2 |
How many rings on the Olympic flag |
Five |
frosty |
3 |
What colour is vermilion a shade of |
Red |
frosty |
4 |
King Zog ruled which country |
Albania |
Lefty |
5 |
What colour is Spocks blood |
Green |
dambuster |
6 |
Where in your body is your patella |
Knee ( it’s the kneecap ) |
frosty |
7 |
Where can you find London bridge today |
USA ( Arizona ) |
redbull |
8 |
What spirit is mixed with ginger beer in a Moscow mule |
Vodka |
StealthBomber |
9 |
Who was the first man in space |
Yuri Gagarin |
GeoffBlethynsGlasses |
10 |
What would you do with a Yashmak |
Wear it-its an Arab veil |
Alan_Noonan_10 |
11 |
Who betrayed Jesus to the Romans |
Judas Escariot |
Lefty |
12 |
What is an Ornithorhynchus anatinus |
Duck billed platypus |
Alan_Noonan_10 |
13 |
On television what was Flipper |
Dolphin |
frosty |
14 |
Whos band was The Quarrymen |
John Lenon |
Zimmer |
15 |
Which was the most successful Grand National horse |
Red Rum |
Shelton10 |
16 |
Who starred as the Six Million Dollar Man |
Lee Majors |
Stressed_out |
17 |
In the song Waltzing Matilda - What is a Jumbuck |
Sheep |
redbull |
18 |
Who was Dan Dares greatest enemy in the Eagle |
Mekon |
megahertz |
19 |
What is ■■■■ Grayson better known as |
Robin (Batman and Robin) |
Lefty |
20 |
What was given on the fourth day of Christmas |
Calling birds |
GeoffBlethynsGlasses |
21 |
What was Skippy ( on TV ) |
The bush kangaroo |
frosty |
22 |
What does a funambulist do |
Tightrope walker |
Zimmer |
23 |
What is the name of Dennis the Menaces dog |
Gnasher |
Soulnet |
24 |
What are bactrians and dromedaries |
Camels (one hump or two) |
klawdy |
25 |
Who played The Fugitive |
Harrison Ford |
davethedon |
26 |
Who was the King of Swing |
Benny Goodman |
Jezz |
27 |
Who was the first man to fly across the channel |
Louis Bleriot |
Alan_Noonan_10 |
28 |
Who starred as Rocky Balboa |
Sylvester Stallone |
Zimmer |
29 |
In which war was the charge of the Light Brigade |
Crimean |
Alan_Noonan_10 |
30 |
Who invented the television |
John Logie Baird |
GeoffBlethynsGlasses |
31 |
Who would use a mashie niblick |
Golfer |
davethedon |
32 |
In the song who killed ■■■■ Robin |
Sparrow |
swooper |
33 |
What do deciduous trees do |
Lose their leaves in winter |
redbull |
34 |
In golf what name is given to the No 3 wood |
Spoon |
StealthBomber |
35 |
If you has caries who would you consult |
Dentist - its tooth decay |
GeoffBlethynsGlasses |
36 |
What other name is Mellor’s famously known by |
Lady Chatterlys Lover |
Shelton10 |
37 |
What did Jack Horner pull from his pie |
Plum |
brem06 |
38 |
How many feet in a fathom |
Six |
Alan_Noonan_10 |
39 |
Which film had song Springtime for Hitler |
The Producers |
Shelton10 |
40 |
Name the legless fighter pilot of ww2 |
Douglas Bader |
davethedon |
41 |
What was the name of inn in Treasure Island |
Admiral Benbow |
Hot_Ganipganaps |
42 |
What was Erich Weiss better known as |
Harry Houdini |
Lefty |
43 |
Who sailed in the Nina - Pinta and Santa Maria |
Christopher Columbus |
davethedon |
44 |
Which leader died in St Helena |
Napoleon Bonaparte |
klawdy |
45 |
Who wrote Gone with the Wind |
Margaret Mitchell |
Shelton10 |
46 |
What does ring a ring a roses refer to |
The Black Death |
davethedon |
47 |
Whose nose grew when he told a lie |
Pinocchio |
Lefty |
48 |
Who has won the most Oscars |
Walt Disney |
wimmera1 |
49 |
What would a Scotsman do with a spurtle |
Eat porridge (it’s a spoon) |
brem06 |
50 |
Which award has the words for valour on it |
Victoria Cross |
Stressed_out |
51 |
If you had pogonophobia what would you be afraid of |
Beards |
simmo41 |
52 |
Who would take silk as part of their job |
Barrister |
Shelton10 |
53 |
Who won an Oscar for the African Queen |
Bogart |
Kj_11 |
54 |
Who sang the theme song in 9 to 5 |
Dolly Parton |
GeoffBlethynsGlasses |
55 |
What in business terms is the IMF |
International Monetary Fund |
redbull |
56 |
Ringo Star narrates which childrens TV series |
Thomas the tank engine |
Zimmer |
57 |
Which country grows the most fruit |
China |
simmo41 |
58 |
Which company is owned by Bill Gates |
Microsoft |
megahertz |
59 |
What would you do with a maris piper |
Eat it- it’s a potato |
GeoffBlethynsGlasses |
60 |
In Casablanca what is the name of the nightclub |
Ricks |
simmo41 |
61 |
What was the first James Bond book |
Casino Royal |
redbull |
62 |
What kind of animal is a lurcher |
Dog |
megahertz |
63 |
What is the currency of Austria |
Schilling |
megahertz |
64 |
What is the Islamic equal to the red cross |
Red Crescent |
brem06 |
65 |
In fable who sold a cow for five beans |
Jack ( and grew a beanstalk ) |
Stressed_out |
66 |
How did Alfred Nobel make his money |
He invented Dynamite |
BOMBERBEN |
67 |
Who was the first man to run a sub four minute mile |
Roger Bannister |
brem06 |
68 |
What are Munroes |
Mountains in Scotland |
brem06 |
69 |
Which car company makes the Celica |
Toyota |
Jezz |
70 |
Air Lingus is the national airline of which country |
Republic of Ireland or Eire |
StealthBomber |
71 |
Who discovered radium |
The Curies |
megahertz |
72 |
What does an alopecia sufferer lack |
Hair |
StealthBomber |
73 |
Who painted The Haywain |
John Constable |
megahertz |
74 |
Triskadeccaphobia is the fear of what |
Number 13 |
StealthBomber |
75 |
What is a baby rabbit called |
Kit or Kitten |
BAKKEERRRR |
76 |
Which country had The Dauphin as a ruler |
France |
Jezz |
77 |
Who did Michael Caine play in the Ipcress File (both names) |
Harry Palmer |
Shelton10 |
78 |
Who won Euro song contest Save All Your Kisses For Me |
Brotherhood of Man |
chillyb |
79 |
Which country had the guns of Naverone installed |
Turkey |
Soulnet |
80 |
Ictheologists study what |
Fish |
Lalich4Lalife |
81 |
What is a Winston Churchill |
Cigar |
Shelton10 |
82 |
Who or what lives in a formicarium |
Ants |
Lalich4Lalife |
83 |
What type of acid is used in car batteries |
Sulphuric |
BAKKEERRRR |
84 |
It’s a flock of sheep whats a group of owls called |
Parliament |
megahertz |
85 |
What animal would you find in a form |
Hare |
Soulnet |
86 |
Who in books and films was the man of bronze |
Doc Savage |
chillyb |
87 |
Who was Stan Laurels partner |
Oliver Hardy |
Yossarian |
88 |
What kind of food is Cullan Skink |
Fish |
mig_rant_Don |
89 |
What is classified by the A B O system |
Blood Groups |
BAKKEERRRR |
90 |
What plant does the Colorado beetle attack |
Potato |
Lalich4Lalife |
91 |
Where did the Pied Piper play |
Hamlin |
Shelton10 |
92 |
To where in France do the sick make pilgrimages |
Lourdes |
Shelton10 |
93 |
In which city was the famous black hole |
Calcutta |
davethedon |
94 |
Christopher Cockerel invented what |
Hovercraft |
Alan_Noonan_10 |
95 |
Ray Bolger played who in The Wizard of Oz |
Scarecrow |
StealthBomber |
96 |
Sabotage is French - What did the saboteurs use |
Shoes - sabot means shoe |
wimmera1 |
97 |
Which part of the human body contains the most gold |
Toenails |
Soulnet |
98 |
If you had rubella what would you have caught |
German Measles |
chillyb |
99 |
Mohs scale hardest substance is diamond - whats the softest |
Talc |
davethedon |
100 |
La Giaconda is better known as what |
Mona Lisa |
BOMBERBEN |
101 |
Who wrote the Opera Madam Butterfly |
Puccini |
BOMBERBEN |
102 |
What links - Goa - Kerula - Assam - Bihar |
India |
dambuster |
103 |
Eric Arthur Blaire was the real name of which author |
George Orwell |
megahertz |
104 |
Names - Baker Cook obvious what did Cordwainer do |
Shoemaker |
Soulnet |
105 |
Which country do Sinologists study |
China |
Mero |
106 |
Rudy Stevens became famous under which name |
Barbara Stanwyck |
Soulnet |
107 |
Which non alcoholic cordial is made from pomegranates |
Grenadine |
BAKKEERRRR |
108 |
What is Orchesis - either professional or amateur |
Art of Dancing |
Soulnet |
109 |
Taken literally what should you see in a Hippodrome |
Horses |
davethedon |
110 |
Who wrote the Man in the Iron Mask |
Alexander Dumas |
Zimmer |
111 |
Which 1993 Disney film starred Bet Middler as a witch |
Hocus Pocus |
Lefty |
112 |
Who piloted the first flight across the English channel |
Louis Bleriot |
chillyb |
113 |
What was the first James Bond film |
Dr No |
ROOKIE |
114 |
What 1991 film won best film, actor, actress, director Oscars |
Silence of the Lambs |
wimmera1 |
115 |
What was the capital of Ethiopia |
Addis Ababa |
ROOKIE |
116 |
Aescapalious emblem staff snake Greek Roman god of what |
Medicine |
Paul_Peos |
117 |
Giacomo Agostini - 122 Grand Prix 15 world titles what sport |
Motorcycle Racing |
redbull |
118 |
What is the largest state in the USA |
Alaska |
BOMBERBEN |
119 |
Led Deighton trilogy Game Set Match What 3 Capitals |
Berlin MexicoLondon |
GeoffBlethynsGlasses |
120 |
Alan Stuart Konigsberg famous as who |
Woody Allen |
dambuster |
121 |
Which human rights organisation founded 1961 got Nobel 1977 |
Amnesty International |
westie |
122 |
Whose autobiography was The long walk to Freedom |
Nelson Mandela |
wimmera1 |
123 |
What was discovered in 1922 by Howard Carter |
Tutankamen tomb |
dambuster |
124 |
Clyde Tonbaugh discovered what planet in 1930 |
Pluto |
swooper |
125 |
Who won the womens heptathlon at Seoul in 1988 |
Jackie Joyner-Kersey |
redbull |
126 |
Who wrote Northanger Abbey |
Jayne Austin |
Alan_Noonan_10 |
127 |
Who ran through the streets naked crying Eureka |
Archimedes |
westie |
128 |
Who composed the Brandeberg concertos full names |
Johan Sebastian Bach |
wimmera1 |
129 |
Who won the World Series in 1987 |
Minnesota twins |
StealthBomber |
130 |
What is the correct term of address to the Pope |
Your Holiness |
wimmera1 |
131 |
In which city was Alexander Graham Bell born in 1847 |
Edinburgh |
Lefty |
132 |
Who composed the ballets Sleeping Beauty and The Nutcracker |
Tchaikovsky |
StealthBomber |
133 |
AG Bell opened school in Boston in 1872 for Teachers of what |
The Deaf |
westie |
134 |
Benjamin Kubelsky 1894 fame as what comedian |
Jack Benny |
dambuster |
135 |
In the Old Testament what book comes between Obadiah - Micah |
Jonah |
Lefty |
136 |
Robin Williams dressed in drag for which 1993 film |
Mrs Doubtfire |
swooper |
137 |
Which chess piece could be a member of the church |
Bishop |
swooper |
138 |
Which German word means lightning war used in WW2 |
Blitzkrieg |
Kj_11 |
139 |
Broccoli belongs to what family of plants |
Cabbage |
GeoffBlethynsGlasses |
140 |
Who designed the first Iron ship the Great Britain in 1845 |
I. Kingdom Brunel |
Alan_Noonan_10 |
141 |
Whose boat Bluebird was recently raised from Coniston water |
Donald Campbell |
GeoffBlethynsGlasses |
142 |
in 1951 which (of two) car companies introduced power steering |
Buick - Chrysler |
Soulnet |
143 |
Who wrote Catch 22 (both names) |
Joseph Heller |
swoodley |
144 |
Which country set up the world’s first chemistry lab in 1650 |
Netherlands |
Soulnet |
145 |
What links the names Botvinik, Tal, Karpov, Fischer |
Chess World Champs |
swooper |
146 |
What is the national flower of Japan |
Chrysanthemum |
mrjez |
147 |
Bombardier Billy Wells was seen on many Rank films - why |
Hit Gong |
Zimmer |
148 |
Where in France do claret wines come from |
Bordeaux |
davethedon |
149 |
What did mathematician John Napier invent in 1614 |
Logarithms |
Alan_Noonan_10 |
150 |
What was the world’s first high level programming language 1957 |
IBM FORTRAN |
davethedon |
151 |
Consumption was the former name of which disease |
Tuberculosis |
redbull |
152 |
Which American state is nicknamed The Diamond State |
Delaware |
StealthBomber |
153 |
What are the Sirocco, Mistral and Chinook |
Winds |
GeoffBlethynsGlasses |
154 |
Who wrote about Willie Wonka and the Chocolate Factory |
Roald Dahl |
StealthBomber |
155 |
Who, at USA customs declared, nothing but my genius |
Oscar Wilde |
Alan_Noonan_10 |
156 |
Issur Danielovitch became famous a who |
Kirk Douglas |
Alan_Noonan_10 |
157 |
Who sailed in the Golden Hind |
Sir Francis Drake |
loyalandproud |
158 |
What was the name of the plantation in Gone with the Wind |
Tara |
dambuster |
159 |
Who won the 1988 Superbowl |
Washington Redskins |
Lefty |
160 |
Which group believes in The Great Architect of the Universe |
Freemasons |
dambuster |
161 |
Robert Alan Zimmerman real name of who |
Bob Dylan |
swoodley |
162 |
Processed Galena produces which metal |
Lead |
davethedon |
163 |
Who wrote Gulliver’s Travels (both names) |
Jonathon Swift |
swoodley |
164 |
What is a Ha Ha |
Sunken Fence |
wimmera1 |
165 |
In Japan what is Seppuku |
Hari Kari - suicide |
swoodley |
166 |
Who discovered blood circulation |
William Harvey |
Alan_Noonan_10 |
167 |
The dunnock is another name for which common bird |
Hedge Sparrow |
Soulnet |
168 |
If someone said they were from Hellas - which country |
Greece |
Kj_11 |
169 |
Who was the son of Zeus and Maia - Gods Messenger |
Hermes |
Lefty |
170 |
Roy Scherer jr became famous as who |
Rock Hudson |
Alan_Noonan_10 |
171 |
Who wrote Brave New World (full name) |
Aldus Huxley |
swoodley |
172 |
What links Calabria, Liguria, Puglia and Veneto |
Regions of Italy |
dambuster |
173 |
Which city in Rajasthan has riding breeches named after it |
Jodhpur |
loyalandproud |
174 |
Portugal has had six Kings with what first name |
John |
Kj_11 |
175 |
What martial arts name means gentle way |
Judo |
redbull |
176 |
Jean Claude Killy famous in which sport |
Skiing |
dambuster |
177 |
Kimberlite contains what precious item |
Diamonds |
megahertz |
178 |
Who directed Dr Strangelove-2001 - The Shining (full name) |
Stanley Kubrick |
swoodley |
179 |
Rene Lalique - Art Nouveau designer worked what material |
Glass |
megahertz |
180 |
Who created the childrens land of Narnia and Lion Witch Wardrobe |
Clive Staples Lewis |
loyalandproud |
181 |
What animal lives in a drey |
Squirrel |
Shelton10 |
182 |
Why is Louise Brown - born 1978 famous |
First test tube baby |
swoodley |
183 |
The title of whose book translates as my struggle |
Adolf Hitler |
swoodley |
184 |
Anna Mary Robinson - famous American painter - what name |
Grandma Moses |
Alan_Noonan_10 |
185 |
In which country would you find the Negev desert |
Israel |
swoodley |
186 |
Which character has been played by the most actors |
Sherlock Holmes |
westie |
187 |
In Greek mythology a Hamadryads spirit guarded what |
Trees |
TDSpartan |
188 |
Jocasta was the wife of Laius and the mother of who |
Oedipus |
Zimmer |
189 |
Who wrote The Rights of Man - and The Age of Reason |
Thomas Paine |
megahertz |
190 |
What is the capital of Sicily |
Palermo |
Kj_11 |
191 |
What was invented by Dr Edward Land in 1947 |
Polaroid |
GeoffBlethynsGlasses |
192 |
Syd Barett, Roger Waters, Richard Wright, Nick Mason - Group |
Pink Floyd |
swoodley |
193 |
Carlo Collodi created which famous childrens character |
Pinocchio |
Zimmer |
194 |
What is mainly extracted from pitchblende |
Uranium |
Soulnet |
195 |
Which connects Delft, Sevres, Wedgwood, Chelsea |
Porcelain |
dambuster |
196 |
Which country introduced the worlds first diesel loco in 1912 |
Germany |
megahertz |
197 |
in 1656 Christian Huygens invented what type of timekeeper |
Pendulum clock |
Alan_Noonan_10 |
198 |
Duvali, Dushira and Holi are religious days in which religion |
Hindu |
Kj_11 |
199 |
In what industry did John Davidson Rockefeller get rich |
Oil |
Kj_11 |
200 |
The Mau Mau were terrorists in which country late 50s early 60s |
Kenya |
megahertz |
201 |
What movie cast included James Garner, Richard Attenbourough, Steve McQueen, Charles Bronson, Donald Pleasance, James Coburn, Gordon Jackson, Angus McPhee among many others |
The Great Escape |
loyalandproud |
202 |
If you suffer from epistaxis what is wrong |
Nosebleed |
wimmera1 |
203 |
In which book would you find the manservant Pas Partout |
Around the world in 80 days |
wimmera1 |
204 |
What animals name translates as water horse |
Hippopotamus |
dambuster |
205 |
In Greek mythology who killed the Gorgon |
Perseus |
TDSpartan |
206 |
Which two metals are alloyed to make pewter |
Tin and Lead |
davethedon |
207 |
In 1899 the Eastman company in the USA produced first what |
Kodak 1 - hand held roll film cam |
redbull |
208 |
What links - Sarte, Neitzsche, Russell and Decartes |
Philosophers |
Zimmer |
209 |
In 1643 Evangalisa Torichelli invented the first what |
Barometer |
megahertz |
210 |
Which Spanish painter has first exhibition at 16 - also 4 year blue |
Pablo Picasso |
Zimmer |
211 |
Where did the mutineers of the Bounty settle |
Pitcairn Islands |
megahertz |
212 |
What is the longest river in Italy |
Po |
dambuster |
213 |
What does a polyandric women have more than one of |
Husband |
megahertz |
214 |
What links Brazil, Uruguay, Mozambique and Angola |
Colonies of Portugal |
StealthBomber |
215 |
What is the American equivalent of the Irish Poteen |
Moonshine |
megahertz |
216 |
Who was the last king of Troy killed by Achilles son Pyrrhus |
Priam |
TDSpartan |
217 |
In 1911 the archaeologist Hiram Bingham discovered what lost city |
Machu Picchu |
Kj_11 |
218 |
Who won the Superbowl in 1989 |
San Francisco 49 ers |
Kj_11 |
219 |
Who wrote the book Billy Budd also Moby ■■■■ |
Herman Melville |
StealthBomber |
220 |
Which highwayman rode the horse Black Bess |
■■■■ Turpin |
Simpledon |
221 |
Barry Allen was the alter ego of which DC comic superhero |
The Flash |
wimmera1 |
222 |
In 1901 which brand of car was seen for the first time |
Mercedes |
redbull |
223 |
Brisbane is the state capital of which SE Australian state |
Queensland |
dambuster |
224 |
In Norse mythology what is the name of the ultimate battle |
Ragnarok |
dambuster |
225 |
In 1890 the first electric what opened in London |
Underground railway |
redbull |
226 |
Who wrote the childrens novel Swallows and Amazons |
Arthur Ransom |
Alan_Noonan_10 |
227 |
Oil seed rape belongs to which plant family |
Mustard |
redbull |
228 |
Which Norwegian politicians name became a word for traitor |
Vidkun Quisling |
swoodley |
229 |
What is the capitol of Morocco |
Rabat |
dambuster |
230 |
What shape were the sailors plates in Nelsons navy |
Square Thus Square meal |
dambuster |
231 |
What religion links Weasak, Dhrammacacka, and Bhodi day |
Buddhist |
dambuster |
232 |
Linus Torwalds invented and wrote what |
Linux computer operating system |
frosty |
233 |
The bander macaque has which commoner name |
Rhesus Monkey |
Shelton10 |
234 |
Zambia and Zimbabwe used to be called what |
Rhodesia |
StealthBomber |
235 |
What is the staple food of one third of the worlds population |
Rice |
TDSpartan |
236 |
Paul Robeson the singer of old man river had what profession |
Lawyer |
megahertz |
237 |
Rene Laennac invented which aid for doctors in 1810 |
Stethoscope |
redbull |
238 |
Jagger, Richards, Wyman, Jones, Watts, Stewart - which band |
The Rolling Stones |
redbull |
239 |
What digit does not exist in Roman Numerals |
Zero |
westie |
240 |
Who was nicknames The desert Fox (both Names) |
Erwin Rommel |
swoodley |
241 |
What aid to archaeologists from 197 bc was found in Egypt 1799 |
Rosetta Stone |
GeoffBlethynsGlasses |
242 |
Which annual sporting event between 2 teams started in 1829 |
The University Boat Race |
redbull |
243 |
Who was the jeweller to the Russian Court famous Easter eggs |
Faberge |
Simpledon |
244 |
What type of food is Taramasalata |
Cured /smoked cod roe |
dambuster |
245 |
What links Samuel Delaney, Fredrick Pohl, Harlan Ellison |
Science Fiction |
Shelton10 |
246 |
Randolph Crane became famous as which cowboy actor |
Randolph Scott |
dambuster |
247 |
Ageusia is the loss of which sense |
Taste |
redbull |
248 |
Which Irish political parties name translates as we ourselves |
Sein Fein |
davethedon |
249 |
Henry Ford used assembly line in 1908 but someone before 1901 |
Ransome Olds |
megahertz |
250 |
Who performed the first heart transplant in South Africa |
Christian Barnard |
redbull |
251 |
What is the common name for the star Sirius |
Dog Star |
swoodley |
252 |
What calculating aid was invented by William Oughtred in 1662 |
Slide Rule |
davethedon |
253 |
Which Athenian philosopher wrote nothing - immortalised by Plato |
Socrates |
Shelton10 |
254 |
Who designed the WW 1 plane Camel and co designed Hurricane |
Thomas Octave Murdoch Sopwith |
frosty |
255 |
Crazy Horse and Sitting Bull were born in which US state |
South Dakota |
StealthBomber |
256 |
In 1666 Jesuit Bark was used as a prevention against what |
Malaria |
swoodley |
257 |
In 1971 which USA space probe was first to orbit another planet |
Mariner 9 |
megahertz |
258 |
What links Catalonia, Andalusia, Cantabria, Galicia |
Regions of Spain |
frosty |
259 |
Ingemar Stenmark won record 85 world cup races in what sport |
Skiing |
GeoffBlethynsGlasses |
260 |
Who wrote the music for the ballets Firebird and Rites of Spring |
Igor Stravinsky |
GeoffBlethynsGlasses |
261 |
What common legal item literally means under penalty |
Subpoena |
Shelton10 |
262 |
Who was the only person to win world titles on bikes and cars |
John Surtees |
Captain_Jack |
263 |
What isthe oldest swimming stroke |
Breaststroke 16th century |
megahertz |
264 |
Which European country is divided into areas called Cantons |
Switzerland |
frosty |
265 |
Which medical tool was developed by Sanctorius in 1612 |
Thermometer |
megahertz |
266 |
What weapon was invented by Ernest Swinton used in 1916 |
Tank |
swoodley |
267 |
Which mythological King chained grapes rose water fell |
Tantalus |
Zimmer |
268 |
Who created Tarzan (all names) in 1914 |
Edgar Rice Burroughs |
Shelton10 |
269 |
Camellia Sinesis evergreen shrub better known as what |
Tea |
Shelton10 |
270 |
In 1901 who first transmitted radio signals across Atlantic |
Marconi |
GeoffBlethynsGlasses |
271 |
Who won six consecutive Wimbledon titles in the 1980s |
Martina Navratilova |
frosty |
272 |
What Italian building material translates as baked earth |
Terracotta |
frosty |
273 |
What links Buddy Holly, Lyndon Johnston, Janice Joplin |
State of Texas |
Simpledon |
274 |
Which eponymous character was Thane of Cawder Glaimes |
Macbeth |
Shelton10 |
275 |
Who wrote the 39 steps (both names) |
John Buchan |
megahertz |
276 |
Who won the Superbowl in 1987 |
New York Giants |
StealthBomber |
277 |
What is the food tofu made from |
Soya Bean Curd – via Soya milk |
westie |
278 |
Who was the son of Poseidon and Ampherite |
Triton |
Lefty |
279 |
Annie Mae Bullock became famous under which name (both) |
Tina Turner |
Simpledon |
280 |
What linked Armenia, Georgia, Latvia and Moldavia |
USSR |
dambuster |
281 |
What is the state capitol of New Jersey |
Trenton |
StealthBomber |
282 |
Who won an Oscar for best supporting actor in Spartacus 1960 |
Peter Ustinov |
Alan_Noonan_10 |
283 |
What was invented by James Dewer in 1872 |
Vacuum or thermos flask |
davethedon |
284 |
Who was the Roman goddess of the hearth |
Vesta |
Lefty |
285 |
Viticulture is the growing of what plants |
Vines |
Simpledon |
286 |
In 1953 what was first successfully transmitted in the USA |
Colour Television |
dambuster |
287 |
Who wrote the Thin Man in 1934 (both names) |
Dashiell Hammett |
megahertz |
288 |
Angel falls Venezuela Highest but where second Highest |
Las Tres Hermanas South Africa |
megahertz |
289 |
Whitcome Judson in 1891 invented what for fastening shoes |
Zip Fastener |
GeoffBlethynsGlasses |
290 |
Who sold Louisiana to the USA in 1803 |
Napoleon |
StealthBomber |
291 |
Gregory Pincus, John Rock, Gerhart Domangk developed what |
Oral Contraceptive |
redbull |
292 |
The Gloucester E 28/39 first flew in 1941 - what was unusual |
Whittle Jet Engine |
davethedon |
293 |
Women compete between USA and UK in Wightman Cup - Sport |
Tennis |
redbull |
294 |
Woolworths - the 5 /10 cent store started in which us state 1979 |
Lancaster Pennsylvania |
megahertz |
295 |
Which actress starred in the original King Kong in 1933 (both) |
Fay Wray |
dambuster |
296 |
What is the longest river in Western Australia? |
Gascoyne River |
Shelton10 |
297 |
Whats missing from ale that’s included in beer |
Hops |
redbull |
298 |
Until 1971 what was the name of Zaire |
Congo |
redbull |
299 |
Karl Lienstater discovered which medical breakthrough in 1901 |
ABO Blood Groups |
megahertz |
300 |
Who is the only American president elected unopposed |
George Washington 1798 1792 |
Lefty |
301 |
Which countries men use the most deodorant |
Japan |
redbull |
302 |
Who played Billy the Kid in The Left Handed Gun |
Paul Newman |
Alan_Noonan_10 |
303 |
What was the first credit card |
Diners Club |
Alan_Noonan_10 |
304 |
What links Humphry Davie, Michael Faraday, Madam Curie |
Poisoned by chemicals work |
Soulnet |
305 |
Hippophagic society members support what |
Eating horsemeat |
Shelton10 |
306 |
What did Britain swap Havana for with Spain in 1763 |
Florida |
Lefty |
307 |
What is the crime of embracery |
Jury Bribing |
megahertz |
308 |
Which country made the worlds first feature film in 1906 |
Australia Story of Kelly gang |
Shelton10 |
309 |
Who wrote Gentlemen Prefer Blonds |
Anita Loos |
Alan_Noonan_10 |
310 |
What was Norman Bates hobby in Psycho |
Stuffing birds |
Alan_Noonan_10 |
311 |
What was Casanovas day job |
Librarian |
wimmera1 |
312 |
Where is the worlds largest gold depository |
Federal reserve bank Manhattan |
redbull |
313 |
Why did the state of Indiana ban Robin Hood in 1953 |
Communist – rob rich |
davethedon |
314 |
Angelo Scicilano better know as who |
Charles Atlas |
wimmera1 |
315 |
How did George II die |
Fell off toilet |
wimmera1 |
316 |
What did Marlon Brando and George C Scott refuse |
Oscars |
Alan_Noonan_10 |
317 |
Why was convict 2599 unusual in Pen State prison 1924 |
Dog doing life for killing cat |
redbull |
318 |
What is 6 inches bigger in Summer |
Eiffel tower |
GeoffBlethynsGlasses |
319 |
What two ingredients make the dish angels on horseback |
Oysters - wrapped in Bacon |
Lefty |
320 |
What was Charles Dickens last (unfinished) novel |
Mystery of Edwin Drood |
Alan_Noonan_10 |
321 |
Which sea on Earth has no beaches |
Sargasso sea |
davethedon |
322 |
Reuben Tice died trying to invent a machine to do what |
Dewrinkle prunes |
Soulnet |
323 |
De Witt Wallace founded what |
Readers Digest |
dambuster |
324 |
Who is the Patron Saint of thieves |
St Nicholas |
Lefty |
325 |
According to his business card what job did Al Capone do |
Sell second hand furniture |
wimmera1 |
326 |
Humans are 10,000 times more sexually active that what animal |
Rabbits |
dambuster |
327 |
Shirley Schrift became famous as which actress |
Shelly Winters |
dambuster |
328 |
In Kansas what can a waiter not do in a teacup (legally) |
Serve wine |
rebull |
329 |
Which country has the smallest birth rate |
Vatican City |
megahertz |
330 |
Which 1956 film caused riots in cinemas |
Rock around the clock |
Soulnet |
331 |
Who did the USA buy the Virgin islands from |
Denmark |
Lefty |
332 |
Who played the scarecrow in the Wiz (all black wiz of oz) |
Michael Jackson |
swooper |
333 |
What was or is a Waltzing Matilda |
Swagman’s Knapsack |
Simpledon |
334 |
Which country was the first to introduce old age pensions |
Germany |
wimmera1 |
335 |
Which hats became popular with children in 1956 |
Davy Crocket |
GeoffBlethynsGlasses |
336 |
Malden Serkiovitch famous as which actor |
Karl Malden |
dambuster |
337 |
What is it illegal to sell at a second hand shop in New York |
American flag |
megahertz |
338 |
What hospital did Dr Kildare work at |
Blaire General |
Soulnet |
339 |
Collective nouns - a smuck of what |
Jellyfish |
Soulnet |
340 |
Who was Cleopatras first husband |
Ptolemy Dionysus – her brother |
dambuster |
341 |
Who was John Dawkins better known as |
Artful Dodger |
Alan_Noonan_10 |
342 |
Which film star has his statue in Leicester Square |
Charlie Chaplin |
redbull |
343 |
Virginia McMath became famous as which actress |
Ginger Rodgers |
Alan_Noonan_10 |
344 |
What is the name of Captain Ahabs ship |
Peaquod |
dambuster |
345 |
Roosevelt won the 1932 election - who lost it |
Herbert Hoover |
Shelton10 |
346 |
Who wrote The History of Mr Polly |
H G Wells |
Shelton10 |
347 |
What is the first day of Lent |
Ash Wednesday |
redbull |
348 |
Mr Chips said goodbye - from which fictional school |
Brookfield |
Alan_Noonan_10 |
349 |
Who buried the treasure on Treasure Island |
Captain Flint |
Simpledon |
350 |
Which TV series was narrated by Walter Winchell |
The Untouchables |
Alan_Noonan_10 |
351 |
In which country was Auschwitz |
Poland |
redbull |
352 |
What was the first British instrumental to top the USA charts |
Telstar by The Tornados |
StealthBomber |
353 |
On which national flag is there an eagle and a snake |
Mexico |
dambuster |
354 |
What group of animals would be in a clowder |
Cats |
Lefty |
355 |
What is a Sam Browne |
Military belt |
Shelton10 |
356 |
What is the chemical symbol for tungsten |
W |
Shelton10 |
357 |
Who are the two most translated English writers |
Shakespeare – Agatha Christie |
Lefty |
358 |
Citius Altius Fortius is the motto of what organisation |
Olympic |
StealthBomber |
359 |
What is the main ingredient of sauce Lyonnaise |
Onions |
davethedon |
360 |
Who played Miss Marple in 6 films (both names) |
Margaret Rutherford |
Shelton10 |
361 |
From what language does the word alphabet come |
Greek -alpha beta |
Shelton10 |
362 |
In the nursery rhyme what is Fridays child |
Loving and Giving |
megahertz |
363 |
What was the first film made in cinemascope |
The robe |
megahertz |
364 |
Where was the battle of Hastings fought |
Senlac hill |
GeoffBlethynsGlasses |
365 |
A pearmain is what type of fruit |
Apple |
redbull |
366 |
What colour is the bull on an archery target |
Gold |
StealthBomber |
367 |
What was the Rolling Stones first no 1 hit |
Its all over now |
Soulnet |
368 |
Name both rival gangs in West Side Story |
Sharks Jets |
wimmera1 |
369 |
In golf what do the Americans call an albatross |
Double Eagle |
StealthBomber |
370 |
Which classical composer wrote the Hungarian Rhapsody |
Franz Liszt |
Shelton10 |
371 |
When is St Swithens day |
15th July |
megahertz |
372 |
What are ceps morels and chantrelles |
Mushrooms |
megahertz |
373 |
Which part of his body did Charlie Chaplin insure |
Feet |
redbull |
374 |
In golf what would you put in your ■■■■ bag |
Practice Balls |
Vandrs |
375 |
A bind is a group of what type of fish |
Salmon |
redbull |
376 |
Which author created Fu Manchu |
Sax Rohmer |
Alan_Noonan_10 |
377 |
Mrs Darell Waters (translated 128 languages) pen name |
Enid Blyton |
GeoffBlethynsGlasses |
378 |
Who played the pawnbroker in the film of that name |
Rod Stiger |
Alan_Noonan_10 |
379 |
What was the first manufactured item to be sold on Hire Purchase |
Singer sewing machine in 1850s |
dambuster |
380 |
Which letters denote Jesus Nazareth King of the Jews |
INRI |
Alan_Noonan_10 |
381 |
In France if you were served le miel what would you eat |
Honey |
megahertz |
382 |
The Greek for circle of animals gives it name to what |
Zodiac |
Lefty |
383 |
Who was the Roman god of agriculture |
Saturn |
Lefty |
384 |
What is ikebana |
Flower arranging |
megahertz |
385 |
What nationality was Morse inventor of the famous code |
American |
Lefty |
386 |
Goa used to be a colony of which nation |
Portugal |
redbull |
387 |
What does a galactophagist drink |
Milk |
Alan_Noonan_10 |
388 |
What did God create on the fifth day (both) |
Sea creatures and birds |
dambuster |
389 |
Where was Bob Dylan born |
Duluth Minnesota |
megahertz |
390 |
In the 18th century what would a pencil be |
Brush |
redbull |
391 |
Agrippa poisoned her husband/uncle who was he |
Claudius |
Shelton10 |
392 |
Who was the mother of Castor and Pollux |
Leda |
Lefty |
393 |
What are the snaffle Pelham and Weymouth |
Horse bits |
megahertz |
394 |
Walter Koenig played which part in the Star Trek series |
Ensign Chekov |
dambuster |
395 |
Who had a hit with Devil Woman |
Cliff Richard |
Zimmer |
396 |
What were the first false teeth made from |
Ivory |
davethedon |
397 |
The jealous Athena turned who into a spider |
Arachne |
Lefty |
398 |
What was the first Carry On film |
Carry on Sergeant |
megahertz |
399 |
Who was the female lead in The Shootist |
Lauren Bacall |
davethedon |