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Instant Quiz

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

Animals

Question Answer
1 What was the first animal to be domesticated Dog
2 Which stage of an insects life cycle comes between egg and pupa Larva
3 What color spots has the common ladybird Black
4 Which creatures name has passed out of usage after it was discovered that its fossils proved to
be identical to the previously name3d apatosaurus
Brontosaurus
5 Which is the second heaviest land animal The hippopotamus
6 What sort of creature is a fluke Worm
7 Which birds were kept on the capitol and, allegedly, saved rome from attack by the gauls The geese
8 What is the collective term for ducks A paddling
9 Which large animals did hannibal bring with him across the alps Elephants
10 What do invertebrates lack A backbone

Art & Literature

Question Answer
1 Poets: according to t. S elliot which month is the cruellist April
2 Impressionists: who developed a style of seperare small dots of pure colour Georges seurat
3 Childrens books: what type of transport was featured in sarah fergusan's childrens book A helicopter
4 Dance: whose final season as artistic director of the royal ballet was 2000 - 2001 Anthony dowell
5 Poets: which romantic italian poet became the subject of a play by goethe Torquato tasso
6 What is the name of the 7th and final harry potter book Harry potter & the deathly hallows
7 Childrens books: who wrote the just so stories Rudyard kipling
8 Which character created by dodie smith drove a black & white car & wore a black & white fur
coat
Cruella de vil
9 In which novel was it the job of the (fireman) to burn books Fahrenheit 451
10 Impressionists: which son of a nobleman, associated with the impressionists , became
permanently stunted during childhood & grew up to illustrate scenes of the moulin rouge & other
low life
Henri de toulouse-lautrec

Blockbusters

Question Answer
1 What 'l' is a lump of wood for the fire Log
2 What 'n' is an annoying person or thing Nuisance
3 What 'fj' is a biscuit made with oats Flap jack
4 What 'z' is an area distinct from adjoining areas Zone
5 Which 'ec' was a kraftwerk album released in 1986 Electric cafe
6 What 'd' was the archbishop of canterbury who lived through seven reigns Dunstan
7 What 'f' is the common name for the viral illness whose symtoms include fever and sneezing Flu
8 What 't' is an independent north african state Tunisia
9 What 's' is a point in the human body where 2 nerves meet Synapse
10 What 'gytc' does something scary or repulsive do Give you the creeps

Entertainment

Question Answer
1 Which characters on tv live at home hill Home hill
2 Which classic tv show could winners walk away with a brand new dustbin 321
3 Movie taglines: 'the happiest sound in all the world! ' The sound of music (1965)
4 Nostalgia: complete this title... 'pansy potter, the... ' Strongmans daughter
5 Buffy: who gives faith the item enabling her to switch bodies with buffy Richard wilkins
6 Nostalgia: who had a hit with c-moon Wings
7 Tv characters: what was lovejoys profession Antique dealer
8 Movie one liners: major, the big brass are going to yell their heads off about this, and the
japanese aren't going to like it much either. Have you got anything to say to them, sir? ' 'tell
`em we said sayonara. '
Sayonara (1957)
9 On tv howard brown is featured in ad's for which company Halifax
10 On beverly hills 90210,where did the walshes live before they moved to beverly hills Minnesota

Food & Drink

Question Answer
1 Laetrile is associated with the pit of which fruit Apricot
2 Sorbitol dulcitol and xylitol are forms of what) Sugars (artificial sweeteners)
3 If you wanted your eggs fried without cooking the yolks, how should you order them in Sunny side up
4 Which two stouts are brewed in cork Murphy's and beamish
5 In which century were bananas first sold in london 17th
6 What are the two main ingredients of a hollandaise sauce Egg yolks and butter
7 Bourbon, sugar and mint make up which type of cocktail Mint julep
8 What type of vegetable is a marrow fat A pea
9 In which countries would you find the following city 'gin gin ' Australia
10 What are the best selling sweets in the uk Rowntrees fruit pastels

General Knowledge

Question Answer
1 What star sign would you be if you were born on june 1st Gemini
2 Which us president was a former peanut farmer Jimmy carter
3 On tv in the 80's what would the initials (hhoh) signify Hammer house of horrors
4 True or false: in the movie the wizard of oz toto the dog got paid more money than judy garland True
5 What is the name of the character played by angela lansbury in 'murder, she wrote' Jessica fletcher
6 Aside from russia what is the largest country in europe Ukraine
7 What is the highest form of degree achieved First
8 Which company use the advertising slogan (quote you happy) Norwich union
9 What is the official language of brazil Portuguese
10 What is mondays child said to be Fair of face

Geography

Question Answer
1 The british isles: which range of hills forms a 30 mile stretch of the border between england &
scotland
Cheviot hills
2 Public buildings: who designed coventry cathedral Sir basil spence
3 In which county is berwick-upon-tweed Northumberland
4 Ireland: james joyce's ulysses is set in dublin over the course of a single day. Which day 16-jun-04
5 What island group contains jersey, guernsey, sark and herm The channel islands
6 What is the longest river in the western hemisphere The amazon
7 The british isles: which irish river, the site of a famous battle, rises in the bog of allen ,
county kildare & enters the irish sea just south of drogheda
Boyne
8 Addis ababa is the capital of which african country Ethiopia
9 If its 4:00pm in seattle washington, what time is it in portland oregon 4. 00pm
10 Which country had the world's tallest habitable building as of 2006 Taiwan (tapei 101)

History

Question Answer
1 1980s: name buck rogers' pal Twiki
2 Who discovered the vaccination against smallpox in 1796 Edward jenner
3 2000s: which singer released her debut album in 2004 entitled 'unwritten'' Natasha bedingfield
4 1980s: how did john belushi die Drug and alcohol overdose
5 1980s: name the toy that consisted of color pencils and plastic which you would put in the oven
to create.
Shrinky dinks
6 Which magician was an advisor to king arthur Merlin
7 Dates: in which year was john f kennedy assasinated 1963
8 What happened to alaska in 1867 It was sold by russia to the united states
9 Natural history: how many humps has a dromedary got One hump
10 1980s: what kind of sword did thundar the barbarian have A sun sword

Music

Question Answer
1 Eurovision: which country won the eurovision song contest in 2006 Finland
2 Their most famous single is (don't fear) the reaper. Who are they Blue oyster cult
3 What was the first single released on the beatles apple label Hey jude
4 Members of the buggles, king crimson & yes went on to form which band Asia
5 Who were inducted into the rock & roll hall of fame in 1993 two years after their biopic The doors
6 What did the human league keep feeling Fascination
7 What was the beatles best selling single in britain She loves you
8 Which uk instrumental group reached number 5 with 'sabre dance' Love sculpture
9 What band comprised pal waaktaar, mags furuholmen, & morten harket Aha
10 Whose debut solo album in 1968 was enitled 'wonderwall' George harrison

Science & Nature

Question Answer
1 Of which plant family is the leek a member The lily
2 On a standard keyboard which is the largest key The space bar
3 Which contemporary scientist is suffering from from motorneurone disease Steven hawkins
4 Where is the natural habitat of the cheese plant Central america rainforest
5 What occurs between a negatively charged cloud base & positively charged earth down below Fork lightning
6 What familiar roadside item, in which money is placed,was invented in 1935 by american
journalist carlton magee
The parking meter
7 In 1447 johannes gutenberg invented the printing press, what was the first book he produced A latin edition of the bible
8 Which planet in the solar system is nearest in size to earth Venus
9 To the nearest 250 grams what is the average weight of an adult brain 1. 5kg (3lbs)
10 Every few years lemmings do something rather stupid.... What Throw themselves off cliffs

Sports & Leisure

Question Answer
1 Who lost wimbledon singles finals to boris becker and pat cash Ivan lendl
2 Other than alain prost, which driver won three formula one world championships in the 80's Nelson piquet
3 In which sport would you use the eskimo roll Canoeing
4 Who is sid wadell Darts commentator
5 Which shooting season begins on (the glorious twelth) Grouse shooting
6 Who in 2003 aged 33 became the oldest male tennis player to be number one in the atp's entry
rankings
Andre agassi
7 Which 2 teams were victorious on the first day of the first world cup in 1930 France & the usa
8 Which portuguese football team play their home games at the stadium of light Benfica
9 Which sporting milestone occurred at iffley road, oxford in may 1954 Roger bannister ran the first 4 minute mile
10 How many world cup finals did the england team qualify for during the 1970's None

Tie Breaks

Question Answer
1 In which year was the mot test introduced in the uk 1960
2 In what year did concorde embark on its first commercial flight from paris to new york 1976
3 On what date did english cricketer dennis compton hit his 100th century 1952 (11th june)
4 On which date was tthe pop star elvis costello born 25th august 1955
5 In which year were tv licences introduced in the uk 1946
6 The worlds tallest hand constructed sand castle was built in the usa in 1998 how tall was it in
feet and inches
24ft 2 inches
7 How many volkswagen beetles were sold in the first year of production 343 cars
8 In what year was the battle of bannockburn 1314
9 Kharagpur in india boasts the longest railway platform in the world how long is it in metres 1,072 metres
10 How many miles can a sloth swim in four hours 1 mile

Toys & Games

Question Answer

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