SET-12 Questions and Answers

1 Name the actor who played Ben Casey (both Names)? Vince Edwards

2 What links Elvis Presley, Bruce Willis, Richard Gere? Married in Las Vegas

3 What – advertised phrase “Even your best friends wont tell you”? Listerine mouth wash

4 Who wrote Don’t count your chickens before they are hatched? Aesop – Milkmaid and her Pail

5 Last Words I am Dying with the help of too many Physicians? Alexander the Great

6 Man shall not live by bread alone – Which NT book? Matthew 4.4

7 RL international car registration plate which country? Lebanon

8 Which dinosaurs name translates as double beam? Diplodocus

9 Which SF author wrote The Day it Rained Forever? Ray Bradbury

10 Who said “The die is cast” (on crossing the Rubicon)? Julius Caesar

11 Who composed Peter and the Wolf in 1936 (both names)? Sergai Prokofiev

12 Who painted the Water Lilly Pond in 1899 (both names)? Claude Monet

13 Magazine wrote Fighting for peace is like fucking for chastity? Knave March 1977

14 In what film was line A mans gotta do what a mans gotta do? Alan Ladd Shane

15 Which famous whore said – God is love but get it in writing? Gypsy Rose Lee

16 Jenny Von Westphalen was married to who? Karl Marx

17 What city is closest to Copacabana beach? Rio de Janeiro

18 Who wrote the music for the film ET (both names)? John Denver

19 In Greek legend what was Pygmalion’s kingdom? Cyprus

20 What was the first penal colony in New South Wales? Botany Bay

21 In Hamlet who is Ophelia’s father? Polonius

22 Guru Nanak founded which religion? Sikhism

23 What was unusual about the Gossamer Albatross aeroplane? Man (pedal) powered

24 What country is nearest to the North Pole? Greenland

25 If you were in Lou Grants office what city are you in? Los Angeles

26 Who wrote Private Lives – 1930 – Blyth Spirit 1941 (both names)? Noel Coward

27 For which company did Elvis Costello program computers? Elizabeth Arden

28 In what Hitchcock film did Shirley MacLaine debut in 1956? The trouble with Harry

29 The original Peeping Tom had what job? Tailor

30 What song is sung the most? Happy Birthday

31 What city is known as The worlds chocolate capital? Hershey Pennsylvania

32 What is detective Hercules Poirot’s brothers name? Achille

33 To what family does the hippopotamus belong? Pig

34 Smith most common USA name what’s second? Johnson

35 Who secretly married Sara Lowndes in November 1965? Bob Dylan

36 The Mbuti tribe in Africa are the worlds what? Shortest race

37 Grace Metalious wrote which famous novel (and TV show)? Peyton Place

38 Who said Old age isn’t so bad – considering the alternative? Maurice Chevalier

39 Who composed the opera Billy Budd in 1951 (both names)? Benjamin Britain

40 What film was a California cinema showing when it went on fire? The Towering Inferno

41 What phantom ship is said to haunt The Cape of Good Hope? The Flying Dutchman

42 In which city is the worlds oldest tennis courtfrom 1496? Paris

43 What word appears over 46000 times in the Bible? And

44 What food dishes name translates as pepper water? Mulligatawny from India

45 1891 what city held the first weightlifting world championship? London

46 In what magazine does Alfred E Newman appear? MAD

47 What amateur Reached Wimbledon Semi final in 1977? John McEnroe (aged 18)

48 Who said Politics is the art of the possible 11 Aug 1867? Otto Von Bismarck

49 What advertised phrase Born 1820 still going strong? Johnnie Walker

50 Hugh O’Brian played the lead in what Old Western series? Wyatt Earp

51 What dinosaurs name translates as roof lizard? Stegosaurus

52 In which country did Turkeys originate? USA

53 What is Radar from MASH home town? Ottumwa – Iowa

54 In Macbeth what witch speaks first? The first witch

55 What fabled monster has a lions head and a serpents tail? Chimera

56 CH car international registration plate which country? Switzerland

57 Who said Give us the tools and we will finish the job Feb 1941? Winston Churchill

58 In The Marriage of Figaro – who did Figaro marry? Sussanah

59 What state was founded by Mohammed Ali Jinnah? Pakistan

60 What nationality are the most immigrants to the USA? Mexican

61 Who steals the Pink Panther in the original film? The Phantom

62 What is Challa? Bread – often plaited

63 Cher Ami saved the Lost Battalion in 1918 what was it? Pigeon

64 Whose girlfriend was Virginia Hill – The mobster Bugsy Siegel

65 What is the oldest known alcoholic beverage? Mead

66 In 1986 Graceland was the Grammy album of the year who’s? Paul Simon

67 What is the world deepest lake? And for a bonus the deepest depth point? Lake Baikal in Siberia, Russia. The Olkhon Crevice, the deepest point of the lake, has a depth of 5,370 ft

68 Complete advertising phrase from 1935 My Goodness? My Guinness

69 Who said – “The bigger they come the harder they fall” 1899? Bob Fitzsimmons

70 What is Lolita’s surname in Vladimere Nabokovs novel? Haze

71 From what country does the Elkhound originate? Norway

72 An isohel on a map joins place of equal what? Sunshine

73 A Regatta is a boat races – where was the original Regatta? Venice

74 In England what would you buy or get at a Mop Fair? Servants for Hire

75 Who was the little gentleman in velvet – death William III? A Mole

76 From what country does soave wine originally come? Italy

77 Antipater of Sidon first listed what 2nd Century AD? 7 Wonders World

78 What are Limerick, Round Bend, Aberdeen and Octopus? Fishing Hooks

79 What fluid ran through the Greek Gods instead of blood? Ichor

80 Who is Oscar, Zoroaster, Phadrig, Isaac, Norman,Henkle,Emmanual, Ambrose Diggs? Wizard of Oz

81 The Marie Celeste sailed from which port? New York

82 In Milton’s Paradise Lost what was the lowest point of Hell? Pandemonium (Hells capitol)

83 Pat Reid wrote which book – filmed and TV often? The Colditz Story

84 How was William Huskinson killed in 1830 – first ever? Run over by Railway Train

85 In which country is Zug? Switzerlands smallest Canton

86 Who was captured and kept in a cage by Stromboli? Pinocchio

87 Which USA record producer played maracas Stones 1st album? Phil Spector

88 Who was nicknamed The Brocton Bomber? Rocky Marciano

89 Name the Hotel in Arthur Haley’s novel / film of same name? St Gregory

90 Frank and Jesse James father had what job? Minister

91 What was the Grammy album of the year in 1967 (Full name)? Beatles Sergeant Peppers

92 McLean Stevenson played which character in MASH? Colonel Blake

93 Which company slogan was “We’re No 2 We try harder”? Avis rent a car

94 Who said the quickest way of ending a war is to lose it? George Orwell

95 5 items a Sikh must have Comb Dagger Hair Metal Bracelet and? Knee length undershorts 5Ks

96 Edward Teach became famous as who? Blackbeard the Pirate

97 To which dog was a statue erected in Edinburgh? Greyfriers Bobby

98 What does a Puissance event test in showjumping? High Jump wall

99 Who wrote the music to the film The Odessa File? Andrew Lloyd Webber

100 Which Dickens novel features Waxford Squears? Nicholas Nickleby

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SET-11 Questions and Answers

1 What fashion did General Ambrose Burnside start in Civil War? Sideburns

2 In what village do Tom Sawer and Huckleberry Finn live? St Petersburg

3 What Opera’s story is about a female cigar factory worker? Carmen

4 E is the international car registration plate for which country? Spain (Espania)

5 USA has most roads what country has second most? India

6 In the Chinese calendar what year follows Monkey? Chicken

7 What river flows through 8 countries and four capitols? Danube

8 What does the word Desert (from Latin desertus) translate as? Abandoned

9 In 1848 The London Daily News carried the worlds fist what? Weather report / forecast

10 What is a Kakapoo? Nocturnal New Zealand Parrot

11 Part of the human body can expand 20 times its normal size? Stomach 0.5 litres to 5 litres

12 In the 1920s Dr Ida Rolf developed Rolfing as what alt therapy? Deep Massage

13 Which dinosaurs name translates as speedy predator? Velociraptor

14 Price one kilo went from $63 to $260 in 1976 when sale illegal? Ivory

15 The island of Yap has the worlds largest what? Coins up to 12 feet across

16 Which tennis player was sued by his fan club? Jimmy Connors

17 What animal – faster horse – longer no water than camel – see behind? Giraffe

18 What is a chemically castrated cock called? Capon

19 Nessus killed Hercules – What was Nessus? Centaur

20 Eva Shain was the first woman to do what? Judge pro heavy boxing Match

21 Ben Franklin invented it – Britain tried it in 1916 – What? Daylight saving Time

22 In which country is Mount Aspiring National Park? New Zealand (South Island)

23 Alfred Wallace coined which phrase – Wrongly given to Darwin? Survival of the Fittest

24 Who won the first Nobel prize for Physics in 1901 – gave away? Wilhelm Roentgen

25 What countries days include Fire day, Water day and wood day? Japan Tue Wed Thu

26 What city has the longest metro system? London

27 Yoga (the meditation) is a Sanskrit word meaning what? Union

28 What was invented 1903 – patented 1906 G C Beilder? Photocopier

29 Which SF author invented the idea of the com Satellite? Arthur C Clark

30 What country consumes the most coal each year? China

31 What was Hebe the goddess of? Youth

32 What are a Galliard, Sarabande, Morisca and Courente? Dance Types

33 Who composed the overture Hebrides (Fingals cave) two names? Felix Mendelssohn

34 Tanjong Panger Container Terminal where worlds largest containerport? Singapore

35 What would an anemometer measure? Wind Speed

36 In Britain pool and snooker players call it side what USA name? English

37 What form modern sculpture invented Calder named Dechamp? The Mobile

38 What book featured Topsy who growed? Uncle Toms Cabin by H B Stowe

39 Where – accident 1953 – motor sport killed 83 spectators? Le Mans

40 James Outram invented what? Tramways

41 If you were eating calemare – what are you snacking on? Squid

42 Which women injured riding eloped with a poet dog called Flash? Elizabeth Barret Browning

43 The Bermuda Bowl is world championship in which game? Bridge

44 ROK international car registrations which country? Korea

45 USA has most cars what country has second most? Japan

46 All Sikhs must possess five things one is a Kangha what is it? Comb

47 What colour graded slope do expert skiers use? Black

48 Randy Newman said short people don’t have what? Reason to Live

49 To which gentleman’s club did Phineas Fogg belong? The Reform

50 What’s the only alt therapy fully recognised Western medicine? Osteopathy

51 Over 90% of the worlds total population of what gone since 1970? Rhinoceros

52 1804 J M Jacquard invented first programmable device – what? Loom (programmed punch cards)

53 Sobek was an Egyptian god – in what form is he seen? Crocodile

54 The Amati family were famous for making what? Violins

55 Oliver was fed gruel – its made from water and what? Oatmeal

56 Arnold Cream was a famous (early) boxer – who? Jersey Jo Walcott

57 Bunyon wrote Pilgrims Progress – where? Bedford Jail

58 Who did Mork call to each week on Ork? Orsen

59 What composer boasted “I could set a laundry list to music”? Rossini

60 What dinosaurs name translates as three horned? Triceratops

61 Nacre is more commonly known as what? Mother of Pearl

62 In the 18th century Siberia used solid blocks of what as money? Tea

63 In fable who pulled the thorn from the lions paw – not eaten? Androcles

64 Thomas Chippendale mostly worked in what wood? Mahogany

65 The USA has the most railtrack – what country second? Canada

66 What device did Henry Doherty patent in 1972? Pooper Scooper

67 Earl D Biggers created which oriental detective (both names)? Charlie Chan

68 Whose backing group was The Coconuts? King Creole

69 What does soviet mean? Workers Council

70 What is a smew? A type of wild duck

71 Aleksei Leanov was the first to do what? Space walk

72 What is the name of Moses and Aaron’s sister? Miriam

73 The American Triple Crown – Belmont st Kentucky Derby and what? Preakness Stakes

74 John Gore, Edward Saunders pioneered what org in Australia? Salvation Army

75 What dog in ancient China was restricted to the aristocracy? Pekinese

76 Which actor wrote the book The Outlaw Trail? Robert Redford

77 What was pirate Captain Flint’s ship called? Walrus

78 Bartommelo Christofori invented what? Piano

79 What is a ziggurat? Mesopotainian Temple tower

80 Daisy Hawkins original name of which Beatles hit song? Eleanor Rigby

81 Name Captain Nemo’s pet seal? Esmeralda

82 Rouget de Lisle did what to make him famous? Composed Marseillaise

83 The Caspian Java Bali what became extinct in 19th Century? Tigers

84 Whose magazine is called The Watchtower? Jehovah Witnesses

85 What does a manometer measure? Gas pressure

86 Why did the USA govt open Lincolns coffin in 1887 and 1901? Check body still there

87 You’ll Never Walk Alone came from which 1945 musical show? Carousel

88 Which Greek philosopher wrote The Republic and The Laws? Plato

89 EAU international car registration plate which country? Uganda

90 Iolanda Balas – Romania – won 150 consecutive events – what? High Jump 1956 – 67

91 What county has the largest army in the world? China

92 In which city is the worlds oldest museum – Ashmolian 1679? Oxford

93 Which American state has the motto Esto Perpetua – its forever? Idaho (Gem State)

94 What is the correct name for The Laughing Jackass? Kookaburra

95 Marilyn Munroe was the model for which Disney Character? Tinker Bell

96 Which insect has the best eyesight? Dragonfly

97 The Campbell-Stokes recorder measures what with a glass ball? Sunshine

98 Which country are the current Olympic Rugby Champions 1924? USA

99 What did William Young invent in 1800? Different shoes left right

100 Who was La Purcelle of Voltair’s poem? Joan of Arc

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SET-10 Questions and Answers

1 In the Chinese New Year what year follows Rat? Ox

2 Genuphobia is the fear of what? Knees

3 Percy LeBaron Spencer invented what in 1945 in USA? Microwave Oven

4 St Peter was the first Pope – Who was second? St Linus

5 What 1945 film won best picture, actor, director Oscars? The Lost Weekend

6 What is the literal translation of pot-pouri? Putrid Pot

7 Who did James Bond marry – character – (both names)? Theresa Draco

8 What is studied in the science of somatology? The Body

9 What was Hugh Hefner’s jet plane called? Big Bunny

10 What profession did Handel originally study? The Law

11 What European nation was the first to drink tea? The Dutch

12 Beaufort – the wind scale man – had what job? Sailor (Admiral)

13 What bird is the symbol of Penguin books (children’s section)? Puffin

14 Diane Leather was the first woman to do what? Sub 5 minute mile

15 What is Admiral Sir Miles Messervy usually known as? M (Bond films)

16 Which part of the body is most sensitive to radiation? The Blood

17 What film made 58 times – cartoon, porrno, operatic, ballet? Cinderella

18 Mr Chips said goodbye from Brookfield school – What subject? Latin

19 In which American city can you get doctorate in hambugerology? Hamburger College Chicago

20 Which author created The Saint (both names)? Leslie Charteris

21 What is sericulture? Growing Silkworms

22 What was Eddison’s first practical invention? Tick a Tape for stockmarket

23 Frigophobia fear of what? Being Cold

24 Which company invented the transistor radio in 1952? Sony

25 Who is the only solo performer to win Euro song twice? Johnny Logan 1980 and 1987

26 Franz Liszt was the farther in law of what composer? Richard Wagner

27 In what town was Leonardo Da Vinci born? Vinci

28 Who directed the Halloween series of films? John Carpenter

29 What metal impurity makes rubies red and emeralds green? Chromium

30 Helen Mitchell became famous as what soprano? Nellie Melba

31 Robert Whithead invented what weapon in 1866? Torpedo

32 Zymase and Glucose combine to form what drug? Alcohol

33 Translated literally what does television mean? Far Seeing

34 Not as soups what have gazpacho – vichyssoise in common? Served Cold

35 Who was the Greek goddess of retribution? Nemesis

36 47 people worked on a committee to produce what work? Authorised version of Bible

37 What was the first feature length British cartoon? Animal Farm in 1954

38 Who first said “Publish and be Damned”? Wellington re Harriot Wilson mistress

39 Edwin Drake sank the first of them in 1859 – what were they? Oil Wells

40 Calico cloth was invented in which country? India

41 What is dittology? Double meaning

42 Who played Pink in the movie The Wall? Bob Geldorf

43 Rhabdophobia fear of what? Being Beaten

44 Dr C W Long was the first to use what (anaesthetic) in 1842? Ether

45 Hey Big Spender comes from what musical? Sweet Charity

46 Jamie Farr played what role in MASH? Corporal Clinger

47 Whets the correct name for golf club called Texas Wedge? Putter

48 Whose nickname was slowhand (both names)? Eric Clapton

49 Which country invented the mariners compass? China

50 What countries international car registration letters are DZ? Algeria    

51 The name Malissa means what? Bee

52 What was Acadia? Nova Scotia (French Name)

53 Dragoon, Antwerp, Poulter, Tumbler, Horseman types of what? Pigeon

54 What was the first frozen food available in Britain in 1937? Asparagus

55 If you suffer from cynanthropy what do you think you are? Dog

56 What is the phonetic alphabet word for letter P? Papa

57 What is a runcible spoon? A broad Pickle fork

58 The artist Abbott Thayer’s developed what for military use? Camouflage colours

59 What did Francis Bacon call The Purest of Pleasures? The Garden

60 What is the largest single known gold object in the world? Tutankhamens Coffin

61 Madame Pauline de Vere first female circus performer – do what? Head in Lions Mouth

62 How was Alexander the Greats body preserved? In large jar of honey

63 Californian law no shooting any animal moving car except what? A Whale

64 Peter Falk plays Lt Colombo but who was first offered role? Bing Crosby

65 What type of birds (Hugin + Munin) sit on the shoulders of Odin? Ravens

66 Where are you most likely to have a serious accident? In your home

67 Melvin R Bissell invented what in 1876 in the USA? Carpet Sweeper

68 Peniaphobia fear of what? Being Penniless

69 About which game has most books been written? Chess

70 Albert De Salvo was better known as who? The Boston Strangler

71 What was the last European nation to accept the potato? France

72 Students at Cambridge – no dogs – what Lord Byron keep? Bear

73 King Mongut had aprox 9000 wife’s/concubines what country? Siam – Thailand

74 Only approx one third worlds population uses what regularly? Fork

75 William Tayton was the first man to do what? Appear on TV on Bairds demo

76 Clemintina Campbell famous as who? Cleo Lane

77 What should you give after 15 years of marriage? Crystal

78 What is a Charollais? Type of Cattle

79 What place is called Rapa-nui by its native inhabitants? Easter Island

80 Where was/is the original Penthouse? In a Real Tennis Court

81 What pop group took their name from a Herman Hess novel? Steppenwolff

82 How often does a Hebdomadal Council meet? Weekly

83 What was unusual about Tyrell’s car in the 1976 Spanish G Prix? Six Wheels

84 In what country is the Eucumbene Dam? Australia New South Wales

85 Males outnumber females by 5 to 1 in what addiction? Alcoholism

86 For what would an Edgar be awarded or won? Mystery Writing

87 What are salopettes? Snow proof Dungaree trousers

88 Which society cared – plague victims when physicians left 1665? Apothecaries

89 Domenikos Theotocopoulos born Crete – died Spain – who? El Greco

90 What nation on average takes most time to eat meals? French

91 Dr F Lanchester invented what motor safety aid in 1902? Disc Brakes

92 Halophobia fear of what? Speaking

93 Arthur Jefferson better known as who? Stan Laurel

94 Why is the city La Paz in Bolivia safe from fire? To high – Not enough air to burn

95 What is the national drink of Yugoslavia? Slivovitz

96 Agnes the girls name means what? Chaste

97 What were the wicks in the Vestal Virgins lamps made from? Asbestos

98 Who is the Patron Saint of France? St Denis

99 What are you supposed to give/get for 40 years of marriage? Ruby

100 What is the Roman Numeral for 1000? M

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SET-9 Questions and Answers

1 What is the commonest symbol on flags of the world? Star

2 Which country is alphabetically last? Zimbabwe

3 Smiths Bon-Bons changed their name to what after 1840? Christmas Crackers

4 Minerva is the Goddess of what? Wisdom

5 What type of animal is a jennet? Small Spanish horse

6 If you were crapulous what would you be? Drunk

7 Where would you Wedel? Ski slope

8 What is the correct name for a baby otter? Kitten

9 What colour is the gemstone peridot? Green

10 Sanskrit is an old language – what does the word mean? Put together or Perfected

11 In which country do they play houlani – type of hockey? Turkey

12 What does the name Tabitha mean? Gazelle

13 With what is spangy played? Marbles

14 Where did Spam get its name? Spiced Ham

15 The Pogues took their name from Pogue Mahone – what mean? Kiss my arse

16 What comes after the year of the snake – Chinese calendar? Horse

17 Mosi-oa-Tunya – Smoke that Thunders – what natural feature? Victoria falls

18 One person every 6 seconds dies from what? Contaminated water diseases

19 Approximately 40 million of what are consumed each year? Bananas

20 What is the worlds largest rodent? Capybara

21 Which winter game is known as the roaring game? Curling

22 The first known what happened in Wisconsin 1878? Organised motor race

23 Which 2 countries will host the 2002 Soccer World Cup finals? Japan – South Korea

24 In 1935 Charlton C McGee invented what in the USA? Parking Meter

25 Which French philosopher created analytical geometry? Rene Decartes

26 The length of what is approx 1/10th circumference of earth? Great wall of China

27 What was the world’s first computer bug in 1946? A moth

28 What does a polythesistic person believe in? Many Gods

29 Who founded the Greek theatre? Thespis

30 Maria Magdelana Von Losch Beyyer know as who? Marlene Dietrich

31 If you suffered from tantartism what would you be doing? Dancing Mania

32 Which literary prize started in 1968? Booker McConnell

33 What links Fitzroy, Essenden, Collingswood and Carlton? Aussie rules football teams

34 What countries people spend most private money on recreation? Taiwan’s

35 What links The Reivers, Grapes of Wrath, Humbolts Gift? Pulitzer Prize winners

36 USA has most airports which country has second most? Australia

37 In 1829 Walter Hunt invented what common item? Safety Pin

38 Fredrick Sanger discovered which medical life saver? Insulin

39 Who invented punched cards used in early computing 1880s? Herman Hollerith

40 Why did Roselin Franklin (pre discovered dna helix) no Nobel? She was dead

41 What is a Dwarf Goby? Worlds smallest true fish

42 What types can be saddle, plane or pivotal? Body Joints

43 1500 paces was what Roman measurement? League

44 Denis Gabor of Hungary 1971 Nobel prize for what invention? Holograms

45 Who gave the UN the land in NY to build their HQ? John D Rockerfeller

46 In 1779 Abraham Darby built the worlds first what? Metal Bridge

47 What is the worlds oldest monotheistic religion? Judaism

48 An aubade or alborda is a song – but what type? Mourning

49 What sport links Castle Cup, Red Stripe Cup, Ranji Trophy? Cricket

50 What countries leader does not have an official residence? Cuba    

51 Which writer coined the word Cyberspace in 1984? William Gibson Neuromancer

52 Demeter was the Greek god of what (Ceres Roman)? Harvest

53 What film won the 1943 Oscar as best film? Casablanca

54 What do ungulate animals alone have? Hooves

55 Dr Ludwig L Zamenhof invented what 1887 Poland? Esperanto

56 Who wrote The Picture of Dorian Grey in 1891? Oscar Wilde

57 Who composed The Planets suit (both names)? Gustav Holst

58 What links Doric, Ionic, Tuscan, Corinthian and Composite? Classical Architecture

59 What is phonetic alphabet word for U? Uniform

60 Why were women barred from original Olympic Games? Male entries nude

61 In which USA state is Churchill Downs racetrack? Louisville Kentucky

62 In 1867 Lucian B Smith invented what restraint? Barbed Wire

63 In 1961 which Henry Mancini record won Grammy record of year? Moon River

64 What links Willie Brant, Lech Walesa, Yasser Arafat? Nobel Peace Prize

65 Which countries government spends most in social security %? Uruguay

66 Archaeopteryx was the first what? Bird

67 In 1810 in England Peter Durand invented what? Tin can (food)

68 Who was offered the presidency of Israel in 1952 (turned down)? Albert Einstein

69 What is the oldest known infectious disease? Leprosy

70 A JPEG is a picture file format – what does JPEG stand for? Joint Photographic Experts Group

71 What is the worlds largest sea (in area)? South China

72 Which islands wildlife is 90% unique? Madagascar

73 What are truffles – highly prized as food? Fungi

74 Which Game is Played 15 a side and scores 3 or 1 points? Gaelic Football

75 What was invented in 1855 45 years later than it was needed? Can Opener

76 What links Sissinnius, Zosimus, Liberius, Sergius V1,Victor II? Popes

77 What is the world largest seed? Coco-de-mare palm a double coconut

78 Bristlemouths are the worlds most common what? Fish

79 What swims at 1/8 inch an hour? Sperm

80 Trypanophobia is fear of what? Inoculations or Injections

81 Chogori is better know by what boring name? K2

82 Colonel Jacob Schick invented what in 1928 in USA? Electric Razor

83 What links Duke Wellington, Earl Derby, Marquis Salisbury ? UK Prime Ministers

84 In 1996 which Celine Dion album Grammy album of year? Falling into You

85 What weight is the lightest in Amateur Boxing? Light Flyweight

86 Which country has the worlds biggest (on land) National Park? Canada at Wood Buffalo 17300s ml

87 What language speakers were shot Russia and Germany 1930s? Esperanto

88 Ronald Ross campaigned for the destruction of what? Mosquitoes – stop malaria

89 Who won two Nobel prizes in different fields? Marie Curie Physics 1903 Chemistry 1911

90 Name 3rd cent BC Greek mathematician wrote The Elements? Euclid

91 Evidence of what alternative treatment found in 5300 mummy? Acupuncture

92 North Fork Roe River – worlds shortest – which US state? Montana

93 In 1879 James Ritty invented what? Cash Register

94 Who wrote the novel Tom Jones in 1749? Henry Fielding

95 What links Millionaires,Metropolitans,Black Hawks,Silver seven? Stanley Cup winners Ice Hockey

96 What country – largest earthquake of 20th cent 8.6 Richter 1906? Colombia

97 The okapi belongs to what family of animals? Giraffe

98 Dimitri Mendeleyev is credited with the discover of what? Periodic Table

99 What feature of a triangle makes it scalene? Different side lengths

100 Taphophobia is fear of what? Buried Alive

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SET-8 Questions and Answers

1 Joseph Lister – first operation antiseptic – 1867 on who? His sister

2 What was Black Beauties original name? Darkie

3 Who was the original Peeping Tom looking at? Lady Godiva

4 What element is present in all organic compounds? Carbon

5 What was Professor Moriarties first name? James

6 Who was known as the Little Brown Saint? Ghandi

7 Who rode a horse called Morengo? Napoleon at Waterloo

8 A skulk is a group of which animals? Foxes

9 Who defended World heavyweight title twice same night in 1906? Tommy Burns both 1st round KOs

10 What part of an aircraft is the empennage? Tail Unit

11 We know who wrote Little Women but who wrote Little Men? Lousia May Alcott

12 Who was the Goddess of the rainbow? Iris

13 European city can be jailed for not killing furry caterpillars? Brussels

14 Who was Olive Oyls boyfriend – before Popeye? Ham Gravy

15 Sienna law forbids women of what name from prostitution? Maria

16 What do the letters MG stand for on cars? Morris Garages

17 Who was the first actor to appear on cover of Time magazine? Charlie Chaplin

18 Polyphemus was the leader of which group of mythical giants? Cyclops

19 What does a pluviomoter measure? Rainfall

20 Which game was illegal in Elizabethan England? Bowls

21 What nationality was Oddjob? Korean

22 What is a Knout? Russian flogging whip

23 What language has the most words? English

24 Which film star used to be a circus acrobat? Burt Lancaster

25 The comma bacillus causes what disease? Cholera

26 Which country invented Venetian Blinds? Japan

27 What is a quadriga? Roman 4 horse chariot

28 What is a brickfielder? Hot SE Aussie wind

29 Pupik means belly button in what language? Yiddish

30 What is the main ingredient in Borsch? Beetroot

31 What was the name of Dr Dolittles Parrot? Polynesia

32 What was the name of William Tells son (the apple head boy)? Walter

33 Laika was the first ever dog to do what? Go into space

34 Where could you spend a Markka? Finland

35 What links a bick, throat, half swage, punching hole? Anvil they are parts of it

36 The Fagus is the Latin name of what type of tree? Beech

37 If you have Chlorosis what colour does the skin go? Green

38 The French say Bis – what word do the English use? Encore

39 Of what are Karakul, Texel, Romney Marsh types? Sheep

40 What is biltong? Dried meat

41 What type of fish is Scomber Scombrus? Mackerel

42 What are brick, fontina, port salut, quargel types of? Cheese

43 In which country did the turnip originate? Greece

44 Tchaikovsky died of which disease? Cholera

45 Sam Barraclough owned which film star? Lassie

46 Which animals can live longest without water? Rats

47 Captain Hanson Gregory Crockett created what void in 1847? Hole in Doughnuts

48 Kaka means parrot in which language? Maori

49 Who wrote A Town Like Alice? Nevil Shute

50 Which fruit contains the most protein? Avocado

51 Ignatius Loyola founded which organisation? Jesuits

52 Which 16th century Italian wrote The Prince? Machiavelli

53 A meander bend in a river, named from river meander – where? Turkey

54 Who tells the story in The Arabian Nights? Sheherazade

55 Alfred Jingle appears in which Dickens novel? The Pickwick Papers

56 Vaselina and Brillantino were alternate names which film? Grease

57 Chaplin ate a boot in the Gold Rush – what was it made of? Liquorice

58 Phoebe Anne Mozee better known as who? Annie Oakley

59 What is the tenth letter of the Greek alphabet? Kappa

60 If you were misocapnic what do you hate? Tobacco Smoke

61 In sailing ship days who often acted as the ships doctor? Cook

62 An isoneph on a map joins places of equal what? Average Cloud Cover

63 Bumper Harris – wooden leg – what Job on London Underground? Ride new escalators

64 Who is Ivanhoe’s wife? Rowena

65 The Lent Lilly has a more common name – what? Daffodil

66 What would you be if you were a coryphee? Ballet Dancer

67 Whose last words were – “Clito I owe a cock to Asclepius”? Socrates

68 What does the German word Panzer literally mean? Armour

69 What is Frances longest river? Loire

70 In which month is the Munich beer festival held? October

71 What was the name of Norse God Thor’s hammer? Mjolnir

72 Who ordered John the Baptists execution? King Herod

73 What was Walt Disney’s first cartoon character? Oswald the Rabbit

74 What medication discovered in 1928 but introduced 1940? Penicillin

75 Who wrote Beau Geste? P C Wren

76 Prophesied the Chalus the Greek – Die on day – did of what? Laughing cos he was not dead

77 Who is Aladdin’s father? Mustapha the tailor

78 What American state is the Badger state? Wisconsin

79 Why was Fred Lorz disqualified 1904 Olympic marathon? Hitched a lift passing car

80 In China what colour does the bride traditionally wear? Red

81 A muster is a group of which birds? Peacocks

82 Bohea is a type of what? Tea

83 In which country were antibiotics first used? Egypt – used mouldy bread

84 Which country grew the first Orange? China

85 Gossima was the original name of what game? Table Tennis

86 Wild marjoram is also known as what? Oregano

87 What was the name of Roses monkey in Friends? Marcel

88 Horse brasses – on dreyhorses – originally what purpose? Charms – ward off evil

89 Alfred Hitchcock admitted to being terrified of what? Policeman

90 What was the name of Sancho Panza’s donkey? Dapple

91 What is Steganography? Invisible ink writing

92 An Albert chain is usually attached to what? Watch

93 An unkindness is a group of what birds? Ravens

94 A fellmonger deals in what items? Animal skins

95 What colour habit do Franciscan monks wear? Grey

96 Nenen-Kona is sold in Russia – what do we call it? Pepsi-Cola

97 Hugh Lofting created which famous character? Doctor Dolittle

98 What was the name of Russian bear mascot 1980 Olympics? Mischa

99 What ingredient must French ice cream contain by law? Eggs

100 A kindle is the name for a group of what young animals? Kittens

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SET-7 Questions and Answers

1 Boob Day in Spain what day in Britain (practical jokes played)? April Fools Day 1st April

2 What crime did Theresa Vaughn commit 62 times in 5 years? Bigamy – Tried 1922

3 Who sailed in a ship called Queen Ann’s Revenge? Blackbeard

4 Saponification is the process that makes what common product? Soap

5 Blue red green yellow four Olympic rings colour what’s missing? Black

6 Detective Philip Marlow smokes what brand? Camels

7 Who landed on Timor Island after being cast adrift? Captain Bligh

8 What is the more common name of the Chaparral Cock? The Road Runner

9 In what language did St Paul write his epistles? Greek

10 Ian Fleming’s house was called Goldeneye – which country? Jamaica

11 Alfred Schneider became famous as who? Lenny Bruce

12 A C-Curity was the original name of what common object? Zip Fastener

13 Fidelity Bravery Integrity is which organisations motto? FBI

14 Who was the first black entertainer to win an Emmy award? Harry Bellefonte

15 Anthony Daniels played who in a series of films? C-P3O

16 Of what material was the hairspring made in early watches? Pigs Hair

17 In 1860 Napoleon III banquet – serving dishes dearer gold what?Aluminium

18 Which author created Dick Tracy? Chester Gould

19 What is the worlds most widely used vegetable? Onion

20 What are lentigines? Freckles

21 What type of animal is a vmi-vmi? Very small pig

22 What did Mege-Mouries invent in 1870 winning a Napoleon prize? Margarine

23 What was Walt Disney’s middle name? Elias

24 Who would you expect to find in Castle Gondolofo? The Pope

25 What two items make up the dish devils on horseback? Bacon Prunes

26 What does ludo mean (literally)? I Play

27 The Detours changed to The High Numbers then what name? The Who

28 What animal was believed to be a cross camel – leopard? Giraffe

29 An elephant has 400000 what in its trunk? Muscles

30 What colour is cerulean? Deep Blue

31 Who composed the Air for the G string (init and name)? JS Bach

32 What were Twinkletoes – Lucky Jim (stuffed cats) first to do? Fly across Atlantic with Alcock Brown

33 What are kreplach? Jewish ravioli

34 The pica pica is what common bird? Magpie

35 What male human feature was taxed in Elizabethan times? Beards

36 Which record company rejected the Beatles as being past it? Decca

37 From which country does spinach originate? Iran

38 British policemen have truncheons what is USA equivalent? Nightstick

39 In DC comics Linda Lee Danvers is whose alter ego? Supergirl

40 In what country does the cow tree grow – sap looks tastes milk? Venezuela

41 The penny black – worlds first stamp – what was second? Two penny Blue

42 Which country produces Tokay? Hungary

43 Where could you legally flash your dong – then spend it? Vietnam currency

44 The Bald Eagle is Americas bird – What is Britain’s? Robin

45 Australian Clement Wragge instituted what? Naming Hurricanes

46 What does Zip stand for in the American Zip Code? Zone Improvement Plan

47 What wood is plywood mostly made from? Birch

48 What is a Hummum? Turkish bath

49 In which sport are left handed people banned from playing? Polo

50 What food was invented in a sanatorium in 1890? Kellogg corn flakes

51 What is a Bellwether? Leader of flock of sheep

52 What was Procul Harem’s greatest hit? Whiter shade of pale

53 Percy Shaw invented what in 1934? Cats eyes

54 What animal produces its own sun tan lotion? Hippopotamus

55 What was a Nuremberg egg? Pocket watch / clock

56 What was the name of Isaac Newton’s dog – caused fire in lab    Diamond

57 Who was eaten by dogs in the Old Testament? Jezebel

58 In literature who is the alter ego of Percy Blakney? Scarlet Pimpernel

59 Juglans Regia is the real name of what type of nut tree? Walnut

60 What album cover (by the Rolling Stones) had a zip on the side? Sticky Fingers

61 What lives in a holt? An Otter

62 Who is the Patron Saint of dancers and actors? St Vitas

63 What is the worlds tallest grass? Bamboo

64 Who owned the newspaper in Lou Grant – Nancy Marchand? Mrs Pyncheron

65 Who reputedly first said – if in doubt tell the truth? Mark Twain

66 John Richie became famous under what name? Sid Vicious

67 In Greek mythology who rowed the dead across the river Styx? Charon

68 Alfred White was a famous author under which name? James Herriot

69 Which acid was first prepared from distilled red ants? Formic acid

70 Who invented doctor Who? Terry Nation

71 What took place on London’s serpentine first time 16 June 1930? Mixed Bathing

72 Which European city was the bride of the sea? Venice

73 Who (not Peter Sellers) played Inspector Clouseau in 1968? Alan Arkin

74 Where could you find the Lutine Bell? Lloyds of London

75 Yabusame is the Japanese version of what sport? Archery

76 Which Dickens novel is considered an autobiography? David Copperfield

77 Dendrologists worship what? Trees

78 What is the national sport of Finland? Motor Rallying

79 Who was Agrippa’s son? Nero

80 Peter Goldmak invented what in 1948? LP record

81 Milton lost which sense? Sight

82 What are camel haired brushes made of? Squirrels tails

83 How did the Greek dramatist Aeschalys die? Eagle dropped tortoise on head

84 Playing card – Raymond Shaw trance – Manchurian Candidate? Queen Diamonds

85 Eiffel designed the Eiffel tower – what was his first name? Gustave

86 The Salk vaccine is used against what disease? Polio

87 If you are born between June 23rd and July 23rd what star sign? Cancer

88 An alloy of Iron – Chromium and Nickel makes what? Stainless Steel

89 Who said “Public service is my motto”? Al Capone

90 Drakes Golden Hind was originally called what? The Pelican

91 In what film did Elvis play a Red Indian? Stay away Joe

92 What did the Victorians call servant regulators? Alarm Clocks

93 Which country first used the fountain pen? Egypt

94 What is the more popular name for the Londonderry Air? Danny Boy

95 Freyr was the Norse god of what? Fertility

96 TAP is the national airline of which country? Portugal

97 In which country is the port of Frey Bentos? Uruguay

98 The Koh-i-Nor is a famous diamond – what does the name mean? Mountain of Light

99 A nilometer measures the rise and fall of what? Rivers (originally Nile)

100 What was Britain’s first colony (annexed in 1583)? Newfoundland

 

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SET-6 Questions and Answers

1 Which Mediterranean countries orchestra is bigger than its army? Monaco

2 What links stags tails, pickled worms, gallstones, tomatoes? Once thought to be Aphrodisiacs

3 Baked beans were originally served in what sauce? Treacle – molasses

4 Where can you buy a copy of Penguin News? Falkland Islands

5 Who was the hero of the old TV cop series Dragnet? Sergeant Joe Friday

6 Which African country was founded by Americans? Liberia

7 What was Britain called – before it was Britain? Albion

8 What part of a frog do you rub to hypnotise it? Its belly

9 How did multi millionaire Russell Sage save money? Not wear underwear

10 How was USA president James Buchanan different from all rest? Batchelor maybe gay

11 What’s involved in 20% of car accidents in Sweden? A moose

12 What’s unusual about evangelist Amy Semple Mcphersons coffin? Contains Telephone

13 Who would use a swozzle? Punch and Judy man

14 What does a tailor do with his plonker? Press suits

15 Churches in Malta have two what? Clocks right and wrong confuse devil

16 Marnie Nixon what Deborah Kerr Natilie Wood Audrey Hepburn? Dubbed in their singing voices

17 Which Italian tractor maker tried making cars in 1960s? Ferruchio Lamborghini

18 What first appeared on Page 1 of the Times 3 May 1966? News stories

19 Caruso put what in Nellie Melbas hand singing tiny hand frozen? Hot Sausage

20 What would you do with an Edzell blue? Eat it – it’s a potato

21 In what month did the Russian October revolution take place? November

22 Nobody’s perfect is the last line in which classic comedy film? Some Like it Hot

23 How did Buffalo Bill stick to one glass whisky a day? Quart glass

24 In 1760 what means of personal transport was invented? Roller Skates

25 What three counties were Eliza Dolittle taught to pronounce? Hertford Hereford Hampshire

26 In Hitchcock’s film The Trouble with Harry what was the trouble? He was dead

27 What was the first gramophone record made from? Tinfoil

28 What did George Washington soak his wooden teeth in for taste? Port

29 George V1 Mozart Al Jolson Casanova – which organisation? Freemasons

30 Who said “Its so long since sex I forget who gets tied up”? Joan Rivers

31 St Appolonia Patron Saint of what? Toothache

32 What is measured on the Gay-Lussac scale? Alcohol strength

33 A squid found in New Zealand had the biggest what ever seen? Eye 15.75 inches

34 What was the first country to guarantee freedom of worship? Transylvania

35 which famous person invented the cat flap? Isaac Newton

36 By law what can you not do in Minnesota with your washing line? Put male female washing together

37 Why do Tibetans grow long nails on little fingers? To pick noses efficiently

38 Richard Penniman became famous as who? Little Richard

39 What is a snood? A kind of hairnet

40 Who said “men are creatures with two legs and 8 hands”? Jayne Mansfield

41 Which European country eats the most breakfast cereal? Britain

42 Philosopher Jeremy Bentham has a very unusual pet – what? Tea Pot

43 What country did Italy invade in 1935? Abyssinia – Ethiopia

44 Who sang the title song in the film Grease? Frankie Valli

45 What is produced in a ginnery? Cotton

46 What was made illegal in England in 1439? Kissing

47 What was invented by Dr Albert Southwick in 1881? Electric chair

48 In which country most likely to die from a scorpion sting? Mexico (1000 a year)

49 Who is the most filmed author? Shakespeare over 300

50 Excluding religious works what is the worlds top selling book? Guinness Book of Records        

51 Who sold the most albums on a single day? Elvis 20 million day after death

52 What was the last item shown on British TV before WW2? Mickey Mouse

53 What countries people had the longest life expectation? Iceland

54 Who said “I like Beethoven especially the poems”? Ringo Starr

55 What does the entire economy of the island of Nauru depend on? Bird shit – Guano fertiliser

56 John Glen first USA to orbit earth was in which service? US Marine Corps

57 Oedipus was named after what – literal translation? Swollen feet

58 What fish can hold objects in its tail? Sea Horse

59 Who is the most filmed comic strip character? Zorro

60 Whose version of A View to a Kill reached 1 in USA 2 in UK? Duran Duran

61 Which country grows the most potatoes? Russia

62 What does a drosomoter measure? Dew

63 Which English Kings armour has the biggest codpiece? Henry 8

64 Which country was the first to abolish capitol punishment 1826? Russia Czar Nicholas – Siberia instead

65 In law what is a co-parcener? Joint Heir

66 Which pop group had a hit with Silence is Golden? Tremaloes

67 Greek mathematician cylinder enclosed sphere carved on grave? Archimedes

68 What does a psephologist study? Voting – Elections

69 Where would you find line of Mars – Girdle of Venus? Palm – lines in Palmistry

70 British call this bird species tits what do Americans call them? Chickadees

71 Which country owns the Hen and Chicken islands? North island New Zealand

72 Who created the TV series – The man from UNCLE? Ian Fleming

73 Which film director described actors as cattle? Alfred Hitchcock

74 Shirley Bassey sang three Bond themes – which 3 films? Goldfinger, Diamonds are Forever, Moonraker

75 Barring rain – in which athletics event would you get wet? Steeplechase

76 What colour is the flesh of the Charentais melon? Orange

77 Who appeared on the first US postage stamps (both names)? Washington – Franklin

78 Who was the first person elected to US swimming hall fame? Johnny Weismuller

79 The guillotine was invented for chopping off what? Hands

80 Which country invented the bedsprings? Greeks

81 Whats the difference between fog and mist? Seeing Distance under 1000yd

82 What did Spanish scientists fit to cows to increase milk yield? False Teeth

83 What people founded cheese making in England? Romans

84 What is the first name of Mr Toad – in Toad of Toad Hall? Thaddeus

85 Atephobia is a fear of what? Imperfection

86 What are Grapnel, Bruce, Danforth, Plough types of? Anchor

87 Why did Handel compose The Messiah? For Cash

88 Red flags flown by French ships Joli Rouge origin of what name? Jolly Rodger

89 in which country could you spend a Kwanza? Angola

90 John Henry Deutchendorf famous as who (both names)? John Denver

91 Mitre Dovetail Jig and Hack are types of what? Saw

92 Tracey and Hepburn first film in 1942 was what? Woman of the Year

93 Antimacassars were fitted to chairs – what is macasser? Hair oil

94 Jack Ketch 1663 1686 had what job? Hangman

95 Nekal was the first type of what product (Germany 1917)? Detergent

96 Name the first Grand Prix driver to used a safety belt in 1967? Jackie Stuart

97 The SF award the Hugo is named after Hugo who? Gernsbeck

98 Maurice Micklewhite became famous as who? Michael Caine

99 What do Ombrophobes fear? Rain

100 If you had a Brassica Rapa what vegetable would you have? Turnip

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SET-5 Questions and Answers

1 Hypermetropic people are what? Long Sighted

2 Which leader lives in the Potola? Dalai Lama

3 What wood was the cross supposed to be made of? Mistletoe

4 Joseph Levitch became famous as who? Jerry Lewis

5 If you planted a bandarilla what are you doing? Bullfighting

6 What was the first Pink Floyd album? Piper at the gates of dawn

7 In which city was the first public opera house opened? Venice

8 In what Elvis film did he play a double role? Kissing Cousins

9 The Aphrodite of Melos has a more famous name – what? Venus de Milo

10 Which country invented the concentration camp? Britain – Boer war

11 John Huston scored a hit with his first film – what? Maltese falcon

12 Stan laurel, Mickey Rooney, Lana Turner what in common? 8 marriages

13 What real person has been played most often in films? Napoleon Bonaparte

14 Scotopic people can do what? See in the dark

15 What is the most critical thing keeping bananas fresh transport? Temperature not below 13 C 55F

16 What is the name of the Paris stock exchange? Bourse

17 Whose music featured in The Clockwork Orange? Beethoven

18 What was the Troggs most famous hit? Wild Thing

19 In Japan what colour car is reserved for the royal family only? Maroon

20 What city has Kogoshima as its airport? Tokyo

21 What was gangsters George Nelsons nickname? Baby Face

22 Whose first wife was actress Jayne Wyman? Ronald Regan

23 In MASH what is Radars favourite drink? Grape Knee High

24 What do you give on the third wedding anniversary? Leather

25 What is a baby whale called? Calf

26 In which film did the Rolls Royce have the number plate AU1? Goldfinger

27 Vladamere Ashkenazy plays what musical instrument? Piano

28 With which organ does a snake hear? Tongue

29 On what is the Mona Lisa painted? Wood

30 What is the second most common international crime? Art theft

31 Count de Grisly was the first to perform what trick in 1799? Saw woman in half

32 Who wrote Les Miserable? Victor Hugo

33 Which bird turns it head upside down to eat? Flamingo

34 The colossus of Rhodes was a statue of who? Apollo

35 Who rode a horse called Bucephalus? Alexander the Great

36 To which London club did Mycroft Holmes belong? Diogones

37 What did William Addis invent in prison? Toothbrush

38 What is the only duty of police Gracthenvissers in Amsterdam? Motorists in canals

39 Kleenex tissues were originally intended as what in 1915? WW1 Gas mask filters

40 Who invented popcorn? American Indians

41 What is the colour of mourning in Turkey? Violet

42 For what is spirits of salt another name? Hydrochloric acid

43 Which game is played on an oval with 18 player per team? Australian football

44 In the Winnie the Pooh stories what is Kanga’s baby called? Roo

45 Which actor is common to Magnificent 7 and Dirty Dozen? Charles Bronson

46 Who saved Andromeda from the sea monster? Perseus

47 What flower is the symbol of secrecy? Rose

48 What items were originally called Hanways? Umbrellas

49 What is Brussels best known statue? The Mannequin Pis

50 in which language does God Jul mean happy Xmas? Swedish

51 Which flying pioneer was nicknamed the lone eagle? Charles Lindbergh

52 Horse statue – mounted man – on two legs – how man die? Killed in Battle

53 Which American state produces the most potatoes? Idaho

54 Who wrote Dr Zhivago? Boris Pasternak

55 Who is Charlie Browns favourite baseball player (fictional)? Joe Shlabotnik

56 Emerald is the birth stone for which month? May

57 Whose yacht was called Honey Fitz? John Fitzgerald Kennedy

58 What is the white trail behind a jet plane made from? Ice Crystals

59 What Italian habit did Thomas Coyrat introduce to England 1608? Eating with forks

60 Purl Plain Fisherman’s Cable types of what? Knitting stitches

61 Why was Mary Mallen locked up from 1915 to 1938? Typhoid Mary

62 If you were doing vaccimulgence what doing? Milking a cow

63 For what purpose was the chow chow dog originally bred? As food or Chow

64 What kind of fruit is a kumquat? Small Orange

65 Who was the Greek goddess of love? Aphrodite

66 What first appeared in New York World 21st December 1913? Crossword

67 Which group of animals are called a cete? Badgers

68 Which herb did the Romans eat top prevent drunkenness? Parsley

69 What is the original literal meaning of the word bride? To cook (ancient tutonic)

70 Who ran the first marathon? Phidipedes

71 What is the only creature that can turn its stomach inside out? Starfish

72 What is Milan’s opera house called? La Scala

73 What is the oldest most widely used drug on earth? Alcohol

74 What type of animal is a Samoyed? Dog

75 In which country did draughts (checkers) originate? Egypt

76 Shane Fenton became famous as who? Alvin Stardust

77 What is the worlds most popular green vegetable? Lettuce

78 What does a racoon do before eating its food? Washes it in water

79 What other name is used for the snow leopard? Ounce

80 Which drink did Bach enjoy so much he wrote a cantata for it? Coffee

81 Who invented the first safety razor in 1895? King Camp Gillette

82 What nationality is Thor Heyerdahl? Norwegian

83 What 3 ingredients make a sidecar cocktail? Brandy Cointreau Lemon juice

84 A spunder or drift is the name for a group of what animals? Swine

85 What is Erse? Irish Gaelic language

86 On oometer measures what? Birds Eggs

87 What did table tennis balls used to be made from? Cork

88 If you had variola what disease have you got? Smallpox

89 Which playing card is called the Curse of Scotland? Nine of Diamonds

90 Which painter did Hans van Meegeren most fake? Vermeer

91 Which country had the first women MPs 19 in 1907? Finland

92 In 1969 what category was added to the Nobel prizes? Economics

93 In which city was Bob Hope born? London (Eltham)

94 In the human body where is your occiput? Back of head

95 Who wrote the Star Spangled Banner? Francis Scott-key

96 Which food did Victorians deride as little bags of mystery? Sausages

97 Which actor was dubbed the muscles from Brussels? Jean Claude Van Dam

98 Which film star was the first to appear on a postage stamp? Grace Kelly

99 What would you expect to find in a binnacle? Ships compass

100 Which Hollywood star has made the cover of Life most times? Elizabeth Taylor (11)

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SET-4 Questions and Answers

1 Which countries men use the most deodorant? Japan

2 Who played Billy the Kid in The Left Handed Gun? Paul Newman

3 What was the first credit card? Diners Club

4 What links Humphry Davie, Michael Faraday, Madam Curie? Poisoned by chemicals work

5 Hippophagic society members support what? Eating horsemeat

6 What did Britain swap Havana for with Spain in 1763? Florida

7 What is the crime of embracery? Jury Bribing

8 Which country made the worlds first feature film in 1906? Australia Story of the Kelly gang

9 Who wrote Gentlemen Prefer Blonds? Anita Loos

10 What was Norman Bates hobby in Psycho? Stuffing birds

11 What was Casanovas day job? Librarian

12 Where is the worlds largest gold depository? Federal reserve bank Manhattan

13 Why did the state of Indiana ban Robin Hood in 1953? Communist rob rich

14 Angelo Scicilano better know as who? Charles Atlas

15 How did George II die? Fell off toilet

16 What did Marlon Brando and George C Scott refuse? Oscars

17 Why was convict 2599 unusual in Pen State prison 1924? Dog doing life for killing cat

18 What is 6 inches bigger in Summer? Eiffel tower

19 What two ingredients make the dish angels on horseback? Oysters – wrapped in Bacon

20 What was Charles Dickens last (unfinished) novel? Mystery of Edwinn Drood

21 Which sea on Earth has no beaches? Sargasso sea

22 Reuben Tice died trying to invent a machine to do what? Dewrinkle prunes

23 De Witt Wallace founded what? Readers Digest

24 Who is the Patron Saint of thieves? St Nicholas

25 According to his business card what job did Al Capone do? Sell second hand furniture

26 Humans are 10,000 times more sexually active that what animal? Rabbits

27 Shirley Schrift became famous as which actress? Shelly Winters

28 In Kansas what can a waiter not do in a teacup (legally)? Serve wine

29 Which country has the smallest birth rate? Vatican City

30 Which 1956 film caused riots in cinemas? Rock around the clock

31 Who did the USA buy the Virgin islands from? Denmark

32 Who played the scarecrow in the Wiz (all black wiz of oz)? Michael Jackson

33 What was or is a Waltzing Mathilda? Swagman’s Knapsack

34 Which country was the first to introduce old age pensions? Germany

35 Which hats became popular with children in 1956? Davy Crocket

36 Malden Serkiovitch famous as which actor? Karl Malden

37 What is it illegal to pawn in New York? American flag

38 What hospital did Dr Kildare work at? Blaire General

39 Collective nouns – a smuck of what? Jellyfish

40 Who was Cleopatra’s first husband? Ptolemy Dionysus her brother

41 Who was John Dawkins better known as? Artful Dodger

42 Which film star has his statue in Leicester Square? Charlie Chaplin

43 Virginia McMath became famous as which actress? Ginger Rodgers

44 What is the name of Captain Ahab’s ship? Peaquod

45 Roosevelt won the 1932 election – who lost it? Herbert Hoover

46 Who wrote The History of Mr Polly? H G Wells

47 What is the first day of Lent? Ash Wednesday

48 Mr Chips said goodbye – from which fictional school? Brookfield

49 Who buried the treasure on Treasure Island? Captain Flint

50 Which TV series was narrated by Walter Winchell? The Untouchables        

51 In which country was Auschwitz? Poland

52 What was the first British instrumental to top the USA charts? Telstar by The Tornados

53 On which national flag is there an eagle and a snake? Mexico

54 What group of animals would be in a clowder? Cats

55 What is a Sam Browne? Military belt

56 What is the chemical symbol for tungsten? W

57 Who are the two most translated English writers? Shakespeare Agatha Christie

58 Citius Altius Fortius is the motto of what organisation? Olympic

59 What is the main ingredient of sauce Lyonnaise? Onions

60 Who played Miss Marple in 6 films (both names)? Margaret Rutherford

61 From what language does the word alphabet come? Greek -alpha beta

62 In the nursery rhyme what is Fridays child? Loving and Giving

63 What was the first film made in cinemascope? The robe

64 Where was the battle of Hastings fought? Senlac hill

65 A pearmain is what type of fruit? Apple

66 What colour is the bull on an archery target? Gold

67 What was the Rolling Stones first no 1 hit? Its all over now

68 Name both rival gangs in West Side Story? Sharks Jets

69 In golf what do the Americans call an albatross? Double Eagle

70 Which classical composer wrote the Hungarian Rhapsody? Franz Liszt

71 When is St Swithens day? 15th July

72 What are ceps morels and chantrelles? Mushrooms

73 Which part of his body did Charlie Chaplin insure? Feet

74 In golf what would you put in your shag bag? Practice Balls

75 A bind is a group of what type of fish? Salmon

76 Which author created Fu Manchu? Sax Rohmer

77 Mrs Darell Waters (translated 128 languages) pen name? Edith Blyton

78 Who played the pawnbroker in the film of that name? Rod Stiger

79 What was the first manufactured item sold on Hire Purchase? Singer sewing machine in 1850s

80 Which letters denote Jesus Nazareth King of the Jews? INRI

81 In France if you were served le miel what would you eat? Honey

82 The Greek for circle of animals gives it name to what? Zodiac

83 Who was the Roman god of agriculture? Saturn

84 What is ikebana? Flower arranging

85 What nationality was Morse inventor of the famous code? American

86 Goa used to be a colony of which nation? Portugal

87 What does a galactophagist drink? Milk

88 What did God create on the fifth day (both)? Sea creatures and birds

89 Where was Bob Dylan born? Duluth Minnesota

90 In the 18th century what would a pencil be? Brush

91 Agrippa poisoned her husband/uncle who was he? Claudius

92 Who was the mother of Castor and Pollux? Helen of Troy

93 What are the snaffle Pelham and Weymouth? Horse bits

94 Walter Koenig played which part in the Star Trek series? Ensign Chekov

95 Who had a hit with Devil Woman? Cliff Richard

96 What were the first false teeth made from? Ivory

97 The jealous Athena turned who into a spider? Arachne

98 What was the first Carry On film? Carry on Sergeant

99 Who was the female lead in The Shootist? Lauren Bacall

100 What is a dzo? Cow Yak cross

 

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SET-3 Questions and Answers

1 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    

2 If you suffer from epistaxis what is wrong? Nose bleed

3 In which book would you find the manservant Pas Partout? Around the world in 80 days

4 What animals name translates as water horse? Hippopotamus

5 In Greek mythology who killed the Gorgon? Perseus

6 Which two metals are alloyed to make pewter? Tin and Lead

7 in 1899 the Eastman company in the USA produced first what? Kodak 1 – hand held roll film cam

8 What links – Sarte, Neitzsche, Russell and Decartes? Philosophers

9 in 1643 Evangalisa Torichelli invented the first what? Barometer

10 Which Spanish painter has first exhibition at 16? Pablo Picasso

11 Where did the mutineers of the Bounty settle? Pitcairn Islands

12 What is the longest river in Italy? Po

13 What does a polyandric women have more than one of? Husband

14 What links Brazil, Uruguay, Mozambique and Angola? Colonies of Portugal

15 What is the American equivalent of the Irish Poteen? Moonshine

16 Who was the last king of Troy killed by Achilles son Pyrrhus? Priam

17 In 1911 Hiram Bingham discovered what lost city? Machu Picchu

18 Who won the Superbowl in 1989? San Francisco 49 ers

19 Who wrote the book Billy Budd also Moby Dick? Herman Melville

20 Which highwayman rode the horse Black Bess? Dick Turpin

21 Barry Allen was the alter ego of which DC comic superhero? The Flash

22 In 1901 which brand of car was seen for the first time? Mercedes

23 Brisbane is the state capital of which SE Australian state? Queensland

24 In Norse mythology what is the name of the ultimate battle? Ragnarok

25 In 1890 the first electric what opened in London? Underground railway

26 Who wrote the children’s novel Swallows and Amazons? Arthur Ransom

27 Oil seed rape belongs to which plant family? Mustard

28 Which Norwegian politicians name became a word for traitor? Vidkun Quisling

29 What is the capitol of Morocco? Rabat

30 What shape were the sailors plates in Nelsons navy? Square Thus Square meal

31 What religion links Weasak, Dhrammacacka, and Bhodi day? Buddhist

32 Linus Torwalds invented and wrote what? Linux computer operating system

33 The bander macaque has which commoner name? Rhesus Monkey

34 Zambia and Zimbabwe used to be called what? Rhodesia

35 What is the staple food of one third of the worlds population? Rice

36 Paul Robeson the singer of old man river had what profession? Lawyer

37 Rene Laennac invented which aid for doctors in 1810? Stethoscope

38 Jagger, Richards, Wyman, Jones, Watts, Stewart – which band? The Rolling Stones

39 What digit does not exist in Roman Numerals? Zero

40 Who was nicknames The desert Fox (both Names)? Erwin Rommel

41 What aid to archaeologists from 197 bc was found in Egypt 1799? Rosetta Stone

42 Which annual sporting event between 2 teams started in 1829? The University Boat Race

43 Who was the jeweller to the Russian Court famous Easter eggs? Faberge

44 What type of food is Taramasalata? Cured /smoked cod roe

45 What links Samuel Delaney, Fredrick Pohl, Harlan Ellison? Science Fiction

46 Randolph Crane became famous as which cowboy actor? Randolph Scott

47 Ageusia is the loss of which sense? Taste

48 Which Irish political parties name translates as we ourselves? Sein Fein

49 Henry Ford used assembly line in 1908 but someone before 1901? Ransome Olds

50 Who performed the first heart transplant in South Africa? Christian Barnard        

51 What is the common name for the star Sirius? Dog Star

52 What calculating aid was invented by William Oughtred in 1662? Slide Rule

53 Which Athenian philosopher wrote nothing immortalised by Plato?Socrates

54 Who designed the WW 1 plane Camel and co designed Hurricane? Thomas Octave Murdoch Sopwith

55 Crazy Horse and Sitting Bull were born in which US state? South Dakota

56 In 1666 Jesuit Bark was used as a prevention against what? Malaria

57 In 1971 which USA space probe was first to orbit another planet? Mariner 9

58 What links Catalonia, Andalusia, Cantabria, Galicia? Regions of Spain

59 Ingemar Stenmark won record 85 world cup races in what sport? Skiing

60 Who wrote the music for ballets Firebird and Rites of Spring? Igor Stravinsky

61 What common legal item literally means under penalty? Subpoena

62 Who was the only person to win world titles on bikes and cars? John Surtees

63 What is the oldest swimming stroke? Breaststroke 16th century

64 Which European country is divided into areas called Cantons? Switzerland

65 Which medical tool was developed by Sanctorius in 1612? Thermometer

66 What weapon was invented by Ernest Swinton used in 1916? Tank

67 Which mythological King chained grapes rose water fell? Tantalus

68 Who created Tarzan (all names) in 1914? Edgar Rice Burroughs

69 Camellia Sinesis evergreen shrub better known as what? Tea

70 In 1901 who first transmitted radio signals across Atlantic? Marconi

71 Who won six consecutive Wimbledon titles in the 1980s? Martina Navratilova

72 What Italian building material translates as baked earth? Terracotta

73 What links Buddy Holly, Lyndon Johnston, Janice Joplin? State of Texas

74 Which eponymous character was Thane of Cawder Glaimes? Macbeth

75 Who wrote the 39 steps (both names)? John Buchan

76 Who won the Superbowl in 1987? New York Giants

77 What is the food tofu made from? Soya Bean Curd via Soya milk

78 Who was the son of Poseidon and Ampherite? Triton

79 Annie Mae Bullock became famous under which name (both)? Tina Turner

80 What linked Armenia, Georgia, Latvia and Moldavia? USSR

81 What is the state capitol of New Jersey? Trenton

82 Who won an Oscar for best supporting actor in Spartacus 1960? Peter Ustinov

83 What was invented by James Dewer in 1872? Vacuum or thermos flask

84 Who was the Roman goddess of the hearth? Vesta

85 Viticulture is the growing of what plants? Vines

86 In 1953 what was first successfully transmitted in the USA? Colour Television

87 Who wrote the Thin Man in 1934 (both names)? Dashiell Hammett

88 Angel falls Venezuela Highest but where second Highest? Yosemite USA

89 Whitcome Judson in 1891 invented what for fastening shoes? Zip Fastener

90 Who sold Louisiana to the USA in 1803? Napoleon

91 Gregory Pincus, John Rock, Gerhart Domangk developed what? Oral Contraceptive

92 The Gloucester E 28/39 first flew in 1941 – what was unusual? Whittle Jet Engine

93 Women compete between USA and UK in Wightman Cup – Sport? Tennis

94 Woolworth’s – the store started in which us state 1979? Lancaster Pennsylvania

95 Which actress starred in the original King Kong in 1933? Fay Wray

96 Except Australia 1 New Zealand 1 USA all since 1870 want? America’s Cup

97 What’s missing from ale that’s included in beer? Hops

98 Until 1971 what was the name of Zaire? Congo

99 Karl Lienstater discovered which medical breakthrough in 1901? ABO Blood Groups

100 Who is the only American president elected unopposed? George Washington 1798 1792

 

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