Quiz 12 - freequiz4000

1 LIPSTICK THREAT (sporting anagram) - Partick Thistle
2 What colour is harlequin - Green
3 Which explorer was credited with discovering the pineapple in 1493 - Christopher Columbus
4 Bing Crosby and Bob Hope met Humphrey Bogart in which road film - Road to Bali (Bogart was passing on the river in the African queen
5 Which snake has the longest fangs of any venomous snake - Gaboon viper
6 What is the name given to the sloping roof of a Real Tennis court - The penthouse
7 What animal is used as the national symbol of Spain - Bull
8 Which female singer sang with the KLF on their hit Justified And Ancient - Tammy Wynette
9 What is the largest member of the flatfish family - Halibut
10 In the annual wife carrying championships what does the winner get - His wife's weight in beer
11 Which motor manufacturer make the Materia - Daihatsu
12 In which American state is Berkeley University - California
13 Which island is off the north western tip of Wales - Anglesey
14 What is the hole in a pencil sharpener called - A chuck
15 Who did Abby Clancy marry in 2011 - Peter Crouch
16 What is the capital of Iran - ehran
17 What is the most popular dog's name in the USA - Max
18 What does the W stand for in the official grading of motor engine oils, for example 5W, 10W, etc - Winter
19 What is the leather finger protection used by archers called - Tab
20 In Greek mythology who killed Achilles - Paris with a poisoned arrow
21 Which actor's face appears on some bottles of salad dressing - Paul Newman
22 How many people are in the boat in the coxed pairs - Three
23 What word links these: manager, record, team - Player
24 What is the finely calibrated scale named after a seventeenth century French mathematician - Vernier
25 What is the boy in the Dreamworks film logo holding in his hand - Fishing rod
26 Which Irish folk band came last at the 2007 Eurovision song contest - Dervish
27 What disease is carried by Bark or Ambrosia beetles - Dutch Elm Disease
28 Taurophobia is the fear of which creatures - Bulls
29 Complete the proverb, circumstances - Alter cases
30 Who was the first overseas player to win Pot Black - Eddie Charlton
31 Which American president was shot dead by Charles Guiteau in 1881 - James Garfield
32 In which city would you find the Tomb of Saladin - Damascus
33 In 1605 Japanese Emperor made what compulsory in schools - Learning swimming
34 To the ancient Chinese what fruit was a symbol of long life - Peach
35 Who is the actress daughter of Tippy Hedren - Melanie Griffith
36 What extraordinary item of dress is a gibus - Collapsible top hat
37 What does the acronym for the organization FOREST stand for - Freedom Organisation for the Right To Enjoy Smoking Tobacco
38 Which Staffordshire town is home to the National Brewery Centre - Burton onTrent
39 Who in a film ordered a steak and vanilla coke from Buddy Holly - Vincent Vega in Pulp Fiction
40 Which pop star took Dick James to court over a royalty dispute in 1985 and won - Elton John
41 What city is also known as Music City, USA - Nashville
42 On which day is the King George V1 Chase always run - Boxing Day
43 Which musical instrument is nicknamed a liquorice stick - Clarinet
44 If dogs bark what do grouse do - Drum
45 What to a fisherman is a gentle - Bluebottle maggot
46 On which island group is Mount Pleasant Airport - Falklands
47 An American would call it formula what would we call it - Baby's feed (milk)
48 Which bird is the world wide symbol for peace - Dove
49 On which beach was the Anthony Gormley sculptures known as Another Place which was one hundred cast iron figures standing there - Crosby Beach near Liverpool
50 What is the home of a wolf called - Lair
51 In which Puccini opera do friends ply their landlord with drinks to avoid paying the rent - La Bohème
52 Who was Flash Gordon's arch enemy - Ming the Merciless
53 In the Welsh place name Betws y Coed what does coed mean - Wood
54 Which plant is the principal diet of the caterpillar of the Red Admiral butterfly - Nettle
55 Which British car manufacturer made the Stag - Triumph
56 At what did Ron Looney of Egremont Cumbria win six national titles from 1978 to 1983 - Gurning
57 Who carried the GB flag at the 2012 Olympic Games in The Closing Ceremony - Ben Ainslie.
58 Which Scottish port does the Larne ferry sail to - Stranraer
59 In American slang how much is two bits - Twenty five cents
60 In which country was the Duesenberg motor car made - USA
61 In which county are the highest coastal cliffs in England - Devon
62 Which capital city's name means god's gift - Baghdad
63 What is the ancient Egyptian city of Thebes now known as - Luxor
64 In 1839 what innovation was added to bicycles - Pedals
65 What is Jeremy Clarkson's home town - Doncaster
66 Which aid to sight was invented by Adolph E Fick - Contact lenses
67 Which planet in the Solar System has a big red spot - Jupiter
68 In cockney rhyming slang what is a Gregory - Cheque (Gregory Peck)
69 What literally does Mardi Gras mean - Fat Tuesday
70 What two-word term describes the period between the fall of the Roman Empire and the beginning of the Renaissance - Middle Ages
71 What was the former name of Australian group INXS - Farriss Brothers
72 Who was lawyer Fiona Shackleton representing when she had a jug of water poured over her in February 2008 - Paul McCartney
73 Which is the only land mammal native to Iceland - Arctic fox
74 What was Roger Bannister's exact time on the day he first broke the four minute mile - 3 min 59-4 sec
75 Which country's car international index mark is IRL - Ireland
76 What type of shops outnumber MacDonald's 3 to 1 in the USA - Adult bookshops
77 Which capital city is sometimes known as the Great Wen - London
78 In which country do cricket teams play for the Sheffield Shield - Australia (State Cricket)
79 Forward, backpocket and rover are positions in which sport - Australian rules football
80 On which West Indian island did the calypso originate - Trinidad
81 From which London railway station does the Orient Express now depart (originally it was Paris) Victoria
82 Where was the slogan Keep Britain Tidy first used - The Festival of Britain (1951)
83 What is the antonym of the word synonym - Antonym
84 What is metrology the science of - Measurement
85 In which film did the instrumental Duelling Banjos feature - Deliverance
86 What breed of dog was traditionally used for the retrieval of game birds, particularly quail and woodcock - Cocker spaniel
87 Which American sprinter broke the 100m world record in 1968 and held that record for the next 15 years - Jim Hines
88 Which British motor cycle manufacturer made the Black Shadow - incent
89 In which American city is The Johns Hopkins Hospital = Baltimore
90 Which singer began life as William Broad - Billy Idol
91 When are your cap and feathers days - Childhood
92 What is a pyromaniac obsessed by - Fire raising
93 If in the NATO Alphabet Alpha stands for A what word stands for Z - Zulu
94 What type of sea creature is a quarl - Jellyfish
95 What does not occur in an anechoic chamber - Echoes
96 Which structures were built in medieval times as a mixture of residence and defensive building - Castles
97 What is the traditional colour for Arran wool - Cream
98 Who was Frank Bruno's manager - Terry Lawless
99 What did the initials ENSA stand for during WW2 - Entertainment National Service Association
100 Which is the most northerly city in England - Newcastle-upon-Tyne