Quiz 25 - freequiz4000

1 A BATS TALL ARCTIC GATE (anagram of a TV science fiction series) - Battlestar Galactica
2 For his part in which film did Yul Brynner win his one and only Oscar - The King and I
3 Which group was fronted by guitarists Jerry Garcia and Bob Weir for three decades - The Grateful Dead
4 What is the only eagle that nests in Britain - Golden eagle
5 Who was the boxer who was acquitted of trying to murder Frank Warren - Terry Marsh
6 What was the speed limit raised to on British roads in1903 - Twenty mph
7 In the US, what is a 'Son of Sam' law concerned with - Law designed to keep criminals from profiting from their crimes
8 Elizabeth Taylor made a fortune from what business aside from acting - Perfume
9 Who wrote the 1932 novel Brave New World - Aldous Huxley
10 By what name did singer Terry Parsons become famous - Matt Monroe
11 Who played the part of The Riddler in Batman Forever - Jim Carrey
12 Which comedian's catch phrase was "Shut that door" - Larry Grayson
13 Who was the founder of the adult comic Viz - Chris Donald
14 In the films Dead End, Racket Busters, and Invisible Stripes, what did they have in common - Humphrey Bogart plays a character with a surname of Martin in all three films
15 The major source of what spice, said to be the second most expensive after saffron, is Madagascar - Vanilla
16 What are the members of The Church of Jesus Christ and the Latter Day Saints more commonly called - Mormons
17 The T-Bana is the name of the underground railway in which city - Stockholm
18 In which river does the Lorelei lure sailors onto a rock - Rhine
19 Complete the proverb a clean glove often hides - A dirty hand
20 What African country does the football team Zamalek come from - Egypt
21 A moped licence allows a learner to ride mopeds which are defined as up to 50cc with a maximum speed of, what - 50 km/h (31 mph)
22 What would you do with an Edzell blue - Eat it - it's a potato
23 Who is Frankie in the Sister Sledge song - Frank Sinatra
24 In which film did Michael Caine say "Not a lot of people know that" - Educating Rita
25 What is the capital of the German state of Baden-Wuerttemberg - Stuttgart
26 What is the collective noun for Cobblers - Drunkship or cutting
27 Which group had a top ten hit in 1994 with What's The Frequency Kenneth - R.E.M.
28 Complete the proverb, Spare the rod - And spoil the child
29 What sport is played by Stirling Lions - Association football (Australia)
30 If Danny Glover is Murtaugh, Who is Riggs - Mel Gibson (Lethal Weapon and sequels)
31 The American gold reserves are held in Fort Knox, but where are the silver reserves kept - West Point (Military Academy)
32 How many different characters are used in Braille - Sixty three
33 What were known derisively in Victorian times as little bags of mystery - Sausages
34 What is the name of the mining area of the district of Transvaal which produces more than a quarter of the world's gold - Witwatersrand
35 What is the collective noun for Octopuses - Arran
36 In The Banana Splits, what sort of animal was Bingo - Gorilla
37 Which ventriloquist had a dummy called Charlie Brown - Arthur Worsley
38 Who was the first black winner of the Eurovision Song Contest - Dave Benton an Estonian also known as Efren Eugene Benita in 2001
39 Who was the dawn goddess of Anglo-Saxon myth - Eostre (Easter)
40 Which cricketing county was the 18th to join the first class game - Durham
41 At the beginning of the game of Cluedo in which room is the possible murder weapon the rope situated - Ballroom
42 What type of boats were popular on the Mississippi in the nineteenth century - Paddle steamers
43 Tunisia gained independence from which European country in 1956 - France
44 Which Scots-born engineer devised the loading mechanism of the rifle which was the standard weapon for British forces in both World Wars - James Lee
45 In which US state was actress Nicole Kidman born - Hawaii
46 What was Steve McQueen's last film - The Hunter
47 In Alice in Wonderland who rules Wonderland - The Queen of Hearts
48 Who was the Supreme Commander in the TV sitcom Third Rock From The Sun - John Lithgow
49 Which fictional TV character used to drive a yellow Volvo number SDY 111S - Lovejoy
50 What colour is the flesh of a lychee - White
51 Name the mine in Copiapo Chile where 33 miners were trapped after a collapse on 5 Aug 2010 - San Josés
52 In China bigwigs used have four but lesser men only two what - Outside pockets
53 Who had a top album in 1996 with Jagged Little Pill - Alanis Morissette
54 What is a badger's home called - Sett
55 In which country were the Commonwealth Games held in 1982 - Australia
56 Which king in a pack of cards is one eyed and holds an axe - King of Diamonds
57 What nickname is given to Lloyd's Register of Shipping - The Green Book
58 Buchanan Street and Saint Enoch's are underground railway stations on which system - Glasgow
59 Which John Lennon album was in the charts when he died - Double Fantasy
60 What was saxophonist Charlie Parker's nickname - Bird
61 How many goals did Pele score against England - One
62 What indoor board game was devised by Scott Abbott and Chris and John Haney - Trivial Pursuit
63 What did Clive Sinclair call the electric tricycle that he marketed in 1985 - The C5
64 Which American state is nicknamed Old Colony or Bay State - Massachusetts
65 What is the currency of Swaziland - Lilangeni
66 Who wrote The Count of Monte Christo - Alexander Dumas
67 In which film did Michael Douglas kill Glenn Close - Fatal Attraction
68 What is Winnie short for in Winnie-the-Pooh - Winnipeg
69 Why was the drama Edward and Mrs Simpson not shown in France until 1986 - Because the Duchess of Windsor who lived in France had it banned there until her death.
70 Bell, Chum, Kohte and Tipi are all types of what - Tents
71 Carter's Blue Lake, Hunter and Masterpiece are varieties of which vegetable - French beans
72 In what Australian state would you find Tamworth - New South Wales
73 Who did the group Pearl Jam collaborate with on the 1995 album Mirror Ball - Neil Young
74 Which sword used in fencing is known as the cavalry sword - Sabre
75 What do yellow and black road signs with H.R. on them mean - Holiday Route
76 What type of animal is shown on the state flag of Wyoming - Bison
77 Who sang the theme song for MacGyver - Randy Edelman
78 In which country is the Owen Falls dam, which creates the world's largest reservoir capacity - Uganda
79 Which company makes the Wispa chocolate bar - Cadbury
80 Who was the presenter of the UK television series The Old Grey Whistle Test from 1972 to 1978 - Bob Harris
81 Who was the flute playing front man with Jethro Tull - Ian Anderson
82 Which parrot is regarded as the best talker - African grey parrot
83 What unusual world championship takes place at Nathan's on Coney Island - Hot dog eating
84 F1 driver Jochen Rindt died while qualifying for which Grand Prix - Italian
85 Which country's car international index mark is MC - Monaco
86 What rank did Harry S. Truman reach in WW1 - Captain
87 What was the largest city in the world until 1957 - London
88 What is a bellarmine a type of - Jug
89 Who wrote The Skye Boat Song - Harold Boulton
90 What did Michael Jackson say instead of "I do" when he married Lisa Marie Presley - Why not
91 What is the most common flea found on dogs - Cat flea
92 What is the maximum number of points one shot can score in basketball - Three
93 What name is given to ladders and staircases on board ships - Companionways
94 In England pasties are semi cylindrical pastries with a savoury filling, what are pasties in America - Stripper's nipple tassels
95 Which Derbyshire town hold an annual Shrovetide football game - Ashbourne
96 What is the study of insects called - Entomology
97 Found in Britain what type of insects are Forest Giants, Pinflies and Bannerwings - Damselflies
98 Which Ernest Hemingway novel was set in Italy during the last year of WW1 - A Farewell to Arms
99 In May 2015, who dressed up as George Michael to celebrate her 27th birthday - Adele
100 What is the state capital of Nebraska - Lincoln