Quiz 24 - freequiz4000

1 FAIRBANK TIE (anagram of a day time TV series) - Fake Britain
2 Name the four most used superstitions - Touching wood; crossing fingers; not walking under ladders; not breaking mirrors
3 The Mandarin is the arch enemy of which super hero - Iron Man
4 In comics who or what was Black Bob - Sheepdog (Border Collie)
5 Which British motor cycle manufacturer made the Black Lightning - Vincent
6 For his part in which 1981 film did Henry Fonda win his first and only Oscar for best actor - On Golden Pond
7 Who was the second husband of actress Angelina Jolie - Billy Bob Thornton
8 What do we call the culinary ingredient made from the finely ground root of a tropical American plant called maranta arundinacea which is used for thickening sauces - Arrowroot
9 On which Elton John album was the original Candle in the Wind - Goodbye Yellow Brick Road
10 Agoraphobia is the fear of what - Open spaces
11 What is the collective noun for Voles - Colony
12 Pianist Trevor Stanford was better known under what name - Russ Conway
13 If dogs bark what do deer do - Bell
14 In modern archery what are the arrows usually made from - Tubular aluminium
15 On whose books are the Inspector Morse series based - Colin Dexter
16 Which country has the Juno Awards - Canada
17 Gobo was the male cousin of which Disney character - Bambi
18 Which herb whose leaves and blue flowers are both edible, is used in drinks such as 'Pimms' - Borage
19 What are young leopards called - Cubs
20 Complete the proverb, a great talker is - A great liar
21 Which country’s name literally means 'the land of rabbits' - Spain
22 What is the last word in the New Testament - Amen
23 Which top American group were also known as The Pendletones, Kenny and the Cadets and again as Carl and The Passions before settling down to the name by which they became famous - Beach Boys
24 What is the capital of Saint Lucia - Castries
25 According to the proverb, what do empty vessels make - The most noise
26 Ex-world champion boxer Alan Rudkin who died in September 2010 fought at what weight - Bantamweight
27 What did Dean Martin's California license plate say, on his Stutz Blackhawk - Drunky
28 Which motor manufacturer made the Shuttle - Honda
29 In which American city would you find the headquarters of McDonalds - Chicago
30 What is the collective noun for Unicorns - Blessing
31 In which James Bond film was there the following exchange: You expect me to talk? No, Mr Bond, I expect you to die! - Goldfinger
32 What is the Radcliffe Camera - A library
33 What is traditional style of Japanese bedding consisting of padded mattresses and quilts pliable enough to be folded and stored away during the day - Futon
34 Where does the flightless owl parrot build its nest - Under tree roots
35 What is phonetics the study of - Speech sounds
36 Who was the first Oscar to win an Oscar - Oscar Hammerstein
37 For which fictitious Football Team did Roy of the Rovers play - Melchester Rovers
38 What is the title of the first feature film directed by Sam Mendes - American Beauty
39 Peter Glaze was resident comic on which children's TV show - Crackerjack
40 Who was the voice of Queen Lillian in the 2004 animated film Shrek 2 - Julie Andrews
41 What type of car did Patrick McGoohan drive in the opening credits of the Prisoner - Lotus 7 kit car
42 In which country did the orange originate - China
43 Tala is the basic monetary unit of which country - Samoa
44 Which group covered Gerry Rafferty's Baker Street in 1992 - Undercover
45 Which is the only sea mammal lacking an insulating layer of blubber - Sea otter
46 Who were the first two players to have scored over 10,000 runs in test cricket - Allan Border and Sunil Gavaskar
47 Which Japanese car manufacturer make or made the Hiace commercial vehicles - Toyota
48 What colour is Bow Street on a Monopoly board - Orange
49 What was the name of the American university where in 1970 the National Guard opened fire on the students killing four of them - Kent State
50 What was the currency of Portugal before the introduction of the Euro - Escudo
51 Outside which London store did a bomb explode in December 1983 - Harrods
52 What type of weapon is an M36 Jackson - Tank destroyer
53 Who wrote the novel The Bonfire Of The Vanities - Tom Wolfe
54 In the eighties who or what was a Canon Williams - Racing car
55 Which famous American building has the address 1600 Pennsylvania Avenue - The White House
56 What film star early in his career appeared in a series of films as Singin' Sam, the sliver screen's first singing cowboy - John Wayne. He gave up the role because his singing and guitar-playing were dubbed, making personal appearances difficult if not impossible
57 Which comedian's catchphrase was "You lucky people" - Tommy Trinder
58 Pussy Tales and Fun in Toy Land appeared in which nursery comic - Chicks' Own
59 Which director earned a Bronze Star and a Purple Heart during his tour of duty in Vietnam - Oliver Stone
60 Who wrote and presented the Ascent of Man - Dr Jacob Bronowski
61 Edward 1V's emblem is seen mainly now as a pub sign, what was it - White Lion
62 Which canal links the Baltic to the Caspian Sea - Volga-Don canal
63 What was the best-selling single in Britain in 1982 (it had a girl's name in the title) - Come On Eileen
64 What is the name of the small fifth claw on the side of a dog's foot - Dewclaw
65 In which sport could you win a Lonsdale Belt - Boxing
66 Which car manufacturer make the Antara - Vauxhall
67 Which colonel was sacked in the Irangate armament scandal - Oliver North
68 Marc Dutroux hit the headlines over a 'House of Horrors' in which country - Belgium
69 What was bandleader Billy Cotton's signature tune - Somebody Stole My Gal
70 How many provinces is Canada made up of - Ten (and three territories)
71 What kind of cheese is usually found in a Greek salad - Feta
72 What was the TV sitcom The Good Life called in America - Good Neighbours
73 What is a male mouse called - Buck
74 Which card game is the modern version of Pope Joan, sometimes called Michigan or Saratoga in the United States - Newmarket
75 What is the maximum number of clubs a golfer can carry in his bag - Fourteen
76 In which English county would you find The Cuckoo Trail - Sussex
77 What is the postal abbreviation for Texas - TX
78 In which country is there a place called Chinaman's Knob - Australia
79 Who or what was Shahrastani in the eighties - Derby winner
80 In which country did the martial art Tai Chi originate - China
81 What is a village without a church called - Hamlet
82 How did Sir Robert Peel founder of the police meet his end - Riding accident
83 Who wrote Living Doll - Lionel Bart
84 What event would you compete in for the George Burrows Cup - Bowls (triples)
85 Which motorway would you use to get from Birmingham to Oxford - M40
86 What sort of food can be described as soft, semi-hard or hard - Cheese
87 Whose was the first voice heard on Channel 4 - Paul Coia
88 Who was the lead singer with The Soul Satisfiers - Gloria Gaynor
89 How many petals does the common buttercup usually have - Five
90 What is the doctor's fee in Monopoly - Fifty pounds
91 Which US bus company was founded in Minnesota in 1914 - Greyhound (Lines Inc)
92 In what year did the USA stop issuing large denomination paper money, and what is the largest denomination now available - $100 (Larger notes were discontinued in 1969)
93 Why is the Bayeux Tapestry wrongly named - It is not a tapestry but an embroidery
94 What is the first name of Tim Henman's wife - Lucy
95 Which songwriter sang backing lyrics on Lily The Pink by The Scaffold - Tim Rice
96 Which drinks company advertised with the slogan 'Spend wisely-save wisely' - Brook Bond Dividend Tea
97 From which song are the following lyrics taken: 'Your feet are going to be on the ground your head is there to move you around - Stand R.E.M.
98 Who was the voice of Scooby Doo - Mickey Dolenz
99 Who originally duetted on Don't Let the Sun go Down on me - Elton John and George Michael
100 Chrissie Watkins was the first victim in which film - Jaws