1.

Who is Reginald Dwight better known as ?

Answer: Elton John.

2.

Name the king who failed to keep an eye on

things at the battle of Hastings ?

Answer: Harold.
3.

In which sport would you use a chucker ?

Answer: Polo.
4.

What sort of books is Arthur C Clarke

famous for writing ?

Answer:
5.

Science fiction.

Name the actor who played Ben Hur ?

Answer: Charlton Heston.

6.
Toy, gun, and working are all types of
what
Answer:Dogs.
7.

What is the capital of the Falkland

Islands ?

Answer:
8.

Port Stanley.

Name the actor who played Lovejoy ?

Answer: Ian Macshane.

9.

Fruit, pipistrol, and horseshoe are all

types of what ?

Answer: Bats.
10.

If a snail climbed up a 12 ft wall at a

steady rate of 3 feet a day, but slipped
down a 2ft every night, how many days would
it take him to reach the top ?

Answer: 10 days.
11.

Name the actor who became famous after his

part as the lieutenant in Zulu ?

Answer:
12.

Michael

Kaine.

Name the athlete who won 4 gold medals in

the 1936 Berlin Olympics ?

Answer:
13.

Jesse Owens.

What was Percy Shaw`s contribution to road

safety ?

Answer: Cat`s eyes.

14.

Of the 518 seats in the European parliament

how many does the U.K. have, is it 21, 51,
or 81, ?

Answer: 81.
15.

Which leading politician caused a stir when he

attended the remembrance day service in a
duffel coat ?

Answer: Michael
.
16.

Foot

what was the Christian name of the younger

Steptoe in T.V.s Steptoe and son ?

Answer: Harold.
17.

What is the square root of 361 ?

Answer: 19.
18. Name the captain of the Nautilus in Jules
Vernes` 20,0000 leagues under the sea ?
Answer: Nemo.
19.

In which London borough is the Royal Albert

Hall ?

Answer: Kensington.

20.

What are you if you are AWOL or A.W.O.L ?

Answer: Absent

without leave.

21. Name the actor who plated Ted Bovis in

T.V.s Hi de Hi ?
Answer: Paul Shane.
22. When told that the people had no bread,
what was Marie Antionette`s reply ?

Answer: "let them eat cake."

23. Specifically, on which part of your body
would you find your patella ?
Answer: knee.
24. In the United States which president
abolished slavery ?
Answer: Abraham Lincoln
25. What is a fandango ?
Answer: Dance.
26. Traditionally, what type of wood do Rolls
Royce put on the dashboards of their cars?
Answer:

Walnut.

27. How many vowels are there in the word

unprepossessing ?
Answer: 5.
28. What do the letters Y.M.C.A. stand for ?
Answer: Young Mens Christian Association.

29. A man spends one eighth of his money on food

and four times as much on his mortgage,
this leaves him with 90 pounds, how much did
he have to start with ?
Answer:

240.

30. In which country is the state of Tobasco ?

Answer: Mexico.
31. what would an Irishman do with his Shone ?
Answer:

Cut peat.

32. What was the name of Pricilla Presley`s

character in Dallas ?
Answer: Jena Wade.
33. What is the diameter of the centre circle
on a soccer pitch ?
Answer: 20 yards.

34. What sport features sails, wishbone booms,

and universal joints ?
Answer: Wind surfing.
35. What world famous card features a centurion
on its face ?
Answer: American Express.
36. What is the highest active volcano in
Europe ?
Answer: Mount Etna.
37. Name the political party which secured 99%
of the vote in Germany in 1936 ?
Answer: Nazi party.
38. What star sign is represented by the water
carrier ?
Answer: Aquarius.
39. Which Island is the furthest north - Sicily,
Corsica or Sardinia ?
Answer: Corsica.
40. Who wrote A Tale Of Two Cities ?
Answer: Charles Dickens.
41. What is the national emblem of Canada ?
Maple leaf.
42. Name the former royal jockey who became
a best selling author of thrillers
about horse racing ?
Answer: Dick Francis.
43. Name the clockwork devices used by
musicians to measure time ?
Answer: Metronome.
44. Who played inspector Cleuseau in the Pink
Panther films ?
Answer: Peter Sellers.

45. What is universal time better known as ?

Answer: G.M.T.

or Greenwich Mean Time.

46. Are Gorillas carnivores, omnivores,

or herbivors ?
Answer: Herbivors
47. The cassowary and Emu are both flightless
birds of which country ?
Answer: Australia.
48. What does Hellas mean to a Greek person ?
Answer: Greece.
49. If there are 35 gallons of oil in a barrel
how many barrels would you need to fill a
tank which holds 7000 gallons ?
Answer: 200.
50. According to Arthurian legend what did the
ady of the lake give to Arthur ?
Answer:

Excalibur.

51. Free Willey was a film about what ?

Answer: A whale.
52. According to legend who flew too close to
the sun, melting the wax on his wings ?
Answer: Icarus.
53. What does N.S.P.C.C. stand for ?
Answer: National society for the prevention of cruelty to
54. Can pigs swim ? yes or no.
Answer: yes.
55. Name the ship which began its epic voyage
on 6th September 1620 ?
Answer: Mayflower.
56. By what name was Emperor Claudius Caesar
Drusus Germanicus better known ?
Answer:

Nero.

children.

57. What World War II operation was code named

`Dynamo` ?
Answer:

Evacuation of Dunkirk.

58. What would a tailor do with his hot

plonker ?
Answer:

Iron cloth.

59. What classic board game involves points,

blots, tables and bearing off ?
Answer:

Back gammon.

60. What `G` is in the United States, in

the Soviet Union and "on my mind" ?
Answer:

Georgia.

61. How many old pennies were there in a Groat?

Answer:

Four.

62. In total, how many gold rings are mentioned

in the song, The 12 days of Christmas ?
Answer:

40.

63. According to the legend, which night became

lady Guinavere`s lover ?
Answer:

Lancelot.

64. What name was given to the political

of 1963 which eventually resulted
in the fall of the government ?
Answer: Profumo affair.
65. What name is given to a 70th wedding
anniversary ?
Answer:

Platinum.

66. What would a farmer do with his

mangelwurzel ?
Answer:

Feed it to his animals.

67. What is the rugby term for a ball

that is dropped forward ?
Answer:

A knock-on.

68. Pintail, Pochard and Shoveler are all

varieties of what ?
Answer:

Duck.

69. What name is given to snakes such as

pythons because of their method of killing
their prey ?
Answer:

Constrictor.

70. What word is used to describe the tiny

animals and plants that live in the
surface water of seas and lakes ?
Answer:

Plankton.

71. What does N.A.L.G.O.

Answer:

stand for ?

National Association of

Local Government Officers.

72. In which children's film did Benny Hill star

as the toy maker ?
.
Answer: Chitty Chitty Bang Bang
73. What is the square route of 250,000 ?
Answer:

500.

74. Which American actor died in a car crash

while travelling west on California highway
466 ?
Answer:

James Dean.

75. Who is Reputed to have said, "Look, I send

you out like sheep among wolves; so be wary
as serpents and innocent as doves" ?
Answer:

Jesus.

76. How many miles do the teams race in

the Oxford and Cambridge boat race ?
Answer:

Four.

77. Name the actor who starred in the Die Hard

series of films ?
Answer:

Bruce Willis.

78. What `A` can mean join, fasten or connect ?

Answer:

Attach.

79. Ovation, Fender, & Gibson are famous makes of

what ?

Answer: Guitar
80. How many legs does a triffid have ? ( They are real )
Answer: Three.
81. Name the two original presenters of the
B.B.C.`s Breakfast Time ?
Answer: Frank Bough ,Selina Scott
.
82. The city of Venice is situated in the
north west corner of which sea ?
Answer:

Adriatic.

83. In the song `The 12 days of Christmas`,

what are the 6 geese a-doing ?
Answer:

Laying.

84. Whose army was massacred at the battle

of the battle `little big horn` in
1839 ?
Answer:

Lee Armstrong Custer.

85. Where are the headquarters of the

of the Metropolitan police situated ?
Answer:

New ScotlandYard, Westminster.

86. According to the nursery rhyme, who`s

children were given `broth, no bread,
all whipped soundly and sent to bed ?
Answer:

The old woman who lived in a shoe.

87. Which pop Group opened the live aid

concert at Wembley ?
Answer: Status Quo.
88. What `H` means disorder and confusion ?
Answer: Havoc.

89. What sort of wood is used to make the

black keys on a piano keyboard ?
Answer:

Ebony.

90. Which popular American sport is played

on a diamond ?
Answer: Baseball.
91. Lagos is the capitol of which African
country ?
Answer:

Nigeria.

92. In which of Sheakspear`s plays does

Shylock demand his pound of flesh ?
Answer:

The Merchant of Venice.

93. In cricket, where would you find the

chain ?
Answer:

Between the wickets. ( A unit of measurement )

94. How many cards are dealt to each player

in contract bridge ?
Answer:

Thirteen.

95. Which children's T.V. program featured

professor Yaffety ?
Answer:

Bagpuss.

96. If a customer orders 100 dozen widgets

and wants them delivered in three equal
quantities on consecutive days, how
many widgets will there be in each
delivery ?
Answer:

400.

97. Who starred alongside Roger Moore in

The Persuaders ?
Answer:

Tony Curtis.

98. Which of the B.B.C.`s radio stations

is broadcast on 88 to 91 F.M.
Answer:

Radio 2.

99. Which Band have released albums called

`The dark side of the moon`, and `Wish
you were here` ?

Answer:

Pink Floyd.

100. Name both British prime ministers of

1970 ?
Answer:

Harold Wilson Edward Heath

.
101. Epee, sabre and foil are all used in
which sport ?
Answer:

Fencing.

102. Name the oath sworn by medical graduates

which regulates their future professional
conduct ?
Answer:

Hippocratic.

103. Spell extraterrestrial ?

Answer:

Extraterrestrial

104. According to Dr Johnson once you are tired

of London what else are you also tired of ?
Answer:

Life.

105. Which sign of the Zodiac is depicted by the

ram ?
Answer:

Aries.

106. Name the golfing accessory which was

patented by George Grant on Dec 12th 1899 ?
Answer:

Tee peg.

107. In which county would you find Trent Bridge

cricket ground ?
Answer:

Nottingham-shire.

108. How many times in a year is a bi-mionthly

periodical published ?
Answer:

Six.

109. What sort of plant is a truffle ?

Answer:

Fungus.

110. Name the actor who is also one of the

world`s top professional bridge players ?

Answer:

Omah Sherrif

111. Name the sport which always starts

in front of the south stake ?
Answer:

a game

Croquet.

112. Name the man who has the most monuments

erected in his honour ?
Answer:

Budda.

113. Name the character played by Joanna Lumbley

in the New Avengers ?
Answer:

Purdy.

114. On his egg deliveries, farmer Fred sets off

with 400 eggs. At the first delivery he drops
off 5 doz` at the second, 12 doz` and at the
last one he delivers 15 doz`. How many eggs
does he take home to his brooding wife ?
Answer:

Sixteen.

115. Give the names of the 3 tunnels dug by the

prisoners in the film `The Great escape`?
Answer:

Tom, Dick, Harry.

116. Name both official languages of south

Africa ?
Answer:

English Africaan.

117. According to the song, from which track

does the Chattanooga choo choo leave
Pennsylvania station ?
Answer:

Track 29.

118. Who painted the Mona Lisa ?

.
Answer: Leonardo da Vinci
119. In ancient history who betrayed Samson to
the philistines ?
Answer:

Delihla.

120. Name the fruit which earned its name from

the way it hung in bunches like grapes ?

Answer:

Grapefruit.

121. Name the army formed by Michael Collins

in 1919 to fight against Britain ?
Answer:

I.R.A.

122. Name the very famous book which was completed

in 1086 ?
.
Answer: The Doomsday book
123. In which country would you find the
Cambrian mountains ?
Answer: Wales.

124. Name the two oceans which meet at the Cape

of Good Hope ?
Answer:

Atlantic, Indian.

125. Which sport requires the competitors to

throw stones at houses ?
Answer:

Curling.

126. Which nursery rhyme character was warned

that the cow was in the corn ?
Answer:

Little boy blue

.
127. Name the Tibetan mammal which lives at
the highest altitude of all mammals ?
Answer:

Yak.

128. In the first world war who was Baron von

Riched Hoffen better known as ?
Answer:

The

Red Baron.

129. Name the world`s warmest sea ?

Answer:

Red sea.

130. Who scripted, directed , and starred in

the silent film, `The Plank` ?
Answer:

Eric Sykes.

131. What is the most north westerly letter on

a standard typewriter keyboard ?

Answer:

132. What game would you be playing if your cue

ball had a black spot on it ?
Answer:

Billiards.

133. What name is given to an eagles nest ?

Answer:

Eyrie.

134. Who seized power from Milton Obote 1971 ?

Answer: Idi Armeen.
135. In the Star Wars trilogy who turns out to be
Luke`s feather ?
Answer: Darth Vader.
136. As the equator crosses South America,
through which three countries does it pass ?
Answer: Brazil Columbia Equador.

137. Which character has been played by Roger

Moore, George Lazenby, and David Niven ?
Answer:

James Bond.

138. Name the first non-human to win an Oscar ?

Answer: Mickey mouse
139. If you were standing outside the House of
Keys, on which British island would you be ?
Answer: Isle of man.
140. Which film ends with the line, "after all,
tomorrow`s another day" ?
Answer:

Gone with the wind

.
141. By what name was the German secret police
known ?
Answer:

Gestapo.

142. Name the disabled detective played by

Raymond Burr ?

Answer:

Ironside.

143. Name the defence secretary resigned over the

Westland affair in 1886 ?
Answer:

Micheal Heseltine.

144. In music a whole note is called a semibreve,

what is a half note called ?
Answer: A Minim
145. Which is the largest of the Scottish lochs ?
Answer:

Loch Lommand

146. Neptune and Poseidon were both Gods of the

sea but Which was the Roman God and which
was the Greek ?
Answer: Neptune was Roman.
Poseidon was Greek.
147. What would you do with calcium hydroxide,
put on your garden, eat it,or rub it
in your eyes ?
Answer: Its lime,

so you put it on the garden.

148. In which part of your body would you find

your radius and ulna ?
Answer: Forearm.
149. What is a fifth columnist ?
Answer: A spy.
150. Who wrote the novel `1984` ?
Answer: George Orwell.
151. What does N.F.U. stand for ?
Answer:

National Farmers Union.

152. Who was the star in the 1954 film

`Apache` ?
Answer: Burt Lancaster.
153. The film `My fair lady` was inspired by
which Bernard Shaw play ?

Answer: Pygmalion.
154. Name the river which runs through the city
of Norwich ?
Answer: Yare.
155. What comes in Blue Shropshire, Swaledale
and Red Cheshire varieties ?
Answer: Cheeses.
156. In which country would you find the plains
of Jericho ?
Answer:

Jordan.

157. Name the instrument used by children

to measure angles in geometry ?
Answer: Protractor.
158. Who do Vince and Musky accompany in their
cartoon capers ?
Answer:

Deputy Dog.

159. What race circuit would take you through

Stowe, Copse, and club corners ?
Answer:

Silverstone.

160. What girls name is also the term used to

describe a female donkey ?
Answer: Jenny.
161. What word describes milk which contains the
same amount of cream as pasteurised milk but
has been processed in a way that stops the
cream floating to the surface ?
Answer: Homogenised.
162. Where was the t.v. series Inspector
Morse set ?
Answer:

Oxford.

163. Name the singer who had a hit with a song

about a rat called Ben ?
Answer:

Michael Jackson.

164. What is agoraphobia an irrational fear of ?

Answer:

Open spaces.

165. The Aswan damn is to be found on which

river ?
Answer: Nile.
166. What is the name or term used to describe
-273 deg centigrade ?
Answer:

Absolute zero

167. Name the first bridge built across the

Thames at London
Answer:

London Bridge.

168. Name the star of the western True Grit for

which this actor received his only Oscar ?
Answer:

John Wayne.

169. Who composed `The flight of the bumble

bee` ?
Answer: Rimsky Korsacov.
170. Which ship sank in the Solent in 1545 and
was re-floated in the 1980 s ?
Answer: Mary Rose.
171. What is the maximum number of pullers allowed
in a tug-o-war team ?
Answer: Eight.
172. What is the name of the dim witted hunter
who never catches the rabbit in Bugs Bunny
cartoons ?
Answer: Elmar Fudd.
173. What was the predecessor of the R.A.F.
called ?
Answer:

Royal Flying Corps

174. What name is given to someone who makes

barrels and casks ?
Answer:

Cooper.

175. What do the numbers 2,3,5,7,11, and 13 all

have in common ?
Answer:

All Prime numbers.

176. Name the heavyweight boxer who retired in

1956 as the undefeated heavyweight champion
of the world ?
Answer:

Rocky Marciano.

177. How many quarts are there in 2.72 litres ?

Answer: Two.
178. What does a Cordwainer make ?
Answer:

Shoes.

179. Write the way in which you could arrange

three nines to equal 11 ?
Answer:

99 divided by 9

180. How is Trinitrotoluene usually abbreviated ?

Answer: T.N.T.
181. What major changed affected car registration
in 1983 ?
Answer:

Year suffix became a prefix.

182. In a witches coven there are 13 places but

only 12 witches, who takes the 13 th
place ?
Answer: The Devil.
184. What is graphology the study of ?
Answer:

Handwriting.

185. Name the Walt Disney film shot in 1956 which

was the first film shot in cinimascope and
featured dogs ?
Answer:
.

The lady and the tramp

186. What sort of cooking does Madhur Jaffrey

right about ?
Answer: Indian.
187. On a weather chart what name is given to the
lines which connect areas of the same atmospheric pressure ?
Answer:

Isobars.

188. What district of Birmingham suffered riots

in 1985 ?
Answer: Handsworth.
189. Where is the sun in relation to some-one
who is looking at a rainbow ?
Answer:

Behind them.

190. What does S.T.D, stand for ?

Answer:

Subscriber trunk dialling.

191. Whose army went to No 2 with Elvis Costello

1979 ?
Answer:

Oliver`s.

192. If a ship has enough food to last the crew

of 250 men for 6 months how long would it
last a crew of 600 men ?
Answer:

2.5 months.

193. What common water loving rodent is often mistakenly referred to as a

water rat ?
Answer:

Vole.

194. Name the character played by Michael

Crawford in `Some mothers do `ave `em` ?
Answer:

Frank Spencer.

195. In which Tv series was there a company

called Barnes Wentworth ?
Answer:

Dallas.

196. By what nickname is Jack Dawkins known in

Oliver Twist ?

Answer:

Artful Dodger

.
197. Who was `The Bush Kangaroo` ?
Answer:

Skippy.

198. Name the two Johns who played the title

roles in the musical `Grease` ?
Answer: Olivier-Newton John & John Travolta.

.
199. Name the Character played by Pat Phoenix
in Coronation Street ?
Answer:

Elsie Tanner.

200. What do frogs have in their mouths that

toads don`t ?
Answer: Teeth.
201. Which American city is known to the
Americans as Motor City ?
Answer: Detroit.
202. What sort of engine set the speed record
of 126.4 mph which will probably never be
broken ?
Answer:

Steam locomotive.

203. How many orbits of the earth does the moon

make in a year ?
Answer: 13.
204. What goes through its life as an elvin,
parr, smolt, grilse, and kelt ?
Answer:

Salmon.

205. In a chilli con carne, the chilli is the

spice but what is the carne ?
Answer:

The meat.

206. Which is the furthest west, Inverness

Chester, or Bristol ?

Answer:

Inverness.

207. From which country does the Triad secret

society hail. Hong Kong, China or japan ?
Answer:

China.

208. Who was the star of the cult movie `Rebel

without a cause` ?
Answer:

James Dean.

209. In which country was Charlie Chaplin born ?

Answer:

England.

210. On which day of the week do Americans celebrate thanks giving?

Answer:

Thursday.

211. Which of the following is not wholly divisable by 9.

243, 345, 459 ?
Answer:

345.

212. How many years would you have been married

if it was your tin wedding anniversary ?
Answer:

Ten.

213. What was the name of the disastrous,

sun drenched soap launched by the B.B.C.
in 1992 ?
Answer:

Eldorado.

214. What is the name given to the area where

horses are paraded in front of the public
before a race ?
Answer:

Paddock.

215. Which of the following was originally

called Johnny and the moon dogs.
The Beatles, The Sex Pistols, or The who ?
Answer:

Beatles.

216. What is the metal most commonly used to

make a set of darts ?
Answer: Tungsten.
217. On what colour square does a white king
begin a game of chess ?

Answer:

Black.

218. What industry provides Spain with its largest source of income ?
Answer:

Tourism.

219. What chess-piece must move in an L shape ?

Answer:

Knight.

220. In Sept. 1979 Paul Wilson ran 100 yards in

13.1 seconds, but what was so unusual about
his achievement that it earned him a place
in the Guinness book of records ?
He ran backwards.
221. Where do Batman and Robin do their
crime fighting ?
Answer: Gotham City.
222. Which London underground line has
stations at London Bridge, Leicester square
and Waterloo ?
Answer: Northern.
223. Who was Lord Black adder`s Man servant
in Black Adder II ?
Answer:

Baldrick.

224. Which mamal is generally accepted as being

the most intelligent creature on
earth after humans ?
Answer:

Dolphin.

225. According to the nursery rhyme when is the

teddy bears picnic ?
Answer:

Today.

226. Name the character played by Joanna

Lumbley in the New Avengers ?
Answer:

Purdey.

227. What type of whales are renowned for their

singing ?
Answer:

Humpbacks.

228. Which actor portrayed the Scottish

republican William Wallace in the film

`Braveheart` ?
Answer: Mel Gibson.
229. What does the word Matador mean ?
Fighter or Killer or Hunter.
Answer:

Killer.

230. Who had hits with `Two Little Boys` and

`Stairway to Heaven`
Answer:

Rolf Harris.

231. Which photocopier company took its name

from a Greek word which means dry ?
Answer:

Xerox.

232. What turns litmus paper red ?

Answer:

Acid.

233. Name the official language of Brazil ?

Answer:

Portuguese.

234. Which species of ape is our closest

relative ?
Answer:

Chimpanzee.

235. Name the fungus used in the bread making

process ?
Answer:

Yeast.

236. From which country did the Skoda car

originate ?
Answer: Checko-slovakia. ( as it was then )
237. What name is given to the nerve which
carries signals from the retina to the
brain ?
Answer:

Optic

nerve.

238. What do Gorillas do when the get nervous ?

Beat their Chests.
239. If you were playing your violin `pizzicato`
how would you be playing it ?
Answer:

By plucking it.

240. Who was Popeye`s arch rival ?

Answer:

Bluto.

241. Which legendary hero sailed aboard the

Argo ?
Answer: Jason.
242. What colour is an aircraft`s "black box"
flight recorder ?
Answer:

Orange.

243. What sort of precious stone is the star of

India ?
Answer:

Sapphire.

244. What organisation used to be knows as

"Peelers" ?
Answer:

The Police.

245. Which motorway links Birmingham and

Exeter ?
Answer:

M5.

246. Of which American tribe was Geronimo

a chief ?
Answer:

Apache.

247. In Russia, how many Kopecks are there in

a Rouble ?
Answer:

100.

248. What was the first brand of instant coffee

to go on sale in Britain ?
Answer:

Nescafe.

249. What star sign would you be if your birthday

was on American independence day ?
Answer:

Cancer.

250. Approximately how long is Britain's coastline

5,000-6,000-7,000 miles ?
Answer:

7,000.

251. The film `The Misfits` saw the last

appearance of two of Hollywood`s all time

mega stars, name one ?

Answer:

Clark Gable or Marilyn Munroe.

252. In which of the following did the game of

polo originate, Persia, India, England ?
Answer: Persia.
253. What would you normally call your
gluteus maximus ?
Answer:

Backside.

254. A Kumquat is a fruit but is it a gooseberry,

a plum, or an orange ?
Answer:

Orange.

255. Which great event began in pudding lane

in London in 1666 ?
Answer: The great fire of

London.

256. Which sheakesperean play do actors consider

it unlucky to mention ?
Answer: Macbeth.
257. In which Italian city did Romeo and Juliet
fall in love, Verona, Florence or Naples ?
Answer: Verona.
258. On which part of the body is your skin the
thickest ?
Answer:

Your feet.

259. Which composer wrote the Messiah ?

Answer:

Handel.

260. If some one is described as being uxorious,

who would they be excessively fond or
dependant on ?
Answer:

Their wife.

261. In which European country would you find

The Algarve ?
Answer: Portugal.

262. Name the ship on which the Pilgrim Fathers

set sail ?
Answer:

Mayflower.

263. What is the C.B.I. ?

Answer:

Confederation of British Industry

.
264. What would get if you mixed Bill Oddie with
Tim Brooke Taylor and Grahame Garden ?
Answer:

Goodies. ( Goody goody yum yum )

265. Name the branch of the armed forces known

as Sappers ?
Answer: Royal Engineers.
266. What "J" can be a disreputable woman or a
semi precious stone ?
Answer:

Jade.

267. Who, according to legend, is the

Scandinavian God of all gods.
Answer:

Odin.

268. What are Corinth, Tuscan, and Doric

styles of ?
Answer:

Architecture.

269. How many Gospels are there

New Testament ?

in the

Answer: Four.
270. What is known to the French as
La Manche ?
Answer: The English Channel.
271. What two bodies of water are connected
by the Suez canal ?
Answer:

Mediterranian and Red seas.

272. Name the English peer who disappeared in

suspicious circumstances in 1974 ?
Answer: Lord Lucan.

273. How many astronoughts manned each Apollo

mission ?
Answer: Three.
274. How many land miles are there in a league ?
Answer: Three.
275. What were sent to Australia for the
last time in 1849 ?
Answer:

Convicts. ( English cricketers )

276. Which one of the following is not wholly

divisible by 11, 165 or 231 or 333 ?
Answer:

333.

277. What is generally excepted to be the world`s

oldest golf course ?
Answer: St Andrews.
278. At what time did the Everly Brothers and
Little Suzie wake up ?
Answer:

4 am.

279. What are rats unable to do which makes them

highly susceptible to poison ?
Answer:

Vomit.

280. In India you will find quite a few

punkawallahs but what does a Punkawallah do ?
Answer: Waves a fan.
281. Which puppet`s catch phrase was boom boom ?
Answer: Basil Brush.
282. By what term is the explosive strip in a
Christmas cracker known ?
Answer:

A snap.

283. What commodity made John Paul Getty one of

the richest men in the world ?
Answer:

Oil.

284. In the film The Wizard of Oz,

actress who played Dorothy ?

name the

Answer: Judy Garland.

285. Before becoming president of the United
States which state was Bill Clinton the
Governor of ?
Answer:

Arkensaw.

286. In the James Bond movie who played the man

with the Golden Gun ?
Answer: Christopher Lee.
287. What is the collective noun for a group of
owls ?
Answer:

Parliament.

288. Which sign of the zodiac lies between Leo

and Libra ?
Answer:

Virgo.

289. Which of the following is the closest city

to London ? Brussels, Paris or Amsterdam ?
Answer:

Brussels.

290. Name three of the five European countries

which remained Neutral in the second world
war ?
Answer:

Sweden, Spain, Switzerlan , Portugal, Ireland.

291. Which of the Bronte sisters wrote Jayne

Eyre ?
Answer:

Charlotte.

292. Which of the following did Galileo invent ?

Periscope, telescope, or microscope.
Answer:

Telescope.

293. He was born in Tupelo Mississippi on the

8th of January 1935. The surviving brother
of twins, he was most disappointed when at
the age of 11 he was given a guitar for his
birthday instead of a bicycle. Who was he ?
Answer:

Elvis Presley

294. St George`s day is on 23rd of which month ?

Answer: April.
295. Which American state is known as the `Blue
Grass State`?
Answer:

Kentucky.

296. What does a palaeontologist study ?

Answer: Fossils.
297. In which year were the Olympic games last
held in Britain ?
Answer:

1948.

298. As we Associate the rose with England and

the thistle with Scotland, which flower
is that of Wales ?
Answer:

Daffodil

299. What colour is the precious stone

amethyst ?
Answer:

Violet/blue.

300. By what name is your 5th wedding

anniversary known, cotton, leather, or
wood ?
Answer: Wood.
301. Name three types of owl which reside in
Britain ?
Answer: Tawny or wood,Barn, Little, Long Eared,
& Short Eared.

302. In the film Gremlins, what caused the

little fellows to reproduce ?
Answer:

Water.

303. Spindle-back, Wheel back, Comb and

Splat are all terms used to describe what
items of furniture ?
Answer:

Chairs.

304. What do John Christie, Dennis Nilson and

Jeremy Bamber all have in common ?

Answer:

All serialkillers or murderers.

305. What is esthatology, theoretically

concerned with ?
Answer:

The end of the world.

306. Which race of conquering invaders brought

the leek to Britain ?
Answer:

The Romans.

307. Name the only two pieces that may be used

to make the 1st move in chess ?
Answer:

Pawn, Knight.

308. The Long Rough Dab, Brill, and Sole are

all fish but what do they all have in
common ?
Answer:

Flat fish.

309. What is the cubed route of one eighth ?

Answer:

Half.

310. In the Flintstones what was the name of

Barney Rubbles` baby ?
Answer:

Bam Bam.

311. Naame a shocking T.V. drama series

was created by Jimmy Mcgoven ?
Answer: Cracker or The Lakes
312. According to the song what are the only
two things that go out in the midday sun ?
Answer: Mad dogs & Englishmen.

313. In which middle Eastern capital was Terry

Waite Captured ?
Answer: Beirut.
314. Which female artist had a hit with,
`What`s Love Got To Do With It` ?
Answer:

Tina Turner.

315. What sort of animals go around in troops ?

Answer:

Monkeys.

316. Who was the Prime Minister on new years

day in 1960 ?
Answer:

Harold Macmillan.

317. Which motor manufacturer makes the Clio,

Chamade and Safrane ?
Answer: Renault.
318. What beer was promoted on T.V. to the
tune of `There`s a Hole in My Bucket ?
Answer: Double Diamond
319. How many different letters are used in
roman numerals ?
Answer:

7.

( I,V,X,l,D,C,M, )

320. What is the only stringed instrument in

an orchestra that is not played with a bow?
Answer:

Harp.

321. What brings death to a were wolf and law

and order for the Lone Ranger ?
Answer:

Silver Bullet.

322. In which sea would you find the Great

Barrier Reef ?
Answer:

Coral Sea.

323. How many times has the liberal party won

an election this century ?
Answer:

Twice.

324. What must a frog close when it swallows ?

v

Its eyes.

325. Name the Scottish swimmer who set a 200m

backstroke record in the Montreal Olympics ?
Answer: David Wilke.
326. Name the airport which saw Israeli commandos
free 103 hostages in July 1974 ?

Answer:

Entebbe.

327. Name the woman who has had the most statues
erected after her ?
Answer:

Virgin Mary.

328. Which country was Farouk the last king of ?

Answer:

Egypt.

329. Name two of the three Benelux countries ?

Answer:

Belgium, Luxembourg, Holland.

330. Name the actress who played Sally Bowes

in the film Cabaret ?
Answer:

Lisa Minelli.

331. What country did Winston Churchill refer to

as a riddle wrapped in a mystery inside an
enigma ?
Answer:

Russia.

332. What term is used to describe a beer mug

with a hinged lid ?
Answer:

Stein.

333. Name all four tournaments which go to make

a golfing grand slam ?
Answer:

The Masters The P.G.A.The U.S. and

British opens.

334. Name the two brothers who played for

England in the 1966 world cup final ?
Answer: Jack 'n' Bobby Charlton.
335. What, on average takes 8 minutes to reach
Earth ?
Answer:

Sunlight.

336. What term is used to describe an area of

space which is void of matter ?

Answer:

A vacuum.

337. What part of a highlanders dress is known

as a filibeg ?
Answer:

Kilt.

338. Who was the fist prime minister to be

elected after the second world war ?
Answer:

Clement Atlee.

339. Which Bond film`s theme tune was a hit

for Paul Macartney and Wings ?
Answer:

Live 'n' let die

340. What do you get if cross a donkey with a

horse ?
Answer:

A mule.

341. What is the Oxford Committee for Famine

Relief better known as ?
Answer:

OXFAM.

342. What aid to miners was invented by Sir

Humphrey Davy in 1815 ?
Answer:

Miners` Lamp.

343. What is Prattware ?

Answer:

A type of pottery.

344. Name the island which was awarded the

George cross in 1942 ?
Answer:

Malta.

345. How is 60 written in Roman numerals ?

Answer:

LX.

346. In the R.A.F. who holds the higher rank

group captain or wing commander
Answer: Group capt`.
347. Where would you find an ox bow lake ?
Answer: On the bend of a river.
348. To which British territory do the car

registration letters G.B.M. belong ?

Answer:

Isle of man.

349. What name is given to the sport which

combines map reading and cross country
running ?
Answer: Orienteering.
350. What is the most northerly race-course in
Britain ?
Answer: Perth.
351. What name is given to male bees ?
Answer:

Drones.

352. What Australian animal is totally

dependant on eucalyptus leaves for its
food ?
Answer:

Koala bear.

353. K.L.M. is the national air line of which

country ?
Answer:

Holland.

354. What is the name given to the fortified

area of an old Russian city, the most
famous example of which is in Moscow ?
Answer:

Kremlin.

355. How old must you be before you can become

president of the united states ?
Answer:

35.

356. If you happened to be plaining and pearling

what would you be doing ?
Answer:

Knitting.

357. The scales relate to which sign of the

zodiac ?
Answer:

Libra.

358. In which Indian city, at the head water`s

of the river Betwa, did a leakage of
poisonous gas kill 2000 people in 1984 ?
Answer:

Bhopal.

359. Name the ancestral home of the Dukes of

Devonshire ?
Answer:

Chatsworth, Derbyshire.

360. What sort of vegetable are the following

varieties of, Marfona, Romano, and Pentland
Javelin ?
Answer: Potatoes.
361. At which battle was Lord Nelson killed ?
Answer: Trafalgar.
362. Name the river in South America which
shares its name with that of a Womble ?
Answer:

The Orinoco.

363. Including the cue ball, how many balls

are there on the table at the start of
a game of snooker ?
Answer:

22.

364. Who played James Bond in the film

`Diamonds Are Forever` ?
Answer:

Sean Connery.

365. Which two South American countries have

no coastline ?
Answer:

Bolivia and Paraguay.

366. Which pop group had a number 1 hit with

`Two Tribes` ?
Answer:

Frankie goes to Hollywood.

367. Apart from English there are 2 other languages

used on English currency mane them.
Answer: Latin &

( Welsh

on some pound coins )

368. What are Clorofluorocarbons better known

as ?
Answer:

C.F.C.s.

369. Which Doctor has been portrayed by William

Hartnell and Patrick Troughton ?
Answer:

Dr Who.

370. Which two of the seven dwarfs do not have

names which end in `y` ?
Answer:
Doc,
Bashful
371. Give the term used to describe winds which
are of force 12 or over 80 M.P.H. ?
Answer:

Hurricane.

372. In his song, Tony Orlando was on his way to

Amarillo, but who did he claim was waiting
for him there ?
Answer:

Sweet Marie.

373. Which brand of motor sport is Roger Clark

famous for ?
Answer: Rallying.
374. What does the word brut signify on a bottle
of champagne ?
Answer:

Dry.

375. Which sport is played by the Washington Red

Skins and the Pittsburgh Stealers.
Answer:

American football.

376. On a carton of milk what does U.H.T. mean ?

Answer:

Ultra heat Treated.

377. Which bird has the largest wing span

of all ?
Answer:

Albatross.

378. What do the opposite sides of a dice always

add up to ?
Answer:

7.

379. According to Paul Hardcastle, what was the

average age of an American soldier in the
Vietnam war ?
Answer:

19.

380. Which country produces Hyundai cars ?

Answer:

South Korea.

381. What is the rating of a standard brown

domestic plug fuse ?
Answer:

13A.

382. Eastern cut off, western roll and the

straddle are all technics used in which
athletics event ?
Answer:

High jump.

383. Which, on average, is the heavier an African

or Indian elephant ?
Answer:

African.

384. Red, Roe and fallow are all breeds of what ?

Answer:

Deer.

385. What body in the United States is divided

into the Senate and the House of
Representatives ?
Answer:

Congress.

386. In the far East what name is given to a

sacred building which is in the shape of a
tapered tower with many stories each with
an upward projecting roof ?
Answer:

Pagoda.

387. Beverley Hills is a suburb of which

American city ?
Answer:

Los Angeles.

388. What do Australians call a long,

narrow lake ?
Answer: Billabong.
389. Which Victorian lady wrote a comprehensive
and now famous book of cookery and house
hold management ?
Answer:

Isabella Beeton

390. According to the proverb what cannot be

made out of a pig`s ear ?
Answer:

Silk purse. ( A decent sandwich )

391. On a set of traffic lights what colour

follows amber ?

Answer: Red.
392. In the world of finance what are equities
better known as ?
Answer:

Shares.

393. By what nickname was the Vee-one flying

bomb known in W.W.II ?
Answer: Doodlebug.
394. Name the radio program which features Joe
Grundy as one of the main characters ?
Answer:

The Archers.

395. What made the radio valve obsolete ?

Answer: The transistor
396. Oil of vitriol is a highly corrosive
substance what is it ?
Answer:

Sulphuric acid

397. Give the unit of measurement of an explosive

power that is equivalent to 1 million tons
of T.N.T. ?
Answer:

One megaton.

398. Name the mountain range which forms the

backbone of Italy ?
Answer:

Apennines.

399. What confection is made from almonds, eggs

and sugar ?
Answer:

Marzipan.

400. How many square inches are there in an

square foot ?
Answer:

144.

401. What is the biggest selling hit single of

all time ?
Answer: White Christmas.
402. What term is used to describe a picture made
up of various materials which are glued to
the paper ?
Answer: Collage.

403. `Do Ray Me` and `Edelweiss` were songs from

which musical ?
of Music.
Answer: The Sound of Music
404. Which London soccer club`s home ground is
Stamford Bridge ?
Answer: Chelsea.
405. Which popular Spanish dish consists of
baked saffron rice with meat and seafood ?
Answer: Paella.
406. Name the inventor of the bouncing Bomb ?
Answer: Barnes Wallace
407. What are Large white, Chester White and
Landrace all varieties of ?
Answer:

Pigs.

408. Name the dodgy motel keeper in the film

Psycho?
Answer:

Norman Bates

409. On the human body what grows at a rate of

approximately 12 cm a year ?
Answer:

Hair.

410. What name is given to the part of an insect`s

body which lies between its head and its
abdomen ?
Answer:

Thorax.

411. Which U.S. state has the smallest

population ?
Answer: Alaska.
412. As we get Lancashire Hot Pot and Bakewell
Tart. What do we get from Arbroath
?
Answer:

Smokies.

413. What do Americans call a car boot?

Answer: A Trunk.

414. In cockney rhyming slang what are your daisy

roots ?
Answer:

Boots.

415. What is Elvis Presley`s house called ?

Answer:

Graceland.

416. What name is given to the spine injection

offered to stop pain during child birth ?
Answer: Epidural.
417. To which family of birds does the Kittewake
belong ?
Answer:

Gulls.

418. What illegal substance is Jamaica's` leading

export ?
Answer: Marijuana.
419. What does a Vintner sell ?
Answer: Wine.
420. What is the female equivalent of a Knight?
Answer: A Dame.
421. The slow worm is not a worm at all what
sort of creature is it ?
Answer: A legless lizard.
422. Which artist painted the famous painting
called Sunflowers ?
Answer: Vincent Van Gogh.
423. Give the name of the American project that
was to put a man on the moon ?
Answer: Apollo.
424. According to the bible of which tree were
Adam and Eve forbidden to eat the fruit ?
Answer: The fruit of the Tree of Knowledge
of the tree
of knowledge
425. What is the name of the of the official

country home of the British prime minister ?

Answer:

Chequers.

426. As the cheetah is the fastest runner with

four legs what creature is quickest on two ?
Answer: The ostrich.
427. What did Norma Baker Jean change her name
to ?
Answer: Maralyn

Munroe

428. In which year did we get rid of L.S.D. in

favour of decimalisation ?
Answer: 1971.
429. Which children's T.V. programme features a
cat called Jesse, a post office owner called
Mrs Coggins, and the twins Katie and Tom
Pottage ?
Answer: Postman
Pat.
430. The rough areas of sea in the north and south
of the Atlantic are called the roaring 40s,
but what are calm still waters around the
equatorial regions known as ?
Answer: The

Doldrums.

431. Of which Mediterranean Island is Nicosia the

capital ?
Answer: Cyprus.
432. Australians do a lot of waltzing with their
Matildas, What is as a Matilda ?
Answer: A Knapsack.
433. What is the main ingredient of Bombay Duck ?
Answer: Fish.
434. According to Cockney rhyming slang what are
your Hampstead Heath ?
Answer:

Teeth.

435. Which famous American said "you can fool some

of the people all the time and you can fool

all the people some of the time, but you can't

fool all the people all the time" ?
Answer: Abraham Lincoln.
436. What is the most common reason for some-one
being admitted to hospital when they are not
actually ill ?
Answer: To have a baby.
437. In the film The Silence of the Lambs who
played F.B.I. agent Clarice Starling ?
Answer: Jodie

Foster.

438. Two female singers had a hit with The

Locomotion. Name one?
Answer: Little Eva, and Kyle Minogue.

439. What sport features a Pin Spotter, Strikes &

Spares and has a maximum possible score of
300 points ?
Answer: 10 pin Bowling.
440. What are Young eels called ?
Answer: Elver.
441. Which country is known as the land of the
rising sun ?
Answer:

Japan.

442. What device was first

in 1967 ?

used by the police

Answer: Breathalyser.
443. What was the title of Roger Moore`s first
Bond film ?
Answer:

Live`n`Let Die.

444. Name the famous underwater explorer who

invented the aqualung ?
Answer: Jaques Cousteau.
445. Which 70`s sci fi film was promoted with
the slogan,`In space, no-one can hear
you scream ?

Answer: Alien.
446. How many cards are there in a set of Tarot
cards ?
Answer: 78.
447. Which religious group publishes The
Watchtower ?
Answer:

Jahovas`

witnesses

448. In astronomy, what is visible from Earth

once every 76 years ?
Answer: Hailey`s Comet.
449. What was Mollie Sugden`s character name
in T.V. series `Are You Being Served ?` ?
Answer: Mrs Slocombe.
450. Name the only British monarch in this
century not to have his head on British
coinage ?
Answer: Edward VIII.
451. What word described an Indian triangular
shaped snack which contains spiced meat or
vegetables ?
Answer: Samosa.

452. By what name is the Gravely Hill

Interchange better known ?
Answer:

Spaghetti Junction.

453. As a fraction, what is 5% of 50 ?

Answer: 2.5.
454. What breaks when its height is equal to
3/4 of its depth ?
Answer:

A wave.

455. In Coronation Street what is the name of

Audrey Robert`s long lost son from
Canada ?
Answer: Stephen.

456. Which unpopular pudding is made from the

root of the cassava plant ?
Answer: Tapioca.
457. In American football how many points are
scored for a touchdown ?
Answer: 6.
458. Which English soccer club plays at
Pride Park

Answer: Derby County

459. What type of animal is the English artist
Stubbs famous for portraying ?
Answer: Horses.
460. By what name is Westminster Palace better
known ?
Answer: Houses of Parliament.
461. Name the Three Musketeers ?
Answer: Aramis,Porthos,Athos
462. What does `Rot` mean on a bottle of German
wine ?
Answer: Red.
463. Name the actor who played the title role
in the T.V. series Dr. Kildare ?
Answer: Richard Chambelein.
464. In the Robert Louis Stevenson novel `Dr.
Jekyll and Mr Hyde`, who commits the
murders ?
Answer:Mr Hyde.
465. What is the lowest number of darts needed
to score 501 ?
Answer:

9.

466. It forms the part of the border between

England and Scotland and is a thick woollen

cloth used to make quality garments what is

it ?
Answer: Tweed.
467. In which film did Maralyn Munroe sing
`Diamonds are a girl`s best friend` ?
Answer:

Gentlemen prefer blondes.

468. What cartoon character wears a badge with

D.M. on it ?
Answer:Danger Mouse.
469. What coloured rose did the Lancastrians
adopt in the wars of the roses ?
Answer:

Red.

470. As far as the B.B.C. were concerned,

what did the sex pistols version of `God
save the Queen`,`Relax` and `My dinga ling`
all have in common ?
Answer: All bannedfrom being broadcast.

471. How many cents are there in a dime ?

Answer:10.
472. What do the three sets of numbers on the
bottom of a cheque each identify ?
Answer: Cheque No'

Account no`

Sort code

473. Name three of the 7 letters on the bottom

row of a standard typewriter keyboard ?
Answer: ZXCVBNM.
474. What special type of leather did a goat-like
European antelope give it`s name to.
Answer: Chamois.
475. What can a professional boxer wear no more
than 36 feet of ?
Answer: Bandages.
476. What is the most common type of plant in
the world ?

Answer: Grass.
477. What is a ship about to do when it flies
the blue peter ?
Answer: Set sail.
478. Who played the part of Han Solo in the
Star Wars films ?
Answer: Harrison Ford.
479. In our garden there are 2 badgers 3 spiders
and 2 flamingos, How many legs are there ?
Answer: 36.
480. What is a John Dory ?
Answer: A fish.
481. On the banks of which river does the city
of Bristol stand ?
Answer: Avon.
482. In which comic does Lord Snooty Appear?
Answer: The Beano.
483. Which gun-slinging actor was christened
Marion Morrison ?
Answer: John Wayne.
484. Which British city has the most canals ?
Answer: Birmingham.
485. What was the name of the ferry which sank
after leaving Zeebruge in 1987 ?
Answer:

Herald of Free Enterprise.

486. What name is given to the disease which

involves compulsive eating ?
Answer:

Bulimia.

487. What Chocolate was advertised as just enough

to give your kids a treat ?

Answer:

Finger of fudge.

488. Whose children are called Fifi Trixabelle,

Peaches, and Little Pixie ?
Answer: Paula Yates Bob Geldof
489. Which Caribbean Island was invaded by the
U.S. in 1983 ?
Answer: Grenada.
490. From which country would you get enchiladas
and tortillas ?
Answer: Mexico.
491. On `Opportunity Knocks` what was only for
fun ?
Answer:

Clapometer.

492. According to the nursery rhyme, what is

Wednesday`s child ?
Answer: Full of Woe.
493. What type of creature is a Water Moccasin ?
Answer: A Snake.
494. Whose last work was entitled `The formation
of vegetable mould through the action of
worms with observations of their habits` ?
Answer: Charles

Darwin.

495. What sort of poem is restricted to 14 lines ?

Answer: A Sonnet.
496. In archery what is a bluffie ?
Answer: A practice arrow.
497. Name the soap opera which was set in the
village of King`s Oak ?
Answer: Crossroads.
498. Which country had a civilian airliner shot
down by the Russians in 1983 ?
Answer: Korea.

499. Which acid is found in vinegar ?

Answer: Acetic.
500. In which Shakespearean play does the line
`Alas poor Yorik...` appear?
Answer: Hamlet.