Database - C

What is the largest bulletin board system (BBS) in the world?    CompuServe
What are pieces by Iannis Xenakis written with the aid of?    Computer
Pascal, Cobol and Basic are all types of what?    Computer languages
Which Miss Martinez beat Martina in a Wimbledon final?    Conchita
Which Anglo-French supersonic aircraft made its first flight in 1969?    Concorde
Which bird is sacred in Peru?    Condor
In geography, which term means the joining of two rivers?    Confluence
What was the title of Cliff Richard's 1968 Eurovision song?    Congratulations
Which two songs has Cliff Richard sung in Eurovision?    Congratulations, Power to All Our Friends
What does the 'C' in TUC stand for?    Congress
Which US state is called the Nutmeg state?    Connecticut
Which Scottish actor Sean has an actor son Jason?    Connery
How is Concetta Franconeri better known?     Connie Francis
In 1995 which political party leadership was contested by two Johns?    Conservative
Which party won a fourth consecutive term of office in the UK in 1992?    Conservatives
Which British political party is included in the European People's Party group in the European Parliament?    Conservatives
Which John painted 'The Haywain'?    Constable
Who was involved with John Daley in the 1995 British Open play-off?    Constantino Rocca
'Mastermind' participants are never known as contestants. What are they known as?    Contenders
On a map, what are lines called that join places of equal height above sea level?    Contour lines
Which group of ships was known as the 'The First Fleet'?    Convict ships
What was the profession of the Duchess of Duke Street?    Cook
Which Jilly wrote about Polo and Riders?    Cooper
Which Henry was British heavyweight champion in 1963?    Cooper
Where are the Tivoli Gardens?    Copenhagen
What is the capital of Denmark?    Copenhagen
Which 16th-century scientist proposed that the Earth orbited the Sun?    Copernicus
What metallic element is mixed with tin to form the alloy bronze?    Copper
Cu is the symbol of which chemical element?    Copper
Bell metal is an alloy of which two metals?    Copper and tin
Which beech tree has purplish leaves?    Copper beech
What are the majority of the islands of Micronesia composed of?    Coral
Who was elected president of the Philippines in 1986?    Corazon Aquino
Who ousted Ferdinand Marcos as president of the Philippines?    Corazon Aquino
Which Grand National winner of the 80s was named after a lighthouse?    Corbiere
What is the Queen's favourite breed of dog?    Corgi
Who or what were Susan, Sugar, Honey, Whisky and Sherry?    Corgis
What name is given to the bending of the winds caused by the Earth spinning on its axis?    Coriolis effect
Which county's Irish name is Corcaigh?    Cork
Which Irish town sounds like something in a wine bottle neck?    Cork
Which bowler Dominic took a Test hat-trick in 1995?    Cork
Which tree is cork obtained from?    Cork oak
Who was always trying to borrow food in 'Sykes'?    Corky
Which birds are traditionally used by Japanese fishermen to help them catch fish?    Cormorants
Who built the first submarine which was tested in the River Thames?    Cornelius Drebbel
Which brass musical instrument shares its name with an ice-cream?    Cornet
Which breakfast food was developed by Will Keith Kellogg in 1898?    Cornflakes
Which wild flower is also known as the knapweed?    Cornflower
Which English county has the longest coastline?    Cornwall
In which county is Penzance?    Cornwall
In which county is Land's End?    Cornwall
Which English county has the longest coastline?    Cornwall
Prince Charles is Duke of which county of Southwest England?    Cornwall
In which part of the country was the Poldark series set?    Cornwall
Which soap's first death was May Hardman on December 31st, 1960?    Coronation Street
Which soap, which started in 1960, tells of life in Weatherfield?    Coronation Street
Which 'Dad's Army' character had a No 1 hit?    Corporal Jones
What did the European Court outlaw in February 1982?    Corporal punishment of children
What is the name given to the study of the origins of the cosmos?    Cosmogony
According to the  World War II poster what did 'Careless Talk' do?    Costs Lives
Which Henry won his first British Open in 1934?    Cotton
What must Every Second do in the show with Paul Daniels?    Count
Who was the leader of the first black band to play at Carnegie Hall?    Count Basie
Beverley Isherwood and Kathy Hynter were both on which programme?    Countdown
Which word and numbers game show was the first programme on Channel 4?    Countdown
What is the wife of an Earl called?    Countess
Who was the first woman elected to the British Parliament?    Countess Markievicz
What does the first C stand for in TCCB?    County
Which type of bond is most common in organic molecules?    Covalent
Where in London is the  Royal Opera House?    Covent Garden
Which cathedral, opened in 1962, contains the ruins of the old cathedral?    Coventry
Bobby Gould and Phil Neal have both managed which club?    Coventry
Which Noel said, 'Television is something you appear on: you don't watch it'?    Coward
In South America, what is a gaucho?    Cowboy
Which Scottish side's nickname is 'The Blue Brazil'?    Cowdenbeath
Which part of Oxford is famous for motor car manufacture?    Cowley
What is the chief member of a lifeboat crew called?    Coxswain
What is another name for the prairie wolf?    Coyote
Which largest rodent became a serious pest in East Anglia?    Coypu
What was Slade's first No 1 single?    Coz I Luv You
Edible, blue and hermit are all types of which creature?    Crab
Which series starred Robbie Coltrane as a police psychologist?    Cracker
On children's TV, if it's Friday and it's five o'clock what show was on ?    Crackerjack
In which show was there a feature called 'Double or Drop'?    Crackerjack
Which Wendy starred in 'Butterflies'?    Craig
Which fruit appears on the cover of Delia Smith's 'Winter Collection'?    Cranberries
Which name is shared by model Cindy and actor/singer Michael?    Crawford
Who along with Sitting Bull led the Native Americans at the Battle of Little Big Horn?    Crazy Horse
Which group were formed by Bruce, Baker and Clapton?    Cream
What type of soup is Dubarry?    Cream of cauliflower
In which Italian city did Antonio Stradivari and Niccoli Amati make their violins?    Cremona
What word means to gradually get louder and louder?    Crescendo
Which is the largest Greek island?    Crete
Which soccer side has Alexandra in its name?    Crewe
In what game do you peg, and score for pairs and fifteens?    Cribbage
In which card game do you 'peg out'?    Cribbage
What sport did Kerry Packer try to take over with his cash offers?    Cricket
Dexter and May have captained England in which sport?    Cricket
Which sport has its headquarters in St John's Wood, London?    Cricket
In which sport was Sir Donald Bradman famous?    Cricket
In which sport might you see a Chinaman and a Maiden?    Cricket
For which sport is Graham Marsh's brother famous?    Cricket
In which sport was Len Hutton the first professional to captain an England team?    Cricket
In which sport was Mike Brearley an England captain?    Cricket
Which sport is the sitcom 'Outside Edge' centred on?    Cricket
In which village was Penelope Keith 'To the Manor Born'?    Cricket St Thomas
In which war was the Victoria Cross first awarded?    Crimean
In which war was 'War and Peace' author Tolstoy on active service?    Crimean War
Which 'ology' is concerned with the study and treatment of crime?    Criminology
What is the colour of the ribbon of the Victoria Cross?    Crimson
Which village is the setting for 'Noel's House Party'?    Crinkley Bottom
Which country has the last capital alphabetically?    Croatia
What is Australian adventurer Mick Dundee's nickname?    Crocodile
The tears of which creatures are said to be a sign of insincere grief?    Crocodile
Which creature links Jimmy Nail's Shoes and Elton John's Rock?    Crocodile
What is the biathlon a combination of?    Cross-country skiing, shooting
About which soap did Jasper Carrott say that when the cast went on  strike they were threatened with rehearsal?    Crossroads
Which British soap was set in a motel?    Crossroads
What was based on the Victorian game called Magic Square?    Crossword puzzles
The jay is a member of which family?    Crow
What can be a bird or a North American Indian tribe?    Crow
Which Belfast pub in Great Victoria Street is owned by the National Trust?    Crown Liquor Saloon
What two types of bowling green are there?    Crown, level
Which Leslie introduced 'The Price Is Right' on UK TV?    Crowther
What is the word for a condiment container?    Cruet
Which dog show was first held in Islington in 1891?    Crufts
Which Robinson was shipwrecked on a desert island?    Crusoe
If someone is lachrymose, what do they do a lot?    Cry
What name is given to the technology of creating and reading codes?    Cryptography
Which type of glass is Waterford famous for?    Crystal
What type of Maze was presented by Richard O'Brien?    Crystal
Under what name did Brenda Gail Webb become famous?    Crystal Gayle
What was built in Hyde Park for the Great Exhibition of 1851?    Crystal Palace
Who played in the first FA Cup Final ever to end 3-3?    Crystal Palace v Man Utd
What is a young fox called?    Cub
What is a young badger called?    Cub
What is the setting for Hemingway's 'The Old Man and the Sea'?    Cuba
In which country is Havana?    Cuba
Where is the original home of bacardi?    Cuba
What is the earliest known unit of length?    Cubit
Which bird lays its eggs in the nests of others?    Cuckoo
Which bird's Nest did One fly over in 1975?    Cuckoo's
Which Macaulay became one of the highest-paid child stars ever?    Culkin
Leanach farmhouse can be seen on which moorland field of battle?    Culloden
What is generally regarded as the last major battle on British soil?    Culloden
Which group had seven consecutive top four hits until the release of 'The Medal Song'?    Culture Club
In which county are all ten of England's highest peaks?    Cumbria
In which county is Lake Windermere?    Cumbria
Which county is England's wettest?    Cumbria
In proverb, there is 'many a slip 'twixt' what and what?    Cup and lip
Which Pierre and Marie discovered radium?    Curie
In which sport are stones and a broom used?    Curling
The Air Canada Silver Broom is won in which sport?    Curling
What is Norman Watts' nickname in 'Coronation Street' ?    Curly
Whom did Raquel marry in secret in December 1995?    Curly Watts
Which pseudonyms did the Bronte sisters use when they published a collection of poems in 1846?    Currer, Ellis and Acton Bell
What is South Africa's inter-provincial tournament called?    Currie Cup
What is the women's equivalent of the Ryder Cup?    Curtis Cup
Which trophy is played for by women golfers from the United States in competition with Britain and Ireland?    Curtis Cup
What was the 'Gluckauf' the first of its kind?    Custom-built oil tanker
Which operation did James Peterson carry out on Presley in March 1958?    Cut his hair for the army
What is the study of automated communication and control mechanisms in machines and humans called?    Cybernetics
In which sport are there madisons and pursuits?    Cycling
Which sport is Chris Boardman famous for?    Cycling
What sport takes place in a velodrome?    Cycling
What is a baby swan called?    Cygnet
What is a young swan called?    Cygnet
What is the Welsh name for Wales?    Cymru
Who recorded the album '12 Deadly Cyns ... And Then Some'?    Cyndi Lauper
Which island lies at the eastern end of the Mediterranean?    Cyprus
Of which country was Archbishop Makarios prime minister?    Cyprus
Where did Greeks and Turks clash in major unrest in 1964?    Cyprus
Which veteran entertainer brought his 'odd odes' to TV?    Cyril Fletcher
Franz Kafka wrote in German but what nationality was he?    Czech
What nationality was the first non-US, non-Soviet spaceman?    Czech
What was the nationality of athlete Emil Zatopek?    Czech
Which states are referred to as the Visegrad Group or CEFTA states?    Czech Republic, Hungary, Poland, Slovakia
Soviet tanks moved to crush the Dubcek reforms in which country?    Czechoslovakia
In which country was the playwright Tom Stoppard born?    Czechoslovakia
Which was the first country to make seat belts compulsory?    Czechoslovakia
Which country does Ivan Lendl originate from?    Czechoslovakia