MOCK OBJECTIVE TEST IN CIVICS AND POLITICAL SCIENCES

	Choose the correct option from the choices given under the question. Top of Form Bottom of Form
1.	What is the maximum limit for members of Lok Sabha?
	1.	544	2.	542
	3.	552	4.	545
	RIGHT ANSWER: 4
2.	Who will arrange combined meeting of both houses of Parliament?
	1.	Speaker	2.	Prime Minister
	3.	President	4.	Vice President
	RIGHT ANSWER: 3
3.	With whose advise the Lok Sabha is dissolved by the president?
	1.	Chief Election Commissioner	2.	Chief Justice
	3.	Speaker of Lok Sabha	4.	Prime Minister
	RIGHT ANSWER: 4
4.	Who will appoint the Comptroller and Auditor General of India?
	1.	President	2.	Prime Minister
	3.	Public Accounts Committee	4.	Speaker
	RIGHT ANSWER: 3
5.	What is the minimum age to be elected as a Member of Lok Sabha?
	1.	21 Years	2.	25 Years
	3.	30 Years	4.	35 Years
	RIGHT ANSWER: 2
6.	What is the maximum period between two sessions of a parliament?
	1.	Three Months	2.	Six Months
	3.	Nine Months	4.	One year
	RIGHT ANSWER: 2
7.	Which State has highest number of Lok Sabha Constituencies?
	1.	Andhra Pradesh	2.	Uttar Pradesh
	3.	Madhya Pradesh	4.	Bihar
	RIGHT ANSWER: 2
8.	What is the minimum age to be elected as a Member of Rajya Sabha?
	1.	25	2.	30
	3.	40	4.	45
	RIGHT ANSWER: 2
9.	What is the term of Member of Rajya Sabha?
	1.	4	2.	5
	3.	6	4.	7
	RIGHT ANSWER: 3
10.	Who will preside over the meetings of Rajya Sabha?
	1.	Speaker	2.	Prime Minister
	3.	Vice President	4.	President
	RIGHT ANSWER: 3
11.	Maximum number of Members of Rajya Sabha is _________
	1.	244	2.	250
	3.	232	4.	540
	RIGHT ANSWER: 2
12.	Who will preside over the combined meetings of both houses?
	1.	Vice President	2.	President
	3.	Prime Minister	4.	Speaker
	RIGHT ANSWER: 4
13.	Which of the following is not related to the constitution?
	1.	Lok Sabha	2.	Rajya Sabha
	3.	President	4.	Planning Commission
	RIGHT ANSWER: 4
14.	What is the time limit for Upper House to pass the resolution on Finance Bill?
	1.	3 Days	2.	7 Days
	3.	14 Days	4.	24 Days
	RIGHT ANSWER: 3
15.	Who will elect the Speaker of Lok Sabha?
	1.	Members of Lok Sabha	2.	Members of Upper House
	3.	Nomited by President of India	4.	Nominated by the Prime Minister.
	RIGHT ANSWER: 1
16.	When will Speaker of Lok Sabha cast his vote?
	1.	when votes are equal (TIE)	2.	On advise of President
	3.	On advise of Supreme Court	4.	He never vote
	RIGHT ANSWER: 1
17.	If a member is absent for the sessions more than _________ days then his membership is terminated.
	1.	30 Days	2.	60 Days
	3.	90 Days	4.	120 Days
	RIGHT ANSWER: 2
18.	When will the President speak at combined meeting of both houses?
	1.	At the time of emergency meeting	2.	when finance bill is introduced
	3.	at the first meeting after the General Elections and after the first meeting of every year	4.	At any time
	RIGHT ANSWER: 3
19.	When Vote On Account bill is passed?
	1.	At the time Consensus	2.	Finance Bill is introuduced
	3.	To meet the expenditure before the Finance Bill is accepted.	4.	None
	RIGHT ANSWER: 3
20.	Which house is called council of states?
	1.	State Assemblies	2.	Upper House
	3.	Lower House	4.	None
	RIGHT ANSWER: 2
21.	Who will allow to introduce Finance Bill?
	1.	President	2.	Finance Minister
	3.	Prime Minister	4.	Speaker
	RIGHT ANSWER: 1
22.	Who of the following cannot be removed by the parliament?
	1.	Auditor General	2.	Election Commissioner
	3.	Chief Justice of Supreme Court	4.	Attorney General
	RIGHT ANSWER: 4
23.	When were elections for the first Lok Sabha held?
	1.	1949	2.	1950
	3.	1951	4.	1952
	RIGHT ANSWER: 4
24.	What is duty of a Protem Speaker?
	1.	To Nominate a Speaker	2.	To conduct meetings in absence of Speaker
	3.	To take oath from newly elected members and conduct meeting until new speaker is elected.	4.	None
	RIGHT ANSWER: 3
25.	Who among was the first speaker of Lok Sabha?
	1.	Hukum Singh	2.	Ganesh Vasudev Moulankar
	3.	G.S. Thillon	4.	A. Ayangar
	RIGHT ANSWER: 2

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MOCK OBJECTIVE TEST IN ECONOMICS, TAXES MONEY AND BANKING

1.	The largest revenue in India is obtained from __________
	1.	Railways	2.	Excise Duty
	3.	Sales Tax	4.	Direct Taxes
	RIGHT ANSWER: 2
2.	The tax levied by Central Government and collected by State Government is ________
	1.	Stamp Duty	2.	Excise Duty
	3.	Income Tax	4.	Gift Tax
	RIGHT ANSWER: 1
3.	What is the major share in revenue of State Governments?
	1.	Stamp Duty	2.	Excise Duty
	3.	Sales Tax	4.	Income Tax
	RIGHT ANSWER: 3
4.	The tax levied by Local Governments i.e. Municipal Corporations and municipalities is ____________
	1.	Income Tax	2.	Wealth Tax
	3.	House Tax	4.	Gift Tax
	RIGHT ANSWER: 1
5.	The tax collected by the State Governments and given to local bodies is __________
	1.	Income Tax	2.	Wealth Tax
	3.	House Tax	4.	Professional Tax
	RIGHT ANSWER: 4
6.	The period for Call Money is ________
	1.	10 to 15days	2.	1 to 14 Days
	3.	15 to 30 Days	4.	One Month
	RIGHT ANSWER: 2
7.	Who regulates the money circulation in India?
	1.	State Bank Of India	2.	Reserve Bank Of India
	3.	NABARD	4.	Commercial Banks
	RIGHT ANSWER: 2
8.	Which of the following is not an organized sector in India?
	1.	Nationalised Banks	2.	Regional Rural Banks
	3.	Cooperative Banks	4.	Chits and Money lenders
	RIGHT ANSWER: 4
9.	Who will settle the grievances of customers of banks?
	1.	Reserve Bank of India	2.	State Bank of India
	3.	Local Courts	4.	Ombuds Men
	RIGHT ANSWER: 4
10.	Who introduced the Banking Ombudsmen Scheme?
	1.	RBI	2.	SBI
	3.	Ministry of Finance	4.	NABARD
	RIGHT ANSWER: 1
11.	When was OMBUDS MEN SCHEME first introduced?
	1.	November 2006	2.	October 1981
	3.	June 1995	4.	January 1998
	RIGHT ANSWER: 3
12.	Which was the firth Bank corporated by the Indians? (1881)
	1.	Imperial Bank of India	2.	State Bank Of India
	3.	Avadh Commercial Bank	4.	Reserve Bank of India
	RIGHT ANSWER: 3
13.	When was the Avadh Commercial Bank established?
	1.	1881	2.	1894
	3.	1898	4.	1899
	RIGHT ANSWER: 1
14.	When was Reserve Bank of India established?
	1.	1920	2.	1925
	3.	1935	4.	1948
	RIGHT ANSWER: 3
15.	When was Reserve Bank of India Nationalised?
	1.	1947	2.	1948
	3.	1949	4.	1950
16.	When was Indian Banking Act come into force?
	1.	1948	2.	1949
	3.	1950	4.	1951
	RIGHT ANSWER: 2
17.	Imperial Banks were amalgamated and changed as _________
	1.	Reserve Bank of India	2.	State Bank of India
	3.	Subsidiary Banks	4.	Union Bank of India
	RIGHT ANSWER: 2
18.	When was Imperial Bank was Changed as State Bank of India?
	1.	January 1st 1935	2.	Feb 26 1947
	3.	July 1st 1955	4.	July 1st 1959
	RIGHT ANSWER: 3
19.	How many banks were first nationalised?
	1.	10	2.	12
	3.	14	4.	16
	RIGHT ANSWER: 3
20.	When was the second phase of nationalisation of banks done?
	1.	9th July 1969	2.	10th July 1968
	3.	16th August 1985	4.	15th April, 1980
	RIGHT ANSWER: 4
21.	How many banks were in second phase of nationalisation?
	1.	4	2.	5
	3.	6	4.	7
	RIGHT ANSWER: 3
22.	Who will act as the banker to the Government of India?
	1.	State Bank of India	2.	Reserve Bank of India
	3.	NABARD	4.	Nationalised Banks
	RIGHT ANSWER: 2
23.	Where is the Head Quarter of Reserve Bank of India?
	1.	Mumbai	2.	Delhi
	3.	Kolkotta	4.	Ahmedabad
	RIGHT ANSWER: 1
24.	Who was first governor of Reserve Bank of India?
	1.	K.A. Narasimham	2.	Malhotra
	3.	A.K. Vadia	4.	A.B.A Smith
	RIGHT ANSWER: 4
25.	When was Lead Bank Scheme introduced?
	1.	1967	2.	1968
	3.	1969	4.	1974

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Mock test

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Bottom of Form

1. Who introduced the silver coins in the economy?   1. Guptas 2. Kushans   3. Satavahana 4. Mauryan  

RIGHT ANSWER: 2
2. The river Thungabadhra is a tributary to __________ river   1. Godavari 2. Kaveri   3. Penna 4. Krishna  

RIGHT ANSWER: 4
3. Who was the goddess worshipped by the Indus people?   1. Mother Goddess 2. Kali   3. Durga 4. Sita  

RIGHT ANSWER: 2
4. To which Kshatriya clan Lord Rama belonged?   1. Ikshavaku 2. Kaurava   3. Pandava 4. Panchala  

RIGHT ANSWER: 4
5. Which of the following gas is called laughing gas   1. Nitrogen Dioxide 2. Nitrus Oxide   3. Nitric Oxide 4. Nitric Oxide  

RIGHT ANSWER: 2
6. Which of the following are famous products of Rushikesh?   1. Fertilizers 2. Tanning   3. Woolen 4. Antibiotics  

RIGHT ANSWER: 4
7. Which of the following states has highest share of irrigated land in its total cultivated land?   1. Haryana 2. Bengal   3. Tamilnadu 4. Punjab  

RIGHT ANSWER: 4
8. In which of the following states Petro Chemical Industries are well developed?   1. Gujarat 2. Bengal   3. Bihar 4. Andhra Pradesh  

RIGHT ANSWER: 1
9. What is the India’s position in cotton producing countries?   1. 4 2. 2   3. 3 4. 5  

RIGHT ANSWER: 2
10. Which city is on the plateau of Chota Nagapur?   1. Rurky 2. Bhilai   3. Ranchi 4. Durgapur  

RIGHT ANSWER: 3
11. Army Day is observed on___   1. January 1 2. January 12   3. January 15 4. January 26  

RIGHT ANSWER: 3
12. What is the largest wall in the world?   1. The wall of China 2. The wall of Berlin   3. The wall of Red fort 4. The wall of Fathepur Sikri  

RIGHT ANSWER: 1
13. The book “Wings of Fire” is biography of ___________   1. Sarojini Nayudu 2. Abdul Kalam   3. Jawaharlal Nehru 4. L.B. Sastry  

RIGHT ANSWER: 2
14. Who is author of “External India”   1. Indira Gandhi 2. Abdul Kalam   3. Jawaharlal Nehru 4. L.B. Sastry  

RIGHT ANSWER: 1
15. The term OVER is associated with _____   1. Hockey 2. Cricket   3. Golf 4. Shooting  

RIGHT ANSWER: 2
16. The length of the cricket pitch is   1. 22 yards 2. 22 metres   3. 54 feet 4. 25 yards  

RIGHT ANSWER: 1
17. First Common Wealth Games were held in the year ____   1. 1934 2. 1930   3. 1951 4. 1896  

RIGHT ANSWER: 2
18. With which subject is “Dadasaheb Phalke Award” associated?   1. Best film actor 2. Best musician   3. Best Play Back singer 4. worked for the development for the film industry  

RIGHT ANSWER: 4
19. Statue of Liberty is given by _______ to America   1. U.K 2. France   3. Canada 4. Germany  

RIGHT ANSWER: 2
20. Theory of Big bang is related to ____   1. Earth Quakes 2. Hari Canes   3. Universe 4. Planets  

RIGHT ANSWER: 3
21. In which state is Rangan Thittu Birds Sanctuary?   1. Andhra Pradesh 2. Rajasthan   3. Karalla 4. Karnataka  

RIGHT ANSWER: 4
22. Who quoted “India needs to conquer the world once again”?   1. Sardar Vallabhai Patel 2. Narendra Natha Dattha   3. Arabind Ghosh 4. Rajarammohan Roy  

RIGHT ANSWER: 2
23. Who of the following cannot be removed by the parliament?   1. Auditor General 2. Election Commissioner   3. Chief Justice of Supreme Court 4. Attorney General   RIGHT ANSWER: 4
24. How many countries were participated in first Olympics held at Athens in 1896?   1. 13 2. 14   3. 15 4. 16  

RIGHT ANSWER: 2
25. Which of the following chemical was used in rockets to avoid rainfall on inauguration day of Olympics on Beijing Stadium?   1. Silver Iodide 2. Silver Bromide   3. Silver Chloride 4. Silver Oxide  

RIGHT ANSWER: 1

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Mock test

Top of Form

Bottom of Form

1. Who introduced the silver coins in the economy?   1. Guptas 2. Kushans   3. Satavahana 4. Mauryan  

RIGHT ANSWER: 2
2. The river Thungabadhra is a tributary to __________ river   1. Godavari 2. Kaveri   3. Penna 4. Krishna  

RIGHT ANSWER: 4
3. Who was the goddess worshipped by the Indus people?   1. Mother Goddess 2. Kali   3. Durga 4. Sita  

RIGHT ANSWER: 2
4. To which Kshatriya clan Lord Rama belonged?   1. Ikshavaku 2. Kaurava   3. Pandava 4. Panchala  

RIGHT ANSWER: 4
5. Which of the following gas is called laughing gas   1. Nitrogen Dioxide 2. Nitrus Oxide   3. Nitric Oxide 4. Nitric Oxide  

RIGHT ANSWER: 2
6. Which of the following are famous products of Rushikesh?   1. Fertilizers 2. Tanning   3. Woolen 4. Antibiotics  

RIGHT ANSWER: 4
7. Which of the following states has highest share of irrigated land in its total cultivated land?   1. Haryana 2. Bengal   3. Tamilnadu 4. Punjab  

RIGHT ANSWER: 4
8. In which of the following states Petro Chemical Industries are well developed?   1. Gujarat 2. Bengal   3. Bihar 4. Andhra Pradesh  

RIGHT ANSWER: 1
9. What is the India’s position in cotton producing countries?   1. 4 2. 2   3. 3 4. 5  

RIGHT ANSWER: 2
10. Which city is on the plateau of Chota Nagapur?   1. Rurky 2. Bhilai   3. Ranchi 4. Durgapur  

RIGHT ANSWER: 3
11. Army Day is observed on___   1. January 1 2. January 12   3. January 15 4. January 26  

RIGHT ANSWER: 3
12. What is the largest wall in the world?   1. The wall of China 2. The wall of Berlin   3. The wall of Red fort 4. The wall of Fathepur Sikri  

RIGHT ANSWER: 1
13. The book “Wings of Fire” is biography of ___________   1. Sarojini Nayudu 2. Abdul Kalam   3. Jawaharlal Nehru 4. L.B. Sastry  

RIGHT ANSWER: 2
14. Who is author of “External India”   1. Indira Gandhi 2. Abdul Kalam   3. Jawaharlal Nehru 4. L.B. Sastry  

RIGHT ANSWER: 1
15. The term OVER is associated with _____   1. Hockey 2. Cricket   3. Golf 4. Shooting  

RIGHT ANSWER: 2
16. The length of the cricket pitch is   1. 22 yards 2. 22 metres   3. 54 feet 4. 25 yards  

RIGHT ANSWER: 1
17. First Common Wealth Games were held in the year ____   1. 1934 2. 1930   3. 1951 4. 1896  

RIGHT ANSWER: 2
18. With which subject is “Dadasaheb Phalke Award” associated?   1. Best film actor 2. Best musician   3. Best Play Back singer 4. worked for the development for the film industry  

RIGHT ANSWER: 4
19. Statue of Liberty is given by _______ to America   1. U.K 2. France   3. Canada 4. Germany  

RIGHT ANSWER: 2
20. Theory of Big bang is related to ____   1. Earth Quakes 2. Hari Canes   3. Universe 4. Planets  

RIGHT ANSWER: 3
21. In which state is Rangan Thittu Birds Sanctuary?   1. Andhra Pradesh 2. Rajasthan   3. Karalla 4. Karnataka  

RIGHT ANSWER: 4
22. Who quoted “India needs to conquer the world once again”?   1. Sardar Vallabhai Patel 2. Narendra Natha Dattha   3. Arabind Ghosh 4. Rajarammohan Roy  

RIGHT ANSWER: 2
23. Who of the following cannot be removed by the parliament?   1. Auditor General 2. Election Commissioner   3. Chief Justice of Supreme Court 4. Attorney General   RIGHT ANSWER: 4
24. How many countries were participated in first Olympics held at Athens in 1896?   1. 13 2. 14   3. 15 4. 16  

RIGHT ANSWER: 2
25. Which of the following chemical was used in rockets to avoid rainfall on inauguration day of Olympics on Beijing Stadium?   1. Silver Iodide 2. Silver Bromide   3. Silver Chloride 4. Silver Oxide  

RIGHT ANSWER: 1

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MOCK OBJECTIVE TEST IN CURRENT AFFAIRS TEST

 

	Choose the correct option from the choices given under the question. Top of Form Bottom of Form
1.	Who was the first Indian had scored century in ODI?
	1.	Sachin Tendulkar	2.	Sunil Gawaskar
	3.	Kapil Dev	4.	Krishnamacharya Srikanth
	RIGHT ANSWER: 3 Kapil Scored 173 not out against Zimbabwe in 1983 world cup tournament.
2.	Who among the following is selected for Nobel Prize 2008 for peace?
	1.	Martti Ahtisaari,	2.	Al Gore
	3.	Gerhard Ertl	4.	Leonid Hurwicz
	RIGHT ANSWER: 1 Martti Ahtisaari, Finland has been named for Nobel Prize for Peace for his important efforts, on several continents and over more than three decades, to resolve international conflicts.
3.	Who is the present Chief Justice of India?
	1.	K.G. Bala Krishna	2.	Mr.Justice Ashok Agarwal
	3.	Mr. Gopal Subramanyam	4.	Y.K. Sabharwal
	RIGHT ANSWER: 1
4.	Who is selected for the Dada Saheb Falke Award for 2006?
	1.	Shyam Benagal	2.	Shankar Jai Kishan
	3.	Amithab Bachan	4.	Tapan Sinha
	RIGHT ANSWER: 1
5.	Who is present Vice President of India?
	1.	Biran Singh Shekavath	2.	Nazma Hepthullah
	3.	Hamid Ansari	4.	Prathiba Patil
	RIGHT ANSWER: 3
6.	Who made the word record of winning 14 Grand Slams?
	1.	Djokovic	2.	Pete Samprass
	3.	Ande Agassi	4.	Roger Federer
	RIGHT ANSWER: 2
7.	Which of the following is being constructed to be the largest port in India?
	1.	Krishna Patnam	2.	Visakha Patnam
	3.	Cochi	4.	Chennai
	RIGHT ANSWER: 1
8.	Who among the following is president of Indian Olympics Association?
	1.	Suresh Kalmadi	2.	Akhil Kumar
	3.	Prakash Padukone	4.	Deva Dath Sharma
	RIGHT ANSWER: 1
9.	Who was crowned Miss Universe for the year 2008?
	1.	Dayana Mendoza	2.	Rio Morry
	3.	Taliana Vargas	4.	Vera Krasova
	RIGHT ANSWER: 1
10.	What was the controversial issue for getting the confidence of Lok Sabha by the U.P.A. Government on 22nd July, 2008?
	1.	Increase of prices	2.	Fall of Share Market
	3.	Increase of inflation	4.	Nuclear Treaty with US
	RIGHT ANSWER: 4
11.	Who among the following was honored with “Agri Cola Award” by the UNO?
	1.	Man Mohan Singh	2.	Mountek Ahluvalia
	3.	Bhuta Singh	4.	Sardar Balbir Signh
	RIGHT ANSWER: 1
12.	On which day at 5.00 p.m. inflation rate is released?
	1.	Tuesday	2.	Wednesday
	3.	Thursday	4.	Friday
	RIGHT ANSWER: 3
13.	Naina Devi Temple is in the state of ________
	1.	Gujarath	2.	Jammu & Kashmir
	3.	Himachal Pradesh	4.	Haryana
	RIGHT ANSWER: 3
14.	Between which of the following countries a five day war was placed?
	1.	Russia and Georgia	2.	America and Iran
	3.	America and Iraq	4.	Israel and Iran
	RIGHT ANSWER: 1
15.	Who won the highest number of medals in entire Olympics?
	1.	Larisa Lathinina	2.	Mark Spitz
	3.	Michael Phelps	4.	Alexander Nikolevich
	RIGHT ANSWER: 3 9 Gold, 5 Silver and 4 Bronze. Second Highest Michael Phelps 14 Gold and 2 Bronze
16.	Who won the ONGC IBSF World Billiards Championship (point format) for the year 2008?
	1.	Geeth Sethi	2.	Mallya Ronaldo
	3.	Viswanath Anand	4.	Pankaj Advani
	RIGHT ANSWER: 4
17.	Which of the following country recently launched space shuttled carrying taikonauts? (25th September, 2008)
	1.	India	2.	China
	3.	Russia	4.	USA
	RIGHT ANSWER: 2
18.	Which of the following film has been selected as India’s official entry to the Oscar Awards?
	1.	Lagaan	2.	Jodhaa Akbar
	3.	Gamyam	4.	Tare Jamin Par
	RIGHT ANSWER: 4
19.	Who is the present Prime Minister of Japan?
	1.	Taro Aso	2.	Shizuo Kambayashi
	3.	Yasuo Fukuda	4.	Shinzo Abe
	RIGHT ANSWER: 1
20.	Who was created a record of scoring 10000 runs in Test Cricket History? He was the seventh player.
	1.	Sanath Jayasurya	2.	Rahul Dravid
	3.	Riki Ponting	4.	Sahid Afridi
	RIGHT ANSWER: 3
21.	Who among was recorded in Ginnis Book of World Records as world shortest person?
	1.	Bavo Jishun	2.	Khagendra
	3.	Ching Choo	4.	Ping Ping
	RIGHT ANSWER: 4
22.	What is the full name of ASEM?
	1.	Asian Society for Export Management	2.	Asian Summit for Export Management
	3.	Asia-Europe Meeting	4.	Asia and Europe Export Meeting
	RIGHT ANSWER: 3 Asia-Europe Meeting. More
23.	Who has been named for Baba Saheb Fellowship Award 2008?
	1.	Kalluri Chengaiah	2.	K.V. Narayana
	3.	Dr. Ramesh Babu	4.	Justice Pandu Ranga Rao
	RIGHT ANSWER: 1
24.	Where is Nabin Chandra Bordoloi Indoor Stadium?
	1.	Baroda	2.	Gauhathi
	3.	Ranchi	4.	Kolkotta
	RIGHT ANSWER: 2 Asian Women’s Boxing Championship tournaments were held in Nabin Chandra Bordoloi Indoor Stadium, Gauhathi.
25.	Which city had hosted the the 39th International Film Festival of India?
	1.	Mumbai	2.	Panaji
	3.	Bangalore	4.	Hyderabad
	RIGHT ANSWER: 2 The 39th International Film Festival of India was held in Panaji state capital of Goa. Over 225 films from 44 countries were screened during the 10-day festival.

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Questions and Answers- Set90

1 In the Jewish religion where are shellfish and pork kosher? Chinese Restaurants

2 What is the most popular last name in France? Martin

3 What was the first shoe brand name to go into Oxford dictionary? Dr Martins

4 Fred Waller patented what sporting equipment? Water Skis

5 Who began his career as The Worlds Worst Juggler? Fred Astair

6 Which cities name means End of the elephants trunk? Khartoum

7 Who was the first woman to win an acting Emmy in a sf series? Lindsay Wagner the Bionic Woman

8 What is the most assigned book / play in English classes? Romeo and Juliet

9 Name the Shakespeare play with a city in Greece in name? Timon of Athens

10 In the Bible Cain built a city named after his son what? Enoch

11 Amor Vincit Omnia a Latin phrase meaning what? Love conquers all

12 Theatre at the stairway is the translation of which place? La Scala Milan

13 Where is Bonnie Prince Charlie buried? Rome

14 Where are you if you land at Norman Manley airport? Kingston Jamaica

15 In the human body what is produced by the parotid glands? Saliva

16 What was the first magazine to publish a hologram on it’s cover? National Geographic

17 What is Britain’s most commonly planted tree? Sitka Spruce

18 Who was nicknamed The Admiral of the Mosquitoes? Christopher Columbus

19 33% of worlds population can’t do what apparently simple thing? Snap their fingers

20 What type of large vehicle is named after a Hindu God? Juggernaut

21 Who spoke for the first time in a Bugs Bunny cartoon in 1951? Roadrunner

22 Lord Harry, Old Billy, Queed, Skipper, Toast nicknames for who? The Devil or Satan

23 The Chinese scattered firecrackers around the house – why? Fire Alarms

24 Who was shot and killed in saloon number ten? Wild Bill Hickock

25 What is the most popular jukebox song of all time? Crazy – Patsy Cline

26 Which spies name translates as Eye of the Dawn? Mata Hari

27 What would a rhinotillexomaniac be doing? Picking their nose

28 Cornbread, Turkey and Sweet potatoes made up the first what? TV Dinner

29 Which Clint Eastwood film has the most killings (65)? Where Eagles Dare

30 Russia has one but the US has at least six – what? Places called Moscow

31 ACII, Stockless, Mushroom and Plough types of what? Anchors

32 February 1999 what was the fastest growing religion in the US? Sikh

33 In Pac Man eating what was worth 5000 points? Banana

34 What common item has a coil, point, sheath and two shafts? Safety Pin

35 In which country are the most flowers bought per capita? Netherlands

36 What is the moons astronomical name? Moon

37 Ignoring cats what large animals purr when they are happy? Brahma Bulls

38 Carnegie Melon University only one offers a degree in what? Bagpiping

39 Where in the US by law do you not have to pay taxes? An Indian Reservation

40 Where are Gene Roddenberrys ashes? Sent into Space

41 Advertising slogan – No one ever got fired for buying what? IBM

42 Where is the original Spa? Liege Belgium

43 What 3 inventions do Americans say they cant live without? Car – Lightbulb and Telephone

44 Where in the world can you find Friday before Thursday? In a Dictionary

45 Where would you find a breast, fore, spring and after spring? 4 of 6 mooring lines tying up ship

46 What sport originally meant in French, look here? Tennis

47 In Dukes of Hazard boys drove General Lee name Daisies jeep? Dixie

48 Evidence of the first recorded brothel was found in which city? Athens Greece

49 Which two letter word is the most sacred in Hinduism? Om

50 What is the most chosen name for US schools sports teams? Eagles or Tigers

51 Who was the first choice to play Beverley Hills Cop? Sylvester Stallone

52 What occupation had the most fatal work injuries in US in 1994? Truck Drivers

53 What did sailors often have tattooed on backs to stop flogging? A Cross

54 Where would you find lagan? In sea overboard attached to float

55 How did King Arthur acquire the round table? A Wedding gift

56 What is the only Bible book referred to in a Shakespeare play? Numbers in Henry V

57 Harry Rosoll created which famous bear? Smokey the Bear

58 What did J Edgar Hoover bar people from walking on? His Shadow

59 Car racing and what sport were banned in the USA during WW2? Horse Racing

60 Al Alcorn wrote which famous computer program / game? Pong

61 In what country is Peter II of Yugoslavia buried? America only euro monarch there

62 Asian moon rat is the only animal smells like a veg which one? Onion

63 In Winnie the Pooh what’s the name over the door Pooh’s house? Mr Sanders

64 Which old time TV cop had a middle name of Aloysius? Steve McGarret in Hawaii 5 0

65 In the comic Fantastic Four what was Things character name? Benjamin Grimm

66 Which countries name comes from the Arawak word for central? Cuba

67 Norman Bean became famous as which author? Edgar Rice Burroughs

68 Francis Galton first classified what? Fingerprints

69 Brent blend is a widely traded commodity – what is it? Oil

70 At Roman feasts which birds tongues were delicacies? Flamingos

71 Tessenjutsu is a martial art based on the use of what item? A Fan

72 Which common item was banned by law in Bermuda until 1948? Motor Cars

73 Who sells more cars than Ford Chrysler Chevrolet and Buick? Matchbox toys

74 We know what a moussaka is but what does it literally mean? Moistened

75 French in tennis love means 0 but what did it originally mean? Eggs

76 Name was Richard Kimble’s favourite alias in the TV series? Jim

77 In Alabama its illegal to have more than 3 what in your house? Animals

78 Twos company threes a crowd what do four and five make? Four and five make nine

79 On a carving in Coventry Cathedral what did Lady Godiva ride? A Goat

80 Bengal Dimension 6 Falcon 3 possible names what was chosen? Nike – but others were considered options

81 Which US states name means meadowland? Kentucky

82 What creature is nicknamed the old man of the sea? Sea Otter – it’s white whiskers

83 What did the word hussy originally mean? Housekeeper

84 The Alley Cats was the working title of which TV show? Charlie’s Angels

85 Which city had the world first public bus service? Paris

86 In UK 9 out of 10 people live within walking distance of what? A Bus Stop

87 75% industrial accidents happen to people who ain’t done what? Eaten Breakfast

88 Swine is a Chinese brand name of which food? Chocolate

89 What keeps growing until you are 35 then starts to shrink? Your Skeleton

90 Which is the only bird that drops it’s upper eyelid to blink? Owl

91 What company created the gif image file format? CompuServe

92 What was Vincent Price’s first horror film? House of Wax

93 Which skill uses things called chain singles and doubles? Crocheting

94 Name the profession most often late for doctors appointments? Doctors

95 The average American consumes 9lbs of what every year? Food Additives

96 Which cartoon company is based in Walla Walla Washington? Acme in Roadrunner

97 In Korea what is ssirum? Sumo Wrestling

98 In the human body what is replaced every three months? Eyelashes

99 What is the top holiday in the US for candy / sweet sales? Halloween

100 Which US state flag is triangular in shape? Ohio

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1 Colonel Meriweather Lewis Clark Jr developed rules for what in US? Horseracing

2 What, according the Mark Twain, is a stomach Steinway? Accordion

3 The worlds first what opened in Brighton England in 1897? Petrol (gas) station

4 Where was the canning process for fish first developed? Sardinia

5 Where or what is a birds lore? Space between eye and beak

6 Which three word catchphrase is most universally recognised? Bond James Bond

7 US civil war what disease incorrectly treated by ink injections? Gonorrhoea

8 Preparing to invade Japan in WW2 the US ordered 400000 what? Purple Hearts

9 What are Blue Professor, Bottle Imp and Rat Faced McDougal? Fishing Flies

10 Chrometrophobia is the fear of what? Money

11 Name Bilbo Baggins mother? Belladonna Took

12 Rocky and Bullwinkle enemies are Boris Badenov and who? Natasha Fatale

13 In Baseball slang who would use The tools of Ignorance? Catchers Equipment

14 Which American poet was also a surgeon? Oliver Wendell Holmes

15 What do you do to see phosphenes? Shut eyes flashing lights seen

16 In Equatorial Guinea its illegal to name your child what? Monica

17 What in London are the Whitechaple, Courtald and Heywood? Art Galleries

18 Which word meaning crop growing comes from Latin to plough? Arable

19 What is unusual about the crab eating seal? It don’t eat crabs

20 Bascule cantilever suspension all types of what? Bridge

21 If a dish is served pomontier what does it contain? Potatoes

22 Which seven letter word in English contains all five vowels? Sequoia

23 Which country has the most daily newspapers? India

24 What profession receives the Pritzker prize? Architects

25 Saint Bibiana is the Patron Saint of what? Hangovers

26 In the UK 60% of pets have what? Health Insurance

27 How is the Olympic torch lit? By the sun in Greece

28 What shape is cansonsei pasta? Little Britches

29 Dead mans hand was Aces and Eights plus which other card? Queen of Hearts

30 Charles Atlas promised to make you a new man – what system? Dynamic Tension

31 Name US mountain range comes from French At the Bows? Ozarks – Aux Arcs

32 Red headed men are more likely than others to do what? Go Bald

33 Which Sanskrit phrase means love story? Karma Sutra

34 What is Pennsylvania’s main agricultural export? Mushrooms

35 Persia became Iran in 1935 what was it before it was Persia? Iran

36 Grand Turk is the name of the ship – where would you see it? Old Spice cologne bottle

37 The French call it The Casserole what do we call it? The Big Dipper

38 Where would you see CDEFLOPDZ? US Eye test chart

39 Furritus Latin for little thieves the name for which creature? Ferrets

40 Which film begins Friday December 11th 2.43pm? Psycho

41 What is the most common food allergen? Nuts

42 What’s the biggest source of pollution in Lake Ontario? Lake Erie

43 What phrase did Quantum Leap’s Sam Beckett use in every show? Oh Boy

44 Every year 30000 US people are seriously injured by what? Exercise equipment

45 Who coined the term security blanket? Charles Schulz

46 India has the largest Hindu population what country has second? Nepal

47 Where did we see a snorkasaurus? Flintstones it was Dino

48 Your suffering from circadian dysrhythmia what have you got? Jet Lag

49 Name most performed opera at London opera House since 1833? La Boheme

50 Which garment gets it’s name from the Latin to cover? Toga

51 Which country has the highest % of women in their legislature? Cuba

52 The Pentagon accidentally ordered 82 year supply of which food? Freeze dried Tuna salad mix

53 What did Barbie do in 1977? Smile

54 What first appeared at the 1928 Winter Olympics? Five Olympic Rings

55 Laurence Tureaud became more famous as who? Mr T

56 What is the most chemically complex food – over 300 chemicals? Chocolate

57 What’s the word for the front of a dogs chest and joint of beef? Brisket

58 Which comic character is both a princess and a prince? Wonder Woman as Diana Prince

59 Which recreational activity causes the most bone fractures? Aerobic Dancing

60 Which creature has a carapace and a plastron? Turtles shell top bottom

61 Unfortunate names – Pansy was a brand of what sold in China? Mens Underwear

62 In the US what was the last brand of cigarettes to be advertised on TV? Virginia Slims

63 Italy Schiaffetoni Rosetti and Crusetti Sicily what pasta type? Cannelloni

64 In a museum La Crosse Kansas is Crandals Champion what? Barbed Wire museum

65 My Word were the final words of which famous TV character? James Tiberius Kirk

66 Name the pet peacock on The Walton’s? Rover

67 Which building material gets its name from Arabic for the brick? Adobe

68 In which city is the oldest Zoo in the world still in use? London

69 Dinner Time by Paul Terry was which cartoon first? Talkie

70 Which country has the highest per capita divorce rate? 1 Latvia – 2 Russia – 3 Belarus

71 A sufferer from boanthropy believes he is what? An Ox

72 In 1939 in the US what was the first patented plant? New Dawn Rose

73 Collective nouns – a pace of what creatures? Donkeys

74 Who was the first UK solo artist to have a US number 1 hit? Acker Bilk Stranger on the Shore

75 What shape is canestrelli pasta? Little Baskets

76 Yvon Petra 1946 was the last Wimbledon champion to do what? Wear Trousers

77 A nervous kangaroo licks its where? Forearms

78 Jesus was born in Bethlehem what does Bethlehem mean? House of Bread

79 In the Texas version 12 Days Xmas what is given on the 4th day? Four Prickly Pears

80 Borborygmus is the medical name for what? Gas noises in gut

81 When Dino was Fred’s pet what was Barney’s called? Hoppy a Hoparoo

82 What is the leading cause of death in Papua New Guinea? Falling out of Trees

83 In which country did a foot deodorant get elected into office? Equator

84 Proportionately which creature has the largest brain? The Ant

85 Where is the worlds largest gay festival held annually? Sydney gay Mardi gras Australia

86 Who was the first athlete to have an animated cartoon series? Mohamed Ali

87 Bob, Wally, Alice and Asok can be found in which strip cartoon? Dilbert

88 Which group were derided as The poor mans Rolling Stones? Aerosmith

89 After the US civil war what was known as the soldiers disease? Morphine addiction

90 Who was the first character to speak in Star Wars? C3PO

91 Elwood Edwards voice is heard by AOL users – where? Welcome and You Got Mail

92 Link Apollo, Ghengis Khan and Abraham Lincoln on TV? All met James T Kirk

93 What do the 4 of top 10 children’s authors have in common? British – Blyton Dahl Potter etc

94 Palmolive promised to help women keep what? Schoolgirl complexion

95 Who was shown on the most popular US postal stamp of 1998? Sylvester and Tweety Pie

96 Which kind of flower has the most species? Orchid

97 In the US what’s the most common reason for a visit to ER? Stomach Cramps

98 Which country has the most cellular phones per capita? Sweden

99 On TV who worked at Otto’s Auto Orphanage? The Fonz

100 Their technical name are hydrometeors what’s common name? Hailstones

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1 What actor was born Krishna Bhanji? Ben Kingsley

2 Which Bruce made the cover of Time in 1975? Jaws – Bruce was the shark

3 In Peter and the Wolf what instrument represents the cat? The Clarinet

4 Where would you find bead wires wrapping and sipes? On Tyres

5 Brian Eno created which sound? Windows 95 start-up

6 What is produced using the Kroll process? Titanium

7 Who first said “The Games Afoot”? William Shakespeare

8 In France what kind of nuts are noisette? Hazelnuts

9 A young what is called a squeaker? Pigeon

10 June 1988 who’s on cover of Time, Life, People, and Sports Illustrated? Mike Tyson

11 Which companies name translates as rising sun? Hitachi

12 What’s unusual about the ink used to print money? It’s magnetic

13 Elizabethan England what was Lift leg Dragons Milk Angel food? Names for Beer

14 The Necromancer in The Hobbit became who in later works? Sauron

15 According to Playboy what is their Playmates greatest turn on? Music

16 And what’s their greatest turn off? Egoists and liars

17 Canberra in Australia has 2 meanings meeting place and what? Female breasts

18 Sterling Holloway was original voice of which Disney character? Winnie the Pooh

19 Name the knot used to shorten a rope without cutting it? Sheepshank

20 Fanny Crosby wrote over 8000 of these – what? Hymns

21 What was the first country to use postcards? Austria

22 What makes the holes in Swiss cheese? Gas given off by bacteria

23 Before 1883 who were called kranks? Baseball fans word fan invented then

24 What did Ed Peterson invent? Egg McMuffin

25 What is the most consumed fruit in the US? Coffee Bean

26 Seth Wheeler patented it in 1871 – what? Wrapping Paper

27 Which actor wore an old trenchcoat in one scene in all his films? David Niven

28 What did J Edgar Hoover call home of disease bribery rape corruption? Motels

29 Which prop item did MGM ban from film sets in the early 50s? TV sets

30 What is the more common name for blue corundum? Sapphire

31 The 42 string guitar is correctly called what? Pikasso guitar

32 What is made in shapes called finger, petticoat and thistle? Scottish Shortbread

33 What were the first tennis balls stuffed with? Human Hair

34 What did the US government call predawn vertical insertion? Invasion of Granada

35 For what would you use zener cards? To test for ESP

36 In 1908 A’Ecu d’Or became the worlds first what? Pornographic film

37 In Star Trek what is Chekov’s first name? Pavel

38 In Norse mythology Thor’s chariot is pulled by two what? Goats named Tanngrisni Tanngnost

39 What were the old hecklers in the Muppet show named after? New York Hotels Waldorf Stadler

40 According to Billboard what was the top single of the 60s? Hey Jude

41 Steely Dan is a band but what was the original steely dan? Chrome dildo

42 In the Middle Ages people threw what at the Bride and Groom? Eggs

43 What does the sun in SUN Microsystems stand for? Stanford University Network

44 In Frank Herbert’s Dune what are the Makers? Sandworms – Shai-haulud

45 Which country produces the most full length feature films? India

46 What is the most popular dogs name in the US? Max

47 What is the common name for a five wood in golf? Baffy

48 In Rebel Without a Cause name the High School? Dawson

49 A young what is called a blinker? Mackerel

50 In Peter and the Wolf what instrument represents the duck? The Oboe

51 According to Gene Kelly who was his favourite dancing partner? Fred Astair

52 What word, not preposition, appears in more film titles than any other? Love

53 And which word comes second? Paris

54 Socrates was trained into what profession? Stonecutter

55 Who starred in cartoon where the Tasmanian Devil 1st appeared? Bugs Bunny Devil may Hare

56 What is the oldest ship commissioned in the Royal Navy? HMS Victory from 5/7/1775

57 To the Apache Indians what were God Dogs? Horses

58 An onomastician studies what? Names

59 The filaments for the first electric lamp were made from what? Bamboo

60 Which companies first product was an audio oscillator? Hewlett Packard

61 What was the first boxed cereal? Shredded wheat

62 Which animals name comes from Arabic he who walks swiftly? Giraffe

63 What was Blondies name before she married Dagwood? Boopadoop

64 The sleeve of which album was the first to feature lyrics? Beatles Sergeant Peppers

65 In liquid measure a pipe is made up of two what? Hogsheads

66 Which companies name translates as abundant fields? Toyota

67 Which group of professionals use computer dating the most? Teachers

68 Most people bob for apples what do Adams family bob for? Crabs

69 Which department uses 65% of all paper bought by US government? Defence department

70 Bowl of red is the Aztec translation of which food item? Chilli

71 Who wanted to play Brody in Jaws but Spielberg rejected him? Charlton Heston

72 What are you doing if you pandiculate? Yawn

73 What ailment kills the most fruit flies? Constipation

74 The Finnish know her as Tuna what do we call her? Cinderella

75 25% of Americans believe which fictional character is real? Sherlock Holmes

76 Dr Seuss created the first animated TV ad for which company? Ford

77 Where would you find Argine Esther Judith and Pallas? Pack of cards Queens names

78 What is the hole in a pencil sharpener called? Chuck

79 1960 Orange bowl was first appearance of which sporting giant? Goodyear Blimp

80 In Star Wars George Lucas modelled the Emperor on who? Richard Nixon

81 What did Popeye eat for strength before spinach? Garlic

82 What is the meaning of Ghandi? Grocer

83 In 1992 2421 US people were injured at home by what? Their Houseplants

84 What is Gerber’s most popular flavour of baby food? Mashed Bananas

85 What was Billboards hit single of the 1970s? You light up my life

86 In Greek what (bad for your diet) translates into solid bile? Cholesterol

87 What links Scorpion Seawolf and Thresher? Lost US nuclear reactors at sea

88 Who coined the term gossip column? Mark Twain

89 Which singers first band was called The Spiders? Alice Cooper

90 What is the first line on Mel Blanc’s tombstone? That’s All Folks

91 What was Emperor Napoleon Bonaparte’s official emblem? Bumblebee

92 The locals call it Druk Yul – Land of the Dragon what country? Bhutan

93 What was the first US TV series broadcast in the USSR? Daktari

94 In Belgium if you are eating waterzooi what is it? Creamy fish stew

95 What is the part of a horse between fetlock and hoof called? Pastern

96 A Hobbits will requires seven signatures in what? Red Ink

97 Which classic film was called production 9401 during filming? Psycho

98 Where did we meet Newkirk, Carter, LeBeau and Kinchlow? Hogan’s Heroes

99 Sherrinford was hero Ormond Sacker assistant famous but names changed to who? Holmes and Watson

100 What did Alfred Hormel invent? Spam

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1 In which county would you find Fuqing? A port in Taiwan

2 Who wrote the three act opera The Rakes Progress? Igor Stravinsky

3 In the Bible Jael murdered Sisera using what weapon? Tent Peg

4 Anna Maria Louisa Italiano became famous as who? Ann Bancroft

5 The Stanley cup was not awarded in 1919 what stopped it? Influenza epidemic

6 In the US 20% of all lightning strike deaths occur where? Golf Course

7 Who first appeared in the cartoon strip Thimble Theatre? Olive Oyl

8 What was the most popular Xmas gift in 1913? Erector sets or Meccano

9 In Watership Down rabbit language what is a hrududu? A motor car

10 In which county would you find Ars? Norway

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

12 What is the most popular South American aphrodisiac? Piranha head soup

13 In the Phantom of the Opera how does the Phantom sign notes? OG – Opera Ghost

14 What links Alex, Ben, Chrissie and Quint? Eaten by Jaws

15 Whose biography is over 8.5 million words long? Winston Churchill

16 In Judaism there are 3 cardinal sins Idolatry Adultery and what? Murder

17 Which singer was known as Little Miss Dynamite? Brenda Lee

18 Henry Harley Arnold was the first US pilot to do what? Carry Mail

19 Name Jennifer Anniston’s Godfather? Telly Savalas

20 In which American state is Wankers Corner? Oregon

21 In the 1920s what was a Chicago Overcoat? A coffin

22 English festival word from French literally Farewell to Flesh? Carnival

23 Where did you find cherry strawberry orange apple grape bird? Pac Man speed up things

24 Which actor refused the leading role in Laurence of Arabia? Marlon Brando

25 On Donavan’s Mellow Yellow who did the whispering vocal? (Quite right slick) Paul McCartney

26 John Chapman was the real name of someone famous in Ohio? Johnny Appleseed

27 What star, most popular of 1925 was born in a trench in France? Rin Tin-Tin during WW1

28 Australians call someone from where a cockroach? New South Wales

29 What did Peter Sellers use as an ink blotter in Pink Panther? A Cat

30 What country would you go to find Pervy Shag? Russia

31 What is or who carries a flabellum? The Popes fan at    ceremonies

32 Pentagon doublespeak what is combat emplacement evacuator? A shovel

33 Who was a knight of the order of the inverted dragon in Hungary? Count Dracula following his father

34 In which city is the worlds longest skating rink – rideau canal? Ottawa Canada

35 The black and white episode of Chicago Hope is a tribute to who? Alfred Hitchcock

36 In legend what did Cleopatra have her mattress stuffed with? Fresh rose petals nightly

37 Name first female top US single / album charts simultaneously? The Singing Nun Sister Luc Gabrielle

38 Actor Howard Hughs called pay toilet didn’t give shit nothing? Robert Mitchum

39 What bird uses its tongue to spear food? Woodpecker

40 Coq Bang can be found in which country? Vietnam

41 In the Snoopy cartoons what does Lucy offer in her booth? Psychiatric help

42 And what does she charge? Five cents

43 Who are the largest candy consumers per capita? Danes then Irish

44 In the Vietnam war Comic Books was US military slang for what? Maps

45 Which tennis winner also won a Winter Olympics silver medal? Jaraslav Drobny

46 Name the hummingbird in Disney’s Pocahontas? Flit

47 1996 3 highest earning sportsman Michael Jordan, Tyson and who? Schumacher

48 What type of shoes does the Pope usually wear? Moccasin

49 What was the theme song of the film The Grapes of Wrath? Red River Valley

50 Where in the world would you find Cumbum? India    

51 In which Australian state is Tittybong? Victoria

52 What books original title 4.5 years struggle against lies stupidity & co? Mein Kampf

53 Name Chewbacca’s son – seen Star wars holiday special 1978? Lumpy

54 Nipper is the RCA dog in the US what’s he known as in the UK? HMV dog

55 What is the most populous domesticated creature in the US? Honey Bees

56 Hares, cats, toads, newts, owls, ferrets all accused of what? Being witches familiars

57 1970 who announced he was entering a clinic for a sex change? John Lennon (April fool joke)

58 Which US president twice served as an executioner? Grover Cleveland his duty as sheriff

59 Muckle John was the last official royal one in England – what? Fool or Jester

60 Shagaganda sounds like molesting a goose – but where is it? Peru

61 Portland Rosebuds were the first US team to do what? Compete Stanley cup

62 Klaus Voormann designed the cover for which Beatles album? Revolver

63 According to Earth Medicine what’s the birth totem for march? The Falcon

64 Which country has no national monetary unit of it’s own? Andorra

65 Name the first storm 19 June 1978 called after a man? Bud

66 How did Miss Piggy tell the difference between love and lust? By spelling

67 Christopher Proudfoot owns worlds largest collection of what? Lawnmowers

68 If you shout Tsuki what sport are you practicing? Kendo

69 In the film Bambi what is Bambi’s first word? Bird

70 Two possible answers – in which country would you find Shit? Iran or Ethiopia

71 Australians call someone from where a croweater? South Australia

72 Old Lyme Connecticut has a museum dedicated to what? Nuts

73 Which artist is supposed to have used 1000 greens in painting? John Constable

74 In the USA domestic violence peaks on what day of the year? Superbowl Sunday

75 In song who is the man who made Eastwood such a star? The fall guy or unknown stuntman

76 What first happened on January 4th 1885 Davenport Iowa? Appendectomy

77 Pooh loves honey but which creature loves watercress? Roo

78 Who has a tattoo saying Starland Vocal Band? Homer Simpson

79 The African Queen Bogart Hepburn but who should it have been? David Niven Bette Davis

80 Rim Butte sounds like something sexual – in which US state? Alaska

81 December 73 Switzerland has 6.6 million people 81 were what? Unemployed

82 In the US its 911 in the UK 999 what in Australia? 000

83 In the 1920s cars built in Bennington had what safety device? A Saint Christopher medal

84 Life Love Cows French translation of which film? City Slickers

85 Which language never have spelling contests – spell as sounded? Russian

86 Which 80s song is still the most requested at US weddings? Endless love

87 1978 a 100 yard long queue outside Peeking bookstore selling what? Works of Shakespeare for 25 cents

88 In heraldry a lybbard is a lion panther cross symbolising what? Wildness

89 What did Teddy Roosevelt ban from the White House? Christmas trees

90 Naturally we got to find a place called Fuka – Where? Zaire

91 Which author whose name means flowering tree got OBE? Ngaio Marsh a mystery writer

92 Name actor called The voice of Canada – had 1964 hit Ringo? Lorne Green

93 Only Hawaii, Utah and Tennessee dont have some form of what? Legal gambling

94 Until 1965 what was illegal for Connecticut married couples? Contraception

95 A can of orange crush appears on every episode what TV series? ER

96 What town has the highest post office in the US? Climax Colorado

97 What is the most varied species on the planet? Domesticated dog

98 Police Academy got its theme song from which other film? Patton

99 Which US states constitution was the first to prohibit slavery? Vermont

100 Finally a good old body sound where is Farta? Nigeria

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1 In which sport would you hear the term bedposts? Ten Pin Bowling a 7 10 split

2 What, specifically, won’t Meatloaf do for love? Screw Around

3 In Australia what is the second Sunday in May? Mothers day

4 What’s the only crime that the church would not grant sanctuary? Sacrilege

5 Zero on a roulette wheel is what colour? Green

6 Name Homer Simpsons bowling team? Pin Pals

7 In Troy measurement a pennyweight contains 24 what? Grains

8 Orthography is the study of what? Mountains

9 Pentlandite is the main ore providing which metal? Nickel

10 In the Hindu pantheon Hanuman is the King of which creatures? Monkeys

11 Which gas discovered in 1898 has a name meaning new? Neon

12 Name the national rugby team of Argentina? Pumas

13 How many equal angles has a scalene triangle? None

14 Mandarin and Peter Pan are which parts of a garment? Collars

15 Who is the Egyptian God of the dead? Anubis

16 Who played Domino in Never say Never Again? Kim Bassinger

17 The Adventure Gallery was whose ship? Captain Kidd

18 Alls Well That Ends Well original title of which classic novel? War and Peace

19 Amahl and the Night Visitors was first opera written for what? Television

20 In which sport would you hear the term cleek? Golf it’s a wood

21 Frosties Tony the Tiger had a Son Tony Jr and a daughter name? Antoinette

22 Who was the last amateur to win US tennis open 1968? Arthur Ashe

23 Name the first British show to air on US autumn prime time? The Avengers

24 Who were the first pop stars to appear in Madam Tussaud’s? The Beatles

25 What gets its name from the Aztec meaning bitter water? Chocolate – xocatl

26 Which company launched the first clone of an IBM pc in 1982? Compac

27 Which song won first Oscar when the category was intro 1934? The Continental

28 In MASH name Radars pet mouse? Daisy

29 Distinguished Information Cross is whose highest bravery award? The CIA

30 Wiley E Coyote chases roadrunner what does the E stand for? Ethelbert

31 Which religions name means The way of the Gods? Shinto

32 Where can Americans always see the time as 4.10? $100 bill Independence hall clock

33 By Olympic rules what must have 14 feathers? Badminton Bird

34 February 25th 1990 what was banned in the US? Smoking on all domestic flights

35 Johannes Ostermeir invented which photographic aid? Flashbulbs

36 In the US what links Fort McHenry with the moon? Flag flies 24/7 president decree

37 In Disney’s 1973 animated Robin Hood what creature was Robin? A Fox like Marion

38 Saint Louis police department first used it in 1904 – what? Fingerprinting

39 Who wrote the novel the Cyborg – Basis of the $6 million man? Martin Caidin

40 In which sport would you hear the term shilling? Archery measure of arrows weight

41 What does roulette literally mean? Little Wheel

42 Where did you play with Ben, Pauline and Michele? Microsoft Windows Hearts game

43 Name the first baseball player to have his number (4) retired? Lou Gehrig

44 Gobo was the male cousin of which Disney character? Bambi

45 Ops was the wife of which Roman God? Saturn

46 The Beatles film Help was dedicated to the inventor of what? Sewing Machine Elias Howe

47 Andrea Hollen was the first woman in US to do what? Graduate from West Point

48 What was Americas first organised sport? Horse Racing in 1664

49 What was John Fitzgerald Kennedy’s campaign song in 1960? High Hopes

50 Name Indian chief who rode in Roosevelt’s inaugural procession? Geronimo

51 Name (in the US) Denis the Menaces cat? Hot Dog

52 Where could you find a 1925 humpmobile car? Back of a US $10 bill

53 Which is the only middle eastern county without a desert? Lebanon

54 Liquid Sunshine was the original slogan of which product? Doctor Peppers

55 Who nicknamed his gun Lucrettia Borgia cos it killed everything? Buffalo Bill

56 What was the first ABC TV series rated No 1 for full season? Marcus Welby M.D.

57 Name the companion of the cartoon character Secret Squirrel? Morocco Mole

58 Who was codenamed Napoleon by the secret service? Frank Sinatra

59 What is sometimes known as Goober Grease? Peanut Butter

60 In which sport would they use the term straight handle? Curling – stone sent no curve

61 What was the first creature put on the endangered species list? Peregrine Falcon

62 In what TV series did we meet Perry Masonry? Flintstones lawyer never lost case

63 Ellen Marrenner became more famous as who? Susan Hayward

64 What was Hitchcock’s first film in colour? Rope

65 Whose favourite poodle was called Rufus? Winston Churchill

66 What scene is included for good luck in most of Spielberg films? A Shooting star

67 Beatles were 1st UK group on Ed Sullivan who was second? The Searchers

68 Who were originally The Sons of Daniel Boone? The Boy Scouts of America

69 Name the first golfer to officially earn over $1 million a year? Curtis Strange

70 Mary Surratt what the first woman to do what in US? Be Hanged

71 Whose normal heartbeat is 242 per minute? Mr Spock in Star Trek

72 In 1969 who formed tangerine records? Ray Charles

73 February 21st 1878 the first what was published in New Haven? Telephone Directory

74 Yoon-Mi Kim Olympic gold aged 13 years 83 days what sport? Short track speedskating

75 The clusec is the unit measuring the power of what? Vacuum pumps

76 Three what appear on the Connecticut state flag? Grape Vines

77 What do the Germans now celebrate on October 3rd? Unity day

78 When are you most likely to see a penumbra? During an Eclipse

79 Storm Warning the only film in which this Actress killed who? Doris Day

80 In which sport would they use the term crotch ball? Handball – ball hitting floor ceiling

81 What was Disney’s first non animated live action film? Treasure Island

82 Zaire diverted roads to avoid disturbing communities of what? Elves

83 Who invented the word pandemonium? John Milton capitol of hell

84 Who is the Greek equivalent of the Roman Jupiter? Zeus – chief God

85 Who or what was introduced to the USA in 1964? G I Joe

86 Augusto Pinochet was the ruler of which country? Chile

87 Giovidi is what day in Italian? Thursday

88 Hank Ballard and the Midnights first released what in 1960? The Twist

89 In church terms what are saucers? Domes

90 Where were Panama hats first made? Peru

91 What does a kymograph measure? Oscillations

92 Name the dark lord in Lord of the Rings? Sauron

93 What is the ninth letter of the Greek alphabet? Iota

94 Schschpiel is what game in Germany? Chess

95 The Greek Goddess Ephesus is the Goddess of what? Chastity

96 Theophilus Van Kannal invented what in 1888 in Philadelphia? Revolving Door

97 Which actor appeared in drag in two Marlene Dietrich films? John Wayne

98 Who was the first rock band to perform at NY Opera house?The Who

99 What was the name of the cab company in Taxi? Sunshine cabs

100 In which sport would you hear the term Intente? Jai Alai Players Manager

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