Database - O

In Morse Code what letter is represented by three dashes?    O
Which tree's leaves are the symbol of The National Trust?    Oak
Which of two kinds of wood can a shillelagh be made from?    Oak or blackthorn
What was the county town of Rutland?    Oakham
What trees belong to the genus Quercus?    Oaks
Which 90s band sounds like a fertile spot in the desert?    Oasis
Who recorded the album 'Definitely, Maybe'?    Oasis
What do you add to milk to make porridge?    Oats
Where is a passion play staged every ten years?    Oberammergau
What is the opposite of oriental?    Occidental
What is the name of a front where a cold front has overtaken a warm front?    Occluded front
Which Des presented the revamped 'Take Your Pick'?    O'Connor
In which month of the year would you go to Munich for the beer festival?    October
In which month is Halloween?     October
What was the eighth month of the Roman calendar?    October
What is the date of Margaret Thatcher's birthday?    October 13th
Who was Thor's father?    Odin
In Greek tragedy, which king married his own mother?    Oedipus
Which Darling Buds starred David Jason and Pam Ferris?    Of May
What were Franklin D. Roosevelt's four freedoms of democracy?    Of speech, of worship, from want, from fear
Who composed the opera 'The Tales of Hoffman'?    Offenbach
What is the OFT?    Office of Fair Trading
If you were awarded an OBE what would you be?    Officer of the Order of the British Empire
Which song was a hit for both Buddy Holly and Mud?    Oh Boy
Which  musical satire on war was directed by Richard Attenborough?    Oh! What A Lovely War
In which Will Hay movie does he play a haunted stationmaster?    Oh, Mr Porter!
The name of which state has four letters, the first and last the same?    Ohio
Which US state capital is the name of the man credited with 'discovering' America?    Ohio
What did the Amoco Cadiz spill off the Brittany coastline?    Oil
Which fuel did the Getty family make their fortune from?    Oil
What is 'black gold'?    Oil
What was Piper Alpha, scene of a deadly fire?    Oil rig
Which American football star was acquitted of his wife's murder?    OJ Simpson
Which US state is the title of a musical by Rodgers and Hammerstein?    Oklahoma
Which musical is the name of a US state?    Oklahoma
What is another name for Lady's Fingers?    Okra
Which album did he release three years after announcing his retirement?    Ol' Blue Eyes is Back
Which social security benefit was introduced in 1909?    Old age pension
Where in London is the Central Criminal Court?    Old Bailey
Which song did he sing to win a talent contest at the age of ten?    Old Shep
Which East Midlands pub served soldiers prior to going to fight the Crusades?    Olde Trip to Jerusalem
Which mill town produced, at one time, 99% of the world's cotton?    Oldham
In which town was the first test tube baby born in 1978?    Oldham, Lancs
Whom did Chris Evert beat to win her first Wimbledon Singles title?    Olga Morozova
Which musical was 'the most non-U subject ever to be given a U certificate'?    Oliver
In which musical does Fagin appear?    Oliver
Huntingdon is the birthplace of which ruler of England?    Oliver Cromwell
Who did Frank Bruno beat to become WBC heavyweight champion in 1995?    Oliver McCall
Who directed 'Born on the Fourth of July'?    Oliver Stone
Which musical by Lionel Bart was based on a Dickens novel?    Oliver!
When Abba won Eurovision with 'Waterloo' who represented Britain?    Olivia Newton-John
Which mountain was said to be home of the Greek gods?    Olympus
Which Iranian poet's most famous translator was Edward Fitzgerald?    Omar Khayyam
What is fear of rain called?    Ombrophobia
Where would you find treads and risers close together?    On a staircase
Where would you find the vox humana and vox angelica together?    On an organ
If a cocktail is served 'in a mist', how is it served?    On crushed ice
Which was George Lazenby's only Bond film?    On Her Majesty's Secret Service
Where is a fish's dorsal fin?    On its back
Whereabouts on a whale are its flukes?    On its tail
Carol Hersey was once the most seen person on British TV. Where did she appear?    On the BBC colour test card
Is Torremolinos on the coast or inland?    On the coast
Where in the House of Lords do peers with no party loyalties sit?    On the cross benches
Where on the human body is the skin the thinnest?    On the eye
Where is the Sea of Showers?    On the moon
When will it be Alright in the Denis Norden series begun in 1977?    On the Night
Where is the Fiddler in the musical which starred Topol?    On the Roof
In which musical did he co-star with Gene Kelly?    On the Town
Where was it 'All Quiet' in the classic film made in 1930?    On the Western Front
Monroe said 'I have been on a calendar but never ...' what?    On time
According to Connie Francis where did she find lipstick?    On Your Collar
How many vowels are there in Kyrgyzstan?    One
How many square miles is the City of London?    One
How many of duo Miki and Griff were female?    One
How many girls in the duo Everything But the Girl?    One
How many atoms of oxygen are there in one molecule of water?    One
In chess, how many squares can the king move at a time?    One
How many lungs do snakes have?    One
What number is traditionally worn on the goalie's shirt?    One
How many Grand Nationals did Desert Orchid win?    One
How many daughters does Queen Elizabeth II have?     One
How many people died in the Crossroads motel fire?    One
Which film gave Jack Nicholson his first Oscar?    One Flew over the Cuckoo's Nest
In which sitcom does grumpy Victor Melldrew appear?    One Foot in the Grave
What is 1 Cheval-Vapeur equivalent to?    One horse power
What number does the Roman numeral C stand for?    One Hundred
Which series about sheep dog trials began in the 1970s?    One Man and His Dog
How long is there between rounds in boxing?    One minute
What number does the Roman numeral M stand for?    One thousand
How many kilograms make one metric ton?    One thousand
What does an Arab horse have less of than any other?    One vertebra less
Which shipping line did the 'Charlotte Rhodes' belong to?    Onedin Line
Which Liverpool shipping Line was an extremely popular long-running series?    Onedin Line
To which family does the chive belong?    Onion
What is the study of birds' eggs called?    Oology
What was his last wife called?    Oona
Which 1960s art vogue was based on optical illusion?    Op Art
In ads, which sweets are 'made to make your mouth water'?    Opal Fruits
What is agoraphobia a fear of?    Open spaces
Which university is based at Milton Keynes?    Open University
In education, what does OU stand for?    Open University
What word can go after soap and before house?    Opera
Which TV show gave Peters and Lee their first break?    Opportunity Knocks
Which much-knocked talent show began its 20-year run in 1956?    Opportunity Knocks
What name is given to a person who makes and sells spectacles?    Optician
What colour do you get if you mix red and yellow paint?    Orange
Which fruit was Clockwork in the Stanley Kubrick film?    Orange
The Dutch royal family acquired its name from which French town?    Orange
What is the flavour of Grand Marnier?    Orange
What colour do you get if you mix red and yellow?    Orange
What flavour does the liqueur curacao have?    Orange
What makes a whisky a whisky sour?    Orange and lemon
What type of work is Elgar's 'Dream of Gerontius'?    Oratorio
What is the religious equivalent of opera without costumes and scenery?    Oratorio
What musical word is an anagram of cart-horse?    Orchestra
Which type of flower has pods which are a source of vanilla?    Orchid
For what are the letters OM an abbreviation?    Order of Merit
What is the earliest US military award for service beyond the call of duty?    Order of the Purple Heart
What is the modern equivalent for the word behest?    Order or command
Which instrument did Albert Schweitzer play?    Organ
What do the initials OAU stand for?    Organization of African Unity
What is OPEC an acronym of?    Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries
Which sport is a mixture of map reading and cross country running?    Orienteering
What word relates to Enya, The Wombles and Venezuela?    Orinoco
In which constellation are the stars Bellatrix and Betelgeuse?    Orion
Which planet did Mork come from?    Ork
What is the name of the marmalade cat created by Kathleen Hale?    Orlando
Which George wrote 'Animal Farm'?    Orwell
Who said, 'Am I dying beyond my means?'?    Oscar Wilde
Who said, 'Philosophy teaches us to bear with equanimity the misfortunes of others'?    Oscar Wilde
Who was the Egyptian god of the underworld?    Osiris
Which capital's former name was Christiania?    Oslo
Which Scandinavian capital begins and ends with the same letter?    Oslo
What is the capital of Norway?    Oslo
What is the heaviest element in the world?    Osmium
What is the largest bird in the world?    Ostrich
Which bird lays the largest egg?    Ostrich
In a Shakespeare play who kills Desdemona?    Othello
Who was sitting on the dock of the bay?    Otis Redding
What kind of animal features in the book 'Watership Down'?    Otter
Who or what live in a holt?    Otters
Which TV series starred Leslie Phillips and Donald Sinden as vicars?    Our Man at St Mark's
Where would you eat if you were eating al fresco?    Outside
Would a Scotsman wear a sporran under or outside the kilt?    Outside
Where do the Graafian follicles develop?    Ovaries
In the 1957 film about Japanese prisoners of war, where was the Bridge?    Over the River Kwai
Which Steve was Sebastian Coe's great rival in mid-distance races?    Ovett
Which two Davids headed the Alliance party in 1983?    Owen and Steel
Which birds can be barn, tawny or snowy?    Owls
Bovine relates to which kind of animals?    Oxen
'The City of Dreaming Spires' is which English city?    Oxford
In which city did the charity Oxfam originate?    Oxford
In which university city was Inspector Morse based?    Oxford
Which annual race was first held in 1829?    Oxford and Cambridge boat race
What name was OXFAM originally registered as?    Oxford Committee for Famine Relief
Which two cities are the home of England's two oldest universities?    Oxford.  Cambridge
Which county is abbreviated to Oxon?    Oxfordshire
In the ads, what does Lynda Bellingham use to make gravy?    Oxo
What is the commonest element in the Earth's crust?    Oxygen
What does hydrogen combine with to form water?    Oxygen
What are the two main ingredients of angels on horseback?    Oysters and bacon
Who recorded 'Bark at the Moon'?    Ozzy Ozbourne