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Animals

	Question	Answer
1	Which sea bird has a black & white body and a very large , bright yellow & red beak	Atlantic puffin
2	What type of creature is an aardvark	An anteater (edentata)
3	Which large animals did hannibal bring with him across the alps	Elephants
4	Which has the larger ears: the african or the indian elephant	The african
5	Which bird has the best sense of smell	Kiwi
6	Which stage of an insects life cycle comes between egg and pupa	Larva
7	What type of creature is the most poisonous in the world	A frog (the 1&1/2 inch golden poison frog )
8	Which bird is an emblem of the french nation	The rooster
9	What colour is the beak of a mature mute swan	Orange
10	What animals name literally means 'man of the forest'	Orang-utan

Art & Literature

	Question	Answer
1	Where is the louvre	Paris, france
2	Childrens books: what kind of animal was h. A rey's curious george	A monkey
3	At which railway station does harry potter catch the hogwart's express at platform 9 and 3 quarters	King's cross
4	American writers: for which particular genre is zaney grey best known	The western
5	Artists: whose bigger splash takes place in a swimming pool in california	David hockney
6	In which book would you find the characters desinov & dolokhov	Tolstoy's war & peace
7	Agatha christie: in which novel did hercule poirot first appear	The mysterious affair at styles
8	Who painted the blue boy	Gainsborough
9	Which author's father was imprisoned for debt	Charles dickens
10	Who wrote the opera (the flying dutchman)	Wagner

Blockbusters

	Question	Answer
1	What 'b' is a bundle of hay or straw and the surname of batman actor	Bhristian
2	What 'l' is to put to death illegally by mob action	Lynch
3	What 'q' is capital of the philippines	Quezon
4	What 'e' are atoms called when energised	Excited
5	What 'k' is material for starting a fire	Kindling
6	What 'lrrh' is a classic childrens story	Little red riding hood
7	From what 'tpa' was a lot of american jazz meant to have come	Tin pan alley
8	What 'u' was a nazi submarine	U boat
9	What 'm' is a make of tyre -- and a restaurant guide	Michelin
10	What 'm' is a marine bivalve mollusc	Mussel

Entertainment

	Question	Answer
1	The simpsons: which occasional character's voice is supplied by frasier star kelsey grammer	Sideshow bob
2	Movie taglines: 'the most beloved pulitzer prize book now comes vividly alive on the screen! '	To kill a mockingbird (1962)
3	Nursery rhymes: what did little miss muffett eat	Her curds & whey
4	Which tv show that ran from (1975-1979) featured the character 'polly sherman'	Fawlty towers
5	Who was the female star of the movie (rebel without a cause)	Natalie wood
6	Who on tv is has been dubbed (the queen of mean)	Anne robinson
7	Which was roger moore's first james bond film	Live and let die
8	Who played eddie shoestring	Trevor eve
9	Movie gangsters: the gang members in reservoir dogs are named after colours who played mr orange	Tim roth
10	Songs in films: in which film did bill haleys 'rock around the clock' make it's first sensational appearance	Blackboard jungle

Food & Drink

	Question	Answer
1	What are the best selling sweets in the uk	Rowntrees fruit pastels
2	Agar-agar is often used in cooking. What is it	A type of gelatine
3	From which country does bulls blood originate	Hungary
4	German dish of chopped cabbage	Sauerkraut
5	What drink did dom perignon invent	Champagne
6	Toasted bread, covered with a mixture of cheese, pale ale, and mustard is often referred to as what	Welsh rarebit
7	Once very popular in europe, which leafy weed was later called pig weed because it was said to be only suitable for pigs and frenchmen	Portulaca, purslane or pusley
8	What is pumpernickel	German black bread
9	Which drink made of hot milk curdled with ale, wine, etc. And often flavoured with spices, was formerly used as a cold remedy	Posset
10	How are the tv chefs 'simon king & david myers'' more commonly known	The hairy bikers

General Knowledge

	Question	Answer
1	What is the name of saturns largest moon	Titan
2	On the move, which country changed from driving on the left to driving on the right in 1967	Sweden
3	On a navy ship what are female members of the crew known as	Wrens (christopher)
4	What is the name of our nearest galaxy	Andromeda (2. 5m light-years way)
5	In biology what d is located at the bottom of the lungs & controls the movement of air	Diaphragm
6	In which famous film will you find the character rhett butler	Gone with the wind
7	What karen blickson memoir about kenya was made into an oscar winning film	Out of africa
8	Which tv program celebrated its 13 th edition in 2001 even though it began in 1977	It'll be alright on the night
9	Which sport was invented by the british in kingston harbour, ontario in 1860	Ice hockey
10	Gubbie allen is associated with which sport	Cricket

Geography

	Question	Answer
1	Africa: in africa, which breed of crocodile thrives over the widest area: the dwarf, the african slender-snouted, or the nile	The nile crocodile
2	Where in the world is rock english spoken	Gibraltar
3	Public buildings: in which prison was the first treadmill erected	Brixton prison
4	What is the unit of currency in india	The rupee
5	Prior to 1935 what was iran known as	Persia
6	What does a dotted line represent on an ordinance survey map	A footpath
7	The british isles: what name is given to the famous prehistoric route between the english channel and the centre of ancient wessex that survives as minor roads or bridle paths	Pilgrims way
8	In what city is the smithsonian institute	Washington
9	In which state is mount mckinley	Alaska
10	In what county is broadmoor located	Berkshire

History

	Question	Answer
1	World war 2: which 2 european countries fought each other between november 1939 & march 1940	Soviet union & finland
2	American history: when did prohibition start & end	1919 - 1933
3	1970s: who released the 70's album entitled catch a fire	Bob marley and the wailers
4	Who is the only british prime minister to have been assassinated	Spencer perceval, 1812
5	Famous battles: at the battle of blenheim in 1704 who led the allied troops against the french	The duke of marlborough & prince eugene of savoy
6	Who proclaimed thanksgiving a national holiday in 1863	Abraham lincoln
7	1980s: which event took place in 1985 and was broadcast to 152 countries	Live aid
8	1990s: who had a 1996 hit with the simon and garfunkel song cecilia	Suggs
9	1980s: what famous soap opera duo reigned on general hospital in the eighties	Luke and laura
10	1980s: in which 1986 film does a very young kiefer sutherland play the bully ace merrill	Stand by me

Music

	Question	Answer
1	Who had a hit in 1994 with 'wonderman'	Right said fred
2	Who was the first person to cover a lennon and mccartney song	Kenny lynch 'misery'
3	Who recorded the immaculate collection	Madonna
4	In which beatles song does the singer feel 2 foot small	You've got to hide your love away
5	The single 'respect yourself' was released by which die hard music lover	Bruce willis
6	Which group took the title of their 1967 debut album 'piper at the gates of dawn' from a chapter in kenneth grahams 'the wind in the willows'	The pink floyd
7	Which british female singers real name is 'gaynor hopkins'	Bonnie tyler
8	Francis rossi is the lead vocalist with which band	Status quo
9	Confide in me was a hit in 1994, for which singer	Kylie minogue
10	Who sang the girl from ipanema	Stan getz

Science & Nature

	Question	Answer
1	Which hi-tech innovation is celebrating its 25 th anniversary in 2007	The compact disk / player
2	Who was the first woman to fly solo across the atlantic ocean	Beryl markham
3	What part of the brain is affected in a lobotomy	The frontal lobe
4	What does e stand for in e- numbers	European
5	What is charles e 'chuck' yeagers claim to fame	First man to fly faster than sound
6	Which italian companys emblem features a raging bull	Lamborghini
7	Which was the first international airline to launch a sevice	Klm (london to amsterdam)
8	Where is the carotid artery	In the neck
9	What hormone controls the supply of sugar from the blood to the muscles	Insulin
10	Which american car of the 1940's had a 3rd central headlight that swivelled with the front wheels	Tucker torpedo

Sports & Leisure

	Question	Answer
1	What is an oxer	A type of jump in show jumping
2	On a netball players bib what do the letters g. A. Stand for	Goal attack
3	Who was ali's trainerr	Gus d'amato
4	Is the oaks race , a race for colts or fillies	Fillies
5	Which club did sven goran ericsson leave in order to manage england	Lazio
6	In football who was liverpool's captain when they won the european cup final in 1977	Emlyn hughes
7	Which duo released the 2002 world cup song 'we're on the ball'	Ant & dec
8	What takes place in happy valley, hong kong	Horse racing
9	Which country hosted the 1982 world cup	Spain
10	Which ex champion owned the team which became jaguar	Jackie stewart

Tie Breaks

	Question	Answer
1	The worlds very first skyscraper was the 'home insurance building' in chicago but in what year was it built	1885
2	In which year did charles dickens die	1870
3	How many islands are in fiji	332
4	In which year did the first ever bank robbery take place in the usa	1831
5	In what year were the kray twins found guilty of murder and sentenced to life in prison	1969
6	In what year did russia sell alaska to america	1867
7	In which year was the microwave oven invented	1945
8	In which year were driving tests first introduced in great britain	1935
9	How old was notorious gun slinger wyatt earp when he died	80
10	How long in days would it take the average snail to complete the london marathon	550 days

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