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1000 Questions and Answers Quiz1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10. 11. 12. 13. 14. 15. 16. 17. 18. 19. 20. 21. 22. 23. 24. 25. 26. 27. 28. 29. 30. 31. 32. 33. 34. 35. 36. 37. 38. 39. 40. 41. 42. 43. 44. 45. 46. 47. 48. Which animal lays eggs? Duck billed platypus On television what was Flipper? Dolphin How many rings on the Olympic flag? Five What colour is vermilion a shade of? Red King Zog ruled which country? Albania What colour is Spock's blood? Green Where can you find London bridge today? USA ( Arizona ) Carl and the Passions changed band name to what? Beach Boys Where in your body is your patella? Knee ( it's the kneecap ) What spirit is mixed with ginger beer in a Moscow mule? Vodka Who was the first man in space? Yuri Gagarin What would you do with a Yashmak? Wear it - it's an Arab veil Who betrayed Jesus to the Romans? Judas Escariot Who's band was The Quarrymen? John Lenon Which was the most successful Grand National horse? Red Rum Who starred as the Six Million Dollar Man? Lee Majors In the song Waltzing Matilda - What is a Jumbuck? Sheep Who was Dan Dare's greatest enemy in the Eagle? Mekon What is Dick Grayson better known as? Robin (Batman and Robin) What was given on the fourth day of Christmas? Calling birds What was Skippy ( on TV )? The bush kangaroo What does a funambulist do? Tightrope walker What is the name of Dennis the Menace's dog? Gnasher What are bactrians and dromedaries? Camels (one hump or two) Who played The Fugitive? David Jason Who was the King of Swing? Benny Goodman Who was the first man to fly across the channel? Louis Bleriot Who starred as Rocky Balboa? Sylvester Stallone In which war was the charge of the Light Brigade? Crimean Who invented the television? John Logie Baird Who would use a mashie niblick? Golfer In the song who killed Cock Robin? Sparrow What do deciduous trees do? Lose their leaves in winter In golf what name is given to the No 3 wood? Spoon If you has caries who would you consult? Dentist - its tooth decay What other name is Mellor's famously known by? Lady Chatterlys Lover What did Jack Horner pull from his pie? Plum How many feet in a fathom? Six which film had song Springtime for Hitler? The Producers Name the legless fighter pilot of ww2? Douglas Bader What was the name of inn in Treasure Island? Admiral Benbow What was Erich Weiss better known as? Harry Houdini Who sailed in the Nina - Pinta and Santa Maria? Christopher Columbus Which leader died in St Helena? Napoleon Bonaparte Who wrote Gone with the Wind? Margaret Mitchell What does ring a ring a roses refer to? The Black Death Whose nose grew when he told a lie? Pinocchio Who has won the most Oscars? Walt Disney

2 49. 50. 51. 52. 53. 54. 55. 56. 57. 58. 59. 60. 61. 62. 63. 64. 65. 66. 67. 68. 69. 70. 71. 72. 73. 74. 75. 76. 77. 78. 79. 80. 81. 82. 83. 84. 85. 86. 87. 88. 89. 90. 91. 92. 93. 94. 95. 96. 97. 98. What would a Scotsman do with a spurtle? Eat porridge (it's a spoon) Which award has the words for valour on it? Victoria Cross If you had pogonophobia what would you be afraid of? Beards Who would take silk as part of their job? Barrister Who won an Oscar for the African Queen? Bogart Who sang the theme song in 9 to 5? Dolly Parton What in business terms is the IMF? International Monetary Fund Ringo Star narrates which children's TV series? Thomas the tank engine Which country grows the most fruit? China Which company is owned by Bill Gates? Microsoft What would you do with a maris piper? Eat it - it's a potato In Casablanca what is the name of the nightclub? Rick's What was the first James Bond book? Casino Royal What kind of animal is a lurcher? Dog What is the currency of Austria? Schilling What is the Islamic equal to the red cross? Red Crescent In fable who sold a cow for five beans? Jack ( and grew a beanstalk ) How did Alfred Nobel make his money? He invented Dynamite Who was the first man to run a sub four minute mile? Roger Bannister What are Munroes? Mountains in Scotland Which car company makes the Celica? Toyota Air Lingus is the national airline of which country? Republic of Ireland or Eire Who discovered radium? The Curies What does an alopecia sufferer lack? Hair Who painted The Haywain? John Constable Triskadeccaphobia is the fear of what? Number 13 What is a baby rabbit called? Kit or Kitten Which country had The Dauphin as a ruler? France Who did Michael Caine play in the Ipcress File? Harry Palmer Who won Euro song contest Save All Your Kisses For Me? Brotherhood of Man Which country had the guns of Naverone installed? Turkey Ictheologists study what? Fish What is a Winston Churchill? Cigar Who or what lives in a formicarium? Ants What type of acid is used in car batteries? Sulphuric It's a flock of sheep what's a group of owls called? Parliament What animal would you find in a form? Hare Who in books and films was the man of bronze? Doc Savage Who was Stan Laurels partner? Oliver Hardy What kind of food is Cullan Skink? Fish What is classified by the A B O system? Blood Groups What plant does the Colorado beetle attack? Potato Where did the Pied Piper play? Hamlin To where in France do the sick make pilgrimages? Lourdes In which city was the famous black hole? Calcutta Christopher Cockerel invented what? Hovercraft Ray Bolger played who in The Wizard of Oz? Scarecrow Sabotage is French - What did the saboteurs use? Shoes - sabot means shoe Which part of the human body contains the most gold Toenails If you had rubella what would you have caught? German Measles

3 99. 100. 101. 102. 103. 104. 105. 106. 107. 108. 109. 110. 111. 112. 113. 114. 115. 116. 117. 118. 119. 120. 121. 122. 123. 124. 125. 126. 127. 128. 129. 130. 131. 132. 133. 134. 135. 136. 137. 138. 139. 140. 141. 142. 143. 144. 145. 146. 147. 148. Mohs scale hardest is diamond - what's the softest? Talc La Giaconda is better known as what? Mona Lisa Who wrote the Opera Madam Butterfly? Puccini What links - Goa - Kerula - Assam - Bihar? India Eric Arthur Blaire was the real name of which author? George Orwell Names - Baker Cook obvious what did Cordwainer do? Shoemaker Which country do Sinologists study? China Ruby Stevens became famous under which name? Barbara Stanwyck Which non alcoholic cordial is made from pomegranates? Grenadine What is Orchesis - either professional or amateur? Art of Dancing Taken literally what should you see in a Hippodrome? Horses Who wrote the Man in the Iron Mask? Alexander Dumas Which 1993 Disney film starred Bet Middler as a witch? Hocus Pocus Who piloted the first flight across the English channel? Louis Bleriot What was the first James Bond film? Dr No What 1991 film won best film, actor, actress, director Oscars? Silence of the Lambs What was the capital of Ethiopia? Addis Ababa Aescapalious emblem staff snake Greek Roman god of what? Medicine Giacomo Agostini - 122 Grand Prix 15 world titles what sport? Motorcycle Racing What is the largest state in the USA? Alaska Led Deighton trilogy Game Set Match What 3 Capitals? Berlin MexicoLondon Alan Stuart Konigsberg famous as who? Woody Allen Which human rights organisation founded 1961 got Nobel 1977? Amnesty International Whose autobiography was The long walk to Freedom? Nelson Mandela What was discovered in 1922 by Howard Carter? Tutankamen tomb Clyde Tonbaugh discovered what planet in 1930? Pluto Who won the women's heptathlon at Seoul in 1988? Jackie Joyner-Kersey Who wrote Northanger Abbey? Jayne Austin Who ran through the streets naked crying Eureka? Archimedes Who composed the Brandeberg concertos full names? Johan Sebastian Bach Who won the World Series in 1987? Minnesota twins What is the correct term of address to the Pope? Your Holiness In which city was Alexander Graham Bell born in 1847? Edinburgh Who composed the ballets Sleeping Beauty and The Nutcracker? Tchaikovsky AG Bell opened school in Boston in 1872 for Teachers of what? The Deaf Benjamin Kubelsky 1894 fame as what comedian? Jack Benny In the Old Testament what book comes between Obadiah - Micah? Jonah Robin Williams dressed in drag for which 1993 film? Mrs Doubtfire Which chess piece could be a member of the church? Bishop Which German word means lightning war used in WW2? Blitzkrieg Broccoli belongs to what family of plants? Cabbage Who designed the first Iron ship the Great Britain in 1845? I. Kingdom Brunel Whose boat Bluebird was recently raised from Coniston water? Donald Campbell in 1951 which (of two) car companies introduced power steering? Buick - Chrysler Who wrote Catch 22 (both names)? Joseph Heller Which country set up the world's first chemistry lab in 1650? Netherlands What links the names Botvinik, Tal, Karpov, Fischer? Chess World Champs What is the national flower of Japan? Chrysanthemum Bombardier Billy Wells was seen on many Rank films - why? Hit Gong Where in France do claret wines come from? Bordeaux

4 149. 150. 151. 152. 153. 154. 155. 156. 157. 158. 159. 160. 161. 162. 163. 164. 165. 166. 167. 168. 169. 170. 171. 172. 173. 174. 175. 176. 177. 178. 179. 180. 181. 182. 183. 184. 185. 186. 187. 188. 189. 190. 191. 192. 193. 194. 195. 196. 197. 198. What did mathematician John Napier invent in 1614? Logarithms What was the world's first high level programming language 1957? IBM FORTRAN Consumption was the former name of which disease? Tuberculosis Which American state is nicknamed The Diamond State? Delaware What are the Sirocco, Mistral and Chinook? Winds Who wrote about Willie Wonka and the Chocolate Factory? Roald Dahl Who, at USA customs declared, nothing but my genius? Oscar Wilde Issur Danielovitch became famous a who? Kirk Douglas Who sailed in the Golden Hind? Sir Francis Drake What was the name of the plantation in Gone with the Wind? Tara Who won the 1988 Superbowl? Washington Redskins Which group believes in The Great Architect of the Universe? Freemasons Robert Alan Zimmerman real name of who? Bob Dylan Processed Galena produces which metal? Lead Who wrote Gulliver's Travels (both names)? Jonathon Swift What is a Ha Ha? Sunken Fence In Japan what is Seppuku? Hari Kari - suicide Who discovered blood circulation? William Harvey The dunnock is another name for which common bird? Hedge Sparrow If someone said they were from Hellas - which country? Greece Who was the son of Zeus and Maia - Gods Messenger? Hermes Roy Scherer jr became famous as who? Rock Hudson Who wrote Brave New World (full name)? Aldus Huxley What links Calabria, Liguria, Puglia and Veneto? Regions of Italy Which city in Rajasthan has riding breeches named after it? Jodhpur Portugal has had six Kings with what first name? John What martial arts name means gentle way? Judo Jean Claude Killy famous in which sport? Skiing Kimberlite contains what precious item? Diamonds Who directed Dr Strangelove - 2001 - The Shining (full name)? Stanley Kubrick Rene Lalique - Art Nouveau designer worked what material? Glass Who created the land of Narnia and Lion Witch and Wardrobe? Clive Staples Lewis What animal lives in a drey? Squirrel Why is Louise Brown - born 1978 famous? First test tube baby The title of whose book translates as my struggle? Adolf Hitler Anna Mary Robinson - famous American painter - what name? Grandma Moses In which country would you find the Negev desert? Israel Which character has been played by the most actors? Sherlock Holmes In Greek mythology a Hamadryads spirit guarded what? Trees Jocasta was the wife of Laius and the mother of who? Oedipus Who wrote The Rights of Man - and The Age of Reason? Thomas Paine What is the capital of Sicily? Palermo What was invented by Dr Edward Land in 1947? Polaroid Syd Barett, Roger Waters, Richard Wright, Nick Mason - Group? Pink Floyd Carlo Collodi created which famous children's character? Pinocchio What is mainly extracted from pitchblende? Uranium Which connects Delft, Sevres, Wedgwood, Chelsea? Porcelain Which country introduced the worlds first diesel loco in 1912? Germany in 1656 Christian Huygens invented what type of timekeeper? Pendulum clock Duvali, Dushira and Holi are religious days in which religion? Hindu

5 199. 200. 201. 202. 203. 204. 205. 206. 207. 208. 209. 210. 211. 212. 213. 214. 215. 216. 217. 218. 219. 220. 221. 222. 223. 224. 225. 226. 227. 228. 229. 230. 231. 232. 233. 234. 235. 236. 237. 238. 239. 240. 241. 242. 243. 244. 245. In what industry did John Davidson Rockefeller get rich? Oil The Mau Mau were terrorists in which country late 50s early 60s? Kenya What movie cast included James Garner, Richard Attenbourough, Steve McQueen, Charles Bronson, Donald Pleasance, James Coburn, Gordon Jackson, Angus McPhee among many others? The Great Escape If you suffer from epistaxis what is wrong? Nose bleed In which book would you find the manservant Pas Partout? Around the world in 80 days What animals name translates as water horse? Hippopotamus In Greek mythology who killed the Gorgon? Perseus Which two metals are alloyed to make pewter? Tin and Lead in 1899 the Eastman company in the USA produced first what? Kodak 1 - hand held roll film cam What links - Sarte, Neitzsche, Russell and Decartes? Philosophers in 1643 Evangalisa Torichelli invented the first what? Barometer Which Spanish painter has first exhibition at 16? Pablo Picasso Where did the mutineers of the Bounty settle? Pitcairn Islands What is the longest river in Italy? Po What does a polyandric women have more than one of? Husband What links Brazil, Uruguay, Mozambique and Angola? Colonies of Portugal What is the American equivalent of the Irish Poteen? Moonshine Who was the last king of Troy killed by Achilles son Pyrrhus? Priam In 1911 Hiram Bingham discovered what lost city? Machu Picchu Who won the Superbowl in 1989? San Francisco 49 ers Who wrote the book Billy Budd also Moby Dick? Herman Melville Which highwayman rode the horse Black Bess? Dick Turpin Barry Allen was the alter ego of which DC comic superhero? The Flash In 1901 which brand of car was seen for the first time? Mercedes Brisbane is the state capital of which SE Australian state? Queensland In Norse mythology what is the name of the ultimate battle? Ragnarok In 1890 the first electric what opened in London? Underground railway Who wrote the children's novel Swallows and Amazons? Arthur Ransom Oil seed rape belongs to which plant family? Mustard Which Norwegian politicians name became a word for traitor? Vidkun Quisling What is the capitol of Morocco? Rabat What shape were the sailors plates in Nelsons navy? Square Thus Square meal What religion links Weasak, Dhrammacacka, and Bhodi day? Buddhist Linus Torwalds invented and wrote what? Linux computer operating system The bander macaque has which commoner name? Rhesus Monkey Zambia and Zimbabwe used to be called what? Rhodesia What is the staple food of one third of the worlds population? Rice Paul Robeson the singer of old man river had what profession? Lawyer Rene Laennac invented which aid for doctors in 1810? Stethoscope Jagger, Richards, Wyman, Jones, Watts, Stewart - which band? The Rolling Stones What digit does not exist in Roman Numerals? Zero Who was nicknames The desert Fox (both Names)? Erwin Rommel What aid to archaeologists from 197 bc was found in Egypt 1799? Rosetta Stone Which annual sporting event between 2 teams started in 1829? The University Boat Race Who was the jeweller to the Russian Court famous Easter eggs? Faberge What type of food is Taramasalata? Cured /smoked cod roe What links Samuel Delaney, Fredrick Pohl, Harlan Ellison? Science Fiction

6 246. 247. 248. 249. 250. 251. 252. 253. 254. 255. 256. 257. 258. 259. 260. 261. 262. 263. 264. 265. 266. 267. 268. 269. 270. 271. 272. 273. 274. 275. 276. 277. 278. 279. 280. 281. 282. 283. 284. 285. 286. 287. 288. 289. 290. 291. 292. 293. 294. Randolph Crane became famous as which cowboy actor? Randolph Scott Ageusia is the loss of which sense? Taste Which Irish political parties name translates as we ourselves? Sein Fein Henry Ford used assembly line in 1908 but someone before 1901? Ransome Olds Who performed the first heart transplant in South Africa? Christian Barnard What is the common name for the star Sirius? Dog Star What calculating aid was invented by William Oughtred in 1662? Slide Rule Which Athenian philosopher wrote nothing immortalised by Plato?Socrates Who designed the WW 1 plane Camel and co designed Hurricane? Thomas Octave Murdoch Sopwith Crazy Horse and Sitting Bull were born in which US state? South Dakota In 1666 Jesuit Bark was used as a prevention against what? Malaria In 1971 which USA space probe was first to orbit another planet? Mariner 9 What links Catalonia, Andalusia, Cantabria, Galicia? Regions of Spain Ingemar Stenmark won record 85 world cup races in what sport? Skiing Who wrote the music for ballets Firebird and Rites of Spring? Igor Stravinsky What common legal item literally means under penalty? Subpoena Who was the only person to win world titles on bikes and cars? John Surtees What is the oldest swimming stroke? Breaststroke 16th century Which European country is divided into areas called Cantons? Switzerland Which medical tool was developed by Sanctorius in 1612? Thermometer What weapon was invented by Ernest Swinton used in 1916? Tank Which mythological King chained grapes rose water fell? Tantalus Who created Tarzan (all names) in 1914? Edgar Rice Burroughs Camellia Sinesis evergreen shrub better known as what? Tea In 1901 who first transmitted radio signals across Atlantic? Marconi Who won six consecutive Wimbledon titles in the 1980s? Martina Navratilova What Italian building material translates as baked earth? Terracotta What links Buddy Holly, Lyndon Johnston, Janice Joplin? State of Texas Which eponymous character was Thane of Cawder Glaimes? Macbeth Who wrote the 39 steps (both names)? John Buchan Who won the Superbowl in 1987? New York Giants What is the food tofu made from? Soya Bean Curd via Soya milk Who was the son of Poseidon and Ampherite? Triton Annie Mae Bullock became famous under which name (both)? Tina Turner What linked Armenia, Georgia, Latvia and Moldavia? USSR What is the state capitol of New Jersey? Trenton Who won an Oscar for best supporting actor in Spartacus 1960? Peter Ustinov What was invented by James Dewer in 1872? Vacuum or thermos flask Who was the Roman goddess of the hearth? Vesta Viticulture is the growing of what plants? Vines In 1953 what was first successfully transmitted in the USA? Colour Television Who wrote the Thin Man in 1934 (both names)? Dashiell Hammett Angel falls Venezuela Highest but where second Highest? Yosemite USA Whitcome Judson in 1891 invented what for fastening shoes? Zip Fastener Who sold Louisiana to the USA in 1803? Napoleon Gregory Pincus, John Rock, Gerhart Domangk developed what? Oral Contraceptive The Gloucester E 28/39 first flew in 1941 - what was unusual? Whittle Jet Engine Women compete between USA and UK in Wightman Cup - Sport? Tennis Woolworth's - the store started in which us state 1979? Lancaster Pennsylvania

7 295. 296. 297. 298. 299. 300. 301. 302. 303. 304. 305. 306. 307. 308. 309. 310. 311. 312. 313. 314. 315. 316. 317. 318. 319. 320. 321. 322. 323. 324. 325. 326. 327. 328. 329. 330. 331. 332. 333. 334. 335. 336. 337. 338. 339. 340. 341. 342. 343. 344. Which actress starred in the original King Kong in 1933? Fay Wray Except Australia 1 New Zealand 1 USA all since 1870 want? America's Cup What's missing from ale that's included in beer? Hops Until 1971 what was the name of Zaire? Congo Karl Lienstater discovered which medical breakthrough in 1901? ABO Blood Groups Who is the only American president elected unopposed? George Washington 1798 1792 Which countries men use the most deodorant? Japan Who played Billy the Kid in The Left Handed Gun? Paul Newman What was the first credit card? Diners Club What links Humphry Davie, Michael Faraday, Madam Curie? Poisoned by chemicals work Hippophagic society members support what? Eating horsemeat What did Britain swap Havana for with Spain in 1763? Florida What is the crime of embracery? Jury Bribing Which country made the worlds first feature film in 1906? Australia Story of the Kelly gang Who wrote Gentlemen Prefer Blonds? Anita Loos What was Norman Bates hobby in Psycho? Stuffing birds What was Casanovas day job? Librarian Where is the worlds largest gold depository? Federal reserve bank Manhattan Why did the state of Indiana ban Robin Hood in 1953? Communist rob rich Angelo Scicilano better know as who? Charles Atlas How did George II die? Fell off toilet What did Marlon Brando and George C Scott refuse? Oscars Why was convict 2599 unusual in Pen State prison 1924? Dog doing life for killing cat What is 6 inches bigger in Summer? Eiffel tower What two ingredients make the dish angels on horseback? Oysters - wrapped in Bacon What was Charles Dickens last (unfinished) novel? Mystery of Edwinn Drood Which sea on Earth has no beaches? Sargasso sea Reuben Tice died trying to invent a machine to do what? Dewrinkle prunes De Witt Wallace founded what? Readers Digest Who is the Patron Saint of thieves? St Nicholas According to his business card what job did Al Capone do? Sell second hand furniture Humans are 10,000 times more sexually active that what animal? Rabbits Shirley Schrift became famous as which actress? Shelly Winters In Kansas what can a waiter not do in a teacup (legally)? Serve wine Which country has the smallest birth rate? Vatican City Which 1956 film caused riots in cinemas? Rock around the clock Who did the USA buy the Virgin islands from? Denmark Who played the scarecrow in the Wiz (all black wiz of oz)? Michael Jackson What was or is a Waltzing Mathilda? Swagman's Knapsack Which country was the first to introduce old age pensions? Germany Which hats became popular with children in 1956? Davy Crocket Malden Serkiovitch famous as which actor? Karl Malden What is it illegal to pawn in New York? American flag What hospital did Dr Kildare work at? Blaire General Collective nouns - a smuck of what? Jellyfish Who was Cleopatra's first husband? Ptolemy Dionysus her brother Who was John Dawkins better known as? Artful Dodger Which film star has his statue in Leicester Square? Charlie Chaplin Virginia McMath became famous as which actress? Ginger Rodgers What is the name of Captain Ahab's ship? Peaquod

8 345. 346. 347. 348. 349. 350. 351. 352. 353. 354. 355. 356. 357. 358. 359. 360. 361. 362. 363. 364. 365. 366. 367. 368. 369. 370. 371. 372. 373. 374. 375. 376. 377. 378. 379. 380. 381. 382. 383. 384. 385. 386. 387. 388. 389. 390. 391. 392. 393. Roosevelt won the 1932 election - who lost it? Herbert Hoover Who wrote The History of Mr Polly? H G Wells What is the first day of Lent? Ash Wednesday Mr Chips said goodbye - from which fictional school? Brookfield Who buried the treasure on Treasure Island? Captain Flint Which TV series was narrated by Walter Winchell? The Untouchables In which country was Auschwitz? Poland What was the first British instrumental to top the USA charts? Telstar by The Tornados On which national flag is there an eagle and a snake? Mexico What group of animals would be in a clowder? Cats What is a Sam Browne? Military belt What is the chemical symbol for tungsten? W Who are the two most translated English writers? Shakespeare Agatha Christie Citius Altius Fortius is the motto of what organisation? Olympic What is the main ingredient of sauce Lyonnaise? Onions Who played Miss Marple in 6 films (both names)? Margaret Rutherford From what language does the word alphabet come? Greek -alpha beta In the nursery rhyme what is Fridays child? Loving and Giving What was the first film made in cinemascope? The robe Where was the battle of Hastings fought? Senlac hill A pearmain is what type of fruit? Apple What colour is the bull on an archery target? Gold What was the Rolling Stones first no 1 hit? Its all over now Name both rival gangs in West Side Story? Sharks Jets In golf what do the Americans call an albatross? Double Eagle Which classical composer wrote the Hungarian Rhapsody? Franz Liszt When is St Swithens day? 15th July What are ceps morels and chantrelles? Mushrooms Which part of his body did Charlie Chaplin insure? Feet In golf what would you put in your shag bag? Practice Balls A bind is a group of what type of fish? Salmon Which author created Fu Manchu? Sax Rohmer Mrs Darell Waters (translated 128 languages) pen name? Edith Blyton Who played the pawnbroker in the film of that name? Rod Stiger What was the first manufactured item sold on Hire Purchase? Singer sewing machine in 1850s Which letters denote Jesus Nazareth King of the Jews? INRI In France if you were served le miel what would you eat? Honey The Greek for circle of animals gives it name to what? Zodiac Who was the Roman god of agriculture? Saturn What is ikebana? Flower arranging What nationality was Morse inventor of the famous code? American Goa used to be a colony of which nation? Portugal What does a galactophagist drink? Milk What did God create on the fifth day (both)? Sea creatures and birds Where was Bob Dylan born? Duluth Minnesota In the 18th century what would a pencil be? Brush Agrippa poisoned her husband/uncle who was he? Claudius Who was the mother of Castor and Pollux? Helen of Troy What are the snaffle Pelham and Weymouth? Horse bits

9 394. 395. 396. 397. 398. 399. 400. 401. 402. 403. 404. 405. 406. 407. 408. 409. 410. 411. 412. 413. 414. 415. 416. 417. 418. 419. 420. 421. 422. 423. 424. 425. 426. 427. 428. 429. 430. 431. 432. 433. 434. 435. 436. 437. 438. 439. 440. 441. 442. Walter Koenig played which part in the Star Trek series? Ensign Chekov Who had a hit with Devil Woman? Cliff Richard What were the first false teeth made from? Ivory The jealous Athena turned who into a spider? Arachne What was the first Carry On film? Carry on Sergeant Who was the female lead in The Shootist? Lauren Bacall What is a dzo? Cow Yak cross Hypermetropic people are what? Long Sighted Which leader lives in the Potola? Dalai Lama What wood was the cross supposed to be made of? Mistletoe Joseph Levitch became famous as who? Jerry Lewis If you planted a bandarilla what are you doing? Bullfighting What was the first Pink Floyd album? Piper at the gates of dawn In which city was the first public opera house opened? Venice In what Elvis film did he play a double role? Kissing Cousins The Aphrodite of Melos has a more famous name - what? Venus de Milo Which country invented the concentration camp? Britain - Boer war John Huston scored a hit with his first film - what? Maltese falcon Stan laurel, Mickey Rooney, Lana Turner what in common? 8 marriages What real person has been played most often in films? Napoleon Bonaparte Scotopic people can do what? See in the dark What is the most critical thing keeping bananas fresh transport? Temperature not below C 55F What is the name of the Paris stock exchange? Bourse Whose music featured in The Clockwork Orange? Beethoven What was the Troggs most famous hit? Wild Thing In Japan what colour car is reserved for the royal family only? Maroon What city has Kogoshima as its airport? Tokyo What was gangsters George Nelsons nickname? Baby Face Whose first wife was actress Jayne Wyman? Ronald Regan In MASH what is Radars favourite drink? Grape Knee High What do you give on the third wedding anniversary? Leather What is a baby whale called? Calf In which film did the Rolls Royce have the number plate AU1? Goldfinger Vladamere Ashkenazy plays what musical instrument? Piano With which organ does a snake hear? Tongue On what is the Mona Lisa painted? Wood What is the second most common international crime? Art theft Count de Grisly was the first to perform what trick in 1799? Saw woman in half Who wrote Les Miserable? Victor Hugo Which bird turns it head upside down to eat? Flamingo The colossus of Rhodes was a statue of who? Apollo Who rode a horse called Bucephalus? Alexander the Great To which London club did Mycroft Holmes belong? Diogones What did William Addis invent in prison? Toothbrush What is the only duty of police Gracthenvissers in Amsterdam? Motorists in canals Kleenex tissues were originally intended as what in 1915? WW1 Gas mask filters Who invented popcorn? American Indians What is the colour of mourning in Turkey? Violet For what is spirits of salt another name? Hydrochloric acid

10 443. 444. 445. 446. 447. 448. 449. 450. 451. 452. 453. 454. 455. 456. 457. 458. 459. 460. 461. 462. 463. 464. 465. 466. 467. 468. 469. 470. 471. 472. 473. 474. 475. 476. 477. 478. 479. 480. 481. 482. 483. 484. 485. 486. 487. 488. 489. 490. 491. 492. Which game is played on an oval with 18 player per team? Australian football In the Winnie the Pooh stories what is Kanga's baby called? Roo Which actor is common to Magnificent 7 and Dirty Dozen? Charles Bronson Who saved Andromeda from the sea monster? Perseus What flower is the symbol of secrecy? Rose What items were originally called Hanways? Umbrellas What is Brussels best known statue? The Mannequin Pis in which language does God Jul mean happy Xmas? Swedish Which flying pioneer was nicknamed the lone eagle? Charles Lindbergh Horse statue - mounted man - on two legs - how man die? Killed in Battle Which American state produces the most potatoes? Idaho Who wrote Dr Zhivago? Boris Pasternak Who is Charlie Browns favourite baseball player (fictional)? Joe Shlabotnik Emerald is the birth stone for which month? May Whose yacht was called Honey Fitz? John Fitzgerald Kennedy What is the white trail behind a jet plane made from? Ice Crystals What Italian habit did Thomas Coyrat introduce to England 1608? Eating with forks Purl Plain Fisherman's Cable types of what? Knitting stitches Why was Mary Mallen locked up from 1915 to 1938? Typhoid Mary If you were doing vaccimulgence what doing? Milking a cow For what purpose was the chow chow dog originally bred? As food or Chow What kind of fruit is a kumquat? Small Orange Who was the Greek goddess of love? Aphrodite What first appeared in New York World 21st December 1913? Crossword Which group of animals are called a cete? Badgers Which herb did the Romans eat top prevent drunkenness? Parsley What is the original literal meaning of the word bride? To cook (ancient tutonic) Who ran the first marathon? Phidipedes What is the only creature that can turn its stomach inside out? Starfish What is Milan's opera house called? La Scala What is the oldest most widely used drug on earth? Alcohol What type of animal is a Samoyed? Dog In which country did draughts (checkers) originate? Egypt Shane Fenton became famous as who? Alvin Stardust What is the worlds most popular green vegetable? Lettuce What does a racoon do before eating its food? Washes it in water What other name is used for the snow leopard? Ounce Which drink did Bach enjoy so much he wrote a cantata for it? Coffee Who invented the first safety razor in 1895? King Camp Gillette What nationality is Thor Heyerdahl? Norwegian What 3 ingredients make a sidecar cocktail? Brandy Cointreau Lemon juice A spunder or drift is the name for a group of what animals? Swine What is Erse? Irish Gaelic language On oometer measures what? Birds Eggs What did table tennis balls used to be made from? Cork If you had variola what disease have you got? Smallpox Which playing card is called the Curse of Scotland? Nine of Diamonds Which painter did Hans van Meegeren most fake? Vermeer Which country had the first women MPs 19 in 1907? Finland In 1969 what category was added to the Nobel prizes? Economics

11 493. 494. 495. 496. 497. 498. 499. 500. 501. 502. 503. 504. 505. 506. 507. 508. 509. 510. 511. 512. 513. 514. 515. 516. 517. 518. 519. 520. 521. 522. 523. 524. 525. 526. 527. 528. 529. 530. 531. 532. 533. 534. 535. 536. 537. 538. 539. 540. In which city was Bob Hope born? London (Eltham) In the human body where is your occiput? Back of head Who wrote the Star Spangled Banner? Francis Scott-key Which food did Victorians deride as little bags of mystery? Sausages Which actor was dubbed the muscles from Brussels? Jean Claude Van Dam Which film star was the first to appear on a postage stamp? Grace Kelly What would you expect to find in a binnacle? Ships compass Which Hollywood star has made the cover of Life most times? Elizabeth Taylor (11) Which Mediterranean countries orchestra is bigger than its army? Monaco What links stags tails, pickled worms, gallstones, tomatoes? Once thought to be Aphrodisiacs Baked beans were originally served in what sauce? Treacle - molasses Where can you buy a copy of Penguin News? Falkland Islands Who was the hero of the old TV cop series Dragnet? Sergeant Joe Friday Which African country was founded by Americans? Liberia What was Britain called - before it was Britain? Albion What part of a frog do you rub to hypnotise it? Its belly How did multi millionaire Russell Sage save money? Not wear underwear How was USA president James Buchanan different from all rest? Batchelor maybe gay What's involved in 20% of car accidents in Sweden? A moose What's unusual about evangelist Amy Semple Mcphersons coffin? Contains Telephone Who would use a swozzle? Punch and Judy man What does a tailor do with his plonker? Press suits Churches in Malta have two what? Clocks right and wrong confuse devil Marnie Nixon what Deborah Kerr Natilie Wood Audrey Hepburn? Dubbed in their singing voices Which Italian tractor maker tried making cars in 1960s? Ferruchio Lamborghini What first appeared on Page 1 of the Times 3 May 1966? News stories Caruso put what in Nellie Melbas hand singing tiny hand frozen? Hot Sausage What would you do with an Edzell blue? Eat it - it's a potato In what month did the Russian October revolution take place? November Nobody's perfect is the last line in which classic comedy film? Some Like it Hot How did Buffalo Bill stick to one glass whisky a day? Quart glass In 1760 what means of personal transport was invented? Roller Skates What three counties were Eliza Dolittle taught to pronounce? Hertford Hereford Hampshire In Hitchcock's film The Trouble with Harry what was the trouble? He was dead What was the first gramophone record made from? Tinfoil What did George Washington soak his wooden teeth in for taste? Port George V1 Mozart Al Jolson Casanova - which organisation? Freemasons Who said "Its so long since sex I forget who gets tied up"? Joan Rivers St Appolonia Patron Saint of what? Toothache What is measured on the Gay-Lussac scale? Alcohol strength A squid found in New Zealand had the biggest what ever seen? Eye 15.75 inches What was the first country to guarantee freedom of worship? Transylvania which famous person invented the cat flap? Isaac Newton By law what can you not do in Minnesota with your washing line? Put male female washing together Why do Tibetans grow long nails on little fingers? To pick noses efficiently Richard Penniman became famous as who? Little Richard What is a snood? A kind of hairnet Who said "men are creatures with two legs and 8 hands"? Jayne Mansfield

12 541. 542. 543. 544. 545. 546. 547. 548. 549. 550. 551. 552. 553. 554. 555. 556. 557. 558. 559. 560. 561. 562. 563. 564. 565. 566. 567. 568. 569. 570. 571. 572. 573. 574. 575. 576. 577. 578. 579. 580. 581. 582. 583. 584. 585. 586. 587. Which European country eats the most breakfast cereal? Britain Philosopher Jeremy Bentham has a very unusual pet - what? Tea Pot What country did Italy invade in 1935? Abyssinia - Ethiopia Who sang the title song in the film Grease? Frankie Valli What is produced in a ginnery? Cotton What was made illegal in England in 1439? Kissing What was invented by Dr Albert Southwick in 1881? Electric chair In which country most likely to die from a scorpion sting? Mexico (1000 a year) Who is the most filmed author? Shakespeare over 300 Excluding religious works what is the worlds top selling book? Guinness Book of Records Who sold the most albums on a single day? Elvis 20 million day after death What was the last item shown on British TV before WW2? Mickey Mouse What countries people had the longest life expectation? Iceland Who said "I like Beethoven especially the poems"? Ringo Starr What does the entire economy of the island of Nauru depend on? Bird shit - Guano fertiliser John Glen first USA to orbit earth was in which service? US Marine Corps Oedipus was named after what - literal translation? Swollen feet What fish can hold objects in its tail? Sea Horse Who is the most filmed comic strip character? Zorro Whose version of A View to a Kill reached 1 in USA 2 in UK? Duran Duran Which country grows the most potatoes? Russia What does a drosomoter measure? Dew Which English Kings armour has the biggest codpiece? Henry 8 Which country was the first to abolish capitol punishment 1826? Russia Czar Nicholas Siberia instead In law what is a co-parcener? Joint Heir Which pop group had a hit with Silence is Golden? Tremaloes Greek mathematician cylinder enclosed sphere carved on grave? Archimedes What does a psephologist study? Voting - Elections Where would you find line of Mars - Girdle of Venus? Palm - lines in Palmistry British call this bird species tits what do Americans call them? Chickadees Which country owns the Hen and Chicken islands? North island New Zealand Who created the TV series - The man from UNCLE? Ian Fleming Which film director described actors as cattle? Alfred Hitchcock Shirley Bassey sang three Bond themes - which 3 films? Goldfinger, Diamonds are Forever, Moonraker Barring rain - in which athletics event would you get wet? Steeplechase What colour is the flesh of the Charentais melon? Orange Who appeared on the first US postage stamps (both names)? Washington - Franklin Who was the first person elected to US swimming hall fame? Johnny Weismuller The guillotine was invented for chopping off what? Hands Which country invented the bedsprings? Greeks Whats the difference between fog and mist? Seeing Distance under 1000yd What did Spanish scientists fit to cows to increase milk yield? False Teeth What people founded cheese making in England? Romans What is the first name of Mr Toad - in Toad of Toad Hall? Thaddeus Atephobia is a fear of what? Imperfection What are Grapnel, Bruce, Danforth, Plough types of? Anchor Why did Handel compose The Messiah? For Cash

13 588. 589. 590. 591. 592. 593. 594. 595. 596. 597. 598. 599. 600. 601. 602. 603. 604. 605. 606. 607. 608. 609. 610. 611. 612. 613. 614. 615. 616. 617. 618. 619. 620. 621. 622. 623. 624. 625. 626. 627. 628. 629. 630. 631. 632. 633. 634. 635. 636. Red flags flown by French ships Joli Rouge origin of what name? Jolly Rodger in which country could you spend a Kwanza? Angola John Henry Deutchendorf famous as who (both names)? John Denver Mitre Dovetail Jig and Hack are types of what? Saw Tracey and Hepburn first film in 1942 was what? Woman of the Year Antimacassars were fitted to chairs - what is macasser? Hair oil Jack Ketch 1663 1686 had what job? Hangman Nekal was the first type of what product (Germany 1917)? Detergent Name the first Grand Prix driver to used a safety belt in 1967? Jackie Stuart The SF award the Hugo is named after Hugo who? Gernsbeck Maurice Micklewhite became famous as who? Michael Caine What do Ombrophobes fear? Rain If you had a Brassica Rapa what vegetable would you have? Turnip Boob Day in Spain what day in Britain (practical jokes played)? April Fools Day 1st April What crime did Theresa Vaughn commit 62 times in 5 years? Bigamy - Tried 1922 Who sailed in a ship called Queen Ann's Revenge? Blackbeard Saponification is the process that makes what common product? Soap Blue red green yellow four Olympic rings colour what's missing? Black Detective Philip Marlow smokes what brand? Camels Who landed on Timor Island after being cast adrift? Captain Bligh What is the more common name of the Chaparral Cock? The Road Runner In what language did St Paul write his epistles? Greek Ian Fleming's house was called Goldeneye - which country? Jamaica Alfred Schneider became famous as who? Lenny Bruce A C-Curity was the original name of what common object? Zip Fastener Fidelity Bravery Integrity is which organisations motto? FBI Who was the first black entertainer to win an Emmy award? Harry Bellefonte Anthony Daniels played who in a series of films? C-P3O Of what material was the hairspring made in early watches? Pigs Hair In 1860 Napoleon III banquet - serving dishes dearer gold what?Aluminium Which author created Dick Tracy? Chester Gould What is the worlds most widely used vegetable? Onion What are lentigines? Freckles What type of animal is a vmi-vmi? Very small pig What did Mege-Mouries invent in 1870 winning a Napoleon prize? Margarine What was Walt Disney's middle name? Elias Who would you expect to find in Castle Gondolofo? The Pope What two items make up the dish devils on horseback? Bacon Prunes What does ludo mean (literally)? I Play The Detours changed to The High Numbers then what name? The Who What animal was believed to be a cross camel - leopard? Giraffe An elephant has 400000 what in its trunk? Muscles What colour is cerulean? Deep Blue Who composed the Air for the G string (init and name)? JS Bach What were Twinkletoes - Lucky Jim (stuffed cats) first to do? Fly across Atlantic with Alcock Brown What are kreplach? Jewish ravioli The pica pica is what common bird? Magpie What male human feature was taxed in Elizabethan times? Beards Which record company rejected the Beatles as being past it? Decca

14 637. 638. 639. 640. 641. 642. 643. 644. 645. 646. 647. 648. 649. 650. 651. 652. 653. 654. 655. 656. 657. 658. 659. 660. 661. 662. 663. 664. 665. 666. 667. 668. 669. 670. 671. 672. 673. 674. 675. 676. 677. 678. 679. 680. 681. 682. 683. 684. 685. 686. From which country does spinach originate? Iran British policemen have truncheons what is USA equivalent? Nightstick In DC comics Linda Lee Danvers is whose alter ego? Supergirl In what country does the cow tree grow - sap looks tastes milk? Venezuela The penny black - worlds first stamp - what was second? Two penny Blue Which country produces Tokay? Hungary Where could you legally flash your dong - then spend it? Vietnam currency The Bald Eagle is Americas bird - What is Britain's? Robin Australian Clement Wragge instituted what? Naming Hurricanes What does Zip stand for in the American Zip Code? Zone Improvement Plan What wood is plywood mostly made from? Birch What is a Hummum? Turkish bath In which sport are left handed people banned from playing? Polo What food was invented in a sanatorium in 1890? Kellogg corn flakes What is a Bellwether? Leader of flock of sheep What was Procul Harem's greatest hit? Whiter shade of pale Percy Shaw invented what in 1934? Cats eyes What animal produces its own sun tan lotion? Hippopotamus What was a Nuremberg egg? Pocket watch / clock What was the name of Isaac Newton's dog - caused fire in lab Diamond Who was eaten by dogs in the Old Testament? Jezebel In literature who is the alter ego of Percy Blakney? Scarlet Pimpernel Juglans Regia is the real name of what type of nut tree? Walnut What album cover (by the Rolling Stones) had a zip on the side? Sticky Fingers What lives in a holt? An Otter Who is the Patron Saint of dancers and actors? St Vitas What is the worlds tallest grass? Bamboo Who owned the newspaper in Lou Grant - Nancy Marchand? Mrs Pyncheron Who reputedly first said - if in doubt tell the truth? Mark Twain John Richie became famous under what name? Sid Vicious In Greek mythology who rowed the dead across the river Styx? Charon Alfred White was a famous author under which name? James Herriot Which acid was first prepared from distilled red ants? Formic acid Who invented doctor Who? Terry Nation What took place on London's serpentine first time 16 June 1930? Mixed Bathing Which European city was the bride of the sea? Venice Who (not Peter Sellers) played Inspector Clouseau in 1968? Alan Arkin Where could you find the Lutine Bell? Lloyds of London Yabusame is the Japanese version of what sport? Archery Which Dickens novel is considered an autobiography? David Copperfield Dendrologists worship what? Trees What is the national sport of Finland? Motor Rallying Who was Agrippa's son? Nero Peter Goldmak invented what in 1948? LP record Milton lost which sense? Sight What are camel haired brushes made of? Squirrels tails How did the Greek dramatist Aeschalys die? Eagle dropped tortoise on head Playing card - Raymond Shaw trance - Manchurian Candidate? Queen Diamonds Eiffel designed the Eiffel tower - what was his first name? Gustave The Salk vaccine is used against what disease? Polio

15 687. 688. 689. 690. 691. 692. 693. 694. 695. 696. 697. 698. 699. 700. 701. 702. 703. 704. 705. 706. 707. 708. 709. 710. 711. 712. 713. 714. 715. 716. 717. 718. 719. 720. 721. 722. 723. 724. 725. 726. 727. 728. 729. 730. 731. 732. 733. 734. 735. If you are born between June 23rd and July 23rd what star sign? Cancer An alloy of Iron - Chromium and Nickel makes what? Stainless Steel Who said "Public service is my motto"? Al Capone Drakes Golden Hind was originally called what? The Pelican In what film did Elvis play a Red Indian? Stay away Joe What did the Victorians call servant regulators? Alarm Clocks Which country first used the fountain pen? Egypt What is the more popular name for the Londonderry Air? Danny Boy Freyr was the Norse god of what? Fertility TAP is the national airline of which country? Portugal In which country is the port of Frey Bentos? Uruguay The Koh-i-Nor is a famous diamond - what does the name mean? Mountain of Light A nilometer measures the rise and fall of what? Rivers (originally Nile) What was Britain's first colony (annexed in 1583)? Newfoundland Joseph Lister - first operation antiseptic - 1867 on who? His sister What was Black Beauties original name? Darkie Who was the original Peeping Tom looking at? Lady Godiva What element is present in all organic compounds? Carbon What was Professor Moriarties first name? James Who was known as the Little Brown Saint? Ghandi Who rode a horse called Morengo? Napoleon at Waterloo A skulk is a group of which animals? Foxes Who defended World heavyweight title twice same night in 1906? Tommy Burns both 1st round KOs What part of an aircraft is the empennage? Tail Unit We know who wrote Little Women but who wrote Little Men? Lousia May Alcott Who was the Goddess of the rainbow? Iris European city can be jailed for not killing furry caterpillars? Brussels Who was Olive Oyls boyfriend - before Popeye? Ham Gravy Sienna law forbids women of what name from prostitution? Maria What do the letters MG stand for on cars? Morris Garages Who was the first actor to appear on cover of Time magazine? Charlie Chaplin Polyphemus was the leader of which group of mythical giants? Cyclops What does a pluviomoter measure? Rainfall Which game was illegal in Elizabethan England? Bowls What nationality was Oddjob? Korean What is a Knout? Russian flogging whip What language has the most words? English Which film star used to be a circus acrobat? Burt Lancaster The comma bacillus causes what disease? Cholera Which country invented Venetian Blinds? Japan What is a quadriga? Roman 4 horse chariot What is a brickfielder? Hot SE Aussie wind Pupik means belly button in what language? Yiddish What is the main ingredient in Borsch? Beetroot What was the name of Dr Dolittles Parrot? Polynesia What was the name of William Tells son (the apple head boy)? Walter Laika was the first ever dog to do what? Go into space Where could you spend a Markka? Finland What links a bick, throat, half swage, punching hole? Anvil they are parts of it

16 736. 737. 738. 739. 740. 741. 742. 743. 744. 745. 746. 747. 748. 749. 750. 751. 752. 753. 754. 755. 756. 757. 758. 759. 760. 761. 762. 763. 764. 765. 766. 767. 768. 769. 770. 771. 772. 773. 774. 775. 776. 777. 778. 779. 780. 781. 782. 783. 784. 785. The Fagus is the Latin name of what type of tree? Beech If you have Chlorosis what colour does the skin go? Green The French say Bis - what word do the English use? Encore Of what are Karakul, Texel, Romney Marsh types? Sheep What is biltong? Dried meat What type of fish is Scomber Scombrus? Mackerel What are brick, fontina, port salut, quargel types of? Cheese In which country did the turnip originate? Greece Tchaikovsky died of which disease? Cholera Sam Barraclough owned which film star? Lassie Which animals can live longest without water? Rats Captain Hanson Gregory Crockett created what void in 1847? Hole in Doughnuts Kaka means parrot in which language? Maori Who wrote A Town Like Alice? Nevil Shute Which fruit contains the most protein? Avocado Ignatius Loyola founded which organisation? Jesuits Which 16th century Italian wrote The Prince? Machiavelli A meander bend in a river, named from river meander - where? Turkey Who tells the story in The Arabian Nights? Sheherazade Alfred Jingle appears in which Dickens novel? The Pickwick Papers Vaselina and Brillantino were alternate names which film? Grease Chaplin ate a boot in the Gold Rush - what was it made of? Liquorice Phoebe Anne Mozee better known as who? Annie Oakley What is the tenth letter of the Greek alphabet? Kappa If you were misocapnic what do you hate? Tobacco Smoke In sailing ship days who often acted as the ships doctor? Cook An isoneph on a map joins places of equal what? Average Cloud Cover Bumper Harris - wooden leg - what Job on London Underground? Ride new escalators Who is Ivanhoe's wife? Rowena The Lent Lilly has a more common name - what? Daffodil What would you be if you were a coryphee? Ballet Dancer Whose last words were - "Clito I owe a cock to Asclepius"? Socrates What does the German word Panzer literally mean? Armour What is Frances longest river? Loire In which month is the Munich beer festival held? October What was the name of Norse God Thor's hammer? Mjolnir Who ordered John the Baptists execution? King Herod What was Walt Disney's first cartoon character? Oswald the Rabbit What medication discovered in 1928 but introduced 1940? Penicillin Who wrote Beau Geste? P C Wren Prophesied the Chalus the Greek - Die on day - did of what? Laughing cos he was not dead Who is Aladdin's father? Mustapha the tailor What American state is the Badger state? Wisconsin Why was Fred Lorz disqualified 1904 Olympic marathon? Hitched a lift passing car In China what colour does the bride traditionally wear? Red A muster is a group of which birds? Peacocks Bohea is a type of what? Tea In which country were antibiotics first used? Egypt - used mouldy bread Which country grew the first Orange? China Gossima was the original name of what game? Table Tennis

17 786. 787. 788. 789. 790. 791. 792. 793. 794. 795. 796. 797. 798. 799. 800. 801. 802. 803. 804. 805. 806. 807. 808. 809. 810. 811. 812. 813. 814. 815. 816. 817. 818. 819. 820. 821. 822. 823. 824. 825. 826. 827. 828. 829. 830. 831. 832. 833. 834. 835. Wild marjoram is also known as what? Oregano What was the name of Roses monkey in Friends? Marcel Horse brasses - on dreyhorses - originally what purpose? Charms - ward off evil Alfred Hitchcock admitted to being terrified of what? Policeman What was the name of Sancho Panza's donkey? Dapple What is Steganography? Invisible ink writing An Albert chain is usually attached to what? Watch An unkindness is a group of what birds? Ravens A fellmonger deals in what items? Animal skins What colour habit do Franciscan monks wear? Grey Nenen-Kona is sold in Russia - what do we call it? Pepsi-Cola Hugh Lofting created which famous character? Doctor Dolittle What was the name of Russian bear mascot 1980 Olympics? Mischa What ingredient must French ice cream contain by law? Eggs A kindle is the name for a group of what young animals? Kittens What is the commonest symbol on flags of the world? Star Which country is alphabetically last? Zimbabwe Smiths Bon-Bons changed their name to what after 1840? Christmas Crackers Minerva is the Goddess of what? Wisdom What type of animal is a jennet? Small Spanish horse If you were crapulous what would you be? Drunk Where would you Wedel? Ski slope What is the correct name for a baby otter? Kitten What colour is the gemstone peridot? Green Sanskrit is an old language - what does the word mean? Put together or Perfected In which country do they play houlani - type of hockey? Turkey What does the name Tabitha mean? Gazelle With what is spangy played? Marbles Where did Spam get its name? Spiced Ham The Pogues took their name from Pogue Mahone - what mean? Kiss my arse What comes after the year of the snake - Chinese calendar? Horse Mosi-oa-Tunya - Smoke that Thunders - what natural feature? Victoria falls One person every 6 seconds dies from what? Contaminated water diseases Approximately 40 million of what are consumed each year? Bananas What is the worlds largest rodent? Capybara Which winter game is known as the roaring game? Curling The first known what happened in Wisconsin 1878? Organised motor race Which 2 countries will host the 2002 Soccer World Cup finals? Japan - South Korea In 1935 Charlton C McGee invented what in the USA? Parking Meter Which French philosopher created analytical geometry? Rene Decartes The length of what is approx 1/10th circumference of earth? Great wall of China What was the world's first computer bug in 1946? A moth What does a polythesistic person believe in? Many Gods Who founded the Greek theatre? Thespis Maria Magdelana Von Losch Beyyer know as who? Marlene Dietrich If you suffered from tantartism what would you be doing? Dancing Mania Which literary prize started in 1968? Booker McConnell What links Fitzroy, Essenden, Collingswood and Carlton? Aussie rules football teams What countries people spend most private money on recreation? Taiwan's What links The Reivers, Grapes of Wrath, Humbolts Gift? Pulitzer Prize winners

18 836. 837. 838. 839. 840. 841. 842. 843. 844. 845. 846. 847. 848. 849. 850. 851. 852. 853. 854. 855. 856. 857. 858. 859. 860. 861. 862. 863. 864. 865. 866. 867. 868. 869. 870. 871. 872. 873. 874. 875. 876. 877. 878. 879. 880. 881. 882. 883. 884. USA has most airports which country has second most? Australia In 1829 Walter Hunt invented what common item? Safety Pin Fredrick Sanger discovered which medical life saver? Insulin Who invented punched cards used in early computing 1880s? Herman Hollerith Why did Roselin Franklin (pre discovered dna helix) no Nobel? She was dead What is a Dwarf Goby? Worlds smallest true fish What types can be saddle, plane or pivotal? Body Joints 1500 paces was what Roman measurement? League Denis Gabor of Hungary 1971 Nobel prize for what invention? Holograms Who gave the UN the land in NY to build their HQ? John D Rockerfeller In 1779 Abraham Darby built the worlds first what? Metal Bridge What is the worlds oldest monotheistic religion? Judaism An aubade or alborda is a song - but what type? Mourning What sport links Castle Cup, Red Stripe Cup, Ranji Trophy? Cricket What countries leader does not have an official residence? Cuba Which writer coined the word Cyberspace in 1984? William Gibson Neuromancer Demeter was the Greek god of what (Ceres Roman)? Harvest What film won the 1943 Oscar as best film? Casablanca What do ungulate animals alone have? Hooves Dr Ludwig L Zamenhof invented what 1887 Poland? Esperanto Who wrote The Picture of Dorian Grey in 1891? Oscar Wilde Who composed The Planets suit (both names)? Gustav Holst What links Doric, Ionic, Tuscan, Corinthian and Composite? Classical Architecture What is phonetic alphabet word for U? Uniform Why were women barred from original Olympic Games? Male entries nude In which USA state is Churchill Downs racetrack? Louisville Kentucky In 1867 Lucian B Smith invented what restraint? Barbed Wire In 1961 which Henry Mancini record won Grammy record of year? Moon River What links Willie Brant, Lech Walesa, Yasser Arafat? Nobel Peace Prize Which countries government spends most in social security %? Uruguay Archaeopteryx was the first what? Bird In 1810 in England Peter Durand invented what? Tin can (food) Who was offered the presidency of Israel in 1952 (turned down)? Albert Einstein What is the oldest known infectious disease? Leprosy A JPEG is a picture file format - what does JPEG stand for? Joint Photographic Experts Group What is the worlds largest sea (in area)? South China Which islands wildlife is 90% unique? Madagascar What are truffles - highly prized as food? Fungi Which Game is Played 15 a side and scores 3 or 1 points? Gaelic Football What was invented in 1855 45 years later than it was needed? Can Opener What links Sissinnius, Zosimus, Liberius, Sergius V1,Victor II? Popes What is the world largest seed? Coco-de-mare palm a double coconut Bristlemouths are the worlds most common what? Fish What swims at 1/8 inch an hour? Sperm Trypanophobia is fear of what? Inoculations or Injections Chogori is better know by what boring name? K2 Colonel Jacob Schick invented what in 1928 in USA? Electric Razor What links Duke Wellington, Earl Derby, Marquis Salisbury ? UK Prime Ministers In 1996 which Celine Dion album Grammy album of year? Falling into You

19 885. 886. 887. 888. 889. 890. 891. 892. 893. 894. 895. 896. 897. 898. 899. 900. 901. 902. 903. 904. 905. 906. 907. 908. 909. 910. 911. 912. 913. 914. 915. 916. 917. 918. 919. 920. 921. 922. 923. 924. 925. 926. 927. 928. 929. 930. 931. What weight is the lightest in Amateur Boxing? Light Flyweight Which country has the worlds biggest (on land) National Park? Canada at Wood Buffalo 17300s ml What language speakers were shot Russia and Germany 1930s? Esperanto Ronald Ross campaigned for the destruction of what? Mosquitoes - stop malaria Who won two Nobel prizes in different fields? Marie Curie Physics 1903 Chemistry 1911 Name 3rd cent BC Greek mathematician wrote The Elements? Euclid Evidence of what alternative treatment found in 5300 mummy? Acupuncture North Fork Roe River - worlds shortest - which US state? Montana In 1879 James Ritty invented what? Cash Register Who wrote the novel Tom Jones in 1749? Henry Fielding What links Millionaires,Metropolitans,Black Hawks,Silver seven? Stanley Cup winners Ice Hockey What country - largest earthquake of 20th cent 8.6 Richter 1906? Colombia The okapi belongs to what family of animals? Giraffe Dimitri Mendeleyev is credited with the discover of what? Periodic Table What feature of a triangle makes it scalene? Different side lengths Taphophobia is fear of what? Buried Alive In the Chinese New Year what year follows Rat? Ox Genuphobia is the fear of what? Knees Percy LeBaron Spencer invented what in 1945 in USA? Microwave Oven St Peter was the first Pope - Who was second? St Linus What 1945 film won best picture, actor, director Oscars? The Lost Weekend What is the literal translation of pot-pouri? Putrid Pot Who did James Bond marry - character - (both names)? Theresa Draco What is studied in the science of somatology? The Body What was Hugh Hefner's jet plane called? Big Bunny What profession did Handel originally study? The Law What European nation was the first to drink tea? The Dutch Beaufort - the wind scale man - had what job? Sailor (Admiral) What bird is the symbol of Penguin books (children's section)? Puffin Diane Leather was the first woman to do what? Sub 5 minute mile What is Admiral Sir Miles Messervy usually known as? M (Bond films) Which part of the body is most sensitive to radiation? The Blood What film made 58 times - cartoon, porrno, operatic, ballet? Cinderella Mr Chips said goodbye from Brookfield school - What subject? Latin In which American city can you get doctorate in hambugerology? Hamburger College Chicago Which author created The Saint (both names)? Leslie Charteris What is sericulture? Growing Silkworms What was Eddison's first practical invention? Tick a Tape for stockmarket Frigophobia fear of what? Being Cold Which company invented the transistor radio in 1952? Sony Who is the only solo performer to win Euro song twice? Johnny Logan 1980 and 1987 Franz Liszt was the farther in law of what composer? Richard Wagner In what town was Leonardo Da Vinci born? Vinci Who directed the Halloween series of films? John Carpenter What metal impurity makes rubies red and emeralds green? Chromium Helen Mitchell became famous as what soprano? Nellie Melba Robert Whithead invented what weapon in 1866? Torpedo

20 932. 933. 934. 935. 936. 937. 938. 939. 940. 941. 942. 943. 944. 945. 946. 947. 948. 949. 950. 951. 952. 953. 954. 955. 956. 957. 958. 959. 960. 961. 962. 963. 964. 965. 966. 967. 968. 969. 970. 971. 972. 973. 974. 975. 976. 977. 978. 979. 980. 981. Zymase and Glucose combine to form what drug? Alcohol Translated literally what does television mean? Far Seeing Not as soups what have gazpacho - vichyssoise in common? Served Cold Who was the Greek goddess of retribution? Nemesis 47 people worked on a committee to produce what work? Authorised version of Bible What was the first feature length British cartoon? Animal Farm in 1954 Who first said "Publish and be Damned"? Wellington re Harriot Wilson mistress Edwin Drake sank the first of them in 1859 - what were they? Oil Wells Calico cloth was invented in which country? India What is dittology? Double meaning Who played Pink in the movie The Wall? Bob Geldorf Rhabdophobia fear of what? Being Beaten Dr C W Long was the first to use what (anaesthetic) in 1842? Ether Hey Big Spender comes from what musical? Sweet Charity Jamie Farr played what role in MASH? Corporal Clinger Whets the correct name for golf club called Texas Wedge? Putter Whose nickname was slowhand (both names)? Eric Clapton Which country invented the mariners compass? China What countries international car registration letters are DZ? Algeria The name Malissa means what? Bee What was Acadia? Nova Scotia (French Name) Dragoon, Antwerp, Poulter, Tumbler, Horseman types of what? Pigeon What was the first frozen food available in Britain in 1937? Asparagus If you suffer from cynanthropy what do you think you are? Dog What is the phonetic alphabet word for letter P? Papa What is a runcible spoon? A broad Pickle fork The artist Abbott Thayer's developed what for military use? Camouflage colours What did Francis Bacon call The Purest of Pleasures? The Garden What is the largest single known gold object in the world? Tutankhamens Coffin Madame Pauline de Vere first female circus performer - do what? Head in Lions Mouth How was Alexander the Greats body preserved? In large jar of honey Californian law no shooting any animal moving car except what? A Whale Peter Falk plays Lt Colombo but who was first offered role? Bing Crosby What type of birds (Hugin + Munin) sit on the shoulders of Odin? Ravens Where are you most likely to have a serious accident? In your home Melvin R Bissell invented what in 1876 in the USA? Carpet Sweeper Peniaphobia fear of what? Being Penniless About which game has most books been written? Chess Albert De Salvo was better known as who? The Boston Strangler What was the last European nation to accept the potato? France Students at Cambridge - no dogs - what Lord Byron keep? Bear King Mongut had aprox 9000 wife's/concubines what country? Siam - Thailand Only approx one third worlds population uses what regularly? Fork William Tayton was the first man to do what? Appear on TV on Bairds demo Clemintina Campbell famous as who? Cleo Lane What should you give after 15 years of marriage? Crystal What is a Charollais? Type of Cattle What place is called Rapa-nui by its native inhabitants? Easter Island Where was/is the original Penthouse? In a Real Tennis Court What pop group took their name from a Herman Hess novel? Steppenwolff

21 982. 983. 984. 985. 986. 987. 988. 989. 990. 991. 992. 993. 994. 995. 996. 997. 998. 999. 1000. How often does a Hebdomadal Council meet? Weekly What was unusual about Tyrell's car in the 1976 Spanish G Prix? Six Wheels In what country is the Eucumbene Dam? Australia New South Wales Males outnumber females by 5 to 1 in what addiction? Alcoholism For what would an Edgar be awarded or won? Mystery Writing What are salopettes? Snow proof Dungaree trousers Which society cared - plague victims when physicians left 1665? Apothecaries Domenikos Theotocopoulos born Crete - died Spain - who? El Greco What nation on average takes most time to eat meals? French Dr F Lanchester invented what motor safety aid in 1902? Disc Brakes Halophobia fear of what? Speaking Arthur Jefferson better known as who? Stan Laurel Why is the city La Paz in Bolivia safe from fire? To high - Not enough air to burn What is the national drink of Yugoslavia? Slivovitz Agnes the girls name means what? Chaste What were the wicks in the Vestal Virgins lamps made from? Asbestos Who is the Patron Saint of France? St Denis What are you supposed to give/get for 40 years of marriage? Ruby What is the Roman Numeral for 1000? M