Quiz 27 - freequiz4000

1 GROW GIANT FIDO (anagram of a TV sitcom) - Waiting for God
2 Who wrote the TV sitcom Just Good Friends - John Sullivan
3 By what name did William White become famous - Larry Grayson
4 From which religion does yoga come - Hinduism
5 What is the collective noun for Rainbow lorikeets - Arnott
6 Which Everly Brothers hit was the best selling single in Britain in the year 1958 - All I Have to do Is Dream
7 Androphobia is the fear of what - Men
8 In the 2012 London Olympics In sailing, who won gold in the Men's Finn class - Ben Ainslie
9 Which American state is nicknamed Sunshine or Land of Enchantment State - New Mexico
10 In cockney rhyming slang what is trouble and strife - Wife
11 How many right angles are there in a square - Four
12 Which actress to be was crowned Miss Venice Beach (1941) - Yvonne De Carlo
13 What is the epicarp of an orange - The peel
14 What was the Sunday Mirror called prior to 1964 - The Sunday Pictorial
15 If in the NATO Alphabet Alpha stands for A what word stands for Y - Yankee
16 Which three American states have only four letters in their name - Utah, Iowa, and Ohio
17 What sport is played by the Indianapolis Colts - American football
18 Which family were known as America's first family of country music - Carter Family
19 Who was the only regular male member on Victoria Wood-As Seen on TV - Duncan Preston
20 Which super hero's real name is Benjamin Grimm - The Thing
21 Which Elvis Presley hit was covered by ZZ Top in 1992 - Viva Las Vegas
22 According to an old superstition wearing socks inside out is protection from what - Witches
23 What colour armband does the speedskater in the outside lane wear - Red
24 What was the nickname given to the women who worked in the USA's war production plants during WW2 - Rosie the Riveter
25 Which Chinese city is known as the Forbidden City - Peking/Bejing
26 What was the nineteen sixty four Fastback Project designed to produce - New breed of pig
27 A 'Coney Island whitefish' is slang for a what - Discarded condom
28 Which children's character was created by Mary Tourtel - Rupert the Bear (when she retired Alfred Betts took over)
29 How many strings are there on a violin - Four
30 Who was lead singer in the band Yazoo - Alison Moyet
31 What is the first discipline in a three day event - Dressage
32 The M1 was originally built to join London to which city - Birmingham
33 What is the longest river in Alaska - Yukon
34 What is cartography the study of - Map making
35 With what sport is Hurlingham associated - Polo
36 What is a piece of music for eight musicians called - Octet
37 Who supplied the voice for Mrs Potts in the animated film Beauty and the Beast - Angela Lansbury
38 Which countries will co-host the 2023 Cricket World Cup - India, Sri Lanka and Bangladesh
39 Which Japanese car manufacturer made the Teana - Nissan
40 What is the state capital of New Jersey - Trenton
41 Which one hit wonder took Saddle Up to number 9 in 1982 - David Christie
42 Who was the voice for Dr Jekyll/Mr Hyde in 'The Pagemaster' - Leonard Nimoy
43 Which county did wicket keeper Godfrey Evans play for - Kent
44 Which country's car international index mark is ES - El Salvador
45 American presidents JFK and LBJ were often known by their initials, who would have been JEC - James Earl Carter
46 Who wrote Gentlemen Prefer Blondes - Anita Loos
47 What is a necromaniac obsessed by - Corpses
48 Babba Louey was the sidekick of which cartoon character - Quick Draw McGraw
49 What magazine for black people was founded by John H Johnson in 1947 - Ebony
50 Fred Astaire's sister Adele married which English duke - Ninth Duke of Devonshire (Victor Cavendish)
51 What make and type of car was driven by James Garner as Jim Rockford in The Rockford Files - Pontiac Firebird (1974)
52 What is the most common brand of Protestantism in Scandinavia - Lutheranism
53 What was the only UK top ten entry for Bread - Make It With You
54 Which singer sang "I ain't gonna work on Maggie's farm no more" - Bob Dylan
55 To a French musician what is a tampon - Drumstick
56 Which English Premier League side began life as Saint Marks FC - Manchester City (they became Ardwick in 1887)
57 What is the most common street name in the cities of the USA - Park Street
58 Which animal would one find on the flag of Peru - Llama
59 How many points of reference do you need to triangulate a cell phone position - Three
60 How many faces does a cube have - Six
61 Which film based on Shakespeare won the BAFTA for best film in 1949 - Hamlet
62 Which tree gives us chicle the basis for chewing gum - Sapodilla tree
63 Who said in a wartime speech, some chicken, some neck - Sir Winston Churchill
64 What is the name of Orrell RUFC's home ground - Edgehall Road
65 Which song is sung most often in the UK - Happy Birthday
66 Who first released Do you Wanna Dance which later became a hit for Cliff Richard - Bobby Freeman
67 Who, with 260 goals holds the Premiership football goal scoring record - Alan Shearer
68 What was the first name of George Washington's wife - Martha
69 What is the third quarter day in England called - Michaelmas ( Sept 29)
70 Which pundit made this ridiculous statement 'I would not say he is the best left winger in the Premiership, but there are none better!' - Ron Atkinson
71 How many of the Carry On films were made in black and white - Seven
72 What is the cut of beef taken from over the rump called - Aitchbone
73 B is the chemical symbol for which element - Boron
74 What is the meaning of the first name Alan - Handsome
75 The illustrator Thomas Nast (1840-1902) changed the image we have of Father Christmas. What two characteristics did he introduce - Plump and dressed in red (he had been dressed in green and used to be tall and thin)
76 What was the former name of Rwanda and Burundi - German East Africa
77 How long before leaving harbour is the Blue Peter normally hoisted - Twenty four hours
78 What sport is played by Saint George Dragons - Australian rules football
79 What was the first solo UK number one for The Shadows - Apache
80 In which Japanese city is the opera Madame Butterfly set - Nagasaki
81 Who was the original drummer with the band Alice in Chains - Sean Kinney
82 Where in Melbourne does the Australian GP take place - Albert Park
83 What colour is Nassau a shade of - Blue
84 Complete this Alfred Hitchcock quotation, the length of a film should be directly related to the endurance of what - The human bladder
85 Which US comedian has starred in films called High Fidelity, Shallow Hal and King Kong - Jack Black
86 What hairy plant that grows in marshes, has a root that contains a sweet gum like substance sometimes used in confectionery - Marshmallow
87 What do the letters W.N.A. stand for on a Plimsoll line - Winter North Atlantic
88 Who is the only non-Englishman to be beaten in a World Professional Snooker Championship final by Stephen Hendry - Mark Williams
89 How did Terry Kath of Chicago die - Accidentally shot himself
90 What was Bob Hope's signature tune - Thanks For The Memory
91 Who was the 1958 cha cha champion of Hong Kong - Bruce Lee
92 What is the name of the bridge that connects Manhattan and Brooklyn - Williamsburgh Bridge
93 Which European country remained neutral throughout WW2 despite the Germans bombing its capital city in May 1941 by accident - Ireland
94 Cetology is the study of which mammals - Whales
95 Which shady fictional TV character lived at 17 Arcadia Road London - Arthur Daley
96 If Sunday is named after the Sun what is Monday named after - The Moon
97 What does EFTA stand for - European Free Trade Association
98 What is the title of the comedy horror film starring Megan Fox released in 2009 - Jennifer's Body
99 What singer's stage name was inspired by the title of a 1984 hit song by Queen - Lady Gaga
100 Relating to food what is 'pancetta' a type of - Bacon