Quiz 40 - freequiz4000

1 SEE VICE STRUT SEX (anagram of a TV sitcom) - Executive Stress
2 In the USA, what sport is played by Minnesota Wild - Ice hockey
3 Who played the part of Victor McDade in the Scottish TV sitcom Still Game - Greg Hemphill
4 From which song are the following lyrics taken: You don't have to be coy, Roy - Fifty Ways to Leave Your Lover – Paul Simon
5 What nationality are the band Biffy Clyro - Scottish
6 Who once scored five goals for England against Cyprus - Malcolm MacDonald
7 In which country is the city of Thunder Bay - Canada
8 What is the name of the therapy that uses massage and infra-red or ultra-violet rays in its treatment - Physiotherapy
9 Name one of the writers who wrote the seventies TV sitcom The Other One - John Esmonde or Bob Larbey
10 LAN is the flag carrier of which South American country - Chile
11 What animal has so much vitamin A in its liver that eating it would kill you - Polar bear
12 Where in London is Bird Cage Walk - Saint Jame's Park
13 Which bishop married Prince Edward to Sophie Rhys-Jones - Bishop of Norwich
14 Have Yourself A Very Merry Christmas comes from which musical - Meet Me In Saint Louis
15 Which rock musician is nicknamed Slowhand - Eric Clapton
16 Cartomancy is fortune-telling using what - Playing cards
17 Dave Thorpe was a world champion in which sport in the eighties - Motor cross
18 What does the ply of a yarn refer to - Thickness
19 In modern military weaponry what is an LBH - Light Battlefield Helicopter
20 Which author once owned a Rolls Royce with the number plate ANY 1 - Jeffrey Archer
21 Complete the proverb old men for counsel young men for - War
22 What colour coat does an archangel cat have - Blue
23 What is the most northerly town in the United States - Barrow in Alaska
24 Which Biblical tower was built so that its top might reach heaven - he Tower of Babel
25 According to Greek mythology what was the name of the three headed dog that guarded hell - Cerberus
26 What name is given to the tube in a ship through which the anchor cable passes - Hawse-pipe
27 Whose husband was Prince Albert of Saxe Coburg and Gotha - Queen Victoria
28 What Dover beach do channel swimmers usually leave from - Shakespeare Beach
29 Which former female schoolteacher from Neath has become a big-selling classical singer - Katherine Jenkins
30 In foxhunting what is shouted when a fox is sighted - Tally-ho
31 In which country is there a town called Sexmoan - Philippines
32 Which company's logo features two pulling horses and the words 'original riveted' - Levi's
33 Who was the chairman of the Coal Board during the miner’s strike of 1984 - Ian McGregor
34 How many rings are on the Audi car logo - Four
35 What is a dirigible - Airship
36 Which animals kill 275 million creatures in UK annually - Domestic cats
37 In American law what does DA stand for - District Attorney
38 Which Yorkshire church is said to be the burial place of Robin Hood - Kirklees Priory
39 Which country's car international index mark is MOC - Mozambique
40 In which city was Osama bin Laden born - Riyadah
41 Who was the first Frenchman to win the F1 World Championship - Alain Prost
42 What is also known as 'Oil of Lebanon', and comes from Oman - Frankincense
43 A cama is a cross between which two animals - Camel and a llama
44 What is the state capital of Kansas - Topeka
45 What ancient species of fish famous for killing a king has been spotted in British rivers in 2015, for the first time in 200 years - Lamprey
46 What name or title is given to the chief member of a lifeboat crew - Coxswain
47 Robert Oppenheimer is credited with the development of which device - Atom bomb
48 Who did Pete Sampras beat to win his first Wimbledon title in 1993 - Jim Courier
49 Robson and Jerome topped the charts with Unchained Melody what was on the other side - There'll Be Bluebirds Over The White Cliffs Of Dover
50 Catherine of Valois was the wife of which English king - Henry V
51 The 17.3 mile tunnel from East Finchley to Morden, the longest on the London Underground system is on which line - Northern Line
52 What is the world's largest rodent - Capybara
53 In which American state is Princeton University - New Jersey
54 What yearly payment was demanded by King Minos of Crete - 7 men and 7 women to feed the Minotaur
55 Which cabinet position did British MP Andrew Bonar Law hold between 1916 and 1919 - Chancellor of the Exchequer
56 Which Scottish town do 'The View' come from - Dundee
57 On which national flag is there an eagle and a snake - Mexico
58 What is the heraldic beast shown as a two legged winged dragon - Wyvern
59 Who was the first civilian to buy a Hummer - Arnold Schwarzenegger
60 Which Welsh town stands at the end of the A 5 trunk road - Holyhead
61 What type of animal is a dibatag - Gazelle
62 Who became the first woman to serve as US national security adviser - Condoleeza Rice
63 Which of the four Horsemen of the Apocalypse rode a red horse - Slaughter
64 Who co-wrote From Russia with Love with John Barry - Lionel Bart
65 Who wrote the nonsense poem The Hunting of the Snark - Lewis Carroll
66 What alphabetically is the first station on the London underground - Acton
67 In the USA what type of bird is a chickadee - Tit
68 What military operation was codenamed Eagle Claw - America's abortive attempt to rescue the Iran hostages (8 Americans were killed)
69 In what year did the Milk Marketing Board come into being - 1933
70 Which car manufacturer made the Espera - Daewoo
71 How do lenders assess the level of risk attached to a borrower - Credit score
72 Who was wrongfully jailed for the killing of Jill Dando - Barry George
73 How many Oxford colleges are there - Forty
74 Escritoire, davenport and secretaire are all styles of which piece of furniture - Desks
75 According to legend how did the Manx cat lose its tail - Caught it in the doors of Noah's Ark
76 What do Americans call crisps - Chips
77 What is the name of a squirrel's home - Drey
78 The Lusitania express train ran between which two European capitals - Madrid and Lisbon
79 Who was the front man with 'Ten Years After' - Alvin Lee
80 What were the real surnames of the one hit wonders Zager and Evans - Zager and Evans
81 In horse racing who would be presented with the Ritz Trophy - Top winning jockey at Royal Ascot
82 What letter is/was given to a car number plate when the age or identity of the vehicle is unknown or if it may have been built from parts - Q
83 After the hippopotamus which land mammal has the most powerful bite in Africa - Spotted Hyena
84 Which American president was sworn in on a Boeing 707 - Lyndon B Johnson
85 What is the name of the headquarters of the Jehovah's Witnesses - Watchtower House
86 In folklore, who is the king of the elves and fairies - Oberon
87 The chupalla, is a horseman's hat made of straw, worn in this which South American country - Chile
88 Who is the mother of Track, Bristol, Willow, Piper, and Trig - Sarah Palin
89 What does it mean when a shore station hoists two red triangular flags - Gale warning
90 When Ozzy Osbourne was 17, he spent some jail time for what offence - Burglary
91 How many points is a try worth in rugby union - Five
92 What colour is the number four ball in the National Lottery - White
93 Which was the first British city to have cats eyes installed in its streets and roads - Bradford
94 Which bird, was one of the commonest in the world in 1814 but became extinct a century later because it was tasty - Passenger pigeon
95 Which American city is nicknamed Capital City - Washington D.C.
96 Which American crime writer created the character Kay Scarpetta - Patricia Cornwell
97 What was the name of the ship involved in the Penlee lifeboat disaster - The Union Star
98 Who designed Sydney Opera House - Jorn Utzon
99 What were Chihuahua dogs originally bred for - To eat
100 What city has the world's biggest taxi fleet Mexico - over 60.000