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No Questions Quiz 70

51              What was the name of the dog in Peter Pan

52              UK football Derby County home the Baseball Ground nickname
53              Every 12 seconds in USA someone does what in a Holiday Inn

54              Who rode a horse called Lamri
55              Which stringed instrument is blown to produce sound

56              Bear, Bird, Goat, Eagle, Swan and Rabbit what links in Ireland
57              Hera in Greece Juno in Rome Goddesses of what

58              In Japan what is an obi

59              Honi soit qui mal y pence is the motto of what organisation
60              What is unusual about The lake of Monteith in Scotland

61              Which tree is sacred to Apollo (Daphne changed into one)

62              Who wrote The Dong with the Luminous Nose and The Jumblies
63              What are Blur Crow, Brimstone, Owl and Ringlet types of

64              The liquor Curacao is flavoured with what
65              In French legend who is the lover of Abelard

66              If a male ass is a Jackass what is a female called
67              What are Luster, Moreen, Mungo and Nankeen types of

68              In George Orwell's Animal Farm what type of animal was Muriel
69              In London what links Lambeth, St James and Westminster

70              What does an icthyophage do
71              Oswestry founded in 1407 is Britain's oldest what

72              In mythology who married the beautiful maid Galatea

73              In Bradshaws you would find information about what

74              The Romans called it Mamcunium what is this English city
75              Shakespeare wrote Cruel only to be kind in what play

76              Traditional 7 Seas N S Atlantic N S Pacific Arctic Antarctic ?
77              Launfal, Pelleas and Tristram were part of what group

78              Who wrote the humorous books on One Upmanship

79              Greek Roman Apollo Babylonian Marduk Indian Vishnu gods ?
80              Which English King rode a horse called White Surrey

81              Billycock, Wideawake, Gibus and Mitre all types of what
82              Quilp (A Dwarf) is a character in which Dickens novel

83              What word can be added to Fae, Fen, Bil, Goose to make fruit

84              Caracul, Dorset, Urial, Mufflon and Jacobs are types of what
85              What are Strength, Chariot and Hermit

86              Belly, Block, Blout, Nut, Rib and waist are all parts of what
87              Mauna Loa, Paricutin, Surtsey and Susya are all what

88              Which countries leader was an extra in Hollywood
89              BOZ was the penname if which writer

90              What bird is sometimes called the Yaffle
91              What organisation is known as the Society of Friends

92              Balein, Boops, Fin, Grampus and Pothead are types of what
93              The Ten Commandments what was number four

94              Who wrote the play Androcles and the Lion
95              What country was ruled by the Schleswig-Holstein dynasty

96              In France what take place at Auteuil, Saint-Cloud and Chantilly

97              A Tiercel is the correct name for a male what
98              An algophile loves what

99              Who is the Roman Goddess of invention and wisdom
100           What would you do with a celesta




Answers

Nana

Rams
Steals a towel

King Arthur
Aeolian Harp

All Islands
Childbirth

A wide Sash worn like a belt
Order of the Garter Only one the rest are Lochs

Laurel

Edward Lear
Butterflies

Orange
Heloise

Jenny
Material or fabric The Goat
All Palaces

Eats Fish
Public School Eton 1440 next
King Pygmalion

Aphrodite life
Railways

Manchester
Hamlet

Indian
Knights of the Round Table
Steven Potter

Healing
Richard III

Hat
The Old Curiosity Shop
Berry

Sheep
Tarot Cards

A  Violin Volcanoes Fidel Castro Charles Dickens Woodpecker Quakers Whale

Keep the Sabbath holy George Bernard Shaw Greece

Horse Racing – they are courses
Hawk or Falcon Pain Minerva

Play it – percussion instrument




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No
Questions Quiz 71
Answers
1
What would you do if someone gave you a Twank
Drink it - it's tea
2
What is the subject of the reference book Janes
Militaria – Ships


Planes Guns etc
3
Which spice comes in hands
Ginger
4
What would you expect to see at Santa Pod
Drag Racing
5
What does a hypodermic literally mean
Under skin
6
What was Peter Blake a pop art designers most famous work
Beatles Sergeant


Peppers cover
7
In which 1960 film did Elvis Presley play a mixed race character
Flaming Star
8
What profession had Lemual Gulliver when he was shipwrecked
Ships surgeon
9
Who is supposed to be buried under Kings Cross station
Boadicea
10
In the Bible what was an adamant
Diamond
11
Thomas Caneery writer Schlinders Ark comes from what country
Australia
12
Which Roman Emperor made Sunday a religious holiday
Constantine
13
If you have polythelia what have you got
Three nipples
14
Orthoepy is the study of what
Word pronunciation
15
Which Saints day is the 23rd April
Saint George of


England
16
Which modern artist created the Mother and Child Divided
Damien Hurst
17
What Shakespeare character ends saying The rest is Silence
Hamlet
18
Name John Huston's last film
The Dead
19
Who was the father of Icarus
Daedalus
20
In the Old Testament what is the first book of Moses
Genesis - first 5 all


Moses books
21
Lucy Hobbs Taylor 1867 first woman in the US to do what
Become a registered


dentist
22
What is the correct name for a castrated pig
Barrow
23
What is the literal meaning of the title Viceroy
In place of the King
24
Dover is the State Capitol of which US state
Delaware
25
Where would you find Giacomo Marconi airport
Bologna
26
In the Northern hemisphere its Jan 1st South Aug 1st what is
Racehorse official


birthdays
27
What word describes one tenth of a nautical mile
Cable
28
What does the Latin phrase Ex Mores mean
According to Custom
29
What does a sacerdotal person study for
The priesthood
30
In the Bible John the Baptist lived on wild honey and what
Locusts
31
Who wrote the Paris and Prague symphonies
Mozart
32
Men are ten times more likely than women to have what
Colour Blindness
33
Bond, Cotton Fabric and Tablet are types of what
Paper
34
What mythical beast is a cross between a lion and an eagle
Griffin
35
Melita in the Bible where Paul was shipwrecked is where today
Malta
36
The Zoastrian religion began in what country
Persia or Iran
37
Hydra Gyrum was the Latin name for which element
Mercury - Hg
38
Crystallite is used in what sport
Snooker - Pool balls


made from it
39
The half wit Smike appears in which Dickens novel
Nicholas Nickleby
40
Contralto and Soprano are female voices what comes between
Mezzo - soprano
41
In North Africa a mouflon is a wild what
Sheep
42
What name's given to a number that exactly divides into another
Factor or Divisor
43
Who wrote the book The Amazing Mr Ripley
Patricia Highsmith
44
Who dictated the Koran to Mohamed
The Angel Gabriel
45
Ancient Rome / Greece what Temple was dedicated to all Gods
Pantheon
46
What US State flag has a UK Union Flag on it
Hawaii
47
In the Old Testament whose name means Gods with us
Emanuel
48
What does an anthrophage practice
Cannibalism
49
Who is the Greek Goddess of witchcraft and black magic
Hecate
50
Grande and Chico are versions of what Spanish activity
Flamenco dancing





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Questions Quiz 71
Answers
51
What is a Bodhran used in Ireland
Irish Drum over a


frame
52
Petilent wine is what
Slightly sparkling
53
What did Trevor Baylis invent
Clockwork Radio
54
In Medieval China children up to 7 years old would do what
Breastfeed
55
In 1500 BC Egyptian women had to be what to be beautiful
Bald
56
The average American does what for 52 minutes a day
Read a Newspaper
57
Who was the Christian missionary portrayed in Chariots of Fire
Eric Liddle
58
What are silver coins made from
Copper Nickel
59
What State was founded in 1948
Israel
60
Where, apart from the wild, would you find bulls bears and stags
Stock Exchanges
61
What is the SI base unit of electrical current
Amperes
62
Bell View in Manchester built in 1928 was Britain's first what
Greyhound Stadium
63
Anthesis means what in relation to plants
In Flower - blooming
64
What children's character lived at Scatterbrook farm
Worzel Gummage
65
In Christian tradition what Saint is the Virgin Mary's mother
Saint Ann
66
The filbert is an alternative name for which nut
Hazelnut
67
Superstition if a woman sees a robin Valentines day marry who
Sailor
68
Ann Franklin in 1792 was the first woman to do what
Newspaper Editor in


Newport USA
69
In dry measure 8 quarts are a what
Peck
70
March April and May are the only months that have what
Anagrams Charm


Ripal Yam
71
What has 32 panels and 642 stitches
A football (soccer)
72
Thomas Sullivan in New York in 1908 introduced what
The Tea Bag
73
The Russians used what to cure piles
Potato suppositories
74
If you have Acute hasopharyngitis what's wrong
You got a cold
75
In 1927 what ceased to be a weapon in the British Army
The Lance
76
Who was the only Apostle to die a natural death
Saint John
77
What was banned in China in 1911 as a sign of feudalism
The Pigtail
78
An 18th century law in Britain banned the poor from having what
Gin - they were too


pissed
79
Oil is the most traded product in the world what is the second
Coffee
80
It is illegal to take picture of who in Zambia
Pygmies
81
What is the active ingredient in Chinese birds nest soup
Bird Spit
82
What animals evidence is admissible in US courts
A Bloodhound
83
What is the most popular participation sport in Britain
Darts
84
In Britain what are Sing Tao and Weng Wei Po
Chinese Newspapers
85
Which Grand Prix driver was also a champion claw pigeon shot
Jackie Stewart UK


clay 5 times
86
Ambrosia the food of the Gods from the Greek Ambroata means
Immortal
87
Psyscrophillia is sexual arousal by what
Cold
88
What company developed the dot matrix printer for 64 Olympics
Seiko
89
What is measured with an ombrometer
Rainfall
90
Who set a world water speed record over 70 mph at age 72
Alexander Graham


Bell
91
Eidology is the search for what
Existence of Ghosts
92
What star only began singing when she broke her leg
Doris Day was a


dancer
93
What is Foghorn Leghorn's favourite song
Camptown Races
94
Rodin's The Thinker is really a portrait of what Italian poet
Dante
95
Grace Robin was the first model - to model what in 1930
Contact Lenses
96
What game has only 7 possible opening moves
Draughts - Checkers
97
Who owned the dog called Peritus
Alexander the Great
98
In cookery what happens to food served farci
It's stuffed
99
An orchidectomy involves what procedure
Removal of testicle
100
Queen Victoria in 1837 was the first English monarch to do what
Live in Buckingham


Palace




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Questions Quiz 72
Answers
1
Who was the science advisor on the first Star Trek film
Isaac Asimov
2
Why does a cynophobe fear
Dogs
3
In a French restaurant what's plate de jure translate as
Dish of the Day
4
Name of the road system links 17 capitals in South America
Pan American


Highway
5
Capital cities name translates as City of Islam
Islamabad
6
In Britain since 1300 gold and silver hallmarked what in 1975
Platinum
7
Where would you find a planchette
Oiuja board indicator
8
You ordered unagi in a Japanese restaurant what would you get
Eel
9
If you have dysmorphia what do you hate
A body part
10
In The Man with the Golden Gun name Scaramangas assistant
Nick Nack
11
Name Pluto's moon
Charon
12
Which group of hobbyists spend the most money on it
Gardeners
13
More than 14 million are sold daily in 150 countries - what
Bic pens
14
What is the only insect that can turn its head
The praying mantis
15
In Animal Farm what kind of creature was Bluebell
A Dog
16
Geneva stands on what river
Rhone
17
Which actor was born in Chiuhauha Mexico
Anthony Quinn
18
61 is the international telephone dialling code for what country
Australia
19
What American Indian tribe currently has over 300000 members
Cherokee
20
In the US civil war what were graybacks
Body lice
21
Casey Kasem was the original voice of what cartoon character
Shaggy on Scooby


Doo
22
Who was Bette Midlers piano player before going solo
Barry Manilow
23
The artist Seurat employed which technique
Pointillism
24
Where would you find your Zygomatic Arch
Cheekbone
25
What is measured in ohms
Electrical resistance
26
Menkes Kinky Hair Syndrome caused by deficiency of what
Copper
27
Which heroine comes from Amphipolis
Xena warrior princess
28
Where were Belgian waffles invented
Luxembourg
29
Where would you find a gambrel
On a horse it’s a


horses leg
30
On a prescription what does PO mean
By mouth
31
Lagomorphs refer to which animal
Rabbits
32
What is the SI unit of force
Newton
33
Proverbially a man is as old as he feels a woman as old as she?
Looks
34
What nationality was the first man to die in a plane crash
French – Orville


Wrights passenger
35
In scrabble what two letters are worth ten points
QZ
36
Name of the Major General who invented the exploding shell
Henry Shrapnel
37
Which two vegetables are used in vichyssoise
Leek Potato
38
American folklore Abner Doubleday invented what at West Point
Baseball
39
There are five stars on the flag of which country
Peoples republic of


China
40
What is the worlds longest race
The Whitbread round


the world
41
Who wrote Breakfast at Tiffany's
Truman Capote
42
What first crossed the English Channel in 1959
Prototype hovercraft
43
Which actor/writer born 1939 has the first names John Marwood
John Cleese
44
Who founded the Ballet Russe
Sergei Pavlovich


Diaghilev
45
Who designed the mini skirt
Mary Quant
46
Mary Pickford Charlie Chaplin and who founded United Artists
D W Griffith
47
What company did actor Brad Pitt model for
Levis
48
James Bond flew Little Nellie in which film
You Only Live Twice
49
In cooking something made Veronique must contain what
Grapes
50
Which island was the site of the Australian Grand Prix
Philip Island





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Questions Quiz 72
Answers
51
Hanoi stands on the Song-Koi - what's it mean
Red River
52
US civil war Confederate Kingston hospital Georgia specialised
Soldiers with


Venereal Disease
53
Where is the Salvador Dali museum located
St Petersburg Florida
54
Who would use an opisometer
A cartographer to


measure
55
If a doctor said you had claudication what have you got
A limp or lameness
56
Which country in the world produces the most mangos
India
57
Who taught George Harrison to play the sitar
Ravi Shankar
58
Josef Vissarionovich Dzhugashvili became famous as who
Joseph Stalin
59
Who was the leader of the Polish trade union Solidarity
Lech Walesa
60
In Hindu Castes Brahmins were priests what were Varsyas
Farmers
61
Robin Goodfellow alternative name which Shakespeare character
Puck
62
What is latke
A potato pancake
63
Cindy Crawford Elle Macpherson and Madonna all done what
Appeared in Playboy
64
The quokka is a member of which animal family
Wallaby
65
Proverbially it was a bold man who first ate what
An Oyster
66
2.47105 acres is equal to what SI unit
Hectare
67
An ecostate animal lacks what
Ribs
68
Which country had the first state victims compensation scheme
New Zealand in 1960
69
Sperrylite is the ore what is extracted
Platinum
70
The game pailemalle played on grass evolved into what
Billiards
71
On what common object could you find a gate and a claw
Camera
72
Pavarti or Uma is the wife of who in Hindu religion
Shiva
73
Susseration is what
Whispering
74
There are over 400 recognised breeds of what
Dog
75
What links Sivan Av Tevat and Adar
Jewish months
76
The word philosophy comes from Greek literally meaning what
Love of wisdom
77
In the classical format there are strictly only five positions - what
Ballet
78
Where was Robinson Crusoe's home, according to the book
York
79
Kallium is the old name for which element
Potassium
80
In the Philippines what is lumpia
Spring Rolls
81
What actress said "It's better to be nude than unemployed"
Angie Dickinson
82
What is a percoid
A bony fish
83
Majorca belongs to which island group
Balearic Islands
84
Who was he last Tudor monarch of England
Elizabeth I
85
Which 1954 film won eight Oscars
On the Waterfront
86
What's the worlds largest selling designer clothing range
Ralph Lauren
87
Symbolics.com was the worlds first what
Registered domain


name
88
What is the worlds most polluted major city
Mexico City
89
People with hypertrichosis have lots of what
Hair
90
Corinthian Ionic and what are the orders of Greek architecture
Doric
91
Cassiterite is the ore what is extracted
Tin
92
Athens 1896 Paris 1900 St Louis 1904 London 1908 what next
Stockholm 1912 –


Olympic venues
93
What are scaup
Wild ducks
94
Where would you find your corrugator
Your Forehead
95
Which artist painted The Scream
Edvard Munch
96
In the US civil war what pet did Robert E Lee have
A Hen
97
1994 what's the most registered dog by American Kennel Club
Labrador retriever
98
What actress declared "I'll get naked at the drop of a hat"
Sharon Stone
99
What gun does James Bond traditionally use
A Walther PPK
100
In Latin mala means bad it's also a favourite Roman food what
Apple









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Questions Quiz 73
Answers
1
What film won the best visual effects Oscar in 1985
Cocoon
2
Where could you spend a Rufiyya - Capital Male
Maldives
3
Tomatillo is a feature in what countries cusine
Mexico
4
The golden lion is awarded at which film festival
Venice
5
In computing what does EPOS stand for
Electronic Point of


Sale
6
In English its worth 10 points but in Polish only one what is
Letter Z in scrabble
7
Who broke Bearings bank and inspired the film Rogue Trader
Nick Leason
8
Who created the animated characters Wallace and Grommet
Nick Parks
9
Vanilla is part of which plant family
Orchids
10
Which English monarch was first to make Xmas day broadcast
George V
11
The Vatican is the worlds smallest country what's second
Monaco
12
What does anti pasta literally mean
Before the meal
13
Fire bellied Spadefoot and Midwife are all types of what
Toads
14
In the man from UNCLE what does UNCLE stand for
Utd. Net. Com. Law


Enforcement
15
What is also known as liberty cabbage
Sauerkraut
16
Who wrote To Kill a Mockingbird
Harper Lee
17
What 1979 film won the Oscar for best visual effects
Alien
18
Which element is extracted from the ore Scheelite
Tungsten
19
Where could you spend a Metical - capital Maputo
Mozambique
20
Which country consumes the most wine per capita 16.7 gal per
Luxemburg
21
And what the least - two tablespoons per person
Egypt
22
In Oct 1992 Bernard Lavery of Wales grew an 18lb 3oz what
Brussels Sprout
23
Name the most downloaded cyberpet over 14 million
MOPy fish


screensaver
24
How may Oscars did Richard Burton win
None – Seven


Nomination
25
In the Mohs scale of hardness what comes in at number eight
Topaz
26
A Pascal is the SI unit of what
Pressure
27
Herman Zapf designed what
Dingbats font
28
Inderan, Delgado, LeMond and Fignon names in what sport
Cycling
29
A cappella is unaccompanied singing but what it literally mean
In the style of the


chapel
30
William Joyce US born of Irish descent famous as who in WW2
Lord Haw-Haw –


executed 1946
31
Artist - The Monarch of the Glen in 1850 - Lions Trafalgar square
Sir Edwin Henry


Landseer
32
Name woman set up free birth control clinic in Holloway in 1920
Marie Stopes
33
What was the last black and white film to win Oscar best film
The Apartment 1960


Jack Lemon
34
Who wrote the opera Der Rosenkavalier
Richard Strauss
35
Who designed the first jet engine - flew in 1941
Sir Frank Whittle
36
The Wright brothers made aircraft but what was their other job
Bicycle manufacturers
37
Who was the first Plantagenet monarch of England 1154 to 89
Henry II
38
Where could you spend a Dram - Capital Yerevan
Armenia
39
In ancient Rome what was the triclinium
Dining Room
40
Which SF author created the character Lazarus Long
Robert Heinlein
41
Somali, Balinese and Abyssinian breeds of what
Cat
42
Which city is the capital of Tuscany
Florence
43
What type of adornment is a Postiche
Small Hairpiece
44
Only one world team horseracing event at Ascot what trophy
Shergar Cup
45
Ursus Artus Horribilus - the Latin name of what creature
Grizzly Bear
46
Which Graham Green book and film had Pinky as the star
Brighton Rock
47
What film won the best sound effects Oscar in 1985
Back to the Future
48
If you dial 123 in the UK what service do you get
The speaking clock
49
What is the opposite of nocturnal
Diurnal
50
Who wrote the book Interview with a Vampire
Ann Rice




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51
Which element is extracted from the ore Sphalerite
Zinc
52
What country consumes the most meat per capita 124 lb
Argentina
53
Mens world championships started 1903 but 1934 women what
Gymnastics
54
Where could you spend your Tala - Capital Apia
Samoa
55
According to the 2000 census in the UK what is now a religion
Jedi Knight
56
What is used to make a classic wiener schnitzel
Veal
57
What can be Inline, flat or v
Car cylinders
58
Traditionally there are 100 pleats in what item
A Chefs hat
59
The Amazon river rises in which country
Peru
60
What is the most commonly used condiment in the world
Mustard
61
What film won the best makeup Oscar in 1988
Beetlejuice
62
What fruit does not ripen after picking
Pineapple
63
Which gangster escaped from jail using a wooden gun
John Dillinger
64
Who wrote four consecutive number one songs in 1978
Barry Gibb
65
What is the characters name of Agent 86
Maxwell Smart
66
What was the sequel to The Rocky Horror Picture Show
Shock Treatment
67
The oldest one in America still working opened in 1829 what
Brewery
68
The Spinet is another name for what old musical instrument
The Virginal
69
Harold the Fairhead was the first supreme ruler of where
Norway
70
In astrology which heavenly body rules the sign of Cancer
The Moon
71
Who said I've have take more out of alcohol that it has out of me
Sir Winston Churchill
72
If you sailed due West from Japan what country would you hit
Korea
73
What are the seeds of the herb cilantro called used as a spice
Coriander
74
Estelle Parsons best supporting actress Oscar what 1967 film
Bonnie and Clyde
75
Which French artist designed ballet sets for Diaghilev
Henri Matisse
76
Where might you spend a Ceti - Capital Accra
Ghana
77
What family used to live in Bug Tussel
The Clampets
78
In 1924 the worlds first book of what was published
Crosswords
79
A flocculent thing resembles what
Wool
80
What European city is nicknamed Auld Reekie
Edinburgh
81
Selma Lagerlof of Sweden in 1909 first woman to get what
Nobel Prize for


Literature
82
What is a quahog
Type of clam
83
Which Saints day is 1st March
David
84
Who does the voiceover at the end of Michael Jackson's Thriller
Vincent Price
85
If you climbed the Dolomites what country are you in
Italy
86
The earliest recorded one held 1887 Sheen House Richmond ?
Motorcycle Race
87
Which film won the best story and best song Oscars in 1969
Butch Cassidy and


Sundance Kid
88
Ad Lib is short for the Latin Ad libitum what's it literally mean
At Pleasure
89
Which comedian and actors real first name were Leslie Townes
Bob Hope
90
In 1976 what show appeared on TV for the first time
Charlie Angels
91
Name the American pilot shot down over Russia in 1960
Francis Garry Powers
92
The film 10 Rillington Place is based on which British serial killer
Reginald Christie
93
In German cusine what are kartofflen
Potato dumplings
94
Membrenaphone musical instruments commonly called what
Drums
95
Where might you spend a Won
North or South Korea
96
Who wrote the novel The Money Changers
Arthur Hailey
97
Who was the first English Poet Laureate in 1616
Benjamin Jonson
98
Helsinki 52, Melbourne 56 , Rome 60 what comes next
Tokyo 64 - venues


Olympics
99
What country consumes the most coffee per capita 25 Lb
Finland
100
Lee Marvin won the best actor Oscar for what 1965 film
Cat Ballou










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Questions Quiz 74
Answers
1
Which film won the best special effects Oscar in 1961
The Guns of


Naverone
2
The Great Gazoo was an alien in which cartoon series
The Flintstones
3
Peach pear and plum all members of which family of plants
Roses
4
What is the final event in the modern pentathlon
Horse riding
5
In Spain what are Paradors
State owned tourist


hotels
6
What are Acheron, Cocytus and Phlegethon
Rivers of Hell
7
Classical seven ages of man Infant Schoolboy Lover what's next
Soldier
8
In wacky races who drove the converter car
Professor Pat Pending
9
A Robert Heinlein book won 1960 Hugo award name it
Starship Troopers
10
What happened to you if you get a nosicomial condition
Infection caught in


hospital
11
Archbishop Makarios of Cyprus was exiled in 1956 to where
The Seychelles
12
In which novel would you find reference to "The Cracks of Doom"
Lord of the Rings
13
If you were performing Christies or edging what are you doing
Skiing
14
Where would you find a crossjack and a spanker
Sailing ship there sails
15
In boxing what comes between bantam and light weight
Feather weight
16
In Disney's Bedknobs and Broomsticks what magic words used
Bibbity Bobbity Boo
17
First comic book character to return from death by demand is?
Joker in Batman
18
Greenmantle, Three Hostages, Island of Sheep which character
Richard Hannay
19
Which film won the best sound effects Oscar in 1990
Hunt for Red October
20
What was voted the best monopoly piece in 1998
The Car
21
In what city would you find The Jacques Cartier bridge
Montreal
22
The A1 is the longest trunk road in the UK between what 2 cities
London - Edinburgh
23
In the animal kingdom what creatures are in the order Chiroptera
Bats
24
Greek mythology King Minos of Crete got what annual payment
7 men + Women to


feed to Minator
25
In medieval times what was a mangonel used for
It was a siege catapult
26
Gean, Northern bird and Dwarf all types of what
Cherry Tree
27
Who met at Ujiji in 1871
H M Stanley and Dr.


Livingstone
28
Pilgrims visit Mecca where is Mecca
Saudi Arabia
29
What would you do with a wandering sailor
Plant it it’s a plant
30
Germans call a WW1 sea fight Battle of Skagerrak what in UK
Battle of Jutland
31
Port (left) was called what before Admiralty named it port in 1844
Larboard
32
Which Spanish town is noted for high quality steel swords
Toledo
33
The Ngorogoro crater is in what Tanzanian National Park
Serengeti
34
Hamlet, Macbeth Othello which Shakespeare tragedy is missing
King Lear
35
Sand, Soda and what are the main ingredients of glass
Limestone
36
What colour are the seats in the House of Lords
Red - Commons green
37
What are Cats tail, Cocks foot and Sheep's fescue
Types of grass
38
In what city would you find the Spanish Riding School
Vienna
39
What is the most commonly used oil in Chinese cookery
Groundnut or Peanut
40
Which film won the best screenplay Oscar in 1970
MASH
41
The word gospel from Anglo Saxon literally means what
Good Tidings
42
Thor Heyerdahl vessels were Kon Tiki, Ra and what
Tigris
43
And what happened to Tigris 3rd April 1978
He burned it anti war


protest
44
If a doctor gave you an Ishihara test what is he testing for
Colour blindness
45
Only one miracle is mentioned in all four gospels what is it
Feeding of 5000
46
What is the worlds longest mountain range
The Andes
47
Jason and the Argonauts sailed to where looking for the fleece
Colchis
48
Suez is at one end of the Suez canal what is at the other
Port Said
49
What are hunting, dress, old and Price Charles Edward types of
Tartans
50
Dows, Grahams and Warres famous producers of what wine
Port






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Answers
51
What is the official language of Cuba
Spanish
52
What new invention was shown to Queen Victoria 14 Jan 1878
The telephone
53
In 1956 16 tons topped the UK charts who was the singer
Tennessee Ernie Ford
54
He died 28th July 1750 and had 20 children 6 survived name him
Johan Sebastian Bach
55
Who gave Yves Saint Laurent his start in fashion
Christian Dior
56
What is the first name of Agatha Christies Miss Marple
Jane
57
Evangeline Booth became the first woman general in what army
Salvation Army
58
You are a saucy boy comes from what Shakespeare play
Romeo and Juliet
59
Which film won the best sound effects Oscar in 1987
Robocop
60
Napka currency Ismara official capital which African country
Eritrea
61
Where would you find pedals a resonator and a piller
On a Harp
62
Ignoring Queen name the only woman to appear on UK currency
Florence Nightingale
63
In area what is the largest South American country
Brazil
64
Pierre Augustine Caron de Baumarchais play what Opera based on it
Barber of Seville
65
In wacky races who drove the Creepy Coop
Gruesome Twosome
66
Whose catchphrase was "Stop messing About"
Kenneth Williams
67
John Dick Ann Timmy who is missing from this famous five
Julian
68
Dawson City was replaced by Whitehorse as the capital where
Yukon
69
Carara in Tuscany is famous for producing what
Marble
70
There are 150 what in The Bible
Psalms
71
Author of Good as Gold and Closing Time but famed for another
Joseph Heller Catch


22
72
The Owen Ford Dam one of worlds largest is in which country
Uganda
73
Which wine grape variety is nicknamed The King of Grapes
Cabernet Sauvignon
74
Cushat, Rock and Stock all types of which creature
Doves
75
What do ensign, cadet, osprey and 505 have in common
Sailing Dinghy's
76
In cookery what does ricotta literally mean
Twice cooked
77
What links Martha Corey Brigit Bishop Mary Easty in 17th cent
Salem Witchcraft trial
78
In Shakespeare King Lear was king of where
Britain
79
Artist Marc Chegal died in 1985 in what country was he born
Russia
80
Which film won the best song Oscar in 1971
Shaft - The theme


from Shaft
81
Who wrote Man are from Mars Women are from Venus
John Grey
82
Klu Klux Clam, Uncle Ant Disgruntled goat characters from?
Itchy & Scratchy in


The Simpsons
83
Which artist painted The Fighting Temeraire
Joseph Mallard


William Turner
84
Why could you find a hoist and a fly
On a flag
85
Where would you see a stoop or what creature is doing it
A falcons diving
86
Dr Teeth was the leader of the band Electric Mayhem - where
The Muppet Show
87
Dammen in Dutch is what game
Draughts or Checkers
88
A horses height is measured from the ground to what part
Withers - base of neck


crest line
89
What was the first Disney animated film released on video
Dumbo
90
In Superman what was the original name of The Daily Planet
The Daily Star
91
Louisa Adams was the only first lady to be what
Born outside USA
92
In Italian pasta cusine what does al dente literally mean
To the teeth
93
If a wine is described as alcooleux what has it got
Overwhelming


alcohol
94
Which of the Apostles is traditionally pictured with a purse
Matthew taxman
95
Which peoples name translates as eaters of raw flesh
Eskimo
96
Guiseppe Verdi wrote Aida - in what city was it premiered
Cairo
97
Dance with a Stranger was the film of who's life story
Ruth Ellis
98
What nationality was Saint Paul of Tarsus
Turkish
99
Where did you see Fancy, Spook and Choo-Choo
In Top Cat
100
In which film was the best supporting actor Oscar won in 1975
The Sunshine Boys


George Burns




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Answers
1
Kevin Kline won best supporting actor Oscar which 1988 film
A Fish Called Wanda
2
Kipros in Greek Kibris in Turkish what is it in English
Cyprus
3
What is the main ingredient of the Indian dish dahl
Lentils
4
An anti-tussed is used to treat what
Coughs
5
Ball is 38 millimetres in diameter weighs 2.5 grams what sport
Table Tennis
6
In the UK the Clerk of the Closet is the Queens official what
Chaplin
7
A burning oil lamp is the symbol of which organisation
Gideons
8
The Comstock load is a silver deposit in what US state
Nevada
9
What TV show takes place in Sunnydale
Buffy the Vampire


Slayer
10
In 2001 one active UK warship named after an Englishman who
Sir Winston Churchill
11
Walloons speak what language
French in Belgium
12
In Gustav Holsts planets suite which planet is the magician
Uranus
13
What UK gentleman's club first in 1891 to admit lady members
Reform club
14
Ab Ovo Latin for the very beginning but what's it literally mean
From the egg
15
Who was the last Emperor of France
Napoleon III
16
Andy Green first broke the sound barrier on land in what car
Thrust SSC
17
Names from jobs - Baker Cook obvious what was a Pallistair
Fence maker
18
The Seven Pillars of Wisdom comes from where
Proverbs in Bible
19
Name Glen Millers signature tune
Moonlight Serenade
20
Josephine Hull best supporting actress Oscar which 1950 film
Harvey
21
Which word links a type of bread and a cut of precious stone
Baguette
22
What country does China have its longest land border with
Mongolia
23
Astronomer Fred Hoyle coined which phrase
The Big Bang
24
The first US copyrighted film showed what in 1894
A man sneezing
25
What do the four quarters of a hot cross bun symbolise
Moon phases
26
Palm, Olive, Cyprus and Cedar what is the biblical link
Woods cross made
27
Intelligents Report a quarterly magazine in US which subject
UFO organisation
28
Paludism is an old name for which disease
Malaria
29
What was the worlds first patented synthetic food in 1869
Margarine
30
Polish sprinter Ewa Klobukowska first do what at Kiev in 1967
Fail sex test was


disqualified
31
Who owns The Oval cricket ground
Prince Charles
32
Who might use ruddle or what is it
Shepherds dye


marking sheep
33
What organisation recently banned in Russia as paramilitary
Salvation Army
34
Whose song did the Beatles sing on first TV appearance 1962
Roy Orbison Dream


Baby
35
What's unusual about portrait Duke of Monmouth in Nat Gallery
Its not him
36
Harry S Truman and Gerald Ford what's the non obvious link
Left handed
37
Which is the only Shakespeare play not to contain a song
The Comedy of Errors
38
A fimetarious organism grows where
In faeces or shit
39
What lasted 5 hours and twelve minutes in 1969 longest ever
Wimbledon TV match


no tie break
40
Which film won the best visual effects Oscar in 1984
Indiana Jones Temple


of Doom
41
Mount Logan is the highest mountain in which country
Canada
42
The Napstar logo shows headphones on what
A cat
43
What sporting contest Peter Christian win in Jan 77 with 1/16 oz
Angling - total (only)


catch
44
If a dog is canine, cat feline what creature is accipitrine
A hawk
45
Rene Raymond is better known as which author
Raymond Chandler
46
What got named by novelist Gilbert Frankau at a party in 1926
Zip he said Zip its


open Zip its shut
47
In 19th century USA what was The Mongolian Curse
Opium
48
If you suffered from scripturience what are you compelled to do
Write things down
49
Link Aurora Texas, Spitsbergen Norway and Ubatuba Brazil
UFO crash sites
50
What's the US equivalent to the Department of Health in the UK
Surgeon General




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Questions Quiz 75
Answers
51
Jean Montgolfier in 1157 built the worlds first what
Paper factory
52
Link the sports Cricket, Rackets, Croquet and Motorboat racing
Only appeared once in


Olympics
53
Which TV gangster owns the nightclub called The Ba Da Bing
Tony Soprano
54
Where would you find or what are guntlines
Rope - groves
55
How many one legged popes have there been
None
56
Israel Baline became more famous under what name
Irving Berlin
57
Which US state was known as "The mother of Presidents"
Virginia 4 out of 1st 5
58
Why did certain busses in Staffordshire refuse to pick up people
Keeping to schedule
59
The three toed sloth only does it every 10 days - what
Defecate - or crap
60
Who is the only director to win 3 Oscars within five years in 30s
Frank Capra 1934


1936 1938
61
Whose first single released July 1961 was Buttered Popcorn
The Supremes
62
Where are a whales nipples
On its back
63
What theologian claimed he could drive away the devil with a fart
Martin Luther
64
Who devised the idea of a flat rate postal charge
Charles Babbage
65
How to you turn a woman into a cuckquean
Shag her husband


female cuckold
66
Where would you find a Rocker, Eight, Loop and Three
Figures in Ice Skating
67
Samuel Pepys wife always slept with what in her hand
His Dick
68
The medical journal Practitioner 1923 said it will never happen?
Teaching of


contraception
69
Bruce Philip in 1985 recorded what sporting first
Rowed for Oxford and


Cambridge
70
What is measured in units called jnd
Sensitivity Just


noticeable difference
71
In the UK which school choir had a No 1 with a song grandma
Saint Winifred's
72
In the pasa doble what is the female dancer supposed to be
A bullfighters cloak
73
A napiform thing is shaped like what
A turnip
74
What was the first country in 1824 to legalise Trade Unions
Britain
75
What is the worlds longest insect
Borneo stick insect
76
The angel shark has what other name
The monkfish
77
Which mummified tendon was auctioned at Christies in 1969
Napoleons Penis
78
Marie Stopes discovered what in British Museum after marriage
Should not be virgin
79
What does a callipygian person have
Pretty shaped buttocks
80
Which 1977 film won seven Oscars but none for acting
Star Wars
81
It came into football in 1923 men say women don’t understand?
The offside rule
82
What is a nidologist interested in
Birds nests
83
Name Eleanor Roosevelt's job 1932 husband became president
Editor of magazine


Babies
84
Arthur Sarsfield Ward the creator of Fu Man Chu is which author
Sax Rohmer
85
Who wrote Servants of the Wankh in 1969
Jack Vance SF
86
What song was on the B side of The Beatles We can work it out
Day Tripper
87
Georges Claude invented what in 1911
Neon lights
88
In which country did the first Christmas stamp appear in 1898
Canada
89
How does paella get its name
From cooking pan
90
Alfred Hitchcock's daughter appeared in Psycho - name her
Patricia Hitchcock
91
Who lived in Honalee
Puff the magic dragon
92
What is the largest wild animal in the UK
The Scottish red deer
93
In the song who told Laura he loved her in 1960
Ricky Valance
94
Who owns Dartmoor prison
Prince Charles
95
Name the subject Harry Harrison's 1977 book Great Balls of Fire
Sex in Science Fiction
96
Isaiah Sellers did it before Samuel Clements - did what
Used Mark Twain
97
Which English King holds the official record of bastards 21
Henry I
98
Where would you find a corbicula
Honey bee – sacks


carry pollen
99
In 1951 the shortest ever lasted 2.5 minutes - shortest what
Boat race Oxford sank





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Which film won the best story Oscar in 1958
The Defiant
Ones


No
Questions Quiz 76
Answers
1
Who wrote the lyrics for Oscar winning song Whole New World
Tim Rice
2
An empelomaniac has a desire to do what
Hold public office
3
Who described TV as "Chewing gum for the masses"
Architect Frank Lloyd


Wright
4
How did Billie Holiday get the nickname Lady
Refused to pickup tips


with vagina
5
Which creatures communicate by touch, smell and dance
Bees
6
What do the initials Bt mean after a surname
Baronet
7
What was the worlds highest structure until 1930
Eiffel Tower
8
What is a Mexican Black Howler
A Monkey
9
In which country did the study of geometry originate
Egypt
10
A normal human body has 46 what
Chromosomes
11
What is Australia's Barossa valley known for
Wine production
12
What is the worlds fastest moving insect
Tropical Cockroach
13
How is something cooked if done en papillote
In Paper
14
Which detective lived in Cabot Cove Maine
Jessica Fletcher
15
What would you do with a naked lady
Plant it – its


Colchinium
16
What became legal in 1901 in the UK
Boxing
17
Harry Longbaugh became better known under what name
The Sundance Kid
18
Which country has the worlds first greyhound racing track
USA
19
What was Marie Osmonds only solo hit
Paper Roses
20
Ben Hur won most Oscars 11 what film comes second with 10
West Side Story
21
A myomancer predict the future by studying what
The shape of mice
22
Which actress said "Being a sex symbol is like being a convict"
Raquel Welch in 1979
23
The Golden Bear is awarded at which film festival
Berlin
24
What financial item was introduced to UK in September 1963
American Express


card
25
Where did Indian ink originally come from
China
26
Where is Judge Dread a judge
Mega City
27
What was the capitol of Russia before Moscow
Saint Petersburg
28
A crapulous person is full of it - what
Alcohol - it means


drunk
29
If you have cherophobia what are you afraid of
Joy - happiness
30
John Lennon named The Quarrymen after what
His old school
31
How many best director Oscars did Alfred Hitchcock win
None
32
In France what is eau de vie
Brandy
33
The Savannah was the worlds first commercial what
Atomic powered ship
34
Which county has the most MEPs 99
Germany
35
Ships known as The First Fleet transported what in 1788
Convicts to Australia
36
Geotropism affects what
Plants its gravity


growth response
37
Marie Gresholtz is better known as who
Madam Tussaud
38
Equestrian, Yachting and what Olympic sport are sexes equal
Shooting
39
If you saw Fringilla Coelebs what bird have you noticed
The Chaffinch
40
Which film won the best makeup Oscar in 1992
Bram Stokers Dracula
41
If you had crabites what have you got
Collection of fossil


crabs
42
This TV series ran for 78 episodes before it was scrapped - what
Star Trek
43
Which Beatles song did The Overlanders take to number one
Michelle
44
A mirliton is another name for what musical instrument
A Kazoo
45
Where is the largest church in the world
Vatican in Rome
46
And who designed it
Michelangelo
47
What sort of meat is used in the dish Guard of Honour
Neck of Lamb
48
What sport was banned in England in 1849
Cockfighting

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