What fashion did General Ambrose Burnside start in Civil War Sideburns
2 In what village do Tom Sawer and Huckleberry Finn live St Petersburg
3 What Opera's story is about a female cigar factory worker Carmen
4 E is the international car registration plate for which country Spain (Espania)
5 USA has most roads what country has second most India
6 In the Chinese calendar what year follows Monkey Chicken
7 What river flows through 8 countries and four capitols Danube
8 What does the word Desert (from Latin desertus) translate as Abandoned
9 In 1848 The London Daily News carried the worlds fist what Weather report /
forecast
10 What is a Kakapoo Nocturnal New
Zealand Parrot
11 Part of the human body can expand 20 times its normal size Stomach 0.5 litres to
5 litres
12 In the 1920s Dr Ida Rolf developed Rolfing as what alt therapy Deep Massage
13 Which dinosaurs name translated as speedy predator Velociraptor
14 Price one kilo went from $63 to $260 in 1976 when sale illegal Ivory
15 The island of Yap has the worlds largest what Coins up to 12 feet
across
16 Which tennis player was sued by his fan club Jimmy Connors
17 What animal - faster horse - longer no h20 camel - see behind Giraffe
18 What is a chemically castrated cock called Capon
19 Nessus killed Hercules - What was Nessus Centaur
20 Eva Shain was the first woman to do what Judge pro heavy
boxing Match
21 Ben Franklin invented it - Britain tried it in 1916 - What Daylight saving Time
22 In which country is Mount Aspiring National Park New Zealand (South
Island)
23 Alfred Wallace coined which phrase - Wrongly given to Darwin Survival of the Fittest
24 Who won the first Nobel prize for Physics in 1901 - gave away Wilhelm Roentgen
25 What countries days include Fire day, Water day and wood day Japan Tue Wed Thu
26 What city has the longest metro system London
27 Yoga (the meditation) is a Sanskrit word meaning what Union
28 What was invented 1903 - patented 1906 G C Beilder Photocopier
29 Which SF author invented the idea of the com Satellite Arthur C Clark
30 What country consumes the most coal each year China
31 What was Hebe the goddess of Youth
32 What are a Galliard, Sarabande, Morisca and Courente Dance Types
33 Who composed the overture Hebrides (Fingals cave) two names Felix Mendelssohn
34 Tanjong Panger Container Terminal where worlds largest con port Singapore
35 What would an anemometer measure Wind Speed
36 In Britain pool and snooker players call it side - what USA name English
37 What form modern sculpture invented Calder named Dechamp The Mobile
38 What book featured Topsy who growed Uncle Toms Cabin –H
B Stowe
39 Where - accident 1953 - motor sport killed 83 spectators Le Mans
40 James Outram invented what Tramways
41 If you were eating calemare - what are you snacking on Squid
42 Which women injured riding, eloped with a poet, dog called Flash Elizabeth Barret
Browning
43 The Bermuda Bowl is world championship in which game Bridge
44 ROK international car registrations which country Korea
45 USA has most cars what country has second most Japan
46 All Sikhs must possess five things - one is a Kangha - what is it Comb
47 What colour graded slope do expert skiers use Black
48 Randy Newman said short people don’t have what Reason to Live
49 To which gentleman's club did Phineas Fogg belong The Reform
50 What’s the only alt therapy fully recognised Western medicine Osteopathy
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51 Over 90% of the worlds total population of what gone since 1970 Rhinoceros
52 1804 J M Jacquard invented first programmable device - what Loom (programmed
punch cards)
53 Sobek was an Egyptian god - in what form is he seen Crocodile
54 The Amati family were famous for making what Violins
55 Oliver was fed gruel - its made from water and what Oatmeal
56 Arnold Cream was a famous (early) boxer - who Jersey Jo Walcott
57 Bunyon wrote Pilgrims Progress - where Bedford Jail
58 Who did Mork call to each week on Ork Orsen
59 What composer boasted "I could set a laundry list to music" Rossini
60 What dinosaurs name translates as three horned Triceratops
61 Nacre is more commonly known as what Mother of Pearl
62 In the 18th century Siberia used solid blocks of what as money Tea
63 In fable who pulled the thorn from the lions paw - not eaten Androcles
64 Thomas Chippendale mostly worked in what wood Mahogany
65 The USA has the most railtrack - what country second Canada
66 What device did Henry Doherty patent in 1972 Pooper Scooper
67 Earl D Biggers created which oriental detective (both names) Charlie Chan
68 Whose backing group was The Coconuts King Creole
69 What does soviet mean Workers Council
70 What is a smew A type of wild duck
71 Aleksei Leanov was the first to do what Space walk
72 What is the name of Moses and Aaron's sister Miriam
73 The American Triple Crown - Belmont st Kentucky Derby and? Preakness Stakes
74 John Gore, Edward Saunders pioneered what org in Australia Salvation Army
75 What dog in ancient China was restricted to the aristocracy Pekinese
76 Which actor wrote the book The Outlaw Trail Robert Redford
77 What was pirate Captain Flint's ship called Walrus
78 Bartommelo Christofori invented what Piano
79 What is a ziggurat Mesopotainian
Temple tower
80 Daisy Hawkins original name of which Beatles hit song Eleanor Rigby
81 Name Captain Nemo's pet seal Esmeralda
82 Rouget de Lisle did what to make him famous Composed
Marseillaise
83 The Caspian Java Bali what became extinct in 19th Century Tigers
84 Whose magazine is called The Watchtower Jehovah Witnesses
85 What does a manometer measure Gas pressure
86 Why did the USA govt open Lincolns coffin in 1887 and 1901 Check body still there
87 You'll Never Walk Alone came from which 1945 musical show Carousel
88 Which Greek philosopher wrote The Republic and The Laws Plato
89 EAU international car registration plate which country Uganda
90 Iolanda Balas - Romania - won 150 consecutive events - what High Jump 1956 - 67
91 What county has the largest army in the world China
92 In which city is the worlds oldest museum - Ashmolian 1679 Oxford
93 Which American state has the motto Esto Perpetua - its forever Idaho (Gem State)
94 What is the correct name for The Laughing Jackass Kookaburra
95 Marilyn Munroe was the model for which Disney Character Tinker Bell
96 Which insect has the best eyesight Dragonfly
97 The Campbell-Stokes recorder measures what with a glass ball Sunshine
98 Which country are the current Olympic Rugby Champions 1924 USA
99 What did William Young invent in 1800 Different shoes left
right
100 Who was La Purcelle of Voltair's poem Joan of Arc
2 In what village do Tom Sawer and Huckleberry Finn live St Petersburg
3 What Opera's story is about a female cigar factory worker Carmen
4 E is the international car registration plate for which country Spain (Espania)
5 USA has most roads what country has second most India
6 In the Chinese calendar what year follows Monkey Chicken
7 What river flows through 8 countries and four capitols Danube
8 What does the word Desert (from Latin desertus) translate as Abandoned
9 In 1848 The London Daily News carried the worlds fist what Weather report /
forecast
10 What is a Kakapoo Nocturnal New
Zealand Parrot
11 Part of the human body can expand 20 times its normal size Stomach 0.5 litres to
5 litres
12 In the 1920s Dr Ida Rolf developed Rolfing as what alt therapy Deep Massage
13 Which dinosaurs name translated as speedy predator Velociraptor
14 Price one kilo went from $63 to $260 in 1976 when sale illegal Ivory
15 The island of Yap has the worlds largest what Coins up to 12 feet
across
16 Which tennis player was sued by his fan club Jimmy Connors
17 What animal - faster horse - longer no h20 camel - see behind Giraffe
18 What is a chemically castrated cock called Capon
19 Nessus killed Hercules - What was Nessus Centaur
20 Eva Shain was the first woman to do what Judge pro heavy
boxing Match
21 Ben Franklin invented it - Britain tried it in 1916 - What Daylight saving Time
22 In which country is Mount Aspiring National Park New Zealand (South
Island)
23 Alfred Wallace coined which phrase - Wrongly given to Darwin Survival of the Fittest
24 Who won the first Nobel prize for Physics in 1901 - gave away Wilhelm Roentgen
25 What countries days include Fire day, Water day and wood day Japan Tue Wed Thu
26 What city has the longest metro system London
27 Yoga (the meditation) is a Sanskrit word meaning what Union
28 What was invented 1903 - patented 1906 G C Beilder Photocopier
29 Which SF author invented the idea of the com Satellite Arthur C Clark
30 What country consumes the most coal each year China
31 What was Hebe the goddess of Youth
32 What are a Galliard, Sarabande, Morisca and Courente Dance Types
33 Who composed the overture Hebrides (Fingals cave) two names Felix Mendelssohn
34 Tanjong Panger Container Terminal where worlds largest con port Singapore
35 What would an anemometer measure Wind Speed
36 In Britain pool and snooker players call it side - what USA name English
37 What form modern sculpture invented Calder named Dechamp The Mobile
38 What book featured Topsy who growed Uncle Toms Cabin –H
B Stowe
39 Where - accident 1953 - motor sport killed 83 spectators Le Mans
40 James Outram invented what Tramways
41 If you were eating calemare - what are you snacking on Squid
42 Which women injured riding, eloped with a poet, dog called Flash Elizabeth Barret
Browning
43 The Bermuda Bowl is world championship in which game Bridge
44 ROK international car registrations which country Korea
45 USA has most cars what country has second most Japan
46 All Sikhs must possess five things - one is a Kangha - what is it Comb
47 What colour graded slope do expert skiers use Black
48 Randy Newman said short people don’t have what Reason to Live
49 To which gentleman's club did Phineas Fogg belong The Reform
50 What’s the only alt therapy fully recognised Western medicine Osteopathy
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51 Over 90% of the worlds total population of what gone since 1970 Rhinoceros
52 1804 J M Jacquard invented first programmable device - what Loom (programmed
punch cards)
53 Sobek was an Egyptian god - in what form is he seen Crocodile
54 The Amati family were famous for making what Violins
55 Oliver was fed gruel - its made from water and what Oatmeal
56 Arnold Cream was a famous (early) boxer - who Jersey Jo Walcott
57 Bunyon wrote Pilgrims Progress - where Bedford Jail
58 Who did Mork call to each week on Ork Orsen
59 What composer boasted "I could set a laundry list to music" Rossini
60 What dinosaurs name translates as three horned Triceratops
61 Nacre is more commonly known as what Mother of Pearl
62 In the 18th century Siberia used solid blocks of what as money Tea
63 In fable who pulled the thorn from the lions paw - not eaten Androcles
64 Thomas Chippendale mostly worked in what wood Mahogany
65 The USA has the most railtrack - what country second Canada
66 What device did Henry Doherty patent in 1972 Pooper Scooper
67 Earl D Biggers created which oriental detective (both names) Charlie Chan
68 Whose backing group was The Coconuts King Creole
69 What does soviet mean Workers Council
70 What is a smew A type of wild duck
71 Aleksei Leanov was the first to do what Space walk
72 What is the name of Moses and Aaron's sister Miriam
73 The American Triple Crown - Belmont st Kentucky Derby and? Preakness Stakes
74 John Gore, Edward Saunders pioneered what org in Australia Salvation Army
75 What dog in ancient China was restricted to the aristocracy Pekinese
76 Which actor wrote the book The Outlaw Trail Robert Redford
77 What was pirate Captain Flint's ship called Walrus
78 Bartommelo Christofori invented what Piano
79 What is a ziggurat Mesopotainian
Temple tower
80 Daisy Hawkins original name of which Beatles hit song Eleanor Rigby
81 Name Captain Nemo's pet seal Esmeralda
82 Rouget de Lisle did what to make him famous Composed
Marseillaise
83 The Caspian Java Bali what became extinct in 19th Century Tigers
84 Whose magazine is called The Watchtower Jehovah Witnesses
85 What does a manometer measure Gas pressure
86 Why did the USA govt open Lincolns coffin in 1887 and 1901 Check body still there
87 You'll Never Walk Alone came from which 1945 musical show Carousel
88 Which Greek philosopher wrote The Republic and The Laws Plato
89 EAU international car registration plate which country Uganda
90 Iolanda Balas - Romania - won 150 consecutive events - what High Jump 1956 - 67
91 What county has the largest army in the world China
92 In which city is the worlds oldest museum - Ashmolian 1679 Oxford
93 Which American state has the motto Esto Perpetua - its forever Idaho (Gem State)
94 What is the correct name for The Laughing Jackass Kookaburra
95 Marilyn Munroe was the model for which Disney Character Tinker Bell
96 Which insect has the best eyesight Dragonfly
97 The Campbell-Stokes recorder measures what with a glass ball Sunshine
98 Which country are the current Olympic Rugby Champions 1924 USA
99 What did William Young invent in 1800 Different shoes left
right
100 Who was La Purcelle of Voltair's poem Joan of Arc