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Animals

	Question	Answer
1	Which flightless bird lays the world's largest eggs	Ostrich
2	In edward lear's poem, which bird sang to the pussycat	The owl
3	What is the main difference between a monkey and an ape	Monkeys have tails
4	Which mammal fires a mixture of methane, butane and sulphur from its scent glands	The skunk
5	Which bird can fly backwards	The humming bird
6	What features of the african elephant are larger that those of an indian elephant	The ears
7	What are the 3 divisions of an insects body	Head thorax & abdomen
8	Which species of creature have to keep swimming in order to survive	Sharks
9	What bird , sometimes called the peewit, has dark green plumage with white neck & underside & a distinctive green crest	The lapwing
10	Apart from humans there is only one other creature that has sex for pleasure can you name it	Dolphin

Art & Literature

	Question	Answer
1	In which century did artists first start painting on canvas	15th century
2	Who wrote the novel emma	Jane austen
3	The renaissance: which family of bankers dominated florence during the renaissance	The medici family
4	Impressionists: whose nude olympia in 1863 outraged the paris salon	Edouard manet
5	What was the name of william wordworths sister	Dorothy
6	Impressionists: whose favourite model was gabrielle, his housekeeper	Pierre auguste renoir
7	Which colour followed picasso's blue period	Pink
8	Agatha christie: what was hercule poirot's brother called	Achille
9	Which famous book contains the line 'in a hole in the ground there lived a... '	The hobbit
10	American writers: which american poet and writer was married to poet ted hughes	Sylvia plath

Blockbusters

	Question	Answer
1	What 'tp' is a controversial award won by sculpter martin boyce in 2011 with his atmospheric installation	Turner prize
2	What 'c' is the area between cheltenham and burford	Cotswolds
3	What 'j' described himself as 'a writer of dictionaries a harmless drudge'	Johnson
4	What 'l' is the driver who must display l plates while under instruction	Learner
5	What 'fr' in world war ii were also known as the maquis	French resistance
6	What 'bfh' was a tv bingo like quiz show	Bob's full fouse
7	What 'j' are the cheap flexible sandals for children made in bright clear plastic	Jellies
8	What 's' is connected cells, hammered brass - and a military gun emplacement	Battery
9	What 'p' is the headquarters of the us military establishment	Pentagon
10	What 'i' is dentine, especially when it's an elephant's tusks	Ivory

Entertainment

	Question	Answer
1	Movie one liners: it's been 84 years & i can still smell the fresh paint	Titanic
2	How many numbers are on a standard bingo card	15
3	Who was the first solo female to enter the uk chart at no1	Mariah carey
4	In which film did robert redford say, 'suppose i give you a million dollars for a night with your wife''	Indecent proposal
5	Movie one liners: the son of a... Stole my watch. '	The front page (1931)
6	Rod stewart chooses not to perform which song on stage any more because he thinks he is too old	Do you think i'm sexy
7	Nostalgia: who was the chief in the men from uncle	Mr waverly
8	What was the name of the character played by ricky gervais in the office	David brent
9	Who was the original presenter of the channel 4 show the crystal maze	Richard o'brian
10	What make and model of car does nash bridges drive	A 1971 plymouth barracuda convertible.

Food & Drink

	Question	Answer
1	Valpoliccella is a red wine that originated from which region of italy	Veneto
2	What does the phrase al dente mean	Pasta cooked firm
3	Laetrile is associated with the pit of which fruit	Apricot
4	If you asked for scraps in a chippy what would you get	Bits of fish batter
5	Popular in the netherlands, what type of food is a frikandel	A sausage
6	Which beer sponsors a pre-wimbledon tennis tournament	Stella artois
7	Traditionally what type of meat is used to make a mousakka	Lamb
8	What is a ramekin	A small casserole dish
9	What causes baker's itch	Yeast
10	What are scallions	Spring onions or shallots

General Knowledge

	Question	Answer
1	Are there more or fewer than four litres in one gallon	More
2	Kids stuff, what is the name for the childrens version of backgammon	Ludo
3	Who composed the ballet music swan lake in 1877	Tchaikovsky
4	What is the northernmost land on earth	Cape morris jessup greenland
5	Which country was the setting for the film 'the killing fields'	Cambodia
6	What colour is the bottom stripe on the usa flag	Red
7	What was bob hope's real first name	Leslie townes
8	Scrag end is a cut of meat from which animal	Lamb
9	What are known as little bees in switzerland and ladybirds in italy	Girl guides
10	On the move, who do you associate with (sky train)	Freddie laker

Geography

	Question	Answer
1	New york: what was the name of the city's original defensive moat	Wall street
2	What mountain range separates europe & asia	The urals
3	Islands: on which of the channel islands are cars not permitted	Sark
4	Hanoi is the capital of which country	Cuba
5	Which scottish loch is the deepest	Loch ness
6	What's the most southerly city; toronto, seattle, budapest or bordeaux	Toronto
7	How many countries are there in south america	Thirteen
8	Rivers: into which body of water does the river volga flow	Caspian sea
9	What is the currency of israel	The shekel
10	What colour is the leftmost stripe on the french flag	Blue

History

	Question	Answer
1	In what year was abraham lincoln assasinated	1865
2	1950's: in the us what was known as armistice day until 1954	Veterans day
3	1970s: in which film does a moloko plus loving ludwig van fan live with his 'm' and 'p'	A clockwork orange
4	1980s: who was the lead singer of the cure	Robert smith
5	1970s: which best selling american writer wrote and directed the sci-fi film westworld	Michael crichton
6	British history: who was the first yorkist king of england	Edward iv
7	2000s: which 2000 movie had the tagline 'stealing stones & breaking bones''	Snatch
8	1980s: which computer manufacturer in 1984 advertised their new computer during the super bowl, and never re-used the commercial	Apple
9	1970s: who released the 70's album entitled catch a fire	Bob marley and the wailers
10	1960s: where was the big british pop festival held in 1969	The isle of wight

Music

	Question	Answer
1	Who had chart success with 'set you free' in the mid 90's	N trance
2	When did sid vicious join the sex pistols	1977
3	Which us female vocalist reached the top ten by saying 'yes my darling daughter'	Eydie gorme
4	Which american president was fighting in the ring in the frankie goes to hollywood video two tribes	Ronald reagan
5	On which label did elvis launch his career	Sun
6	Who was hal david's famous writing partner	Burt bacharach
7	Who recorded the albums 'cats without claws' & 'another place in time'	Donan summer
8	Who sang about a strange little girl in 1980	Sad cafe
9	What was the title of ike and tina turners only album	River deep,mountain high
10	What was the name of suzi quatro's character in 'happy days'	Leather trocadero

Science & Nature

	Question	Answer
1	What was the tomato's original name	Love apple
2	What type of car did micheal caine drive in the film get carter	Jaguar mk 2 3. 4
3	Where did wilbur wright demonstrate flight in public for the first time	Northern france
4	What is the name of sugar found in fruit	Fructose
5	What speed did saturn v have to reach to escape the earths gravitational pull	40,000 km/h
6	Pc world have announced that they will no longer be selling what due to lack of demand	Floppy disks
7	What is a young pilchard called	Sardine
8	In 1997 there was a mid air collision between a saudi boeing 747 and a kazak airliner that claimed the lives of all 349 people on board near which city did it occur	New delhi
9	What organ in the human body produces insulin	The pancreas
10	What is the name given to the short tail of a rabbit	Scut

Sports & Leisure

	Question	Answer
1	What is lara's world cup batting average	50
2	Who was the first boxer to defeat lennox lewis in a professional bout	Oliver mccall
3	Against which team did pele score 3 goals in the 1958 semi final	France
4	In a maximum snooker break of 147, how many points are scored on the black ball alone	112
5	What did diego maradona call his infamous handball goal an the 1986 world cup finals against england	The hand of god
6	In which year did peter shilton make his england debut a= 1968, b=1969, c=1970, d=1971	C= 1970
7	Which football team's home ground is ibrox stadium	Rangers football club
8	What colour is the 8 ball in a game of pool	Black
9	How many tournaments make up a grand slam in golf	4
10	Michael owen scored a stunning 2nd goal for england against argentina in the 1998 tournament who scored englands first goal in the match proper	Alan shearer

Tie Breaks

	Question	Answer
1	The longest human turd on record belongs to an american dispensed in 1971 & was checked & verified by the guiness book of records how long in feet & inches	12 foot 2 inches (2 hours twelve mins)
2	How long is the amazon river (officially - even though there are variations in measurement, only one length is quoted as the official length)	6,400 km / 3,977 miles
3	What was the attendance in the 1950 world cup final	199854
4	How frequently do planes take off from chicago's o' hare airport	Every 52 seconds
5	In which year did charles, duke of orleans, send the first known valentine's card	1415
6	How many kitchens are there in the new wembley stadium	93 kitchens
7	How many letters are there in the cambodian alphabet	72
8	In which year did the notorious & so called inescapable alcatraz prison close	1963 (march 21 st )
9	How many times is the f-word used in the film 'pulp fiction'	257
10	In what year did whipsnade zoo open to the public	1927

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