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Instant Quiz

10 questions from each category.
The Pub Quiz Company: Not in a pub quiz

Animals

Question Answer
1 Which rodent has given it's name to a mean spirited or bad tempered woman Shrew
2 What is the scientific study of birds called Ornithology
3 Which is the only bird that casn fly backwards The hummingbird
4 What animal has the longest lifespan in captivity The giant tortoise
5 What is the male bee whose sole function is to mate with the queen The drone
6 Which are the three species of animal with stereoscopic vision Monkeys, apes and man
7 Which flightless bird from mauritus is now extinct The dodo
8 What is also known as the freshwater lobster The crayfish
9 Which animal is the symbol of the world wide fund for nature Giant panda
10 What is the most common uk bird The blue tit

Art & Literature

Question Answer
1 Which famous book begins with the line 'marley was dead, to begin with. There was no doubt
about that'
A christmas carol
2 Dance: which ballet was originally called chopiniana Les sylphides
3 Poets: which american poet was escorted home from italy in 1945 but was never tried & instead
placed in a mental asylum where he won the bollingen prize for poetry
Ezra pound
4 What rank was biggles Major
5 Artists: which french artist was exhibited at the louvre in 1961the first time a living artist
had received such an accolade
Georges braque
6 Which famous book begins with the line: call me ishmael Moby dick
7 Which publishing company was founded in london in 1935 by allen lane Penguin
8 Agatha christie: in guy hamiltons film version of the mirror crack'd who played miss marple Angela lansbury
9 Who wrote the barsetshire novels Anthony trollope
10 Whose life was the subject of james boswell's biography, published in 1791 Samuel johnson

Blockbusters

Question Answer
1 What 'gb' was once head of the cia George bush
2 What 'l' means wolf-like Lupine
3 What 's' recorded the number one pop single 'viva espana' Silvia
4 What 'i' does one have to keep up with Jones's
5 What 'a' is a writer Author
6 What 's' comes before cake and after mustard Seed
7 What 'otd' means punctually On the dot
8 What was named toy of the year in 1966 Action man
9 What 'nb' has the proper medical term epitaxis Nose bleed
10 What 'w' is a container for money Wallet

Entertainment

Question Answer
1 Texas chainsaw massacre, there was a guy in a wheelchair. What was his name Franklin
2 In soylent green, what was the last resort used for riot control Scoups
3 In halloween, what is michael myers' middle name Audrey
4 Which husband and wife team appeared in space 1999 Martin landau & barbara bain
5 What was the connection between family matters & full house Steve urkel
6 Movie one liners: you better bury ned right. You better not cut up nor otherwise harm no
whores, or i'll come back and kill every one of you sons of bitches. '
Unforgiven (1992)
7 Big brother: who won celebrity big brother in 2004 Nobody
8 Movie one liners: jesus f--king christ! ' Burn after reading (2008)
9 The simpsons: what public television show does troy mcclure urge people to sponsor Edward the penitent
10 Movie taglines: 'pick up the pieces folks, jimmy's in action again! ' White heat (1949)

Food & Drink

Question Answer
1 How is a drink served when it is described as frappe With finely crushed ice
2 Which bewer produces owd roger Marstons
3 What is pumpernickel A type of bread
4 What did queen elizabeth i, most popes and adolf hitler all insist on having at their dinner
table
Taster
5 From what is the red food dye cochineal derived Beetles
6 What name is given to a cockerel that is castrated and fattened for the table Capon
7 How is goose known in france Foie
8 From what country does the alcoholic drink advocaat originate Holland
9 What is a lift for food in a restaurant known as A dumb waiter
10 In which dickens novel would one find this service 'united metropolitan improved hot muffin and
crumpet baking and punctual delivery company '
Nicholas nickelby

General Knowledge

Question Answer
1 Which magazine, established in 1922 says that it has the highest readership in the world Readers digest
2 Who wrote a walk in the woods Bill bryson
3 What is herman munster's twin brother called Charlie (charlie munster was played by fred gwynne, who not surprisingly also played herman. )
4 The name of which pasta means quills in italian Penne
5 In ancient history, from which country did the zapotec people come: mexico or japan Mexico
6 What was the name of clint eastwood's animal sidekick in the film 'any which way but lose'' Clyde
7 A gathering of this type of animal is known as a dazzle whats the animal A zebra
8 Who sang walk on the wild side in 1973 Lou reed
9 Children's tv programme featuring professor yaffle (the wooden woodpecker) Bagpuss
10 What is the official language of pakistan Urdu

Geography

Question Answer
1 Mountains: what is the name shared by mountains in iceland & the isle of man Snaefell
2 In which state is the painted desert Arizona
3 Which port of sicily shares its name with a city in new york state Syracuse
4 Which group of islands are known as the friendly islands The tonga islands
5 Rivers: which river flows through the grand canyon The colorado
6 Islands: on which island is the volcanic mount etna Sicily
7 London: which famous playwright was a shareholder & a player at the globe theatre William shakespeare
8 What us state has the largest indian population Oklahoma
9 In what country is thunder bay Canada
10 In which continent would you find the nile river Africa

History

Question Answer
1 Who became president of france after charles de gaulle Georges pompidou
2 Religion & myth: purcell based an opera on the subject of dido's abandonment by her lover ,
what was the lovers name
Aeneas
3 Name the slave who lead an unsuccessful revolt by the gladiators against rome Spartacus
4 The eldest sons of the kings of which country had the title (dauphin) France
5 Natural history: which wood are divining rods usually made from Hazel
6 British monarchs: who was on the throne at the time of the great fire of london Charles ii
7 Natural history: which has the larger ears: the african or the indian elephant The african
8 1970s: who released the 70's album entitled trans-europe express Kraftwerk
9 What revelation did alexander butterfield make to the senate watergate committee The oval office bugging
10 1980s: what did mcdonalds first introduce to it's menu in 1982 Breakfasts

Music

Question Answer
1 Name the legendary fourteen hour show that was held at london's alexandra palace in 1967 The 14-hour technicolour dream
2 Ace of base come from which country Sweden
3 What band did james brown tour and record with in the 1950's The famous flames
4 Who had a hit in 1981 with the song daddy's home Cliff richard
5 From the 1980's which artists and song 'so strike a pose on a cadillac, if you want to find all
the cops, they're hanging out in the donut shop, they sing and dance''
The bangles / walk like an egyptian
6 Which album cover did andy warhol design for the rolling stones Sticky fingers
7 Who told us that it's only make believe in 1978 Child
8 Who had a hit in 1989 with 'i want it alll' Queen
9 Which had a hit with the song 'obviously' in 2004 Mcfly
10 Name the company originally started by (and later sold) by richard branson Virgin

Science & Nature

Question Answer
1 Which branch of science is the study of sound Acoustics
2 Why was the psittacosaurus so called It had a short head with a parrot like beak
3 What is the hardest bone in the human body The jaw bone
4 Is your stomach positioned above or below your intestines Above
5 What do the initals a. I. D. S. Stand for Acquired immune deficiency syndrome
6 Which record breaking video game character made it's debut may 10 th 1980 Pac man
7 Who was the first man to return to space Virgil grissom
8 What name is given to opacity in the lens of the eye A cataract
9 Which 3 colours are used to form the picture on a tv screen Red, green, blue
10 Which model ferrari has a name which means redhead Tetarossa

Sports & Leisure

Question Answer
1 What did reginald stanley brooks give test cricket in 1882 The ashes
2 Which football team lost both the 1998 and 1999 fa cup finals Newcastle united
3 Who won the first world cup in 1930 Uruguay
4 In indoor athletic races, over what distance is the shortest sprint race run 60 metres
5 Which tv sports presenter was associated with the catch phrase 'up and under'' Eddie waring
6 Which sport uses the lightest ball Table tennis
7 Who did luther blisser play for Ac milan
8 What caused the cancellation of the cheltenham festival in 2001 Foot & mouth disease
9 Which tennis player won their 5 th wimbledon title in 1998 Pete sampras
10 Name the 4 cities beginning with the letter a that have hosted the summer olympics (pfe) Athens , amsterdam , antwerp & atlanta

Tie Breaks

Question Answer
1 In which year was william wallace aka (bravheart) hung drawn & quartered 1305
2 The record for the largest ballet class was organized by south african ballet theatre, can
anybody tell me how many dancers took part
551 dancers
3 During normal breathing what speed does the air travel (on the beaufort scale) Force 2 - a gentle breeze
4 How many times it's own weight can an ant lift 50 times
5 How many different herbs and spices are contained within a piece of kfc Eleven
6 On what date was 'countdown' first shown on british television November 2nd 1982
7 Approximately how long does it take a garden spider to spin a complete web (in hours) 1 hour
8 Number of beatles conventions held each year worldwide 15
9 In which year was desert island discs first broadcast 1942
10 In channel 4's survey of the top 100 scariest movies what number did silence of the lambs come
in at
28

Toys & Games

Question Answer

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