Gk basic

1 What would you do if someone gave you a Twank Drink it - it's tea
2 What is the subject of the reference book Janes Militaria – Ships
Planes Guns etc
3 Which spice comes in hands Ginger
4 What would you expect to see at Santa Pod Drag Racing
5 What does a hypodermic literally mean Under skin
6 What was Peter Blake a pop art designers most famous work Beatles Sergeant
Peppers cover
7 In which 1960 film did Elvis Presley play a mixed race character Flaming Star
8 What profession had Lemual Gulliver when he was shipwrecked Ships surgeon
9 Who is supposed to be buried under Kings Cross station Boadicea
10 In the Bible what was an adamant Diamond
11 Thomas Caneery writer Schlinders Ark comes from what country Australia
12 Which Roman Emperor made Sunday a religious holiday Constantine
13 If you have polythelia what have you got Three nipples
14 Orthoepy is the study of what Word pronunciation
15 Which Saints day is the 23rd April Saint George of
England
16 Which modern artist created the Mother and Child Divided Damien Hurst
17 What Shakespeare character ends saying The rest is Silence Hamlet
18 Name John Huston's last film The Dead
19 Who was the father of Icarus Daedalus
20 In the Old Testament what is the first book of Moses Genesis - first 5 all
Moses books
21 Lucy Hobbs Taylor 1867 first woman in the US to do what Become a registered
dentist
22 What is the correct name for a castrated pig Barrow
23 What is the literal meaning of the title Viceroy In place of the King
24 Dover is the State Capitol of which US state Delaware
25 Where would you find Giacomo Marconi airport Bologna
26 In the Northern hemisphere its Jan 1st South Aug 1st what is Racehorse official
birthdays
27 What word describes one tenth of a nautical mile Cable
28 What does the Latin phrase Ex Mores mean According to Custom
29 What does a sacerdotal person study for The priesthood
30 In the Bible John the Baptist lived on wild honey and what Locusts
31 Who wrote the Paris and Prague symphonies Mozart
32 Men are ten times more likely than women to have what Colour Blindness
33 Bond, Cotton Fabric and Tablet are types of what Paper
34 What mythical beast is a cross between a lion and an eagle Griffin
35 Melita in the Bible where Paul was shipwrecked is where today Malta
36 The Zoastrian religion began in what country Persia or Iran
37 Hydra Gyrum was the Latin name for which element Mercury - Hg
38 Crystallite is used in what sport Snooker - Pool balls
made from it
39 The half wit Smike appears in which Dickens novel Nicholas Nickleby
40 Contralto and Soprano are female voices what comes between Mezzo - soprano
41 In North Africa a mouflon is a wild what Sheep
42 What name's given to a number that exactly divides into another Factor or Divisor
43 Who wrote the book The Amazing Mr Ripley Patricia Highsmith
44 Who dictated the Koran to Mohamed The Angel Gabriel
45 Ancient Rome / Greece what Temple was dedicated to all Gods Pantheon
46 What US State flag has a UK Union Flag on it Hawaii
47 In the Old Testament whose name means Gods with us Emanuel
48 What does an anthrophage practice Cannibalism
49 Who is the Greek Goddess of witchcraft and black magic Hecate
50 Grande and Chico are versions of what Spanish activity Flamenco dancing
51 What is a Bodhran used in Ireland Irish Drum over a
frame
52 Petilent wine is what Slightly sparkling
53 What did Trevor Baylis invent Clockwork Radio
54 In Medieval China children up to 7 years old would do what Breastfeed
55 In 1500 BC Egyptian women had to be what to be beautiful Bald
56 The average American does what for 52 minutes a day Read a Newspaper
57 Who was the Christian missionary portrayed in Chariots of Fire Eric Liddle
58 What are silver coins made from Copper Nickel
59 What State was founded in 1948 Israel
60 Where, apart from the wild, would you find bulls bears and stags Stock Exchanges
61 What is the SI base unit of electrical current Amperes
62 Bell View in Manchester built in 1928 was Britain's first what Greyhound Stadium
63 Anthesis means what in relation to plants In Flower - blooming
64 What children's character lived at Scatterbrook farm Worzel Gummage
65 In Christian tradition what Saint is the Virgin Mary's mother Saint Ann
66 The filbert is an alternative name for which nut Hazelnut
67 Superstition if a woman sees a robin Valentines day marry who Sailor
68 Ann Franklin in 1792 was the first woman to do what Newspaper Editor in
Newport USA
69 In dry measure 8 quarts are a what Peck
70 March April and May are the only months that have what Anagrams Charm
Ripal Yam
71 What has 32 panels and 642 stitches A football (soccer)
72 Thomas Sullivan in New York in 1908 introduced what The Tea Bag
73 The Russians used what to cure piles Potato suppositories
74 If you have Acute hasopharyngitis what's wrong You got a cold
75 In 1927 what ceased to be a weapon in the British Army The Lance
76 Who was the only Apostle to die a natural death Saint John
77 What was banned in China in 1911 as a sign of feudalism The Pigtail
78 An 18th century law in Britain banned the poor from having what Gin - they were too
pissed
79 Oil is the most traded product in the world what is the second Coffee
80 It is illegal to take picture of who in Zambia Pygmies
81 What is the active ingredient in Chinese birds nest soup Bird Spit
82 What animals evidence is admissible in US courts A Bloodhound
83 What is the most popular participation sport in Britain Darts
84 In Britain what are Sing Tao and Weng Wei Po Chinese Newspapers
85 Which Grand Prix driver was also a champion claw pigeon shot Jackie Stewart UK
clay 5 times
86 Ambrosia the food of the Gods from the Greek Ambroata means Immortal
87 Psyscrophillia is sexual arousal by what Cold
88 What company developed the dot matrix printer for 64 Olympics Seiko
89 What is measured with an ombrometer Rainfall
90 Who set a world water speed record over 70 mph at age 72 Alexander Graham
Bell
91 Eidology is the search for what Existence of Ghosts
92 What star only began singing when she broke her leg Doris Day was a
dancer
93 What is Foghorn Leghorn's favourite song Camptown Races
94 Rodin's The Thinker is really a portrait of what Italian poet Dante
95 Grace Robin was the first model - to model what in 1930 Contact Lenses
96 What game has only 7 possible opening moves Draughts - Checkers
97 Who owned the dog called Peritus Alexander the Great
98 In cookery what happens to food served farci It's stuffed
99 An orchidectomy involves what procedure Removal of testicle
100 Queen Victoria in 1837 was the first English monarch to do what Live in Buckingham
Palace
1 Who was the science advisor on the first Star Trek film Isaac Asimov
2 Why does a cynophobe fear Dogs
3 In a French restaurant what's plate de jure translate as Dish of the Day
4 Name of the road system links 17 capitals in South America Pan American
Highway
5 Capital cities name translates as City of Islam Islamabad
6 In Britain since 1300 gold and silver hallmarked what in 1975 Platinum
7 Where would you find a planchette Oiuja board indicator
8 You ordered unagi in a Japanese restaurant what would you get Eel
9 If you have dysmorphia what do you hate A body part
10 In The Man with the Golden Gun name Scaramangas assistant Nick Nack
11 Name Pluto's moon Charon
12 Which group of hobbyists spend the most money on it Gardeners
13 More than 14 million are sold daily in 150 countries - what Bic pens
14 What is the only insect that can turn its head The praying mantis
15 In Animal Farm what kind of creature was Bluebell A Dog
16 Geneva stands on what river Rhone
17 Which actor was born in Chiuhauha Mexico Anthony Quinn
18 61 is the international telephone dialling code for what country Australia
19 What American Indian tribe currently has over 300000 members Cherokee
20 In the US civil war what were graybacks Body lice
21 Casey Kasem was the original voice of what cartoon character Shaggy on Scooby
Doo
22 Who was Bette Midlers piano player before going solo Barry Manilow
23 The artist Seurat employed which technique Pointillism
24 Where would you find your Zygomatic Arch Cheekbone
25 What is measured in ohms Electrical resistance
26 Menkes Kinky Hair Syndrome caused by deficiency of what Copper
27 Which heroine comes from Amphipolis Xena warrior princess
28 Where were Belgian waffles invented Luxembourg
29 Where would you find a gambrel On a horse it’s a
horses leg
30 On a prescription what does PO mean By mouth
31 Lagomorphs refer to which animal Rabbits
32 What is the SI unit of force Newton
33 Proverbially a man is as old as he feels a woman as old as she? Looks
34 What nationality was the first man to die in a plane crash French – Orville
Wrights passenger
35 In scrabble what two letters are worth ten points QZ
36 Name of the Major General who invented the exploding shell Henry Shrapnel
37 Which two vegetables are used in vichyssoise Leek Potato
38 American folklore Abner Doubleday invented what at West Point Baseball
39 There are five stars on the flag of which country Peoples republic of
China
40 What is the worlds longest race The Whitbread round
the world
41 Who wrote Breakfast at Tiffany's Truman Capote
42 What first crossed the English Channel in 1959 Prototype hovercraft
43 Which actor/writer born 1939 has the first names John Marwood John Cleese
44 Who founded the Ballet Russe Sergei Pavlovich
Diaghilev
45 Who designed the mini skirt Mary Quant
46 Mary Pickford Charlie Chaplin and who founded United Artists D W Griffith
47 What company did actor Brad Pitt model for Levis
48 James Bond flew Little Nellie in which film You Only Live Twice
49 In cooking something made Veronique must contain what Grapes
50 Which island was the site of the Australian Grand Prix Philip Island
51 Hanoi stands on the Song-Koi - what's it mean Red River
52 US civil war Confederate Kingston hospital Georgia specialised Soldiers with
Venereal Disease
53 Where is the Salvador Dali museum located St Petersburg Florida
54 Who would use an opisometer A cartographer to
measure
55 If a doctor said you had claudication what have you got A limp or lameness
56 Which country in the world produces the most mangos India
57 Who taught George Harrison to play the sitar Ravi Shankar
58 Josef Vissarionovich Dzhugashvili became famous as who Joseph Stalin
59 Who was the leader of the Polish trade union Solidarity Lech Walesa
60 In Hindu Castes Brahmins were priests what were Varsyas Farmers
61 Robin Goodfellow alternative name which Shakespeare character Puck
62 What is latke A potato pancake
63 Cindy Crawford Elle Macpherson and Madonna all done what Appeared in Playboy
64 The quokka is a member of which animal family Wallaby
65 Proverbially it was a bold man who first ate what An Oyster
66 2.47105 acres is equal to what SI unit Hectare
67 An ecostate animal lacks what Ribs
68 Which country had the first state victims compensation scheme New Zealand in 1960
69 Sperrylite is the ore what is extracted Platinum
70 The game pailemalle played on grass evolved into what Billiards
71 On what common object could you find a gate and a claw Camera
72 Pavarti or Uma is the wife of who in Hindu religion Shiva
73 Susseration is what Whispering
74 There are over 400 recognised breeds of what Dog
75 What links Sivan Av Tevat and Adar Jewish months
76 The word philosophy comes from Greek literally meaning what Love of wisdom
77 In the classical format there are strictly only five positions - what Ballet
78 Where was Robinson Crusoe's home, according to the book York
79 Kallium is the old name for which element Potassium
80 In the Philippines what is lumpia Spring Rolls
81 What actress said "It's better to be nude than unemployed" Angie Dickinson
82 What is a percoid A bony fish
83 Majorca belongs to which island group Balearic Islands
84 Who was he last Tudor monarch of England Elizabeth I
85 Which 1954 film won eight Oscars On the Waterfront
86 What's the worlds largest selling designer clothing range Ralph Lauren
87 Symbolics.com was the worlds first what Registered domain
name
88 What is the worlds most polluted major city Mexico City
89 People with hypertrichosis have lots of what Hair
90 Corinthian Ionic and what are the orders of Greek architecture Doric
91 Cassiterite is the ore what is extracted Tin
92 Athens 1896 Paris 1900 St Louis 1904 London 1908 what next Stockholm 1912 –
Olympic venues
93 What are scaup Wild ducks
94 Where would you find your corrugator Your Forehead
95 Which artist painted The Scream Edvard Munch
96 In the US civil war what pet did Robert E Lee have A Hen
97 1994 what's the most registered dog by American Kennel Club Labrador retriever
98 What actress declared "I'll get naked at the drop of a hat" Sharon Stone
99 What gun does James Bond traditionally use A Walther PPK
100 In Latin mala means bad it's also a favourite Roman food what Apple
1 What film won the best visual effects Oscar in 1985 Cocoon
2 Where could you spend a Rufiyya - Capital Male Maldives
3 Tomatillo is a feature in what countries cusine Mexico
4 The golden lion is awarded at which film festival Venice
5 In computing what does EPOS stand for Electronic Point of
Sale
6 In English its worth 10 points but in Polish only one what is Letter Z in scrabble
7 Who broke Bearings bank and inspired the film Rogue Trader Nick Leason
8 Who created the animated characters Wallace and Grommet Nick Parks
9 Vanilla is part of which plant family Orchids
10 Which English monarch was first to make Xmas day broadcast George V
11 The Vatican is the worlds smallest country what's second Monaco
12 What does anti pasta literally mean Before the meal
13 Fire bellied Spadefoot and Midwife are all types of what Toads
14 In the man from UNCLE what does UNCLE stand for Utd. Net. Com. Law
Enforcement
15 What is also known as liberty cabbage Sauerkraut
16 Who wrote To Kill a Mockingbird Harper Lee
17 What 1979 film won the Oscar for best visual effects Alien
18 Which element is extracted from the ore Scheelite Tungsten
19 Where could you spend a Metical - capital Maputo Mozambique
20 Which country consumes the most wine per capita 16.7 gal per Luxemburg
21 And what the least - two tablespoons per person Egypt
22 In Oct 1992 Bernard Lavery of Wales grew an 18lb 3oz what Brussels Sprout
23 Name the most downloaded cyberpet over 14 million MOPy fish
screensaver
24 How may Oscars did Richard Burton win None – Seven
Nomination
25 In the Mohs scale of hardness what comes in at number eight Topaz
26 A Pascal is the SI unit of what Pressure
27 Herman Zapf designed what Dingbats font
28 Inderan, Delgado, LeMond and Fignon names in what sport Cycling
29 A cappella is unaccompanied singing but what it literally mean In the style of the
chapel
30 William Joyce US born of Irish descent famous as who in WW2 Lord Haw-Haw –
executed 1946
31 Artist - The Monarch of the Glen in 1850 - Lions Trafalgar square Sir Edwin Henry
Landseer
32 Name woman set up free birth control clinic in Holloway in 1920 Marie Stopes
33 What was the last black and white film to win Oscar best film The Apartment 1960
Jack Lemon
34 Who wrote the opera Der Rosenkavalier Richard Strauss
35 Who designed the first jet engine - flew in 1941 Sir Frank Whittle
36 The Wright brothers made aircraft but what was their other job Bicycle manufacturers
37 Who was the first Plantagenet monarch of England 1154 to 89 Henry II
38 Where could you spend a Dram - Capital Yerevan Armenia
39 In ancient Rome what was the triclinium Dining Room
40 Which SF author created the character Lazarus Long Robert Heinlein
41 Somali, Balinese and Abyssinian breeds of what Cat
42 Which city is the capital of Tuscany Florence
43 What type of adornment is a Postiche Small Hairpiece
44 Only one world team horseracing event at Ascot what trophy Shergar Cup
45 Ursus Artus Horribilus - the Latin name of what creature Grizzly Bear
46 Which Graham Green book and film had Pinky as the star Brighton Rock
47 What film won the best sound effects Oscar in 1985 Back to the Future
48 If you dial 123 in the UK what service do you get The speaking clock
49 What is the opposite of nocturnal Diurnal
50 Who wrote the book Interview with a Vampire Ann Rice
51 Which element is extracted from the ore Sphalerite Zinc
52 What country consumes the most meat per capita 124 lb Argentina
53 Mens world championships started 1903 but 1934 women what Gymnastics
54 Where could you spend your Tala - Capital Apia Samoa
55 According to the 2000 census in the UK what is now a religion Jedi Knight
56 What is used to make a classic wiener schnitzel Veal
57 What can be Inline, flat or v Car cylinders
58 Traditionally there are 100 pleats in what item A Chefs hat
59 The Amazon river rises in which country Peru
60 What is the most commonly used condiment in the world Mustard
61 What film won the best makeup Oscar in 1988 Beetlejuice
62 What fruit does not ripen after picking Pineapple
63 Which gangster escaped from jail using a wooden gun John Dillinger
64 Who wrote four consecutive number one songs in 1978 Barry Gibb
65 What is the characters name of Agent 86 Maxwell Smart
66 What was the sequel to The Rocky Horror Picture Show Shock Treatment
67 The oldest one in America still working opened in 1829 what Brewery
68 The Spinet is another name for what old musical instrument The Virginal
69 Harold the Fairhead was the first supreme ruler of where Norway
70 In astrology which heavenly body rules the sign of Cancer The Moon
71 Who said I've have take more out of alcohol that it has out of me Sir Winston Churchill
72 If you sailed due West from Japan what country would you hit Korea
73 What are the seeds of the herb cilantro called used as a spice Coriander
74 Estelle Parsons best supporting actress Oscar what 1967 film Bonnie and Clyde
75 Which French artist designed ballet sets for Diaghilev Henri Matisse
76 Where might you spend a Ceti - Capital Accra Ghana
77 What family used to live in Bug Tussel The Clampets
78 In 1924 the worlds first book of what was published Crosswords
79 A flocculent thing resembles what Wool
80 What European city is nicknamed Auld Reekie Edinburgh
81 Selma Lagerlof of Sweden in 1909 first woman to get what Nobel Prize for
Literature
82 What is a quahog Type of clam
83 Which Saints day is 1st March David
84 Who does the voiceover at the end of Michael Jackson's Thriller Vincent Price
85 If you climbed the Dolomites what country are you in Italy
86 The earliest recorded one held 1887 Sheen House Richmond ? Motorcycle Race
87 Which film won the best story and best song Oscars in 1969 Butch Cassidy and
Sundance Kid
88 Ad Lib is short for the Latin Ad libitum what's it literally mean At Pleasure
89 Which comedian and actors real first name were Leslie Townes Bob Hope
90 In 1976 what show appeared on TV for the first time Charlie Angels
91 Name the American pilot shot down over Russia in 1960 Francis Garry Powers
92 The film 10 Rillington Place is based on which British serial killer Reginald Christie
93 In German cusine what are kartofflen Potato dumplings
94 Membrenaphone musical instruments commonly called what Drums
95 Where might you spend a Won North or South Korea
96 Who wrote the novel The Money Changers Arthur Hailey
97 Who was the first English Poet Laureate in 1616 Benjamin Jonson
98 Helsinki 52, Melbourne 56 , Rome 60 what comes next Tokyo 64 - venues
Olympics
99 What country consumes the most coffee per capita 25 Lb Finland
100 Lee Marvin won the best actor Oscar for what 1965 film Cat Ballou
1 Which film won the best special effects Oscar in 1961 The Guns of
Naverone
2 The Great Gazoo was an alien in which cartoon series The Flintstones
3 Peach pear and plum all members of which family of plants Roses
4 What is the final event in the modern pentathlon Horse riding
5 In Spain what are Paradors State owned tourist
hotels
6 What are Acheron, Cocytus and Phlegethon Rivers of Hell
7 Classical seven ages of man Infant Schoolboy Lover what's next Soldier
8 In wacky races who drove the converter car Professor Pat Pending
9 A Robert Heinlein book won 1960 Hugo award name it Starship Troopers
10 What happened to you if you get a nosicomial condition Infection caught in
hospital
11 Archbishop Makarios of Cyprus was exiled in 1956 to where The Seychelles
12 In which novel would you find reference to "The Cracks of Doom" Lord of the Rings
13 If you were performing Christies or edging what are you doing Skiing
14 Where would you find a crossjack and a spanker Sailing ship there sails
15 In boxing what comes between bantam and light weight Feather weight
16 In Disney's Bedknobs and Broomsticks what magic words used Bibbity Bobbity Boo
17 First comic book character to return from death by demand is? Joker in Batman
18 Greenmantle, Three Hostages, Island of Sheep which character Richard Hannay
19 Which film won the best sound effects Oscar in 1990 Hunt for Red October
20 What was voted the best monopoly piece in 1998 The Car
21 In what city would you find The Jacques Cartier bridge Montreal
22 The A1 is the longest trunk road in the UK between what 2 cities London - Edinburgh
23 In the animal kingdom what creatures are in the order Chiroptera Bats
24 Greek mythology King Minos of Crete got what annual payment 7 men + Women to
feed to Minator
25 In medieval times what was a mangonel used for It was a siege catapult
26 Gean, Northern bird and Dwarf all types of what Cherry Tree
27 Who met at Ujiji in 1871 H M Stanley and Dr.
Livingstone
28 Pilgrims visit Mecca where is Mecca Saudi Arabia
29 What would you do with a wandering sailor Plant it it’s a plant
30 Germans call a WW1 sea fight Battle of Skagerrak what in UK Battle of Jutland
31 Port (left) was called what before Admiralty named it port in 1844 Larboard
32 Which Spanish town is noted for high quality steel swords Toledo
33 The Ngorogoro crater is in what Tanzanian National Park Serengeti
34 Hamlet, Macbeth Othello which Shakespeare tragedy is missing King Lear
35 Sand, Soda and what are the main ingredients of glass Limestone
36 What colour are the seats in the House of Lords Red - Commons green
37 What are Cats tail, Cocks foot and Sheep's fescue Types of grass
38 In what city would you find the Spanish Riding School Vienna
39 What is the most commonly used oil in Chinese cookery Groundnut or Peanut
40 Which film won the best screenplay Oscar in 1970 MASH
41 The word gospel from Anglo Saxon literally means what Good Tidings
42 Thor Heyerdahl vessels were Kon Tiki, Ra and what Tigris
43 And what happened to Tigris 3rd April 1978 He burned it anti war
protest
44 If a doctor gave you an Ishihara test what is he testing for Colour blindness
45 Only one miracle is mentioned in all four gospels what is it Feeding of 5000
46 What is the worlds longest mountain range The Andes
47 Jason and the Argonauts sailed to where looking for the fleece Colchis
48 Suez is at one end of the Suez canal what is at the other Port Said
49 What are hunting, dress, old and Price Charles Edward types of Tartans
50 Dows, Grahams and Warres famous producers of what wine Port
51 What is the official language of Cuba Spanish
52 What new invention was shown to Queen Victoria 14 Jan 1878 The telephone
53 In 1956 16 tons topped the UK charts who was the singer Tennessee Ernie Ford
54 He died 28th July 1750 and had 20 children 6 survived name him Johan Sebastian Bach
55 Who gave Yves Saint Laurent his start in fashion Christian Dior
56 What is the first name of Agatha Christies Miss Marple Jane
57 Evangeline Booth became the first woman general in what army Salvation Army
58 You are a saucy boy comes from what Shakespeare play Romeo and Juliet
59 Which film won the best sound effects Oscar in 1987 Robocop
60 Napka currency Ismara official capital which African country Eritrea
61 Where would you find pedals a resonator and a piller On a Harp
62 Ignoring Queen name the only woman to appear on UK currency Florence Nightingale
63 In area what is the largest South American country Brazil
64 Pierre Augustine Caron de Baumarchais play what Opera based on it Barber of Seville
65 In wacky races who drove the Creepy Coop Gruesome Twosome
66 Whose catchphrase was "Stop messing About" Kenneth Williams
67 John Dick Ann Timmy who is missing from this famous five Julian
68 Dawson City was replaced by Whitehorse as the capital where Yukon
69 Carara in Tuscany is famous for producing what Marble
70 There are 150 what in The Bible Psalms
71 Author of Good as Gold and Closing Time but famed for another Joseph Heller Catch
22
72 The Owen Ford Dam one of worlds largest is in which country Uganda
73 Which wine grape variety is nicknamed The King of Grapes Cabernet Sauvignon
74 Cushat, Rock and Stock all types of which creature Doves
75 What do ensign, cadet, osprey and 505 have in common Sailing Dinghy's
76 In cookery what does ricotta literally mean Twice cooked
77 What links Martha Corey Brigit Bishop Mary Easty in 17th cent Salem Witchcraft trial
78 In Shakespeare King Lear was king of where Britain
79 Artist Marc Chegal died in 1985 in what country was he born Russia
80 Which film won the best song Oscar in 1971 Shaft - The theme
from Shaft
81 Who wrote Man are from Mars Women are from Venus John Grey
82 Klu Klux Clam, Uncle Ant Disgruntled goat characters from? Itchy & Scratchy in
The Simpsons
83 Which artist painted The Fighting Temeraire Joseph Mallard
William Turner
84 Why could you find a hoist and a fly On a flag
85 Where would you see a stoop or what creature is doing it A falcons diving
86 Dr Teeth was the leader of the band Electric Mayhem - where The Muppet Show
87 Dammen in Dutch is what game Draughts or Checkers
88 A horses height is measured from the ground to what part Withers - base of neck
crest line
89 What was the first Disney animated film released on video Dumbo
90 In Superman what was the original name of The Daily Planet The Daily Star
91 Louisa Adams was the only first lady to be what Born outside USA
92 In Italian pasta cusine what does al dente literally mean To the teeth
93 If a wine is described as alcooleux what has it got Overwhelming
alcohol
94 Which of the Apostles is traditionally pictured with a purse Matthew taxman
95 Which peoples name translates as eaters of raw flesh Eskimo
96 Guiseppe Verdi wrote Aida - in what city was it premiered Cairo
97 Dance with a Stranger was the film of who's life story Ruth Ellis
98 What nationality was Saint Paul of Tarsus Turkish
99 Where did you see Fancy, Spook and Choo-Choo In Top Cat
100 In which film was the best supporting actor Oscar won in 1975 The Sunshine Boys
George Burns
1 Kevin Kline won best supporting actor Oscar which 1988 film A Fish Called Wanda
2 Kipros in Greek Kibris in Turkish what is it in English Cyprus
3 What is the main ingredient of the Indian dish dahl Lentils
4 An anti-tussed is used to treat what Coughs
5 Ball is 38 millimetres in diameter weighs 2.5 grams what sport Table Tennis
6 In the UK the Clerk of the Closet is the Queens official what Chaplin
7 A burning oil lamp is the symbol of which organisation Gideons
8 The Comstock load is a silver deposit in what US state Nevada
9 What TV show takes place in Sunnydale Buffy the Vampire
Slayer
10 In 2001 one active UK warship named after an Englishman who Sir Winston Churchill
11 Walloons speak what language French in Belgium
12 In Gustav Holsts planets suite which planet is the magician Uranus
13 What UK gentleman's club first in 1891 to admit lady members Reform club
14 Ab Ovo Latin for the very beginning but what's it literally mean From the egg
15 Who was the last Emperor of France Napoleon III
16 Andy Green first broke the sound barrier on land in what car Thrust SSC
17 Names from jobs - Baker Cook obvious what was a Pallistair Fence maker
18 The Seven Pillars of Wisdom comes from where Proverbs in Bible
19 Name Glen Millers signature tune Moonlight Serenade
20 Josephine Hull best supporting actress Oscar which 1950 film Harvey
21 Which word links a type of bread and a cut of precious stone Baguette
22 What country does China have its longest land border with Mongolia
23 Astronomer Fred Hoyle coined which phrase The Big Bang
24 The first US copyrighted film showed what in 1894 A man sneezing
25 What do the four quarters of a hot cross bun symbolise Moon phases
26 Palm, Olive, Cyprus and Cedar what is the biblical link Woods cross made
27 Intelligents Report a quarterly magazine in US which subject UFO organisation
28 Paludism is an old name for which disease Malaria
29 What was the worlds first patented synthetic food in 1869 Margarine
30 Polish sprinter Ewa Klobukowska first do what at Kiev in 1967 Fail sex test was
disqualified
31 Who owns The Oval cricket ground Prince Charles
32 Who might use ruddle or what is it Shepherds dye
marking sheep
33 What organisation recently banned in Russia as paramilitary Salvation Army
34 Whose song did the Beatles sing on first TV appearance 1962 Roy Orbison Dream
Baby
35 What's unusual about portrait Duke of Monmouth in Nat Gallery Its not him
36 Harry S Truman and Gerald Ford what's the non obvious link Left handed
37 Which is the only Shakespeare play not to contain a song The Comedy of Errors
38 A fimetarious organism grows where In faeces or shit
39 What lasted 5 hours and twelve minutes in 1969 longest ever Wimbledon TV match
no tie break
40 Which film won the best visual effects Oscar in 1984 Indiana Jones Temple
of Doom
41 Mount Logan is the highest mountain in which country Canada
42 The Napstar logo shows headphones on what A cat
43 What sporting contest Peter Christian win in Jan 77 with 1/16 oz Angling - total (only)
catch
44 If a dog is canine, cat feline what creature is accipitrine A hawk
45 Rene Raymond is better known as which author Raymond Chandler
46 What got named by novelist Gilbert Frankau at a party in 1926 Zip he said Zip its
open Zip its shut
47 In 19th century USA what was The Mongolian Curse Opium
48 If you suffered from scripturience what are you compelled to do Write things down
49 Link Aurora Texas, Spitsbergen Norway and Ubatuba Brazil UFO crash sites
50 What's the US equivalent to the Department of Health in the UK Surgeon General
51 Jean Montgolfier in 1157 built the worlds first what Paper factory
52 Link the sports Cricket, Rackets, Croquet and Motorboat racing Only appeared once in
Olympics
53 Which TV gangster owns the nightclub called The Ba Da Bing Tony Soprano
54 Where would you find or what are guntlines Rope - groves
55 How many one legged popes have there been None
56 Israel Baline became more famous under what name Irving Berlin
57 Which US state was known as "The mother of Presidents" Virginia 4 out of 1st 5
58 Why did certain busses in Staffordshire refuse to pick up people Keeping to schedule
59 The three toed sloth only does it every 10 days - what Defecate - or crap
60 Who is the only director to win 3 Oscars within five years in 30s Frank Capra 1934
1936 1938
61 Whose first single released July 1961 was Buttered Popcorn The Supremes
62 Where are a whales nipples On its back
63 What theologian claimed he could drive away the devil with a fart Martin Luther
64 Who devised the idea of a flat rate postal charge Charles Babbage
65 How to you turn a woman into a cuckquean Shag her husband
female cuckold
66 Where would you find a Rocker, Eight, Loop and Three Figures in Ice Skating
67 Samuel Pepys wife always slept with what in her hand His Dick
68 The medical journal Practitioner 1923 said it will never happen? Teaching of
contraception
69 Bruce Philip in 1985 recorded what sporting first Rowed for Oxford and
Cambridge
70 What is measured in units called jnd Sensitivity Just
noticeable difference
71 In the UK which school choir had a No 1 with a song grandma Saint Winifred's
72 In the pasa doble what is the female dancer supposed to be A bullfighters cloak
73 A napiform thing is shaped like what A turnip
74 What was the first country in 1824 to legalise Trade Unions Britain
75 What is the worlds longest insect Borneo stick insect
76 The angel shark has what other name The monkfish
77 Which mummified tendon was auctioned at Christies in 1969 Napoleons Penis
78 Marie Stopes discovered what in British Museum after marriage Should not be virgin
79 What does a callipygian person have Pretty shaped buttocks
80 Which 1977 film won seven Oscars but none for acting Star Wars
81 It came into football in 1923 men say women don’t understand? The offside rule
82 What is a nidologist interested in Birds nests
83 Name Eleanor Roosevelt's job 1932 husband became president Editor of magazine
Babies
84 Arthur Sarsfield Ward the creator of Fu Man Chu is which author Sax Rohmer
85 Who wrote Servants of the Wankh in 1969 Jack Vance SF
86 What song was on the B side of The Beatles We can work it out Day Tripper
87 Georges Claude invented what in 1911 Neon lights
88 In which country did the first Christmas stamp appear in 1898 Canada
89 How does paella get its name From cooking pan
90 Alfred Hitchcock's daughter appeared in Psycho - name her Patricia Hitchcock
91 Who lived in Honalee Puff the magic dragon
92 What is the largest wild animal in the UK The Scottish red deer
93 In the song who told Laura he loved her in 1960 Ricky Valance
94 Who owns Dartmoor prison Prince Charles
95 Name the subject Harry Harrison's 1977 book Great Balls of Fire Sex in Science Fiction
96 Isaiah Sellers did it before Samuel Clements - did what Used Mark Twain
97 Which English King holds the official record of bastards 21 Henry I
98 Where would you find a corbicula Honey bee – sacks
carry pollen
99 In 1951 the shortest ever lasted 2.5 minutes - shortest what Boat race Oxford sank
100 Which film won the best story Oscar in 1958 The Defiant
Ones
1 Who wrote the lyrics for Oscar winning song Whole New World Tim Rice
2 An empelomaniac has a desire to do what Hold public office
3 Who described TV as "Chewing gum for the masses" Architect Frank Lloyd
Wright
4 How did Billie Holiday get the nickname Lady Refused to pickup tips
with vagina
5 Which creatures communicate by touch, smell and dance Bees
6 What do the initials Bt mean after a surname Baronet
7 What was the worlds highest structure until 1930 Eiffel Tower
8 What is a Mexican Black Howler A Monkey
9 In which country did the study of geometry originate Egypt
10 A normal human body has 46 what Chromosomes
11 What is Australia's Barossa valley known for Wine production
12 What is the worlds fastest moving insect Tropical Cockroach
13 How is something cooked if done en papillote In Paper
14 Which detective lived in Cabot Cove Maine Jessica Fletcher
15 What would you do with a naked lady Plant it – its
Colchinium
16 What became legal in 1901 in the UK Boxing
17 Harry Longbaugh became better known under what name The Sundance Kid
18 Which country has the worlds first greyhound racing track USA
19 What was Marie Osmonds only solo hit Paper Roses
20 Ben Hur won most Oscars 11 what film comes second with 10 West Side Story
21 A myomancer predict the future by studying what The shape of mice
22 Which actress said "Being a sex symbol is like being a convict" Raquel Welch in 1979
23 The Golden Bear is awarded at which film festival Berlin
24 What financial item was introduced to UK in September 1963 American Express
card
25 Where did Indian ink originally come from China
26 Where is Judge Dread a judge Mega City
27 What was the capitol of Russia before Moscow Saint Petersburg
28 A crapulous person is full of it - what Alcohol - it means
drunk
29 If you have cherophobia what are you afraid of Joy - happiness
30 John Lennon named The Quarrymen after what His old school
31 How many best director Oscars did Alfred Hitchcock win None
32 In France what is eau de vie Brandy
33 The Savannah was the worlds first commercial what Atomic powered ship
34 Which county has the most MEPs 99 Germany
35 Ships known as The First Fleet transported what in 1788 Convicts to Australia
36 Geotropism affects what Plants its gravity
growth response
37 Marie Gresholtz is better known as who Madam Tussaud
38 Equestrian, Yachting and what Olympic sport are sexes equal Shooting
39 If you saw Fringilla Coelebs what bird have you noticed The Chaffinch
40 Which film won the best makeup Oscar in 1992 Bram Stokers Dracula
41 If you had crabites what have you got Collection of fossil
crabs
42 This TV series ran for 78 episodes before it was scrapped - what Star Trek
43 Which Beatles song did The Overlanders take to number one Michelle
44 A mirliton is another name for what musical instrument A Kazoo
45 Where is the largest church in the world Vatican in Rome
46 And who designed it Michelangelo
47 What sort of meat is used in the dish Guard of Honour Neck of Lamb
48 What sport was banned in England in 1849 Cockfighting
49 Ronald Wycherley became more famous as who Billy Fury
50 Nostology is the study of what Senility
No Questions Quiz 76 Answers
51 Brian Gamlin of Bury is credited with what sporting invention Numbers on
Dartboard
52 Which countries wine might be labelled DOCG Italy
53 Ivan Maugher won six world titles at what sport Speedway
54 Who is the Patron Saint of Germany and sodomy Saint Boniface
55 From which alphabet do all western alphabets originate Phoenician
56 John Books was the final role of which actor John Wayne in The
Shootist
57 Gerry Dawsy became more famous as who Englebert
Humperdinck
58 And he was born in which country India
59 Who did the walrus and the carpenter ask to walk with them The Oysters
60 Jack Palance won best supporting actor Oscar in what 1991 film City Slickers
61 What's unusual about a bobhouse Its on skis
62 What was John Denvers only solo UK number one Annies Song
63 Which dancing represents fertility through death and rebirth Morris dancing
64 The USA declared war on which country in 1898 Spain
65 Polite society man does it 2 legs woman sitting dog 3 legs what Shake hands
66 What does the DIN number mean on photographic film Speed of film
67 Which spice is used in a whisky sling Nutmeg
68 What key is music written in if it has five flats D flat
69 Which sea area is immediately south of Ireland Fastnet
70 Chimpanzees, gorillas and orang-utans what is missing Gibbons
71 What building links Stacy Keach and Oscar Wilde Reading Jail
72 Chuck McKinley was the only American to do what in the 60s Win Wimbledon
73 In the body what do the Islets of Langerhans do Secrete Insulin
74 It is the English Channel but what do the French call it La Manche
75 Bob van Winkle changed his name to what Vanilla Ice
76 Name Frank Sinatra's Yacht My Way Again
77 What is the main ingredient of boxty bread Potatoes
78 By what other name is the double album The Beatles known The White album
79 What does an Alexandra taste of Chocolate
80 Name the first actor to get best actor Oscar for repeating a role Paul Newman –
Colour of Money
81 What was Elvis Presley's first UK number one All shook up
82 And what was his first US number one Heartbreak Hotel
83 Hippoglossus-hippoglossus is which common sea fish Halibut
84 Long jump, High Jump, Triple Jump what missing Pole Vault Olympic
jumping events
85 What capitol is on the slopes of the volcano Pichincha Quito Ecuador
86 Which English composer wrote a Sea symphony Ralph Vaughan
Williams
87 What's the name of the technique for measuring at a distance Telemetry
88 Eight bells on board a ship means what End of a watch
89 Where were the first European coffee houses opened Vienna
90 The Academie Francaise ensures the purity of what The French language
91 Yvon Petra was the last man to do what at Wimbledon Wear flannels
92 What is embolia Hesitations in speech
93 What sort of drink is barbancourt Rum
94 Who drove the McLaren to its first grand prix victory in 1968 Bruce McLaren
himself
95 In which country is the secretariat of the European Parliament Luxemburg
96 What is the main ingredient of a moussaka Aubergines
97 What was the Beatles first UK top ten single Please-please me
98 Which character lived at 3 stable mews City of London John Steed in the
99 What do homodonts have that hetrodonts don’t Same shaped teeth
100 What was the only horror film nominated best film Oscar The Exorcist in 1973

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