What famous sauce is manufactured by McIlhenny & Co?
Tabasco
What year was the first motor race held that was classed as Formula 1?
1950
In the wild west, how was Henry McCarty better known?
Billy The Kid
How many stories did each of the World Trade Towers have?
110
What is the name of the cafe in Coronation Street?
Roy's Rolls
According to the BBC how many rooms are there in Buckingham Palace?
775
What is the busiest single-runway airport in the world?
London Gatwick
By number of films made, which country has the largest film industry?
India
Who lit the Olympic flame at the 1996 Atlanta Olympics?
Muhammad Ali
On what day of the year is St George's day held?
23rd of April
The scientific unit lumen is used in the measurement of what?
Light
Which Apollo moon mission was the first to carry a lunar rover vehicle?
Apollo 15
Who wrote the Twilight series of novels?
Stephenie Meyer
What is the capital of India?
New Delhi
Who wrote the poem 'The Owl and the Pussycat'?
Edward Lear
Which country had a secret police force known as the Tonton Macoute?
Haiti
In which city is the European Parliament based?
Strasbourg
Gala, Jonagold and Pink Lady are varieties of which fruit?
Apple
Which organ of the body is affected by Bright's Disease?
Kidney
What is the boiling point of water in Kelvin?
373 K
What was the 1st human invention that broke the sound barrier?
The whip
What name was given to the Samurai code of honour?
Bushido
What colour is the bullseye on a standard dartboard?
Red
What song does the main character wake up to every morning in Groundhog Day?
I Got You Babe
What is the only Central American country in which baseball, not soccer, is the people's favourite sport?
Nicaragua
What is the largest fresh water lake in North America?
Lake Superior
Which South American country was named after the Italian city of Venice?
Venezuela
How many rounds are there in an olympic boxing match?
4
The highest temperature ever recorded outside in the shade was recorded in Azizah, in Africa. In which country is this city located?
Libya
Which Hasbro `action figure` got its name from a Robert Mitchum film?
G.I. Joe
In which country is the highest mountain in South America?
Argentina
How many emirates make up the United Arab Emirates?
7
If you were putting numbers on new changing room lockers to be numbered from 1 to 100, how many times would you use the number 9?
20
Which famous group performed the first ever song on Top Of The Pops in 1964?
The Rolling Stones
Who wrote the novel Revolutionary Road, which was made into a successful feature film?
Richard Yates
Which supermodel is seen pole dancing in the White Stripes video for the song `I Just Don`t Know What To Do With Myself`?
Kate Moss
Which band has released albums titled `Word Gets Around`, `Just Enough Education To Perform` and `Pull The Pin`?
Stereophonics
In the Adrian Mole Diaries, what is the surname of his girlfriend?
Braiwaithe
Charlotte Edwards led England`s women to World Cup glory in which sport in March 2009?
Cricket
What is sake made from?
Rice
Affenpinscher, Keeshond and Leonberger are all types of what?
Dog
Who won the 2009 Rugby World Sevens Cup?
Wales
Who is the only player to win a Champion`s League medal, the Premiership and the FA Cup, and to be relegated from the Premiership without going on to play in the Championship?
Kanu
With which club did David Beckham make his football league debut?
Preston North End
Who is the host of the TV show Q.I.?
Stephen Fry
Anyone Can Fall In Love was a chart hit set to the theme tune of which TV show?
EastEnders
Who is the only character to appear in the first ever Coronation Street who is still in the show at 2009?
Ken Barlow
The film `Black Hawk Down` was loosely based on a true incident that took place in 1993 in which country?
Somalia
What word does the bird constantly repeat in Edgar Allan Poe`s classic poem `The Raven`?
Nevermore
In the board game `Risk`, what colour is Europe?
Blue
What is the only anagram of the word `English`?
Shingle
Known as the Rio Grande in the USA, what is it called in Mexico?
Rio Bravo
In what year were the Orkney Islands reannexed to Scotland from Norway?
1472
In what year and in what country was the first FIFA world cup held?
1930, Uruguay
Which actress, born in 1916, had her legs insured by 20th Century Fox for one million dollars?
Betty Grable
As of 2009, what is the last Best Picture Oscar winning film to also win Best Actor and Best Actress Oscars?
The Silence Of The Lambs
Velma Kelly and Roxie Hart are the protagonists of which Oscar winning movie?
Chicago
What is the name of Postman Pat`s pet cat?
Jess
In which sport are the Thomas Cup, Uber Cup and Sudiman Cup tournaments played?
Badminton
Anthony Stark is the alter-ego of which super-hero?
Iron-Man
Fort Knox lies in which American state?
Kentucky
What was the third last state to join the USA?
Arizona
What is the lightest metal under standard conditions?
Lithium
How many surfaces does a Mobius strip have?
One
Which King of England was crowned on Christmas Day?
William the Conqueror
Who was Queen for just nine days in 1553?
Lady Jane Grey
Tokelau is a dependency of which country?
New Zealand
How many wings does a bee have?
Four
A Scottish mountain must be at least how many feet high to be called a Munro?
3,000
In Gullivers Travels, what is the name of the flying island?
Laputa
In which 1951 film did Fred Astaire appear to dance on the ceiling?
Royal Wedding
On which Hebridian island did Prince Charles crash a plane in 1994?
Islay
Who was the author of Whisky Galore?
Compton Mackenzie
What is the collective noun for a group of moles?
A labour
What is `sciophobia` the fear of?
Shadows
According to Shakespeare, whose horse was called White Surrey?
Richard III's
What was the name of the rocket used by Yuri Gagarin for the first manned space flight?
Vostok 1
Which shipping forecast area is to the directly north of Ireland?
Malin
What is the river that flows through the city of Albuquerque in the USA?
Rio Grande
On which side of the road do people drive in Japan?
Left
Winnepeg is the capital of which Canadian province?
Manitoba
Who overthrew King Idris in 1969?
Colonel Gaddafi
Kosciusko is the highest mountain in which country?
Australia
Who had a two ounce stone cut from his bladder in 1658?
Samuel Pepys
Who was assassinated by Nathuram Godse in 1948?
Mahatma Ghandi
Which monarch held her nerve in the Bedchamber Crisis?
Queen Victoria
In which county was Isaac Newton born?
Lincolnshire
In what year was Barack Obama born?
1961
In what American state was Barack Obama born?
Hawaii
What was Barack Obama`s father`s first name?
Barack
How many stones did David take for his fight with Goliath?
5
How many players make up an Australian rules football team?
18
What is the only English league football team with no letters in common with the word `mackeral`?
Swindon Town
In which event would you compete for the Borg Warner Cup?
The Indianapolis 500
In the 1966 World Cup, matches were played at two London venues. Wembley was one, what was the other?
White City
Which breed of dog has breeds called Welsh, Scottish and Irish?
Terrier
How is the chaparral cock, a ground cuckoo native of Mexico, better known?
The Roadrunner
What sort of creature is a cassowary?
A bird
How old is Juliet when she dies in Shakespeare's Romeo and Juliett?
13
What was the name of King Henry VIII`s older brother?
Arthur
What is the common name for the medical condition `epistaxis`?
Nose bleed
Who did Ted Turner, the media tycoon, marry in 1991?
Jane Fonda
Who has written a series of letters entitled `Dear Fatty` in the form of an autobiography?
Dawn French
What type of material is produced in a ginnery?
Cotton
What is made using soda, lime and silica?
Glass
Who created Wikipedia on the World Wide Web?
Jimmy Wales
Which three letters did SOS replace as a Morse mayday signal?
CQD
What was the breed of US detective Columbo`s dog?
Basset hound
What state does Sarah Palin represent as its governor?
Alaska
What US state did Barack Obama become senator of in 2005?
Illinois
What is the speed limit on a German motorway?
None
In a standard set of playing cards which is the only king without a moustache?
The king of hearts
Which Beatle led the way across the zebra crossing on the Abbey Road album cover?
John Lennon
In which year did Royal Mail introduce self adhesive stamps?
2001
If eating Cambridge No 5s, Wellands or Bedford Winter Harvests what would you be eating?
Brussel Sprouts
When world boomerang throwing championships were held from 1981, which country won it in 12 out of the first 13 years?
USA
Which category of sports men or women have been voted BBC Sports Personality of the Year the most times?
Athletes
Which US city is home to sporting teams known as the Browns, the Cavaliers and the Indians?
Cleveland
Which fruit contains the most calories?
Avocado
What does a somnambulist do?
Sleepwalk
Which world famous musician was born as Farrokh Bulsara in Zanzibar in 1946?
Freddie Mercury
The name of which European capital city is derived from the names of two towns on either bank of its main river?
Budapest
What is the name of the famous statue by Edvard Eriksen, unveiled on the 23rd of August, 1913?
The Little Mermaid
After which sporting hero was Formula 1 driver Lewis Hamilton named?
Carl Lewis
In a competition in 1829, what beat Cycloped, Novelty, Perseverance and Sans Pareil?
Stephenson's Rocket
How old was the title character in the novel Lolita?
12
Which state is home to the Joshua Tree National Park?
California
Thomas Hardy`s heart is buried in his native Dorset, but where in London is his body buried?
Poet`s Corner
What numeric term describes perfect eyesight and a form of cricket?
20/20
What does the word `pop` refer to in `Pop Goes The Weasel`?
To pawn
In heraldry, what colour is gules?
Red
How many lions are depicted on the royal standard?
Seven
On what occasions would the royal standard be flown at half mast?
Never
In the cartoon books, what is the name of the druid that provides potions for Asterix?
Getafix
Inspector Morse actor John Thaw was married to which actress at the time of his death in 2001?
Sheila Hancock
Energy firm British Gas is owned by which company?
Centrica
In the game Cluedo, which room can be accessed via the secret passageway from the Study?
The kitchen
Which author wrote `The Bourne Identity`?
Robert Ludlum
Which Scottish actress played the TV character `Supergran`?
Gudrun Ure
In the TV show `Button Moon`, what was the name of Mr Spoon`s daughter?
Tina Teaspoon
In the TV show `Rentaghost`, Sue Nicolls played which character?
Nadia Popov
In the TV show `Family Guy`, what is the name of the Griffins` lecherous neighbour?
Glenn Quagmire
According to the Bible, how many of each type of animal did Moses take on the ark?
None
Common, Water and Pygmy are types of which British mammal?
Shrew
Which flower is the middle name of footballer turned TV presenter Bob Wilson?
Primrose
Where in the human body would you find the Islets of Langerhans?
The pancreas
What is the only bone in the human body that is not attached to any other bone?
The hyoid
In which British city did the Peterloo massacre take place in 1819?
Manchester
How is soccer superstar Ricardo Izecson dos Santos Leite better known?
Kaka
Which is the only US state that has no letters in common with its state capital?
South Dakota
Which group formed in 1977 and named themselves after their financial status at that time?
Dire Straits
What was the title of Bob the Builder`s second UK number one hit single?
Mambo No 5
What mineral has the highest number on the Mohs scale?
Diamond
What mineral has the lowest number on the Mohs scale?
Talc
Who was British Prime Minister on V-J Day?
Clement Attlee
Three countries have both an Atlantic and a Mediterranean coast. France and Spain are two, but what is the other?
Morocco
What is the modern name for the country historically known as `Abyssinia`?
Ethiopia
In which year did brothers Richard and Maurice McDonald open their first McDonald`s restaurant in San Bernardino, California?
1940
Which type of pasta`s name translates literally as `little worms`?
Vermicelli
During World War II, how was William Joyce better known?
Lord Haw-Haw
What is the common name for the liquid secreted by your lacrimal glands?
Tears
What is the name of the sea that separates New Zealand and Australia?
Tasman Sea
How many states of the United States of America have a Pacific coast?
5
How many successive pots must a snooker player make to score a 147 break?
36
What is the more common name for the medical condition of `periorbital hematoma`?
Black eye
Who was known as the Maid of Orleans?
Joan of Arc
In George Orwell`s Animal Farm, what type of animals were Clover, Mollie and Boxer?
Horses
In which European country would you find the Troodos mountain range?
Cyprus
In literature, who owns a cat called Crookshanks?
Hermione Granger
What is the only national capital that borders two different countries?
Bratislava
What is the name of the canoeist who famously faked his own death when he disappeared in 2002?
John Darwin
Which supermarket is mentioned in Chas and Dave`s song `Rabbit`?
Sainsbury`s
In Peter Pan, what is the name of Captain Hook`s ship?
The Jolly Roger
How many boxes are used in the UK version of Deal Or No Deal?
22
Which singer had hits with `Rubber Ball` and `The Night Has A Thousand Eyes`?
Bobby Vee
Which South American country has borders with Colombia and Peru?
Ecuador
What sized ball is a game of netball played with?
Size 5
Which country did Celine Dion represent when singing in the Eurovision song contest in 1988?
Switzerland
What was Margaret Thatcher`s maiden name?
Roberts
Who won the Rugby World Cup in 2007?
South Africa
On which planet is the solar system`s highest volcano?
Mars
Who discovered the element oxygen?
Joseph Priestley
Who assassinated John Lennon?
Mark Chapman
Which soccer club`s supporters are known as the Toon Army?
Newcastle United
`Sicknote` was the nickname of a character in which TV series?
London`s Burning
Which was the first colour film to win a Best Picture Oscar?
Gone With The Wind
What was the name of the banker who looked after Jed Clampett`s millions in `The Beverly Hillbillies`?
Mr Drysdale
Who played the Prince Regent in `Blackadder The Third`?
Hugh Laurie
Used in mathematics, what is the value of Pi to three decimal places?
3.142
Sigourney Weaver`s film debut was a non-speaking role in which Woody Allen film?
Annie Hall
Which of these wedding anniversaries would you celebrate after 35 years of marriage? Sapphire, Crystal or Coral?
Coral
What was left in Pandora`s box after she released misery and evil?
Hope
Which famous actor had his scenes cut from the 1983 film `The Big Chill`
Kevin Costner
Which planet in the solar system would come third alphabetically?
Mars
In music, the band Travis got their name from a character in which film?
Paris, Texas
In which London park is London Zoo situated?
Regent`s Park
What is the name of the trophy awarded to the winners of the Rugby World Cup?
William Webb Ellis Trophy
Who famously said `L`Etat c`est moi` which translates as `I am the state`?
Louis XIV
What fraction of an iceberg is exposed above the water? one third, one seventh or one eleventh?
One eleventh
The Greek translation of the phrase `Which was to be proved` provided what abbreviation?
QED
How many pawns does each player have in a game of chess?
8
Who is the only person to have five stars on Hollywood`s walk of fame - one for each of movies, TV, theatre, radio and music?
Gene Autry
Which country was once referred to as `Gaul`?
France
How many pieces does each player have in backgammon?
15
Which former Blue Peter presenter died in April 2004, aged 41?
Caron Keating
The Sun is mainly composed of Hydrogen and which other gas?
Helium
In what town was William Shakespeare born?
Stratford-upon-Avon
What was ITVs first twice weekly soap opera?
Emergency Ward 10
In the music world, by what name is Marshall Bruce Mathers III better known?
Eminem
Who painted `The Night Watch`?
Rembrandt
In the film `Casablanca`, how many times does Humphrey Bogart say `Play it again Sam`?
Never
Which of the following would a phillumenist collect? Bottle tops, Matchbox labels or Dolls?
Matchbox labels
With which artist is the famous painting `Sunflowers` associated?
Vincent Van Gogh.
Which club did Alex Ferguson leave to go to Man United?
Aberdeen
What was Everything But The Girl`s first top ten UK hit single?
I Don`t Want To Talk About It
Which Japanese word means `empty orchestra`?
Karaoke
Who was Queen of England for 9 days in 1553?
Lady Jane Grey
What company was founded by Parisian chemistry student Eugene Schuller in 1907, creating a dye to cover grey hair with natural looking colours?
L`Oreal
What was Ferdinand Porches best selling car design?
Volkswagen Beetle
Which `M` is the ruling planet of the astrological sign Gemini?
Mercury
What is the largest joint in the human body?
The knee joint
Who did Sitting Bull call `little sure shot`?
Annie Oakley
Which singer won the best actress award at the 2000 Cannes Film Festival?
Bjork (for `Dancer In The Dark`)
The liquer cassis is made from which fruit?
Blackcurrant
What 1969 James Bond is the longest at 140 minutes?
`On Her Majesty`s Secret Service`
In the Bible who was Jacob`s wife?
Rachel
What is the colour of the `Black Box` in a plane which can be used to gather important information in the event of a crash?
Orange
In which decade did Christopher Cockerell invent the hovercraft?
1950s
What is the chemical symbol for the element Silver?
Ag
More widely recognised as an actor, who won the 1997 Oscar for best adapted screenplay for the film `Slingblade`?
Billy Bob Thornton
Who wrote the book `Wuthering Heights` in 1847?
Emily Bronte
In which city is the literary character Dr Jekyll`s laboratory?
London
In which European city would you find Anne Frank`s house?
Amsterdam
Who was the first woman to be shot by the FBI?
Bonnie Parker
What is the capital city of Scotland?
Edinburgh
What product did Linda Bellingham advertise on TV for 12 years?
OXO
In the game of Pokemon, what colour is Pikachu?
Yellow
Who wrote the opera from which the melody known as `Here comes the bride` comes?
Wagner
In what year was the first bikini shown at a fashion show?
1946
What was the name of the helicopter written about by Sarah Fergusson, Duchess of York?
Budgie
Which song includes the line `Let`s play twister, let`s play risk` and which band who had a hit with it originally?
`Man On The Moon` by REM
Which 1975 film became only the second to win all five major Oscars - Best Picture, Best Director, Best Actor, Best Actress and Best Screenplay?
`One Flew Over The Cuckoo`s Nest`
Which department store shut 109 of its UK branches in the year 2000?
C & A
In the Bible, who cut off Samson`s hair?
Delilah
Who directed the 1956 film `The Killing`? Roman Polanski, Stanley Kubrick or Francis Ford Copolla?
Stanley Kubrick
Which famous rock star did Angie Barnett marry in 1970?
David Bowie
How many hoops are used in a game of croquet?
6
Which sport was invented by Dr James Naismith in Massachusetts in 1891?
Basketball
Who did Ronald Reagan succeed as American President
Jimmy Carter
In which film would you first have come across the character of Marty McFly?
Back To The Future
From what country does the chihuahua dog originate?
Mexico
In Greek mythology what is the name of the winged horse?
Pegasus
What was the name of the character in `Wacky Races` who drove `the Turbo Terrific`?
Peter Perfect
The emerald is the birthstone for what month?
May
Which of the characters in the `Wizard of Oz` would most accurately fit the description of `Vacuous`? The Scarecrow, Tin Man or Lion?
Scarecrow
The character played by Halle Berry in the 1994 film `The Flintstones` shares her name with what famous actress?
Sharon Stone
What is the most common surname in America?
Smith
Poseidon and Neptune were the Greek and Roman Gods of what?
The sea
In which year did the Falklands war take place?
1982
How is the drink which was introduced in 1929 and originally called Lithiated Lemon, known now?
7-Up
Which twentieth century artist had a studio called `The Factory`?
Andy Warhol.
How old was Barings Bank when it collapse after Nick Leeson lost hundreds of thousands of pounds?
223 years
Robert Englund is best known for playing which character in a series of horror films?
Freddy Krueger
In which famous Christmas Song is a snowman pretended to be `Parsons Brown`?
`Winter Wonderland`
Who realeased the 1985 hit album `Reckless`?
Bryan Adams
Which groups 1985 debut album was called `Wonderland`?
Erasure
In the movie `2001: A Space Odysey, what was the computer`s name?
HAL
What was the first city in modern history to have a population of a million when it did so in 1811?
London
What is the first property you`d pass on a standard Monopoly board?
Old Kent Road
Who played Al Capone in the 1987 film `The Untouchables`?
Robert De Niro
According to Benny Hill, what was the name of the horse that pulled the fastest milk-cart in the west?
Trigger
Which British actor plays Thomas Fowler in the 2002 film `The Quiet American`?
Michael Caine
Which painter`s works include `The Bathers` and `La Loge`?
Renoir.
Which 1987 film received 9 nominations at the Oscars in 1988?
`The Last Emperor`
Which is larger - the Indian or African elephant or are they both the same size?
African
Which battle of 1485 was the last in the War of the Roses?
Bosworth Field
With which sport are the Queensberry Rules associated?
Boxing
What does `I.Q.` stand for as in I.Q. Test?
Intelligence Quotient
Adapted from a British TV series, what 1997 featured Val Kilmer in the leading role?
`The Saint`
Tom Baker played Doctor Who in how many episodes of the TV series?
172
Who founded The Metropolitan Police?
Robert Peel
In which European country did the Mazurka dance originate?
Poland
What does the letter `T` stand for in the Star Trek character James T. Kirk`s name?
Tiberius
Which football team won the World Cup in 1954?
West Germany
Who had the 1981 hit single `Good Year For the Roses`?
Elvis Costello
In the film `The Life Of Brian`, who played Biggus Dickus?
Graham Chapman
Who`s last words were translated as `You too, Brutus`?
Julius Caesar
Celine Dion`s song `My Heart Will Go On` is from the soundtrack of which film?
`Titanic`
Which Charles Dickens novel featured the character of Tiny Tim?
A Christmas Carol
What city was the capital of Cambodia in the 11th century? Angkor, Hue or Mukden?
Angkor
What is the most westerly county in England?
Cornwall
`AD` stands for Anno Domini, but what does Anno Domini mean?
In the year of our Lord.
Which Monty Python star once played an art critic in `Doctor Who`?
John Cleese
What is the capital of Pakistan?
Islamabad
Who is the patron saint of television?
Saint Clare
Mickey Mouse is named after which actor?
Mickey Rooney
In what year did the building of the Panama canal begin?
1880
Which continent does the zebra come from?
Africa
What is Roxy Music`s only UK no 1 single?
Jealous Guy
What was Michael Jackson`s first UK number one single?
`One day in your life`
With which comic would you associate the characters Lord Snooty, Minnie The Minx and The Bash Street Kids?
`The Beano`
On which TV comedy show might you find the characters of Jesse, Bob Fleming and Competitive Dad?
`The Fast Show`
How is the medical condition dyspepsia better known?
Indigestion
Who was European footballer of the year for 2000?
Luis Figo
What is the second largest planet in the Solar System?
Saturn
What colour is the bottom stripe on the flag of Germany?
Yellow
Which is the southernmost of the North American Great Lakes?
Lake Erie
In which 1993 film is the main character called Phil Connors?
Groundhog Day
Who did Muhammad Ali fight in `The Thrilla In Manila`?
Joe Frazier
David Cornwell is the real name of which author?
John Le Carre
Which golf course hosts the US masters?
Augusta
Which actress starred in `The Pelican Brief` and `Sleeping With The Enemy`?
Julia Roberts
In which year did Kurt Cobain commit suicide?
1994
Which Beatles song was the biggest selling single in the UK in the 1960s?
`She Loves You`
How many players made up a squad In the 2002 soccer world cup?
22
Which city holds the title of World Cup capital due to the number of soccer World Cup matches held there?
Mexico City
`OK Computer`, `Pablo Honey` and `Kid A` are all albums by which British band ?
Radiohead
What was Neil Armstrong and Buzz Aldrin`s first meal on the moon? Roasted Turkey, Steak Pie or Peanut Butter Sandwiches?
Roasted Turkey
Which of the states in Australia is the largest?
Western Australia
How many European countries qualified for the 2002 World Cup Finals?
15
Which American actress played Carrie in `Four Weddings and a Funeral`?
Andie MacDowell
What did Russia sell to America in 1867?
Alaska
Who starred as Mary Poppins in the 1964 film of the same name?
Julie Andrews
What number on the Beaufort scale represents a moderate wind?
4
Which musical style has a name which means `in the style of the chapel` in Italian?
A Cappella
Which country was the first to win the soccer World Cup three times?
Brazil
Which authour first coined the phrase `heavy metal`?
William Burroughs
What name is given to the lightest weight category in Olympic boxing?
Light Flyweight
Which band provided the main theme song for the film `Mission Impossible 2`?
Limp Bizkit
According to the Bible, what would have come first, the chicken or the egg?
The chicken
What was the name of the fort in Texas where a group of Americans fought a large Mexican force in 1836?
Alamo
In what 1971 film did Roy Kinnear play Mr Salt?
`Willy Wonka and the Chocolate Factory`
Which is the only country to have played in every World Cup since it started in 1930?
Brazil
Who won the Pulitzer Prize for his novel `The Grapes of Wrath`?
John Steinbeck
Which member of the Royal Family was born on 19th February 1960?
Prince Andrew
Which of the following colours does not appear on the flag of Afghanistan? Green, Red or Yellow?
Red
What colour is the top stripe on the flag of Hungary?
Red
Which famous book is sub-titled `The Modern Prometheus`?
`Frankenstein`
In a standard game of poker, which of these hands would win? Three of a kind, a straight or a flush?
A flush
Which actor played the leading role in Alfred Hitchcock`s `North by north-west`?
Cary Grant
What method of transport did Christopher Cockerell patent in 1955?
Hovercraft
How many feet are in a furlong?
660
What was the name of Rodney`s wife in `Only Fools And Horses`?
Cassandra
Which cartoonist published the `Far Side` cartoons?
Gary Larson
Who famously said `a week is a long time in politics`?
Harold Wilson
Which US city contains the residential area of Bel Air?
Los Angeles
Roger Hargreaves created which characters in a series of books in the 1970s?
The Mister Men
Baton Rouge is the capital of which American state?
Louisiana
In which year did John Major become Prime Minister?
1990
What was Oliver Reed`s last film?
`Gladiator`
Who had a number one with `Little Things Mean A Lot` in 1954? Kitty Kallen, Jo Stafford or Vera Lynn?
Kitty Kallen
What was the first type of animal in the world to be domesticated?
The dog
Which TV actor provided the voice for Bob the Builder on his number one hit?
Neil Morrissey
In which hand does the Statue Of Liberty hold a torch? Left or Right?
Right.
Which band had a number one hit single called `Star Trekkin`?
The Firm
What `V. V.` is John Travolta’s character`s name in the film `Pulp Fiction`?
Vince Vega
In which of Shakespeare`s plays does the line `A horse! A horse ! My kingdom for a horse.` appear?
`Richard III`
Which cult TV show featured the characters called Donna Hayward, Doctor Jacobi and the Log Lady?
`Twin Peaks`
Who composed `Moonlight Sonata``? Handel, Mozart or Beethoven?
Beethoven
What is the second letter of the Greek alphabet?
Beta
Which English football team play their home games at the MacAlpine stadium?
Huddersfield Town
Which cartoon character lived at 52 Festive Road, London?
Mr Benn
On which famous award do the two words `For Valour` appear?
The Victoria Cross
What was Abba`s first British hit single?
Waterloo
What single letter is the chemical symbol for the element Tungsten?
W
Which football team lost both the 1982 and 1986 World Cup finals?
West Germany
What was the name of the third fillm in the `Die Hard` series?
`Die Hard: With A Vengeance
In 1990, who became the oldest recipient of a best actress Oscar?
Jessica Tandy
In what century was the leaning tower of Pisa built?
14th
How many UK number ones did Take That have in the 1990s?
7
Out of the 20 highest mountains in America, 17 are in which state?
Alaska
What is the capital of Iraq?
Baghdad
Who wrote `Finnegan`s Wake`?
James Joyce
After how many years of marriage would you celebrate a leather wedding anniversary?
3
What is the second largest continent in the world?
Africa
Which Italian football club bought David Platt for £5.5 million?
Bari
In which American state is Hollywood?
California
Who wrote `Ulysses` and `A Portrait Of The Artist As A Young Man`?
James Joyce
What is the only bird which hunts by the sense of smell? The Kiwi, The Condor or The Ostrich?
Kiwi
Who devoted four years of his life to painting the ceiling of the Sistine Chapel?
Michaelangelo
Who did Stevie Wonder write the song `Happy Birthday` for?
Martin Luther King
In which century did Alexander Graham Bell invent the telephone?
19th
Which American poet wrote `Tales Of Mystery And Imagination`?
Edgar Allen Poe
What nationality was the artist Paul Gaugin?
French.
What is the name given to a young eagle?
An eaglet
Which country celebrated its bicentenary in 1988?
Australia
In July 2002, actress Angelina Jolie filed for divorce from which actor?
Billy Bob Thornton
David Prowse is best known for playing what Star Wars character?
Darth Vader
Which is the fastest land mammal?
The cheetah
What famous train would you find on the Island of Sodor?
Thomas the tank engine
How many days is the average gestation period of a mouse? 3, 11 or 21?
21
A tangelo is a cross between a tangerine and what other fruit?
A grapefruit
Which rock group had a hit with `The Final Countdown`?
Europe
What silent film star had a contract which forbid him from smiling on screen?
Buster Keaton
In which country would you find the original Legoland?
Denmark
Mel Gibson, Whoopi Goldberg and R.E.M. have all made guest appearances on which children`s TV show?
`Sesame Street`
What 1995 film featured the characters of Mr Potato Head, Bo Peep and Slinky Dog?
`Toy Story`
What was Elvis Presley`s middle name?
Aaron
What is the birthstone for the month of January?
Garnet
With which band would you associate Jack and Meg White?
The White Stripes
Which authour had the real name of Charles Dodgson?
Lewis Carroll
Which element has the chemical symbol P?
Phosphorous
Who played a singer called Rachel Marron in a 1992 fillm?
Whitney Houston
Which controversial 1955 novel is Vladimir Nabokov`s best known?
Lolita
What kind of animal is Pingu?
Penguin
Who became King of Scotland in 1371? Robert II, James III or James IV?
Robert II
Which 1962 film is based on the novel `The Executioners` by John D. MacDonald?
`Cape Fear`
What is the sum of the internal angles of any triangle?
180 degrees
`Wichita Lineman` was the first British top ten hit for who?
Glen Campbell
Which island lies in the centre of Niagara Falls?
Goat Island
After how many years of marriage would you celebrate a crystal wedding anniversary?
15
What is the second most common word in spoken English?
`and`
Which female singer released her debut album `Not That Kind` in the year 2000?
Anastacia
`Snot Rap` was a 1983 top 10 hit single for which TV personality?
Kenny Everett
Which film, directed by Terry Gilliam and starring Bruce Willis, was based on the short French film, `La Jetee`?
`Twelve Monkeys`
Which music hall entertainer was known as the `Prime Minister Of Mirth`?
George Robey
Who played the Riddler in the 1995 film `Batman Forever`?
Jim Carrey
In which year was the horse race the Derby first run?
1780
In which century did the ship the Mayflower begin it`s epic voyage?
17th
What is the name of The Jetsons` dog? Astro, Apollo or Maris?
Astro
Acid rain is caused by what polluting gas?
Sulphur Dioxide
The group Steely Dan got their name from a sexual device depicted in which book?
The Naked Lunch
Mariner 10 is the only space probe to fly past which planet, sending back pictures showing it to resembling the Earth`s moon?
Mercury
Who played Dr Grant in the film `Jurassic Park`?
Sam Neill
How many pockets are there on a standard snooker table?
6
Which `J` is Homer Simpson`s middle name?
Jay
In what year did George Orwell write the bulk of his novel `1984`?
1948
According to the Collins Millenium Dictionary, in what year was the word `Jazz` introduced into the English language?
1909
Which sign of the zodiac falls in both October and November?
Scorpio
What flower is traditionally given at Easter?
The lily
On a London Underground map, what line is coloured dark blue?
The Picadilly Line
Which female singer had a 1990 hit album called `The Immaculate Collection`?
Madonna
What animal has the heavist and most complex brain in the animal world?
The sperm whale.
What famous novel did Mark Chapman have in his possession when he assassinated John Lennon?
`The Catcher In The Rye`
After the 1936 Olympic Games, they were not held again until what year?
1948
What nationality were the band the Chi-Lites? British, American or Canadian?
American
Which organ in the human body regulates the amount of water in the blood and helps remove waste products?
Kidney
What is the capital of the American state of Arizona?
Phoenix
Which American band had a hit single in the year 2000 with `The Great Beyond`?
R.E.M.
Which sport combines cross-country skiing and rifle shooting?
The Biathlon
Which character has been played on screen by Tyrone Power and Alain Denoin?
Zorro
Which of the following teams was not in France`s group in the 2002 World Cup? Costa Rica, Senegal or Uruguay?
Costa Rica
Which song includes the line `Mere alcohol doesn`t thrill me at all`?
I Get A Kick Out Of You
With which sport are Andrew and Stephen Train associated?
Canoeing
Which school did Billy Bunter attend?
Greyfriars
The film `Gone With The Wind` is based on a novel by which author?
Margaret Mitchell
In which city was Dick Turpin hanged?
York
What word taken from the abbreviation for a unit of weight measurement was used by L. Frank Baum in the title of a novel?
Oz
By what name is the Central Criminal Court in London better known?
The Old Bailey
True or False: In America, on 1st January, 2001, over 3,700 prisoners were under sentence of death?
True
Who did John Francis attempt to assassinate in 1842? John Constable, Charles Dickens or Queen Victoria?
Queen Victoria
Nick Hornby`s book `Fever Pitch` is about supporting which English football team?
Arsenal
What is trichology the study of? Hair, Bones or Fingernails?
Hair
In what decade was London bridge transported from England to America?
1970s
What would you do with a Tom Collins? Eat it, drink it or wear it?
Drink it
What English-speaking Carribean nation qualified for the soccer world cup finals in France in 1998?
Jamaica
What type of clouds produce rain or snow? Cirrus, Cumbulus or Nimbus?
Nimbus
What was the name of Sir Walter Raleigh`s ship in the battle of the Armada?
The Ark
Who was the manager of the punk band `The Sex Pistols`?
Malcolm McLaren
In 2004, football pundit Ron Atkinson resigned over comments about which player?
Marcel Desailly
After Osama Bin Laden, which person was searched for most on the Internet in September 2001?
Nostradamus
Who`s was the first voice on the original Band Aid single `Do They Know It`s Christmas`?
Paul Young`s
Which wedding anniversary would you celebrate after 25 years?
Silver
What is the name of the football team Barcelona`s home stadium?
The Nou Camp
With which Dickens novel would you associate the character of Thomas Gradgrind?
`Hard Times`
What is the name given to a young lion?
A cub
Which Australian golfer won the US Open in 1981?
David Graham
Where in the body would you find the femur bone?
The leg
Which building in London contains a slab on the floor marking the tomb of an `Unknown Warrior` of World War I?
Westminster Abbey
What instrument was Louis Armstrong most famous for playing?
Trumpet
What was the approximate population of the world in 1960? 3 billion, 4 billion or 5 billion?
3 billion
What would the highest possible score be on the TV quiz show `Fifteen To One`?
433
To the nearest million, what did Census 2001 reveal was the population of Scotland?
5 million
Which member of the Monty Python team was a doctor?
Graham Chapman
Which king was killed from getting hit by an arrow in his eye?
King Harold
What is the collective noun for a group of rhinoceroses? A strike, a blow or a crash?
A crash
Which song from the 80s includes the line `Before this river becomes an ocean`?
`Faith`
Approximately what percentage of the human body is water? 27%, 63% or 80%?
80%
What was the surname of both the 9th and 23rd Presidents of the USA?
Harrison
What was the Lone Ranger`s horse called?
Silver
Who was the lead singer of the 1960s Irish group, `Them`?
Van Morrisson
Ascorbic acid also known as what Vitamin?
Vitamin C
Over how many days is a decathlon contested in the Olympic Games?
2
What was the number of the Apollo mission that first landed on the moon?
11
Which of the following religions was organized most recently? Islam, Hinduism or Christianity?
Islam
Which film star has the real name of Chan Kongsang?
Jackie Chan
What was the name of the first cartoon created for use with a soundtrack?
Steamboat Willie
Which Welsh band had the first UK number one of the 21st century?
Manic Street Preachers
What is the smallest planet in the Solar System?
Pluto
How many storeys does the Empire State Building in New York have?
102
When were the first Commonwealth games held? 1906, 1922 or 1930?
1930
Which musical term means `notes of a chord played in quick succession`?
Arpeggio
In `The Twelve Days Of Christmas`, what were there four of?
Calling Birds
Which Beatle was part of the Travelling Wilburys?
George Harrison
The song `Good Morning To All` written by the sisters Mildred and Patty Hill, was later adapted by Robert Coleman to become which famous song?
`Happy Birthday To You`
`Whiskey-A-Go-Go` in Los Angeles was America`s first what?
Disco
Which sea does the river Thames flow into?
North Sea
Which two colours appear on the Austrian flag?
Red and White
Who was the chief of the Greek Gods?
Zeus
What does the initial `P` stand for in the singer P. J. Harvey`s name?
Polly
What was the first in Krzysztof Kieslowski`s `Three Colours` trilogy of films called?
Three Colours: Blue
Which long-running show was first broadcast in 1958 when it was presented by a former Miss Great Britain and an ex-Army Officer?
Blue Peter
Bert and Ernie from `Sesame Street` are named after characters in what classic film?
It`s A Wonderful Life
What instrument did Dave Clarke play in the Dave Clarke Five?
Drums
Who plays the role of Sharon Watts in the TV soap opera `Eastenders`?
Letitia Dean
Appointed by Theodore Roosevelt in 1909, who was the first director of the FBI?
Stanley W. Finch
When is All Souls` Day?
November 2nd
In what American TV series did David Duchovny appear as transvestite Dennis/Denise Bryson?
Twin Peaks
Which English explorer introduced tobacco and potatoes to England?
Walter Raleigh
What film features the characters Barry the Baptist and Hatchett Harry?
`Lock, Stock and Two Smoking Barrels`
`Gregory Peck` is cockney rhyming slang for what?
Cheque
Which British actress has appeared in the films `The Last Days Of Disco`, `Serendipity` and `Pearl Harbour`?
Kate Beckinsale
In music, how many UK number ones has Ken Dodd had?
1
In what mountain range is the Yeti said to live?
The Himalayas
What Welsh band were originally known as `Betty Blue`?
Manic Street Preachers
How many balls are there on the table at the start of a normal game of pool?
16
How old was Bruce Lee when he died?
32
Who played `Balowski` in the TV comedy series `The Young Ones`?
Alexie Sayle
Who played lead guitar for Pink Floyd?
Dave Gilmour
In 1943, about 5,000 lives were lost due to flooding in which country?
India
Who directed the 1989 film `Crimes And Misdemeanors`? Warren Beatty, Woody Allen or Robert Redford?
Woody Allen
In which year did work began on building St Paul`s Cathedral?
1675
In what year was the first Barbie doll sold?
1959
What 1982 stars Dustin Hoffman as an actor who disguises himself as a woman to get work?
`Tootsie`
In which year were Joker`s first introduced to decks of cards in America?
1865
Which actress played the female lead in the film `Out Of Africa`?
Meryl Streep
In which year did the London store `Selfridges` open?
1909
In what year did Queen Victoria die?
1901
In which year did Bill Clinton become president of the USA?
1993
Which famous actress provided the voice of Maggie in the TV show The Simpsons when she uttered her first word?
Elizabeth Taylor
Which TV comedian plays the character of Alan Partridge?
Steve Coogan
What is the chemical symbol for the element Uranium? U, Ur or Un?
U
In what building in London is Poets Corner?
Westminster Abbey
What is the one place in all of Great Britain that the Queen cannot visit?
The House Of Commons
How much money is referred to in the slang term `a monkey`?
500 pounds
In a standard game of poker, what is the name given to the strongest hand?
A royal flush
Is a substance with a pH value less than 7 known as an acid or an alkali?
Acid
Which of the following American states is nicknamed the Hoosier State? Montana, New Mexico or Indiana?
Indiana
How did Captain Hook die in Peter Pan?
Killed by a crocodile
Which of the following rivers is the longest? Ob, Mississippi or Mekong?
Mississippi
Of which US state is Columbus the capital?
Ohio
Which of the following is a palindrome? Abracadabra, Racecar or Whoosh?
Racecar
What does the musical term `adagio` mean?
Slow
Which Stanley Kubrick film was based on a short story by Gustav Hasford called `The Short Timers`?
`Full Metal Jacket`
In which year was the first Guinness Book of Records published? 1935, 1945 or 1955?
1955
Which Jane Austen novel was originally titled `First Impressions`?
`Pride and Prejudice`
Who had a number one hit in May 1958 with `All I Have To Do Is Dream`?
Everly Brothers
In which group of islands would you find Harris, Lewis and Benbecula?
Outer Hebrides
What colour are the stars on the Australian flag?
White
Nancy Spingen was the famous girlfriend of who?
Sid Vicious
On which island did Napoleon die?
St Helena
In the TV series `The Simpsons`, who replaced Sideshow Bob?
Sideshow Mel
From which 1999 film do the lines `I feel like I`ve been in a coma for the past twenty years. And I`m just now waking up.` come?
`American Beauty`
What was the 50th state to join the United States of America?
Hawaii
In Roald Dahl`s novel `The BFG`, what do the letters BFG stand for?
Big Friendly Giant
Which tropic is north of the equator? Cancer or Capricorn?
Cancer
Which of the following is considered `the Royal Game`? Polo, Chess or Tiddlywinks?
Chess
What was the name of the farm where the animals lived in George Orwell`s `Animal Farm`?
Manor Farm
`Thunderbirds Are Go` was a top ten hit in 1990 for FAB featuring who?
MC Parker
What is the capital of the American state of California?
Sacramento
In 2002, who topped Forbes magazine`s list of the richest fictional characters?
Santa Claus
Which band had a Top 10 hit in 1969 with `Pictures of Lily`?
The Who
Who directed the film `Full Metal Jacket`?
Stanley Kubrick
How many players are there in a hockey team?
11
For how many years was Queen Victoria queen of the United Kingdom? 51, 64 or 76?
64
In the Dilbert comic strips, what is the name of the management consultant?
Dogbert
What were the first names of the Everly Brothers?
Don and Phil
What number is meant by a devil`s dozen or a long dozen?
13
In what year did Alaska become on of the United States of America?
1959
Which country`s national symbol is a Lotus flower?
India
In the film `Psycho` what is Norman Bates` hobby?
Taxidermy
Which 80s pop star wrote Chesney Hawke`s hit single `The One & Only`?
Nik Kershaw
What American film was released in France with a title which translated as `Life, Love, Cows`?
`City Slickers`
In what year was the actor Robert De Niro born?
1943
How many dominoes are there in a full set?
28
What name is given to the part of a building from where bells are hung?
Belfry
Which Monty Python star won a lifetime acheivement award at the British Comedy Awards in 2002?
Michael Palin
Which fruit is the only one to grow seeds on the outside ?
Strawberry
True or false: Clinophobia is the fear of beds?
True
In the NATO phonetic alphabet, what word is used for `N`?
November
Which line in Casablanca was famously mis-translated into German as `I look in your eyes, little one.`?
`Here`s looking at you, kid`
What was the Beautiful South`s first UK top 40 single?
`Song For Whoever`
Which of these types of painting came first? Realism, Cubism or Impressionism?
Realism.
In music, Pulp, Def Leppard and ABC all come from which English city?
Sheffield
Which element was used to make brass, but not recognised as a separate metal until 1746?
Zinc
In the game of Monopoly, how much does it cost to buy Old Kent Road?
60
What is zoophobia the fear of?
Animals
Which adult male singing voice is lower than tenor but higher than bass?
Baritone
What authour was exiled from Russia because of his book `Dr Zhivago`?
Boris Pasternak
If penultimate means next to last, what is the correct word for second to last?
Antepenultimate
Who in 1938 invented the first ball point pen?
Lasalo Biro
Which footballer conceded a penalty in Englands last Euro 2000 match?
Phil Neville
Which band did singer Louise leave to go solo?
Eternal
Which of the following is not a moon of the planet Saturn? Titan, Juliet or Pandora?
Juliet
Which comedian`s real name is Robert Davies?
Jasper Carrot
Whose was the first star to be placed on the Hollywood Walk Of Fame?
Joanne Woodward
What single by `Wet Wet Wet` spent 15 weeks at number one in the UK charts in 1994?
Love Is All Around
In judo, what colour belt follows yellow?
Orange
Which Texas song includes the line `You can tell me your reasons, but it won`t change my feelings`?
Say What You Want
In which country did the `Rumble In The Jungle` between Muhammed Ali and George Foreman take place in 1974?
Zaire
In which continent is the Caspian Sea?
Asia
What is the French name for the English Channel?
La Manche
In computing, what does the letter `A` stand for in `ASCII`? All, Assumed or American?
American
Which of the following operas was first performed before the other two? The Merry Widow, Carmen or Madame Butterfly?
Carmen
Who had a hit in the nineties with the song `Breakfast At Tiffany`s`?
Deep Blue Something
Which novelist works include `Dead Cert`, `Comeback` and `To The Hilt`?
Dick Francis
The first golf shot to be played on the moon occurred in which year?
1971
Fat Tuesday is another name for what event?
Mardi Gras
What is the proper name for the fear of fire?
Pyrophobia
What was the name of the volcano that erupted in the year A.D. 79 and destroyed the city of Pompeii?
Vesuvius
Which British monarch was known as the `Sailor King`?
William IV
Which Madness song starts with the line `Good morning miss, can I help you son`?
`House Of Fun`
Who was the first Roman Catholic to become American President?
John F. Kennedy
Beelzebub is Hebrew for what four word phrase, which was also used as the title of a famous novel?
`Lord Of The Flies`
Which actress appeared in the films `Get Shorty`, `Ruthless People` and `The First Wives Club`?
Bette Midler
Which sign of the zodiac falls in both June and July?
Cancer
Who had a number one in 1974 called `Always Yours`? Suzi Quattro, Gary Glitter or Pilot?
Gary Glitter
Who plays Dr. Evil in the `Austin Powers` films?
Mike Myers
Which has the larger ears - the African or Asian elephant?
African
What is the state capital of New York?
Albany
Who first argued that the world was not flat?
Aristotle
What style of painting was demonstrated by Monet, Renoir and Degas in Paris in 1874?
Impressionist.
Who wrote `The Day Of The Triffids`?
John Wyndham
What city was the first in the southern hemisphere to host the Olympics?
Melbourne
What element was the chemical symbol `Y`?
Yttrium
Which name does Paul O`Grady usually use when appearing on TV?
Lily Savage
New Jersey, New Mexico, New York. Which other American state begins with `New`?
New Hampshire
What is the capital city of Saudi Arabia?
Ryaddh
Which of the following is not one of Michael Jackson`s brothers? Joe, Marlon or Tito?
Joe
Which TV puppet had an arch enemy called Grotbags?
Emu
Which month`s name is derived from the two-faced god of gates?
January
Which Canadian province lies in between Alberta and Manitoba?
Saskatchewan
What is the capital of Austria?
Vienna
In which country was the 1999 film `Human Traffic` set?
Wales
Which river flows through Dublin?
The Liffey
Who played the title role in the 2002 film `Spiderman`?
Tobey Maguire
Which TV show introduced Bonnie Langford, Bobby Crush and Lena Zavaroni?
`Opportunity Knocks`
Which element spontaneously ignites in normal air?
Phosphorous
What is Britain`s highest earning toll bridge?
The Humber Bridge
Who played Hercule Poirot in the films `Death On The Nile` and `Appointment With Death`?
Peter Ustinov
The Pied Piper was called in to Hamelin to deal with what problem?
Rats
Who was the oldest member of the Beatles?
Ringo Starr
What is the longest line on the London Underground?
The Northern Line
Which film starring Arnold Swarzenegger, was based on a short story called `We Can Remember It For You Wholesale`?
`Total Recall`
Cut-throat Jake was the arch enemy of who?
Captain Pugwash
Which actress starred opposite Michael Douglas in the 1984 film `Romancing The Stone`?
Kathleen Turner
In which 1933 film did Fay Wray star as Ann Darrow?
King Kong
How many sides does an octagon have?
8
How many tentacles does an Octopus have?
8
In which county would you find Middlesbrough?
Cleveland
Which DJ runs the record label Perfecto?
Paul Oakenfold
What was Michaelangelo`s first name?
Michaelangelo
If in a game of Monopoly, you owned Pall Mall and Whitehall, which other property would you need to complete the set?
Northumberland Avenue
Who was the first American President to be born in the 20th century?
John F Kennedy
In morse code which letter is symbolized by dot dash?
A
Who or what was Herbie in the 1974 film `Herbie Rides Again`?
A car
In which year did Britain change to decimal currency?
1971
Which Tim Burton film starred Alec Baldwin and Geena Davis?
Beetlejuice
What is the name of the Test cricket ground in Birmingham?
Edgbaston
What word is used to describe an angle between 90 and 180 degrees?
Obtuse
Which river runs through the Grand Canyon?
The Colorado
Who had top ten hits in the nineties with `End Of The Line`, `Love Of A Lifetime` and `Never Let You Down`?
The Honeyz
King Richard I was known by what other name?
Richard the Lionheart
Who narrates the initial lines in the Pink Floyd song `Keep Talking`?
Stephen Hawking
What is latitude 66°32`N otherwise known as?
The Arctic Circle
What is the maximum number of golf clubs a golfer is allowed to use in a game?
14
What word can be used to describe a group of Kangaroos or Baboons?
A troop
What is a group of chickens called?
A brood
Who directed the Oscar-winning film `The English Patient`?
Anthony Minghella
Who played the Honey Rider in an early James Bond film?
Ursula Andress
Who did Everton beat in the 1984 FA Cup final?
Watford
In the `Dukes Of Hazzard` was General Lee a car, a dog, or a person?
A car
A feathered shuttlecock contains how many feathers?
16
What type of animal is a Bombay Duck?
Fish
What is the plural of mongoose?
Mongooses
What is the collective noun for a group of monkeys?
A troop
Who plays Dr Jekyll in the 1996 film `Mary Reilly`?
John Malkovich
In which two cities would you find Cleopatra`s needles?
London and New York
Which of the following countries is larger than 100 square miles in area? Liechtenstein, Monaco or Malta?
Malta
`Restyle Perm` is an anagram of which famous actress?
Meryl Streep
Which cartoon cat would you associate with the bird Tweety Pie?
Sylvester
Which artist`s work includes `The Night Watch`, `The Mill` and `Christ Healing`?
Rembrandt
Who was British Prime Minister at the time of Elizabeth II's Coronation?
Winston Churchill
Who wrote a play about ten guests invited to a luxurious retreat who discover their unknown host is among them, intent on murder?
Agatha Christie
Who wrote the novel `The Count Of Monte Cristo`?
Alexandre Dumas
Which chemical element is derived from the Greek word for `male`?
Arsenic
Which if the following is not one of the standard playing pieces in the game of Monopoly? Ship, Hat or Bike?
Bike
Who plays Samantha in the TV series `Sex And The City`?
Kim Cattrall
Where were the 1984 summer Olympics held?
Los Angeles
What actor played `Crocodile Dundee`?
Paul Hogan
Where was the 2002 World Cup final played? Niigata, Yokohama or Osaka?
Yokohama
Which country was admitted to the United Nations in 1993, becoming the smallest country to have done so?
Monaco
Who composed `The Four Seasons`?
Vivaldi
How many squares are there on a chess board?
64
What was the score when Brazil beat Czechoslovakia in the 1962 World Cup final? 3-1, 4-2, or 5-3?
3-1
Who was the famous wife of King Louis XVI of France?
Marie Antoinette
Which brothers invented the airplane in 1903?
Wilbur and Orville Wright
Which is the only colour which appears on the flag of Libya?
Green
Used in the English language, what word translates as `little war` in Spanish?
Guerrilla
The 1956 film `Forbidden Planet` is loosely based on which Shakespeare play?
`The Tempest`
In which year did the first bungee jump in Britain take place?
1979
Thomas Selfridge was the first man to be killed by what type of transport?
Aeroplane
Who did Arsenal beat 3-2 in the 1979 FA Cup final?
Manchester United
What is the English name for the constellation with the Latin name `Mensa`?
Table
What is the fourth book of the Bible?
Numbers
Which American Football team reached four consecutive Super Bowls between 1991-94?
The Buffalo Bills
In the board game Monopoly, how much does Euston Road cost?
100 pounds
What sport do Manchester Giants and London Towers play?
Basketball
In the Bible, who was Cain`s father?
Adam
Which prison was built on the Isle of Wight in 1830?
Parkhurst
Where were the 1960 Olympic Games held?
Rome
Which famous song contains the line `I feel stupid and contagious`?
Smells Like Teen Spirit
What was Dom Perignon the first to insert in a bottle?
A cork
Which famous female singer made her movie debut alongside Tupac Shakur in the film `Poetic Justice`?
Janet Jackson
In which town in Mississippi is `The Adventures of Tom Sawyer` by Mark Twain set?
St Petersburg
What type of racing has only two cars competing on the track at the same time?
Drag Racing
Which famous song contains the line `I feel stupid and contagious`?
`Smells Like Teen Spirit` (by Nirvana)
Which comon word was first coined at the start of the 20th Century by Czech playwright Karel Capek and is derived from a word meaning `menial labour`?
Robot
In Greek mythology, what was Nike the Goddess of? Sport, Victory or Wisdom?
Victory
Which of the following artists came highest in the Eurovision Song Contest for Britain in the 1990s? Michael Ball, Gina G or Love City Groove?
Michael Ball
Christmas Island is surrounded by which ocean?
The Indian Ocen
What does the second `E` stand for in `EEC`?
Economic
The characters Bert and Ernie from Sesame street were named after a policeman and taxi driver from what famous film?
`It`s A Wonderful Life`
James Cagney is often misquoted by impressionists as saying `You dirty rat`. What was his exact original words that led to this misquote?
`You dirty double-crossing rat`
Which sign of the zodiac runs from March into April?
Aries
Tony Orlando was the lead singer with which band?
Dawn
What animal is used to represent the star sign Capricorn?
Goat
In which Formula One team did Damon Hill replace Nigel Mansell?
Williams
What was the name of the cowboy in the film `Toy Story`?
Woody
Which famous TV comedian changed his name from Eric Bartholomew?
Eric Morecambe
Which island is part of Danish territory, but if regarded as a country would be the 12th largest in the world?
Greenland
What colour is the middle stripe on the Irish flag?
White
In which city is the 2001 film `Mulholland Drive` set?
Los Angeles
What is the only letter of the alphabet which does not appear in any of the names of the 50 American states?
`Q`
In what year did Slade first have a hit with the song `Merry Christmas Everybody`? 1973, 1975 or 1977?
1973
Who was the second wife of Henry VIII?
Anne Boleyn
What nationality was the psychoanalyst Sigmund Freud?
Austrian
What was the profession of the main character in the 2001 film `The Man Who Wasn`t There`?
Barber
In which year was the Encyclopedia Britannica first published?
1768
How many feet are there in a mile?
5,280
Which book, written in 1962 by Anthony Burgess, was later turned into a film directed by Stanley Kubrick?
A Clockwork Orange
What is the collective noun for a group of toads? A knot, a stitch or a weave?
A knot
Who was the first footballer to score 100 goals in the English Premiership?
Alan Shearer
Who gave the Beatles their name in April 1960? Paul McCartney, John Lennon or Stuart Sutcliffe?
John Lennon
Which famous actress once said `I`ve been in more laps than a napkin`?
Mae West
With which football club did Sir Matt Busby win an F.A. Cup winners medal as a player?
Manchester City
True or False: The first Mickey Mouse movie was silent?
True
In what year was the British Commonwealth established?
1931
In which ocean would you be if you were at the geographical position 0 degrees latitude and 0 degrees longitude?
Atlantic
If you had one nickel and two dimes, how many cents would you have in total?
25
What was Robbie Williams first solo top ten single called?
`Freedom`
Who was the male lead who starred with Demi Moore in the film `Ghost`?
Patrick Swayze
Which author married actress Patricia Neal and wrote the screenplay for the James Bond film `You Only Live Twice`?
Roald Dahl
Who won the singles title at the first World Bowls Championships in 1966?
David Bryant
Which of the following is not a continent? North America, Central America or South America?
Central America
The band `M People` come from which English city?
Manchester
Which of these letters is used most frequently in the English language? B, V or P?
P
`When Will I See You Again` was a number one hit in 1974 for which group?
The Three Degrees
What US state would you arrive in if you headed due north from Hawaii?
Alaska
What type of animal is an eland? An antelope, a monkey or a bat?
An antelope.
Which film star had his feet insured for one hundred and fifty thousand dollars?
Charlie Chaplin
In which TV series might you have found the `Pacific Princess`?
`Love Boat`
What was Jimi Hendrix`s only UK number 1 single?
`Voodoo Chile`
What is the name of the rabbit in the Magic Roundabout?
Dylan
Who had hits in the 80s with `Live To Tell`, `Causing A Commotion` and `Express Yourself`?
Madonna
Where in England was the rock guitarist Slash from Guns `n` Roses born? Grimsby, Hartlepool or Stoke on Trent?
Stoke on Trent
What nationality are the rock groups the Stereophonics and Catatonia?
Welsh
In 1980, who became the first British solo female artist to have a UK number one album?
Kate Bush
On the London Underground, which is the only line to connect at some point with every other line on the system?
The Jubilee Line
Which painting by Leonardo da Vinci is also known as La Gioconda?
The Mona Lisa
Which actress won an Oscar for the 1990 film `Ghost`?
Whoopi Golberg
In miles, what is the diameter of the moon?
2160
From which film does the line `If Mr. McMurphy doesn`t want to take his medication orally, I`m sure we can arrange that he can have it some other way` come?
`One Flew Over The Cuckoo`s Nest`
Which of the following is not a moon of the planet Jupiter? Ananke, Callisto or Bianca?
Bianca
Which of the following American states is nicknamed the Golden State? Arizona, California or Florida?
California
Which Japanese company is the world`s largest manufacturer of motorcycles?
Honda
Which musical does the song `I know him so well` come from?
`Chess`
Which of these oceans is the largest? Arctic, Atlantic or Indian?
Atlantic
With which sport would you associate TV presenter Mark Nicholas?
Cricket
In which Scottish city would you find the Royal Mile and Holyrood Palace?
Edinburgh
In the musical `Annie`, what is orphan Annie`s dog called?
Sandy
Paul Hewson and Dave Evans are the real names of members of which rock band?
U2
In which city is Marco Polo airport?
Venice
What is the first prime number greater than 100?
101
How many points are on the maple leaf that appears on the Canadian flag?
11
In what year did Thomas Cook organise his first continental holiday?
1855
In what country is Waterloo, where the famous battle took place?
Belgium
What is popstar Darius` surname?
Danesh
Which D. G. is credited as having discovered the singer Kate Bush?
Dave Gilmour
William Gibson`s short story `Burning Chrome` first included which two word phrase, widely used today when talking about the internet?
Cyber Space
What is the name of the donkey in the film `Shrek`?
Donkey
What is the only country that Denmark borders?
Germany
Who had a number one hit in 1986 with `Nothing`s gonna change my love for you`?
Glenn Medeiros
What type of animal was Boris, who the rock group `The Who` sang about?
Spider
In the film `Bambi`, what is the name of Bambi`s rabbit friend?
Thumper
Which canal links the Meditteranean Sea to the Red Sea?
Suez canal
Which boxer did Robert De Niro play in the film `Raging Bull`?
Jake La Motta
Who directed the 1952 film `The Quiet Man`? David Lean, John Ford or Fedrico Fellini?
John Ford
Which of the Great Lakes in North America has the same name as a U.S. state?
Lake Michigan
Which of the following actors did not appear in the film `Platoon`? Johnny Depp, River Phoenix or Tom Berenger?
River Phoenix
In what century was Shakespeare born?
16th
`Pebbles and Bam Bam` was a spin-off of which TV series?
`The Flintstones`
What was the name of the song which won an Oscar for the film `an officer and a gentleman`?
`Up where we belong`
In which year did Janis Joplin die?
1970
What Irish writer`s portrait appears on the front of the Irish 10-pound note?
James Joyce
Which American state comes first alphabetically?
Alabama
The city of Rome stands on which river?
Tiber
Which country has the airline Iberia?
Spain
What is the capital of Thailand?
Bangkok
Which cat was the most popular cartoon character before Mickey Mouse?
Felix The Cat
Who played the President in the film `Air Force One`?
Harrison Ford
Agatha Christie`s novel `The Mysterious Affair At Styles` introduced which famous detective?
Hercule Poirot
Who was the American president when the Berlin Wall was constructed?
John F Kennedy
In computing, which operating system has a penguin as it`s logo?
Linux
What oriental game comprises 144 tiles?
Mah-jong
For which of the following was the Frenchman Fourier best known? Chemistry, Biology or Mathematics?
Mathematics
In which American state was Madonna born?
Michigan
In which Shakespeare play does the phrase `to be or not to be` appear?
`Hamlet`
How many players are there in a water polo team?
7
In what sport would you compete for the `Silver Broom`?
Curling
Pearl is the birthstone for which month?
June
Which American TV sitcom has a theme tune called `Thank You For Being A Friend`?
`The Golden Girls`
What type of geographical feature is Okeechobee in Florida?
A lake
Ibiza belongs to which island group?
Balaeric
In Kendo, what is the `sword` made from?
Bamboo
In Tim Burton`s fame `The Planet Of The Apes` who played the character which was played by Charlton Heston in the original?
Mark Wahlberg
Invented in Germany by Margaret Steiff, what type of toy would an arctophile collect?
Teddy Bears
For what book is William Golding best known?
`Lord Of The Flies`
Bauxite is the ore of which element?
Aluminium
Yuri Gagarin was the first to orbit Earth in which year?
1961
Which British monarch of the 20th century was almost 60 years old when they were crowned?
Edward VII
The first artificially refrigerated ice rink opened in which country? U.S.A., England or China?
England
Who released the album `The Joshua Tree` in 1987?
U2
Which actor won an oscar for playing Vito Corleone in `The Godfather Part II`?
Robert De Niro
What is the name of the disease caused by lack of vitamin C?
Scurvy
Which fictional detective`s arch-enemy was Professor Moriaty?
Sherlock Holmes
What is philately the study of?
Stamp-collecting
What is the first bridge that the boats pass under in the Oxford - Cambridge boat race?
Hammersmith
A Golden anniversary is celebrated after how many years of marriage?
50
Chemically pure gold contains how many carats?
24
What are the four main blood groups?
A, B, AB and O
White Admiral and Camberwell Beauty are different types of what creature?
Butterfly
Which actress did Freddie Prince Jnr marry in September 2002?
Sarah Michelle Gellar
Which planet in the Solar System is closest in size to Earth?
Venus.
In which year did the Great Wall Street Crash occur?
1929
Who was the first man to fly the Atlantic solo?
Charles Lindbergh
Davy Crockett`s hat was made from the fur of what animal?
Racoon
What animal does Tramp get to remove Lady`s muzzle in the film `Lady and the Tramp`?
Beaver
What is the only county in England to have two separate coasts?
Devon
What 1986 film is based on a story by Stephen King called `The Body`?
`Stand By Me`
How old was Henry III when he became King in 1216?
9
Who was the runner-up in ITV`s `Pop Idol` competition in 2002?
Gareth Gates
Does an average trained typist use their left or right hand to type more?
Left
Who had a number 2 hit in 1979 with `Pop Muzik`?
M
Who played Luke Skywalker in the film `Star Wars`?
Mark Hamill
Which month of the year features in the NATO phonetic alphabet?
November
True or False: Shakespeare`s Macbeth was a real person?
True
In April 2004, which player scored the winning goal for Chelsea to knock Arsenal out of the Champions League?
Wayne Bridge
What was Roachford`s biggest hit single in the UK?
Cuddly Toy
Who wrote `The Lord Of The Rings`?
J. R. R. Tolkein
Which 1997 film starred John Travolta as an angel?
`Michael`
How many buttons did Popeye have on his jacket?
3
Which British comedian wrote the novel `Time For Bed`?
David Baddiel
Which football team won the 1998 World Cup?
France
Which famous author once said `Work is the curse of the drinking class`?
Oscar Wilde
Which Saint`s day is on March 1st?
St David`s
Which TV police series began as a one off programme called `Woodentop`?
`The Bill`
In what year did Disneyland open? 1942, 1955 or 1966?
1955
Who had a top ten hit in 1998 called `I Don`t Want To Miss A Thing`?
Aerosmith
Which English football team became the first ever to win both the FA Cup and League Cup in the same season, when they did so in 1993?
Arsenal
Which line on the London Underground was opened in 1977 and was originally planned to be called Fleet?
Jubilee
How many legs does an ant have?
6
What type of animal is a `motmot`?
A bird
Which country is San Marino surrounded by?
Italy
Which waterway divides the Isle of Wight from the English mainland?
The Solent
Which is bigger - one litre or two pints?
Two pints
Who duetted with Michael Jackson on `The Girl Is Mine`?
Paul McCartney
Who wrote a book of childrens poems called `Old Possum`s Book Of Practical Cats`?
T. S. Elliot
Which of the following bands were once called the Warlocks? AC/DC, The Grateful Dead or Talking Heads?
The Grateful Dead
How many inches are in a yard?
36
Which band had top ten hits in the 1990s with `No Son Of Mine` and `I Can`t Dance`?
Genesis
What was the name of first feature film in which the dog `Lassie` appeared?
`Lassie Come Home`
Dustin Hoffman`s first major role was in what 1967 film?
`The Graduate`
Who played Eliza Doolittle in the film `My Fair Lady`?
Audrey Hepburn
In 2002, which film won Oscars for Best Sound and Best Editing?
Black Hawk Down
In which 1967 film would you find the character of Detective Virgil Tibbs?
In The Heat Of The Night
How is the mountain called Godwin Austen better known?
K2
In computing, what does the letter `O` stand for in `MS-DOS`?
Operating
Which London art gallery is famous for it`s five Turner galleries?
The Tate Gallery.
Which vitamin improves the eye`s ability to see in the dark?
Vitamin A
How many stars make up Orion`s belt?
3
How many films did Marilyn Monroe make? 7, 15 or 30?
30
What is a flying fox? A bat, a fish or a lizard?
A bat.
Who was the first British King of the 19th century?
George III
What do the initials IBM stand for?
International Business Machines
Which New York bridge, completed in 1883, was designed by John Augustus Roebling?
Brooklyn Bridge
True or False: Taphephobia is the fear of losing your teeth?
False
Concord is the capital of which American state?
New Hampshire
On which river was Rome founded?
Tiber
Lentigines is the medical term for what? Birthmarks, freckles or fingernails.
Freckles
In 1999, what was the approximate population of Canada? 31 million, 63 million or 113 miilion?
31 million
Who had top ten hits in the 1990s with `Goldfinger` and `Oh yeah`?
Ash
Which Spanish painter said `I paint objects as I think them, not as I see them`?
Pablo Picasso
Which 1974 number one with just one three letter word in the title was the the theme from the TV series `The Seven Faces Of Woman`?
She
In which year were Oscars first awarded for supporting actors and actresses? 1936, 1956 or 1976?
1936
Which of the following flags do not feature the colour red? Brazil, Vietnam or Luxembourg?
Brazil
In music, how is Harry Webb better known?
Cliff Richard
What type of bean is the ingredient for baked beans?
Harricot
What fairytale has been filmed the most?
`Cinderalla`
For how many days did the Great Fire of London last?
4
Which Sheffield band made the Top 10 twice with their hit single `Temptation`?
Heaven 17
The Disney character Oswald The Lucky Rabbit was modified in 1928 to become who?
Mickey Mouse
Which artist`s `Les Desmoiselles d`Avignon` was an example of cubism?
Pablo Picasso
Who is the patron saint of Scotland?
St Andrew
The film `The Silence of the Lambs` was based on a novel by whom?
Thomas Harris
After John F Kennedy was assassinated on November 22nd, 1963, on which date was Lee Harvey Oswald, who was alleged to have shot him, murdered?
November 25th, 1963
What is name of the main female character, played by Carrie-Anne Moss in the film `The Matrix`?
Trinity
In which century was King Richard II of England born?
14th
For most of history, two out of three people in the world have lived on what continent?
Asia
What was the nationality of the racing driver Keke Rosberg?
Finnish
Voyager 2 discovered 6 moons of which planet in August 1989?
Neptune
Which European country`s capital city changed it`s name from Christiana?
Norway
Which author made a surprise appearance during a U2 concert at Wembley in 1993?
Salman Rushdie
Which character is Arthur Conan Doyle most famous for creating?
Sherlock Holmes
Which 90`s song includes the line `Take a deep breath and get real high`?
What`s Up
In what decade was the FA Cup first held at Wembley?
1920s
Who was Dr Richard Kimble accused of killing in the `The Fugitive`?
His Wife
How many stars appear on the flag of Australia?
6
What is the birthstone for the month of May? Emerald or Ruby?
Emerald
Which Spice Girl released a solo album called `A Girl Like Me`?
Emma Bunton
What is the world`s most popular musical instrument? Harmonica, Flute or Acoustic Guitar?
Harmonica
Who plays the detective `Columbo` on TV?
Peter Falk
What is another name for the mountain lion?
Puma
How many countries does the equator run through? 12, 16 or 21?
12
How many feet are in a furlong?
660
In the band Steps, one member is nicknamed `H`. What word does this letter stand for?
Hyperactive
In what year was Walt Disney born?
1901
Which famous Scandanavian pop group got their name by the members taking the first letter of each of their names?
Abba
Where might you come across a polar bear? At the north or south pole?
North pole
Is the bottom stripe on the USA flag red or white?
Red
What won `Best TV Comedy` at the British Comedy Awards in 2002? `The Office`, `Phoenix Nights` or `Eastenders`?
The Office
What is the longest river in China?
The Yangtze
Excluding jokers, how many cards are there in a standard pack?
52
In what year was the first atom bomb dropped?
1945
In what year did American President Richard Nixon resign from office?
1974
What is the collective noun for a group of whales?
A school
What type of dog is Ren in `The Ren and Stimpy Show`?
Chihuahua
In the TV series `Dr Who` what was the name of the character who created the Daleks?
Davros
Which 1961 war novel was written by Joseph Heller?
`Catch-22`
Which of these wedding anniversaries would you celebrate last? Silver, Crystal or Ruby?
Ruby
By what nickname is criminal Albert De Salvo better known?
The Boston Strangler
The Victoria Falls waterfall lies on the boundary of which two African countries?
Zimbabwe and Zambia
In which film did the character of Marion Crane famously die?
`Psycho`
In what year was the first penalty scored in an FA Cup final?
1910
In which film does the main character befriend a dog he calls `two socks`?
Dances With Wolves
By what name is Graham McPherson better known as in the music world?
Suggs
What award was given to Theodore Roosevelt in 1906, Martin Luther King in 1964 and Mikhail Gorbachev in 1990?
The Nobel Peace Prize
In a round robin tournament with 5 teams, how many games in total would be played?
10
Guns `n` Roses had a hit with a cover version of which James Bond theme tune?
`Live And Let Die`
What was the approximate population of Mexico in 2000? 20 million, 50 million or 100 million?
100 million
In what year did Hungarian Professor Rubik invent his famous cube?
1975
In which city are the remains of the ship the Mary Rose kept?
Portsmouth
At which sport did Mark Spitz win seven gold medals in 1972?
Swimming
The 2002 film `Death Watch` was centred around which war?
World War I
John Wayne won an Oscar for his performance in what 1969 film, which was based on a novel by Charles Portis?
`True Grit`
What is a Flemish giant?
A rabbit
At which film festival is the Palm d`Or awarded?
Cannes
Which actress played a mermaid in the film `Splash`?
Daryl Hannah
True or False: `copyrightable` is the longest word in the English language that can be written without repeating a letter?
False
Which London football team was formed from a company called `Thames Ironworks`?
West Ham
In Charles Dickens` `A Christmas Carol`, how many ghosts visited Scrooge?
4
What is the more common name for the condition of `otalgia`?
Earache
For how many years was Queen Victoria queen of the United Kingdom? 63, 73 or 83?
63
What name is given to the Southernmost point in South America?
Cape Horn
Which popular sport features in the NATO phonetic alphabet?
Golf
Who is the oldest member of U2?
Adam Clayton
Which of the following Bond films had a theme tune which was not sung by a female? Licence To Kill, From Russia With Love or Octopussy?
From Russia With Love
Which silent film star was known as America`s Sweetheart?
Mary Pickford
What is the colour of the bottom stripe of the US flag?
Red
Which female singer teamed up with the KLF for their hit `Justified and Ancient`?
Tammy Wynette
What yearly political event was broadcast live on British TV for the first time in March 1990?
The Budget
What is the name of the group of 1196 islands in the North Indian Ocean, none of which are bigger than 5 square miles?
The Maldives
According to the Collins Millenium Dictionary, in what year was the word `Allergy` introduced into the English language?
1907
What is the name given to a young whale?
A calf
What is a chuckwalla? A lizard, a turtle or an antelope?
A lizard.
Who played Mrs Robinson in the film `The Graduate`?
Anne Bancroft
What is the more common name for anthropophagy?
Cannibalism
Which D. D. wrote the book `Moll Flanders` in 1722?
Daniel Defoe
How many times is the f-word used in the film `Scarface`?
206
Which folk opera, in which all the cast were black, did George Gershwin write the music for?
``Porgy and Bess`
In what year did Margaret Thatcher become Prime Minister?
1979
Who has had hit albums called `Mutations` and `Midnite Vultures`?
Beck
In which country would you find the world`s biggest pyramid?
Mexico
What is the popular name for the antirrhinum?
Snapdragon
What was the name of the dog in Peter Pan?
Nana
What country celebrates a holiday in July in honour of an act in 1867 which unified the nation? China, Canada or Russia?
Canada
To which European country does Greenland belong?
Denmark
What was the name of the plane Lindbergh flew on the first non-stop flight across the Atlantic?
The Spirit Of St Louis
For what film were the best actress and supporting actress Oscars awarded in 1994?
The Piano
In what year were the world`s first test tube twins born?
1981
How many bronze lions would you find in Trafalgar Square in London?
4
How many rows of stars are there on an American flag?
9
Which Beatles single gave its name to the John Lennon memorial garden in Central Park?
`Strawberry Fields Forever`
In feet, how high is Ben Nevis?
4,406
From which country did King Zog flee in 1939?
Albania
Which famous artist painted the `Water Lilies`?
Monet
What name is given to the cooking of an egg without it`s shell by boiling it in water?
Poaching
What was the name of the tiger in the film `The Jungle Book`?
Shere Khan
What is an anenometer used to measure?
Wind Speed
What band provided the music for the musical `Tommy`?
The Who
What 1980 film featured the character of `Ming The Merciless`?
`Flash Gordon`
In which film did Al Pacino play the character of Tony Montana?
`Scarface`
Who wrote the novel `Lady Chatterly`s Lover`?
D. H. Lawrence
In October 2002, it was announced that which Big Brother 3 star was to join the cast of the musical `Boogie Nights`?
Jonny
In the Simpsons, what are the names of Marge`s two sisters?
Patty and Selma
Which cartoon character was `the fastest mouse in all Mehico`?
Speedy Gonzales
Which Elvis Presley song was based on the Italian folk song `O Sole Mio`?
`It`s Now Or Never`
How many times is the `F-word` used in the film `Goodfellas`?
246
How long is the Channel Tunnel? 31 miles, 49 miles or 77 miles?
31 miles
How many sides has a heptagon?
7
Ginger ale and the pneumatic tyre were both invented in which European city?
Belfast
Who was the first actress to appear on a postage stamp?
Grace Kelly
Which of the following has the largest population? Canada, India or Brazil?
India
In April 2004, which singer did Glastonbury organiser Michael Eavis demand an apology from?
Justin Hawkins
What replaced Calcutta as the capital of India in 1912?
Delhi
Who released the album `Wednesday Morning` in 1964?
Simon and Garfunkel
Which book is Douglas Adams most famous for?
The Hitch Hiker`s Guide To The Galaxy
Which French painter`s work included `The Pink Nude`?
Matisse.
Which pop song includes the lyrics `Don`t let your indecision take you from behind`?
`Making Your Mind Up`
Superman appeared for the first time in Issue of Action Comics. What was the year?
1938
What was the name of the horse in the film `Toy Story 2`?
Bullseye
Which song by Jackie Wilson was originally released in 1957, and reached number one in the UK when re-issued in 1986?
`Reet Petite`
In what year did India gain independence from the United Kingdom?
1947
Which animal represents the star sign Taurus?
Bull
What is the only domestic animal not mentioned in the Bible?
The cat
What was an iron maiden used for?
Torture
Who represented Britain at ski-jumping in the 1988 Winter Olympics?
Eddie Edwards
Which countries national symbol is the `Fleur De Lys` or lily?
France`s
Triskadekaphobia is the fear of what number?
13
Steve, Larry and Jimmy were the first names of which 80`s pop group?
Bronski Beat
In which country did playing cards originate?
China
According to Oscar Wilde, what is `the name everyone gives to his mistakes?
Experience
Who was Queen Victoria`s grandfather?
George III
Which `M` is the capital of the American state of Vermont?
Montpelier
In Italian, what does the word Pizza mean?
Pie
Who painted `Vision Of A Night`?
Raphael
Whose ghost is said to haunt the White House?
Abraham Lincolns
Dinosaurs were the dominant land animal for approximately how many years? 130 million, 600 million or 2 billion?
130 million
What is the name of Garlfield, the cartoon cat`s girlfriend? Arlene, Cheryl or Ma?
Arlene
Who directed the film `Natural Born Killers`?
Oliver Stone
In what year were electric christmas tree lights first used?
1895
How many minutes is a golfer allowed to search for his ball before it is considered lost?
5
What is the name given to a young goat?
A kid
Whose first hit single was `What Have You Done For Me Lately` which reached number 3 in 1986?
Janet Jackson
On which side of the road do the Japanese drive?
The left
Satay is a famous food from which country?
Malaysia
What name is given to the famous statue at the entrance to Copenhagen harbour?
The Little Mermaid.
In which century did Louis XIV begin ruling France?
17th
In what year was the first women`s cricket World Cup held?
1988
Who played Batman in the 1997 film `Batman and Robin`?
George Clooney
Which Bob Dylan song was taken to number 1 in the UK in 1965 by The Byrds?
`Mr Tambourine Man`
Who wrote the song `All Along The Watchtower`, which was a hit for Jimi Hendrix?
Bob Dylan
What is the ancient Chinese book `I Ching` also known as? The Book Of Changes, The Book Of Chapters or The Book Of Children?
Book of Changes
Which football team won the FA Cup in 1997 and 2000?
Chelsea
Maoris are associated with which country?
New Zealand.
Which ocean surrounds Hawaii?
Pacific
Which famous British poet`s first names were Percy Bysshe?
Shelley
Which famous person in history did Mel Gibson play in the film `Braveheart`?
William Wallace
What would a Geiger counter be used to measure?
Radiation
Basil Rathbone was famous for playing which character in a series of 1940`s films?
Sherlock Holmes
What do the Welsh call Wales?
Cymru
How is the number 1000 represented in Roman numerals?
M
Blink 182 get there name from the number of times Al Pacino uses the `f word` in which film?
Scarface
What is the name of the quizmaster on the TV show `Fifteen to One`?
William G Stewart
What was Crocodile Dundee`s real first name?
Mick
For which river was Hernando de Soto famous for discovering?
Mississippi
In which city did the first recorded car accident occur?
New York
Which of these wedding anniversaries would you celebrate first? Paper, Wood or Steel?
Paper
The River Danube flows into which sea?
The Black Sea
What was the title of New Order`s 1990 hit with the England football squad?
`World In Motion`
In Greek mythology, who was killed by a poisoned arrow in his heel?
Achilles
What nationality was the actor Errol Flynn?
Australian
Which `Ian` featured on the Madness song `Drip Fed Fred`?
Ian Dury
What 1986 film included the song `Take My Breath Away` by Berlin?
`Top Gun`
Martin Sheen had a heart-attack during the filming of which 1979 film?
Apocalypse Now
The Bahamas lie off the coast of which US state?
Florida
What historic event happened on Monday, December 9, 1980?
John Lennon was killed.
What was Marilyn Monroe`s real second name?
Mortenson
Which popular sport was once known as Sphairistike?
Tennis
Which of the following teams did not play against England in the 2002 World Cup finals? Brazil, Argentina or Uruguay?
Uruguay
Jodie Foster, Mel Brooks and Cindy Crawford have all lended their voices to phone callers on what TV sitcom?
`Frasier`
Which 90s number one included the line `You can brush me hair, undress me anywhere`?
Barbie Girl
What is Truman`s surname in the film `The Truman Show`?
Burbank
Which chancellor of the exchequer introduced the Tessa?
John Major
Which member of The Beatles is pictured barefoot on the front cover of the Abbey Road album?
Paul McCartney
Which famous authour has also written several books using the pseudonym Richard Bachman?
Stephen King
What is the only animal to have four knees?
The elephant
Which University is based in Milton Keynes?
The Open University
Which famous rock group were once called The High Numbers?
The Who
In the card game Gin Rummy, how many cards are dealt to each player?
10
How many league goals did Bobby Charlton score for Manchester United? 50, 99 or 199
199
What animal is used to represent the star sign Cancer?
Crab
In which year did the Queen visit the Vatican for the first time?
1980
Tenerife is part of which group of islands?
Canary Islands
What relation is Supergirl to Superman?
Cousin
The first ever film was shown in 1895 in which country?
France
Which singer provides the voice for Chef in South Park?
Isaac Hayes
How many stokes would you have to take in golf at a par 4 hole to get an albatross?
1
How many goals did Gary Lineker score for England in the 1986 World Cup finals?
6
What is the medical name for the small channel between your top lip and your nose?
Philtrum
What is the scientific name for the wind pipe?
The trachea
The drink Tequila originates from what country?
Mexico
Who wrote the Christmas story, `The Snowman`?
Raymond Briggs
Who captained the submarine in Stingray?
Troy Tempest
Which team did England beat in the 1966 World Cup final?
West Germany
What were Benjy and Laska, which were sent into space in 1958?
Mice
Which country has the international vehicle registration letter of `S`?
Sweden
Buggles `Video Killed the Radio Star` was the first video to be shown on MTV. In what year was this?
1981
Who were the first animated television couple to sleep in a double bed?
Fred and Wilma Flintstone
Approximately how many acres in size is a baseball field? 1, 2 or 4?
2
Who played Lois Lane in the 1978 film `Superman`?
Margot Kidder
What is England's most northerly county?
Northumberland
Which famous comedian and writer had a UK TV series in the 1990s called `The Man From Auntie`?
Ben Elton
In which famous novel was the official language of society called `Newspeak`?
`1984`
Which actress played a detective in the 1968 film `The Thomas Crown Affair` and played a psychologist in the 1999 remake?
Faye Dunaway
Which president of France from 1969 to 1974 had the first name Georges?
Pompidou
Which gas is often referred to as laughing gas?
Nitrous Oxide
In the TV show `The Simpsons`, who was kicked out of the group the Be-Sharpes and replaced by Barney?
Chief Wiggum
Which dance`s name is the Spanish word for sauce?
Salsa
How many legs does a spider have?
8
Which Scottish football team had the first top level all-seater stadium in British football?
Aberdeen
What subject was Rodney studying in `Only Fools And Horses`?
Computing
The Battle Of Agincourt features in which Shakespeare play?
Henry V
Who`s debut album was called `Left Of The Middle`?
Natalie Imbruglia
Which band has released albums called `His n Hers` and `Different Class`?
Pulp
What do the letters `U.S.S.R.` stand for?
Union of Soviet Socialist Republics
Which commonly used word literally means `adopted son` in Latin?
Affiliate
Which singer`s 1983 tour was called `The Serious Moonlight Tour`?
David Bowie`s
What was the name of the theatre where Abraham Lincoln was killed?
Ford`s Theatre
What is the only bird which hunts by the sense of smell?
The kiwi.
What sporting event was won by Antonio Pinto in 1997 and 2001 and by Dionicio Ceron in 1994 and 1995?
The London Marathon
Which city hosted the 2001 FA Cup Final?
Cardiff
What name is given to the young of a horse?
Foal
According to the film `It`s A Wonderful Life` how do you know when an angel has got his wings?
A bell rings
Which motor racing driver said `When a man holds you round the throat, I don`t think he has come to apologise` after a collision with Nigel Mansell in 1987?
Ayrton Senna
What was special about the FA Cup qualifying soccer match between Linfield and Cliftonville in 1888?
It was the only FA Cup tie to be played on Christmas Day
According to the TV series `Dr Who`, how many hearts does a Time Lord have?
2
Which TV presenter released their autobiography `Fools Rush In` in the year 2000?
Anthea Turner
Which Queen song is generally regarded as the first to be hit sold on TV by it`s video?
`Bohemian Rhapsody`
What type of animal is a sidewinder?
A snake
With which sport would you associate the Eisenhower trophy?
Golf
With which sport would associate the Sheffield Eagles?
Rugby League
Who was the first vocalist to actually appear in the credits sequence of a James Bond film?
Sheena Easton
What comes between Duke and Earl in the ranking of British peers?
Marquess
In mobile phone techonology, what does S.M.S. stand for?
Short Message Service
Which English county cricket team plays at the Oval?
Surrey
In which year did the first commercial radio broadcast take place?
1920
What are the names of the Duke Of York`s two children?
Beatrice and Eugenie
In what year did film star James Dean die? 1955, 1959 or 1964?
1955
`Sooner Or Later` and `You Must Love Me` were Oscar winning songs performed by which singer?
Madonna
Port of Spain is the capital city of which Carribean country?
Trinidad and Tobago
In mytholody, which of the following did Pegasus have that a normal horse wouldn`t? Wings, a Crown or three eyes?
Wings
Which actress won a lifetime acheivement award at the Cannes Film Festival in 2001?
Melanie Griffith
In what year did Alanson Crane patent the fire extinguisher?
1863
In computing, what does the letter `B` stand for in the acronym BASIC? Beginners, Boolean or Basic?
Beginners
Which of the following did not star in the 1972 film `Deliverance`? Ned Beatty, Peter Coyote or Jon Voight?
Peter Coyote
Who`s play was adapted for the 1951 film `A Streetcar Named Desire`?
Tennessee Williams`
A deficiency of which vitamin causes the disease scurvy?
Vitamin C
What is the state capital of Massachusetts?
Boston
Who wrote the song `Who Wants to be a Millionaire`?
Cole Porter
At which British city was Gig In The Green held in 2002?
Glasgow
According to the nursery rhyme, who put pussy in the well?
Little Johnny Green
Which University has a rowing eight called Isis?
Oxford
Which of the following islands is smallest? Sumatra, Baffin Island or Borneo?
Sumatra
Which Premiership football teams ground is on Trinity Road?
Aston Villa
In which English county would you find Truro?
Cornwall
What is 73 miles long and stretches from Solway Firth to Wallsend on Tyne?
Hadrian`s Wall
Adapted to become a successful film, which James Ellroy novel was the third in a series which also included `The Black Dahlia`, `The Big Nowhere` and `White Jazz`?
`L.A. Confidential`
Called Tabula in medieval Europe, Tables in England, and Tric-Trac in France and Germany, by what name was this popular game now known?
Backgammon
What was the name of the first computer to defeat a World Chess Champion in a tournament?
Deep Blue
In which modern day country is the ancient city of Babylon?
Iraq
Who directed the 1991 film `JFK`?
Oliver Stone
Which famous London street was formerly known as Tyburn Way?
Oxford Street
Caedmon is regarded as the earliest English … what? Magician, Poet or Playwright?
Poet
Who wrote `Anna Karenina`?
Leo Tolstoy
What was the title of Steven Spielberg`s first full length movie? `Barricade`, `Duel` or `Nineteen Forty-One`?
Duel
Who was Prsident of the USA from 1974-1977?
Gerald Ford
From which film does the line `Louis, I think this is the beginning of a beautiful friendship` come?
`Casablanca`
In what year did the Queen talk about her `annus horriblis` in her Christmas speech?
1992
Who wrote `A Tale Of Two Cities`?
Charles Dickens
Isihara Plate tests are used to determine what?
Colour Blindness
What was the approximate population of the European country San Marino in 1999? 25,000, 75,000 or 150,000?
25,000
What is the largest country in the Caribbean?
Cuba
Whose first spoken words on screen were `Hot Dogs` in 1929?
Mickey Mouse
The Black Sea is off the north coast of which country?
Turkey
Which novel brought Charles Dickens to fame in 1837?
Pickwick Papers
Florence Nightingale was a nurse during which war ?
The Crimean war
What is the common name of a poker hand containing 3 of a kind and a pair?
A full house
Who was the first female to present of Points of View on a regular basis?
Anne Robinson
Which famous young pop star married Jason Alexander in Las Vegas in January 2004?
Britney Spears
In April 2004, which `Osbourne` entered drug rehabilitation clinic for addiction to painkillers?
Kelly
In which year was `Match Of The Day` first broadcast on BBC1?
1964
The novel `The Mystery Of Edwin Drood` was left unfinished in 1870 by which author?
Charles Dickens
What was the first country to issue postage stamps?
Great Britain
Who painted `Crucifixion` and `The Persistence Of Memory`?
Salvador Dali
In which year was the US space station Skylab launched?
1973
What are the periods of seven and a half minutes which form a game of polo called?
Chuckas
Who had a top ten hit in 1986 called `What`s The Colour Of Money`?
Hollywood Beyond
Who ruled England from 1910 to 1936?
King George V
Which female singer had the bestselling album in the UK in 1982 with `Love Songs`?
Barbra Streisand
What was the name of Dick Turpin`s horse?
Black Bess
What was the first English football club to have undersoil heating installed?
Everton
On which part of the body would you wear espadrilles?
The feet
Who bought the Castle of Mey in 1952?
The Queen Mother
Which country is also the title of a 1985 film by Terry Gilliam?
Brazil
What was the title of the last film in the `Omen` trilogy featuring the character of Damian?
`The Final Conflict`
From which country does the drink Pernod originate?
France
Who ordered the execution of John The Baptist?
King Herod
Based on the height above sea level, which South American city is the highest capital city in the world?
La Paz
Which canal links the Atlantic and Pacific Oceans?
The Panama Canal
Approximately how many bricks are there in the Empire State Building? 1 million, 10 million or 100 million?
10 million
Who played opposite Ewan McGregor as Nick Leeson`s wife in the film `Rogue Trader`?
Anna Friel
Who did actor David Arquette marry in 1999?
Courtney Cox
Created by author Ian Fleming, which James Bond villain had his heart on the right side of his body?
Dr No
On the Beaufort Scale of wind speed what comes after a fresh breeze?
Strong Breeze
Which of the following flags do not feature the colour red? Hong Kong, Algeria or Uruguay?
Uruguay
Approximately what percentage of the human body is water? 60%, 70% or 80%
80%
What is the name of the three headed guard dog in Greek mythology?
Cerberus
The line `I can`t feel anything but gratitude for every single moment of my stupid little life` comes from which Oscar winning film?
`American Beauty`
Which famous footballer left Tottenham in 1992 to join Japanese side Grampus Eight?
Gary Lineker
Who invented the television?
John Logie Baird
Which TV character named his son Mearth?
Mork
In the film `Citizen Kane`, what is dying word of Charles Foster Kane, which a reporter tries to investigate the significance of?
Rosebud
Which King defeated Harold at Hastings?
William I
With which controversial issue was Doctor Jack Kevorkian associated?
Euthanasia
Actress Kate Hudson is the daughter of which other actress?
Goldie Hawn
In which year was Prince Charles born?
1948
Which team won the first university boat race?
Oxford
Which English football team are nicknamed the `Hornets`?
Watford
How many verses make up the national anthem `God Save The Queen`?
3
In the 1998 version of `The Parent Trap`, the meddlesome twin sisters were both played by Lindsay Lohan. Who played them in the classic Walt Disney original?
Hayley Mills
Who played the nanny in the 1992 film `The Hand That Rocks The Cradle`?
Rebecca De Mornay
Who directed the 1971 film `The French Connection`? William Friedkin, Peter Weir or John Schlesinger?
William Friedkin
What was Princess Diana`s maiden name?
Spencer
In Grange Hill how did Danny Kendall die?
Of a brain haemmorrhage
Which single spent 16 weeks at number one in the UK music charts in 1991?
`Everything I Do I Do It For You`
What was the title of Beethoven`s only opera?
`Fidelio`
What three words was Uncle Sam depicted as saying while pointing his finger at the viewer on a World War I American army recruiting poster?
`I want you`
Who created the Peanuts comic strip?
Charles M. Schultz
In which English county is the Lake District?
Cumbria
In which country did chess originate in the 2nd century?
India
Which female singer recorded the 1993 album `The Red Shoes`?
Kate Bush
Which of the following countries` flags features the colours blue, yellow and red? Hungary, Belgium or Romania?
Romania
Who plays the Green Goblin in the 2002 film `Spider-Man`?
Willem Dafoe
What 1991 film stars Billy Crystal as a man plagued by mid-life crisis who goes on a cattle driving vacation?
`City Slickers`
Which TV show featured a dog called `Freeway`?
`Hart To Hart`
How old was Shirley Temple when she made her last film in 1949? 21, 31 or 41?
21
What is Scotland`s highest mountain?
Ben Nevis
What is tocophobia the fear of? Travelling by train, drowning or childbirth?
Childbirth
Who plays the title role in the TV series `A Touch Of Frost`?
David Jason
In music, which controversial star auctioned his Mustang car for almost $30,000 in July 2002?
Eminem
Which American state lies between Canada and Wyoming?
Montana
What is the name given to the system for categorising library books?
Dewey Decimal System
Who had a hit album in 1973 with `Don`t Shoot Me, I`m Only The Piano Player`?
Elton John
What is the atomic number of the element Californium?
98
What is the national flower of Wales?
Daffodil
During the making of which film did Brad Pitt chip his tooth, but refuse to have it capped as he felt it added to his character?
Fight Club
Scientist`s took the word `quark` from the work of which authour?
James Joyce
What is the second longest river in the world?
The Amazon
What dinosaur was an armoured plant-eater with a bony frill around its neck and three sharp horns on its head?
Tricerotops
Who`s 1981 debut album was called `Boy`?
U2
How many operas did Beethoven write?
1
What do the English call the alcoholic drink which is called `Heavy` in Scotland?
Bitter
What legendary rock star`s real name was Johnny Allen?
Jimi Hendrix
Which song includes the line `My head`s spinning, boy I`m in a daze`?
`Never Ever`
Approximately how thick is the Earth`s crust under land? 2 miles, 20 miles or 200 miles?
20 miles
In ten-pin bowling, what name is given to knocking down all ten pins with the two balls of a single frame?
A spare
What 1992 film had the tag line `A brutal murder. A brilliant killer. A cop who can`t resist the danger.`?
Basic Instinct
Which London play holds the record for the longest run of any show in the world?
`The Mouse Trap`
When is St Andrews day?
30th November
Which American band had a top ten hit in 1976 called `26 Or 6 To 4`?
Chicago
How are the first five books of the bible known collectively?
The Pentateuch
By what scoreline did Manchester United beat Newcastle United in the 1999 FA Cup Final?
2-0
Who wrote the book `Swallows and Amazons`?
Arthur Ransome
What colour is Noddy`s hat?
Blue
Who directed the 1974 film `The Conversation`? Francis Ford Coppola, Martin Scorcese or Stanley Kubrick?
Francis Ford Coppola
Which film starring Julia Roberts had a working title of `$3,000`?
`Pretty Woman`
Peridot is the birthstone for which month?
August
What is Frank Spencer`s wife`s name in the TV comedy show `Some Mothers Do Have `Em`?
Betty
Who was the first Englishman to win the Formula 1 British Grand Prix?
Stirling Moss
What is the name of Snoopy`s little bird friend?
Woodstock
What type of transport was `The Flying Dutchman`?
Ship
Who was the Norse God of thunder?
Thor
Which word was used by Shakespeare in `Titus Andronicus` and was later developed into the word `hello`?
`Hollo`
How many players make up a volleyball team?
6
What is the highest possible number used in a standard Bingo game?
90
What style of painting has a name meaning `fresh` in Italian?
Fresco
Who invented the Centigrade scale of temperature?
Anders Celcius
What was the screen name of actor Lee Yuen Kim?
Bruce Lee
Which was the first product to ever have the bar code? Chewing Gum, Washing Up Liquid or Cigarettes?
Chewing Gum
Which of the following books of the Bible comes in the Old Testament? Daniel, Luke or Mark?
Daniel
Which American President founded the Peace Corps?
John F Kennedy
In which century did William Shakespeare die?
17th
When Brazil won the 1994 soccer World Cup, to which famous sportsman did they dedicate it?
Ayrton Senna
Born in Paris in 1840, who was regarded as the leader of the 19th century impressionist art movement?
Claude Monet
What is the captial of the Isle of Man?
Douglas
By what name was authour Eric Blair better known?
George Orwell
In the film `Who Framed Roger Rabbit`, what is the first name of Roger`s wife?
Jessica
Which actor starred in `Snake Eyes`, `Peggy Sue Got Married` and `Moonstruck`?
Nicolas Cage
Under what name did Vladimir Ilich Ulyanov become better known?
Lenin
In which famous novel would you find the characters of Heathcliff and Mr Earnshaw?
`Wuthering Heights`
Where in England was Charles Dickens born?
Portsmouth
In what year did American Express introduce travellers cheques?
1891
What was the name of Audrey Hepburn`s character in the 1964 film `My Fair Lady`?
Eliza Doolittle
Which strait links the Mediterranean Sea to the Atlantic Ocean?
Gibraltar Strait
What type of sweet did Mars and Murrie develop in 1941?
M & Ms
Which of these periods came first? Jurassic, Palaeocene or Carboniferous?
Palaeocene
By what nickname was the 70s serial killer David Berkovitz better known?
Son Of Sam
Which country owns the Canary islands?
Spain
The Doggett`s Coat and Badge is contested in which sport?
Rowing
What type of dogs are commonly kept by Eskimos?
Huskies
On which Greek island was a famous sculpture with no arms found in 1820?
Milos
Which musical duo wrote the lyrics and music for the film `The Sound Of Music`?
Rogers and Hammerstein
Which character did Christopher Ryan play in the TV comedy series `The Young Ones`?
Mike
Who according to Shakespeare said `A horse, a horse. My kingdom for a horse`?
Richard III
Around which war is `The Dirty Dozen` set?
World War 2
Which of Henry VIII`s wives was mother to Queen Mary?
Catherine Of Aragon
For what was Camille Pissarro best known? His paintings, his plays or his poems?
His paintings.
Who won the Eurovision song contest for Ireland singing `What`s Another Year`?
Johnny Logan
In 1933, what became the only film to have it`s sequel released in the same year?
King Kong
What is the title of Crowded House`s only UK top ten hit?
`Weather With You`
In what century was chocolate introduced to Britain?
17th
What nationality was the inventor Thomas Edison?
American
Which flower does the spice saffron come from?
Crocus
What sport would you expect to see in a velodrome?
Cycling
Which country in Europe did the inventor of Lego come from?
Denmark
Which English football teams ground is on a road called Sir Tom Finney Way?
Preston North End
What type of headgear was named after a battle in the Crimean War?
The Balaclava
What was the capital of Norway in the 11th and 12th centuries? Oslo, Trondheim or Helsinborg?
Trondheim
What is the second longest river in the world?
Amazon
Which Stealers Wheel song is playing in `Reservoir Dogs` when Mr Blonde tortures a police officer?
`Stuck In The Middle With You`.
In the Bible, how many loaves did Jesus need to feed five thousand?
Five
On TV what is the real name of the `Naked Chef`?
Jamie Oliver
The 1997 Spanish film `Open Your Eyes` was remade into which American film starring Tom Cruise?
`Vanilla Sky`
How many cross bars are on a papal cross?
3
What is Victoria Beckham`s maiden name?
Adams
What is the only venomous snake in Britain?
The adder.
Which element has the chemical symbol S?
Sulphur
Which famous person in history was shot by John Wilkes Booth?
Abraham Lincoln
In which film did Al Pacino portray `60 minutes` producer Lowell Bergman?
`The Insider`
In the song `My Darling Clementine` how did Clementine die?
Drowning
What 16th century warship was raised from the sea bed in 1982?
Mary Rose
Which singer is known as the `Belfast Cowboy`?
Van Morrison
Which actress was nominated for a best actress Oscar for her performance in the 1995 film `Casino`?
Sharon Stone
In which film did Mel Gibson play a character who was frozen for 50 years?
`Forever Young`
Who duetted with Diana Ross on the hit single `Endless Love`?
Lionel Richie
In which year did Leonardo Da Vinci design the first parachute?
1480
In what year did the first postage stamp go on sale in Great Britain?
1840
Which piece of sporting equipment was once called a `battledore`?
Badmington Racket
How many wings does a normal bee have?
4
Which sign of the zodiac runs from December into January?
Capricorn
Tim Booth is the lead singer with which British band?
James
Who wrote the song `Jealous Guy`?
John Lennon
In `spam`, the internet term for sending unsolicited e-mail, what does the letter `p` stand for? Personl, People or Permission?
People
What drink is made from molasses?
Rum
In what year did Nicholas Hillyard become the first ever to be granted a patent, when he did so for engraving and printing the King`s head on documents?
1617
In the TV show, what kind of animal was `Gentle Ben`?
A bear
Which element has the highest melting point?
Carbon
In the song `the twelve days of christmas`, what did my true love send to me on the 9th day?
9 ladies dancing
Whigfield, who had a hit single with `Saturday Night`, comes from which country?
Denmark
Who won the mens singles title at Wimbledon in 2000?
Pete Sampras
What is the name of the sorceror in the Disney film `Fantasia`?
Yensid
What was the name of Lulu's backing group?
Luvvers
In what year was the Polaroid camera invented?
1947
Which of the following books of the Bible does not come in the New Testament? Joel, Hebrews or Titus?
Joel
Which of the following elements has a chemical symbol which does not begin with `I`? Iodine, Iron or Iridium?
Iron
Who is the first character to speak in the film `Star Wars`?
C3P0
`Your Song` in 1970 was the first American hit by which British artist?
Elton John
Which group had a UK number one hit single in 1977 with `So You Win Again`?
Hot Chocolate
What is the name of Sherlock Holmes` housekeeper?
Mrs Hudson
Which famous film director directed the second segment of the 1983 film `Twighlight Zone: The Movie`?
Steven Spielberg
Which 1967 film starred Sidney Poiter, and had a theme tune performed by Lulu?
`To Sir With Love`
In which 1995 film is the main character called Jim Lovell?
Apollo 13
What is the name given to someone who studies plants?
Botanist
What is the name of the Christian festival that happens 12 days after Christmas?
Epiphany
In which country was Florence Nightingale born?
Italy
In `The Twelve Days Of Christmas`, if you add up the number of swans-a-swimming and geese-a-laying, what do you get? 13, 14 or 15?
13
Which number is referred to as `Doctor`s Orders` in Bingo?
9
In maths what name is given to the series of numbers where each number is the sum of the previous two?
Fibonacci Series
Who directed the films `Faster, Pussycat! Kill! Kill!` and `Beyond The Valley Of The Dolls`?
Russ Meyer
What does the letter `S` stand for in `NASA`? Space, Science or Society?
Space
Which David Lynch film was based on the life of John Merrick?
`The Elephant Man`
What is the only English football team without a vowel in the first five letters of it`s name?
Crystal Palace
Which two months are covered by the star sign Aquarius?
January and February
Which football commentator was given an OBE in the Queen`s Birthday Honours list in 2001?
John Motson
Where is the Royal and Ancient Golf Club?
St. Andrews
What is the only bird that can swim but not fly?
The penguin
What is the longest river in the UK?
The Severn
In the title of a famous film, how is Uncas Chingacgook better known?
The Last Of The Mohicans
In Scrabble, how many points is the letter C worth?
3
What American film was released in France with a title which translated as `Life, Love, Cows`?
City Slickers
Which football league team was beaten 9-0 by Liverpool in 1992?
Crystal Palace
In which European city were the 1924 Olympics due to be held before being switched to Paris?
Amsterdam
In the series of children`s `Noddy` books, what is the name of the policeman?
Mr Plod
Which famous character was created by Michael Bond in a series of books for children?
Paddington Bear
What famous musical is also the name of an American state?
Oklahoma
Born in 1475, by what name was the painter and sculptor, Buonarroti, better known?
Michaelangelo.
What is the state capital of Florida?
Tallahasse
How many of Henry VIII`s wives were beheaded?
2
According to his fake ID, in `The Simpsons`, in feet and inches how tall is Bart Simpson?
4 foot, 2 inches
What character was Henry Winkler best known for playing?
Fonzie
Which star or `The Goodies` also starred in `The Bubblegum Brigade`?
Bill Oddie
To the nearest whole number, how many metres is 20 feet?
6
In New Orleans, the Mardi Gras festival occurs each year in which month?
February
Who was backed by the Blackhearts in the early 1980s?
Joan Jett
What was the name of James Bond`s housekeeper?
May
In the film `The Matrix`, by what name is Keanu Reeve`s character Thomas A. Anderson commonly known?
Neo
Using a pseudonym, who wrote the song `Manic Monday` which was a hit for the Bangles?
Prince
Which actor has appeared in the films `Mrs Doubtfire`, `The Lawnmower Man` and `Mars Attacks`?
Pierce Brosnan
Which British actress played Ophelia in the 1996 film `Hamlet`?
Kate Winslet
In which century was the religion Buddhism formed? 6th century B.C, 2nd century A.D. or 9th century A.D.?
6th century B.C.
What does the first `A` stand for in NASA?
Aeronautics
By what name is St. Stephens Day better known?
Boxing Day
Which artist was known as the `prince of shadows`?
Rembrandt
In which city in England is the National Railway Museum?
York
Which 1933 film is set on and around Skull Island?
`King Kong`
How much did the USA pay Russia for Alaskan territory in 1867?
$7,200,000
In computing, what does CPU stand for?
Central processing unit
Who was the lead singer with the pop group Altered Images?
Claire Grogan
Which mammals have prehensile tails?
Monkeys
Which comedian played the leading role in the TV series `Sorry`?
Ronnie Corbett
By what stage name were the double act of Edward McGuinness and Cyril Mead better known, who had there own BBC TV show from 1978 to 1991?
Little And Large
What is the name of the cartoon character that chases after Roadrunner?
Wile E. Coyote
Waterloo, the scence of a famous battles involving Napoleon, is in what country?
Belgium
What 1970 film directed by Robert Altman, was later turned into a TV series?
`MASH`
Which musical film was the first to include the word `bloody`?
`My Fair Lady`
In what American state does most of the movie `White Christmas` take place?
Vermont
Who was Arthur Conan Doyle writing about when he said `He is the Napoleon of crime`?
Professor Moriaty
Which Scottish band had a hit album in 1999 with `The Man Who`?
Travis
What was the title of the Beatles` first single?
`Love Me Do`
What is the correct way to address an Earl or a Viscount? `Sir`, `Your Grace` or `My Lord`?
`My Lord`
What is the largest state in the USA?
Alaska
Which European capital city was known as Lutecia by the Romans?
Paris
The city of London stands on which of the following rivers? Thames, Severn or Tay?
Thames
Which musical composer wrote `Hungarian Rhapsodies`?
Liszt
In which quarter of the Australian flag does the Union Jack appear? Top left, top right, bottom left or bottom right?
Top left
Whose is the first birth to be recorded in the Bible?
Cain
Which major American city is known as the `Windy City`?
Chicago
In which country are Tivoli gardens?
Denmark
What is the Japanese art-form of paper folding called?
Origami
According to the Pulp song `Common People`, `she studied` what `at St. Martin`s college`?
Sculpture
Which female singer was once married to Simple Minds singer Jim Kerr and had a child with Ray Davies of The Kinks?
Chrissie Hynde
Tony Allcock won the men`s singles titles in 1986 and 1987 world championships of what indoor sport?
Indoor Bowls
Who sings the theme tune to the TV game show `Big Break`?
Captain Sensible
Which of the Channel Islands lies furthest south?
Jersey
What was the name of the killer in the film `Halloween`?
Michael Myers
Which of the following countries does not border Costa Rica? Peru, Panama or Nicaragua?
Peru
Who had a number one hit in 1998 with `Frozen`?
Madonna
As at Janurary 2000, which fictional character has been used in most films?
Sherlock Holmes
What was the name of Robert Altman`s 1992 film about Hollywood?
The Player
`The Unknown Stuntman` was the theme song for which TV action series?
`The Fall Guy`
What school did cartoon characters Pebbles and Bam Bam go to?
Bedrock High
Traditionally, what colour is Santa Claus` belt?
Black
Which actress co-produced and starred in the 1999 film `Never Been Kissed`?
Drew Barrymore
In what year did Bartolomeo Cristofori event the piano?
1710
How many members does a rowing eights crew have?
9
Who played Mel Gibson`s sidekick in the `Lethal Weapon` films?
Danny Glover
What is theophobia the fear of?
God
More commonly known for writing detective novels, who wrote romantic novels using the name Mary Westmascott?
Agatha Christie
Which of the following did not star in the 1976 film `Network`? Faye Dunaway, Robert Duvall or Glenn Close?
Glenn Close
Which city became the capital of America in 1788?
New York
In which television show did Sherilyn Fenn play the character of Audrey Horne?
`Twin Peaks`
Which number is written 1010 in binary?
10
How many players in total get down in a normal rugby union scrum?
16
Which Beatle`s middle name is Winston?
John Lennon
What name is given to the home of an otter?
A holt
`Slave To The Vibe` was a top twenty hit in 1993 for which group which is also the name of an alcoholic drink?
Aftershock
Which American athlete won 4 gold medals at the 1984 Olympic games?
Carl Lewis
In Greek legend, which King turned everything he touched into gold?
King Midas
Mount Cook is the highest peak in which country?
New Zealand
Which actor played Alex in the TV show `Family Ties`?
Michael J Fox
What word is derived from a modern plural of the Latin for `the place where three roads meet`?
Trivia
In which year did the Japanese bomb Pearl Harbour?
1941
What film`s three main characters are Brody, Hooper and Quint?
`Jaws`
Which 1971 novel by William Blatty was later turned into a famous horror film?
`The Exorcist`
Honolulu is the capital of which American state?
Hawaii
Who did singer Edie Brickell marry in 1992? Paul Simon, Bob Dylan or Bruce Springsteen?
Paul Simon
With which sport would you associate Nelli Kim?
Gymnastics
Which French city was besieged by the English until the arrival of Joan of Arc?
Orleans
Who was the first Indian born author to win a Nobel Prize?
Rudyard Kipling
In the game of Monopoly, what colour is Coventry Street?
Yellow
Which radio DJ wrote the autobiography `My Tune`?
Simon Bates
In which year did London Zoo open?
1828
Which American state is sometimes called `The Last Frontier` and `The Land Of The Midnight Sun`?
Alaska
Who are Morty and Ferdie Fieldmouse`s famous uncle?
Mickey Mouse
Who had a hit single in the 1980s with `Pass The Dutchie`?
Musical Youth
Who preceded Queen Victoria on the British throne?
William IV
Which element has the chemical symbol As?
Arsenic
In which English County can you find 4 towns with the suffix Regis?
Dorset
How many people does the Terminator played by Arnold Schwarzenegger kill in the film `Terminator 2`? 0, 1 or 71?
0
Vienna is the capital of which country?
Austria
Out of all the animals which make up the Chinese horoscope, which comes first alphabetically?
Boar
Which famous film actor once played the detective David Addison on television?
Bruce Willis
Which of Santa Claus` reindeer would come first alphabetically?
Blitzen
What is the capital of the Canadian provence of Nova Scotia and also a town in England?
Halifax
In what year was Martin Luther King assassinated?
1968
What was Bullitt`s first name in the 1968 film `Bullitt`?
Frank
Which British band`s first album was called `Word Gets Around`?
The Stereophonics
Which of the following colours does not appear on the Brazilian flag? Green, Red or Yellow?
Red
If the cheetah is the fastest thing on four legs, what is the fastest on two legs?
The Ostrich.
Which band`s 1997 debut album was called `Good Feeling`?
Travis
From which Bond movie did Matt Monroe sing the theme song?
`From Russia With Love`
In which country was the sport of Korfball founded?
Holland
The name of which sport means `empty hand` in Japanese?
Karate
What is the largest rainforest in the world?
Amazon
What is the highest mountain in the world?
Mount Everest
Which element forms 80% of the Earth`s atmosphere?
Nitrogen
Which English football club play at Roots Hall?
Southend United
What is the capital of Canada?
Ottawa
Which famous artist painted `Guernica` about the Spanish Civil War?
Pablo Picasso.
Who wrote the book `Watership Down`?
Richard Adams
In the game of Monopoly, how much does each player pay you if it`s your birthday?
10
Who wrote `Pygmalion` and `Caesar and Cleopatra`?
George Bernard Shaw
In what year did the character of Mickey Mouse first appear?
1928
From which country does Edam cheese originate?
Holland
What is the only world language that has a word for association football that is not derived from the word `football`?
Italian
The condition Scriveners Palsy is more commonly known as what?
Writers Cramp
Which `A` is the birthstone for the month of March?
Aquamarine
Who played Frankenstein`s monster in the 1931 film `Frankenstein`?
Boris Karloff
Where in Europe is Nicosia the capital of?
Cyprus
Dhaka is the capital of which Asian country?
Bangladesh
Who did Margaret Thatcher replace as leader of the Conservative party?
Edward Heath
True or False: Slug`s don`t have noses?
False
How many strings does a ukulele have? None, four or six?
Four
Which famous composer was known as the `Waltz King`?
Johann Strauss
Which range of mountains separates France from Spain?
Pyrenees
What is the largest city in China, which is thought to be the most densely populated area in the world?
Shanghai
In 1986 which boxer beat Trevor Burbick to become the youngest ever heavyweight world champion?
Mike Tyson
In what year did Edmond Halley discover Halleys comet?
1682
What is the collective name for a group of insects?
A swarm
Whose autobiography was called `A Portrait Of The Artist As A Young Man`?
James Joyce`s
In both the Old and New testaments which book has the shortest title?
Job
How many squares are there on a chess board?
64
How many yards are there between each set of stumps in cricket?
22
Which cat would you associate with Dilbert? Pussbert, Catbert or Mogbert?
Catbert
Which popular novelist died at her home in Newcastle in 1998?
Catherine Cookson
In what country were the 1992 Olympics held?
Spain
Where is the one place that the American flag flies 24 hours a day, but is never raised or lowered and is never saluted?
The moon.
Who played the possessed child in the film `The Exorcist`?
Linda Blair
In which year was the Battle of the Somme?
1916
Which of the following countries does not share a border with Luxembourg? Germany, Holland or Belgium?
Holland
In Scrabble how many letters have a value of 2?
2
Who wrote the novel `Jurassic Park` on which the Steven Spielberg film of the same name was based?
Michael Crichton
Which member of the `A Team` was a pilot?
Murdoch
True or False: In space it is impossible to cry:?
True
What surname is common to the Archbishop of Canterbury from 1961 to 1974 and an ex-England football manager?
Ramsey
What is Scooby Doo`s favourite food?
Scooby Snacks
What was The Divine Comedy`s first top twenty hit?
Something For The Weekend
What is the common title of an Elvis Presley movie and a hit song for Motley Crue?
`Girls, Girls, Girls`
Which of the following musical notes does not exist? B sharp, C sharp or D sharp?
B sharp
What is the only vegetable that is also a flower?
Brocolli
What is the capital of the American state of Colorado?
Denver
What was the title of Talking Heads first UK top ten hit?
`Road To Nowhere`
Where in the human body is the labyrinth?
The ear
In which country is the soap opera `The High Road` set?
Scotland
In 1901, who became the only US President not be sworn in on a Bible?
Theodore Roosevelt
What year saw the first flying bombs drop on London?
1944
What was the name of the Captain who hunted Moby Dick?
Captain Ahab
What is the opposite of `nocturnal`?
Diurnal
Whose face is referred to in `The face that launched a thousand ships`?
Helen Of Troy
What was Fatboy Slim`s first UK number one single?
`Praise You`
Who played Patrick Bateman in the film `American Psycho`?
Christian Bale
What is the name of the official London residence of the Queen Mother?
Clarence House
Before going solo, Lionel Richie sang with which group?
The Commodores
Which island was awarded the George Cross in 1942?
Malta
In the famous Monty Python sketch, what type of dead parrot did John Cleese take back to the shop?
Norwegian Blue
What is the antonym of a word? Same meaning, Same sounding or Opposite meaning?
Opposite meaning
What was `Happy`, which was sold for £55,000 at Sotheby`s in 1989? A teddy bear, a pendant or a skeleton?
Teddy Bear
Which children`s television show featured the characters of George, Zippy and Bungle?
`Rainbow`
In which year did Austria join the European union?
1995
Which boy band released the 1999 album `By Request`?
Boyzone
On the 1st of January of what year did Czechoslovakia split into the Czech Republic and Slovakia?
1993
From 1982-1989 Elle MacPherson appeared in every issue of which popular womans magazine?
Elle
Under what name did Erich Weiss achieve fame?
Harry Houdini
Which television program ended with the line `Time for bed said Zebedee`?
`The Magic Roundabout`
In which European city would you find the statue of the Little Mermaid?
Copenhagen
What is a sculpture of the upper part of a person, usually including the head and shoulders called?
A bust
Whose first UK top ten 20 single was `Eyes Without A Face` in 1984?
Billy Idol
In `The Twelve Days Of Christmas`, which gifts represent the ten commandments?
Lords-a-leaping
Which metal is the best conductor of electricity?
Silver
What was the name of the peace treaty at the end of World War I?
The Treaty of Versailles
How many cellos are involved in a typical string quartet?
1
Which film about dancing featured the characters Frances `Baby` Houseman and Johnny Castle?
`Dirty Dancing`
Which comedy series is set on Craggy Island?
`Father Ted`
How many housing property squares are there on a Monopoly board?
22
In computing, what does MS-DOS stand for?
Microsoft Disk-Operating System
Lois Maxwell played which character in a number of James Bond films?
Miss Moneypenny
Which of the following is not a moon of the planet Jupiter? Elera, Mimas or Carme?
Mimas
Who was the highest earning actress in America for the year 2000?
Julia Roberts
According to `The Hitch Hiker`s Guide To The Galaxy`, what number was the answer to life, the universe and everything?
42
What is the name of Elvis Presley`s daughter?
Lisa Marie
The name of which commonly used house-hold object comes from the Latin word meaning `admire` or `to wonder at`?
Mirror
Olympic testing of athletes for anabolic steroids began in what year? 1976, 1984 or 1992?
1976
How many yards wide is a soccer goal?
8
Who wrote the plays `Death Of A Salesman` and `The Crucible`?
Arthur Miller
In literature, how are the duo Charles and Gerald better known?
Mills and Boon
Who won back-to-back best actor Oscars in the late 1930s?
Spencer Tracy
Which of the following comics was issued earliest? The Beano or The Dandy?
The Dandy
On TV, how was the character of Diana Prince better known?
Wonder Woman
Which country in the world has the highest population?
China
Vehicles from which country have the letter `B` to identify their nationality?
Belgium
Which authour`s real name was Charles Dodgson and was a mathematics instructor at Christ Church Oxford?
Lewis Carroll
What name is given to the score 111 in cricket?
Nelson
In which English city was Charles Dickens born?
Portsmouth
Which war was fought between 1936 and 1939?
Spanish Civil War
What is the American name for what the British call a `drawing pin`?
Thumbtack
What was George Michael`s first solo UK single to reach the top 40?
`Careless Whisper`
In the song, The Twelve Days of Christmas, what are the 10 Lords-a-leaping said to symbolise?
The Ten Commandments
On the 1st of January of what year did Czechoslovakia split into the Czech Republic and Slovakia? 1989, 1991 or 1993?
1993
In 2002, a tv advert for which drink featured a cat called Tom going clubbing?
Bicardi Breezer
Who played Jim Phelps in the 1996 film `Mission: Impossible`?
Jon Voigt
The speed of light is approximately equal to how many miles per second? 186,000, 6.1 million or 310 million?
186,000
What was the name of the mission that involved the first manned lunar landing in 1969?
Apollo XI
In which English county would you find Aylesbury?
Buckinghamshire
Who sang with Craig McLachlan on the 1993 single `You`re The One That I Want`?
Debbie Gibson
In 1956, who became the first actor to be nominated for an Oscar posthumously?
James Dean
Which TV character did Matt Frewer invent from an idea he had from a road sign?
Max Headroom
Which of the following actresses appeared in the film `Top Gun`? Meg Ryan, Michelle Pfeiffer or Helen Hunt?
Meg Ryan
How many pieces does a Jenga set have?
54
What was an iron maiden used for? Dress making, Feeding horses or Torture?
Torture
The Latin translation of the phrase `Which was to be proved` provided what abbreviation?
Q.E.D.
Who were Balthazar, Melchior and Caspar?
The Three Wise Men
In what film does Clint Eastwood play a radio d.j. stalked by an ex-fan?
`Play Misty For Me`
In which year did the radio show `The Archers` begin?
1950
What was the name of author A. A. Milne`s son?
Christopher Robin
Which famous Christmas Carol, was originally written in 1857 for Thanksgiving?
`Jingle Bells`
Who was England`s top wicket taker during the 1992 Cricket World Cup?
Ian Botham
Which of the following appeared in both the films `Magnolia` and `Boogie Nights`? Mark Wahlberg, Julianne Moore or Tom Cruise?
Julianne Moore
Which of the following colours does not appear on the Argentinian flag? Red, White or Blue?
Red
Which playing card is sometimes referred to as the `black lady`?
The Queen of Spades
Which artist painted `Sunflowers`?
Van Gogh
Who directed the film `Death Wish`?
Michael Winner
Excluding the sun, what is the name of the nearest star to Earth?
Proxima Centauri
Richard Starkey is the real name of which famous musician?
Ringo Starr
Who`s motto is `Let not the deep swallow me up`?
Royal National Lifeboat Institution
Which of the four Teenage Mutant Hero Turtles would come first alphabetically?
Donatello
Which city is served by W A Mozart airport?
Salzburg
What is the capital city of the Seychelles?
Victoria
What job did Helen Hunt`s character do in the film `As Good As It Gets`?
Waitress
In 1785, Blanchard and Jeffries became the first to cross the English channel using which method of transport?
Balloon
On which racecourse is the St Leger run?
Doncaster
Who won the `Best International Male` award at the Brit awards of 2000?
Beck
In which country was the writer Rudyard Kipling born?
India
Who wrote the 1995 novel `Rose Madder`?
Stephen King
Which actor more famous for his roles in horror films played Sherlock Holmes in a 1968 TV series?
Peter Cushing
Which British Admiral defeated the French at Trafalgar, but was killed during the battle?
Nelson
The city of Dublin stands on which of the following rivers? Liffey, Shannon or Clyde?
Liffey
Is the tropic of Cancer north or south of the equator?
North
Who won the men`s gold medal for ice-figure skating at the 1980 Winter Olympics?
Robin Cousins
Which of the following rock stars worked as a gravedigger before starting his musical career? Rod Stewart, Freddie Mercury or Billy Joel?
Rod Stewart
With which British Rock group did Ozzy Osbourne make his name?
Black Sabbath
In the American postal system, `MN` is the abbreviation for which state?
Minnesota
What does the letter `N` stand for in `NATO`?
North
What is the plural of `opus`?
Opera
Who directed the 1984 film `The Killing Fields`? Norman Jewison, Roland Joffe or Oliver Stone?
Roland Joffe
Which tennis player was runner up in the mens singles final at Wimbledon in both 2000 and 2001?
Pat Rafter
Who won the 1500m gold medal for Great Britain at the 1980 Olympics?
Sebastian Coe
In January 2003, it was reported that Dave Glover had been thrown out of which band due to his relationship with convicted murderer Rosemary West?
Slade
The island of Gotland belongs to which country?
Sweden
In what year did the building of the Panama canal begin? 1870, 1880 or 1890?
1880
What was the title of David Bowie`s 1977 album, his first of three collaborations with Brian Eno?
`Low`
How many members were in the band All Saints?
4
Who`s life inspired the 1987 film `Personal Services`?
Cynthia Payne
A Griffin has the head of which type of bird?
Eagle
Which 1992 film was advertised with the slogan `Never let her out of your sight. Never let your guard down. Never fall in love.`?
`The Bodyguard`
What is Madonna`s maiden name?
Ciccone
In which Scottish city are the comics the Beano and the Dandy published?
Dundee
What was the number on the back of the soccer jersey that both Maradona and Pele said was lucky?
10
Which female singer had a number one hit with `Mi Chico Latino`?
Geri Halliwell
In which year is the 1982 film Blade Runner set?
2019
Who said `Science without religion is lame. Religion without science is blind`?
Albert Einstein
The Chinese and the Mississippi are the only two known species of which creature?
Alligator
What characted does Jack Nicholson play in the 1989 film `Batman`? The Joker, The Penguin or The Riddler?
The Joker
Madonna appeared in which play in London in 2002? Up For Grabs, Up For Offer or Up The Ante?
Up For Grabs
Which of the following groups were once called the Mugwumps? The Yardbirds, The Mamas And Papas or Mott The Hoople?
The Mamas And Papas
Which 1952 Agatha Christie play ran in London for over 35 years?
The Mousetrap
Which Colonel was the manager of Elvis Presely?
Tom Parker
Who was the folk singer and ex-busker from Cleveland who filled in for Stevie Wonder at the 1988 UK Nelson Mandella Concert?
Tracey Chapman
How long did the one hundred year war last? 66, 89, 100 or 116 years?
116 years
Who at the 1984 Olympics, won the 100m, 200m, sprint relay and the long jump?
Carl Lewis
Which Beatle`s first girlfriend was called Thelma Pickles?
John Lennon`s
Which team were Manchester United playing, when Eric Cantona was sent off and kicked one of their supporters?
Crystal Palace
Which English King was defeated by Robert The Bruce at the battle of Bannockburn?
Edward II
Which king of England had a mother and a son who were beheaded?
James I
Who directed the films `The Usual Suspects` and `X-Men`?
Bryan Singer
What ancient Greek mathematician compiled 13 volumes on geometry called `The Elements`?
Euclid
Which 90s song includes the line `What a wicked thing to do, to make me dream of you`?
`Wicked Game`
What colour is the bottom stripe on the Croatian flag?
Blue
Which band reached number 2 in the UK charts in 1982 with the song `Private Investigations`?
Dire Straits
How is the medical condition of myopia better known as?
Short-sightedness
What were the surnames of `Bonnie And Clyde`?
Parker and Barrow
In which English country was Cheddar cheese first made?
Somerset
Which 1956 musical was based on the 1940 film `The Philadelphia Story`?
`High Society`
What was the name of Britain`s first nuclear powered submarine?
HMS Dreadnought
What is the correct way to address a bishop? `Sir`, `Your Grace` or `My Lord`?
`My Lord`
What is the least used letter in the English language?
`Z`
In which 1980 film did Jack Nicholson ad-lib the line `Here`s Johnny`?
`The Shining`
What was the codename for the German invasion of Russia in World War II?
Barbarossa
In `Charlie and the Chocolate Factory`, what was the name of the little people who worked for Willy Wonka and loved to sing?
Oompa Loompas
What is the capital of Bosnia?
Sarajevo
What type of creature is a taipan?
Snake
Who created the character Gunga Din?
Rudyard Kipling
Which movie actor has played characters including Jack Ryan and Dr Richard Kimble?
Harrisson Ford
From which country does the dish Enchilada come?
Mexico
In 1981, who took over from Tom Baker in the TV series `Doctor Who`?
Peter Davison
Which famous British ship`s name means `The Short Skirt`?
The Cutty Sark
Who won a Golden Globe for playing the character Satine in the 2001 film `Moulin Rouge`?
Nicole Kidman
How is the number 60 written in Roman numerals?
LX
Which element has the chemical symbol P?
Phosphorus
In what year did the Beatles officially split up?
1970
What is the most common street name in Britain?
High Street
Which famous cartoon bird appeared for the first time in 1937 on the Porky Pig show?
Daffy Duck
In 1889, what took over from the Great Pyramid as the tallest building in the world?
Eiffel Tower
Which TV detective has a sidekick called Seargent Lewis?
Inspector Morse
What single letter is the chemical symbol for the element Potassium?
K
What is the only American state with a name which has just one syllable?
Maine
In which European country is the Costa del Sol?
Spain
Which band released the album `Second Coming` in 1994, five years after their debut album?
The Stone Roses
What was Marilyn Monroe`s full real name?
Norma-Jean Baker
What is the name of the diminutive snake-killing hero described in a story by Rudyard Kipling?
Rikki-Tikki-Tavi
What distance is covered in one circuit of a modern outdoor running track?
400 metres
Which famous inventor was born in Scotland in 1847 and became a US citizen 35 years later?
Alexander Graham Bell
When asked if he would be going to Marilyn Monroe`s funeral, who said `Why should I go? She won`t be there`? Arthur Miller, Joe Di Maggio or John F Kennedy?
Arthur Miller
Which TV detective had a dog called simply `Dog`?
Columbo
Into which sea does the Nile flow?
Mediterranean
What is the only mammal that can fly?
The bat
In 1978 who became the youngest man to win a Best Actor Oscar for his performance in `The Goodbye Girl`?
Richard Dreyfuss
In which Charles Dickens novel does the character of Smike appear?
`Nicholas Nickleby`
Who wrote `Our Mutual Friend`?
Charles Dickens
In the childrens TV series, what was the name of the girl who looked after Bagpuss?
Emily
In what year was the first American test-tube baby born?
1983
Which plant is the only one to have flowers, but no proper leaves?
Cactus
In the Tour De France, what colour jersey does the rider with the fastest cumulative time wear?
Yellow
Where did the Clangers live?
On the moon
Glossophobia is the fear of what? Failure, The Opposite Sex or Public Speaking?
Public speaking
What was the name of John Wayne`s final film?
`The Shootist`
In what year B.C. was Alexander the Great born?
356 BC
If you were born on July 4th, what star sign would you be?
Cancer
In which country did the 2000 Olympic Games take place?
Australia
What was the name of the world`s first cloned sheep?
Dolly
How long is a 10-pin bowling lane? 60 feet, 80 feet or 100 feet?
60 feet
Who played the female lead in the 1933 film `King Kong`?
Fay Wray
What was the name of the character that O J Simpson played in the `Naked Gun` films?
Officer Nordberg
What is the name of the one-legged sailor with a parrot on his shoulder, and who is the main character in the book `Treasure Island`?
Long John Silver
Alvin Stardust had a number one in 1974 called `Jealous ...` what?
Mind
Which of the following authors wrote most recently? Jonathon Swift, Rudyard Kipling or Daniel Defoe?
Rudyard Kipling
Seoul is the capital of which country?
South Korea
Which singer came third in the 1973 Eurovision Song Contest with the song `Power To All Our Friends`?
Cliff Richard
Which American state first declared Labor Day a legal holiday? Colorado, Connecticut or California?
Colorado
In which Scottish city is the book `Trainspotting` based?
Edinburgh
Who was the first person to Captain and Manage a World Cup winning Football team?
Franz Beckenbauer
In which year did Arthur Conan Doyle publish the first of his `Adventures Of Sherlock Holmes`?
1891
In which South American country are the Glass waterfalls?
Brazil
Which Beatle was the youngest? John, Paul, George or Ringo?
George
Igor Sikorsky designed and flew the first practical version of what flying machine?
The helicopter
Which animals become the leaders in the novel `Animal Farm` by George Orwell?
Pigs
Which actress sang with Peter Sellers on the 1960 hit `Goodness Gracious Me`?
Sophia Loren
How many funnels did the Titanic have?
4
Which of the four main Balearic Islands is closest to Spain?
Ibiza
In which American city was the TV show `Cheers` set?
Boston
What was Ezra Pound famous for writing? Poems, Musicals or Biographies?
Poems
Which is older? Stonehenge in England or the Colosseum in Rome?
Stonehenge
Augusta is the capital of which American state?
Maine
What was the name of the boat in the TV show `The Love Boat`?
The Pacific Princess
If Monday`s child is fair of face then what is Wednesday`s child?
Full of woe
Which 1980 horror film which spawned a number of sequels was directed by Sean S Cunningham?
`Friday The 13th`
A paper anniversary is celebrated after how many years of marriage?
1
Masked, Hermit and Spider are all types of which animal?
Crab
Which motorway links Birmingham and Lancaster?
M6
Which band did Nirvana`s bass player Dave Grohl join after Nirvana split in 1995?
The Foo Fighters
Who did Coventry beat in the 1987 FA Cup final?
Tottenham Hotspur
In what year did the London Underground begin operations?
1863
What song was the Christmas number one in the UK in both 1975 and 1991?
`Bohemian Rhapsody`
With which song did Sacha Distel enter the UK charts 5 times?
`Raindrops Keep Falling On My Head`
In millimetres, what is the width of an A10 sheet of paper?
26
What is the largest country in Africa?
Sudan
In which century did Belgium become independent from the Netherlands?
19th
Hana Mandikova, who became an Australian citizen in 1988, was born in which country?
Czechoslovakia
In the game of Monopoly, what colour is Euston Road?
Blue
In which book of the Bible are the Ten Commandments first mentioned?
Exodus
By what abbreviation is the International Criminal Police Organisation better known?
Interpol
Which famous rock star wrote the lines `It`s better to burn out than to fade away` in his suicide note?
Kurt Cobain
In which year did Channel 4 begin broadcasting?
1982
How many players are in an ice-hockey team?
6
In BBC`s 2002 100 Greatest Britons, which position was Robbie Williams?
77
In Monty Python`s Flying Circus, what type of animal was Dinsdale?
A giant hedgehog
Which 1987 film stars Eddie Murphy as Axel Foley?
Beverly Hills Cop II
Which cartoon character has three nephews called Huey, Dewey and Louis?
Donald Duck
Which actress starred in `Wild Things` and the `Scream` trilogy?
Neve Campbell
Who played Father Peter in the TV series `Ballykissangel`?
Stephen Tompkinson
On which Saturday morning TV show might you have seen the Phantom Flan Flinger?
Tiswas
Who directed the 1993 film `The Fugitive`? Peter Weir, Andrew Davis or Wolfgang Peterson?
Andrew Davis
In which sport is there a yorkround?
Archery
Nicknamed Charles the Fat, of which European country did Charles II rule between the years 884 and 887?
France
In the TV series `I`m Alan Partridge`, in which English town does Alan broadcast his radio show?
Norwich
Who hosted the TV quiz show `Ask The Family`?
Robert Robinson
Which English explorer introduced the potato and the tobacco plant to England?
Sir Walter Raleigh
How high is the highest board in competition diving? 2 metres, 6 metres or 10 metres?
10 metres
What is the collective noun for a group of kangaroos? An army, a mob or a troop?
A mob
In what year was highwayman Dick Turpin hanged?
1739
What is the state capital of Georgia?
Atlanta
Who played Nora Batty in the TV series `Last Of The Summer Wine`?
Kathy Staff
Casey Kasem provided the voice of which character in Scooby Doo?
Shaggy
In 1995, which singer was put on 18 months probation for firing a gun at two noisy teenagers? Ozzy Osbourne, Nina Simone or Van Morrison?
Nina Simone
Which London football club was the first in England to install an artificial pitch?
Queens Park Rangers
Which Simply Red song includes the line `And I love the thought of coming home to you`?
Fairground
Which of the following elements has the atomic number 2? Carbon, Lithium or Helium?
Helium
Which famous cartoon character first appeared on-screen in the 1934 cartoon `The Wise Little Hen`?
Donald Duck
Which singer is famous for his `moonwalk` dance?
Michael Jackson
What is the capital city of Libya?
Tripolli
What nationality was the composer Beethoven?
German
Which cartoon character has an anchor tatooed on his arm?
Popeye
What nationality was the explorer Dr Livingstone?
Scottish
What name is given to a leading female singer in an Opera, and is also used to describe someone who is temperamental and hard to please?
Prima Donna
In which year of the twentieth century did the Spanish Civil War begin?
1936
The TV series `Planet Of The Apes` starring Roddy McDowell was set in what year?
3085
Which author created the fictional land of Narnia?
C. S. Lewis
Who were the beaten finalists in both the 1974 and 1978 soccer World Cup finals?
Holland
Who directed the 2001 film `Black Hawk Down`?
Ridley Scott
What is Indiana Jones looking for in the film `Indiana Jones And The Last Crusade`?
The Holy Grail
What does the term `brut` mean when applied to wine?
Very dry
In cricket, how many runs is a double nelson?
222
In which English city is the world`s largest chocolate factory?
Birmingham
What was the name of the British liner which exploded in 1962 killing over 200 people?
Dara
St Mary`s, St Martins and Tresco are main islands in which group?
Scilly Isles
By what name is the domesticated albino variety of polecat better known?
Ferret
The abbreviation RSVP is taken from what language?
French
How many characters are there in the Russian alphabet?
33
Peter Mayhew is best known for playing what Star Wars character?
Chewbacca
Equus is the latin name for what animal?
Horse
What was the first `Carry On` film called?
`Carry On Sergeant`
What is sold by a costermonger?
Fruit
What is the only mammal which can`t jump?
The Elephant
In the film `The Truman Show` what was the first name of the character played by Jim Carrey?
Truman
How was author Charles Lutwidge Dodgson better known?
Lewis Carroll
What was the title of Shut Up And Dance`s top ten hit of 1992? `Raving, I`m Raving` or `The Bouncer`?
Raving, I`m Raving
In what film does Alec Baldwin play the character of Jack Ryan?
`The Hunt For Red October`
The name of which type of people means `eaters of raw meat`?
Eskimoes
What is the full title to the sequel to the film `Home Alone`?
`Home Alone 2: Lost In New York`.
How many players are there in a Handball team?
7
What is the more common name for the disease `Rubella`?
German Measles
Which is the smallest of North America`s great lakes?
Lake Ontario
Who wrote `Black Beauty` in 1877?
Anna Sewell
What is the only animal which, for both genders, is born with horns on its forehead?
Giraffe
Which Oasis song includes the line `I know I think I recognise your face, but I haven`t seen you before`?
`Roll With It`
What is the second book of the Bible?
Exodus
What is Frigophobia the fear of?
The cold
Who played the studio executive Griffin Mill in the 1992 film `The Player`?
Tim Robbins
In what year was `Chain Reaction` a number one single for Diana Ross?
1986
Which European state became two separate states in January 1993?
Czechoslovakia
What is the first name of Julian Lennon`s mother?
Cynthia
Who was Britains entry in the Eurovision Song Contest in 1968 with the song `Congratulations`?
Cliff Richard
The band Steely Dan got their name from a book by which American author?
William Burroughs
The modern flushing toilet was invented by Thomas Crapper, but the soldiers of which war were first to use it?
World War I
Which two characters in `Friends` got married in Las Vegas?
Ross and Rachel
Diana is the Roman goddess of what?
The moon
Albany is the capital of which American state?
New York
Who is the only American President to have been seen wearing a NAZI uniform?
Ronald Reagan
What is the most populated city in America?
New York
Who played Peter Pan in Steven Spielberg`s film `Hook`?
Robin Williams
What is the only venomous mammal in the world?
The duckbill platypus.
What was the last album ever recorded by the Beatles?
`Abbey Road`
What 1992 film starring Kristy Swanson is also the name of a TV series?
`Buffy The Vampire Slayer`
What was James Dean`s last film?
`Giant`
Which of Shakespeare`s plays begins with the words `If music be the food of love, play on`?
`Twelfth Night`
In what year was the world`s first daily newspaper published?
1702
Which character was kidnapped by a UFO in `The Colbys`?
Fallon
Which Brazilian footballer scored a goal in every round of the 1970 World Cup finals?
Jairzinho
In which European city are the headquarters of the World Health Organisation?
Geneva
What is the British term for what Americans call `gasoline`?
Petrol
Who captained Brazil`s World Cup winning football team in 1970?
Carlos Alberto
Who won the best actor award for the film `Ben Hur`?
Charlton Heston
Which musical composer wrote `The Firebird`, `Petruska` and `The Rite Of Spring`?
Stravinsky
Which American state is nicknamed the Lone Star State?
Texas
Lanzarote is part of which island group?
The Canary Islands
Who wrote `Frankenstein`?
Mary Shelley
Which planet was discovered in 1930 and has only one known satellite called Charon?
Pluto
What 1983 film starred David Bowie, Susan Sarandon and Catherine Deneuve?
`The Hunger`
How much is the gold bullion worth in `The Italian Job`?
$4,000,000
In the stock exchange what animal is used as a nickname to describe someone who sells shares thinking that the price will fall?
Bear
Which actor provides the voice for Rocky in the film `Chicken Run`?
Mel Gibson
Appointed by Bill Clinton in 1993, Louis J. Freeh became the director of which organisation?
The FBI
Which country traditionally provides Britain with a Christmas tree for Trafalgar Square in London?
Norway
What is the name of the aeroplane that the American President rides in?
Air Force One
Which Scottish football team are nicknamed the Arabs because they used to play on a pitch which was very sandy?
Dundee United
What is the common term for the type of people who prefer to be called `Inuit` or `Yupik`?
Eskimos
In `Thunderbirds`, what colour was Lady Penelope`s Rolls Royce?
Pink
What is the capital city of Finland?
Helsinki
In what year did the Great Train Robbery take place?
1963
Which ex-West Ham football manager is the father in law of pop star Louise?
Harry Redknapp
If you were born on April Fools Day, what star sign would you be?
Aries
At which battle in World War I were tanks used for the first time?
The Battle Of The Somme
The TV comedy series `George And Mildred` was a spin-off from which other sitcom?
`Man About The House`
How many spots in total does a full standard set of dominos have?
168
What was the name of the spacecraft which burst into flames on it`s ground-test in 1967, killing all three astronauts on board?
Apollo I
Who became the youngest person to be crowned Mr Universe in 1967 and later became a famous Hollywood actor?
Arnold Swarzenegger
In which US state did the World Cup final take place in 1994?
California
Which US state is home to cartoon character Deputy Dawg?
Mississippi
Which actor suffered a fatal heart attack during the filming of `Gladiator`?
Oliver Reed.
The largest ever teddy bears picnic was held in Dublin in 1995. How many bears were there?
33,573
In which board game might you land on Free Parking or The Water Works?
Monopoly
Which American actor died at the age of 22 after collapsing outside a club in 1993?
River Phoenix
Which famous singer was born Thomas Woodward in 1940?
Tom Jones
How many eyes does a cyclops have?
1
Stuart Sutcliffe of the Beatles died in 1962 of what cause?
Brain haemmoridge.
Which actress from the TV show `Friends` began her acting career advertising Tampax?
Courtney Cox
Which English league football team play at Ashton Gate?
Bristol City
By what nickname, meaning little barrel, is the artist born Alessandro di Mariano Filipepi better known?
Botticelli
What nationality was Van Gogh?
Dutch
In the children`s TV show `The Magic Roundabout`, what was the name of the cow?
Ermintrude
A menorah is a candleholder used by people of which religion?
Judaism
What is Europe`s highest capital city? Madrid, Rome or Athens?
Madrid
Which male singer starred in a film version of the hit musical `The Wiz` in 1977? Michael Jackson, Roger Daltrey or Meatloaf?
Michael Jackson
The name `United States of America` was first officially used in what document?
The Declaration Of Independence
From which animal does Cashmere wool come from?
Goat
Who became the first American to orbit the Earth in 1962 and returned to Space in 1997?
John Glenn
How many people signed the American Declaration Of Independence?
56
Which of the following letters does not feature in the chemical formula for water? C, H or O?
C
Which of the following animals have fingerprints that are very similar to human fingerprints? Chimpanzees, Koala Bears or Possums?
Koala Bear
What do the initials ASLEF stand for?
Associated Society of Locomotive Engineers and Firemen
What was the name of song, written and performed by Harold Faltermeyer, on the soundtrack of the film `Beverly Hills Cop`?
Axel F
What nationality was the novelist Marcel Proust?
French
Who plays Sabrina in the television show `Sabrina the Teenage Witch`?
Melissa Joan Hart
Situated on an island in the Mediterranean, what is Europe`s largest active volcano called?
Mount Etna
In 1319, which country was Sweden united with under the rule Magnus VII?
Norway
What is the only anagram of the word `stationed`?
Antidotes
Who played the leading role in the 1986 film `The Golden Child`?
Eddie Murphy
Which pop group is an anagram of `Pen Ballad At Us`?
Spandau Ballet
In which century were the War of the Roses fought?
15th
On a darts board, what number is directly opposite 1?
19
In the NATO phonetic alphabet, what word is used for `A`?
Alpha
Which American football team won the first ever Superbowl?
Green Bay Packers
In total, how many gold medals did Carl Lewis win in the 1984 and 1988 Olympics?
7
When Walt Disney`s seven dwarfs went off to work in the mines, what were they mining?
Diamonds
If you were born on 29th February, what star sign would you be?
Pisces
What was the name of the city where the Wizard of Oz lived?
The Emerald City
What was the original name of Wembley Stadium?
Empire Stadium
What was the title of Barbara Striesand`s first film?
`Funny Girl`
What number do the two numbers on the opposite side of dice always add up to?
7
What number is 10 to the power 15? One trillion, one quadrillion or one quintillion?
One quadrillion
Other than Great Britain, how many countries have stamps which do not feature the countries name?
None
Which of the following football teams won the World Cup before the other two? Brazil, West Germany or England?
West Germany
What American TV show had a spin-off called `Joanie and Chachi`?
`Happy Days`
How many carats are there in pure gold?
24
Which of the following animals is not part of the Chinese horoscope? A sheep, a bear or a hen?
A bear
In what year did Marilyn Monroe famously sing `Happy Birthday Mr President` to John F. Kennedy?
1962
How many zeros would you associate with the metric prefix `giga`?
9
What double act hold the record for the longest gap between number 1 records in the UK singles charts with hits in 1965 and 1990?
The Righteous Brothers
In Japan, what is a tsunami?
Tidal wave
What capital city stands on the Potomac river?
Washington
What is the official language of Brazil?
Portuguese
In September 2002, Johnny Vegas sold his wedding photos to which magazine for £1?
Viz
What is the name of the Manager played by Ricky Jervais in the comedy series `The Office`?
David Brent
In the Guinness British Hit Singles book, who is listed as the most popular chart star of all time?
Elvis Presley
What is the highest number on a roulette wheel?
36
What type of animal is a flying fox? A fish, a bat or a squirrel?
Bat
In what year was Steven Spielberg born? 1936, 1946 or 1956?
1946
In February 2000, which Scandanavian country elected it`s first female President?
Finland
What was the surname of the professor played by Rex Harrisson in the 1964 film `My Fair Lady`?
Higgins
How much does it cost to buy a station in the board game Monopoly?
200
In what year did the first recorded railroad accident occur?
1832
Muhammed Ali, Cher, Michael Jackson and Ronald Reagan have all admitted to suffering from the fear of what?
Flying
Which of the following colours do not appear on the German flag? Green, Yellow or Red?
Green
What nationality was composer Franz Schubert?
Austrian
Which singer went solo after having success with the band the Commodores?
Lionel Richie
What was the first Australian city to host the Olympic games?
Melbourne
Who composed the opera `Turandot`? Wagner, Puccini or Verdi?
Puccini
In which 1993 film does Kevin Kline play a look-alike hired to impersonate the President?
`Dave`
What is the name given to an object with four sides, where all sides are of the same length, but none of the angles are right angles?
A rhombus
What type of creature is a kookaburra?
Bird
In football, in which year was the charity shield first contested for?
1908
How many prime numbers are there between 10 and 20?
4
What 1967 film had the tagline `Train them! Excite them! Arm them!...Then turn them loose on the Nazis!`?
`The Dirty Dozen`
Which 1986 film had the tag-line `Be afraid. Be very afraid.`?
`The Fly`
In computing, what does the letter `C` stand for in the acronymp BASIC? Code, Company or Computing?
Code
Which Welsh band released the album `The Holy Bible` in 1994?
Manic Street Preachers
What is the English name for the constellation with the Latin name `Hydrus`?
Water Snake
Who played Janet in the 1975 film `The Rocky Horror Picture Show`?
Susan Sarandon
In what year was the first charity Christmas card produced?
1949
How many European Cups did Liverpool win with Alan Hansen playing in their defence?
3
Which football team were losing FA Cup finalists three times during the 1980`s?
Everton
What is the lighest weight category in boxing?
Light Flyweight
What medical term evolved as a result of a condition suffered by Chang and Eng Bunker?
Siamese Twins
Originally called 40/50, what did Rolls Royce`s 1907 car later become known as?
Silver Ghost
An unproduced play `Everybody Comes to Rick`s` was made into which famous film?
`Casablanca`
How many millions away from the Sun is the Earth? 93 million, 2 and a half billion, or 113 billion?
93 million
How many minutes of play are there in an American football match?
60
Who was the first player from outside the UK to captain an FA Cup winning team at Wembley?
Eric Cantona
What was the first name of the cabin boy in `Captain Pugwash`?
Tom
What number on the Beaufort scale represents a storm?
10
What is the sum of the internal angles in a hexagon?
720
Which 1994 film featured Arnold Swarzenegger playing a pregnant man?
`Junior`
What does the letter `A` stand for in the disease `AIDS`?
Acquired
In which country did the religion of Taoism originate?
China
Which of the five Great Lakes in North America would come first alphabetically?
Lake Erie
What was the President of the USA between 1981 and 1989?
Ronald Reagan
In the famous Nintendo games, what is the name of Mario`s brother?
Luigi
In which film did a `Starling` capture a `Buffalo`?
Silence Of The Lambs
Where were the 1988 summer Olympics held?
Seoul
The 1985 film `The Color Purple` won no Oscars, but how many nominations did it receive?
11
How many degrees apart are two lines of longitude which determine a time zone?
15
Who orginally created the character of `Batman`?
Bob Kane
In the film `Lord Of The Rings: The Two Towers` which character did Andy Serkis provide the voice for?
Gollum
What is the sum of the internal angles in a pentagon?
540
Who had a hit album in 2002 called `One Love`?
Blue
Which pop star died three days before Groucho Marx?
Elvis Presley
Which note do an orchestra normally tune to? A, C or G?
A
What nationality was the artist Rembrandt?
Dutch.
Who had a hit in 1997 with `Tubthumping`?
Chumbawumba
What is the capital of Syria?
Damascus
Where in the human body would you find the metatarsals?
In the feet
What is the name of Bart Simpson`s dog?
Santa`s Little Helper
Which footballer was England`s first black player?
Viv Anderson
Who directed the 1991 film `Cape Fear`?
Martin Scorcese
What do the letters `M` and `I` stand for in `MI5`?
Military Intelligence
In which country was the first ever golf course?
Scotland
What are the names of John Lennon`s two sons?
Julian and Sean
In which country was Mother Theresa born?
Albania
Who managed the first English soccer side to win the European Cup?
Matt Busby
In what city was John Lennon killed?
New York City
What colour is the cross on the greek flag?
White
In which capital city did Oscar Wilde die?
Paris
Who had a number one hit in 1993 with the song `Go West`?
The Pet Shop Boys
How old was Buddy Holly when he died in a plane crash in 1959?
22
Which famous person in history was born in 356 BC and had a horse called Bucephalus?
Alexander the Great
Who played Jimmy `Popeye` Doyle in `The French Connection`?
Gene Hackman
In which country was Albert Einstein born?
Germany
Rob Sering hosted the `Night Gallery`, but was more famous for hosting which other sci-fi series?
`The Twilight Zone`
In which English county would you find Carlisle?
Cumbria
The title of which Charles Dickens novel is also the name of a famous American magician?
David Copperfield
The song `Tomorrow` features in which musical?
`Annie`
The binary system of numbers uses which two numerical digits?
1 and 0
When was the first World Snooker Championship held? 1927, 1947 or 1961?
1927
What type of animals are the cartoon characters Chip and Dale?
Chipmunks
In which English county is Exeter?
Devon
Which actor had the real name of Bernard Schwartz?
Tony Curtis
Who wrote the book `A Brief History Of Time`?
Stephen Hawking
Which TV series featured a space-ship called `Jupiter 11`?
`Lost In Space`
Who had top ten hits in the 1980s with the singles `Complex`, `We Are Glass` and `She`s Got Claws`?
Gary Numan
How many of the Beatles` were left handed?
2
Who sang `Just A Little Bit`, Britain`s entry to the 1996 Eurovision Song Contest?
Gina G
Who is Amelia Fieldmouse`s famous cartoon brother?
Mickey Mouse
Which actress said `I always did like a man in uniform. And that one fits you grand. Why don`t you come up sometime and see me?`
Mae West
Which fictional charcter, created by Mary Shelley, had the first name of Viktor?
Frankenstein
What was the first name of Nelson, the British Admiral who defeated the French at the battle of Trafalgar?
Horatio
Who won an acting Oscar in 1999 for their performance in a film, which they appeared on screen for only 8 minutes?
Judi Dench
In which city is the world`s biggest and busiest McDonalds fast food restaurant?
Moscow
In which city were the 1912 Olympic games held? Oslo, Antwerp or Stockholm?
Stockholm
In Greek mythology, who hit Achilles in his heel with a poisoned arrow?
Paris
Who played Joey Boswell in Bread and later went on to direct the film `Sliding Doors`?
Peter Howitt
In 2002, which what was Britain`s only top ten entry in Forbes magazine`s list of richest fictional characters?
Willy Wonka
In which 1955 film does Frank Sinatra play Nathan Detroit?
`Guys and Dolls`
What 1946 film features the characters George Bailey and Clarence?
`It`s a wonderful life`
Which English King was publicly beheaded in front of his palace in 1649?
Charles I
In what year were the first Olympic Games held?
1896
What is the name given to a triangle with two sides the same length and two angles of equal size?
Isosceles
What is the name of the main street in the TV soap opera `Neighbours`?
Ramsay Street
In what country is Transylvania?
Romania
Which book has the dedication “For Esme with Love and Squalor”?
The Catcher In The Rye
Where is the world`s oldest motorcycle race held?
The Isle Of Man
In what year did the Bee Gees have a UK number one hit with `Tragedy`?
1979
Which of these was a 1948 Western starring John Wayne and directed by Howard Hawks? Red River, Yellow River or Moon River?
Red River
Where were the first pair of sunglasses invented? China, America or Italy?
China
In which of Shakespeare`s play does the title character die in the first half of the play?
Julius Caesar
As at the end of 2000, how many films has Harrison Ford appeared in which have earned over 100 million dollars worldwide?
16
Tequila used instead of vodka turns a Bloody Mary cocktail into what?
A Bloody Maria
What large plant-eating dinosaur has a name that means `thunder lizard`?
Brontosaurus
Who played Eliot Ness in the 1987 film `The Untouchables`?
Kevin Costner
In the line in `Casablanca` which is often misquoted as `Play it again, Sam`. What song is Sam asked to play?
`As Time Goes By`.
Who played a bisexual bank robber in the 1975 film `Dog Day Afternoon`?
Al Pacino
Who was the first female newsreader on `News at 10`?
Anna Ford
What is lexicology the study of?
Words
What is the square root of one quarter?
One half
In what year did the Great Fire of London occur?
1666
In 1972, who became the first woman to be named Sports Illustrated`s `Sportsperson of the Year`?
Billie Jean King
Which film ends with the words `It`s the stuff that dreams are made of`?
The Maltese Falcon
In which country did the first football World Cup take place?
Uruguay
In which American state was the film `The Blair Witch Project` set?
Maryland
Who wrote the book `Heidi`?
Johanna Spyri
What was the title of Kylie Minogue`s first UK top 10 single?
`I should be so lucky`
In which century did Henry VIII rule?
16th
The film `Clueless` starring Alicia Silverstone was based on which Jane Austen novel?
`Emma`
In which year did Kurt Cobain commit suicide?
1994
The first Opium War was a conflict between which two nations?
Great Britain and China
Which major sporting event did Irishman Stephen Roche win in 1987?
The Tour De France
Who was the only England player sent of during the 1986 World Cup Finals?
Ray Wilkins
What was the first film that Alfred Hitchcock made in Hollywood and the only one that won a Best Picture Oscar?
Rebecca
In which British city is the 1997 film `Twin Town` set?
Swansea
How many children made up Enid Blyton`s `Famous Five`?
4
What song from the film `Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid` won an Oscar for best song?
`Raindrops Keep Falling On My Head`
In what year did the attack on Pearl Harbour take place?
1941
Which football team won the World Cup in 1938?
Italy
What animals name is also the term given to three strikes in a row in ten-pin bowling?
Turkey
James Earl Ray was responsible for who`s death in 1968?
Martin Luther King`s
Is Saint Apolline the patron saint of earache, toothache or headaches?
Toothache
In which film did actress Hayley Mills first appear?
`Tiger Bay`
On what date and in what year did America declare it`s independence from Britain?
4th July, 1776
What is the name of the python in The Jungle book?
Kaa
In 1999, who had her first UK number one with `Genie In A Bottle`?
Christina Aguilera
What sport involves stones and a house?
Curling
Which character in the TV show `Sesame Street` lives in a trash can?
Oscar
Which actor famously said the line `Here`s looking at you, kid` in the film `Casablanca`?
Humphrey Bogart
Who wrote the play `Cat on a Hot Tin Roof`?
Tennessee Williams
Which rock band was the subject of a 1991 Oliver Stone film?
The Doors
Carrots are especially rich in which vitamin?
Vitamin A
Which famous person in history, when he died he left his property in his will to his two daughters, sister, three nephews and many friends, but left nothing to his wife Anne?
William Shakespeare
Who is the only artist, as at November 2000, to have had their first 10 singles reach the top 5 in the US charts?
Mariah Carey
What is the name of Sherlock Holmes` arch enemy?
Professor Moriaty
Which city in the American town of Massachusetts is nicknamed `Beantown` because it is famous for its baked beans?
Boston
With which instrument would you associate Caroline Corr?
Drums
Fun Lovin` Criminals` hit `Love Unlimited` is a tribute to which singer?
Barry White
Which of the following was not one of the famous Bronte sisters? Anne, Jane or Emily?
Jane
Which sign of the zodiac is represented by a lion?
Leo
Which famous TV and film actress got engaged to musician Kid Rock in April 2002?
Pamela Anderson
If you were born on 4th March, what star sign would you be?
Pisces
`Weir of Hermiston` is the unfinished work of which author?
Robert Louis Stevenson
What is the Decalogue better known as?
The Ten Commandments
Who played Mr Orange in `Reservoir Dogs`?
Tim Roth
Which book by George Orwell includes the line `Man is the only creature that consumes without producing`?
`Animal Farm`
In the TV comedy series `Red Dwarf`, what letter does Rimmer have on his forehead?
`H`
What was the name of Frank and Betty`s daughter in the TV comedy series `Some Mother`s Do Have Em`?
Jessica
What is the largest island in the Meditteraenean?
Sicily
Situated in Italy, what is Stromboli?
An active volcano
Which is the only planet in our Solar System that is not named after either a Greek or Roman God?
Earth
What is the second most common word in written English?
`of`
What was the name of Thomas Keneally`s book on which the film `Schindler`s List` was based?
`Schindler`s Ark`
What does the letter `N` stand for in `NASA`?
National
Who had a top ten hit in 1987 with `(Something Inside) So Strong`?
Labi Siffre
In the film `Jean De Florette`, what is Gerard Depardieu`s character looking for? Water, his twin brother, or the Holy Grail?
Water
As at March 2003, who is the most successful female chart act of all time in the UK?
Madonna
Which famous book begins with the line `Marley was dead, at least to begin with`?
`A Christmas Carol`
In which American state is Death Valley?
California
Who won a Golden Globe best actor award in 1999 for his performance in `The Truman Show`?
Jim Carrey
What would an American call a baby`s nappy?
A diaper
What classical composer wrote some of his greatest music after becoming deaf?
Beethoven
Who directed the 1980 film `The Elephant Man`?
David Lynch
Who`s piano was auctioned for 1.45 million pounds in October, 2000?
John Lennon`s
Approximately how much bigger is the land area of Greenland compared to Great Britain? 2 times, 10 times or 50 times?
10 times
A painting by which artist was sold for some 5.1 million pounds in June 1996?
Cezanne
Which of the following didn`t appear in the film `Stand By Me`? Corey Haim, River Phoenix or Keifer Sutherland?
Corey Haim
What was the name of the spiv played by James Beck in Dad’s Army?
Private Walker
Which of these styles of painting is most recent? Realism, Surrealism or Impressionism
Surrealism
In 2001, which Welsh rugby union player became the first to have scored more than 1,000 points in international rugby?
Neil Jenkins
Who had hit singles in the 1990s including `A Change Would Do You Good` and `My Favourite Mistake`?
Sheyl Crow
Who sang the theme song for the Bond film `Goldfinger`?
Shirley Bassey
As at the year 2000, how many times have the summer Olympics been held in London?
Twice
In which British City is Temple Meads station?
Bristol
Who painted the `Rouen Cathedral` series?
Claude Monet.
Which city in Scotland is also known as `Auld Reekie`?
Edinburgh
What was the first Bond film to be based on one of Ian Fleming`s short stories and not on one of his novels?
`For Your Eyes Only`
What was the name of Marmalades only number one hit in the UK?
`Ob-La-Di-Ob-La-Da`
How many players made up a squad in the 1998 soccer world cup?
22
Who wrote `Moby Dick`?
Herman Melville
Which Dutchman won the men`s singles title at Wimbledon in 1996?
Richard Krajicek
In what country was the game of golf invented?
Scotland
Which band released their third album called `War` in 1983?
U2
Broadcast in 1983 ,`Goodbye, Farewell and Amen` was the name of the last episode of which American TV series?
`M*A*S*H`
In which American city is the largest settlement of Chinese people outside of Asia?
San Francisco
How many toes do camels have on each foot?
2
How many bits are there in a byte?
8
Who painted `The Scourging Of Christ` and `The Disrobing Of Christ`?
El Greco.
Which group, who were founded in 1981 had members called Siobhan, Keren and Sarah?
Bananarama
What is the opposite of `diurnal`?
Nocturnal
Which Bond film featured a theme tune sung by Tom Jones?
Thunderball
What letter of the alphabet is the most common letter to come at the start of words?
`S`
In what year did white lines first appear on Britains roads?
1925
In which year did Jackie Stewart first win the Formula One World Drivers Championship?
1969
In `The Twelve Days Of Christmas`, which gifts represent the six days of creation?
Geese-a-laying
Which `Sex and the City` star is actor Matthew Broderick married to?
Sarah Jessica Parker
Which character from the Popeye cartoon liked eating hamburgers?
Wimpy
Which fictional detective lives in the village of St Mary Mead?
Miss Marple
In which country was the recent `Lord Of The Rings` movie filmed?
New Zealand
What nationality was the explorer Roald Amudsen?
Norwegian
Robert Van Winkle was the real name of what American rapper?
Vanilla Ice
In which century was the 1995 film `Judge Dredd` set?
22nd
Which famous American family live at 742 Evergreen Terrace?
`The Simpsons`
Who gave the famous speech known as the `Gettysburg Address`?
Abraham Lincoln
Babara Millicent Roberts is better known by what name?
Barbie
Which musical term was first coined in William Burroughs` book `Naked Lunch`? Heavy Metal, New Wave or Pop?
Heavy Metal
Which of the following large lakes is not in North America? Michigan, Huron or Victoria?
Victoria
What is the northernmost American state?
Alaska
Which film has been nominated for the most Oscars in one year?
All About Eve
What is the plural of `dwarf`?
Dwarfs
In `The Lord Of The Rings`, what type of creature was Legolas?
Elf
Who wrote the book `The Commitments` which was later made into a film?
Roddy Doyle
FINA is the governing body of which sport?
Swimming
In computing, what does the letter `S` stand for in `ASCII`?
Standard
In which battle was Nelson killed?
The Battle of Trafalgar
In what year was the Davis Cup tennis competition first held?
1900
What country has the largest Christian population?
America
In mythology, who supported the heavens on his shoulders?
Atlas
The line `Get busy living, or get busy dying` is spoken by the actor Morgan Freeman in which film?
`The Shawshank Redemption`
Which of the Beatles was the first to be a grandfather?
Ringo Starr
In which city is the soap opera `Brookside` set?
Liverpool
What motorway connects Glasgow and Edinburgh?
M8
Who played Batman in the 1989 film called `Batman`?
Michael Keaton
Which weekly BBC TV show was axed in January 2003 after nearly 40 years?
`Tomorrow`s World`
In what decade did the BBC begin television broadcasting?
1930s
Which cartoon character sometimes had trouble controlling Musky and Vince?
Deputy Dawg
Which of the following countries` flags features the colours white and blue? Switzerland, Finland or Austria?
Finland
In which art gallery can the `Venus De Milo` be found?
The Louvre
Who had a number one hit single in the UK with `Being With You` in 1981?
Smokey Robinson
In what film does Jack Nicholson play the character of Randle Patrick McMurphy?
`One flew over the cuckoo`s nest`
The Chaco War of 1932 - 1935 was between which two South American countries?
Bolivia and Paraguay
Which novel by Irvine Welsh, was the basis for a 1996 film starring Ewan McGregor?
`Trainspotting`
How many points would you get for the word `Scrabble` in a game of Scrabble?
11
How many keys are on a standard piano?
88
Which Dutchman managed both Newcastle and Chelsea in the 1990s?
Ruud Gullit
Which small European country has the capital city of Vaduz?
Liechtenstein
What does a Herpetologist study?
Reptiles
What name is given to a triangle with 3 unequal sides?
Scalene
With which country are Mounties associated?
Canada
What was the title of the first Harry Potter book?
`Harry Potter and the Philospher`s Stone`
Which member of the band the Beatles wrote `Here Comes The Sun`?
George Harrison
What are Philadelphia`s American Football team called?
Philadelphia Eagles
Which English writers first novel was called `The Light That Failed`?
Rudyard Kipling
`Big Brother` was the title of the first episode of which long running TV comedy series?
`Only Fools And Horses`
Which heavyweight boxer is nicknamed `The Real Deal`?
Evander Holyfield
How many bones are in a human neck? 2, 7 or 31?
7
What is another name for a baby kangaroo?
A joey
What is the largest planet in the Solar System?
Jupiter
Which actress starred in the films `Scarface`, `One Fine Day` and `Batman Returns`?
Michelle Pfeiffer
Which male singer was backed by the `Heartbreakers`?
Tom Petty
Who wrote the opera `La Traviata`?
Verdi
In centimeters, what is the diameter of a standard CD? 12, 14 or 16?
12
Where is the lowest point in the United States?
Death Valley
Who was the first US President to appear on television?
Franklin D. Roosevelt
In what film did Oprah Winfrey make her big screen acting debut?
`The Color Purple`
In computing, if a byte is 8 bits, how many bits is a nibble?
4
In `The Twelve Days Of Christmas`, what were there eight of?
Maids-a-milking
What pop group got their name from a song by Bernard Cribbins?
Right Said Fred
Which 1974 sequel won the best picture award at the 1975 Oscars?
The Godfather, Part II
Which article of clothing would you associated with designer Patrick Cox?
Shoes
In which novel is the world divided into Oceania, Eurasia, and Eastasia?
`1984`
How many loaves are in a bakers dozen?
13
In which Scottish city would you find Holyrood Palace?
Edinburgh
What colour is the cross on the flag of Denmark?
White
What 1974 film features a character called Leatherface, who was based on real-life mass murderer Ed Gein?
`The Texas Chainsaw Massacre`
Which football team scored the first goal to be conceded by Fabian Barthez in the English Premiership?
Ipswich
In what 1984 film does `Gizmo` appear?
`Gremlins`
In which decade did The Faces have hits called `Stay With Me` and `Cindy Incidentally`?
1970s
Who played the leading role in the film `The Man Who Wasn`t There`?
Billy Bob Thornton
What is the most densely populated continent in the world?
Europe
What father and daughter duo had a hit in 1967 with the song `Something Stupid`?
Frank and Nancy Sinatra
What do the letters in QANTAS, the Australian international airline, stand for?
Queensland and Northern Territory Aerial Service
Which American band released their first mini-LP `Chronic Town` in 1982?
R.E.M.
Which TV puppet has its own museum in Shipley in Yorkshire?
Sooty
In the children`s TV show `Tiswas`, what did the letters in the title stand for?
Today Is Saturday Watch & Smile
Who plays Jim Morrison in the film `The Doors`?
Val Kilmer
Titan and Pandora are moons of which planet?
Saturn
Do rattlesnakes lay eggs or have live babies?
They have live babies
In 1993, Kim Campbell became the first female Prime Minister of which country?
Canada
Who did Priscilla Anne Beaulieu marry in 1967?
Elvis Presley
In which country was actress Vivien Leigh born?
India
Who were the only football team to beat the Republic of Ireland in their qualifying campaign for the 2002 World Cup Finals?
Iran
According to surveys in the 1990s, what was the most common New Year resolution? To lose weight, get fit, or stop biting fingernails?
Lose weight
What nationality was the economist Adam Smith?
Scottish
When was Adolf Hitler born? 1879, 1889 or 1899?
1889
In what year was the first Miss World contest held?
1951
In 1982, the `Man Of The Year` in Time magazine was not human - who or what was it? Greenpeace, a computer or Charlie Brown?
A computer
In computing, what word comes from a contraction of the words `by eight`?
Byte
What war began on 10 October, 1899?
The Boer War
Which county cricket team play at Trent Bridge?
Nottinghamshire
Who was the first American President to win the Nobel Peace Prize?
Theodore Roosevelt
In Roman numerals, what is CC?
200
Who wrote `Winnie The Pooh`?
A. A. Milne
Which team beat Brazil 3-2 in the 1982 soccer World Cup finals?
Italy
Which song begins `When you`re weary, feeling small; when tears are in your eyes`?
`Bridge over troubled water`
Cameron Diaz and Julia Roberts appear as love rivals in which 90’s romantic comedy?
`My Best Friends Wedding`
St. Anne`s lies to the south of which holiday resort?
Blackpool
In which English county is Plymouth?
Devon
Who was the female judge on the first of ITV`s `Pop Idol` series?
Nicki Chapman
Who in 1961 made the first space flight?
Yuri Gagarin
In which American city is the film `Minority Report` set?
Washington D.C.
In 1998, who did Bill Clinton agree to pay $850,000 to drop her sexual harrassment lawsuit?
Paula Jones
Who was the British king during World War I?
George V
In which city would you find the Happy Valley race course?
Hong Kong
What does the letter `A` stand for in `NICAM`?
Audio
Which footballer won the golden boot in the 1966 World Cup scoring 9 goals?
Eusebio
The 1949 film `The Third Man` was based on whose novel?
Graham Greene`s
Which bay has the longest shoreline in the world?
Hudson Bay
Which Abba song includes the line `Do you still recall that fateful night we crossed the Rio Grande`?
Fernando
In which month is St Swithin`s Day?
July
William Pratt is the real name of which actor, best known for his work in horror films?
Boris Karloff
In which county is Jodrell Bank?
Cheshire
In which US state was the TV show `Flipper` set?
Florida
Which football team were formed in 1867 from a cricket club and got their name because they could only play on one day of the week?
Sheffield Wednesday
What is the chemical symbol for the element Radon? Ra, Rd or Rn?
Rn
With which pop duo would you associate Theresa Bazaar and David Van Day?
Dollar
In which country is San Salvador?
El Salvador
The Jurassic and Triassic periods fall into which era? Caenozoic, Mesozoic or Palaezoic?
Mesozoic
What is the second largest country in Europe?
Ukraine
The Beatles` last live performance was at Candlestick Park in San Francisco. In what year was this?
1966
Which of the Bronte sisters wrote `Jane Eyre` in 1847?
Charlotte
In 2002, which actress/singer released the album `This Is Me Then`?
Jennifer Lopez
At the 2002 `Top Of The Pops` awards, which singer won the best tour award for her `Fever` tour?
Kylie Minogue
Who sang `One Step Out Of Time` in the 1992 Eurovision Song Contest?
Michael Ball
What colour jacket does a greyhound running from trap 3 wear?
White
In the year 2000, how much of a fine did Ann Widecombe propose for the possession of cannabis?
£100
How many players are there in a rugby league team?
13
What type of fruit is a cantaloup?
A melon
In the music world, how is Norman Cook better known?
Fatboy Slim
Which city is 88 miles from Birmingham, 71 miles from York and 43 miles from Leeds?
Manchester
What is the county town of Essex?
Chelmsford
Who plays Inspector Morse on TV?
John Thaw
What famous book was published in 1816 by Mary Shelley?
`Frankenstein`
Whose assassination is said to have led to the outbreak of the first world war?
Archduke Ferdinand`s
The Elton John song `Empty Garden` was a tribute to who?
John Lennon
Out of all the animals in the Chinese horoscope, which comes last alphabetically?
Tiger
Who first crossed the English channel by aeroplane?
Louis Bleriot
Which Southern Hemisphere country was the first in the world to allow women to vote?
New Zealand
In the police force, what rank comes above Chief Inspector?
Superintendent
Which 1969 film features the song `Raindrops Keep Falling On My Head`?
`Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid`
Which stand-up comedian wrote the novel called `Stark`?
Ben Elton
Which of the following elements has an atomic number less than 10? Beryllium, Phosphorus or Titanium?
Beryllium
What is Postman Pat`s cat called?
Jess
For how many years is a French President elected?
7
On what childrens TV show would you find Spud the Scarecrow?
Bob The Builder
How many of the seven dwarfs had beards?
6
Who was British Prime Minister from 1955 to 1958?
Anthony Eden
Who were Jake and Elwood better known as in a 1980 film?
The Blues Brothers
Which continent can be credited with the invention of hot chocolate? Africa, South America or Europe?
South America
Who wrote the horror book `The Shining`?
Stephen King
Jan Sterling in 1956 and Suzanna Hamilton in 1984 both played the part of Julia in two different versions of what film?
1984
How old was Tiger Woods when he won the US Masters in 1997?
21
What appears at the centre of the flag of Cameroon? The sun, the moon or a star?
A Star
Shakespeare`s `The Tempest`, Milton`s `Paradise Lost` and Pope`s `The Rape Of The Lock` all feature a character of the same name. What is this name?
Ariel
Which wedding anniversary would you celebrate after 20 years? Crystal, China or Pearl?
China
Who had the first chart hit (apart from the Beatles) with a Lennon-McCartney hit and what was the song?
Del Shannon
What was David Bowie`s first top ten hit single and later became his first number one when it was re-released 6 years later?
`Space Oddity`
For what film did Tommy Lee Jones win the best supporting actor Oscar in 1994?
The Fugitive
Requiring 800,000 hours to generate all the images, what 1995 film was the first fully computer generated full length feature film?
`Toy Story`
How many husbands did Mary Queen of Scots have?
3
What is the birthstone for the month of June?
Pearl
Which actor starred as Dr Doolittle in the 1967 film of the same name?
Rex Harrison
In 2000, who stopped Victoria Beckham reaching number one in the singles chart with her first non-Spice Girls single?
Spiller
What was the name of the mouse that Dumbo the elephant made friends with in the Disney cartoon?
Timothy
Who was the lead singer with the American band `The Go-Go`s`?
Belinda Carlisle
Which British city has an underground railway system which is nicknamed `The Clockwork Orange`?
Glasgow
In the TV comedy series `Steptoe and Son`, what was the name of Steptoe`s horse?
Hercules
Tobermory is the only town on which Scottish island?
Mull
Who had a hit album in 1994 called `Monster`?
R.E.M.
On a London Underground map, what colour is the Circle Line?
Yellow
In which British city were the rock group Def Leppard formed?
Sheffield
Which TV medical drama was set in Oxbridge General Hospital and was originally entitled `Calling Nurse Roberts`?
`Emergency Ward 10`
How many nations competed in the first ever Olympic Games?
1
Which group sang the theme tune to the TV series `Brush Strokes`?
Dexy`s Midnight Runners
Who`s first solo album was released in 1979 and called `The Pleasure Principle`?
Gary Numan
Who shot and killed Lee Harvey Oswald?
Jack Ruby
In the nursery rhyme. what was old Mother Hubbard looking for in her cupboard?
A bone
Who had a hit in 1987 with the single `Tonight, Tonight, Tonight`?
Genesis
Who wrote the song `I Shot the Sheriff` which Eric Clapton had a hit single with?
Bob Marley
Claustrophobia is the fear of what?
Confined Spaces
In diving, what does the letter `C` stand for in `Scuba`? Core, Controlled or Contained?
Contained
Which famous speech began with the words `At long last, I am able to say a few words of my own`?
The abdication speech of Edward VIII
What does NATO stand for?
North Atlantic Treaty Organization
Who wrote `Jungle Book`?
Rudyard Kipling
How many tiles are used in a game of Scrabble?
100
What was the first Beatles number one on which neither John or Paul sang the lead vocal?
`Yellow Submarine`
Which famous singer is an anagram of `No I Decline`?
Celine Dion
Which film director`s real name was Terrence Nezman?
Stanley Kubrick
Which London football team won the FA Cup in 1988?
Wimbledon
Which famous literary character said he had an older and smarter brother called Mycroft??
Sherlock Holmes
In what year did Stanley Baldwin first become Prime Minister?
1923
What is the Italian for `mixed fruits`, and is also the title of a famous song?
`Tutti Frutti`
Who was the last actress to win an Oscar for Best Actress for playing the title character of the film?
Jessica Tandy
In what year was the first television broadcast in the UK? 1930, 1933 or 1936?
1936
In which German city did the 1974 World Cup final take place?
Munich
How many points do you get for hitting the outer bull in a game of darts?
25
In World War II, what was the name of the German coding machine, which the British eventually managed to crack?
Enigma
What film won the best picture, best director and best actor Oscars in 1995?
Forrest Gump
Who wrote a famous diary between 1660 and 1669 which included detailed descriptions of the Plague and the Great Fire of London?
Samuel Pepys
Which vitamin is also known as tocopherol?
Vitamin E
Which English league football team are nicknamed the `Millers`?
Rotherham
What do edentulous mammals not have?
Teeth
What does VHS stand for as used in video tapes and recorders?
Video Home System
Which N. M. married Graca Machel on his 80th birthday?
Nelson Mandela
In which two months could you be born if your star sign was Libra?
September or October
Who was shot in the back by Jack McCall in 1876 in the Number 10 Saloon in Deadwood, South Dakota?
Wild Bill Hickok
Who patented the sewing machine in 1851?
Isaac Singer
In which year did Dick Whittington become Mayor of London?
1397
What is the most Northern national capital in Europe?
Helsinki
What nationality is Pope John Paul II?
Polish
In 2001, which pop group turned on the Christmas lights in Oxford Street in London?
S Club 7
Which theatre in London was originally called the Waldorf?
The Strand
What was John Napier famous for inventing?
Logarithms
What is the unofficial internet term for junk e-mail?
Spam
Who was the first footballer to be knighted?
Stanley Matthews
In which 1985 film did Harrison Ford play detective John Book?
Witness
What English football club was originally known as Newton Heath?
Manchester United
Who wears `The Fisherman`s Ring`?
The Pope
What is the capital of Barbados?
Bridgetown
What is the most popular surname in the world?
Chang
Who painted `The Haywain`?
Constable
Napier University is situated in which British city?
Edinburgh
In the late 1960s two bands called `The Garden Wall` and `The Anon` joined together to form which band?
Genesis
Which international soccer team is sometimes known as the `Azzurri`?
Italy
Who painted the Mona Lisa?
Leonardo Da Vinci
What is the only known substance that naturally exists on Earth in all three chemical states?
Water
Which star sign is represented by the Archer?
Sagittarius
In the book `Huckleberry Finn`, what was the first name of Huckleberry`s best friend?
Tom
True or False: Metathesiophobia is the fear of hairdressers?
False
What surname is common to the inventor of vulcanised rubber and an actress in `Coronation Street`?
Goodyear
What is the English name for the constellation with the Latin name `Ursa Major`?
Great Bear
Which author wrote `The Dead Zone`, `Dolores Clairborne` and `Misery`?
Stephen King
Which spirit is used in a Bloody Mary?
Vodka
After how many years of marriage would you celebrate a tin wedding anniversary?
10
In Roman times, what was the tenth month of the year?
December
What is the scientific term for the process of water turning to steam?
Evaporation
Who played Tinkerbell in Steven Spielberg`s film `Hook`?
Julia Roberts
What is the farenheit equivalent of 20 degrees centigrade?
68
Who directed, produced and starred in the film `The Mirror Has Two Faces`?
Barbra Streisand
At the Academy Awards in 1999, `The Truman Show` was nominated in which of the following categories? Best Actor, Best Supporting Actor or Best Supporting Actress?
Best Supporting Actor
Which word originated in the English language from the Latin word for `sword`?
`Gladiator`
In which year did James Boyd patent the rubber fire hose?
1821
What is the largest sea in the world?
South China sea
In what year was Hong Kong returned to China?
1997
Who featured on Chicane`s number one hit `Don`t Give Up`? Danii Minogue, Bryan Adams or Iggy Pop?
Bryan Adams
What is the largest island in the world?
Greenland
Who wrote A Severed Head (1961) and The Sea, The Sea (1978)?
Iris Murdoch
How is the novel `Le Tour Du Monde En Quatre-Vingts Jours` better known in English?
80 Days Around The World
How old was Orson Welles when he made `Citizen Kane`? 26, 36 or 46?
26
Who became the only racing driver to win the World Championship by driving his own car when he did so in 1966?
Jack Brabham
According to the Bible, whose hair did Delilah cut, taking his strength away from him?
Samson
In `Buffy The Vampire Slayer`, what is Buffy`s last name?
Summers
Who wrote `The Pied Piper Of Hamelin`?
Hans Christian Anderson
Which sign of the Zodiac means `archer` in Latin?
Sagittarius
According to the famous rhyme, what day of the week was Solomon Grundy married on?
Wednesday
Who was responsible for the introduction of the penny post in Britain in 1840?
Sir Rowland Hill
What are Sirius, Vega and Rigal? Stars, Comets or Galaxies?
Stars
From which film did the pop group Heaven 17 take their name?
`A Clockwork Orange`
If all the signs of the zodiac were listed alphabetically, which would come second?
Aries
In the film `Dirty Harry` what was Harry`s surname?
Callahan
For what team did Jimmy Greaves score 41 league goals in the 1960-61 season?
Chelsea
How many players made up a squad In the 1998 soccer world cup?
22
What was the title of the modern film version of `Cyrano de Bergerac` starring Steve Martin?
`Roxanne`
Which 1963 film won 3 Oscar nominations for Best Supporting Actress?
`Tom Jones`
How was pop star Priscilla Maria Veronica White better known?
Cilla Black
Who wrote `The Importance Of Being Earnest`?
Oscar Wilde
Which actress was only 10 years old when she won a best supporting actress Oscar for the film `Paper Moon`?
Tatum O`Neal
The film `10 things I hate about you` is based on which Shakespeare play?
The Taming Of The Shrew
In which was did the Battle of the Somme take place?
World War I
In which city did James Bond get married?
Munich
What sporting event which takes place annually in England was won by Hugh Jones in 1982?
The London Marathon
What is the national emblem that appears on the Canadian flag?
The maple leaf
What make of car does TV`s Mr Bean drive?
Mini
In `Star Wars`, what do the letters `TIE` stand for in `TIE Fighter`?
Twin Ion Engine
In which century did William Shakespeare write `Romeo And Juliet`?
16th
What nation developed a secret coding device called the `Enigma` ?
Germany
Which of these countries has the most coastline? Greenland, Italy or Japan?
Greenland
Which John Lennon song did Roxy Music take to number one the year after his death?
`Jealous Guy`
In what year was Mensa founded?
1946
Which Australian city is the capital of the state of Victoria?
Melbourne
Better known as an actor, who directed the film `A Bronx Tale`?
Robert De Niro
Where in the body is the patella?
The knee
Who wrote a famous diary between 1660 and 1669 which included detailed descriptions of the Plague and the Great Fire of London?
Samuel Pepys
In the film Goldeneye, which British actor played agent 006?
Sean Bean
What is the normal colour of sulphur?
Yellow
When was Lewis Carroll`s book `Alice`s Adventures in Wonderland` written?
1865
What was the first in Krzysztof Kieslowski`s `Three Colours` trilogy of films called? Red, White or Blue?
Blue
In what year was the Berlin Wall knocked down?
1989
Which sport would you be playing if competing for the Ryder Cup?
Golf
In which country was Leon Trotsky killed?
Mexico
Which element is used in vulcanising rubber?
Sulphur
What number on the Beaufort scale represents a calm wind?
0
The songs `Aquarius`, `Good Morning Starshine` and `Let The Sunshine In` are associated with what musical?
`Hair`
What was the sequel to the 1987 film `Three Men and a Baby` called?
`Three Men And A Little Lady`
Who co-wrote `Fawlty Towers` with John Cleese?
Connie Booth
Which star of many comedy films died during the making of the 1994 film `Wagon`s East`?
John Candy
Which of the following is not a prime number? 319, 521 or 1033?
319
Which famous novel includes the words `light of my life, fire of my loins`?
`Lolita`
Which A. S. played Manuel in the TV show `Fawlty Towers`?
Andrew Sachs
In `The Simpsons`, what relation is Herb Powell to Homer Simpson?
Brother
Which group had a hit first with `Sweets for My Sweet`?
The Searchers
Which footballer scored 220 league goals for Tottenham Hotspur during the years 1961 and 1970?
Jimmy Greaves
Which country has the world`s oldest flag?
Denmark
What 70s pop group was fronted by Brian Connolly?
The Sweet
In what year was the first American test-tube baby born?
1983
What is Rambo`s first name?
John
As at 2004, who is the most successful female chart act of all time in the UK?
Madonna
What does a cryometer measure? Air speed, low temperatures or the age of trees?
Low Temperatures
Neil Hannon had 9 top 40 singles in the 1990s under what name?
The Divine Comedy
In which year was Benny Goodman born?
1909
What does AC/DC stand for?
Alternating current / direct current
What was Peter Beardsley`s first English league club?
Carlisle United
Which actor was Madonna married to between 1985 and 1989?
Sean Penn
In the title of an H. G. Wells book, how is Griffin better known?
`The Invisible Man`
How may balls are used in a game of Snooker (including the cue ball) ?
22
Which `Sesame Street` character is named after a taxi driver in `It`s A Wonderful Life`?
Ernie
How many counties share a border with Cornwall?
One
What colour in art is said to signify royalty?
Purple.
In what year did Pocahontas die?
1617
To the nearest whole number, what percentage of the world`s surface is land?
29%
In which city were the 1920 Olympic games held? Oslo, Antwerp or Stockholm?
Antwerp
Which Shakespeare play was banned by some schools because it contains a girl dressing as a boy?
`Twelfth Night`
Which pair of twin puppet pigs first appeared on UK television in 1957?
Pinky and Perky
Which make of car was James Dean driving when he was killed in 1955?
Porsche
With which famous rock band did John Paul Jones play guitar?
Led Zeppelin
Boston is the capital of which American state?
Massachusetts
What condition did Karen Carpenter suffer from which eventually lead to her death?
Of anorexia
As well as the `Stars and Stripes` what other name is given to the flag of the USA?
Old Glory
Who played Butch Cassidy in the 1969 film `Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid`?
Paul Newman
In which sport might you adopt the `egg` position?
Skiing
On a typewriter, which word beginning with `l` and ending in `p` is the longest word that can be typed only using the right side of a typewriter?
Lollipop
What was the Beatles` first UK number one single?
`From Me To You`
In `Star Trek`, from which planet did Spock`s mother come?
Earth
Who wrote `The Ugly Duckling` and `The Emperor`s New Clothes`?
Hans Christian Anderson
Which British band has had members called 3D, Daddy G and Mushroom?
Massive Attack
Who directed, produced and starred in the 1977 film `High Anxiety`?
Mel Brooks
Which famous film director directed the 1956 film `The Killing`?
Stanley Kubrick
Who were the first band to have a number one hit single with the word `drugs` in it?
The Verve
Who starred with Jack Lemmon in `The Odd Couple`?
Walter Matthau
Montgomery is the capital of which American state?
Alabama
At which battle was King Harold killed by an arrow?
Battle of Hastings
What is the second highest mountain in the world?
K2
What four words first appeared on American coins in 1864 and became the American national motto in 1956?
`In God We Trust`
In `A Christmas Carol`, on what date is Scrooge first visited by the ghost of Marley?
24th December
In which month is the French national holiday, Bastille Day?
July
Before becoming Liverpool football team manager, Gerard Houllier once had another job in Liverpool. What was it?
Teacher
USA contains approximately what percentage of the worlds population? 1%, 5% or 10%?
5%
How many stripes are there on an American flag?
13
Hamilton is the capital of which North American country?
Bermuda
Which Shakespearian character did Leonardo DiCaprio play in a 1996 film directed by Baz Luhrmann?
Romeo
As at January 2001, who is the only artist to have performed three James Bond title themes?
Shirley Bassey
Who was the first Englishman to circumnavigate the globe?
Sir Francis Drake
10 to the power 0 is equal to what number?
1
As at the year 2001, who is the only film director to have won 4 Best Director awards at the Oscars?
John Ford
How was Agnes Gonxha Bojaxhiu better known?
Mother Theresa
What is the smallest bird in the world?
The Bee Hummingbird
In October 2002, Fiona Banner, Liam Gillick, Keith Tyson and Catherine Yass were announced as the nominees for which prize?
The Turner Prize
With which 1980s TV show would you associate the character Terry McCann?
`Minder`
Where were the 1924 Olympics due to be held before being switched to Paris? Amsterdam, Oslo or Berlin?
Amsterdam
Who replaced Asquith as leader of a coalition government during World War I?
David Lloyd George.
What did the `F` in John F. Kennedy stand for?
Fitzgerald
Which British King wrote farming articles under the pseudonym Ralph Robinson?
George III
In what year was the first traffic light installed?
1868
Which of the following films wasn`t directed by David Lynch? The Straight Story, Existenz or Dune?
Existenz
How many gold medals did swimmer Mark Spitz win at the Munich Olympics in 1972?
7
Which precious stone is the birthstone for the month of April?
Diamond
What is the name given to a triangle where all sides are of different lengths and all angles of different size?
Scalene
In nature, what does a dendrologist study?
Trees
As at the year 2000, how many Queens have ruled France?
None
Who had a UK top ten hit in July, 1980 with `9 to 5`?
Sheena Easton
What was Jimi Hendrix`s first single to reach the UK top 40 called?
`Hey Joe`
From which football team did Chelsea sign England midfielder Frank Lampard?
West Ham United
Where in the human body is the femur bone? The leg, the arm or the head?
Leg
From `The Famous Five` who is missing from George, Anne, Dick and Timmy?
Julian
The words Czar and Kaiser are both derived from which famous person in history?
Julius Caesar
In the music world, which front man died of heart failure at the age of 27 in 1971?
Jim Morrison
Which All Saints song includes the line `My head`s spinning, boy I`m in a daze`?
Never Ever
Who was the first golfer to achieve a hole-in-one on British TV?
Tony Jacklin
What nationality is the footballer Marian Pahars?
Latvian
How many countries border San Marino?
1
Who wrote the poem `Venus and Adonis`?
William Shakespeare
Which 1982 film featured the line ``More human than human` is our motto.`?
`Blade Runner`
How many valves are there in the human heart?
4
What type of animal was Baloo in Walt Disney`s `The Jungle Book`?
A bear
Kim Campbell became the first female Prime Minister of which country in 1993?
Canada
In which country is Damascus, the oldest continually inhabited city in the world?
Syria
In which famous novel does Fagin appear?
Oliver Twist
How many claws does a domestic cat have?
18
In the film `Cujo` what type of dog was `Cujo`?
A St Bernard
In the TV show `Trumpton`, what was the profession of Hugh, Pugh, Barney McGrew, Cuthbert, Dibble and Grub?
Firemen
Who painted `The Laughing Cavalier`?
Frans Hals.
In which British city is Lime Street railway station?
Liverpool
What is musophobia the fear of?
Mice
Which author and poet famously wrote the line `The female of the species is more deadly than the male`?
Rudyard Kipling
For which film and television role is actor Leonard Nimoy best known?
Spock
What is the traditional Christmas flower?
Poinsettia
For which historical event did Benjamin Brittain compose the opera `Gloriana`?
The Coronation of Queen Elizabeth II
Who provided the voice for Woody in Toy Story?
Tom Hanks
If you are being lapidated, what is happening to you?
You are being stoned to death
In Greek mythology, who did Zeus punish by making him carry the heavens with his head and hands?
Atlas
Which current American state was called Franklin until 1796?
Tennessee
What was Roy Rogers` horse called?
Trigger
In what year was Elvis Presley born?
1935
Which horse in a story by Anna Sewell, began life called `Darkie` and later changed names as it changed owners?
Black Beauty
Which country has the longest coastline in the world?
Canada
What American singer released a 1999 album with a title 90 words long?
Fiona Apple
In Britain, in which month does the longest day occur?
June
What is the common title of hit singles for `David Bowie`, `Five` and `Chris Rea`?
`Let`s Dance`
Which member of the Beatles was the first to have a Number One hit after their break-up?
George Harrison
On which children`s game is the triple jump thought to have been based?
Hopscotch
Whose resignation eventually landed Sven Goran Ericsson the job as manager of the England football team?
Kevin Keegan
What now-common four-letter word was first heard on the screen in the film `Gone With The Wind`?
`Damn`
What is the capital of Northern Ireland?
Belfast
Which `M` is the country which has the capital city of Rabat?
Morocco
Who created havoc in 1938, when his radio broadcast of `The War Of The Worlds` was believed to be true?
Orson Welles
The film `10 things I hate about you` is based on which Shakespeare play?
`The Taming Of The Shrew`
In which century did Christopher Columbus die?
16th
What is the name given to a poker hand where all cards are of the same suit, but not in running order?
A flush
Who performed the first human heart transplant?
Dr Christiaan Barnard
For what role is actor Buster Crabbe best known?
Flash Gordon
What English word comes from two French words meaning sour wine?
Vinegar
Which of the Rocky films was released in 1983?
Rocky III
Where was Napoleon Bonaparte`s place of exile? Corsica, St Helena or Jersey?
St Helena
What is the name given to someone who makes arrows?
Fletcher
In the TV series `Thunderbirds`, what was the registration number of Lady Penelope`s Rolls Royce?
`FAB 1`
In `The Wizard Of Oz`, what was the Scarecrow looking for?
A brain
In the line in `Casablanca` which is often misquoted as `Play it again, Sam`, what song is Sam asked to play?
As Time Goes By
Which famous model tried to embark on a career in music when she released the single `Oh Yeah` in 1999?
Caprice
Which British scientist originated the theory of evolution based on natural selection?
Charles Darwin
Which Blondie song includes the line `Go insane and out of your mind`?
Maria
Which 1999 film was the last to be directed by Stanley Kubrick?
`Eyes Wide Shut`
What is the main element found in steel? Tin, Iron or Lead?
Iron
`Island Of Lost Dreams` was part of the title to which 2002 movie sequel?
Spy Kids 2
In what country was actress Greta Garbo born?
Sweden
Which British band released an album called `Treasure` on which all the song titles contain one word only?
The Cocteau Twins
Who was President of the USA from 1963 to 1969?
Lyndon B Johnson
In which sport are competitors not allowed to play left handed?
Polo
In which city were the Olympic Games held in 1964, the first time they were held in Asia?
Tokyo
How many islands make up the Maldives?
1196
In which book of the Bible is the birth of Moses?
Exodus
In Greek mythology, who was the daughter or Cronus and wife of Zeus?
Hera
On the set of what film did Tom Cruise and Nicole Kidman fall in love and then got married later in the same year?
`Days Of Thunder`
Which chemical element is most abundant in the air that we breathe?
Nitrogen
In 1999, Lance Armstrong became only the second American to win which famous sporting event?
Tour De France
Which song was a UK number 2 hit for both Nat King Cole and Rick Astley?
`When I Fall In Love`
The film `Ben-Hur` was nominated for 12 awards at the 1960 Oscars. How many did it win?
11
How many of Henry VIII`s wives were called Catherine?
3
Which of Snow White`s seven dwarfs would come first alphabetically?
Bashful.
Which female singer performed the first song on Top Of The Pops?
Dusty Springfield
What was the first name of Wayne`s friend in `Wayne`s World`?
Garth
Which international football team, in 1953, became the first to beat England at Wembley?
Hungary
Which football team won the old English First Division in 1984-95, and 1986-87?
Everton
In what athletics event do you have to go backwards to win?
Tug of war
In which American state is the 2002 film `Insomnia`, starring Al Pacino set?
Alaska
Which American rock star was the first music artist to release a music album on CD?
Bruce Springsteen
As at March 2001, who holds the record for scoring the most league goals for the soccer team Arsenal?
Ian Wright
Which European football club is nicknamed as `La Vicchia Signora`, which translates as `the old lady`?
Juventus
Which of the following counties is not in East Anglia? Suffolk, Essex or Sussex?
Sussex
Which Premiership footballer has the real first name of Sulzeer?
Sol Campbell
If a month has a Friday the thirteenth then on what day of the week would that month begin?
Sunday
What French phrase meaning `from the menu` is often used in the English language?
`A la carte`
In which film would you first have come across a sorcerer called Yesnid?
`Fantasia`
From the Christmas Carol `Good King Wenceslas`, where was Good King Wenceslas the King of?
Bohemia
In the Bible, what is the fifth book of the Old Testament?
Deutrronomy
Described in the Book of Job, how many heads does a Leviathan have?
2
What was Morpheus the Greek god of? Sleep, Dreams or Time?
Dreams
In which board game might you land on Pall Mall or The Strand?
Monopoly
What football team does singer Robbie Williams support?
Port Vale
Which wood is traditionally used to make the black keys of a piano?
Ebony
At what sport does Jane Sixsmith represent England?
Hockey
Which ex-boxer completed the 2003 London Marathon in 6 days, 2 hours and 27 minutes?
Michael Watson
Spinderella is the female DJ for what rap group?
Salt-n-pepa
Who played Robert Wagner`s wife in the TV series `Hart to Hart`?
Stephanie Powers
On the London Underground, which line would you use to get to Heathrow Airport?
The Picadilly Line
What do the members of `Mensa` call themselves?
Mensans
Which actress provided the voices for Jane and Brooke Shields in the 1999 films `Tarzan` and `South Park: Bigger, Longer and Uncut`?
Minnie Driver
In computing, what does the acronym ROM stand for?
Read Only Memory
Who wrote the novel `Salem`s Lot`?
Stephen King
Which TV series had characters called Jack Rolfe, Ken Masters and Claude Du Pont?
`Howard`s Way`
In which decade was insulin first used to treat Diabetes?
1920s
In which American state is the 1953 film `From Here To Eternity` set?
Hawaii
For what 1991 film did Robert De Niro pay a dentist $5,000 to make his teeth look bad, and then after filming paid $20,000 to get them fixed?
`Cape Fear`
If you asked for `Trojans` in America, what would you get? Cigarettes, Stamps or Condoms?
Condoms
In `The Simpsons`, what type of animal is Santa`s Little Helper?
Dog
Which of the following countries is smallest in area? San Marino, Malta or Monaco?
Monaco
What is the most popular natural attraction in Alaska?
Mount McKinley
Which English Cathedral has the tallest spire?
Salisbury Cathedral
Who captained Europe to victory in the 2002 Ryder Cup?
Sam Torrance
What did Henry Beck famously map out in 1932?
The London Underground
In what year did London`s last tram run? 1932, 1942 or 1952?
1952
What is the boiling point of water in degrees Fahrenheit?
212
What sport was the subject of the 1996 film `Tin Cup` starring Kevin Costner?
Golf
If you were born on April 29th, what star sign would you be?
Taurus
Which famous sportsman lit the torch at the opening ceremony of the 1996 Olympic Games?
Muhammed Ali
Which of the following planets has no moons? Neptune, Venus or Pluto?
Venus
Which sport do the Chicago Bears play?
American Football
In which year was the Declaration Of Independence signed in America?
1776.
At what age did Marilyn Monroe die?
36
What was the name of the cow in the childrens TV show `The Magic Roundabout`?
Ermintrude
Who had hits in the 80s with `It Must Be Love`, `Wings Of A Dove` and `Uncle Sam`?
Madness
In the book `Through The Looking Glass`, which chess piece does Alice start off as?
Pawn
What is the heaviest weight category in boxing?
Super heavyweight
What was the name of George Stephenson`s train which made its first journey in public passenger service in 1825?
Locomotion No. 1
In which continent is Lake Superior?
North America
Who was the first person pictured on a British postage stamp?
Queen Victoria
In boxing what is the maximum allowed weight to enter the flyweight category? 8 stone, 9 stone 6 or 11 stone?
8 stone
What is an `Anthropomorphic Mannequin` better known as?
Crash test dummy
What is the name of the 10 pin bowling player played by John Turturro in `The Big Lebowski`? Satan, Lucifer or Jesus?
Jesus
How many stars appear on the flag of New Zealand?
4
Who had a hit in 1988 with `The First Time`?
Robin Beck
Who was the subject of the Mel Brooks film subtitled `Men in Tights`?
Robin Hood
Which animal lives in a drey?
A squirrel
What is the most abundant metal in the earth`s crust?
Aluminium
What name is given to an area is Space where the pull of gravity is so strong that nothing can escape it?
Black Hole.
What company is said to be responsible for Santa Claus being dressed in the colours red & white?
Coca-Cola
John Huston directed a 1975 film called `The Man Who Would Be ____` what?
King
What is orology the study of? Mountains, Rivers or Precious Stones?
Mountains
At the time when dinosaurs existed on the Earth`s surface, how many continents were there?
One
How many kilometres long is the `walk` - the longest race in men`s athletics?
50
Who made his first appearance in Issue 27 of `Detective Comics`?
Batman
In which war was the Victoria Cross first awarded?
Crimean
In which film did Clint Eastwood first appear as the `Man with no name`?
`A Fistful Of Dollars`
The song `You`ve got to pick a pocket or two` featured in what 1968 film?
`Oliver!`
What is the colour of the ball that is worth 6 points in snooker?
Pink
In 2003, what did the pop group S Club Juniors change their name to?
S Club 8
Which famous person has the first names of Orenthal James?
O J Simpson
What is Charlie`s surname in `Charlie and the Chocolate Factory`?
Bucket
What were Dirty Den`s first two words on his `Eastenders` comeback in 2003?
Hello princess
Who won a record 7 Grammy awards in 1984?
Michael Jackson
Sand consists of what two chemical elements?
Oxygen and Silicon
Which British 400 metre hurdler announced her retirement at the World Championships in Athens in 1997?
Sally Gunnell
In which James Bond film does the character of Solitaire appear?
`Live and Let Die`
Which actress plays the character of Tracy who marries James Bond in `On her majesty`s secret service`?
Diana Rigg
What were Charles De Gaulle`s last two words? `Not now`, `It hurts` or `Maybe later`?
It hurts
Which famous person from history opened the 1936 Olympic Games?
Adolf Hitler
Which famous person owns a racehorse called Rock of Gibraltar?
Alex Ferguson
Is Sirius, which is also known as the Dog Star, the biggest, the brightest or the hottest star in the sky?
Brightest
Who had a number one hit in 1994 with `Mmm mmm mmm mmm`?
Crash Test Dummies
How many stomachs does a cow have? None, Two or Four?
Four
Who hosted the TV show `The Krypton Factor`?
Gordon Burns
What is the capital of Switzerland?
Bern
The Greek gods were believed to reside on what mountain?
Olympus
Who was the first divorced man to become American President?
Ronald Reagan
In what year did Robert Rusticoat publish `The Wasp`, the first comic book ever to be published?
1802
In the board game Monopoly, how many houses must you buy on a property before you can buy a hotel?
4
Where in the human body would you find the malleus, incus and stapes?
In the ear
Which sign of the zodiac is represented by the Scales?
Libra
Which 90s song includes the line `What a wicked thing to do, to make me dream of you`?
Wicked Game
As at January 2003, which of the following has been the most profitable movie series: James Bond, Indiana Jones or Star Wars?
James Bond
How many lines does a poem called a quatorzain have?
14
Which type of animal was Robin Hood in the Disney cartoon film `Robin Hood`?
A fox
What is the musical term for a note that equals half a crotchet?
A quaver
What was the first team sport to be publicly televised?
Baseball
In July 1998, who became the youngest solo act to top the UK charts with a debut single?
Billie Piper
Which 1999 film featured a sequence in which 7,900 rubber frogs were used?
Magnolia
What is the largest lake in the Lake District national park?
Lake Windemere
In `The Simpsons`, what was the name of the first cartoon Scratchy appeared in? `The Happy Cat`, `Scratchy Goes West` or `Steamboat Scratchy`?
The Happy Cat
Which film released in the year 2000, was advertised with the slogan `Escape or Die Frying`?
`Chicken Run`
The Bible is the best selling non-copywrited book in the world. What is the best selling copywrited book?
`The Guinness Book Of Records`
How many wheels does a hansom cab have?
2
The owl and the pussycat bought their wedding ring from which animal?
A pig
Who was the first female DJ on Radio 1?
Annie Nightingale
Bibliomania is an obsession with what?
Books
What is the only country which is crossed by both the equator and the tropic of capricorn?
Brazil
Where are you most likely to come across the dewey-decimal system? On a railway track, on a baseball field or in a library?
In a library
What is Paul McCartney`s middle name?
Paul
What is the last book in the Bible?
Revelation
What was the full title of Robert Louis Stevenson`s book which first featured `Jekyll and Hyde`?
`The Strange Case Of Dr Jekyll And Mr Hyde`
At which distance did Sally Gunnell win her gold medal for hurdling at the 1992 Olympics?
400m
Mickey Mouse have eyes which have pupils for the first time in which 1940 film?
`Fantasia`
In what year was Nelson Mandela imprisoned for life?
1964
Which cartoon character lives at 1313 Webfoot Walk?
Donald Duck
Which actress was born Margaret Mary Emily Anne Hyra?
Meg Ryan
In 1980 which electronics company demonstrated its latest invention, the compact disc?
Philips
Which Take That song includes the line `Just tell me the song and I`ll sing it`?
Back For Good
What nationality is Jean Marc Bosman, famous for the `Bosman Ruling` which affected footballers being transferred from one club to another?
Belgian
Which TV detective kept his gun in a biscuit jar?
Jim Rockford
How many teaspoons go into one tablespoon?
3
Which film featured Robin Williams playing an English teacher called John Keating?
`Dead Poets Society`
In what year did William Gillette invent the safety razor?
1895
Who shared a Nobel prize in 1945 for his discovery of the antibiotic penicillin?
Alexander Fleming
In which city is Tianamen Square where over 1,000 demonstraters were killed in 1989?
Beijing
What nationality was the composer Bela Bartok?
Hungarian
How is the year 1999 written in Roman Numerals?
MCMXCIX
Which famous person in history had a horse called Marengo?
Napolean
An ivory anniversary is celebrated after how many years of marriage?
14
Which sign of the Zodiac is represented by the goat?
Capricorn
Who played `The Elephant Man` in a David Lynch film?
John Hurt
In the TV comedy series `The Good Life`, what was the surname of the Good`s neighbours?
Leadbetter
In which town did Jesus grow up?
Nazareth
Waitangi Day on February 6th is the national day in which country?
New Zealand.
Attu Island is the most western point of which country?
USA
In what year was Income Tax introduced into the UK?
1799
In which year did the last public execution by guillotine take place in France?
1939
In which year was the first Eurovision Song Contest?
1956
Which sport would you practice if you were a toxophilite?
Archery
What American city was devastated by fire in 1871, allegedly as the result of a cow kicking over a lantern?
Chicago
Which jockey famously rode 7 winners at a race meeting in Ascot in 1996?
Frankie Dettori
In the French language, when is `le soir`?
In the evening
Which 1963 film had a budget of 44 million dollars which if adjusted for inflation would make it one of the most expensive films ever made?
`Cleopatra`
Who directed the film `Almost Famous` based on his own experiences as a rock reporter in the 70s for Led Zeppelin?
Cameron Crowe
According the the nursey rhyme, what was Little Miss Muffet eating?
Curds and Whey
Who played the title role in the 1965 film `The Cincinnati Kid`?
Steve McQueen
In the 1998 film `The Big Lebowski`, what is the dude`s favourite cocktail?
White Russian
Which of the following does not mean the fear of surgery? Ergasiphobia, Tomophobia or Rupophobia?
Rupophobia
What 1995 animated Disney film featured a raccoon called Meeko and a hummingbird called Flit?
`Pocahontas`
What is the emlem of Islam, which is displayed on a number of national flags?
A crescent moon
Which fashion model is nicknamed `the body`?
Elle McPherson
Who is the author of the `Harry Potter` books?
J. K. Rowling
What 19973 film starred Ron Howard, Harrison Ford and Richard Dreyfuss?
`American Graffiti`
Located in New York City, what type of building is Sing Sing?
A prison
In which Scottish city would you find Dyce Airport?
Aberdeen
Which actress played Dorien in the TV sitcom `Birds of a Feather`?
Lesley Joseph
What is the name of the fault that causes the earthquakes around San Francisco?
San Andreas Fault
What type of creature is Indiana Jones scared of? Snakes, Spiders or Rats?
Snakes
What is Fred Flintstone`s wife called?
Wilma
By what name is the comic book character of Oswald Cobblepot better known?
The Penguin
What is one third divided by one half?
Two thirds
Which Madonna song includes the line `I have a taste for danger`?
Beautiful Stranger
Which food, not rationed during World War II was later rationed after it?
Bread
In which Italian city would you find the Uffizi Gallery?
Florence
Which major tennis tournament is played annually at the Roland Garros Stadium?
French Open
What is the chemical symbol for the element Gold?
Au
In the NATO phonetic alphabet, what word is used for `M`?
Mike
Which `P` is the book of the Bible comes after Job and before Proverbs?
Psalms
What kind of animal is a saki?
Monkey
Who, at 42 years old, was the youngest President of the United States of America?
Theodore Roosevelt
What license cost 37 pence when it was abolished in 1988?
Dog Licence
Which 1982 British film is thought to have had 300,000 extras appear in it?
`Gandhi`
Which controversial 1955 novel is Vladimir Nabokov`s best known?
`Lolita`
Which two throwing events in track and field require safety netting?
Discus and Hammer
Which Radio 1 DJ announced he was leaving the station in August 2002, after 15 years?
Mark Goodier
Sapphire is the birthstone for which month?
September
Which band had a UK number one hit single with `I`m A Believer` in 1967?
The Monkees
From which country did Paddington bear come?
Peru
In which 1993 film does the character Dr Richard Kimble appear?
The Fugitive
What is America`s equivalent of `University Challenge` called?
`College Bowl`
In which American city would you find Dodge City?
Kansas
`Whiskey-A-Go-Go` in Los Angeles was America`s first what?
Discotheque
What was the approximate population of Portugal in 2000? 10 million, 20 million or 30 million?
10 million
What was Henry Moore`s `Reclining Figure`? A poem, a play or a sculpture?
A sculpture.
Who played Scaramanga in the James Bond film `The man with the golden gun`?
Christopher Lee
Who was the British Prime Minister at the outbreak of the Second World War?
Neville Chamberlain
What European country is home to the majority of Catalan speakers?
Spain
How old was Tiger Woods when he first won the British Open Golf Tournament?
24
Which country`s name originates from a line of Latitude?
Equador
Which sport is covered on television by Claire Balding and Willie Carson?
Horse Racing
In which year were bar codes first introduced into shops in America?
1974
Which English city was named Aquae Sulis by the Romans?
Bath
Which athlete broke the women`s 100m record in 1988 by recording a time of 10.49 seconds?
Florence Griffith-Joyner
How many holes does a 10-pin bowling ball have in it?
Three
Who was killed playing poker while holding a pair of aces and a pair of eights leading to expression `dead man`s hand`?
Wild Bill Hickock
What is the chemical symbol for the element Neon?
Ne
In which harbour did the Mary Rose sink in 1545?
Portsmouth
How many events were contested in the first ever Olympic Games?
43
Vulcan was the Roman God of what?
Fire
A dagger, lead piping, a revolver, rope and a candlestick - which murder weapon is missing from the game of Cluedo?
Spanner
Geri Halliwell`s single `It`s Raining Men` featured on the soundtrack to what film?
`Bridget Jones` Diary`
On what date is St Georges day?
April 23rd
Which band had a number one hit with `Barbie Girl`?
Aqua
What is the largest land mammal in the world?
Elephant
What name is given to a female horse aged four or under?
Filly
In the name of the electronics manufacturer JVC, what does the letter `J` stand for?
Japanese
Which British Prime Minister was assassinated in 1812?
Spencer Perceval
Who was the first man to reach the South Pole?
Roald Amundsen
What was A-Ha`s first number one single in the UK?
The Sun Always Shines On TV
In what 1977 film did John Travolta get his first starring role?
`Saturday Night Fever`
Which Beatles song has been recorded the most by other artists?
`Yesterday`
Who was the second son of Adam and Eve and was murdered by his brother?
Abel
What was the name of No Doubt`s hit single which included the line `Don`t tell me cos it hurts`?
`Don`t speak`
In what year did Elvis die?
1977
If you were born in October, and you weren`t a Scorpio, what star sign would you be?
Libra
Which British driver won the Formula One World Drivers Championship in 1992?
Nigel Mansell
Which of the following would be interested in collecting a `penny black`? A Conchologist, A Numismatist or a Philatalist?
Philatalist
Which country`s flag is red with a five pointed yellow star in the middle?
Vietnam`s
What is the normal colour of a black box used in aeroplanes?
Orange
In the film `The Curse Of The Pink Panther`, which actor plays Inspector Clouseau after having plastic surgery?
Roger Moore
The Panama Canal opened in the same year as a major war broke out. Which war?
World War I
In geography, what is Rapa Nui better known as?
Easter Island
In mathematics, what does the letter `L` stand for in the abbreviation `LCD`?
Lowest
Who directed the 1974 film `Blazing Saddles`?
Mel Brooks
In Dennis Potter`s TV series `The Singing Detective`, what was the name Michael Gambon`s character which was also the name of famous fictional detective?
Philip Marlowe
With which Edith Piaf song did Grace Jones have a hit in 1986?
`La Vie En Rose`
In which year was Napolean proclaimed emperor of France?
1804
In which country was Arnold Swarzenegger born?
Austria
How is singer Georgios Kyriacos Panayiotou better known?
George Michael
Who was reigning in Britain at the start of the First World War?
King George V
When women first got the vote in Britain in 1918, how old did they have to be?
30
In boxing which weight category comes in between Flyweight and Featherweight?
Bantamweight
Which film character do the japanese call `Mr. Kissy Kissy Bang Bang`?
James Bond
Which country is bigger? North Korea or South Korea?
North Korea
In what year was the battle of Trafalgar?
1805
Which collection of short stories by Rudyard Kipling includes the story `How The Leopard Got His Spots`?
`The Just So Stories`
In what year did the first parachute jump take place?
1783
In the title of a 1996 hit single The Divine Comedy was `Becoming More Like …` who?
Alfie
In what 1976 gangster film are the gangsters played by children?
`Bugsy Malone`
What was the name of Kylie Minogue`s debut album?
`Kylie`
Which goalkeeper has played both football and cricket at international level for Scotland?
Andy Goram
Ruby is the birthstone for which month?
July
In which city is Karl Marx buried?
London
Who had a number one album in 2002 called `Escapology`?
Robbie Williams
Which city is known as the `Eternal City`?
Rome
Which footballer won 88 caps for Northern Ireland and went on to manage Macclesfield Town?
Sammy McIllroy
In golf, who was the first European to win the US Masters?
Seve Ballesteros
How many strings are there on a normal a bass guitar?
4
Bahia was the capital city of which South American city between 1552 and 1763?
Brazil
In what year did J Fletcher-Dodd found the first holiday camp?
1906
In which decade was the TV series `Grange Hill` first broadcast - the 1970s or the 1980s?
1970s
Who sang the theme tune to the TV series `Minder`?
Denis Waterman
Which country was once known as Constanstinople?
Istanbul
What metal is also known as quicksilver?
Mercury
What is the world`s largest man-made structure?
The Great Wall of China
Which Russian writer wrote `The Seagull` and `The Cherry Orchard`?
Chekhov
What acid is extracted from the juice of lemons, oranges, limes, and grapefruit?
Citric
In the English and Scottish football leagues, which team has the longest name?
Inverness Caledonian Thistle
What nationality was Whigfield who had a number one hit in 1994 with `Saturday Night`?
Danish
In the film `Toy Story 2` what is the name of Buzz Lightyear`s arch enemy?
Emperor Zurg
Which English King was nicknamed `The Hammer of the Scots`?
Edward I
Which group had the bestselling album in the UK in 1981 with `Kings Of The Wild Frontier`?
Adam And The Ants
In which 1992 film does the character Catherine Tramell appear?
Basic Instinct
In which country is the Great Bear lake?
Canada
In a circus, what would a funambulist do?
Walk the tightrope
In Monopoly, what is the cost of Marylebone Station?
200 pounds
Who was the first American President to be assassinated?
Abraham Lincoln
Which film was advertised with the line `In space, no-one can hear you scream`?
Alien
What nationality was the philosopher Confucious?
Chinese
What was the name of the blind Benedictine monk who invented Champagne?
Dom Perignon
Who wrote Das Kapital?
Karl Marx
In the medical world, what do the initials ENT stand for?
Ear, Nose and Throat
Which famous actor is the lead singer with the rock group 30 odd foot of grunts?
Russell Crowe
Which famous building is used for the election of a Pope?
The Cisteen Chapel
Which famous literary character lived at No.7 in Saville Row in London, before embarking on a famous journey?
Phileas Fog
Which famous duo began in a 1940 MGM short called `Puss Gets the Boot`?
Tom and Jerry
Which Canadian city was originally called York in 1793?
Toronto
What was actor David Niven`s final film?
`Curse Of The Pink Panther`
What is the minimum number of darts a person needs to throw to complete a leg from 501?
9
American Airlines Flight 587 was headed to what country when it crashed in New York shortly after take off on November 12, 2001?
Dominican Republic
Room 101 features in which George Orwell novel?
`1984`
On what day of the year is St Georges day held?
23rd April
What colour is the bullseye on a standard dartboard?
Red
What is the name of Postman Pat`s pet cat?
Jess
Which breed of dog has breeds called Welsh, Scottish and Irish?
Terrier
What numeric term describes perfect eyesight and a form of cricket?
20/20
Who was known as the Maid of Orleans?
Joan of Arc
How many boxes are used in the UK version of Deal Or No Deal?
22
Which soccer club`s supporters are known as the Toon Army?
Newcastle Utd
What was Mohammad Ali`s birth name?
Cassius Clay
What is Doctor Who`s time box called?
The Tardis
How many dots are there in total on a pair of dice?
42
Who wrote the book The Hound Of The Baskervilles?
Sir Arthur Conan Doyle
How many wives did Henry VIII have?
6
In which city is the film Trainspotting set?
Edinburgh
In a game of chess, what is the only piece able to jump over other pieces?
Knight
Who is the presenter of the Weakest Link?
Anne Robinson
How many events are there in a decathlon?
10
What is the square root of 169?
13
According to the old proverb all roads lead to which capital city?
Rome
At which racecourse is the Derby and the Oaks traditionally run?
Epsom
Which children`s television show featured the characters of George, Zippy and Bungle?
Rainbow
What gas do all fuels need in order to burn?
Oxygen
When spoken by a police officer, what do the letters RTA stand for?
Road Traffic Accident
Formed in 1976, which famous band consists of Paul Hewson, Dave Evans, Adam Clayton and Larry Mullen, Jr?
U2
Who had a hit single with `Crocodile Rock` in 1972?
Elton John
Who played Basil Fawlty in `Fawlty Towers`?
John Cleese
Who is the author of the `Harry Potter` books?
J K Rowling
Steve McLaren was manager of which football club immediately before being appointed England manager?
Middlesbrough
What is the name of the clockwork device used by musicians to measure time?
Metronome
Which sport is played over four periods of 15 minutes where only two of the seven players can score?
Netball
`Question or Nominate` was a phrase commonly heard on which UK TV quiz show?
Fifteen-to-one
Which two colours are Dennis the Menace`s jumper?
Red and Black
In which film did Roy Scheider play a sheriff and Richard Dreyfus a marine biologist?
Jaws
The name of which football club is an anagram of `Red Admiral`?
Real Madrid
Which Football team overturned a 3-0 half-time score to win the Champions League final in 2005?
Liverpool
In the TV show `Fawlty Towers` from which city does the waiter Manuel hail?
Barcelona
By what name is singer Paul Hewson better known?
Bono
In 2004, Fathers 4 Justice campaigner Jason Hatch caused an embarrassing security breach at Buckingham Palace dressed as who?
Batman
What is the furthest planet from the sun?
Pluto
The Colosseum is located in the capital city of which country?
Italy
Michelle McManus found her fame on which TV show?
Pop Idol
In the cartoon world, who has a cousin called Slowpoke Rodriguez?
Speedy Gonzales
What is the chemical symbo for Hydrogen?
H
How many sides has an octagon?
Eight
With which football club would you associate the Toon Army?
Newcastle United
Who played Jerry in the film `Jerry McGuire`?
Tom Cruise
What is the most common surname in England?
Smith
Which football team won the World Cup in 2002?
Brazil
Who was the lead singer in The Police?
Sting
Which football team won the World Cup in 1986?
Argentina
What is the name of the coloured part of an eye?
The iris
Which sign of the zodiac is represented by the Ram?
Aries
How many strings are on a violin?
4
In which famous film would first have come across the character of Dorothy Gale?
The Wizard Of Oz
Which part of the body would be treated by a chiropodist?
Feet
In which month of 1929 did the St Valentines Day massacre take place?
February
The word `cerebral` refers to which part of the body?
The brain
Which animal is associated with the beginning of an MGM film?
A lion
In which American city was the first Mardi Gras celebration held in 1827?
New Orleans
Which of the following is not a proper football team? Bristol Rovers, Crystal Palace or Macclesfield Harriers?
Macclesfield Harriers
What nationality was the 1962 Formula One World Drivers Championship winner Graham Hill?
British
Which of the following is not a formation in football? 4-4-2, 4-5-3 or 3-5-2?
4-5-3
Which animal would you associate with the start of a film by the studio MGM?
Lion
What was the hunchback of Notre Dame`s name?
Quasimodo
Who is the animated star of the computer game Tomb Raider?
Lara Croft
Which famous person in history rode a horse called Black Bess?
Dick Turpin
What nationality was the writer Robert Louis Stevenson?
Scottish
Which actor played a character who was frozen for 50 years in the film `Forever Young`?
Mel Gibson
In what country does the story `The Pied Piper Of Hamelin` take place?
Germany
What is comic book hero Roy of the Rovers` surname?
Race
What is the plural of `axis`?
Axes
In Greek legend, who turned everything he touched into gold?
Midas
What vegetable is the national emblem of Wales?
The leek
What was Sarah, the Duchess of York`s maiden name?
Ferguson
At which event in the 1968 Olympics did Dick Fosbury win with a radical new technique?
The High Jump
Brothers Gary and Philip Neville have both represented England at what sport?
Football
How many kidneys does a normal human have?
2
What is the longest river in the world?
The Nile
In snooker, what colour is the ball that begins a game in the centre of the table?
Blue
How many legs does an insect have?
Six
What is the name of the city in which The Simpsons live?
Springfield
Which of the following stations does not feature on a standard Monopoly board? Charing Cross, Kings Cross or Fenchurch Street?
Charing Cross
Which sign of the zodiac is represented by the Fishes?
Pisces
Which motorway circles London?
M25
In what mountain range is Mount Everest?
The Himalayas
The film `All The President`s Men` is set around which political scandal?
Watergate
Which sign of the zodiac is represented by the Virgin?
Virgo
How many red balls are used in a game of snooker?
15
What word is used to describe a group of ants?
Colony
Which of the following isn`t one of the famous Bronte sisters? Charlotte, Anne or Emma?
Emma
Exmoor, Welsh Mountain and Shetland are varieties of what type of animal?
Pony
Who starred in the film `Enter The Dragon`?
Bruce Lee
If you were riding in a Gondola which city are you most likely to be in?
Venice
Which of the following flags does not feature the colour blue? Greece, Uruguay or Japan?
Japan
In `The Simpsons`, what type of animal is Santa`s Little Helper?
A Dog
Which actress played the title role in the 1990 film `Pretty Woman`?
Julia Roberts
Who was Elton John`s `Candle in the Wind` originally written about?
Marilyn Monroe
What is the colour of the dragon on the Welsh flag?
Red
Which of the following is not a proper football team? Swansea Rovers, Swindon Town or Aston Villa?
Swansea Rovers
How many American cents make up a dime?
10
In 1997, what took over from `The Flintstones` as the longest running prime-time animated series?
`The Simpsons`
What is the name of the motel in which Janet Leigh`s character is killed in `Psycho`?
The Bates Motel
Which sport is played on a grass field whose maximum dimensions are 200 yards by 300 yards?
Polo
Which tennis player was stabbed in 1993 while playing against Magdaleena Maleeva in the Citizen Cup?
Monica Seles
How many arms does a starfish usually have?
5
What animal is used to represent the star sign Leo?
Lion
Which of the following countries is not in Europe? Luxembourg, Austria or Morocco?
Morocco
Which singer starred in the film `Desperately Seeking Susan`?
Madonna
In which Scottish city is Strathclyde University?
Glasgow
How many lines are there in a limerick?
5
Which golfer is nicknamed the `Great White Shark`?
Greg Norman
What is the chemical symbol for the element Hydrogen?
H
Who played the role of Dr. Malcom Crowe in the film `The Sixth Sense`?
Bruce Willis
What is the tallest mammal?
The giraffe
What country does Portugal border?
Spain
What was the first animal to be sent into space?
A dog
What do humans have 52 of in a lifetime, 20 of which are deciduous?
Teeth
Who invented the telephone?
Alexander Graham Bell
What continent is sometimes known as the `Dark Continent`?
Africa
In which film would you first have come across the character of Marty McFly?
`Back To The Future`
In athletics, how many times does the baton change hands within one team in a standard relay race?
3
In the Australian TV series, what type of animal was `Skippy`?
Kangaroo
In which year did the phrase `They think it`s all over… it is now` first become famous?
1966
In what film did George Lazenby play James Bond?
`On her majesty`s secret service`
What colour is the circle on the Japanese flag?
Red
What is the normal colour of the gem sapphire? Red, Green or Blue?
Blue
How many years are there in a millennium?
1000
In which Shakespeare play does the line `To be or not to be, that is the question` appear?
Hamlet
Which sign of the zodiac is represented by the Twins?
Gemini
Does a record turntable revolve clockwise or anti-clockwise?
Clockwise
How many red balls are there in a game of snooker?
15
Which of the following flags does not feature the colour blue? Brazil, Germany or France
Germany
What is most expensive property in the board game Monopoly?
Mayfair
Who had a number one in 1960 called `Only The Lonely`?
Roy Orbison
After how many years of marriage is a gold wedding anniversary celebrated?
50
Which Dire Straits album was the bestselling album in the UK in the 1980s?
`Brothers In Arms`
Which of the following countries is not in Africa? Ecuador, Sudan or Egypt?
Ecuador
On the football field, how was Edson Arantes do Nascimento better known?
Pele
What is the name of the poker hand containing three of a kind and a pair?
Full house
What is the most common letter used in the English language?
`E`
Who played Rita`s tutor in the film `Educating Rita`?
Michael Caine
What colour spots does a common ladybird have?
Black
Which group had a hit album in 1977 with `Arrival`?
Abba
Who supplied the voice of the genie in the 1992 film `Aladdin`?
Robin Williams
Which cartoon show included characters called Thelma and Shaggy?
Scooby Doo
In which American city might you see a Broadway show?
New York
The Rio Grande borders Mexico and which other country?
U.S.A.
In which American city are Madison Square Gardens?
New York
What does a kleptomaniac compulsively do?
Steal things
Which canal joins the Red Sea and the Mediterranean?
The Suez Canal
What name is given to the fear of spiders?
Arachnophobia
Football team Benfica come from which country?
Portugal
Who had a number one hit in 1984 with `Hello`?
Lionel Richie
Which animal completes the phrase `blind as a …`?
Bat
How is the number one usually called in a game of Bingo?
Kelly`s Eye
What is the largest desert in the world?
Sahara
What sign of the zodiac is represented by the Crab?
Cancer
What type of ball did Nolan Ryan once throw at a record speed of 100.9 miles per hour?
Baseball
Where are the British Crown Jewels kept?
The Tower Of London
In Greek mythology, what was Medusa`s hair made of?
Snakes
What is the first letter of the Greek alphabet?
Alpha
Maverick, Goose, and Iceman are characters in which 1986 film?
`Top Gun`
After how many years of marriage would you celebrate a silver wedding anniversary?
25
In which country does the wild dog, the dingo, live?
Australia.
Which band released the album `Dark Side of the Moon`?
Pink Floyd
In the Bible, how is the Decalogue also known?
Ten Commandments
Who played the title role in the 1960 film `Spartacus`?
Kirk Douglas
What is Bugs Bunny`s catchphrase?
`What`s Up Doc`
In `The Twelve Days Of Christmas`, what were there two of?
Turtle Doves
Which of the following colours appears on the French flag? White, Black or Yellow?
White
Who is the patron saint of Wales?
St David
What name is given to the young of a deer?
Fawn
What type of animal was Stuart, in the 1999 film `Stuart Little`?
Mouse
What creature appears on the flag of Wales?
A dragon
Which country`s national rugby team are called the All Blacks?
New Zealand
First published in 1904, for which book is J. M. Barrie best known?
`Peter Pan`
Which of the following occurred most recently? The Iron Age or The Bronze Age?
Iron Age
Which country does Zinedine Zidane play for in international football?
France
What is the bestselling book in the world?
The Bible
Carbon, Oxygen and which other element makes up carbohydrates?
Hydrogen
What 1975 film features the characters of Riff Raff, Magenta and Doctor Frank-n-Furter?
`The Rocky Horror Picture Show`
What measurement is used to measure the size of horses?
Hands
How old is a quadragenarian?
40
What is a group of geese called?
A gaggle
On what part of the body would you wear a `sombrero`?
The head
In which European country would you find the city of Strasbourg?
France
In which country is Ayres Rock?
Australia
What two letters are worth the most in a game of Scrabble?
Q and Z
How many wheels are on a tricycle?
3
What is the name given to a young bear?
A cub
In the Bible, how is the Decalogue also known?
The Ten Commandments
What type of animals were the subject of the 2002 film `Eight Legged Freaks`?
Spiders
Which cartoon character was featured in the short film `Steamboat Willie`?
Mickey Mouse
What 1965 film included the songs `Do Re Mi`, `Climb Every Mountain` and `Edelweiss`?
`The Sound Of Music`
What colour jersey does the overall leader of the Tour de France?
Yellow
In ballet, a `pas de deux` is a dance for how many persons?
Two
Which chemical element can take the form of diamond or graphite?
Carbon
Which of the following colours appears on the flag of Italy? Green, Blue or Yellow?
Green
What is the longest river in the world?
Nile
Which element has the chemical symbol `N`?
Nitrogen
In which board game would you find the characters of Miss Scarlett and Professor Plum?
Cluedo
How much does it cost to buy a station in the board game Monopoly?
£200
What is the first book of the Bible?
Genesis
Oxygen and which other element makes up water?
Hydrogen
How many sides does a dodecahedron have?
12
What is the nickname of the Australian rugby union team?
Wallabies
What type of animals are portrayed in the book `Watership Down`?
Rabbits
On which London street is Selfridges?
Oxford Street
Which country is sometimes known as the Emerald Isle?
Ireland
What is the largest country in the world?
Russia
Who sang for both `The Jam` and `The Style Council`?
Paul Weller
What type of animal was Bambi`s friend, Thumper?
A rabbit.
What is the average of the numbers 1, 10 and 100?
37
In 1991, Anthony Hopkins won the best actor Oscar for his performance in what film?
`Silence Of The Lambs`
What river is known in Hungary as the Duna?
The River Danube
The city of Cairo stands on which famous river?
Nile
What is ornithology the study of?
Birds
Which quiz show often featured the line `I`ve started so I`ll finish`?
Mastermind
How many lanes are there in an Olympic sized swimming pool?
8
In what 1984 film did Sean Connery return as James Bond?
`Never Say Never Again`
Which Alfred Hitchcock film features a wheelchair bound James Stewart convinced that a neighbour has committed murder?
`Rear Window`
What is the only continent which does not have any reptiles or snakes?
Antarctica
What colour are the spots on Mr Blobby?
Yellow
How many Presidents heads are sculpted on Mount Rushmore?
4
What animal is known as the ship of the desert?
The camel
Who won the decathlon gold medal at the Olympic games in 1980 and 1984?
Daley Thompson
What chess piece does not move in a straight line?
Knight
How many lines are there in a limerick?
5
In which 2000 film would you find the character of General Maximus Decimus Meridus?
Gladiator
Which US President was forced to resign because of the Watergate scandal?
Richard Nixon
In music, which superstar was jailed in Tokyo in 1980 for drugs possession?
Paul McCartney
In which year was the phrase `They think it`s all over… it is now` first said?
1966
What is the highest mountain in Great Britain?
Ben Nevis
Which female singer sang with Take That on the hit song `Relight My Fire`?
Lulu
In what sport is the `Fosbury flop` technique used?
High Jump
Gorgonzola cheese comes from which country?
Italy
Chris Boardman is famous for what sport?
Cycling
A Sphinx has the body of which animal?
Lion
In the 1986 John Landis film, how many `Amigos` were there?
Three
In a standard game of Monopoly, what colour are the two cheapest properties?
Brown
What was the name of Anthony Perkins` character in the film `Psycho`?
Norman Bates
In which country was the BBC soap opera `Eldorado` set?
Spain
How many Presidents heads are sculpted on Mount Rushmore?
4
Which sportsman`s autobiography is called `You Cannot Be Serious`?
John McEnroe
Which comedian has the nickname `the big yin`?
Billy Connolly
Great Britain declared war on Germany after they invaded which country in 1939?
Poland
Which actress played Barbella in the film of the same name?
Jane Fonda
How many inches are in a yard?
36
Around which war is the 1986 film `Platoon` based?
Vietnam
What was the nickname of the first Spice Girl to go solo?
Ginger Spice
Whose last words were `Et tu, Brute`?
Julius Caesar`s
Excluding jokers, how many playing cards are there in a standard pack?
52
How is trinitrotoluene better known?
TNT
Which of the following colours does not appear on the Irish flag? White, Yellow or Orange?
Yellow
Which company produces `Minituare Heroes` chocolates?
Cadburys
What colour is an emerald?
Green
What is the average of the numbers 1, 2, 4 and 5?
3
Who had hits with `Hot In The City` and `White Wedding`?
Billy Idol
What film was advertised with the slogan `an adventure 65 million years in the making`?
`Jurassic Park`
What was the name of the characted played by Ray Park in `Star Wars Episode 1 : The Phantom Menace`?
Darth Maul
How many lines does a limerick have?
5
What is the chemical symbol for the element Oxygen?
O
How old was Adrian Mole when he wrote his `secret diary`?
Thirteen and three quarters
What is the collective noun for a group of lions?
A pride
The sale of which drink accounts for 10% of the income of the government in Russia?
Vodka
According to legend, what type of creature was slain by St George?
Dragon
Which Shakespeare play inspired the musical `West Side Story`?
`Romeo And Juliet`
Which country was once ruled by Tsars?
Russia
Which 1977 film was introduced by the words, `A long time ago in a galaxy far away...`?
`Star Wars`
In the medical world, what do the initials ENT stand for?
Ear, Nose and Throat
What is the minimum number of darts a person needs to throw to complete a leg from 501?
9
Which city is known as the `Eternal City`?
Rome
How many strings are there on a normal a bass guitar?
4
Which band had a number one hit with `Barbie Girl`?
Aqua
What is the normal colour of a black box used in aeroplanes?
Orange
How many holes does a 10-pin bowling ball have in it?
Three
Which band had a UK number one hit single with `I`m A Believer` in 1967?
The Monkees
Who is the author of the `Harry Potter` books?
J. K. Rowling
Geri Halliwell`s single `It`s Raining Men` featured on the soundtrack to what film?
`Bridget Jones` Diary`
Which sign of the Zodiac is represented by the goat?
Capricorn
In which town did Jesus grow up?
Nazareth
Where are you most likely to come across the dewey-decimal system? On a railway track, on a baseball field or in a library?
In a library
According the the nursey rhyme, what was Little Miss Muffet eating?
Curds and Whey
Which sign of the zodiac is represented by the Scales?
Libra
John Huston directed a 1975 film called `The Man Who Would Be ____` what?
King
What is the colour of the ball that is worth 6 points in snooker?
Pink
Which famous person has the first names of Orenthal James?
O J Simpson
What sport was the subject of the 1996 film `Tin Cup` starring Kevin Costner?
Golf
Which sport do the Chicago Bears play?
American Football
Who had hits in the 80s with `It Must Be Love`, `Wings Of A Dove` and `Uncle Sam`?
Madness
In which continent is Lake Superior?
North America
What French phrase meaning `from the menu` is often used in the English language?
`A la carte`
If a month has a Friday the thirteenth then on what day of the week would that month begin?
Sunday
In which board game might you land on Pall Mall or The Strand?
Monopoly
Whose resignation eventually landed Sven Goran Ericsson the job as manager of the England football team?
Kevin Keegan
What is the capital of Northern Ireland?
Belfast
For which film and television role is actor Leonard Nimoy best known?
Spock (in `Star Trek`)
In Britain, in which month does the longest day occur?
June
In the TV show `Trumpton`, what was the profession of Hugh, Pugh, Barney McGrew, Cuthbert, Dibble and Grub?
Firemen
Which sport would you be playing if competing for the Ryder Cup?
Golf
Which sign of the Zodiac means `archer` in Latin?
Sagittarius
What is the national emblem that appears on the Canadian flag?
The maple leaf
According to the Bible, whose hair did Delilah cut, taking his strength away from him?
Samson
Who painted `The Haywain`?
Constable
Who painted the Mona Lisa?
Leonardo Da Vinci
Which star sign is represented by the Archer?
Sagittarius
What is the English name for the constellation with the Latin name `Ursa Major`?
Great Bear
When Steve McClaren became Enland manager who replaced him at his Premiership club?
Gareth Southgate (at Middlesbrough)
In Britain, what is the only road sign to be on an inverted triangle?
Give Way
Which US rapper died on September 13th 1996 after being shot in a drive-by shooting after watchin Mike Tysons comeback fight 7 days earlier?
Tupac Shakur
What were lost by King John, melted down by Oliver Cromwell and almost stolen by Thomas Blood?
The Crown Jewels
Which of the Great Lakes touches Chicago?
Lake Michigan
What type of animal is at the centre of the film Racing Stripes?
A zebra
Which football team are nicknamed the Rams?
Derby County
With which sport would you associate Nick Skelton?
Show Jumping
What is the hardest natural substance?
diamond
How many different scoring areas are there on a standard dart board?
82
Who directed the 1976 film Taxi Driver?
Martin Scorsese
The film Trainspotting is from a novel by which author?
Irvine Welsh
The pop groups Ace Of Base and The Cardigans both hail from which country?
Sweden
`Woman Hitler` is an anagram of which relative?
Mother-in-law
What colour are the shorts that Bart Simpson normally wears?
Blue
In which art gallery is the Mona Lisa kept?
The Louvre
Which spider gets its name from when the female sometimes eats the male after mating?
Black Widow Spider
Which British female singer had a 2006 hit with `Rehab`?
Amy Winehouse
In which country would you find the Mojave Desert?
USA
In terms of land area, what was the largest empire of all time?
The British Empire
During the Great Plague, what was painted on the front doors of plague-ridden houses?
Red crosses
Which Barbadian singer stayed ten weeks at number 1 with `Umbrella`?
Rihanna
Genghis Khan founded which empire?
Mongol empire
According to the lyrics of the song by the Weather Girls, it will start raining men at just about what time?
Half past ten
What is a more common name for the Aurora Borealis?
The Northern Lights
What is the hardest natural substance?
Diamond
What is the name of the housing estate where the Trotters live in Only Fools And Horses?
Nelson Mandela House
What does the information technology term RAM stand for?
Random Access Memory
Who painted the famous painting The Scream?
Edward Munch
What is the third book of the Bible?
Leviticus
In cycling, what colour jersey is awarded to the leader in a stage race of the Tour de France?
Yellow
Cyril the Swan is the mascot for which football club?
Swansea
Who had a number one hit single in 1964 with `Little Red Rooster`?
The Rolling Stones
Which 1969 film was based on Barry Hines novel A Kestrel For A Knave?
Kes
What is the lightest chemical element?
Hydrogen
By what name is the Sodium Chloride more commonly known?
Salt
Who wrote War and Peace?
Leo Tolstoy
Which author created Elinor Dashwood, Emma Woodhouse and Catherine Morland?
Jane Austen
What was the name of the character played by Ronnie Barker in `Open All Hours`?
Arkwright
In horse racing, what betting odds are known as a `carpet`?
3-1
Which american state has a name that ends in three vowels?
Hawaii
George Bernard Shaw`s play `Pygmalion` was adapted to become which musical?
My Fair Lady
Common, Arctic and Sooty are all varieties of which type of bird?
Tern
Which band had hits with `Linger` and `Dreams`?
The Cranberries
The does the chemical symbol Pb stand for?
Lead
Which Carthaginian general led his army across the Alps with a contingent of elephants?
Hannibal
Which fictional character has been played by Albert Finney, Peter Ustinov and David Suchet?
Hercule Poirot
Who had a hit single in 1981 with `Romeo And Juliet`?
Dire Straits
Who had a hit with `La Bamba` in 1987?
Los Lobos
Who was the lead singer of The Four Seasons in the 1960s and 1970s?
Frankie Valli
Who had a hit with a cover version of Frankie Laine`s hit single `I Believe` in 1996?
Robson And Jerome
Which actor starred in `Rooster Cogburn`?
John Wayne
Who wrote the novel `Fantastic Mr. Fox`?
Roald Dahl
Which band had a hit with `Too Shy` in 1983?
Kajagoogoo
Who had a hit in 1982 with `Maneater`?
Hall And Oates
Who had a hit in 1985 with `One More Night`?
Phil Collins
Which band had a hit with `He Ain't Heavy, He`s My Brother` in both 1969 and 1988?
The Hollies
Who had a hit single in 1961 with `Runaway`?
Del Shannon
In which 1983 movie did Sean Connery return as James Bond?
Never Say Never Again
Which bird can run the fastest?
Ostrich
Which 1972 film features the song `Dueling Banjos`?
Deliverance
In "Only Fools and Horses", by what name did Trigger always call Rodney?
Dave
Who is Liza Minnelli`s famous actress mother?
Judy Garland
Who is actress Shirley Maclaine`s famous actor brother?
Warren Beatty
In what sport do players take long and short corners?
Hockey
Durham County Cricket Club and Middlesbrough Football Club both have stadiums called what?
The Riverside
if a picture is painted monochromatically how is it painted?
In black and white
What is the name of the highest mountain in England?
Scafell Pike
In May 2006, Belfast Airport officially changed its name in honour of which famous Irishman?
George Best
Who scored Arsenal`s goal in the 2-1 defeat by Barcelona in the 2006 Champions League Final?
Sol Campbell
Which artist painted the famous `Sunflowers`?
Vincent Van Gogh
What was the name of the horse, part owned by Alex Ferguson in 2004 when he got involved in a row about stud rights?
Rock Of Gibraltar
What name is given to a matador on horseback?
Picador
What is the correct term for the people commonly known as `Eskimos`?
Inuit
What starts with `T`, ends with `T` and has `T` in it?
A Teapot
From what stone is the Taj Mahal built?
Marble
Nutwood Cottage is the home of which children`s storybook character?
Rupert Bear
If a sow is a female pig, what is a male pig called?
A boar
On which subject does Monty Don write and broadcast?
Gardening
What is the only sign of the zodiac that contains none of the letters in the word `Bungee`?
Scorpio
In which famous novel would you find Ralph, Simon and Piggy?
Lord of the Flies
What is the only sign of the zodiac that contains none of the letters of the word `School`?
Gemini
In which decade was the film `Grease` set?
1950s
If Superman works for the Daily Planet who works for the Daily Bugle?
Spiderman
Which jump in the Grand National shares its name with a piece of furniture?
The Chair
Which point in Cornwall is the most southerly point of mainland Britain?
Lizard Point
What was the character name of the `Saint`?
Simon Templar
Which Olympic sport needs a planting box?
Pole Vault
What word describes substances that can be broken down by biological action?
Biodegradable
What is the world`s largest lake?
The Caspian Sea
From what type of stone is the Taj Mahal built?
Marble
Who captained Jules Verne`s submarine `Nautilus`?
Captain Nemo
Which of Disney`s Seven Dwarfs wore glasses?
Doc
Who was the first member of the royal family to divorce?
Henry VIII
What was the name of the police officer in the cartoon Top Cat?
Officer Dibble
In which country is the town of Tequila?
Mexico
`Hakuna Matata` was a song from which 1994 Disney film?
The Lion King
Which famous fictional character lives at 4 Privet Drive, Little Whinging?
Harry Potter
What species is Gizmo in the `Gremlins` movies?
Mogwai
What train would you find on platform 9 and three quarters at Kings Cross?
The Hogwarts Express
What is the highest score a judge can award in figure skating?
6
What type of vehicle would you expect to find on the Cresta Run?
A Bobsleigh
What is the final word spoken in the 1939 film `The Wizard Of Oz`?
Home
As at November 2005, who was last British Prime Minister not to have a wife?
Margaret Thatcher
Which Snooker player was nicknamed the Romford Robot?
Steve Davis
Which product`s 1987 TV adverts were backed by the songs `Stand by me` and `When a man loves a woman`?
Levis 501 Jeans
In which English town was William Shakespeare born?
Stratford-Upon-Avon
What is the tallest grass in the world?
Bamboo
What is the only football team in the UK with the letter J in its name?
St Johnstone
Who sung the theme tune for the film `Goldeneye`?
Tina Turner
What would be your hobby if you were interested in a Stanley Gibbons album?
Stamp Collecting
Which cartoon characters name is Italian for `pine eye`?
Pinocchio
How many scoring zones are there on a conventional dart board?
82
With which sport would you most associate the commentator Ted Lowe?
Snooker
Which football team play at Goodison Park?
Everton
Justin Timberlake was formerly a vocalist for which band?
N Sync
In which country is the river Yangtze?
China
Which actor won an oscar for his portrail of Ray Charles in the 2004 film `Ray`?
Jamie Foxx
Who had a hit in 1984 with `99 Red Balloons`?
Nena
Which real-life Russian did Boney M sing about in 1978?
Rasputin
Who had a 1983 hit with `Too Shy`?
Kajagoogoo
Which football is nicknamed `The Baby Faced Assassin`?
Ole Gunnar Solskjaer
Which fictional TV character runs a production company called Peartree Productions?
Alan Partridge
Is it possible for a man in Scotland to wed his widows sister?
No
In which famous race is the slowest man of the day given a red lantern?
Tour de France
Who played Luke Skywalker in `Star Wars`?
Mark Hamill
Who was known as the `Desert Fox`?
Erwin Rommel
How many grooves are on one side of an LP record?
1
In what film does Morgan Freeman play an inmate called Red?
The Shawshank Redemption
Which artist is responsible for `Self Portrait With Bandaged Ear`?
Vincent Van Gogh
What is the sum of all the numbers round a dartboard?
210
Lord David Sutch was the founder of which UK political party?
Official Monster Raving Loony Party
How many balls are on a snooker table at the start of a game?
22
What do the letters OC stand for in the programme The OC?
Orange County
Which chess piece always remains on the same coloured squares?
Bishop
Which Womble was named after a South American river?
Orinoco
Which famous footballer played for teams including Machester United, Hibernian and Los Angeles Aztecs?
George Best
Which of the following TV shows has a theme tune which doesn`t mention the show`s name in the song? Sesame Street, The Dukes Of Hazzard or Wonder Woman?
The Dukes Of Hazzard
What is the name of the holiday company that caters for the over 50s?
Saga
For what is Michael Eavis best known in the music world?
The Glastonbury Festival
Which film was subtitled 'How I learned to stop worrying and love the bomb'?
Dr Strangelove
Which state did Arnold Schwarzenegger become Governor of in November 2003?
California
Which famous rock group played their first gig together at the Marquee Club in London on July 12th, 1962?
The Rolling Stones
Which two actors appeared together in the films `Meet The Parents`, `Zoolander`, `The Royal Tennenbaums` and `Cable Guy`?
Ben Stiller & Owen Wilson
What is Austin Powers middle name?
Danger
Who was Britains entry in the Eurovision Song Contest in 1968 with the song `Congratulations`?
Cliff Richard
In the board game monopoly, what colour is Bond Street?
Green
What is the common name for the chemical ethanol? Alcohol, Ammonia or Citric Acid?
Alcohol
Which pop group had their first number one in the UK with a cover version of A-Ha`s `Take On Me`?
A1
In which month is poet Robert Burns birthday celebrated?
January
Which Spice Girl realeased the album `Schizophonic`?
Geri Halliwell
Who wrote the book `About A Boy` which was later turned into a successful film starring Hugh Grant?
Nick Hornby
Which King was known as William the Conqueror? William I, William II or William III?
William I
Which 1995 film starred Robert De Niro, Al Pacino and Val Kilmer?
Heat
Who had hits in the seventies with `Everybody Dance` and `Good Times`?
Chic
Who won a Grammy in 2002 for her vocal on the song `I`m Like A Bird`?
Nelly Furtardo
In which battle was Horatio Nelson fatally wounded?
Trafalgar
The lyrics `There are many things that I would like to say to you, but I don`t know how` come from which 1990s song?
`Wonderwall`
With which band is Fred Durst the lead singer?
Limp Bizkit
In which Scottish city are Partick Thistle football club based?
Glasgow
According to the Bible, who committed the first ever murder?
Cain
Which of the following books of the Bible comes in the New Testament? Matthew, Ruth or Jeremiah?
Matthew
What sport features in the Stella Artois tournament?
Tennis
Which 1997 film featured Batman and Robin battling against Mr Freeze and Poison Ivy?
`Batman and Robin`
Who invented the light bulb?
Thomas Edison
Who had hits in the sixties including `Something`s Happening`, `Silhouettes` and `I`m Into Something Good`?
Herman`s Hermits
What 1960 western was based on the film `The Seven Samurai`?
`The Magnificent Seven`
What Walt Disney film was the first to combine visual images with concert music?
`Fantasia`
What does a Gieger counter measure?
Radioactivity
How is the sport of tauromachy better known?
Bull fighting
What is the largest city in Scotland?
Glasgow
In which British city would you find Arthur`s Seat?
Edinburgh
Soul singer, Bobby Brown, married which successful female singer in 1992?
Whitney Houston
In which film did Arnold Swarzenegger say `I`ll be back` for the first time?
`The Terminator`
Who is said to have founded Rome after killing his brother? Romulus or Remus?
Romulus
Which comedian plays the character of Paul Calf on television?
Steve Coogan
Who had a hit in 1975 with `I`m Not In Love`?
10cc
Who recorded the 1994 album `Return Of The Space Cowboy`?
Jamiroquai
Who plays the title role in the 2002 film `Mr Deeds`?
Adam Sandler
The Ivor Novello awards are presented in what field? Music, Art or Film-making?
Music
Who sang the title track for the Bond Film `For Your Eyes Only`?
Sheena Easton
In the cartoon series `Wacky Races`, who drove the `Compact Pussycat`?
Penelope Pitstop
Who wrote `A Brief History Of Time`?
Stephen Hawking
How many penalty strokes are added for a lost ball in golf?
1
Which football team did Alf Garnett support in the TV show `Till Death Do Us Part`?
West Ham United
Which solo artist had the second and third best-selling albums of the 1980s in the UK?
Michael Jackson
What are the three primary colours of light?
Red, Blue and Green.
Excluding the ball (which has a core made from cork), how many pieces of wooden equipment are necessary for a game of cricket?
12
In `The Simpsons`, who replaced Sideshow Bob?
Sideshow Mel
Where in your body would you find the anvil and the stirrup?
The ear
In literature, what was the surname of Jacob and Wilhelm who wrote many fairy tales together?
Grimm
Who`s demonstrations led to the Civil Rights Act in 1964?
Martin Luther King`s
In `The Flintstones`, what is Barney`s wife called?
Betty
Who played Pussy Galore in the James Bond film `Goldfinger`?
Honor Blackman
The film `Rogue Trader`, starring Ewan McGregor, is based around the life of which real life person?
Nick Leeson
Which of the following could you use to measure how far you had walked? A Pedometer, A Cryometer or a Micrometer?
Pedometer
Which sea separates Saudi Arabia from Egypt and the Sudan?
The Red Sea
Which town was the scene of the Gunfight at the OK Corral?
Tombstone
What is the fastest animal on 2 legs, which can reach a speed of around 40 miles per hour?
The ostrich
What instrument was Louis Armstrong most famous for playing?
The trumpet.
If you were born on September 1st, what star sign would you be?
Virgo
Who had a Christmas number one in 1974 with `Lonely This Christmas`?
Mud
Which of the following actors does not appear in the film `The Royal Tenenbaums`? Gene Hackman, Ben Affleck or Ben Stiller?
Ben Affleck
In what year did the London Eye open?
2000
What was Muhammed Ali`s name before he changed it?
Cassius Clay
What was the sequel to the film `Saturday Night Fever` called?
`Staying Alive`
Who played the title role in the 1983 film `Scarface`?
Al Pacino
In 2002, who was the only musician to be voted in the top ten in BBC`s `Great Briton`s` poll?
John Lennon
What is the name of the local farmer who organises the Glastonbury music festival?
Michael Eavis
Which two months are named after Roman Emperors?
July and August
Which comedian wrote the book and the play called `Popcorn`?
Ben Elton
Who played Kavanagh QC on British television?
John Thaw
Who played the title role in the film `Edward Scissorhands`?
Johnny Depp
To what animal was Robert Burns referring in his poem with the lines `Wee, sleekit, cow`rin, tim`rous beastie`?
A Mouse
Who was Prime Minister for France in 1974 to 1976 and 1986 to 1988 and became President of France in 1995?
Jacques Chirac
With which mountain range would you associate the Abonimable Snowman?
Himalayas
In what 1995 film did Sylvester Stallone play the title character, who was adapted from a comic book?
`Judge Dredd`
What word associated with Christmas could be illustratied by `ABCDEFGHIJKMNOPQRSTUVWXYZ`?
Noel
In what film does Bill Murray play a character who keeps reliving the same day over and over again?
`Groundhog Day`
Who designed Elizabeth Hurley`s famous dress which she wore to the premiere of the film `Four Weddings And A Funeral`?
Gianni Versace
In which film did Tom Hanks play a prison guard called Paul Edgecomb?
`The Green Mile`
What was the Spice Girls` debut single called?
`Wannabee`
What was the name of film director George Lucas` dog which lended it`s name to a famous film character?
Indiana
What is the first prime number greater than 50?
53
What `rock` did Graham Greene write about?
`Brighton Rock`
In which 2000 film would you find the character of General Maximus Decimus Meridus?
`Gladiator`
Who played the villain Howard Payne in the film `Speed`?
Dennis Hopper
Which Shakespearian character famously said `to be or not to be, that is the question`?
Hamlet
Occuring once a year in Britain, what is the modern day equivalent of the ancient Roman festival of Hilaria?
April Fool`s Day
In which game does the word which indicates victory originate from Persian phrase `Shah-mat`?
Chess
Which actor played John Malkovich in the film `Being John Malkovich`?
John Malkovich
What day of the week provides the name of one of the children in `The Addams Family`?
Wednesday
In which country did the religion of Rastafarianism originate?
Jamaica
Which series of erotic films shot Sylvia Krystal to fame in the 70s?
`Emmanuelle`
What is the national dance of Brazil?
The samba
Which film was advertised with the slogans `Collide with destiny` and `Nothing on Earth could come between them`?
`Titanic`
At which sport did Johnny Weismuller, who played the character of Tarzan on screen, win 5 Olympic Gold medals?
Swimming
Which scientist was born in Germany in 1879, became a Swiss citizen in 1901 and later became a US citizen in 1940?
Albert Einstein
For which carnival is the American city of New Orleans famous?
Mardi Gras
Who was the lead singer with the band Thin Lizzy?
Phil Lynott
Which metal has the chemical symbol Ag?
Silver
Which superhero has a butler named Alfred?
Batman
Which sporting event did the Brit Ann Haydon Jones win in 1969?
Wimbledon
Who is reported to have said to his wife `Honey, I forgot to duck` after an assassination attempt in 1981?
Ronald Reagan
If you were born in December, and you weren`t a Capricorn, what star sign would you be?
Sagittarius
Which character in the television series `London`s Burning` was played by Richard Walsh? Sick note, Four eyes or Rent boy?
Sick-note
What trilogy did John Ronald Reuel write under a pseudonym?
`Lord Of The Rings`
In which film are Peter Fonda, Dennis Hopper and Jack Nicholson said to be smoking real marijauna on camera?
`Easy Rider`
How many times have the Olympic Games been cancelled due to war?
Three
In the game of draughts, how many men does a player start with?
12
In the TV show `The Simpsons`, who or what is Santa`s Little Helper?
Their pet dog
With which hobby would you associate `twitchers` ?
Bird-watching
What type of pastry is used in profiteroles?
Choux
What 1984 film starred Bill Murray, Dan Aykroyd and Sigourney Weaver?
`Ghostbusters`
Thom Yorke is the lead singer with which band?
Radiohead
Which game was invented in the 1930s and originally called Lexiko?
Scrabble
In which Ocean are the group of islands called the Seychelles?
The Indian Ocean
What nationality was Adolf Hitler?
Austrian
With which sport was American Babe Ruth most commonly associated?
Baseball
Who solves the crime in `Death on the Nile`?
Hercule Poirot
In the cartoon series `The Simpsons`, what musical instrument does Lisa Simpson play?
The saxophone
What is the only common metal that is liquid at room temperature?
Mercury
What do the initials YMCA stand for?
Young Mens Christian Association
Which 1979 features characters called Ripley, Dallas, Brett and Lambert?
Alien
Who plays the main villain in `Die Hard: With A Vengeance`?
Jeremy Irons
What was the secret identity of the comic book character Babs Gordon?
Batgirl
Which group had a 2001 hit with a cover version of Billy Joel’s `Uptown Girl`?
Westlife
Which 1980`s film had the tag-line `He is afraid. He is alone. He is three million light years from home.`?
`E.T.`
With which group would you most associate singer Bobby Gillespie?
Primal Scream
In `Star Trek`, what is the nickname of Dr McCoy?
Bones
What was the Roman name for Scotland?
Caledonia
What was Bob Marley`s backing band called?
The Whalers
What would someone who was involved in pyrotechnics make?
Fireworks
In the Bible, are there more chapters in the Old Testament or in the New Testament?
The Old Testament
What was the surname of the family who employed Julie Andrews` character in the film `The Sound Of Music`?
Von Trappe
Who wrote `The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe`?
C. S. Lewis
Who`s 1978 debut single was called `Sultans Of Swing`?
Dire Straits
In which decade did the Eurovision Song contest begin?
1950s
What does REM stand for?
Rapid Eye Movement
At what type of shop did the Great Fire Of London start in 1666?
Bakers
What 1976 film about a boxer won an Oscar for Best Picture?
`Rocky`
Which cricketer resigned as England captain in the winter of 1997/98 after having captained them in a record 54 test matches?
Michael Atherton
What sport features in the films `He Got Game` (1998), `Flubber` (1997) and `Celtic Pride` (1996)?
Basketball
Who won `Celebrity Big Brother` on Channel 4 in 2002?
Mark Owen
If you were born on December 1st, what star sign would you be?
Sagittarius
What is the maximum number of people that could be `beamed up` into the Starship Enterprise from Star Trek in one go?
3
In the 1996 Olympics, who was disqualified from the 100m final after two false starts?
Linford Christie
Which rock star did Joan Rivers describe as being `the only man with child-bearing lips`?
Mick Jagger
What was the last James Bond film in which Roger Moore starred?
`A View To A Kill`
After how many years of marriage would you celebrate a ruby wedding anniversary?
40
Who has had albums called `Blonde On Blonde`, `Blood On The Tracks` and `Highway 61 Revisited`?
Bob Dylan
What is the name of the theatre in Sheffield where the World Professional Snooker championships take place?
The Crucible
Which TV show is centred around the firm of Wernham Hogg?
The Office
Which element has the chemical symbol Br?
Bromine
During what century was Napoleon Bonaparte the emperor of France?
19th
What was the name of the follow up to the film `Raiders Of The Lost Ark`?
`Indiana Jones And The Temple Of Doom`
If you were born on Halloween, what star sign would you be?
Scorpio
Which city did the Romans call Eboracum?
York
In which British TV show is there a pub called the Woolpack?
`Emmerdale`
What was the title of the Sex Pistol`s first British hit single?
`Anarchy in the UK`
Which 1961 film features the character of Holly Golightly?
`Breakfast At Tiffany`s`
What is the only mammal that can fly?
Bat
Who was President of the United States during the American Civil War?
Abraham Lincoln
What brand of beer does Homer Simpson drink?
Duff
Which city is 402 miles from Cardiff, 156 miles from Newcastle and 149 miles from Aberdeen?
Glasgow
For what invention is Earl Silas Tupper best known?
Tupperware
`C-notes` and `Benjamins` are slang terms for which denomination of U.S. currency?
100 dollar bills
In music, which is the lowest male voice?
Bass
In which TV comedy might you see a horse called Hercules?
`Steptoe And Son`
What three continents lie on the tropic of Capricorn?
Australia, Africa and South America.
Who is the patron saint of lovers?
St Valentines
Which Cliff Richard single was at number one over Christmas in the UK in 1988?
`Mistletoe and Wine`
In which American state is San Quentin prison?
California
Which ice cream has been advertised on TV to the tune of `It`s Now Or Never`?
Cornetto
What is Cliff Richard`s real name?
Harry Webb
Who was the leader of the Bolshevik Revolution in Russia in 1917?
Lenin
Who created the police drama series `Prime Suspect`?
Lynda La Plante
What nationality is the racing driver Mikka Hakkinen?
Finnish
In the story of Jack and the Beanstalk what did Jack exchange for the beans from which the beanstalk grew?
A cow
What character did Alicia Silverstone play in the 1997 film `Batman and Robin`?
Batgirl
Maoris are associated with which country?
New Zealand
What type of animal is a mandrill?
Monkey
Who is generally referred to as being the first serial killer of all time?
Jack The Ripper
What is the sum of the internal angles in a hexagon?
720 degrees
The Scandanavian pop group Aqua had a hit single about which doctor?
`Dr Jones`
What was the subject of the 1958 film `A Night To Remember`?
The sinking of the ship Titanic
Who played the character of `Ferris Bueller` in the film `Ferris Bueller`s Day Off`?
Matther Broderick
In which 1993 film does Bill Murray play Phil Connors?
`Groundhog Day`
Which pop group took its name from a character in the film `Barbarella`?
Duran Duran
Which Spice Girl had a number one single with `I Turn To You`?
Melanie C
Which actor turned singer had a UK number one hit single with `Ain`t No Doubt` in 1992?
Jimmy Nail
For what book is William Golding best known?
Lord Of The Flies
Who played `The Talented Mr Ripley` in a 1999 film?
Matt Damon
What was the name of the Greenpeace ship which was blown up in New Zealand?
Rainbow Warrior
Which of the Marx brothers was the silent one?
Harpo
The film `A.I.` was completed by director Steven Spielberg, but which director started the project?
Stanley Kubrick
In snooker, what is the lowest score that can be achieved by a player if he makes a full clearance in one visit to the table and only pots a maximum of one red with each shot?
72
Which American President appears on a one dollar bill?
George Washington
Which character from `Alice`s Adventures in Wonderland` often said `Off with his head`?
The Queen of Hearts
Who was the Roman God of War?
Mars
Which `S.P.` was invented by Walter Hunt in 1847?
Safety Pin
Between which two cities did the train `the Flying Scotsman` run?
London and Edinburgh
In which year was the first World Cup final to be decided on penalties?
1994
What was the name of The Who`s drummer, who died in 1978?
Keith Moon
In which country was Mel Gibson born?
USA
In which book would you read about Mr Toad of Toad Hall?
`The Wind In The Willows`
How many strings does a ukulele have?
4
What does the letter `Q` stand for in `I.Q. Test`?
Quotient
How many days were there in February in the year 2000?
29
Who played the Sundance Kid in the 1969 film `Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid`?
Robert Redford
What is the national bird of New Zealand?
The Kiwi
How many pieces are there in a standard set of dominoes?
28
Which actress starred in `Dial M For Murder`, `Rear Window` and `High Society`?
Grace Kelly
How many numbered compartments are there on a roulette wheel?
37
In the 1974 film `Zardoz`, Sean Connery discovers that the name in the title of the film comes from which famous book?
The Wizard Of Oz
Dr. Banner is the alter-ego of which comic book hero?
The Incredible Hulk
The second series of the TV comedy `Blackadder` is set during the reign of which monarch?
Queen Elizabeth I
The action at the end of the James Bond film `A View To A Kill` features around which famous bridge?
Golden Gate Bridge
`Not Known As Air` is an anagram of which comedy actor?
Rowan Atkinson
Which comedy duo had first names Bud and Lou?
Abbott and Costello
What is the subject of Robert Altman`s 1992 film `The Player`? Hollywood, Baseball or the Stock Exchange?
Hollywood
What country had the Roman name Hibernia?
Ireland
The Italian word for `scratched drawings` is used commonly in English. What is it?
Graffiti
Which American president gave the order to withdraw from the Vietnam War?
Richard Nixon
What is the name of the planet closest to the Sun?
Mercury
In music, how is Gordon Sumner better known?
Sting
What famous heavy metal band is named after a medieval torture device?
Iron Maiden
In 2002, who won BBC TVs `Fame Academy`?
David Sneddon
If it is 2 P.M. in London, what time would it be in Greece?
4 P.M.
How many players make up a netball team?
7
In the game of chess, what type of piece is involved in the move `en passant`?
Pawn
The book `Man And Wife` by Tony Parsons was a sequel to which of his other books?
`Man And Boy`
Which knight of the Round Table fell in love with Queen Guinevere?
Lancelot
Which tourist attraction can be found at Anaheim, Orange County, California?
Disneyland
Which football team had a hit in 1975 with `I`m Forever Blowing Bubbles`?
West Ham United
What boxing weight falls between bantam-weight and light-weight?
Feather-weight
Who played Cat Ballou in the 1965 film of the same name?
Jane Fonda
In the solar system, what is the third planet from the sun called?
Earth
Where in London were Prince Charles and Princess Diana married?
St Pauls Cathedral
Which famous ballet is about a young girl`s broken Christmas present?
The Nutcracker
In music, who has sometimes been called the `thin white duke`?
David Bowie
What name is given to a young hare?
A leveret
Which element has the chemical symbol Fe?
Iron
If Monday`s child is fair of face then what is Tuesday`s child?
Full of grace
Who was the first woman to win a Nobel Prize?
Marie Curie
What Bond villian has been played by Telly Savalas, Charles Gray and Donald Pleasance?
Blofeld
What sport would you be playing if competing for the Harry Vardon trophy?
Golf
What musical gave Jason Donovan his first starring West End role?
`Joseph and his Amazing Technicolour Dreamcoat`
Which football team won the World Cup in 1970?
Brazil
On whose life was Arthur Miller`s 1964 play `After The Fall` based?
Marilyn Monroe
Who or what was `The Pink Panther` in the 1964 film of the same name?
A diamond
What is France`s largest vehicle manufacturer?
Renault
Who played Deputy Marshal Samuel Gerard in the 1993 film `The Fugitive`?
Tommy Lee Jones
What does the first letter stand for in `AC/DC`?
Alternating
Which actor played Private James Francis Ryan in the film `Saving Private Ryan`?
Matt Damon
In `The X-Files`, what is Agent Mulder`s first name?
Fox
Which World Wrestling champion appeared in the films `Rocky III`, `Mr. Nanny` and `Muppets From Space`?
Hulk Hogan
Which 1959 film made won 11 Oscars?
Ben Hur
`NCC 1701` is the registration number of which famous fictional vehicle?
The Starship Enterprise
By what name was the Allied operation against Iraq in the Gulf war of 1991 known?
Desert Storm
In the film `The Jungle Book` what type of animal was Bagheera?
A panther
Lester Burnham is a character in which 1999 film?
American Beauty
Which author wrote the novels `The Odessa File`, `The Fourth Protocol` and `The Fist Of God`?
Frederick Forsyth
In which sport do people compete for the America`s Cup?
Yachting
In which country is the Simpson desert?
Australia
Who played the character who was `Sleepless In Seattle`?
Tom Hanks
A quadricentennial event would take place once every how often?
400 years
To the nearest million, what did Census 2001 reveal was the population of Northern Ireland?
2 million
What name is given to word that is spelt the same backwards?
Palindrome
Into which sea does the Nile flow?
The Mediterranean
The film `Casablanca` is set around which war?
World War II
Which novel by Enid Bagnold is about a girl who races her horse in the Grand National?
`National Velvet`
What is the most popular sport in the world?
Soccer
Which 1942 film features the characters Rick, Isla and Laszlo?
`Casablanca`
In which of Shakespeare`s plays does the line `A horse! A horse ! My kingdom for a horse` appear?
Richard III
Which band had UK top ten singles with `Jump`, and `Why Can`t This Be Love`?
Van Halen
What would you use if you were practising ikebana?
Flowers
Which Arthur wrote `Death Of A Salesman`?
Arthur Miller
Which TV family live at 742 Evergreen Terrace?
The Simpsons
What number does the letter D represent in Roman numerals?
500
Which European country is also called the Hellenic Republic?
Greece
What type of music originated in Seattle in the early 1990s and brought commercial success for Nirvana?
Grunge
Robert Zimmerman is the real name of which famous person?
Bob Dylan
Which TV cast had a hit with `Hi-Fidelity`?
`The Kids From Fame`
In which 1993 film does the character Dr Richard Kimble appear?
`The Fugitive`
How did Eric the Eel make his name at the Sydney Olympics in 2000?
By winning a swimming heat in a record slow time
What was the first method of transport used to take people into the air?
Hot Air Balloons
Which American President once famously proclaimed `Ich bin ein Berliner`?
John F. Kennedy
How many times did Ivan Lendl win Wimbledon?
0
What was the name of the murder victim at the beginning of the TV series `Twin Peaks`?
Laura Palmer
Which synthetic material was named by combining the French words for velvet and hook?
Velcro
What would you use an `Endoscope` for?
Looking inside peoples bodies
In the highway code, what shape are signs which give orders?
Circular
What was John Milton`s follow up to `Paradise Lost` called?
Paradise Regained
At which racecourse is the Grand National held?
Aintree
How many stripes are there on an American flag?
13
Which country borders Sweden and Russia?
Finland
Which singer`s 1985 autobiography was called `Who`s Sorry Now`?
Connie Francis`
What nationality was Jesse Owens, who won four gold medals at the 1936 Olympics?
American
What colour is the maple leaf on the Canadian flag?
Red
What is the national sport of Japan?
Sumo Wrestling
What was the title of Greg Lake`s top ten Christmas hit of 1975?
I Believe In Father Christmas
In which film would you find Hatchet Harry and Barry The Baptist?
Lock, Stock And Two Smoking Barrels
Which American singer has a backing band called `The E Street Band`?
Bruce Springsteen
Which British monarch was on the throne at the beginning of the 20th Century?
Queen Victoria
The eastern entrance to the Panama Canal is in which ocean?
The Pacific
`Steamboat Willy` introduces which character into TV and films?
Mickey Mouse
In degrees celcius, what is the normal body temperature?
37
What is xenophobia the fear of?
Foreigners
In which film did Pierce Brosnan play James Bond for the first time?
`Goldeneye`
In which film does Kevin Costner star as Jim Garrison?
`J.F.K.`
Who played Oskar Schindler in the film `Schindler`s List`?
Liam Neeson
The song `Moon River` appeared in what 1961 film?
`Breakfast At Tiffany`s`
What American state is Silicon Valley in?
California
How many gold medals did Jesse Owens win at the 1936 Berlin Olympics?
4
With which sport do you associate `Flushing Meadow`?
Tennis
Which of Henry VIII`s children reigned in England for 44 years?
Elizabeth I
Which company makes the chocolate biscuit Kit Kat?
Rowntrees
Which of these wedding anniversaries would you celebrate first? Golden, Emerald or Ruby?
Ruby
What does a numismatist collect?
Coins
In which 1999 film does the main character quit his job at Media Monthly Magazine to start work at fast food joint Mr. Smiley`s?
`American Beauty`
Who reached number 7 in the UK charts in 1972 with the single `Layla`?
Derek And The Dominoes
After which famous person in history was the teddy bear named?
Theodore Roosevelt
What does BAFTA stand for?
British Academy of Film and Television Arts
Which actress won three BAFTAs in the 1990s for playing a policewoman on TV?
Helen Mirren
What was the name given to the trials of 24 Nazi leaders for war crimes in 1945?
The Nuremberg Trials
Which band released the 1987 album `Appetite For Destruction`?
Guns `n` Roses
Who is the lead singer with the pop group Madness?
Suggs
The reference lines on a globe which circle the Earth parallel to the equator are lines of what? Longitude or Latitude?
Latitude
Which gangster said `I`ve been accused of every death except the casualty list of the World War`?
Al Capone.
What was the approximate population of Mexico in July 1999? 10 million, 50 million or 100 million?
100 million
The 1971 TV movie `Duel` was one of the first pieces of work by which famous film director?
Steven Spielberg
What is the name of a line on a map that joins places of equal height?
Contour
In computing, what does WYSIWYG stand for?
What you see is what you get
What name is given to the young of a lion?
Cub
Who wrote the 1976 novel `Interview With The Vampire`?
Anne Rice
Who plays Agent Scully in the X-Files?
Gillian Anderson
What was the name of Britney Spears` first hit single?
`Baby One More Time`
In 1997, which song by D-Ream did the Labour Party adopt as the theme tune to their General Election campaign?
`Things Can Only Get Better`
What western won the best picture Oscar in 1993?
Unforgiven
Who had a hit single in the seventies with `I Wish It Could Be Christmas Everyday`?
Wizzard
How many teaspoons go into one tablespoon?
3
Who was the first President of America?
George Washington
Who wrote `The Adventures Of Huckleberry Finn`?
Mark Twain
Which `Benny` was known as the King of Swing?
Benny Goodman
Which part of the body is affected by conjunctivitis?
The eyes
Which of the following elements has a chemical symbol which does not begin with `A`? Silver, Gold or Tin?
Tin
As Dorothy taps her heels together 3 times and prepares to return to Kansas at the end of `The Wizard of Oz` what does she repeatedly say?
`There`s no place like home`
Which racehorse won the Grand National in 1973, 1974 and 1977?
Red Rum
What was the profession of Mastermind winner Fred Housego?
Taxi Driver
Which book made J. D. Salinger famous in 1951?
The Catcher In The Rye
What is the only gemstone to be composed of one single element?
Diamond
What is the name of the local pub in the TV series `Only Fools and Horses`?
The Nag`s Head
Which famous Chuck Berry song included the name of a classical composer in it`s title?
`Roll Over Beethoven`
How many people make up a basketball team?
5
What is the Spanish name for a Bullfighter?
Matador
Which film features the famous scene of Marilyn Monroe`s dress blowing as she stands over a subway grate?
`The Seven Year Itch`
In the film `Carlito`s Way`, who played Carlito?
Al Pacino
On a standard Monopoly board, what square lies diagonally opposite `Go`?
Free Parking
In which English city is Picadilly Railway Station?
Manchester
In 1996, what overtook Coca-Cola as being the most well known brand name in the world?
McDonalds
In Disney`s `The Incredible Journey` what type of animal was `Badger`?
A dog
What type of monsters are at the centre of the films `The Howling` and `Ginger Snaps`?
Werewolves
How many rows of stars are there on an American flag?
9
Fats Waller was famous for playing which instrument?
Piano
By what name was Norma Jean Baker better known?
Marilyn Monroe
What are the 5 coloured rings on the Olympic flag?
Red, yellow, blue, black, and green
Which bird is the state bird of New Mexico, and also the name of a cartoon character?
Roadrunner
Tim Allen provided the voice for which computer generated character in a 1995 film?
`Buzz Lightyear`
In the 1983 film `Christine`, who or what was Christine?
A car
Who was the Greek God of love?
Eros
Which actor is the narrator in the film `Blade Runner`?
Harrison Ford
The Battle of Bosworth in 1485 was the last battle of which series of wars?
The Wars Of The Roses
Who did Ringo Starr replace in the Beatles?
Pete Best
Which Travis song includes the line `Is it because I lied when I was seventeen`?
Why Does It Always Rain On Me?
Which of the following planets has no moons? Mars, Earth or Mercury?
Mercury
Which of the following teams did not play in the opening match of the 2002 World Cup finals? Sweden, France or Senegal?
Sweden
What would you measure with a protractor?
Angles
What name is given to a female swan?
A pen
On which scale would force 6 equal a strong breeze?
Beaufort
Collectively, by what name are Carole Richardson, Patrick Armstrong, Paul Hill and Gerard Conlon better known?
The Guildford Four
Which of these countries has the most coastline? Iceland, Norway or Portugal?
Iceland
Who played Catwoman in the 1992 film `Batman Returns`?
Michelle Pfieffer
Which insects account for most deaths?
Mosquitos
Triskaidekaphobia is the fear of which number?
13
In `Tales From Toytown` what type of animal was Larry?
A lamb
What was Raymond Chandler`s first novel, which was later made into a successful film starring Humphrey Bogart and Lauren Bacall?
`The Big Sleep`
Orly airport is situated in which European city?
Paris
Which Eastenders character married Cat Slater on Christmas day 2003?
Alfie Moon
How many species of elephant are there in the world?
2
What kind of animal is James Stewart`s invisible friend in the film `Harvey`?
A rabbit.
What is the capital city of New Zealand?
Wellington
Which song was a hit for both Freddie Mercury and The Platters?
`The Great Pretender`
Who recorded albums called `Dangerous` and `Bad`?
Michael Jackson
The name of which month of the year is derived from the Roman God of war?
March (after Mars)
Who produced, directed and starred in `Citizen Kane`?
Orson Welles
Which actor and actress played the leading roles in the TV series `Moonlighting`?
Bruce Willis and Cybil Shepard
In which American city is Sears Tower?
Chicago
What is the second largest country in South America?
Argentina
On a standard dart board, what is the lowest number that cannot be scored with a single dart?
23
In the sitcom `Are You Being Served`, what was the name of the character who had the catchphrase `I`m Free`?
Mr Humphries
Which female singer had the bestselling album in the UK in 1999 called `Come On Over`?
Shania Twain
Which Leicestershire town is famous for its pork pies?
Melton Mobray
Clarice Starling is a character in what 1991 film?
`Silence of the lambs`
Which of the following William Shakespeare plays would be classed as a tragedy? Henry V, Midsummer`s Night Dream or Hamlet?
Hamlet
What type of bird features on the seventh day of Christmas in the song `The Twelve Days Of Christmas`?
Swan
In what month of the year do the USA celebrate Thanksgiving?
November
The actor Brandon Lee died during an accident on the set of what film?
`The Crow`
In which film did the character Ellen Ripley first appear?
Alien
What film`s theme song did Ray Parker Junior sing in 1984?
Ghostbusters
John Weissmuller and Rowdy Gaines are associated with which Olympic sport?
Swimming
Who wrote `If Only They Could Talk` and `Let Sleeping Vets Lie`?
James Herriott
Which fictional park off the coast of Costa Rica did Michael Crichton write about?
`Jurassic Park`
In which Ocean are the group of islands called the Seychelles?
Indian
Which film won the best picture, best director, best actor and best actress Oscars in 1992?
Silence of the lambs
What river forms a large part of the boundary between Mexico and the USA?
The Rio Grande
What was the name of the novelty song that Spitting Image took to number one in 1986?
`The Chicken Song`
Where would you find budgerigars in their natural habitat? North Africa, The Far East or Australia?
Australia.
Which of the following elements has the lowest atomic number? Silver, Calcium or Nitrogen?
Nitrogen
What colour is the diamond on the Brazilian flag?
Yellow
What is a perfect score in ten-pin bowling?
300
What is deoxyribonucleic acid better known as?
DNA
In American football, how many points are awarded for a touchdown?
6
Thomas Chippendale was best known for making and designing what in the 18th century?
Furniture
In what film did Elizabeth Taylor shoot to fame as a child star in 1944?
`National Velvet`
Which famous female singer appeared as a fairy in the 2001 film `Moulin Rouge`?
Kylie Minogue
Nashville is the capital of which American state?
Tennessee
Which cartoon takes place in Greendale in Cumbria?
Postman Pat
Which 1935 Alfred Hitchcock film was based on a novel by John Buchan?
`The 39 Steps`
If you had one dime and two nickels, how many cents would you have in total?
20
By what name is the New Palace of Westminster in London better known?
The Houses Of Parliament
What organisation is also known as `La Cosa Nostra`?
The Mafia
If you were born on July 25th, what star sign would you be?
Leo
In the British Army, which of these ranks is the highest? Major, Captain or Colonel?
Colonel
In the TV comedy series `Frasier`, what is Frasier`s surname?
Crane
Which of the following countries` flags features the colours red, white and green? Hungary, Israel or Romania?
Hungary
Gwen Stefani is the lead singer with which band?
No Doubt
In which county is Reading?
Berkshire
Which author wrote about the characters Anne Elliot, Jane Fairfax and Emma Woodhouse?
Jane Austen
Who played Mary in the film `There`s Something About Mary`?
Cameron Diaz
Which band had top ten hits in the 1960s with `Don`t Let Me Be Misunderstood` and `We Gotta Get Out Of This Place`?
The Animals
Which 1995 film featuring talking animals is based on a book by Dick King-Smith?
Babe
Which element has the chemical symbol C?
Carbon
A centaur is a cross between which two creatures?
Horse and Human
Which band had a hit album called `Slippery When Wet`?
Bon Jovi
With which sport would you associate Lance Armstrong?
Cycling
In literature, which fictional character has parents called Lily and James?
Harry Potter
Which female scientist was the first to win 2 Nobel Science prizes?
Marie Curie
In which continent are the top ten highest active volcanoes in the world?
South America
Which band have had hits called `Waiting For A Girl Like You` and `I Want To Know What Love Is`?
Foreigner
When was the last Olympic games to be held before World War I?
1912
Which darts player is known as `The Power`?
Phil Taylor
In which continent is the Angel Falls waterfall?
South America
Who created the muppets?
Jim Henson
Jennifer Warnes had two number one hit singles with duets from which two films?
`Dirty Dancing`, `An Officer And A Gentleman`
As in the music shop, what do the letters HMV stand for?
His Masters Voice
Which actress played Princess Leia in the film `Star Wars`?
Carrie Fisher
Which famous musician narrated the adventures of Thomas the Tank Engine on British television?
Ringo Starr
What nationality was the racing driver Ayrton Senna?
Brazilian
Which famous fictional character kept his tobacco in the toe of a Persian slipper?
Sherlock Holmes
How many faces does the clock tower of Big Ben have?
4
What was Hitler`s title as the leader of Nazi Germany? Fuhrer, Muller or Kaiser?
Fuhrer
Mikado is a title given to emperors of which country?
Japan
Marlon Brando won best actor award for what 1954 film?
`On the waterfront`
What is the English translation of the film title `Il Buono, Il Brutto, Il Cattivo`?
The Good, The Bad and The Ugly
Who does Alice follow into Wonderland?
The white rabbit
What is the currency of Holland?
The Guilder
What is the name of the lake in the middle of Hyde Park?
The Serpentine
Which common English word was derived fron the Greek for `dip` ,as in `dipping in water` and so on?
Baptise
Who scored the winning goal for Manchester United against Bayern Munich in the 1999 European Cup final?
Ole Gunner Solskjaer
What is the name of the dog in Enid Blyton`s `Famous Five`?
Timmy
Who invented penicillin in 1928?
Sir Alexander Fleming
Phoenix is the capital city of which US state?
Arizona
Who stars as Roy Neary in the film `Close Encounters Of The Third Kind`?
Richard Dreyfuss
What 1974 disaster movie starred Steve McQueen, Paul Newman and Faye Dunaway?
`The Towering Inferno`
In the film `The Life Of Brian`, who played Brian?
Graham Chapman
Who played Che Guevera alongside Madonna in the film `Evita`?
Antonia Banderas
The BDO is the governing body of which sport?
Darts
Better known in the world of music, who played the leading role in the film `Buster`?
Phil Collins
How many points does a `Star of David` have?
6
Who played Philip Marlowe in the 1946 film `The Big Sleep`?
Humphrey Bogart
Which of the following would live in a formicary? Owls, bees or ants?
Ants
Which song includes the line `And I`m floating in the most peculiar way`?
`Space Oddity`
Who played the title role in the film `Gandhi`?
Ben Kingsley
Which element has the chemical symbol Cu?
Copper
What is the common name for decompression sickness, a condition experienced by divers?
The bends
What is `hi-fi` short for?
High-fidelity
In Greek mythology, what was unusual about Medusa`s hair?
It was made of snakes.
How many hurdles must a runner jump over in the 110m men’s hurdles race?
10
The Puerto Rico Trench is the deepest point in which ocean?
The Atlantic Ocean
What was the name of the hit single on which Frank and Nancy Sinatra duetted in 1967?
`Something Stupid`
How many lines does a poem called a quatorzain have?
14
What actress was the subject of the 1983 film `Mommie Dearest`?
Joan Crawford
Which line on the London Underground is represented by the colour yellow?
The circle line
With which BBC TV show would you associate the character of David Brent?
`The Office`
Who provided the voice of the title character in the 2001 film `Shrek``?
Mike Myers
Which district of London was named after a battle fought in 1815?
Waterloo
Which is longer, the Grand National or the University Boat Race?
The Grand National
Which fiction character from children`s books said `I am a bear of very little brain and long words bother me`?
Winnie The Pooh
Who played Lex Luthor in the Superman films?
Gene Hackman
Death Cap, Shaggy Ink Cap and Stink Horn are all types of what?
Toadstools
Who played Norman Bates in the 1960 film `Psycho`?
Anthony Perkins
Parker and Barrow were the surnames of which famous couple?
Bonnie and Clyde
What type of animal was the first to be sent into space?
A dog
What is the element Uranium named after?
The planet Uranus
In which country is the film `Jean De Florette` set?
France
Which actor had the real name of Marion Morrison?
John Wayne
The city of Glasgow stands on which of the following rivers? Forth, Clyde or Tay?
Clyde
Who were the two main stars of the film `Nine and a half weeks`?
Mickery Rourke and Kim Basinger
From which country does beef stroganoff originate?
Russia
Montevideo is the capital of which South American country?
Uruguay
With which band was David Lee Roth lead vocalist in the 1980s?
Van Halen
What animals head did a Minotaur have?
Bull
Who played Barbara Good in `The Good Life` ?
Felicity Kendall
What does `E.S.P.` stand for?
Extra-sensory perception.
In `The Wizard Of Oz`, what was the Tin Man looking for?
A heart
In computing what does RAM stand for?
Random Access Memory
Which cartoon characters live at 39 Canyon Way?
The Flintstones
Which of these letters is used most frequently in the English language? H, U or W?
H
Which Czech novelist wrote `The Trial`? Kafka or Kapra?
Kafka
Who had a number one hit single in 2002 with `Round Round`?
Sugarbabes
Which author sometimes used the pseudonym Acton Bell which had the same initials as her real name?
Anne Bronte
Which pop star filed for divorce from her husband Cris Judd in July, 2002?
Jennifer Lopez
Which of the major tennis tournaments is played annually at the Roland Garros Stadium?
The French Open
Lanzarote is part of which island group?
Canaries
In which continent do most tornadoes occur?
North America
What type of dog was the cartoon character Snoopy?
A beagle
By what name was the Scottish outlaw Robert McGregor better known?
Rob Roy
What 1976 film featured Robert De Niro, Harvey Keitel and Jodie Foster?
`Taxi Driver`
Kelly Rowland, Michelle Williams and Beyonce Knowles make up which band?
Destiny`s Child
Who wrote `Treasure Island`?
Robert Louis Stevenson
What is main language on the island of Anglesey?
Welsh
What is the acronym for the agency which provides co-operation between police forces worldwide?
Interpol
Which British TV series takes place in Sun Hill?
`The Bill`
Which synthetic fabric was first developed by Dupont in 1958 and is worn regularly in a variety of sports?
Lycra
Which J. C. won two of the four tennis Grand Slam tournaments in 1992?
Jim Courier
What is the capital of Jamaica?
Kingston
In the film and TV series, what does the letter `A` stand for in `M*A*S*H`?
Army
In which European country would you find the cities of Kiev and Odesa?
Ukraine
What would William Shakespeares plays `Twelfth Night` and `Much Ado About Nothing` be classed as? Comedies, Histories or Tragedies?
Comedies
What is the lighest element?
Hydrogen
The Rio Grande separates which 2 countries?
Mexico and the USA
In which film would you find `the Knights who say Ni`?
`Monty Python and the Holy Grail`
Which international football team had a squad full of players in Euro 96 whose surnames all ended with the letter `v`?
Bulgaria
Who wrote `The Hobbit`?
J. R. R. Tolkein
What number do the Roman numerals XL represent?
40
Which British driver won the Formula One World Drivers Championship in 1996?
Damon Hill
Which of the following characters would you not associate with the Irvine Welsh novel `Trainspotting`? Home-boy, Rent-boy or Sick-boy?
Home-boy
What rank did the leader of the TV series `The A-Team` reach in the army?
Colonel
A prune is what type of fruit dried?
Plum
Which Eurovision song contest winner completed the 1981 Labour Party slogan `The Tories have a worse record than ...`?
Bucks Fizz
What two-letter abbreviation in the computer industry stands for 1,048,576 bytes?
MB (for megabyte)
In which game would you find Misty, a midriff-bearing teenager?
Pokemon
What surname is common to the infamous resident of Rillington Place and the 1992 men`s Olympic 100m champion?
Christie
In Greek mythology is the winged horse Pegasus male or female?
Male
The title of the French national anthem is derived from the name of which French city?
Marseilles
Which actress, also known for her singing, played the character Alexandra Medford in the film `The Witches of Eastwick`?
Cher
How are the employees of the Charles Townsend Associates private detective agency better known?
`Charlie`s Angels`
`A Kind Of Magic` and `Hammer To Fall` by Queen are songs on the soundtrack to which 1986 film?
`Highlander`
Which 1984 film about the life of a famous composer, won an Oscar for best film?
`Amadeus`
In which country was authour Isaac Asimov born?
Russia
Which 1974 sequel won six Oscars?
`The Godfather: Part II`
Who was nicknamed `The Ayrshire Poet`?
Robert Burns
What is the most contagious disease in the world?
The common cold
In what film does Tom Hanks star as a boy in a adult body?
Big
Which jazz musician had the nickname `Bird`?
Charlie Parker
What is the common name for sodium bicarbonate?
Baking Soda
Into which ocean does the river Amazon flow?
Atlantic
With what game would you associate Bobby Fischer?
Chess
What colour is the cross on the national flag of Switzerland?
White
Which famous raid did Guy Gibson lead in 1943?
The Dambusters
Who wrote `Pride And Prejudice`?
Jane Austen
In which decade was the film `The Exorcist` originally released?
1970s
What was the name of the bank for which Nick Leeson worked?
Barings
What colour is the Ferrari emblem?
Yellow
In the 1950 movie `Harvey`, what type of animal was Harvey?
Rabbit
Which black American won 4 gold medals in 1936 Olympics in Berlin?
Jesse Owens
Where on the Greek flag does the cross appear? The top left of the top right?
Top left
Which actress starred in the films `Addicted To Love`, `City Of Angels` and `Courage Under Fire`?
Meg Ryan
What is Madonna`s real first name?
Madonna
What was the code name of the person who created James Bond`s gadgets in the novels by Ian Fleming?
Q
Which television show took place at Wentworth Detention Centre?
`Prisoner: Cell Block H`
What does `p.m.` stand for meaning `in the afternoon`?
Post-meridian
Which Quentin Tarantino film won the main prize at the 1994 Cannes film festival?
`Pulp Fiction`
10 to the power 0 is equal to what number? 0, 1 or 10?
1
Which of the following composers has appeared in the title of a hit song for Chuck Berry? Mozart, Handel or Beethoven?
Beethoven
Which desert is found in South East Mongolia and Northern China?
Gobi
What British TV show is the equivalent ot the American `College Bowl`?
`University Challenge`
Which 1980s song includes the line `Please, Louise, pull me off`a my knees`?
`Footloose` (by Kenny Loggins)
In degrees Fahrenheit, what is the boiling point of water? 172, 212 or 252?
212
By what name is London Cathedral better known?
St. Paul`s Cathedral
What was the former name for Halloween? All Hallow`s Eve, All Saints Eve or All Souls Eve?
All Hallow`s Eve
Created by Mike Judge, which cartoon characters first appeared on MTV in 1993?
Beavis and Butthead
Which is bigger - Europe or Antarctica?
Antarctica
Which games company invented Pokemon?
Nintendo
What colour are the seats in the House of Lords? Red, Blue or Green?
Red
What does the Dewey Decimal System classify?
Books
What is Paddington Bear`s favourite type of sandwiches?
Marmalade
Which 1997 comedy starred Elizabeth Hurley and Mike Myers?
`Austin Powers : Internation Man Of Mystery`
What was the band The Animals` only UK number one hit single?
`House Of The Rising Sun`
Which instrument does the leader of an orchestra play?
Violin
Who said in 1963 `All free men, wherever they may live, are citizens of Berlin`?
John F. Kennedy (shortly followed by `ich bin ein Berliner`)
In George Orwell`s novel `1984` which room was the `ultimate torture room`?
Room 101
What colour is the number 10 on the door of 10 Downing Street?
White
In the board game Monopoly, how many houses must you buy on a property before you can buy a hotel?
4
Which famous artist`s career stretched from 1895 to his death in 1973?
Pablo Picasso
What is the capital of China?
Beijing
What is the name of the ficticious suburb where Coronation Street is set?
Weatherfield
Which politcal party did American President Bill Clinton represent?
Democratic Party
Which singer married model Christie Brinkley in 1985?
Billy Joel
What nationality was pop artist Andy Warhol?
American
Who was Britains entry in the Eurovision Song Contest in 1976 with the song `Save All Your Kisses For Me`?
Brotherhood Of Man
Which British golfer was Europe`s leading money earner in 1997?
Colin Montgomerie
What is the name of the famous Chicago building that is 110 storeys high?
Sears Tower
What is the literal translation of the word `dinosaur`? Ancient Lizard, Great Lizard or Terrible Lizard?
Terrible Lizard
Which type of material was first manufactured in France at Nimes, from where it got its name?
Denim
What 1958 film features the songs `Some Enchanted Evening`, `There Is Nothing Like A Dame` and `Happy Talk`?
`South Pacific`
In what year did Adolf Hitler commit suicide?
1945
Which chocolate manufacturer makes Crunchie?
Cadbury`s
The burning of what substance produces most of the world`s electricity?
Coal
Through which city did Lady Godiva famously ride naked?
Coventry
Which artist, sculptor and architect designed the Dome of St Peter`s in Rome?
Michaelangelo
It was announced in 2002 that Edwina Currie had an affair with which former politician?
John Major
In which month does Spring offically begin?
March
Who sang the theme for the Bond film `The Spy Who Loved Me`?
Carly Simon
Which of the following events did Carl Lewis not win a gold medal for at the 1984 Olympics? Long Jump, 400m or 100m relay?
400m
Who was the main villain in the cartoon `Wacky Races`?
Dick Dastardly
Which actor received 4 million dollars for his 10 minutes on screen in the film `Superman`?
Marlon Brando
Who ruled England from 1837 to 1901?
Queen Victoria
Who played James Bond in the film `You Only Live Twice`?
Sean Connery
What nationality was the racing driver Alberto Ascari?
Italian
What was the name of the 80s band of which Fatboy Slim was a member?
The Housemartins
Which element has the chemical symbol Zn?
Zinc
How long is an Olympic sized swimming pool?
50 metres
Which organ of the human body does Hepatitis affect?
Liver
What are commonly referred to as shooting stars?
Meteors
Who played the character of Lord Flasheart who appeared in several episodes of the TV comedy series `Blackadder`?
Rik Mayall
What unusual physical characteristic does the Bond villain Scaramanga have in the film `The Man With The Golden Gun`?
A third nipple
On which corner of a motorway sign do junction exit numbers appear?
Bottom left
Which month`s name is derived from the ninth month of the old Roman calendar?
November
Which of the following are the first names of a married couple who acted in the 2000 film `Traffic`? Uma and Stephen, Catherine and Michael or Andie and Ethan?
Michael and Catherine
What was advertised with Eva Herzagovia using the slogan `hello boys`?
The wonder-bra
`All children, except one, grow up` is the opening line from which famous story?
`Peter Pan`
Liberty, Equality and Fraternity are associated with the three colours of what country`s flag?
France`s
What is pathophobia the fear of? Illness, Lying or Memory Loss?
Illness
Who has managed the football teams West Bromich Albion, Manchester United, Atletico Madrid, Sheffield Wednesday, Aston Villa and Coventry?
Ron Atkinson
In which European country is the `Black Forest`?
Germany
Which comedian partnered Robert Powell in the TV comedy series `The Detectives`?
Jasper Carrott
What word represents `S` in the phonetic alphabet?
Sierra
Which of the following Shakespeare plays would be classed as a comedy? Titus Andronicus, Two Gentlemen Of Verona or Othello?
Two Gentlemen Of Verona
In which country is the river Yangtze located?
China
In 1978, who became the first cartoon character to have a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame?
Mickey Mouse
Which team knocked England out of the 1986 World Cup finals?
Argentina
Which football club did Kenny Dalglish leave in 1977 to join Liverpool?
Celtic
The Grand Canyon is located in which state?
Arizona
Which two singers duetted on the 1991 UK number one hit single `Don`t Let The Sun Go Down On Me`?
George Michael and Elton John
Which singer published his autobiography called `X-Ray` in 1995?
Ray Davies
How many minutes long is a rugby union match?
80
Which two comedians sang on the song `3 Lions` which became an anthem during Euro 96?
Frank Skinner and David Baddiel
Who is actress Jamie Lee Curtis` famous mother?
Janet Leigh
The film `Roxanne` starring Steve Martin is based on which classic French film?
`Cyrano De Bergerac`
What is the young of a deer called?
A fawn
What type of animal was Dougal in `The Magic Roundabout`?
Dog
How many stars make up Orion`s belt?
3
Which female singer had hits with `I Am What I Am` and `Never Can Say Goodbye`?
Gloria Gaynor
How is the number 500 represented in Roman numerals?
D
Which wedding anniversary would you celebrate after 40 years of marriage?
Ruby
Which baseball star did Marilyn Monroe marry in January, 1954?
Joe DiMaggio
What is the origin of the word `alphabet`?
From the two Greek letters `alpha` and `beta`
What was the profession at the centre of the film `Backdraft`?
Firefighting
Which Britney Spears song includes the line `I must confess I still believe`?
Baby One More Time
In what way is a Dutch auction different from a normal auction?
The price starts high and comes down until a bid is made.
What TV show connects Dan Castellaneta, Julie Kavnar and Yeardley Smith?
`The Simpsons` (they provide some of the character`s voices)
Which famous film villain had David Prowse play it`s body, Sebastian Shaw play it`s face, and James Earl Jones provide it`s voice?
Darth Vader
Which actor links `Legends Of The Fall`, `Interview With The Vampire` and `Ocean`s Eleven`?
Brad Pitt
What animals head did a Minotaur have?
A bull`s
Which famous authour was married to Anne Hathaway?
William Shakespeare
Which band released the 1999 comeback single `Maria`?
Blondie
Which actor featured in the title of a Madness hit in 1984?
Michael Caine
According to Elvis Presley, where was Heartbreak Hotel situated?
At the end of lonely street
Which continent has the largest population?
Asia
Which 1985 film was directed by Robert Zemeckis and featured the characted Marty McFly?
Back To The Future
In which series of action films does the character of John McClane appear?
`Die Hard`
What was the sequel to the 1991 film the `Addams Family` called?
Addams Family Values
What was the first name of ex-Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher`s husband?
Denis
Better known as a comedian, who sang the theme tune for the TV series `One Foot In The Grave`?
Eric Idle
What name is given to the art form of the twentieth century, which is said to `explore the sub-concious`?
Surrealism.
In Monopoly, what is the cost of Marylebone Station?
200 pounds
Who was the first American President to be assassinated?
Abraham Lincoln
Which film was advertised with the line `In space, no-one can hear you scream`?
Alien
What nationality was the philosopher Confucious?
Chinese
Who wrote Das Kapital?
Karl Marx
Which famous building is used for the election of a Pope?
The Cisteen Chapel
Who sang the theme tune to the TV series `Minder`?
Denis Waterman
Which country was once known as Constanstinople?
Istanbul
What metal is also known as quicksilver?
Mercury
What is the world`s largest man-made structure?
The Great Wall of China
Which Russian writer wrote `The Seagull` and `The Cherry Orchard`?
Chekhov
What acid is extracted from the juice of lemons, oranges, limes, and grapefruit?
Citric
In mathematics, what does the letter `L` stand for in the abbreviation `LCD`?
Lowest
Who directed the 1974 film `Blazing Saddles`?
Mel Brooks
Which film character do the japanese call `Mr. Kissy Kissy Bang Bang`?
James Bond
What is the largest land mammal in the world?
Elephant
What name is given to a female horse aged four or under?
Filly
Which Beatles song has been recorded the most by other artists?
`Yesterday`
Who was the second son of Adam and Eve and was murdered by his brother?
Abel
Who was the first man to reach the South Pole?
Roald Amundsen
If you were born in October, and you weren`t a Scorpio, what star sign would you be?
Libra
Which British driver won the Formula One World Drivers Championship in 1992?
Nigel Mansell
Which of the following would be interested in collecting a `penny black`? A Conchologist, A Numismatist or a Philatalist?
Philatalist
What European country is home to the majority of Catalan speakers?
Spain
Which sport is covered on television by Claire Balding and Willie Carson?
Horse Racing
What is the chemical symbol for the element Neon?
Ne
What is the chemical symbol for the element Gold?
Au
Which controversial 1955 novel is Vladimir Nabokov`s best known?
`Lolita`
Which two throwing events in track and field require safety netting?
Discus and Hammer
From which country did Paddington bear come?
Peru
What structure joins a bone to a muscle?
A: Tendon.

What is the shoulder blade called in a human?
A: Scapula.

What is the scientific name for a human kneecap?
A: Patella.

The Hypothalamus regulates what in the human body?
A: Physiologic stability.

Which part of the human digestive system is the most acidic?
A: Stomach.

What human organ is protected by the cranium?
A: The human brain.

The tube connecting the kidney to the bladder is called what?
A: Ureter.

Where in the human body can one find alveoli?
A: The Lung.

What is the muscle used for breathing called which separates the chest from the abdomen?
A: Diaphragm.

Where in the human body are red blood cells produced?
A: In the bone marrow.

Which finger has the fastest growing nail?
A: Middle finger.

Which sex is twice as likely to catch leprosy?
A: The male.

The most insect bitten part of the human body is what part?
A: Foot.

Cholecystitis affects what part of the human body?
A: Gall bladder.

When sneezing, what part of the body is it impossible to keep open?
A: Eyes.

Which bone is the hardest bone in the human body?
A: Jaw bone.

What is an erythrocyte?
A: A red blood cell.

How long is the small intestine in a human?
A: 4 to 7 meters.

What is the roughly 24-hour cycle in the physiological processes of living things called?
A: Circadian rhythms.

Carpal tunnel syndrome occurs in what part of the human body?
A: Hand or fingers.

Where is one's gluteus maximus located?
A: Your buttocks.

Veins carry blood to what organ?
A: Heart.

What component is shared by hair, nails, and skin?
A: Keratin.

The tendon at the top of the human heel is called what?
A: Achilles tendon.

What bone is also called the tibia?
A: The shin bone.

Hepatitis affects which organ?
A: Liver.

How many teeth do humans have?
A: 32.

How many senses to human beings have?
A: 5.

In the human body, what is the longest bone?
A: Femur.

The major artery in the side of the neck is called what?
A: Carotid.

Where is ones uvula located in the body?
A: At the back of the throat.

What are the two bones in the forearm called?
A: Ulna and radius.

What disease does a tick bite spread?
A: Lyme disease.

Serborrheic dermatitis is more commonly called what term?
A: Dandruff.

A phlebotomist specializes in what?
A: Drawing blood.

What are the three parts of the backbone called?
A: Lumbar, Cervical, and thoracic.

The study of the skin is called the study of what?
A: Dermatology.

What is the term in medicine given to the deficiency of blood sugar which may occur after too large a dose of insulin has been given?
A: Hypoglycemia.

What does necrotizing fasciitis attack?
A: Skin or flesh.

The light sensitive membrane on the inner lining of the eyeball is called what?
A: Retina.

What is another name for the disease known as Varicella?
A: Chickenpox.

What is the term used for a breast X-ray?
A: Mammogram.

What instrument is used to measure blood pressure?
A: Sphygmomanometer.

What human organs are affected by glaucoma?
A: Eyes.

Which human bone is most often broken?
A: Collar bone.

What deficiency causes anemia?
A: Red blood cells.

What is another more common term for acetylsalicylic acid?
A: Aspirin.

Which is the lowest of the seven vertebrae?
A: Coccyx.

In the X Files what is Mulder's first name?
A: Fox.

Which of the Beatles was the first to be widowed?
A: Paul McCartney.

Which Menacing US sitcom was screened as Just Dennis in the UK?
A: Dennis The Menace.

In which country were the 1996 Olympic Games held?
A: United States.

In Mask Jim Carrey starred as someone working where?
A: A bank.

Who had a 70s No 1 with If You Leave Me Now?
A: Chicago.

What is the postal abbreviation for Indiana?
A: IN.

Which Jeff starred in The Fabulous Baker Boys?
A: Bridges.

IN 1998 actor James Brolin married which singer / actress?
A: Barbra Streisand.

Bill Clinton was Governor of which state when he became President?
A: Arkansas.

Wichita international airport is in which US state?
A: Kansas.

The Dalai Lama fled which country in the 50s?
A: Tibet.

In 1998 Celine Dion and R Kelly sang I'm Your what?
A: Angel.

In which decade did Boris Yeltsin come to power?
A: 1990s.

Woody Allen was born in which decade of the 20th century?
A: 30s.

Which series with Ellen DeGeneres as originally called These Friends of Mine?
A: Ellen.

Which Spanish Salvador was a surrealist artist?
A: Dali.

Which country does golfer Ben Crenshaw come from?
A: USA.

Who had a 70sNo 1 hit with Stayin' Alive?
A: The Bee Gees.

What type of curtain divided eastern and western Europe during the cold war?
A: Iron.

Bandleader Edward Ellington was known by what nickname?
A: Duke.

Which state is called the Garden state?
A: New Jersey.

What did Cecil B de Mille make?
A: Movies.

Which star of Shakespeare in Love guest-edited the magazine Marie Claire?
A: Gwyneth Paltrow.

What was added to Stevie Wonder's name when he was a youngster?
A: Little.

Which character is the most famous creation of Edgar Rice Burroughs?
A: Tarzan.

Which state is called the Bear State?
A: Arkansas.

Who played Emma Peelinthe90s film version of The Avengers?
A: Uma Thurman.

Which Michael starred in Doc Hollywood?
A: J Fox.

What is the capital of the state of Louisiana?
A: Baton Rouge.

Which veteran pop singer has the first names Roderick David?
A: Rod Stewart.

What came after The Brady in the sitcom title?
A: Bunch.

What did teenager Anne Frank leave behind that was published after her death?
A: Diary.

Who had a 60s No 1 with Stop In the Name Of Love?
A: Supremes.

Who liked Richard Burton so much that she married him twice?
A: Elizabeth Taylor.

In which decade did people last get the chance to see Halley's comet?
A: 1980s.

At what time of year did Eddie Cochran get the blues?
A: Summer time.

In football, where do the 1990s Titans come from?
A: Tennessee.

Who was younger when they became President, Clinton or Kennedy?
A: Kennedy.

The novel Airport was a best seller for which author?
A: Arthur Haily.

Which female sang the Bond theme to Goldeneye?
A: Tina Turner.

Golfer Bernhard Langer comes from which country?
A: Germany.

The D Day landings took place in which country?
A: France.

Who was the first man to fly in space?
A: Yuri Gagarin.

In which decade of the 20th century was Chevy Chase born?
A: 1940s.

What is the postal abbreviation for Missouri?
A: MO.

Who was Bill Clinton's first Vice President?
A: AL Gore.

Which Box gave Mariah Carey a multi-million album success?
A: Music.

Which Bruce declared he was Born In The USA?
A: Springsteen.

Oakland international airport is in which state?
A: California.

What kind of animal is the emblem of the US republican political party?
A: Elephant.

Which type of animals have more teeth, reptiles or mammals?
A: Mammals.

A cow normally has how many teats?
A: Four.

What is the only venomous snake found in Britain?
A: Adder.

What type of leaves does a Koala use for food?
A: Eucalyptus.

What type of animal is the main source of food for a mole?
A: Earthworms.

What is another name for a Guinea Pig?
A: Cavy.

What kind of animals live in an apiary?
A: Bees.

What was Tarzan's Chimpanzee's name?
A: Cheta.

Celeste was the wife of which fictional animal?
A: Babar the Elephant.

What is the name for a collection of frogs?
A: Army.

What kind of animal was "Gentle Ben" on the TV show?
A: A Bear.

A female donkey is called a what?
A: Jenny.

On a common lady bug, what color are the spots?>
A: Black.

Which subhuman primate is the most intelligent?
A: Chimpanzee.

A mandrill is what type of creature?
A: Monkey.

The most Asian elephants to be found in their natural habitat can be found in what country?
A: India.

Which animal is the fastest, a hare, greyhound, or horse?
A: Hare.

What type of animal is a Tasmanian Devil?
A: Marsupial.

Which sense is the weakest sense in most primates?
A: Sense of Smell.

Sika, fallow, and Roe, are what types of animal?
A: Deer.

Animals living in what type of habitat are arboreal animals?
A: In or amongst trees.

What type of animal produces gossamer?
A: Spider.

What kind of animal is the source of mohair?
A: Angora Goat.

What land mammal other than man has the longest lifespan?
A: Elephant.

Lupus is the Latin name for what animal?
A: Wolf.

Who was the British TV personality that presented the show Animal Magic?
A: Johnny Morris.

Michael Bond created what famous bear?
A: Paddington Bear.

Walt Disney's famous deer was named what?
A: Bambi.

A horse named Black Bess was ridden by who?
A: Dick Trupin.

In the Lone Range, what was Tonto's horse's name?
A: Scout.

What kind of animals were Chi Chi and An An?
A: Panda bears.

In the Jungle Book, what kind of creature was Baloo?
A: A bear.

How do bees communicate with each other?
A: Dancing.

A stoat produces fur called what?
A: Ermine.

What type of insect eats its mate after mating?
A: Preying Mantis.

Coral and algae have what kind of relationship?
A: Symbiotic.

What kind of animals don't hunt or eat any meat?
A: Herbivore.

What is the name of the largest land animal?
A: Elephant.

When caterpillar changes into an adult butterfly what is the change called?
A: Metamorphous.

The study of animals is given the name of what?
A: Zoology.

What type of mammals fly using echolocation?
A: Bats.

The longest beetle in the world is how long?
A: Six inches.

Animals without backbones are called what?
A: Invertebrates.

An earthworm has how many hearts?
A: 5.

A fluke is what kind of animal?
A: Worm.

The spots on a plaice are what color?
A: Orange.

An abalone is what kind of animal?
A: Marine snail.

The study of birds eggs is called what?
A: Oology.

What is the offspring of a mare and a male ass called?
A: A mule.

On a rabbit where would you find a scut?
A: The tail.

In Thailand, what is the sacred animal?
A: The white elephant.

Alphabetically, what animal comes first in the Chinese horoscope?
A: Boar.

Alphabetically, what animal comes last in the Chinese horoscope?
A: Tiger.

What type of animal is the symbol of medicine?
A: Snake.

Which type of semi aquatic animal is a lutra-lutra?
A: An Otter.

What animals make a sound called nuzzing?
A: Camels.

What animal is the symbol of long life in Korea?
A: The Deer.

A Curry Comb is used on what type of creature?
A: Horse.

The llama belongs to what family to what family of animals?
A: Camel.

Eskimos call what kind of creature a nanook?
A: Polar Bear.

Which animal has the longest lifespan in captivity?
A: Giant Tortoise.

In Peru, what animal provides 50% of all the protein eatin?
A: The Guinea Pig.

What animal pollinates banana plants in the wild?
A: Bats.

A fennec is what type of animal?
A: A Desert Fox.

What kind of creature always gives birth to same sex twins?
A: Armadillo.

The Suidae family is made up of what animals?
A: Pigs.

A markhor is what type of animal?
A: Wild goat.

What type of insect has the best eyesight?
A: Dragonfly.

What form was the Egyptian god Sobek?
A: Crocodile.

A cow's stomach has how many chambers?
A: 4.

How many humps does an African camel have?
A: One.

Who are the queen bee's closest servants in a beehive?
A: Drones.

What is the animal with the Latin name "syncerus caffer"?
A: Cape Buffalo.

A Quagga is an extinct animal that was a distant cousin to which animal that exists today?
A: Zebra.

What does a carpophagus animal feed on?
A: Fruit.

Which animal has rectangular pupils?
A: Goat.

What kind of animal mates only once for 12 hours and can sleep for three years?
A: Snail.

Do mosquitoes have teeth?
A: yes.

A typical mayfly lives for how many days?
A: One.

What is a fox's den called?
A: Earth.

What is a castrated pig called?
A: Barrow

The correct name for a male Hawk or Falcon is what?
A: A Tiercel

The aardvark is the first animal in the dictionary, what is the second animal?
A:  Aardwolf

A baby oyster is called a what?
A: Spat

What kind of animal is a bariroussa?
A:  A pig

What are spraints?
A: Otter droppings (manure)

What family of animals does the Kinkajou belong?
A: Raccoon

What's the most popular name for a male pet cat?
A:  Tiger

There are over 130,000 species of what type of insect?
A: Butterflies

In Georgia What can you not keep in your bathtub, in the State of Georgia?
A: A donkey

What color are a giraffes eyelashes?
A: Black

What animals cannot swim?
A:  Gorillas

In Utah is it illegal to fish From  where?
A:  Horseback

What large  animal has a  name that translates as "water horse"?
A:  Hippopotamus

What is a group of a Jellyfish called?
A: A smuck

What is the state bird of Wisconsin?
A:  The Robin

33 What type of  bird turns it head upside down to eat?
A:  Flamingo

The animal with the Latin name Cricetus-cricutus  is more commonly known as a what?
 A:  Hamster

In North Africa a mouflon is a wild what?
A:  Sheep

What animal sport is only legal in 16 States?
A:  Greyhound Racing

A newborn bactrian camel has how many humps?
A:  None

Cats are feline, cows are bovine, what are eagles?
A: Aquiline

Which animal has a name that comes from the Sanskrit "to steal"?
A: The mouse

What is the name for the length of a hawks legs from thigh to foot in falconry?
A:  It's an Arm

What kind of an animal is a lurcher?
A: A dog

According to a popular fable, who sold a cow for five beans?
A:  Jack

What types of animals are Grevys and Burchells ?
A:  Zebras

What type of animal comes in both spotted and striped varieties?
A:  Skunk

What was Bugs Bunnies original name?
A:  Happy Rabbit

What kind of a snake builds a nest?
A:  King Cobra

On the TV show Frazier, what was the dads dogs name?
A:  Eddie

What part of a sleeping person do vampire bats prefer to bite?
A: The toe

What is a baby rabbit called?
A:  Kit or Kitten

In the Bible what was an adamant?
A:  Diamond

In which book of the Bible did Moses die?
A:  Deuteronomy

Exodus and which Bible book list the ten commandments?
A:  Deuteronomy

In the Bible David played the Kinnor. What is a Kinnor?
A: Lyre

Only one miracle is mentioned in all four gospels what is it?
A:  Feeding of 5000

In the Bible Cain built a city named after his son. What is the name?
A: Enoch

In what Bible book is "The love of money is the root of all evil" ?
A: Timothy 6: 10

Who got Judas job as the twelfth apostle?
A:  Matthias

In the Old Testament what is the first book of Moses?
A:  Genesis - first 5 all Moses books

David kills Goliath in which book of the Bible?
A:  Samuel

In the Bible John the Baptist lived on wild honey and what?
A:  Locusts

Melita in the Bible where Paul was shipwrecked is where today?
A:  Malta

In the Old Testament whose name means Gods with us?
A:  Emanuel

What is the last book of the Bible?
A: Revelations

What kind of wood was Noah's Ark made from?
A: Gopher wood

In the bible - Leviticus - what was lapidation?
A:  Death by stoning

What language was the first complete bible in US printed in?
A:  Algonquin Indian

What animal is most  often mentioned in the Bible?
A:  Sheep

There are how many Bible Psalms?
A: 150

Which Biblical heroes name meant splendid sun?
A:  Samson

Who betrayed Jesus to the Romans?
A: Judas

What book of the Bible does not mention the name of God?
A:  Esther

Who was the third and favorite son of David in Old Testament ?
A:  Absolom

What does the word Matrix mean in the Bible?
A: Womb

What book In the Old Testament comes between Obadiah - Micah?
A: Jonah

Which of the Apostles is traditionally pictured with a purse?
A:  Matthew

What was the name of the hill that Solomon built his temple on?
A:  Zion

In the Bible, Who read the original writing on the wall?
A:  Daniel

What was Paul the Apostles real name?
A:  Saul

Which biblical prophet was sawn in half inside a hollow log?
A:  Isaiah

Which of Jesus disciples was the treasurer?
A:  Judas Escariot

In the Bible where was Jesus when he ascended into heaven?
A:  Bethany

Who climbed Mount Nebo to see promised land?
A: Moses

What was the last item shown on British TV before World War II?
A:  Mickey Mouse
What comic strip character is the most filmed?
A:  Zorro
Olive Oyls boyfriend before Popeye was whom?
A: Ham Gravy
On the Flintstones, what kind of dinosaur was Dino?
A: A snorkasaurus
In Disney's 1973 animated Robin Hood what type of animal was Robin?
A: A Fox
If Speedy Gonzales was fastest mouse in all of Mexico, who was the slowest?
A:  Slowpoke Rodriquez
In the cartoon series, the Flintstones, what was the Great Gazoo?
A: An Alien
In the Tom and Jerry cartoons what was the name of the other mouse?
A: Nibbles or Tuffy
Disney added what character to Winnie the Pooh that was not in book?
A:  Gopher
Dino was Fred Flintstone's pet, but who was Barnie's pet?
A: Hoppy
+ What was superhero Green Lantern vulnerable to?
A:  Anything Yellow
On Scooby Doo what was Shaggys real name?
A:  Norville
What is a feline according to Homer Simpson?
A:  An Elephant
Who produced the Tom and Jerry cartoons until 1956?
A:  Fred Quimby
Mr. Magoo, the short sighted cartoon character, had a nephew named what?
A: Waldo
What did Sylvester the Cat win?
A: An Academy Award
Bob, Wally, Alice and Asok can be found in which cartoon comic strip?
A:  Dilbert
Rocky and Bullwinkle's enemies are Boris Badenov and whom?
A: Natasha Fatale
Crystal City in Texas put up a statue of what cartoon character Popeye?
A: They grow spinach

Who created Gomez, Mortia and Uncle Fester as a cartoon?
A: Charles Adams

Who was the original voice of the cartoon character Shaggy on Scooby Doo?
A:  Casey Kasem

What superhero  was the first Marvel Comics superhero?
A:  Human Torch

What is Olive Oyls brother s name?
A: Castor Oyl

What was the cartoon character Mr. Magoos first name?
A: Quincy

What cartoon strip is known as Radishes in Denmark?
A: Peanuts

What is Warner Brothers oldest cartoon character?
A:  Porky Pig

Homer Simpson's middle name is what?
A: Jay

On the Simpsons, Armand Tarmizan is the 'real' name of what cartoon character?
A: Principle Skinner

In the Flintstones what was Betty Rubbles maiden name?
A:  Betty Jean McBricker

Where do  Rocky and Bullwinkle live?
A: In Frostbite falls Minnesota

What does Lucy offer in her booth in the Snoopy cartoons?
A:  Psychiatric help

In the Snoopy cartoons, how much does Lucy charge for psychiatric help in her booth?
A:  5 cents

In the roadrunner cartoons, what does the E stand for in Wiley E Coyote?
A:  Ethelbert

Which cartoon character was originally called egghead?
A:  Elmer J Fudd

Hanna-Barbera's first cartoon was what?
A: Ruff and Reddy

Oil can Henry is which cartoon character's enemy?
A:  Mighty Mouse

What was the name of the dog in Peter Pan?
A:  Nana

Pinto Colvig voiced what Disney character?
A: Sleepy

What is Dick Tracey's girlfriends name?
A:  Tess Trueheart

Originally, what color was Tweety Bird?
A:  Pink

What is Donald Ducks sister's name?
A:  Dumbella

What comic strip character did Alex Raymond create in 1934?
A:  Flash Gorden

The cartoon character Droopy was created by who?
A: Tex Avery

The Incredible Hulks girlfriend has what name?
A:  Betty Ross

Woody Woodpecker was created by who?
A:  Walter Lantz

Wile E. Coyote scenes were edited in the 1980s for being too what?
A:  Violent

In the Simpsons what is the name of the Police Chief?
A:  Chester Wiggum

Before spinach, what did Popeye eat for strength?
A:  Garlic

What do Beavis and Butt-head have on their T shirts?
A:  Metallica - AC/ DC

In Peanuts, where was Snoopy born?
A: Daisy Hill Puppy Farm

In Batman Forever,  who rejected the role of Riddler?
A: Robin Williams

Winnie the Pooh lived where?
A:  Hundred Acre Wood

In The Simpsons what is the name of the cat?
A:  Snowball

What cartoon characters first name is Quincy?
A:  Mr. Magoo

What is the name of the shrunken city in a bottle in the Superman comics?
A:  Kandor

Which comic character was dynamited to death in issue 428?
A:  Robin

What group of Marvel  comic superheroes battle with Doctor Doom?
A: The Fantastic Four

What X man shoots laser beams from his eyes?
A:  Cyclops

Where did Bunyon write "Pilgrims Progress"?
A:  Bedford Jail

The nightclub called "The Ba Da Bing" is owned by which TV gangster?
A:   Tony Soprano

In 1982, what famous actress was sent to jail for tax evasion?
A:  Sophia Loren

In Massachusetts it's illegal to wear what without a license?
A:  Goatee

In ancient Turkey you could be executed for drinking what?
A:  Coffee

In the middle ages you could be fined four pence murdering who?
A:  Travelling Musician

In 1978 a grocer in Paris was sent to jail for two years for stabbing his wife with a what?
A:  A wedge of hard cheese

52% of American citizens would prefer to spend a week in jail than be what?
A:  President

Nelson Mandela spent 19 of 27 years in what prison?
A:  Robben Island

In Atlanta Georgia, what is it illegal to tie a giraffe to?
A:  telephone pole

What nation was the first to abolish capital punishment in 1826?
A:  Russia

What fictitious murderer first appeared in" String of Pearls" in the 1840s?
A:  Sweeny Todd

You could be jailed for doing what in public in 1919 in the United States?
A:  Sneezing

In Little Rock Arkansas men and women can get 30 days in jail for what?
A:  Public Flirting

It's illegal to run out of what in Youngstown Ohio ?
A: Gasoline

What did 24% of American adults admit to doing?
A:  Illegal Gambling

What was the name of the gangster that escaped from jail using a wooden gun?
A:  John Dillinger

What country did 182 people die in jail during 2005 and 2006?
A:  United States

Which Nazi died in jail after being imprisoned for 46 years?
A: Rudolf Hess.

What is the first title word of Meat Loaf's big 90s No 1 hit?
A: I'd.

What was the first name of the fictional sleuth Kojak?
A: Theo.

Which word went with Britannia to describe the supposedly vibrant late 90s?
A: Cool.

In medicine, what does the D stand for in CJD?
A: Disease.

Sky Harbor international airport is in which US state?
A: Arizona.

Whose Navy was the subject of a sitcom with over 130 episodes?
A: McHale's.

What did the Mason Dixon line divide?
A: North & South.

The Way We Were was the first No 1 for which singer?
A: Barbra Streisand.

Who had a 60s No 1 hit with Groovin?
A: The Young Rascals.

In which film did Madonna play Breathless Mahoney?
A: Dick Tracy.

Which English Kate became the face of L'Oreal in 1998?
A: Moss.

What was developed in the 40s Manhattan Project?
A: Atomic Bomb.

Which group backed Bill Haley in the 50s?
A: The Comets.

Which Quincy produced the Michael Jackson album Bad?
A: Jones.

Who was the most famous blonde in Gentlemen Prefer Blondes?
A: Marilyn Monroe.

How did Allen Steward Konigsberg become better known?
A: Woody Allen.

Who was Richard Nixon's first Vice President?
A: Spiro T Agnew.

Which actress did John McEnroe marry?
A: Tatum O'Neal.

In movies, how was Dominic Amici better known?
A: Don Ameche.

Croatia and Slovenia used to be part of which country?
A: Yugoslavia.

What is the main airport in Germany?
A: Frankfurt.

Michael Hutchence was lead singer with which group?
A: INXS.

In which city is O'Hare International airport?
A: Chicago.

Where was Elvis Presley Crying in 1965?
A: In The Chapel.

Drew Barrymore was born in which decade of the 20th century?
A: 70s.

Which caped crusader operated in Gotham city?
A Batman.

By what descriptive word was 1950s singer Otis Dewey Whitman known?
A: Slim.

What role as a member of her staff did the father of Madonna's first child have?
A: Fitness Trainer.

Which group went to the Chapel Of Love?
A: The Dixie Cups.

Which bandleader Benny was "The King of Swing"?
A: Goodman.

In which country did Ho chi Minh come to power?
A: Vietnam.

Which sport in the Olympics includes pikes, tucks and twists?
A: Diving.

In which decade did Gorbachev lose power?
A: 1990s.

Which Richard starred in Petty Woman?
A: Gere.

Which Heart was reinstituted as an honor in 1932?
A: Purple Heart.

Which Tom starred in Three Men and a Little Lady?
A: Selleck.

Singer Nat King Cole was also very talented on which musical instrument?
A: Piano.

What is the postal abbreviation for Montana?
A: MT.

In which state was boardsailing or windsurfing invented?
A California.

Robbie Coltrane and Whoopi Goldberg have played in films where their characters disguise themselves as what?
A: Nuns.

Which famous Briton did Linda Eastman marry?
A: Paul McCartney.

Which spectral hound of the moors first appeared in a classic 1902 detective story?
A: Hound Of The Baskervilles.

In football, what position is LB.
A: Linebacker.

Which country hosted the 1998 Winter Olympics?
A: Japan.

Which controversial American sportsman had the first names Orenthal James?
A: O J Simpson.

In which 20th-century decade was Barbie's boyfriend Ken first made?
A: 60s.

In which decade was Madonna born?
A: 50s.

Which initials did rapper Hammer lose?
A: M C.

Who plays against the USA in golf's Walker Cup?
A: Great Britain.

Who had a huge 70s No 1 with Shadow Dancing?
A: Andy Gibb.

In Canada what is the NHL?
A: National Hockey League.

Marlon Brando was born in which decade of the century?
A: 20s.

Who did Elton John originally duet with on Don't Go Breaking My Heart?
A: Kiki Dee.

The cause of what color fever was discovered in 1900?
A: Yellow.

Which actor is the dad of Jamie Lee Curtis?
A: Tony Curtis.

In football, where do the Chargers come from?
A: San Diego.

What does the F stand for in FBI?
A: Federal.

Tony Curtis was in which of the armed services in WWII?
A: Navy.

Which state is called the volunteer State?
A: Tennessee.

How did Greta Gustafson become better known as an actress?
A: Greta Garbo.

Albertville and Lillehammer were two 90s venues for which event?
A: Winter Olympics.

The US declared war on which country after the bombing of Pearl Harbor?
A: Japan.

Where do the Super Bowl winning Cowboys come form?
A: Dallas.

Kirk Douglas was in which  of the armed services in WWII?
A: Navy.

What sport is the winner of the Harry Vardon trophy playing?
A: Golf.

Which shoe company did Michael Jordan famously promote?
A: Nike.

Which musical instrument did Pablo Casals play?
A: Cello.

In horse racing, which triple Crown race is held on Long Island?
A: Belmont.

In which country was the AIDS virus first recognized?
A: USA.

Scott Hamilton won Olympic gold for the USA on what surface?
A: Ice.

How was Billie Jean Moffitt later known in the tennis world?
A: Billie Jean King.

Who won the Wimbledon singles in 1998 after twice losing in the final?
A: Jana Novotna.

In which decade did people last get the chance to see Halley's Comet?
A: 1980s.

Where does Greg Norman come from?
A: Australia.

In which Park was the New York marathon run until 14970?
A: Central Park.

The Walker Cup is competed for in which sport?
A: Golf.

In the charity AHA, what part of the body does H stand for?
A: Heart.

Brown-Eyed Handsome Man was a hit for which singer after his death?
A: Buddy Holly.

In which state did both Kennedy and Johnson die?
A: Texas.

The Fresh Prince of where was the subject of a sitcom of 140+ shows?
A: Bel Air.

Who is younger, Serena or Venus Williams?
A: Serena.

Which state is called the Golden state?
A: California.

What color is the M in McDonald's?
A: Yellow.

What was President Yeltsin's first name?
A: Boris.

In fiction, what is the last name of Dr. Hannibal--the Cannibal?
A: Lecter.

In which month does the Kentucky Derby take place?
A: May.

Rugby's man mountain Jonah Lomu plays for which country?
A: New Zealand.

Magician David Kotkin managed to change his name to what?
A; David Copperfield.

What is the postal abbreviation for Idaho?
A: ID.

San Antonio international airport is in which state?
A: Texas.

What is the Aloha State?
A: Hawaii.

Which record label did Michael Jackson first record on?
A: Motown.

Who recorded the album Dark Side Of the Moon?
A: Pink Floyd.

Which Bobby took Mack The Knife to No 1 in the charts?
A: Darin.

My Heart Will Go On came from which movie?
A: Titanic.

With which spot is Cedric Pioline associated?
A: Tennis.

What does the N stand for in NATO?
A: North.

Who played Rachel Green in Friends?
A: Jennifer Aniston.

Which instrument is Roberta Flack associated with?
A: Piano.

Who famously announced "heeeere's Johnny" on the Johnny Carson show from the early 60s?
A: Ed McMahon.

Dramatist Brendan Behan came from which county?
A: Ireland.

On which continent did the samba originate?
A: America.

Who sang the theme from the 70s movie Love Story?
A: Andy Williams.

Which talk-show hostess appeared in The Color Purple?
A:  Oprah Winfrey.

Which Barney was the subject of a sitcom of over 160 episodes?
A: Miller.

Which state is called the cornhusker State?
A: Nebraska.

In baseball, where do the Blue Jays come from?
A: Toronto.

What followed Exhale in the 1995 Whitney Houston hit?
A: Shoop Shoop.

Which sitcom about an army hospital in Korea was transmitted in the UK without the canned laughter of the US version?
A: M*A*S*H.

The disastrous poison gas leak at Bhopal took place in which country?
A: India.

Which Sinatra song manages to rhyme a line with "shy way"?
A: My Way.

In which decade of the 20th century was Andie MacDowell born?
A: 1950s.

What sort of Nest was the subject of over 150 sitcoms?
A: Empty.

What type of cargo was carried by the stricken vessel the Torrey Canyon?
A: Oil.

What was Aretha Franklin's first No 1?
A: Respect.

What is the main color on the Chinese flag?
A: Red.

Dick Francis novels revolve around which sport?
A: Horse racing.

What does the C stand for in LCD?
A: Crystal.

In which country did Marilyn Monroe die?
A: United States.

Which Danny starred in Batman Returns?
A: De Vito.

In which state is Prince William Sound?
A: Alaska.

Playwright Arthur Miller was married to which famous blond actress?
A: Marilyn Monroe.

In football, where do the Broncos come from?
A: Denver.

Which actress married for the seventh time on Michael Jackson's ranch in 1991?
A: Elizabeth Taylor.

Hartsfield international airport is in which US state?
A: Georgia.

What sort of Acres were the subject of a sitcom of over 170 episodes?
A: Green.

On a computer keyboard what letter is between Q and E?
A: W.

In basketball, where do the Hawks come from?
A: Atlanta.

Which fictional bear thought he had "very little brain?"
A: Winnie-the-Pooh.

Lord Mountbatten was murdered off the coast of which country?
A: Ireland.

In which state was Isaac Hayes born?
A: Tennessee.

Black activist Steve Biko died in which country in the 70s?
A: South Africa.

What is the postal abbreviation for Main?
A: ME.

McCoy international airport is in which US State?
A: Florida.

Which Madeline became the first woman US Secretary of State?
A: Albright.

In which US state is the only major military academy founded this century?
A: Colorado USAF.

What is the postal abbreviation for California?
A: CA.

With which sport is Shaquille O'Neal associated?
A: Basketball.

Who declared, "The lady's not for turning"?
A: Margaret Thatcher.

Who had a 90s No 1 hit with Always Be My Baby?
A: Mariah Carey.

What was Georges that left a trail of destruction in Florida in 1998?
A: Hurricane.

What is the capital of the state of Connecticut?
A: Hartford.

Which machine's name comes from some letters in the words 'general purpose'?
A: Jeep.

A 1997 phenomenon, Hale-Bop was a type of what?
A: Comet.

The Louise Woodward affair was tried in which country?
A: United States.

Which John travelled in space over 35 years after his first flight?
A: Glenn.

Which Jane starred in Klute and Nine To Five?
A: Fonda.

How is Ann-Margret Olsson better known?
A: Ann-Margret.

In Notting Hill what does the Hugh Grant character deal in?
A: Books.

In the 90s film, who played G I Jane?
A: Demi Moore.

In which decade of the 20th century was Kevin Costner born?
A: 1950s.

Which Nilsson classic was Mariah Carey's first UK No 1?
A: Without You.

Henry Ford claimed that, "History is..." what?
A: Bunk.

What was Elvis Presley's daughter called?
A: Lisa Marie.

Circle of Life came from which film?
A: The Lion King.

In its early days, what was offered for sale" in any color as long as it's black"?
A: Motor car.

In a movie title Elvis Presley said Viva to where?
A: Las Vegas.

Who was In Charge in the title of the sitcom?
A: Charles.

Johnny Cash recorded a number of live albums at what unusual institutions?
A: Prisons.

Which Buzz appeared in Toy Story?
A: Lightyear.

What is the postal abbreviation for Minnesota?
A: MN.

In which 20th-century decade were Barbie dolls first made?
A: 50s.

In which country is Ciampino airport?
A: Italy.

Which world heavyweight boxing champion was jailed in the 90s?
A: Mike Tyson.

Rupert Murdoch comes from which country?
A: Australia.

Ursula Andrews was the Bond girl in which movie?
A: Dr. No.

The sale of what was prohibited in America during prohibition?
A: Alcohol.

Which Russian leader had a pronounced birth mark on his forehead?
A: Gorbachev.

What is the postal abbreviation for Tennessee?
A: TN.

Which Tim co-wrote the musical Chess?
A: Rice.

Which Landings were the subject of Saving Private Ryan?
A: D Day.

Chancellor Helmut Kohl led which country in the 80s and 90s?
A: Germany.

IN February 1996 the Princess of Wales agreed to Prince Charles' request for what?
A: Divorce.

Who or what was Piper Alpha?
A: An oil rig.

Which spinach-eating sailor has Robin Williams played on the film?
A: Popeye.

Which John was the tar of the film Grease?
A: Travolta.

In the 90s which European country had a King Albert?
A: Belgium.

What is the postal abbreviation for Iowa?
A: IA.

Which member of her staff did Celine Dion marry in 1994?
A: Manager.

Burt Lancaster enlisted in the American Fifth Army after which event?
A: Pearl Harbor.

What is the postal abbreviation for Mississippi?
A: MS.

Who sang I will Always Love You in her film, The Bodyguard?
A: Whitney Houston.

Which cartoon character says What's up, Doc?
A: Bugs Bunny.

Who had a 60s No 1 with It's Now Or Never?
A: Elvis Presley.

What followed the names of Rowan and Martin in the classic 60s comedy series?
A: Laugh In.

The deepwater port of Gdansk was developed in which country?
A: Poland.

Which girl was In Disguise (with Glasses)?
A: Judy.

Which country was racing's Niki Lauda born in?
A: Austria.

Who was born first, Arnold Schwarzenegger or John Travolta?
A: Arnold Schwarzenegger.

In which decade of the 20th century was Michal J Fox born?
A: 1960s.

Who had 60s No 1s with Mr. Tambourine Man and Turn Turn Turn?
A: The Byrds.

Who took the Miami Vice Theme to No 1 in the charts?
A: Jan Hammer.

Archbishop Makarios was president of which Mediterranean island?
A: Cyprus.

Which US state, which joined the Union in 1912, has New and the name of a country in its name?
A: New Mexico.

In which decade of the 20th century was Jane Fonda born?
A: 1930s.

In which decade of the 20th century did Elvis Presley shoot to fame?
A: 50s.

In which decade did Elvis Presley die?
A: 70s.

What did Abraham Saperstein start in January 1927?
A: Harlem Globetrotters.

Which Irving penned the song White Christmas?
A: Berlin.

What is the postal abbreviation for Wisconsin?
A: WI.

Which state is called the silver state?
A: Nevada.

Brian Mulrooney was Prime Minister of which country in the 80s and 90s?
A: Canada.

In which decade of the 20th century was Jodie Foster born?
A: 1960s.

Who or what were Gropius and Le Corbusier?
A: Architects.

Johnny Depp was born in which decade of the 20th century?
A: 60s.

Who had a 70s No 1 with You've Got A Friend?
A: James Taylor.

In which country was Pablo Picasso born?
A: Spain.

What is the capital of the state of Ohio?
A: Columbus.

Peninsula international airport is in which US sate?
A: California.

Robert Menzies was Prime Minister of which country?
A: Australia.

What did Tony Bennett leave in San Francisco?
A: His Heart.

David Solberg became a famous actor / singer under which name?
A: David Soul.

What is the capitol of the state of Rhode Island?
A: Providence.

With which sport is Grant Hill associated?
A: Basketball.

In which state is the San Andreas fault?
A: California.

David Bowie was born in which decade of the 20th century?
A: 40s

To which lady did Dolly Parton plead, "I'm beggin' of you please don't take my man?
A: Jolene.

Which is further north, Miami or Orlando?
A: Orlando.

What is the postal abbreviation for Washington?
A: WA.

On what type of vehicle did Rupert Murdoch remarry in 1999?
A: Yacht.

Who directed Apocalypse Now?
A: Francis ford Coppola.

Which Michelle starred in Batman Returns?
A: Pfeiffer.

Which American actor refused his Oscar awarded for The Godfather?
A: Marlon Brando.

Warren Beatty was born in which decade of the 20th century?
A: 30s.

Which group backed Buddy Holly?
A: The Crickets.

Which Reba McIntyre song shares its name with the Little capital of Arkansas?
A: Little Rock.

Alicia Christian Foster is better known by which first name?
A: Jodie.

Which country has the most radio stations?
A: USA.

What type of tragedy blighted Omagh, Northern Ireland, in 1998?
A: Terrorist bomb.

Which sport did Fred Perry take after becoming world champion at table tennis?
A: Tennis.

Glenn Frey and Don Henley were members of which band?
A: The Eagles.

Which state is called the Empire State?
A: New York.

What is the postal abbreviation for Kentucky?
A: KY.

In which ocean is the California current?
A: Pacific.

Logan international airport is in which US state?
A: Massachusetts.

Which Jack starred in The Odd Couple?
A: Lemmon.

Margarete Steiff made what kind of toy creature?
A: Bears.

In which country did The Flying Doctor usually do his rounds?
A: Australia.

What sort of creature appeared in Free Willy?
A: Whale.

In football, where do the Falcons come from?
A: Atlanta.

Which state is called the Coyote State?
A: South Dakota.

Which state is called the gem state?
A: Idaho.

What's the first name of Frank Sinatra's elder daughter?
A: Nancy.

Which Michael starred in Hannah and Her Sisters?
A: Caine.

In which state is the Mojave desert?
A: Nevada.

The New York Stock Exchange was established on which street?
A: Wall Street.

In which country did rap originate?
A: USA.

Suzanne Lenglen was a champion in which sport?
A: Tennis.

Who had a 60s No 1 with Honey?
A: Bobby Goldsboro.

Both father and daughter of the Bhutto family have been prime minister of which country?
A: Pakistan.

In which country is Archangel airport?
A: Russia.

Whose name followed Dirty in a 1980's No 1 for Michael Jackson?
A: Diana.

Which sage musical was set in the Paris Opera House?
A: The Phantom of the Opera.

Mount St. Helens is in which state?
A: Washington.

Which state is called the Gopher State?
A: Minnesota.

Mark Knopfler is associated with which musical instrument?
A: Guitar.

Which British band recorded Another Brick In the Wall?
A: Pink Floyd.

What is the postal abbreviation for Oklahoma?
A: OK.

Which horror movie actor was quite literally a Pratt from birth?
A: Boris Karloff.

Dian Fossey found fame working with which animals?
A: Gorillas.

Who made a 50s album called A Twist of Lemmon?
A: Jack Lemmon.

In 1970 Germaine Greer produced the feminist book The Female What?
A: Eunuch.

Chernobyl witnessed a disaster at what type of power station?
A: Nuclear power.

Who did Mariah Carey sing with on Endless Love?
A: Luther Vandross.

Which Ann starred in The Graduate?
A: Bancroft.

Which group had a 90s hit with How Do You Talk To An Angel?
A: The Heights.

What is the capitol of Wyoming?
A: Cheyenne.

What type of Love Songs did Wings sing about?
A: Silly.

In football, where do the Saints come from?
A: New Orleans.

Which cartoon character says "Dagnabit"?
A: Deputy Dawg.

What type of days went with Mondays for the carpenters?
A: Rainy Days.

Which parenting guru Doctor wrote Baby and Child Care?
A: Spock.

In which city is the Metropolitan Opera?
A: New York.

In 1987 the Russians and the Americans signed the Washington summit agreement to limit what?
A: Nuclear Missiles.

What does the G stand for in WYSIWYG?
A: Get.

Linda McCartney launched a range of what type of food?
A: Vegetarian.

Which Kevin starred in The Bodyguard?
A: Costner.

What completes the lines, "Cruising and playing the radio, With no particular place...?
A: To go.

What is the postal abbreviation for Florida?
A: FL.

In football, what position is QB?
A: Quarterback.

President John F. Kennedy international airport is in which US city?
A: New York.

Which association for magicians was founded in 1905?
A: Magic Circle.

John Travolta was born in which decade of the 20th century?
A: 50s.

Which type of aircraft was produced by Sigorsky in the US in 1942?
A: Helicopter.

The 1980 Olympics were boycotted because of the USSR's invasion of which country?
A: Afghanistan.

Who was In Disguise in Elvis Presley's 1963 hit?
A: Devil.

Which year is used as the title of a George Orwell Book?
A: 1984.

What is the postal abbreviation for Colorado?
A: CO.

What is the capitol of of the state of Mississippi?
A: Jackson.

Which word completes the name of the Tony Award-winning musical, Kiss of the Spider...?
A: Woman.

Euro Disney is on the outskirts of which city?
A: Paris.

The first artificial satellite was launched on the 40th anniversary of which county's Revolution?
A: Russian.

Charles de Gaulle was President of which European country?
A: France.

Who was the Prince of thieves in a 90s blockbuster movie title?
A: Robin Hood.

Who won the first Davis cup?
A: USA.

In which decade was the atomic bomb dropped on Hiroshima?
A: 40s.

What went before Ties in the sitcom which had over 160 episodes?
A: Family.

For which 1990s movie did Sigourney Waver shaver her head?
A: Alien.

Which Raymond wrote the novel The Big Sleep?
A: Chandler.

Which film company merged with Time Inc in 1989 to make Time Warner?
A: Warner Brothers.

In which city was the music industry's Brill Building?
A: New York City.

How is Light Amplification by Stimulated Emission of Radiation better known?
A: LASER.

The deepwater port of Alicante was built in which country?
A: Spain.

Who did Michael Jackson marry in May 1994?
A: Lisa Marie Presley.

Which US colonel featured in the 'Irangate' court trials?
A: North.

James Baulmgarner changed his name slightly to become which actor?
A: James Garner.

In 1930 which comic duo made the film Another Fine Mess?
A: Laurel & Hardy.

Who did Neil Diamond duet with on the 70s No 1 You Don't Bring Me Flowers?
A: Barbra Streisand.

The 90s Good Friday Agreement sought peace in which country?
A: N. Ireland.

What followed Home in the title of the sitcom with over 160 episodes?
A: Improvement.

A Tony is an award for entertainment where?
A: Theater.

Which President was in office for most of the 1920s?
A: Calvin Coolidge.

Who became the world's first billionaire in 1916?
A: John D Rockefeller.

Which stage musical does the song Memory come from?
A: Cats.

Where did the Boeing 707 make its maiden flight form?
A: Seattle.

Which state is called the Green Mountain State?
A: Vermont.

In which country was Karl Marx born?
A: Germany.

With which sport is Herbie Hide associated?
A: Boxing.

In the rock'n'roll song, what is said before Miss Molly?
A: Good Golly.

Which company made the Lion King CD ROM?
A: Disney.

Which Irish name is Ryan O' Neal's real first name?
A: Patrick.

Which Yuri made the first human journey into space?
A: Gagarin.

Which state is called the Magnolia State?
A: Mississippi.

Which Michael had a No 1 with How Am I Supposed To Live Without You?
A: Bolton.

What was the name of Michael Jackson's famous chimpanzee companion?
A: Bubbles.

In the 60s, in which Asian country did a Cultural Revolution take place?
A: China.

Which state is called the Bluegrass State?
A: Kentucky.

In football what position is S?
A: Safety.

Which London theater takes its name from the Mermaid Tavern where writers met in Shakespeare's time?
A: Mermaid.

How is Shirley Beaty better known?
A: Shirley Maclaine.

What type of lover gave Mariah Carey a chart No 1 in 1993?
A: Dreamlover.

Which part of the brilliant Albert Einstein was preserved after his death?
A: Brain.

What was the favorite food of the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles?
A: Pizza.

According to Nancy Sinatra what are boots made for?
A: Walkin'.

Key West airport was built in which US state?
A: Florida.

Which Duck & Bunny were created by Tex Avery?
A: Daffy & Bugs.

In fiction and film what is the first name of female FBI agent Starling?
A: Clarice.

Which city has a team of bulls and a team of Bears?
A: Chicago.

What comes before "Rattle and roll in a Bill Haley hit title?
A: Shake.

The first modern cassette was produced in which decade?
A: 40s.

Which Mark starred in Star Wars?
A: Hamill.

Which playwright Noel, whose centenary was celebrated in 1999, wrote Hay Fever and Private Lives which were revived in London that year?
A: Coward.

San Diego is in which state?
A: California.

What's Love Got To Do With It? was a film about which female singer?
A: Tina Turner.

How was Argentinean revolutionary Ernesto Guevara de la Serna better known?
A: Che Guevara.

How is Radio Direction and Ranging better known?
A: RADAR.

What was the name of the musical about rock legend Buddy Holly?
A: Buddy.

What sort of Strangers were the subject of a sitcom of 150 + episodes?
A: Perfect.

In which city did Gone With The Wind have its premiere?
A: Atlanta.

Which Big named vocalist died with Buddy Holly?
A: Bopper.

In which state did skateboards originate as an alternative to surfing?
A: California.

Which Lillie was the mistress of Edward VII?
A: Langtry.

Who teamed up with Hanna to form a studio producing cartoon films?
A: Barbera.

Which item, essential for world travel, is made in Seattle?
A: Jet planes.

What entertainment consists of people singing to a backing tape?
A: Karaoke.

What color are the stars on the United States of America flag?
A: White.

What used to go round at thirty three and a third r.p.m.?
A: Long-playing records.

Who was Diana Prince able to change into?
A: Wonder woman.

Which Ford first mass-produced the car?
A: Henry.

Which anti-impotence treatment became the 90s  fastest-selling prescription drug?
A: Viagra.

Lourdes Maria is what relation to Madonna?
A: Daughter.

Which Frankie sang about Venus in the 50s?
A: Avalon.

The Heisman Trophy is presented in which sport.
A: Football.

Which Christmas record was the world's most-bought single before Candle In the Wind 97?
A: White Christmas.

What was the name of flight pioneers Orville and Wilbur?
A: Wright.

What kind of codes did American supermarkets introduce in the mid 70s?
A: Bar codes.

Which solo singer with a single name accompanied Rod Stewart and Bryan Adams on All For Love?
A: Sting.

In which year did Bill and Hillary Clinton get married?
A: 1975.

Who had a 70s No 1 with Knock Three Times?
Dawn.

Who was born first, Kim Basinger or Melanie Griffith?
A: Kim Basinger.

Who had a 90s hit with The Shoop Shoop Song?
A: Cher.

In which city was Marco Polo airport built?
A: Venice.

EuroDisney was built in which country?
A: France.

In 1993 which op artist changed his name to a symbol?
A: Prince.

Yitzhak Rabin was Prime Minister of which country when he was assassinated in 1995?
A: Israel.

What sort of transport is a Kayak?
A: Canoe.

Which animal name was given to the terrorist Carlos who was tried in 1997?
A: The Jackal.

How did Frances Gumm become known on stage?
A: Judy Garland.

Who was President during WWI?
A: Woodrow Wilson.

Which Justin set the 98 British Open alight as an amateur?
A: Rose.

In 1990 Lithuania declared its independence from what?
A: USSR.

How are the Motion Picture Academy Awards also known?
A: Oscars.

What is the postal abbreviation for Vermont?
A: VT.

Who was Allied Supreme Commander in Europe in 1944?
A: Dwight D Eisenhower.

Thelonious Monk was associated with which musical instrument?
A: Piano.

What is the main color of the UN flag?
A: Blue.

Under what name did sharp-tongued Joan Molinksy become famous?
A: Joan Rivers.

Who was born first, Chevy Chase or Nicolas Cage?
A: Chevy Chase.

Was Abbott or Costello born in the 20th century?
A: Costello.

In which decade of the 20th century was Glenn Close born?
A: 1940s.

What type of cat introduced MGM movies?
A: Lion.

T. E. Lawrence's name is mostly associated with which country?
A: Arabia.

Who had a 50s No 1 with Poor Little Fool?
A: Ricky Nelson.

Which Janet had a 1990 NO 1 with Escapade?
A: Jackson.

Which military title did Elvis's manage Rom Parker assume?
A: Colonel.

In which branch of the arts did Dame Alicia Markova find fame?
A: Ballet.

P W Botha was prime minister of which country?
A: South Africa.

Which food was rationed after WWII ended, but not during the war?
A:  Bread

61 Rhapsody, Aromel, Tamella Cambridge favorite types of what?
A:  Strawberry Varieties

Condensed Milk was invented by whom?
A: Gail Borden

A hen of the woods is what?
A: A mushroom

The most popular meal ordered in US restaurants is what?
A:  Fried Chicken

Charlie Chaplin ate a boot in the movie "Gold Rush"...  what was it made out of?
A:  Liquorice

What kind of plant does the Colorado beetle attack?
A:  Potato

What two ingredients make the dish 'angels on horseback '?
A: Oysters  and  Bacon

In Newark it's illegal to sell what after 6pm unless a Doctors note is shown?
A:  Ice Cream

What was the first food consumed on the moon in the Apollo 11 moon mission?
A:  Turkey

According to a survey, what is the U.S. top family food?
A: Spaghetti

How many cans of soda does the average American consumes in a year?
A: 600

The top United States food consumption days are Xmas, Thanksgiving ,and what?
A:  Super Bowl Sunday

What is the oldest soft drink in the US?
A:  Doctor Pepper

Garbanzo beans also known as what?
A:  Chick peas

What is the most often ordered seafood item in restaurants?
A: Shrimp

Lobster Newberg was invented at what famous American restaurant?
A:  Delmonicos

What was invented in the 1800s and sold as a diarrhea cure?
A:  Tomato Ketchup

What America food did Charles Jung invent?
A: Fortune Cookies

What are the two items that make up the dish "devils on horseback"?
A:  Bacon and Prunes

Q: What food is the leading source of salmonella poisoning?
A:  Chicken.

Q: What company first condensed soup in 1898?
A: Campbell's.

Q: What nutty legume accounts for one sixth of the world's vegetable oil production?
A:  The peanut.

Q: What country saw the cultivation of the first potato, in 200 A.D.?
A: South America.

Q: What type of lettuce was called Crisphead until the 1920s?
A: Iceberg lettuce.

Q: What tree gives us prunes?
A: The plum tree.

Q: What type of chocolate was first developed for public consumption in Vevey, Switzerland in 1875?
A: Milk Chocolate.

Q: What added ingredient keeps confectioners' sugar from clumping?
A: Corn starch.

Q:  What edible comes in crimmini, morel, oyster and wood ear varieties?
A:  Mushrooms.

Q: What newly-imported substance caused the first major outbreak of tooth decay in Europe, in the1500's?
A:  Sugar.

Q:  What fat substitute got FDA approval for use in snack foods, despite reports of diarrhea and cramps?
A:  Olestra.

Q:  What ingredient in fresh milk is eventually devoured by bacteria, causing the sour taste?
A:  Lactose.

Q: What uncooked meat is a trichina worm most likely to make a home in?
A: Pork.

Q: What baking ingredient, sprayed at high pressure, did the U.S. Air Force replace its toxic paint stripper with?
A: Baking soda.

Q: What staple is laced with up to 16 additives including plaster of paris, to stay fresh?
A: Bread.

Q: What falling fruit supposedly inspired Isaac Newton to write the laws of gravity?
A: An Apple.

Q:  What method of preserving food did the Incas first use, on potatoes?
A:  Freeze-drying.

Q: What drupaceous fruit were Hawaiian women once forbidden by law to eat?
A: The coconut.

Q: What hit the market alongside spinach as the first frozen veggies?
A: Peas.

Q: How many sizes of chicken eggs does the USDA recognize, including peewee?
A: Six.

Q:  What are de-headed, de-veined an sorted by size in a laitram machine?
A: Shrimp.

Q:  What's the only fish that produces real caviar, according to the FDA?
A: Sturgeon.

Q: What type of egg will yield 11 and one-half average-size omelettes?
A: An Ostrich egg.

Q: What's the groundnut better known as?
A: The peanut.

Q: What crystalline salt is frequently used to enhance the flavor to TV dinners?
A: Monosodium glutamate.

Q:  What sticky sweetener was traditionally used as an antiseptic ointment for cuts and burns?
A:  Honey.

Q:  What should your diet be high in to lessen the chance of colon cancer, according to a 1990 study?
A:  Fiber.

Q: What nut do two-thirds of its U. S. producers sell through Blue Diamond?
A: The Almond.

What type of oven will not brown foods?
A:  Microwave oven.

What type of food did Linda McCartney launch?
A: Vegetarian food.

What type of tree leaves are the only food that a koala bear will eat?
A: Eucalyptus.

Which country in Europe consumes more spicy Mexican food than any other?
A: Norway.

The FDA approved what fat substitute for use in snack foods even though there were reports of side affects like cramps and diarrhea?
A: Olestra.

Federal labeling regulations require how much caffeine be removed from coffee for it to be called decaffeinated?
A: Ninety seven percent.

What famous Greek once advised: "Let your food be your medicine, and your medicine be your food"?
A: Hippocrates.

Chicken is the leading cause of what food born illness?
A: Salmonella poisoning.

Who invented Margarine in 1868?
A: Hyppolyte Merge-mouries.

What group of people were the first to use freeze-drying on potatoes?
A: The Incas.

What was the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles favorite food?
A: Pizza.

What food was considered the food of the Gods, and was said to bring eternal life to anyone who ate it?
A: Ambrosia.

When Birdseye first introduced its frozen foods in 1930, what was it called?
A: Frosted Food.

What was the convenience food that Joel Cheek developed?
A: Instant Coffee.

The song, Food, Glorious Food, was featured in which musical?
A: Oliver.

Of the Worlds food crops, what percentage is pollinated by insects?
A: 80 percent.

The Giant panda's favorite food is what?
A: Bamboo shoots.

Which entertainer on Conan O'Brien's show, choose NBC cafeteria chicken over his own brand in a blind taste test?
A: Kenny Rogers.

What drink was sold as Diastoid when first introduced?
A: Malted milk.

What type of micro organism makes up the base of marine and freshwater food chains?
A: Plankton.

What type of creature builds a lodge in which to store food, rear its young, and pass the winter?
A: Beaver.

What fruit or vegetable was dubbed the FlavrSavr and was the first genetically engineered food sold in the United States?
A: The tomato.

What fitness guru appeared as a dancing meatball in an Italian TV commercial as an art student?
A: Richard Simmons.

What Olympic athlete could not run the 200-meter final in the 92 Olympics because of food poisoning?
A: Michael Johnson.

What morning food has a name derived from the German word for stirrup?
A: Bagel.

In 1904, what food product was renamed Post Toasties cereal because the clergy objected to the original name?
A: Elijah's Manna.

What is Gohan?
A:  Japanese Rice

In a formal Japanese meal, what is always served early?
A:  Sashimi

In Chinese cookery, what is the most commonly used oil?
A:  Groundnut or Peanut

What is the triangular shaped Indian pastry containing spiced meat?
A:  Samosa

Which small animal provides 50% of all the protein eaten in Peru?
A:  Guinea Pigs

What type of food is coulibac?
A:  Russian Fish Pie

In Scotland, what is a spurtle?
A: a spoon

If you ordered unagi in a Japanese restaurant, what would you get?
A:  Eel

What Lop cheong are Chinese what?
A: Sausages

The French call it pomplamouse, what do we call it?
A:  Grapefruit

Miso a basic ingredient in Japanese cooking is made of what?
A: Soybean paste

What is the staple food of one third of the world's population?
A: Rice

 What is the important ingredient in Chinese birds nest soup
A:  Bird Saliva

 If you were eating fragrant meat in Hong Kong, what kind of meat would you be eating?
A: Dog meat.

What kind of Italian stew translates as "Bone with a Hole"?
A:  Osso Bucco

French fried potatoes were invented in what country?
A: Belgium

Japanese Soya noodles are made from what?
A:  Buckwheat

What was the first country to recognize Mexico's independence, in 1836?
A: The U.S.

What encyclopedia's first edition, in 1771, described California as "a large country of the West Indies"?
A: Encyclopedia Britannica's.

Who was the only American to become vice president and president after resignations?
A: Gerald Ford.

There is one in Las Vegas for every how many inhabitants.
A: Eight.

What year did the Dow Jones Industrial Average break both the 4000 and 5000 marks?
A: 1995.

Who saw his crew dine on wormy biscuits and rats on his fourth voyage to the New World?
A: Christopher Columbus.

What disgraced vice president's high school yearbook quote read; "An ounce of wit is worth a pound of sorrow"?
A: Spiro Agnew.

Who was the youngest man to chair the Joint Chiefs of Staff?
A: Colin Powell.

Which of Henry VIII's wives gave birth to Elizabeth I?
A: Anne Boleyn.

What 19th-century president erroneously noted: "The ballot is stronger than the bullet"?
A: Abraham Lincoln.

What country led all Arab nations in the number of troops participating in Operation Desert Storm?
A: Saudi Arabia.

Who did George Bush accuse of being "a card-carrying member" of the American Civil Liberties Union, in 1988?
A: Michael Dukakis.

What presidential election year saw Republicans dub Democrats the party of "Communism, Corruption and Korea"?
A:1952.

What position was Eileen Collins the first female to hold on a space shuttle mission?
A: Captain.

What were the Viet Minh called when they crossed into South Vietnam?
A: The Viet Cong.

What Russian cleric was poisoned, shot and finally drowned on December 30, 1916?
A: Rasputin.

Who led the Million Man March on Washington?
A: Louis Farrakhan.

What country suffered the worst two earthquakes in history, killing 830,000 in 1556 and 750,000 in 1976?
A: China.

What Eastern European city was the last city to be liberated in World War II?
A: Prague.

What country used the deadly nerve gas Sarin against its Kurdish minority in the 1990s?
A: Iraq.

What general did GI's nickname "Top Gun" in the Persian Gulf War?
A: Colin Powell.

What trade union was finally legalized in Poland in 1989?
A: Solidarity.

What symbol was first linked to the Democratic party in an 1870 cartoon by Thomas Nast?
A: A donkey.

What Harry Callahan line did Ronald Reagan invoke to "tax increasers"?
A: "Go ahead, make my day".

What explorer of North Carolina never got to finish his "History of the World" while banished to the Tower of London?
A: Sir Walter Raleigh.

Who was president of the U.S. when Uncle Sam first got a beard?
A: Abraham Lincoln.

Who did Adolf Hitler dictate Mein Kampf to while in prison?
A: Rudolf Hess.

What structure was 26.5 miles long until 1989?
A: The Berlin Wall.

What sport sparked a war between El Salvador and Honduras, after an unpopular referee's call in 1969?
A: Soccer.

What amendment in the U.S. Bill of Rights guarantees freedom of religion, speech and the press?
A: The First Amendment.

Who was dubbed "Lenin's left leg" during the early stages of Russia's Marxist movement?
A: Joseph Stalin.

What doctor came to court dressed as Thomas Jefferson, who was also thought to favor helping the terminally ill commit suicide?
A: Jack Kevorkian.

What country was ruled from 827 until 860 by Egbert, Ethelwulf and Ethelbald?
A: England.

What did Elizabeth I have removed from her palaces when her hair thinned and her cheeks hollowed?
A: Mirrors.

What historic structure was saved from a real estate syndicate by a donation from a Texas cattle heiress?
A: The Alamo.

Who's letter to Ronald Reagan read: "I'm very sorry...I thank God no one died"?
A: John Hinckley Jr.

How many people were killed in 1979 at the Three Mile Island nuclear disaster?
A: Zero.

What British prime minister defined a fanatic as "one who can't change his mind and won't change the subject"?
A: Winston Churchill.

What Japanese war cry meant "May you live forever"?
A: Banzai.

Who distanced herself from politics by changing her last name to Davis at 22?
A: Patti Reagan.

Who piloted the first airplane to suffer a passenger fatality, in 1908?
A: Orville Wright.

What river was Hernando De Soto the first white man to see and be buried in?
A: The Mississippi River.

Who was known as "Tanya" after a 1974 San Francisco bank robbery?
A: Patti Hearst.

What seventh king of Israel shares his name with a Herman Melville literary character?
A: Ahab.

What U.S. president died 79 days after being shot?
A: James Garfield.

What outfit's National Intelligence Daily has a circulation of about 200?
A: The Central Intelligence Agency's.

What leader said in 1942: "Never before have we had so little time in which to do so much"?
A: Franklin D. Roosevelt.

What child name's plunge in U.S. popularity was attributed to a famous 1974 scandal?
A: Richard's.

What 1970 hit movie was banned on military bases for "reducing the conventions and paraphernalia of war to total idiocy?
A: M*A*S*H

What awards, founded in 1901, are funded wit the help of the Bank of Sweden?
A: The Nobel Prizes.

What country did 300,000 Chinese troops invade in February of 1979?
A: Vietnam.

What spa town headquartered the French who collaborated with the Nazis in World War II?
A: Vichy.

What seductive World War I spy had a daughter named Banda who was also a spy?
A: Mata Hari.

What color were the "black boxes" on TWA  Flight 800?
A: Orange.

Where in Beijing did Chinese students build a Goddess of Democracy in May, 1989?
A: Tiananmen Square.

What author moved some 56 times in the six months after he was issued a death threat?
A: Salman Rushdie.

What Connecticut resident was the first woman in U.S. history to be elected a U.S. governor without inheriting the office from a hubbie?
A: Ella Grasso.

What secretary of defense admitted the Vietnam War was a "mistake" in 1995?
A: Robert McNamara.

What nation's 90-man army is the world's oldest, dating back to 1506?
A: Vatican City's.

What British royal spent over $26,000 on underwear in the 1980s?
A: Princess Diana.

What First Lady became the first wife of a sitting president to appear under subpoena before a grand jury?
A: Hillary Rodham Clinton.

What war was Lt. Hiroo Onoda ordered by his commanding officer to stop fighting, in 1974?
A: World War II.

What Beverly Hills 90210 star led the Pledge of Allegiance at the 1992 Republican convention?
A: Shannen Doherty.

Whose assassination resulted in the Lorraine Motel being named the National Civil Rights Museum?
A: Martin Luther King Jr's.

What Arab intoned: " I want a homeland even if the devil is the one to liberate it for me"?
A: Yasir Arafat.

What name was the last word uttered by Napoleon?
A: Josephine.

What nation bid adieu to the United Kingdom in 1921?
A: Ireland.

History trivia questions and answers.

What Nazi propagandist said: "Think of the press as a great keyboard on which the government can play"?
A: Joseph Goebbels.

What cleric addressed the U.N. in English, French, Spanish, Russian, Arabic and Chinese in 1995?
A: Pope John Paul II.

What mobster sighed: "I've been accused of every death except the casualty list of the World War"?
A: Al Capone.

What was the first company in the world to post $1 billion in annual earnings, in 1995?
A: General Motors.

What Uganda city's airport saw an Israeli commando raid rescue 103 hostages in 1976?
A: Entebbe's.

What 20th-century conflict saw U.S. soldiers "die for a tie"?
A: The Korean War.

What increased in the U.S. from 1.5 million to seven million in 1930?
A: Unemployment.

What city had the first public school, college and newspaper in the thirteen British colonies?
A: Boston.

What scandal was the Tower Commission set up to investigate in 1986?
A: The Iran-Contra affair.

What Filipino was acquitted of fraud charges in the U.S. in 1990?
A: Imelda Marcos.

What were the Soviet Union's symbols for work in the factory and on the land?
A: Hammer and sickle.

Who expected to be paid 2,000 pounds for surrendering West Point to the British?
A: Benedict Arnold.

What did an official U.S. investigation call " the greatest military and naval disaster in our nation's history"?
A: The attack on Pearl Harbor.

Whose migraine headache vanished after he read Robert E. Lee's note of surrender?
A: Ulysses S. Grant's.

What did "loose lips" do, according to a popular rhyming World War II slogan?
A: "Sink Ships".

What city had North America's first medical school, bank and city-paid police force.
A: Philadelphia.

What Filipino was nicknamed the " iron butterfly".
A: Imelda Marcos.

What did Jack McCall fall off, seconds after he shot Wild Bill Hickok?
A: His Horse.

Who was the longest-serving president in French history?
A: Francois Mitterrand.

What country's rampant political corruption was probed by the Mani Pulite, or "Clean Hands," of the 1990s?
A: Italy's.

Who was it that ran through the streets naked crying Eureka?
A:  Archimedes

What was the famous clown, Coco's real name?
A: Nikioli Poliakoff

The first Christmas stamp appeared in what country in 1898?
A: Canada

Rhodopsis, the original Egyptian Cinderella, had what job?
A:  Prostitute

Mathias Rust landed his Cessna in 1987at what location?
A:  Red Square Moscow

What is the literal meaning of Magna Carta?
A:  Great Charter

What "temporary measure" was introduced to the UK  in 1799?
A: Income Tax

Super Mario's original name was what?
A: Jumperman

In 1449, Thomas Brightfield built London's first what?
A:  Lavatory

Jacques Garnerin made the first what in 1797?
A: Parachute Jump

Who designed the first Iron ship the Great Britain in 1845?
A:  I. Kingdom Brunel

A Japanese artist copied the Mona Lisa in 1983 in what material?
A:  Toast

What became legal in 1901 in the UK?
A:  Boxing

Why did the Emperor Augustus ban his men from wearing silk?
A:  It was Effeminate

What gem was Cleopatra's signet?
A: The Amethyst

In the ancient Roman Calendar,  what was the eighth month?
A:  October

What nation built the world’s first chemistry lab in 1650?
A:  Netherlands

Alice Springs, an Australian town,  used to be called what  until 1925?
A:  Stuart

What was Attila the Hun called?
A:  The Scourge of God

Lady Chatterley's first name was what?
A:  Constance

Methodism was founded in 1738 by who?
A:  John Wesley

In 18th century England what was known as Old Tom?
A: Gin

Who was the Roman god of field boundaries?
A:  Terminus

Sotheby's sold a 200 year old bit of Tibetan what  for $ 1500 in 1993?
A:  Cheese

Who sailed in the Golden Hind?
A:  Sir Francis Drake

The mutineers of the Bounty settled on what islands?
A:  Pitcairn Islands

In Monty Pythons Flying Circus, Dinsdale was a giant what?
A:  Hedgehog

In the Falklands Islands area, what is the 10th of January?
A: Margaret Thatcher day

The oldest science is what?
A: Astronomy

Queen Victoria's first name was what?
A:  Alexandria

Who owned and lived in the castle Joyous Guard?
A:  Lancelot

The archaeologist Hiram Bingham discovered what lost city in 1911?
A:  Machu Picchu

In 1797 3 pence could buy you a good what
A:  Wife

Where was Napoleon born?
A:  Ajaccio - Corsican capitol

As she got older Queen Elizabeth 1st, banned what?
A:  mirrors

What sport was banned in England in 1849?
A:  Cockfighting

In 1890 the first electric what opened in London?
A:  Underground railway

Who once said "Sometimes a cigar is just a cigar"?
A:  Sigmund Freud

What brand of car was seen for the first time in 190?
A:  Mercedes

Fritz Von Werra was the only German pilot in World War II to do what?
A:  Escape

The first public supply of electricity  in Britain came from what river in 1881?
A:  Wey

What did Winston Churchill call his favorite poodle?
A:  Rufus

40 Who nickname was the Desert Fox ?
A: Erwin Rommel

Canadian Fran Philps was the first woman to reach  what?
A: The North Pole

What breakthrough aid to archaeologists from 197 BC was found in Egypt in 1799?
A:  Rosetta Stone

What was the tabularium in ancient Rome?
A: Hall of Public Records

The first Englishman to die in an air plane  crash was who?
A:  Charles Rolls

Who was the jeweler to the Russian Court famous for his decorated Easter eggs?
A:  Faberge

What Athenian philosopher wrote nothing but was immortalized by Plato?
A:  Socrates

Jesuit Bark was used in 1666 as a prevention against what disease?
A:  Malaria

Hercules had to clean whose stables in one night?
A:  Aegean Stables

In 1000 B.C., what did Israelites pay their taxes in?
A:  Raisins

Which car company was founded by Sir William Lyons in 1922?
A:  Jaguar

In 1720 what exploded ?
A: The South Sea Bubble

Noah's Ark had two of everything including what feature?
A: Windows

Ilich Ramirez Sanchez was better known  as who?
A:  Carlos the Jackal

What navel officer fought at the battles of Bastia, Calvi and Toulon?
A: Horatio Nelson

What is the oldest swimming stroke, dating from the  16th century?
A:  Breaststroke

Augusto Pinochet ruled what  country?
A: Chile

Which state lies to the south of Georgia?
A: Florida.

If it's noon in Boston, what time is it in New York?
A: Noon.

What is the postal abbreviation for New Hampshire?
A: NH.

What is the capital of the state of Mississippi?
A: Jackson.

Boris Karloff starred as which monster in one of the first horror movies?
A: Frankenstein.

Which company made the Lion King CD ROM?
A: Disney.

Which ocean is off the California coast?
A: The Pacific ocean.

San Diego is in which state?
A: California.

What was the last name of flight pioneers Orville and Wilbur?
A: Wright.

In 1993 Michael Jordan gave up basketball to try which sport?
A: Baseball.

What color are the stars on the United States of America Flag?
A: White.

What is the postal abbreviation for Vermont?
A: VT.

Which city is the home of Jazz?
A: New Orleans.

What state is called the Sioux State?
A: North Dakota.

In basketball where do the Suns come from?
A: Phoenix.

Which baseball team are Giants?
A: San Francisco.

What is the capital of Alabama?
A: Montgomery.

Which Gulf lies to the south of Florida?
A: Mexico.

Which Island is the smallest state of the Union?
A: Rhode Island.

Which city has an area called Haight-Ashbury?
A: San Francisco.

Who was the youngest US President to die in office?
A: John F. Kennedy.

The Sony company originated in which country?
A: Japan.

Which Bill formed Microsoft?
A: Gates.

Foods will not brown in what type of oven?
A: Microwave.

Which fruit gave its name to a desk top computer in 1984?
A: Apple.

What was the favorite food of the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles?
A: Pizza.

Who was the first ex-movie actor to become President of the United States?
A: Ronald Reagan.

In football, where do the Vikings come from?
A: Minnesota.

In sports, what is an MVP?
A: Most Valuable Player.

What is the postal abbreviation for Alaska?
A: AK.

What was the name of Michael Jackson's famous chimpanzee companion?
A: Bubbles.

Which state is called the Green Mountain State?
A: Vermont.

In baseball where do the Twins come from?
A: Minnesota.

Ottawa is which country's capital?
A: Canada.

Buckingham palace is in which English city?
A: London.

Which US state is famous for Disneyland and the film industry?
A: California.

What is the postal abbreviation for Nevada?
A: NV.

How many brothers were in the original Jackson family line up?
A: Five.

What was Elvis Presley's middle name?
A: Aaron.

Who was the ex-peanut farmer who became a US President?
A: Jimmy Carter.

Who declared he had ' a dream' where all Americans would live as equals?
A: Marin Luther King.

In baseball where do the Braves come from?
A: Atlanta.

Whose ancient tomb was discovered in Egypt in 1922?
A: Tutankhamen.

Who formulated the theory of relativity early in the century?
A: Albert Einstein.

What's the response to , "see you later, alligator"?
A: After a while, crocodile.

What type of animal was Babe in the film of the same name?
A: Pig.

What is Prince Harry's real first name?
A: Henry.

Fidel Castro led a communist revolution where?
A: Cuba.

Which state is called the Treasure State?
A: Montana.

What is the postal abbreviation for Texas?
A: TX.

Which Joe was nicknamed the Yankee Clipper?
A: DiMaggio.

William Henry Gates III amassed his fortune from which source?
A: Computer Software.

In Peter Pan, what sort of animal was Nana?
A: Dog.

In basketball, where do the Supersonics come from?
A: Seattle.

Which state is called the Pine Tree State?
A: Maine.

What is the postal abbreviation for Pennsylvania?
A: PA.

What is California's state capital?
A: Sacramento.

What is Ohio's largest city?
A: Columbus.

Which state lies due east of Alabama?
A: Georgia.

What is the largest of the Southern states?
A: Georgia.

Which river starts at Lake Itasca Minnesota and flows into the Gulf of Mexico?
A: Mississippi.

What type of creature was the star of the film Jaws?
A: Shark.

What was the name of the mansion where Elvis Presley died?
A: Graceland.

In which country was a 2000 year old, life size terracotta army discovered?
A: China.

Which was the 50th state to become part of the United States of America?
A: Hawaii.

Which state is called the Great Lake State?
A: Michigan.

What was the first name of the first man in space?
A: Yuri.

Where in America was the world's biggest rock festival staged?
A: Woodstock.

What was the world's biggest passenger ship when it was launched in 1912?
A: Titanic.

What is the capital of the state of Alaska?
A: Juneau.

In football, where do the Redskins come from?
A: Washington.

What does the B stand for in SCUBA diving?
A: Breathing.

What color is an Oscar?
A: Gold.

Which state is called the Bear State?
A: Arkansas.

Who was the 41st President of the USA?
A: George H. Bush.

Which Texan Governor was traveling with the Kennedys when JFK was shot?
A: Connolly.

Who was the first American to walk in space?
A: Edward White.

Who was the first man to set foot on the moon?
A: Neil Armstrong.

Which brothers made the first powered plane flight?
A: Wright.

Which state is called the Panhandle State?
A: West Virginia.

What was Michael Jackson's album follow-up to Thriller?
A: Bad.

What is the capital of the state of Virginia?
A: Richmond.

In Forrest Gump, his mom says, "Life is like a box of " what?
A: Chocolates.

Who became the first US President to resign in office?
A: Richard Nixon.

Where was the second Atom bomb dropped?
A: Nagasaki.

Who lost part of his ear to the teeth of Mike Tyson in 1997?
A: Evander Holyfield.

Where was a wall built to divide a city?
A: Berlin.

Which lake provides Chicago with 20 miles of lake shore?
A: Michigan.

What is Minneapolis's 'twin city'?
A: St. Paul.

Which part of Florida is famous for its alligators?
A: Everglades.

Which is the other northern Pacific state along with Washington?
A: Oregon.

What's the name of the bird that cartoon cat Sylvester chases in vain?
A: Tweety Pie.

What continent's macro zamia tree lives for 7,000 years?
A: Australia's.

What determines the sex of crocodile embryos--temperature, humidity, or genetics?
A: Temperature.

What do imbibers know as the most prevalent fruit crop in the world?
A: Grapes.

What color are a zebra's black stripes during the first six months of life?
A: Brown.

What mollusk was obliged to share its name with the first waterproof watch?
A: The oyster.

What animal's flesh, when sun-dried in the Andes, becomes a jerky called charqui?
A: A Llama's.

What can mutagens cause?
A: Mutations.

What drug did the University of Pennsylvania animal-behavior clinic prescribe for depressed dogs?
A : Prozac.

What amphibians do you raise if your run a ranarium?
A: Frogs.

What caused half of all deaths from natural disasters from 1945 to 1986?
A :Earthquakes.

What mineral accounts for 35 percent of the Earth's composition?
A: Iron.

What did the ancient Greeks believe to be a cross between a tiger and a horse?
 A: A zebra.

What does the praying mantis store by the hundreds in oothecas?
A: Eggs.

What elemental event rejuvenates a prairie by causing more plants to grow taller, flower and produce seed?
A: Fire.

What simple creature is employed to turn organic garbage into "vermicompost"?
A: Worms.

What Greek announced in 420 B.C. that women suffer hysteria due t a "wandering uterus"?
A: Hippocrates.

How many days can an ant survive under water?
A: Two.

What's the term for an adult male pig?
A: Boar.

What creature's tongue weighs as much as a full grown elephant?
A: The blue whale's.

What amphibian did Pliny the Elder suggest be tied to the jaw, t make teeth firmer?
A: A frog.

What creature goes through a period where it gains 10 pounds an hour?
A: A blue whale.

What's the least expensive and most popular fruit?
A: The banana.

How many feet tall are most cattle at the shoulder?
A: Five.

What rodents, believed to have great teeth, did ancient Romans often place live on the gums of a toothache sufferer?
A: Mice.

What does a bee larva have no chance of becoming if it stops eating royal jelly after three days?
A :A queen bee.

What city's streets and sidewalks received 175 tons of daily et excrement deposits before a "Pooper scooper" law passed in 1978?
A: New York City's.

What people were the first to adopt a solar year, after noticing spring holidays were beginning to occur in winter?
A :The Egyptians.

What type of whale can dive over 2,000 feet?
A: The sperm whale.

What weather phenomenon is measured by the Beaufort scale?
A: Wind.

What European country accounts for most of the 30 percent of the world's prunes not produced in California?
A: France.

What's the most common trick a pet dog can perform?
A: Sit.

What organ's need for oxygen causes angina pectoris pain?
A: The heart's.

What tree-dwelling ape is known to Malaysians as the "person of the forest"?
A :The orangutan.

What organ of a buffalo did Plains Indians use to make yellow paint?
A: The gallbladder.

What characteristic of minerals is described by the Mohs Scale?
A :Hardness.

What Nation's treasures include the Sistine Chapel?
A: Vatican City's.

Which extends further North- Japan, North Korea or turkey?
A: Japan.

What country can an Afghani escape to on the Khyber Pass?
A: Pakistan.

What two countries sandwich the dead sea?
A: Israel and Jordan.

What U.S. state is said to have as many cows as people?
A: Wisconsin.

What continent boasts the most telephone lines?
A: Europe.

What future Soviet republic produced one-half of the world's oil in 1901?
A: Azerbaijan.

What African country is bordered by Namibia, Botswana, Zimbabwe and Mozambique?
A: South Africa.

What's the only Central American country without a coastline on the Caribbean?
A: El Salvador.

What North American mountain range is an apt anagram for "o, man--ski country"?
A: Rocky Mountains.

What city is headquarters for Zero Population Growth and the Impotence Institution of America?
A: Washington, DC.

What city boasts a Board of Trade that buy and sells half the world's wheat and corn?
A: Chicago.

What island boasts Mount Fuji?
A: Honshu.

What European country's most common last name is De Vries?
A: The Netherlands'.

What desert do Botswana, Namibia and South Africa have in common?
A: The Kalahari.

What U.S. state has the highest percentage of residents born in other countries?
A: California.

How  many U.S. states are named after a president>?
A: One.

What's the world's highest island mountain?
A: Mauna Kea.

What was the only country still building steam locomotives in 1990?
A: China.

Which two European countries lead the world n wine consumption pr capita?
A: France and Italy.

What was the world's highest man-made structure for 4,000 years before being passed by the central tower of Lincoln Cathedral?
A: The Great Pyramid of Cheops.

What western state is less than thrilled to be known as the "Vermin State"?
A: New Mexico.

What's the only South American country that has both a Pacific and a Caribbean coast?
A: Colombia.

What interstate highway connects Boston and Seattle?
A: I-90.

What state boasts all or part of the ten largest American Indian reservations?
A: Arizona.

What Canadian city's name means "muddy water"?
A: Winnipeg's.

What desert did David Livingstone have to cross to reach Lake Ngami?
A: The Kalahari.

What country sent out 15,000 census workers to count its homeless population, in 1990?
A: The U.S.

What do Americans call the Huang Ho, China's second-longest river?
A: The Yellow River.

What Russian republic has its capital in Grozny?
A: Chechnya.

What state made the U.S. the fourth largest country in land mass in 1959?
A: Alaska.

What state does the Yellowstone River rise in?
A: Wyoming.

What island has endured Mount Etna's wrath over 140 times?
A: Sicily.

How many months per year do residents of Tromso, Norway go without seeing a sunset?
A: Three.

What Memphis mansion was opened to the public in 1982?
A: Graceland.

What U.S. state gave the world Louis Armstrong, Fats Domino, Mahalia Jackson and Jelly Roll Morton?
A: Louisiana.

What country is central to the books Out of Africa and The Green Hills of Africa?
A: Kenya.

What country boasts the world's highest paid national legislators?
A: The U.S..

What southwestern U.S. state adopted the bola tie as its official state neckwear?
A: Arizona.

What $325 million chateau was finished for Louis XIV of France in 1682?
A: Versailles.

What southeastern state boasts the cities of Frog Jump, Only, and Sweet Lips?
A: Tennessee.

What Mississippi town name provides the answer to the Arizona town of Why?
A: Why Not.

What European country sells an amazing 550 million one-pound cans of Heinz Baked Beans, or ten per citizen, each year?
A: Britain.

What eastern town is home for a service academy and the U.S. Silver Depository?
A: West Point.

What ancient African country did the Greeks name for the "sun burnt faces" of its natives.
A: Ethiopia.

What's the only remaining European territory on the South American continent?
A: French Guiana.

What nation of over 7,000 islands has two-thirds of its population living on Luzon and Mindanao?
A: The Philippines.

What country receives 26 percent of all Saudi Exports?
A: The U.S..

What Massachusetts spot is hyped as " America's Hometown"?
A: Plymouth.

What biblical place name means "pleasure"?
A: Eden.

What preceded Tokyo as the capital of Japan?
A: Kyoto.

What nation boasts the cities of Go Cong, Play Cu, Dong Ha and Ha Dong?
A: Vietnam.

What U.S. state was named after chaste Queen Elizabeth I?
A: Virginia.

What Southwestern state are you standing in if you ring a doorbell in Ding Dong?
A: Texas.

What continent is Greenland a part of?
A: North America.

What southern U.S. state boasts the town of Satellite Beach?
A: Florida.

What country was created in 1920 from the remains of the Hapsburg Empire?
A: Austria.

What do Southerners call ground hominy with the germ removed?
A: Grits.

What Arab nation has the highest percentage of Christians?
A: Lebanon.

What U.S. state gets raked by the most tornadoes annually?
A: Texas.

What city does the Bible call the City of David.
A: Jerusalem.

What two U.S. states went to court in 1996 over ownership of historic Ellis Island?
A: New York and New Jersey.

What ice cream factory is the number one tourist attraction in Vermont?
A: Ben & Jerry's.

What Nebraska city outlawed burping in churches?
A: Omaha.

Which city is farthest west - San Diego, Reno, or Los Angeles.
A: Reno.

What island calls itself the Republic of China?
A: Taiwan.

What's the only state whose official state song was composed for a Broadway musical?
A: Oklahoma.

What outfit is known as the Red Crescent in Muslim nations?
A: The Red Cross.


What Florida city's name translates to "mouth of the rat" because of it's toothy inlet?
A: Boca Raton's.

What Italian city had the Roman name Mediolanum?
A: Milan.

What New England state would be home if you laid down roots in Bald Head?
A: Maine.

What 4,588-mile dune-laden expanse did Choi Jong-yul say he walked across "because it was there"?
A: The Sahara Desert.
What country is bordered by Algeria, Niger, Chad, Egypt, Sudan and Tunisia?
A: Libya.
What Asian country boasts the largest Muslim population in the world?
A: Indonesia.

What academy is sometimes dubbed "Canoe U."?
A: The U.S. Naval Academy.

What U.S. state has an official commonwealth folk song written by resident Arlo Guthrie?
A: Massachusetts.

What island was Abel Tasman the first European to land on, in 1642?
A: Tasmania.

What African country's name is from the Latin for "free"?
A: Liberia's.

What republic is sandwiched between Lithuania and Estonia?
A: Latvia.

What's the only U.S. state to share a border with one of Canada's Maritime Provinces?
A: Maine.

What Central American nation flies a flag with one blue and one red star?
A: Panama.

What 1994 U.S. event was tagged pas le Big One by French journalists?
A: The Los Angeles earthquake.

What Australian geological wonder has an aboriginal name that means "great pebble"?
A: Ayers Rock.

Which of the seven wonders of the ancient world was demolished by an earthquake in 224 B.C.?
A: The Colossus of Rhodes.

What country is home to 21 percent of the world's people?
A: China.

What are painted bright yellow and left out for public use on the streets of Portland, Oregon?
A: Bicycles.

What southern city did Andrew Jackson name for one on the Nile River?
A: Memphis.

What city, founded in 1550 by Sweden's King Gustav Vasa, was first called Helsingfors?
A: Helsinki.

What country's auto identification letters are KWT?
A: Kuwait's.

What strife-torn African nation boasts a world high of 8.3 births per female?
A: Rwanda.

What Asian county's women's magazine Non Non is its bestseller?
A: Japan's.

What's the world's largest desert, as determined by the least precipitation?
A: The Antarctic.

What's a German sign reading "Rauchen verboten" telling you not to do?
A: Smoke.

What U.S. state boasts a difference of 20,320 feet between its highest and lowest points?
A: Alaska.

What Boston green space, founded in 1634, is the oldest park in the U.S.?
A: The Boston Common.

What New Orleans soup has a name derived from the Bantu word for okra?
A: Gumbo.

What country is bordered by Austria, France, Slovenia and Switzerland?
A: Italy.

What city was the site of the last Moorish Kingdom in Spain?
A: Granada.

Ehat interstate highway connects Ridgefield Park, New Jersey, to San Francisco?
A: I-80.

What Pacific atoll got its name from its location between the Americas and Asia?
A: The Midway Islands.

What Tuscan city do Italians know as Firenze?
A: Florence.

What Canadian province got its name from the Iroquois word guilibek, meaning "place where waters narrow"?
A: Quebec.

Which U.S. president used some of his winnings from poker games to help launch his campaign for a seat in the U.S. House of Representatives?
A: Richard Nixon

What country's farthest southern and northern points are Land's End and John O' Groats, respectively?
A: Britain's.

What New York City landmark is the largest movie theater in the U.S.?
A: Radio City Music Hall.

What's the world's longest road, running from Texas to Valparaiso, Chile?
A: The Pan-American Highway.

What $7.2 million purchase did one senator call "an awful lot of ice for an awful lot of dollars," in 1867?
A: Alaska.

What European capital's Potsdamer Platz was busy enough to warrant the world's first traffic light?
A: Berlin's.

What was the most populous state in the U.S. for the last time in 1800?
A: Virginia.

What Nepalese city name means "wooden temples"?
A: Katmandu.

What Egyptian city was built up during the Middle Ages from limestone stripped off the exterior of the Great Pyramid?
A: Cairo.

What Yukon mining district was the site of the 1890s gold rush?
A: The Klondike.

What Texas city along Route 66 got its name from the Spanish word for yellow?
A: Amarillo.

What two republics make up the Federal Republic of Yugoslavia?
A: Montenegro and Serbia.

What Scandinavian country last fought in a war in 1814?
A: Sweden.

What U.S. state's public golf courses have the highest average green fees?
A: Hawaii's.

What former Soviet republic joined Russia as one of the world's ten largest countries?
A: Kazakhstan.

What Arab country's national dish is a soup called fool?
A: Egypt's.

What continent are you on if you're lost in the eastern tip of Egypt?
A: Asia.

What continent has the fewest flowering plants?
A: Antarctica.

What country lies on the western side of the Iberian Peninsula?
A: Portugal.

What volatile nation was the first Caribbean country to gain independence?
A: Haiti.

What barnyard animal utterance is known in France as groin groin?
A: Oink-Oink.

What southern state capital got its name for being the terminus of the Western & Atlantic Railroad?
A: Atlanta.

What desert's name was inspired by the array of colors that erosion has exposed there?
A: The Painted Desert's.

What Berlin landmark had lost over 60 tons in shipments to the U.S. by 1990?
A: The Berlin Wall.

What was the biggest city in America until 1755?
A: Boston.

What U.S. city had three of the world's five tallest man-made structures in 1994?
A: Chicago.

What cave mammals inspired some folks to dub Nebraska the "Bug-eating State"?
A: Bats.

What Asian country has the world's lowest amount of urban green space per person?
A: Japan.

What country went metric to join the European Community, but kept the pint for use in pubs and for milk?
A: Britain.

What two cities are connected by the busiest international airline route?
A: London and Paris.

What Spanish port city was founded by Carthaginian general Hamilcar Barca?
A: Barcelona.

What Bengal nation lost 300,000 people to a cyclone and a tidal wave in 1970?
A: Bangladesh.

What desert has an area larger than the continental U.S.?
A: The Sahara.

What river was designated the U.S.-Mexican border in the Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo?
A: The Rio Grande.

What city's garbage collectors are honored by a street called Avenue of the Strongest?
A: New York City's.

What wonder of the ancient world did Babylonians refer to as the "House of the Foundations of Heaven and Earth"?
A: The Tower of Babel.

What country was Berlin part of when it passed one million in population?
A: Prussia.

What's Rome's Piazza San Pietro known as in English?
A: St. Peter's Square.

What West African nation's name means "lion mountain"?
A: Sierra Leone's.

What U.S. state would you be in if you made the short trip from Citronelle to Tangerine?
A: Florida.

What state is home to a huge hunk of granite called The Dan Blocker Memorial Head?
A: Texas.

What's the world's second largest archipelago, after Indonesia?
A: The Philippines.

What's Canada's largest inland sea?
A: Hudson Bay.

What nation has had a monarchy the longest?
A: Japan.

What Great Lake state are you stuck in if your car has broken down in Hell?
A: Michigan.

What Italian city is considered "the fashion capital of the world"?
A: Milan.

What British town got its name from its proximity to the Cam River?
A: Cambridge.

What western state answers Pamplona's Running of the Bulls with its own annual Running of the Sheep?
A: Montana.

What's the southernmost country in Central America?
A: Panama.

What ocean are the Maldives in?
A: The Indian Ocean.

What body of water is approximately nine times saltier than ocean water?
A: The Dead Sea.

What U.S. state's official fish is the humuhumunukunukuapuaa?
A: Hawaii's

What island country is visited by the most cruise ships?
A: The Bahamas.

What capital has a name meaning "city of Islam"?
A: Islamabad.

What did Puritans dub "Rogues Island"?
A: Rhode Island.

What Alpine country's women got the right to vote in 1971?
A: Switzerland's.

What U.S. state legislated the pronunciation of its name in 1881, to accent the first and third syllables and quiet the final "s"?
A: Arkansas.

What U.S. state do Knickerbockers knock around in?
A: New York.

Which is further south -  the Cape of Good Hope, Cape Horn or Cape Catastrophe?
A: Cape Horn.

What 120,000-square-mile African desert is almost completely covered by woods and grass?
A: The Kalahari.

What country managed to reduce its vodka consumption from 2.6 billion liters in 1984 to just 1.6 billion in 1990?
A: The Soviet Union.

What city did Sigmund Freud call home?
A: Vienna.

What bay do Royal Bengal tigers most often swim in?
A: The Bay of Bengal.

What Asian nation was not invaded by enemy forces between 1275 and 1944?
A: Japan.

What central African state boasts a big "R" in the middle of its flag?
A: Rwanda.

What's the most popular honeymoon destination outside the contiguous 48 states for U.S. couples, according to Modern Bride?
A: Hawaii.

What Kentucky tourist attraction's entrance was allegedly discovered by a hunter while tracking a wounded bear?
A: Mammoth Cave's.

What's the only U.S. state never to have banned prostitution?
A: Nevada.

What do Texas beef partisans call "wool on a stick"?
A: Lamb.

What mountain range's name is Sanskrit for "abode of snow"?
A: The Himalayas'.

What country boasts the world's oldest active brewery, dating back to 1040 A.D,.?
A: Germany.

What's the main mode of transport for the nomads who make up half of Somalia's population?
A: Camel.

What Western Hemisphere people spoke Nahuatl?
A: The Aztecs.

What U.S. state was once called West New Jersy?
A: Pennsylvania.

What city is home to the busiest stock exchange?
A: Tokyo.

What Central American country is bordered by Honduras and Costa Rica?
A: Nicaragua.

What Minnesota town boasts an annual celebration called Wrong Day?
A: Wright.

What two nations are alluded to in the first line of the Marine Hymn?
A: Mexico, Libya.

What's the only U.S. state to border Maine?
A: New Hampshire.

What peppery spice shares its name with the capital of French Guiana?
A: Cayenne.

What country in Eastern Europe has a name that means "people from Rome"?
A: Romania.

What South American country comes last alphabetically?
A: Venezuela.

What U.K. principality has its capital in Cardiff?
A: Wales.

What two countries are separated by the Tortilla Curtain?
A: Mexico and the U.S.

What Great Lake state has more shoreline than the entire U.S. Atlantic seaboard?
A: Michigan.

What mountains do the Ganges, Brahmaputra and Indus rivers begin in?
A: The Himalayas.

What nation will need an estimated 4,300 years to remove the 10 million land mines left there by the Soviet Army?
A: Afghanistan.

What U.S. state has the most unemployed dancers?
A: Nevada.

What was dedicated in 1982 when veteran Ian Scruggs said: "Thank you America...for finally remembering us"?
A: The Vietnam Veterans Memorial.

What nation boasts northern towns called Resolute, Eureka and Alert?
A: Canada.

What river do Mexicans call Rio Bravo?
A: The Rio Grande.

What was the city of Edo renamed in 1869?
A: Tokyo.

What European museum opened a controversial metal-and-glass pyramid entrance in 1989?
A: The Louvre.

What major city is close to the middle of the Iberian Peninsula?
A: Madrid.

What country is bordered on the west by Germany and on the est by Ukraine and Belarus?
A: Poland.

Which northwestern state borders only two other states?
A: Washington.

What European city decided new names were in order for Foul Lane, Stinking Lane and Bladder Street?
A: London.

What African republic's name was inspired by its thriving elephant tusk trade?
A: Ivory Coast's.

What country is second to South Africa in gold production?
A: The U.S.

What southern U.S. state has no telephones in 12 percent of its households.?
A: Mississippi.

What river provided water to nurture the Hanging Gardens of Babylon?
A: The Euphrates.

What European country boasts the cities of Kalamata, Katerinin and Kilkis?
A: Greece.

What meat will you eat after you point to reinsdyrkaker on an Oslo menu?
A: Reindeer.

Where in Massachusetts is the only island, county and town in the U.S. that share the same name?
A: Nantucket.

What favorite hangout of divers extends for 1,250 miles off Australia's northeast coast?
A: The Great Barrier Reef.

What river system drains water from 31 U.S. states and two Canadian provinces?
A: The Mississippi River.

What Asian people traditionally believe there to be a toad on the moon, instead of a man?
A: The Chinese.

What 200-block section of Miami is considered the best place to dance the merengue or dine on roast goat?
A: Little Haiti.

What English-speaking Caribbean island has a Spanish name meaning "Bearded"?
A: Barbados.

What Peruvian city was the capital of the Spanish empire in the New World until the 19th century?
A: Lima.

What country supplies three-quarters of the world's maple syrup?
A: Canada.

What Asian surname is shared by 104 million people?
A: Chang.

What nation in the Western Hemisphere is the world's largest exporter of forest products?
A: Canada.

What Arab city has a name derived from a word meaning "sanctuary"?
A: Mecca.

What San Francisco fixture is a favorite jumping-off point for an average of 14 people a year?
A: The Golden Gate Bridge.

What's the acronym for the South Western Townships near Johannesburg?
A: Soweto.

What state can you get tourist information on by dialing 1-800-BUCKEYE?
A: Ohio.

What country's holidays include Discovery Day, Natal Day and Fete Nationale?
A: Canada's.

What European city is served by Keflavik Airport?
A: Reykjavik.

What bridge did New York City's first subway system travel from 145th street to?
A: The Brooklyn Bridge.

What's the southernmost state capital among the 48 contiguous states?
A: Austin.

What Ohio city's thriving hog industry earned it the nickname "Porkopolis" in the 1830s?
A: Cincinnati's.

What Paris landmark did con man Victor Lustig sell to a metal dealer for $50,000?
A: The Eiffel Tower.

What country provides Cuba with most of its new cars and computers in exchange for sugar?
A: Japan.

What country boasts Great Glen, Glen Eagles and Glenfiddich?
A: Scotland.

What winter celebration calls for lighting red, green and black candles in the Kinara?
A: Kwanza.

What's Latvia's largest minority ethnic group?
A: Russians.

What country sends the highest percentage of 15- and 16-year-olds to the altar?
A: The U.S.

How many expressways did China's drivers have to choose from, in 1992?
A: Zero.

What southern city is famous for its "Beale Street Blues"?
A: Memphis.

What's the only U.S. state that serves all of its residents with water systems that have violated the Safe Drinking Water Act?
A: New Jersey.

What British Commonwealth nation has the most people driving on the right side of the road?
A: Canada.

What two African rivers did Henry Stanley prove were not connected?
A: The Congo and the Nile.

What infamous Beijing square has a name that ironically means "Gate of Heavenly Peace"?
A: Tiananmen Square.

How are you traveling in Africa if you've rented a rakumi?
A: By camel.

Which of the Great Lkes does not lap Canadian shores?
A: Lake Michigan.

What's the third-largest continent in square miles?
A: North America.

What European country uses its Latin name, Helvetia, on its stamps.
A:  Switzerland.

What East African country's annual four percent population growth rate is the world's highest?
A: Kenya's.

What town name did Missouri's postmaster come up with when residents asked for something "sort of peculiar"?
A: Peculiar.

What South American country elected as its president Alberto Fujimori, the son of Japanese immigrants, in 1990?
A: Peru.

What U.S. state had the first 7-Eleven stores?
A: Texas.

What sea laps the shores of Kazakhstan and Uzbekistan?
A: The Aral Sea.

What Central American country has its capital in Tegucigalpa?
A: Honduras.

What country calls its expressways autostrada?
A: Italy.

What Great Plains state are you stuck in if you're out of gas in Gas?
A : Kansas.

What African country is serviced by Jan Smuts International Airport?
A :South Africa.

What Arizona city was so named because it rose from the ruins of a Native American town?
A: Phoenix.

How may years did Britain lease Hong Kong for?
A: Ninety-nine.

What country boasts the towns of Barnstaple, Fishguard and Holyhead?
A: Britain.

What U.S. state grabs the most money from domestic tourists, double that of Hawaii?
A: Nevada.

What eastern European country's name is a Slavonic word meaning "plain dwellers"?
A: Poland's.

What fish is called "finnan haddie" when smoked in Scotland?
A: Haddock.

What Southeast Asian city did the U.S. open an embassy in, in 1995?
A: Hanoi.

What mountains are home to the entertainment world's Borscht Belt?
A: The Catskills.

What's the southernmost nation on the Balkan Peninsula?
A: Greece.

What city has been the center of the U.S. oil industry since 1901?
A: Houston.

What country is only bordered by Spain?
A: Portugal.

What Frenchman designed the national flag of Italy?
A: Napoleon.

What valley separates East Africa from the remainder of the continent?
A: The Great Rift Valley.

What Milanese opera house has a name meaning "The Stairs" in Italian?
A: La Scala.

What continent is cut into two fairly equal halves by the Tropic of Capricorn?
A: Australia.

What nation has the longest school year?
A: Japan.

What storied Sudanese city's name means "elephant's trunk"?
A: Khartoum's.

What title would you hold in Germany if townsfolk addressed you as Burgermeister?
A: Mayor.

What Scandinavian country are you in if you're vacationing in Hell?
A: Norway.

What's squid cooked in if you order calamare en su tinta at a Spanish restaurant?
A: Its ink.

What U.S. state pays its governor the most money?
A: New York.

What state grew to become the second most populous in the U.S. , by 1994?
A: Texas.

What tourist state leads the U.S. in booze consumption per capita?
A: Nevada.

What city do Saudis cal Makkah?
A: Mecca.

What continent has the most countries represented in the U.N.?
A: Africa.

What do residents of Bunyol, Spain, throw at each other during the LA Tomatina Festival?
A: Tomatoes.

What Spanish islands are Gomera, Hierro and Lanzarote a part of?
A: The Canary Islands.

What nation has 1,000 permanent inhabitants and produces no export goods?
A: Vatican City.

What was the first city to be leveled by a plutonium-based atomic bomb?
A: Nagasaki.

What high-level computer language was named after a French mathematician and philosopher?
A: PASCAL.

What Mercury astronaut had a pulse rate of 170 at lift-off-John Glenn, Alan Shepard or Gus Grissom?
A: Gus Grissom.

What type of vessel was powered by a hand-cranked propeller when first used in combat in 1176?
A: A submarine.

What creature proved to be much faster than a horse in a 1927 race in Sydney, Australia?
A: The Kangaroo.

What radioactive element is extracted from carnotite and pitchblende?
A: Uranium.

What organ of a buffalo did Plains Indians use to make yellow paint?
A: The gallbladder.

What optical aids was nearsighted model Grace Robin the first to show off in 1930?
A: Contact lenses.

What sticky sweetener was traditionally used as an antiseptic ointment for cuts and burns?
A: Honey.

What computer was introduced in 1984 Super Bowl ads?
A: The Macintosh.

What male body part did Mademoiselle magazine find to be the favorite of most women?
A: Eyes.

What planet is named after the Greek god who personified the sky?
A: Uranus.

What fat substitute got FDA approval for use in snack foods, despite reports of diarrhea and cramps?
A: Olestra.

What plant's meltdown was dubbed "Russian Roulette" by nuclear power wags?
A: Chernobyl's.

What is a single unit of quanta called?
A: A quantum.

What will fall off of the Great Sphinx in 200 years due to pollution and erosion, according to scholar Chikaosa Tanimoto?
A: It's head.

What suntan lotion was developed by Dr. Ben Green in 1944 to protect pilots who bailed out over the Pacific?
A: Coppertone.

What was Friedrich Serturner the first to extract from opium and use as a pain reliever?
A: Morphine.

What substance nets recyclers the most money?
A: Aluminum.

What are you shopping for if you are sized up by a Brannock Device?
A: Shoes.

What animal travels at 25 mph under water but finds it easier to toboggan on its belly on land?
A: The penguin.

What's the itchy skin condition tinea pedis better known as?
A: Athlete's foot.

What uncooked meat is a trichina worm most likely to make a home in?
A: Pork.

How many of every 10 victims infected by the Ebola virus will die in two days?
A: Nine.

What computer company was named after a founder's memories of spending a summer in an Oregon orchard?
A: Apple.

What butterfly-shaped gland is located just in front of the windpipe?
A: The Thyroid.

What's short for "light amplification by stimulated emission of radiation"?
A: Laser.

What planet is the brightest object in the sky, after the sun and moon?
A: Venus.

What weapon did German gunsmith August Kotter unload on the world in 1520?
A: The rifle.

What type of machine did 19-year-old French genius Blaise Pascal invent to help his dad do taxes in 1642?
A: An adding machine.

What do leukemia sufferers have too many of?
A: White blood cells, or leukocytes.

What Benjamin Holt invention was good news to farmers in 1900?
A: The tractor.

What weather phenomenon is measured by the Beaufort scale?
A: Wind.

What do itchy people call the "rhus radicans" they were sorry they came into contact with?
A: Poison Ivy.

What drupaceous fruit were Hawaiian women once forbidden by law to eat?
A: The coconut.

What was the first planet to be discovered using the telescope, in 1781?
A: Uranus.

What V-word is defined as "the ability of a liquid to resist flowing".
A: Viscosity.

What unit of measure was originally designed to be one forty-millionth of the Earth's circumference?
A: The meter.

What's sometimes dubbed Biosphere I?
A: Earth.

What are "human incubation chambers" heated to before Gillette's odor judges test deodorants by smelling human armpits?
A: 100 degrees Fahrenheit.

What antidepressant is most often referred to by snide shrinks as "Slo Mo"?
A: Valium.

What gardeners' aid is identified by numbers indicating its percentages of nitrogen, phosphorus and potassium?
A: Fertilizer.

What facial features flank your glabella?
A: The eyebrows.

What organ of the body leads all others with 3,195 distinct genes?
A: The brain.

What Cool Whip ingredient outweighs all the others?
A: Water.

What does a kit-flying linonophobic fear?
A: String.

What's the common name for the eye inflammation doctors call conjunctivits?
A: Pink eye.

What country flew the first supersonic airliner in 1968 but saw it crash in 1973?
A: The Soviet Union.

What two-word term is defined as "the lowest possible temperature"?
A: Absolute zero.

What century did mathematicians first use plus and minus signs?
A: The sixteenth.

What handy mathematical instrument's days were numbered when the pocket calculator made the scene in the 1970s?
A: The slide rule's.

What boxcar-sized instrument was repaired by the crew of the shuttle Endeavor in 1993?
A: The Hubble telescope.

What name for a bone disease translates as "porous bone"?
A: Osteoporosis.

What earthenware ceramic was produced in ancient China from feldspar and china clay?
A: Porcelain.

What's the U.S. military acronym for liquid oxygen?
A: LOX.

What's one-tenth of a bel?
A: A decibel.

What type of vessel was powered by a hand-cranked propeller when first used in combat in 1776?
A: A submarine.

What type of machine do the French call a telecopie?
A: A fax machine.

What unit of measure was once defined as the length of three grains of barley laid end to end?
A: The inch.

What are the two main constituents of bronze.
A: Copper and tin.

What Greek was the first physician to record case histories of patients?
A: Hippocrates.

What four planets have a smaller diameter than Earth?
A: Mars, Mercury, Pluto, Venus.

What word was coined when a trapped moth caused an early computer to crash?
A: Bug.

What technological revolution was credited with the large increase in paper use in the 1980s and 1990s?
A: The computer revolution.

What name for an automaton came from the Czech word meaning "forced labor"?
A: Robot.

What delta-winged supersonic transport is the fastest passenger plane?
A: The Concorde.

What comet was first sighted by the Chinese in 240 B.C.?
A: Halley's Comet.

What does "SPF" mean on sunscreen containers?
A: Sun Protection factor.

What M-word is defined  as "a device that changes sound into electric current"?
A: Microphone.

What brand became the first sugar-free sugar substitute, in 1957?
A: Sweet'n Low.

What colorless gas is essential in the production of fertilizers and light bulbs?
A: Nitrogen.

What weapon did German gunsmith August Kotter unload on the world in 1520?
A: The rifle.

What explosive jelly is combined with gasoline to make incendiary bombs?
A: Napalm.

What did Dr. Heinrich Dreser hype as a non addictive substitute for morphine in 1898?
A: Heroin.

What did the Nimbus-7 satellite monitor changes in the depth of?
A: The ozone layer.

What body part is low-density lipoprotein most likely to clog?
A: Arteries.

What's wire rope most often called?
A: Cable.

What was the short word for "Infantile Paralysis" on 1950s March of Dimes posters?
A: Polio.

What book did Christians often place on their foreheads to cure insomnia in medieval times?
A: The Bible.

What are you shopping for it you're sized up  by a Brannock Device?
A: Shoes.

What's the most common automotive essential that is measured in terms of its viscosity?
A:  Oil.

What did 18th-century chemist Antoine Lavoisier prove was a compound of hydrogen and oxygen?
A: Water.

What objects are studied in what enthusiasts call "ufology"?
A: Unidentified flying objects.

Who's known in the shrink biz as "Weird Beard"?
A: Sigmund Freud.

What's the unit of capacity for fuel wood?
A: A cord.

How many of every ten coffee beans in USDA approved coffee can be moldy, insect-infested or insect-damaged?
A: One.

What's the English title of Freud's book Traumdeutung?
A: The Interpretation of Dreams.

What celestial objects were once referred to as "hairy stars"?
A: Comets.

What piece of  lumber's actual size is one-and-a-half by three-and-a-half inches when "surfaced"?
A: A two-by-four.

What tool did astronomer Rodger Thompson say is "fundamentally altering our view of the universe"?
A: The Hubble telescope.

What's the most common contributor to chronic bronchitis?
A Smoking.

What constellation points to the south celestial pole?
A: The Southern Cross.

What's the study of materials at very low temperatures?
A: Cryogenics.

What unit of length is derived from the Latin word uncia?
A: The inch.

What country launched Europe's first super-high-speed passenger train, in 1981?
A: France.

What's believed by many to be a satellite of Neptune that escaped its primary orbit?
A: Pluto.

What planet is circled by only two moons?
A :Mars.

What artillery weapon was launched upon the world in 400 B.C.?
A: The catapult.

What procedure is performed on an abscess if the dentist thinks the tooth can be saved?
A :Root canal.

What Greek advised: "Let your food be your medicine, and your medicine by your food"?
A: Hippocrates.

What does an anthropophagic census-taker fear?
A: People.

What "black metal" gave blacksmiths their name?
A :Iron.

What word describes the physical components of a computer?
A: Hardware.

What planet is the brightest object in the sky, after the sun and moon?
A: Venus.

What does a bromidrosiphobic shoe salesman fear?
A :Smelly feet.

What planet needs 248 years to meander its way around the sun?
A: Pluto.

What did 18th-century astronomer Edmund Halley chart 24 of?
A: Comets.

What's a video cameraman doing when he "juices the brick"?
A: Recharging the battery.

What New York City hospital founded the first school for nursing in the U.S. , in 1872?
A: Bellevue.

What type of telephones did AT&T stop making in the mid-1980s?
A: Rotary phones.

What Entertainment Tonight star's voice did the New England Journal of Medicine claim triggered a woman's epileptic seizures?
A :Mary Hart's.

What planet is named after the Greek god who personified the sky?
A :Uranus.

What home appliance did the U.S. produce seven million of in 1953, up from 6,000 in 946?
A: The television.

What are you forbidden to do in a "snuff zone"?
A: Smoke.

What teenage year does an American first develop phobias in, on average?
 A: Thirteen.

Who would send you an e-mail message with the return address "billg@microsoft.com"?
A: Bill Gates.

What innovation decreases the odds of hitting the car in front of you, but increases the odds of being hit by the car behind you?
 A: Anti-lock brakes.

What red-blooded body organ are vitamins A, B, D, E, and K stored in?
A: The Liver.

What's the positively charged particle in the nucleus of an atom called?
A: A proton.

What cartoonist has had three insect species named after him?
A :Gary Larson.

What did William Stanley invent in 1885 to transfer the current of one circuit to another?
A : The transformer.

What is a siderodromophobic hobo afraid to hitch a ride on?
A: Trains.

What country was India ink developed in?
 A: China.

What three-letter word denotes the residue of combustion or incineration?
A: Ash.

What fiber-optic instrument allows surgeons to see and repair damage within joints?
A: An arthroscope.

What photo company brags that with their products, "there really are no negatives"?
A :Polaroid.

What high-tech mogul appeared on a 1995 cover of Time headlined "Master of the Universe"?
A: Bill Gates.

What time period is sandwiched between the Cretaceous and Triassic?
A: The Jurassic.

What suntan lotion was developed by Dr. Ben Green in 1944 to protect pilots who bailed out over the Pacific?
A: Coppertone.

What colorless, odorless substance is the main constituent of natural gas?
A:  Methane.

What was the first place name uttered by a man on the moon?
A: Houston.

What does an AutoCut VCR automatically cut from TV programs?
A: Commercials.

What early scientist, after being forced to declare the Earth was motionless, muttered: "Nevertheless, it does move"?
A :Galileo.

What typewriter brand was invented by a man whose father made a well-known flintlock rifle?
A: Remington.

What term for "bipolar disorder" has fallen out of general use?
A: Manic depression.

What planet has a storm system called the Great Red Spot?
A: Jupiter.

What will not be back to entice astronomers until 2061?
A: Halley's Comet.

Where did Bill Clinton urge U.S. scientists to look for more signs of life, in 1996?
A: Mars.

What office image transmitter did Bell Labs demonstrate as early as 1924?
A: A fax machine.

What direction did cartographers usually place at the top of maps when they believed the Earth was flat?
A: East.

What U.S. agency is considered by e-mail users to deliver "snail mail"?
A: The U.S. Postal Service.

What N-word describes a cloud of dust and gas in space.
A: Nebula.

What car model was developed in 1938 by Dr. Ferdinand Porsche?
A: The Volkswagen Beetle.

What plant's meltdown was dubbed "Russian Roulette" by nuclear power wags?
A: Chernobyl's.

What Internet search utility was named for the mascot of the University of Minnesota, where it was developed?
A: Gopher.

What type of power is defined as the generation of electricity from water?
A: Hydroelectric power.

What type of pills are known in the pharmacy biz as "pillows:?
A: Sleeping pills.

What organ was operated on in the first microsurgical procedure, in 1921?
A :The ear.

What transparent material is produced by heating lime, sand and soda?
A: Glass.

What does the number of protons in the nucleus of  an atom determine?
A: Its Atomic number.

What unit of time, when measured by an atomic clock, equals 9,192,631,770 energy changes of a cesium atom?
A: One second.

What heat-resistant element replaced cotton as the filament of choice in electric light bulbs in 1910?
A: Tungsten.

What now-extinct bird's gizzard, when stewed in milk, was once thought to cure gallstones?
A: The passenger pigeon's.

What unit of power did James Watt coin to help market his steam engines?
A: Horsepower.

What comes in Bibb, oak leaf and escarole varieties?
 A: Lettuce.

What treatment for cavities was first recommended by a 10th-century physician name Rhazes?
A: Fillings.

What did the EPA once refer to as "poorly buffered precipitation"?
A: Acid Rain.

What car parts require alignment in toe, camber and caster?
A: Wheels.

What car of the 1940s featured a central "Cyclops-eye" headlight that turned with the wheels"?
A: The Tucker.

What could Harrison's chronometer accurately measure during 18th-century voyages?
 A: Longitude.

What's short for "binary digit"?
A: Bit.

Who licensed the MS-DOS operating system to IBM in 1980?
A: Bill Gates.

How many 1990s cigarettes must you smoke to get the toxic effect of one 1950s cigarette.?
A: Three.

What oil was first used as a laxative by Egyptians in 1600 B.C.?
A: Castor oil.

Who was amazed to see the moons of Jupiter through a telescope on January 7, 1610?
A: Galileo.

What geographic term describes a hill with sharply sloping sides and a flat top?
A: Butte.

What serious underwater ailment was named after a Victorian notion of chic posture?
A: The bends.

What Mercury astronaut had a pulse rate of 170 at lift-off--John Glenn, Alan Shepard, or Gus Grissom?
A :Gus Grissom.

What U.S. coin weighs five grams?
A: A nickel.

Who spent more time in space than any woman or any U.S. astronaut, after NASA delayed her ride home by six weeks in 1996?
A: Shannon Lucid.

How many Russian cosmonauts have walked on the moon?
A: Zero.

What staple of Sigmund's profession lies in state at the Freud Museum in London?
A: His couch.

What wattage of incandescent light bulb typically produces 1,700 lumens?
A: 100 watts.

What 20th-century decade saw the introduction of the felt-tip pen?
A: The 1960s.

What needle-stickers use the word "Qi" to describe the energy that flows through the body's pathways?
A: Acupuncturists.

What continent has yielded the largest trove of meteorites?
A: Antarctica.

What letter did NASA decide to preface "Okay" with, due to radio stati problems?
A : A.

What L-word is the proprietary name of the tranquilizer chlordiazepoxide?
A: Librium.

What are "newbies," who tend to attract scorn from Internet flamers?
A: Newcomers.

What's the smallest time interval -- a microsecond, a nanosecond or a picosecond?
A: A picosecond.

What sterilization process can kill 99.9 percent of salmonella organisms in poultry?
A :Irradiation.

Which Smithsonian museum attracted a record 118,437 people on April 14,1984?
A: The National Air and Space Museum.

Who saw the dies used to stamp out bodies of his stainless-steel cars end up as anchors for salmon traps?
A: John DeLorean.

What's the largest and densest of the four rocky planets?
A: Earth.

What branch of biology deals with the nature of aging?
A: Gerontology.

What  tropical disease were mental patients intentionally infected with in the early 1900s as a treatment for insanity?
A: Malaria.

What's a detective studying if he's staring at arches loops, whorls, islands and dots?
A: Fingerprints.

What unit of measurement has a fluid volume of three teaspoons?
A: A tablespoon.

What creature's heart kept Baby Fae alive for 21 of her 33 days in 1984?
A: A baboon's.

What country was home of 153 of the first 400 Nobel Prize-winning scientists?
A: The U.S.

What chemical compound comes from the Greek word for "primary"?
A: Protein.

What number, a one followed by 100 zeroes, was first used by nine-year-old Milton Sirotta in 1940?
A: Googol.

What's the most common computer acronym for a "Picture element"?
A: Pixel.

What's the most common cause of cirrhosis?
A: Alcohol abuse.

Which character is the most famous creation of Edgar Rice Burroughs?
A: Tarzan.

Which state is called the Bear State?
A: Arkansas.

Who played Emma Peelinthe90s film version of The Avengers?
A: Uma Thurman.

Which Michael starred in Doc Hollywood?
A: J Fox.

What is the capital of the state of Louisiana?
A: Baton Rouge.

Which veteran pop singer has the first names Roderick David?
A: Rod Stewart.

What came after The Brady in the sitcom title?
A: Bunch.

What did teenager Anne Frank leave behind that was published after her death?
A: Diary.

Who had a 60s No 1 with Stop In the Name Of Love?
A: Supremes.

Who liked Richard Burton so much that she married him twice?
A: Elizabeth Taylor.

In which decade did people last get the chance to see Halley's comet?
A: 1980s.

At what time of year did Eddie Cochran get the blues?
A: Summer time.

In football, where do the 1990s Titans come from?
A: Tennessee.

Who was younger when they became President, Clinton or Kennedy?
A: Kennedy.

The novel Airport was a best seller for which author?
A: Arthur Haily.

Which female sang the Bond theme to Goldeneye?
A: Tina Turner.

Golfer Bernhard Langer comes from which country?
A: Germany.

The D Day landings took place in which country?
A: France.

Who was the first man to fly in space?
A: Yuri Gagarin.

In which decade of the 20th century was Chevy Chase born?
A: 1940s.

What is the postal abbreviation for Missouri?
A: MO.

Who was Bill Clinton's first Vice President?
A: AL Gore.

Which Box gave Mariah Carey a multi-million album success?
A: Music.

Which Bruce declared he was Born In The USA?
A: Springsteen.

Oakland international airport is in which state?
A: California.

What was an official language in 87 nations and territories, by 1994?
A: English.

What's the third-largest continent in square miles?
A: North America.

What is the capital of Kuwait?
A: Kuwait City. World trivia questions.

"What town name did residents of a Florida retirement community switch to because they found Sunset Depressing?
A: Sunrise.

What's the second most populous continent?
A: Europe.

What finally went out of fashion in ancient Rome, prompting people to begin wearing short pants called feminalia?
A: The Toga.

What southwestern U.S. state has the highest percentage of non-English speakers?
A: New Mexico.

What M-word did Texas citizens choose as a town name that would "attract" folks?
A: Magnet.

What state leads the U.S. with 15 tons of solid waste per citizen each year?
A: California.

Which is further from the equator, Tasmania, Tanzania, or Transylvania?
A: Transylvania.

What eastern town is home for a service academy and the U.S. Sliver Depository?
A: West Point.

What's the University of Paris more commonly called?
A: The Sorbonne.

What religion has the most adherent, Buddhism, Christianity or Islam?
A; Christianity.

What U.S. state boasts a town called Captain Cook?
A: Hawaii.

What's the Greek name for hell?
A: Hades.

What European country does Aruba maintain the strongest ties to?
A: The Netherlands.

What do the Chinese call kwai-tsze, or "quick little fellows"?
A: Chopsticks.

What European country uses its Latin name, Helvetia, on its stamps?
A: Switzerland.

What British university boasts and endowment called the Jackie Mason Lectureship in Contemporary Judaism?
A: Oxford.

What country did Greek historian Herodotus dub "the gift of the Nile"?
A: Egypt.

What country is only bordered by Spain?
A: Portugal.

What's the flattest U.S. state?
A: Florida.

What U.S. state, after much debate, made the bizcochito the official state cookie?
A: New Mexico.

What Australian city boasts the largest Greek population in the world outside of Greece?
A: Melbourne.

What U.S. state boasts the towns of Gulf Stream, Lakebreeze and Frostproof?
A: Florida.

What country has bee the planet's largest aid donor since 1991?
A: Japan.

What island nation is a must for anyone wishing to see 40 species of lemours?
A: Madagascar.

What country is almost twice as large as either the U.S. or China?
A: Russia.

What South Asian city is the planet's biggest feature film producer?
A: Bombay.

How many Great Lakes do not border Michigan?
A: One.

What cowboy tune is the official song of Kansas?
A: Home on the Range.

What continent boasts the most telephone lines?
A: Europe.

What do Texas beef partisans call "wool on a stick"?
A: Lamb.

What South American country was home to the early human 'Patagnian giants"?
A: Argentina.

What Western Hemisphere people spoke Nahuatl?
A: The Aztecs.

What New Orleans soup has a name derived from the Bantu word for okra?
A: Gumbo.

What Pacific atoll got its name from its location between the Americas and Asia?
A: The Midway Islands.

What state volunteered to drop the moniker Hog and Hominy State?
A: Tennessee.

What regional accent did Americans deem sexiest, most liked and most recognizable?
A: Southern.

What interstate highway connects Boston and Seattle?
A: I-90.

What European country delights the Pope with the lowest divorce rate in the western world?
A: Italy

What Las Vegas hotel claims to display the world's largest hunk of gold?
A: The Golden Nugget

What's the only New England state without a seacoast?
A: Vermont

What foreign language do Norwegians study for seven years, beginning in the second grade?
A: English

What U.S. state has only 113 divorces for every 1,000 marriages?
A: Nevada.

What South American capital's name means "I saw the mountain"?
A: Montevideo's

What nation's culinary wizards gave the world Stuffed Calf's Eyes and Cow Brain Frittters?
A: France's

What's the largest country in the Commonwealth of Independent States?
A: Russia

What was the final destination of the first U.S. paddle wheel steamboat, which departed from Pittsburgh?
A: New Orleans

What southern city does Federal Express channel all its packages through?
A: Memphis

What country sends the most tourists to Australia?
A: Japan

What Spanish ethnic group do geneticists consider the most direct descendants of  Cro-Magnons?
A: Basques

What U.S. state is the eighth largest economic power in the world?
A: California

What southeast Asian nation's shoppers began flashing new American Express cards in 1994?
A: Vietnam's

What bridge, celebrated in a Bobbie Gentry song, collapsed in 1972?
A: The Tallahatchie Bridge.

What do English-speaking tourists usually call France's Cote d' Azur?
A: The Riviera

What U.S. city is across the Rio Grande from Juarez?
A: El Paso

What European capital used to be called Lutetia?
A: Paris

What high-stakes city has the most unlisted phone numbers per capita in the U.S.?
A: Las Vegas

What South American archipelago has a name meaning "land of fire"?
A: Terra del Fuego

What country has the highest teen pregnancy rate of all the western industrial nations?
A: The U.S.

How many ngwee equal a kwacha when you're paying for gods in Zambia?
A: One hundred

What Jerusalem site is the only surviving part of the Second Temple?
A: The Wailing Wall

What city did environmental writer Edward Abbey call "the blob that ate Arizona"?
A: Phoenix

What nation in the Western Hemisphere is the world's largest exporter of forest products?
A: Canada

What sea laps shores of Iran, Russia, Azerbaijan, Kazakhstan and Turkmenistan?
A: The Caspian

The Punjab is an area of India, what does it mean?
A:  Five Rivers

Who is supposed to be buried under Kings Cross station?
A:  Boadicea

The world's oldest university, Fez,  founded in 859 is located where?
A: Morocco

In what country are  Bam Yat and Holon located?
A:  Israel

What animal comes last alphabetically in the Chinese horoscope?
A: Tiger

What city was nicknamed "The Pearl of the Orient" ?
A: Manila - Philippines

In what country are the Choke mountains located?
A:  Ethiopia

What is the name of the Greek national airline?
A:  Olympic Airways

In Poland if you asked for a piwo what would you get
A:  A Beer

What is the name of the capital city that is heated by volcanic springs?
A:  Reykjavik (Iceland)

In which Irish county is the Blarney stone located?
A:  Cork

In what country was the bayonet designed and developed?
A:  France

What sport takes place at Montlhery France, and Zandvoort Holland?
A:  Motor car racing

In London,  what are the Whitechaple, Courtald and Heywood?
A:  Art Galleries

Auld Reekie is the nickname for  what European city?
A:  Edinburgh

Which European country awards the Nobel peace prize?
A:  Norway

Ouagodougou is the capitol of what country?
A:  Bakina Faso

In Thailand it's illegal to step on what?
A:  Nation's Currency

Bourse is the name of the Paris what?
A:  stock exchange

What country calls itself Republika Shqiperise?
A: Albania

What nation's population, on the average, takes the most time to eat their meals?
A:   French

In what city is Schipol airport?
A: Amsterdam

Scotland exports what to Saudi Arabia?
A:  Sand

English ships carried limes to protect the crew against scurvy. What did US ships carry?
A:  Cranberries

In the city of Paris, what are FD Roosevelt, Stalingrad and Louis Blanc?
A:  Metro Stations

In June 1906, where was the world's first grand prix held?
A:  Le Mans in France

Where did coffee originally from?
A:  Ethiopia

For the first time,  in 1986, what was used at Wimbledon?
A:  Yellow tennis balls

Britain, Ireland, and what other country joined the EEC simultaneously?
A:  Denmark

The Academie Francaise ensures the purity of what?
A: The French language

The people of which European country consume the most calories per capita?
A:  Ireland

What country has the most daily newspapers in the world?
A:  India

What Olympic event was dropped in 1920?
A:  Tug of War -1900 to 1920

The Dolomites are mountains in what country?
A: Italy

What country is Dacca the capital of?
A:  Bangladesh

What's the name of the Irish writer who appeared on the Irish £ 10 note?
A:  James Joyce

Ancient Carthage is located in what modern country?
A:  Tunisia

Where could you find the Lutine Bell?
A:  Lloyds of London

In what area of Africa do the Kung San people live?
A:  Kalahari Desert in Botswana

What city is located on the Hooghly river?
A:  Calcutta

A duffer is Australian slang for what?
A:  Cattle Thief

In what country could you spend a Kwanza?
A:   Angola

What's the world's most popular brand of malt whisky?
A:  Glenfiddich

There is a temple in Sri-Lanka is dedicated to what body part?
A:  Buddha's tooth

What is the longest river in France?
A: Loire

What South  American country has no public toilets?
A:  Peru

In Portugal,  what  dance means the snapping of a whip?
A: Lambada

What's the term for the geographical dividing line between North and South Korea?
A:  38th Parallel

How is the Olympic torch lit in Greece?
A: By the sun

Operation Dracula in World Warr II freed what city?
A:  Rangoon Burma

do Brazil nuts come from what country?
A:  Bolivia

What liqueur means cupid in Italian and love in Latin?
A:  Amaretto

What nations national flag has the biggest animal emblem, a lion?
A:  Sri Lanka

Where did the name "Europe" come from?
A:  Greek Mythology

 Victoria falls is the biggest tourist attraction in what country?
A:  Zambia

All windmills turn counter clockwise except where?
A:  Ireland

International car registration letters for what country is "IS"?
A:  Iceland

Which country spends the largest percentage on social security?
A:  Uruguay

In 1909, who was the first woman to get a Nobel Prize for Literature?
A: Selma Lagerlof of Sweden

What country in Europe is divided into areas called Cantons?
A:  Switzerland

What is 6 inches taller in the summer than the winter in Paris?
A: Eiffel tower

What was the name of Canada's first prime minister?
A:  Sir John MacDonald

Which African country gained independence in 1980?
A:  Zimbabwe

The capitol of Nigeria was previously Lagos, but what is it now?
A:  Abouga

What was the name of the family that was the last ruling house of Italy?
A:  Savoy

Which modern country did the Franks come from?
A:  Germany

An eagle and a snake appear on what countries flag?
A:  Mexico

The rivers Lahn and Mosel are tributaries of what larger European river?
A:  The Rhine

In which country was the film Midnight Express set?
A: Turkey

What cities gothic cathedral ,started in 1386 was completed in 1805?
A:  Milan

Persia became Iran in 1935. What was it before that?
A:  Iran

What city was known as Christiana until 1925?
A:  Oslo

Fried fish, lettuce, and spinach is a traditional Christmas eve meal where?
A: Armenia

An unusual official sporting event in China is what?
A: Grenade Throwing

What is the second most commonly spoken language in Australia?
A:  Italian

In what city can you find the Spanish steps?
A:  Rome

What is the national sport of Finland?
A:  Motor Rallying

What is the name of the Greek mountain consecrated to the muses?
A:  Helicon

In which city is The Abbey theatre?
A:  Dublin

The Capodichino airport serves what Italian city?
A:  Naples

What is the capitol of Fiji?
A: Suva

In what country did doughnuts originate?
A:  Holland

Bahina de los Cochinos is better known as what?
A:  Bay of Pigs

Which European country consumes the most coffee per capita?
A: Finland

The Japanese dish that is made with Tofu Beef and vegetables is called what?
A: Sukiyaki

Santiago is the capitol of Chile. What does it mean?
A:  Saint James

In China what color does the bride traditionally wear?
A:  Red

Where are the Canary Islands situated?
A: In the Atlantic Ocean

In 1741 Robert Keeler was the first to commercially manufacture what food product?
A: Marmalade

The city of Adelaide,  Australia stands on what river ?
A: Torens

In 1605, what did the Japanese Emperor make mandatory in schools?
A:  Learning swimming

In Ireland what is a Gombeen Man?
A: A  moneylender

India has the largest Hindu population.  What country has second largest Hindu population?
A: Nepal

Japanese porcelain is called what?
A: Kakiemon

What is Irelands oldest licensed whiskey distillery?
A:  Bushmills

The tradition of exchanging Christmas gifts began in what country?
A:  Italy

The international car registration letters for what country are RA?
A:  Argentina

What is the name of the river that flows through Baghdad?
A:  Tigris

What sea is directly north of Poland?
A:  Baltic sea

Antanananarivo is the capitol of what country?
A:  Madagascar

What is the fastest growing religion in Ireland?
A:  Buddhism

The glasshouse mountains are located where?
A: Queensland Australia

Crossair originated in what European country?
A:  Switzerland

In what city would you find Giacomo Marconi airport?
A:  Bologna

300,000 Chinese troops invaded a country in February of 1979, what was the country?
A: Vietnam.

Worlds most remote weather station is located in what country?
A: Canada.

What European country was in an official state of emergency from 1933 until 1945?
A: Germany.

Which country lost over seventeen percent of its entire population in World War II?
A: Poland.

Which two countries share Victoria Falls?
A: Zimbabwe and Zambia.

Adolf Hitler was born in what country?
A: Austria.

In 1989, what country did the United States invade in what George Will dubbed "an act of hemispheric hygiene"?
A: Panama.

What country did Ion Iliescu take over after its previous president was arrested, tried and shot?
A: Romania.

What North American country enacted the War Powers Act to quell a separatist rebellion in 1970?
A: Canada.

Aruba maintains the strongest ties to what European country?
A: Netherlands.

Fireworks originated in what country?
A: China.

The Saturn V rocket was built by what country?
A: USA.

What European country uses its Latin Name, Helvetia, on its stamps?
A: Switzerland.

In which country was the World Wide Web invented?
A: Switzerland.

China has how many time zones?
A: China has only one time zone. The government requires all clocks throughout the country be synchronized with Beijing.

What is the name of the country that flew the first supersonic airliner in 1968 and had it crash in 1973?
A: The Soviet Union.

The Greek historian Herodotus dubbed what country "the gift of the Nile"?
A: Egypt.

In South America what is the largest country?
A: Brazil.

Japan sends the most what to Australia?
A: Tourists.

Which European country launched Europe's first super high speed passenger train in 1981?
A: France.

Portugal is bordered by only want country, what is it?
A: Spain.

India ink was developed in what country?
A: China.

What country did 153 of the first 400 Nobel Prize-winning scientists call home?
A: The United States.

A patent on polyester was patented first in what country?
A: Briton.

The worlds first mid air collision took place over what country?
A: Austria.

Eddy Grant comes from what country?
A: Guyana.

Roxette came from which European country?
A: Sweden.

Celine Deion was born in what North American Country?
A: Canada.

What floral symbol do the country of Peru and the state of Kansas have in common?
A: The sunflower.

What country has a volcano called Okinawa?
A: Japan.

Lesotho is a southern African Kingdom surround by which country?
A: South Africa.

In what country can one find 40 species of lemurs?
A: Madagascar.