Month: December 2020

General Knowledge

Quiz 55

1 CRY WITH COIN (is an anagram of an English football team) - Norwich City
2 Which fictional Fleet Street barber allegedly turned some of his customers into veal pies - Sweeney Todd
3 Complete the proverb "There's no smoke" - Without fire
4 What was Carry On Jack called in the USA - Carry on Venus
5 In which English town is Benedictine made - Blackburn
6 Which vegetable has varieties called Granada, Latham and Loretta - Celery
7 What dangerous substance was used to give the appearance of snow in the film The Wizard Of Oz - Asbestos
8 According to Men's Health magazine, what does the average man do 12 to 20 times a day - Break wind
9 The pop duo 2 Unlimited are from which country - Netherlands
10 What was Marvin Gaye's last UK hit before his tragic death - Sexual Healing
11 The coco de mer double coconut grows only on which group of islands - Seychelles
12 What is the penalty in golf for lifting your balls out of casual water - No penalty
13 In the card game of Texas hold 'em what are pocket rockets - Pair of aces
14 In American CB jargon what was a Grizzly Bear - A police officer
15 What short word prefixes these to make three new words: Ring; On; Mit. - Her
16 What gas is predominantly used in gas cigarette lighters - Butane
17 What does an Australian mean by jumbuck - Sheep
18 Who was the antique expert who presented the TV series Heirloom - John Bly
19 Who played the Duchess of Duke Street - Gemma Jones
20 Which Wakefield based High street retailer has gone into administration - Bon Marche

General Knowledge

Quiz 54
1 INVALIDATES MAN (is an anagram of a creature) - Tasmanian Devil
2 Who had a 1983 hit with a version of the Ricky Nelson song It's Late - Shakin' Stevens
3 Who was appointed as the England Rugby Union head coach in November 2015 - Eddie Jones
4 In books and TV what was unusual about Dr Peter Brady and Dr Daniel Westin - They were invisible
5 In Lou Reed's Walk on the Wild Side, who thought she was James Dean for a day - Jackie (Jackie is just speeding away, thought she was James Dean for a day)
6 In medieval art which of the apostles is symbolized by loaves of bread - Phillip
7 What did actress Sarah Miles drink everyday - Glass of her own urine
8 What is the main spirit in a Purple Cactus cocktail - Tequila
9 Fillet of lamb and chump chops come from which part of the beast - Back leg
10 What was the first animated Disney film to tell the story of a real person - Pocahontas
11 What is wrong with you if you suffer from baker's leg - Knock kneed
12 Which Scottish female singer has recorded on at least nine different record labels - Lulu
13 Seal Point and Blue Point are types of which cat - Siamese
14 Which sport in Britain has the most active participants - Angling
15 What does the cockney rhyming slang raspberry mean - Fart (raspberry tart)
16 What does concentric actually mean - Having the same centre
17 Who said "It is better to deserve honours and not have them than to have them and not deserve them" - Mark Twain
18 Who predicted that everyone would be famous for fifteen minutes - Andy Warhol
19 Which well-known actor played Tom Good in the sitcom The Good Life - Richard Briers
20 The Royal Mint brought out a set of 26 ten pence pieces in 2018 each depicting something beginning with each letter of the alphabet, what is shown on the coin designated C - Cricket

General Knowledge

Quiz 53
1. FALSETTO LAMPOONER (a sporting anagram. Canadian) - Toronto Maple Leafs
2. What is the name of the poltergeist which haunts Hogwarts School in the Harry Potter series of novels - Peeves
3. What does the Rankine scale measure - Temperature
4. Who played the title character in the US TV medical drama House - Hugh Laurie
5. Sticks and stones will break my bones (complete the proverb) - But names will never hurt me
6. What did actor Ian Hendry choose as his luxury on Desert Island Discs - Brandy
7. In medicine what does MRI stand for - Magnetic Resonance Imaging
8. Who was the main presenter on the TV series Monitor - Huw Weldon
9. In the farce Charlie's Aunt where did Charlie's Aunt come from - Brazil
10. Who played Kim Tate in Emmerdale - Claire King
11. According to superstition: If a woman sees a robin on Valentine’s day she will marry a man with what job - Sailor
12. Who had a hit in 1955 with Cool Water - Frankie Laine
13. Which philosopher's last resting place is inside a glass case in University College London - Jeremy Bentham
14. What type of bomb would you be making if you were using hydrogen sulphide - Stink bomb
15. Who played Father Dougal McGuire in Father Ted - Ardal O'Hanlon
16. What news magazine boldly claimed: "There's no substitute" - Time Magazine
17. These lyrics are from which TV theme: Riding the trail to who knows where, Luck is his companion, gambling is his game - Maverick
18. In Christian tradition what day is known as the festival of lights - Candlemas
19. What does amen mean - So be it
20. Luz de Otono, Perla and Robin Hood are varieties of which vegetable - Broad bean

General Knowledge

Quiz 52 
ALL THE ANSWERS INCLUDE SOME FORM OF CONVEYANCE

Which 1939 western, in which he played the Ringo Kid propelled John Wayne to stardom - Stagecoach
What was Jack Duckworth's job when he first appeared in Coronation Street - Taxi driver
Who is missing from the four members of The Mary Whitehouse Experience, Hugh Dennis, David Baddiel and Rob Newman - Steve Punt
Which river based sitcom starred Nigel Davenport and Sheila White - Don't Rock the Boat
What song did Jasper Carrott take into the top ten in 1975 - Funky Moped
What were the characters doing during the song Raindrops Keep Falling on My Head in Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid - Riding a bike
What name is given to a small robust timepiece enclosed in a glass-sided metal frame, usually with a handle at the top - Carriage clock
Which US President committed an unpardonable sin by kissing the Queen Mother on the lips - Jimmy Carter
What film was John Candy making when he died - Wagons East
In the Monty Python TV series what is the name of the superhero played by Michael Palin - Bicycle Repair Man
What is the actual property used in the BBC TV drama series Monarch of the Glen - Ardverikie Estate
What nickname was given to the Manchester Utd team in the 50s - Busby Babes
What was Barry Sheene's job before he turned to motor cycle racing - Lorry driver
What part did Anthony Hopkins play in Bram Stoker's Dracula - Van Helsing
What part did Nicolas Colosanto play in the American sitcom Cheers - Coach
What is the nickname of the Muppet Simon Smith - Scooter
What was the title of the 1990 film starring Julia Roberts and Kevin Bacon as medical students experimenting with near death experiences - Flatliners
Who was the lead singer with Roxy Music Bryan - Ferry
Where did Bachmann and Turner get the Overdrive part of their name - Trucking magazine
In which 1930's film did Marie Dressler play Annie Brennan - Tug Boat Annie

General Knowledge

Quiz 51
1. SLEEPIEST MINT KILLERS (anagram of a song title) - Smells Like Teen Spirit
2. Gary Anderson and Wesley Harms both denied doing what during a match at the grand slam of darts in November 2018 - Passing wind!
3. In 1999, who was voted European Player of the Century - Johann Cruyff
4. Who was the busty blonde female star of the 50's musical film The Girl Can't Help - It Jayne Mansfield
5. What diet must you go on if you are allergic to wheat - Gluten free
6. In Scotland what is meant by peely wally - Pale and unwell
7. The terms crutching, wigging and ringing refer to elements of which animal process, prevalent in - Australia and New Zealand Sheep shearing
8. Joshua Pascoe plays which character in Eastenders - Ben Mitchell
9. What word links news, carbon and wall - Paper
10. Which British screen legend served as a commando in WW2, won an Oscar in 1958 for 'Separate Tables' and hosted the Oscars more than once - David Niven
11. In what 1970 Joni Mitchell song do we learn that they paved paradise and put up a parking lot - Big Yellow Taxi
12. Complete the proverb “There is a thin line” - Between love and hate
13. What would an American call a hair grip - Bobby pin
14. Which petrol brand's logo is a white star in a red circle - Texaco
15. Janine Duvitski, Jake Canuso and Johnny Vegas all appeared in which sitcom - Benidorm
16. What colour is the fairy that grants Geppetto's wish to bring Pinocchio to life - Blue
17. What was used to conduct an orchestra before the introduction of the baton - Violin bow
18. What are the main ingredients of a Bloody Maria - Tequila and tomato juice
19. Which London thoroughfare runs from Buckingham Palace along the south side of Saint James Park - Birdcage Walk
20. Who sang about a Smooth Operator in 1984 - Sade

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Quiz 50 - 100 questions
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1 AIM AT NUISANCES (anagram of a sixties TV series) - Man in a Suitcase
2 The title of which 1961 Joseph Heller novel has passed into common usage as a phrase meaning a no-win situation - Catch-22
3 What is the nickname given to older internet enthusiasts - Silver Surfers
4 How many years do you have to be married to celebrate a diamond wedding - Sixty
5 Who was the voice of Danger Mouse - David Jason
6 What kind of nuts are used in a bar of Cadbury's Fruit And Nut - Almonds
7 Who had a number one in the eighties with True - Spandau Ballet
8 What is the main diet of grass snakes - Frogs
9 What is Selenology the study of - The Moon
10 Who was Shakespeare's gloomy Dane - Hamlet
11 Which architectural term is defined as 'an ornamental building or structure built purely for decoration' - Folly
12 What was Wild Bill Hickock's middle name - Butler (and his first name was James not Bill)
13 What were kept in ossuaries - Bones
14 To which battle was Churchill referring when he said we never won a battle before and never lost one after it - El Alamein
15 For what type of crimes was Tom Keating jailed - Art forgery
16 What was Papa Doc's real name (former president of Haiti) - Dr François Duvalier
17 What is the longest race in the heptathlon - Eight hundred metres
18 What is the fastest running creature on two legs - Ostrich
19 Which member of the Monkees had a successful country music career afterwards - Mike Nesmith
20 What are a karezza, a pavane, the black bottom, a cotillion and a quadrille - Dances
21 What does the abbreviation SOGAT stand for - Society of Graphical and Allied Trades
22 John, Lionel and Ethel were part of which early twentieth century acting family - Barrymore
23 What is the name of the crispbread traditionally eaten by Jews at Passover - Matzo
24 In which board game do players take turns placing disks on an 8x8 board. - Othello
25 Which product advertised itself as "A little dab'll do ya" - Brylcreme
26 Whom did film star Grace Kelly marry in 1956 - Prince Rainier of Monaco
27 In which country was the first ever floodlit cricket match played - Australia
28 If a car was displaying the international registration plate TR from which country would it have come - Turkey
29 What type of hand held device was used to put out incendiary bombs in WW2 - Stirrup pump
30 What is the society EXIT concerned with - Euthanasia (mercy killing)
31 What is the earliest known device for telling the time - Sundial
32 What was the name of the first storm officially given by the Met Office in 2015 - Abigail
33 Used in torture what were pilliwinks for - Crushing fingers
34 What do the letters PC mean on an Ordnance Survey map - Public convenience
35 In which English county is Rugby - Warwickshire
36 Which of Picasso's paintings painted in 1937 depicts an event from the Spanish Civil War - Guernica
37 What do Foyles of London sell - Books
38 As a hobby what would a pucillovist collect (we all probably have at least one) - Egg cups
39 What name is given to a male lobster - Cock
40 From which song do these lyric come: My soul is painted like the wings of butterflies, fairy tales of yesterday will grow but never die - The Show Must Go On by Queen
41 Early Market, Perfect Gem and Scarlet Intermediate are all types of which vegetable - Carrots
42 Who joined the Monty Python team for The Secret Policeman´s Ball in 1979 - Rowan Atkinson
43 The 18th Amendment introduced Prohibition in the United States, but which amendment abolished it - 21st Amendment
44 What animal is on the badge of Rome - Wolf (female)
45 Lake Eyre is the largest lake in which country - Australia
46 Which island did Christopher Columbus actually reach on his first voyage to the new world - Guanahani island in the Bahamas on October 12. He renamed it San Salvador.
47 What name is given to a long low chair with a back and a single armrest - Chaise longue
48 What is a rabbit's tail called - A scut
49 Which actress was born Adrianne Munker - Jodie Foster
50 Which duo call their style of music Rockney - Chas n' Dave
51 What colour is vermilion - Scarlet
52 In place names such as Barnstaple what does staple mean - Post
53 What was the name of The Lone Ranger's horse - Silver
54 Four out of five Indian restaurant owners are from which country - Bangladesh
55 What does the musical term dolente mean - Sadly
56 Who was the Norse god of the sky and thunder - Thor
57 What colour is a white rhino - Dirty brownish grey it comes from the Afrikaans word for wide in this case the lips
58 What is Arachnophobia the irrational fear of - Spiders
59 From which country do basketball team Honka Espoo hail - Finland
60 What happens in the game of Monopoly when you throw three successive doubles - Go to Jail
61 What was Europe's first wide bodied airliner - Airbus A300
62 Which car company manufacture the Nubira - Daewoo
63 What is the state capital of New York - Albany
64 What colour is the cross on the flag of the Dominican republic - White
65 What Part of France did the Romans call Vasconia - Gascony
66 In American slang how much is a sawbuck - Ten dollars
67 In which English city is Temple Meads railway station - Bristol
68 What is the penalty in golf for lifting your ball out of casual water - No penalty
69 What is a white ant better known as - Termite
70 FIDE is the governing body of which game - Chess
71 What spirit is added to red wine to create port - Brandy
72 Who wrote Shirley Valentine - Willy Russell
73 What activity is featured in the magazine Winkers World - Tiddlywinks
74 Who starred with John Travolta in the film "Broken Arrow" - Christian Slater
75 What is the collective noun for Caterpillars - Army
76 Which office other than Pope does the Pope automatically hold - Bishop of Rome
77 I is the chemical symbol for which element - Iodine
78 Who succeeded Matthew Kelly on You Bet - Darren Day
79 What is said to be the UK's loudest bird - Bittern
80 What colour flag in motor racing means an ambulance is on the track - White
81 What is New Mexico's state flower - Yucca
82 Which author lived in a house called Chawton - Jane Austen
83 What would have been your job in times gone by if your surname was Hind - Farm labourer
84 In the early 2000's The Birds Eye brand had a make-over, losing its famous logo in favour of the now familiar red eye logo. What was the old logo - Albatross
85 How many seconds are there in an hour - Three thousand six hundred
86 If you were put on Allopurinol what illness would you be likely to be suffering from - Gout
87 What was former Labour Party leader Michael Foot's middle name - Mackintosh
88 What is the motto of the Stock Exchange - My Word is my Bond
89 Where are the European headquarters of the International Monetary Fund - Geneva
90 “Earth has not anything to show more fair" is the first line of a poem by whom - William Wordsworth
91 Which Law of Physics states that the extension or compression of a spring is directly proportional to the force
applied to it - Hookes Law
92 How many times a year does the moon go round the sun - Once
93 What is the ancient counting frame using wires and beads called - Abacus
94 What is a yurt - Mongol tent
95 The Waterloo Cup is contested in which two sports - Bowls and Greyhound Racing
96 Which Hollywood actress was paid £2,000,000 for saying one word in a Simpson cartoon - Liz Taylor
97 With which sport would you associate David Broome - Show jumping
98 What landmark marks the eastern end of the South Downs - Beachy Head
99 What was the name of the cruise ship seized by hijackers in the Mediterranean in 1985 - Achille Lauro
100 What is the nickname of the Royal Signals Motorcycle Display team - The White Helmets

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