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3 What colour is vermilion a shade of Red
4 King Zog ruled which country Albania
5 What colour is Spock's blood Green
6 Where in your body is your patella Knee ( it's the kneecap )
7 Where can you find London bridge today USA ( Arizona )
8 What spirit is mixed with ginger beer in a Moscow mule Vodka
9 Who was the first man in space Yuri Gagarin
10 What would you do with a Yashmak Wear it - it's an Arab veil
11 Who betrayed Jesus to the Romans Judas Escariot
12 Which animal lays eggs Duck billed platypus
13 On television what was Flipper Dolphin
14 Who's band was The Quarrymen John Lenon
15 Which was the most successful Grand National horse Red Rum
16 Who starred as the Six Million Dollar Man Lee Majors
17 In the song Waltzing Matilda - What is a Jumbuck Sheep
18 Who was Dan Dare's greatest enemy in the Eagle Mekon
19 What is Dick Grayson better known as Robin (Batman and Robin)
20 What was given on the fourth day of Christmas Calling birds
21 What was Skippy ( on TV ) The bush kangaroo
22 What does a funambulist do Tightrope walker
23 What is the name of Dennis the Menace's dog Gnasher
24 What are bactrians and dromedaries Camels (one hump or two)
25 Who played The Fugitive David Jason
26 Who was the King of Swing Benny Goodman
27 Who was the first man to fly across the channel Louis Bleriot
28 Who starred as Rocky Balboa Sylvester Stallone
29 In which war was the charge of the Light Brigade Crimean
30 Who invented the television John Logie Baird
31 Who would use a mashie niblick Golfer
32 In the song who killed Cock Robin Sparrow

60 In Casablanca what is the name of the nightclub Rick's
61 What was the first James Bond book Casino Royal
62 What kind of animal is a lurcher Dog
63 What is the currency of Austria Schilling
64 What is the Islamic equal to the red cross Red Crescent
65 In fable who sold a cow for five beans Jack ( and grew a beanstalk )
66 How did Alfred Nobel make his money He invented Dynamite
67 Who was the first man to run a sub four minute mile Roger Bannister
68 What are Munroes Mountains in Scotland
69 Which car company makes the Celica Toyota
70 Air Lingus is the national airline of which country Republic of Ireland or Eire
71 Who discovered radium The Curies
72 What does an alopecia sufferer lack Hair
73 Who painted The Haywain John Constable
74 Triskadeccaphobia is the fear of what Number 13
75 What is a baby rabbit called Kit or Kitten
76 Which country had The Dauphin as a ruler France
77 Who did Michael Caine play in the Ipcress File (both names) Harry Palmer
78 Who won Euro song contest Save All Your Kisses For Me Brotherhood of Man
79 Which country had the guns of Naverone installed Turkey
80 Ictheologists study what Fish
81 What is a Winston Churchill Cigar
82 Who or what lives in a formicarium Ants
83 What type of acid is used in car batteries Sulphuric
84 It’s a flock of sheep what's a group of owls called Parliament
85 What animal would you find in a form Hare
86 Who in books and films was the man of bronze Doc Savage
87 Who was Stan Laurels partner Oliver Hardy
88 What kind of food is Cullan Skink Fish
89 What is classified by the A B O system Blood Groups

17 Giacomo Agostini - 122 Grand Prix 15 world titles what sport Motorcycle Racing
18 What is the largest state in the USA Alaska
19 Led Deighton trilogy Game Set Match What 3 Capitals Berlin MexicoLondon
20 Alan Stuart Konigsberg famous as who Woody Allen
21 Which human rights organisation founded 1961 got Nobel 1977 Amnesty International
22 Whose autobiography was The long walk to Freedom Nelson Mandela
23 What was discovered in 1922 by Howard Carter Tutankamen tomb
24 Clyde Tonbaugh discovered what planet in 1930 Pluto
25 Who won the women's heptathlon at Seoul in 1988 Jackie Joyner-Kersey
26 Who wrote Northanger Abbey Jayne Austin
27 Who ran through the streets naked crying Eureka Archimedes
28 Who composed the Brandeberg concertos full names Johan Sebastian Bach
29 Who won the World Series in 1987 Minnesota twins
30 What is the correct term of address to the Pope Your Holiness
31 In which city was Alexander Graham Bell born in 1847 Edinburgh
32 Who composed the ballets Sleeping Beauty and The Nutcracker Tchaikovsky
33 AG Bell opened school in Boston in 1872 for Teachers of what The Deaf
34 Benjamin Kubelsky 1894 fame as what comedian Jack Benny
35 In the Old Testament what book comes between Obadiah - Micah Jonah
36 Robin Williams dressed in drag for which 1993 film Mrs Doubtfire
37 Which chess piece could be a member of the church Bishop
38 Which German word means lightning war used in WW2 Blitzkrieg
39 Broccoli belongs to what family of plants Cabbage
40 Who designed the first Iron ship the Great Britain in 1845 I. Kingdom Brunel
41 Whose boat Bluebird was recently raised from Coniston water Donald Campbell
42 in 1951 which (of two) car companies introduced power steering Buick - Chrysler
43 Who wrote Catch 22 (both names) Joseph Heller
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44 Which country set up the world’s first chemistry lab in 1650 Netherlands

74 Portugal has had six Kings with what first name John
75 What martial arts name means gentle way Judo
76 Jean Claude Killy famous in which sport Skiing
77 Kimberlite contains what precious item Diamonds
78 Who directed Dr Strangelove - 2001 - The Shining (full name) Stanley Kubrick
79 Rene Lalique - Art Nouveau designer worked what material Glass
80 Who created the children's land of Narnia and Lion Witch Wardrobe Clive Staples Lewis
81 What animal lives in a drey Squirrel
82 Why is Louise Brown - born 1978 famous First test tube baby
83 The title of whose book translates as my struggle Adolf Hitler
84 Anna Mary Robinson - famous American painter - what name Grandma Moses
85 In which country would you find the Negev desert Israel
86 Which character has been played by the most actors Sherlock Holmes
87 In Greek mythology a Hamadryads spirit guarded what Trees
88 Jocasta was the wife of Laius and the mother of who Oedipus
89 Who wrote The Rights of Man - and The Age of Reason Thomas Paine
90 What is the capital of Sicily Palermo
91 What was invented by Dr Edward Land in 1947 Polaroid
92 Syd Barett, Roger Waters, Richard Wright, Nick Mason - Group Pink Floyd
93 Carlo Collodi created which famous children's character Pinocchio
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94 What is mainly extracted from pitchblende Uranium
95 Which connects Delft, Sevres, Wedgwood, Chelsea Porcelain
96 Which country introduced the worlds first diesel loco in 1912 Germany
97 in 1656 Christian Huygens invented what type of timekeeper Pendulum clock
98 Duvali, Dushira and Holi are religious days in which religion Hindu
99 In what industry did John Davidson Rockefeller get rich Oil
100 The Mau Mau were terrorists in which country late 50s early 60s Kenya
No Questions Quiz 3 Answers

27 Oil seed rape belongs to which plant family Mustard
28 Which Norwegian politicians name became a word for traitor Vidkun Quisling
29 What is the capitol of Morocco Rabat
30 What shape were the sailors plates in Nelsons navy Square Thus Square
meal
31 What religion links Weasak, Dhrammacacka, and Bhodi day Buddhist
32 Linus Torwalds invented and wrote what Linux computer
operating system
33 The bander macaque has which commoner name Rhesus Monkey
34 Zambia and Zimbabwe used to be called what Rhodesia
35 What is the staple food of one third of the worlds population Rice
36 Paul Robeson the singer of old man river had what profession Lawyer
37 Rene Laennac invented which aid for doctors in 1810 Stethoscope
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38 Jagger, Richards, Wyman, Jones, Watts, Stewart - which band The Rolling Stones
39 What digit does not exist in Roman Numerals Zero
40 Who was nicknames The desert Fox (both Names) Erwin Rommel
41 What aid to archaeologists from 197 bc was found in Egypt 1799 Rosetta Stone
42 Which annual sporting event between 2 teams started in 1829 The University Boat
Race
43 Who was the jeweller to the Russian Court famous Easter eggs Faberge
44 What type of food is Taramasalata Cured /smoked cod
roe
45 What links Samuel Delaney, Fredrick Pohl, Harlan Ellison Science Fiction
46 Randolph Crane became famous as which cowboy actor Randolph Scott
47 Ageusia is the loss of which sense Taste
48 Which Irish political parties name translates as we ourselves Sein Fein
49 Henry Ford used assembly line in 1908 but someone before 1901 Ransome Olds
50 Who performed the first heart transplant in South Africa Christian Barnard

77 What is the food tofu made from Soya Bean Curd – via
Soya milk
78 Who was the son of Poseidon and Ampherite Triton
79 Annie Mae Bullock became famous under which name (both) Tina Turner
80 What linked Armenia, Georgia, Latvia and Moldavia USSR
81 What is the state capitol of New Jersey Trenton
82 Who won an Oscar for best supporting actor in Spartacus 1960 Peter Ustinov
83 What was invented by James Dewer in 1872 Vacuum or thermos
flask
84 Who was the Roman goddess of the hearth Vesta
85 Viticulture is the growing of what plants Vines
86 In 1953 what was first successfully transmitted in the USA Colour Television
87 Who wrote the Thin Man in 1934 (both names) Dashiell Hammett
88 Angel falls Venezuela Highest but where second Highest Yosemite USA
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89 Whitcome Judson in 1891 invented what for fastening shoes Zip Fastener
90 Who sold Louisiana to the USA in 1803 Napoleon
91 Gregory Pincus, John Rock, Gerhart Domangk developed what Oral Contraceptive
92 The Gloucester E 28/39 first flew in 1941 - what was unusual Whittle Jet Engine
93 Women compete between USA and UK in Wightman Cup - Sport Tennis
94 Woolworth's - the 5 /10 cent store started in which us state 1979 Lancaster
Pennsylvania
95 Which actress starred in the original King Kong in 1933 (both) Fay Wray
96 Except Australia 1 New Zealand 1 USA all since 1870 want? America's Cup
97 What's missing from ale that’s included in beer Hops
98 Until 1971 what was the name of Zaire Congo
99 Karl Lienstater discovered which medical breakthrough in 1901 ABO Blood Groups
100 Who is the only American president elected unopposed George Washington
1798 1792

24 Who is the Patron Saint of thieves St Nicholas
25 According to his business card what job did Al Capone do Sell second hand
furniture
26 Humans are 10,000 times more sexually active that what animal Rabbits
27 Shirley Schrift became famous as which actress Shelly Winters
28 In Kansas what can a waiter not do in a teacup (legally) Serve wine
29 Which country has the smallest birth rate Vatican City
30 Which 1956 film caused riots in cinemas Rock around the clock
31 Who did the USA buy the Virgin islands from Denmark
32 Who played the scarecrow in the Wiz (all black wiz of oz) Michael Jackson
33 What was or is a Waltzing Mathilda Swagman’s Knapsack
34 Which country was the first to introduce old age pensions Germany
35 Which hats became popular with children in 1956 Davy Crocket
36 Malden Serkiovitch famous as which actor Karl Malden
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37 What is it illegal to pawn in New York American flag
38 What hospital did Dr Kildare work at Blaire General
39 Collective nouns - a smuck of what Jellyfish
40 Who was Cleopatra's first husband Ptolemy Dionysus –
her brother
41 Who was John Dawkins better known as Artful Dodger
42 Which film star has his statue in Leicester Square Charlie Chaplin
43 Virginia McMath became famous as which actress Ginger Rodgers
44 What is the name of Captain Ahab's ship Peaquod
45 Roosevelt won the 1932 election - who lost it Herbert Hoover
46 Who wrote The History of Mr Polly H G Wells
47 What is the first day of Lent Ash Wednesday
48 Mr Chips said goodbye - from which fictional school Brookfield
49 Who buried the treasure on Treasure Island Captain Flint

77 Mrs Darell Waters (translated 128 languages) pen name Edith Blyton
78 Who played the pawnbroker in the film of that name Rod Stiger
79 What was the first manufactured item to be sold on Hire Purchase Singer sewing
machine in 1850s
80 Which letters denote Jesus Nazareth King of the Jews INRI
81 In France if you were served le miel what would you eat Honey
82 The Greek for circle of animals gives it name to what Zodiac
83 Who was the Roman god of agriculture Saturn
84 What is ikebana Flower arranging
85 What nationality was Morse inventor of the famous code American
86 Goa used to be a colony of which nation Portugal
87 What does a galactophagist drink Milk
88 What did God create on the fifth day (both) Sea creatures and
birds
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89 Where was Bob Dylan born Duluth Minnesota
90 In the 18th century what would a pencil be Brush
91 Agrippa poisoned her husband/uncle who was he Claudius
92 Who was the mother of Castor and Pollux Helen of Troy
93 What are the snaffle Pelham and Weymouth Horse bits
94 Walter Koenig played which part in the Star Trek series Ensign Chekov
95 Who had a hit with Devil Woman Cliff Richard
96 What were the first false teeth made from Ivory
97 The jealous Athena turned who into a spider Arachne
98 What was the first Carry On film Carry on Sergeant
99 Who was the female lead in The Shootist Lauren Bacall
100 What is a dzo Cow Yak cross
No Questions Quiz 5 Answers
1 Hypermetropic people are what Long Sighted

30 What is the second most common international crime Art theft
31 Count de Grisly was the first to perform what trick in 1799 Saw woman in half
32 Who wrote Les Miserable Victor Hugo
33 Which bird turns it head upside down to eat Flamingo
34 The colossus of Rhodes was a statue of who Apollo
35 Who rode a horse called Bucephalus Alexander the Great
36 To which London club did Mycroft Holmes belong Diogones
37 What did William Addis invent in prison Toothbrush
38 What is the only duty of police Gracthenvissers in Amsterdam Motorists in canals
39 Kleenex tissues were originally intended as what in 1915 WW1 Gas mask
filters
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40 Who invented popcorn American Indians
41 What is the colour of mourning in Turkey Violet
42 For what is spirits of salt another name Hydrochloric acid
43 Which game is played on an oval with 18 player per team Australian football
44 In the Winnie the Pooh stories what is Kanga’s baby called Roo
45 Which actor is common to Magnificent 7 and Dirty Dozen Charles Bronson
46 Who saved Andromeda from the sea monster Perseus
47 What flower is the symbol of secrecy Rose
48 What item were originally called Hanways Umbrellas
49 What is Brussels best known statue The Mannequin Pis
50 in which language does God Jul mean happy Xmas Swedish
No Questions Quiz 5 Answers
51 Which flying pioneer was nicknamed the lone eagle Charles Lindbergh
52 Horse statue - mounted man - on two legs - how man die Killed in Battle
53 Which American state produces the most potatoes Idaho
54 Who wrote Dr Zhivago Boris Pasternak
55 Who is Charlie Browns favourite baseball player (fictional) Joe Shlabotnik

Lemon juice
84 A spunder or drift is the name for a group of what animals Swine
85 What is Erse Irish Gaelic language
86 On oometer measures what Birds Eggs
87 What did table tennis balls used to be made from Cork
88 If you had variola what disease have you got Smallpox
89 Which playing card is called the Curse of Scotland Nine of Diamonds
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90 Which painter did Hans van Meegeren most fake Vermeer
91 Which country had the first women MPs 19 in 1907 Finland
92 In 1969 what category was added to the Nobel prizes Economics
93 In which city was Bob Hope born London (Eltham)
94 In the human body where is your occiput Back of head
95 Who wrote the Star Spangled Banner Francis Scott-key
96 Which food did Victorians deride as little bags of mystery Sausages
97 Which actor was dubbed the muscles from Brussels Jean Claude Van Dam
98 Which film star was the first to appear on a postage stamp Grace Kelly
99 What would you expect to find in a binnacle Ships compass
100 Which Hollywood star has made the cover of Life most times Elizabeth Taylor (11)
No Questions Quiz 6 Answers
1 Which Mediterranean countries orchestra is bigger than its army Monaco
2 What links stags tails, pickled worms, gallstones, tomatoes Once thought to be
Aphrodisiacs
3 Baked beans were originally served in what sauce Treacle - molasses
4 Where can you buy a copy of Penguin News Falkland Islands
5 Who was the hero of the old TV cop series Dragnet Sergeant Joe Friday
6 Which African country was founded by Americans Liberia
7 What was Britain called - before it was Britain Albion
8 What part of a frog do you rub to hypnotise it Its belly

35 which famous person invented the cat flap Isaac Newton
36 By law what can you not do in Minnesota with your washing line Put male female
washing together
37 Why do Tibetans grow long nails on little fingers To pick noses
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efficiently
38 Richard Penniman became famous as who Little Richard
39 What is a snood A kind of hairnet
40 Who said "men are creatures with two legs and 8 hands" Jayne Mansfield
41 Which European country eats the most breakfast cereal Britain
42 Philosopher Jeremy Bentham has a very unusual pet - what Tea Pot
43 What country did Italy invade in 1935 Abyssinia - Ethiopia
44 Who sang the title song in the film Grease Frankie Valli
45 What is produced in a ginnery Cotton
46 What was made illegal in England in 1439 Kissing
47 What was invented by Dr Albert Southwick in 1881 Electric chair
48 In which country are you most likely to die from a scorpion sting Mexico (1000 a year)
49 Who is the most filmed author Shakespeare over 300
50 Excluding religious works what is the worlds top selling book Guinness Book of
Records
No Questions Quiz 6 Answers
51 Who sold the most albums on a single day Elvis 20 million day
after death
52 What was the last item shown on British TV before WW2 Mickey Mouse
53 What countries people had the longest life expectation Iceland
54 Who said "I like Beethoven especially the poems" Ringo Starr
55 What does the entire economy of the island of Nauru depend on Bird shit - Guano
fertiliser
56 John Glen first USA to orbit earth was in which service US Marine Corps

under 1000yd
82 What did Spanish scientists fit to cows to increase milk yield False Teeth
83 What people founded cheese making in England Romans
84 What is the first name of Mr Toad - in Toad of Toad Hall Thaddeus
85 Atephobia is a fear of what Imperfection
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86 What are Grapnel, Bruce, Danforth, Plough types of? Anchor
87 Why did Handel compose The Messiah For Cash
88 Red flags flown by French ships - Joli Rouge origin of what name Jolly Rodger
89 in which country could you spend a Kwanza Angola
90 John Henry Deutchendorf famous as who (both names) John Denver
91 Mitre Dovetail Jig and Hack are types of what Saw
92 Tracey and Hepburn first film in 1942 was what Woman of the Year
93 Antimacassars were fitted to chairs - what is macasser Hair oil
94 Jack Ketch 1663 1686 had what job Hangman
95 Nekal was the first type of what product (Germany 1917) Detergent
96 Who was the first Grand Prix driver to used a safety belt in 1967 Jackie Stuart
97 The SF award the Hugo is named after Hugo who? Gernsbeck
98 Maurice Micklewhite became famous as who Michael Caine
99 What do Ombrophobes fear Rain
100 If you had a Brassica Rapa what vegetable would you have Turnip
No Questions Quiz 7 Answers
1 Boob Day in Spain is what day in Britain (practical jokes played) April Fools Day 1
st
April
2 What crime did Theresa Vaughn commit 62 times in 5 years Bigamy - Tried 1922
3 Who sailed in a ship called Queen Ann's Revenge Blackbeard
4 Saponification is the process that makes what common product Soap
5 Blue red green yellow four Olympic rings colour what's missing Black

35 What male human feature was taxed in Elizabethan times Beards
36 Which record company rejected the Beatles as being past it Decca
37 From which country does spinach originate Iran
38 British policemen have truncheons what is USA equivalent Nightstick
39 In DC comics Linda Lee Danvers is whose alter ego Supergirl
40 In what country does the cow tree grow - sap looks tastes milk Venezuela
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41 The penny black - worlds first stamp - what was second Two penny Blue
42 Which country produces Tokay Hungary
43 Where could you legally flash your dong - then spend it Vietnam currency
44 The Bald Eagle is Americas bird - What is Britain's Robin
45 Australian Clement Wragge instituted what Naming Hurricanes
46 What does Zip stand for in the American Zip Code Zone Improvement
Plan
47 What wood is plywood mostly made from Birch
48 What is a Hummum Turkish bath
49 In which sport are left handed people banned from playing Polo
50 What food was invented in a sanatorium in 1890 Kellogg corn flakes
No Questions Quiz 7 Answers
51 What is a Bellwether Leader of flock of
sheep
52 What was Procul Harem's greatest hit Whiter shade of pale
53 Percy Shaw invented what in 1934 Cats eyes
54 What animal produces its own sun tan lotion Hippopotamus
55 What was a Nuremberg egg Pocket watch / clock
56 What was the name of Isaac Newton's dog - caused fire in lab Diamond
57 Who was eaten by dogs in the Old Testament Jezebel
58 In literature who is the alter ego of Percy Blakney Scarlet Pimpernel
59 Juglans Regia is the real name of what type of nut tree Walnut

89 Who said "Public service is my motto" Al Capone
90 Drakes Golden Hind was originally called what The Pelican
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91 In what film did Elvis play a Red Indian Stay away Joe
92 What did the Victorians call servant regulators Alarm Clocks
93 Which country first used the fountain pen Egypt
94 What is the more popular name for the Londonderry Air Danny Boy
95 Freyr was the Norse god of what Fertility
96 TAP is the national airline of which country Portugal
97 In which country is the port of Frey Bentos Uruguay
98 The Koh-i-Nor is a famous diamond - what does the name mean Mountain of Light
99 A nilometer measures the rise and fall of what Rivers (originally
Nile)
100 What was Britain's first colony (annexed in 1583) Newfoundland
No Questions Quiz 8 Answers
1 Joseph Lister - first operation antiseptic - 1867 on who His sister
2 What was Black Beauties original name Darkie
3 Who was the original Peeping Tom looking at Lady Godiva
4 What element is present in all organic compounds Carbon
5 What was Professor Moriarties first name James
6 Who was known as the Little Brown Saint Ghandi
7 Who rode a horse called Morengo Napoleon at Waterloo
8 A skulk is a group of which animals Foxes
9 Who defended World heavyweight title twice on same night in 1906 Tommy Burns – both
1st KOs
10 What part of an aircraft is the empennage Tail Unit
11 We know who wrote Little Women but who wrote Little Men Lousia May Alcott
12 Who was the Goddess of the rainbow Iris
13 In European city can you be jailed for not killing furry caterpillars Brussels

41 What type of fish is Scomber Scombrus Mackerel
42 What are brick, fontina, port salut, quargel types of Cheese
43 In which country did the turnip originate Greece
44 Tchaikovsky died of which disease Cholera
45 Sam Barraclough owned which film star Lassie
46 Which animals can live longest without water Rats
47 Captain Hanson Gregory Crockett created what void in 1847 Hole in Doughnuts
48 Kaka means parrot in which language Maori
49 Who wrote A Town Like Alice Nevil Shute
50 Which fruit contains the most protein Avocado
No Questions Quiz 8 Answers
51 Ignatius Loyola founded which organisation Jesuits
52 Which 16th century Italian wrote The Prince Machiavelli
53 A meander bend in a river, named from river meander - where Turkey
54 Who tells the story in The Arabian Nights Sheherazade
55 Alfred Jingle appears in which Dickens novel The Pickwick Papers
56 Vaselina and Brillantino were alternate names which film Grease
57 Chaplin ate a boot in the Gold Rush - what was it made of Liquorice
58 Phoebe Anne Mozee better known as who Annie Oakley
59 What is the tenth letter of the Greek alphabet Kappa
60 If you were misocapnic what do you hate Tobacco Smoke
61 In sailing ship days who often acted as the ships doctor Cook
62 An isoneph on a map joins places of equal what Average Cloud Cover
63 Bumper Harris - wooden leg - what Job on London Underground Ride new escalators
64 Who is Ivanhoe's wife Rowena
65 The Lent Lilly has a more common name - what Daffodil
66 What would you be if you were a coryphée Ballet Dancer
67 Whose last words were - "Clito I owe a cock to Asclepius" Socrates
68 What does the German word Panzer literally mean Armour
69 What is Frances longest river Loire

95 What colour habit do Franciscan monks wear Grey
96 Nenen-Kona is sold in Russia - what do we call it Pepsi-Cola
97 Hugh Lofting created which famous character Doctor Dolittle
98 What was the name of Russian bear mascot 1980 Olympics Mischa
99 What ingredient must French ice cream contain by law Eggs
100 A kindle is the name for a group of what young animals Kittens
No Questions Quiz 9 Answers
1 What is the commonest symbol on flags of the world Star
2 Which country is alphabetically last Zimbabwe
3 Smiths Bon-Bons changed their name to what after 1840 Christmas Crackers
4 Minerva is the Goddess of what Wisdom
5 What type of animal is a jennet Small Spanish horse
6 If you were crapulous what would you be Drunk
7 Where would you Wedel Ski slope
8 What is the correct name for a baby otter Kitten
9 What colour is the gemstone peridot Green
10 Sanskrit is an old language - what does the word mean Put together –
Perfected
11 In which country do they play houlani - type of hockey Turkey
12 What does the name Tabitha mean Gazelle
13 With what is spangy played Marbles
14 Where did Spam get its name Spiced Ham
15 The Pogues took their name from Pogue Mahone - what mean Kiss my arse
16 What comes after the year of the snake - Chinese calendar Horse
17 Mosi-oa-Tunya - Smoke that Thunders - what natural feature Victoria falls
18 One person every 6 seconds dies from what Contaminated water
diseases
19 Approximately 40 million of what are consumed each year Bananas
20 What is the worlds largest rodent Capybara
21 Which winter game is known as the roaring game Curling

48 An aubade or alborda is a song - but what type Mourning
49 What sport links Castle Cup, Red Stripe Cup, Ranji Trophy Cricket
50 What countries leader does not have an official residence Cuba
No Questions Quiz 9 Answers
51 Which writer coined the word Cyberspace in 1984 William Gibson –
Neuromancer
52 Demeter was the Greek god of what (Ceres Roman) Harvest
53 What film won the 1943 Oscar as best film Casablanca
54 What do ungulate animals alone have Hooves
55 Dr Ludwig L Zamenhof invented what 1887 Poland Esperanto
56 Who wrote The Picture of Dorian Grey in 1891 Oscar Wilde
57 Who composed The Planets suit (both names) Gustav Holst
58 What links Doric, Ionic, Tuscan, Corinthian and Composite Classical Architecture
59 What is phonetic alphabet word for U Uniform
60 Why were women barred from original Olympic Games Male entries nude
61 In which USA state is Churchill Downs racetrack Louisville Kentucky
62 In 1867 Lucian B Smith invented what restraint Barbed Wire
63 In 1961 which Henry Mancini record won Grammy record of year Moon River
64 What links Willie Brant, Lech Walesa, Yasser Arafat Nobel Peace Prize
65 Which countries government spends most in social security % Uruguay
66 Archaeopteryx was the first what Bird
67 In 1810 in England Peter Durand invented what Tin can (food)
68 Who was offered the presidency of Israel in 1952 (turned down) Albert Einstein
69 What is the oldest known infectious disease Leprosy
70 A JPEG is a picture file format - what does JPEG stand for Joint Photographic
Experts Group
71 What is the worlds largest sea (in area) South China
72 Which islands wildlife is 90% unique Madagascar
73 What are truffles - highly prized as food Fungi
74 Which Game is Played 15 a side and scores 3 or 1 points Gaelic Football

97 The okapi belongs to what family of animals Giraffe
98 Dimitri Mendeleyev is credited with the discover of what Periodic Table
99 What feature of a triangle makes it scalene Different side lengths
100 Taphophobia is fear of what Buried Alive
No Questions Quiz 10 Answers
1 In the Chinese New Year what year follows Rat Ox
2 Genuphobia is the fear of what Knees
3 Percy LeBaron Spencer invented what in 1945 in USA Microwave Oven
4 St Peter was the first Pope - Who was second St Linus
5 What 1945 film won best picture, actor, director Oscars The Lost Weekend
6 What is the literal translation of pot-pouri Putrid Pot
7 Who did James Bond marry - character - (both names) Theresa Draco
8 What is studied in the science of somatology The Body
9 What was Hugh Hefner's jet plane called Big Bunny
10 What profession did Handel originally study The Law
11 What European nation was the first to drink tea The Dutch
12 Beaufort - the wind scale man - had what job Sailor (Admiral)
13 What bird is the symbol of Penguin books (children's section) Puffin
14 Diane Leather was the first woman to do what Sub 5 minute mile
15 What is Admiral Sir Miles Messervy usually known as M (Bond films)
16 Which part of the body is most sensitive to radiation The Blood
17 What film made 58 times - cartoon, porrno, operatic, ballet Cinderella
18 Mr Chips said goodbye from Brookfield school - What subject Latin
19 In which American city can you get doctorate in hambugerology Hamburger College –
Chicago
20 Which author created The Saint (both names) Leslie Charteris
21 What is sericulture Growing Silkworms
22 What was Edison’s first practical invention Tick a Tape for
stockmarket
23 Frigophobia fear of what Being Cold

49 Which country invented the mariners compass China
50 What countries international car registration letters are DZ Algeria
No Questions Quiz 10 Answers
51 The name Malissa means what Bee
52 What was Acadia Nova Scotia (French
Name)
53 Dragoon, Antwerp, Poulter, Tumbler, Horseman types of what Pigeon
54 What was the first frozen food available in Britain in 1937 Asparagus
55 If you suffer from cynanthropy what do you think you are Dog
56 What is the phonetic alphabet word for letter P Papa
57 What is a runcible spoon A broad Pickle fork
58 The artist Abbott Thayer's developed what for military use Camouflage colours
59 What did Francis Bacon call The Purest of Pleasures The Garden
60 What is the largest single known gold object in the world Tutankhamens Coffin
61 Madame Pauline de Vere first female circus performer - do what Head in Lions Mouth
62 How was Alexander the Greats body preserved In large jar of honey
63 Californian law no shooting any animal - moving car except what Whale
64 Peter Falk plays Lt Colombo but who was first offered role Bing Crosby
65 What type of birds (Hugin + Munin) sit on the shoulders of Odin Ravens
66 Where are you most likely to have a serious accident In your home
67 Melvin R Bissell invented what in 1876 in the USA Carpet Sweeper
68 Peniaphobia fear of what Being Penniless
69 About which game has most books been written Chess
70 Albert De Salvo was better known as who The Boston Strangler
71 What was the last European nation to accept the potato France
72 Students at Cambridge - no dogs - what Lord Byron keep Bear
73 King Mongut had aprox 9000 wife's/concubines what country Siam - Thailand
74 Only approx one third worlds population uses what regularly Fork
75 William Tayton was the first man to do what Appear on TV – at
Bairds demo

No Questions Quiz 11 Answers
1 What fashion did General Ambrose Burnside start in Civil War Sideburns
2 In what village do Tom Sawer and Huckleberry Finn live St Petersburg
3 What Opera's story is about a female cigar factory worker Carmen
4 E is the international car registration plate for which country Spain (Espania)
5 USA has most roads what country has second most India
6 In the Chinese calendar what year follows Monkey Chicken
7 What river flows through 8 countries and four capitols Danube
8 What does the word Desert (from Latin desertus) translate as Abandoned
9 In 1848 The London Daily News carried the worlds fist what Weather report /
forecast
10 What is a Kakapoo Nocturnal New
Zealand Parrot
11 Part of the human body can expand 20 times its normal size Stomach 0.5 litres to
5 litres
12 In the 1920s Dr Ida Rolf developed Rolfing as what alt therapy Deep Massage
13 Which dinosaurs name translated as speedy predator Velociraptor
14 Price one kilo went from $63 to $260 in 1976 when sale illegal Ivory
15 The island of Yap has the worlds largest what Coins up to 12 feet
across
16 Which tennis player was sued by his fan club Jimmy Connors
17 What animal - faster horse - longer no h20 camel - see behind Giraffe
18 What is a chemically castrated cock called Capon
19 Nessus killed Hercules - What was Nessus Centaur
20 Eva Shain was the first woman to do what Judge pro heavy
boxing Match
21 Ben Franklin invented it - Britain tried it in 1916 - What Daylight saving Time
22 In which country is Mount Aspiring National Park New Zealand (South
Island)
23 Alfred Wallace coined which phrase - Wrongly given to Darwin Survival of the Fittest

50 What’s the only alt therapy fully recognised Western medicine Osteopathy
No Questions Quiz 11 Answers
51 Over 90% of the worlds total population of what gone since 1970 Rhinoceros
52 1804 J M Jacquard invented first programmable device - what Loom (programmed
punch cards)
53 Sobek was an Egyptian god - in what form is he seen Crocodile
54 The Amati family were famous for making what Violins
55 Oliver was fed gruel - its made from water and what Oatmeal
56 Arnold Cream was a famous (early) boxer - who Jersey Jo Walcott
57 Bunyon wrote Pilgrims Progress - where Bedford Jail
58 Who did Mork call to each week on Ork Orsen
59 What composer boasted "I could set a laundry list to music" Rossini
60 What dinosaurs name translates as three horned Triceratops
61 Nacre is more commonly known as what Mother of Pearl
62 In the 18th century Siberia used solid blocks of what as money Tea
63 In fable who pulled the thorn from the lions paw - not eaten Androcles
64 Thomas Chippendale mostly worked in what wood Mahogany
65 The USA has the most railtrack - what country second Canada
66 What device did Henry Doherty patent in 1972 Pooper Scooper
67 Earl D Biggers created which oriental detective (both names) Charlie Chan
68 Whose backing group was The Coconuts King Creole
69 What does soviet mean Workers Council
70 What is a smew A type of wild duck
71 Aleksei Leanov was the first to do what Space walk
72 What is the name of Moses and Aaron's sister Miriam
73 The American Triple Crown - Belmont st Kentucky Derby and? Preakness Stakes
74 John Gore, Edward Saunders pioneered what org in Australia Salvation Army
75 What dog in ancient China was restricted to the aristocracy Pekinese
76 Which actor wrote the book The Outlaw Trail Robert Redford
77 What was pirate Captain Flint's ship called Walrus