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What Temperatutre Is Absolute Zero

-273 Degrees C Or Kelvin - 459 Degrees F

According to the title of a famous novel, there are how many 'Years of Solitude

100

In Which Year Did The Battle Of Hastings Take Place?

1066

A can of Pepsi holds __ fluid ounces.

12

Between what ages is a brandy or port described as VSO

12 to 17 years

How many days of Sodom were there according to the Marquis de Sade?

120

How many witches in a coven

13

How Old Was Adrian Mole When He Began Writing His Secret Diary

13 & Three Quarters

How many weeks until Christmas Day if it is the 25th September?

13 weeks

In what year was the first English translation of the Bible completed?

1388

Given 5 Years Either Way, In What Year Did Sir Francis Drake Begin His Voyage Around The World

1577

In What Year Did The Great Fire Of London Occur

1666

What's the highest possible finishing score in a game of darts

167

The dollar was established as the official currency of the U.S. in what year

1785

How Many Uk No 1's Did The Beatles Have In Total

18

Great Britain Was The First Country To Issue Postage Stamps But In What Year

1840

When was the first Australian cricket tour to England

1868

When did Castro take power in Cuba

1959

When was the Watergate break in

1972

In Which Year Was Saturday Night Fever Released

1978

In Which Year Was YMCA First Released 1975, 1977 Or 1979

1979

William Golding won the Nobel Prize for literature in which year

1983

At which olympics did Zola Budd accidentally trip Mary Decker

1984

Ed Moses won the 400 metre hurdle title in which year

1984

If body temperature was 86 degrees, how many years would a man man live?

200

How old was shirley temple when she made her last film

21

In Star Trek, what is Mr Spock's pulse rate?

242 Beats Per Minute

Which Artist Has Had More Hits Dead Than Alive?

2Pac Shakur

What is a Blue Moon?

2nd full moon in 1 month

"What Did My True Love Give To Me On The ""Third"" Day Of Christmas"

3 French Hens

For how many years did the 30 Years War last? 27, 30 or 36?

30 Years

How long was the love affair between dashiel hammett and lillian hellman

30 years

How many records does an album have to sell in the UK to go Platinum?

300,000

How Many Million Barrels Of Beer Are Sold Annualy In The UK

36 Million

How many days where there in 1976

366

Scotch Tape Was Invented In 1930 By American Richard Drew For Which Company Did He Work?

3M

How Many Sisters Are There In The Group "Sister Sledge"

4

What percentage of a peanut is fat

47

How Many Of The Top Ten Singles Of The 60's Were By The Beatles

5

The individual hair of a chinchilla is so fine that __________of them equal the thickness of a single human hair.

500

How Old Was Edward VI When He Became King?

9 Years Old

What is the first letter of the Russian alphabet

A

What has 12000 eyes

A Butterfly

What Type Of Creature Is A Shaded Cameo

A Cat

What type of food is Port Salut?

A Cheese

What Do We Call A Squirrels Home

A Drey

What Is The Home Of A Hare Called?

A Form

What tree is mentioned in the Christmas song 'Twelve Days of Christmas' ?

A Pear tree

What Is The Smallest Instrument In An Orchestra

A Piccolo

On three's company,what was Chrissy's father's ocupation?

A Reverend

What Is A Kumquat?

A Small Japanese Variety Of Orange

Which James Bond Film Duran Duran Provide The Theme Music For

A View To A Kill

What Was The B52's Chrysler As Big As

A Whale

With what would you rock the baby or walk the dog

A Yoyo

What did the Romans call the tenth part of a legion - between 300 and 600 men

A cohort

46% of women say this is better than sex - what

A good nights sleep

In the film "bringing up baby", the baby is what

A leopard

What kind of creature is a redback

A spider

What is a "koopa?"

A turtle

On irc, how do you ask age, sex, location

A/s/l

What 70s pop group was originally called The Engaged Couples

Abba

Which Well Known Pop Group founding The Company Polar Music

Abba

What is the capitol of the United Arab Emirates

Abu Dhabi

What is the imaginary line on the surface of the earth approximately parallel to the geographical equator

Aclinic Line

Medical treatment involving needles

Acupuncture

Desert antelope that originally ranged from the western Sahara and Mauritania to Egypt and the Sudan

Addax

Sun-dried brick used in places with warm, dry climates, such as Egypt and Mexico; also, the structures built out of these bricks.

Adobe

Who was supposed to present Jesse Owens his 100 metre Gold Medal at the Berlin Olympics?

Adolf Hitler

Which Handheld Everyday Object Was Invented In Oslo In 1926 By Erik Rotheim

Aerosol Can

In arabian mythology, what is the spirit of a murdered man seeking to avenge his death

Afrit

Whose headstone reads 'my jesus mercy'

Al capone

Who is the current monarch of Belgium

Albert ii

What was Britain called - before it was Britain

Albion

Pigs can become what - like humans

Alcoholics

Who wrote the poem The Lady of Shallot

Alfred lord tennyson

Under My Wheels' and 'Be My Lover' were cuts of whose 1971 'Killer' release

Alice Cooper

Who was the first woman to compete in the World Snooker Champion?

Alison Fisher

What distinguished the 9th and 10th Cavalry

All Black Regiments

14% of Americans could not identify which country on a map

America

International Airline Registrations N is what country

America

Sports: what do the letters al stand for

American league

What Does A.M Stand For On Radios

Amplitude Modulation

Who cut off Samson's Hair (King James Edition)

An Unnamed Man

What does iron deficiency cause

Anaemia

What daughter of czar nicholas ii is said to have escaped death in the russian revolution

Anastasia

Who is on a U.S. $20 bill

Andrew jackson

The Title Of The Manic Street Preachers Album "This Is My Truth, Tell Me Yours" Came From A Slogan Coined By Which Old Labour Politician

Aneurin Bevan

Near what falls did jimmy angel crash his plane in 1937

Angel falls

What name is given to a savoury of oysters wrapped in bacon slices, served on toast?

Angels on hoseback

Who wrote the book Interview with a Vampire

Ann Rice

Who Was The First Female Presenter Of The Old Grey Whiste Test

Annie Nightingale

Where is Queen Maud Land located

Antarctica

Which actor won an Oscar for his portrayal of Gauguin in the film Lust For Life

Anthony quinn

Where was the bloodiest one day battle fought in the u.s civil war

Antietam

Which architect was responsible for many of Barcelona's famous buildings

Antonio gaudi

What is myrmecology the study of

Ants

What is the echidna's favorite food

Ants

In St Croix Wisconsin its illegal for women to wear what publicly

Anything Red

Sinophobia is a fear of ______

Anything chinese

In the play "The Entertainer" what is the name of the Entertainer

Archie rice

In Greek mythology, who helped theseus escape the labyrinth

Ariadne

In which state is the Painted Desert?

Arizona

What is the second most common international crime

Art theft

Who was the greek goddess of the hunt

Artemis

Stones hewn, squared, and smoothed for use in building, as distinguished from rough building stones.

Ashlar

In 1995 what was the most common name given to girls in USA

Ashley

What continent is Cyprus considered to be part of?

Asia

On IRC, how do you ask age, sex, location?

Asl

Teaching what subject banned Oxbridge Unis King George VI

Astrology

The Madeira islands lie in which ocean

Atlantic

A tool with screw point for boring holes in wood

Auger

What do astronomers call the red sky before sunrise

Aurora

Sport variable ground size 120x150yd min 170x200 max

Aussie rules football

What links Fitzroy, Essenden, Collingswood and Carlton

Aussie rules football teams

What country spends the most per capita in casinos

Australia

Other than germany, whose official language is german

Austria

Lack of what vitamin causes pellagra

B3

Whats The Nickname Of Emma Bunton

Baby Spice

Legend says bats lived in the rum distillery and one of them is on the label.

Bacardi

What islands got their name from the Spanish 'baja mar', meaning 'shallow water'

Bahamas

An ornamented canopy over an altar, tomb or throne.

Baldachin

French artist Edward Degas noted for what particular subject

Ballet Dancers

Every plant in Tomorrowland at Disneyland in Anaheim, California, is edible. Plants in this section of the amusement park include __________, strawberries, tomatoes, and more. Guest are more than welcome to pick their fill.

Bananas

What Japanese word ironically means " May you live forever "

Banzai

In Christian churches, the universal rite of initiation, performed with water.

Baptism

Who portrayed Mrs Cleaver

Barbara billingsly

Who portrayed Jeannie in "I Dream Of Jeannie"

Barbara eden

Who did the los angeles times endorse in the 1964 preisential election

Barry goldwater

Which singer is known as the 'Walrus of Love'

Barry white

With which sport is Babe Ruth associated ?

Baseball

Herb Caen is credited with inventing what word

Beatnik

Which Animated Movie Became The First To Receive An Oscar Nomination For Best Picture

Beauty And The Beast

Which meat do Hindus not eat

Beef

At which stage of a meal would you have an hors d'oeuvre?

Beginning

In Which Country Was The Battle Of Waterloo Fought

Belgium

Who courageously proved that lightning was electricity

Benjamin franklin

What is a flat, round hat sometimes worn by soldiers

Beret

In which European city is Templehof airport

Berlin

What city hosted the 1936 summer olympics

Berlin

Led Deighton trilogy Game Set Match What 3 Capitals

Berlin MexicoLondon

What European capitol stands on the river Aare

Berne Switzerland

In the Bible where was Jesus when he ascended into heaven

Bethany

Where was jesus born

Bethlehem

Which individual bought one of Leonardo Da Vinci's notebooks for over 19 million pounds in 1994?

Bill Gates

Who averaged receiving 21,000 letters a day in 1993

Bill clinton

Which Wild West legend was born Henry McCarty?

Billy the Kid, alias William H Bonney

What is the active ingredient in Chinese birds nest soup

Bird Spit

Aquatic mollusc with hinged double shell

Bivalve

Who Did John Mcenroe Play 3 Times In Wimbledon Finals

Bjorn Borg

Henry Rollins Was A member Of Which Punk Band "Black Flag" Or "The Sex Pistols"

Black Flag

What is the 15' by 18' cell that 146 captured british officers were forced into by indian troops in the 19th century called?

Black Hole of Calcutta

What comes next in the following sequence (Red, Blue, White, Black, Orange)

Black and White (Grey Hounds)

What cocktail is made from vodka and kahlua

Black russian

Treat religious name or subject irreverently

Blaspheme

What Police Resource Was First Used In The "Jack The Ripper" Investigation

Bloodhounds

Name the original comic strip Bill The Cat appeared in.

Bloom County

What color is the lion on the side of the Detroit Lions football helmet

Blue

Which 60's folk artist sang the lyrics "god told abraham kill me your son. abe said man you must be puttin me on"

Bob dylan

Who recorded the albums Blonde on Blonde and Blood on the Tracks

Bob dylan

Who Claimed To Be The Wild One

Bobby Rydell

Which Singer Got His Break When His Band The Shadows, Deputized For Buddy Holly After He Died In A Plane Crash

Bobby Vee

To who did boris spassky lose in the world chess championship

Bobby fischer

A blunt thick needle for sewing with thick thread or tape

Bodkin

A short thick post used for securing ropes on a quay

Bollard

Mumbai is the modern name of which city

Bombay

Who sang Its a Heartache, nothing but a heartache?

Bonnie Tyler

By what 4-letter name is U2's front man Paul Hewson better known?

Bono

Paul Hewson Is the Real Name Of Which Rock Star?

Bono

What is the name of Yogi Bear's best freind

Boo Boo

Tennis - who won the us open in 1989

Boris becker

Which element is alloyed with steel to make control rods for Nuclear reactors?

Boron (Boron Carbide also used)

A group of ducks is called

Brace

Who starrs in the show 'moesha'

Brady

What sexually arouses a Jactitator

Bragging about sex

Who was the author of 'dracula'

Bram stoker

In the language of flowers what does oak leaves mean

Bravery

In area what is the largest South American country

Brazil

What body parts are oversized in a man suffering from gynecomastia

Breasts

Known To Millions As Hank Marvin What Is His Actual Christian Name

Brian

He led the mormons to the great salt lake

Brigham young

Which Films Theme Was The Biggest Selling Song Of The Year 1979

Bright Eyes

In ballet, a jump off one foot that is 'broken' by a beating of the legs in the air.

Brisé

Who built the concorde

Britain and france

Sage mountain on Tortola, is the highest point at 1,781 feet, of which British Caribbean dependency

British virgin islands

Highway 9 is the official name of what thoroughfare

Broadway New York

A booklet containing descriptive information

Brochure

Jockey / Author Dick Francis what injury on his wedding day

Broken collar bone

Is wholemeal bread brown or white?

Brown

In the TV sitcom 'Married With Children', what is the dog's name?

Buck

In Which County Is Chequers , The PM's Official Residence?

Buckinghamshire

Bob Clampett created which character in 1938

Bugs Bunny

What was built by the inmates of Changi Prison Camp

Burma Railroad

Who Was The Lead Singer Of Bad Manners

Buster Bloodvessel

Which swimming stroke is named after an insect?

Butterfly

The deficiency of which vitamin causes scurvy

C

Which vegetable is 91% water

Cabbage

In the suburbs of which modern Egyptian city would you find the pyramids

Cairo

What is the largest city in africa

Cairo

Which emperor made his horse a senator?

Caligula

Petula clark sings 'if you're feeling sad and lonely, there's a service i can render'. what is it

Call me

What country was ruled by pol pot, leader of the khmer rouge party

Cambodia

In which country do the Khmer people live

Cambodia kampuchea

In what country is Banff National Park

Canada

The City of Bridges in _________ are to be found in Saskatoon, Saskatchewan. The city of Saskatoon was named for the red berries that grew along its riverbank

Canada

The first country along the great circle route due south from San Francisco

Canada

Which country did boxer Lennox Lewis represent in the 1988 Olympics

Canada

Originating around 1830 as a social dance, by 1844 it had become a raucous dance performed in French music halls.

Cancan

Italy Schiaffetoni, Rosetti and Crusetti in Sicily what pasta type

Cannelloni

Which company developed the Laser Printer

Cannon

The 'Wife of Bath' is a character from what tale

Canterbury tales

On what T.V. show could Tom Terrific be found?

Captain Kangaroo

What is the first ingredient in most soda pops

Carbonated water

What does cpr stand for

Cardiopulmonary resuscitation

In gardening what would you use a 'trug' for

Carrying things

Sharks and rays are the only animals known to man that cannot succumb to cancer. Scientists believe this is related to the fact that they have no bone _ only __________

Cartilage

Whose epitaph reads Lived a philosopher died a Christian

Casanova

Who had the gift of prophecy and the curse of not being believed

Cassandra Daughter of Priam of Troy

In Strongville Ohio what book is banned by law

Catch 22

In Baseball slang who would use The tools of Ignorance

Catchers Equipment

What Food Do You Use Up More Calories Eating Than You Gain Through Consumption?

Celery

What is the latin name for the top set of vertebrae?

Cervical

Lizard able to change colour for camouflage

Chameleon

A branched hanging support for lights

Chandelier

What Is The Earliest Known Drawing Medium

Charcoal

Who is known for his 'theory of evolution'?

Charles Darwin

What was Buddy Holly's real first name?

Charles Hardin Holly

Who was on the throne at the time of The Great Fire Of London

Charles II

What's the international radio code word for the letter "C"

Charlie

In 1976 what show appeared on TV for the first time

Charlie Angels

What train leaves pennsylvania station at quarter to nine

Chattanooga choo

If an Australian called you a cadbury what would he mean

Cheap Drunk

From which fruit is the liqueur Kirsh made

Cherry

From which fruit is the liqueur Kirsh made?

Cherry

What are garbanzo beans also known as

Chick peas

What is the main ingredient of a booyah

Chicken

To which S American country does Easter Island belong

Chile

What country consumes the most coal each year

China

Which country's national flag consists of five-pointed yellow stars, one large and four smaller, in the top left corner on a red field

China

What are the names of the two famous disney chipmunks

Chip and dale

C.F.C.'s are said to be damaging to the ozone layer. For what do the initials C.F.C. stand

Chloro fluoro carbon

Who was Prime Minister of China 1949 to 1976

Chou En-Lai

Which cellular structures are composed of DNA

Chromosomes

Who recorded "maybellene" in 1955

Chuck berry

What is a period of play in polo

Chukka

What does an ecclesiophobic fear

Churches

Which car manufacturer was the first to introduce front wheel drive in 1934

Citroen

What is the collarbone

Clavicle

What is a 'tandoor'

Clay oven

Clemantine Campbell became famous under what name

Cleo Lane

In 1975 Who Discovered To His Horror That His New Single "Honky Tonk Angels" Was About Prostitutes And Promptly Banned The Record Himself

Cliff Richard

The long term effect of the sun's radiation on the rotating earth's varied surface & atmosphere

Climate

In his play The Birds, what name did Aristophanes give to the birds' kingdom in the sky

Cloud cuckoo land

With the development of which computer language was grace hopper associated

Cobol

C17 H21 N04 is the chemical formula for what

Cocaine

How would you serve Gezpacho Soup

Cold

Who wrote the song 'Anything Goes'

Cole porter

What is the basic unit of currency for El Salvador ?

Colon

Who Sang The Seductive "I Wana Sex You Up"

Color Me Bad

Which computer firm made a model called Amiga

Commodore

What is the name given to the dish of fruit stewed or preserved in syrup?

Compote

What is the smallest dinosaur so far discovered?

Compsognathus

Mustard, ketchup and onions on a hotdog are all types of what

Condiments

Officers in which army were given copies of 'les miserables'

Confederate

Who played 'Cricket Blake' in the 1960s T.V. series Hawaiian Eye

Connie stevens

Who did mozart marry

Constance weyburn

Dom Perignon invented champagne - what else

Corks in bottles

The upper part of an entablature, extending beyond the frieze; also, ornamental molding projecting along the top of a building or wall.

Cornice

Where was Napoleon born Ajaccio -

Corsican capitol

Soccer new york ______

Cosmos

Traditional English dance in which dancers form two facing lines.

Country dance

What is a group of quail

Covey

What is a group of this animal called: Partridge

Covey

A poltroon is a(n)___.

Coward

What is the only flavour Jell-o containing any real fruit

Cranberry

Lobster like freshwater crustacean

Crayfish

Where on your body would you find your Rasceta

Creases on inside of wrist

Alan MceGee Signed Oasis To Which Label In 1993

Creation

Which war was formally concluded at Paris in 1856

Crimean

In which European country is the Dalmation coast?

Croatia

Strabismus is the medical term for which complaint

Crossed eyes

Astronauts cannot do what in space

Cry - no gravity for tears to flow

What london palace was destroyed by fire in 1936

Crystal palace

The roadrunner belongs to what family of birds

Cuckoo

In what sport do you need brooms and brushes

Curling

The US uses up 7000 tons of what annually

Currency - it is shredded

Who wrote 'How to Win Friends and Influence People'

Dale carnegie

Urea is only found in humans and what other animal

Dalmatian Dogs

Which Future Pop Star Attended The Scene Of Eddie Cochran's Fatal Car Crash In 1960 In His Job As A Police Officer

Dave Dee

Who Had A Novelty Hit With "The Laughing Gnome" In 1973

David Bowie

French impressionist Claude _______

Debussy

What was the first American state to enter the union 7 Dec 1787

Delaware Pennsylvania second

Who Provided The Voice Of Esmerelda In The Disney Animated Movie "The Hunchback Of Notre Damme"

Demi Moore

Where are swedish buns found

Denmark

Magnum PI wore a baseball cap supporting what team

Detroit Tigers

In which county is Combe Martin

Devon

Cavendish is the family name for which Duke

Devonshire

In the Bible what was an adamant

Diamond

In His Joy Division Days Bernard Sumner Used Two Other Surnames Before Settling On Sumner, Name Any

Dicken, Albrecht

The amazing Spider Man' was one of the first comic books to have a story in which one of the supporting characters ____

Dies

What product is sold with "just for the taste of it"'

Diet coke

Mark Knopfler Was A Member Of Which Band

Dire Straits

What Group Performed On The First CD To Sell Over A Million Copies Worldwide

Dire Straits

Margie Belcher provided the body movements - which character

Disney Snow White

Someone with initials DD after their name has what qualification

Doctor of Divinity

The most expensive car produced by the Chrysler Corporation.

Dodge viper

A __________ can remember a specific tone far better than can a human.

Dolphin

The majority of small toothed whales are called_______

Dolphins

In which county is Corfe Castle

Dorset

Who wrote The Hitchhikers Guide to the Galaxy

Douglas Adams

Which 1964 Movie Had The Alternative Title 'How I Learned To Stop Worrying & Love The Bomb''

Dr Strangelove

Who created the 'grinch'

Dr seuss

Who was the dragon in the film 'dragonheart'

Draco

What is the only word in English that ends in mt

Dreamt

Quinine is obtained from what part of an evergreen tree

Dried Bark Bark

Approximately 70 percent of the Earth is covered with water. Only 1 percent of the water is _______________

Drinkable

As what are male bees also known?

Drones

PG Woodhouse books Bertie Wooster used what London Club

Drones

In the song My Darling Clemantine how did Clemantine die

Drowning

If you were crapulous what would you be

Drunk

What word in English has the most synonyms

Drunk

Who sang the theme song to the James Bond movie, "A View to A Kill"?

Duran Duran

__________ is one American breed of hardy hogs having drooping ears _ it was allegedly named after the horse owned by the hog's breeder.

Duroc

What industry would use a mordant

Dying - to fix a colour

In what musical note do most toilets flush

E Flat

How did the Greek dramatist Aeschalys die

Eagle dropped tortoise on head

Brian Harvey Was The Lead Singer With Which 90's Boyband

East 17

On which day was the resurrection of Christ?

Easter Sunday

What is the state bird of New Jersey

Eastern goldfinch

MDMA is another name for which illegal drug

Ectasy

Who invented the Egg Mcmuffin?

Ed Peterson

Wakame Tengusa and Mozuku are Japanese what

Edible seaweed

And what the least - two tablespoons per person

Egypt

What is the name of the wrought iron tower in Paris?

Eiffel Tower

How many championship divisions are there in boxing

Eight

Mercury's period of orbit takes how many earth days?

Eighty eight

In the theatre what is behind Barn Doors

Electricity Sockets

Energy waves produced by the oscillation or acceleration of an electric charge. Electromagnetic waves have both electric and magnetic components.

Electromagnetic radiation

Hyraxes, Which Grow To Weigh A Maximum Of 5kg & And Are Conies Mentioned In The Bible, Have A Shared Ancestry With Which Large Mammal

Elepahnt

Excluding man, what is the longest-lived land mammal?

Elephant

Who Supported John Lennon On "Whatever Gets You Through The Night"

Elton John

With Which Singer Does Bernie Taupin Co Write

Elton John

What is a baby eel

Elver

What do you call the three wires on a transistor

Emitter, Base, Collector

What animals cannot walk backwards

Emus

A disease of the brain

Encephalopathy

Book of information on many subjects

Encyclopedia

Which aircraft was the first jet-powered bomber of the RAF?

English Electric Canberra

Who won the best actor award for Marty in 1955

Ernest Borgnine

Which organic compound is the psychoactive ingredient in Budweiser?

Ethanol

On the show FRIENDS what was Phoebes twin sisters name?

Eursela

Which Football Team Are Known As The Toffees

Everton

What is e.g. an abbreviation of ?

Exempli gratia

What does epcot stand for

Experimental prototype community of tomorrow

What were more than 99.9% of all the animal species that have ever lived on earth before the coming of man

Extinct

What comprises than 54% of humpback whale's milk

Fat

What is a system of government in which states are united for certain purposes, but for others are independent

Federalism

What is the most popular Saints name

Felix - 67 John 65

Europhobia is the fear of what

Female Genitals

What do Yoni worshipers worship

Female Genitals

What sport was described as "Chess with muscles"

Fencing

How many fires erupted in the april 18, 1906 san francisco earthquake

Fifty

Which Country Has The Highest Population Of Mobile Phone Users?

Finland

What european language is most closely related to mongolian

Finnish

What Was Michael O'Briens Claim To Fame

First Ever British Streaker

What World First Took Place On Saturday The 19th November 1994

First Uk National Lottery

When olive oil is described as 'extra virgin', what has happened to it to make it so

First pressing of the olive

Canthopterygian is a(n)___.

Fish

How many Great Lakes are there?

Five

How many litres of air is in an adult lung

Five

What is the most powerful whip in 'Castlevania 2'?

Flame Whip

Which musical term denotes that the pitch of a note is lowered by a semitone

Flat

What is the young of this animal called: Birds

Fledgling nestling

In Which Film Did Fred Astaire & Ginger Rogers Team Up

Flying Down To Rio

What's the sky king's home, near the town of grover, called

Flying crown

Who sang 'Rescue Me'?

Fontella Bass

Which Band Wanted to Know What Love Is

Foreigner

Name Paula Abduls First Ever Album

Forever Your Girl

What Type Of Acid Is Contained Within A Bee Sting

Formic

How many chambers does the human heart have?

Four

How many lines are there in a Clerihew?

Four

Benoit Mandelbrot discovered what mathematical structures?

Fractals

What Live Record Did "Rolling Stone" Readers Vote The Best Album Of 1976

Frampton Comes Alive / Peter Frampton

What is the basic unit of currency for Guinea-Bissau ?

Franc

Who sang the theme song for Rawhide

Frankie Lane

What nationality was the first man to die in a plane crash

French - Orville Wrights passenger

It takes about 50 hours for a snake to digest one __________

Frog

Who or what was introduced to the USA in 1964

G I Joe

Who invented condensed milk

Gail borden

Pocrescophobia is the fear of

Gaining weight

Who does the Beatles song The fool on the Hill refer too

Galileo

In Schulter Okalahoma illegal for towel wearing women do what

Gamble

What was Oliver Mellors' daytime job

Gamekeeper

The Spear Leek was the original name of what food item

Garlic

What was elvis presley's twin brother's first name

Garon

In the show Cheers,what was the name of the bar that always played practical jokes on the gang at Cheers?

Gary's Old Time Tavern

Borborygmus is the medical name for what

Gas noises in gut

Who Was Head Of State Of Spain Before King Juan Carlos?

General Franco

Who wrote The Canterbury Tales?

Geoffrey Chaucer

Nicknamed The Tiger who lead France at the end of WW1

George Clemenceau

Who painted the picture, entitled Mares and Foals in a Landscape, in 1762

George stubbs

Who did Jimmy Carter defeat to win the Presidency of the USA

Gerald ford

What presidential ticket was dubbed bozo and the pineapple

Gerald ford and

In what language was Bambi originally published

German

What nationality is Henry Kissinger by birth

German

Who wrote the Savoy Operas

Gilbert and Sullivan

Which UK city, other than London, has a station called Charing Cross

Glasgow

What is the name of the scale measuring depth of coma (GCS)

Glasgow Coma Scale

When going on stage, actors consider it bad luck to be wished what

Good luck

On Friday 23rd Sept 1955 ITV First Began Boadcasting , But What Other Major Media Event Occurred On That Very Same Night!!!!!!!!

Grace Archer Died On Radio

On what type of surface are the tennis matches at Wimbledon played

Grass

Which Is The Most Common Plant In The World?

Grass

What is the most commonly eaten insect by humans in the world?

Grasshoppers

Hellenologophobia is a fear of ______

Greek terms

What colour is angelica

Green

Where is nuuk

Greenland

Which island left the E.E.C. in 1985

Greenland

Trunk lid name the only president to be married for the first time while in office

Grover cleveland

In wacky races who drove the Creepy Coop

Gruesome Twosome

Bissau is the capital of ______?

Guinea-Bissau

Who was the author of "The Tin Drum"

Gunther grass

What is the fear of naked bodies

Gymnophobia

Who wrote the books on which the television series The Darling lands of May was based

H e bates

When is 'trick or treat'

Halloween

When Kevin Keagan Left Liverpool To Which Club To Move To

Hamburg

A small village without a church

Hamlet

In 1997 who became the first family group to reach number one with their debut single?

Hanson

The First Family Group To Reach Number One With Their Debut Single Happened In 1997. Who Was That Act?

Hanson

In what tv series did ron howard play richie

Happy days

Shovelhead, Knucklehead, Panhead types of what

Harley Davidson

What is the metal part of a lamp surrounding the bulb and supporting the shade

Harp

In London what would you find at 87-135 Brompton Road

Harrods

Which Pair Had A Leaky Bucket In 1961

Harry Belafonte & Odetta

What was Erich Weiss better known as

Harry Houdini

What is the capital of connecticut

Hartford

What flavouring is in frangelico liqueur

Hazelnuts

Public Speaking is the most common fear what's the second

Heights

In which play did Shakespeare write a whole scene entirely in French

Henry v

Who released the following album 'Whipped cream and other delights '

Herb Albert and the Tijuana brass

What is a group of horses

Herd

Rosalind Julia Portia Viola Cymbeline what links not obvious

Heroines dress as men

What bird has the maximum recorded life span 36 years

Herring Gull - Royal Albatross

What is embolia

Hesitations in speech

Police in Winchester - got call - Man being held by wife - how

Hidden artificial leg

Who wrote The Bad Child's Book of Beasts, first published in 1896

Hilaire belloc

What 'HHH' Does Santa Do In His 3 Gardens

Ho, Ho, Ho

KLM Is The National Airline Of Which Country

Holland / The Netherlands

Who recorded the album "moving finger" in 1971

Hollies

What has a type of hair on their eyes

Honeybees

Caruso put what in Nellie Melbas hand singing tiny hand frozen

Hot Sausage

Which European country suffered one of the world's highest ever rates of hyper-inflation in 1946?

Hungary

What type of storm has a central calm area, called the eye, which has winds spiraling inwardly

Hurricane

For what is the chemical formula H2O2?

Hydrogen peroxide

"Up On The Roof" Was The B-Side Of Which Robson & Jerome Single

I Believe

Kylie Minogues First Single Was "I Should Be So Lucky" Or "The Locomotion"

I Should Be So Lucky

Who Nickname is Beefy ?

Ian Botham

Who made 11 appearances for Scunthorpe United between 1979 & 1984 but is far better known outside of football?

Ian Botham

What is the white trail behind a jet plane made from

Ice Crystals

Who wrote the music for the ballets Firebird and Rites of Spring

Igor Stravinsky

Ten 1000 virgins bought insurance against what in 2000

Immaculate conception

How Are Tandoori Dishes Cooked

In A Clay Oven (Tandoor)

The Doors Frontman "Jim Morisson" Passed Away In 1971 , But Can Anyone Tell Me Where Exactly Was The Body When He Was Found.

In The Bath

Name Three Of The Four Types Of Adult Teeth

Incisors, Canines, Premolars & Molars

Into what ocean does the Zambezi River empty?

Indian Ocean

What state is 'the hoosier state'

Indiana

What fictional archaeologist trained under Prof Abner Ravenwood

Indiana Jones

What is Interpol short for ?

International Criminal Police Commission

Which imaginery line approximately follows the 180 degree meridian through the pacific ocean

International date line

In Computing Terms What Does The Abbreviation I.R.C Mean?

Internet Relay Chat

What is the ninth letter of the Greek alphabet

Iota

Which Country Consumes The Most Cornflakes

Ireland (Per Head)

Name Cathy's on again/off again boy friend?

Irving

Capital cities name translates as City of Islam

Islamabad

Which Country Did The 1998 Eurovision Song Contest Winner "DANA INTERNATIONAL" Come From

Israel

In what country was Bonnie Prince Charlie born

Italy

What country started the tradition of exchanging gifts?

Italy (Romans)

Who did dita beard work for

Itt

Sir Wilfred is the real name of which eponymous character

Ivanhoe

What company used the little aligators as it's symbol on clothing?

Izods

Harry Patterson is the real name of which author

Jack Higgins

Who wrote the book - Call of the Wild

Jack London

American motion-picture actor, writer, director, and producer, a performer of great versatility and range, known for his enigmatic, faintly menacing grin and his skill in portraying nonconformist loners

Jack Nicholson

What was alanis morissette's first album

Jagged little pill

What sport features the fastest moving ball

Jai alai

In 'star wars', who was darth vader's voice

James earl jones

What were the two forenames of dramatist and novelist J.M. Barrie

James matthew

Who is `The Naked Chef'?

Jamie Oliver

Who was nick named Hanoi Jane in 1972 because of her enemy propaganda broadcasts from Vietnam?

Jane Fonda

David Sylvian Was The Former Frontman Of Which Group

Japan

What Is The Name Of The Bad Guy In The Friday The 13th Series

Jason

Which former 'Neighbours' star had a hit with 'Any Dream Will Do'

Jason donovan

Which famous talk show host made a guest apearence on Laverne & Shirley?

Jay Leno

What Was Roxy Music's Only No.1 Hit

Jealous Guy

Who sang a song inspired by 'alice in wonderland'

Jefferson airplane

By What Name Is Pianist Ferdinand Joseph Lemott Remembered

Jelly Roll Morton

Which American Soprano Became The First Singer To Give A Solo Proms Recital In August 2000

Jessye Norman

The "final solution" dealt with what people

Jews

Who played alexis carrington in the tv series 'dynasty'

Joan collins

She was called "The Maid of Orleans".

Joan of arc

Whose yacht was called Honey Fitz

John Fitzgerald Kennedy

Who was george washington's vice-president

John adams

Who was Poet Laureate during World War Two

John masefield

What Montreal brewer built Canada's first steamboat, in 1809

John molson

Who wrote the words of the hymn 'Amazing Grace'

John newton

What pope died 33 days after his election

John paul i

What do the initials in j.r.r tolkien's name mean

John ronald reuel

Who was defendant in the so called "monkey trial"

John t scopes

Who was the 10th president of the U.S.

John tyler

Who wrote the science fiction books Consider Her Ways and Chocky

John wyndham

What is the robots name in the movies "Short Circuit 1 and 2?"

Johnny

Which 'tarzan' swimmer was the first man to swim a hundred yards in less than a minute

Johnny weismuller

The musical word scherzo comes from Italian meaning what

Joke

Who was swallowed by a whale

Jonah

Who Began The Decade Riding In A "Big Yellow Taxi"

Joni Mitchell

Whose last novel was 'Portrait of an Artist, as an Old Man'?

Joseph Heller

Before coming a full time author, what was the profession of Frederick Forsyth

Journalist

What religion does a 'rabbi' practise

Judaism

What Is Andrew Lloyd Webbers Brothers Name ?

Julian

After who was the month of July named

Julius Caesar

What is the sixth month of the year

June

Which novel by Michael Crichton was the number one best-selling paperback in 1993

Jurassic park

What is the Capital of: Uganda

Kampala

What animal can hop as fast as 40 mph?

Kangaroo

What actress has received the most Oscar nominations?

Katherine Hepburn

Who was the first woman golfer to earn a million dollars

Kathy witworth

Which former Soviet Republic in Central Asia has Alma Ata as its capital

Kazakhstan

The Dish Of Rice, Flaked Fish And Hard Boiled Eggs Is Known As What

Kedegree

Who is the most-capped scottish footballer

Kenny dalglish

What shape is something that is reniform

Kidney shaped

Pop Star Marty Wilde Had A Baby Girl In 1960 What Did He And His Wife Call Her

Kim (Kim Wilde)

Who played the stepmother in 'my stepmother is an alien'

Kim bassinger

Who wrote the Booker Prize-winning novel The Old Devils

Kingsley amis

The Patella is commonly known as what?

Kneecap

What Japanese city was the scene of a devastating earthquake in 1994

Kobe

What Is The Most Performed Opera In The UK

La Boheme

Which Glands Are Tears Produced By

Lachrymal Glands

In which sport is the Wingate trophy awarded

Lacrosse

On which great lake are buffalo and cleveland

Lake erie

What is the full name of lake tonka

Lake minnetonka

Which famous male actor made his name in 'I Dream Of Jeannie'?

Larry Hagman

Who was the only boxer to knock out Mohammed Ali?

Larry Holmes

What sport was invented in 1973 by a group of drinkers at a pub in West Sussex?

Lawnmower Racing

Of what are epidermal cells, palisade cells and veins a part

Leaf

Which Football Club Play Their Home Games At The Walkers Stadium

Leicester City

Which Beatles album was not produced by George Martin?

Let it Be

What derivative of cocaine is often used in Dental surgeries as an anaesthetic?

Lidocaine

Vaduz is the capital of ______?

Liechtenstein

The following is a line from which 1970's film 'Blessed are the cheese makers' ?

Life of Brian

What Can Be Ball, Forked Or Sheet?

Lightning

In which type of rock would you find features called "Clints" and "Grikes"

Limestone

President Kennedy was shot in Dallas in what type of car

Lincoln

What is the basic unit of currency for Malta ?

Lira

Who Had A Hit With "Someday I'm Coming back in 1992

Lisa Stansfield

1777 George Macintosh created a red dye cudbear what is it

Litmus - Ammonia and lichens

Vermicelli literally means ___________.

Little worms

The average Britain in their lifetime eats 4907 what

Loafs of Bread

Which Is The Disease Tetanus Also Known As

Lockjaw

Who had a Hit in 1958 with the Song 'Hoots Man'

Lord Rockingham's XI

Who was Howard Carter's sponsor during his discovery of the tomb of Tutankhamen

Lord carnarvon

Stephen King's: "Salem's _________".

Lot

Who was the first man to fly across the channel

Louis Bleriot

Which western writer created Hopalong Cassidy

Louis L'Amour

Who was the American master of decorative "art nouveau" glass, especially lamps

Louis comfort tiffany

To which part of the body does the adjective 'pulmonary' refer

Lungs

What u.s president was castigated for picking up his pet beagles by the ears

Lyndon johnson

What is the fear of rabies or of becoming mad known as

Lyssophobia

Volney was in hundreds of films where can you see him

MGM films he was the lion

Who did Macduff kill?

Macbeth

What European capital city is NOT on a river

Madrid

What is the Capital of: Spain

Madrid

What are the larvae of flies called

Maggots

What was unusual about the Gossamer Albatross aeroplane

Man (pedal) powered

Who said "If you want something said, ask a man. If you want something done, ask a woman." ?

Margaret Thatcher

Which French athlete won both the 200m and the 400m on the track at the 1996 Atlanta Olympic Games

Maria-jose perec

Who said: "Let them eat cake"?

Marie Antoinette

Which instrument developed from African and Latin-American origins features in a modern orchestra as a bass xylophone

Marimba

Which of Charles Dickens' novels in set partly in America

Martin chuzzlewit

What is the capital of Lesotho

Maseru

The Fields Medal is equal to a Nobel prize in what area

Mathematics

Man shall not live by bread alone - Which NT book

Matthew 4.4

The Blur Max medal was named after Max who

Max Immelmann

In the UK sport of Kings what is significant about the number 18

Max letters in a racehorses name

Who wrote the book "wouldn't take nothing for my journey now"?

Maya angelou

Who starred in the film version of 'hamlet' that grossed the most

Mel gibson

Who devised the periodic table of elements?

Mendelev

What are the membranes enveloping the brain and spinal cord called

Meninges

What is the process which gives a high lustre to cotton called

Mercerising

The planet closest to the sun is _______.

Mercury

The planet closest to the sun is _________.

Mercury

Which metal is in liquid state at ordinary room temperature

Mercury

What is a ziggurat

Mesopotainian Temple tower

What nationality are the most immigrants to the USA

Mexican

Board in what country would you find the world's largest pyramid

Mexico

The Vanilla Plant Is Native To Which Country

Mexico

Where would one eat a taco?

Mexico

What song on the Rubber Soul album became No 1 Overlanders

Michelle - 1966

November 18th is who's birthday

Mickey Mouse

What was the d-day invasion password

Mickey mouse

In the acronym MASER what does the 'M' represent

Microwave

What Was Sweet Stout Known As Until Banned Under The Trade Description Act

Milk Stout

The General Strike, Called In 1926, Supported Which Union?

Mine Workers Union

This Chinese dynasty lasted from 1368 to 1644.

Ming

What is officially the poorest US state

Mississippi

Whats the oldest brewery in continuous operation in North America

Molson

Two weeks after hatching what is 3000 times its birth weight

Monarch Butterfly

The Boomtown Rats were averse to which day of the week

Monday

What are the busiest days for hospital emergency departments

Mondays

Name the Indian version of Barbie

Monica

What was romeo's family name

Montague

In Formula One what is the race course called in Italy?

Monza

What name was given to the 8th century Muslim invaders of Spain

Moors

Which British Car Companys First Car Was The 2 Seater Oxford In 1913

Morris

In Hindu mythology, who is kali

Mother goddess

What held up a Cricket test Match between England Pakistan

Mouse on pitch

Who wrote the Paris and Prague symphonies

Mozart

Who is the boss of UNCLE

Mr Waverley

In Ferris Bueller's Day Off, what is the Principal's name?

Mr. Ed Rooney

What was Ben Stiller's character called in 'Mystery Men'?

Mr. Furious

Whose teachings are collected in the Hadith

Muhammad

What Do Silk Worms Feed On?

Mulberry Leaves

Tissue or organ of the animal body characterized by the ability to contract, usually in response to a stimulus from the nervous system

Muscle

What is a group of peacocks

Muster

Who was Dick Dastardley's pet

Muttley

On what japanese city was the second atomic bomb dropped during world war ii?

Nagasaki

What is the capital of Kenya

Nairobi

Elizabethan England what was Lift leg Dragons Milk Angel food

Names for Beer

Name the aboriginal detective in the novels of Arthur W Upfield

Napoleon Bonaparte

Which ex-Neighbours star released the No.2 hit single "Tom" in October 1997

Natalie imbruglia

Where Would You Find The Trapezius Muscle

Neck & Shoulder Area

Name the fat, rich detective with a passion for beer, food and orchids?

Nero wolfe

Concord Is The Capital Of Which US State?

New Hampshire

What city has the world's largest black population

New york

In 1992 Kevin Keegan became manager of which football club?

Newcastle United

Who Wrote The Flight Of The Bumblebee Which Later Turned Up As A Pop Hit Called Nutrocker

Nicolai Rimsky Korsakov

Which Danish Duo Rode Their "Little Donkey" Up The Charts In 1960

Nina & Frederick

Which Band Relaased The Albums "Bleach, Nevermind & The Muddy Banks Of Wishkah"

Nirvana

In denmark, who takes the place of santa claus

Nisse

In the year 1000, leif erikson was the first european to set foot on ______

North america

Where are the Appalachians

North america

Epitaxis Is The Correct Medical Term For Which Common Condition

Nose Bleed

What did Scott find at the North Pole

Nothing - he never went there

What did scientists build in a squash court under a football stadium at the university of Chicago in 1942

Nuclear reactor

Old Lyme Connecticut has a museum dedicated to what

Nuts

Polyhexamethyleneadipamide is better known as what

Nylon

ORD are the identification letters of what airport

O'Hare Chicago

Which group sang the song "Go Let It Out"?

Oasis

Which American state featured in the title of a 1971 hit for Olivia Newton John

Ohio (Banks Of The Ohio)

In which U.S. state would you find Tulsa

Oklahoma

What Was Rodgers & Hammerstein's First Musical

Oklahoma!

Who was the wise cat in TS Eliot's book of cats

Old Deuteronomy

Name Lancashire town first test tube baby born

Oldham

What is an 'aceituna' in english

Olive

Who Was The Comic Partner Of The Man Born Arthur Jefferson?

Oliver Hardy

She is famous for her airbrushed woman-animal art

Olivia

Where does Santa land his sleigh?

On The Roof

Which vegetable has the highest sugar content

Onion

What is the fear of hearing a certain word known as

Onomatophobia

Name Alley Oop's girl friend.

Oola

The Japanese word 'karate' can be translated as

Open hand

Who would use a Snellen chart in his/her work

Optician

What colour are an American porcupines teeth

Orange

What colour is the Black Box carried in aircraft

Orange

Vanilla is the extract of fermented & dried pods of several species of what

Orchids

Which Yorkshire river is formed by the confluence of the Swale and Ure

Ouse

What is the shape of the U.S. President's office

Oval

25% of the adult male population of the UK are what

Over 6 feet tall

Flatfishes form a unique and widespread group that includes about 130 American species, common in both the Atlantic and __________

Pacific ocean

What is the Capital of: American Samoa

Pago pago

The Louvre in Paris, was originally a what, before it was changed to a museum durung the French Revolution?

Palace

Panchaguni is the Indian God of what art

Palmistry

What word for a cigar type is also Italian for a small loaf

Panatela

In Greek mythology, who was the first woman on earth

Pandora

A Chinese eunuch invented what in the second century

Paper

Fluctat nec Mergitor - Wave tossed but not sunk - Cities Motto

Paris

Which city had the world first public bus service

Paris

Where Is The Louvre

Paris, France

Name of George Clinton's corporation which put out "One NAtion Under A Groove"

Parliafunkadelicament thang

What is the real name of the actor who plays the voice of the spaceship in Flight Of The Navigator?

Paul Reubens

In the film version of Willy Russell's play, who played Shirley Valentine

Pauline collins

What gift is associated with the 30th Wedding Anniversary?

Pearls

What is the only real food that U.S. astronauts are allowed to take into space

Pecan nuts

The Travelmate was designed to allow women to do what

Pee Standing Up

What is the fear of pellagra known as

Pellagrophobia

What tennis ball company's logo is 'you've seen one you've seen them all'

Penn

What is the birthstone for august

Peridot

Development of agricultural ecosystems intended to be complete and self sustaining

Permaculture

Who helped them to get married in "The Ballad of John and Yoko"?

Peter Brown

John McEnroe won Wimbledon doubles with what partner

Peter Fleming

Who is regarded as the most influential monarch of Russian Romanov Dynasty?

Peter I

Who was the first male to appear on the cover of Playboy

Peter Sellers

Nick Nolte played the Poor Man who played the Rich Man

Peter Strauss

Who Had A Hit With Downtown

Petula Clark

Who sang 'In The Air Tonight'?

Phil Collins

In which American city can the Liberty Bell be found

Philadelphia

What football team was previously known as the frankford yellow jackets

Philadelphia eagles

Which screen role has been played by, among others, Elliot Gould and Humphrey Bogart

Philip marlowe

In what field were Louis Daguerre and William Henry Fox-Talbot pioneers

Photography

The study of natural phenomena: motion, forces, light, sound, etc. is called ______.

Physics

What Musical Instrument Does Elton John Play

Piano

By which name are English Truffles known?

Pignuts

In Kingsville Texas its illegal for who/what to shag on airport land

Pigs

Who sailed to the new world in 'The mayflower'?

Pilgrims

Which American city was named after a British Prime Minister

Pittsburgh

What's a computer screen's display made up of

Pixels

What is added to a Welsh Rarebit to make a Buck Rarebit

Poached egg

Name 1st Disney cartoon film based on the life of a real person

Pocahontas

Iophobia is the fear of

Poison

Long jump, High Jump, Triple Jump what missing

Pole Vault Olympic jumping events

What is the fear of many things known as

Polyphobia

What was willie mosconi famed for shooting

Pool

What are the two primary ingredients in cracker jack

Popcorn and

In Penny Lane what is the nurse selling from a tray

Poppies

What are Misty Rain Sunshine Blue Honey Rose

Porn Stars

What is the capital of Mauritius

Port louis

What is the Capital of: Papua New Guinea

Port moresby

What is the capital of Vanuatu ?

Port-Vila

What was Robert Browning's pet name for his wife Elizabeth

Portuguese

The Gravindex Test Is Used To Detect What

Pregnancy

There is a museum in Philadelphia 211 North 3rd Street to what

Pretzels

Madness released a hit single in 1979 titled "the _____"

Prince

Who Wrote The Song "Manic Monday" For The Bangles

Prince

Who wrote the children's story The Old man of Lochnagar

Prince Charles

For a Non-Muslimans , the tour to Mecca is

Prohibited

The 18th amendment to the Constitution was introduced in 1919, repealed in 1933 and is the only one to have been repealed, what did it relate to?

Prohibition of alcohol

Milk, cheese and meat are good sources of which nutrient needed for a healthy diet

Protein

Who Is Sean Coombes Better Known As?

Puff Daddy / P Diddy

What links The Reivers, Grapes of Wrath, Humboldt's Gift

Pulitzer Prize winners

In astronomy what are rapidly rotating neutron stars called

Pulsars

In an alphabetical list of countries in the world, what middle eastern country comes between portugal and romania

Qatar

Which battle was fought by Wellington two days before Waterloo

Quatre bras

Who is the supreme head of the Church Of England?

Queen Elizabeth II

Who was proclaimed empress of India in 1877

Queen victoria

What is a group of this animal called: Colt

Rag

A sun-dried grape is known as a(n) ___________

Raisin

What is the largest gold refinery

Rand refinery

In computing what is Ram short for?

Random Access Memory

Who was poisoned - shot - and drowned river Neva 1916

Rasputin

The Cairn terrier is great at catching __________

Rats

Who said if i had to choose between staying married & Snooker it would be snooker everytime

Ray Reardon

We have heard of the Renaissance - what's it literally mean

Rebirth

What is the colour of the maple leaf on the Canadian flag

Red

A Hobbits will requires seven signatures in what

Red Ink

What was added to Band Aids in 1940

Red opening string

What is the common name for cercis canadensis, the state tree of oklahoma

Redbud

What was the name of the bar that the characters from "Three's Company" frequented?

Regal Beagle

In ballet, a rising with a spring movement to point or demi-point.

Relevé

Which major car manufacturer will take over the Benetton Formula 1 team next years

Renault

The Soldiers Song is the National Anthem of what Country

Republic of Ireland

Which World Famous news agency began life in 1850 using carrier pigeons

Reuters

What pigment allows humans to see better at night

Rhodopsin

8% of people in the world have an extra what

Rib

What Type Of Food Stuff Do Humans Eat The Most Of

Rice

What other name does Stephen King write under?

Richard Bachman

Amaxophobia is the fear of what

Riding in a vehicle

Which 90'S Group Were Named After A Bernard Cribbins Hit Of The 60'S?

Right Said Fred

With which hand do soldiers salute

Right hand

The Paramours changed their name to what gaining fame

Righteous Brothers

What are the sava, drava and soca

Rivers

What was the real name of Kool,of Kool and the Gang fame?

Robert Bell

Who wrote the poem "The Pied Piper of Hamlin"

Robert Browning

Who was Led Zeppelins original lead singer

Robert Plant

Scottish sailor Alexander Selkirk became inspiration for what novel

Robinson

Outcrop, Big Wall And Crag Are All Forms Of What

Rock Climbing

Which Record Was The First Chart Success For A Young David Essex In 1973

Rock On

Which 1956 film caused riots in cinemas

Rock around the clock

Second city: Brisbane (state)

Rockhampton

What beating victim's 23-lawyer defense team handed the city of los angelesfor million

Rodney king

Which Tennis Player In 2007 Equalled Bjorn Borg's Record Of Five Consecutive Men's Wimbledon Titles?

Roger Federer

What is a hypocaust

Roman Heating System

Which city is furthest north in terms of its line of latitude?

Rome

What is a group of otters

Romp

The owl parrot can't fly, and builds its nest under tree __________

Roots

What is the stinky gas called hydrogen sulphide said to smell like

Rotten eggs

Who said - "A woman only a woman - good cigar is a smoke"

Rudyard Kipling

Add this to milk, eggs, and sugar to make a Tom and Jerry.

Rum

Germany's allies in wwii were japan, italy, hungary, bulgaria, finland, libya and ______

Rumania

What English meadow saw the signing of the Magna Carta

Runnymede

As We All Know David Beckham Now Plays For US Team LA Galaxy But Who Is The Coach For La Galaxy

Ruud Gullit

Clarissa Luard, Mariane Wiggins & Elizabeth West. Have All Been Married To Which Famous Author ?

Salman Rushdie

Which Scottish Golfer Was Captain Of Europes 2002 Ryder Cup Team

Sam Torrance

What is the capital of El Salvador ?

San Salvador

When Cook Discovered The Hawaiian Islands What Did He Name Them?

Sandwich Islands

What was the name of the helicopter service that was the cover for Airwolf?

Santini Air

What was Jane Wyman Reagan's birth name?

Sarah Jane Fulks

In British Columbia is illegal to kill what

Sasquatch

Lepidoptera (from the Greek) literally means what

Scaly Winged

In What Country Was David Byrne Born

Scotland

The thistle is the national flower of ______

Scotland

Grunge music originated in which American city

Seattle

What company developed the dot matrix printer for 64 Olympics

Seiko

Who composed the classical piece Peter and the Wolf

Sergei Prokofiev

What Type Of Oranges Are Traditionally Used To Make Marmalade

Seville Oranges

The Beatles film Help was dedicated to the inventor of what

Sewing Machine - Elias Howe

Who are the two most translated English writers

Shakespeare - Agatha Christie

What hats were worn by British troops during the Napoleonic wars of the early 1800s?

Shakos

Ovine refers to what kind of animal

Sheep

Only one world team horseracing event at Ascot what trophy

Shergar Cup

Which legendary games designer/producer created the Super Mario Brothers franchise for Nintendo?

Shigeru Miyamoto

Alister Allan and Malcolm Cooper won Olympic medals in which sport

Shooting

King Mongut had aprox 9000 wife's/concubines what country

Siam - Thailand

In traditional wedding anniversaries what is given on the twelfth

Silk

Old superstitions - it is bad luck to do what in the morning

Sing

In Hazledon Pen a lecturer can't legally do what while working

Sip Carbonated Drinks

Name the British General in charge of the 1916 offensive WW1

Sir Douglas Haig

Who was the New Zealand mountaineer who in 1953, together with Sherpa Tenzing Norgay, became the first person to reach the summit of Mount Everest

Sir Edmund Hillary

Who Was Inspired By An Apple Falliing

Sir Isaac Newton

Who said I've have take more out of alcohol that it has out of me

Sir Winston Churchill

Who discovered penicillin

Sir alexander fleming

Approximately how many times a minute does lightning strike the earth?

Six thousand

Captain Flint buried his treasure where ( Ben Gunn dug it up )

Skeleton Island

Ingemar Stenmark won record 85 world cup races in what sport

Skiing

What part of your body is elastic, waterproof, washable & fits you very well

Skin

What is the Capital of: Macedonia

Skopje

What is the smallest member of the weasel family

Skunk

What did Sir Arnold Lunn begin in Switzerland

Slalom skiing

In Albany NY in winter children were arrested for what illegal act

Sledging and sledges were broken

What is podobromhidrosis?

Smelly feet

In Italy what is Provolone

Smoked hard cheese

Which Increasingly Popular Winter Sport Was Introduced As An Official Event At The 1998 Games

Snow Boarding

Which element makes up 2.83% of the Earth's crust

Sodium

What 'S' was a king of israel who was famous for his wisdom?

Solomon

In Which Country Are The Worlds Deepest Mines

South Africa, Near Carletonville ; They Are 3,777m Deep

In Which US State Is Mount Rushmore ?

South Dakota

What continent is home to jaguars

South america

Trick what country suffered the most combat deaths in world war ii

Soviet union

Ferdinand and Isabella were joint rulers in which country

Spain

During which war did the term "Fifth Column" originate

Spanish civil war

Who "Beat The Clock" To Number 10 In 1979

Sparks

In the equation E=MC2, what does the C stand for

Speed of light

In Greek mythology, the riddle of what did Oedipus solve?

Sphinx

What kind of creature is a funnel web

Spider

This large bean-shaped lymph gland can expand and contract as needed.

Spleen

What is Alberta's most important tree

Spruce

Chris Difford & Glen Tilbrook Write Songs For Which Group

Squeeze

In which country do the Sinhala people live

Sri lanka

Name the heaviest breed of domestic dog

St bernard

What is Chartres Cathedral in France famous for having 160 of

Stained glass windows

In musical notation there are five lines in a what

Stave

Who Wrote The Lyrics To The Songs In West Side Story

Stephen Sondeim

What do we call in English the type of painting known to the French as 'nature morte'

Still life

Whose Real Name Is 'Gordon Sumner'

Sting

Kolpeuryntomania is what sexual activity

Stretching the vagina

What common legal item literally means under penalty

Subpoena

In which country is the city of Omdurman

Sudan

What 1958 Eddie Cochran song became his biggest US hit and a rock classic?

Summertime Blues

This traditional Japanese wrestling sport takes place in a circular ring.

Sumo

What was found by the River Deben in East Anglia in 1939?

Sutton Hoo Burial Ship

Phagophobia is the fear of

Swallowing

What country celebrates its National Day on 6th June?

Sweden

Where in Europe it is illegal to flush the toilet after 10 P.M. if you live in an apartment?

Switzerland

Which Country Was The First To Win The Eurovision Song Contest In 1956

Switzerland

In which sport would yoU.S.ee a dolphin bent knee, a walk over front and a catalina

Synchronized swimming

War heroine Violette Bushell was better known by her married surname - what is it

Szabo

Which 1980's Band Took Their Name From A Vulvan In Star Trek

T'Pau

What Was The first TV Show To Give Away One Million Pounds

TFI Friday

In the US 20,000 what are made for children each year

TV ads 7000 cereals

What is the fear of speed known as

Tachophobia

Guess The Band From These Initials MO / HD / RW / JO / GB

Take That

Jason Orange Is A Member Of Which British Boy Band

Take That

Name the band - songs include "Psycho Killer, Road To Nowhere"?

Talkingheads

The Italian Date is a common name of what fruit

Tamarind

Where does young Anakin Skywalker come from?

Tatooine

What word spelled the same French, English, German, Swedish

Taxi

An animal stuffer is a(n) ________.

Taxidermist

Baby opossums _ upon birth when they move to the mother's pouch _ are smaller than honeybees. An entire litter can fit in a __________

Teaspoon

What Is The Male Sex Hormone Called

Testosterone

What is the fear of lockjaw, tetanus known as

Tetanophobia

What is the most frequently used word in the english language

The

What cult-fav eighties movie features John Lithgow from another dimension?

The Adventures of Buckaroo Banzai

Which Is The Smallest Living Relative Of The Dinosaur

The Bee Hummingbird

The Treaty of Paris in 1856 ended which war

The Crimean war

AG Bell opened school in Boston in 1872 for Teachers of what

The Deaf

Lord Harry, Old Billy, Queed, Skipper, Toast nicknames for who

The Devil or Satan

What Famous Landmark Was Discovered By "Garcia Lopez De Cardenas" In 1540

The Grand Canyon

What Is The Name Of The Controlling Body In Flat Racing

The Jockey Club

In The World Of Movies How Is 'Jack Napier' More Commonly Known

The Joker (Batman)

What Was The Name Of Elvis Presley's Backing Group

The Jordinaires

In 1927 what ceased to be a weapon in the British Army

The Lance

On Which Side Of The Road Do They Drive In India

The Left

What was Betty Grable's nickname?

The Legs

What flower is the symbol of culture

The Lotus

In what George Bizet opera do Zugra and Nbadir appear

The Pearl Fishers

Capers Are Derived From What

The Pickled Flower Buds Of A Mediterranean Plant

What Was The Name Of Prince's Band In The 80's

The Revolution

Iain Stewart - dropped - looked too normal - what pop group

The Rolling Stones

What Well Known Organisation Was Founded In 1844 By "William Booth"

The Salvation Army

What caused a separation of Baja, California and the rest of Mexico

The San

Name Disco Tex's group?

The Sex-O-Lettes

What Vaccine Did Edward Jenner Develop

The Smallpox Vaccine

Where were Archie and Edith Bunker's chairs enshrined?

The Smithsonian Institute

Name The Only Act To Have Had 3 Christmas No.1's In The 90's?

The Spice Girls

What famous race was established in 1903?

The Tour de France

What Forms The Natural Border Between Europe & Asia

The Ural Mountains

What is the name of the four holy books of the Hindus

The Vedas

What is the longest river in western Europe

The Volga

Which Famous Book Contains The Line 'Once Upon A Time There Was A Little Chimney Sweep And His Name Was Tom'

The Water Babies

What was the name of the attempted invasion of Cuba in 1961

The bay of pigs

What is the unit of currency of Venezuela

The bolivar

Porphyrophobia is the fear of

The color purple

What name is given to the fleshy part of a horses tail

The dock

What's the fastest sea dwelling mammal

The dolphin

In what TV series did we see Del Floria tailors shop

The man from UNCLE

What do the seven stripes on the American flag represent

The seven original states

Which poem begins "If I should die, think only this of me"

The soldier

What phrase did the nazi adopt in the 1920s to label their new order

The third reich

What portable device did James Spengler invent in 1907, using a soap box, pillow case, a fan & tape

The vacuum cleaner vacuum cleaner a vacuum cleaner

What was broadcast causing U.S. radio listeners, to flee for their lives fearing an attack by aliens

The war of the worlds

Where did Mr Badger live in _The Wind in the Willows

The wild wood

Who Sang Here Comes The Night Featuring Van Morrison In 1965

Them

What was Beaver Cleaver's first name

Theodore

Who was the youngest American President

Theodore Roosevelt

What Is The Connection Between Swing Bandleaders - Woody Herman, Artie Shaw, & Benny Goodman

They All Lead On Clarinet

What Did Churhill, Cromwell, & Shakespeare Have In Common ?

They all Had Red Hair

Approximately how many inches are there in one meter?

Thirty nine

What were the first names of T E Lawrence, known as Lawrence of Arabia

Thomas edward

How many lives did Herb Philbrick lead

Three

How did Alice get into the land of the living chess pieces

Through the looking glass

To which family of birds does the fieldfare belong

Thrush

Giovidi is what day in Italian

Thursday

Which red-head won Star Search and then went on a shopping mall singing tour that took America by storm in 1987 and 1988?

Tiffany

What do you call the act of putting a word inside another (ie: abso bloody lutely.)

Tmesis

What Was The Function Of Press Gangs In The Early Nineteenth Century?

To Press Or Recruit Men Into The Royal Navy

Name the porceilan chair yoU.S.it on at least once a day

Toilet

What Does The Initial 'T' Stand For In Cat Scan

Tomography

Cows clean their noses with their ______

Tongue

Glossitis is inflammation of which part of the body?

Tongue

Which TV gangster owns the nightclub called The Ba Da Bing

Tony Soprano

What part of the body has a crown, a neck & a root

Tooth

Lester B Pearson International Airport Is In Which Canadian City

Toronto

Baked beans were originally served in what sauce

Treacle - molasses

Which department of the us government did eliot ness work for

Treasury

The sackbut developed into which modern instrument

Trombone

Which Instrument Connects Glen Miller & Tommy Dorsey

Trombone

Consumption was the former name of which disease

Tuberculosis

What is the third day of the week

Tuesday

How many points are awarded for a safety touch in football

Two

How many tunnels under the mersey link liverpool to the wirral

Two

Which pain relieving product was subjected to a public relations scare in the eighties?

Tylenol

Brotherhood Of Man Won The Eurovision Song Contest For Which Country In 1976

UK

What Do The Initials U.H.T Refer To In Relation To Milk?

Ultra Heat Treated

Who Told Stories About Brer Rabbit & Brer Fox

Uncle Remus

In Greek mythology, as which constellation did zeus place callisto

Ursa

The Big Dipper is part of what constellation

Ursa major

Who Are Known To The British Secret Service With The Codenames "Potus & Flotus"

Us President & First Lady

What was rembrandt's surname

Van rijn

Which flavouring is added to brandy and egg yolks to make advocaat?

Vanilla

At the Montreal Olympics, Nelli Kim was judged to have given a perfect performance in the floor exercise and which other discipline

Vault

Lachanophobia is the fear of

Vegetables

Dagon is the mesopotamian god of ______

Vegetation

In which country would you find the Angel Falls, the highest waterfall in the world?

Venezuela

Where would you find the Ponte de Sospiri

Venice - Bridge of Sighs

What is the capital of Seychelles ?

Victoria

What is the capital of Laos

Vientiane

In what country is the mekong river delta

Vietnam

What is the capital of Vanuatu

Vila

Which Was The First Group Beginning With The Letter "V" To Have A UK No.1 Hit

Village People

Who shot and killed himself while painting 'wheatfield with crows'

Vincent

Name The "Fade To Grey" Ban Fronted By Steve Strange

Visage

The cultivation of grapes

Viticulture

What's Penthouse's sister publication for women

Viva

What is the Latin word for to roll

Volvo

What is the national religious folk cult of haiti

Voodoo

The Perils of Penelope and Dastardly and Mutley spin offs what

Wacky Races

Who was the first voice of Mickey Mouse?

Walt Disney

Desire for more cows is the translation what Sanskrit word

War - same in English

In the 15th century, what was the war between the houses of lancaster and york

War of the roses

Which state is the Evergreen State?

Washington

What is the common name for hydrogen oxide

Water

A tornado at sea is called a ___

Waterspout

Which Track Became Elvis Presley's Final UK No.1 In The Weeks After His Death

Way Down

What song was The Pittsburgh Pirates anthem

We are Family - Sister Sledge

What would the ancient Greeks do with an Apodesm

Wear it type of bra

A mustelidae family member is a(n)___.

Weasel

What is the capital city of New Zealand?

Wellington

Where do Rocky and Bullwinkle play football

What'samatta u niversity

All US Presidents were Federalists Republicans Democrats or what

Whigs 1841 - 45 1850 -53

What's the international radio code word for the letter "W"

Whiskey

James Abbott McNeill were the first names of which artist

Whistler

What colour is the cross on the Greek Flag

White

What was the name of the hollow hole-covered plastic ball kids used to hit instead of a baseball?

Wiffle ball

Which newspaper owner's career inspired the film "Citizen Kane"

William randolph hearst

Which author, famous for such novels as 'The Naked Lunch', died in 1997

William s burroughs

On The 19 th November 1994, Paul Merlon Became The First Person Ever To Do What

Win The Uk National Lottery

In mythology Romulus and Remus were brought up by which animal

Wolf

__________ are freeze_tolerant and spend winters frozen on land, only to thaw in the spring and begin their breeding process in vernal ponds.

Wood frogs

Seth Wheeler patented it in 1871 - what

Wrapping Paper

What was the first product to have a bar code on it?

Wrigley's gum

Cheyenne is the capital of ______

Wyoming

In the USA where would you see a crossbuck

X on railroad crossing

Fear of dryness is called

Xerophobia

Men women compete 3 Olympic sports Equestrian Shooting ?

Yachting

Ancient Roman brides wore a wedding dress - what colour

Yellow

What is the flower that stands for: rural happiness

Yellow violet

In Disney's Fantasia what is the Sorcerers name

Yensid - Disney reversed

In military slang which word means to carry heavy equipment on foot over difficult terrain

Yomp

Syngenesophobia is the fear of what

Your relatives

The Italian Desert Made By Whisking Egg Yolks, Wine And Sugar Is More Commonly Known As What

Zabaglione

What is the capital of Croatia?

Zagreb

Which species of animal has sub-species that include Burchell's, Grant "s and Chapman's

Zebra

In which African country is the city of Bulawayo

Zimbabwe

Himalayan, Rex, Manx, Maine Coon are breeds of

cats


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