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What was innovative about Co-op winter warmer ale
Labelled in Braille
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In the UK they are butter beans what in the USA
Lima Beans
4
Who said I have had a talent for irritating women since I was 14
Marilyn Munroe
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Peter Sellers played Clouseau but who dropped the role
Peter Ustinov
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Parorexia is the desire for what
Strange Foods
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What job links Kris Kristoffensen and Gene Roddenbery
Both worked as pilots
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Legend says tortellini was created to honour what part of Venus
Her belly button
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Who invented the dumb waiter
Thomas Jefferson
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What was the top grossing film of the 60s
The Sound of Music
11
In 2000 what word was written on Sydney bridge in fireworks
Eternity
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STDs are the most costly health problem in the USA what's 2nd
Dog Bites
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Scarlet O'Hara had what original first name
Patsy
14
Who wrote the post nuclear war novel On the Beach
Neville Schute
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In ancient Rome what could be candida, picta, pulla or virilis
Types of Toga styles
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Name the one person who has won a Nobel and an Oscar
G B Shaw Lit 1925


Pygmalion 1938
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First used in Salt Lake 1980s what was a jarvik
Artificial heart
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Excluding the what word appears most in Bond film titles
Never
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Which character did not appear in the cartoon Star Trek
Chekov
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What is a casaba
A Melon
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A screwdriver becomes a fuzzy screw when you add what
Peach Schnapps
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Hungarian doctor Karolyn Maria Beekert coined what word 1869
Homosexual
23
Pine, Beach, Stone, Sable or American types of what creature
Martins
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Name Roman soldier who is supposed to have stabbed Jesus
Longinius
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What can be a font, architectural style or novel type
Gothic
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What is Colombo's first name
Phillip
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Boothby blonde, China long, straight 8 varieties of what
Cucumber
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Santiago is the capitol of Chile what does it mean
Saint Iago - or Saint


James
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The ancient Egyptians worshiped a sky Goddess name her
Nut
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Aprosexia is the abnormal inability to do what
Concentrate
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Peter George wrote Two Hours to Doom filmed as what
Dr Strangelove
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Hugh Hefner and Katherine Hepburn both had degrees in what
Psychology
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What is a hen of the woods
A mushroom
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Which film of the 70s received the most Oscars
Cabaret 1972
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In Hindu mythology Meru is equal to what Greek site
Olympus
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357 UK roads are specially marked to protect what
Toads during mating


season
37
In China its 19 grams but in Denmark 42 grams average what
Weight of mans


testicles
38
Name the smurf spin off characters that live underwater
Snorks
39
One quarter of people who lose sense of small also lose what
Desire for sex
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Which vegetable has the highest sugar content
Onion
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Quarter oz whiskey half ounce sloe gin makes a black what
Hawk
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Which tough guy actor was once a drop hammer operator
Robert Mitchum
43
Which group govern in a plutocracy
The most wealthy
44
In western palmistry the index finger is linked to which planet
Jupiter
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The Central Perk Café appears in which TV series
Friends
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What does sputnik literally mean
Fellow Traveller
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The Volga is Europe longest river what is the second longest
Danube
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An archangel cat has what colour coat
Blue
49
What instrument did Glen Miller play
Trombone
50
Debby Boone sang the No 1 song of the 70s name it
You light up my life




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51          In Ecuador if you were served tronquito what have you eaten            Bull penis soup




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From Here to Eternity gets its name from a poem by who
Tennyson
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Where would you find a coffin joint
Horses foot
54
What phenomenon do cereologists study
Crop circles
55
In 1995 what was the most common name given to girls in USA
Ashley
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And again in 1995 what was the one given to boys in USA
Michael
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Which Shakespeare play ends in marriage of Benedict Beatrice
Much ado About


Nothing
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Lord Lovat was the last in England to do what
Be judicially


beheaded
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Name the cowardly member of Dick Dastardly's squadron
Zilly
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What is the correct topping for a pastitsio
Béchamel sauce
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Mojo is a Filipino what
Alcoholic fruit punch
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In 1940s California it was illegal to serve alcohol to who
Homosexuals
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Name actor fired as no star quality because of big Adams apple
Clint Eastwood
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What was Buddy Hollies current single when he died
It doesn't matter any


more
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Who wrote April is the cruellest month in poem The Wasteland
T S Elliot
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What is 40 in Roman numerals
XL
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What is a shubunkin
A goldfish
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What was the first company formed to manufacture motor cars
Daimler
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Which brother sister won Wimbledon mixed doubles in 1980
John Tracy Austin
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Alicante, Money-maker and Ailsa Craig varieties of what
Tomatoes
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Be prepared is the boy scout motto what's the girl guides motto
Be prepared
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Again in Ecuador if you were served cuy what have you eaten
Guinea pig
73
In military terms what is a SLR
Self Loading Rifle
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London and which UK city are joined by the Grand Union canal
Birmingham
75
Who wrote the children's story The Old man of Lochnagar
Prince Charles
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What are the devils bones
Dice
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Name Tina Turners solo comeback album of 1984
Private Dancer
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What was the first nationally released film with a PG 13 rating
Red Dawn
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On a poll 50% men said sex in bed favourite 20% fem what fem
Reading 23%
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What is the main ingredient of a booyah
Chicken
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What does the VO on a bottle of Seagrams stand for
Very Old
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What actor was once fruit picker iceman truck driver propman
John Wayne
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USA supreme court 1962 said who cant be imprisoned - illegal
Drug Addicts
84
How did Scrooge McDuck earn his first dime
Shining shoes
85
What is the currency of Turkey
Lira
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The word planet comes from Greek what's it literally mean
Wanderers
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Sailors round the horn - off which country are they doing it
Chile
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American comes from USA what someone from Monaco called
Monagasque
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On an ordinance survey map what does a H in circle represent
Hospital
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Which fashion designer said - A woman is as old as her knee
Mary Quant
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A professional boxer is limited to 36 feet - feet of what
Bandages on hands
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On the Beaufort scale 8 represents what
A Gale
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What is the capitol of Belarus
Minsk
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Soyuz was a soviet spacecraft but what's it literally mean
Union
95
Which American author wrote The turn of the Screw
Henry James
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Who sang about Angel in a Centrefold
J Geils Band
97
Who first starred in the film The Boy in the Plastic Bubble
John Travolta
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Surveyed 70% of US females said they preferred this to sex what
Chocolate
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Which English speaking country consumes most table wine per
Australia
100
What are garbanzo beans also known as
Chick peas





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1            The Undiscovered Country a Star Trek title taken from where            Shakespeare's Hamlet




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David Cornwell is better known as which author
John Le Carr
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Puccini's Turendot is set in which country
China
4
If you have a viral infection of the parotid glands what is it
Mumps
5
Ophidiophobia is the fear of what
Snakes
6
Collective nouns - A glint of what
Goldfish
7
Pal Hewson became more famous as who
Bono - singer in U2
8
Which island is also known as the apple isle
Tasmania
9
Who was nicknamed The Great Communicator
Ronald Regan
10
Tiramisu is a coffee desert but what does it literally mean
Pick me up
11
In what game would you nurdle scrunge or carnovsky
Tiddlywinks
12
Where would you find racettes
Lines on wrist in


palmistry
13
Why did Disney recall his first celluloid Donald Duck toys
They exploded into


flames
14
Which South American country does not border the Pacific
Belize
15
What is the largest moon in our solar system
Ganymede of Jupiter
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What is the characteristic of an aphyllus plant
No leaves
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Plantalgia is pain where
Soles of feet
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In which film did we meet Baron Numpsi as the villain
Eddie Murphy's The


Golden Child
19
What religion was Adolf Hitler
Roman Catholic
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Poison oak and ivy belong to which general family
Cashew
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Bognor Java gets is on average 322 days annually what
Lightning strikes
22
Epiphany Christian feast 6th Jan translates from Greek as what
Manifestation
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Progress through Pain was whose motto
Arnold Swartzenager
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Which American city is nicknamed The Birthplace of Aviation
Dayton Ohio
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Mastigophobia is the fear of what
Flogging
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A woman has Hisdoy syndrome what has she got
A Moustache
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Who had a hit in the UK singing about the Streets of London
Ralph McTell
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What does CMOS stand for in a computer
Complimentary metal


Oxide semi-conductor
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Prova from provolone means what
Ball shaped
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Saint Augustine first argued for what
Missionary position


only in sex
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What original story begins Aladdin was a little Chinese boy
1001 Arabian Nights
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In the Vietnam war what was the signal US to evacuate Saigon
Bing Crosby White


Xmas on Radio
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Games Slater invented what
Fibreglass
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The group Simply Red were named after what
Man Utd football club
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Virginia Patterson Hensley became more famous as who
Patsy Cline
36
Which worlds city is known as The Golden City
Prague Czech
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The earliest paper written in Latin is a woman's writing what is it
Invitation to a party
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Every year there's a ton of it for every person in the world - what
Cement poured
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Thomas Jefferson's home has a hidden what? illegal in his time
Billiard Table in


Virginia
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Which country contains every type of climate in the world
New Zealand
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All soldiers of every country do it - do what
Salute with right hand
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The Soviet Sukhoi-34 fighter was the worlds first with what
A Toilet in it
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The are six sides on a standard one - a standard what
Pencil
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Westminster Abbey is dedicated to who
Saint Peter
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Hokusai and Hiroshige were famous Japanese what
Artists
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Reverend Marcus Morris founded which UK comic in the 50s
Eagle
47
Where would you find Queen Maud Land
Antarctica
48
Who played the doctor in the rock opera Tommy
Jack Nicholson
49
King George III is remembered in which children's nursery rhyme
The Grand old Duke


of York
50
Lygophobia is the fear of what
Darkness
No
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51
In what country was the paperclip invented
Norway




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What is the flavour of a piri-piri sauce
Curry
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Which organisation has been selling racehorses since 1176
Tattersalls
54
Which early rock singer was nicknamed killer
Jerry Lee Lewis
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Names from jobs - Baker Cook obvious what did a Mercer do
Textile dealer
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What title has the wife of an earl
Countess
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La Celestina was the first one in Spain the first what
Theatre play
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According to Guinness book what's measured in Milli-Helens
Beauty from Helen of


Troy
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What word originally meant a dark cosmetic eye powder
Alcohol from Al


Kuhul antimony
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In ancient Sparta what was the penalty for bachelorhood
Can't watch women's


gymnastics
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In Disney's Jungle book name four vultures
John Paul George


Ringo
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1994 Christies sold what piece of Elvis memorabilia for $41400
Amex credit card
63
What is the highest waterfall in the Alps
The Richenbach Falls
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Woodpusher, fish and patzer derogatory words for a bad what
Chess player
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Which US state drinks the least beer per capita
Utah
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Collective nouns - A wiggle of what
Tadpoles
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Farok Pluto Bulsara became more famous as who
Freddie Mercury
68
Which actor made his debut in the 1958 film Cry Baby Killer
Jack Nicholson
69
A computer does a POST what is a post
Power on self test
70
What French word means liquor is half frozen
Frappe
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In Spain what is manchego
Sheep's cheese
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Who was known as the Queen of Folk Music
Joan Baez
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Collective nouns - A shiver of what
Sharks
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Linda Hunt won an Oscar Year of Living Dangerously what 1st
First Oscar playing


opposite sex
75
Norwegian Sigerson, Spy Altamont, Sea Captain Basil all who
Sherlock Holmes


disguises
76
Where is the only digital rolex watch in the world
Wimbledon centre


court
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In Kiplings How the Leopard got its Spots name the Leopard
Best Beloved
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What do the Chinese regard as the highest form of visual art
Calligraphy
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Vestiophobia is the fear of what
Clothing
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In the UK marmite is a spread but what is a marmite in France
Tall straight cook pot
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Name Donald Ducks father
Quackemore
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The film Cleopatra was banned in Egypt in 1963 why
Liz Taylor Jewish


convert
83
What would an antipyrhettic drug be used for
Reduce temperature
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In music who decided that an octave should have eight notes
Pythagoras
85
What is the Latin word for to roll
Volvo
86
Which garment traditionally contains eight sections of material
Kimono
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What international airport is identified by the letters CCU
Calcutta
88
Which part of the body will expand three times when excited
Iris
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In computing what is the smallest movement of a mouse called
Mickey
90
What item would you see on the flag of Malta
George Cross
91
Sameer Bhatia from Bangalore began what service
Hotmail
92
Who was known as the Father of Science Fiction
Jules Verne
93
Winnie the Pooh lived where
Hundred Acre Wood
94
Sufferers from lambdacism cannot do what
Pronounce letter R
95
Pierce Brosnens contract stops him doing what in any other film
Wearing a Tuxedo
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Spielberg named the shark in Jaws Bruce why
After his Lawyer
97
Barajas is the main airport - where
Madrid
98
Sterlet is the rarest most expensive what
Caviar - tiny eggs
99
Robert Langford Modini became more famous as who
Robert Stack
100
Collective nouns - A congress or flange of what
Baboons
No
Questions Quiz 83
Answers
1
Anthony Pratt invented what in the 1940s
Cluedo




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2                 The Stirling prize is awarded annually for which field of design
3Parcheesi is the national game of which country

4What shape is a saggitated leaf
5What is the Oscar statuette holding Sword

6Yet Another Hierarchical Officious Oracle better known as what
7Who would get an award known as the purple cross

8                 What sport was described as "Chess with muscles"

9                 The Bahunia a five petal wild orchid is the symbol of where
101858 Queen Victoria sent the first transatlantic telegram to who

11              If you have a Barr test what was tested

12              We've used Xerox but from Greek what does it literally mean
13              How was Boris Karloff listed in the credits 1931 Frankenstein

14              Who is the father of the Russian alphabet
15              What did the ancient Greeks call the fear of woods and forests

16              Whose family name is Zimprsquzzntwlfb
17              Where did the group 10cc get their name

18              Who said "All I can say is that I'm not a Marxist"

19              Who is buried in a chapel near lake Stroganoff in Romania
20              What area gets its name from the Greek word for bear

21              The head of which organisation is known as The Black Pope

22              What sport still requires competitors to wear formal clothing
23              The name Hilary comes from Latin meaning what

24              Katy Mirza was the first Indian woman to do what
25              Richard Attenbourough and wife were the first leads in what play

26              The Rhine rises in which country
27              In English packs it's the Jack or Knave what in French packs

28              Which cartoon character was originally called egghead
29              What is measured in Darwin's

30              Sacred carvings is the literal translation of what word

31              Lake Tiberius is better known by what name
32              What is a curragh

33              Pax was the Roman god of peace who's the Greek equivalent
34              Who was the last prisoner in the Tower of London

35              Joseph Gayette invented it in 1857 to prevent piles - what
36              Whose epitaph reads Lived a philosopher died a Christian

37              Who was the first newspaper owner to give staff a paid holiday
38              Ronald MacDonald is worldwide except Japan what's he there

39              Where can you see Ada Byron

40              What is the most tattooed product in the world
41              Which Somerset Maughn novel is considered autobiographical

42              The Sureto are the secret service of which country
43              Who created the character Parker Pyne

44              Archimedes lived in which city
45              Who is the first person a newly elected Pope meets

46              Who's only person have Dewey Decimal class named after him

47              Taliban women required by law to wear what on left arms

48              Which country is named after its highest point
49              What would you do at a table in Greece

50              Felix Hoffman discovered the worlds first synthetic drug 1897?

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51          Where do the natives speak tagalog




Architecture
India

Arrow shaped

YAHOO
Animal bravery by

RSPCA
Fencing Hong Kong President James Buchanan
Your Sex - in athletics Dry
As ?

Saint Cyril
Panic from god Pan Mr Spock in Star Trek Average sperm in ejaculation
Karl Marx Count Dracula Arctic because great bear over it
The Jesuits Snooker or Billiards Cheerfulness Feature in Playboy The Mousetrap Switzerland Valet

Elmer J Fudd
Rate of evolutionary

change
Hieroglyphics

Sea of Galilee
Boat

Irene
Rudolf Hess

Toilet Paper
Casanova

Joseph Pulitzer
Donald MacDonald

Woman on Microsoft
watermark

Harley Davidson Of Human Bondage France

Agatha Christie Syracuse

His tailor to measure him
William Shakespeare Tattoo of husbands name

Kenya
Banking it’s a bank Aspirin

Answers

Philippines




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Which composer was nickname the Red Priest
Vivaldi
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Wolves, Curlews, Bulls and Ravens the first groups of what
Boy Scouts
54
Which instrument does a cymbalist play
Piano
55
What is made by the crush tear curl process
Tea
56
Bovine is cow like but what does hircine refer to
Goat
57
A speed stick measure the speed of what
Cricket balls
58
President Kennedy was shot in Dallas in what type of car
Lincoln
59
In mythology what is the offspring of a God and mortal called
Hero
60
Where would you find an intrados
Inside curve of arch
61
The young are called widgets, females fifinellas what are they
Gremlins
62
Which part of a boar is called a wreath
Its tail
63
Pooler Jones, Lazy Plate, Jayne Hill and Buckthorn types of what
Barbed Wire
64
In Japan what is jigai
Female suicide
65
Which company had slogan You don’t win silver you lose gold
Nike - 1996 Olympics
66
In what is the Shannon trophy competed for
World Chess Trophy
67
Which island gets its name from the Portuguese for bearded
Barbados
68
John Le Carr invented what common term used in espionage
Mole
69
Crystal City in Texas put up a statue to what cartoon character
Popeye - they are


spinach growers
70
Which international companies logo is exactly 42 dots
Sony
71
The Sydney Olympic torch showed a boomerang and what else
The Opera house
72
Greeks longest, Japans shortest and Saudi Arabia none what?
National Anthem
73
"Broom" Bromden an Indian narrates which famous book
One Flew over the


Cuckoos Nest
74
What was Butch Cassidy's original profession
Butcher hence Butch
75
Chinese call it little mouse, Danes Swedes elephants trunk?
The @ sign
76
Whose business was ran from 2222 South Wabash
Al Capone
77
Which literary character takes his name from Latin for nobody
Captain Nemo
78
Which companies first product was an electric rice cooker
Sony It shocked fired
79
What was the Latin word for wheel - now a common transport
Truck
80
Panchaguni is the Indian God of what art
Palmistry
81
What are Manhattan, Apollo, Hedwig, Cartman, Guinness
Linux versions
82
Don Hoeffler coined what phrase in Electronic News in 1971
Silicon Valley
83
What beverage named after the UK Prime Minister of the 1830s
Earl Grey Tea
84
You have head of ebay.com what's ebay translate to in Russian
Fuck off – imperative


of word fuck
85
Traditionally Lamborghini Miura and Diablo are named for what
Fighting Bulls
86
Narton is a mixture of baking soda and salt what was it used for
Mummification
87
All the Richard Hannay books got their titles from where
Bunyon's The


Pilgrims Progress
88
Whose film debut was Jennings in Revenge of the Creature 1955
Clint Eastwood
89
What are studied by hymenopterists
Bees
90
What gift is given on behalf Saudi Arabia King to Mecca pilgrims
Small Bottle Extra


Virgin Olive Oil
91
What counties national drink is called aizag pronounced I shag
Mongolian mares milk
92
Which cowboys middle names were Berry Stapp
Wyatt Earp
93
What did Sir Humphry Davy say was his best discovery
His student Michael


Faraday
94
Which organisation began in a converted toilet in central London
Lords cricket
95
What gets its name from the Greek meaning large catapult
Howitzer
96
Where is the Isle of Pelicans
Alcatraz
97
Where would you find the titmus test
ICC cricket test for


bowling action
98
What is the Chinese word for wind
Feng - Shui is water
99
What or where was original deadline
USA Civil war prison
100
Where is Landino spoken
Spain by Spanish


Hebrew mix
No
Questions Quiz 84
Answers
1
What was the first doctor film made in 1954
Doctor in the House




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Information about what subject is recorded in Wisden
Cricket
3
Gerald Gardner in the 50s founded which pagan organisation
Wicker
4
On a UK ordinance survey map what is shown by a blue star
Major shopping centre
5
In the middle of the land is the literal translation of where
Mediterranean sea
6
Venus and Adonis was whose first published work
William Shakespeare
7
What is the highest French civil decoration awarded
Legion de Honour
8
In the Archie comics what is Jughead's first name
Forsyth
9
Which meteorological phenomena means "a curl of hair" in Latin
Cirrus - clouds
10
Which racing circuit is nicknamed the brickyard
Indianapolis
11
Who or what are Taikonauts
Chinese astronauts
12
The profits from the 1929 edition of Mein Kampf went to where
International Red


Cross
13
Where would you find the original Mr Plod
Noddy books
14
Which companies logo is based on the legend of cats nine lives
Ever Ready
15
Which PC game shares it name with a Bond film character
Solitaire
16
What is the Welsh name for Wales
Cymru
17
What is a virgule
The / slash
18
Sumo cant be Olympic because it bans women - why
Menstrual cycle


offends Gods
19
In Greek what does Eunuch literally translate as
Bed Watcher
20
When Harrison Ford was The Fugitive who was the lawman
Tommy Lee Jones
21
Where were the original loopholes
Castle walls – arrow


firing slits
22
Roman soldiers were given slaves - what were they called
Addicts addicted


means enslaved
23
Which creatures name translates as the lizard in Spanish
Alligator
24
West Side Story tells about the West side of what or where
Fifth Avenue
25
What was the worlds first televised murder
Ruby killing Oswald
26
What company used to be called The Haloid Company
Xerox
27
The Chinese year cycle starts with 1st to ask Buddha which
Rat
28
Character in a movie series named Sanskrit word warrior what
Yoda from Yoddha
29
What is the default extension given to paintbrush files
It's .bmp
30
In the UK today 16000 people die annually from what
Illness caught in


hospital
31
In which TV program did Sergeant Bosco appear
A Team
32
In ancient Athens every third man worked with what
Marble
33
Every day 2700 Americans find out what
They have gonorrhoea
34
Where would you find you columella - or what is it
Space between


nostrils
35
What was used at Wimbledon for the first time in 1986
Yellow tennis balls
36
Which novel has the longest sentence in literature 823 words
Les Miserables –


Victor Hugo
37
What is the most stolen item in US drugstores
Batteries cosmetics
38
Crab is the only named one in any Shakespeare play - what
Dog - Two Gentlemen


of Verona
39
What was the first Olympic sport to include women
Tennis - Paris 1900
40
Which of the four Horsemen of the Apocalypse rode a red horse
Slaughter
41
Venus Observa is the technical term for what
Missionary position
42
Which male mammals have the highest rate of homosexuality
Bats
43
Sex shop survey what's most popular flavour eatable knickers
Cherry
44
And what is the least
Chocolate
45
Which country has no public toilets
Peru
46
Which cartoon character was originally pink and called Orsen
Tweety Pie
47
What product changed its original name from the soundabout
The walkman
48
There are more in Los Angeles than in all France - what
Judges
49
Syngenesophobia is the fear of what
Your relatives
50
What fictional Englishman belongs to the Ganymede club
Jeeves
No
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Answers
51
From which modern country did the Franks come
Germany




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The origin of the word penis is Latin meaning what
Tail
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And which animals penis is prehensile
Dolphins
54
On a UK ordinance survey map what is shown by a red flag
Motor Racing Circuit
55
Who was the first rock star arrested on stage
Jim Morrison of the


Doors
56
Which authors personal publishing venture is Philtrum Press
Steven King
57
Which animal sleeps on its back
Only man or women
58
What is the most ordered item in American restaurants
French Fries
59
What does a gozzard have or own
Geese
60
Records show four Popes died doing what
Having Sex
61
In the Beatles White Album who was Martha my Dear
Paul McCartney's


Sheepdog
62
Myosotis Sylvestris is the Latin name of which common plant
Forget me Not
63
Who owned a cat called Apollinaris
Mark Twain
64
Whose last words were "It's unbelievable"
Mata Hari
65
Who read the original writing on the wall
Daniel - in the Bible
66
N is the civil aircraft marking for which country
USA
67
Thaslophobia is the fear of what
Sitting Idle – doing


nothing
68
Beagles were a hunting dog bred to hunt what
Hares
69
Peggy is a diminutive for which girls name
Margaret
70
Boreas is the Greek God of what
North Wind
71
Where are the Canarie Islands situated
Atlantic Ocean
72
Where could you spend a Lempira
Honduras
73
What type of creature was an Archelon
A Turtle
74
Shu was an Egyptian God of what
The Air
75
In Japan what is a Kissaten
Coffee Shop
76
Which of the four Horsemen of Apocalypse is known as Christ
War
77
In which religion are the holy writings called the Adi Granth
Sikh
78
What is a dogrib
A Boat
79
The petawatt is the worlds largest what
Laser
80
Which writer invented the word drab
C S Lewis
81
In the body where would you find your diverticula
Large Intestine
82
EL is the international aircraft letters of which country
Liberia
83
Which creature appears on the Samoan flag
Eagle
84
Who owns the Audi car company
Ford motor company
85
In the Bible what was the sixth plague of Egypt
Water into Blood
86
What is the scientific name for the gorilla
"Gorilla gorilla-


gorilla"
87
Name Steve McQueen's Karate teacher - later an actor
Chuck Norris
88
On what common item would you find a keeper
Belt its loop that holds


end
89
Coprastastaphobia is the fear of what
Constipation
90
What is the most common plastic surgery done on US men
Breast Reduction
91
Who owned a cat called Bismarck
Florence Nightingale
92
In the Batman comics what is the full real identity of the Riddler
Edward Enigma E


Enigma
93
Where was the worlds first water clock invented
Peking
94
What religious leaders name means Sign of God
Ayatollah
95
In 1965 Gambia achieved independence from which country
United Kingdom
96
On what common item would you find a harp
Lamp metal part


supporting shade
97
In Bali they observe noebi a day of what
Silence
98
The worlds first opened in Los Angles April 2nd 1902 - what
Motion picture theatre
99
Who was the first non head of state to appear on a stamp
Benjamin Franklin
100
If the doctor gave you salversan he would be treating your what
Syphilis
No
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The yellow food colouring tartrazine comes from what
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What does a kayser measure
Waves
3
In the body where would you find your villus
Small Intestine
4
The fennec is the smallest of its species - the smallest what
Fox
5
What was the original meaning of the word harlot
Tramp
6
Ennisophobia is fear of what
Criticism
7
In the Bible Judah was in which province
Palestine
8
Name Canada's oldest incorporated city
Saint John
9
In which country is the Nokia company based
Finland
10
What is the common name for an integrated circuit
A Chip
11
What did John Montague invent
The sandwich – He


was 4th Earl
12
Goose Flats changed its name to what US city
Tombstone Arizona
13
From which country did the original vandals come
Germany
14
Gabbro is which type of rock
Igneous
15
What is the correct name for a baby mink
Kit or Kitten
16
Ontology is the study of what
Being
17
What is the state song of California
I love you California
18
The museum of what can be found at Pontedassio in Italy
Spaghetti
19
Aruba is an island under which kingdom
Netherlands
20
Who is the Patron Saint of grocers
Saint Michael
21
Chysoprase is a shade of what primary colour
Red
22
The paraclete is another name for which Christian religious item
The Holy Spirit
23
What is unique about the pistol star
Brightest in sky
24
Venation is used to describe what item
Leaves
25
In Braille which letter uses the least number of raised dots
S
26
The state tree of Arizona is really a legume - name it
Palo Alto
27
What are shaggy mane and pigs ear
Mushrooms or fungi
28
Who were UPS original customers
Department stores
29
Struthio Cameus is the Latin name of which creature
The Ostrich
30
Hindu religion Batavia is an incarnation of Vishnu in what form
A Fish
31
Country celebrates Aug 11 as independence day from France
Chad
32
The first one was delivered in 1933 - the first what
Singing Telegram
33
Beside the long winding river is the translation of which US state
Connecticut
34
What type of creature was Pylorus Jack
A Dolphin – saved


sailors
35
The French call it creame anglaise what do we call it
Custard
36
Tellus was the Greek god of what
Earth
37
Scotophobia is the fear of what
Being seen by others
38
According CIA what language is most common in Afghanistan
Persian
39
What country did the USA defend in the Spanish American war
Cuba
40
Which animal uses white ear spots as identification marks
Tiger
41
Pak man was called Paka in Japan what does paka mean
Eating
42
In computing what was the first ironbed
A Scanner
43
Mumbai is the modern name of which city
Bombay
44
Which group publishes the most monthly magazines
Hearst
45
The word mattress what taken from which language
Arabic
46
If you have a rhytidectomy what procedure has occurred
A Face Lift
47
Lewis Wilson was the first actor to play which character
Batman
48
What is the technical name for a jigger of grain alcohol
A Pony
49
Tosk is a dialect of which country
Albania
50
The fleur de lis is a representation of which flower
Iris






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In which country are the Philips company based
Holland
53
If you have otophobia what are you afraid of
Opening ones eyes
54
Which US sportsman is mentioned in The Old Man and the Sea
Joe De Maggio
55
The average person does it thirteen times a day - what
Laughs
56
In Scottish Gaelic what is a clarsach
A Harp
57
Name surveyors symbol that looks like a broad arrow with a bar
Benchmark
58
Book of Shadows is the alternative title for which horror film
Blair Witch 2
59
In Portrait Gallery there's a picture of Livingstone sitting on what
A Rhinoceros
60
In 1449 Thomas Brightfield built London's first what
Lavatory
61
Which animals kill 275 million creature in UK annually
Domestic cats
62
Bunny Austin first British male to do what at Wimbledon in 1933
Wear Shorts
63
Cary Grant and Noel Coward both rejected which famous role
James Bond
64
In Winnipeg there is a statue to which bear
Winnie the Pooh
65
Exodus and which Bible book list the ten commandments
Deuteronomy
66
In which Bond novel did he first want Martinis shaken not stirred
Diamonds are Forever
67
Which playing card is known as The Devils Bedpost
Four of Clubs
68
Its usual diameter is 4.5 inches what is it
Golf Hole
69
A planes black box is usually named after what King
Midas
70
What are banon, mimolette and samosoe types of
Cheese
71
Name the Shakespeare character son of the witch Sycorax
Caliban in The


Tempest
72
Saint Andrew is the Patron Saint of Scotland and where else
Russia
73
Which animals Latin name is Cricetus-cricutus
The Hamster
74
What was Queen Victoria's first name
Alexandria
75
In Sanskrit it means House of Snow - what does
Himalayas
76
If you had some gentles, jig, gag and coop what are you doing
Fishing
77
What are the stars in traditional Cornish Star Gazey pie
Pilchards eyes
78
Who was born in Limbini Nepal
Buddha
79
Flower of the blessed night is the local name of which plant
Poinsettia
80
Which disease was once known as white plague
Tuberculosis
81
What are spraints
Otter droppings (shit)
82
Where would you be if you landed at Santa Cruz airport
Bombay
83
What was the name of the pub in The Dukes of Hazard
Boars Nest
84
Name Pink Floyds only single
Oranges and Lemons
85
Doha is the capital of which gulf state
Qatar
86
The word volar refers to what part/s of the body
Palms of hands and


soles of feet
87
Where is the worlds largest Chinese settlement outside Asia
San Francisco –


Chinatown
88
Where is Kloster beer brewed
Thailand
89
In the Fantastic Four what is Mr Fantastic name
Reed Richards
90
RC Cola were the first company to do what
Sell cola in cans
91
In which sport are the trainees traditionally bricklayers
Bullfighting
92
Who has won the soccer world cup as a player and a coach
Franz Beckenbauer
93
What was the White House formerly known as
Executive Mansion
94
The last line of which TV show was "Good bye Margaret"
MASH
95
In Star Wars what is the Emperors last name
Palpatine
96
What animal comes in both spotted and striped varieties
Skunk
97
Something navicular is shaped like what
A Boat
98
Dari is a dialect of which language
Persian - farsi
99
Which country is due south of Serbia
Albania
100
A giraffes eyelashes are what colour
Black





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2
What, specifically, won’t Meatloaf do for love
Screw Around
3
In Australia what is the second Sunday in May
Mothers day
4
What's the only crime that the church would not grant sanctuary
Sacrilege
5
Zero on a roulette wheel is what colour
Green
6
Name Homer Simpsons bowling team
Pin Pals
7
In Troy measurement a pennyweight contains 24 what
Grains
8
Orthography is the study of what
Mountains
9
Pentlandite is the main ore providing which metal
Nickel
10
In the Hindu pantheon Hanuman is the King of which creatures
Monkeys
11
Which gas discovered in 1898 has a name meaning new
Neon
12
Name the national rugby team of Argentina
Pumas
13
How many equal angles has a scalene triangle
None
14
Mandarin and Peter Pan are which parts of a garment
Collars
15
Who is the Egyptian God of the dead
Anubis
16
Who played Domino in Never say Never Again
Kim Bassinger
17
The Adventure Gallery was whose ship
Captain Kidd
18
Alls Well That Ends Well the original title of which classic novel
War and Peace
19
Amahl and the Night Visitors was the first opera written for what
Television
20
In which sport would you hear the term cleek
Golf it’s a wood
21
Frosties Tony the Tiger had a Son Tony Jr and a daughter name
Antoinette
22
Who was the last amateur to win US tennis open 1968
Arthur Ashe
23
Name the first British show to air on US autumn prime time
The Avengers
24
Who were the first pop stars to appear in Madam Tussaud's
The Beatles
25
What gets its name from the Aztec meaning bitter water
Chocolate - xocatl
26
Which company launched the first clone of an IBM pc in 1982
Compac
27
Which song won first Oscar when the category was intro 1934
The Continental
28
In MASH name Radars pet mouse
Daisy
29
Distinguished Information Cross is whose highest bravery award
The CIA
30
Wiley E Coyote chases roadrunner what does the E stand for
Ethelbert
31
Which religions name means The way of the Gods
Shinto
32
Where can Americans always see the time as 4.10
$100 bill


Independence hall


clock
33
By Olympic rules what must have 14 feathers
Badminton Bird
34
February 25th 1990 what was banned in the US
Smoking on all


domestic flights
35
Johannes Ostermeir invented which photographic aid
Flashbulbs
36
In the US what links Fort McHenry with the moon
Flag flies 24/7


president decree
37
In Disney's 1973 animated Robin Hood what creature was Robin
A Fox like Marion
38
Saint Louis police department first used it in 1904 - what
Fingerprinting
39
Who wrote the novel the Cyborg - Basis of the $6 million man
Martin Caidin
40
In which sport would you hear the term shilling
Archery measure of


arrows weight
41
What does roulette literally mean
Little Wheel
42
Where did you play with Ben, Pauline and Michele
Microsoft Windows


Hearts game
43
Who was the first baseball player to have his number (4) retired
Lou Gehrig
44
Gobo was the male cousin of which Disney character
Bambi
45
Ops was the wife of which Roman God
Saturn
46
The Beatles film Help was dedicated to the inventor of what
Sewing Machine –


Elias Howe
47
Andrea Hollen was the first woman in US to do what
Graduate West Point
48
What was Americas first organised sport
Horse Racing in 1664
49
What was John Fitzgerald Kennedy's campaign song in 1960
High Hopes
50
Name Indian chief who rode in Roosevelt's inaugural procession
Geronimo
No
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Name (in the US) Denis the Menaces cat
Hot Dog





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