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Introduction

What makes a good quiz? A witty and amusing host and a choice of interesting categories are good places to start.

You could combine the hosting talents of Alexander Armstrong and Jeremy Paxman but you need a great set of questions too.

That’s where Collins Quiz Night comes in. We’ve taken the hassle out of creating the perfect quiz by providing 10,000 questions on all manner of subjects in an easy-to-use format.

There’s something on offer for everyone, too, from easy questions for those taking their first tentative steps from quizzing base camp right up to super-tricky testers for those experienced trivia travellers heading for the highest peaks of general knowledge.

Let’s get going.

The quizzes

The book is divided into two parts, each with 250 quizzes. Half of the quizzes are based on themes ranging from biology to buildings, geography to golf, nature to numbers and a whole host of subjects in between. The rest of the quizzes are pot luck and contain a little bit of everything.

The quizzes in each part of the book are grouped together depending on how tricky we think they are. The easy ones come first, followed by medium and finally hard.

Easy

With a wide range of themes on offer in our easy section, you’re bound to find some questions and quizzes easy and others a bit harder. It’s not all straightforward in this section though: watch out for a few themes that aren’t quite as obvious as the title suggests. Quiz 251 marks the start of the second easy section.

Medium

You’ll get a good general knowledge workout when you tackle our medium quizzes. Classic themes that appeared in the easy section are repeated here, but you’ll most likely need some extra thinking time to complete the quizzes at this level. The second medium section starts at Quiz 401.

Hard

You’ll really need to work those little grey cells when you venture into our hard quiz section, so set aside plenty of time. An enthusiast’s knowledge would be a definite advantage on some of the themed quizzes. When you’ve toiled your way through the first section, the second hard section begins at Quiz 476.

The answers

Each quiz header tells you where the answers are printed. They’re mostly just a couple of pages away, for example the answers to Quiz 1 appear at the bottom of Quiz 3. The exceptions are the last two quizzes in each part of the book, which appear at the bottom of the first two quizzes in that part.

Running a quiz

When you’re running a quiz night, there’s a great sense of satisfaction to be had in doing a job well, and a little bit of effort beforehand will go a long way to making sure that your quiz goes without a hitch.

Plan: consider how many questions you want to ask in the time available, making sure you leave enough thinking time between questions. Once you’ve done that, pick a good range of subjects so that there’s something for everyone.

Rehearse: Go through all the questions you’re going to be asking beforehand, checking any potentially tricky pronunciations and making sure your timings work. Note down all the questions (notes look better in a quiz environment than reading from a book) and answers. Every effort has been made to ensure that all the answers in Collins Quiz Night are correct. Despite our best endeavours, mistakes may still appear. If you see an answer you’re not sure is right, or if you think there’s more than one possible answer, then do check.

Paper and writing implements: make sure you prepare enough sheets of paper for everyone to write on, including scrap paper, and have plenty of pens to hand for those who need them.

Prizes: everyone likes a prize. No matter how small, it’s best to have one on offer.

Good luck! We hope you enjoy Collins Quiz Night.

Contents

Cover

Title Page

Copyright

Introduction

Quizzes

Questions

Easy Quizzes

Quiz 1 – Pot Luck

Quiz 2 – Food and Drink

Quiz 3 – Pot Luck

Quiz 4 – Geography

Quiz 5 – Pot Luck

Quiz 6 – Films

Quiz 7 – Pot Luck

Quiz 8 – History

Quiz 9 – Pot Luck

Quiz 10 – Music

Quiz 11 – Pot Luck

Quiz 12 – Nature

Quiz 13 – Pot Luck

Quiz 14 – Sitcoms

Quiz 15 – Pot Luck

Quiz 16 – UK Politics

Quiz 17 – Pot Luck

Quiz 18 – Human Biology

Quiz 19 – Pot Luck

Quiz 20 – Sport

Quiz 21 – Pot Luck

Quiz 22 – Communications

Quiz 23 – Pot Luck

Quiz 24 – Film Music

Quiz 25 – Pot Luck

Quiz 26 – Maths

Quiz 27 – Pot Luck

Quiz 28 – Art

Quiz 29 – Pot Luck

Quiz 30 – Celebrity

Quiz 31 – Pot Luck

Quiz 32 – At the Double

Quiz 33 – Pot Luck

Quiz 34 – Science Fiction

Quiz 35 – Pot Luck

Quiz 36 – France

Quiz 37 – Pot Luck

Quiz 38 – George

Quiz 39 – Pot Luck

Quiz 40 – Trees

Quiz 41 – Pot Luck

Quiz 42 – Literature

Quiz 43 – Pot Luck

Quiz 44 – Crime

Quiz 45 – Pot Luck

Quiz 46 – Football

Quiz 47 – Pot Luck

Quiz 48 – Television

Quiz 49 – Pot Luck

Quiz 50 – Mythology

Quiz 51 – Pot Luck

Quiz 52 – Royalty

Quiz 53 – Pot Luck

Quiz 54 – Yellow

Quiz 55 – Pot Luck

Quiz 56 – Scotland

Quiz 57 – Pot Luck

Quiz 58 – Animal World

Quiz 59 – Pot Luck

Quiz 60 – Transport

Quiz 61 – Pot Luck

Quiz 62 – Nursery Rhymes

Quiz 63 – Pot Luck

Quiz 64 – Third Place

Quiz 65 – Pot Luck

Quiz 66 – Astronomy

Quiz 67 – Pot Luck

Quiz 68 – Television Costume Drama

Quiz 69 – Pot Luck

Quiz 70 – Also Known As

Quiz 71 – Pot Luck

Quiz 72 – Notable Occasions

Quiz 73 – Pot Luck

Quiz 74 – Harry Potter

Quiz 75 – Pot Luck

Quiz 76 – Formula 1

Quiz 77 – Pot Luck

Quiz 78 – Organisations

Quiz 79 – Pot Luck

Quiz 80 – Video Games

Quiz 81 – Pot Luck

Quiz 82 – Mountains

Quiz 83 – Pot Luck

Quiz 84 – The Romans

Quiz 85 – Pot Luck

Quiz 86 – Classic Novels

Quiz 87 – Pot Luck

Quiz 88 – Superheroes

Quiz 89 – Pot Luck

Quiz 90 – Rock Music

Quiz 91 – Pot Luck

Quiz 92 – Points of the Compass

Quiz 93 – Pot Luck

Quiz 94 – Animated Films

Quiz 95 – Pot Luck

Quiz 96 – Science

Quiz 97 – Pot Luck

Quiz 98 – Golf

Quiz 99 – Pot Luck

Quiz 100 – Horses

Quiz 101 – Pot Luck

Quiz 102 – Diamonds and Pearls

Quiz 103 – Pot Luck

Quiz 104 – London

Quiz 105 – Pot Luck

Quiz 106 – Famous Buildings

Quiz 107 – Pot Luck

Quiz 108 – Dance

Quiz 109 – Pot Luck

Quiz 110 – James

Quiz 111 – Pot Luck

Quiz 112 – Technology

Quiz 113 – Pot Luck

Quiz 114 – Musicals

Quiz 115 – Pot Luck

Quiz 116 – Footwear

Quiz 117 – Pot Luck

Quiz 118 – Action Films

Quiz 119 – Pot Luck

Quiz 120 – Europe

Quiz 121 – Pot Luck

Quiz 122 – Money

Quiz 123 – Pot Luck

Quiz 124 – Shades of Grey

Quiz 125 – Pot Luck

Quiz 126 – Music Used in Adverts

Quiz 127 – Pot Luck

Quiz 128 – Games

Quiz 129 – Pot Luck

Quiz 130 – Legal Dramas

Quiz 131 – Pot Luck

Quiz 132 – Prequels and Sequels

Quiz 133 – Pot Luck

Quiz 134 – Sweet Things

Quiz 135 – Pot Luck

Quiz 136 – Bridges

Quiz 137 – Pot Luck

Quiz 138 – Architects and Architecture

Quiz 139 – Pot Luck

Quiz 140 – Months

Quiz 141 – Pot Luck

Quiz 142 – Italy

Quiz 143 – Pot Luck

Quiz 144 – World History

Quiz 145 – Pot Luck

Quiz 146 – Television Presenters

Quiz 147 – Pot Luck

Quiz 148 – Theatre

Quiz 149 – Pot Luck

Quiz 150 – Kate

Medium Quizzes

Quiz 151 – Pot Luck

Quiz 152 – Television Crime Drama

Quiz 153 – Pot Luck

Quiz 154 – Sport

Quiz 155 – Pot Luck

Quiz 156 – 1980s Music

Quiz 157 – Pot Luck

Quiz 158 – Science

Quiz 159 – Pot Luck

Quiz 160 – Dogs

Quiz 161 – Pot Luck

Quiz 162 – Loves and Fears

Quiz 163 – Pot Luck

Quiz 164 – Classical Music

Quiz 165 – Pot Luck

Quiz 166 – Literature

Quiz 167 – Pot Luck

Quiz 168 – World History

Quiz 169 – Pot Luck

Quiz 170 – Blue

Quiz 171 – Pot Luck

Quiz 172 – Food and Drink

Quiz 173 – Pot Luck

Quiz 174 – Famous Roads

Quiz 175 – Pot Luck

Quiz 176 – Television

Quiz 177 – Pot Luck

Quiz 178 – Rivers

Quiz 179 – Pot Luck

Quiz 180 – Ball Sports

Quiz 181 – Pot Luck

Quiz 182 – Germany

Quiz 183 – Pot Luck

Quiz 184 – Planet Earth

Quiz 185 – Pot Luck

Quiz 186 – Plays and Playwrights

Quiz 187 – Pot Luck

Quiz 188 – Education

Quiz 189 – Pot Luck

Quiz 190 – James Bond

Quiz 191 – Pot Luck

Quiz 192 – Park and Ride

Quiz 193 – Pot Luck

Quiz 194 – XYZ

Quiz 195 – Pot Luck

Quiz 196 – Famous Relatives

Quiz 197 – Pot Luck

Quiz 198 – History

Quiz 199 – Pot Luck

Quiz 200 – Television Quizzes

Quiz 201 – Pot Luck

Quiz 202 – 1950s Music

Quiz 203 – Pot Luck

Quiz 204 – Films

Quiz 205 – Pot Luck

Quiz 206 – Diaries

Quiz 207 – Pot Luck

Quiz 208 – Pink

Quiz 209 – Pot Luck

Quiz 210 – The Olympic Games

Quiz 211 – Pot Luck

Quiz 212 – Sea Creatures

Quiz 213 – Pot Luck

Quiz 214 – 1920s

Quiz 215 – Pot Luck

Quiz 216 – Days

Quiz 217 – Pot Luck

Quiz 218 – Arts and Crafts

Quiz 219 – Pot Luck

Quiz 220 – England

Quiz 221 – Pot Luck

Quiz 222 – Physics

Quiz 223 – Pot Luck

Quiz 224 – Andrew

Quiz 225 – Pot Luck

Hard Quizzes

Quiz 226 – Literature

Quiz 227 – Pot Luck

Quiz 228 – Pop Music

Quiz 229 – Pot Luck

Quiz 230 – History

Quiz 231 – Pot Luck

Quiz 232 – Science

Quiz 233 – Pot Luck

Quiz 234 – Flags

Quiz 235 – Pot Luck

Quiz 236 – Sailing

Quiz 237 – Pot Luck

Quiz 238 – Film

Quiz 239 – Pot Luck

Quiz 240 – Birds

Quiz 241 – Pot Luck

Quiz 242 – Sport

Quiz 243 – Pot Luck

Quiz 244 – John

Quiz 245 – Pot Luck

Quiz 246 – Television

Quiz 247 – Pot Luck

Quiz 248 – World Politics

Quiz 249 – Pot Luck

Quiz 250 – Europe

Easy Quizzes

Quiz 251 – Pot Luck

Quiz 252 – Literature

Quiz 253 – Pot Luck

Quiz 254 – Oscar Winners

Quiz 255 – Pot Luck

Quiz 256 – Science

Quiz 257 – Pot Luck

Quiz 258 – Cricket

Quiz 259 – Pot Luck

Quiz 260 – US Sitcoms

Quiz 261 – Pot Luck

Quiz 262 – History

Quiz 263 – Pot Luck

Quiz 264 – Green

Quiz 265 – Pot Luck

Quiz 266 – The Arts

Quiz 267 – Pot Luck

Quiz 268 – Classical Music

Quiz 269 – Pot Luck

Quiz 270 – Animal World

Quiz 271 – Pot Luck

Quiz 272 – Vegetables

Quiz 273 – Pot Luck

Quiz 274 – Chemistry

Quiz 275 – Pot Luck

Quiz 276 – Castles

Quiz 277 – Pot Luck

Quiz 278 – Greece

Quiz 279 – Pot Luck

Quiz 280 – Money

Quiz 281 – Pot Luck

Quiz 282 – Films

Quiz 283 – Pot Luck

Quiz 284 – Paper

Quiz 285 – Pot Luck

Quiz 286 – 1940s

Quiz 287 – Pot Luck

Quiz 288 – 1960s Music

Quiz 289 – Pot Luck

Quiz 290 – Sport

Quiz 291 – Pot Luck

Quiz 292 – Superstitions

Quiz 293 – Pot Luck

Quiz 294 – Technology

Quiz 295 – Pot Luck

Quiz 296 – Natural World

Quiz 297 – Pot Luck

Quiz 298 – Modern Fiction

Quiz 299 – Pot Luck

Quiz 300 – Children’s Television

Quiz 301 – Pot Luck

Quiz 302 – Steps

Quiz 303 – Pot Luck

Quiz 304 – Comedians

Quiz 305 – Pot Luck

Quiz 306 – Desserts

Quiz 307 – Pot Luck

Quiz 308 – Disney Films

Quiz 309 – Pot Luck

Quiz 310 – Up and Down

Quiz 311 – Pot Luck

Quiz 312 – World Politics

Quiz 313 – Pot Luck

Quiz 314 – Theatre

Quiz 315 – Pot Luck

Quiz 316 – Languages

Quiz 317 – Pot Luck

Quiz 318 – Michaels

Quiz 319 – Pot Luck

Quiz 320 – Fashion

Quiz 321 – Pot Luck

Quiz 322 – Flowers

Quiz 323 – Pot Luck

Quiz 324 – Pop Music

Quiz 325 – Pot Luck

Quiz 326 – Athletics

Quiz 327 – Pot Luck

Quiz 328 – Stars

Quiz 329 – Pot Luck

Quiz 330 – Tom Tom

Quiz 331 – Pot Luck

Quiz 332 – Geography

Quiz 333 – Pot Luck

Quiz 334 – Television

Quiz 335 – Pot Luck

Quiz 336 – Little Things

Quiz 337 – Pot Luck

Quiz 338 – Gardening

Quiz 339 – Pot Luck

Quiz 340 – Insects

Quiz 341 – Pot Luck

Quiz 342 – The Bible

Quiz 343 – Pot Luck

Quiz 344 – Space

Quiz 345 – Pot Luck

Quiz 346 – Sport on Wheels

Quiz 347 – Pot Luck

Quiz 348 – Musicals

Quiz 349 – Pot Luck

Quiz 350 – 1930s

Quiz 351 – Pot Luck

Quiz 352 – Spain

Quiz 353 – Pot Luck

Quiz 354 – Environment

Quiz 355 – Pot Luck

Quiz 356 – Long-Running Television Series

Quiz 357 – Pot Luck

Quiz 358 – Numbers

Quiz 359 – Pot Luck

Quiz 360 – Pick and Mix

Quiz 361 – Pot Luck

Quiz 362 – Susan and Friends

Quiz 363 – Pot Luck

Quiz 364 – Business and Commerce

Quiz 365 – Pot Luck

Quiz 366 – Fantasy Films

Quiz 367 – Pot Luck

Quiz 368 – Musicians

Quiz 369 – Pot Luck

Quiz 370 – Devon

Quiz 371 – Pot Luck

Quiz 372 – Kings and Queens

Quiz 373 – Pot Luck

Quiz 374 – Snacks

Quiz 375 – Pot Luck

Quiz 376 – Pantomime

Quiz 377 – Pot Luck

Quiz 378 – Wales

Quiz 379 – Pot Luck

Quiz 380 – Waterbirds

Quiz 381 – Pot Luck

Quiz 382 – Bells and Whistles

Quiz 383 – Pot Luck

Quiz 384 – Chefs and Cooks

Quiz 385 – Pot Luck

Quiz 386 – First and Last

Quiz 387 – Pot Luck

Quiz 388 – Clothing

Quiz 389 – Pot Luck

Quiz 390 – 1970s Television

Quiz 391 – Pot Luck

Quiz 392 – DIY and Decorating

Quiz 393 – Pot Luck

Quiz 394 – Musical Goodbyes

Quiz 395 – Pot Luck

Quiz 396 – The UK

Quiz 397 – Pot Luck

Quiz 398 – Co-Stars

Quiz 399 – Pot Luck

Quiz 400 – Weather

Medium Quizzes

Quiz 401 – Pot Luck

Quiz 402 – Art

Quiz 403 – Pot Luck

Quiz 404 – Animal World

Quiz 405 – Pot Luck

Quiz 406 – Air Travel

Quiz 407 – Pot Luck

Quiz 408 – Foreign Language Television

Quiz 409 – Pot Luck

Quiz 410 – European History

Quiz 411 – Pot Luck

Quiz 412 – Time

Quiz 413 – Pot Luck

Quiz 414 – Geography

Quiz 415 – Pot Luck

Quiz 416 – Film

Quiz 417 – Pot Luck

Quiz 418 – Literature

Quiz 419 – Pot Luck

Quiz 420 – Food and Drink

Quiz 421 – Pot Luck

Quiz 422 – Pop Music

Quiz 423 – Pot Luck

Quiz 424 – Fictional Doctors

Quiz 425 – Pot Luck

Quiz 426 – Sport

Quiz 427 – Pot Luck

Quiz 428 – Hands and Feet

Quiz 429 – Pot Luck

Quiz 430 – Ballet

Quiz 431 – Pot Luck

Quiz 432 – Cats

Quiz 433 – Pot Luck

Quiz 434 – Science

Quiz 435 – Pot Luck

Quiz 436 – Television

Quiz 437 – Pot Luck

Quiz 438 – History

Quiz 439 – Pot Luck

Quiz 440 – Technology

Quiz 441 – Pot Luck

Quiz 442 – Peter

Quiz 443 – Pot Luck

Quiz 444 – Africa

Quiz 445 – Pot Luck

Quiz 446 – Numbers

Quiz 447 – Pot Luck

Quiz 448 – Lakes and Lochs

Quiz 449 – Pot Luck

Quiz 450 – Water Sports

Quiz 451 – Pot Luck

Quiz 452 – Red

Quiz 453 – Pot Luck

Quiz 454 – Talent Shows

Quiz 455 – Pot Luck

Quiz 456 – Classical Music

Quiz 457 – Pot Luck

Quiz 458 – Royalty

Quiz 459 – Pot Luck

Quiz 460 – Scandinavia

Quiz 461 – Pot Luck

Quiz 462 – Glass

Quiz 463 – Pot Luck

Quiz 464 – Golf

Quiz 465 – Pot Luck

Quiz 466 – Biopics

Quiz 467 – Pot Luck

Quiz 468 – Words

Quiz 469 – Pot Luck

Quiz 470 – Human Biology

Quiz 471 – Pot Luck

Quiz 472 – World Politics

Quiz 473 – Pot Luck

Quiz 474 – The UK

Quiz 475 – Pot Luck

Hard Quizzes

Quiz 476 – Football

Quiz 477 – Pot Luck

Quiz 478 – Television

Quiz 479 – Pot Luck

Quiz 480 – Planet Earth

Quiz 481 – Pot Luck

Quiz 482 – Literature

Quiz 483 – Pot Luck

Quiz 484 – Inventors and Inventions

Quiz 485 – Pot Luck

Quiz 486 – Film

Quiz 487 – Pot Luck

Quiz 488 – Rock Music

Quiz 489 – Pot Luck

Quiz 490 – Mythology

Quiz 491 – Pot Luck

Quiz 492 – Also Known As

Quiz 493 – Pot Luck

Quiz 494 – Geography

Quiz 495 – Pot Luck

Quiz 496 – Communications

Quiz 497 – Pot Luck

Quiz 498 – Car Makes and Models

Quiz 499 – Pot Luck

Quiz 500 – Science

Questions and Answers

Easy Quizzes

Quiz 1 – Pot Luck

Quiz 2 – Food and Drink

Quiz 3 – Pot Luck

Quiz 4 – Geography

Quiz 5 – Pot Luck

Quiz 6 – Films

Quiz 7 – Pot Luck

Quiz 8 – History

Quiz 9 – Pot Luck

Quiz 10 – Music

Quiz 11 – Pot Luck

Quiz 12 – Nature

Quiz 13 – Pot Luck

Quiz 14 – Sitcoms

Quiz 15 – Pot Luck

Quiz 16 – UK Politics

Quiz 17 – Pot Luck

Quiz 18 – Human Biology

Quiz 19 – Pot Luck

Quiz 20 – Sport

Quiz 21 – Pot Luck

Quiz 22 – Communications

Quiz 23 – Pot Luck

Quiz 24 – Film Music

Quiz 25 – Pot Luck

Quiz 26 – Maths

Quiz 27 – Pot Luck

Quiz 28 – Art

Quiz 29 – Pot Luck

Quiz 30 – Celebrity

Quiz 31 – Pot Luck

Quiz 32 – At the Double

Quiz 33 – Pot Luck

Quiz 34 – Science Fiction

Quiz 35 – Pot Luck

Quiz 36 – France

Quiz 37 – Pot Luck

Quiz 38 – George

Quiz 39 – Pot Luck

Quiz 40 – Trees

Quiz 41 – Pot Luck

Quiz 42 – Literature

Quiz 43 – Pot Luck

Quiz 44 – Crime

Quiz 45 – Pot Luck

Quiz 46 – Football

Quiz 47 – Pot Luck

Quiz 48 – Television

Quiz 49 – Pot Luck

Quiz 50 – Mythology

Quiz 51 – Pot Luck

Quiz 52 – Royalty

Quiz 53 – Pot Luck

Quiz 54 – Yellow

Quiz 55 – Pot Luck

Quiz 56 – Scotland

Quiz 57 – Pot Luck

Quiz 58 – Animal World

Quiz 59 – Pot Luck

Quiz 60 – Transport

Quiz 61 – Pot Luck

Quiz 62 – Nursery Rhymes

Quiz 63 – Pot Luck

Quiz 64 – Third Place

Quiz 65 – Pot Luck

Quiz 66 – Astronomy

Quiz 67 – Pot Luck

Quiz 68 – Television Costume Drama

Quiz 69 – Pot Luck

Quiz 70 – Also Known As

Quiz 71 – Pot Luck

Quiz 72 – Notable Occasions

Quiz 73 – Pot Luck

Quiz 74 – Harry Potter

Quiz 75 – Pot Luck

Quiz 76 – Formula 1

Quiz 77 – Pot Luck

Quiz 78 – Organisations

Quiz 79 – Pot Luck

Quiz 80 – Video Games

Quiz 81 – Pot Luck

Quiz 82 – Mountains

Quiz 83 – Pot Luck

Quiz 84 – The Romans

Quiz 85 – Pot Luck

Quiz 86 – Classic Novels

Quiz 87 – Pot Luck

Quiz 88 – Superheroes

Quiz 89 – Pot Luck

Quiz 90 – Rock Music

Quiz 91 – Pot Luck

Quiz 92 – Points of the Compass

Quiz 93 – Pot Luck

Quiz 94 – Animated Films

Quiz 95 – Pot Luck

Quiz 96 – Science

Quiz 97 – Pot Luck

Quiz 98 – Golf

Quiz 99 – Pot Luck

Quiz 100 – Horses

Quiz 101 – Pot Luck

Quiz 102 – Diamonds and Pearls

Quiz 103 – Pot Luck

Quiz 104 – London

Quiz 105 – Pot Luck

Quiz 106 – Famous Buildings

Quiz 107 – Pot Luck

Quiz 108 – Dance

Quiz 109 – Pot Luck

Quiz 110 – James

Quiz 111 – Pot Luck

Quiz 112 – Technology

Quiz 113 – Pot Luck

Quiz 114 – Musicals

Quiz 115 – Pot Luck

Quiz 116 – Footwear

Quiz 117 – Pot Luck

Quiz 118 – Action Films

Quiz 119 – Pot Luck

Quiz 120 – Europe

Quiz 121 – Pot Luck

Quiz 122 – Money

Quiz 123 – Pot Luck

Quiz 124 – Shades of Grey

Quiz 125 – Pot Luck

Quiz 126 – Music Used in Adverts

Quiz 127 – Pot Luck

Quiz 128 – Games

Quiz 129 – Pot Luck

Quiz 130 – Legal Dramas

Quiz 131 – Pot Luck

Quiz 132 – Prequels and Sequels

Quiz 133 – Pot Luck

Quiz 134 – Sweet Things

Quiz 135 – Pot Luck

Quiz 136 – Bridges

Quiz 137 – Pot Luck

Quiz 138 – Architects and Architecture

Quiz 139 – Pot Luck

Quiz 140 – Months

Quiz 141 – Pot Luck

Quiz 142 – Italy

Quiz 143 – Pot Luck

Quiz 144 – World History

Quiz 145 – Pot Luck

Quiz 146 – Television Presenters

Quiz 147 – Pot Luck

Quiz 148 – Theatre

Quiz 149 – Pot Luck

Quiz 150 – Kate

Medium Quizzes

Quiz 151 – Pot Luck

Quiz 152 – Television Crime Drama

Quiz 153 – Pot Luck

Quiz 154 – Sport

Quiz 155 – Pot Luck

Quiz 156 – 1980s Music

Quiz 157 – Pot Luck

Quiz 158 – Science

Quiz 159 – Pot Luck

Quiz 160 – Dogs

Quiz 161 – Pot Luck

Quiz 162 – Loves and Fears

Quiz 163 – Pot Luck

Quiz 164 – Classical Music

Quiz 165 – Pot Luck

Quiz 166 – Literature

Quiz 167 – Pot Luck

Quiz 168 – World History

Quiz 169 – Pot Luck

Quiz 170 – Blue

Quiz 171 – Pot Luck

Quiz 172 – Food and Drink

Quiz 173 – Pot Luck

Quiz 174 – Famous Roads

Quiz 175 – Pot Luck

Quiz 176 – Television

Quiz 177 – Pot Luck

Quiz 178 – Rivers

Quiz 179 – Pot Luck

Quiz 180 – Ball Sports

Quiz 181 – Pot Luck

Quiz 182 – Germany

Quiz 183 – Pot Luck

Quiz 184 – Planet Earth

Quiz 185 – Pot Luck

Quiz 186 – Plays and Playwrights

Quiz 187 – Pot Luck

Quiz 188 – Education

Quiz 189 – Pot Luck

Quiz 190 – James Bond

Quiz 191 – Pot Luck

Quiz 192 – Park and Ride

Quiz 193 – Pot Luck

Quiz 194 – XYZ

Quiz 195 – Pot Luck

Quiz 196 – Famous Relatives

Quiz 197 – Pot Luck

Quiz 198 – History

Quiz 199 – Pot Luck

Quiz 200 – Television Quizzes

Quiz 201 – Pot Luck

Quiz 202 – 1950s Music

Quiz 203 – Pot Luck

Quiz 204 – Films

Quiz 205 – Pot Luck

Quiz 206 – Diaries

Quiz 207 – Pot Luck

Quiz 208 – Pink

Quiz 209 – Pot Luck

Quiz 210 – The Olympic Games

Quiz 211 – Pot Luck

Quiz 212 – Sea Creatures

Quiz 213 – Pot Luck

Quiz 214 – 1920s

Quiz 215 – Pot Luck

Quiz 216 – Days

Quiz 217 – Pot Luck

Quiz 218 – Arts and Crafts

Quiz 219 – Pot Luck

Quiz 220 – England

Quiz 221 – Pot Luck

Quiz 222 – Physics

Quiz 223 – Pot Luck

Quiz 224 – Andrew

Quiz 225 – Pot Luck

Hard Quizzes

Quiz 226 – Literature

Quiz 227 – Pot Luck

Quiz 228 – Pop Music

Quiz 229 – Pot Luck

Quiz 230 – History

Quiz 231 – Pot Luck

Quiz 232 – Science

Quiz 233 – Pot Luck

Quiz 234 – Flags

Quiz 235 – Pot Luck

Quiz 236 – Sailing

Quiz 237 – Pot Luck

Quiz 238 – Film

Quiz 239 – Pot Luck

Quiz 240 – Birds

Quiz 241 – Pot Luck

Quiz 242 – Sport

Quiz 243 – Pot Luck

Quiz 244 – John

Quiz 245 – Pot Luck

Quiz 246 – Television

Quiz 247 – Pot Luck

Quiz 248 – World Politics

Quiz 249 – Pot Luck

Quiz 250 – Europe

Easy Quizzes

Quiz 251 – Pot Luck

Quiz 252 – Literature

Quiz 253 – Pot Luck

Quiz 254 – Oscar Winners

Quiz 255 – Pot Luck

Quiz 256 – Science

Quiz 257 – Pot Luck

Quiz 258 – Cricket

Quiz 259 – Pot Luck

Quiz 260 – US Sitcoms

Quiz 261 – Pot Luck

Quiz 262 – History

Quiz 263 – Pot Luck

Quiz 264 – Green

Quiz 265 – Pot Luck

Quiz 266 – The Arts

Quiz 267 – Pot Luck

Quiz 268 – Classical Music

Quiz 269 – Pot Luck

Quiz 270 – Animal World

Quiz 271 – Pot Luck

Quiz 272 – Vegetables

Quiz 273 – Pot Luck

Quiz 274 – Chemistry

Quiz 275 – Pot Luck

Quiz 276 – Castles

Quiz 277 – Pot Luck

Quiz 278 – Greece

Quiz 279 – Pot Luck

Quiz 280 – Money

Quiz 281 – Pot Luck

Quiz 282 – Films

Quiz 283 – Pot Luck

Quiz 284 – Paper

Quiz 285 – Pot Luck

Quiz 286 – 1940s

Quiz 287 – Pot Luck

Quiz 288 – 1960s Music

Quiz 289 – Pot Luck

Quiz 290 – Sport

Quiz 291 – Pot Luck

Quiz 292 – Superstitions

Quiz 293 – Pot Luck

Quiz 294 – Technology

Quiz 295 – Pot Luck

Quiz 296 – Natural World

Quiz 297 – Pot Luck

Quiz 298 – Modern Fiction

Quiz 299 – Pot Luck

Quiz 300 – Children’s Television

Quiz 301 – Pot Luck

Quiz 302 – Steps

Quiz 303 – Pot Luck

Quiz 304 – Comedians

Quiz 305 – Pot Luck

Quiz 306 – Desserts

Quiz 307 – Pot Luck

Quiz 308 – Disney Films

Quiz 309 – Pot Luck

Quiz 310 – Up and Down

Quiz 311 – Pot Luck

Quiz 312 – World Politics

Quiz 313 – Pot Luck

Quiz 314 – Theatre

Quiz 315 – Pot Luck

Quiz 316 – Languages

Quiz 317 – Pot Luck

Quiz 318 – Michaels

Quiz 319 – Pot Luck

Quiz 320 – Fashion

Quiz 321 – Pot Luck

Quiz 322 – Flowers

Quiz 323 – Pot Luck

Quiz 324 – Pop Music

Quiz 325 – Pot Luck

Quiz 326 – Athletics

Quiz 327 – Pot Luck

Quiz 328 – Stars

Quiz 329 – Pot Luck

Quiz 330 – Tom Tom

Quiz 331 – Pot Luck

Quiz 332 – Geography

Quiz 333 – Pot Luck

Quiz 334 – Television

Quiz 335 – Pot Luck

Quiz 336 – Little Things

Quiz 337 – Pot Luck

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QUIZ 1 – Pot Luck

1 What is the French word for “water”?

2 Who had hits with Rock DJ and Radio?

3 Which musical term means “quickly”?

4 A nonagon has how many sides?

5 Which actor played nine members of the same family in the 1949 black comedy Kind Hearts and Coronets?

6 What name is given to a baby kangaroo?

7 What is the Earth’s only natural satellite?

8 In which street did the Great Fire of London start?

9 Which group had a hit in 1978 with Night Fever?

10 Midsummer Day falls in which month?

11 Which cartoon bear lives in the village of Nutwood?

12 How many cents are there in a Canadian dollar?

13 Which is the world’s largest desert?

14 Which Jewish greeting means “peace”?

15 Who played Gary Strang in the TV series Men Behaving Badly?

16 What term is given to a small bar of gold bullion?

17 Which actor was known as “Duke”?

18 Sir Arthur Conan Doyle created which detective?

19 What was the given name of America’s President Lincoln?

20 Who was the “doubting” apostle?

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QUIZ 2 – Food and Drink

1 Cheddar cheese is named after a village in which county?

2 What term is used to describe food that is served set alight?

3 Which herb is traditionally served with lamb?

4 What do Americans call jam?

5 Which Indian side dish is made from cucumber, mint and yoghurt?

6 Which insect lends its name to a cocktail made from crème de cacao and crème de menthe?

7 What is the British name for the eggplant?

8 Comice is a variety of which fruit?

9 What style of Indian food is cooked in a clay oven?

10 Which popular pasta sauce is made with bacon, egg and cream?

11 What type of food can be served sunny side up?

12 Which patty of fried minced meat is named after its German city of origin?

13 Bara brith is a traditional tea bread from which country?

14 What does a barista serve?

15 Which French term describes a dry wine?

16 Which salad plant is usually grown with mustard?

17 From which flower is saffron obtained?

18 What is a Chinese cooking pan called?

19 What is the name of the Russian metal urn used for making tea?

20 Which Middle Eastern dip is made from chickpeas and sesame seeds?

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QUIZ 3 – Pot Luck

1 What colour is the flag that traditionally denotes surrender?

2 Who wrote the 1967 novel Where Eagles Dare?

3 Flamenco dancing is associated with which country?

4 What type of food is lollo rosso?

5 At which historical landmark would you find Traitor’s Gate?

6 What is a school’s shared occupancy bedroom called?

7 What is the county town of Cornwall?

8 Which actress played Clara Oswald in Doctor Who?

9 What decoration is known in the USA as “frosting”?

10 Which group’s hits include Holding Back the Years (1985) and Stars (1991)?

11 What type of creature is a house martin?

12 What name is given to the spike of a fork?

13 Which metal has the symbol Fe?

14 Which town in south-east Ireland is famed for its crystal?

15 What is the currency unit of Mexico?

16 What word describes a musical note played slightly lower than it should be?

17 Who presented the TV series Time Team?

18 How is 2018 written in Roman numerals?

19 What is the penultimate radio alphabet code letter?

20 Who was the leader of the Soviet Union during WWII?

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QUIZ 4 – Geography

1 Which mountainous principality lies between France and Spain?

2 In which city is the Taj Mahal?

3 What is the name of modern-day Persia?

4 Which city is the capital of Romania?

5 The shamrock is the emblem of which country?

6 What are the native inhabitants of New Zealand known as?

7 Which language is spoken in the south-western part of Cyprus?

8 What is the longest river wholly in France?

9 “The Windy City” is the nickname of which US city?

10 Which sea lies between Italy and Croatia?

11 Which international airport is located in Bedfordshire?

12 Giza is a city in which country?

13 In which Australian state is Brisbane?

14 In which North American mountain range are Banff and Jasper located?

15 What is the capital of Vietnam?

16 Which Portuguese island is famous for its dessert wine?

17 What is the currency unit of Switzerland?

18 The World Heritage site of Ephesus is in which modern country?

19 In which English county is Ross-on-Wye?

20 Which South American country has Lima as its capital?

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QUIZ 5 – Pot Luck

1 Who was the lead singer with The Police?

2 Who starred in the TV series Murder, She Wrote?

3 Which Biblical character was betrayed by Delilah?

4 What is the name for toasted Italian-style sandwiches?

5 What name is given to a gnawing mammal such as a rat or mouse?

6 Who is the patron saint of England?

7 What is the common name of sodium chloride?

8 Who was the first president of the USA?

9 What does the “A” of “VAT” stand for?

10 Which chess pieces move in L-shapes?

11 The cartoon character Popeye is associated with which vegetable?

12 Which Canadian police go on horseback?

13 Which classic film and book series includes The Two Towers?

14 Charles I and James I belonged to which royal House?

15 Which type of ship flies the Jolly Roger flag?

16 Which Welsh singer’s debut hit was Lost in France in 1976?

17 A Manx cat is missing which feature that most cats have?

18 What is the national airline of Australia?

19 What term is given to a plant that lives for one year?

20 Which ocean is the world’s largest?

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QUIZ 6 – Films

1 Who voiced the title character in the 2009 film Fantastic Mr Fox?

2 What does the second M in the film company MGM stand for?

3 Which actor starred in the 1959 film Ben-Hur?

4 Which film was mistakenly announced as the winner of the Best Picture Oscar at the 2017 ceremony?

5 Which 1960 Sir Alfred Hitchcock film is famed for its shower scene?

6 Who found fame as Bella Swan in the Twilight Saga?

7 Which creature featured in the 1975 film Jaws?

8 Who starred as a prison guard in the 1999 film The Green Mile?

9 What was the name of the Volkswagen in the 1968 Disney film The Love Bug?

10 What is the subtitle of the second Terminator film, released in 1991?

11 The 1955 film Rebel Without a Cause starred which actor?

12 Which film is based on the life of the Trapp Family Singers?

13 Who starred in the 2010 film Black Swan?

14 Which Toy Story character has the catchphrase “To Infinity, and Beyond!”?

15 Who co-starred with Robert Redford in Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid?

16 Which actress played Bobbie in the 1970 film The Railway Children?

17 What is the nickname of India’s film industry?

18 How does James Bond like his martini?

19 Ryan Gosling starred in a 2017 sequel to which 1982 sci-fi film?

20 Who played Gandalf in The Lord of the Rings trilogy?

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QUIZ 7 – Pot Luck

1 Which museum houses the Mona Lisa?

2 In which town is the Royal and Ancient Golf Club?

3 What term is given to the heating process which destroys disease-producing bacteria in milk?

4 What is the name given to the Central Criminal Court in London?

5 A kumquat is what colour?

6 What is the capital of the US state of Hawaii?

7 What title was traditionally given to the most senior nurse in a hospital?

8 Harry Potter was played on screen by which actor?

9 Who wrote the play Blithe Spirit (1941)?

10 What was the language of ancient Rome?

11 What, according to the proverb, gathers no moss?

12 Cheddar Gorge is part of which range of hills?

13 Who topped the UK singles chart in 1999 with Baby One More Time?

14 Which sign of the zodiac is represented by the Ram?

15 Which group’s first chart-topper was 1995’s Some Might Say?

16 The New Zealand rugby team perform what ritual before a match?

17 What, proverbially, is the mother of invention?

18 Which 1942 Disney film featured Thumper the rabbit?

19 Who is the patron saint of travellers?

20 What unit is used in measuring the height of a horse?

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QUIZ 8 – History

1 The euro was first adopted as an official currency on New Year’s Day in which year?

2 Which spa town was founded by the Romans as Aquae Sulis?

3 Which Elizabethan seaman was captain of the Golden Hind?

4 Where were the Hanging Gardens, one of the Seven Ancient Wonders of the World?

5 Which was originally the tenth month in the Roman calendar?

6 During which battle was Horatio Nelson (Viscount Nelson) killed?

7 What nickname was given to a Parliamentary soldier in the English Civil War?

8 What acronym denoted the forces’ showbiz organisation in WWII?

9 What was the profession of “Capability” Brown?

10 Which civilisation inhabited Peru before the Spanish conquest?

11 Who was the first person to fly the Atlantic solo?

12 Which organisation was founded by William Booth?

13 In which year did the Titanic sink?

14 Which 19th-century movement is associated with William Morris?

15 Which Italian volcano destroyed Pompeii in AD 79?

16 What type of transport was a penny-farthing?

17 Which king succeeded Elizabeth I?

18 Which medal was awarded to Malta in 1942?

19 Who was the last president of the Soviet Union?

20 What was the name of the census commissioned by William the Conqueror in 1085?

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QUIZ 9 – Pot Luck

1 What name is given to the central aisle of a church?

2 Where were the 2016 Summer Olympics held?

3 In which county is St Albans?

4 With which band did Ronan Keating find fame?

5 Who is the god of mischief in Norse mythology?

6 What is the fourth book of the New Testament?

7 To which side of a boat does the term starboard refer?

8 Who released the album and single Let’s Get It On in 1973?

9 What is Paddington Bear’s sandwich of choice?

10 Someone born on August 1 has which birth sign of the zodiac?

11 Which river flows through Dublin?

12 Who is Bart Simpson’s father in The Simpsons?

13 What name is given to the central tower of a castle?

14 What do milliners produce?

15 Who wrote Charlie and the Chocolate Factory (1964)?

16 Rickets is caused by the lack of which vitamin?

17 What is the currency unit of South Africa?

18 Which large vein is found in the neck?

19 What is the name of Jack’s hill-climbing companion in the nursery-rhyme?

20 Which wading bird was worshipped by the ancient Egyptians?

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QUIZ 10 – Music

1 Ziggy Stardust was the alter ego of which singer?

2 Which character on a musical stave determines pitch?

3 Which duo wrote the opera Trial by Jury?

4 What is the name of Elvis Presley’s Memphis estate?

5 Which singer’s backing band were called The Wailers?

6 What was the title of Lady Gaga’s first UK chart-topper?

7 Which singer/songwriter had an early hit with Crocodile Rock?

8 Which song title was a hit in 1993 for Mariah Carey and in 2002 for Enrique Iglesias?

9 The video to which 2012 song by Psy became the first YouTube video to reach a billion views?

10 Which Bizet opera, first performed in 1875, is set in Spain?

11 Who had a hit in 1982 with Come on Eileen?

12 Jason Orange was a member of which group until 2014?

13 Which musical term means “smoothly flowing”?

14 Who had 1984 hits with Penny Lover and Stuck on You?

15 Roger Daltrey founded and fronted which band?

16 What type of instrument is a bongo?

17 What name is given to the final passage in a musical work?

18 Which Britpop band had a 1994 hit with Parklife?

19 Which group topped the charts in 1966 with Paperback Writer?

20 What cry for help has been a hit for both Abba and Rihanna?

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QUIZ 11 – Pot Luck

1 With which town is Brighton joined to make an official city name?

2 What was Archimedes’ famous cry of discovery?

3 Which band had a hit in 1982 with Save a Prayer?

4 Of which country is Damascus the capital?

5 Which engineer built the Great Western Railway?

6 What is a young lion called?

7 Who played Gordon Gekko in the Wall Street films?

8 Of which English county is Chelmsford the county town?

9 Which figure of Greek myth flew too close to the Sun?

10 Which misnamed war lasted from 1337 until 1453?

11 Which disorder is marked by difficulty in recognising written words?

12 What is the principal ingredient of chow mein?

13 Lex Luthor is the enemy of which comic-book hero?

14 What is the capital of the US state of Georgia?

15 Who composed the 1812 Overture?

16 What term is given to two under par for a hole in golf?

17 Dennis Quaid and Jake Gyllenhaal starred in which 2004 disaster film?

18 What is the name of the slender tower on a mosque?

19 Which is the largest continent?

20 What is the name of the dog in Peter Pan?

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QUIZ 12 – Nature

1 Which soft-bodied crustacean lives in the empty shells of other molluscs such as whelks?

2 Which Australian marsupial feeds on eucalyptus leaves?

3 Which type of elephant has the largest ears?

4 How many limbs do squid have?

5 What term is used to describe the vast treeless plains of the Arctic?

6 Which fish is associated with the Sargasso Sea?

7 What type of creature lives in a holt?

8 Which flower yields digitalis?

9 Which chemical element is found in kelp?

10 Which is the world’s largest antelope, native to South Africa?

11 Zephyr, sirocco and chinook are all types of what?

12 Which oil, derived from flax, is used in putty?

13 Which type of lizard has the ability to change its colour?

14 What is an insect called in the early stage of development?

15 What is “Old Faithful” in Yellowstone National Park?

16 Which African carnivore has a call that sounds like laughter?

17 Which type of amphibian has varieties including crested, fire belly and spotted?

18 In which direction does the sun rise?

19 Which wild cat has tufts on its ear tips?

20 Which river runs through America’s Grand Canyon?

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QUIZ 13 – Pot Luck

1 What is a level or grade in judo called?

2 Which fish has varieties including brown and rainbow?

3 Who directed the 2008 film Slumdog Millionaire?

4 What was the title of ABBA’s first UK chart-topper?

5 What is the French word for “thank you”?

6 What title is given to the supreme commander of the British navy?

7 Dinnerladies was created by and starred which comedienne?

8 What does the Richter scale measure?

9 Which vitamin is most abundant in carrots?

10 What is a baby swan called?

11 Which Womble was named after a Siberian city?

12 Proverbially, which reptile cries insincere tears?

13 In which county is Bexhill?

14 What is the American term for a holiday?

15 What familiar short name is used for London’s police force?

16 Which retired athlete’s autobiography is entitled Faster than Lightning?

17 What is the Flying Scotsman?

18 Which animated pair had A Grand Day Out in 1989?

19 Which river flows through Stoke?

20 Who wrote the play The Winter’s Tale?

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QUIZ 14 – Sitcoms

1 Who played Pam in Gavin & Stacey?

2 In which London borough was Only Fools and Horses set?

3 What was the name of Ricky Gervais’ character in The Office?

4 Which part-improvised series featured siblings Ben, Karen and Jake?

5 Which actress played Grace in Will & Grace?

6 In which sitcom did Simon Bird play the character Will McKenzie?

7 Which sitcom was set on Craggy Island?

8 Who played Manuel in Fawlty Towers?

9 Who co-starred with Zoë Wanamaker in My Family?

10 In which city was Bread set?

11 Which profession features in Damned?

12 Which US medical sitcom starred Zach Braff and Sarah Chalke?

13 Which series starred Dame Judi Dench and Geoffrey Palmer as Jean and Lionel?

14 David Hyde Pierce played which character in Frasier?

15 Which country is the setting for the TV sitcom Two Doors Down?

16 What was the name of Paul Eddington’s character in The Good Life?

17 What was the nickname of the company clerk in M*A*S*H?

18 Officer Crabtree, famed for his French mispronunciation, appeared in which sitcom?

19 Which actor provided the narration for Twenty Twelve and W1A?

20 Who played Miranda’s mother in the sitcom Miranda?

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QUIZ 15 – Pot Luck

1 What colour is turmeric?

2 Which creature is said to be caught by the early bird?

3 Who wrote The Three Musketeers?

4 What was the name of the Soviet space station launched in 1986?

5 The Shambles is a street in which English city?

6 Who was the chief Greek god on Mount Olympus?

7 What substance makes up the outer layer of a tooth?

8 Yaffle is a dialect name for which bird?

9 “Simian” refers to which type of animal?

10 Which section of an orchestra includes flutes?

11 “The Gunners” is the nickname of which football team?

12 What term is given to a bishop’s high hat?

13 In which county is Sherwood Forest?

14 Which actress starred in the TV series Hannah Montana?

15 Which singer was originally named Anna Mae Bullock?

16 In the PG Wodehouse novels, who is Bertie Wooster’s manservant?

17 Who had a 1978 hit with Song for Guy?

18 What is a Scottish water sprite in the form of a horse called?

19 Who were the Rockers’ 1960s rivals?

20 The Woolpack pub is featured in which long-running TV series?

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QUIZ 16 – UK Politics

1 What is the title of the official printed record of Parliamentary proceedings?

2 Who was the first female Speaker of the House of Commons?

3 Who was Prime Minister at the outbreak of WWII?

4 On which day of the week are British elections usually held?

5 Who became the UK’s first Green Party MP in 2010?

6 Who was Gordon Brown’s Chancellor of the Exchequer?

7 In which Lincolnshire town was Baroness Margaret Thatcher born?

8 Which former Prime Minister is associated with the country house of Chartwell?

9 What exclamation is heard in the House of Commons to signal Members’ agreement?

10 Which former MP was elected Mayor of Greater Manchester in May 2017?

11 What is the maximum period between general elections in the UK?

12 Which London street is home to the Ministry of Defence?

13 What term is given to a seat in the House of Lords for an independent or minor party member?

14 Who was Prime Minister from 1990 to 1997?

15 In the House of Commons, what colour are the seats?

16 What was the nickname of the 1940s Labour politician Aneurin Bevan?

17 What are the initials of the government’s industrial mediation body?

18 What is the name of the Speaker’s seat in the House of Lords?

19 On which occasion does the Chancellor traditionally brandish a red case?

20 In 2017 who became leader of the Liberal Democrats for the second time?

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QUIZ 17 – Pot Luck

1 What is the capital of Portugal?

2 Who were Gladys Knight’s backing group?

3 What term is given to a blacksmith’s iron block?

4 What is a grinding tooth called?

5 Which soft, bland foodstuff is made from soya beans?

6 In a limerick, which lines should rhyme with the second line?

7 What is the longest river in South America?

8 Which Cumbrian town is famous for its mint cake?

9 In which month is Armistice Day?

10 What is the name of the Marquess of Bath’s stately home in Wiltshire?

11 Which ballet features the Dance of the Sugar Plum Fairy?

12 How many fiddlers does Old King Cole have in the nursery rhyme?

13 Who wrote Far from the Madding Crowd (1874)?

14 Which fictional village is the setting for The Archers?

15 What is the largest planet in our solar system?

16 Toxteth is an area of which English city?

17 What is the musical term for a range of eight notes?

18 Which actor starred in the 1984 film Footloose?

19 What is the Irish name for Ireland?

20 What are young goats called?

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QUIZ 18 – Human Biology

1 What is the name of the red pigment in blood?

2 Which hormone, secreted by the pineal gland, induces sleepiness?

3 Which of the five senses might be impared as a result of laryngitis?

4 In which organs of the body would you find aqueous and vitreous humour?

5 Which muscle is found at the front of the upper arm?

6 Which molecule, in the form of a double helix, transfers genetic characteristics?

7 Which parts of the body are technically called the nares?

8 Which condition occurs as a result of alopecia?

9 Which vital organ neutralises harmful substances in the blood?

10 Which disease, also called infantile paralysis, is prevented by swallowing a vaccine-treated sugar cube?

11 The umbilicus is the clinical name for what part of the body?

12 Which nerve transmits visual information from the retina to the brain?

13 What is the “soft spot” on a baby’s head called?

14 Which is the outermost layer of the skin?

15 What is the common name for the scapula?

16 What is the science of the structure of the body?

17 Encephalology is the study of disorders of which part of the body?

18 What is the medical term given to low blood sugar?

19 Which word meaning “dog-like” applies to a human tooth?

20 What do the letters BMI stand for in the context of personal health?

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QUIZ 19 – Pot Luck

1 Which medical instrument is used to listen to the heart?

2 Firework was a 2010 hit for which singer?

3 Who co-starred with Jodie Foster in the 1991 film The Silence of the Lambs?

4 Which northern Italian town is famous for its cured pork and cheese?

5 Which pre-decimal British coin was worth twelve old pence?

6 What is the capital city of Turkey?

7 Which Sunday precedes Easter by a week?

8 Which is Amsterdam’s airport?

9 What is the study of disease called?

10 Which is the world’s largest bird?

11 Which legendary musician led children from Hamelin?

12 In the TV series Dallas, who played Bobby Ewing?

13 Which elite regiment’s motto is “Who Dares Wins”?

14 What do Americans call a full stop?

15 Who was Eric Morecambe’s comedy partner?

16 Which Latin word is the “A” of “AD”?

17 In which Scottish city would you find the Royal Mile?

18 What is a period of six balls in cricket?

19 Which imaginary line around the Earth is at Latitude O°?

20 Which car company has a rampant lion as its logo?

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QUIZ 20 – Sport

1 What name is given to the New Zealand international rugby team?

2 Who was the first man to run the mile in under four minutes?

3 Which of the grand slam tennis tournaments is played on clay?

4 Which country failed to qualify for the FIFA World Cup in 2018, its first absence since 1958?

5 The Henley Regatta takes place on which river?

6 Which name is applied to the Wolverhampton and Bolton football teams?

7 Which indoor game is played with a shuttlecock?

8 Which famous cricket venue is in St John’s Wood, London?

9 Which part of a dartboard is worth 50 points?

10 What is the thrower called in a game of baseball?

11 How many players are there in a rugby union team?

12 Where were the 2014 Winter Olympics held?

13 What is the home ground of Liverpool FC?

14 What are the final odds offered before a horse race?

15 Strikes and spares feature in which indoor sport?

16 Which athletics contest comprises ten events?

17 Which winter sport is associated with the Cresta Run?

18 Who won the Masters Snooker title for a record seventh time in 2017?

19 Which cricketing trophy is played for every two years by England and Australia?

20 What is the name of the rubber disc used in ice hockey?

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QUIZ 21 – Pot Luck

1 In which London borough is Heathrow Airport situated?

2 Who had a hit in 1977 with When I Need You?

3 Which ornamental fabric has a Chantilly variety?

4 Which large body of water surrounds the North Pole?

5 In the TV series Happy Days, who played the Fonz?

6 What yarn is derived from the Angora goat?

7 Who invented the miner’s safety lamp?

8 What is the English name of the Catholic prayer to Our Lady?

9 Which infectious viral disease causes inflammation of the face’s salivary glands?

10 Which sauce is traditionally eaten with roast beef?

11 A plant of the genus Urtica has what common name?

12 Which species of eel shares a name with a Scottish firth?

13 Where in the human body is the patella?

14 Who was Arthur of Camelot’s wife?

15 Chestnut and oyster are varieties of which food item?

16 What is the capital of Finland?

17 With which musical instrument is Vanessa Mae associated?

18 What, according to the proverb, is better than no bread?

19 Which actress played Lucy in the 1985 film A Room With A View?

20 What is a trumpet-quietening device known as?

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QUIZ 22 – Communications

1 What does the “C” stand for in the initials BBC?

2 Who invented the World Wide Web?

3 Which word represents the letter “T” in the standard radio phonetic alphabet?

4 Which was the first programme to be broadcast on Channel 4?

5 What was the name of the world’s first adhesive postage stamp?

6 What does DAB stand for in relation to radios?

7 Which is the most frequently used letter in the English language?

8 What was the world’s first teletext information service, started by the BBC in 1974?

9 In which year did the UK complete the switch to digital television?

10 By what system is a letter sent if labelled “par avion”?

11 What does SMS stand for in relation to texting?

12 Who invented the telephone?

13 What does “fax” stand for?

14 Which country developed emojis?

15 Which letter is represented in Morse Code by a single dash?

16 How much did a standard first class stamp cost in the UK at the beginning of 2018?

17 Who was the first person to produce a printed book in English?

18 On a standard keyboard, what is the topmost left letter?

19 Which London thoroughfare was traditionally associated with newspapers?

20 In 1973, which company became the first to mass-produce the handheld mobile phone?

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QUIZ 23 – Pot Luck

1 Which city is the capital of India?

2 Who was the Greek goddess of retribution?

3 What term is given to the central part of a wheel?

4 In which Welsh county is Bangor?

5 Who had a hit in 2009 with Bad Romance?

6 What title is given to a person who owns a large estate in Scotland?

7 Which English naval hero was commander of HMS Victory?

8 The football ground of Elland Road is in which city?

9 What is the term for an official who leads prayers in a mosque?

10 What is the American term for a narrow rocky valley?

11 Who was the composer of The Planets suite?

12 What is the state capital of Tennessee?

13 In the 2012 film Les Misérables, who played Jean Valjean?

14 Where does an arboreal creature live?

15 In which county is Loughborough?

16 What is the medical term for short-sightedness?

17 Which Ealing comedy was remade in 2004 with Tom Hanks in the starring role?

18 What is the word of Indian origin for an equestrian show?

19 Which peach variety has a smooth yellow and red skin?

20 What is the capital of Japan?

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QUIZ 24 – Film Music

1 Who sang Gangsta’s Paradise, featured in the 1995 film Dangerous Minds?

2 Who won an Oscar for the score to the film ET: the Extra-Terrestrial?

3 Who sang the theme song to the 1984 film Ghostbusters?

4 The song Bright Eyes was the theme tune to which 1978 animated film?

5 The 1945 film Brief Encounter featured which composer’s Concerto No 2 in C Minor?

6 Which film theme song was a hit for Phil Collins in 1984 and Steve Brookstein in 2005?

7 Who had a second hit with Unchained Melody in 1990 as a result of the film Ghost?

8 Who composed The Pink Panther theme?

9 Which group topped the charts for 15 weeks in 1994 with Love is All Around, from Four Weddings and a Funeral?

10 Who wrote I Will Always Love You, Whitney Houston’s hit from The Bodyguard?

11 Which song used in Despicable Me 2 was a 2014 hit for Pharrell Williams?

12 Who sang My Heart Will Go On, the theme song to Titanic…?

13 …and who composed the score?

14 Berlin’s Take My Breath Away featured in which 1986 film?

15 Which 2002 James Bond film had a theme tune performed by Madonna?

16 Let It Go is a song from which 2013 animated film?

17 Who composed the score for the 1966 film The Good, The Bad and The Ugly?

18 Everything is Awesome by Tegan and Sara was from which 2014 film?

19 Which song used in Robin Hood: Prince of Thieves topped the UK charts for 16 weeks?

20 Vangelis won an Oscar for which 1981 British film’s soundtrack?

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QUIZ 25 – Pot Luck

1 Which ship famously sank off the Portsmouth coast in 1545?

2 In which country was Russell Crowe born?

3 What was the name of the first “talkie” film, released in 1927?

4 What modern measurement of length is equivalent to just over a yard?

5 The city of Hull lies on which estuary?

6 What term describes lines lying in the same plane and not intersecting?

7 What is the French term for the South of France?

8 The Gurkhas hail from which mountainous Asian country?

9 What is the collective noun for a group of owls?

10 Of which European country is The Hague the seat of government?

11 Which group had a hit in 1992 with November Rain?

12 Which author created the character of Tom Sawyer?

13 What name is given to a female horse?

14 In which city is Central Park?

15 Who was the god of war in Roman mythology?

16 What is the common name for the tiny piece of silicon used in circuits?

17 Who was the lead singer with The Jam?

18 Of which country is Budapest the capital?

19 Which salad is made from tuna, French beans, olives and eggs?

20 Which screen legend starred in the film The Seven Year Itch?

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QUIZ 26 – Maths

1 How many sides does an octagon have?

2 What unit of time is 1440th of a day?

3 What term is given to the distance from the centre of a circle to its outside edge?

4 What is 0.025 expressed as a fraction?

5 What unit of land is ten thousand square metres?

6 Which mathematical diagram of intersecting circles was invented by British logician, John?

7 What term is given to the mathematics of shapes?

8 What name is given to a triangle that has two equal sides?

9 Which imperial length measurement is equal to 2.54 centimetres?

10 How many degrees are there in a right angle?

11 What term is given to an angle of between 90 and 180 degrees?

12 What is the square root of 169?

13 Which metric unit of weight is equivalent to 1000 kilograms?

14 How many sides are there on a rhombus?

15 Which branch of mathematics is concerned with theoretical rather than practical aspects?

16 Which shape has long straight sides and two equal-sized circular ends?

17 What term is given to a graph shown as a circle divided into sections?

18 What is the decimal equivalent of the binary number 110?

19 Which unit of quantity is equal to twelve dozen?

20 What term is given to the top line of a fraction?

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QUIZ 27 – Pot Luck

1 Who was the original host of the TV series QI?

2 Proverbially, what is it that blows nobody any good?

3 Bangkok is the capital of which south-east Asian country?

4 Which syrupy liqueur is an ingredient of the cocktail Kir Royale?

5 What is the modern name for Ceylon?

6 What is the term for money paid to the courts as security?

7 The Blockheads were the backing band for which singer?

8 Which town in Warwickshire is associated with Shakespeare?

9 Who was the Greek god of pastures and nature?

10 In rounders, which player stands behind the batter?

11 Which is the largest cathedral in the world?

12 Which English conflict lasted from 1642 to 1646?

13 Who was the director of 2001: A Space Odyssey?

14 Mrs Brown’s Boys was created by which comedian?

15 The Serpentine is in which area of London?

16 What was Jack’s surname in the TV series 24?

17 What is the highest award at the Cannes Film Festival?

18 Who won the men’s singles title at Wimbledon in 1974 and again in 1982?

19 Which motor-racing circuit is situated near Swanley in Kent?

20 What is a solution of water strongly impregnated with salt called?

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QUIZ 28 – Art

1 Which art museum is located in London’s Bankside area?

2 Who decorated the ceiling of the Sistine Chapel in the 16th century?

3 Who created the art installation My Bed in 1998?

4 Which pop artist said that everyone would be famous for 15 minutes?

5 Which 18th-century artist painted the satirical sketches A Rake’s Progress?

6 Which colour is obtained by mixing red and blue paint?

7 The Angel of the North sculpture is near which town?

8 What brownish-orange hair colour is named after a Renaissance painter?

9 What was Picasso’s first name?

10 The Monarch of the Glen (1851) is a painting by which British artist?

11 Which French painter was famed for his pictures of water lilies?

12 Which artist painted The Night Watch (1642)?

13 What is the support for an artist’s canvas called?

14 Which artist painted The Fighting Temeraire (1838)?

15 In which city can Leonardo da Vinci’s The Last Supper be seen?

16 Which Cornish seaside town has a branch of the Tate gallery?

17 George Stubbs is famous for his paintings of which type of animal?

18 Who sculpted The Kiss (1882)?

19 In which city is the Uffizi gallery?

20 Which French artist (b.1848) is famous for his paintings of Tahiti?

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QUIZ 29 – Pot Luck

1 Which female rank is equivalent to a knight?

2 What is the national bird of the USA?

3 What is the fourth letter of the Greek alphabet?

4 Which Italian dish consists of slices of raw meat or fish?

5 For what type of comedy plays was dramatist Georges Feydeau famous?

6 Which is the second largest of the Great Lakes by surface area?

7 Which southern county gave its name to a geological period?

8 Which wild flower has a seed head known as a clock?

9 What is the Spanish word for “donkey”?

10 Epiphany is celebrated in which month?

11 What is the capital city of Belgium?

12 What was the surname of the butler in Downton Abbey?

13 On which river does Chester stand?

14 Linen is obtained from which plant?

15 What is the lowest male singing voice?

16 Vulpine refers to which animal?

17 What is the nickname of Norwich City FC?

18 Of which family did John Galsworthy write a series of novels between 1906 and 1921?

19 Tapestry was a 1971 album by which singer/songwriter?

20 What, according to the proverb, is the sincerest form of flattery?

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QUIZ 30 – Celebrity

1 Which TV scientist played in the 1990s band D Ream?

2 Who is the youngest of the Kardashian sisters?

3 Which girl group was formed as a result of the programme Popstars: The Rivals?

4 In which US state was Nicole Kidman born?

5 Which reality TV star won the 2017 series of the winter sports competition The Jump?

6 Angelina Jolie is the daughter of which actor?

7 Which intrepid TV presenter first found fame on Castaway 2000?

8 Which guitarist graduated with a physics PhD in 2008, having originally begun his studies in the 1970s?

9 The TV series Cradle to Grave is a biopic of which TV and radio presenter’s early life?

10 What is the name of David and Victoria Beckham’s second son?

11 What is the surname of Oscar-winning film-making brothers Joel and Ethan?

12 Which comedian featured on the 2005 version of Tony Christie’s Is This the Way to Amarillo?

13 In which country was Cate Blanchett born?

14 Which Oscar-winning actor is a founder member of the band Thirty Seconds to Mars?

15 On which talent show did Simon Cowell first appear as a judge?

16 Which group was Beyoncé part of before going solo?

17 Dakota Johnson is the daughter of which actress?

18 Which Hollywood actress was Miss USA runner-up in 1986?

19 By what name is Stefani Germanotta better known?

20 Arnold Schwarzenegger was Governor of which US state from 2003 to 2011?

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QUIZ 31 – Pot Luck

1 Who wrote the 1936 novel Jamaica Inn?

2 What term is used to describe sloping type?

3 What alias does Superman use?

4 The Isle of Dogs is part of which area of London?

5 Which US state has Denver as its capital?

6 In Roman numerals, what number is represented by LXXV?

7 Which bird is traditionally seen as an emblem of peace?

8 What is the common name for the crane fly?

9 What was the title of Phil Collins and Philip Bailey’s 1985 no.1 hit?

10 What is a gavotte?

11 Wales has which patron saint?

12 What general disorder does the suffix “itis” indicate?

13 What, according to the proverb, should you not look in the mouth?

14 Which was the only one of Disney’s Seven Dwarfs without a beard?

15 Which TV series is set in the fictional Cornish village of Portwenn?

16 In which year did Concorde make its first flight?

17 Who starred in the 2003 film School of Rock?

18 What was the name of Victor’s wife in the TV series One Foot in the Grave?

19 Which member of a rowing team is responsible for steering?

20 The cities of Glasgow and Edinburgh are linked by which motorway?

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QUIZ 32 – At the Double

1 What name is given to the short stiff skirt worn by a ballerina?

2 Who is Yogi Bear’s best friend?

3 What term is given to a ditch used as an invisible garden boundary?

4 In which decade did the ra-ra skirt first become popular?

5 Couscous is made from which type of grain?

6 How many wheels are there on a tuk-tuk?

7 Who wrote the 2012 novel Me Before You?

8 Which bird has the Latin name Troglodytes troglodytes?

9 What was the name of the frog in the 1960s children’s series Hector’s House?

10 The can-can dance originated in which country?

11 Who had a 1974 hit with Rebel Rebel?

12 Tête-à-Tête is a dwarf variety of which flower?

13 Which radio alphabet code word follows “papa”?

14 Which group had a 1983 hit with Mama?

15 Which long-extinct bird was native to Mauritius?

16 What type of transport might be described as “ro-ro”?

17 What type of creature is the cartoon character Pepé Le Pew?

18 In the TV series Teletubbies, what colour is Laa-Laa?

19 Which group had a 1965 hit with California Dreamin’?

20 “Toto, I’ve a feeling we’re not in Kansas anymore” is a quote from which film?

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QUIZ 33 – Pot Luck

1 In which US state is Disney World?

2 What word represents the letter “F” in the radio phonetic alphabet?

3 Which sport is played at Headingley and The Oval?

4 Which versatile pungent bulb is said to ward off vampires?

5 What term is given to a female deer?

6 What is the German word for “Mrs”?

7 Joey was a spin-off from which TV series?

8 St Austell can be found in which English county?

9 Which imperial liquid measure is equivalent to eight pints?

10 In which country was porcelain first made?

11 Which group topped the UK charts in 1978 with Dreadlock Holiday?

12 What word is used in the US for a lift that travels between floors?

13 Which long-running drama series is set in Weatherfield?

14 In the Bible, which archangel foretells the birth of Jesus to Mary?

15 Which period covers the years 1901-10 in Britain?

16 Which British fashion designer launched the miniskirt?

17 In the nursery rhyme, how many men did the Grand Old Duke of York have?

18 Which alcoholic drink is produced from fermented honey?

19 In the TV series CSI, what does the “I” stand for?

20 Which author created the character Tracy Beaker?

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QUIZ 34 – Science Fiction

1 Which 2004 Will Smith film is based on short stories by Isaac Asimov?

2 What is the name of the villainous computer network in the Terminator films?

3 Who played the lead role in the 2015 film The Martian?

4 What was the title of the 2016 film released as part of the Star Wars franchise?

5 The 1990 film Total Recall features a mining colony on which planet?

6 Who played the hero Galen in the TV series Planet of the Apes?

7 What giant creatures featured in the 1954 film Them!?

8 The 1968 film Barbarella featured which famous actress?

9 Who played Jean-Luc Picard in the TV series Star Trek: the Next Generation?

10 Which actor starred in the 2002 film Minority Report?

11 The Cylons featured in which TV series of the 1970s and 2000s?

12 Which famous author wrote The Time Machine and The War of the Worlds?

13 Who wrote The Hitch-Hiker’s Guide to the Galaxy?

14 Which famous sci-fi character was played by Sylvester Stallone and later by Karl Urban?

15 How did the extra-terrestrials communicate in Close Encounters of the Third Kind?

16 What colour were the tall humanoids in Avatar?

17 Which actress starred in the 2016 sci-fi film Arrival?

18 Which TV series has featured the alien Sontarans, Ice Warriors and Silurians?

19 Which rock group provided the soundtrack to the 1980 film Flash Gordon?

20 What does Babylon 5 refer to in the title of the TV series?

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QUIZ 35 – Pot Luck

1 Sicily and Cyprus lie in which sea?

2 On which course is the classic horse race the Oaks run?

3 What was the name of the cow in The Magic Roundabout?

4 Which point is the southernmost tip of Britain?

5 What type of fruit is an ogen?

6 Which Caribbean island has Havana as its capital?

7 What name is given to a pale, dry sherry?

8 Which girl’s name is the French word for “she”?

9 According to the song, who sold “cockles and mussels, alive, alive-o”?

10 Which of Handel’s oratorios contains the “Hallelujah” chorus?

11 What title is given to the head of a monastery?

12 Who is Charlie Brown’s blanket-carrying friend?

13 Which sign of the zodiac is represented by the Archer?

14 Which German city hosted the 1972 Olympic Games?

15 Who recorded the 1990 hit Unbelievable?

16 Ancient poets gave which name to the drink of the gods?

17 Which of the Cinque Ports shares its name with a cereal crop?

18 What is the line behind which darts players stand?

19 What is the given name of Ms Harker, the heroine of Dracula?

20 Where is the headquarters of London’s Metropolitan Police?

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QUIZ 36 – France

1 On which river does Paris stand?

2 What is the term for a French police officer?

3 Which French stew of fish and vegetables originated in Marseille?

4 Which French port is linked to Newhaven by ferry?

5 Jaune is French for which colour?

6 Which former French royal house is also the name of a variety of American whiskey?

7 What name is given to the Parisian underground?

8 Of which former duchy and province of France was William the Conqueror a duke?

9 On which Parisian thoroughfare does the Tour de France finish?

10 Which novelist wrote Les Misérables (1862)?

11 What is the French phrase for the dish of the day in a restaurant?

12 Which town in the north of the country is associated with racing and lace?

13 What is the French word for “snail”?

14 In which year of the late 20th century did France host the FIFA World Cup?

15 Which singer (b.1915) was nicknamed the “Little Sparrow”?

16 Which Parisian landmark was begun by Napoleon to celebrate his victories?

17 Which French wine classification is the highest level for Burgundy?

18 The “little black dress” was popularised by which French fashion designer?

19 Which French term means “baked in a pastry coating”?

20 At which venue is the French Grand Slam tennis tournament played?

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QUIZ 37 – Pot Luck

1 Which element combines with oxygen to make water?

2 Which fairy-tale character met the three bears?

3 In which county is the seaside town of Cromer?

4 What is the eastern Mediterranean flaky pastry used to make strudel?

5 Who is Popeye’s girlfriend?

6 Which group released The Lexicon of Love II album in 2016?

7 According to the rhyme, on what day was Solomon Grundy born?

8 Pumpernickel bread is from which country?

9 What is the colour of the ball worth three points in snooker?

10 Which unit of weight is used for gems and gold?

11 What is the name of Sherlock Holmes’ housekeeper?

12 What term is given to a fish’s breathing organs?

13 Who played the Prime Minister in the 2003 film Love Actually?

14 What is the dead skin at the base of a nail called?

15 According to the saying, what die hard?

16 In which TV series did Lea Michele play Rachel Berry?

17 Portland is the capital of which US state?

18 Who was the main presenter of the long-running consumer series That’s Life?

19 Which constellation is known as the Hunter?

20 Des Moines is the capital of which US state?

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QUIZ 38 – George

1 Winston Smith and Emmanuel Goldstein are characters in which George Orwell novel?

2 George Cole played Flash Harry in which series of films?

3 George the pink hippo appeared in which childrens’ TV series?

4 In which month is the feast day of St George?

5 Who duetted with George Michael in 1991 on Don’t Let the Sun Go Down on Me?

6 Which British monarch’s reign saw the American War of Independence?

7 Which actor’s only outing as James Bond was in On Her Majesty’s Secret Service?

8 What was George and Mildred’s surname in the 1970s sitcom?

9 Which English engineer was known as “the Father of Railways”?

10 Which English spymaster features in John le Carré’s Tinker, Tailor, Soldier, Spy?

11 Who was French president from 1969 to 1974?

12 What was the surname of George Takei’s Star Trek character?

13 In which 1946 film did James Stewart star as George Bailey?

14 Georges Simenon created which fictional detective?

15 Which actor played TV’s Inspector George Gently?

16 Who played the title role in the 1994 film The Madness of King George?

17 What was the name of George Wendt’s character in the TV series Cheers?

18 Which 1980s TV series starred George Peppard as Hannibal Smith?

19 Which type of instrument did George Formby play?

20 What is the capital of the country Georgia?

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QUIZ 39 – Pot Luck

1 In which county is Henley-on-Thames?

2 What was the nickname of rock ’n’ roll pianist Antoine Domino?

3 What is toxicology the study of?

4 Who hosted Ready Steady Cook before Ainsley Harriott?

5 What is a cutting tooth called?

6 What term is given to a tennis serve that cannot be returned?

7 Which Cornish town is the home of Gilbert and Sullivan’s pirates?

8 The 1986 film Crocodile Dundee starred which actor in the title role?

9 What is the official language of Chile?

10 What is the US equivalent of “Ltd”?

11 What term is given to the scientific study of birds?

12 Which New Testament book precedes Romans?

13 The 1974 novel Jaws was written by which author?

14 Which cup was sought by King Arthur’s knights?

15 What is a dried plum called?

16 Which trophy is contested by male US and European golfers every two years?

17 Nutbush City Limits was a hit for which separating duo in 1973?

18 What is the chess term for a deadlock?

19 Which is the largest living primate?

20 What metal is an alloy of iron and carbon?

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QUIZ 40 – Trees

1 What is the popular name given to the fruit of the horse chestnut tree?

2 The oil from which tree native to Australia has medicinal uses including clearing congestion?

3 What name is given to a botanical tree garden such as Westonbirt?

4 The berries of which tree are used to flavour gin?

5 Which tree shares its name with a US ski resort?

6 Which tree traditionally provides the leaves used for making honorary wreaths?

7 What is the term given to a tree’s liquid?

8 Which country has a cedar tree on its national flag?

9 The wood of which tree is traditionally used to make cricket bats?

10 What term is given to a tree that is leafy all year round?

11 Which Californian tree has a seven-letter name that contains all five vowels?

12 The branch of which tree signifies an offer of reconciliation?

13 Which tree is also known as the rowan?

14 What term is given to a fruit tree trained on stakes?

15 For what use is the Norway Spruce tree most well-known?

16 Acorns are the fruit of which tree?

17 Which tree “bears the crown” in the lyrics of a well-known seasonal song?

18 What name is given to the cylindrical flower cluster that forms on trees such as birch or hazel in spring?

19 What is the maple tree genus?

20 What term is given to the concentric marks on a tree trunk?

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QUIZ 41 – Pot Luck

1 Which period of fasting precedes Easter?

2 Which mushroom-like organisms are studied by mycologists?

3 In which year did Madonna have her first UK top ten hit with Holiday?

4 What is the canine symbol of Great Britain?

5 Which bloodsucking worm was once used in medicine?

6 In the name of the charity ROSPA, what does the “A” stand for?

7 Which musical centres around the character of Sally Bowles?

8 What title is given to an army chaplain?

9 Which number is written as XC in Roman numerals?

10 Where were the summer Olympic Games of 1980 held?

11 What jelly is made from seaweed and used in glue-making?

12 What was the middle name of the poet Shelley (b.1792)?

13 Which French wine-growing region is also a deep red colour?

14 Jacob Marley is a character in which Dickens novel?

15 Which US city suffered a massive earthquake in 1906?

16 What type of creature is a painted lady?

17 What term is given to the highest part of a tropical rainforest?

18 Who was elected Mayor of London in 2016?

19 Which band had a hit in the mid-1980s with Take On Me?

20 What is the name of the Royal Military Academy near Camberley in Surrey?

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QUIZ 42 – Literature

1 How many lines are there in a sonnet?

2 For what type of book is Samuel Pepys best known?

3 Which author created the Secret Seven?

4 Who wrote the 1899 novel Heart of Darkness?

5 Whom did Gepetto the woodcarver create?

6 In which Dickens novel does Miss Havisham, who was jilted on her wedding day, appear?

7 Who is Scotland’s national poet?

8 Which creature raced against the hare in Aesop’s fable?

9 Who wrote Salem’s Lot, Cujo and It?

10 Which bear admitted to “having very little brain”?

11 What is Sherlock Holmes’ address?

12 What is the name of the girl who flies to Neverland with Peter Pan?

13 Who wrote the 1961 novel The Prime of Miss Jean Brodie?

14 Which Tennyson poem begins “Come into the garden”?

15 Elizabeth Bennet is the main character in which 1813 novel?

16 What is the family’s surname in the 1868 novel Little Women?

17 Which classic novel features the character of Catherine Earnshaw?

18 Which novel by Richard Adams was made into an animated film in 1978?

19 CS Lewis penned stories set in which imaginary land beyond the wardrobe?

20 Which author created Inspector Wexford?

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QUIZ 43 – Pot Luck

1 Smooth Operator was a 1980s hit for which singer?

2 What name is given to a male goose?

3 What was the first name of French philosopher Sartre (b.1905)?

4 Which kind of building can be found at Westminster, Woburn and Whitby?

5 Which offence in the US might be “grand” or “petty”?

6 Who starred in the 2003 film Hulk?

7 In which county is Preston?

8 In which month is Twelfth Night?

9 Which salad is made from romaine lettuce, croutons and Parmesan?

10 What name is given to a Freemasons’ meeting place?

11 Who played Carrie in Sex and the City?

12 Which word can be an island, a coffee bean or a computer language?

13 The Catcher in the Rye (1951) was written by which novelist?

14 Which city, near the Pyramids, is the capital of Egypt?

15 Which fatty substance is found in wool?

16 What nickname is given to a private in the Royal Engineers?

17 Which ex-Neighbours actor had a hit in 1991 with Any Dream Will Do?

18 What is the German equivalent of the title “Miss”?

19 Which Spanish Surrealist painted The Persistence of Memory (1931)?

20 How many pounds are there in a stone?

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QUIZ 44 – Crime

1 The 1995 film Rogue Trader was based on whose autobiography?

2 Which Scottish legal officer performs the functions of public prosecutor and coroner?

3 For what crime was Al Capone jailed in 1931…?

4 …and what was the nickname of the team of agents, led by Eliot Ness, who investigated his crimes?

5 What name is given in the UK to an establishment where criminal cases are tried by a judge and jury?

6 What were Bonnie and Clyde’s surnames?

7 In which city was John F Kennedy assassinated?

8 Which former UK politician unsuccessfully attempted to fake his own death in 1974?

9 In which year did the Great Train Robbery take place in the UK?

10 Which criminal organisation is known in the USA as Cosa Nostra?

11 What term is given to the likeliest perpetrator of a crime?

12 Who has responsibility for maintaining the law in a US county or independent city?

13 Which murderer was the subject of the 1985 film Dance with a Stranger?

14 What did Colonel Thomas Blood famously steal in 1671?

15 Which phrase describes a court case held behind closed doors?

16 What term is given to the head of a prison in the UK?

17 Who played OJ Simpson in the 2016 American Crime Story dramatisation The People v.O.J. Simpson?

18 Which term describes evidence which may not be brought before a court of law?

19 Which Roman statesman was murdered on the Ides of March?

20 The term “Triad” is used to describe criminal gangs in which country?

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QUIZ 45 – Pot Luck

1 Who presented the long-running children’s series Animal Magic?

2 Which is the second-largest city in Pakistan?

3 The Goat represents which star sign?

4 What term is given to a grotesquely carved water-spout found on churches?

5 What is the common name for the delphinium?

6 Where are the headquarters of Surrey County Cricket Club?

7 What is the measurable unit of work or energy in the CGS system?

8 Which London hotel was built by theatrical impresario Richard D’Oyly Carte?

9 In which US state is San Francisco?

10 Which red gem is January’s birthstone?

11 Which beetle was sacred to the ancient Egyptians?

12 Who directed the 1946 film It’s a Wonderful Life?

13 What reaping tool is associated with Old Father Time?

14 What was Mel B’s Spice Girls’ nickname?

15 What kind of animal is a dromedary?

16 Which waters separate Anglesey from the Welsh mainland?

17 Merino is a breed of which animal?

18 What is the family name of Juliet in Shakespeare’s Romeo and Juliet?

19 What is the currency unit of Israel?

20 “Bob” was a slang term for which pre-decimal coin?

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QUIZ 46 – Football

1 Who was the manager of Manchester United from 1945 until 1969?

2 Which club, nicknamed “The Seagulls”, made their Premier League debut in 2017?

3 What term is given to the scoring system where the first goal scored in extra time wins the match?

4 Which European team plays its home games at Camp Nou?

5 How many points are awarded for a win in an FA league game?

6 What name is given to a match between two local teams?

7 Who captained England to victory in the 1966 FIFA World Cup?

8 What colour shirts and shorts do Chelsea players usually wear?

9 In football, what is another name for an upright?

10 In which year did the infamous “Hand of God” incident occur?

11 Where was the home ground of Arsenal FC until 2006?

12 For which football club did Gary Lineker play professionally from 1978 to 1985?

13 Which stadium is the home of Rangers FC?

14 In which Italian city is the football club Juventus based?

15 Who was the first non-Englishman to manage the England national team?

16 Which football team is known as “the Toffees”?

17 Which hymn is traditionally sung at the FA Cup final?

18 Who captained Portugal to their UEFA European Championship win in 2016?

19 Which Premier League team played home games at Wembley during the 2017-18 season?

20 Which colour card does a football referee show as a warning?

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QUIZ 47 – Pot Luck

1 Which cocktail is mainly made from gin and cherry brandy?

2 Who won the men’s singles title at Wimbledon in 1981, 1983 and 1984?

3 Sudoku puzzles originate from which country?

4 Matt LeBlanc starred as himself in which sitcom with Stephen Mangan and Tamsin Greig?

5 In the Bible, which city’s walls were blown down by trumpets?

6 In which body of water is the island of Mustique?

7 What is the term given to a speculative opening move in chess?

8 What is the name of Postman Pat’s black and white cat?

9 What initials denote the index of the top 100 UK companies?

10 Which yobbish plasterer was an early Harry Enfield TV creation?

11 Which Turkish dish has doner and shish varieties?

12 To which family of fish does the barbel belong?

13 Who first played Ripley in the 1979 film Alien?

14 What surname is shared by former EastEnders actors Martin and Ross?

15 Which lasagne-loving ginger cartoon cat is friends with a dog named Odie?

16 What was Thailand’s name until 1939?

17 In which county is the seaside town of Whitstable?

18 Which author’s novels include Polo and Riders?

19 What is a potter’s oven called?

20 Which Cambridge college is famed for its choir’s Christmas carol-singing?

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QUIZ 48 – Television

1 In which fictional town is the soap Home and Away set?

2 Who was the original host of the quiz show Blockbusters?

3 Who starred as Jonathan Pine in the 2016 TV series The Night Manager?

4 Which animated canine graduated from Dogwarts University?

5 Who played Lady Mary in Downton Abbey?

6 Which celebrity won the first series of Strictly Come Dancing?

7 Fozzie Bear featured in which series?

8 Who replaced Margaret Mountford on the TV series The Apprentice?

9 Which charity benefits from Red Nose Day?

10 Who returned as the main Gardeners’ World presenter for the second time in 2011?

11 Peter Dinklage is best known for playing Tyrion Lannister in which TV show?

12 Who was Andy Pandy and Looby Loo’s companion in the children’s series?

13 What was the first name of Ricky Tomlinson’s character in The Royle Family?

14 Who played Nicholas Brody in the TV series Homeland?

15 Which series starred James Gandolfini as the boss of a crime family?

16 Who played Mr Big in Sex and the City?

17 Holby City is a spin-off from which other TV drama?

18 Which 1970s TV detective was played by Telly Savalas?

19 Who starred in the TV series House?

20 Whom did Rachel Riley replace as the maths expert on Countdown?

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QUIZ 49 – Pot Luck

1 Which duo had a 1986 hit with Edge of Heaven?

2 Which animal is known as a moose in the USA?

3 Who wrote the 1847 novel Wuthering Heights?

4 Which London Underground line is coloured red on maps?

5 What is the fifth sign of the zodiac?

6 What is the official language of the Canadian province of Quebec?

7 In the nursery rhyme Mary, Mary, Quite Contrary, what colour are the bells in her garden?

8 What name is given to an official population count?

9 What is the nickname of Sheffield Wednesday FC?

10 What is proverbially said to be as good as a feast?

11 Which port is the largest coastal city in Belgium?

12 Which Staffordshire university is situated near Stoke-on-Trent?

13 What is the only English town to appear in the title of a Shakespeare play?

14 In the children’s series Roobarb and Custard, what kind of animal was Roobarb?

15 Which drink is associated with California’s Napa Valley?

16 Which flaky white cheese is produced in North Yorkshire?

17 Which actress starred in the Nanny McPhee films?

18 In the nursery rhyme, which stoat-like animal goes “pop”?

19 What kind of boat has twin parallel hulls?

20 What is the name of London’s famous botanical gardens?

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QUIZ 50 – Mythology

1 Who, in Greek mythology, were the older gods who preceded the Olympians?

2 Which chemical element is named after the Roman god of communication?

3 What was the name of the Roman goddess of the hunt?

4 Which Norse god was Thor’s father?

5 Who was the Greek goddess of love…?

6 …and who was her Roman counterpart?

7 What did Prometheus steal from the gods?

8 What flower is named after a mythical, self-absorbed youth?

9 Who was the Roman sun god?

10 Which lost continent of legend is said to have sunk below the sea?

11 What is the alternative name for Jupiter, the supreme god of the Romans?

12 What, in Greek mythology, was a female spirit that tormented evil-doers?

13 Which Gorgon’s name is also used for a jellyfish?

14 Which three-pronged spear is traditionally carried by Neptune?

15 Where in the Mediterranean was home to the Minotaur?

16 Which god of property boundaries gave his name to a station at the end of the line?

17 Who was the Roman god of love?

18 What is the name of the resting place for the souls of slain heroes in Norse mythology?

19 What was the name of Jason’s ship, in Greek mythology?

20 After which Anglo-Saxon god was Wednesday named?

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QUIZ 51 – Pot Luck

1 What is the world’s fastest land animal?

2 What is the name of the commemorative pillar near Pudding Lane in London?

3 What is the science of moral principles?

4 Which puppet fox has the catchphrase “Boom! Boom!”?

5 Where in the body is the hippocampus?

6 What name is given to a sporting event consisting of a series of boat or yacht races?

7 Who was the goddess of the dawn in Roman mythology?

8 In which city is Beverly Hills?

9 Maraschino liqueur is made from which fruit?

10 Which group sang Lonely This Christmas in 1974?

11 What is the capital city of Estonia?

12 What volcanic rock forms the Giant’s Causeway in Northern Ireland?

13 What is Cockney rhyming slang for “hair”?

14 Which old tax-collecting government department changed its name in 2005?

15 Who was the mid-5th-century king of the Huns?

16 What is the name of Homer Simpson’s mother in the The Simpsons?

17 What is the “season of mists and mellow fruitfulness”, according to Keats?

18 Who composed the music for Star Wars?

19 In which county is Crewe?

20 Leghorn is a breed of what animal?

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QUIZ 52 – Royalty

1 Which Royal House opposed the House of York in the Wars of the Roses?

2 What was the name of 18 French kings?

3 Elizabeth Woodville married which king?

4 Who was king of England during WWII?

5 Which 11th-century English king was nicknamed “the Unready”?

6 What is the name of the royal residence in Norfolk?

7 Who was Queen Victoria’s consort?

8 Which king of England was defeated at the Battle of Hastings?

9 What was George I’s native language?

10 Which castle built for Edward I is situated on the south-eastern shore of Anglesey?

11 What was the name of the ruling dynasty of Scotland from 1371 to 1714?

12 Which king signed the Magna Carta?

13 Who was Queen of England from 1558 to 1603?

14 In which royal residence can you view Queen Mary’s dolls’ house?

15 Which English king, according to legend, burned the cakes?

16 In which city were the remains of Richard III found in 2012?

17 Mary of Teck was the wife of which British monarch?

18 What was the family nickname of both Edward VII and George VI?

19 In which year did Edward VIII abdicate?

20 What was the name of Henry VIII’s first wife?

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QUIZ 53 – Pot Luck

1 Cathay is an old name for which country?

2 What kind of rays cause skin to go brown in the sun?

3 What is the Latin name of the prayer Hail Mary, set to music by many composers?

4 Which 2002 romcom starred Nia Vardalos and John Corbett?

5 Which city hosted the 2018 Winter Olympics?

6 How is actor Nicolas Coppola better known?

7 What cake is traditionally eaten during the Easter period in the UK?

8 Which city is the capital of the Tyrol?

9 Which bird is the emblem of the RSPB?

10 Who composed the piece known as the Minute Waltz (1847)?

11 What school is associated with a collar, a crop and the wall game?

12 Who is the Greek goddess of victory?

13 What are the announcements in church of a forthcoming wedding called?

14 Which group had a hit in 1985 with Road to Nowhere?

15 What is the name of Tokyo’s financial index?

16 Which classic weepie starred Ali MacGraw and Ryan O’Neal?

17 What was the nickname of revolutionary Ernesto Guevara?

18 What term is given to a spindle that joins two wheels?

19 Which iconic fashion doll was launched in 1959?

20 In which county is Robin Hood’s Bay?

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QUIZ 54 – Yellow

1 Yellowfin is a species of which fish?

2 What is the real name of TV’s Keith Lemon?

3 Which Dutch town is famous for its cheese which usually has a yellow coating?

4 Princess Jasmine is a character in which 1992 Disney film?

5 In Formula 1, what does a single yellow flag warn a driver to do?

6 Which insect transmits the disease yellow fever?

7 Which is the largest of the Canary Islands?

8 Which buttercup-like flower has greater and lesser varieties?

9 Which US state is also known as the “Yellowhammer State”?

10 Meadowlark Lemon (1932-2015) was a professional player in which sport?

11 The yellow jersey is worn by the leader of which sporting event?

12 Which group sang Tie a Yellow Ribbon Round the Ole Oak Tree in 1973?

13 Which fictional sleuth has a secretary called Miss Lemon?

14 In which US state is Yellowstone National Park mainly situated?

15 How many points are awarded for potting the yellow ball in the game of snooker?

16 Who played Saffron in the TV series Absolutely Fabulous?

17 The Beatles released Yellow Submarine as a double A-sided single with which other song?

18 Which fish of the plaice family has a lemon variety?

19 Which actor starred in the 2004 film Lemony Snicket’s A Series of Unfortunate Events?

20 In which area of London is Canary Wharf?

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QUIZ 55 – Pot Luck

1 Which word meaning “poet” is commonly applied to Shakespeare?

2 Dom Perignon is a brand of which drink?

3 Which branch of science deals with the elements and their compounds?

4 Which spectacular North American cascade divides Canada and the USA?

5 Which French fashion designer introduced the New Look in 1947?

6 Which two academic qualifications were replaced by the GCSE exam?

7 In which county is Hexham?

8 Which military force was founded by Trotsky?

9 Which nursery rhyme character had no food for her dog?

10 What style of bay window is also the name of an Oxford college?

11 Which adventure hero visited the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull in 2008?

12 What is the capital city of Morocco?

13 What is “eight” in Spanish?

14 An Orcadian is a resident of which group of islands?

15 Who was the original presenter of the UK version of MasterChef?

16 What name is given to scissors that leave a zigzag instead of a straight edge?

17 Which male singing voice falls between tenor and bass?

18 What imperial measure is just over half a litre?

19 Which small horse is slang for £25?

20 Which food item is associated with the town of Melton Mowbray?

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QUIZ 56 – Scotland

1 What is the capital city of Scotland?

2 Which canal, completed in 1822, links Inverness and Fort William?

3 What is the name of the old Roman barrier along the Scottish/English border?

4 Who is the patron saint of Scotland?

5 Carnoustie is a famous venue for which sport?

6 Which Shakespeare play is traditionally thought to bring bad luck to its actors?

7 Which city is also known as “the Granite City”?

8 What is the longest river in Scotland?

9 On which island is there a monastery founded by St Columba?

10 Which Celtic language is spoken in many parts of the Western Isles of Scotland?

11 Which Scottish village was the traditional destination for runaway couples?

12 Which 1983 film set in a Scottish village featured music by Mark Knopfler?

13 What name is given to a turnip in Scotland?

14 A sequel to which 1996 film set in Scotland was released in January 2017?

15 Which fabric pattern is particularly associated with Scotland?

16 What is the name of the largest island in the Firth of Clyde?

17 Up till 2008, which coin had a Scottish thistle with a crown on top on the reverse?

18 In which council region is St Andrews?

19 What is the name of the Scottish rugby team’s home ground?

20 Which palace is situated just north of Perth?

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QUIZ 57 – Pot Luck

1 What is the collective noun for a group of lions?

2 Who won the fourteenth series of Strictly Come Dancing in 2016?

3 Which German sports car manufacturer created the Carrera model?

4 What term is given to a case for holding arrows?

5 What is the sixth colour of the rainbow?

6 Which Formula 1 team signed Lewis Hamilton as a young driver in 2007?

7 What is the capital of Spain?

8 Which title was assumed by Oliver Cromwell in 1653?

9 What is the last letter of the Greek alphabet?

10 Who were “on the run” according to the title of the 1990 Robbie Coltrane film?

11 What are the two official languages of Sri Lanka?

12 Which liqueur was originally made by Carthusian monks?

13 Which group had a 1980 hit with Baggy Trousers?

14 Which National Theatre auditorium was named after the first actor to be made a life peer?

15 What name is given to a bird of prey’s hooked claw?

16 Where is the Sea of Tranquility?

17 The word for which system of weights and measures can also refer to an empire?

18 Which vegetable has pearl and Spanish varieties?

19 Which 1990s interior design show was presented by Carol Smillie from 1996 to 2003?

20 Which musical instruction means “very quickly”?

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QUIZ 58 – Animal World

1 What is the tallest living mammal?

2 Which animal is known as “the ship of the desert”?

3 What name is given to a badger’s burrow?

4 Is a carp a freshwater or sea fish?

5 What term is given to animals that eat food of both plant and animal origin?

6 Which bird shares its name with a chess piece?

7 What is a young hare called?

8 Which seabird is traditionally thought to bring bad luck to sailors?

9 The capybara is native to which continent?

10 Threshers and hammerheads are types of what?

11 What type of creature is a devil’s coach-horse?

12 Which is the largest living land mammal?

13 Which bird has long-eared, snowy and barn species?

14 A copperhead is what type of creature?

15 What is the alternative name for the viper?

16 Which spotted cat, related to the leopard, is the largest big cat in the Americas?

17 Are polar bears found in the Arctic or Antarctic?

18 Which sea mammal has bottlenose, short-beaked and spinner species?

19 A drey is home to which animal?

20 Which insect lives in an organised colony known as a formicary?

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QUIZ 59 – Pot Luck

1 In which room in a church are the ceremonial robes housed?

2 Who succeeded James I (James VI of Scotland) as king of England, Ireland and Scotland?

3 What term is given to the introduction of a poem or play?

4 Who captained the 2012 European Ryder Cup team?

5 What did the Fairy Godmother use to create Cinderella’s coach?

6 Which name represents “C” in the radio phonetic alphabet?

7 Who played Wonder Woman in the 1970s TV series?

8 What is the study of the mind called?

9 What is another name for ascorbic acid?

10 Which 15th-century Florentine politician and writer’s name is synonymous with devious ambitiousness?

11 Which peninsula lies between the Mersey and Dee estuaries?

12 King Edward is a variety of which vegetable?

13 What branch of medicine is concerned with resistance to disease?

14 Who wrote the 1970 song Big Yellow Taxi?

15 Which group had a hit in 1995 with Wonderwall?

16 In which country is the ancient city of Petra?

17 What is the location of Kubla Khan’s pleasure dome in Coleridge’s famous poem?

18 Who starred in the 1990 film Home Alone?

19 What name was given to a rioting machine-wrecker of the early 19th century?

20 What is the term for the pointed front part of a ship’s bow?

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QUIZ 60 – Transport

1 What type of bicycle is designed for two riders?

2 Which car manufacturer has a rampant horse for its logo?

3 In the tyre pressure measure PSI, what does the “I” stand for?

4 Which group had a hit with Car Wash in 1976?

5 What term is given to the cheapest accommodation on a ship?

6 Which liquid is put into car batteries?

7 Gondolas are associated with which city?

8 Which classic car caper film was remade in 2003?

9 Who wrote the novel Trainspotting?

10 What is the French term applied to a two-door car with a sloping rear?

11 Who directed the 1951 thriller Strangers on a Train?

12 How many horses pull a troika?

13 Which US city has the only cable car system to still be operated manually?

14 Who was the Scottish inventor of the pneumatic bicycle tyre?

15 What three-masted ship was used by Spanish and Portuguese traders in the 15th and 16th centuries?

16 Which company launched a rocket with a car attached to it in February 2018?

17 Who wrote the novel Three Men in a Boat?

18 On which famous train did Dame Agatha Christie set one of her novels?

19 Which small car was designed by Sir Alec Issigonis?

20 Queen released Bicycle Race as a double A-side single with which other song?

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QUIZ 61 – Pot Luck

1 What is the common name for the obverse of a coin?

2 Traditionally drunk at Christmas, what is the drink of yolk, beer and spirit?

3 What is the usual background colour of motorway signs?

4 What is held in a creel?

5 A blast furnace is mainly used to produce which metal?

6 Who won the Wimbledon men’s singles title in 1975?

7 What is the principal religion of Iran?

8 Who wrote the 2001 novel Life of Pi?

9 Which town is the capital of the Isle of Man?

10 What nationality was psychologist Carl Jung?

11 The postcode prefix LS denotes which English city?

12 Which actor topped the charts in 1997 with Men in Black?

13 What machine is used for turning and shaping wood?

14 In which county is the beauty spot of Box Hill?

15 Which animal is said to be unable to change its spots?

16 Nichelle Nichols played which Star Trek lieutenant?

17 What, in law, is written defamation of character?

18 Which part of the body was Achilles’ weakness?

19 On which London road would you find the Royal Courts of Justice?

20 Which group won The X Factor in 2011?

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QUIZ 62 – Nursery Rhymes

1 What did Jack plaster his head with after falling down the hill?

2 Where was the cow in the rhyme Little Boy Blue?

3 How many full bags of wool did the black sheep have?

4 Where was Doctor Foster when he stepped in a puddle?

5 What colour was Mary’s lamb’s fleece?

6 Was it Jack Sprat or his wife who could eat no lean?

7 Where was the queen eating bread and honey in Sing a Song of Sixpence?

8 What did Little Tommy Tucker have to sing for?

9 Where had the pussy cat been to see the Queen?

10 What did Little Jack Horner find in his Christmas pie?

11 In the rhyme Hey Diddle Diddle, what did the dish run away with?

12 Who was the third man in the tub with the butcher and the candlestick maker?

13 Who pulled the pussy out of the well after Little Johnny Green had put her in there?

14 Where did Bobby Shaftoe wear his silver buckles?

15 Who sat on a wall and had a great fall?

16 Which creature was climbing up the spout?

17 How much did Johnny earn a day in Seesaw Margery Daw?

18 Who took the kettle off after Polly put it on?

19 Which two creatures were fighting for the crown all around the town?

20 Who found Lucy Locket’s pocket?

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QUIZ 63 – Pot Luck

1 The character of Mrs Robinson appears in which 1967 film?

2 How many lines are there on a stave of music?

3 What is the common name for a turf accountant?

4 Who had a hit in 1973 with Paper Roses?

5 What was the fabled city of gold sought by Spanish conquistadors?

6 A champagne bottle which has the capacity of two ordinary bottles is given what name?

7 What type of business is London’s Lombard Street most associated with?

8 Which brand of yeast and vegetable extract takes its name from a French metal cooking pot?

9 The Music of the Night is a song from which musical?

10 Which adjective describes energy created by atomic fission?

11 What term was applied to lively, fashionable young women of the 1920s?

12 In what county is Stonehenge located?

13 What is the name of the Washington headquarters of the US armed forces?

14 What term is given to a flower that blooms year after year?

15 In which 1960s TV series did Patrick McGoohan play “Number Six”?

16 Which imperial length measurement is equivalent to three feet?

17 What was the Irish currency unit before the euro?

18 In which Scandinavian country is the city of Uppsala located?

19 The Tower of London is an example of which style of architecture?

20 What letter is furthest to the right on the bottom row on a standard keyboard?

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QUIZ 64 – Third Place

1 Which is the third planet from the Sun?

2 Who was Henry VIII’s third wife?

3 Which is China’s principal river and the third longest river in the world?

4 In a medley race, which is the third of the four swimming styles?

5 Which is Spain’s third largest city?

6 The book and screenplay The Third Man was written by which English author?

7 Who won a third term as US President in 1940?

8 Which is the third largest of the Channel Islands?

9 Who wrote the third of the New Testament gospels?

10 Who starred in the 1977 film Close Encounters of the Third Kind?

11 What is the third-highest rank in the peerage?

12 Third place in an Olympic event is awarded which colour medal?

13 What is the third letter of the Greek alphabet?

14 What does the acronym U3A stand for?

15 What is Italy’s third largest lake?

16 Which is the third novel in the Lord of the Rings series?

17 What is the third sign of the zodiac?

18 Which is the third largest of the Balearic Islands?

19 In the nativity story, which third Wise Man accompanied Caspar and Melchior?

20 Which is the third largest US state, by land area?

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QUIZ 65 – Pot Luck

1 Which prison reformer was depicted on the Bank of England £5 note from 2002 to 2017?

2 The island of Key West is in which US state?

3 What is the name of the marshy area of East Anglia?

4 Which living ingredient makes bread rise?

5 Michelangelo’s statue of David is in which Italian city?

6 Which acid is found in milk?

7 Which animal has species called Bewick’s, whooper and mute?

8 What is the name of the double-dot mark used to modify a vowel in German?

9 Who played President Bartlet in the TV series The West Wing?

10 The 2008 Olympic Games were held in which country?

11 A golden anniversary celebrates how many years of marriage?

12 Which actress starred in the 1990 film Misery?

13 What term is given to substances in the periodic table?

14 Who won the first series of Pop Idol?

15 What name was given to a woman doing farm work to support the war effort during WWII?

16 What is a whist competition or tournament called?

17 In which county is Folkestone?

18 What was the name of Henry VIII’s elder daughter?

19 Which children’s TV series featured a lion called Parsley and an owl called Sage?

20 Which prefix means “to a factor of one million”?

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QUIZ 66 – Astronomy

1 Which planet is closest to the Sun?

2 “The Swan” is the common name for which constellation?

3 What term is given to an interstellar cloud of dust and gas?

4 Which heavenly body was “demoted” from planet status in 2006?

5 What phenomenon occurs when the Moon passes between the Sun and the Earth?

6 In which county is the Jodrell Bank Observatory?

7 What term is given to the second-brightest star in a constellation?

8 A shooting star can also be referred to as what one-word term?

9 What is the name of Earth’s galaxy?

10 Which word for the universe is also the name of a garden flower?

11 What word means “bear” in major and minor constellations?

12 What is the point in the heavens opposite the zenith?

13 Which type of star emits regular bursts of radio waves?

14 What name is given to a field of extremely strong gravitational pull in space?

15 What is another name for the North Star or Pole Star?

16 Hale-Bopp is an example of which heavenly phenomenon?

17 The space telescope launched in 1990 was named after which astronomer?

18 Which constellation forms a W-shape in the sky?

19 What term is given to the small celestial bodies between the orbits of Mars and Jupiter?

20 Which constellation’s name is Latin for “crab”?

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QUIZ 67 – Pot Luck

1 How many days did it take to tour the world in the title of the Jules Verne novel?

2 What was the surname of the father and daughter who appeared in the film On Golden Pond?

3 What is the next highest prime number above 13?

4 What is the surname of the police chief in The Simpsons?

5 What is the name of the chapel at Windsor Castle?

6 What name is given to a group of eight musicians?

7 What is a young horse called?

8 In the Beatles song, what is the name of the meter maid?

9 What is the capital of Saudi Arabia?

10 Which nut is obtained from the hickory tree?

11 Who won Olympic gold medals in the decathlon in 1980 and 1984?

12 What is the trunk of the human body called?

13 “I’ve been alone with you inside my mind” is the opening lyric from which song?

14 In the context of education, where is the UEA located?

15 What condition does pluvius insurance cover?

16 Which city of South Wales is known locally as Abertawe?

17 Which condiment contains cauliflower, onion and gherkin, seasoned with mustard and turmeric?

18 Which fairy-tale character, locked in a tower by a witch, lets down her long golden hair?

19 What is used to make the soles of espadrilles?

20 Who co-starred with Tom Hanks in Sleepless in Seattle?

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QUIZ 68 – Television Costume Drama

1 Which 2013-16 series, starring Jeremy Piven, followed the life of a famous retailer?

2 Who played the title role in the series Foyle’s War?

3 Which Tolstoy novel was adapted for TV in 2016 and starred James Norton?

4 Which US series set in South Dakota starred Ian McShane as Al Swearengen?

5 Which 1970s costume drama, set in Eaton Square, was revived in 2010?

6 What is the name of the convent in Call the Midwife?

7 Which series was named after the home belonging to the Crawley family?

8 Jonathan Rhys Meyers starred as which monarch in the 2007-10 series The Tudors?

9 Who played Charles Ryder in the 1981 adaptation of Brideshead Revisited?

10 What was The Halcyon in the 2017 ITV drama series?

11 Which series was set in the fictional village of Aidensfield?

12 Which 1970s drama series about the Roman Empire starred Derek Jacobi in the title role?

13 Who originally played Robin of Loxley in the 1980s series Robin of Sherwood?

14 Damian Lewis played Major Richard Winters in which WWII drama series?

15 The BBC series The Hollow Crown are adaptations of which playwright?

16 Sir Mark Rylance played which historical figure in the series Wolf Hall?

17 Which drama series, revived in 2015, is based on the novels by Winston Graham?

18 What is the title of the Netflix drama series about Elizabeth II?

19 Who played Athos in the 2014 TV series The Musketeers?

20 Which The X-Files actress appeared in the BBC 2005 adaptation of Bleak House?

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QUIZ 69 – Pot Luck

1 Which Pacific state dropped “Western” from its name in 1997?

2 Which jubilee did Queen Elizabeth II celebrate in February 2017?

3 What is the capital of Iraq?

4 What was the surname of Shakespeare’s wife?

5 What term is given to prayer cushions for kneeling on?

6 What is four score and ten?

7 What name is given to copies of a book published at one time?

8 On the original version of the quiz show Fifteen to One, who asked the questions?

9 Which bread roll of Jewish origin is in the shape of a ring?

10 Which style of architecture is epitomised by Bath’s Royal Crescent?

11 What is the main alcoholic ingredient of a Pink Lady cocktail?

12 Which Native American chief was the subject of a Longfellow poem?

13 Which spicy peanut sauce is a feature of Asian cuisine?

14 In which European country is the Black Forest?

15 Which light wood is much used in model-making?

16 Which theatre term indicates movement away from the audience?

17 What is the opposite of “yin” in Chinese philosophy?

18 The town of Dunstable is in which county?

19 What kind of bet puts money on a horse finishing in the first three places?

20 Which Somerset town, legendary burial place of King Arthur, is famous for its music festival?

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QUIZ 70 – Also Known As

1 Which chemical element is also known as quicksilver?

2 Boz was a pen-name of which famous author?

3 What is the stage name of singer Alecia Moore?

4 Which African mammal is also known as the antbear?

5 How is the building at London’s 30 St Mary Axe commonly known?

6 Pontoon, twenty-one and vingt-et-un are alternative names for which card game?

7 What is the official name for an Oscar?

8 Who is the comic-strip alter ego of Peter Parker?

9 Acton, Currer and Ellis Bell were the pen names of which sisters?

10 What plant is also known as the Michaelmas daisy?

11 What name was used by the unspeaking Marx brother whose birth name was Adolph?

12 The Granta is another name for which East Anglian river?

13 What is the Indian term for a vegetable also known as “ladies’ fingers” and “okra”?

14 Which breed of dog is also known as the German shepherd?

15 How were Graeme Garden, Bill Oddie and Tim Brooke-Taylor collectively known?

16 In which city is Storkyrkan, officially named Sankt Nicolai kyrka?

17 Which musician’s real name is Vincent Furnier?

18 What was the real name of writer George Orwell?

19 Which American wild cat is also known as a cougar or mountain lion?

20 Which British city has the nickname “Auld Reekie”?

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QUIZ 71 – Pot Luck

1 Liverpool and Birkenhead are linked by which tunnel?

2 Which word means both a fencing sword and a thin metal sheet?

3 What was Elvis Presley’s middle name?

4 Who played the title role in the 1970s children’s TV series Catweazle?

5 Chilli was originally native to which country?

6 What name is given to an official with the power to evict people from their houses?

7 Who wrote the nonsense poem The Hunting of the Snark?

8 The Back to the Future films starred which actor as Marty McFly?

9 How many sheets of paper are there in a ream?

10 Ni is the chemical symbol for which element?

11 Which French president succeeded Jacques Chirac?

12 Which actor starred in the 1955 thriller To Catch A Thief?

13 What is the name of the game that Americans call tic-tac-toe?

14 In which year did Kate Bush have a no.1 hit with Wuthering Heights?

15 What does the letter “O” stand for in the phrase “SWOT analysis”?

16 Sauchiehall Street is in which city?

17 Which spoof soap included the character of Mrs Overall?

18 The remote and uninhabited interior of Australia is given what name?

19 What term is given for the standard score for each golf hole and for the entire course?

20 What type of animal is a Tamworth?

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QUIZ 72 – Notable Occasions

1 Which American national holiday is celebrated in late November?

2 The Up Helly Aa festival is held in which group of islands?

3 What name is given to the Hindu Festival of Lights?

4 The Eisteddfod festival takes place in which country?

5 What is the Jewish candelabrum traditionally used during Hanukkah?

6 Which Christian feast is celebrated on January 6?

7 ANZAC Day is marked by which two countries?

8 The Day of the Dead festival is celebrated in which country?

9 What religious festival is celebrated ten days before Yom Kippur?

10 St Patrick’s Day is celebrated in which month?

11 Which Chinese Year started in February 2018?

12 In the Christian church, what is the period before Christmas called?

13 Which Scottish celebration takes place on January 25?

14 What is the Shrove Tuesday festival in New Orleans called…?

15 …and what does its name mean in English?

16 What term is given to the seven days before Easter in the Christian church?

17 What name is All Hallows Eve more commonly known as?

18 At what age does a bar mitzvah usually take place?

19 Which Muslim festival marks the end of Ramadan?

20 Which saint’s feast day is celebrated on December 26?

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QUIZ 73 – Pot Luck

1 What was the first name of English composer Vaughan Williams?

2 Palaeontology is the study of which objects?

3 Which measurement of distance is the equivalent of 1.61 kilometres?

4 Who was Stan Laurel’s comedy-film partner?

5 Which decade saw the imposition of the three-day week in the UK to conserve fuel supplies?

6 Daventry is in which county?

7 What is the official language of Brazil?

8 Which Indonesian holiday island lies off the eastern tip of Java?

9 According to the proverb, what comes before a fall?

10 Which critically panned 2003 film starred Ben Affleck and Jennifer Lopez?

11 What do the initials “REM” stand for in relation to sleep?

12 The musical Chess was written by Sir Tim Rice along with two members of which group?

13 What is the chief city of Majorca?

14 The character of Mrs Merton was created by which actress?

15 “The backbone of England” describes which range of hills?

16 Who wrote the book The Snowman (1987)?

17 What is the first name of TV’s Grampa Simpson?

18 Which old entertainment company had a large gong as its company logo?

19 How many years of marriage are celebrated at a ruby wedding anniversary?

20 Merlot grapes produce what colour wine?

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QUIZ 74 – Harry Potter

1 Which Hogwarts Minister did Robert Hardy play in the films?

2 Who is Harry’s corpulent cousin…?

3 …and what are the names of that cousin’s parents?

4 What is the name of Harry’s owl?

5 Harry’s wand is made from which wood?

6 What is Hermione’s surname?

7 What did Harry get for Christmas in his first term at Hogwarts?

8 How many players are on each team in a game of Quidditch?

9 Professor McGonagall was played by which actress in the films?

10 What was “Philosopher’s” changed to in the title of the US version of the first book?

11 What is the first name of Hogwarts headmaster Mr Dumbledore?

12 What is a person from a non-magical family called?

13 Where do students eat their dinner at Hogwarts?

14 What is the first name of Harry’s creator?

15 What model was Harry’s first broomstick?

16 The fourth book in the series has what subtitle?

17 Which English castle was used as Hogwarts in the films?

18 Which play, set 19 years later than the books, premiered in London in 2016?

19 The Leaky Cauldron is what type of building?

20 Who played Sirius Black in the films?

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QUIZ 75 – Pot Luck

1 What is the name of Goneril and Cordelia’s sister in Shakespeare’s King Lear?

2 What is a series of games that makes up part of a tennis match called?

3 Which US watercourse is nicknamed “Ol’ Man River”?

4 What term is given to a military unit headed by a colonel?

5 Casa di Giulietta and its balcony are a feature of which Italian city?

6 For which 1985 James Bond film did Duran Duran provide the theme tune?

7 What term applies to someone who doesn’t eat or use animal products?

8 In music, how should a piece marked “largo” be played?

9 Who is Betty’s husband in The Flintstones?

10 Chocolate, ginger and pineapple are varieties of which culinary herb?

11 What is the Spanish title for a married woman?

12 By what name is the larva of a butterfly or moth known?

13 Who starred as Joy Adamson in the 1966 film Born Free?

14 In the Bible, who was the second son of Adam and Eve?

15 What is an ancient Celtic priest known as?

16 What sort of creature is a merganser?

17 Which group was fronted by Frankie Valli?

18 Warwickshire County Cricket Club has which ground as its home?

19 What is the name of the royal residence on the River Dee in Scotland?

20 What kind of musical instrument is a tom-tom?

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QUIZ 76 – Formula 1

1 What does DRS stand for?

2 What driver safety measure was introduced in 2018?

3 Former team owner Eddie Jordan became a presenter on which motoring series in 2016?

4 Which country hosted the first race of the 2018 season?

5 What is the governing body of Formula 1?

6 Which former driver turned commentator is famous for his pre-race grid walk?

7 Who became team principal of Mercedes in 2013?

8 Nico Rosberg represented Germany, but which country did his father Keke drive for?

9 What is the name of Red Bull’s junior team?

10 Which European principality first hosted its street circuit Grand Prix in 1929?

11 Who won the World Championship every year from 2010 to 2013?

12 A green flag being shown indicates what to the drivers?

13 What relation was Ayrton Senna to former F1 driver Bruno Senna?

14 At which track has the British Grand Prix been held since 1987?

15 In the 2016 season who became the youngest ever winner of an F1 race…?

16 …and what is his nationality?

17 Which car number is associated with Lewis Hamilton?

18 What nationality is former World Champion Fernando Alonso?

19 Which company has been the sole supplier of tyres to F1 since 2011?

20 The 2009 World Championship was won by which British driver?

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QUIZ 77 – Pot Luck

1 The rear inner surface of the eye has what name?

2 What is the Spanish equivalent of champagne?

3 What is the name of the Californian river which flows into a desert of the same name?

4 Which of Disney’s dwarfs is known for his shyness?

5 From which city does Neapolitan ice cream originate?

6 What was the title of the 1982 chart-topping single by Renée and Renato?

7 What name is given to one of the original inhabitants of Australia?

8 The 1988 Summer Olympics were staged in which Asian city?

9 In which National Park would you find Buckler’s Hard and Lymington?

10 What is the US term for a curriculum vitae?

11 Which assembled group recorded the 1984 charity song Do They Know It’s Christmas??

12 The name of which sheltering device is the Italian for “little shade”?

13 For what is the Victoria Cross awarded, as inscribed on the medal itself?

14 How many players are there in a rugby league team?

15 Which private was played by John Laurie in the original TV series of Dad’s Army?

16 What number is represented by the Roman numerals IX?

17 Which salad is made from apple, celery, walnuts and mayonnaise?

18 What is the ancient citadel of Athens called?

19 In which country was the actor Richard Burton born?

20 Which Disney elephant learned to fly using his huge ears?

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QUIZ 78 – Organisations

1 Where was the Open University founded?

2 What are the initials of the UK professional doctors’ organisation?

3 J Edgar Hoover once headed which crime-fighting agency?

4 Who was the General Secretary of the TUC from 1973 to 1984?

5 Wisley gardens in Surrey are owned by which organisation?

6 Who was appointed Managing Director of the International Monetary Fund in 2011?

7 Which conservation organisation has oak leaves as its symbol?

8 In which year was the United Nations formed?

9 What do the initials RAC stand for in a motoring context?

10 Which agency is responsible for World Heritage Sites?

11 Which branch of the Red Cross operates in Muslim countries?

12 The film Calendar Girls featured which organisation?

13 What name is given to a member of the Society of Friends?

14 What is the name of the British actors’ union?

15 Which voluntary organisation features in the TV series Saving Lives at Sea?

16 “Nation shall speak peace unto nation” is the motto of which organisation?

17 What does the “T” of NATO stand for?

18 What is the symbol of the World Wide Fund for Nature?

19 The Lodge, Sandy, Bedfordshire is the headquarters of which conservation charity?

20 The General Synod is the governing body of which organisation?

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QUIZ 79 – Pot Luck

1 What was the name of Stacey’s best friend in the TV series Gavin & Stacey?

2 What is a seven-part ensemble called?

3 Grave, acute and circumflex are examples of what?

4 What is the main ingredient of tahini?

5 Which river flows through Worcester?

6 Who had a hit in 1978 with Copacabana?

7 Scottish warlord Robert MacGregor had what nickname?

8 Which meringue-based dessert was named after a Russian ballerina?

9 What category of road signs are triangular with a red border?

10 In song, what do you pack up in your old kit bag?

11 What term is used for an American pharmacy dispenser?

12 In which county is Leamington Spa?

13 Which Scottish city gives its name to a variety of fruit cake?

14 Wookey Hole in Somerset is famous for what natural features?

15 Which 2003 Christmas comedy starred Will Ferrell?

16 What term is given to the use of needles to relieve pain?

17 What is the young of the eel called?

18 The single postcode letter B is used for which English city?

19 Who wrote A Room with a View (1908)?

20 For what is London’s Billingsgate Market famous?

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