Quiz 16 - freequiz4000

1 DENIAL AS COP LAZED (anagram of a TV series) - Dalziel and Pascoe
2 Which country has the internet domain '.at' - Austria
3 What cleaning product was advertised as Stronger than dirt - Ajax
4 Which arty eighties band used to be called 1919 - Bauhaus
5 Who was lead singer with the 80's pop group Altered Images - Claire Grogan
6 Near which city is RAF Aldergrove - Belfast
7 What is a Cape Triangular - South African postage stamp
8 What Spanish town did the Romans call Barcino - Barcelona
9 From what language did we get the words jungle and shampoo - Hindi
10 What was Jeremy Beadle's job when he worked in the circus - Ringmaster
11 Before turkeys were introduced into Britain what was traditionally eaten at Christmas - Goose
12 A modern version of the ancient Roman festival of Hilaria still occurs in Britain and other countries today, what is it known as - April Fool's Day
13 What do Glenda Jackson, Judith Chalmers and Gloria Hunniford have in common - All have been Girl Guides
14 In place names such as Aberdare what does aber mean - River (Welsh)
15 Canadian stagecoach-robber Bill Miner (The Gentleman Bandit), is credited for creating what classic line in a holdup - Hands up
16 With which non Caribbean country are Rastafarians associated - Ethiopia
17 What is the collective noun for Bullfinches - Bellowing
18 Which author created The Saint - Leslie Charteris
19 What sport is featured in the film The Last Boy Scout - American Football
20 Eugene the Jeep featured in which comic strip - Popeye
21 For fans of Mad magazine: what is an axolotl - Salamander
22 In the TV series Bottom what is the name of the pub frequented by the two idiots - The Lamb and Flag
23 In Coronation Street what was Alma's previous surname before she married Mike Baldwin - Sedgewick
24 Actress Debra Winger has served in which army - Israeli
25 Where do the valuable Steiff teddy bears have their distinctive button which is a tag of their authenticity - In the ear
26 In the 'Allo 'Allo TV series what was Rene's radio call sign - Night Hawk
27 What American restaurant chain known for big-breasted waitresses was ordered by the EEOC to hire men - Hooters
28 An opera house was opened in 1936 in the grounds of which country house - Glyndbourne
29 Who won the Mercury music prize for the second time in 2011 - P J Harvey for her album Let England Shake
30 What was the first chart entry for The Cure - A Forest
31 Chromatic and diatonic are both types of which musical instrument - Harmonica
32 Who was Celine Dion's manager - Rene Angelil
33 Who was King Arthur's father - Uther Pendragon
34 A Shar Pei is what type of animal - Dog
35 What is the name given to a three pronged spear used in catching salmon (not a trident) - Leister
36 Which British aircraft manufacturer made the single engined Hound bomber - De Havilland
37 Woodford Airport is in which English city - Manchester
38 In which American city was the first skyscraper built - Chicago
39 Which country is sometimes called the Land of a Thousand Lakes - Finland
40 In India what is a dacoit - Brigand
41 Which Scottish city is known as the capital of the Highlands - Inverness
42 In 1500 BC Egyptian women had to be what to be beautiful - Bald
43 What does a philographist collect - Autographs
44 Which company introduced the first felt tip pens - Pentel
45 In which Science fiction novel was Rick Deckard one of the main characters - Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep by Philip K. Dick
46 What is the legal term for a spoken or written insult against religious belief or sacred objects - Blasphemy
47 Which petrol/oil retail brand's logo features a white star in a red circle - Texaco
48 What colour is the caravan symbol on an Ordnance Survey map - Blue
49 How much drinking water did a scuttlebutt hold - A day's supply
50 In the world of antiques what is a twiffler - Plate
51 What rank in the British Amy is the equivalent to a Sturmbanfuhrer in the S.S. - Major
52 In which sport would the term Eskimo roll be used - Canoeing
53 What are native Israeli born Jews called - Sabras
54 In which pantomime would you see Simple Simon - Jack & The Beanstalk
55 What rate is the speed of electronic data transmissions measured in - Baud rate
56 How many sides has an obelisk - Four
57 Nocturnal means by night, what word means by day - Diurnal
58 What is the Latin term that means "Great Paper". A set of documents between Pope Innocent 111, King John, and English barons - Magna carta
59 Which actress to be was crowned The Most Beautiful Italian Girl in Tunis (1956) - Claudia Cardinale
60 Who was the first British actress to win two Olivier awards for best actress in the same year (1996) - Judi Dench
61 In 1998 who was the first 'First Lady' to appear on the cover of Vogue - Hilary Clinton
62 Who's first play was The Room - Harold Pinter
63 In the TV comedy series Roseanne, what is the name of Roseanne's sister - Jackie Harris
64 A jostaberry is a cross between a blackberry and which other berry - Gooseberry
65 In what country was guitarist Carlos Santana born - Mexico
66 Who had a top twenty hit in 2009 with 22 - Lily Allen
67 How often do chimpanzees build new sleeping nests - Nightly
68 Which British runner broke the 3000 metres world record in 1974 - Brendan Foster
69 Which aircraft company manufactured the Draken jet fighter - Saab
70 The city of Detroit sits on which of the Great Lakes - Huron
71 Which American body of fighting men are nicknamed leathernecks - The Marines
72 In the sixth century BC, which Asian country was the first nation to adopt a decimal system - China
73 What was the name of the major temple that was submerged in the Aswan dam project - Abu Simbel
74 In Norfolk what are Grimes Graves - Ancient flint mines
75 What London street is famous for gentlemen's clothing - Saville Row
76 Who lives at and owns Hickstead - Douglas Bunn
77 Which sportsman would use a muleta - Bullfighter (his cape)
78 What colour are the spots on a common ladybird - Black
79 What was the theme music used on the 2003/04 sitcom Hardware - A Taste of Honey Played by Herb Alpert
80 What kind of vehicle is the girl driving in the song 'Take it Easy' - A flatbed Ford "there's a girl my lord in a flatbed Ford slowin down to take a look at me"
81 What sauce is used as a topping on a Peach Melba - Raspberry Sauce
82 On which series of books was Jewel In The Crown based - The Raj Quartet
83 In which pantomime would you see Sarah The Cook - Dick Whittington
84 In the children's TV programme The Herbs, which herb is a lion - Parsley
85 What nationality was film director Milos Foreman - Czech
86 Who created Bagpuss and Noggin the Nog - Oliver Postgate
87 What is the largest religious monument in the world - Angkor Wat
88 O is the chemical symbol for which element - Oxygen
89 What is a megalomaniac obsessed by - Power
90 How are Mrs Ford and Mrs Page otherwise known in the title of a Shakespeare play - The Merry Wives of Windsor
91 Who was the inventor of the Barbie Doll - Ruth Handler
92 In which country was the beer Kronenbourg 1664 originally brewed - France
93 What was the best selling single in Britain in the year 1971 - My Sweet Lord (George Harrison)
94 What was the name of Elvis Presley's pet monkey - Scatter
95 Glenn Ponder took charge of the house band in which 94-95 TV Show - Knowing Me Knowing You with Alan Partridge
96 Which US actor appears in the video for Travis's Closer - Ben Stiller
97 To which creatures does ophidian refer - Snakes
98 How many judges are involved in triple jump events - Five
99 Which Italian car manufacturer made the Strada - Fiat
100 Who told a senate committee "Billy Carter is not a buffoon, boob or wack - Billy Carter