length of ?
Shoe points



bigger=higher
77
Women's international gymnastics Beam Box Floor and what
Asymmetric bars
78
What song did Rick ask Sam to play in Casablanca
As Time Goes By
79
Pali is the sacred language of who

Buddhists in India
80
In WW1 what were Lucifer's

Matches
81
In legend who killed the mobster Grendel
Beowulf
82
Who stole the English Crown Jewels was pardoned Charles II
Colonel Blood
83
She died at 28 but her book on household management famous
Mrs Beeton
84
The Hindu trinity are Shiva Vishnu and who
Brahma
85
Name Hercule Poirot's valet

George
86
Charles S Stratton became famous as who
General Tom Thumb



with Barnum
87
In mythology who slew the nine headed hydra
Hercules
88
What country holds the Olympic polo championship
Argentina last



contested 1932
89
In Gulliver's Travels name the flying island
Laputa
90
Who wrote Never Love a Stranger

Harold Robbins
91
What city has the most canals

Birmingham
92
Where was Oceanus Hopkins born in 1620
On the Mayflower
93
In China big wigs have four but lesser men only two what
Outside Pockets
94
What is the world's warmest sea

The Red Sea
95
Who played Beau Geste in the 1939 film
Gary Cooper
96
Who composed the Christmas Oratorio
J S Bach
97
In Animal Farm what was the name of the farm
Manor Farm
98
Who owned a chimp called Chee-Chee
Dr Dolittle
99
Who's directorial debut was with Reservoir Dogs
Quentin Tarantino
100
Where was pizza first invented
Milan









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1
Odele and Odette appear in what Tchaikovsky ballet
Swan Lake
2
In what country is The Duma part of parliament
Russia
3
Nonage is what reason to stop a marriage
Underage one or both
4
Kier Auro is good morning in what language
Maori
5
In what sport does herringboning take place
Skiing
6
What is a marcupium
A marsupials pouch
7
At epiquarian.com you would find information about what
Food or Restaurants
8
What does a konimeter measure
Dust
9
A stellate object is shaped like what
Star shaped
10
What is MMM minus MD
MD 3000-1500=1500
11
Balsa wood gets its name from Spanish what's literal meaning
Raft
12
Who is the Patron Saint of Accountants
Saint Matthew
13
In what country did the Sabines live
Italy
14
Who often solved a three pipe problem
Sherlock Holmes
15
The tumblebug is an alternative name for which insect
Dung Beetle
16
St Stevens Tower is usually misnamed what
Big Ben
17
What type of clothing article is a Belcher
Neckerchief
18
Who was kidnapped in Robert Louis Stevenson's Kidnapped
David Balfour
19
Jewish boys have a Barmitsva at 13 what do girls get at 12
A Batmitsva
20
What European capitol stands on the river Aare
Berne Switzerland
21
In which Dickens novel does Little Nell appear
The Old Curiosity


Shop
22
Name Harry Potters non magical cousin
Dudley Dursley
23
Which real person took name meaning Man of Steel
Joseph Stalin
24
What are woolly and spider types of
Monkey
25
Where do boy scout leaders get their names from
The Jungle Book –


Rudyard Kipling
26
Where would you find a Mott Bailey and Keep
A Castle
27
In what country was fashion designer Yves St Laurent born
Algeria
28
What common British river name come from Celtic for river
Avon
29
Jayne Austin is famous but who reigned Britain when she wrote
George III
30
What composer was the there of the 1947 film Song of Love
Johannes Brahms
31
Who is known as The father of Poetry
Homer
32
Who was the first US president to be sworn in by a woman
Lyndon B Johnson –


when JFK killed
33
Who sometimes used the pseudonym Al Brown
Alphonse Capone
34
What does Monaco get most of its income from
Gambling Casinos etc
35
Professor Kelp transformed into who
Buddy Love – Jerry


Lewis Nutty Professor
36
What is the commonest item traded internationally
Petroleum and its by


products
37
Lake Tittikaka is in Peru and what other country
Bolivia
38
Who was the first British monarch to visit America
George VI in 1939
39
Collective nouns - A nye of what
Pheasants
40
Where was the Hesperus wrecked
Massachusetts


Normans Woe Glos.
41
Britain's oldest existing Trade Union was founded in 1747 what trade
Brushmakers and


General Workers
42
In the creation myth on the fourth day God made what
Sun Moon Stars
43
All PCs have a BIOS what does bios stand for
Basic Input Output


System
44
British soldiers mentioned in despatches get which bronze award
The Oak Leaf
45
In 1967 an Australian had one 11lb in weight - what
Carrot
46
Sissy Jupe adopted by Thomas Gradgrind which Dickens novel
Hard Times
47
Operation Thunderbolt was the nickname given to which raid
Israeli raid on Entebbe
48
In Japan what is Raku
Biscuit fired Pottery
49
Skimbleshanks was a T S Elliot cat what was his area
The Railway Cat
50
What is the largest Island in The Greater Antilles
Cuba




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What country used the first aircraft equipped bomber in war
Italy Italian Turkish


war 1912
52
In what sport would you find a coffin
Cross country riding


it’s a fence
53
John Huxham in 1750 invented which word
Influenza
54
TABSO is the national airline of which country
Bulgaria
55
Who wrote the comic opera Robinson Crusoe
Offenbach
56
What was Didus Ineptus better known as
The Dodo
57
What sport featured in the 1980 film Breaking Away
Cycling
58
Ambigu was an early form of what card game
Poker
59
The cast iron plant is another name for which pot plant
Aspidistra
60
What does the name Tokyo mean
Eastern City
61
Sir Walter Raleigh found what odd lake in Trinidad
Lake of Tar or


Asphalt
62
Worlds oldest existing treaty of 1373 between England and who
Portugal
63
Bargasse is what type of vegetable matter
Sugar Cane Pulp
64
Who was Hiawatha's father
Mudjekeewis – The


West Wind
65
Kitty, fire, draw and tuck in are terms in what sport
Green Bowls
66
Ordinary seaman Able Seaman what comes next
Leading Seaman
67
What was Thin Lizzies first hit in 1973
Whiskey in the Jar
68
The sprat belongs to what fish family
Herring
69
The Horned Planet is better known as what
Venus
70
Who did the painting on the cover of The Bands first album
Bob Dylan
71
Carrantual is the highest peak in which country
Ireland
72
Who wrote The Symphony of a Thousand
Mahler his eighth
73
What is Greece's second city after Athens
Selonika
74
What was Paul the Apostles real name
Saul
75
When is Superman's birthday
29th February
76
John Young, Gemini 3, 1968 first to do what in space
Eat a hamburger
77
What is the Curia
Administration of the


Catholic Church
78
The locals call it Firenze what do we call it
Florence Italy
79
What common sign derived from the Medici family crest
Pawnbrokers balls
80
What is a sound below 20 cycles a second called
A Woof
81
Goldaming in Surrey was the first English town to have what
Electric street lighting
82
Jim Bakus supplied the voice of which cartoon character
Mr Magoo
83
Who speaks Quechua
Peruvian Indians
84
Generally cornflowers are what colour
Blue
85
Starting highest write the Roman Numerals in descending order
MDCLXVI or 1966
86
Yoi, Yame, Seremade and Hantai terms in what sport
Karate
87
Africa's four great rivers Nile, Congo Zambezi and what
Niger
88
Catriona was a sequel to which famous novel
Kidnapped R L


Stevenson
89
Who sang the original version of Blue Suede Shoes
Carl Perkins
90
What kind of material is guipure
Lace
91
Name a quadruped beginning with the letter N
Newt - Nutria – Nagli
92
Unusual (for him) role Bogart play in The Return of Doctor X 1939
A Vampire
93
In Norway what is a brisling
A Sprat
94
Who composed the Symphonies Fantastique
Hector Berlioz
95
Mediolanum was the Roman name for what Italian city
Milan
96
Which British city had the first pavements (sidewalks) in 1688
Edinburgh in High St


and Cowgate
97
What is considered to be the worlds fastest team game
Ice Hockey
98
What song did Marilyn Munroe sing in the film Bus Stop
That Old Black Magic
99
Which King was the first to use the Royal We
Richard the Lionheart
100
The locals call it Shqiperia what do we call this country
Albania





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1
What star sign is Harry Potter
Leo
2
The word Mongol means what in Mongolian
Brave
3
In the USA it’s the Oscars what is it in France
Caesars
4
What is the correct name for a virgin (uncalfed) cow
Heifer
5
In the USA what is Marine One
Presidents Helicopter
6
In the Bible who climbed Mount Nebo
Moses to see


promised land
7
Where could you spend your Gourde
Haiti
8
What sausage gets it's name from the Italian for Onion
Chipolata
9
What does a cadastral map show
Large scale individual


properties
10
In what area of France is champagne made
Reims
11
The longest recorded one lasted 51.5 minutes - what
Tennis rally1029


strokes
12
Who was the first British Royal to become a motorist
Prince of Wales


Edward VII
13
Ford Prefect came from a star in which constellation
Orion (Betelgeuse)
14
What makes Argon, Neon and Helium unique in chemistry
No compounds
15
In the Bible who put Daniel in the lions den
King Darius
16
Cheval-vapeur in France is equal to what in English
Horse power
17
The author of Moll Flanders wrote which more famous work
Robinson Crusoe
18
On the Beaufort scale what is defined as force 11
A Storm
19
The Spink standard catalogue lists information about what
Coins
20
If you suffer from diplopia what have you got
Double vision
21
What Shakespeare play Course true love never did run smooth
Midsummer Nights


Dream
22
All my Yesterdays is which actors autobiography
Edward G Robinson
23
Which type of full moon follows a harvest moon
Hunters Moon
24
Which pop singer was Glad to be Gay
Tom Robinson
25
The Wheel Spins Ethel Lina White basis for what Hitchcock film
The Lady Vanishes
26
On average it takes 1.5 hours to do what
Fully cremate a corpse
27
In Kiplings poem Gunga Din what job had Gunga Din
Water Carrier
28
What began in 1877 but banned women until 1884
Wimbledon Tennis
29
Who is the boss of UNCLE
Mr Waverley
30
Which cities public transport lost property office is the busiest
Tokyo
31
Name only boxer to win a world title who never had a manager
Jake La Motta
32
The opera The Tsar Sultan contains what famous musical piece
The Flight of the


Bumblebee
33
Five tons are mined annually - five tons of what
Diamonds
34
In Venezuela lovers use pink what
Envelopes - post half


price
35
What country in distance is furthest from New Zealand
Spain
36
Whose girlfriend had a pet snake called Enid
Adolf Hitler
37
What word is in 1200 different languages without changing
Amen
38
Whose horse was Black Nell
Wild Bill Hickoks
39
Old Honiton Genoese and Mechlin all types of what
Lace
40
Name the first teddy bear in space
Mishka 1980 Olympic


mascot
41
In France who are nicknamed the Kepis blancs
Foreign Legion
42
Name Ernest Hemmingway's book dealing with bullfighting
Fiesta
43
Which animal pronks
Springbok
44
In the Wizard of Oz name the Good Witch of the North
Glinda
45
Britain France and who fought the battle of Trafalgar
Spain
46
Who's first book was Pebble in the Sky
Isaac Asimov
47
Whose original back up group were The Blue Moon Boys
Elvis Presley
48
Britannia female embodiment of Britain who is the French
Marianne
49
Who wrote the line East is East and West is West
Rudyard Kipling
50
Which American city used to be called Yerba Buena
San Francisco




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51
What's capital of The Peoples Democratic Republic of Yemen
Aden
52
Who played Louis Armstrong in 1954 film The Glen Miller Story
He played himself
53
The Old Aztecs played ollamalitzi what game does it resemble
Basketball
54
In literature who lived at 7 Savile Row
Phileas Fogg
55
What is the only Shakespeare play that mentions America
The Comedy of Errors


(Act III Scene ii)
56
Jan Lodvik Hock changed his name to what
Robert Maxwell
57
What is the longest golf course to stage the British Open
Carnoustie 7066 yards
58
Atlanta burned in Gone With the Wind was what old film set
King Kong it needed


clearing
59
What are Unaone, Soxisix and Novenine
International phonetic


numbers 169
60
If something is caseous what is it like
Cheese
61
William Herschel astronomer was a musician what instrument
Organ
62
UK snooker players call it doubling what do US pool players say
Banking
63
In MASH what was the character Radars full name
Walter O'Reilly
64
Whose only novel was The Cardinals Mistress
Benito Mussolini
65
Jimmy Doyle died during a title fight in 1947 who was opponent
Sugar Ray Robinson
66
In 1900 Persian soldiers were paid with what
Donkeys
67
In Islington in London it’s a £50 fine for sleeping where
The Public Library
68
Dr Deidrich Knickerbocker invented which famous character
Rip Van Winkle
69
What occupation would use a dibber
Gardener - to make


planting holes
70
Which group of people first used gold fillings
Incas of Peru
71
Miss Lemon is what detectives confidential secretary
Hercule Poirot
72
Name Alice's pet cat
Dinah
73
In the siege of Mafeking who led the defenders
Robert Baden Powell
74
Beethoven's fifth piano concerto is nicknamed what
The Emperor
75
What did Aristotle claim as the most delicate of table meats
Camel
76
Which annual world championship is held at Coxheath Kent
Custard Pie throwing
77
In which film did Cliff Richard sing Living Doll in 1959
Serious Charge
78
Which Lombardy town is famed for its cheese
Gorgonzola
79
Which acid dissolves glass
Hydrofluoric Acid
80
Who wrote The female of the species more deadly than the male
Rudyard Kipling
81
Musical terms - what does De Capo mean on a score
From the beginning
82
What is a half of a half of a half of a half
A Sixteenth
83
Who recorded as Dib Cochran and the Earwigs
Marc Bolan and


David Bowie
84
In what country is Tiahuanaco
Bolivia
85
What exactly are chitterlings
Fried animals birds


small intestines
86
What was Winston Churchill's codename during WW2
Agent
87
There are 4.5 gallons of ale in what container
Pin
88
Of what did the poet John Milton die
Gout
89
The musical instrument piccolo means what in Italian
Small
90
In what country could you spend a tugrik
Mongolia
91
All the pictures of which king are always shown in profile
King of Diamonds
92
Pernell Roberts played which character in a TV western series
Adam Cartwright
93
1937 saw the first BBC TV broadcast of which event
Wimbledon Tennis
94
Which orchestral instrument can play the highest note
The Violin
95
Who was the runner up in the 1979 Le Mans 24 hour race
Paul Newman
96
Airman T E Shaw in WW2 was better known as who
T E Laurence of


Arabia
97
Italian painter Jacopo Robusti is better known as who
Tintoretto
98
What were volitos first demonstrated in Soho London in 1823
Roller Skates
99
Which Mozart opera is subtitled School for Lovers
Cosi fan Tuti
100
In literature who married Mary Morstan
Dr John Watson





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Questions Quiz 68
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1
Which game begins when the referee shouts draw
Lacrosse
2
What is litmus derived from
Lichens
3
Hydrosis is the medical term for what
Sweating
4
Misogamy is a dislike or hatred of what
Marriage
5
What car has been voted European car of the Century
Mini
6
In India what is a khidmutgar
A Waiter
7
Who sang about Saturday Night at the Movies
The Drifters
8
Who owned the sword Joyeuse
Charlemagne
9
It was finally abolished in Britain in 1948 - what was
Flogging
10
Beethoven's sixth symphony is known as what
The Pastoral
11
Which English King had the most legitimate children (18)
Edward I
12
The windhover is an alternative name for which bird
Kestrel
13
Where is the US masters golf tournament always played
Augusta Georgia
14
Santa Cruz airport serves which city
Bombay
15
Silver hallmarks - what object is stamped on Birmingham items
Anchor
16
Graham Hill won 1968 world championship in which make of car
Lotus
17
Opaque 2 is a modern variety of which cereal crop
Maize
18
Who was the first tennis player to achieve the grand slam
Donald Budge
19
What are padmasana sirsasana and savasana
Yoga Positions
20
What is strange about the Golden Queen holly
It is male Golden


King is female
21
What is the last book of the Old Testament
Malachi
22
Queen Mary II died at age 32 what killed her
Smallpox
23
What metal is used in galvanizing
Zinc
24
A 25 to 31 mph wind on the Beaufort scale is called what
Strong Breeze
25
The false plane tree is better known as what
The Sycamore
26
Baptista is Katherine's father in which Shakespeare play
The Taming of the


Shrew
27
Lepidoptera (from the Greek) literally means what
Scaly Winged
28
In what sport might you see a stem-christie
Skiing
29
Why a camel haired brushes (made from squirrel) called camel
Invented by Mr Camel
30
What common item has 32 points
The compass
31
In 1823 the British army soldiers were first issued with what
Trousers
32
Who was the first American to win a Nobel prize
Theodore Roosevelt
33
In Shakespeare Hamlet who is Ophelia's brother
Laertes
34
What is the worlds largest airline
Aeroflot
35
What is the brightest star always in the Northern sky
Vega
36
24% of British men have no what
Real teeth
37
Most people associate the colour green with which flavour
Mint
38
Mendelssohn's Wedding March comes from which work
A Midsummer Nights


Dream
39
Whose autobiography was "Can you tell what it is yet"
Rolf Harris
40
What did Joseph Gayetty invent in 1857
Toilet Rolls
41
The Andaman Islands are in which bay
The Bay of Bengal
42
What colour are lobsters
Dark Blue/green pink


when cooked
43
What does per capita literally mean
Per Head
44
J G Galle discovered it in 1846 - discovered what
The planet Neptune
45
Silent movie star Ben Turpin insured his what for $500000
His Squint
46
What does a potometer measure
Water intake
47
What was Winston Churchill's favourite participation sport
Polo
48
The average person eats 800 in their lifetime 800 what
Chickens
49
What is the central part of a backgammon board called
The Bar
50
King Henry VIII trained as what   A Priest










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51
What sports name translates as Little Game of War

Lacrosse
52
What are Claymore, Thistle and Piper

North Sea Oil Fields
53
What colour tranquillisers work best

Yellow
54
In what city did 8 year old Mozart compose his first symphony
London
55
In Yiddish what is your Pupik

Belly Button
56
Who was Ben Hurs rival in the great chariot race

Messala
57
Britain's Frankie Wainman was world champion 1979 what sport
Stock Car Racing
58
John McEnroe won Wimbledon doubles with what partner
Peter Fleming
59
Pride, Avarice, Envy, Gluttony, Sloth, Lust what's missing
Wrath
60
On average it rains 4 days a week in what European capital
Amsterdam or



Brussels wettest
61
What country used the ringgit as currency

Malaysia
62
What's the name of the Bar Restaurant in the TV show Quincy
Danny's
63
In what Dickens novel does Alfred Jingle appear

The Pickwick Papers
64
Ajax was the trade mark of the worlds first what

Flush lavatory
65
What brass instrument is thought to be the most difficult to play
The French Horn
66
SF are the international car registration letters for which country
Finland
67
Jacques Garnerin made the first in 1797 the first what

Parachute Jump
68
The British army used to wear puttees - what's it literally mean
Bandages from Hindu
69
The orchestra usually tunes up to what instrument

Oboe
70
What is the most frequent cause of business errors

Illegible handwriting
71
Which magical city is located in the Valley of the Blue Moon
Shangri-La James



Hilton Lost Horizon
72
In which European city is the Arch of Titus

Rome
73
Frank Oz was the voice of who

Miss Piggy in the



Muppets
74
On a standard rainbow what colour is on the inside of the curve
Violet
75
What musical term means playing with each note detached
Staccato
76
What animal stands for the longest period

African Elephant over



50 years
77
In what country did the word plonk meaning wine originate
Australia
78
Alfred Packer in the USA was convicted of what strange crime
Cannibalism
79
Captain Flint buried his treasure where ( Ben Gunn dug it up )
Skeleton Island
80
Who composed a symphony nicknamed The Hen

Joseph Hayden
81
In the Solar system there are 2 Mount Olympus's Greece and where
Mars
82
Saint Lidwina is the Patron Saint of who

Skaters
83
Who would use a caret

Printer it’s an



insertion mark
84
Who was the first woman to win 4 consecutive US tennis open
Chris Evert Lloyd
85
What is the lowest title handed down from father to son
Baronet
86
What is Britain's largest carnivorous animal

Badger
87
How many women know the formula of Coca Cola

None - not allowed
88
Schubert's fourth symphony is nicknamed the what

Tragic
89
What are Portland Vases made from

Glass
90
Where could you have a kip - then spend it

Laos its currency
91
What is a corduroy road made from

Logs laid down on



swampy ground
92
In 18th century England what was known as
Old Tom
Gin
93
In Goldfinger name the actress painted gold

Shirley Eaton
94
In 1949 what was introduced to cars for the first time

The Ignition key
95
Who was the father of Alexander the Great

Philip II of Macedon
96
The Italian Chianina is recognises as being the oldest what
Breed of Cattle
97
Which country makes the most films per year

India
98
In what Puccini opera does Scarpia appear

Tosca
99
Who wrote Travels with a Donkey on his honeymoon

Robert Louis



Stevenson
100
The araucaria has what more common name

The Monkey Puzzle



tree




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Questions Quiz 69
Answers
1
Who was Douglas Elton Ullman better known as
Douglas Fairbanks


Senior
2
In what does a steganographer write messages
Invisible ink
3
Charles Duff wrote the macabre Handbook of what
Hanging
4
In The Dukes of Hazard who was the sheriff
Roscoe P Coltrane
5
What would you do with a hecklephone
Play it - type of


woodwind
6
In the famous song my true love sent me nine what
Drummers drumming
7
Richard Arkwright invented the Spinning Jenny what job had he
Barber
8
What is or was a Portuguese moidore
A Gold Coin
9
A husband and wife won gold medals 1952 Olympics who
Emile Dana Zatopek


marathon javelin
10
Collective nouns - A Desert of what
Lapwings
11
Which writer created the detective Lord Peter Wimsey
Dorethy L Sayers
12
On the same subject who eventually married Lord Peter Wimsey
Harriot Vane
13
What is rayon made from
Wood pulp
14
Yorick in Shakespeare's Hamlet had what job (when alive)
Jester
15
Sir Eyre Massey Shaw hold what Olympic record from 1900
Oldest gold yachting


he was 70
16
What is the worlds third largest island
Borneo
17
Corporals Henshaw and Barbella report to which sergeant
Sergeant Bilko
18
The word electricity comes from the Greek word for what
Amber
19
Name the Motown star shot and killed by his father in 1984
Marvin Gaye
20
Collective nouns - A Fall of what
Woodcocks
21
Leslie Hornby became more famous as who
Twiggy
22
September should be seventh month by name why is it ninth
Its 7th year used to


start in March
23
When introduced they were pockets for men only - what were
Handbags
24
What are or were The Adena, Cayuga, Haida and Nootka
North American


native Indian tribes
25
In traditional wedding anniversaries what is given on the twelfth
Silk
26
What are Grenadier, Idared and Ellison's Orange types of
Apples
27
Who fought at the battles of Bastia, Calvi and Toulon
Horatio Nelson
28
A numismatist collects coins and what else
Medals
29
Where could you spend a Kyat
Burma
30
In what series of stories did Inspector Lestrade appear
Sherlock Holmes
31
Name the home city of the US football team nicknamed Falcons
Atlanta
32
What Gilbert & Sullivan operetta subtitled The Peer and the Peri
Iolanthe
33
Hymen in Greek Genius in Roman Gods of what
Fertility and Marriage
34
What can come in types Blue, Spear, Couch and Arrow
Grass
35
Bees live in a hive what do seals live in
A Rookery
36
Hercules performed twelve labours what was number seven
Capture of the Cretan


Bull
37
A philomath has a love of what
Learning
38
A young what can be called a Boyet, Eyas or Nyas
Hawk
39
What trade did Bonito, Calico Jack, and Dick Hatteraick follow
Pirates
40
What takes place at Montlhery France and Zandvoort Holland
Motor car racing
41
What is the literal meaning of the Spanish word tapas (snacks)
Cover or covers
42
The martial art tai quon do translates literally as what
Kick Art Way
43
Wings of Desire a foreign film remade as what with Nicolas Cage
City of Angels
44
Scooby Do is what breed of dog
Great Dane
45
Which book of The Bible is also a title of a Bob Marley album
Exodus
46
The Romans called it Eboracum name this English city
York
47
Who wrote "To err is human to forgive divine"
Alexander Pope essay


on criticism
48
In England what can be private, public or approved
Schools
49
In what traditional entertainment does the dog Toby appear
Punch and Judy
50
Where could you spend a Sol
Peru




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Questions Quiz 69
Answers
51
What UK football team nick The Glaziers play at Selhurst Park
Crystal Palace
52
Thanatos in Greek Mors in Roman Gods of what
Death
53
Robin, Rugby and Simple appear in which Shakespeare play
The Merry Wives of


Windsor
54
Where would you find A Pope Empress Hermit and Juggler
They are Tarot Cards
55
In traditional anniversaries what is given for the thirtieth
Pearl
56
Apart from a brand name what is a Reebok
An Antelope
57
Jason sailed in the Argo but who steered the ship
Argus
58
What are pink, pram, snow, koff, buss, bark and dory types of
Boats or other water


craft
59
What was Boucan that gave Buccaneers their name
Dried meat
60
Dacca is the capital of which country
Bangladesh
61
What links a Gig, Spider and Phaeton
Horse drawn carriages
62
What's parts include barbican, oilette and donjon
A Castle
63
In London what are The Cavalry, Marlborough and Savile
Private Members


Clubs
64
What does a phillumenist collect
Matchbox labels
65
Electric, Perse and smalt shades of which colour
Blue
66
What links Sword, Square, Floral and Barn
Types of Dance
67
What is a Kerry Blue
Dog type of Terrier
68
In Heraldry what is a canton
A Corner
69
What links the trees Bodhi, Peepul and Ailento
They are all sacred to


someone
70
Which fictional character lived at Montague street before moving
Sherlock Holmes
71
Chronos in Greek Saturnus in Roman Gods of what
The Harvest
72
A Grice is a young what
Wild Boar
73
International registration letters what country is ZR
Zaire
74
There are only two three letter herbs Rue is one what's the other
Bay
75
In mythology who rode an eight legged horse called Sleipner
Odin
76
Parr, Smolt and Grilse different names same thing what
Salmon - life stages
77
Name the raven in George Orwell's Animal Farm
Moses
78
All US Presidents were Federalists Republicans Democrats or what
Whigs 1841 - 45 1850


- 53
79
Ezekiel, Jeremiah, Eli and Isaiah were all what in The Bible
Prophets
80
What family were the last ruling house of Italy
Savoy
81
Where would you find a Bonnet, Course, Dabbler and Driver
Ship they are sails
82
Who said Tis better to have loved and lost etc
Alfred Lord Tennyson


In Memoriam
83
What Gilbert & Sullivan operetta was subtitled Bunthorns Bride
Patience
84
Which poet wrote A thing of beauty is a joy forever in Endymion
Keats
85
Copeland, Mason, Dux and Bow all types of what
Pottery
86
In Greek mythology who was Queen of the underworld
Persephone
87
Which writer created Tabitha Twitchet, Babbity Bumble, Mr Tod
Beatrix Potter
88
What links Bass, Messina, Hormuz and Torres
Straits of water
89
What does a philologist study
Languages
90
Which authors first (unsuccessful) book was Inland Voyage
Robert Louis


Stevenson
91
Details of what can be found in The Blue Book
US Aristocracy
92
Backfall, diapason, pallet, gamba, sticker all parts of what
Pipe Organ
93
Oedipus married his mother - who was she
Jocasta
94
In Heraldry if things are accosted what position are they in
Side by Side
95
Pintado, Pochard, Scaup, Scoter and Smee types of what
Ducks
96
Name Shakespeare play Ariel, Miranda and Prospero appear
The Tempest
97
Xanthic, Fallow and Aureate shades of which colour
Yellow
98
Brickbat, Pecorino, Mycella and Tilsiter all types of what
Cheese
99
What is the capital of Panama
Panama
100
Name both the Greek and Roman God of Prophecy and Plagues
Apollo





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No
Questions Quiz 70
Answers
1
What popular party drink gets its name from Sanskrit meaning 5
Punch - originally 5


ingredients
2
London link Prince Edward's, Prince of Wales, Her Majesty's
Theatres
3
Which country borders Russia Sweden and Norway
Finland
4
What type of creature is an Orb Weaver
Spider
5
Whose autobiography was called Tall Dark and Gruesome
Christopher Lee
6
In publishing what is the verso
Left page - Recto right


page
7
The British Raj in India lasted 90 years what's it literally mean
Rule
8
What ancient Roman buildings name means Place for a Giant
Coliseum
9
What links Ciampino, Lod and Waalhaven
Airports Rome Tel


Aviv Rotterdam
10
John Tenniel drew the illustrations for what famous book
Alice in Wonderland
11
Only two north American Indian tribes with 3 letters Wea and what
Fox
12
Collective nouns - A Congregation of what
Plovers
13
Admiral Horatio Nelson lost his arm at which battle
Tenerife
14
In WW2 what was the British equivalent of the German E-Boat
MTB or Motor


Torpedo Boat
15
International car registration letters what country is RA
Argentina
16
Of what are Bristol, Rockingham, Chelsea, and Minton types
Pottery Porcelain


China
17
Who is known as The father of English poetry - 1340 - 1400
Geoffrey Chaucer
18
According to the traditional rhyme what's the fate of Wed. child
Full of Woe
19
What are or were Tester, Royal, Mark and Noble
Old English coins
20
Bistre, Sorrel and Vandyke are shades of which colour
Brown
21
If you were watching cricket at The Outer in which city are you
Melbourne Australia
22
You have a foursome and a shag what have you done
Dance they are types


of dance
23
What peoples name literally translates as ordinary
Maori
24
What are the Anatolian, Atacama, Nafud and Zirreh
Deserts
25
Sam Weller was whose servant in a Dickens book
Samuel Pickwick
26
Dandy Dinmont, Bedlington, Sealyham are what types of dog
Terriers
27
What is extracted from the ore caserite
Tin
28
John Palmer is buried in York what better known name
Dick Turpin
29
The Carmelite monks have what more common name
Whitefriers
30
In what sport does a player win when they get 15 points
Badminton
31
American Football - where do the Lions play at home
Detroit
32
In England what links Arden, Dean, Kielder and New
Forests
33
In what country would you be rich in Leu
Rumanian currency
34
Messidor, Thermidor and Fructidor were what in 1789 (JJA)
French revolutionary


calendar months
35
What fruit can be Red Black or White
Currants
36
In fashion correspondent and bar are types of what item
Shoe
37
Artemis is Greek Goddess of what - only one among all Gods
Virginity and Chastity
38
25% of the adult male population of the UK are what
Over 6 feet tall
39
Churchill, Iroquois, Owen and Smiths are all what
Waterfalls
40
A company called Symbol owns patent to what common item
Bar Code
41
What can you find on California's Mount Cook
Hollywood sign
42
Fescue, Foxtail, Ruppia and Quitch are types of what
Grass
43
In the twelve labours of Hercules what did he do third
Capture Arcadian Stag
44
In Heraldry what symbol is a lymphad
Ship with oars
45
What job links Paul Clifford, Claude Duval, Capt. Macheath
Highwayman
46
Whose cases were Empty House Copper Beeches Black Peter
Sherlock Holmes
47
Which King is known as The Suicide King
King of Hearts Sword


through head
48
In Costa Rica and El Salvador you spend what
Colons
49
In the Christmas song your true love gave you give eight what
Maids a Milking
50
Name the Capital of the Ukraine
Kiev





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