10,000 Quiz Questions

This is a mixed set of 10,000 Questions.
Beware there are a few outdated entries.

Attachment: 10,000 Quiz Questions.doc

50 More Survey Questions

1. Name a famous Quiz presenter?
Chris Tarrant / Anne Robinson / Sue Barker / Bob Monkhouse / Richard Whiteley
2. Name a foodstuff you couldn't go without?
Bread / Curry / Chips / Cheese / Chocolate
3. Name a TV Presenter who really annoys you?
Richard Madeley / Simon Cowell / Dale Winton / John Barnes / Bruce Forsyth
4. Name a popular TV Sitcom?
Only Fools & Horses / Friends / Father Ted / My Family / Vicar Of Dibley
5. Name a holiday firm?
Thompson or Tui / Thomas Cook / First Choice / Lunn Poly / Butlins
6. Name a popular sixties group?
Beatles / Rolling Stones / Hollies / Searchers / Shadows
7. Name a Sexy Actor?
Brad Pitt / Richard Gere / Sean Connery / Jude Law / George Clooney
8. Name a popular item on a pub menu?
Steak / Gammon / Curry / Burger / Scampi / Pie
9. Name a romantic location for a holiday?
Paris / Venice / Rome / Maldives / Bali
10. Name a Sexy Actress?
Halle Berry / Sharon Stone / Sandra Bullock / Julia Roberts / Jennifer Lopez!
11. Name a top radio presenter?
Terry Wogan / Steve Wright / Chris Moyles / John Peel (RIP) / Tony Blackburn
12. Name a bird you see regularly in your garden?
Sparrow / Robin / Magpie / Blackbird / Blue Tit
13. Name a Top Soccer Player?
David Beckham / Thierry Henry / Alan Shearer / Michael Owen / Wayne Rooney
14. Name something you might do on a Sunday?
Lie In / Quiznight! / Read Papers / Church / Play Golf
15. Name a popular food on a Barbecue?
Sausage / Steak / Chicken / Burgers / Kebabs / Ribs
16. Name a Pop Star who is Bald?
Richard Fairbrass (Right Said Fred)/ Phil Collins / Elton John! / Errol Brown
17. Name something associated with Lancashire?
Cheese / Hotpot / Red Rose / Lancaster / Blackpool (Clogs)
18. Name a holiday beach?
Blackpool / Bondai / Benidorm / Miami / Tenby (others were - Malibu / Daytona / Zante)
19. Name a popular Breakfast Cereal?
Cornflakes / Weetabix / Frosties / Shredded Wheat / Special K
20. Name a popular TV Character?
Del Boy / Inspector Morse / Inspector Frost / Homer Simpson / Bart Simpson
21. Name something you would keep secret?
Affair / Weight / Age / Lottery Win / Number of Shoes!
22. Name a popular comedian?
Peter Kay / Jack Dee / Billy Connelly / Joe Pasquale / Al Murray
23. Name your favourite part of the body?
Bottom or Bum / Breasts or Bosom / Eyes / Lips / Legs (Brain)
24. Name a TV Programme that really annoys you?
Big Brother / Eastenders / Trisha / Richard & Judy / Weakest Link (who put Animal Hospital?)
25. Name something you collect?
Stamps / CD's / Teddy Bears / £2 Coins / Keyrings  
26. Name something that flashes?
Lighthouse / Lightning / Disco Lights / Dirty Old Men / Unset Clock or Timer
27. Name a popular pastime?
Watching Football / Gardening / Walking / Quizzes / Shopping
28. Name an activity that, at your first attempt could cause a fall?
Skating / Skiing / Riding a bike / Walking / Drinking!
29. Name a popular make of Car?
Porche / Audi / Aston Martin / Jaguar / Ferrari
30. Name a popular cartoon character?
Scooby Doo / Top Cat / Bugs Bunny / Mickey Mouse / Popeye (Goofy / Donald Duck / Bat Fink)
31. Name something associated with Italy?
Pizza / Leaning Tower of Pisa / Rome or Romans / Mafia / Pasta
32. Name a Famous Robin?
Hood / Williams / Christopher / Reliant / Batmans Mate - The Boy Wonder!
33. Name something cube shaped?
Dice / Stock Cubes / Sugar Lumps / Rubik Cube / Ice Cube
34. Name something you might look for when the electricity fails?
Candles / Torch / Fuse Box / Matches / Electrician
35. Name the Five most popular dog tricks?
Sit, Paw, Roll Over, Speak and Lie Down
36. Name a type of vehicle used in farming?
Tractor / Combine Harvester / Land Rover / Quad Bike / Plough
37. Name an occupation Where You Use A Ladder?
Painter or Decorator / Fireman / Roofer / Window Cleaner / Tree Surgeon
38. Name a place where you expect to find animals?
Zoo / Farm / Jungle / Pet shop / Safari
39. Name something that you might add to a glass of water?
Fruit Juice or Squash / Alka-Seltzer or Health salts / Ice / False Teeth / Whisky
40. Name an occupation that requires skill at figures?
Accountant / Bank Teller / Bookmaker / Maths Teacher / Figure Skating!
41. Name an order a Film Director Might Give?
Cut / Action / Take / Roll / Lights
42. Name a breed of strong dog?
Alsatian / Rottweiller / St. Bernard / Bulldog / Huskies
43. Name something you can shoot without a firearm?
A Film, The Rapids, A Goal, An Insult, Pool Ball (I know you have something to tell me, so shoot!)
44. Name something people do in Boots?
Hike / Play Football / Climb / Buy Medicine / Gardening
45. Name a job that involves some secrecy?
Detective / Doctor / Spy / Priest / Armed Forces
46. Name a Stall at the Fairground?
Coconut Shy / Darts / Hoop La / Shooting Gallery / Candy Floss
47. What is the first thing a man does after he finishes making love?
Goes to sleep / Smokes a cigarette / Gets dressed and goes home / Goes to the bathroom / Kisses and cuddles his partner
48. Name another word for Laugh?
Giggle / Chuckle / Guffaw / Titter / Chortle
49. Real or Fictional, name a famous bearded man?
Santa Claus / Richard Branson / Noel Edmonds / Rolf Harris / David Bellamy
50. Name Something That Requires Wind To Function?
Note - anyone who puts Quizmaster will get a 50-point penalty!
Windmill - Kite - Yacht - Wind chimes - Glider

Attachment: 50 Survey Questions - 2.txt

50 Survey Questions

1. Something Switzerland is famous for?
Alps / Skiing / Chocolate / Watches & Clocks / Banks
2. Real or Fictional, name some famous brothers?
Marx Bros / Wright Bros / Bros Grimm / The Blues Bros / Walker Bros
3. Name a famous animal threesome?
Little Pigs / Bears / Wise Monkeys / Billy Goats Gruff / Blind Mice
4. Name an item that identifies you in some way?
Drivers Licence / Birth Certificate / Passport / Credit Card / Pension book
5. A job that might require speaking more than one language?
Interpretor or Translator / Cabin crew / Language teacher / Ambassador / Tour guide
6. Something with Stripes?
Flag / Zebra / Uniform / Tiger / Tie
7. Something you might be doing that would make a telephone call really annoying?
Bath or Shower / Eating / Using the toilet / Watching TV / Sleeping
8. A bad habit that people would like to break?
Smoking / Nail Biting / Swearing / Over-eating / Drinking
9. Something that is Black & White?
Newspaper / Zebra Crossing / Barcode / Penguin / TV
10. Something that has numbers on it?
Clock or Watch / Telephone / Car number plate / House / Calculator
11. Something children are told they are not old enough to do?
Drive / Go to bed late / Smoke / Drink Alcohol / Date
12. An appliance you try to fix yourself?
Toaster / Vacuum Cleaner / Washing Machine / Iron / Radio
13. A fictional character famous for wearing a cape?
Superman / Batman / Dracula / Zorro / Little Red Riding Hood
14. Something that's usually more expensive the larger it is?
Jewellery (Diamond) / House / Car / TV / Boat
15. Name a household appliance you wouldn't want to do without?
Refrigerator / Washing Machine / Cooker / Microwave Oven / Dishwasher
16. Name a Food you turn over when it's cooking?
Pancake / Steak or Burger / Bacon / Sausage / Omlette
17. Something children love to ride on?
Bikes / Horses & Ponies / Merry-go-round / Back or Shoulders / Roller Coaster
18. Something you might talk about to a Psychiatrist?
Spouse or Partner / Parents / Love Life / Boss or Job / Childhood
19. Something that has a filling?
Tooth / Pie / Cake / Cushion or Pillow / Sandwich or Bun
20. Name a character in children's stories whose name begins with 'Little'?
Red Riding Hood / Bo-Peep / Miss Muffet / Boy Blue / Jack Horner
21. Something Husbands do that anoy their wives?
Are Untidy / Ignore Them / Come home late / Too much TV / Snore
22. Name a contact sport?
Rugby / Boxing / Wrestling / Football / Hockey
23. Something that wives do that annoy their husbands?
Nag / Spend Money / Never Ready / Phone - Talk too much / Say, "I have a headache" 
24. Someone in fact or fiction connected with an apple?
William Tell / Sir Isaac Newton / Adam & Eve / Snow White / The Beatles
25. Name something you have to warm up before you use it?
Iron / Oven / Kettle / Electric Blanket / Chip Pan
26. Name something that is pulled?
Leg / A Pint / Caravan or Trailer / Cracker / Curtain
27. Name something that give people Headaches?
Loud Music or Noise / Alcohol / Stress / Flu / Nagging
28. Name a job that receives a lot of publicity?
Politician / Actor or Actress / Pop Star / Sporting Personality / Model
29. Name a product that has animals in its TV advertisements?
PG Tips / Andrex / Whiskers / Penguin / Dulux
30. Past or present Name an International soccer stadium?
Wembley /Millineum Stadium / Nou Camp / Hampden Park / Maracana
31. Name an activity that, at your first attempt could cause a fall?
Skating / Skiing / Riding a bike / Walking / Drinking
32. Name something that comes in sevens?
Days of the week / Dwarfs / Deadly Sins / Year Itch / Wonders World
33. Name a kind of Bed?
Water / Sun / Bunk / Flower / Double
34. Name the first thing you do when you return home from holiday?
Cup of Tea / Unpack / Open Mail / Open Windows / Sleep
35. Name a tropical fruit?
Pineapple / Kiwi / Banana / Mango / Coconut
36. Name an animal that is black?
Panther / Labrador / Cat / Blackbird / Mole
37. Name something you shouldn't eat when on a diet?
Chocolate / Cakes / Chips / Sweets / Crisps
38. Name something made to rock or swing?
Swing / Rocking Chair / Hammock / Cradle / Pendulum
39. Something Worn in the Summer?
Swimsuit or Bikini - Shorts - T-Shirt - Hat – Sunglasses
40. A place people ask you to "Be Quiet"?
Library / Cinema / Hospital / Classroom / Church
41. Name an occupation you'd hate to have?
Undertaker / Sewage Worker / Taxman / Traffic Warden / Dustbin Collector
42. Something associated with Lord Nelson?
One Eye (Patch) / Column / Battle of Traffalgar / Ships / One Arm
43. Name a non-green vegetable?
Carrot / Onion / Swede / Beetroot / Potato
44. Name a Kind of Pole?
North or South / Totem / May / Flag / Vault
45. Name a Well Known Proverb?
A Stitch in Time / A Bird in the Hand / Too Many Cooks / A Rolling Stone / Look Before You Leap 
46. Name Somebody In the Past who has presented Top of the Pops?
Jimmy Saville / Tony Blackburn / John Peel / Noel Edmonds / Dave Lee Travis
47. Name a Group Beginning with the Letters X Y or Z?
ZZ Top / Yazoo / XTC / Yes / Yardbirds
48. Name a TV Presenter associated with Animal Programmes?
David Attenborough / Rolf Harris / David Bellamy / Johnny Morris / Terry Nutkins
49. Name A Place were People Wait?
Doctors or Dentist / Bus Stop / Train Station / Traffic Jam or Traffic Lights / Toilet
50. Name somewhere you might find Fish?
Sea / River / Aquarium / Pond / Fish Shop

Attachment: 50 Survey Questions - 1.txt

Firsts

1.    In which country were Europe's first banknotes issued?
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2.    The first reusable spacecraft, the Space Shuttle, made its inaugural flight in 1981. What was its name?
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3.    Which surgeon performed the first human heart transplant?
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4.    In which city was the first fire insurance policy arranged?
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5.    In which month and year was the first National Lottery draw held in Britain?
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6.    Captain James Cook's ship Resolution became the first to cross what during its voyage of January 1773?
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7.    In what year did Diner's Club introduce the first credit card?
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8.    In which country was the first purpose-built covered theatre, opened in 1585?
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9.    Which country's national beauty won the first Miss World contest in 1951?
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10.    Who first introduced potatoes to Europe, in 1586?
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11.    What was the title of the first Marx Brothers film?
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12.    Which airliner had its first flight in March 1969?
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13.    In which country was the first purpose-built observatory constructed in 1576?
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14.    Which city became the first to install electric traffic lights in 1914?
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15.    Who was the first owner of a zoo?
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16.    In what year were women in Switzerland given the right to vote?
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17.    Louise Brown, born 25th July 1978, was the first what?
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18.    Which nation first used the magnetic compass?
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19.    In which city was the world's first skyscraper?
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20.    In which London street was the first public lavatory with water closets opened in 1852?
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Firsts - Answers
1    Sweden
2    Columbia
3    Dr Christian Barnard
4    Hamburg
5    November 1994
6    The Antarctic Circle
7    1950
8    Italy
9    Miss Sweden
10    Sir Thomas Harriot
11    Coconuts
12    Concorde
13    Denmark
14    Cleveland, Ohio
15    Queen Hatshepsut of Egypt
16    1971
17    Test tube baby
18    China
19    Chicago
20    Fleet Street

Famous Families

1.    Which famous silver screen act made their debut in the 1929 film The Cocoanuts?
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2.    Which American President married his cousin?
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3.    What was the Christian name of the brother of writers Edith and Sacheverell Sitwell?
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4.    What name connects the actors Henry, Peter, Jane and Bridget?
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5.    Pope Alexander VI, who died in 1503, was a member of which family?
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6.    Which American athlete, himself an Olympic Gold medallist at the 1984 games, was the husband of one 1988 Gold medallist and the brother of another?
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7.    Kristin shot JR in Dallas. Who was the father of the actress that played her?
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8.    What was the surname of the French brothers Etienne and Joseph, who pioneered hot-air balloon flight in 1783?
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9.    Who was the actress sister of Olivia deHaviland?
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10.    What are the Christian names of the Australian cricketers the Waugh twins?
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11.    Which family were Grand Dukes of Tuscany from 1569 to 1737?
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12.    What was the name of the Bronte brother?
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13.    Which French father and son were, respectively, a painter and a film director?
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14.    Which American TV family was based on the 'Til Death Us Do Part Garnett family and featured Carrol O'Connor as Archie?
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15.    From what did the Royal Family change its name to Windsor?
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16.    Which families are central to the story of Romeo and Juliet?
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17.    What was the family connection between singer Marvin Gaye and Motown boss Berry Gordy?
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18.    What were the first Christian names of the parents of President John F. Kennedy?
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19.    Who is the famous singing sister of Daniel O'Donnell?
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20.    What is the surname of the actors Beau and Jeff and their late father Lloyd?
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Famous Families - Answers
1.    Marx Brothers
2.    Franklin D Roosevelt
3.    Osbert
4.    Fonda
5.    The Borgias
6.    Al Joyner
7.    Bing Crosby
8.    Montgolfier
9.    Joan Fontaine
10.    Steve and Mark
11.    The Medicis
12.    (Patrick) Branwell
13.    Pierre Augustin Renoir and Jean Renoir
14.    The Bunkers
15.    Saxe-Coburg-Gotha
16.    The Montagues and Capulets
17.    Marvin Gaye married Gordy's sister
18.    Joseph and Rose
19.    Margo
20.    Bridges

Famous Celebs

1.    Whose first husband was John Dunbar when she was 18?
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2.    Which photographer married Faye Dunaway in 1981?
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3.    Who announced her engagement to Riccardo Mazzucchelli in 1995?
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4.    What did Tara Palmer Tomkinson use to hide her modesty when posing nude with three friends?
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5.    What relation is Camilla Parker Bowles to Edward VII's mistress Mrs. Keppel?
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6.    Who was Mandy Smith's second husband?
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7.    Who owns the private zoos, Howletts and Port Lympne?
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8.    Which Tory MP did Maria-Bienvenida Perez Blanco marry?
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9.    Former deb Henrietta Tiarks became which Marcioness?
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10.    Who designed the deep blue, lingerie style dress Diana wore in New York in 1996?
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11.    Who was Duchess of York before Fergie?
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12.    Who designed Diana's dress which she wore when she danced with John Travolta at the White House?
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13.    Helen Toren is the mother of which blonde celeb?
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14.    Which title did Raine have before she married the late Earl Spencer?
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15.    Whose Regency home is Ray Mill House in Wiltshire?
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16.    What were Regan Gascoigne's step siblings called?
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17.    Who is famous for his 'wifelets'?
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18.    Who is Watford Grammar School's most famous old girl?
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19.    Who was Mick Jagger's best man when he married Bianca?
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20.    What is Tiggy Legge-Bourke's real first name?
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Famous Celebs - Answers
1.    Marianne Faithfull
2.    Terry O'Neill
3.    Ivana Trump
4.    A handbag
5.    Great grand daughter
6.    Pat van den Hauwe
7.    John Aspinall
8.    Sir Anthony Buck
9.    Tavistock
10.    John Galliano
11.    The Queen Mother
12.    Victor Edelstein
13.    Paula Yates
14.    Countess of Dartmouth
15.    Camilla Parker Bowles
16.    Bianca & Mason
17.    Marquess of Bath
18.    Geri Halliwell
19.    The Earl of Lichfield
20.    Alexandra

Elvis Presley

1.    In which town was Elvis born on 8th January 1935?
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2.    Which two songs were on Elvis's first single on the Sun label in the USA?
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3.    What was Elvis's first UK hit?
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4.    What was Elvis's first feature film?
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5.    Prior to his posthumous number one 'Way Down', what was Elvis's last UK chart-topping single?
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6.    In which city did Elvis marry Priscilla Beaulieu on 1st May 1967?
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7.    What was the name of Elvis's twin brother, who was stillborn?
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8.    Which songwriting team was responsible for such hits as 'Hound Dog', 'Baby I Don't Care', 'Trouble' and 'King Creole'?
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9.    How much did RCA pay Sun for Elvis's recording contract in November 1955?
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10.    What event happened on 1st February 1968?
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11.    What links Dr. John Carpenter, Guy Lambert, Danny Fisher, Walter Gulick and Lt. Josh Morgan?
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12.    Whom did Elvis receive as his guests at his Beverley Hills home on 27th August 1965?
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13.    Who played Elvis in Elvis; The Movie in 1979?
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14.    What was Elvis's first UK number one hit single?
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15.    Which Elvis single had two spells at the top of the UK charts in 1965?
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16.    In the song 'Trouble' what does Elvis say is his middle name?
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17.    In which two consecutive years did Elvis score four UK number one hit singles?
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18.    Which United States President made Elvis a special agent of the Bureau of Narcotics and Dangerous Drugs?
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19.    Who, along with Elvis, made up the 'Million Dollar Quartet'?
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20.    In the song 'Jailhouse Rock', which instrument is played by Spider Murphy?
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Elvis Presley - Answers
1.    Tupelo, Mississippi
2.    'That's All Right' and 'Blue Moon of Kentucky'
3.    Heartbreak Hotel
4.    Love Me Tender
5.    'The Wonder of You'
6.    Las Vegas
7.    Jessie
8.    Jerry Leiber and Mike Stroller
9.    $35,000
10.    Lisa Marie Presley was born
11.    They are all movie characters played by Elvis
12.    The Beatles
13.    Kurt Russell
14.    All Shook Up
15.    Crying In The Chapel
16.    Misery
17.    1961 and 1962
18.    Richard Nixon
19.    Carl Perkins, Jerry Lee Lewis and Johnny Cash
20.    Tenor saxophone

Cult Films

1    Which of the stars of Easy Rider also directed the movie?
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2    What is the setting for Tod Browning's 1932 film Freaks?
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3    Where does the finale of the final confrontation in Enter The Dragon take place?
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4    Which statuesque actress walks through Rome's Trevi Fountain in Fellini's La Dolce Vita?
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5    What did director Ridley Scott do with Harrison Ford's narration in Blade Runner - The Director's Cut?
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6    Who played Hannibal Lecter in the 1986 film Manhunter, four years before The Silence of the Lambs?
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7    In which Ken Russell film did Oliver Reed play the Jesuit-educated Father Grandier and Vanessa Redgrave a hunchbacked Mother Superior?
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8    Which real life comedian/actor is the kidnap victim in Martin Scorsese's King of Comedy?
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9    Which flamboyant fashion designer was responsible for the costumes in Peter Greenaway's The Cook, The Thief, His Wife and Her Lover?
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10    Terrence Malick's directorial debut in 1973 starred Martin Sheen and Sissy Spacek, on the run from the law. What was the film?
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11    Which actor won an Academy Award for his role in The Usual Suspects?
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12    Who played the title role in the 1963 film The Servant?
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13    Which Mel Brooks film featured the 'Springtime for Hitler' routine?
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14    In which film did Steve Martin recite the 'Pointy Birds' poem?
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15    In which film does Edward Woodward star as a police sergeant investigating the disappearance of a twelve-year-old girl on a Scottish island?
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16    Which Orson Welles film starts with a three-and-a-half-minute continuous shot of a bomb being planted in a car, and the car's subsequent fate?
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17    In which 1961 film did Paul Newman play Fast Eddie Felson?
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18    Which film features an eighteen-inch-high model of Stonehenge, Elvis Presley's grave and an amplifier that 'goes up to eleven'?
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19    Which 1974 film introduced a character called Leatherface?
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20    Which film's action takes place in a warehouse after a bungled diamond robbery?
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Cult Films - Answers
1    Dennis Hopper
2    A circus
3    In a hall of mirrors
4    Anita Ekberg
5    He removed it
6    Brian Cox
7    The Devils
8    Jerry Lewis
9    Jean Paul Gaultier
10    Badlands
11    Kevin Spacey
12    Dirk Bogarde
13    The Producers
14    The Man With Two Brains
15    The Wicker Man
16    Touch of Evil
17    The Hustler
18    This is Spinal Tap
19    The Texas Chain Saw Massacre
20    Reservoir Dogs

Children's TV

1.    Which educational programme, first shown in the 1960s, was the creation of Television Workshop co-founder Joan Ganz Cooney?
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2.    Former Mr. Universe Lou Ferrigno played TV's The Incredible Hulk. Who played his alter-ego, mild-mannered scientist Bruce Banner?
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3.    Which cartoon series, starring a drawling dog, was the first to win an Emmy for Outstanding Achievement in Children's Programming?
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4.    Hong Kong Phooey's cases were usually solved by his accomplice, whose efforts were never recognised. What was his name?
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5.    What was the Littlest Hobo's name?
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6.    Taking its cue from The Flintstones, which 1960s cartoon series featured a suburban US family of the late 21st century?
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7.    Where did the Hair Bear Bunch live?
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8.    What was Mike Judge's animated follow-up to Beavis and Butthead?
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9.    Gilligan's Island star Alan Hale Jr appeared as an heroic train driver in which 1950s TV series?
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10.    Which character played the drums in the Muppets band?
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11.    Which cartoon series revolved around the antics of the inhabitants of Jellystone National Park?
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12.    Francine Pascal's novels, set in a Californian High School, became a popular 1990s TV series. What was it called?
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13.    What is the name of the South Park character who is regularly killed?
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14.    What kind of animals are Rocky and Bullwinkle?
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15.    Who did the voices of Batman and Robin in the 1970s cartoon series called The New Adventures of Batman?
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16.    What kind of animal was My Friend Flicka?
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17.    TV's McCloud, Dennis Weaver, played the part of a game warden in a 1960s series about a bear cub. What was the series?
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18.    The Flintstones' daughter and the Rubbles' adopted son became inseparable. What were their names?
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19.    Which famous pop star narrated Thomas The Tank Engine?
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20.    What does 'Daktari' mean?
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Children's TV - Answers
1.    Sesame Street
2.    Bill Bixby
3.    Huckleberry Hound
4.    Spot the cat
5.    London
6.    The Jetsons
7.    Wonderland Zoo
8.    King Of The Hill
9.    Casey Jones
10.    Animal
11.    Yogi Bear
12.    Sweet Valley High
13.    Kenny
14.    A flying squirrel and a moose
15.    Adam West and Burt Ward
16.    A black stallion
17.    Gentle Ben
18.    Pebbles and Bam-Bam
19.    Ringo Starr
20.    Doctor (in Swahili)

Aviation

1.    Which company started as the Pacific Aero Products Company in 1916, was given its present name in 1917, and is today the largest aviation company in the world?
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2.    What do the initials IATA stand for?
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3.    Which term is used for electronic instruments for use in aviation?
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4.    What acronym is used for the long-range radar surveillance and control centre for air defence developed originally in the USA?
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5.    Which engine powered both the Spitfire and the Hurricane fighters of World War II?
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6.    Who was the first woman to fly solo across the Atlantic Ocean?    
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7.    In 1997 there was a mid-air collision between a Saudi Boeing 747 and a Kazak airliner that claimed the lives of all 349 on board? Near which city did it occur?
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8.    Which aircraft company produces the DC series of aircraft?
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9.    What is Charles E 'Chuck' Yeager's claim to fame in aviation?
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10.    In which country did Charles Lindbergh land after the first solo transatlantic flight in 1927?
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11.    What was the name of the Java-born Dutch aircraft manufacturer who, during World War I, produced more than 40 types of airplanes for the German High Command?
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12.    Which aircraft manufacturer produced the Spitfire?
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13.    What was the family name of the French brothers who were pioneer developers of the hot-air balloon and who conducted the first untethered flights?
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14.    Who was chief of aeronautical research and development at the British Aircraft Corporation 1945 to 1971, having previously designed the Wellington bomber of World War II?
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15.    Which company produced the world's first commercial jet airliner?
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16.    Who made the world's first over-the-ocean flight in a heavier-than-air craft?
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17.    What name was given to the Boeing B-52 bomber that first flew in 1952?
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18.    What is the name of the Russian-born US pioneer in aircraft design who is best known for his successful development of the helicopter?
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19.    Who was dubbed 'Queen of the Air' by the British press in the 1930s after her solo flight from England to Australia?
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20.    Sydney's main airport is named after which great Australian aviator?
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Aviation - Answers
1    Boeing
2    International Air Transport Association
3    Avionics
4    AWACS
5    Rolls-Royce Merlin
6    Amelia Erhart
7    New Delhi
8    McDonnell-Douglas
9    First man to fly faster than the speed of sound?
10    France
11    Anthony Fokker
12    Supermarine
13    Montgolfier
14    Barnes Wallis
15    De Havilland (the Comet)
16    Louis Bleriot
17    Stratofortress
18    Igor Sikorsky
19    Amy Johnson
20    Sir Charles Kingsford-Smith

Acronyms

1.    What nuclear treaty did Jimmy Carter sign?
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2.    What did Anzac stand for?
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3.    Give one of the two meanings for the acronym SAT.
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4.    In computer-speak, what is 'WYSIWYG'?
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5.    The letters SOS were chosen as a mayday call because they were the simplest to transmit and receive in Morse code. What phrase have they subsequently been taken to stand for?
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6.    In computing, what does WORM stand for?
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7.    What is a dinky?
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8.    What is the acronym for a computer screen?
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9.    What does RADAR stand for?
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10.    What does NIMBY stand for?
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11.    From which two letters is the word Jeep derived and why?
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12.    What is a laser?
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13.    In e-speak, what does BAK signify?
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14.    Give the full title of the organisation for which the men from UNCLE worked.
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15.    What is LIFFE?
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16.    Who are the members of BLESMA?
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17.    What does NASDAQ stand for?
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18.    What was the Russian for 'death to spies', the name of the organisation that in the Ian Fleming novels was the nemesis of James Bond?
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19.    In the context of a phone what does WAP stand for?
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20.    What does QUANGO stand for?
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Acronyms - Answers
1.    SALT
2.    The Australian and New Zealand Army Corps
3.    Scholastic Aptitude Test or South Australian Time
4.    What You See Is What You Get
5.    Save our souls
6.    Write Once, Read many times
7.    Dual income no kids
8.    VDU
9.    Radio Detection and Ranging
10.    Not In My Back Yard
11.    G and P - General Purpose vehicle
12.    Light amplification by stimulated emission of radiation
13.    Back at keyboard
14.    United Network Command for Law and Enforcement
15.    London International Financial Futures and Options Exchange
16.    British Limbless Ex-Servicemen's Association
17.    National Association of Securities Dealers Automated Quote System
18.    SMERSH
19.    Wireless Application Protocol
20.    Quasi-Autonomous Non-Governmental Organisation

About Whom

1.    Who was Kurt Cobain referring to when he said 'I'd rather be dead than cool'?
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2.    Of whom did Leo Rosten observe, 'Any man who hates dogs and babies can't be all bad'?
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3.    About whom was it said, 'He can't act, can't sing and can dance a little'?
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4.    'Between us, we cover all knowledge; he knows all that can be known, and I know the rest.' To which famous 19th/20th century writer was Mark Twain referring?
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5.    Who 'cried at all his weddings, and with good reason'?
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6.    About whom did Ronald Reagan say, 'I don't resent his popularity'?
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7.    Who did Reagan describe as 'the mad dog of the Middle East'?
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8.    Who was Pyrrhus talking about when he said, 'One more such victory and we're lost'?
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9.    Of whom did Albert Goldman comment: 'One of the greatest problems was trying to find something positive about this man'?
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10.    About whom was Yitzhak Rabin talking when he said 'Enough blood and tears'?
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11.    'Let them eat cake.' Let who eat cake?
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12.    With whom did Margaret Thatcher say 'we can do business'?
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13.    About whom did President Eisenhower say 'I just will not - I refuse - to get into the gutter with that guy'?
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14.    Whose 'normal career was one glorious defeat after another'?
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15.    Who did Woody Allen describe as 'the funniest woman on the planet'?    
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16.    Who, when told that Lord Astor denied knowing her, replied, 'He would, wouldn't he'?
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17.    Whom did Decca A & R Dick Rowe tell that guitars groups are 'on the way out'?
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18.    Which politician did Thatcher describe as 'not even able to leave his house'?
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19.    About whom did Hitler say, 'I'd rather have teeth pulled than meet him again'?
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20.    Who was Thatcher referring to when she said "There's no sympathy in politics"?
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About Whom - Answers
1.    Courtney Love
2.    W C Fields
3.    Fred Astaire
4.    Rudyard Kipling
5.    Humphrey Bogart
6.    Mikhail Gorbachev
7.    Colonel Gaddafi
8.    The Romans
9.    Elvis Presley
10.    The Palestinians
11.    The French
12.    Gorbachev
13.    Senator Joseph McCarthy
14.    Earl Mountbatten
15.    Diane Keaton
16.    Mandy Rice-Davies
17.    Brian Epstein
18.    Neil Kinnock
19.    General Franco
20.    Ted Heath

Quiztime Tiebreakers

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The Peoples Quiz

27 Sets Of Questions
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30 Mix

1 Canary Wharf is in which London development?
2 Who wrote twelve volumes on Casanova?
3 Which superstar was a former member of the group the King Bees?
4 Which Florida national park has a highway called Alligator Alley?
5 What do Australians mean when they talk about a billabong?
6 How old was Billy The Kid when he died?
7 What was the former name of Turkey?
8 Julia Smith became the wife of which famous sportsman?
9 What on a mountainside is scree?
10 Which city is James Callaghan the Baron of?
11 What killed Sir Francis Drake?
12 What type of hat took its name from a novel by George DuMaurier?
13 The Aegean Sea is linked to the Ionian Sea by which canal?
14 Florence Nightingale was given the Freedom of which city in 1908?
15 Who is the heroine in Jane Austen's Pride and Prejudice?
16 What game started the 1969 war between El Salvador and Honduras?
17 In the 80s two thousand people were killed by a gas leak in which Indian town?
18 Which Bay is the largest in the world?
19 What is the highest break in snooker with the advantage of a free black ball?
20 Which blind music star ran for Mayor of Detroit in 1989?
21 In which country was Ted Dexter born?
22 Who was responsible for setting up the Girl Guides movement?
23 In what year was Nelson Mandela released from prison?
24 Which charity was in business from 1984-89 and raised £90 million?
25 Rhodes is the largest of which group of islands?
26 What is a sumo wrestling ring made from?
27 The film Dick Tracy was promoted by which Madonna single?
28 The Battle of Britain is remembered on which date?
29 Which year did John Lennon perform his final live concert?
30 The 1959 Royal Variety Performance was cancelled for what reason?

Answers
1   Docklands.
2  Casanova.
3  David Bowie.
4  Everglades.
5  A waterhole.
6  21.
7  Asia Minor.
8  Will Carling.
9  Loose rocks.
10  Cardiff.
11   Dysentery.
12  Trilby.
13  Corinth Canal. 
14  London.
15  Elizabeth Bennet. 
16  Football match.
17  Bhopal.
18 Hudson Bay.
19  155.
20 Stevie Wonder.
21   Italy.
22  Agnes Baden-Powell.
23   1990.
24  Band Aid.
25  Dodecanese.
26  Clay.
27  Vogue.
28  September 15th.
29  1972.
30  The Queen was pregnant

30 Mix

1 In which decade did Lester Piggott first win the Derby?
2 Who had hits with My Perfect Cousin and Jimmy Jimmy?
3 Which folklore fantasy tale is subtitled There and Back Again?
4 Who was Nelson Eddy's singing partner in many musical films?
5 Which famous sword is sometimes called Caliburn?
6 Which famous film director has a son called Satchel?
7 Which is further north, Chelmsford or Colchester?
8 Children's broadcaster Derek McCulloch was known on the radio as whom?
9 What is your mode of transport if you go by Walker's Bus?
10 What is former MP Bernadette Devlin's married name?
11 Which Wizzard star formed ELO in 1971?
12 In which TV soap was Trevor Jordache buried under the patio?
13 Who played Old Mother Riley in films and on stage?
14 Which member of the Monty Python team was born on the same day as John Major?
15 What does the word piliferous mean?
16 Who won the Toyota world matchplay championship at his first attempt in 1994?
17 Which King George bought Buckingham Palace?
18 What kind of animal is a Schnauzer?
19 Which Oscar winning film gave Vangelis a No 12 hit in 1981?
20 In which famous Square is St Basil's cathedral?
21 In the series Dad's Army which soldier's daytime job was an undertaker?
22 Who had hits with All Stood Still and Visions in Blue?
23 Which animals are attacked by a disease called Scrapie?
24 Which childhood disease affects the parotid salivary gland?
25 Which female MP was one of the founder members of the SDP?
26 What can be fired by a crossbow?
27 In which city was Anne Frank when she wrote her diary?
28 Which actress played lead in the films Dimples and Curly Top?
29 Lard is mainly produced from which animal?
30 Which king was the last Emperor of India?

Answers
1  1950s.
2  The Undertones.
3  The Hobbit.
4 Jeanette MacDonald.
5  Excalibur.
6  Woody Alien.
7  Colchester.
8  Uncle Mac.
9 You walk.
10  McAliskey.
11   Roy Wood.
12  Brookside.
13  Arthur Lucan.
14  Eric Idle.
15  Hairy.
16   Ernie Els. 
17  George III. 
18  A dog. 
19  Chariots of Fire.
20  Red Square, Moscow.
21   Private Eraser.
22  Ultravox.
23  Sheep & goats.
24  Mumps.
25  Shirley Williams.
26  A bolt or quarrel.
27  Amsterdam.
28  Shirley Temple.
29  Pig.
30  George VI.

30 Mix

1 Which tennis player died on the same day as Donald Pleasence?
2 Whose hits include Ball Park Incident and Rock'n Roll Winter?
3 Who produced the Communist Manifesto with Friedrich Engels?
4 What is a firebrat?
5 Where are your fontanelles?
6 Which American protest singer is linked to the 'dustbowl ballads'?
7 Who wrote the stories subsequently televised as Poldark?
8 In which time device would you find an escapement?
9 The port of Archangel is in which country?
10 The Titanic was launched in which city?
11 Film star Lee Yuen Kam achieved fame as which kung fu expert?
12 Which famous woman who worked with African wildlife was murdered in 1985?
13 Which dirty insects are members of the Diptera family?
14 John Hancock was first to do what at the American Declaration of Independence?
15 In a calendar year what is the third quarter day in England?
16 What is a dirndl?
17 What, in 1902, destroyed the Martinique village of St Pierre?
18 Cork is produced mainly from which species of tree?
19 In which Bond film does the character 'Oddjob' appear?
20 What does the word 'Bedouin' mean?
21 Which family made typewriters and invented the breech-loading rifle?
22 Who was the first Roman Emperor?
23 Which word can be a unit of measure, a stick or a fishing implement?
24 Which actor played a black prostitute's minder in the film Mona Lisa?
25 What did Robert Burns call "great chieftain o' the puddin' race"?
26 Welcome To My World was the first Top Ten hit for whom?
27 Is St Gabriel the patron saint of messengers, millers or musicians?
28 Which actress played the daughter of Alf Garnett?
29 A love apple is an archaic term for what?
30 Whose hits include Manchild and Buffalo Stance?

Answers
1   Fred Perry.
2  Wizzard.
3  Karl Marx.
4 An insect.
5  Skull.
6  Woody Guthrie.
7 Winston Graham.
8 A clock.
9  Russia.
10 Belfast.
11   Bruce Lee.
12 Joy Adamson.
13  Flies.
14  First signatory.
15  Michaelmas Day.
16  A dress.
17  Volcanic eruption.
18  Oak.
19  Goldfinger.
20  Desert-dweller.
21   Remington.
22  Augustus.
23  Rod.
24  Bob Hoskins.
25  The haggis.
26 Jim Reeves.
27  Messengers.
28  Una Stubbs.
29  Tomato.
30  Neneh Cherry

30 Mix

1 In which TV series did Scott Bakula leap in time?
2 Which Kenny Rogers' hit starts, "On a bar in Toledo..."
3 In which sport is there a piste other than skiing?
4 Who wrote The French Lieutenant's Woman?
5 Which Chancellor of the Exchequer introduced TESSA?
6 Which character was played by Dooley Wilson in Casablanca?
7 Who wrote the play Private Lives?
8 Which politician once played in a band called Ugly Rumours?
9 Whose hits include Waterfront and Alive and Kicking?
10 Voords, Krotons and Autons have all appeared on which TV series?
11 Which children's writer's real name was Mrs Heelis?
12 How many seconds are there in three hours?
13 What was the dog called in the Famous Five books?
14 If you were using Dutch or Diaper Bonds what would you be doing?
15 What was Herman's Hermits only No 1 UK hit?
16 In which country was Salman Rushdie born?
17 What are you doing if you are mendicanting?
18 Who wrote the novel Murder in Mesopotamia in 1936?
19 Which team from outside Glasgow won the Scottish FA Cup three times from 1982-84?
20 In Monopoly, what is the next property after the Old Kent Road?
21 Whose mountain retreat was at Berchtesgaden?
22 Dorothea Brooke is the central character in which novel?
23 Which was the first British National Park?
24 Fred Perry was World Champion in 1929 in which sport?
25 Which licence was abolished in 1988 after 192 years?
26 The condor belongs to which family of birds?
27 In which country is Arnhem Land?
28 Whose hits include Promise Me and Woman to Woman?
29 Which actor was Gapdhi in the 1982 film?
30 Who was first to win four World Snooker Championships in a row?

Answers
1   Quantum Leap.
2  Lucille.
3  Fencing.
4  John Fowles.
5  John Major.
6  Sam the piano player.
7  Noel Coward.
8  Tony Blair.
9  Simple Minds.
10  Dr Who.
11   Beatrix Potter.
12   10,800.
13  Timmy.  
14  Bricklaying.
15  I'm Into Something Good.
16  India.
17  Begging.
18  Agatha Christie.
19  Aberdeen.
20  Whitechapel.
21   Hitler.
22  Middlemarch.
23  Peak District.
24  Table Tennis.
25  Dog licence.
26  Vulture.
27  Australia.
28  Beverley Craven.
29  Ben Kingsley.
30  Ray Reardon

30 Mix

1 What is a pickled gherkin made from?
2 Which cricketer is a team captain on TV's They Think It's All Over?
3 Who had hits with Ben and Take That Look Off Your Face?
4 Pooh Bah appears in which Gilbert and Sullivan operetta?
5 Which Classic race is run over the longest distance?
6 Who was the brother of Flopsy, Mopsy and Cottontail?
7 What form did the head of the Sphinx take?
8 Which voice in singing is pitched between a tenor and a soprano?
9 Which birds collect in a covey?
10 Who wrote The Phoenix and the Carpet?
11 Titian is what colour?
12 What part did Madonna play in the film Shanghai Surprise?
13 Which former England manager was born on the same day as Yoko Ono?
14 Which almost eradicated disease was called Phthisis?
15 The Moonstone by Wilkie Collins is about a jewel from which country?
16 In which country is Lake Bala the largest natural lake?
17 In which town were the Marsh Farm riots in July 1995?
18 The US state of Maryland was named after the wife of which King?
19 Who had hits with Be Bop A Lula and Pistol Packin' Mama?
20 Which tennis star was sued by Judy Nelson for palimony?
21 Who played Mark Antony opposite Liz Taylor in the film Cleopatra?
22 Who was Gloria Hunniford named after?
23 Which football manager once played in a band called Revelation Time?
24 What is the first name of P.O. James' detective Dalgleish?
25 Which part did Dustin Hoffman play in the film Hook?
26 What was the title of the 1994 East 17 Christmas No 1 UK hit?
27 Who was British PM directly before Edward Heath?
28 Which Open win was Nick Faldo's first?
29 What can be solo boxing, a lush mineral or a round timber?
30 Which part did Gene Hackman play in the Superman films?

Answers  
1   A cucumber.
2  David Gower.
3  Marti Webb.
4  The Mikado.
5  St Leger.
6  Peter (Rabbit).
7  A Human.
8  An Alto.
9  Partridges.
10 E. Nesbit.
11   Red.
12 A missionary.
13  Bobby Robson.
14 Tuberculosis.
15  India.
16 Wales.
17 Luton.
18  Charles I.
19  Gene Vincent.
20  Martina Navratilova.
21   Richard Burton.
22  Gloria Swanson.
23  Ruud Gullit.
24  Adam.
25  Captain Hook.
26  Stay Another Day.
27  Harold Wilson.
28  British.
29  Spar.
30  Lex Luthor.

30 Mix

1     Which Diane has been Sean Connery's wife?

2     The city of Philadelphia was founded by which religious group?

3     Where would you normally play shovel-board?

4     Which is further north Blackburn or Blackpool?

5     Whose hits include Gangsters and Too Much Too Young?

6     Which motor racing team is named after the sacred flower in India?

7     Donald McGill was particularly associated with what seaside art form?

8     Who wrote Willie Wonka and the Chocolate Factory?

9     Who narrates Treasure Island other than Jim Hawkins?

10   What is the New Zealand National Day called?

11   Paul Merson made his league debut with which club?

12   Which ship sent the first S.O.S?

13   What did the craft in the film Fantastic Voyage enter into?

14   In the Bond movie Goldeneye which Dame played M?

15   Which flower is on the badge of the Boy Scouts?

10   Which former Lebanese hostage wrote a book with Jill Morrell?

17   Maddy Magellan is the partner of which fictional detective?

18   Which Marion Brando film is based on Conrad's Heart of Darkness?

19   In which group of islands is Panay?

20   HMS Ark Royal featured in which TV series?

21   The Sierra Nevada mountains are in which American state?

22   Who played Edward in TV's Edward and Mrs Simpson?

23       STASHING is an anagram of which famous battle?

24   Which pop star Linda took the lead in the film of Pirates of Penzance?

25   Whose hits include Kayleigh and Lavender?

26   Was the Sopwith Camel designed by Sopwith or Camel?

27   Which county did Godfrey Evans play cricket for?

28   Who wrote The Singing Detective?

29   Which word links a pastime, a small horse and a small falcon?

30   Which daily food includes the protein casein?

Answers
1   Cilento.
2  The Quakers.
3  On a ship's deck.
4  Blackpool.
5  The Specials.
6  Lotus.
7  Postcards.
8  Roald Dahl.
9  Dr Livesey.
10 Waitangi Day.
11   Arsenal.
12  Titanic.
13  A Man's body.
14 Judi Dench.
15  Fleur de Lis.
16 John McCarthy.
17  Jonathan Creek.
18  Apocalypse Now.
19  Philippines.
20  Sailing.
21   California.
22  Edward Fox.
23  Hastings.
24  Ronstadt.
25  Marillion.
26  Sopwith.
27  Kent.
28  Dennis Potter.
29  A hobby.
30  Milk

List Of Sayings

Reference Material

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