Quiz 18 - freequiz4000

1 HEAVIEST BIRD DESIRED (anagram of a TV series) - Brideshead Revisited
2 What sport is played by the Western Warriors - Cricket
3 What type of creature is a Bollworm - Moth
4 In which American city is the comedy series Seinfeld set - New York
5 How many strings has a banduria - Ten in five pairs of two
6 Where is the World's Gurning championship held - Egremont Crab Fair in Cumbria
7 The execution of which man is the only time that Israel has enacted the death sentence - Adolf Eichmann
8 Which large automotive and musical corporation has a logo comprising three crossed tuning forks - Yamaha
9 How many Oscars did the Deer Hunter win - Three
10 In a game of chess, which piece is called Springer in Germany - Knight
11 How old was Frank Sinatra when he died in 1998 - Eighty two
12 The name of which herb is used as a magic word in a Christmas pantomime - Sesame
13 Who had a top ten hit in September 1990 with Space Jungle - Adamski
14 On which Scottish island is the world's biggest gannetry - Saint Kilda
15 What are a set of hooks used for impaling fish called - Gigs
16 In what sport is the Lancome Trophy awarded - Golf
17 In motoring what was the Procon Ten - Collapsible steering wheel
18 What job was held by Charles Henri Sanson during the French Revolution - Guillotinist
19 Who wrote the Katy books, e.g. What Katy did etc - Susan Coolidge
20 In which county is Britain's first lifeguard training centre - Cornwall
21 How many players are there in a stoolball team - Eleven
22 What is a female wallaby called - Jill
23 What capital city was called Lutetia by the Romans - Paris
24 How many times did Will Carling captain England's rugby union team to the Five Nations Championship - Four
25 What is the largest planet in the Solar System - Jupiter
26 Which American Blues-Rock band of the 1960's took their name from a 1954 novel by Aldous Huxley The Doors - from "The Doors of Perception"
27 In the radio programme Have a Go, what was the name of Wilfred Pickles wife to whom he always said "what's on table ..." - Mabel
28 Stretching your frenum causes which part of your body to stick out - Tongue
29 What did drinking from the Holy Grail grant - Immortality
30 Which British band had a number one in 2005 with I Bet You Look Good On The Dance Floor - Arctic Monkeys
31 What is the collective noun for Guillemots - Bazaar
32 Who wrote the stage musical Cabaret - Bob Fosse
33 Which rock guitarist's body was found by Mouka Danneman in 1970 - Jimi Hendrix
34 Who was the first black boxer to win a British title - Dick Turpin
35 What was the main purpose of the first Michelin Guide printed in 1900 - Contained a list of petrol stations in France
36 What name was given to the hundreds of thousands of people who helped clean up and contain the Chernobyl nuclear disaster - Liquidators
37 What is the county town of Mayo - Castlebar
38 What was the name of author A A Milne's son - Christopher Robin
39 What common household product is used to protect premature babies and fresh tattoos - Clingfilm
40 Bus originated from the word Omnibus which is Latin meaning what - For Everyone
41 Who was the only American president to serve in both world wars - Eisenhower
42 What stone, still quarried in the Dorset tied island which also bears its name, was used in the construction of St Paul's Cathedral and Buckingham Palace, and widely elsewhere too - Portland stone
43 What is the wrestling hold in which an opponent's arm is held bent behind his back - Hammerlock
44 What is the largest poisonous snake in North America - Eastern Diamondback
45 In the Inspector Wexford novels and TV series what is the name of his local pub - The Olive and Dove
46 By what name did heavy metal group the Sparrows achieve chart success - Steppenwolf
47 What was one hit wonder Sherbet's one hit - Howzat
48 Which champion boxer was nicknamed Homicide Hank - Henry Armstrong
49 Which Central Florida University is named after a hat manufacturer - Stetson University named after John B Stetson
50 What is the main street of Edinburgh called - Princes Street (not Princess)
51 What do the initials CBI stand for - Confederation of British Industries
52 In which American state was Custer's last stand in 1876 - Montana
53 What was the first man made insecticide - DDT
54 Which country invaded Cyprus in 1974 - Turkey
55 In canoeing what does C4 mean - Four person Canadian canoe
56 What is the only food a cockroach won't eat - Pickle/cucumber
57 The Beatles, Joe Cocker, Wet Wet Wet and Sam & Mark have all recorded which song - With A Little Help From My Friends
58 Which not very common pub's name is said to come from the arms of the Earl of Derby - The Eagle and Child
59 Who wrote "Valley of the Dolls" - Jacqueline Susann
60 Alec Baldwin played which invisible super hero in a 1994 film - The Shadow
61 Big Eggo an ostrich was on the first front page of which comic - Beano
62 The Egyptian goddess Bastet is depicted as having the head of which animal - Cat
63 At which school did Mr Chips teach - Brookfield
64 Although he turned it down, which actor in the 1962 film 'The Longest Day' was offered the chance to play himself - Richard Todd
65 Which topical celebrity panel game show's theme music is News of the World by The Jam - Mock the Week
66 Yoi, yame, seremade and hantai are terms in which martial art - Karate
67 In Australia what would you be looking for if you were noodling - Opals
68 In which Asian country is there a place called Dong Rack - Thailand
69 Bwana Devil was the first of which type film - 3 D
70 Who had a number one in the 80's with The Only Way is Up - Yazz and The Plastic Population
71 Which F1 driver lost an arm in a helicopter accident in 1990 - Alessandro Nannini
72 In what country could you spend a tugrik or togrog - Mongolia
73 Utrinque Paratus is the motto of the Parachute Regiment, what does it mean - Ready For Anything
74 What is the medical term for excessive overweight - Obesity
75 Who was the second wife of Emperor Napoleon 1 - Maria Louise
76 Where is Jonestown, the scene of a mass suicide by members of a religious sect - Guyana
77 What ice cream factory is the number one tourist attraction in Vermont - Ben & Jerry's
78 What name is given to the raised stern at the end of a vessel especially a sailing ship - Poop deck
79 In rowing, which race-off between the fastest losers in the heats gives the best of them an opportunity to progress to the next round - Repechage
80 What is a beaver's home called - Lodge
81 What type of musical instrument is a cajon - Drum
82 Who were the two brothers in Spandau Ballet - Gary and Martin Kemp
83 In Porridge who was the actor who played Judge Rawley who ended up in prison - Maurice Denham
84 Where would you go to buy a spoonback - Antique dealer (it is a type of Queen Anne chair)
85 Which sport was Dennis Andries associated with - Boxing
86 Which American president was nicknamed Big Daddy - Lyndon B Johnson
87 What is significant about the German cathedral in Ulm - It is the tallest church in the world
88 Napoleon was defeated at the Battle of Waterloo. In which country is Waterloo - Belgium
89 Which supermarket chain have the slogan "Everybody's favourite ingredient" - Sainsburys
90 According to the experts, what is the easiest recognized smell in the world - Coffee
91 Which European capital city is built on numerous islands, including Stads island, Helgeands island and Riddar island - Stockholm
92 Which new international station in Kent is served by the Channel Tunnel rail link - Ebbsfleet
93 Which modern sport was developed by George Nissen - Trampolining
94 Who did The Beatles join forces with to form the first super group at Litherland Town Hall Liverpool - Gerry and the Pacemakers
95 Robin's Nest was spin off from which 1970s UK sitcom - Man About The House
96 In nature, what name is given to the dried kernel of coconut - Copra
97 Who did John McEnroe beat to win his first Wimbledon singles final - Bjorn Borg
98 What does Khz mean on motorway signs - Radio frequency of the local traffic information
99 In what month did the 1666 Great Fire of London begin - September
100 When Harold Wilson won the ballot in 1963 to become the Labour Party leader who came second - George Brown