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Trivia questions and answers for kids

QUESTION : Which composer wrote The Water Music?

ANSWER : Handel

QUESTION : What colour does acid turn Litmus paper?

ANSWER : Red

QUESTION : What's the largest Scandinavian country?

ANSWER : Sweden

QUESTION : What was Mickey Mouse's original name?

ANSWER : Mortimer Mouse

QUESTION : Which metal do you get from bauxite?

ANSWER : Aluminium

QUESTION : Which animal produces the biggest baby?

ANSWER : Blue Whale

QUESTION : In Pop music, which two herbs go with 'Parsley & Sage'?

ANSWER : Rosemary and Thyme - Scarborough fair

QUESTION : What was the name of the Benedictine monk who legend has it invented Champagne?

ANSWER : Dom Perignon

QUESTION : Acid rain is composed mainly of the oxides of two elements. Give either.

ANSWER : Sulphur or Nitrogen

QUESTION : What sort of creature is a bustard?

ANSWER : A bird

QUESTION : What is calcium carbonate normally known as?

ANSWER : Chalk

QUESTION : Who commanded the Allied forces, which invaded Europe on D-Day?

ANSWER : Dwight Eisenhower

QUESTION : Who holds the record as being Britain's youngest ever Formula 1 Driver?

ANSWER : Jensen Button

QUESTION : What word do we use to describe the Asexual reproduction of a genetic carbon copy of an animal or plant?

ANSWER : Clone

QUESTION : Which chemical element has the shortest name - 3 letters?

ANSWER : Tin

QUESTION : What is the state capital of Alaska?

ANSWER : Juneau

QUESTION : How many holes are there in a ten pin bowling ball?

ANSWER : 3

QUESTION : Which land did Puff The Magic Dragon live in?

ANSWER : Honalee

QUESTION : Which Spaniard is known for his hallucinatory paintings?

ANSWER : Salvadore Dali

QUESTION : In Basketball it’s called a Tip Off, in Football a Kick off what is it called in Ice Hockey?

ANSWER : Face off

QUESTION : In the USA what name was given to a seller of illegal alcohol?

ANSWER : Bootlegger

QUESTION : What word means gradually getting louder and louder?

ANSWER : Crescendo

QUESTION : Which country voted to keep the Queen in 1999?

ANSWER : Australia

QUESTION : Will Smith played the part of Steven Hiller in the film 'Independence Day'. What was his codename?

ANSWER : Eagle

QUESTION : Yale University is named after Mr. Yale. What nationality was he?

ANSWER : English - founded in 1701 as a collegiate school it was renamed Yale college in his honour in 1718 and renamed Yale University in 1887.

QUESTION : What does a soldier keep in a frog?

ANSWER : His bayonet

QUESTION : Constantino Rocca plays which sport?

ANSWER : Golf

QUESTION : In mythology what was minerva the Goddess of?

ANSWER : Wisdom

QUESTION : Of whom did Adolf Hitler say, "He seemed such a nice old gentleman that I gave him my autograph as a souvenir"?

ANSWER : Neville Chamberlain

QUESTION : In the movies who plays the role of Harry Potter?

ANSWER : Daniel Radcliffe

QUESTION : Two main London railway stations have the word "Cross" in their names. Name both?

ANSWER : Kings cross and Charing cross

QUESTION : In the Hans Christian Andersen story, which little girl was found inside the petals of a flower?

ANSWER : Thumbelina

QUESTION : Which is the only US state to begin with the letter 'P'?

ANSWER : Pennsylvania

QUESTION : Which is the world’s oldest airline still using its original name?

ANSWER : KLM or Royal Dutch Airlines (Koninklijke Luchtvaart Maatschappij)

QUESTION : What is the correct name for a rabbit's tail?

ANSWER : Scut

QUESTION : What name is given to the negative electrode of an electrolytic cell?

ANSWER : Cathode

QUESTION : In 1996 what overtook Coca-Cola as being the most well known brand name in the world?

ANSWER : McDonalds

QUESTION : Who is the last English born manager to coach an FA Cup winning side?

ANSWER : Joe Royle (1995 - Everton 1 Man. Utd. 0)

QUESTION : What is God called by the Islamic or Muslim faith?

ANSWER : Allah

QUESTION : Which spirit is the base for a Black Russian cocktail?

ANSWER : Vodka

QUESTION : In July 2003 Mark Rowe was disqualified at the open, who was his playing partner who was also disqualified?

ANSWER : Jesper Parnevik

QUESTION : What is the capital of Venezuela?

ANSWER : Caracus

QUESTION : Ron Dennis has been the manager for many years of the team behind which Formula One motor racing car?

ANSWER : McLaren

QUESTION : The neutered male of which animal is called 'a Barrow'?

ANSWER : Pig

QUESTION : In which film did Jim Carrey play the bank clerk Stanley Ipkiss?

ANSWER : The Mask

QUESTION : Which military dictator died on August 16th 2003 in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia at the age of 78?

ANSWER : Idi Amin Dada

QUESTION : Which country is home to Grolsch lager?

ANSWER : Holland (The Netherlands)

QUESTION : When was the last bare-knuckle fight in professional boxing?

ANSWER : It took place in 1889. John L(awrence) Sullivan –1858 to 1918 knocked out Jake Kilrain in 75 rounds.

QUESTION : What do Tony Blair and Lord John Russell, in 1848, have in common whilst holding the office of Prime Minister?

ANSWER : They fathered children

QUESTION : If you were playing darts and got a 'Shanghai' score of 72 with 3 darts which number have you scored on?

ANSWER : 12

QUESTION : Which is the largest Fresh water lake in the world?

ANSWER : Superior

QUESTION : In motoring terms what does OHC stand for?

ANSWER : Overhead Camshaft

QUESTION : Name 3 James Bond films that have a one-word title.

ANSWER : "Goldfinger", "Thunderball", "Moonraker", "Octopussy" and "Goldeneye"

QUESTION : What is the name of the Russian stringed instrument with a triangular body?

ANSWER : Balalaika

QUESTION : Which musical instrument derived it name from the Italian words for soft and loud?

ANSWER : Piano or pianoforte

QUESTION : JRR Tolkien (1892-1973) wrote the Hobbit in 1937 for his children and Lord of the rings in 1954/55. Give me 2 of his first names.

ANSWER : John Ronald Reuel - 1892 to 1973

QUESTION : The Nuffield Radio Astronomy Laboratory is better known by which name?

ANSWER : Jodrell Bank

QUESTION : Which character had a valet called Kato?

ANSWER : Inspector Clousseau

QUESTION : What is the title of the lowest order of the British nobility?

ANSWER : Baron/Baroness

QUESTION : What is the name of the process used for clarifying beer or wine?

ANSWER : Fining

QUESTION : The Blue Boy is a work by which artist?

ANSWER : Thomas Gainsborough

QUESTION : Who wrote Uncle Tom's Cabin?

ANSWER : Harriet Beecher Stowe

QUESTION : Who discovered the rabies vaccination?

ANSWER : Louis Pasteur (1885)

QUESTION : How many hearts does an octopus have?

ANSWER : 3

QUESTION : Who plays Gabrielle Solis in Desperate Housewives?

ANSWER : Eva Longoria

QUESTION : Who is the Greek god of music?

ANSWER : Apollo

QUESTION : How many countries are still members of the British Commonwealth?

ANSWER : 53

QUESTION : Who would be put into a panoptican?

ANSWER : Prisoners (it's a circular prison with a hollow core in which the guard sits)

QUESTION : Who wrote the opera Madam Butterfly?

ANSWER : Puccini (1896)

QUESTION : In the TV comedy Dad's Army what is Captain Mainwaring's first name?

ANSWER : George

QUESTION : Pershore, Victoria and Washington are types of which fruit?

ANSWER : Plum

QUESTION : How many teeth does an elephant have?

ANSWER : 4

QUESTION : Which US city hosted the 1985 Live Aid concert?

ANSWER : Philadelphia

QUESTION : Haptic relates to which of the five senses?

ANSWER : Touch

QUESTION : What is the second largest island in the world?

ANSWER : New Guinea (Greenland is the largest)

QUESTION : How many times in succession did Bjorn Borg win the Men's Tennis Singles at Wimbledon?

ANSWER : 5

QUESTION : What type of animal is a Saki?

ANSWER : A monkey

QUESTION : The character Shylock appears in which Shakespeare play?

ANSWER : The Merchant Of Venice

QUESTION : If a creature is edentulous what has it not got?

ANSWER : Teeth

QUESTION : What were the eldest sons of the Kings of France called?

ANSWER : Dauphin

QUESTION : P&O, the shipping line, stands for what?

ANSWER : Peninsular and Oriental

QUESTION : What was Radar's surname in MASH?

ANSWER : O'Reilly

QUESTION : Who wrote the novel Dracula?

ANSWER : Bram Stoker

QUESTION : What is a baby seal called?

ANSWER : A pup

QUESTION : What is the Shaftesbury Memorial Fountain more popularly known as?

ANSWER : Eros

QUESTION : During which war was the Battle of Marne?

ANSWER : WW 1

QUESTION : In the human body what is Varicella commonly known as?

ANSWER : Chicken Pox

QUESTION : How many valves does a trumpet have?

ANSWER : 3

QUESTION : Brock is a nickname for which animal?

ANSWER : A badger

QUESTION : What is the name of the RAF's aerobatics team?

ANSWER : Red Arrrows

QUESTION : What type of creature is an alewife?

ANSWER : A fish (of the herring family found off North America's Atlantic coast)

QUESTION : What is the metal or plastic end of a shoelace called?

ANSWER : An aglet

QUESTION : What was Lancelot Brown famous for designing?

ANSWER : Gardens (Answer : k.Answer : Capability Brown)

QUESTION : Apart from London name one other city in Britain have an underground railway system?

ANSWER : Glasgow, Liverpool, Newcastle

QUESTION : What is the main vegetable ingredient in the dish Borsht?

ANSWER : Beetroot

QUESTION : How many players are there in an Australian Rules football team?

ANSWER : 18

QUESTION : Who invented the lift/elevator in 1853?

ANSWER : Elisha Otis

QUESTION : At which ski resort would you see the Cresta Run?

ANSWER : St. Moritz

QUESTION : What every-day item was named after Mrs Gamp in Charles Dickens' Martin Chuzzlewit?

ANSWER : the umbrella

QUESTION : Which footballer’s autobiography is titled The Good The Bad and the Bubbly?

ANSWER : George Best

QUESTION : In which ocean are the Canary Islands?

ANSWER : Atlantic

QUESTION : Which branch of Medicine is concerned with providing artificial limbs for the body?

ANSWER : Prosthetics

QUESTION : What is a person who shoes horses called?

ANSWER : Farrier

QUESTION : Which team was Liverpool playing in the 1985 European Cup Final when the Heysel stadium disaster happened, banning all English clubs from European Football for 6 years?

ANSWER : Juventus

QUESTION : In which film did Patrick Swayze play Johnny Castle?

ANSWER : Dirty dancing

QUESTION : In Iraq, what are the 2 main Muslim sects?

ANSWER : Sunni and Shiite

QUESTION : The phrase ‘mind your p’s and q’s’ originally meant to watch how much you had to drink, but what did the letters p & q stand for?

ANSWER : Pints & Quarts

QUESTION : In England, what is the Common name for the Central Criminal Court?

ANSWER : The Old Bailey

QUESTION : The five D-Day Landing beaches were given code names. Give me any one.

ANSWER : Gold, Juno, Sword, Omaha, Utah.

QUESTION : What's the 2nd heaviest land Animal?

ANSWER : Rhinoceros (up to 5 tons, then hippo up to 3.2 tons)

QUESTION : In the famous Nintendo games, what is the name of Mario's brother?

ANSWER : Luigi

QUESTION : What is the antonym of the word synonym?

ANSWER : Antonym

QUESTION : Which animal’s milk is used to make authentic Italian mozzarella cheese?

ANSWER : Water buffalo

QUESTION : What does the musical term "Piano" mean?

ANSWER : To be played softly

QUESTION : For what was Operation Z the codename in World War II?

ANSWER : The Japanese attack on Pearl Harbour

QUESTION : What units are used to measure sound intensity?

ANSWER : Decibels

QUESTION : What is the US equivalent of the S.ANSWER : S.?

ANSWER : Delta Force

QUESTION : Which expensive vinegar is aged in wooden barrels?

ANSWER : Balsamic

QUESTION : Who played Indiana Jones in the films?

ANSWER : Harrison Ford

QUESTION : Who changed his name from Gordon Sumner to top the charts?

ANSWER : Sting

QUESTION : Which comedian was born 'Maurice Cole'?

ANSWER : Kenny Everett

QUESTION : Which Welsh Island is also known as Ynys Mon?

ANSWER : Anglesey

QUESTION : In which country is Acapulco?

ANSWER : Mexico

QUESTION : How many humps does a Bactrian camel have?

ANSWER : 2

QUESTION : Which footballer was also known as 'The Divine Ponytail'?

ANSWER : Roberto Baggio

QUESTION : What flavour is the liqueur Cointreau?

ANSWER : Orange

QUESTION : Which canal took 10 years to build and opened in 1869?

ANSWER : The Suez Canal

QUESTION : What is the process known as whereby plants make food using light?

ANSWER : Photosynthesis

QUESTION : How is the number 14 written in Roman numerals?

ANSWER : XIV

QUESTION : Cross country skiing and rifle shooting make up which sport?

ANSWER : Biathlon

QUESTION : Who did Anthony Armstrong Jones marry in 1960?

ANSWER : Princess Margaret

QUESTION : Which planet is closest to the sun?

ANSWER : Mercury

QUESTION : Which Disney film features the song 'The Bear Necessities'?

ANSWER : The Jungle Book

QUESTION : What type of creature is a Guillemot?

ANSWER : A bird

QUESTION : Which glands produce white blood cells?

ANSWER : Lymph glands

QUESTION : Martin Fry and Mark White were members of which 1980's pop group?

ANSWER : ABC

QUESTION : What colour is a sari for a traditional Indian wedding?

ANSWER : Red

QUESTION : Before Winston Churchill went bald, what colour was his hair?

ANSWER : Red/Ginger

QUESTION : Cacti are native to which country?

ANSWER : Mexico

QUESTION : In the proverb, imitation is the sincerest form of what?

ANSWER : Flattery

QUESTION : What name is given to an angle greater than 90 degrees but less than 180 degrees?

ANSWER : Obtuse

QUESTION : How many red balls are on the table at the start of a frame of snooker?

ANSWER : 15

QUESTION : What is the only English word anagram of 'wrong'?

ANSWER : Grown

QUESTION : According to the proverb, when should you not count your chickens?

ANSWER : Before they've hatched

QUESTION : Which Saint's Day is 17th March?

ANSWER : St. Patrick

QUESTION : What is a 'Spinney'?

ANSWER : A small wood or thicket with undergrowth

QUESTION : Which mobile phone company shares its name with a fruit (it's Australian)?

ANSWER : Orange

QUESTION : What is a young single Spanish lady called?

ANSWER : Senorita

QUESTION : Which soccer side had a hit with 'I'm forever blowing bubbles'?

ANSWER : West Ham United

QUESTION : A musical note is lowered by a 'flat', but what is it raised by?

ANSWER : Sharp

QUESTION : What cheese shares its name with an English Gorge?

ANSWER : Cheddar

QUESTION : Sardines and pilchards belong to which family of fish?

ANSWER : Herring

QUESTION : Who wrote the Marriage of Figaro?

ANSWER : Motzart

QUESTION : What is the highest mountain in the Alps?

ANSWER : Mont Blanc

QUESTION : Larry Holmes is famous for which sport?

ANSWER : Boxing

QUESTION : Whose catchphrase was 'Ooo you are awful but I like you'?

ANSWER : Dick Emery

QUESTION : In which continent is the world's largest glacier?

ANSWER : Antarctica

QUESTION : What is the name of a whale's breathing organ?

ANSWER : Lungs

QUESTION : If you had one nickel, two dimes and a quarter, how much would you have in total?

ANSWER : 50 cents

QUESTION : The Korean soup ‘Poshintang’ is a popular item on summertime menus. What is it made from?

ANSWER : Dogs

QUESTION : Scientists claim that every minute, about 900 million tons of what hits the earth?

ANSWER : Rain

QUESTION : In Australian slang, what is a 'Thunder Box'?

ANSWER : Toilet

QUESTION : Which armless statue was discovered by a peasant in 1829 on the Aegean island of Melos?

ANSWER : The Venus de Milo

QUESTION : Who played Mary in the Film 'There's Something About Mary'?

ANSWER : Cameron Diaz

QUESTION : What’s a young kangaroo called?

ANSWER : A joey

QUESTION : With which heavy metal band did Ozzy Osbourne come to fame?

ANSWER : Black Sabbath

QUESTION : Which 14th century poet wrote The Canterbury Tales?

ANSWER : Geoffrey Chaucer

QUESTION : Toronto is the capital of which Canadian province?

ANSWER : Ontario

QUESTION : In Money for Nothing by Dire Straits, what sort of ovens did they sing about?

ANSWER : Microwave

QUESTION : In All The Presidents Men, Robert Redford and Dustin Hoffman play journalists investigating which break-in?

ANSWER : Watergate

QUESTION : How many members of Abba were Swedish?

ANSWER : 3

QUESTION : Who was in both the 60s and 90s versions of The Thomas Crown Affair?

ANSWER : Faye Dunaway

QUESTION : In Norse mythology the Home of the Gods called is Asgard, what was the Hall of Hero’s called?

ANSWER : Valhalla

QUESTION : In which form of music might you hear a paper and comb or a washboard being played?

ANSWER : Skiffle

QUESTION : Which TV detective was wheelchair-bound?

ANSWER : Ironside

QUESTION : Which 20th century head of state survived the most assassination attempts?

ANSWER : Charles de Gaulle

QUESTION : What did Sherlock Holmes keep in the toe of a Persian slipper?

ANSWER : His tobacco

QUESTION : How is 12 months travelling at 186,000 miles per second better known?

ANSWER : One light year

QUESTION : Which country produces 70% of the world's olive oil?

ANSWER : Greece

QUESTION : What is made with fermenting yeast and held in tanks for 2 months at 40 degrees?

ANSWER : Lager (accept beer at a pinch)

QUESTION : How many legs does every true insect have?

ANSWER : 6

QUESTION : Which organ uses 25% of our oxygen supply?

ANSWER : Brain

QUESTION : What is the name of the dog in The Magic Roundabout?

ANSWER : Dougal

QUESTION : Who sculptured the famous statue of David, supposedly the perfect male body?

ANSWER : Michaelangelo

QUESTION : In Paris twelve Avenues meet at which famous landmark?

ANSWER : Arc de Triomph

QUESTION : Of Which Religion is the Elephant Headed Ganesh a major Figure?

ANSWER : Hindu

QUESTION : According to legend, who was the only person who looked at Lady Godiver as she rode naked through Coventry?

ANSWER : Peeping Tom

QUESTION : What do the languages of Arabic, Mandarin and Hebrew have in common?

ANSWER : Written right to left

QUESTION : Which Lord of the Rings actor was dismayed to hear he had been cut from the final film?

ANSWER : Christopher Lee

QUESTION : What number shirt does David Beckham wear?

ANSWER : 23

QUESTION : The song “I’ll be there for you” is the theme to which TV show?

ANSWER : Friends

QUESTION : What did the American settlers caller British troops during the War of Independence?

ANSWER : Redcoats

QUESTION : Who was the first pope?

ANSWER : St Peter

QUESTION : Where is 'Thatcher Day' celebrated on January 11th?

ANSWER : The Falkland Islands

QUESTION : Which is the World's most popular brand of cigarette?

ANSWER : Marlboro

QUESTION : According to the No1 hit by Kenny Rogers, what was the Christian name of the man considered to be the Coward of the County?

ANSWER : Tommy

QUESTION : What was the name of the restaurant chain opened by Bruce Willis, Sylvester Stallone and Arnold Swartzeneger?

ANSWER : Planet Hollywood

QUESTION : What is the name of Microsoft's free e-mail service?

ANSWER : Hotmail (not Outlook; that is software to collect any Email)

QUESTION : How man hoops are there on a croquet pitch?

ANSWER : 6

QUESTION : Where in London would you find Poet’s Corner?

ANSWER : Westminster Abbey

QUESTION : Which famous sportsman said "When you are as great as I am, it's hard to be humble"?

ANSWER : Muhammad Ali

QUESTION : The Bill Shankly stand can be found at which football club's ground?

ANSWER : Preston North End

QUESTION : What actor starred in the 1999 film The Green Mile?

ANSWER : Tom Hanks

QUESTION : A modern version of the ancient Roman festival of Hilaria still occurs in Britain and other countries today, what is it?

ANSWER : April Fools Day

QUESTION : Which European City has the highest mileage of Canals in the World?

ANSWER : Birmingham

QUESTION : China has won the Swaythling cup more times than any other country. In which sport is the Swaythling cup played for?

ANSWER : Table Tennis

QUESTION : Dr Bunsen Honeydew is a Character in which TV Show?

ANSWER : The Muppets

QUESTION : Who flew the LZ1 in July 1900?

ANSWER : Count Zeppelin

QUESTION : Richard Nixon was the first President of the USA to resign; in which year?

ANSWER : 1974

QUESTION : In which 1950's film, were some of the actors mistakenly wearing wristwatches?

ANSWER : Ben Hur

QUESTION : What did Albert Parkhouse invent that is one of the most stolen items from hotels?

ANSWER : Coat hanger

QUESTION : In the game of Scrabble, how many letters does each player start with?

ANSWER : 7

QUESTION : What in Fairy Tales was the name of the Long Haired Beauty who was locked in a tower by a witch?

ANSWER : Rapunzel

QUESTION : What is a freshwater lobster called?

ANSWER : Crayfish - Crayfish live in freshwater rivers and streams in temperate climates

QUESTION : On a standard computer keyboard, which key is the largest?

ANSWER : The space bar.

QUESTION : On Film, how was the character Oswald Cobblepot played by Danny DeVito better known?

ANSWER : The Penguin in Batman

QUESTION : Which word beginning with "C" is the name given to the electronic line judge at Wimbledon

ANSWER : Cyclops

QUESTION : In which TV series did we meet The Phantom Raspberry Blower Of Old London Town?

ANSWER : The two Ronnies

QUESTION : Alice shrank after she drank from a Bottle that said what on the Label?

ANSWER : Drink me

QUESTION : Who was the President of Argentina when they invaded the Falkland Islands?

ANSWER : General Galtieri

QUESTION : Where is a fresco painted?

ANSWER : On a wall

QUESTION : Where in London would you find Speakers Corner?

ANSWER : Hyde park

QUESTION : Which word could mean either a piece of coal, a horse, a swan or a bread roll?

ANSWER : Cob

QUESTION : Who played the part of a flustered vicar in 4 Weddings and a Funeral?

ANSWER : Rowan Atkinson

QUESTION : Which river forms much of the border between England and Scotland?

ANSWER : Tweed

QUESTION : Which pop singer's real name is Eileen Regina Edwards?

ANSWER : Shania Twain

QUESTION : What word is used in international radio communications to denote the letter L?

ANSWER : Lima

QUESTION : Known in the USA as 'suspenders'; how do the British know them?

ANSWER : Braces

QUESTION : What is a lexicon?

ANSWER : A dictionary

QUESTION : Who was the oldest member of the Beatles?

ANSWER : Ringo Starr

QUESTION : If I were a Rich Man, comes from which stage show?

ANSWER : Fiddler on the Roof

QUESTION : What's the Chemical symbol for Potassium?

ANSWER : K

QUESTION : Who played the part of Annie Porter in the 2 Speed films?

ANSWER : Sandra Bullock

QUESTION : What colour do you get if you mix blue and yellow paint?

ANSWER : Green

QUESTION : According to the title of the film, what sort of cowboys are Clint Eastwood, James Garner, Donald Sutherland and Tommy Lee Jones?

ANSWER : Space Cowboys

QUESTION : What is or was Breitling Orbiter 3?

ANSWER : The name of the balloon which circumnavigated the Earth in 1999

QUESTION : What is manufactured by (red) bone marrow? Yellow marrow is just fat.

ANSWER : Blood Cells - red, white and platelets (clotting agents

QUESTION : Which F1 Team made their Debut in Australia on March 3rd 2002?

ANSWER : Toyota

QUESTION : In which European country is the city of Strasbourg?

ANSWER : France

QUESTION : What would you suffer from if you had dichromatic vision?

ANSWER : Colour Blindness

QUESTION : In which galaxy is the Earth?

ANSWER : The Milky Way

QUESTION : The middle five letters of a nine-letter word spell SHONE - what's the word?

ANSWER : dishonest

QUESTION : What are the main ingredients of Vichysoisse soup?

ANSWER : Potato and Leek

QUESTION : Which American car firm made the Corvette?

ANSWER : Chevrolet

QUESTION : What was the name of the ‘Dallas’ character played by actress Linda Gray?

ANSWER : Sue Ellen (Ewing)

QUESTION : The imprisonment of Nick Leeson followed the collapse of which bank?

ANSWER : Barings

QUESTION : What was the name of the Wing Commander who led the famous 617 Squadron of "Dam Busters" on May 16th 1943?

ANSWER : Guy Penrose Gibson. The squadron was formed in 1943 from aircrew within 5 Group Bomber Command and other squadrons under the command of Wing Commander Gibson, and was based initially at RAF Scampton in Lincolnshire.

QUESTION : On which Island was Napoleon born?

ANSWER : Corsica

QUESTION : In the TV series 'Kung Fu' what name did the Buddhist priests give to Kwai Chang Caine?

ANSWER : Grasshopper

QUESTION : Sharon Stone uncrossed her legs to much ado in which film?

ANSWER : Basic Instict

QUESTION : Which magazine did Hugh Hefner found?

ANSWER : Playboy

QUESTION : Who defeated Oliver McCall in 1995 to become WBC Heavyweight champion?

ANSWER : Frank Bruno

QUESTION : What was Apollo 11's landing module called?

ANSWER : Eagle

QUESTION : What is the name of the flap of cartilage which prevents food from entering your windpipe?

ANSWER : Epiglottis

QUESTION : Who's 3rd law states that every action has an equal and opposite reaction?

ANSWER : Newton’s law of motion

QUESTION : Which sea lies between Italy and the former Yugoslavia

ANSWER : Adriatic

QUESTION : What is written in big letters on the back of a cricket test umpire’s shirt?

ANSWER : Fly Emirates

QUESTION : There were two authors of the 'Communist Manifesto', which was first published 1848? Karl MARX was one. Who was the other?

ANSWER : Friedrich Engels

QUESTION : Skeletor was who's arch enemy?

ANSWER : He Man

QUESTION : What speed were the 1st records played at

ANSWER : 78 rpm

QUESTION : What was the name of the highly diluted rum that admiral Vernon ordered given to British sailors to reduce drunkenness?

ANSWER : Grog

QUESTION : What is a crapulous person full of?

ANSWER : Alcohol

QUESTION : Which small Norwegian town hosted the 1994 Winter Olympics?

ANSWER : Lillehammer

QUESTION : Which military base in North Kentucky holds the US Gold Reserves?

ANSWER : Fort Knox

QUESTION : Which trade would use a cambrel?

ANSWER : A Butcher (it's a butcher's block)

QUESTION : Before the terrorist attack how many stories high were the World Trade Centre’s twin towers?

ANSWER : 110

QUESTION : Where is the only place that the American flag flies 24 hours a day - never raised, never lowered, and never saluted?

ANSWER : On the Moon

QUESTION : In the animated film Fantasia, who plays the part of the sorcerer’s apprentice?

ANSWER : Mickey Mouse

QUESTION : Starry starry night are the opening words of a song dedicated to which artist?

ANSWER : Vincent Van Gogh

QUESTION : In golf what name is given to the number 10 Iron?

ANSWER : Pitching Wedge

QUESTION : Who played Sgt Bilko?

ANSWER : Phil Silvers

QUESTION : Which company's name is short for Durability, Reliability and excellence?

ANSWER : Durex

QUESTION : How is 120% expressed as a Fraction in lowest common denominator?

ANSWER : 6/5

QUESTION : How many Catherine's did Henry VIII marry?

ANSWER : 3 - Parr, Aragon & Howard

QUESTION : What name was given by the Christians to their Muslim enemies during the Middle Ages?

ANSWER : Saracens

QUESTION : What are the two main colours on Argentina's flag?

ANSWER : Blue/White (It also has a yellow sun in the middle known as the sun of May)

QUESTION : What is the name given to a triangle where all the sides are of different length?

ANSWER : Scalene

QUESTION : Seismograph

ANSWER : Seismograph

QUESTION : How many notes are there in a musical scale?

ANSWER : 8

QUESTION : How many prime numbers are there between 10 and 20?

ANSWER : Four (11, 13, 17 and 19)

QUESTION : What was the call sign used by Tom Cruise in Top Gun?

ANSWER : Maverick

QUESTION : Theoretically, what is the minimum number of strokes a player needs to make to win a set at tennis?

ANSWER : 12

QUESTION : What is Michael Jackson’s middle name?

ANSWER : Joseph

QUESTION : What is an assembly of Cardinals called?

ANSWER : Conclave

QUESTION : In which month is the French national holiday of Bastille Day?

ANSWER : July 14th (It commemorates the beginning of the French revolution in 1789).

QUESTION : What word is used to describe an angle between 90 and 180 degrees?

ANSWER : Obtuse

QUESTION : How many teeth should a normal healthy adult have?

ANSWER : 32

QUESTION : Which club did Alex Ferguson leave to go to Manchester United?

ANSWER : Aberdeen (in November 1986)

QUESTION : Which city is traditionally called the birthplace of Jazz?

ANSWER : New Orleans

QUESTION : Who was the leader of the Revolutionary Command Council of Libya?

ANSWER : Colonel Gadaffi

QUESTION : What word describes an objects ability to return to its original shape after being stretched or compressed?

ANSWER : Elasticity or Elastic constant

QUESTION : What's the name of the game played by Harry Potter and his team mates on broomsticks?

ANSWER : Quidditch

QUESTION : Which device measures the density of liquids?

ANSWER : Hydrometer

QUESTION : What is the name given to a succession of involuntary spasms of the diaphragm causing a characeristic sound?

ANSWER : Hiccup

QUESTION : A molecule of water contains how many atoms of Oxygen?

ANSWER : 1

QUESTION : How many pedals does a Grand Piano have?

ANSWER : 3

QUESTION : What is special about the feet of a 'Palmiped'?

ANSWER : Webbed

QUESTION : What is the next number in the sequence (1,1,2,3,5,8,)?

ANSWER : 13 (Sum of previous 2 numbers)

QUESTION : Which are the only 2 countries with an X in their names?

ANSWER : Mexico/Luxembourg

QUESTION : Who is the scheming criminal genius, constantly foiled by superman?

ANSWER : Lex Luthur

QUESTION : In nature, the earth is composed of 3 main parts, the Crust, the mantle and what?

ANSWER : The Core

QUESTION : In a 1967 Walt Disney Film, by what other name was 'The man cub' known?

ANSWER : Mowgli - from the Jungle book written by Rudyard Kipling in 1894

QUESTION : In which City did George Harrison Die?

ANSWER : Los Angeles

QUESTION : What is the smallest living unit called?

ANSWER : A Cell

QUESTION : Gennifer Flowers claimed to have had a 12 year affair with whom?

ANSWER : Bill Clinton

QUESTION : What does the musical term Largo mean?

ANSWER : Slowly (& Stately)

QUESTION : In the animal kingdom, which large rodent is also known as the ‘Quill Pig’?

ANSWER : Porcupine

QUESTION : What is the state Capital of Colorado?

ANSWER : Denver

QUESTION : What is the name for a stationary electrical charge, which builds up on an insulated object?

ANSWER : Static

QUESTION : Mitch

ANSWER : What was the name of the ape in the children's TV series "Supercar"?

QUESTION : What Nationality was the Composer Joseph Brahms (1833-1897)?

ANSWER : German

QUESTION : What is the English Equivalent of Nom de Plume?

ANSWER : Pseudonym or Pen Name

QUESTION : What is the name given to the imaginary line of 180 degrees longitude?

ANSWER : International Date Line

QUESTION : Who Bills himself as the 'Worlds greatest Boxing Promoter'?

ANSWER : Don King

QUESTION : Which Roman general became Cleopatra's lover, and died just before her?

ANSWER : Mark Antony

QUESTION : What sort of food can be described as soft, semi-hard or hard?

ANSWER : Cheese

QUESTION : If the 2nd in line to the British Throne ever became Monarch , what title would they hold? i.e. King or Queen and what number?

ANSWER : King William V

QUESTION : The first Test match was played at Melbourne in March 1877 between England and AustraliAnswer : The first Test in England was against Australia in September 1880 at the Oval. Which was the next country to play test cricket?

ANSWER : South Africa in 1889 then West Indies (1928), New Zealand (1930), India (1932), Pakistan (1952), Sri Lanka (1982), and Zimbabwe (1992).

QUESTION : What is a Marmoset?

ANSWER : A type of monkey

QUESTION : Princess Diana had a brother, Earl Spencer, what is his first name?

ANSWER : Charles

QUESTION : There are 3 types of adult honeybee, Queen and worker are two. What's the other?

ANSWER : Drone

QUESTION : All Time High by Rita Coolidge was the theme tune to which Bond film?

ANSWER : Octopussy

QUESTION : In Disney's Lion King who starts as King?

ANSWER : Mufasa

QUESTION : Mount Rushmore in America has 4 presidents heads carved into it. George Washington and Abraham Lincoln are two of them. Give me either of the other two.

ANSWER : Thomas Jefferson or Theodore Roosevelt

QUESTION : What is acclaimed to be the most ferocious fresh water fish?

ANSWER : Piranha

QUESTION : What are the three primary colours of light? (For pigments it’s Yellow not Green).

ANSWER : Red, Blue and Green. If light of these primary colours is added together in roughly equal intensities, the sensation of white light is produced.

QUESTION : Who served time in jail for the rape of Desiree Washington?

ANSWER : Mike Tyson

QUESTION : Rumplestiltskin and Hansel and Gretl were written by who?

ANSWER : The brothers Grimm

QUESTION : What is the motto of the British SAS?

ANSWER : Who dares wins

QUESTION : What's the Capital city of the Philippines?

ANSWER : Manilla

QUESTION : Why was New Amsterdam renamed New York in 1664?

ANSWER : It changed from Dutch to British rule.

QUESTION : Who said, *If I have seen further than others it is because I have stood on the shoulders of giants*?

ANSWER : Sir Isaac Newton

QUESTION : In Bingo, which number is known as The Brighton Line?

ANSWER : 59

QUESTION : How many old pennies are there in a guinea?

ANSWER : 252

QUESTION : What are the young of Whales called?

ANSWER : Calves

QUESTION : What is the motto of the British SAS?

ANSWER : Who dares wins

QUESTION : Who was the 1st President of the fifth republic of France?

ANSWER : Charles Andre Jospeh Marie de Gaulle or General (Charles) de Gaulle

QUESTION : Who is the present Commander in Chief for the British Armed Forces?

ANSWER : The Queen

QUESTION : What is the medical term for German Measles?

ANSWER : Rubella

QUESTION : Which maritime measure of speed is equal to one nautical mile per hour?

ANSWER : Knot

QUESTION : Which branch of Medicine is concerned with providing artificial limbs for the body?

ANSWER : Prosthetics

QUESTION : What is (Sir) Paul McCartney's first name?

ANSWER : James

QUESTION : Which waterproof item of clothing was first manufactured by a Scotsman and named after him?

ANSWER : Mcintosh

QUESTION : Agatha Christie created Miss Marples. What is her 1st name?

ANSWER : Jane

QUESTION : What do you call somebody from Monaco?

ANSWER : Monagasque

QUESTION : How is Frances Gumm the actress better known?

ANSWER : Judy Garland

QUESTION : What kind of nut grows on an oak tree?

ANSWER : An Acorn

QUESTION : What creature is said to the have the most legs?

ANSWER : Millipede

QUESTION : What is the term for a group of whales?

ANSWER : Pod

QUESTION : What is the main crop of the Greek island of Corfu?

ANSWER : Olives

QUESTION : What name was given to the union (annexation) of Austria with Germany on March 14th 1938?

ANSWER : Anschluss

QUESTION : Poland's Stella Walsh (Stanislawa Walasiewicz) won the women's 100-meter race at the 1932 Olympics, becoming the first woman to break the 12-second barrier. When she was killed 48 years later in 1980,what happened?

ANSWER : A post mortem declared her to be a male.

QUESTION : What is another common name for the word Calligraphy?

ANSWER : Handwriting. The art of fine handwriting, in which the form of the letters is decorative or elaborate. The term is usually applied to writing done in ink, but can also refer to inscriptions in a cursive script on stone or engraved in metal.

QUESTION : On which card in a pack of playing cards is usually to be found the maker's mark and the copyright mark?

ANSWER : Ace of Spades

QUESTION : Whose wife would eat no lean?

ANSWER : Jack Spratt's

QUESTION : George Harrison Died in November 2001. What is the name of his wife?

ANSWER : Olivia

QUESTION : Who had Skytrain printed on the side of his aircraft?

ANSWER : Sir Freddy Laker

QUESTION : Which nuts are used to make marzipan?

ANSWER : Almonds

QUESTION : Who is Snoopy's bird friend in "Peanuts"?

ANSWER : Woodstock

QUESTION : When He Man wasn't He Man who was he?

ANSWER : Price Adam

QUESTION : How many milligrams are in one gram?

ANSWER : 1000

QUESTION : Who wrote 'Lorna Doone'?

ANSWER : R(ichard) D(oddridge) Blackmore in 1869

QUESTION : What term is used for the result of multiplying two or more numbers?

ANSWER : Product

QUESTION : Brooches with raised cut out designs are called what?

ANSWER : Cameos. A hard stone on which a design is cut in relief: that is, raised above the surrounding surface.

QUESTION : Fidelio was the title of whose only Opera?

ANSWER : Beethoven

QUESTION : Which Knight of the round table found the Holy Grail?

ANSWER : Sir Galahad. According to tradition, the Grail was preserved by Joseph of Arimathea, who collected in it the blood from the body of the crucified Christ. In later legend, the Holy Grail and the leading role in the quest is assigned to Sir Galahad.

QUESTION : Who are the engine suppliers for the 'Williams' formula 1 team?

ANSWER : BMW

QUESTION : What is a Codicil?

ANSWER : An Appendix explaining, modifying or revoking a will, or part of it.

QUESTION : Which Latin word are the German 'Kaiser' and the Russian 'Tsar' derived from?

ANSWER : Caesar

QUESTION : Which England Cricketer was killed in a Car crash in 2002?

ANSWER : Ben Hollioak

QUESTION : What was the surname of the French brothers who founded a tyre company in 1888.

ANSWER : Michelin

QUESTION : What word beginning with "B" were the Russian revolutionaries who took their name from the Russian word for 'Majority'?

ANSWER : Bolsheviks

QUESTION : What name is given to the envelope of gases which surrounds the Earth or another celestial body?

ANSWER : Atmosphere

QUESTION : Which group, after the Beatles is the biggest selling group ever?

ANSWER : Led Zepplin

QUESTION : In America it is called a 'Billfold', what do we call it?

ANSWER : Wallet

QUESTION : Which is the largest Greek Island?

ANSWER : Crete

QUESTION : In the famous Nintendo games, what is the name of Mario's brother?

ANSWER : Luigi

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