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52
Where could you find a 1925 humpmobile car
Back of a US $10 bill
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Which is the only middle eastern county without a desert
Lebanon
54
Liquid Sunshine was the original slogan of which product
Doctor Peppers
55
Who nicknamed his gun Lucrettia Borgia cos it killed everything
Buffalo Bill
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What was the first ABC TV series rated No 1 for full season
Marcus Welby M.D.
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Name the companion of the cartoon character Secret Squirrel
Morocco Mole
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Who was codenamed Napoleon by the secret service
Frank Sinatra
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What is sometimes known as Goober Grease
Peanut Butter
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In which sport would they use the term straight handle
Curling - stone sent no


curve
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What was the first creature put on the endangered species list
Peregrine Falcon
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In what TV series did we meet Perry Masonry
Flintstones lawyer


never lost case
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Ellen Marrenner became more famous as who
Susan Hayward
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What was Hitchcock's first film in colour
Rope
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Whose favourite poodle was called Rufus
Winston Churchill
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What scene is included for good luck in most of Spielberg films
A Shooting star
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Beatles were 1st UK group on Ed Sullivan who was second
The Searchers
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Who were originally The Sons of Daniel Boone
The Boy Scouts of


America
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Who was the first golfer to officially earn over $1 million a year
Curtis Strange
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Mary Surratt what the first woman to do what in US
Be Hanged
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Whose normal heartbeat is 242 per minute
Mr Spock in Star Trek
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In 1969 who formed tangerine records
Ray Charles
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February 21st 1878 the first what was published in New Haven
Telephone Directory
74
Yoon-Mi Kim Olympic gold aged 13 years 83 days what sport
Short track


speedskating
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The clusec is the unit measuring the power of what
Vacuum pumps
76
Three what appear on the Connecticut state flag
Grape Vines
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What do the Germans now celebrate on October 3rd
Unity day
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When are you most likely to see a penumbra
During an Eclipse
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Storm Warning the only film in which this Actress killed who
Doris Day
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In which sport would they use the term crotch ball
Handball - ball hitting


floor ceiling
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What was Disney's first non animated live action film
Treasure Island
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Zaire diverted roads to avoid disturbing communities of what
Elves
83
Who invented the word pandemonium
John Milton – capitol


of hell
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Who is the Greek equivalent of the Roman Jupiter
Zeus - chief God
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Who or what was introduced to the USA in 1964
G I Joe
86
Augusto Pinochet was the ruler of which country
Chile
87
Giovidi is what day in Italian
Thursday
88
Hank Ballard and the Midnights first released what in 1960
The Twist
89
In church terms what are saucers
Domes
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Where were Panama hats first made
Peru
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What does a kymograph measure
Oscillations
92
Name the dark lord in Lord of the Rings
Sauron
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What is the ninth letter of the Greek alphabet
Iota
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Schschpiel is what game in Germany
Chess
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The Greek Goddess Ephesus is the Goddess of what
Chastity
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Theophilus Van Kannal invented what in 1888 in Philadelphia
Revolving Door
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Which actor appeared in drag in two Marlene Dietrich films
John Wayne
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Who was the first rock band to perform at NY Opera house
The Who
99
What was the name of the cab company in Taxi
Sunshine cabs
100
In which sport would you hear the term Intente
Jai Alai – Players


Manager
No
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Answers
1
In which county would you find Fuqing
A port in Taiwan




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Who wrote the three act opera The Rakes Progress
Igor Stravinsky
3
In the Bible Jael murdered Sisera using what weapon
Tent Peg
4
Anna Maria Louisa Italiano became famous as who
Ann Bancroft
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The Stanley cup was not awarded in 1919 what stopped it
Influenza epidemic
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In the US 20% of all lightning strike deaths occur where
Golf Course
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Who first appeared in the cartoon strip Thimble Theatre
Olive Oyl
8
What was the most popular Xmas gift in 1913
Erector sets –


Meccano
9
In Watership Down rabbit language what is a hrududu
A motor car
10
In which county would you find Ars
Norway
11
What do Beavis and Butt-head have on their T shirts
Metallica - AC/DC
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What is the most popular South American aphrodisiac
Piranha head soup
13
In the Phantom of the Opera how does the Phantom sign notes
OG - Opera Ghost
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What links Alex, Ben, Chrissie and Quint
Eaten by Jaws
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Whose biography is over 8.5 million words long
Winston Churchill
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In Judaism there are 3 cardinal sins Idolatry, Adultery and what
Murder
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Which singer was known as Little Miss Dynamite
Brenda Lee
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Henry Harley Arnold was the first US pilot to do what
Carry Mail
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Name Jennifer Anniston's Godfather
Telly Savalas
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In which American state is Wankers Corner
Oregon
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In the 1920s what was a Chicago Overcoat
A coffin
22
English festival word from French literally Farewell to Flesh
Carnival
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Where did you find cherry strawberry orange apple grape bird
Pac Man speed up


things
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Which actor refused the leading role in Laurence of Arabia
Marlon Brando
25
On Donavan's Mellow Yellow who did the whispering vocal
(Quite right slick)


Paul McCartney
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John Chapman was the real name of someone famous in Ohio?
Johnny Appleseed
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What star, most popular of 1925 was born in a trench in France
Rin Tin-Tin during


WW1
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Australians call someone from where a cockroach
New South Wales
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What did Peter Sellers use as an ink blotter in the Pink Panther
A Cat
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What country would you go to find Pervy Shag
Russia
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What is or who carries a flabellum
The Popes fan at


ceremonies
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Pentagon doublespeak what is combat emplacement evacuator
A shovel
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Who was a knight of the order of the inverted dragon in Hungary
Count Dracula


following his father
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In which city is the worlds longest skating rink - rideau canal
Ottawa Canada
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The black and white episode of Chicago Hope is a tribute to who
Alfred Hitchcock
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In legend what did Cleopatra have her mattress stuffed with
Fresh rose petals


nightly
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Name first female top US single / album charts simultaneously
The Singing Nun Sis


Luc Gabrielle
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What actor Howard Hughs call pay toilet didn't give shit nothing
Robert Mitchum
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What bird uses its tongue to spear food
Woodpecker
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Coq Bang can be found in which country
Vietnam
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In the Snoopy cartoons what does Lucy offer in her booth
Psychiatric help
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And what does she charge
Five cents
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Who are the largest candy consumers per capita
Danes then Irish
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In the Vietnam war Comic Books was US military slang for what
Maps
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Which tennis winner also won a Winter Olympics silver medal
Jaraslav Drobny
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Name the hummingbird in Disney's Pocahontas
Flit
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1996 3 highest earning sportsman Michael's Jordan, Tyson and who
Schumacher
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What type of shoes does the Pope usually wear
Moccasin
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What was the theme song of the film The Grapes of Wrath
Red River Valley
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Where in the world would you find Cumbum
India
No
Questions Quiz 87
Answers
51
In which Australian state is Tittybong
Victoria




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Books original title 4.5 years struggle against lies stupidity & co
Mein Kampf
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Name Chewbacca's son - seen Star wars holiday special 1978
Lumpy
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Nipper is the RCA dog in the US what's he known as in the UK
HMV dog
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What is the most populous domesticated creature in the US
Honey Bees
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Hares, cats, toads, newts, owls, ferrets all accused of what
Being witches


familiars
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1970 who announced he was entering a clinic for a sex change
John Lennon (April


fool joke)
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Which US president twice served as an executioner
Grover Cleveland –


duty as sheriff
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Muckle John was the last official royal one in England - what
Fool or Jester
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Shagaganda sounds like molesting a goose - but where is it
Peru
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Portland Rosebuds were the first US team to do what
Compete Stanley cup
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Klaus Voormann designed the cover for which Beatles album
Revolver
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According to Earth Medicine what's the birth totem for march
The Falcon
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Which country has no national monetary unit of it's own
Andorra
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Name the first storm 19 June 1978 called after a man
Bud
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How did Miss Piggy tell the difference between love and lust
By spelling
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Christopher Proudfoot owns the worlds largest collection of what
Lawnmowers
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If you shout Tsuki what sport are you practicing
Kendo
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In the film Bambi what is Bambi's first word
Bird
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Two possible answers - in which country would you find Shit
Iran or Ethiopia
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Australians call someone from where a croweater
South Australia
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Old Lyme Connecticut has a museum dedicated to what
Nuts
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Which artist is supposed to have used 1000 greens in painting
John Constable
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In the USA domestic violence peaks on what day of the year
Superbowl Sunday
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In song who is the man who made Eastwood such a star
The fall guy –


unknown stuntman
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What first happened on January 4th 1885 Davenport Iowa
Appendectomy
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Pooh loves honey but which creature loves watercress
Roo
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Who has a tattoo saying Starland Vocal Band
Homer Simpson
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The African Queen Bogart Hepburn but who should it have been
David Niven Bette


Davis
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Rim Butte sounds like something sexual - in which US state
Alaska
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December 73 Switzerland has 6.6 million people 81 were what
Unemployed
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In the US its 911 in the UK 999 what in Australia
000
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In the 1920s cars built in Bennington had what safety device
A Saint Christopher


medal
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Life Love Cows French translation of which film
City Slickers
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Which language never have spelling contests - spell as sounded
Russian
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Which 80s song is still the most requested at US weddings
Endless love
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1978 a 100 yard long queue outside Peeking bookstore selling?
Works of Shakespeare


25 cents
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In heraldry a lybbard is a lion panther cross symbolising what
Wildness
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What did Teddy Roosevelt ban from the White House
Christmas trees
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Naturally we got to find a place called Fuka - Where
Zaire
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Which author whose name means flowering tree got OBE
Ngaio Marsh –


mystery writer
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Name actor called The voice of Canada - had 1964 hit Ringo
Lorne Green
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Only Hawaii, Utah and Tennessee dont have some form of what
Legal gambling
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Until 1965 what was illegal for Connecticut married couples
Contraception
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A can of orange crush appears on every episode what TV series
ER
96
What town has the highest post office in the US
Climax Colorado
97
What is the most varied species on the planet
Domesticated dog
98
Police Academy got its theme song from which other film
Patton
99
Which US states constitution was the first to prohibit slavery
Vermont
100
Finally a good old body sound where is Farta
Nigeria
No
Questions Quiz 88
Answers
1
What actor was born Krishna Bhanji
Ben Kingsley




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Which Bruce made the cover of Time in 1975
Jaws - Bruce was the


shark
3
In Peter and the Wolf what instrument represents the cat
The Clarinet
4
Where would you find bead wires wrapping and sipes
On Tyres
5
Brian Eno created which sound
Windows 95 start-up
6
What is produced using the Kroll process
Titanium
7
Who first said "The Games Afoot"
William Shakespeare
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In France what kind of nuts are noisette
Hazelnuts
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A young what is called a squeaker
Pigeon
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June 1988 who's on covers Time, Life, People, and Sports Illustrated
Mike Tyson
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Which companies name translates as rising sun
Hitachi
12
What's unusual about the ink used to print money
It's magnetic
13
Elizabethan England what was Lift leg Dragons Milk Angel food
Names for Beer
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The Necromancer in The Hobbit became who in later works
Sauron
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According to Playboy what is their Playmates greatest turn on
Music
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And what's their greatest turn off
Egoists and liars
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Canberra in Australia has 2 meanings meeting place and what
Female breasts
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Sterling Holloway was original voice of which Disney character
Winnie the Pooh
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Name the knot used to shorten a rope without cutting it
Sheepshank
20
Fanny Crosby wrote over 8000 of these - what
Hymns
21
What was the first country to use postcards
Austria
22
What makes the holes in Swiss cheese
Gas given off by


bacteria
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Before 1883 who were called kranks
Baseball fans – fan


invented then
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What did Ed Peterson invent
Egg McMuffin
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What is the most consumed fruit in the US
Coffee Bean
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Seth Wheeler patented it in 1871 - what
Wrapping Paper
27
Which actor wore an old trenchcoat in one scene in all his films
David Niven
28
What did J Edgar Hoover call home of disease bribery rape
Motels
29
Which prop item did MGM ban from film sets in the early 50s T
V sets
30
What is the more common name for blue corundum
Sapphire
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The 42 string guitar is correctly called what
Pikasso guitar
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What is made in shapes called finger, petticoat and thistle
Scottish Shortbread
33
What were the first tennis balls stuffed with
Human Hair
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What did the US government call predawn vertical insertion
Invasion of Granada
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For what would you use zener cards
To test for ESP
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In 1908 A'Ecu d'Or became the worlds first what
Pornographic film
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In Star Trek what is Chekov's first name
Pavel
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In Norse mythology Thor's chariot is pulled by two what
Goats name


Tanngrisni Tanngnost
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What were the old hecklers in the Muppet show named after
New York Hotels


Waldorf Stadler
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According to Billboard what was the top single of the 60s
Hey Jude
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Steely Dan is a band but what was the original steely dan
Chrome dildo
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In the Middle Ages people threw what at the Bride and Groom
Eggs
43
What does the sun in SUN Microsystems stand for
Stanford University


Network
44
In Frank Herbert's Dune what are the Makers
Sandworms - Shai-


haulud
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Which country produces the most full length feature films
India
46
What is the most popular dogs name in the US
Max
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What is the common name for a five wood in golf
Baffy
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In Rebel Without a Cause name the High School
Dawson
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A young what is called a blinker
Mackerel
50
In Peter and the Wolf what instrument represents the duck
The Oboe
No
Questions Quiz 88
Answers
51
According to Gene Kelly who was his favourite dancing partner
Fred Astair




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What word appears in more film titles than any other
Love
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And which word comes second
Paris
54
Socrates was trained into what profession
Stonecutter
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Who starred in cartoon where the Tasmanian Devil 1st appeared
Bugs Bunny – Devil


may Hare
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What is the oldest ship commissioned in the Royal Navy
HMS Victory from


5/7/1775
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To the Apache Indians what were God Dogs
Horses
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An onomastician studies what
Names
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The filaments for the first electric lamp were made from what
Bamboo
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Which companies first product was an audio oscillator
Hewlett Packard
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What was the first boxed cereal
Shredded wheat
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Which animals name comes from Arabic he who walks swiftly
Giraffe
63
What was Blondies name before she married Dagwood
Boopadoop
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The sleeve of which album was the first to feature lyrics
Beatles Sergeant


Peppers
65
In liquid measure a pipe is made up of two what
Hogsheads
66
Which companies name translates as abundant fields
Toyota
67
Which group of professionals use computer dating the most
Teachers
68
Most people bob for apples what do Adams family bob for
Crabs
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Which department uses 65% of all paper bought by US gov
Defence department
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Bowl of red is the Aztec translation of which food item
Chilli
71
Who wanted to play Brody in Jaws but Spielberg rejected him
Charlton Heston
72
What are you doing if you pandiculate
Yawn
73
What ailment kills the most fruit flies
Constipation
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The Finnish know her as Tuna what do we call her
Cinderella
75
25% of Americans believe which fictional character is real
Sherlock Holmes
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Dr Seuss created the first animated TV ad for which company
Ford
77
Where would you find Argine Esther Judith and Pallas
Pack of cards –


Queens names
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What is the hole in a pencil sharpener called
Chuck
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1960 Orange bowl was first appearance of which sporting giant
Goodyear Blimp
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In Star Wars George Lucas modelled the Emperor on who
Richard Nixon
81
What did Popeye eat for strength before spinach
Garlic
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What is the meaning of Ghandi
Grocer
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In 1992 2421 US people were injured at home by what
Their Houseplants
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What is Gerber's most popular flavour of baby food
Mashed Bananas
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What was Billboards hit single of the 1970s
You light up my life
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In Greek what (bad for your diet item) translates into solid bile
Cholesterol
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What links Scorpion Seawolf and Thresher
Lost US nuclear


reactors at sea
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Who coined the term gossip column
Mark Twain
89
Which singers first band was called The Spiders
Alice Cooper
90
What is the first line on Mel Blanc's tombstone
That’s All Folks
91
What was Emperor Napoleon Bonaparte's official emblem
Bumblebee
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The locals call it Druk Yul - Land of the Dragon what country
Bhutan
93
What was the first US TV series broadcast in the USSR
Daktari
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In Belgium if you are eating waterzooi what is it
Creamy fish stew
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What is the part of a horse between fetlock and hoof called
Pastern
96
A Hobbits will requires seven signatures in what
Red Ink
97
Which classic film was called production 9401 during filming
Psycho
98
Where did we meet Newkirk, Carter, LeBeau and Kinchlow
Hogan's Heroes
99
Sherrinford was hero Ormond Sacker assistant names changed To
Holmes and Watson
100
What did Alfred Hormel invent
Spam



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1            Col Meriweather Lewis Clark Jr developed rules for what in US        Horseracing




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What, according the Mark Twain, is a stomach Steinway
Accordion
3
The worlds first what opened in Brighton England in 1897
Petrol (gas) station
4
Where was the canning process for fish first developed
Sardinia
5
Where or what is a birds lore
Space between eye


and beak
6
Which three word catchphrase is most universally recognised
Bond James Bond
7
US civil war what disease incorrectly treated by ink injections
Gonorrhoea
8
Preparing to invade Japan in WW2 the US ordered 400000 what
Purple Hearts
9
What are Blue Professor, Bottle Imp and Rat Faced McDougal
Fishing Flies
10
Chrometrophobia is the fear of what
Money
11
Name Bilbo Baggins mother
Belladonna Took
12
Rocky and Bullwinkle enemies are Boris Badenov and who
Natasha Fatale
13
In Baseball slang who would use The tools of Ignorance
Catchers Equipment
14
Which American poet was also a surgeon
Oliver Wendell


Holmes
15
What do you do to see phosphenes
Shut eyes flashing


lights seen
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In Equatorial Guinea its illegal to name your child what
Monica
17
What in London are the Whitechaple, Courtald and Heywood
Art Galleries
18
Which word meaning crop growing comes from Latin to plough
Arable
19
What is unusual about the crab eating seal
It don't eat crabs
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Bascule cantilever suspension all types of what
Bridge
21
If a dish is served pomontier what does it contain
Potatoes
22
Which seven letter word in English contains all five vowels
Sequoia
23
Which country has the most daily newspapers
India
24
What profession receives the Pritzker prize
Architects
25
Saint Bibiana is the Patron Saint of what
Hangovers
26
In the UK 60% of pets have what
Health Insurance
27
How is the Olympic torch lit
By the sun in Greece
28
What shape is cansonsei pasta
Little Britches
29
Dead mans hand was Aces and Eights plus which other card
Queen of Hearts
30
Charles Atlas promised to make you a new man - what system
Dynamic Tension
31
Name US mountain range comes from French At the Bows
Ozarks - Aux Arcs
32
Red headed men are more likely than others to do what
Go Bald
33
Which Sanskrit phrase means love story
Karma Sutra
34
What is Pennsylvania's main agricultural export
Mushrooms
35
Persia became Iran in 1935 what was it before it was Persia
Iran
36
Grand Turk is the name of the ship - where would you see it
Old Spice cologne


bottle
37
The French call it The Casserole what do we call it
The Big Dipper
38
Where would you see CDEFLOPDZ
US Eye test chart
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Furritus Latin for little thieves is the name for which creature
Ferrets
40
Which film begins Friday December 11th 2.43pm
Psycho
41
What is the most common food allergen
Nuts
42
What's the biggest source of pollution in Lake Ontario
Lake Erie
43
What phrase did Quantum Leap's Sam Beckett use in every show
Oh Boy
44
Every year 30000 US people are seriously injured by what
Exercise equipment
45
Who coined the term security blanket
Charles Schulz
46
India has the largest Hindu population what country has second
Nepal
47
Where did we see a snorkasaurus
Flintstones it was


Dino
48
Your suffering from circadian dysrhythmia what have you got
Jet Lag
49
Name most performed opera at London opera House since 1833
La Boheme
50
Which garment gets it's name from the Latin to cover
Toga


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