Quiz 11 - freequiz4000

1 LET CHEAT FIX is an anagram of which cartoon character - Felix the Cat
2 What is the name given to a twelve sided polygon - Dodecagon
3 You and I are such similar creatures, Vivian. We both screw people for money, is a quote from which 1990 film - Pretty Woman
4 What was Johnny Cash's home state - Arkansas
5 How many holes of golf are played in the US Open - Seventy two
6 What is the capital of Finland - Helsinki
7 An isohel on a map joins place of equal what - Sunshine
8 What is the Spanish equivalent of the name James - Diego
9 In place names such as Motherwell what does well mean - Pool
10 What was the name of the pirate captain in Peter Pan - Captain Hook
11 In which radio show did you hear the phrase "Are you sitting comfortably" - Listen with Mother
12 What is the main food of glow worms - Snails
13 Who wrote the opera Boris Godunov - Modest Mussgorsky
14 What is the cut of beef called tournedos also known as - Filet mignon
15 Elizabeth Island is in which of the Great Lakes - Superior
16 Whose official residence is 11 Downing Street - Chancellor of the Exchequer
17 How many time zones are there in China - One
18 How many attempts at each height is allowed in the high jump - Three
19 Who wrote the novels on which the TV series Rizzoli and Isles is based - Tess Gerritsen
20 What is an ailuromaniac obsessed by - Cats
21 Which group had a top ten hit in December 1980 with Antmusic - Adam and the Ants
22 What is the collective noun for Barracudas - Battery
23 What sport was former racing driver Stirling Moss's sister involved in - Show jumping
24 Which country's flag comprises a round blue starry sky in a yellow rhombus, on a green background - Brazil
25 What is the motto of the Boy Scouts - Be Prepared
26 What word links these: inclusive, know, rounder - All
27 What does an Australian mean by swag - Canvas bag or cover to keep all your belongings in
28 What is actor Robson Green's unusual middle name - Golightly
29 For which newspaper does Spiderman's alter ego Peter Parker work - The Daily Bugle
30 To which musical family does the cornet belong - Brass
31 Luce is another name for which river fish - Pike
32 Which British motor cycle manufacturer made the Falcon - Francis Barnett
33 What is the state capital of Utah - Salt Lake City
34 What is the name of the upright member fitted into the back of a chair - Splat
35 What job would have been done by a specktioneer on board ship - Harpoonist
36 Which English king was responsible for the institution of the George Cross and George Medal - George V1
37 What was the first top ten entry of British origin to contain the words rock and roll in the title - Bloodnok's Rock and Roll Call by The Goons
38 In which country was Kenneth Branagh born - Northern Ireland (Belfast)
39 What is bryology the study of - Mosses
40 What famous year is MLXVI in Roman numerals - Ten sixty six
41 What did Mao Tse-Tung refer to as a paper tiger - Atomic bomb
42 Which awards are created in the form of a statue of a winged woman holding an atom - Emmy Awards
43 What is the fruit of the bramble called - Blackberry
44 What is a male elk called - Bull
45 What is the main field of riders in a cycle race called - Peloton
46 How were trolley buses powered - Overhead electric cables
47 Which motel/hotel chain was founded by American Kimmons Wilson in 1952 (have a guess) - Holiday Inn
48 Which one hit wonder took O Superman to number two in 1981 - Laurie Anderson
49 After Harvard, which is the USA's next oldest university - College Of William And Mary (In Virginia)
50 What is measured in coombs - Corn
51 What type of clouds produce rain or snow - Nimbus
52 How many Oscars did the film The King's Speech win - Seven
53 What shape is trochal - Wheel shaped
54 What are the first names of the cookery gurus the Roux Brothers - Albert and Michael
55 Which former US presidential First Lady founded a famous drug rehabilitation clinic - Betty Ford
56 How long have flamingos been known to live - Eighty years
57 How many points is the gold or bulls-eye worth in outdoor archery - Ten
58 In which African country could you spend a Kwanza - Angola
59 What were the surnames of the criminals Bonnie and Clyde - Parker and Barrow
60 What is the violent cold north easterly wind that blows over the Adriatic called - The Bora
61 Where do kiwis make their homes - In burrows
62 In The Simpsons. who is the brainy kid in Bart's class - Martin
63 What did Geri Halliwell name her daughter - Bluebell Madonna
64 Who is second in command of a merchant ship - First Mate
65 The Crab and Lobster Pot Pub features in which T.V. comedy drama - Doc Martin
66 What is an eleventh wedding anniversary known as - Steel
67 Which sign of the Zodiac is between Taurus and Pisces - Aries
68 Eating which herb is said to improve memory - Sage
69 What is the technical term for the mass of earth thrown out by an earthworm - Cast
70 Which F1 racing team was expelled from the 2007 Constructors Championship for spying on a competitor - McLaren
71 What was a train drawn by two locomotives called - Double header
72 Who is on the American five cent coin - Thomas Jefferson
73 Jutland is part of which European country - Denmark
74 Sir Giles Gilbert Scott was an architect but for what once an everyday feature has he achieved long lasting fame - Red telephone box
75 In a theatre what is the job of a visagiste - Make-up artist
76 Which Scandinavian group had a number one album in 1993 with Happy Nation - Ace of Base
77 In American football what is their equivalent of a full back called - Safety
78 What was the first British five speed five door hatchback - Austin Maxi
79 In which city was Mother Theresa best known for her charity work and was buried there - Calcutta
80 The name of what able-bodied ethnic group from the mountain regions of Nepal means 'people of the east' in Tibetan - Sherpa
81 How old was Tutankhamun when he died - Eighteen
82 In which country was Pamela Stephenson born - New Zealand
83 The pub sign the Bear and Ragged Staff is based on the badge of which English nobleman - Earl of Warwick
84 Donovan released the 1965 single Universal Soldier. Who wrote the song - Buffy Sainte-Marie
85 What is a young elephant seal called - Weaner
86 What is the nickname of Bolton Wanderers - The Trotters
87 Which science fiction film was based on an Arthur C Clarke short story called The Sentinel - 2001 A Space Odyssey
88 How many cars appear on a no overtaking sign on British roads - Two
89 Which American state is nicknamed the Beehive State - Utah
90 By what name is German South West Africa now known - Namibia
91 If you were an Old Carthusian which public school would you have attended - Charterhouse
92 In the Harry Potter films who played Hermione Granger - Emma Watson
93 How many crooked things are mentioned in the poem about a crooked man - Seven, man mile; sixpence; stile; house; mouse and cat
94 What was a Sinclair Executive - Calculator
95 Who wrote the novel Dracula - Bram Stoker
96 What is the captain of a curling team known as - Skip
97 In the theatre how many people are needed to deliver a soliloquy - One
98 The Scottish dish kilted sausages is sausages wrapped in what - Bacon
99 What colour are all the public gondolas in Venice - Black
100 What is the Rock of Gibraltar made from - Jurassic limestone