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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 type of creature is the most poisonous in the world Frog , (half inch golden frog)
2 Which flightless bird lays the world's largest eggs Ostrich
3 Hyraxes, which grow to weigh a maximum of 5kg & and are conies mentioned in the bible, have a
shared ancestry with which large mammal
Elepahnt
4 What is the worlds largest mammal Blue whale
5 What do squids, snails and oysters have in common They are all molluscs
6 What do you call a group of kangeroos A troop
7 Which birds were kept on the capitol and, allegedly, saved rome from attack by the gauls The geese
8 The vicufia is a member of which family of mammals Llama
9 What type of creature is an aardvark An anteater (edentata)
10 Which bird is an emblem of the french nation The rooster

Art & Literature

Question Answer
1 Which author wrote to books the shining and pet sematary Stephen king
2 What is the name of the 7th and final harry potter book Harry potter & the deathly hallows
3 Childrens books: in the jungle book, from whom was mowgli saved from as a baby Shere khan the tiger
4 Impressionists: whose painting lola de valence inspired a poem by baudelaire Edouard manet
5 Artists: which leading pointillist used his technique to paint women haymaking Camile pissaro
6 American writers: whose last book was the last tycoon F scott fitzgerald
7 Childrens books: in maurice sendak's 'where the wild things are' what did max wear in order to
make mischief
His wolf suit
8 Who co-wrote (yeoman of the guard), (lolanthe and the mikado) Gilbert & sullivan
9 Which character invariably misused english words Mrs malaprop
10 Of which famous london landmark was sir alfred gilbert the sculptor Eros

Blockbusters

Question Answer
1 What 'n' is the point of a tool or pen Nib
2 What 'o' is a dish made of eggs Omelette
3 What 't' means perceptible by touch Tangible
4 What 'g' is a periodical publication or news-sheet' Gazette
5 What 'g' is to wear away with persistent biting Gnaw
6 What 'j' is bad luck Jinx
7 What 'a' is a non-metric system of weights Avoirdupois
8 What 'apotc' is a term used to describe a very brief kiss A peck on the cheek
9 What 't' comes before spoon, mat and tennis Table
10 What 'p' are the strings you hold when you control expenditure Purse

Entertainment

Question Answer
1 What was angela's son's name in who's the boss Jonathan
2 The simpsons: what health centre did marge vacation to Rancho relaxo
3 Which movie features the song (diamonds are a girls best friend) Gentlemen prefer blondes
4 Movie one liners: well, they're saved from the blessings of civilization. ' 'yeah. ' 'doc? I'll
buy ya a drink. ' 'just one. '
Stagecoach (1939)
5 Nostalgia: who had an 80s no 1 with don't turn around Aswad
6 What character does diane parish play on eastenders Denise wicks
7 What is the name of the evil spirit in polterguise Kane
8 On the movie posters who were described as (cute, clever, mischevious, intelligent, dangerous) Gremlins
9 It's metallica now,but what band's name originally appeared on beavis's t-shirt Slayer
10 In the magic roundabout what type of animal was dougal A dog

Food & Drink

Question Answer
1 What type of pastry is used for profiteroles Choux
2 Gin and collins mix make which type of cocktail Tom collins
3 In greek mythology, what was the food of the gods Ambrosia
4 Which type of beans are used to make baked beans Harocot beans
5 What shape is macaroni Tubular
6 What is made at st james's gate in dublin Guiness
7 What, on a bottle of wine, is the punt The dent on the base
8 Where might you encounter a balti At an indian restaurant or meal
9 What is 'spam' short for Spiced ham
10 How many standard bottles of wine are in a methuselah Eight

General Knowledge

Question Answer
1 Which actor played bruce wayne in the 2005 film batman begins Christian bale
2 Numbers, how many arabian knights are there 1001
3 New york is on which river Hudson
4 In what 1960s us sitcom did jed clampett strike oil and move his family from the country to the
city
The beverly hillbillies
5 Which classic novel written by lucy maud montgomery is set on prince edward island Anne of green gables
6 What name is given to the last man on a tug of war team Anchorman
7 In the 1980's, who had a hit with 'i should be so lucky' Kylie minogue
8 What (ctm) is very popular in middle asian cuisine Chicken tikka masala
9 Which is the only english county to begin with the letter 'i'' Isle of wight
10 What is 30 miles-per-hour, when converted to kilometres-per-hour 48 kph

Geography

Question Answer
1 Klm is the national airline of which country Holland / the netherlands
2 What is the most westerly capital city in mainland europe Lisbon (portugal)
3 What is the airline of luxembourg Luxair
4 What u. S. National park contains gumbo limbo trail Everglades national park
5 What continent contains queen maud land, wilkes land and bird land Antarctica
6 Russia: which sea is home to the sturgeon source of the world’s best caviar Caspian
7 Which american state has the highest population California
8 In which ocean or sea are the seychelles Indian
9 Into which sea does the river danube flow The black sea
10 What country boasts the southernmost point in continental europe Spain

History

Question Answer
1 1970s: which was the only song to spend 6 weeks as a uk no. 1 in 1979 it also featured in a 1978
movie
Bright eyes
2 American history: which was the biggest city in america until 1775 Boston
3 Dates: when did adolf hitler become german chancellor 1933
4 1980s: george michael was one half of wham! , name the other half. Andrew ridgley
5 Natural history: which creature has the largest brain in proportion to its body The ant
6 1990s: which group had the first 'new' uk no. 1 of the 1990's (on 13th jan 1990, knocking the
1989 xmas no. 1 off top spot)
New kids on the block
7 1980s: what was the name of eddie murphy's character in beverly hills cop Axel foley
8 1970s: the following is a line from which 1970's film 'blessed are the cheese makers' Life of brian
9 Religion & myth: in which country do people worship nature deities & spirits in a tradition
called shrine shinto
Japan
10 Which american president was assassinated in a theatre Abraham lincoln

Music

Question Answer
1 What was the name of suzi quatro's character in 'happy days' Leather trocadero
2 Johnny hates jazz sang 'shattered dreams' or was it 'dreaming of you' Shattered dreams
3 Who was the lead singer of the band 'haircut 100' Nick hayward
4 What connects 'windmills of your mind', 'evergreen', 'take my breath away' Oscar winning songs
5 Who sang lead vocals for lynyrd skynyrd Ronnie van zandt
6 Which uk band had a hit with 'sonic boom boy' Westworld
7 What was rodgers & hammerstein's first musical Oklahoma!
8 Which donovan hit was inspired by the rumour that you could get high by smoking dried bananas Mellow yellow
9 Which british guitarist fronted the mahavishnu orchestra John mclaughlin
10 The radio 1 dick jockey michael pasternak used what regal pseudonym Emperor rosko

Science & Nature

Question Answer
1 Who invented the first self lighting match John walker in 1827
2 Which contemporary scientist is suffering from from motorneurone disease Steven hawkins
3 Which fruit has the latin name of malus oumila Apple
4 What were brunel's first names Isambard kingdom
5 Which british city street had the first gas lamps Pall mall london in 1807
6 What do koala bears live on Eucalyptus leaves
7 Horse is to equine as pig is to what Porcine
8 In geology what period followed the cretaceous Jurassic
9 Who invented the lift Elisha otis
10 What is the name of the world wide organization initiated by jean henri dunant in 1962 The red cross

Sports & Leisure

Question Answer
1 The german athlete jurgen hingsen was always runner-up to which british athlete in major
competition
Daley thompson
2 Which of the following was introduced first to the game of football a) the world cup, b)
linesmen c) shirt numbering d) metal goals
B) linesmen
3 Which player won her last tennis grand slam tournament in paris in 1999 Steffi graff
4 Which colours do bath play in Blue,black & white
5 At which olympics did daley thompson set his fourth & final world record in the decathlon Los angeles 1984
6 Who was the first bowler to take over 300 wickets in test cricket Fred truman
7 Who was the first player to score 100 goals in the premiership Alan shearer
8 In metres how long is an olympic size swimming pool 50 metres
9 Who was top scorer in the 1998 world cup with six goals Davour suker
10 Which team scored the most goals in an fa cup game Preston

Tie Breaks

Question Answer
1 How many stars are visable to the human eye 5776
2 In what year was the first car with air conditioning manufactured 1939
3 How many pokeman are there in the entire series 491
4 How many hours did the longest game of monopoly on record go on for 660 hours
5 In what year did the bbc launch the ceefax service 1974
6 In which year did the sport of tennis start using fluorescent balls 1996
7 How many times does a snail mate in a lifetime Once
8 In dollars, how much did the 1997 film titanic gross in its opening weekend in america $28,638,131
9 In which year was the boston tea party 1773
10 In what year was the budweiser brewery founded 1876

Toys & Games

Question Answer

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