'Geography [bl] Are the Channel Islands part of the United Kingdom? [mc] *No Yes At what London tourist spot does the Cranbourne river artificially surface? Trafalgar Square How is the Persian Gulf alternatively named? Arabian Gulf The Arabian Gulf How many blue triangles are there on a Union Jack? Eight 8 How many cents are there in an American nickel? Five 5 How many cities are bigger than Los Angeles in the US? One 1 How many cities are there in Northern Ireland? Two 2 How many countries drive on the left - 8, 28 or 58? [mc] *58 8 28 How many great pyramids are there at Giza? Three 3 How many hours behind GMT is New York? Five 5 How many islands make up America's Calendar Island group? 365 How many rivers are there in Saudi Arabia? None How many triangles can be seen in the Star of David on the Israeli flag? Eight 8 How many US states border with no other US states? Two 2 How many US states hog the entire US western coastline? Three 3 How many X's are there in the name of Queensland's famous lager? Four 4 In Australia, what are you if you're crook? Ill In what city would an art lover look down on the River Arno from the Ponte Vecchio? Florence In what country is there a north-eastern province called Catalonia? Spain In what direction do Bordeaux's beaches face? West In what direction does the Nile River flow? North In what US state does El Paso look out over the Rio Grande? Texas In which country is the North Magnetic Pole? Canada In which direction does the Amazon river flow? East In which direction does the Sphinx face? East In which European country is it illegal to slam a car door? Switzerland In which European country is Martin the most common surname? France In which ocean would zero degrees longitude, zero degrees latitude be found? Atlantic Atlantic Ocean The Atlantic The Atlantic Ocean In which two countries can you find mountain ranges named Sierra Nevada? Spain and the USA Is there an Antarctic Circle? [mc] *Yes No Of which country is the French president co-prince? Andorra On what body of water does Saudi Arabia have its longest coastline? Red Sea The Red Sea On what island could you be sentenced to be birched by the Deemster? Isle of Man The Isle of Man What American state is Silicon Valley in? California What are natives of Tangier called? Tangerines What are the two colours of the Canadian flag? Red and white What are you travelling through if you traverse the Mira Flores and Gatun locks? Panama Canal The Panama Canal What Asian country is home to the Palace of the Moguls? India What Australian monolith and tourist attraction stands 335 metres high? Ayers Rock What Australian state is alphabetically first? New South Wales What avenue hosts New York city's famous Easter Parade? 5th Fifth 5th Avenue Fifth Avenue What bank's 600-foot London building towers over the City? National Westminster National Westminster's What bay does the Ganges empty into? Bay of Bengal The Bay of Bengal What bay is the French town of Biarritz on? Bay of Biscay The Bay of Biscay What Belgian city is famous for diamonds? Antwerp What British city is home to the famous hill known as Arthur's Seat? Edinburgh What British enclave's name means "fragrant part" in Chinese? Hong Kong Hong Kong's What British possession is down the road from Canton? Hong Kong What British territory got its name from the Arabic words Jabal Tariq? Gibraltar What Californian bridge was Don Brown the first to cross, on 27 May, 1937? Golden Gate Golden Gate Bridge The Golden Gate The Golden Gate Bridge What Cambridge bridge shares its name with one in Venice? Bridge of Sighs The Bridge of Sighs What capital city is home to Aegean Hellas beer? Athens What capital city is Wagga Wagga 75 miles from? Canberra What capital of French Guiana was originally a source of red pepper? Cayenne What capital's oldest bridge is Pont Neuf? Paris Paris' Paris's What cathedral city does the Pilgrims' Way lead to, from Winchester? Canterbury What Central American country lies due east of Hawaii? Mexico What city boasts the highest Greek population outside Athens? New York What city does a Novacastrian come from? Newcastle What city is home to New Zealand's House of Representatives? Wellington What city is home to the Bolshoi opera house? Moscow What city is served by Sheremetyeyo and Vnukovo airports? Moscow What city is served by the Tyne and Wear underground system? Newcastle What city is Staten Island a borough of? New York What city is your destination if your baggage tag reads "JFK"? New York What city must you visit to shop in the famed Galeries Lafayette? Paris What city took over from Istanbul in 1923 as the capital of Turkey? Ankara What city was the capital of America prior to 1790? New York What city, after New York, boasts the second largest financial district in the US? Chicago What colour appears on the flags of all Islamic countries? Green What colour is on the inside of a rainbow? Violet What colour is the background of the Japanese flag? White What colour is the Central Line on London Underground maps? Red What colour is the centre stripe on the German flag? Red What colour is the Circle Line on London underground maps? Yellow What colourful sea lies at one end of the Great Wall of China? Yellow Sea The Yellow Sea What Commonwealth country owns Baffin Island? Canada What continent claims Mount Elbrus as its highest peak? Europe What continent lies south of all the others? Antarctica What country are Cawdor and Glamis castles in? Scotland What country boasts the biggest national sweet tooth? Britain What country boasts the largest man-made hole in Africa? South Africa What country boasts the most subway passengers? Japan What country brews "Great Wall" beer? China What country can you enter when leaving the Spanish border town of Ayamonte? Portugal What country contains the southernmost mainland point in South America? Chile What country drives the most Opels? West Germany What country faces the US across the Straits of Florida? Cuba What country has the highest arson rate? US USA United States The United States What country has the most lakes? Canada What country has the southernmost capital in the world? New Zealand What country has twenty-seven US states north of its southernmost point? Canada What country is called "Bharat" in the Hindi language? India What country is Cape Clear at the southernmost tip of? Eire Ireland What country is home to the plains of Jericho? Jordan What country is home to Toohey's beer? Australia What country is the holy town of Bethlehem in? Jordan What country is the Ukon Territory part of? Canada What country is the world's biggest coffee exporter? Brazil What country separates Uruguay from Chile? Argentina What country treads on the Gulf of Toranto? Italy What country would Urdu-speaking cricketers call home? Pakistan What country's largest city is Karachi? Pakistan Pakistan's What country's most westerly point lies on Dr Syntax's Head? England England's What country's oldest company is The Hudson's Bay Company? Canada Canada's What country's patron saint is Dionysios the Areopagite? Greece Greece's What country's people consume an average of six million ducks a year? China China's What country's second city is Salonika? Greece Greece's What county contains England's ten highest peaks? Cumbria What county contains England's ten largest lakes? Cumbria What county is Coniston Water in? Cumbria What covers 10.4% of the world's surface? Ice What current US state was once ruled by King Kamehameha? Hawaii What dam's construction threatened the temples of Abu Simbel? Aswan Dam Aswan Damn's The Aswan Dam The Aswan Dam's What day of the week is Donnerstag in Germany? Thursday What deposits 180,000 cubic metres of water into the Atlantic every second? Amazon Amazon River The Amazon The Amazon River What did Captain Cook's "Sandwiches" turn into? Hawaii Hawaiian Islands The Hawaiian Islands What did Spain close its road to in 1969? Gibraltar What did the Sahara desert have a fall of on 18 February 1979? Snow What did the U.S. buy from Russia at two cents an acre? Alaska What do Europe-roaming travellers know as the IYHF? International Youth Hostel Federation The International Youth Hostel Federation What do the Greeks call Kipros and the Turks call Kibris? Cyprus What do the Russians call Moscow? Moskva What do the yellow and black "HR" signs mean on British roads? Holiday Route What do they run in Pamplona in July? Bulls What do you call a native of Cork? Corkonian A Corkonian What do you need to know to get into the Tower of London after 10 p.m.? Password The password What does an "H" in a circle represent on an Ordnance Survey map? Hospital What does Brunei get its wealth from? Oil What does India have most of - Christians, Sikhs or Buddhists? [mc] *Christians Sikhs Buddhists What does the Statue of Liberty have seven of on her head? Spikes What does the Statue of Liberty wear on her feet? Sandals What EEC country has a Queen Sofia? Spain What EEC country's population drinks more tea per person than the British? Eire Eire's Ireland Ireland's What Egyptian landmark bears the likeness of King Khafre? Sphinx The Sphinx What English city's Gas Street Basin is a centre for canal boat holidays? Birmingham Birmingham's What Englishman stands atop a column in Montreal's Place Jacques Cartier? Horatio Nelson What European building houses seven museums? Louvre The Louvre What European capital are you heading for if your baggage tag reads CPH? Copenhagen What European capital boasts the Baths of Caracalla? Rome What European capital had the Roman name of Lutetia? Paris What European capital is built on 96 islands that are joined by 300 bridges? Amsterdam What European city do Nicois live in? Nice What European country does Kronenbourg beer come from? France What European country is home to the majority of Catalan speakers? Spain What European country's ancient name was Lusitania? Portugal Portugal's What European landmark has 2.5 million rivets in it? Eiffel Tower The Eiffel Tower What famed nightclub is found at No 116 on the Champs Elysees? Lido The Lido What famous Tennessee town can offer you a "choo choo" ride straight into Georgia? Chattanooga What five countries did Charles Lindbergh fly over on his epic flight? The US, Canada, Ireland, England and France What Greek mountain is known locally as "Oros Olimbos"? Mount Olympus What group of islands lie due west of Shag Rocks in the South Atlantic? Falkland Islands The Falkland Islands What grows on one fifth of France's agricultural land? Grapes What happens approximately every 92,900 years? Ice Age An Ice Age What has a mass of 5,880,000,000,000,000,000,000 tons? Earth The Earth What in Paris is 50 metres high, 45 metres wide and 22 metres thick? Arc de Triomphe The Arc de Triomphe What in Queensland, Australia, is the world's longest, at 3,450 miles? Fence A fence What is Britain's largest railway station? Waterloo What is considered to be the last day of the week in Spain? Sunday What is Europe's largest island? Great Britain What is heard on 322 days of each year in Bogor, Java? Thunder What is in the top left-hand corner of the New Zealand flag? Union Jack A Union Jack What is Midway Island midway in? Pacific Pacific Ocean The Pacific The Pacific Ocean What is the capital of India? New Delhi What is the capital of Luxembourg? Luxembourg What is the closest bridge to the Houses of Parliament? Westminster Bridge What is the closest English city to the Scottish border? Carlisle What is the common name of Rome's Flavian Amphitheatre? Colosseum The Colosseum What is the Dutch national airline called? KLM What is the gambling centre of Nevada? Las Vegas What is the largest city in Scotland? Glasgow What is the largest city that the Hudson river flows through? New York What is the largest US city on the Canadian border? Detroit What is the main language of South African people of Dutch origin? Afrikaans What is the most spoken language in Haiti? French What is the name of Belfast's famous castle? Stormont What is the nearest mainland city to Tasmania? Melbourne What is the official currency of Puerto Rico? Dollar The dollar US dollar The US dollar What is the only county in the UK that begins with the letter "A"? Avon What is the only island county in Britain? Isle of Wight The Isle of Wight What is the only letter that does not appear in the name of a US state? Q What is the only US state that grows coffee, making use of its volcanic slopes? Hawaii What is the only US state that has a name ending in three vowels? Hawaii What is the sea between Arabia and Africa called? Red Sea The Red Sea What is Turkey's City of the Golden Horn? Istanbul What is Welsh for the word "Wales"? Cymru What island country lies across the Denmark Strait from Greenland? Iceland What island in the North Atlantic covers 39,769 square miles? Iceland What island is calld "Ynys Mon" in Welsh? Anglesey What island is separated from the Italian mainland by the Strait of Messina? Sicily What island was named after the first man to sail around Australia? Tasmania What islands are steeped in legend as being the peaks of the lost city of Atlantis? Canary Islands The Canary Islands What Italian city is nicknamed "The Beautiful Daughter of Rome"? Florence What Italian city is served by Marco Polo Tessera airport? Venice What Kansas "city" claims to be The Cowboy Capital of America? Dodge City What Kentish town has seven trees in its name? Sevenoaks What landmark is referred to by Aborigines as Uluru? Ayers Rock What language are lectures held in at the University of Yucatan? Spanish What large cold island's capital is Godthab? Greenland Greenland's What large island does Malta lie to the south of? Sicily What large island in the Indian Ocean has a River Mania? Madagascar What large island lies a few miles west of Vancouver? Vancouver Island What Latin American city is set high in the Sierra Madre mountains? Mexico City What letter is on the hot-water tap in France? C What London bridge does the World Trade Centre sit beside? Tower Bridge What London square is nicknamed "Little America"? Grosvenor Square What Mediterranean island has its shape outlined in the middle of its flag? Cyprus What Mediterranean posession became British in the 1713 Treaty of Utrecht? Gibraltar What month does Munich's Oktoberfest begin in? September What mountain is known as The Tiger of the Alps? Matterhorn Matterhorn Mountain The Matterhorn What mountain range would you be skiing on in Colorado? Rockies The Rockies Rocky Mountains The Rocky Mountains What name is common to a Middle Eastern country and a river? Jordan What named line of latitude does Rio de Janeiro virtually sit on? Tropic of Cancer The Tropic of Cancer What narrow strip of coastal land lies on the Egypt-Israel border? Gaza Strip The Gaza Strip What New York City park opened in 1876? Central Park What North African country has both Mediterranean and Atlantic coastlines? Morocco What North American river was Hernando de Soto the first European to see? Mississippi Mississippi River The Mississippi The Mississippi River What North Atlantic country calls itself Lydveldid Island? Iceland What northern ocean makes up almost half of Canada's total coastline? Artic Artic Ocean The Arctic The Artic Ocean What obstacles to Atlantic shipping does the Labrador Current deliver? Icebergs What ocean does the Berin Current flow in? Pacific Pacific Ocean The Pacific The Pacific Ocean What ocean is home to the Coral Sea? Pacific Pacific Ocean The Pacific The Pacific Ocean What ocean laps at the shores of Zanzibar? Indian Indian Ocean The Indian The Indian Ocean What ocean holds its deepest point in the Puerto Rico Trench? Atlantic Atlantic Ocean The Atlantic The Atlantic Ocean What Pacific paradise of more than 300 islands is lapped by the Koro Sea? Fiji What palace is on the site of James I's mulberry orchard? Buckingham Palace What place on Oahu island was written into the history books in 1941? Pearl Harbor What religion are 70% of Czechoslovakians? Roman Catholic What river do the Chinese call the Changjiang? Yangtze Yangtze River The Yangtze The Yangtze River What river flows through St Paul and St Louis? Mississippi Mississippi River The Mississippi The Mississippi River What river flows through Stratford, Ontario, Canada? Avon Avon River The Avon The Avon River What river is Cologne on? Rhine Rhine River The Rhine The Rhine River What river is known to Germans as the "Donau"? Danube Danube River The Danube The Danube River What river is known to its natives as the Ganga? Ganges Ganges River The Ganges The Ganges River What river runs through Vienna? Danube Danube River The Danube The Danube River What rock is 1,396 feet high, 2.75 miles long and a quarter mile wide? Gibraltar Rock of Gibraltar The Rock of Gibraltar What Scandinavian country's capital is on the island of Zealand? Denmark Denmark's What Scottish islands is Lewis the largest part of? Outer Hebrides Outer Hebrides Islands The Outer Hebrides The Outer Hebrides Islands What sea does the Soviet town of Odessa overlook? Black Sea The Black Sea What sea is known locally as Al Bahar Al Ahmar? Red Sea The Red Sea What sea laps at the shores of the Crimean Peninsula? Black Sea The Black Sea What sea would coast-dwelling Ethiopians live on? Red Sea The Red Sea What sea would you wash in with a wash in The Wash? North Sea The North Sea What sea has a bed that sinks to its lowest point in the Ionian Basin? Mediterranean Mediterranean Sea The Mediterranean The Mediterranean Sea What small European country has Verduz as its capital? Liechtenstein What Somerset village is famous for its cheese and its limestone caves? Cheddar What South American country is home to the most Roman Catholics? Brazil What South American country offers degrees from Moron University? Argentina What South American country's coast are sailors off when "Rounding the Horn"? Chile Chile's What Soviet east-coast city is the end of the line for the Trans-Siberian Express? Vladivostok What sun-drenched US valley is Zabriskie Point in? Death Valley What Swiss ski resort is home to The Palace Hotel? St Moritz St. Moritz What Texas city is the most air-conditioned place on Earth? Houston What tilted over a further 1.27 millimetres in 1982? Pisa Tower of Pisa The Tower of Pisa Leaning Tower of Pisa The Leaning Tower of Pisa What topographical feature is found only in Norway, Canada, Chile and New Zealand? Fjords What town in Berkshire is a centre for atomic weapons research? Aldermaston What town is considered to be the horse centre of Britain? Newmarket What two English cities were the first to get underground railway systems? London and Liverpool What two Italian cities have underground railway systems? Rome & Milan Milan & Rome Rome and Milan Milan and Rome What two letters on a car designate it as coming from Israel? I and L I & L I, L I L What type of plant is the eagle on Mexico's flag perched on? Cactus A cactus What Ukrainian city gave its name to a chicken dish? Kiev What US island has a park called The Battery at its southern tip? Manhattan What US state boasts of being "the last frontier"? Alaska What US state boasts the only coral reef in continental North America? Florida What US state has the orange blossom as its official flower? Florida What US state is Amarillo in? Texas What US state is home to the Everglade swamps? Florida What US state is Philadelphia in? Pennsylvania What US state would you arrive in if you headed due north from Hawaii? Alaska What was Australia's capital prior to 1927? Melbourne What was the world's largest suspension bridge from 1937 to 1964? Golden Gate The Golden Gate Golden Gate Bridge The Golden Gate Bridge What Washington DC landmark sits on 17 acres? White House The White House What West African country's Portuguese name literally means "Lion Mountain"? Sierra Leone Sierra Leone's What word describes the science of the surface of the Earth and its inhabitants? Geography What would you most likely do with a Romanian "leu"? Spend it What's the largest island on the US east coast? Long Island Where are the two letters in a British passport number? (Answer: _____ and _____ ) Beginning end Beginning and end The beginning and end Where do all Rhodes Scholars study? Oxford Where is Captain Cook's "English cottage"? Australia Where is Mauna Loa, the world's largest active volcano? Hawaii Where would you go to visit America's famous Mardi Gras? New Orleans Which African country is Buganda a province of? Uganda Which American national park was the world's first? Yellowstone Which are there more of in Britain - bakers, butchers or greengrocers? [mc] *Butchers Bakers Greengrocers Which Asian country's national anthem is titled "Jana Gana Mana"? India India's Which Australian state is detached from the mainland? Tasmania Which Central American country boasts the ancient city of Teotihuacan? Mexico Which city has the world's largest black population? New York Which continent is closest to Antarctica? South America Which continent is French Guiana in? South America Which country comes last in an alphabetical list of South American countries? Venezuela Which country has the northernmost point on the Irish mainland? Eire Ireland Republic of Ireland The Republic of Ireland Which country is the world's largest exporter of frogs' legs? Japan Which European capital does the Appian Way start in? Rome Which European city was the first to boast a million inhabitants? London Which European country flies a square flag? Switzerland Which European country is home to the city of Haarlem? Netherlands The Netherlands Which European principality flies the same flag as Indonesia? Monaco Which ferry journey is quicker - Liverpool to Belfast or Liverpool to Dublin? [mc] *Liverpool to Dublin Liverpool to Belfast Which hemisphere grows the most tea - the northern or the southern? [mc] *The northern The southern Which is an actual town in Japan - Yes or No? [mc] *No Yes Which is colder, the North or South Pole? [mc] *The South Pole The North Pole Which is farthest north - Bradford, Belfast or Blackburn? [mc] *Belfast Bradford Blackburn Which is furthest north - Milan, Naples or Rome? [mc] *Milan Naples Rome Which is larger - Britain or Madagascar? [mc] *Madagascar Britain Which is more populous - Newcastle, England or Newcastle, Australia? [mc] *Newcastle, Australia Newcastle, England Which is the most heavily populated Australian state? New South Wales Which is the only Australian state without an "S" in its name? Victoria Which is the only Great Lake that is entirely within the USA? Lake Michigan Which is the smallest ocean? Arctic Which lies further south - Africa or Australia? [mc] *Australia Africa Which Mediterranean island was home to the first Club Med? Majorca Which member of the EEC has the smallest population? Luxembourg Which mountain range in Canada provides a home for the hoary marmot? Rockies The Rockies Rocky Mountains The Rocky Mountains Which ocean can the Humbolt Current be found in? Pacific Pacific Ocean The Pacific The Pacific Ocean Which ocean does Kenya's coast lie on? Indian Indian Ocean The Indian The Indian Ocean Which ocean has the Java Trench as its deepest point? Indian Indian Ocean The Indian The Indian Ocean Which ocean washes the shores of North and South Carolina? Atlantic Atlantic Ocean The Atlantic The Atlantic Ocean Which of Scotland's cities is alphabetically listed first? Aberdeen Which of Scotland's cities is, alphabetically, listed last? Perth Which of the Channel Islands rises to the highest point? Jersey Which of the Seven Wonders of the Ancient World was alive? Hanging Gardens Hanging Gardens of Babylon The Hanging Gardens The Hanging Gardens of Babylon Which of the tropics passes through Madagascar? Capricorn Tropic of Capricorn The Tropic of Capricorn Which one of the world's rivers is nicknamed "Old Muddy"? Mississippi Mississippi River The Mississippi The Mississippi River Which principality is a mere 0.7 square miles in area? Monaco Which republic is nearest to England? France Which Scandinavian capital is built on nine connected islands? Stockholm Which Scandinavian country has a border with West Germany? Denmark Which Scandinavian country has the longest North Sea coast? Norway Which Scandinavian country produces Aass Bok-Beer? Norway Which sea laps the shores of the Isle of Man? Irish Irish Sea The Irish The Irish Sea Which South American country is 25 times longer than wide? Chile Which South American country took its name from the Inca for "cold winter"? Chile Which three oceans lap the shores of Canada? [mc] *The Pacific Ocean *The Atlantic Ocean The Indian Ocean The Southern Ocean *The Artic Ocean Which tropic runs through the Gulf of Mexico? Cancer Tropic of Cancer The Tropic of Cancer Which two seas wash the coast of Africa? [mc] *The Mediterranean Sea *The Red Sea The Arabian Sea Persian Gulf The North Sea Which US state begins with W and ends in G? Wyoming Which US state does Hawaii share a time zone with? Alaska Which US state does the US postal service designate as "MA"? Massachusetts Which US state has five of the ten highest mountains in North America? Alaska Which US state is "The Lone Star State"? Texas Who's buried beneath the altar of St Peter's Basilica? St Peter St. Peter Whose statue stands in front of the British embassy in Washington D.C.? Churchill Churchill's Winston Churchill Winston Churchill's 'Entertainment [bl] At what age did John Cleese reach a height of 6 feet? Twelve 12 By what title is the Western "Il Buono, il Brutto, il Cattivo" better known? The Good the Bad and the Ugly The Good, the Bad and the Ugly Did Alec Guinness win an Oscar for "Bridge On the River Kwai"? [mc] *Yes No Did Clark Gable win an Oscar for "Gone With the Wind"? [mc] *No Yes Did Elvis Presley have a fear of travelling on trains? [mc] *No Yes Did The Beatles ever collectively meet Elvis Presley? [mc] *Yes No During the production of which song did Simon and Garfunkel decide to split up? Bridge Over Troubled Water How did "Daleks" receive their name? From an enyclopaedia labelled "DAL" to "LEK" How many Bay City Rollers usually took the stage? Five 5 How many Bond films did Sean Connery make before he was substituted? Five 5 How many decades of broadcasting did the BBC celebrate in 1962? Four 4 How many films did Burton and Taylor star in together - 6, 8 or 10? [mc] *10 6 8 How many grooves are there on each side of a 45 r.p.m. record? One 1 How many hours long was the opening episode of "Dynasty"? Three 3 How many instruments does Mike Oldfield play in Tubular Bells 2 - ten, twenty or thirty? [mc] *20 10 30 How many minutes does a normal episode of "The Archers" last? 15 minutes How many named female characters are there in "Star Wars"? Two 2 How many operating tables were in the operating room in TV's "MASH"? Four 4 How many Oscars did "The Exorcist" win - 0, 1 or 2? [mc] *2 0 1 How many times did Fred and Ginger team up in films - five, eight or ten? [mc] *10 5 8 How old were Janis Joplin, Jim Morrison, Jimi Hendrix and Kurt Cobain when they died? 27 How old will Clint Eastwood be in 2000? Seventy How was musician Thomas Waller better known? Fats Waller In "Star Trek", from which planet did Spock's mother come? Earth In "Superman", which actor said "I have sent them you, my only son"? Marlon Brando In "The Magic Roundabout", what kind of creature was Brian? Snail A snail In the film "The Great Escape", what were Tom, Dick and Harry? Escape tunnels In what 1977 devilish horror sequel did Richard Burton play a priest? Exorcist II In what film did Benny Hill bang out toys as a toymaker? Chitty, Chitty, Bang, Bang In what film did Sean Connery make a come-back as 007? Never Say Never Again In what stage musical is Nathan Detroit the guy who runs the floating crap game? Guys and Dolls In what year did Michael Jackson release his first solo album - 1972, 1976 or 1981? [mc] *1972 1976 1981 In which century is "Star Trek" set? 23rd Twenty-third The 23rd The twenty-third In which decade was Tina Turner born? 30's The 30s The 30's The 1930s The 1930's In which film did Jack Nicholson portray Randall McMurphy? One Flew Over the Cuckoos's Nest In which film did MacCauley Culkin make it on his own? Home Alone In which film does Kevin Costner play Jim Garrison? JFK In which film is a 14th century Scotsman pursued in 20th century Manhattan? Highlander In which movie did Warren Beatty play the part of the legendary Benjamin Siegel? Bugsy In which TV soap did the Barnes-Wentworth company feature? Dallas Is there an Oscar for "best location"? [mc] *No Yes On which Japanese film was "The Magnificent Seven" based? The Seven Samurai To the nearest five dollars, what were the dearest tickets on the 1969 Stones' US tour? 5 dollars To what did the band "The High Numbers" change their name? The Who Was Shirley Temple 21, 25 or 29 when she made her last film in 1949? [mc] *21 25 29 What "Dallas" role made the late Jim Davidson famous? Jock Ewing What "horrifying actor" played Doctor Who in the film versions? Peter Cushing What 1956 Walt Disney canine caper was the first cartoon filmed in Cinemascope? Lady and the Tramp Lady & the Tramp What 1969 film became the highest grossing western of all time? Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid What 1972 Marlon Brando film was widely banned? Last Tango in Paris What 1977 saga of slavery came in twelve 50 minute episodes? Roots What 1983 film did Barbra Streisand direct, produce, co-write and star in? Yentl What 1983 film starred Eddie Murphy and Dan Aykroyd as victims of a bet? Trading Places What actor chose the same name as a famous English explorer of Africa? Richard Burton What actor died in a car crash while travelling west on California's Highway 466? James Dean What actor has a tattoo on his right wrist saying "Scotland Forever"? Sean Connery What actor is Mary Martin's son? Larry Hagman What actor played the headmistress in the famed "St Trinians" films? Alastair Sim What actor's chest did the "Thing" burst out of in the film "Alien"? John Hurt John Hurt's What actress's real name was Frances Gumm? Judy Garland Judy Garland's What age will both Burt Reynolds and Woody Allen reach in 2000 - 60, 65 or 70? [mc] *65 60 70 What American became known as "The Handcuff King"? Houdini What aquatic avian of cartoon fame did San Marino honour with a postage stamp? Donald Duck What assistant to a TV cook wore a monocle? Johnny Craddock What bank's advertisements feature Hiron the black horse? Lloyds Lloyd's What black British comedian shares a birthday with American's Michael Jackson? Lenny Henry What Bond film provided Duran Duran with a hit single in 1985? A View To A Kill What Bond girl had "Fun in Acapulco" with Elvis Presley? Ursula Andress What British film beat the "runners-up" to take Best Picture Oscar in 1981? Chariots of Fire What came first - the film or the book of "Midnight Express"? [mc] *The book The film What cartoon character wears a badge with "DM" on it? Danger Mouse What cartoon comic hero shoots a web out of his wrist? Spiderman What character did Michael Crawford play in "Some Mothers Do 'Ave 'Em"? Frank Spencer What city's police force employed Dirty Harry? San Francisco San Francisco's What clarinet player led his Paramount Jazz Band to fame and fortune? Mr Acker Bilk What colour are Brooke Shields eyes? Blue What comedy series featured the Gestapo character Herr Flick? Allo, Allo What composer's last Broadway musical was "Silk Stockings"? Cole Porter Cole Porter's What country is Bonnie Tyler from? Wales What country produced the first western to be filmed in colour? Britain What country was "Star Wars" filmed in? England What country was Rudolph Valentino born in? Italy What country was the setting for Woody Allen's "Love and Death"? Russia What county was "All Creatures Great and Small" set in? Yorkshire What did Phil Spector mix up? Beatles Beatles songs Beatles' songs The Beatles songs The Beatles' songs What did Sarah Bernhardt lose as a result of a leap taken in the film "Tosca"? Leg A leg What did Stevie Wonder call to say, to get his first UK No. 1? I love you What did the BBC's abbreviation originally stand for? British Broadcasting Company The British Broadcasting Company What did the character Max Headroom crash into that gave him his name? Barrier Car park barrier A barrier A car park barrier What did The Jackson Five change their names to when Jermaine left? The Jacksons What do the letters F and T stand for in the academy name, BAFTA? Film and television Film & television What does an Oscar stand on? Reel Reel of film A reel A reel of film What does Eben and Sarah Kent's son become when he wants to? Superman What does the "TST" indicate after a programme's title in a TV guide? Teletext sub-titles What drummer starred in the film "Candy"? Ringo Ringo Starr What English couple were the first husband and wife to have each won an Oscar? Laurence Olivier and Vivien Leigh What event caused television sales to rocket in 1953? Coronation The Coronation What ex-carpenter starred in "Witness"? Harrison Ford What film cast Humphrey Bogart in the role of Rick Blaine? Casablanca What film ends with "After all, tomorrow is another day"? Gone with the Wind What film featured a two headed "Pushmi Pullu"? Dr Dolittle Dr. Dolittle What film featured the award-winning song "Chim Chim Cheree"? Mary Poppins What film set in Africa was based on the novel "Silence will Speak" about Karen Blixen? Out of Africa What film star began life in Bristol as Archibald Leach?' Cary Grant What film star came second in the Le Mans 24 hour race? Newman Paul Newman What film was based on the book "Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep"? Blade Runner What film was based on the book "La Planete des Singes"? Planet of the Apes What film was Grace Kelly making in Monaco when she met Prince Rainier? To Catch a Thief What film won John Wayne his only Oscar? True Grit What film-censoring body is abbreviated to BBFC? British Board of Film Censors The British Board of Film Censors What film's theme song did Ray Parker Junior bust the charts with in 1984? Ghostbusters What game is the girl playing on the BBC's Test Card? Noughts & Crosses Noughts and crosses What group accompanied Chrissie Hynde on "I Got You, Babe"? UB40 What group did Tony Hadley find fame and fortune with? Spandau Ballet What group had their first No. 1 with "Sweet Dreams Are Made Of This"? The Eurythmics What group had their first UK No. 1 with "Three Times a Lady"? The Commodores What group's first No. 1 was "Rat Trap"? The Boomtown Rats' What height did both John Wayne and Rock Hudson reach? (Answer: _____ feet _____ inches) 6 4 6'4" 6' 4" 6 feet 4 inches What historical character has been portrayed in films more times than any other? Napoleon What is Desparate Dan's favourite food? Cow Pie What is Susan Hampshire's surprising disability? Dyslexia What is the BFI? British Film Institute The British Film Institute What is the middle initial of Captain James Kirk? T What is the name of Radio 4's one o'clock daily news programme? The World At One What is the name of Tintin's dog? Snowy What is the prime minister's name in "Yes Prime Minister"? Jim Hacker What is the title of BBC1's long running, early Sunday evening, hymn session? Songs of Praise What Israeli president was portrayed by Ingrid Bergman in "24 Hours In the Life Of A Woman"? Golda Meir What ITN newscaster resigned on 9 November, 1979? Reginald Bosanquet What kind of Lord is Doctor Who? Time Lord A Time Lord What late, zany comic was the brother of Fenella Fielding? Marty Feldman What lead singer helped to bring fame to the Eurythmics? Annie Lennox What London Palladium compere had the catchphrase: "You lucky people"? Tommy Trinder What long running TV series featured British women in a Japanese prison camp? Tenko What Marx Brothers' movie centres on a stolen painting? Animal Crackers What Mel Brooks film has the shortest dialogue of any sound film? Silent Movie What name did dancer Dora Angela Duncan use professionally? Isadora Duncan What nickname replaced the Roscoe in Roscoe Arbuckle's name? Fatty What novel and film are set in the town of Amity, Long Island? Jaws What object forms the top of the Tin Man's head in "The Wizard of Oz"? Funnel A funnel What Oscar did Sean Connery win for "The Untouchables"? Best Supporting Actor What panatomime entertains with the story of the death of two children? Babes in the Wood What paranoid android has a brain the size of a planet? Marvin What philanthropic pop singer's daughter is named Fifi Trixiebelle? Bob Geldof Bob Geldof's What planet was the "Battlestar Galactica" heading for? Earth What pop star married Yasmin Parvaneh on 29 December 1985? Simon Le Bon What radio series features Brookfield Farm? The Archers What rock singer named his son Zowie? David Bowie What rolling folk song was inspired by John Jones, born in Casey, Kentucky in 1864? Casey Jones What room of the house did Elvis Presley die in? Bathroom The bathroom What royal wedding was the first to be broadcast in colour? Princess Anne and Mark Phillips' Princess Anne and Mark Phillips Princess Anne & Mark Phillips' Princess Anne & Mark Phillips What rugged actor played the part of the Pope in "The Shoes of the Fisherman"? Anthony Quinn What school did the terrible girls created by Ronald Searle attend? St Trinian St. Trinian St Trinian's St. Trinian's What sci-fi film was the first to be based on the book "The Sentinel"? 2001: A Space Odyssey 2001 A Space Odyssey What Scottish actor was an undertaker before joining "South Pacific"'s chorus? Sean Connery What Scottish singer said "My passions are soccer, drinking and women, in that order"? Rod Stewart What show featured the segment "Pigs in Space"? The Muppet Show What singer liked to tell his audiences: "Hump's the name, Hump's the game"? Engelbert Humperdinck What singer made her screen debut in "Mad Max III"? Tina Turner What singer starred in "9 to 5" with Jane Fonda and Lily Tomlin? Dolly Parton What soap opera featured the character Constance Mackenzie? Peyton Place What song is heard as the bombs go off at the end of "Dr Strangelove"? We'll Meet Again What song was introduced in "Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid"? Raindrops Keep Fallin' on My Head What sport is central to the Paul Newman film "Slap Shot"? Ice Hockey What square provides the setting for "Eastenders"? Albert Square What star of "Dallas" turned his real surname of Leek around for his acting career? Howard Keel What Steven Spielberg film made use of a De Lorean sports car? Back To The Future What time does Channel 4's evening news start? Seven o'clock What TV cartoon dog wore a star on his chest? Deputy Dawg What TV comedy series gave Gordon Kaye a French role? Allo Allo 'Allo 'Allo Allo, Allo 'Allo,'Allo 'Allo, 'Allo What TV quiz of TV trivia did Noel Edmonds introduce in 1985? Telly Addicts What TV series starred Felicity Kendal as Barbara? The Good Life What TV team did Hannibal Smith lead? The A-team What two portraits hung on Alf Garnett's living room wall? Winston Churchill & Elizabeth II Elizabeth II & Winston Churchill Winston Churchill and Elizabeth II Elizabeth II and Winston Churchill What US president's son appeared in the 1921 film "The Highest Law"? Lincoln Lincoln's Abraham Lincoln Abraham Lincoln's What US state was "Gone With The Wind" based in? Georgia What US TV series introduced John Boy to British viewers? The Waltons What US TV series starred Ronald Reagan's ex-wife as Angie Channing? Falcoln Crest What US TV show did the character Lurch appear in? The Addams Family What war film co-starred Richard Burton and Clint Eastwood? Where Eagles Dare What was BBC TV's first pop programme? Six-Five Special Six Five Special What was Charlie Chaplin's cane made of? Bamboo What was Lord Black Adder's christian name in "Black Adder II"? Edmond What was Mrs Bridges' job in TV's "Upstairs Downstairs"? Cook What was Mrs Fawlty's Christian name? Sibyl What was Sir Humphrey's surname in "Yes Prime Minister"? Appleby What was Spencer Tracy's last film, in 1967? Guess Who's Coming to Dinner What was the "Silver Streak" in the 1976 Gene Wilder film? Train A train What was the 1963, 1970 and 1973 hit of Bobby Pickett and the Crypt-Kickers? Monster Mash What was the advertising line used for Larry Hagman's film "Son of Blob"? The Film that JR Shot The Film that J.R. Shot "The Film that JR Shot" "The Film that J.R. Shot" What was the Beatles' biggest selling single? I Want To Hold Your Hand What was the first all-nude West End play? Oh Calcutta What was the full title of the Robin Hood TV series of the sixties? The Adventures of Robin Hood What was the last UK No. 1 for super-group ABBA? Super Trooper What was the name of the bar in the TV series "Cheers"? Cheers What was the name of the Ewing family home? Southfork What was the name of the resident doctor on the starship "Enterprise"? Dr McCoy Dr. McCoy What was the sequel to "2001: A Space Odyssey"? 2010 What was the sequel to "Any Which Way But Loose"? Any Which Way You Can What was the title of Paul Young's first album? No Parlez What was the venue for the British Live-Aid concert? Wembley Stadium What was unusual about the singer of the 1963 pop hit "Dominique"? (Answer: she was a _____ ) Nun She was a nun What were Moe, Larry and Curly better known as? Three Stooges The Three Stooges What word was deleted from the full name of the Mutant Turtles when they reached England? Ninja What word was intentionally omitted from the screenplay of "The Godfather"? Mafia What, according to the advertisements, is your "flexible friend"? Your Access Card What, on Charlie Chaplin, were insured for 150,000 dollars? His feet What's the leading female singer in an opera called? Prima donna The prima donna What's the translation of the 1982 German World War II film "Das Boot"? The Boat "The Boat" Where does The Beatles' long and winding road lyrically lead? (Answer: _____ _____ _____ ) To your door Where was Bobby Ewing when he was shot? JR's office J.R.'s office In JR's office In J.R.'s office Where was Eddie Murphy a cop in the title of a 1984 film? Beverley Hills Where was the movie "Platypus Cove" filmed? Australia Where was the seat ejection button hidden in 007's "Goldfinger" car? (Answer: in the _____ _____ ) Gear stick In the gear stick Which "Coronation Street" character had a Monkee for a grandson? Ena Sharples Which actor ate a hamburger in one bite in the film "Animal House"? Belushi John Belushi Which ageing rock star attended the London School of Economics for two years? Jagger Mick Jagger Which Beatle had a solo hit with "You're Sixteen"? Ringo Ringo Starr Which Beatle was born in 1943? George George Harrison Which Beatles' song is recorded most often? Yesterday Which Bond character has been played most consistently by the same person? Miss Moneypenny Which Boomtown Rat starred in The Pink Floyd's "The Wall"? Bob Geldof Which Dimbleby followed in his father's panoramic footsteps? David David Dimbleby Which ex-Beatle bought the rights to all of Buddy Holly's songs? Paul Paul McCartney Which ex-Commodore persuaded Pepsi to make donations in return for a contract? Lionel Ritchie Which extra-terrestrial movie starred Dee Wallace, Henry Thomas and Peter Coyote? ET E.T. Which famous Colorado ski-resort is north of Crested Butte? Aspen Which film star, arrested for slapping a policeman in 1990, was a former Miss Hungary? Zsa Zsa Gabor Which gameshow host starred in the very first "Carry On" movie? Bob Monkhouse Which group had a hit with "Breakfast in America"? Supertramp Which group sang most of the music in "Saturday Night Fever"? Bee Gees The Bee Gees Which Harrison song ended in a lost lawsuit for its similarity to "He's So Fine"? My Sweet Lord Which John Lennon song took five years to get to No. 1? Imagine Which Liverpudlian singing group was once known as The Quarrymen? The Beatles Which Marx Brothers' movie features the hilarious stateroom scene? A Night at the Opera Which member of the Python team starred in the TV series GBH? Michael Palin Which member of the Rolling Stones drowned in a swimming pool? Brian Jones Which muppet shares a name with Theodore Roosevelt's son? Kermit Which newsreader got his break when Richard Baker and Richard Dougal were on holiday? Michael Aspel Which of the Marx Brothers outlived Groucho and was the last to die, in 1982? Zeppo Which of the Marx Brothers spoke with an Italian accent? Chico Which of the stars wore all black in "The Magnificent Seven"? Yul Brynner Which one of the Python team appeared in "Jabberwocky"? Michael Palin Which oversized film character is known as Gojira in Japan? Godzilla Which part Cherokee Indian danced with wolves? Kevin Costner Which play is known in theatre as "The Scottish Play"? Macbeth Which pop singer named himself after a favourite sweater with bee's markings? Sting Which pop star changed his surname to Islam? Cat Stevens Which pop star did Sean Penn marry? Madonna Which pop star married Christie Brinkley? Billy Joel Which protest singer broke his neck in a 1966 motor-cycle accident, and recovered? Dylan Bob Dylan Which Redgrave starred in and won an Oscar for 1977's "Julia"? Vanessa Vanessa Redgrave Which Scandinavian country banned "ET" for children under eight? Sweden Which singer won an Oscar for the theme tune in "The Woman in Red"? Stevie Wonder Which time-travelling TV series began the day after Kennedy's assassination? Dr Who Dr. Who Doctor Who Which TV series had six doctors in the starring role over the years? Dr Who Dr. Who Doctor Who Which two of the Seven Dwarfs have names that do not end in "Y"? Doc & Bashful Bashful & Doc Doc and Bashful Bashful and Doc Which Utah brothers began by singing barber shop quartets? The Osmonds Which was the first James Bond film? Dr No Dr. No Doctor No Who appeared in more than 30 Alfred Hitchcock films? Hitchcock Alfred Hitchcock Who appeared live at both the American and British Live-Aid concerts? Phil Collins Who became ITN's first female newscaster in 1978? Anna Ford Who became the new owner of Grey Gables in a 1962 episode of "The Archers"? Jack Woolley Who began life as Robert Zimmerman? Dylan Bob Dylan Who composed the theme music used in "The Sting"? Scott Joplin Who co-starred in the film "City Heat"? Clint Eastwood & Burt Reynolds Burt Reynolds & Clint Eastwood Clint Eastwood and Burt Reynolds Burt Reynolds and Clint Eastwood Who cut a single in 1982 entitled "I Feel Liberal - All Right"? David Steel Who defected from a Leningrad ballet troupe in 1961? Rudolf Nureyev Who did all his detecting sitting down? Robert Ironside Who did Madonna marry in 1985? Sean Penn Who did Michael Douglas forbid from watching "Basic Instinct"? His children Who directed "A Passage To India"? David Lean Who directed "Revolution" and some of the Labour Party's political broadcasts? Hugh Hudson Who directed "Star Trek 3: The Search for Spock"? Spock Leonard Nimoy Who directed and starred in "Woman in Red"? Gene Wilder Who had a 1969 hit with "Two Little Boys"? Rolf Harris Who had a hit single in 1985 with "Nikita"? Elton John Who had a hit with "Every Time You Go Away", in 1985? Paul Young Who had her only No. 1 hit with "My Son My Son" in 1954? Vera Lynn Who had his "Potty Time" on TV? Michael Bentine Who in his lifetime won more Oscars than any other person? Disney Walt Disney Who is known as Kingu Kongu in Japan? King Kong Who is Luke Skywalker's father? Darth Vader Who is older - Donny or Marie Osmond? [mc] *Donny Marie Who is the most famous singer-songwriter to have emerged from Lubbock, Texas? Buddy Holly Who left U.N.C.L.E. to later find himself in "Colditz"? David McCallum Who made "Loadsamoney" famous? Harry Enfield Who married Andrew Lloyd Webber in 1984? Sarah Brightman Who owns the store in Home and Away? Alf Stewart Who played Brian of Nazareth in "Life of Brian"? Graham Chapman Who played Ilsa Lund Laszlo in "Casablanca"? Ingrid Bergman Who played Tarzan in more films than anyone else? Johnny Weissmuller Who played the avenging Emma Peel? Diana Rigg Who played the male lead in "The French Lieutenant's Woman"? Jeremy Irons Who played the part of the ageing Mrs Moore in "A Passage to India"? Dame Peggy Ashcroft Who played the part of the mad Colonel Kurtz in "Apocalypse Now"? Brando Marlon Brando Who played the part of the Ringo Kid in the original "Stagecoach" film? John Wayne Who played the waitress who fell in love with Arthur in the film "Arthur"? Liza Minnelli Who plays the title role in the "Mad Max" films? Mel Gibson Who portrayed Carl Bernstein in "All the President's Men"? Dustin Hoffman Who portrayed Sherlock Holmes in 14 films between 1939 and 1946? Basil Rathbone Who produced and directed "Citizen Kane"? Orson Welles Who said: "If you have to ask what jazz is, you'll never know"? Louis Armstrong Who spoke the only word in Mel Brooks's "Silent Movie"? Marcel Marceau Who starred in Roger Vadim's "And God Created Woman"? Brigitte Bardot Who starred in the film "Up the Chastity Belt"? Frankie Howerd Who was "the bush kangaroo"? Skippy Who was Andy Pandy's girlfriend? Looby Loo Who was born in Neptune and acted in Easy Rider and Chinatown? Jack Nicholson Who was born Reginald Dwight? Elton John Who was known as "Big Hearted Arthur"? Arthur Askey Who was Lady Penelope's intelligent companion in "Thunderbirds"? Brains Who was otherwise known as "Rod the Mod"? Rod Stewart Who was portrayed by Jeffrey Hunter in "King of Kings"? Christ Jesus Christ Who was Stevie Wonder's "Happy Birthday" a tribute to? Martin Luther King Martin Luther King Jr Martin Luther King Jr. Martin Luther King, Jr Martin LUther King, Jr. Who was the female singer who starred in "Desperately Seeking Susan"? Madonna Who was the film "Carry on Dick" about? Dick Turpin Highwayman Dick Turpin The highwayman Dick Turpin Who was the first Beatle to record a solo No.1 American single? George Harrison Who was the first non-human to win an Oscar? Mickey Mouse Who was the head of the family in "Dynasty"? Blake Carrington Who was the leader of the US Air Force band in Europe during World War II? Glenn Miller Who was the oldest Beatle? Ringo Starr Who was the only US president to wear a Nazi uniform? Reagan Ronald Reagan Who was the star of "Purple Rain"? Prince Who went solo with "Careless Whisper"? George Michael Who were the two stars of "Barefoot in the Park"? Robert Redford and Jane Fonda Jane Fonda and Robert Redford Robert Redford & Jane Fonda Jane Fonda & Robert Redford Who won the Ryder Cup in 1987? Europe Who wrote the music for "West Side Story"? Leonard Bernstein Who wrote the screenplay for "Rocky"? Sylvester Stallone Who's Warren Beatty's sister? Shirley MacLaine Whose "Born In The USA" album became one of the biggest ever sellers in the US? Bruce Springsteen Bruce Springsteen's Whose shoes have been filled by Roger Moore, George Lazenby and David Niven? James Bond James Bond's Whose TV heroes included Sergeant Andrew Carter and Corporal James Kinchloe? Hogan Hogan's Hogans Hogans Heroes Hogan's Heroes Whose was the first voice of Mickey Mouse? Disney Disney's Walt Disney Walt Disney's 'History [bl] At what age must a cardinal retire - 60, 70 or 80? [mc] *80 60 70 At which sport did Oliver Cromwell excel while at Cambridge? Football By what name was killing every tenth man in a Roman legion known? Decimation For how many days did Pope Stephen II reign? One 1 From 1971, what licence did you no longer have to buy? Radio license A radio licence From whom were the Normans descended? Danish Vikings Has there ever been a two pound note in circulation in Britain? [mc] *Yes No How did Hannibal die? Suicide How is Chinese philosopher Kung Fu-tzu better known? Confucius How long did King Macbeth reign - 7 months, 7 years or 17 years? [mc] *17 years 7 months 7 years How many astronauts were in the shuttle when it was destroyed in 1986? Seven 7 How many blows did it take to behead Sir Walter Raleigh? Two 2 How many bottles of wine were prisoners in the Bastille allowed per day? Three 3 How many children did Henry VIII's children have? None How many children did Queen Victoria have - five, seven or nine? [mc] *9 5 7 How many chimes are heard just before Big Ben tolls the hour? Sixteen 16 How many different prime ministers did Britain have in the 1960's? Three 3 How many Earp brothers showed up at the OK Corral? Three 3 How many feathers feature in the Prince of Wales' coat of arms? Three 3 How many funnels did the Lusitania have? Four 4 How many mutinies did Captain Bligh experience - one, two or three? [mc] *3 1 2 How many of Henry VIII's wives were named Catherine? Three 3 How many of his wives did Henry VIII have beheaded? Two 2 How many of the Tolpuddle Martyrs were executed? 0 Nil None Zero How many sandwiches did Charles Lindbergh take with him on his epic flight? Four 4 How many seats are reserved for archbishops in the House of Lords? Two 2 How many senators has the Kennedy clan sent to the US Senate? Four 4 How many times a day should a Muslim pray? 5 How many times did Britain apply for EEC membership? Three 3 How many years did the Korean War last - 3, 7 or 13 years? [mc] *3 7 13 How old was Billy the Kid when he was killed? 21 How old was John Lennon when he died? Forty How old was the luckless teenager Lady Jane Grey when she was executed? Sixteen 16 How old was the teenage Victoria when she became Queen? Eighteen 18 How was Lawrence, the patron saint of cooks, martyred? He was roasted How was the world's largest diamond sent to England in 1905? By post In what century did William Caxton establish his printing press at Westminster? 15th Fifteenth The 15th The fifteenth In what city did Donald Maclean die in March 1983? Moscow In what city did Ronald Reagan and Mikhail Gorbachev meet, in 1985? Geneva In what country was Aquino assassinated on 21 August 1983? Philippines The Philippines In what dispute was Michael Eaton appointed as a spokesman? Coal miners Coal miners dispute Coal miners' dispute The coal miners dispute The coal miners' dispute In what year did British Telecom shares go up for sale - 1981, 1984 or 1989? [mc] *1984 1981 1989 In what year did Margaret Thatcher first lead the Tories to election victory? 1979 In what year did World War I end? 1918 In what year did World War II rationing begin in Britain? 1940 In what year was Britain's weather last classified as secret? 1945 In what year was Pearl Harbour subjected to its second attack by Japanese forces? 1942 In which country is Sikorsky Helicopters' head office? US U.S. United States America In which year in the twenties was the General Strike? 1926 In which year of World War II did the Japanese take Singapore? 1942 On what American river did a "Sultana" explode in 1865 killing 1,450 people? Mississippi Mississippi River The Mississippi The Mississippi River On what moor did Bruce defeat Edward II, in 1314? Bannockburn On which day of the week did World War II begin? Friday Was bread rationed in England during World War II? [mc] *No Yes Was Che Guevara Peruvian, Cuban or Argentinian? [mc] *Argentinian Peruvian Cuban Was the crime of witchcraft abolished in Britain in 1751, 1851 or 1951? [mc] *1951 1751 1851 Were the Egyptian pyramids once covered by marble, earth or sand? [mc] *Marble Earth Sand What "House" succeeded to the throne with Henry VII? Tudor House of Tudor The House of Tudor What "party" was the 1774 Boston Port Bill a response to? Boston Tea Party The Boston Tea Party What 17th century war began with the raising of the Royal Standard at Nottingham? English Civil War The English Civil War What American pioneering delivery service pledged to deliver goods in 10 days? Pony Express The Pony Express What American prison is nicknamed Big Q? San Quentin What American was shot and paralysed by Arthur Bremer in May 1972? George Wallace What ancient people called their lower classes "Plebs"? Roman Romans The Romans What birthday did the Queen Mother celebrate in August 1990? 90th Ninetieth Her 90th Her ninetieth What board game was found in the wreck of the Mary Rose? Backgammon What British actor died in Geneva in August 1984 at the age of 58? Richard Burton What British politician was nicknamed Dizzy? Benjamin Disraeli What building graces the back of a US 20 dollar bill? White House The White House What building is Horatio Nelson buried in? St Pauls Cathedral St Paul's Cathedral St. Pauls Cathedral St. Paul's Cathedral What cars came from the Fabrica Italiana di Automobile Torino? Fiats What century did Christopher Columbus die in? 16th Sixteenth The 16th The Sixteenth What city did Desmond Tutu become bishop of in February 1985? Johannesburg What city, until 1912, was the capital of British India? Calcutta What civil war was kicked-off in August, 1642? English Civil War The English Civil War What clothes designer said: "A woman is as old as her knee"? Mary Quant What collided with a barrier at Dover in March 1985, killing 4 people? Hovercraft A hovercraft What colour is the upholstery in the House of Lords? Red What colour were the trains on the Great Eastern Railway? Blue What Commonwealth country had Edmund Barton as its first prime minister? Australia What company did Henry Englehard Steinwig establish with his sons in 1853? Steinway & Sons Steinway and Sons What company makes Scotch Tape? 3M What could a cockney not hear the sound of between 1939 and 1961? Bow Bells What counry was Queen Victoria proclaimed empress of in 1877? India What country banned the pigtail, seen as a symbol of feudalism, in 1911? China What country did Britain and her allies fight against in the Crimean War? Russia What country did Chiang Kai-shek try to run from Nanking? China What country did Margaret of Norway rule for four years from 1286 to 1290? Scotland What country did Stephen Biko die in, in 1977? South Africa What country did the Portuguese fight in the 1804 to 1814 Peninsular War? Spain What country did the Siege of Mafeking take place in? South Africa What country entered the Vietnam War under Prime Minister John Gorton? Australia What country expelled King Zog from Albania in 1939? Italy What country is a "Teachta Dala" an MP of? Eire Ireland The Republic of Ireland What country offered Albert Einstein its presidency in 1952? Israel What country opened the first monorail system, in 1964? Japan What country was Chaim Weizmann the first president of? Israel What country was Tomas de Torquemada the 15th century Grand Inquisitor of? Spain What country's coast witnessed the Battle of Trafalgar? Spain Spain's What country's fleet did Nelson destroy in Aboukir Bay in 1798? France France's What country's most revered hero is Vo Nguyen Giap, dubbed "The Fox"? Vietnam Vietnam's What country's prime minister was assassinated in the street in February 1986? Sweden Sweden's What cross was Alexander Dunn the first Canadian to win? Victoria Cross The Victoria Cross What day of the week, traditionally, is Budget Day? Tuesday What day would you play "Trick or Treat" on? Halloween What decade saw the introduction of the first and second class postal system? The 60s The 60's The 1960s The 1960's What deposed leader died on 27 July 1980? Shah of Iran The Shah of Iran What dictator was born Iosif Vissarionovich Dzhugashvili? Stalin Joseph Stalin What did a tardy World War II Japanese soldier do in 1974? Surrendered He surrendered What did Americans prohibit the drinking of in 1775? Tea What did Disraeli do with the Suez Canal in 1875? Bought it Purchased it He bought it He purchased it What did Horatio Nelson lose at the age of 40? Arm His arm What did Indian troops storm at Amritsar in 1984? Golden Temple The Golden Temple What did James I do to a loin of beef to make it a sirloin? (Answer: he _____ _____ ) Knighted it He knighted it What did Nelson lose on 24 March, 1797? Right arm His right arm What did the East London Christian Mission change its name to in 1878? Salvation Army The Salvation Army What did the Scottish police mistake a dead 15' elephant seal for in 1972? Loch Ness Loch Ness Monster The Loch Ness Monster What did the US import 1,972,709 of, from Japan, in 1983? Cars What disaster did the Carpathia attend? (Answer: the _____ _____ _____ _____ ) Sinking of the Titanic The sinking of the Titanic What do Americans celebrate on the fourth Thursday in November? Thanksgiving What do people do in a plebiscite? Vote What does P.A.Y.E. stand for? Pay as you earn What does the telephonist say to the Queen when putting the Queen Mother through? Your Majesty, Her Majesty, Your Majesty What East Anglian city claims to be Britain's oldest recorded town? Colchester What English city did the Romans call Aquae Sulis? Bath What English port did Napoleon depart from to begin his St Helena exile? Plymouth What English sailor was buried at sea near Porto Bello in 1596? Sir Francis Drake What English school was founded by Henry VI? Eton What European country waited 44 years for a successor to Alphonso XIII? Spain What European country's monarchy was restored in 1975? Spain Spain's What evacuation was codenamed Operation Dynamo? Dunkirk Dunkirk's What event in Princess Anne's life made world-wide headlines in 1974? (Answer: her _____ _____ ) Attempted kidnapping Her attempted kidnapping What evil island in the Atlantic did the French exile Alfred Dreyfus to in 1894? Devils Island Devil's Island What exploded outside the Houses of Parliament in 1869, killing a policeman? Traffic lights ?It was the world's first set of traffic lights What famed Red Indian leader is buried at Fort Yates in North Dakota? Sitting Bull What famous battle, whose anniversary was in 1966, was fought on Senlac Hill? Battle of Hastings The Battle of Hastings What famous Canadian woman married Fred Kempler in 1984? Trudeau Margaret Trudeau What famous military figure had a dog called Rommel? Montgomery Field Marshall Montgomery What famous singer Greek was held hostage after a 1985 aircraft hijack? Demis Roussos What famous threesome were all born in 1930 and made history 39 years later? Apollo 11 Apollo 11 crew The Apollo 11 crew What fashion designer died in September 1985 after a fall - Chanel, Ashley or Ricci? [mc] *Ashley Chanel Ricci What fiery aeroplane is R J Mitchell famous for having designed? Spitfire The Spitfire What flying duo gained fame in 1919 in a Vickers Vimy? Alcock & Brown Alcock and Brown What form of transport was William Huskisson the first to be killed by, in 1770? Train A train What French explorer has a jewellery company named after him? Jacques Cartier What French flower emblem was superseded by the Tricolour flag in 1789? The Fleur-de-Lis What gateau-loving French woman was given the nickname Madam Veto? Marie Antoinette What harbour was the Rainbow Warrior mined in? Auckland What has 635 seats, but seats considerably less? House of Commons The House of Commons What industry did the Tolpuddle Martyrs work in? Farming What infamous gangland slaughter cut down membership of the Bugs Moran outfit? (Answer: five words) The St Valentines Day Massacre The St Valentine's Day Massacre The St. Valentines Day Massacre The St. Valentine's Day Massacre What infamous judge judged at the Bloody Assizes? Jeffries Judge Jeffries What infamous organisation was born in Pulaski, Tennessee, in 1866? KKK Ku-klux Klan The KKK The Ku-klux Klan What innovation did London's fire brigade first acquire in 1866? Ladders What Irish reverend was refused a US entry visa in December 1981? Ian Paisley What is a chief inspector's next promotional step in the police force? Superintendant What is the 9th century kingdom of Alba now known as? Scotland What is the German word for "air force"? Luftwaffe What is the National Biscuit Company better known as? Nabisco What is the one-word motto of Rotary clubs? Service What is the religious figure Siddhartha Gautama better known as? Buddha What island was the target of the US's Operation Urgent Fury, in 1983? Grenada What Japanese military strike was codenamed Operation Z? Pearl Harbor What language is the Prince of Wales' two-word motto written in? German What large liberal justifiably said, "If the fence is strong enough, I'll sit on it"? Cyril Smith What leader was six-foot-eight with his cap on? de Gaulle Charles de Gaulle What League was formed after the Treaty of Versailles? League of Nations The League of Nations What London "palace" was destroyed by fire in July 1980? Alexandra Alexandra Palace What Lord led the victorious forces at the 1898 Battle of Atbara in the Sudan? Kitchener Lord Kitchener What magical word did second-century Gnostics use to ward off affliction? Abracadraba What main London Street used to be called Tyburn Way? Oxford Oxford Street What mistress of Charles II's died exactly 261 years before Prince Charles was born? Nell Gwynne What mountaineer was born on 20 July, 1919? Edmund Hillary What must be crossed at record speed to win the Blue Riband Trophy? Atlantic Atlantic Ocean The Atlantic The Atlantic Ocean What name has Ivan IV of Russia been given through history? Ivan the Terrible What name was given to the widened area of the Westbourne river in Hyde Park? Serpentine The Serpentine What nationality are most registered saints? Italian What nickname was given to the German V-1 flying bomb in World War II? Doodlebug What organisation's charter begins: "We the peoples"? United Nations United Nations' The United Nations The United Nations' What organisation's full name is Komitet Gosudarstvennoi Bezopasnosti? KGB KGB's The KGB The KGB's What outfit was formed in 1831 to help control French possessions in North Africa? Foreign Legion The Foreign Legion What palace was moved from Hyde Park and reconstructed at Sydenham in 1854? Crystal Palace The Crystal Palace What percentage of the German electorate voted for the Nazi Party in 1936? 99 percent What Polish electrician won the 1983 Nobel Peace Prize? Lech Walesa What presidential hopeful chose Geraldine Ferraro as his running mate? Mondale Walter Mondale What president's first executive order pardoned Vietnam draft evaders? Carter Carter's Jimmy Carter Jimmy Carter's What prime minister headed a coalition from 1916 to 1922? David Lloyd-George What prime minister's last words were "Oh, I am so bored with it all"? Churchill Churchill's Winston Churchill Winston Churchill's What race of people was Montezuma a leader of? Aztecs The Aztecs What race ruled Peru after the Chimus? Incas The Incas What relation to Queen Elizabeth II is Queen Victoria? Great great grandmother Great, great grandmother What religion was Guy Fawkes? Roman Catholic What replaced the Reichsmark in 1948? Deutsche mark The Deutsche mark What river provided the water for the christening of Christ and Prince Andrew? River Jordan The River Jordan What round-the-world yachtsman was on the ill-fated Virgin Atlantic Challenger? Chay Blyth What royal holiday estate was bought by Prince Albert for 31,000 pounds? Balmoral What sank the Atlantic Conveyor in the South Atlantic? Exocet missile An exocet missile What Scandinavian country played host to a stray Russian cruise missile in 1985? Norway What ship began its epic voyage on 6 September, 1620? The Mayflower What started with the storming of the Winter Palace? Russian Revolution The Russian Revolution What stopped in London at 3.45 on August 5, 1975? Big Ben What tall, long-nosed New York lady celebrated her 100th birthday in 1983? Statue of Liberty The Statue of Liberty What time-keeping device was invented in 1500? Pocketwatch Pocket-watch The pocketwatch The pocket-watch What title did Cromwell bestow upon himself as head of state? Lord Protector What two countries provided the troops that made up the ANZACS in World War II? Australia & New Zealand New Zealand & Australia Australia and New Zealand New Zealand and Australia What two countries went to war for the fourth time, in 1973? Israel & Egypt Egypt & Israel Israel and Egypt Egypt and Israel What two letters are used as the standard abbreviation for a Bishop? Bp What two romantic figures were once on the back of a one pound note? Romeo & Juliet Romeo and Juliet What type of business did Thomas Carling begin in Ontario in 1840? Brewing What type of metal is a Victoria Cross made of? Bronze What unusual and unlively items used to be stored temporarily in pub cellars? Corpses What US abolitionist was hanged in 1859 and his body left to moulder in a grave? John Brown What US city was Jesse Curry the police chief of in November 1963? Dallas What victorious soldier became prime minister in 1828? Duke of Wellington The Duke of Wellington What vocal post did ex-dancer Betty Boothroyd become the first woman to fill in 1992? (Answer: _____ _____ _____ _____ _____ _____ ) Speaker of the House of Commons What war began on 10 October, 1899? Boer War The Boer War What war did the US fight for 7,382 days? Vietnam War The Vietnam War What war ended on 15 April, 1865, three days before its 4th birthday? American Civil War The American Civil War What war ended with the fall of Sebastopol in the mid-19th century? Crimean War The Crimean War What war ended with the signing of the 1856 Treaty of Paris? Crimean War The Crimean War What war saw Lord Carrington resign from the British Government? Falklands War The Falklands War What war was waged by 57 countries? WWII World War II World War 2 What wars form the background to Tolstoy's "War and Peace"? Napoleonic Wars The Napoleonic Wars What was a "Moaning Minnie" in World War II? Air-raid siren Air raid siren An air-raid siren An air raid siren What was a "tail-end Charlie" in World War II? Rear gunner A rear gunner What was a Yakovlev Yak-3 used by the Russians in World War II? Plane A plane What was Anne Clarke the first woman to be granted in America in 1643? Divorce A divorce What was conveniently included in a plane for the first time in 1931? Toilet A toilet What was fashion leader George Bryan Brummell's four letter nickname? Beau What was first sighted off the Lizard on 19th July 1588? Spanish Armada The Spanish Armada What was George I's linguistic disability? (Answer: _____ _____ _____ _____ ) He couldn't speak English What was notable about Pope Innocent VII's family? (Answer: He reputedly had _____ _____ ) 16 children Sixteen children He reputedly had 16 children He reputedly had sixteen children What was Robert Hubert accused of having started and wrongly hanged for in 1666? Great Fire of London The Great Fire of London What was taxed at seven pence in the pound in 1842? Income What was the breed of Queen Victoria's little oriental dog named Looty? Pekingese What was the dickensian name of the man found in the Queen's bedroom on 9 July, 1982? Michael Fagan What was the first brand of instant coffee, introduced in Switzerland in 1938? Nescafe What was the first European mainland country taken by the Allies in World War II? Italy What was the first name of the explorer, Livingstone? David What was the fusil that gave the Fusiliers their name? Gun Musket A gun A musket What was the largest ocean liner ever built? The Queen Elizabeth What was the name of Cecil Parkinson's mistress who gave him a daughter? Sarah Keays What was the nationality of the longest reigning monarch? French What was the nickname of the Confederate leader Thomas Jackson? Stonewall What was the only animal allowed in Roman temples? Cat The cat What was the school leaving age raised to in Britain in 1947? Fifteen 15 What was the surname of America's first oil billionaire? Rockefeller What was Trotsky's first name? Leon What waterway did the US officially open to traffic on 15 August 1914? Panama Canal The Panama Canal What were FDR's first and last names? Franklin Roosevelt What were George Washington's false teeth made of? Wood What were Swiss women given in 1971? (Answer: the _____ _____ _____ ) Right to Vote The right to vote What were Tartars otherwise known as? Mongols What were the killers dressed as at the St Valentine's Day Massacre? Police Policemen What word is St Bartholomew's Hospital, London, often abbreviated to? Barts Bart's What World War II leader allegedly fathered a daughter named Uschi? Hitler Adolph Hitler What world-famous card features a centurion on its face? American Express American Express Card The American Express Card What world-shattering event did Hitler miss by three months and six days? (Answer: The _____ _____ _____ ) Bombing of Hiroshima The bombing of Hiroshima What year saw celebrations of the 40th anniversary of D-Day? 1984 What year saw the end of the new halfpenny 1981, 1985 or 1988? [mc] *1985 1981 1988 What year's summer saw the first flying bombs drop on London? 1944 1944's What, in March 1985, was it announced would be going up in price to 58 pounds? (Answer: A _____ _____ _____ ) Colour TV license Color TV license A colour TV licence A color TV license What's a sultan's wife called? Sultana A sultana When did the Church acquire control over the marriage ceremony - 1550, 1650 or 1703? [mc] *1550 1650 1703 Where did Abraham Lincoln give his famous address on 19 November, 1863? Gettysburg Where did the Battle of Goose Green take place? Falkland Islands The Falkland Islands Where did the SAS rescue 26 hostages from, in 1980? Iranian Embassy, London Iranian Embassy in London The Iranian Embassy, London The Iranian Embassy in London Where does Mikhail Gorbachev sport a birthmark? Head Forehead On his head On his forehead Where in the U.K. was occupied by the Germans in World War II? Channel Islands The Channel Islands Where is Queen Elizabeth I buried? Westminster Abbey Where were Princess Margaret and Anthony Armstrong-Jones married? Westminster Abbey Which 18th-century King of England was known as Farmer George? George III Which 20th century British prime minister was one sixteenth Iroquois Indian? Churchill Winston Churchill Which American underworld character was nicknamed Snorkey? Capone Al Capone Which British designer gave the world the "wet look"? Mary Quant Which British naturalist was jailed in Australia in 1983? David Bellamy Which British prince was born in the same year as Lady Sarah Armstrong-Jones? Prince Edward Which Central American civilization had 18 twenty-day months in a year? Aztec Which English monarch succeeded Ethelwulf, Ethelbald and Ethelbert? Ethelred Which European country has the DGSE secret service? France Which ex-President declared "I am not a crook"? Nixon Richard Nixon Which French leader abolished the guillotine? Mitterand Which Greenpeace ship was sunk by French agents? Rainbow Warrior The Rainbow Warrior Which Henry succeded to the throne at the age of ten months - V, VI or VII? [mc] *Henry VI Henry V Henry VII Which Kennedy fathered eleven children? Bobby Bobby Kennedy Which King Henry's mother was only 14 at the time of his birth? Henry VII Henry VII's Which king is credited with having founded the Royal Navy? Henry VIII Which member of the royal family has a birthday on 14 November? Prince Charles Which member of the royal family has the middle name of Frances? Diana Which members of the Royal family can vote? (Answer: _____ _____ _____ _____ ) All except the Queen Which nasty biblical Roman built the city of Caesarea? Herod Which newspaper had the headline "Queen Mother Eats Doggie Drops"? The Sunday Sport Which of Henry VIII's wives was born Spanish? Catherine of Aragon Which of the three forces has the motto, "Per Ardua Ad Astra"? RAF Royal Air Force The Royal Air Force Which of the three leaders at the 1945 Yalta Conference wore a uniform? Stalin Joseph Stalin Which prince is the Baron of Greenwich and the Earl of Merioneth? Prince Philip Which queen first proclaimed that swans belonged to the throne? Queen Elizabeth I Which royal "house" was restored in the English Restoration? Stuart Which royal officially re-opened the airport on the Falklands in 1985? Prince Andrew Which Russian leader was quoted as saying: "Life is short, live it up"? Khrushchev Nikita Khrushchev Which Russian premier stayed at Camp David in 1973? Brezhnev Leonid Brezhnev Which saint prayed "Give me chastity and continence, but not yet"? St Augustine St. Augustine Which two British stars survived in "The Wild Geese"? Richard Burton & Roger Moore Roger Moore & Richard Burton Richard Burton and Roger Moore Roger Moore and Richard Burton Which two European countries declared war on the USA on 11 December, 1941? Germany & Italy Italy & Germany Germany and Italy Italy and Germany Which U.S. actor and airman had a 5,000 dollar bounty put on his head by Germany? Clark Gable Which US president had his barbecue steaks carved in the shape of Texas? Johnson Lyndon B. Johnson Which US president married Mary Todd? Lincoln Abraham Lincoln Which US president was assassinated with a derringer? Lincoln Abraham Lincoln Which war began with the dropping of a bomb on Puck, on the Hell Peninsula? WWII World War 2 World War II Which war saw the last mounted charge by British cavalry? WWII World War 2 World War II Who advertised: "A week's holiday for a week's pay"? Billy Butlin Who became "great" by marrying Peter III and then killing him? Catherine Catherine the Great Who became the Labour prime minister in the same year that Agatha Christie died? James Callaghan Who can sue the Queen? Nobody No one Who defeated Henry Cabot Lodge in the 1952 Massachusetts Senate race? JFK Kennedy John F Kennedy John F. Kennedy Who did John Warner become the seventh divorcee of? Elizabeth Taylor Who did Princess Margaret marry in 1960? Anthony Armstrong-Jones Who died first - Peter Sellers or John Lennon? [mc] *Peter Sellers John Lennon Who discovered Australia? William Dampier Who had a four and a half-hour operation to remove bullets in May 1981? The Pope Who held 10 different government posts, the most for one man in British history? Churchill Winston Churchill Who jotted down his last entry on 31 May, 1669? Samuel Pepys Who led the Insurgents in the Spanish Civil War? General Francisco Franco Who literally turned a blind eye to the signal to retreat at the Battle of Copenhagen? Horatio Nelson Who lost his horse at Bosworth Field? Richard III Who married Elizabeth I? Nobody No one Who met her future husband at a variety show in Luna Park, Buenos Aires? Eva Peron Who rode a horse named Marengo at the Battle of Waterloo? Napoleon Who rode a horse named Marengo at the Battle of Waterloo? Napoleon Who rode to the church with Prince Charles when he married Diana? Prince Andrew Who said "Honey, I forgot to duck"? Reagan Ronald Reagan Who said "No woman in my time will be Prime Minister"? Thatcher Margaret Thatcher Who stormed out of No. 10 after resigning on 9 January, 1986? Michael Heseltine Who succeeded Charles I as King of England? Charles II Who succeeded Egypt's Akhenaton? Tut King Tut Tutankhamen King Tutankhamen Who was "The Mad Monk of Moscow"? Rasputin Who was allowed extra clothing coupons to buy her wedding gown in 1947? The Queen Who was Anne Boleyn's famed daughter? Queen Elizabeth 1 Who was Charles Darwin's pottery-making grandfather? Josiah Wedgwood Who was dubbed The Knight of the Cloak? Sir Walter Raleigh Who was Hulaga Khan's grandfather? Genghis Khan Who was Khublai Khan's infamous grandfather? Genghis Khan Who was on the British throne at the outbreak of World War I? George V Who was Prince Albert's highest-ranking first cousin? Queen Victoria Who was shot while standing on the balcony of room 306 in 1968? Martin Luther King Martin Luther King Jr Martin Luther King, Jr Martin Luther King, Jr. Who was the Arc de Triomphe built to commemorate? Napoleon Who was the British monarch throughout World War II? George VI Who was the first Arab leader to visit Israel? Sadat Anwar Sadat Who was the first British monarch to circumnavigate the globe? Queen Elizabeth II Who was the first foreign Monarch to address the British parliament? King Juan Carlos Who was the first incumbent U.S. president to survive being shot? Reagan Ronald Reagan Who was the first US president to speak before the British Parliament? Reagan Ronald Reagan Who was the first US Republican president? Lincoln Abraham Lincoln Who was the infamous son of Austrian customs officer, Herr Schikelgruber? Hitler Adolf Hitler Who was the Tower of London's last prisoner? Rudolf Hess Who were given salaries for the first time in 1911? MPs MP's Who were the two British prime ministers of 1970? Harold Wilson & Edward Heath Edward Heath & Harold Wilson Harold Wilson and Edward Heath Edward Heath and Harold Wilson Whose alleged bow and arrows are preserved at Kirklees Hall, Yorkshire? Robin Hood Robin Hood's Whose funeral procession paused for the official unveiling of the Cenotaph? The Unknown Warrior The Unknown Soldier The Unknown Warrior's The Unknown Soldier's Whose name was the last word Napoleon is said to have uttered? Josephine Josephine's Whose portrait appears on a Canadian 20 dollar bill? Queen Elizabeth II Queen Elizabeth II's Whose third wife was Calpurnia? Julius Caesar Julius Caesar's Why were the Roundheads so-called? (Answer: Because of their _____ _____ ) Short hair Because of their short hair With which country was Berwick-upon-Tweed at war for 110 years, until 1966? Russia 'Art & Literature [bl] By what name was the Earl of Greystoke better known? Tarzan Can English poetry be "macaronic"? [mc] Yes *No ?it must contain other languages as well Did John Keats die in his twenties, thirties or forties? [mc] *His twenties His thirties His forties From what ancient Egyptian writing material does the word "paper" derive? Papyrus How are the non-primary colours, green, orange and purple collectively known? Secondary colours Secondary colors The secondary colours The secondary colors How did Gerald Seymour become familiar to TV viewers before becoming a novelist? As a newscaster How is Admiral Sir Miles Messervey better known to 007? M How is Supergirl related to Superman? First cousin First cousins She's his first cousin How many King Richards did Shakespeare write about? Two 2 How many lines are there in a limerick? Five 5 How many notes span two octaves? Fifteen 15 How many of his paintings did Vincent Van Gogh sell during his lifetime? One 1 How many people appear in Da Vinci's "The Last Supper"? Thirteen 13 How many pigs provided a title for a 1943 Agatha Christie novel? Five 5 How many rode onward in the poem "The Charge of the Light Brigade"? 600 How many strings are there on a mandolin? Eight 8 How many wheels does the cart have in "The Haywain"? Four 4 How many years did it take Michelangelo to paint a ceiling - 2, 3 or 4? [mc] *4 2 3 In what century did art's Romantic period begin? 18th Eighteenth The 18th The eighteenth In what century did the author and poet, Thomas Hardy die? 20th Twentieth The 20th The twentieth In what century was Robinson Crusoe shipwrecked? 17th Seventeenth The 17th The seventeenth In what decade did Penguins first appear in book shops? The 30s The 30's The 1930s The 1930's In what form does Hamlet's father appear in "Hamlet"? Ghost A ghost As a ghost In what land were white roses painted red? Wonderland In what novel does the clock strike 13? 1984 In which literary form would you find iambic hexameters? Poetry In which room did Napoleon keep the "Mona Lisa"? Bathroom The bathroom In which Shakespeare play does the witch add a newt's eye to the brew? Macbeth Is corn mentioned in the Bible? [mc] *No Yes Is logorrhoea a fear of trees, "verbal diarrhoea" or an ear infection? [mc] *Verbal diarrhoea A fear of trees An ear infection Milton wrote the poem "On His Blindness" - was he blind? [mc] *Yes No On which day did God make man and woman? 6th Sixth The 6th The sixth The stage direction "Exit, pursued by a bear" is in a play by whom? Shakespeare William Shakespeare ?A Winter's Tale Was Isaac Singer a writer, singer or musician? [mc] *A writer A singer A musician What 18th century landscape gardener was nicknamed after his ability? Capability Brown What 19th century English novelist had the forenames William Makepeace? Thackeray What 19th century writer explained how the leopard got his spots? Rudyard Kipling What 19th century writer's nom de plume was Boz? Charles Dickens Charles Dickens' What American author survived two air crashes on 23 and 24 January, 1954? Ernest Hemingway What American island was the setting for "The Great Gatsby"? Long Island What American wrote "A Streetcar Named Desire"? Tennessee Williams What amphibian's toe goes into the witch's brew in "Macbeth"? Frog Frog's A frog A frog's What ancient form of writing is literally translated as "sacred carving"? Hieroglyphics What animal ate the malt in the house that Jack built? Rat The rat What are "sloth" and "gluttony" two of? 7 deadly sins Seven deadly sins The 7 deadly sins The seven deadly sins What are different about homonyms even though they sound the same? Spelling The spelling What are elephants called in "Winnie the Pooh"? Heffalumps What are the three shortest words in the English language? (Answer alphabetically.) A I O A, I, O A, I & O A, I and O A, I, and O What art form dominated 1930's architecture, furniture and interiors? Art Deco What artistic movement reduced nature to geometric forms? Cubism What Australian feminist changed her tune with "Sex and Destiny" in 1984? Germaine Greer What authoress of children's books illustrated "Peter Pan"? Beatrix Potter What Belgian detective had a secretary called Felicity Lemon? Hercule Poirot What best-seller has 1,189 chapters? Bible The Bible What bird's head does the mythological griffin have? Eagle Eagle's The eagle The eagle's What book by D.R. Hofstadter featured a logician, artist and musician in its title? Godel, Escher, Bach What book is narrated by Jim Hawkins? Treasure Island What book opens: "All children, except one, grow up"? Peter Pan What British spy has a three inch scar on his right cheek? James Bond What canal did Gaugin help build as a labourer? Panama canal The Panama Canal What causes the train to become marooned in "Murder On The Orient Express"? Snowdrift A snowdrift What century did Geoffrey Chaucer write in? 14th fourteenth The 14th The fourteenth What century was Michelangelo born in? 15th Fifteenth The 15th The fifteenth What character from a children's book, referred to his wife as "My drear"? Fungus the Bogeyman What character is referred to in the Vatican newspaper as "Donaldus Anas"? Donald Duck What Charles Jackson novel focuses on a weekend in the life of an alcoholic writer? The Lost Weekend What chess piece does Alice represent in "Through the Looking Glass"? Pawn A pawn What church's bells told Dick Whittington to turn again? Bows Bow's What city does Romeo woo Juliet in? Verona What city might you take the M4 motorway to, to visit the Watershed Arts Centre? Bristol What city was the setting for the novel "Ulysees"? Dublin What city was the setting for the school in "The Prime of Miss Jean Brodie"? Edinburgh What colour are Pluto's ears? Black What colour is Jack Sprat's cat? Black What composer, with the forename Igor, wrote "The Firebird Suite"? Stravinsky What Conan Doyle novel sends the villain to his sticky end in Grimpen Mire? The Hound of the Baskervilles What concise, one volume, annual cyclopedia published its 94th edition in 1986? Pears What continent does the Marimba xylophone come from? Africa What continent does the Marimba xylophone come from? Africa What country did the POW's escape from in the novel "Von Ryan's Express"? Italy What country is Blefescu at war with in "Gulliver's Travels"? Lilliput What country used to award the Pushkin prize for literature? Soviet Union The Soviet Union What country's "Rand Daily Mail" ceased publication in 1985? South Africa South Africa's What county was Sherlock Holmes born in? Yorkshire What Defoe character had everything done by Friday? Robinson Crusoe What deformed Frenchman did Esmeralda have a jangling time with? Quasimodo What did Bob Hope write about in his book "Confessions of a Hooker"? Golf What did Mona Lisa have to look through for the first time in 1907? Glass What did pessimist Hyman L. Lipman add to pencils in 1858? Rubbers What did Sherlock Holmes keep in the toe of a Persian slipper? Pipe tobacco What did the 007 adversary, Scaramanger, carry with him? Golden gun A golden gun What did the hero of "Les Miserables" steal that he got 5 years hard labour for? Bread Loaf of bread A loaf of bread What did the prefix "Fitz" mean in a surname? Illegitimate child of What did the Seven Dwarfs do for a living? Mined What did Yeats win in 1923? Nobel Nobel Prize The Nobel The Nobel Prize The Nobel Prize for Literature What do Bach's initials, J. S., stand for? Johann Sebastian What does an Australian mean when he asks "emma chizzet"? How much is it What does Kenneth Lo write expertly about? Chinese cooking What does MOT stand for? Ministry of Transport What does Poseidon, the Greek god of the sea, carry? Trident A trident What does Sherlock Holmes say on screen that he never says in a book? Elementary, my dear Watson What does the "wherefore" mean in the line: "Wherefore art thou Romeo"? Why What does the Latin "quo vadis" ask? Where are you going Where are you going? What duo wrote the opera "The Yeoman of the Guard"? Gilbert and Sullivan What earnest American wrote the 1937 novel "To Have and Have Not"? Ernest Hemingway What English author was editor of "The Daily News" in 1846? Charles Dickens What English novelist won the Nobel Prize for Literature, in 1983? William Golding What evolutionist wrote "Descent of Man", in 1871? Charles Darwin What ex Liberal MP is related to the father of psycho-analysis? Clement Freud What facial feature doesn't feature on the "Mona Lisa"? Eyebrows What famous 20th century architect helped to design Hampstead Garden Suburb? Sir Edwin Lutyens What famous children's story book character lives under the name of Sanders? Winnie the Pooh What fictional boy had a dog justly named Jumble? William What fictional sleuth wrote "upon the distinction of the ashes of various tobaccos"? Sherlock Holmes What fictitious foreign detective's last case was related in "Curtain"? Hercule Poirot Hercule Poirot's What film director's autobiography is entitled "Roman"? Roman Polanski Roman Polanski's What film director's biography is entitled "The Dark Side of Genius"? Alfred Hitchcock Alfred Hitchcock's What five letter name do opera lovers know Giuseppe Uttini by? Verdi What former friend of Princess Margaret wrote a book about town gardens? Roddy Llewellyn What four letters precede the International Standard Book Number on a book? ISBN What French carnival name is translated to mean "Fat Tuesday" in English? Mardi Gras What French newspaper has been called "The French New York Times"? Le Monde What French painter broke both legs at the age of 14? Toulouse-Lautrec What hand did Leonardo da Vinci paint with? [mc] The left hand *The right hand What handicap afflicted Johann Sebastian Bach in his latter years? Blindness What Harold Robbins' novel featured a central character based on Howard Hughes? The Carpetbaggers What Harper Lee novel features a lawyer named Atticus Finch? To Kill a Mockingbird What heroic coonskin-capped frontiersman had an 1833 bestselling autobiography? Davy Crockett What humorous writer wrote about Wilt? Tom Sharpe What infamous Italian was shot while attempting to escape to Switzerland in 1945? Mussolini Benito Mussolini What instrument was Beethoven's "Moonlight Sonata" written for? Piano The piano What inventor is said to have made a lightning start as the U.S.'s first cartoonist? Benjamin Franklin What Irishman wrote "Finnegan's Wake"? James Joyce What is Beethoven's 6th Symphony better known as? The Pastorale What is left of the two Kilkerry cats of Irish legend after they fight? Their tails What is Leviticus the third book of? Old Testament The Old Testament What is Norman Rockwell famous for? Painting Paintings His Paintings What is Samuel Beckett's nationality? Irish What is Shakespeare's longest play? Hamlet What is the appropriate name of the Greek god of confusion? Chaos What is the better known name of the artist Giovanni Antonio Canal? Canaletto What is the better-known name of the artist, R. H. Van Rijn? Rembrandt What is the choice that confronts Sophie in the book "Sophie's Choice"? Which child to keep What is the French for "Hello sailor"? Bonjour Matelot Allo Matelot What is the highest male voice in an opera company? Tenor What is the longest letter in William Shakespeare's signature? W What is the Mona Lisa's right hand resting on? (Answer: her _____ _____ ) Left hand Her left hand What is the most commonly used punctuation mark? Comma The comma What is the name of Obelix's dog in the "Asterix" books? Dogmatix What is the nickname of the hero in "The Last Of the Mohicans"? Hawkeye What is the other half of the proverb: "In the country of the blind..."? The one-eyed man is king What is the plural of alga? Algae What is the plural of governor-general? Governors-general What is the plural of moose? Moose What is the sculpture Aphrodite de Melos commonly called? Venus de Milo What is the second most-used vowel in English? A What is the third word of the Bible? Beginning What Italian composer's tour-de-force was "Tosca"? Giacomo Puccini Giacomo Puccini's What Italian town did Leonardo da Vinci live in until he was thirty? Florence What James Thurber character was the day-dreaming Billy Liar based on? Walter Mitty What John Le Carre character married Lady Anne? George Smiley What journalist's essays were published under the title "Supercooper"? Jilly Cooper Jilly Cooper's What kind of animal does Pinocchio temporarily become? Donkey A donkey What kind of animal is Numa in the "Tarzan" books? Lion A lion What language boasts the most words? English What line precedes Shakespeare's "And all the men and women merely players"? All the world's a stage What literary character notes: "I have trained myself to see what others overlook"? Sherlock Holmes What literary character was expelled from Eton? James Bond What literary duo first met in a laboratory in London's St Bartholomew's Hospital? Sherlock Holmes & Dr Watson Sherlock Holmes and Dr Watson Sherlock Holmes & Dr. Watson Sherlock Holmes and Dr. Watson What London art museum is the permanent home of Modern British Art? Tate Gallery The Tate Gallery What lord and poet died in Greece at the age of 36? Lord Byron What make of camera is most widely used by news photographers? Nikon What material is the Mona Lisa painted on? Wood What month contains the Latin for nine? November What month is named after the Roman goddess of spring and growth? May What name is given to a paint that an artist makes up using pure egg yolk? Egg tempera What nationality are the baddies in "William Tell"? Austrian What nationality is Frankenstein? Swiss What nationality was Edgar Allan Poe? American What nationality was Marcel Proust? French What note does "mi" represent in the scale of C? E What notorious Dickens character had to be shown how to enjoy Christmas? Scrooge What novel of slavery is subtitled "A Tale of Life Among the Lowly"? Uncle Tom's Cabin What novel opens with: "The great fish moved silently through the night water"? Jaws What novel takes its name from the temperature at which paper catches fire? Fahrenheit 451 What novel was a bestseller in 1949 and then again in 1984? 1984 What objects dominate Renoir's painting, "Les Parapluies"? Umbrellas What oriental master-criminal was the creation of Sax Rohmer? Dr Fu Manchu What Oscar Wilde play is the most popular for amateur dramatic societies? The Importance of Being Ernest What part of the stage is "upstage" to an actor? Back The back What piece of furniture did Shakespeare leave to his wife? His second-best bed What play is based on the life of a Fleet Street barber? Sweeney Todd What playwright came into the world as George Bernard Curly? George Bernard Shaw What playwright said that the only thing he couldn't resist was temptation? Oscar Wilde What poet did John Steinbeck get his "Of Mice and Men" book title from? Robert Burns What poet laureate wrote a column about architecture for "Private Eye"? John Betjeman What poet wrote "A Child's Christmas in Wales"? Dylan Thomas What popular fantasist writes about a Discworld? Terry Pratchett What post did Ted Hughes accept in 1984? Poet Laureate What postman collects the letters from Mrs Coggin's corner shop? Postman Pat What postman delivers the mail in Greendale? Postman Pat What prize have Winston Churchill and Bertrand Russell both won? Nobel Nobel Prize The Nobel The Nobel Prize The Nobel Prize for Literature What Renaissance artist's last work was Rondanini Pieta? Michelangelo Michelangelo's What Robert Louis Stevenson book was originally entitled "The Sea Cooks"? Treasure Island What rousing hymn is the anthem of the Women's Institute? Jerusalem What science fiction classic features sand worms the length of a football pitch? Dune What Scotsman wrote "Auld Lang Syne"? Robert Burns What Scottish author went to Samoa at the age of 37 and died there 7 years later? Robert Louis Stevenson What seabird do Penguin use for a logo for their children's books? Puffin The puffin What series of letters is named after the first two Greek letters? Alphabet The alphabet What should you turn into if you look at a Gorgon? Stone What showjumper wrote a book entitled "Bedside Showjumping"? Harvey Smith What side of the face do artists tend to show more of in self-portraits? [mc] The left side *The right side What slant-eyed sleuth was created by Earl Derr? Charlie Chan What small French impressionist painted Aristide Bruant Dans Son Cabaret? Henri de Toulouse Lautrec What snooty sleuth is assisted by Inspector Charles Parker? Lord Peter Wimsey What sort of comedy describes tragic situations? Black comedy What sort of flute did Mozart write an opera about? Magic flute A magic flute What sort of stage shows were written about in the book "Oh Yes It Is"? Pantomimes What southern US state was the birthplace of dramatist Tennessee Williams? Mississippi What Spanish artist arrived at an exhibition with flies glued to his face? Salvador Dali What star's "secret life" was revealed in a book entitled "Goddess"? Marilyn Monroe Marilyn Monroe's What strip cartoon dog has the full name of Verwood Frederick of Ticehurst? Fred Bassett What terrorist movement provides the threat in Thomas Harris's novel "Black Sunday"? Black September Black September Movement The Black September Movement What Thackeray character is called Redmond Barry until he marries Lady Lyndon? Barry Lyndon What time in the afternoon does the Louvre close? Five o'clock What title was first bestowed by "Time" magazine in 1927? Man of the Year What two letters do most English adverbs end with? Ly What type of man was Sir Thomas More described as, in Robert Bolt's play? A Man For All Seasons What type of performer would read a libretto? Opera singer An opera singer What Uncle narrates "Brer Rabbit"? Uncle Remus What vowel does not appear in E. V. Wright's 50,000 word novel "Gadsby"? E What war did the American artist Winslow Homer depict scenes of? American Civil War The American Civil War What was "The White South" in the Hammond Innes thriller? Antarctica What was 1803's "Almanach Des Gourmands" the first guide to? Restaurants What was Auguste Renoir's favourite colour? Red What was Biggles' full surname? Bigglesworth What was Debussy's nationality? French What was Feodor Dostoyevski's nationality? Russian What was Quasimodo's occupation? Bell-ringer Bell ringer What was Snow White's coffin made of? Glass What was Superman's home planet? Krypton What was the "man in", in the title of an Alexandre Dumas novel? Iron mask The iron mask What was the first name of the composer Liszt? Franz What was the first name of the painter Gaugin? Paul What was the maiden name of Shakespeare's Juliet? Capulet What was the name of Douglas Adams' first galactic guide? A Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy A Hitch-hiker's Guide to the Galaxy What was the name of the chief pig in "Animal Farm"? Napoleon What was the nationality of the playwright and poet Henrik Ibsen? Norwegian What was the original full title of "The Guardian" newspaper? Manchester Guardian The Manchester Guardian What was the third thing Old King Cole called for? His fiddlers three What was the title of Dickens' novel about a member of the Dorrit family? Little Dorrit What were the first written words - nouns, adjectives or verbs? [mc] *Nouns Adjectives Verbs What word can mean - a quick sprint, a blow or a punctuation mark? Dash What word have Americans coined to describe a young urban professional? Yuppie What word is used to describe a line of verse with ten syllables? Decasyllable What word, translated roughly from Latin, means "dormitory for the dead"? Cemetery What world-famous Russian writer died with the title of Count, in 1910? Leo Tolstoy Tolstoy What writer travelled on the Orient Express for the first time, in 1928? Agatha Christie What, according to the proverb, "is as good as a rest"? Change A change What, according to the proverb, do "the best things come in"? Small packages What, according to the proverb, does civility cost? Nothing What, apart fom metalworking, is Vulcan the Roman god of? Fire What's the name of the old grey donkey in "Winnie-the-Pooh"? Eeyore What's the singular of scampi? Scampo What's the Spanish word for "black"? Negro Where did "a crooked man" live with a "crooked cat and a crooked mouse"? In a crooked little house Where did Dr. Foster go to in a "shower of rain"? Gloucester Where does a librocubicularist read? Bed In bed Where is the Traitor's Gate, referred to in the title of an Edgar Wallace novel? Tower of London The Tower of London Where was the "Mona Lisa" stolen from on August 21, 1911? The Louvre Where would you go to look for a "green-eyed, yellow god"? North of Katmandu Where, sitting on his suitcase, was Paddington Bear found? Paddington Station Which "A Midsummers Night's Dream" character has the forename of Nick? Bottom Which album put The Beatles on the cover of "Time" magazine in 1967? Sgt Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band Sgt Peppers Lonely Hearts Club Band Sgt. Peppers Lonely Hearts Club Band Which animals feature in Michael Crichton's "Jurassic Park"? Dinosaurs Which are longer - hyphens or dashes? [mc] *Dashes Hyphens Which Arthurian knight has the strength of 10 because his heart is so pure? Sir Galahad Which artist depicted Campbell's soup cans in silkscreen paintings? Andy Warhol Which British territory is the setting for James Clavell's "Noble House"? Hong Kong Which Brothers Grimm character is renowned for her long hair? Rapunzel Which controversial British author won the James Black Literary award in 1981? Salman Rushdie Which D H Lawrence novel was originally entitled "Tenderness"? Lady Chatterley's Lover Which day of the week did Ernest Hemingway never travel on? Friday Which Dickens' character had a nurse called Clara Pegotty? David Copperfield Which Dickens' novel features Uriah Heep? David Copperfield Which Dickens' novel was subtitled, "or The Parish Boy's Progress"? Oliver Twist Which Dutchman painted "The Nightwatch"? Rembrandt Which ear did Vincent van Gogh partially cut off? [mc] *The left ear The right ear Which famed mystery writer was knighted in 1908? Arthur Conan Doyle Which fictional Spaniard went "tilting at windmills", mistaking them for giants? Don Quixote Which former democrat US president wrote the book "Why Not The Best"? Jimmy Carter Which Frederick Forsyth thriller was rejected by four publishers? The Day of The Jackal Which French impressionist clawed in 100,000 francs in the state lottery of 1891? Claude Monet Which Greek philosopher was the first to describe the lost continent of Atlantis? Plato Which imperial author wrote about "Kim"? Rudyard Kipling Which Impressionist artist usually painted seamstresses and ballet dancers? Edgar Degas Which is the mythological Boreas - a north, south, east, or west wind? [mc] *A north wind A south wind An east wind A west wind Which Italian movie star made the cover of "Life" magazine six times? Sophia Loren Which Kingsley Amis novel features a weekend in the life of Jim, a university lecturer? Lucky Jim Which knee does Rodin's "The Thinker" rest his right elbow on? [mc] *The left knee The right knee Which large Greek island was El Greco's birthplace? Crete Which letter begins the fewest words in the English language? X Which miner's son described the novel as "the one bright book of life"? D.H. Lawrence Which month's name contains the Latin for eight? October October's Which of Handel's work features the "Hallelujah Chorus"? The Messiah Which of the Bronte sisters was the youngest? Anne Which piano company claims its product is the "instrument of the immortals"? Steinway Which pimply diarist loved Pandora? Adrian Mole Which publishing giant took his peerage title from a London Street? Lord Thomson of Fleet Which renowned English author of Lord Jim had been a Polish sailor? Joseph Conrad Which Robert Louis Stevenson novel involves a "black spot"? Treasure Island Which school did J.M. Barrie's Captain Hook attend? Eton Which Shakespeare character has a mother named Gertrude? Hamlet Which Shakespeare character is known as the "melancholy Dane"? Hamlet Which Spanish artist signed his works "P. Ruiz" until 1902? Pablo Picasso Which spy novelist wrote the children's story "Chitty Chitty Bang Bang"? Ian Fleming Which stringed instruments are placed directly in front of the conductor? Cello Cellos The Cello The cellos Which superhero has a butler named Alfred? Batman Which two hobbits share the same birthday of 22 September? Frodo and Bilbo Which U.S. author did most of his writing in bed? Mark Twain Who are the "Three Big B's" of classical music? (Answer: alphabetical, separated by commas) Bach, Beethoven, Brahms Who are Vladimir and Estragon waiting for in a Samuel Beckett play? Godot Who authored a total of 168 fairy tales? Hans Christian Andersen Who challenges Messala to a chariot race in a novel by Lew Wallace? Ben Hur Who co-wrote the Fawlty Towers book with John Cleese? Connie Booth Who created the story of "Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs"? Brothers Grimm The Brothers Grimm Who didn't finish writing "The Mystery of Edwin Drood"? Charles Dickens Who died first, Romeo or Juliet? [mc] *Romeo Juliet Who fathered Sir Galahad? Sir Lancelot Who invented the Triffid? John Wyndham Who is literature's Edgar Award named after? Edgar Allan Poe Who is tossed into the fiery furnace with Meshach and Abednego? Shadrach Who owns the world's largest collection of drawings by Leonardo da Vinci? Queen Elizabeth II Who played the original Phantom in Lloyd Weber's opera? Michael Crawford Who rode Rosinante? Don Quixote Who shared his home with Ginger and Merrylegs? Black Beauty Who sold 29 of his paintings for 636,000 dollars at a 1960 auction? Pablo Picasso Who taught Eliza Doolittle to be a lady? Professor Henry Higgins Who titled his autobiography "I Am Not Spock"? Leonard Nimoy Who was Margot Fonteyn's co-star in the 1962 production of "Giselle"? Rudolf Nureyev Who was the legendary son of Uther Pendragon? King Arthur Who was the Roman equivalent of the Greek Heracles? Hercules Who went to see the changing of the guard with Christopher Robin? Alice Who wrote "A Clockwork Orange"? Anthony Burgess Who wrote "A Living Legend", telling of his love for soul music and Tessa Wyatt? Tony Blackburn Who wrote "Anna Karenina"? Leo Tolstoy Who wrote "Hollywood Wives"? Jackie Collins Who wrote "Morte d'Arthur"? Sir Thomas Malory Who wrote "The Crucible" and married a film star who died young? Arthur Miller Who wrote "The Looking Glass War"? John Le Carre Who wrote the "inside story" of Diana? Andrew Morton Who wrote the book "Puck of Pook's Hill"? Rudyard Kipling Who wrote the foreword to Peter Hillmore's book on "Live Aid"? Bob Geldof Who wrote the introduction to "The Diary of Che Guevara"? Castro Fidel Castro Who wrote the poem "Paradise Regained"? Milton Who wrote the sci-fi blockbuster "Stranger in a Strange Land"? Robert Heinlein Who wrote the six Haydn Quartets? Mozart Who, according to the Bible, blew up Adam's nose to give him life? God Who's the most translated English author after Shakespeare? Agatha Christie Whose circus did Coco the clown star in for more than 30 years? Bertram Mills Bertram Mills' Whose diaries were faked by Konrad Kujan? Hitler Hitler's Adolf Hitler Adolf Hitler's Whose face was crossed out in red on the cover of a 1945 issue of "Time" magazine? Hitler Hitler's Adolf Hitler Adolf Hitler's Whose first novel, published in 1920, was titled "The Mysterious Affair of Styles"? Agatha Christie Agatha Christie's Whose portrait, by Brian Organ, was slashed at the National Portrait Gallery? Princess Diana Princess Diana's Whose shortest novel was "A Tale of Two Cities"? Dickens Dickens' Charles Dickens Charles Dickens' With how many fishes and with how many loaves did Jesus feed the five thousand? Two fishes and five loaves 'Science & Nature [bl] After which two capitol cities is nylon named after? (Answer: the cities of _____ _____ and _____ ) New York London New York, London New York and London The cities of New York and London An octopus has how many hearts? Three 3 Are barnacles plants or animals? [mc] *Animals Plants Are camels born with humps? [mc] *No Yes Can fish smell? [mc] *Yes No Do alligators lay eggs? [mc] *Yes No Do elephants have incisors? [mc] *No Yes Do frogs hibernate? [mc] *Yes No Do peacocks lay eggs? [mc] *No Yes Do sea gulls drink sea water? [mc] *Yes No Does the Moon have seasons? [mc] *No Yes Have extraterrestrial radio waves been found? [mc] *Yes No How is the number 10 written in binary? 1010 How long does it take to hardboil an ostrich egg - thirty minutes, one hour or four hours? [mc] *four hours thirty minutes one hour How many blows on the whistle indicate that a ship is about to reverse? Three 3 How many days after flowering is the best time to harvest grapes 30, 70 or 100? [mc] *100 30 70 How many days of the week occur 53 times in a non-leap year? One 1 How many degrees longitude equal one hour of time - 5, 10 or 15? [mc] *15 5 10 How many different letters are used in Roman numerals? Seven 7 How many feet are there in 305 millimetres? One 1 How many fingers are used to indicate a W in sign language? Three 3 How many inches taller than his wife is the average American husband? Six 6 How many incisors are there in a normal set of human teeth? Eight 8 How many incisors does a six-month-old horse have? Four 4 How many kilometres are there in a megametre? One thousand How many pints of blood does the average adult have? Eight 8 How many planets in the solar system are smaller than Earth? Four 4 How many pounds does the average human brain weigh? Three 3 How many propellers helped power the plane the Wright brothers flew into history? Two 2 How many quarts are there in 2.72 litres? Two 2 How many roods are there in an acre? Four 4 How many sides are there in a rhombus? Four 4 How many sides does a banana have? Five 5 How many times a day should you take a prescription marked "q.i.d."? Four 4 How many times a year does a penguin have sex? One 1 How many times more protein does reindeers' milk provide than cows - 1, 2 or 3? [mc] *3 1 2 How many types of zebra are there? Three 3 How many vowels are there on the bottom row of a typewriter keyboard? 0 Nil Zero None How many wings does a normal bee have? Four 4 How often are brain cells replaced? Never In what century did Wilhelm Schickard invent the first adding-machine? 17th Seventeenth The 17th The seventeenth In which century was the first parachute tested? 18th Eighteenth The 18th The eighteenth Is a scorpion immune to its own poison? [mc] *Yes No Is an otter a rodent? [mc] *No Yes Is lead added to petrol or is it a natural ingredient? [mc] *It is added It is a natural ingredient On what part of the body is the septum linguae? (Answer: on the _____ ) Tongue On the tongue On which continent have the lowest temperatures on Earth been recorded? Antarctica To the nearest 100, what is the population of wild tigers in Africa? 0 Nil Zero Was Louis Braille blind? [mc] *Yes No What "Moon" does the Hunter's Moon follow? Harvest Moon The Harvest Moon What aeroplane's name do bush pilots abbreviate to "Twotter"? Twin Otter Twin Otter's The Twin Otter The Twin Otter's What African animal is the largest member of the pig family? Hippo Hippopotamus The hippo The hippopotamus What African animal kills the most people? Croc Crocodile The Croc The crocodile What African animal's name is made up of the letters n, g and u? Gnu Gnu's The gnu The gnu's What aid to painting was invented by Canadian Norman Bleakey in 1940? Paint roller The paint roller What animal is the subject of the book "The Naked Ape"? Man What animal lends its name to another word for the peanut? Monkey The monkey What animal would you want to avoid if you were hippophobic? Horse The horse What are affected by the disease, pyorrhoea? Gums The gums What are you if your blood won't clot? Haemophiliac A haemophiliac What artist is credited with having invented paddle-wheels and lock gates? Leonardo da Vinci What bird became extinct in 1681? Dodo The dodo What bird does the constellation Cygnus represent? Swan The swan What blood group can be donated to all other groups? O What boon to cardiac patients was invented by Canada's Wilfred Bigelow? Pacemaker The pacemaker What branch of mathematics was Euclid particulary associated with? Geometry What breed of dog bites the most humans? Alsatian German Shepherd The Alsatian The German Shepherd What British rodent has the word "edible" as the first part of its name? Dormouse Edible dormouse The edible dormouse What buoyant material is obtained from the quercus suber tree? Cork What camera first sold in 1949 for 89.75 dollars? (Answer: the _____ _____ camera) Polaroid Land Polaroid Land Camera The Polaroid Land The Polaroid Land Camera What can be as much as 3 feet high and travel up the Severn river at 12 m.p.h.? Severn Bore The Severn Bore What can Earthlings see every 76 years? Halley's comet What chemical is most commonly used in swimming pools? Chlorine What coffee brewing device did James Nason come out with in 1865? Percolator The percolator What colour are emus' eggs? Green What colour beards grow quickest? Blond What colour do most people answer when asked to name a colour quickly? Red What colour is a JCB? Yellow What colour, apart from green, are you blind to if you suffer from protanopia? Red What compamy makes Band-Aids? Johnson & Johnson Johnson and Johnson What conversion is made by subtracting 32, multiplying by 5 and dividing by 9? (Answer: _____ to _____ ) Fahrenheit centigrade Fahrenheit, centigrade Fahrenheit to centigrade What crop is the Dominion Rust Research Laboratory concerned with protecting? Wheat What culinary treat was devised by the Victorian chemist, Alfred Bird? Custard What daily-used utensil did William Addis invent in 1770? Toothbrush The toothbrush What deadly snake's venom is used in the treatment of arthritis? Cobra Cobra's The cobra The cobra's What device was invented, to motorists' cost, in 1935? Parking meter The parking meter What did a female cosmonaut become the first woman to do, on 25 July 1984? (Answer: _____ _____ _____ ) Walk in space What did Bentley name the turbo car that they introduced in the eighties? Mulsane The Mulsane What did creatures leave behind that in its fossilised form is known as coprolite? Excrement What did delinquent dentist William Semple first add to chewing gum in 1869? Sugar What did Emma, a guide dog gone blind, receive to help her get around? Guide dog A guide dog What did Louis Cartier invent for aviator Santos Dumont, in 1904? Wristwatch The wristwatch What did Ranger 7 send the first close-up pictures of in July 1965? Moon The Moon What distinguished astronomer Tycho Brahe's nose? (Answer: it was _____ ) Gold It was gold What do bees make honey from? Nectar What do cocks do during an eclipse? Crow What do fungi release into the air to reproduce? Spores What do furfuracious people usually have on their shoulders? Dandruff What do monotheists believe in? One god What do most people say when asked to name a vegetable? Carrot What do ptarmigans have on their feet that other birds don't have? Feathers What do roughnecks drill for? Oil What do vampire bats usually go for on sleeping humans? Toes The toes What do you get when you compress and cool solid carbon dioxide? Dry ice What do you have on your face if you have lentigines? Freckles What does a frog close when it swallows? Its eyes What does a myctophobe worry about being left alone in? Dark The dark What does a nucivorous animal like most for its food? Nuts What does a panophobe fear? Everything What does a person suffering from narcolepsy keep doing? Falling asleep What does a piscivorous creature eat? Fish What does a sanguisugent creature crave? Blood What does a storm become when winds exceed 75 miles per hour? Hurricane A hurricane What does a trained cormorant usually do for its owner in the Orient? Catches fish What does AIDS stand for? Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome What does an ammeter measure? Electrical current What does an animal have that makes it an "ungulate"? Hooves What does an apteryx bird not have? Wings What does an eidologist search out the existence of? Ghosts What does an iridologist look at to determine your state of health? Your eyes What does DOS mean to a computer operator? Disc Operating System What does FM stand for in radio terms? Frequency modulation What does REM mean to someone who studies sleep patterns? Rapid Eye Movement What does the "AW" of the special US AWACs aircraft stand for? Advanced Warning What does the hardware trade call scissors that are longer than six inches? Shears What does the six-footed Musca domestica become when it enters a house? Housefly A housefly What does the typical human take 28 pints of per minute? Air What does the typical man cut 94 miles of in a lifetime? Whiskers What does VHS stand for in video technology? Video Home System What element is "brimstone" the old name for? Sulphur What element makes up eight ninths of the weight of water? Oxygen What engine reached 29 mph in winning the Rainhill Trials? The Rocket What engineering structure can be wet, tidal or dry? Dock A dock What English edifice, built in the 19th century, has 375 thousand light bulbs? Blackpool Tower The Blackpool Tower What explorer introduced pigs to North Americans? Christopher Columbus What facial feature typically has about 550 hairs? Eyebrow An eyebrow What family of flowers does the cowslip belong to? Primrose The primrose What famous 17th century architect was a professor of astronomy at Oxford? Sir Christopher Wren What features are oversized on a macrotous radio enthusiast? Ears The ears What features are pushed up during the geological process of orogeny? Mountains What fish's skin was sold as sandpaper? Shark Shark's The shark The shark's What flying creatures make up about 10 percent of the total number of mammals? Bats What fuel provides Britain with two thirds of its electricity? Coal What furry fruit is really the Prunus avium? Peach The peach What futuristic term has been given to the "US Strategic Defense Initiative"? Star Wars What gas filled the ill-fated "Hindenburg"? Hydrogen What gets larger when one thinks harder? Pupils The pupils What goes up when an elephant senses danger? Its trunk What Greek letter is used to denote a galaxy's second-brightest star? Beta What heavenly body did Surveyor 1 land on, on 2 June, 1966? Moon The Moon What household commodity is made from water, soda and fat? Soap What human feature would a trichologist be concerned with the condition of? Hair What hybrid fruit is produced from a plum and an apricot? Plumcot The plumcot What information does a doctor get from a sphygmomanometer? Blood pressure What insect carries and transmits yellow fever? Mosquito The mosquito What inside corn makes it pop? Water What instrument would the Richter scale be measured on? Seismograph A seismograph What intelligent animal is the smallest whale? Dolphin The dolphin What investigative device was invented by John Augustus Larson in 1921? polygraph Lie detector The polygraph The lie detector What is 68 degrees Fahrenheit on the Centigrade scale? Twenty degrees What is a frog's favourite colour? Blue What is a male giraffe called? Bull A bull What is a pullet? Young hen A young hen What is a recurring error in a computer program usually called? Bug A bug What is a small heating cup called in a laboratory? Crucible A crucible What is a tall, four-sided tapering stone with a pyramid on the top, normally called? Obelisk An obelisk What is a turkey's furcula better known as? Wishbone Wish-bone Its wishbone Its wish-bone What is abbreviated to "Lox" by space rocket technicians? Liquid oxygen What is an SRN? State Registered Nurse A State Registered Nurse What is Australia's longest reptile? Croc Crocodile The Croc The crocodile What is Canada's most prevalent goose? Canada Goose The Canada Goose What is de-ionized water better known as? Distilled water What is found in the anthers of the stamens in flowers? Pollen What is itching when a pig scratches its gruntle? Its snout What is one third of one third? One-ninth What is poisoned if you have toxaemia? Your blood What is the active ingredient in smelling salts? Ammonia What is the best body position to be in if you fall into quicksand? On your back What is the chemical formula for "Adam's Ale"? H2O What is the childhood disease varicella more commonly called? Chicken pox What is the claim to fame of the stirrup bone? (Answer: it's the _____ _____ ) Smallest bone It's the smallest bone What is the closest G2 Spectrum Yellow Dwarf to Earth? Sun The Sun What is the closest planet to the sun to have a moon? Earth What is the coating of polytetrafluoroethylene abbreviated to? Teflon What is the coldest planet in the solar system? Pluto What is the collective term for crows? Murder A murder What is the coloured part of the eye called? Iris The iris What is the common term for a myocardial infarcation? Heart attack A heart attack What is the common term for the animal Panthera leo? Lion What is the fruit of the eggplant? Aubergine The aubergine What is the international system of units better known as? Metric Metric system The metric The metric system What is the largest worm-eating wild animal in Britain? Badger The badger What is the liquid called in which something is dissolved? Solvent A solvent What is the main food of the whale shark, the world's largest fish? Plankton What is the medical name for the windpipe? Trachea The trachea What is the metal lithium's claim to fame? (Answer: it's the _____ _____ ) Lightest metal It's the lightest metal What is the modern name for what the Victorians called a "servant regulator"? Alarm clock An alarm clock What is the only mammal native to every continent, including Antarctica? Mouse The mouse What is the opposite of diurnal? Nocturnal What is the pancreas known as when prepared as food? Sweetbread What is the plural of mongoose? Mongooses What is the prime cause of forest fires? Lightning What is the process by which heat is transferred by rising gas or liquid currents? Convection What is the process of transferring heat through a solid called? Conduction What is the second lightest element? Helium What is the singular of bacteria? Bacterium What is the solar system's largest planet? Jupiter What is the tallest horned animal? Giraffe The giraffe What is the term for a person who studies chaos? Chaologist What is the term for an adult male pig? Boar What is the third month of the Gregorian calendar? March What is the typical cruising speed of a housefly - one, five or thirty miles per hour? [mc] *five miles per hour one mile per hour thirty miles per hour What is the value of the Roman numeral XL? 40 What is there more of than anything else in the Dead Sea? Water What is triskaidekaphobia the fear of? 13 Thirteen Number thirteen The number thirteen The number 13 What is undesirable about a pulicous dog? Fleas Its fleas What Italian scientist and astronomer died the same year Isaac Newton was born? Galileo What Italian scientist invented the thermometer in 1593? Galileo What kind of fruit are Jonathons, Rome Beauties and Baldwins? Apples What kind of gas powers a Bic lighter? Butane What kind of gem is the 137-carat Premier Rose? Diamond A diamond What large African animal is collectively referred to as a crash? Rhinoceros The rhinoceros What large primitive island in the Pacific would you visit to see Birds of Paradise? New Guinea What letter is represented by "dot dash" in Morse Code? A What livestock animal is the most numerous in Britain? Sheep The sheep What made the radio valve obsolete? Transistor The transistor What make of car was the Dolomite? Triumph A Triumph What may form if your liver is unable to cope with large quantities of cholesterol? Gallstones Gall-stones What metal derives its name from Cyprus? Copper What metal is mined in quartz mining? Gold What mineral is there most of in the human body? Calcium What mollusc did Jules Verne name a submarine after? Nautilus The nautilus What much-lamented bird was given the designation Didus ineptus? Dodo The dodo What multiple birth occurs on average once every 490,000 births? Quadruplets What musical bird is the only one that can fly backwards? Hummingbird Humming-bird Humming bird The humming-bird The humming bird What must you communicate with to win the 100,000-franc Guzman Prize? Extraterrestrials What natural phenomenon is an astrophobic person fearful of? Lightning What natural resource are both saccharine and asprin by-products of? Coal What non-flammable gas are Goodyear blimps filled with? Helium What number can't be represented in roman numerals? 0 Nil Zero What number do the Roman numerals XCI represent? Ninety-One 91 What number does the word "kilo" represent? One thousand 1000 1,000 What organisation controls the lion's share of British canals? British Waterways Board The British Waterways Board What part of a church service would a homilophobic person wish to avoid? Sermon The sermon What part of the body consumes 40% of the blood's oxygen? Brain The brain What part of the body is manipulated by a chiropractor? Spine The spine What part of the marshmallow plant is used to make the sweet? Root The root What part of their anatomy do 34 million Americans secretly bite? Their toenails What part of your body would a reflexologist massage if you had a headache? Feet The feet Your feet What pet animal's female is called a queen? Cat Cat's The cat The cat's What planet do physicists denote with a trident? Neptune What planet has the fastest rotation speed? Jupiter What planet's moons include Gallist, Ganymede and Io? Jupiter Jupiter's What planet's shadow can only be seen during an eclipse of the Moon? Earth Earth's The Earth The Earth's What poisonous gas combines with sodium to form salt? Chlorine What precious stone is a deep blue variety of corundum? Sapphire What process is undertaken when raw rubber is heated with sulphur? Vulcanisation What pungent gas is a mixture of nitrogen and hydrogen? Ammonia From the basin of what river does the Brazil nut originate? Amazon Amazon River The Amazon The Amazon River What room in the house do silverfish normally prefer? Bathroom The bathroom What section of an insect's body lies between the head and abdomen? Thorax The thorax What sense has the kiwi developed better than any other bird? Smell What should you not get on your pearls when eating fish and chips? Vinegar What side do medical experts say you should sleep on to improve digestion? Right The right What side of the brain is responsible for rational thought? Left The left What size code is given to a paper that is 210 by 297 millimetres? A4 What solution is a drug usually dissolved in to form a tincture? Alcohol What special ability gives the Jesus Bug its name? (Answer: its ability to _____ _____ _____ ) Walk on water Its ability to walk on water What special type of leather did a goat-like European antelope give its name to? Chamois What species of spider holds the record for living the longest, at 28 years? Tarantula The tarantula What spice is produced from the stigmas of the crocus flower? Saffron What spring month is Britain's most prolific month for childbirth? March What symbol depicts "Do Not Iron", on the label of a garment? Iron crossed through Iron with a cross through it An iron crossed through An iron with a cross through it What temperature scale is represented by the letter K? Kelvin What toothless shark, found basking in English waters, can be 30 feet in length? Basking shark The basking shark What two fruits grow on palms? Coconuts and dates What two opposing numbers on a clock face add up to the second highest total? Eleven and five What type of bank keeps its deposits at minus 196 degrees centigrade? Sperm bank A sperm bank What type of creature did the Reverend Guppy discover in Trinidad in 1866? Tropical fish A tropical fish What type of creature is Britain's rare natterjack? Toad A toad What type of dog is named after a Canadian province? Labrador The labrador What type of drug is Diazepam? Tranquilliser Tranquilizer A tranquilliser A tranquilizer What type of fork did John Shore invent in 1711? Tuning fork The tuning fork What type of fruit is an Ellison Orange? Apple An apple What type of gun was patented in 1718? Machine-gun The machine-gun What type of nuclear reactor actually produces more nuclear fuel while providing energy? Breeder reactor A breeder reactor What type of pen was invented by John Loud in 1888? Ball-point Ball-point pen The ball-point The ball-point pen What type of stone can float on water? Pumice Pumice stone The pumice The pumice stone What unit is domestic gas consumption measured in? Therm The therm What vivid colour adorns the wings of the jay? Blue What was an aldis lamp used for? Signalling What was Boeing's first commercial jet airliner? 707 The 707 What was launched from a ship for the first time, on 14 November, 1910? Plane Airplane A plane An airplane What was Lord Brabazon the first to have a licence to do in Britain? Fly What was Louis Bleriot the first to cross in an aeroplane? English Channel The English Channel What was revolutionary about the Heinkel He 178 V1 aircraft? It was the first jet propelled aircraft What was the nationality of the first foreigner to ride in a US spacecraft? Russian What was the surname of the man who invented the centigrade system? Celsius What were classified by the Galton-Henry system for Scotland Yard in 1901? Fingerprints What were Robert Edwards and Patrick Steptoe pioneers of? Test-tube babies What will be the date of the first day of the 21st century? January 1, 2001 What will you not get from an acarpous tree? Fruit What would a dendrologist climb in pursuit of his studies? Trees What would you be asked to drink prior to an X-ray of the alimentary canal? Barium meal Barium swallow A barium meal A barium swallow What would you buy at the chemist to prevent erythema solaris? Sun screen Suntan lotion What would your doctor stroke to test your "Babinski" reflex? The foot Your foot Sole of the foot Sole of your foot The sole of your foot What year followed 1 BC? AD 1 What, on average, does a car travelling at 50 m.p.h. use half its fuel to overcome? (Answer: two words) Wind resistance What's receding from Earth by half an inch a year? Moon The moon What's the great invention of Thomas Crapper? Toilet Flush toilet The toilet The flush toilet What's the hardest bone in the human body? Jawbone The jawbone What's the largest man-made structure visible from space? Great Wall of China The Great Wall of China What's the most common non-contagious disease in the world? Tooth decay What's the nearest star to Earth? Sun The sun What's the only mammal that can't fly that can fly? Man What's the only mammal with four knees? Elephant The elephant What's the term for the hybrid offspring of a lion and tiger? Liger When did Concorde carry its first fare-paying passengers 1966, 1971 or 1976? [mc] *1976 1966 1971 When does a diurnal animal sleep? At night Where are a cow's sweat glands? Nose The nose Where are a snail's reproductive organs? In its head Where does a nasicornous animal sport its horn? On its nose Where in London can you see the Apollo 10 space capsule? In the Science Museum Where in the leg would you find the greatest amount of synovial fluid? In the knee joint Which are baboons - apes or monkeys? [mc] *Monkeys Apes Which are there more of - male or female alcoholics? [mc] *Male Female Which bodily function can reach the breakneck speed of 200 m.p.h.? Sneeze The sneeze Which country gets Christmas first - America, Britain or Australia? [mc] *Australia America Britain Which direction does a west wind come from? West Which element has precisely the same name as a planet? Mercury Which Greek mathematician discovered the principle of the screw? Archimedes Which hand, on a right-handed person, sports the fastest growing fingernails? Right Right hand The right The right hand Which has more bones - an adult or an infant? [mc] *An infant An adult Which has the blunt snout - the mole or the vole? [mc] *The vole The mole Which have a better chance of running you down on land, alligators or crocodiles? [mc] *Alligators Crocodiles Which horse has more teeth - the male or the female? [mc] *The male The female Which human sex has more DNA? [mc] *The female The male Which is a phlox - animal, mineral or vegetable? [mc] *Vegetable Animal Mineral Which is generally larger - the male or female hedgehog? [mc] *The male The female Which is longer on the standard Boeing 747 - the wingspan or the fuselage? [mc] *The fuselage The wingspan Which is the cicadia - the loudest, the heaviest or the happiest insect on earth? [mc] *The loudest The heaviest The happiest Which is the more dominant gene - the one for blue or brown eyes? [mc] *Brown eyes Blue eyes Which is the more likely to bite you - a dog or a bitch? [mc] *A bitch A dog Which is the only planet not named after one of the gods? Earth Which is the only planet, other than Earth, that doesn't have a "U" in its name? Mars Which is the smallest - Jupiter, Earth or Uranus? [mc] *Earth Jupiter Uranus Which is used to make cheese - the curd or the whey? [mc] *The curd The whey Which large Commonwealth country was the fourth country to have a satellite in orbit? Canada Which leg of a chicken is more tender? [mc] *The left leg The right leg Which lets more light into a camera lens, lower or higher aperture numbers? [mc] *Lower Higher Which of the body's organs converts fructose into glucose? Liver The liver Which of the four UK countries has the worst air pollution? Northern Ireland Which of the front paws is a polar bear most likely to hit you with? [mc] *The left The right Which of the Sun's rays does the ozone layer protect us from? Ultraviolet Ultra-violet Ultra violet Which packs the most protein - steak or peanuts? [mc] *Peanuts Steak Which planet has the shortest year? Mercury Which planet was first photographed on 21 January, 1930? Pluto Which produces the longer sperm - an elephant or a mouse? [mc] *A mouse An elephant Which sense is the last to develop for a kitten? Sight Which two planets should you not travel between, to avoid being hit by asteroids? Jupiter & Mars Jupiter and Mars Mars & Jupiter Mars and Jupiter Which type of ray from the Sun provides the main source of heat? Infrared Infra-red Infra red Which was the last year that read the same upside down as the right way up? 1961 Which would boil sooner - water or alcohol? [mc] *Alcohol Water Who are more likely to get gall-stones - men or women? [mc] *Women Men Who discovered the square on the hypotenuse? Pythagoras Who have the greater success rate in British driving tests - men or women? [mc] *Men Women Who is listed alphabetically first among the men to have walked on the Moon? Buzz Aldrin Who is the patron saint of mountaineers? St Bernard Who might refer to humans as "long pig"? Cannibals Who on a building site would use a gunter's chain? Surveyor A surveyor Who was Mercedes Benz? (Answer: the _____ _____ _____ _____ ) Daughter of Karl Benz The daughter of Karl Benz ?She was the daughter of Karl Benz, inventor of the motor car Who was relatively young when he developed his theory at No 5 Haberlandstrasse, Berlin? Albert Einstein Who was the first American to orbit the Earth? John Glenn Who was the second man on the moon? Edwin "Buzz" Aldrin Why does the infamous stonefish feature in the Guinness Book of Records? (Answer: it's the _____ _____ _____ ) Most poisonous fish It's the most poisonous fish Would you be able to hear your name called if you were in a vacuum? [mc] *No Yes 'Sports & Leisure [bl] How did Derek Redmond cross the line in the 400m semis at the '92 Olympics? (Answer: _____ _____ _____ _____ ) His father helped him How did Paul Wilson run 100 yards in 13.1 seconds in 1979, to set a world record? Backwards How frequently were the Ancient Olympic Games held? Every 4 years How long is the rest between rounds in boxing? One minute How many "coloured" snooker balls have a higher value than the green? Four 4 How many bars are there in the jail window on a Monopoly board? Three 3 How many clubs may a player replace due to breakage in a round of golf? One 1 How many crew a boat in the International Flying Dutchman class? Two 2 How many crew members does a rowing "coxed pair" team have? Three 3 How many dice are thrown in a standard game of Snakes and Ladders? One 1 How many dice are used in Poker Dice? Five 5 How many faults does a foot in the water get in show jumping? Four 4 How many feet high is the hurdle in front of a runner's steeplechase water jump? Three 3 How many feet up from the court is the top of a badminton net? Five 5 How many fingers does a boy scout salute with? Three 3 How many golf balls are on the moon? Three 3 How many handles does a Spanish chef's paellera have? Two 2 How many heads are on a croquet mallet? Two 2 How many hurdles are there in a men's 110 metres hurdles race - 8, 10 or 12? [mc] *10 8 12 How many hurdles are there in a men's 400 metres hurdle race - eight, nine or ten? [mc] *10 8 9 How many ice hockey players are on the ice for any one team during play? Six 6 How many inches is the diameter of a basketball basket - twelve, eighteen or twenty two? [mc] *18 12 22 How many letter G's are there in a Scrabble game? Three 3 How many members does a rowing eights crew have? Nine 9 How many men in total get down in a normal rugby union scrum? Sixteen 16 How many pieces are there in a standard set of dominoes? Twenty-eight How many pins can be seen in full when viewing ten-pins face on? Seven 7 How many players are allowed in the penalty area when a soccer penalty is taken? Two 2 How many playing pieces does a player start a game of draughts with? Twelve 12 How many points make a game in Contract Bridge? 100 How many possible different first moves can a player make in chess? Twenty 20 How many possible opening moves are there for one player in draughts? Seven 7 How many scoops of ice cream make up most banana splits? Three 3 How many spikes are there on the heel of a standard golf shoe? Four 4 How many squares can a knight cover in one move in chess? Four 4 How many standard glasses can be poured from a magnum of champagne? Ten 10 How many strides are normally taken between hurdles in a 110-metre race? Three 3 How many strokes is an albatross on a par five hole? Two 2 How many times has Arnold Palmer won the British Open? 2 How many times has Oxford University won the F.A. Cup? One 1 How many times have the Olympic Games been held in Copenhagen? Never How many times have the Olympic Games been held in St. Louis? Once, in 1904 How many times have Uruguay won soccer's World Cup? Twice How many times in a row may a volleyball be struck by one team? Three 3 How many yards apart are the lines on an American football pitch? Five 5 How many yards is the penalty spot from the football goal line? Twelve 12 How many yards wide is a soccer goal? Eight 8 How much must you pay to get out of jail in Monopoly? 50 pounds How often are the Showjumping World Championships held? Every 4 years How should veal be served, rare or well done? [mc] *Well done Rare How tall does a basketball player have to be to qualify as a septipedalian? Seven feet How was Henry Cooper's knock-out left hook better known? Enery's Ammer How was the American sportsman Herman Ruth better known? Babe Ruth If a footballer is sent off before play begins, can he be substituted? [mc] *Yes No If you had a poached John Dory, what would you be eating? Fish In chess, what is a rook otherwise called? Castle A castle In what board game might you use the Sicilian Defence? Chess In what racquet sport did Gillian Gilks gain fame? Badminton In what sport are you not allowed to wear white? Table tennis In what water sport did Australian men win 12 world championships from '64 to '84? Surfing In which boxing division has Britain held the most world titles? Flyweight Is a golfer penalised if he swings at a ball and misses? [mc] *Yes No Is an arrow that bounces off the target awarded points in tournament archery? [mc] *Yes No Is an arrow that goes through a target awarded points in tournament archery? [mc] *Yes No Is having several husbands called polygamy, polygluttony or polyandry? [mc] *Polyandry Polygamy Polygluttony Is the diameter of the centre circle on a soccer pitch 10, 15 or 20 yards? [mc] *20 yards 10 yards 15 yards On what piece of apparatus would a male gymnast perform "the crucifix"? Rings The rings On what sports racquet are you allowed no more than fifty pimples per square centimetre? Table tennis To what Australian city did the America's Cup go? Perth Was Bjorn Borg ever defeated in a Wimbledon single's final? [mc] *Yes No What 1,250 metre bob-sleigh run was built in 1882? Cresta Run The Cresta Run What African country was the runner Abebe Bikila from? Ethiopia What aid to track athletes was invented in 1927? Starting blocks What air sport has the best safety record? Ballooning What alcoholic spirit is sometimes referred to as juniper juice? Gin What American golfer "flew" to success in the 1992 American Open? Tom Kite What American pastime has a nail delay? Frisby throwing What animal provides the blood for Black Pudding? Pig The pig What are bottles of Chianti traditionally covered with? Straw What are boxers' assistants known as? Seconds What are crispy, come in spicy and plain varieties, and start an Indian meal? Puppadums What are the three Alpine skiing events? Downhill, giant slalom, slalom What Australian founded World Series Cricket? Kerry Packer What back became the first black footballer to win a full England cap? Viv Anderson What bingo number is referred to as "Heinz Beans"? 57 What boxing weight had Marvin Hagler as the undisputed World Champion? Middleweight What branch of motor racing did Roger Clark gain fame in? Rallying What brewery first sponsored an international tiddlywinks trophy in 1960? Guinness What can a professional boxer wear no more than 36 feet of? Bandages What can't a major league baseball pitcher step on the mound without? Ball Baseball The ball The baseball What can't be used to stop a hockey shot corner, since a rule change in 1982? Hand The hand What car company produced the 450SEL? Mercedes What card game can you use the Stayman Convention in? Bridge What casino game does pontoon most closely resemble? Blackjack What championship did Peter Thomson win three times in a row? Open Golf Championship The Open Golf Championship What character appears on the golf flags at Disney World? Mickey Mouse What city should have hosted the cancelled 1944 Summer Olympics? London What coins were melted down to make the Calcutta Cup? Rupees What colour armband distinguishes the speed skater starting in the outer lane? Red What colour belt does an improving judo student trade in for brown? Blue What colour caps do water polo goaltenders wear? Red What colour is a Cointreau bottle? Brown What colour is the 25 ring on a professional dart board? Green What colour is the car on Monopoly's Free Parking space? Red What colour is the Ferrari emblem? Yellow What colour is the upper left Olympic ring? Blue What combines with Tia Maria to make a Tia Moo Moo? Milk What commentator was the leading European golfer of 1964 and 1966? Peter Alliss What company markets the "Workmate"? Black & Decker Black and Decker What country does Rioja wine come from? Spain What country exports Bull's Blood in bottles? Hungary What country is home to the Hockenheim Grand Prix racing circuit? West Germany What country saw the birth of the Young Men's Christian Association? England What country was the first to win soccer's Rous Cup? England What covers the steak in a "Beef Wellington"? Pastry What cricket ground was the site of the first FA Cup Final in 1872? The Oval What dance is the official folk dance of the US? Square dance The square dance What decade of the 19th century witnessed the first Test match in cricket? 1870s 1870's The 1870s The 1870's What Derby winning horse was kidnapped while on "servicing" duty in Ireland? Shergar What dessert was named after a Russian ballerina? Pavlova What device, patented in 1975, has over two thousand million million million combinations? Rubiks cube Rubik's cube What did a pack of cards not include until 1857? Jokers What did Abebe Bikila go without in winning the 1960 Olympic marathon? Shoes What did Bjorn Borg always stop doing four days before a championship? Shaving What did boxers wear in the 1984 Olympics that they didn't wear in 1980? Headguards What did Chris Boardman sit on in the 1992 Olympics? Lotus superbike A Lotus superbike What did Kevin Young beat at the 1992 Olympics? 400m hurdles world record 400 metres hurdles world record The 400m hurdles world record The 400 metres hurdles world record What distance is covered in one circuit of a modern outdoor running track? 400 metres What do coarse fishermen attach to their lines to prevent them from twisting? Swivel A swivel What do female gymnasts perform on for which men have no equivalent? Beam The beam What do fletchers make? Arrows What do opposite faces of a die always add up to? Seven 7 What do the letters "UR" mean when printed on a horse's form guide? Unseated rider Unsaddled rider What do the letters MG, referring to the sports car, stand for? Morris Garages What do you do to indicate "sounds like" in charades? Tug an earlobe What do you get 32 of in a Monopoly game? Houses What do you win in a game of Monopoly for coming second in a beauty contest? Ten pounds What does "dolce" mean on a bottle of Italian red wine? Sweet What does "espumoso" mean on a bottle of Spanish wine? Sparkling What does a chef use for a more pungent flavour - black or white pepper? [mc] *Black pepper White pepper What does a sailor use that has a foot, a head and a throat? Sail A sail What does Steve Davis drink while playing snooker on TV? Water What does the H.E. stand for on a Jaguar XJS H.E.? Higher efficiency What does the umpire call if the bowler oversteps the popping crease? No ball What drink was invented by oilmen, who used their tools to stir it? Screwdriver The screwdriver What England cricket captain of the thirties was nicknamed "Sardine" by the Australians? Douglas Jardine What England goalkeeper was the first to play in 1,000 first class games? Ray Clemence What events made up Lasse Viren's Olympic double in 1976? (answer, answer) 5000 metres, 10000 metres 5,000 metres, 10,000 metres The 5000 metres, The 10000 metres The 5,000 metres, The 10,000 metres What eye defect does Jack Nicklaus suffer from? Colour blindness Color blindness What famous sports ground is located in St John's Wood, London? Lords What fifties fad was banned in Tokyo becauase of the traffic accidents it caused? Hula Hoop The Hula Hoop What First Division club were the first to make Anfield their home ground? Everton What form of swimming can feature a barracuda back pike somersault? Synchronized swimming What former policeman called the shots as the world's strongest man? Geoff Capes What game boasts the oldest sports Hall of Fame in the US? Baseball What game can be terminated very quickly by a Fool's Mate? Chess What game can you crown your men in? Draughts What Greek dip is made from chick peas? Houmous What gymnast made history by scoring a maximum 10 in the 1976 Olympics? Nadia Comaneci What happens to sails if you are "in irons"? They flap What ice sport features besoms, hacks and granites? Curling What is "TP" to an archer? Target practice What is beneath the crown on the back of a ten pence piece? Lion A lion What is cayenne powder ground from? Chillies What is depicted on the Water Works space on a Monopoly board? Tap A tap What is Mickey Mouse's sport? Baseball What is sometimes described as "the game of leather and willow"? Cricket What is spread across the top of the steak in a Tornados Rossini? Pate What is the "carne" in "chilli con carne"? Meat The meat What is the colour of the number 13 on a roulette wheel? Black What is the colour of the top of an HP sauce bottle? White What is the confusing name of Derby County's soccer ground? The Baseball Ground What is the diameter of a golf hole, to the nearest inch? Four inches What is the front middle position in volleyball called? Centre forward What is the highest Dan in judo? Tenth What is the last element of a 3-Day Event? Showjumping What is the last month of the British Flat-Racing season? November What is the lightest Olympic weightlifting class? Flyweight What is the lightest weightlifting class? Flyweight What is the main spice in goulash? Paprika What is the minimum number of lanes that an Olympic pool must have? Eight 8 What is the minimum number of points one must reach to win a game in squash? Nine 9 What is the most common pub name? Red Lion The Red Lion What is the name of Cluedo's colonel? Colonel Mustard What is the name of the receptacle into which wine tasters empty their mouths? Spittoon A spittoon What is the nationality of skiing champion Franz Klammer? Austrian What is the one-word cricketing term that describes the close of play? Stumps What is the only field ball game in which the players feet do not touch the ground? Polo What is the only Grand Slam tennis tournament played south of the equator? Australian Open The Australian Open What is the playing time for a rugby league match? Eighty minutes What is the predominant colour of Harrods' carrier bags? Green What is the rugby union term for a ball that is dropped forward? Knock on What is the second Grand Slam tournament in golf's annual calendar? US Open U.S. Open The US Open The U.S. Open What is the shape of a lateen sail? Triangular What is the shortest track event in which runners can move out of their lanes? 800 metres What is the slowest Olympic swimming stroke? Breaststroke What is the sport in Palm Springs, California? Golf What is the term for a racing start in which drivers have to run to their cars? Le Mans Le Mans start A Le Mans A Le Mans start What is the third of the Grand Slam events on golf's calendar? British Open The British Open What is the winning score in a game of lawn bowls? 21 What is the world's favourite flavour? Chocolate What is Trivial Pursuit called in Spain? Trivial Pursuit What island was raced around in the first race that was to become the America's Cup? Isle of Wight The Isle of Wight What Japanese athletes grapple for the Emperor's Cup? Sumo wrestlers What kind of skate was invented in 1760? Roller skate Roller-skate The roller skate The roller-skate What knighted England and Kent cricket captain was an expert Real Tennis player? Colin Cowdrey What lager's name is translated as "lion brew"? Lowenbrau Lowenbrau's What liqueur is the French version of Curacao? Grand Marnier What London greyhound stadium was demolished in 1985? White City What London station is the first one you meet after passing Go in Monopoly? Kings Cross King's Cross What Malayan garment became popular in the West due to Dorothy Lamour? Sarong The sarong What martial art has a name meaning "empty hand"? Karate What meat goes into a "Terrine de Canard a L'Orange"? Duck What meat goes into mock turtle soup? Veal What metal must 92.5 percent of an Olympic gold medal consist of? Silver What might the word "cabriolet" tell you about a car? (Answer: that it's a _____ ) Convertible That it's a convertible What month do all southern hemisphere horses have their birthdays in? August What motor sport takes place at Belle Vue and Reading? Speedway What must remain on the floor in snooker? One foot What name did the American boxer Joseph Barrow fight under? Joe Louis What name for a type of German wine translates as "Holy Ladies Milk"? Liebfraumilch What nation has mounted the most challenges for the America's Cup? Britain What nationality is Nadia Comaneci? Romanian What nation's rugby team performs the "Haka" before a game? New Zealand New Zealand's What northern England county is the home of black pudding? Lancashire What number is at 9 o'clock on a dart board? Eleven 11 What number of golf iron lofts the ball, on average, at 47 degrees? 9 Nine 9 iron Nine iron What old English coin was first minted in 1849? Florin The florin What oriental game comprises 144 tiles? Mah-jong What pastime accounts for more fatal accidents than any other in Britain? Fishing What prevented the playing of the third test at Old Trafford in 1890? Rain What products does a lacto vegetarian eat that a vegan doesn't? Dairy products What race ends at Mortlake? University Boat Race The University Boat Race What race was first run on 4 May, 1780? Derby The Derby What racecourse stages the 1000 and 2000 Guineas? Newmarket What racquet game is Malaysia's national sport? Badminton What rowing regatta is the venue for the Diamond Sculls? Henley What runner succeeded Derek Ibbotson as a British holder of the world mile record? Sebastian Coe What shooting season closes on 9th December? Grouse The grouse What Shropshire golfer won the 1985 British Open? Sandy Lyle What side of a tennis receiver's court is the deuce court? Right Right side The right The right side What singer was once a goalkeeper for Real Madrid? Julio Iglesias What singer's son, Nathaniel, won the 1981 US Amateur Golf Championship? Bing Crosby Bing Crosby's What snooker shot pockets a ball by bouncing it off the opposite cushion? Double A double What soccer club began life as Newton Heath? Manchester United What soccer manager was awarded the Freedom of the City of Manchester? Matt Busby What Spanish team won soccer's European Cup for the first five years? Real Madrid What sport did Larry Bird play? Basketball What sport do you do under a sheet? Sailing What sport features sails, wishbone booms and universal joints? Windsurfing What sport has an HQ based at 16 Lancaster Gate, London W2? Football What sport is American softball a scaled-down version of? Baseball What sport is being played when Wasps meet Saracens? Rugby Union What sport is played between tram-lines? Tennis What sport was briefly introduced to Craven Cottage in the eighties? Rugby league What sport was Konrad Bartelski exceptionally good at - for an Englishman? Skiing What sport was prohibited by the Scottish parliament in 1457? Golf What sport, called pulu, was played in Persia from around 525 BC? Polo What sporting target is 28 inches high and nine inches wide? Cricket wicket A cricket wicket What sport's competitors strive to master the balestra, fleche and riposte? Fencing What strongman was the original 97 pound weakling? Charles Atlas What substance does a chef coddle eggs in? Water What tarragon flavoured sauce takes its name from the French region of Bearn? Bearnaise sauce What team sport saw Dorchester lose 40 consecutive league matches? Rugby League What team won soccer's World Cup in 1954 and came close in 1966? West Germany What team won the FA Cup three times in the sixties? Tottenham Hotspur What tennis player defected in 1975? Martina Navratilova What Test cricket team did Sir Frank Worrell play for? West Indies The West Indies What tool gave a puzzle its name? Jigsaw The jigsaw What Tory politician was "first among equals" at sprinting? Jeffrey Archer What traditional English breakfast consists of rice, eggs, and smoked haddock? Kedgeree What trophy did the yacht Liberty lose? Americas Cup America's Cup The Americas Cup The America's Cup What two races go with the St Leger to form horse racing's Triple Crown? (answer, answer) Derby, 2000 Guineas 2000 Guineas, Derby The Derby, The 2000 Guineas The 2000 Guineas, The Derby The Derby and the 2000 Guineas What type of event is the Calgary Stampede? Rodeo A rodeo What type of fish is the "lox" that New Yorkers eat with their bagels? Salmon What type of restaurant are you likely to be in if you are ordering burritos? Mexican What type of sportsperson "honks" up hills? Cyclist A cyclist What vegetable are gardeners growing if they plant Pisum sativum? Peas What was Charlotte Brew the first woman to do in horse racing? Ride in the Grand National What was Dom Perignon the first to insert in a bottle? Cork A cork What was Jack Broughton's handy boxing invention? Boxing gloves What was Jack Hobbs the first professional sportsman to receive? Knighthood A knighthood What was known as "The Englishman's Drink"? Port What was Mary, Queen of Scots the first to employ on a golf course? Caddie A caddie What was the second country to get "Trivial Pursuit"? USA U.S.A. United States What was the surname of the man who married US sportswoman Miss Billy-Jean Moffitt? King What was the third country to get Trivial Pursuit? Britain What was water polo formerly called? Water soccer What Welsh rugby player shares a record of 53 consecutive international appearances? Gareth Edwards What were Bulgaria the second country to boycott in 1984? Olympics The Olympics What world snooker champion nearly became a jockey? Alex Higgins What would you add to the clay mixture to produce bone china? Powdered bone What year, last century, witnessed the modern Olympic Games centenary? 1996 What, for an athlete, can be no more than 2.5 centimetres long? Spikes What, in 1977, was Jonathon Webb the first to do on a windsurfer? Cross the English Channel What, in horse racing terms, are a jockey's hat and shirt called? Silks What, ironically, is the score for a first place in Olympic yacht racing? 0 Nil Zero What's another name for an albatross on a par four hole in golf? Hole in one A hole in one What's par on a 245 yard golf hole? Three 3 What's the only word that traditionally appears on the reels of a fruit machine? BAR What's the usual colour of cue chalk? Blue What's usually thrown furthest in a track and field competition? Javelin The javelin When can a pawn move diagonally in chess? When taking a piece When did Bobby Charlton make his last World Cup appearance for England? 1970 Where are the W G Grace Gates? Lord's Cricket Ground Where did the European Ryder Cup team "go bats" after defeating the US in 1985? The Belfry The Belfry Golf & Country Club The Belfry Golf and Country Club Where does a scuba diver wear his weights? Around his waist Where in Greece were the Ancient Olympics held? Olympia Where is the wind coming from when a sailboat is on a "dead run"? Stern The stern Where is the world's oldest motorcycle race held? Isle of Man The Isle of Man Where must a boxer stand when his opponent is knocked down? In a neutral corner Which American river did Fred Newton swim the length of in 1930? Mississippi Mississippi River The Mississippi The Mississippi River Which Arthurian knight is the jack of clubs supposed to represent? Sir Lancelot Which blood sport features a movement called a "veronica"? Bullfighting Which bouncy sport was pioneered by the Walloons? Trampolining Which Briton did Juan Samaranch unsuccessfully invite to the 1988 Olympic Games? Sebastian Coe Which came first - basketball or netball? [mc] *Basketball Netball Which cheese is saltier - Brie or Camembert? [mc] *Brie Camembert Which club, on average, hits a golf ball farther - a two-iron or a three-wood? [mc] *A three wood A two-iron Which country has won the most medals in the Olympic Games? US U.S. United States USA U.S.A. Which country won the Olympic soccer title in 1992? Spain Which coutry did runner Lasse Viren represent? Finland Which direction should tennis courts be laid out - north-south or east-west? [mc] *North-south East-west Which do French diners prefer - the light or dark meat of the chicken? [mc] *The dark meat The light meat Which East Anglian soccer club is nicknamed The Canaries? Norwich City Which England cricket captain was nicknamed "Lulu" because of his hair? David Gower Which England soccer manager left under a cloud in search of the sun? Don Revie Which ex-Birmingham window cleaner sped to a World Title in August 1992? Nigel Mansell Which first division soccer club did Denis and Leslie Compton play for? Arsenal Which Glasgow club has won the Scottish Football League the most times? Glasgow Rangers Which golf shot is mis-hit when a player suffers from the "yips"? Putt A putt Which golf tournament was founded in 1860? British Open The British Open Which Grand Slam tennis event is held at Roland Garros Stadium? French Open The French Open Which is a broiler chicken - male, female or either? [mc] *Either Male Female Which is heavier - a baseball or cricket ball? [mc] *A cricket ball A baseball Which is longer - the 50 kilometre walk or the marathon? [mc] *The 50 km walk The marathon Which is the longer race - 5,000 metres or 3 miles? [mc] *5,000 metres 3 miles Which is the lowest ranking of the four suits in the game of Bridge? Clubs Which king in a standard deck of cards is supposed to represent Julius Caesar? King of diamonds The king of diamonds Which local club did Hull lose to in the Rugby League Challenge Cup Final in 1980? Hull Kingston Rovers Which newspaper had the headline "Freddie Starr Ate My Hamster"? The Sun Which of snooker's "coloured" balls has the lowest value? Yellow Which soccer fan perished off the Lady Ghislaine? Robert Maxwell Which sport gives competitors three goes at the snatch? Weightlifting Which sport originally ruled "kicks must be aimed only at the ball"? Football Which term meaning "the genuine article" did boxer Kid McCoy inspire? Real McCoy The real McCoy Which TV quiz-master once made a film called "Mad Dogs and Cricketers"? Nicholas Parsons Which US state exports the most wine? California Which uses the smaller ball - rugby union or rugby league? [mc] *Rugby league Rugby union Which utensil is most commonly used to eat squirrel heads with? Spoon A spoon Which video game character is sometimes known to his fans as Chomper? Pacman Pac man Pac-Man Which was the first African country to celebrate an Olympic gold medal? South Africa Which was the first English soccer club to win the European Cup? Manchester United Which way round a track are international athletic races run? Anti-clockwise Which way should your sled dogs turn when you shout "Gee"? Right Which world-beating U.S. athlete was born on the same day as the Princess Diana? Carl Lewis Which year's Olympic Games were the first to receive live TV coverage in Britain? 1948 1948's Who called his Czechoslovakian opponent a Communist during a 1983 tennis match? John McEnroe Who captained Pakistan to victory in the 1992 cricket World Cup? Imran Khan Who damaged his cruciate ligaments in the 1991 FA Cup final? Paul Gascoigne Who declared the 1936 Olympics officially open? Adolf Hitler Who did Zola Budd "trip up" in the 1984 3,000 metre Olympic final? Mary Decker Who has scored the most goals for the England football team? Bobby Charlton Who is the only athlete to have set six world records in one day? Jesse Owens Who led Middlesex to their ninth outright County Championship title in 1985? Mike Gatting Who lost her British long jump record in 1983, after 19 years? Mary Rand Who played for five million in Serbia in 1992? Bobby Fischer & Boris Spassky Boris Spassky & Bobby Fischer Bobby Fischer and Boris Spassky Boris Spassky and Bobby Fischer Who played the first official international football match? Scotland & England England & Scotland Scotland and England England and Scotland Who said "I've seen George Foreman shadow box, and the shadow won"? Ali Muhammad Ali Who scored 8,114 runs in his 108 Test Match career? Geoff Boycott Who set a world record in 1984 with 8,797 points and lost it 8 years later? Daley Thompson Who usually leads a long athletics race, and then drops out? Pacemaker The pacemaker Who was awarded a four-pound gold soccer ball after scoring his 1000th goal? Pele Who was England's bald Olympic gold medal winning breaststroker? Duncan Goodhew Who was the first boxer to hold the world heavyweight championship three times? Ali Muhammed Ali Who was the first golfer to achieve a hole-in-one on British TV? Tony Jacklin Who was the first Londoner to win a World Masters darts championship? Eric Bristow Who was the first male tennis player to win two Grand Slams? Rod Laver Who was the first world record holder for the mile, 800 m. and 1500 m. simultaneously? Sebastian Coe Who was the Footballer of the Year in 1966? Bobby Charlton Who was the official hair care consultant to the 1984 Los Angeles Olympics? Vidal Sassoon Who was the only female athlete at the 1976 Summer Olympics not given a sex test? Princess Anne Who was world heavyweight boxing champion for 11 years, 8 months and 12 days? Joe Louis Who won both the 100 and 200 metres at the Los Angeles Olympics of 1984? Carl Lewis Who won his first Grand Prix in Belgium in August 1992? Michael Schumacher Who won the 1984 Winter Olympic Games Pairs Figure Skating Championship? Christopher Dean & Jayne Torvill Jayne Torvill & Christopher Dean Christopher Dean and Jayne Torvill Jayne Torvill and Christopher Dean Who won the first ever cricket test match? Australia Who won the first World Snooker Championship in 1927? Joe Davis Who won the rugby World Cup in New Zealand in 1987? New Zealand Who won three Gold skiing medals at the 1968 Winter Olympics? Jean-Claude Killy Who, from 1954, won the World Motor Racing Championship for four years in a row? J M Fangio Who, in 1965, became the first foreign player in 45 years to win the US Open golf title? Gary Player Who, in 1968, became Wimbledon's first professional champion? Rod Laver Who, in the 1976 Winter Olympics, won Britain's first skating medal for 24 years? John Curry Why did Johnny Walker give out free whisky in 1992? (Answer: because _____ _____ _____ _____ _____ _____ ) Nick Falso won the British Open Because Nick Faldo won the British Open Why was cricket's Graham Gooch given a three-year Test ban? For leading a rebel tour of South Africa Why were Aston Villa fined 25 pounds in 1895? (Answer: because they _____ _____ _____ _____ ) Lost the FA Cup Lost the F.A. Cup Because they lost the FA Cup Because they lost the F.A. Cup With what soccer club did Martin Peters gain fame? West Ham With whom did Chris Evert win her first Wimbledon doubles title? Martina Navratilova