Quiz 26 - freequiz4000

1 PICK TECHNICAL HERO (anagram of a place used during the cold war) - Checkpoint Charlie
2 Edie McCredie, Miss Hoolie, and PC Plum are characters in which CBeebies TV series - Balamory
3 Who were the two male stars of the eighties TV sitcom The Bounder - Peter Bowles and George Cole
4 What type of food in the United States are bear claws - Doughnuts
5 The King and Queen of which country were murdered in June 2001 - Nepal
6 Where are the headquarters of the World Council of Churches which was established in 1948 - Amsterdam
7 What is the collective noun for Tapir - Candle
8 Which song is performed at start of Indiana Jones Temple of Doom - Anything Goes
9 In ice hockey what is the name of the competitions end of season play off between the top Canadian and American teams - Stanley Cup
10 After her refitting, the three masted merchant ship Bethia was given which new name by the Royal Navy - Bounty
11 Which American President was known to have sex with his mistress Nan Britton in the White House - Warren Harding
12 Where is the Rosetta Stone to be found - British Museum
13 Who wrote Saturday Night and Sunday Morning, The Loneliness of the Long Distance Runner, and The Ragman's Daughter - Alan Sillitoe
14 Which Japanese car manufacturer made the Eterna - Mitsubishi
15 Where are the most expensive seats at a bullfight - In the shade
16 Cynophobia is the fear of which animal - Dogs
17 The Indian god Hanuman is depicted as having the head of which animal - Monkey
18 Who had a number one in the eighties with Call Me - Blondie
19 By what name did we come to know soap actor William Piddington - Bill Tarmey
20 What is the emblem of Saint Peter now often seen as a pub sign - Crossed keys
21 What did the dwarves in Snow White do for a living - Miners
22 Sinestro Is the arch enemy of which comic super hero - Green Lantern
23 What was the name of Shari Lewis' best known puppet - Lamb Chop
24 What is the colour of the top on an HP Sauce bottle - White
25 What is the home town of the pop group The Kooks - Brighton
26 From which song to the following lyrics come: If you like to gamble, I tell you I'm your man - Ace of Spades (Motorhead)
27 What is the Native American name for Bigfoot - Sasquatch
28 Which chain-smoker won the European Footballer of the Year title three times - Johan Cruyff
29 In which city was the now infamous Watergate building - Washington
30 What was known as the Ox Box - Xerox Photocopier
31 Who won the 2013 TV show Splash - Eddie the Eagle Edwards
32 Who married his fourth wife, jewellery designer Jennifer Wade in August 2012 - John Cleese
33 Which group had a number two hit in 1995 with Don't Give Me Your Life - Alex Party
34 Winker Watson was a character in which comic - Dandy
35 According to the proverb what is too much for one enough for two but not enough for three - A secret
36 In the Tour de France race, who has the red lantern - The overall last-place rider
37 Which motor manufacturer made the Ludo - Volkswagen
38 In the game of Cluedo, which of the rooms would come last alphabetically - Study
39 What do the Americans call what we call stock car racing - Demolition Derbies
40 What is the capital of Gambia - Banjul
41 What was outlaw Jesse James middle name - Woodson
42 What nationality is tennis player Novak Djorkovic - Serbian
43 Who had a number one in the seventies with I Feel Love - Donna Summer
44 What fruit is Britain's favourite according to sales figures - Apple
45 What is Fletcher's middle name in Porridge - Stanley
46 Who was the male star of the TV drama A is For Acid - Martin Clunes
47 In Mexican cookery what name is given to tortilla chips with a savoury topping of cheese minced meat etc. - Nachos
48 What is the largest port on Canada's Pacific coast - Vancouver
49 Which Austrian composer wrote the music for the German National Anthem - Haydn
50 Who said he really thought you had to die to get here at his induction into the Country Music Hall of Fame - Willie Nelson
51 A ziz is a giant bird in which religion's mythology - Jewish
52 What is the longest track race that is run in lanes throughout - Four hundred metres
53 What is the most popular model name given to the traditional red open-backed Double Decker London buses - Routemaster
54 Who was Jimmy Carter's Vice President from 1976 to 1980 - Walter Mondale
55 What creature appears in the coat of arms of Berlin - Bear
56 Who wrote Walk on By - Burt Bacharach
57 What is a Penang lawyer - Walking stick
58 What colour shirts do the Barbarian rugby union side wear - Black and white hoops
59 Which group originally recorded Guantanamera which was revived by Wyclef Jean in 1977 - Sandpipers
60 What is the name of the bagpipe playing Womble - MacWomble
61 Cartoonist John Ryan, who died in July 2009 aged 88, is best remembered as the creator of which children's TV show - Captain Pugwash
62 Gorillas In The Mist told the true story of which anthropologist - Diane Fossey
63 Whose Line is it Anyway transferred from radio to which TV channel - Channel 4
64 What type of food is cocose - Coconut butter
65 Who joined with the Pogues on Jack's Heroes - The Dubliners
66 Which musical instrument is associated with jazz musician Mary Lou Williams - Piano
67 The marine iguana is native to which island group - Galapagos
68 What was the result of Alex Ferguson's last game in charge of Manchester United - Drew 5-5 with WBA
69 How many Bugatti type 41 Royales (1926) were made (Called the Golden Bugatti in Britain) - Six
70 Wootten and Belpaire are types of 'what' found in steam locomotives - Firebox
71 25% of Americans believe which fictional character is real - Sherlock Holmes
72 What is the third highest rank of hereditary peerages - Viscount
73 What is the national bird of Puerto Rico - Woodpecker
74 Boss, flex, and vane are terms used in which sport - Archery
75 What does the musical term arco mean - With the bow
76 Who went from 'Pole to Pole' - Michael Palin
77 Which Yorkshire town gives its name to a double lamb or mutton chop - Barnsley
78 Which musical won the Tony award for best musical in 2013 - Kinky Boots
79 What is a female bushbaby known as - Queen
80 Which Formula One team founder was killed at Goodwood in 1970 - Bruce McLaren
81 What colour is a typical diesel pump at English petrol stations - Black
82 At 30 miles long, in which North American city would you find Figueroa Street - Los Angeles
83 In which American state was the Civil War battle of Charlestown fought - South Carolina
84 What is the currency of Fiji - Fiji dollar
85 Where would you find a Royal Sovereign in bed with a Hampshire Maid - Strawberry patch
86 What is meant by degaussing a ship - Neutralising its magnetic field
87 What colour is the Ferrari emblem - Yellow
88 The Reverse Frankensteiner is a move in what sport - Professional Wrestling
89 For which TV theme did Ron Grainer ask the BBC sound workshop for sounds like wind bubbles and clouds - Dr Who
90 Under what name does rapper Inga Marchand record - Foxy Brown
91 Whose assistant is Detective Sergeant Siobhan Clarke - Detective Inspector Rebus (Ian Rankin novels)
92 In which children's comic which began in the fifties did a character called Desert Island Dick appear - The Topper
93 The book Summers Will Never Be The Same Again was a tribute to which cricketing personality - Brian Johnston
94 When dartboards were made of wood what type of wood was used - Elm
95 What is the Australian equivalent to the Derby - Melbourne Cup
96 What is the thick end of a snooker cue called - The Butt
97 What was the fate of all three of Edward Heath's yachts - Sank
98 What is the state capital of Florida - Tallahassee
99 India's national emblem features three of which type of animal - Lions
100 What was Bryan Allen the first person to do in 1979 - Make a man powered flight over the English Channel