Business Quiz

1. What psychological methodology does NLP stand for? Neuro-Linguistic

Programming
2. David McLelland's motivational theory identified three principal motivational
needs which he said each of us possesses to varying degrees, and which
characterise our motivational behaviour; what are these three motivational needs?
Achievement (n-ach), the need to achieve things; Authority/Power (n-pow), the
need to have impact, influence and authority; and Affiliation (n-affil), the need
for relationships, interaction and acceptance among other people (or words to
similar effect as these definitions)
3. Which organisation produces the UK's ABC1C2 (etc) Social Grade
Classifications Statistics? NRS Ltd (National Readership Survey)
4. What does the selling acronym AIDA stand for? Attention, Interest, Desire,
Action
5. Who developed the 'Equity Theory' of job motivation in the 1960's? J Stacey
Adams
6. What does the financial abbreviation P&L stand for? Profit and Loss (Profit and
Loss Account)
7. Who developed the ten stages of corporate life cycle, starting with Courtship and
Infancy and ending in Bureaucracy and Death? Dr Ichak Adizes
8. The Ansoff matrix correlates what two aspects of business development from the
'new' and 'existing' perspectives? Products and Markets
9. In selling and communications, what do 'open questions' generally achieve? Open
questions gather information, improve understanding, and build rapport by
encouraging the other person to talk and explain things, including how they feel
about things.
10. Albert Mehrabian researched and published a now widely referenced set of
statistics for the effectiveness of spoken communications; what three types of
communication did he identify and what percentages for each did he attach to
each type in terms of the percentage of meaning (or understanding) that each
communication type conveyed from person to person in his study? Mehrabian's
research stated that: 7% of meaning conveyed is in the words that are spoken;
38% of meaning conveyed is in the way that the words are said (paralinguistic);
and 55% of meaning conveyed is in facial expression.
11. In business accounts and financial reporting, expenses which change according to
scale of performance or usage or demand are known as what? Variable Costs
12. What is the name of Ingham and Luft's model and theory which deals with hidden
and open areas of knowledge about a person? The Johari Window
13. The '360 degree' appraisal method collects feedback from whom, about whom? A
'360 Degree' feedback appraisal collects the views from people who work with
the appraisee, about the appraisee, including subordinates, peers, upline
managers; effectively anyone who comes into contact with the appraisee and who
 is happy to provide constructive feedback about the appraisee's strengths and
areas for improvement
14. What are the four levels of learning evaluation defined in Donald Kirkpatrick's
model? 1. Enjoyment; 2. Transfer of learning; 3. Application of learning; 4.
Effect of application (or words to the same effect as these four definitions)
15. What is the correct ascending order of these human needs according to Maslow's
Hierarchy of Needs: Esteem, Safety, Belongingness and Love, Self-Actualisation,
Biological and Physiological? Biological and Physiological Needs (basic life
needs - shelter, food, drink, sleep, etc); Safety Needs (security, protection, law,
etc); Belongingness and Love Needs (family, affection, relationships, etc);
Esteem Needs (achievement, status, responsibility, reputation, etc); Self-
Actualisation (personal growth, self-fulfilment, etc)
16. What part of our brains typically handles process-type functions, according to
brain theorists such as Katherine Benziger? Left Basal (left rear)
17. What does the accounting acronym FIFO mean? First In First Out (a convention
for writing down the balance sheet value of assets of the same type - oldest are
written-off first)
18. One of the most effective and efficient forms of marketing is abbreviated to the
initials WOM; what is it? Word Of Mouth
19. Bloom's Taxonomy of Learning Domains divides learning development into three
main aspects: Cognitive, Affective and Psychomotor; what might these three
aspects of personal development more commonly be called? Knowledge,
Attitude, Skills
20. Who wrote the Seven Habits of Highly Effective People? Dr Stephen Covey
21. The 'Big Five' personality dimensions, by which modern day psychologists
believe every person's personality and behaviour tendencies can be measured are
commonly abbreviated to the OCEAN acronym; what does OCEAN stand for?
Openness to experience, Conscientiousness, Extraversion/introversion,
Agreeableness, Neuroticism.
22. What are the four metaphorical terms used to describe products/services in
Boston Matrix model according to market share and market maturity? Dog, Cash
Cow, Problem Child and Star (or Rising Star)
23. The financial ratio which divides a company's 'liquid assets' by 'current liabilities'
is known by what popular term? Acid Test (or 'Quick Ratio')
24. What three important things should be confirmed and understood before
conducting a brainstorming ideas session? The purpose or aim of the exercise; a
time limit; the fact that all ideas are welcome and to be respected (ie., sometimes
the craziest-sounding ideas are the best ones).
25. What does the SWOT stand for in SWOT analysis? Strengths, Weaknesses,
Opportunities, Threats
26. What are the 'Four Functional Types' within Carl Jung's theory? Thinking,
Feeling, Sensation, Intuition
27. With what was the Kyoto Summit concerned? Global climate change (in other
words, greenhouse gas emissions)
28. What are the four sequential stages of the 'conscious competence' learning model?
1. Unconscious Incompetence, 2. Conscious Incompetence, 3. Conscious
Competence, 4. Unconscious Competence
29. What is the '1st Law of Cybernetics' (aka the 'Law of Requisite Variety')? "The
unit within the system with the most behavioural responses available to it controls
the system." (or words to that effect)
30. What are the four main 'Temperament' types called within David Keirsey's
Temperaments personality theory? Artisan, Idealist, Guardian,
Rational/Rationalist
31. According to the Tannenbaum and Schmidt theory relating to delegation and team
development, what must be reduced in order for the team's area of freedom (and
growth) to increase? The manager's use of authority
32. What does the financial term ROI stand for? Return On Investment
33. Whose experiential learning theory comprises the learning styles named:
Concrete Experience (feeling); Abstract Conceptualization (thinking); Active
Experimentation (doing); and Reflective Observation (watching)? David Kolb
34. Daniel Goleman was responsible for popularising and defining what management
and behavioural concept in his eponymously titled (ie., the title is also the subject)
1995 book? Emotional Intelligence
35. What is psychometrics? The science of measuring (or testing) personality type (or
mental abilities)
36. What is the management technique that is commonly abbreviated to MBWA?
Management By Walking About (or Wandering Around) - the term is generally
attributed to Tom Peters (In Search Of Excellence, 1982) although it was
probably part of a new management ideology first pioneered by a few bright
American companies as far back as the 1940's
37. Large size hand-writing generally indicates what characteristics in the personality
of the writer? Extraverted or out-going nature
38. Since October 2004, UK employers must follow a minimum process of three-
stages for handling disputes with employees, including disciplinary and grievance
matters; what are the basic minimum three stages required? 1. Write a letter to the
employee explaining the issue; 2. Have a meeting with the employee to discuss
the issue; 3. Hold or offer an appeal meeting with the employee if required.
39. Douglas McGregor defined two main styles of management; what did he call
them and how are each of the two styles typified? X-Theory (or Theory-X) which
is authoritarian, autocratic and repressive; and Y-Theory (or Theory-Y) which is
participative, delegating, and developmental (or words to similar effect as these
two descriptions)
40. Bruce Tuckman's theory about team development uses what four sequential
rhyming words to describe the four stages of a group's progression? Forming,
Storming, Norming, Performing
41. What are Howard Gardner's seven (original) Multiple Intelligences? Linguistic
(words and language), Logical-Mathematical (logic and numbers), Musical
(music, sound, rhythm), Bodily-Kinesthetic (body movement control), Spatial-
Visual (images and space), Interpersonal (other people's feelings), Intrapersonal
(self-awareness)
42. According to Herzberg's motivational theory, which of these are 'hygiene needs'
(or 'maintenance factors') and which are true 'motivators': work conditions, salary,
achievement, advancement, work itself, responsibility, company car, status,
recognition, and personal growth? Of the examples listed, hygiene needs are:
work conditions, salary, company car, status. True motivators in the list are
achievement, recognition, work itself, responsibility, advancement, and personal
growth.
43. What does VAK stand for in the learning styles theory? Visual, Auditory,
Kinesthetic/Kinaesthetic (three different learning styles or methods - seeing,
listening, doing)
44. What does the business acronym IPO stand for? Initial Public Offering, meaning
the initial sale of privately owned equity (stock or shares) in a company via the
issue of shares to the public and other investing institutions
45. What does the PEST stand for in PEST analysis? Political, Economical, Social,
Technological
46. What do 'open questions' typically begin with? Open questions typically begin
with Who, What, How, When, Where, and Why, (or for particularly capable or
intelligent respondents, 'Tell me about...')
47. What visionary management thinker wrote The Age Of Unreason and The Empty
Raincoat? Charles Handy
48. What are the names of the (nine) Belbin 'team roles'? Coordinator (was called
'Chairman'), Shaper, Plant, Monitor-Evaluator, Implementer (was called
'Company Worker'), Resource Investigator, Team Worker, Completer-Finisher,
Specialist
49. In marketing, what are the The Four P's? Product, Price, Promotion, Place.
50. A lot of the traditional 20th century sales theory and training was influenced by
the 1937 book 'How to Win Friends and Influence People'; who wrote it? Dale
Carnegie.
51. In which year were TV licences introduced in the UK? 1946
52. Which designer (brand) created the Kelly bag? Hermes
53. Arctic King, Saladin and Tom Thumb are which types of vegetable? Lettuce
54. By what name is the Gravelly Hill Inter-change better known? Spaghetti Junction
55. What is the name of the world's highest active volcano? Cotopaxi (Equador)
56. Which Gilbert and Sullivan operetta is sub-titled The Slave of Duty? The Pirates
of Penzance
57. Who succeeded Sir Clive Woodward as England's rugby union coach? Andy
Robinson
58. What is a baby oyster called? A Spat
59. What is Bill Clinton's middle name? Jefferson
60. In which country are the Sutherland Falls? New Zealand
61. In the US TV comedy show Everybody Loves Raymond, what is Raymond's
bother's first name? Robert
62. What is the largest flat fish species? Halibut
63. What did Nelson lose on Tenerife in 1797? His arm (or right arm - up to you)
64. What's the oldest university in the USA? Harvard
65. Who became Germany's first female chancellor? Angela Merkel
66. Who wrote The Railway Children? Edith Nesbit
67. Who played the Ringo Kid in the original Stagecoach film? John Wayne
68. Which artist painted The Potato Eaters? Vincent Van Gogh
69. In architecture, what is a lancet? A window
70. Which singer's original name was Elaine Bookbinder? Elkie Brooks
71. Turin lies on which river? The Po
72. Which country has the international car registration RA? Argentina
73. A methuselah of wine holds the equivalent of how many bottles? Eight
74. Launched in 1960, what was the name of the first US communications satellite?
Echo 1
75. Who invented jeans? Levi Strauss
76. What does a cartophilist collect? Cigarette cards
77. Which European city had the Roman name Lutetia? Paris
78. What is the green pigment found in most plants that is responsible for absorbing
light energy? Chlorophyll
79. The Yeomen of the Guard are known by what other name? Beefeaters
80. Which actress appears with Jarvis Cocker in Pulp's video, Common People?
Sadie Frost
81. How many labours were performed by Hercules? Twelve
82. Which late MP owned Saltwood Castle in Kent? Alan Clarke
83. In which London pub did Ronnie Kray murder George Cornell? The Blind
Beggar
84. What date is Trafalgar Day? 21 October
85. What is the birthstone for April? Diamond
86. What does 'E' represent in E = MC2? Energy
87. What note do orchestras typically tune up to? A
88. Which English cathedral was destroyed by fire in 1666? St Pauls
89. Who shot and killed Billy the Kid in 1881? Pat Garrett
90. What was the first name of Dustin Hoffman's female character in Tootsie?
Dorothy
91. Which UK store was first to have an first escalator installed? Harrods
92. In which year (or decade) were luncheon vouchers introduced in the UK? 1955
(or 1950's - up to you)
93. How did soul singer Otis Redding die in 1967? Plane crash
94. Who invented the revolver (handgun)? Samuel Colt
95. In which ocean is Ascension Island? Atlantic
96. What is the USA state capital of California? Sacramento
97. In which country was cricketer Ted Dexter born? Italy
98. Who was the first English monarch to abdicate? Richard II
99. At which railway station was the film Brief Encounter made? Carnforth
(Lancashire)
100. Who was the first British person to walk in space? Michael Foale
101. Who invented the jet engine in 1930? Frank Whittle
102. Which two countries are connected by the Simplon Pass? Switzerland and
Italy
103. What is the US state capital of Mississippi? Jackson
104. What is Earth's atmospheric region of charged particles connecting the
stratosphere, mesosphere and thermosphere? Ionosphere
105. 'The Absinthe Drinker' is a work by which painter? Manét
106. What was Manfred von Richtofen's nickname? The Red Baron
107. What does a vexillogist study? Flags
108. Which is the largest of the Channel Islands? Jersey
109. Who wrote 'Far From The Madding Crowd'? Thomas Hardy
110. Who plays Grace in the US sitcom 'Will and Grace'? Debra Messing
111. At which golf course does the US Masters take place? Augusta (Georgia)
112. What does NATO stand for? North Atlantic Treaty Organization
113. Which is the largest Castle in England? Windsor Castle
114. In which month of the year is All Saints Day? November
115. In which English cathedral is the Bell Harry Tower? Canterbury
116. In which country was exiled Russian leader Leon Trotsky killed in 1940?
Mexico
117. Who played Simon Templar in the 1997 film 'The Saint'? Val Kilmer
118. Which European country had the Roman name Helvetia? Switzerland
119. Which fashion items does Jimmy Choo design? Shoes
120. What is a blini? A Pancake
121. If a dish is 'a la crecy' with what is it garnished? Carrots
122. Which country has the international car registration ET? Egypt
123. What is the currency of Albania? The Lek
124. Which 1950's singer was originally names Charles Hardin? Buddy Holly
125. Which London station was designed by Sir George Gilbert Scott? St
Pancras
126. Which bird was named after engraver Sir Thomas Bewick? The Bewick
Swan
127. What is the number 3.142 more usually known as? Pi (pronounced 'pie' -
it represents the ratio of a circle's circumferance to its diameter, also expressed by
the fraction 22/7, and the sixteenth letter of the Greek alphabet, pi, equating to 'p',
and shown as the symbol  . The number 3.142 is a rounding to three decimal
places; the full decimal number of pi is infinitely long and cannot be expressed
absolutely other than as a fraction.
128. Who scored England's first goal in the 1998 World Cup Final tournament?
Alan Shearer
129. Which is the largest of the Great Lakes? Lake Superior
130. Which British prime minister had a bag named after him? Gladstone
131. Majestic, Romano and Arran Victory are types of which vegetable? Potato
132. A firkin of beer holds how many gallons? Nine
133. What is the title of the film about a Scottish village that awakens once
every 100 years? Brigadoon
134. In which year did Roger Bannister break the four-minute mile? 1954
135. In 1960 Dr Thomas Creighton was the first person to receive what
punishment? A parking ticket
136. In which country was actor Mel Gibson born? USA
137. Whose autobiography is entitled 'Take It Like A Man? Boy George
138. What is the lightest metal? Lithium
139. What is the ninth letter of the Greek alphabet? Iota
140. What did the Warren Commission investigate in the US in the 1960's? The
assassination of John F Kennedy
141. What is the Fahrenheit boiling point of water? 212 degrees
142. How many sides does a rhombus have? Four
143. Which is the smallest bone in the body? The stirrup (in the ear)
144. What is Adam's Ale commonly known as? Water
145. How many syllables are in a Haiku (a type of Japanese verse)? Seventeen
146. Who served the longest time in office as Poet Laureate? Tennyson
(Alfred, Lord Tennyson, in office from 1850-92)
147. Which is the oldest football (soccer) club in London? Fulham (est. 1879)
148. What are the two ingredients in Bellini cocktail? Champagne and peach
juice
149. Which playwright wrote 'The Crucible'? Arthur Miller
150. What do algophobics fear? Pain
151. If a creature is 'opodous', what has is not got? Feet
152. What chemical element has the atomic number 18? Argon
153. What is the name of the character played by Angela Lansbury in 'Murder,
She Wrote' ? Jessica Fletcher
154. What is the name of the hooked staff carried by a bishop called? A crozier
155. In which war was Agent Orange used by the USA? Vietnam (Agent
Orange was a herbicide used to kill plants and remove leaves from trees that
provided cover for the Vietcong soldiers. The name came from the orange stripe
on the container drums.)
156. Who was the Greek God of dreams? Morpheus
157. Which American duo released an album titled Bookends? Simon and
Garfunkel (1982)
158. What was boxer Barry McGuigan's weight division? Featherweight
159. What is 'nacre' commonly known as? Mother of Pearl
160. What is the fictional brewery associated with the Rovers Return pub in
TV's Coronation Street serial? Newton and Ridley
161. What colour is the Mr Men character Mr Happy? Yellow
162. What does a hippophobic fear? Horses
163. Where is the Royal Navy Officer Training School? Dartmouth (Devon)
164. What is the best-selling book in the USA after the Holy Bible? Dr Spock's
Baby and Child Care
165. Who had a hit single in the 1960's with 'C'mon Baby, Light My Fire'? The
Doors
166. In which ocean are the Cape Verde Islands? Atlantic
167. How many bones are there in the human body? 206
168. What is the Lonicera plant commonly known as? Honeysuckle
169. 'Rule Britannia' is the work of which composer? Thomas Arne
170. What does a 'vigneron' cultivate? Grapes (for wine-making)
171. Which creature in Greek mythology was half-man and half-bull? Minotaur
172. The Battle of Alma was fought during which war? The Crimean War
(September 1854)
173. How much does Michael Henchard sell his wife and daughter for in
Thomas Hardy's novel The Mayor of Casterbridge? Five Guineas
174. What are the two ingredients in a Rusty Nail cocktail? Whisky and
Drambuie
175. Who became the first 'Children's Laureate' in 1999? Quentin Blake
176. How many players are there in a netball team? Seven
177. Who was the first poet to be buried in Poets Corner in London's
Westminster Abbey? Geoffrey Chaucer
178. What is the fifth letter of the Greek alphabet? Epsilon
179. Which comedian's autobiography is entitled 'The Full Monty' ? Jim
Davidson
180. Introduced in New York in 1950 what was the first credit card? Diners
Club
181. Which is the longest mountain range in the world? The Andes (7,240km)
182. What type of fruit would you pick from a Mirabelle tree? Plum
183. Who was Britain's first Labour Prime Minister? Ramsey MacDonald
184. Who painted 'The Laughing Cavalier' ? Franz Hals
185. Which famous guitarist's original name was Brian Rankin? Hank Marvin
186. What is the lowest point in Europe? The Caspian Sea (28m below 'sea
level')
187. With what is Earl Grey tea flavoured? Bergamot
188. What number is a hurricaine on the Beaufort Scale? 12
189. Who directed the film 'Alien' ? Ridley Scott (1979)
190. Which MP was killed by an IRA bomb in the House of Commons car park
in 1979? Airey Neave
191. Which English Cathedral has the highest spire? Salisbury Cathedral (404
feet)
192. When is Bastille day celebrated? 14 July
193. What is the capital of Tasmania? Hobart
194. What does a 'spelunker' explore? Caves
195. Which is the coldest planet in our solar system? Pluto
196. In which US city was the first Gap store opened? San Francisco (1969)
197. From what is an 'atoll' formed? Coral
198. In which country was the wheelbarrow invented? China
199. If something is 'aureate' what colour is it? Gold
200. What type of creature is a Bonito? A fish
201. The character Shylock appears in which Shakespeare play? The Merchant
Of Venice
202. Who released an album in 1999 called Brand New Day? Sting
203. If a creature is edentulous what has it not got? Teeth
204. What were the eldest sons of the Kings of France called? Dauphin
205. What is the fourth sign of the Zodiac? Cancer
206. Who is the Greek God of wine? Dionysus (Bacchus was the Roman God
of wine)
207. P&O, the shipping line, stands for what? Peninsular and Oriental
208. What was Radar's surname in MASH? O'Reilly
209. What is the largest island in the world? Greenland
210. Who was the founder of the Body Shop company? Anita Roddick
211. In which year (decade) were parking meters introduced in the UK? 1958
(1950's)
212. Who wrote the novel Dracula? Bram Stoker
213. What is a baby seal called? A pup
214. What is the Shaftesbury Memorial Fountain more popularly known as?
Eros
215. What is the name of Don Quixote's horse? Rosinante
216. Which actresses play Rosemary and Thyme in the TV series about two
gardening sleuths? Felicity Kendal and Pam Ferris
217. During which war was the Battle of Marne? First World War
218. In the human body what is Varicella commonly known as? Chicken Pox
219. How many valves does a trumpet have? Three
220. Brock is a nickname for which animal? A Badger
221. What is the name of the RAF's aerobatics team? The Red Arrows
222. Which football club did Alan Sugar own? Tottenham Hotspur (Spurs)
223. Who is the Roman Goddess of the hunt? Dianna
224. What type of creature is an alewife? A fish
225. What is the metal or plastic end of a shoelace called? An aglet
226. What is the world's third largest desert? The Gobi Desert (500,000 square
miles)
227. What was Lancelot Brown famous for designing? Gardens (aka Capability
Brown)
228. Which artist was born in Bradford in 1937? David Hockney
229. What was the BBC's first TV pop music programme? Six-Five Special
230. Which English city had the Roman name Camulodonum? Colchester
231. What is an ecdysiast? A striptease artist
232. What is the main vegetable ingredient in the dish Borsht? Beetroot
233. With which country did the UK have the long-running 'Cod War' disputes
over fishing rights? Iceland
234. Who was given the name 'Fourth Man' when he was revealed as a spy in
1979? Anthony Blunt
235. Which two English Cathedrals have copies of the Magna Carta? Salisbury
and Lincoln
236. How many years of marriage is celebrated on the Ivory anniversary?
Fourteen
237. What famous landmark was moulded in gold during a bullion robbery in
the 1951 film The Lavender Hill Mob? The Eiffel Tower
238. Who was known as the Sun King? Louis the Fourteenth
239. Who was the first American in space? Alan Shephard (5 May 1961)
240. How many players are there in an Australian Rules football team?
Eighteen
241. Who invented the elevator in 1853? Elisha Otis
242. At which ski resort would you see the Cresta Run? St Moritz
243. In which English county is Scotney Castle? Kent
244. White Lion pubs are named after which English King's heraldic symbol?
Edward the Fourth
245. What is the mouthpiece of a recorder called? A fipple
246. In which month is St Swithin's Day? July (15th)
247. What every-day item was named after Mrs Gamp in Charles Dickens'
Martin Chuzzlewit? The Umbrella
248. In what year did the USA adopt the Stars and Stripes flag? 1777
249. In which ocean are the Canary Islands? Atlantic
250. The authorised version of the Holy Bible was made at the order of which
King? James the First (1611)
251. The headquarters of Greenpeace is in which European city? Amsterdam
252. Which famous artist and inventor died at Amboise Castle in France, 1519?
Leonardo da Vinci
253. In what year did Mother Teresa of Calcutta win the Nobel Peace Prize?
1979
254. Which was the first European country to give all women the vote? Finland
(or as then, the Grand Duchy of Finland) was the first European country to extend
the vote to all women, and incidentally to allow full female parliamentary
candidature. This first European genuine 'full female universal suffrage' remained
when Finland because fully independent in 1917. In 1881 the Isle of Mann, a
country within the British Isles and a British Crown dependency, attempted to
introduce the vote for all women, but after pressure from the UK Home Office the
Isle of Mann government was forced to dilute its 1880 Election Bill so that the
vote was extended only to women rate-payers (i.e., women owners of real estate)
255. What type of creature is a Garibaldi? A fish
256. What colour is the gemstone garnet? Red (dark red)
257. Which sign of the Zodiac are people born on 30th October? Scorpio
258. What type of weapon is a Falchion? A sword
259. Which pub in Nottingham claims to be the oldest in Britain? The Trip To
Jerusalem
260. By what name was world champion boxer Walker Smith better known?
Sugar Ray Robinson
261. Mount Elbert is the highest peak in which mountain range? The Rockies
(USA)
262. Edward II was murdered in Berkeley Castle in 1327, in which county is
Berkeley Castle? Gloucestershire
263. Which American horse race is run at Churchill Downs? The Kentucky
Derby
264. What type of food is Quark? Cheese
265. Which Alex Graham cartoon appears in the Daily Mail newspaper? Fred
Basset
266. What is the collective noun for a group of crows? A murder
267. Who discovered the smallpox vaccination? Edward Jenner (1796)
268. What did Harry Beck design in 1931 and is still used in London today?
The map of the London Tube system (the Underground)
269. What is the chemical symbol for the element Potassium? K
270. What is the name of the dog in Enid Blyton's Famous Five books? Timmy
271. Who released an album entitled The Six Wives of Henry VIII? Rick
Wakeman
272. What was the codename of the Allied forces landing at Normandy in
1944? Overlord
273. In the human body what is the Axilla commonly known as? The armpit
274. Who plays Lynette Scavo in the TV series Desperate Housewives?
Felicity Huffman
275. How many finger holes does a tin whistle (pennywhistle) have? Six
276. What famous London building is officially called No. 1 One Canada
Square? Canary Wharf Tower
277. Which tennis player was stabbed while playing against Steffi Graf in
Hamburg 1993? Monica Seles
278. What was the nuclear power station Sellafield previously known as?
Windscale
279. Swansea is situated on which river? The Tawe
280. In the Bible's New Testament what was the last battle between good and
evil before the day of judgement? Armageddon
281. What is the top string on a six-string guitar normally tuned to? E
282. What trophy is played for at the US Superbowl? The Lombardi Trophy
283. In what year did Margaret Thatcher become Prime Minister? 1979
284. What film was the first sequel to win a Best Picture Oscar? The Godfather
Part II
285. Who shot Martin Luther King in 1968? James Earl Ray
286. Who was Britain's first Christian martyr (an English town is named after
him)? St Alban
287. Which country has the largest malt whisky distillery in the world? Japan
(the Suntory Distillery)
288. What was Hiram Hackenbacker's nickname in Thunderbirds? Brains
289. What is the person called who leads prayers in a mosque? The Imam
290. What is a 'half-hunter'? A type of pocket watch
291. Which British organisation was founded by Octavia Hill in 1895? The
National Trust
292. What number did motorcycle racer Barry Sheen have on his bike? Seven
293. How tall is the Leaning Tower of Pisa? 190 feet (58 metres)
294. What was the name of the Spanish conquistador who conquered Mexico
in 1519? Hernando Cortez
295. What is the capital of Liberia? Monrovia
296. When is St Andrew's Day? 30th November
297. What type of game is Faro? A card game
298. Which team was the first to score a 'Golden Goal' in the soccer World Cup
Finals? France
299. Which opera did Verdi compose for the opening of the Suez Canal? Aida
300. What does a belonophobic fear? Needles
301. Who was the first Tudor King of England? Henry VII (1485-1509)
302. What colour is the gemstone kunzite? Lilac (or mauve)
303. If a British infantry soldier has three stripes on his uniform on his
wedding day what rank does he normally hold? Corporal (traditionally a solider is
made up one rank for his wedding day)
304. In what year was the Sex Discrimination Act passed in the UK? 1975
305. What word represents the letter J in the UK Police radio communications?
Juliet
306. Tanner was the slang term for which pre-decimal British coin? Sixpence
(or sixpenny piece)
307. What colour berets do the New York City crime-fighters the 'Guardian
Angels' wear? Red (founded 1979)
308. Eddie Shah's 1988 newspaper 'Post' folded after how many issues? Thirty-
three
309. During the siege of which African city did General Gordon die? Khartoum
310. Which artist's autobiography is titled 'Exploration of the Soul'? Tracey
Emin
311. What type of creature is a gadwall? A duck
312. What date of the year is Burns Night? 25th of January
313. Which member of England's 2003 Rugby World Cup winning team has an
uncle in the 1966 England Soccer World Cup winning team? Ben Cohen (the
uncle is George Cohen)
314. Which sixteenth century German astronomer was reputed to have sold his
soul to the devil? Johann Faust
315. In which English castle did King John die in 1216? Newark
316. What is the second book of the Bible's Old Testament? Exodus
317. What note appears twice in the conventional tuning of a six string guitar?
E (top and bottom strings are E, two octaves apart)
318. Who in Greek mythology fell in love with his own reflection? Narcissus
319. Which rock band released an album Beggars Banquet? The Rolling Stones
(1968)
320. What are musophobics afraid of? Mice
321. What is the name of the photographer famous for taking pictures of
crowds of naked people? Spencer Tunick
322. What is the largest artery in the human body? The aorta
323. How many strings does a ukelele have? Four
324. Who was the 'teacher' in TV's Rock School? Gene Simmons (of Kiss)
325. What does BAFTA stand for? British Academy of Film and Television
Arts
326. Which author died at Astapova railway station in 1910? Leo Tolstoy
327. Which sporting duo was coached by Betty Calloway? (Jane) Torville and
(Christopher) Dean
328. What does a copoclephilist collect? Keyrings
329. Mount Vinson Massif is the highest peak in which continent? Antarctica
330. Who was appointed the first woman cabinet minister in the UK? Margaret
Bondfield (Minister of Labour, 1929)
331. Alicante, Golden Boy and Piranto are types of which vegetable? Tomato
332. Who wrote the novel Bonfire of the Vanities? Tom Wolfe
333. In which year was the first Miss World contest held? 1951
334. Who was Sherlock Holmes' housekeeper? Mrs Hudson
335. How many square yards are in a British acre? 4,840
336. What is the white of an egg called? Albumen
337. Who played Professor Marcus in the 1955 film, The Ladykillers? Alec
Guinness
338. In which year was TV's Channel 4 launched? 1982
339. What are kept in an apiary? Bees
340. What poisonous chemical element has the atomic number 33? Arsenic
341. Which country has the longest coastline? Canada (152,100 miles)
342. What is the fourteenth letter of the Greek alphabet? Xi
343. What fish family is the anchovy a member of? Herring
344. Who was the first person to cross the English Channel in a plane? Louis
Bleriot
345. How many gun-firings salute the Queen's Birthday at the Tower of
London? Sixty-two
346. What nationality was the artist Edvard Munch? Norwegian
347. Munich is on which river? The Isar
348. Which fashion designer introduced the Polo label in 1967? Ralph Lauren
349. In which Bavarian town is the Passion Play performed every ten years?
Oberammergau
350. What is Hanson's disease commonly known as? Leprosy
351. India qualified for the Soccer World Cup in 1950 but were refused
permission to take part; why? Because the players were not permitted to play in
bare feet.
352. The word 'anserine' relates to which type of birds? Geese
353. What year was Inheritance Tax introduced in the UK? 1986
354. What is the art of Japanese flower arranging called? Ikebana
355. Which artist sculpted the lions at the foot of London's Nelson's Column?
(Sir Edwin Henry) Landseer
356. In 1983 which film did Barbra Streisand co-write, direct, produce and star
in? Yentl
357. In electronics what does LED stand for? Light Emitting Diode
358. Who was the first person to reach the South Pole? Roald Amundsen
(1911)
359. If an object is hastate what shape is it? Triangular
360. What character did Beyonce Knowles play in the 2002 film Goldmember?
Foxxy Cleopatra
361. What is the name of the publishers run by women for women? Virago
362. Who was the first person to have a blue plaque conferred on the house
where he was born in Holly Street, Westminster, London? Lord Byron
363. What US gangster's original name was Lester Gillis? Baby Face Nelson
364. What is the world's largest sea? South China Sea
365. What year did TV Soap Eastenders begin? 1985
366. What is the first sign of the Zodiac? Aries
367. Who is the Greek Goddess of Victory? Nike
368. Who wrote the book Brave New World? Aldous Huxley
369. Which musician received the first gold disc, in 1941? Glen Miller
(Chattanooga Choo-choo)
370. Which country had the first Women's Institute, in 1897? Canada
371. On which part of the body would you wear a deer-stalker? The head
372. Which King was the target of the Rye House Plot? Charles II
373. Which type of beans are used to make baked beans? Haricot beans
374. What musical aid did trumpeter John Shore invent in 1711? The tuning
fork
375. What is the technical term for the collar bone? The clavicle
376. Which group had a number one UK chart hit with the same song in 1975
and 1999? Queen (Bohemian Rhapsody)
377. Which twins were said to be the founders of Rome? Romulus and Remus
378. Adam's Needle is another name for which plant? The Yukka
379. Which prime minister took the UK into the EEC (as was then called)?
Edward Heath
380. What is a person who shoes horses called? Farrier
381. Haldi is the Indian name for which spice? Turmeric
382. What colour is the cabbage moth? Brown
383. Dendrology is the scientific study of what? Trees
384. Who won the men's singles at Wimbledon in 1987? Pat Cash
385. How many miles per second does light travel? 186,000
386. Which American artist was awarded damages of one farthing after John
Ruskin's criticism of his work provoked a lawsuit? James Whistler
387. What does a gricer take photographs of? Trains
388. Who played Mr White in the 1991 film Reservoir Dogs? Harvey Kietel
389. How long is Johnny Walker Black Label whisky matured for? 12 years
390. Which designer was awarded a best fashion design Oscar in 1985? Yves
Saint-Laurent
391. Who wrote the opera 'The Barber of Seville? Rossini (1816)
392. What is the capital of Finland? Helsinki
393. Who was the last Aztec Emperor? Montezuma (II)
394. Which US organisation's headquarters is situated in Langley, Virginia?
The CIA
395. Who was the first chancellor of the 20th century united Germany? Helmut
Khol
396. Madarosis is the absence or loss of which part of the body? Eyelashes
397. Who played Candice Stowe in TV's Coronation Street? Nikki Sanderson
398. In which sport would a niblick be used? Golf
399. The Capets were the rules of which European country? France
400. Who was the first woman editor of the Radio Times? Sue Robinson
401. What is a perfect diamond of 100 carats or more called? A paragon
402. What does RIBA stand for? Royal Institute of British Architects
403. A toponym is a name of what? A place
404. How many books make up the Bible's Old Testament? Thirty-nine
405. In what year was Joan of Arc burned at the stake? 1431
406. How many times did Nick Faldo win the Masters golf tournament? Two
407. Who founded Playboy magazine in 1953? Hugh Hefner
408. Which artist was married to Hortense Fiquet? Paul Cezanne
409. During which war was the Battle of Cold Harbour? The American Civil
War (1864)
410. Who plays Jim Morrison in the 1991 film 'The Doors'? Val Kilmer
411. In which country are the Churchill Falls? Canada (Labrador)
412. 'Angels on horseback' are what wrapped in bacon? Oysters
413. What traditionally symbolises a couple's sixth wedding anniversary?
Sugar
414. Which English Cathedral houses the Sleeping Children statue? Lichfield
415. What make and model of car was John F Kennedy in when assassinated in
1963? Lincoln Continental
416. What is the name in John Travolta's character in Saturday Night Fever?
Tony Manero
417. What does a phullumenist collect? Matchbox labels
418. The Madhouse is a work by which artist? Goya
419. What planet is nearest to the Sun? Mercury
420. Who was the first Roman Emperor? Augustus Caesar
421. In which year was the first FIFA World Cup held? 1930 (in Uruguay -
Uruguay beat Argentina 4-2)
422. What is Canada's highest mountain? Mount Logan
423. Which vegetable is also known as an egg plant? Aubergine
424. In Greek mythology who persuaded her brother to kill their mother in
revenge for the murder of their father? Electra
425. What is a tree or shrub called that sheds its leaves annually? Deciduous
426. How many players are in a basketball team? Five
427. In the natural world what is a Camberwell Beauty? A butterfly
428. What does a hagiographer write about? Saints
429. In which month is United Nations Day? October (24th)
430. In which English town was the TV drama Middlemarch made? Stamford
431. An Eskimo roll would be seen in which sport? Kayaking
432. By which nickname was Edward Teach known? Blackbeard
433. Which is the largest Canary Island? Tenerife
434. Which Sunday newspaper was founded by John Browne Bell in 1843?
News Of The World
435. What is the male part of a flower called? The stamen
436. How many teeth does an elephant have? Four
437. Which duo had a 1982 UK chart hit with Save Your Love? Renee and
Renato
438. What does a phyllophobic fear? Leaves
439. Reynard is a nickname for which animal? The fox
440. In which country was tennis player John McEnroe born? Germany
441. Which designer launched the Warehouse chain of stores? Jeff Banks
442. What spirit is used to make a daquari? Rum
443. Who wrote the novel The Boys From Brazil? Ira Levin
444. Which UK city had the first public library? Norwich (1608)
445. What is an Aldis Lamp used for? Signalling (Morse code)
446. What country has the international car registration letters TR? Turkey
447. Warsaw lies on which river? The Vistula
448. Which vitamin does the body get from sunshine? D
449. Apart from London which three other cities in Britain have an
underground railway system? Glasgow, Liverpool, Newcastle
450. Which international rugby player appeared in the January 2006 Matalan
fashion brochure? Gavin Henson
451. Which of these is a 'soft' skill? Analysing, Monitoring, Budgeting,
Counselling? Counselling. ('Soft' skills typically involve people and
communications).
452. Integrity is essential in all functions, but is it most crucial in supervision,
management, or leadership? Leadership. (Leadership which lacks integrity can
bring down an entire corporation).
453. Staff performance appraisals work best if they are strictly an annual event
- true or false? False. (A person's performance and progress and project work,
etc., benefit enormously from more frequent appraisal discussions than once a
year. Informal appraisals can be conducted as frequently as is helpful. Obviously
the more frequent, the less formal, which is another benefit.)
454. Which tends to produce the highest percentage gross profit: mature high-
volume products or new low-volume specialised services? New low-volume
specialised services. (Mature markets tend to be more competitive which
compresses pricing and margins. Mature products also have to be priced
competitively to enable volume distribution, and to resist threats from newer
better solutions. High-volume production requires competitive pricing in order to
the maintain volumes necessary to support related large scale investment.
Additionally customers and buyers are more informed and price-sensitive in
mature markets.)
455. For effective time management what's the best frequency for checking
your email inbox: constantly, every hour, two or three times a day? Two or three
times a day. (Constant interruptions and distractions are extremely unhelpful for
all proactive work, especially thinking, communicating, creating, planning,
project managing, etc. Many organisations have developed the weird practice of
continuous email checking or alerting, but that doesn't make it right. It's a
question of managing your environment rather than let it manage you.)
456. It is said that "If you can't measure it then you can't..." what? Manage it.
457. Abraham Maslow developed the Hierarchy of what? Needs.
458. What does MBO or MBO's stand for? Management By Objectives.
459. A subordinate has raised a personal issue with you by email which is
causing him/her obvious distress - what's the best means of communicating from
this point: email, phone, face-to-face, text, letter? Face-to-face (in private). (It's
 extremely difficult to understand people - and to be understood - without face-to-
face spoken communications. This is because tone of voice and body language,
especially facial expressions, carry more meaning than words in all but obvious
unemotional communications.
460. Putting interviewees under a lot of pressure at job interviews is generally
helpful to the process of finding out about the person - true or false? False. (The
purpose of interviews is to discover as much as possible about the person. When
people are under pressure they clam up and/or mask their true characteristics.
Interviews are artificial and pressurising enough without deliberately making
them any more so.)
461. Experiential learning is most beneficial to people who have a visual,
auditory, or kinesthetic learning style preference? Kinesthetic (Also spelled
Kinaesthetic. A person who prefers this style favours 'hands-on' learning. For
effective teaching, training, development, etc., using an appropriate style of
learning for the learner is as important as the learning content itself.)
462. Which is likely to motivate an enthusiastic capable team member most:
doubling their target, agreeing additional responsibility, a bonus payment, a new
car? Agreeing additional responsibility. (None of the others actually changes
anything sustainably and purposefully in terms of what the person does, which
crucially is linked to true achievement and growth.)
463. What's a simple way to find out the causes if staff turnover (number of
people leaving) has gone through the roof in the last two months? Carry out exit
interviews with the people leaving and ask them. (People are at their most
revealing when the ties have been cut. Added to which you are not dealing with
rumour or opinions as might surface in staff surveys. Instead, exit interviews deal
in facts, and enable very useful analysis if conducted with a reasonable number of
leavers. Incidentally, staff turnover is normally shown as a percentage arrived at
by dividing total leavers by total workforce. As a very broad guide, anything over
20% staff turnover in a year suggests serious problems. Anything less than 10%
per year suggests stagnation.)
464. A company has a turnover of £11m. Its 'cost of sales' or 'cost of goods
sold' (COGS) is £6.3m. Its overheads including fixed costs, depreciation (write-
down of capital items) and any interest charges (on borrowings) are £3.5m. What
is the company's percentage gross profit and percentage net profit before tax, and
is this profit % for a company very high, very low or somewhat typical? 42.7%
and 10.9%, and it's somewhat typical. Explanation: Gross profit is Turnover less
COGS (£11m less £6.3m) = £4.7m. Percentage Gross Profit (or 'gross margin') is
£Gross Profit divided by Turnover (£4.7m ÷ £11m) = 42.7% . Net Profit before
tax is Gross Profit less Overheads (£4.7m less £3.5m) = £1.2m. Percentage Net
Profit is £Net Profit divided by £Turnover (£1.2m ÷ £11m) = 10.9%. Anything
around 10% is a typical sort of net profit percentage achieved by businesses and
corporations, although this perspective is just a simple hypothetical 'P&L' (profit
and loss account) and takes no account of balance sheet or cash aspects, which
together with the P&L provide the three main measures of business performance.
465. What acronym is useful when delegating a task to someone or agreeing an
objective? SMART (Specific, Measurable, Agreed/Achievable,
 Realistic/Relevant, Timebound) - or extended to SMARTER (Specific,
Measurable, Agreed/Achievable, Realistic/Relevant, Timebound,
Ethical/Enjoyable, Recorded. It is important that 'agreed' is part of delegation
process.)
466. If you assume responsibility for a mature, high-achieving confident team,
which of the following is generally the best approach to take: stamp your
authority on the group; introduce some new ideas of your own; give them space
and make yourself available if needed; or look for ways to cut costs? Give them
space and make yourself available if needed. (A mature, high-achieving confident
team can virtually run itself - which is every team-manager's aim. Why go
backwards? If you start micro-managing or interfering you will waste your time
that you could have otherwise used on strategic creative developments and
opportunities, and you will upset the team members. Your priority is to
understand the team so as to help them develop, ideally including the
development of a successor for yourself. This will enable you to move on to your
next opportunity.)
467. What's the relevance of hobbies on a person's CV? A person's hobbies
often indicate their strengths, potential and character, aside from and beyond what
might be suggested by their work experience and qualifications. A person's
hobbies also give you the chance to get them talking about things they feel
passionate about, by which you can often discover more about someone than
discussing their work or qualifications.
468. What can 'closed' questions be used for? Getting yes/no answers; getting
commitment (or 'closing' in selling); clarifying, qualifying and filtering. Ask a
closed question if you need a short quick answer. If you want information and to
listen and learn then ask 'open' questions (who, how, what, where, etc).
469. When planning the running order for a meeting is it generally best to put
the big important items first or last or in the middle between smaller things? Big
important agenda items should always go last - if you put them first you risk not
having time left for all the small things, which could otherwise have been
polished off quite quickly and easily, especially because people will be keen to
get to the juicier items afterwards. Also people tend to do more posturing early in
meetings - to 'have their say' even if they have nothing to say - which causes more
problems for the big issues than the small ones. Later on in meetings, the
dynamics and the emotions will typically have settled down a bit, which makes it
easier to deal with the bigger issues. If there are other factors (guests with limited
time availability for example) you'll need to schedule accordingly, but generally
it's best to cover the small things first. Ensure you leave adequate time for the big
items later, which means strictly managing the time used for the early small
things.
470. When conducting appraisals or counselling sessions it's best to sit at your
desk with the other person facing you on the other side, so as to reinforce your
authority - true or false? False. (Similar to job interviews - you want the other
person to be relaxed and comfortable, not threatened. Desks create barriers; so sit
around a low coffee table instead. Sitting directly opposite facing each other is a
confrontational arrangement; it's best to sit at an angle of between 90-120
 degrees; or think of 12:15 or 12:20 on the clockface. Using any method to
reinforce or impose authority will increase emotions, which undermines the value
of the communications.)
471. The Queensberry Rules are standard rules of which sport? Boxing
472. From which of Shakespeare's plays does the term 'salad days' originate?
Anthony and Cleopatra
473. Which perfume house launched the 'Joy' perfume in 1930? Patous
474. In heraldry what colour is sable? Black
475. What type of fruit is a canteloupe? Melon
476. Which English artist was president of the Royal Academy in 1768? Sir
Joshua Reynolds
477. Who played the Riddler in the 1995 film Batman Forever? Jim Carey
478. What is the fifth sign of the Zodiac? Leo
479. Who invented the steam engine? Thomas Newcomen (1712)
480. Which artist painted The Watering Place? Thomas Gainsborough
481. Which explorer gave Natal its name on Christmas Day 1497? Vasco da
Gama
482. An orchidectomy is the surgical removal of what? Testicles
483. What is the name of a word which reads the same backwards as forwards?
Palindrome
484. What does an ocularist make? Artificial eyes
485. An ennead is a group or set of how many? Nine
486. What do the US Marine Corps, the city of Exeter and Plymouth Argyle
FC have in common? The same motto (Semper Fidelis, Always Faithful)
487. In which castle was Charles I imprisoned from 1647-48? Carisbrooke
Castle
488. What chemical element has the symbol Fe? Iron
489. What is a Maori ceremonial war-dance called? Haka
490. What salad is named after the Mexican Restaurateur who invented it?
Caesar Salad (after Caesar Cardini)
491. Who became US president after Abraham Lincoln was assassinated?
Andrew Johnson
492. Which city hosted the 1992 Summer Olympic games? Barcelona
493. In which year did the Gunpowder Plot take place? 1605
494. Who was the original presenter of TV's University Challenge? Bamber
Gascoigne
495. Who was known as Little Sparrow? Edith Piaf
496. What is the minimum alcohol content under EU laws? 7%
497. From which English county do Bakewell tarts originate? Derbyshire
498. What type of creature is a bandy-bandy? Snake
499. What is the largest gland in the human body? The liver
500. Who played Tom Hanks' wife in the film The Burbs? Carrie Fisher
501. Which Hindu God is depicted with the head of an elephant? Ganesha
502. What is the young of a rabbit called? Kit
503. What is the collective name for a large number of islands? Archipelago
504. Peanuts is the work of which cartoonist? Charles Shulz
505. Who wrote the story The Old Man And The Sea? Ernest Hemingway
506. In which US city was the first juke-box installed, in the Palais Royal
Saloon, 1889? San Francisco
507. Which British Prime Minister's mother, Jenny Jerome, invented the
Manhattan cocktail? Winston Churchill
508. What was the first underground railway line in London? The Metroplitan
Line (Paddington to Farringdon, 1863)
509. Which sea has no land borders? The Sargasso Sea
510. What is the currency of Iran? Rial (= 100 Dinars)
511. Who is the Roman God of the sea? Neptune
512. What does the H in H-Bomb stand for? Hydrogen
513. Which actress is the voice of Homer Simpson's mother? Glenn Close
514. Lexicology is the study of what? Words
515. In which country is Interpol based? France
516. What is the line called behind which darts players stand when throwing?
Oche (pronounced 'ocky')
517. Who was the first leader of Polish trade union Solidarity? Lech Walesa
518. Martial art Jeet Kune was devised by which US actor? Bruce Lee
519. Which pope commissioned Michelangelo to paint the ceiling of the Sistine
Chapel? Pope Julius II (1508)
520. Neroli is an essential oil distilled from the flowers of which fruit? Orange
(Seville
521. Who wrote the novel, Treasure Island? Robert Louis Stevenson
522. In which country was ex-England cricket captain Tony Greig born? South
Africa
523. What was Tom Jones' first UK number one single? It's Not Unusual
524. Which South American country lost its coastline to Chile in 1879? Bolivia
(It still keeps its navy - on a lake)
525. What flavour is the liqueur cassis? Blackcurrant
526. What product was the first to appear in a UK TV commercial (in 1955)?
Toothpaste (Gibbs SR)
527. Which artist is famous for painting a portrait of his mother? James
Whistler (the painting is called Whistler's Mother)
528. Which singer was known as the 'Forces' Sweetheart'? Vera Lynn
529. What does a lepidopterist collect? Butterflies (and moths)
530. What was Genevieve in the 1953 film of the same name? A classic car (a
French 'Darracq' built in Paris in 1904)
531. In which UK cathedral is the Whispering Gallery? St Pauls
532. What are Blue Mountain, Caturra, and Mocca types of? Coffee
533. What was the name of the family in TV's Upstairs Downstairs? Bellamy
534. What type of ape is found on the Rock of Gibraltar? Barbiary Ape
535. In the human body what is the Trachea? Windpipe
536. What does an acrophobic fear? Heights
537. Entomology is the study of which creatures? Insects
538. What is the pole called which is used for propelling a barge or punt? A
quant
539. In which UK county is Hever Castle? Kent
540. What colours are the flowers of the flax plant? Blue
541. When is St Patrick's Day celebrated? 17th March
542. What is a village without a church called? A hamlet
543. Which male singing voice is between tenor and bass? Baritone
544. In German mythology what is the name of the siren who lived on a rock
and lured boatmen to their deaths? Lorelei
545. In what year were dog licences abolished in England? 1988
546. What type of leaves does a silkworm feed on? Mulberry
547. Which UK newspaper had the first colour supplement? Sunday Times (4th
Feb 1962)
548. What type of creature is a mouthbrooder? A fish
549. What colour is the Misterman Mr Worry? Blue
550. Which group had three consecutive UK Christmas number ones in 1996,
97 and 98? Spice Girls
551. In which sport do Great Britain and the USA compete for the Westchester
Cup? Polo
552. In which war was the Battle of Bosworth Field? Wars of the Roses
(August 1485 - "A horse, a horse,... etc")
553. Who wrote the opera Cosi fan Tutte? Mozart (1790)
554. Who invented the telephone? Alexander Graham Bell (1876)
555. What is the US state capital of Arizona? Phoenix
556. In which century was the first recorded Viking raid on England? 8th
century (793 AD)
557. Olfactory relates to which of the senses? Smell
558. Rome is on which river? The Tiber
559. What was the name of the bottled water launched by Coca-Cola and then
withdrawn? Dasani
560. Which side of a coin is obverse, heads or tails? Heads
561. What word represents the letter K in radio communications? Kilo
562. Who was the first Plantagenet King of England? Henry the Second (1154-
89)
563. In the TV series Run For Glory which two former Olympic athletes train a
group of novice runners? Steve Cram and Sally Gunnell
564. Which mountain was known as Peak XV until 1865? Mount Everest
565. Who was the first American to orbit the Earth? John Glenn (22 Feb 1962)
566. Who was the Prime Minister of Britain at the start of the First World War?
Herbert Asquith
567. How many players are in an American Football team? Eleven
568. What was the title of Madonna's 1992 book? Sex
569. What are the two ingredients of a screwdriver cocktail? Vodka and orange
juice
570. What does NAAFI stand for in the British forces? Navy Army and Air
Force Institutes
571. In which month is St David's Day celebrated? March
572. New York is on which river? Hudson
573. On which planet is the Great Dark Spot? Neptune
574. Which famous London sculpture is the work of Sir Alfred Gilbert? Eros
575. In which English county is Nunney Castle? Somerset
576. An icosahedron is a three-dimensional form with how many faces?
Twenty
577. What colour are the flowers on the St John's Wort? Yellow
578. What is the young of an otter called? Whelp
579. What 'colour' was actor Steve Buscemi in the film Reservoir Dogs? Pink
580. What chemical element has the symbol Kr? Krypton
581. What word is the opposite of zenith? Nadir
582. Which character did Dustin Hoffman play in the film Midnight Cowboy?
Ratso
583. Joan of Arc is also known as the 'Maid of..' where? Orleans
584. What type of animal is a Border Leicester? Sheep
585. In anatomy what is the technical term for the kneecap? Patella
586. Which fruit is used to make the drink Calvados? Apple
587. What is the first name of Paul McCartney's fashion designer daughter?
Stella
588. What is the first letter of the Greek alphabet? Alpha
589. What is the flavour of the liqueur Amaretto? Almond
590. Who directed the 1995 film Casino? Martin Scorsese
591. The Thinker is the work of which sculptor? Rodin
592. On which river are the Victoria Falls? Zambesi
593. In the UK military what does SAS stand for? Special Air Service
594. From which type of wood are cricket bats traditionally made? Willow
595. On which part of the body would you wear a sabot? Foot (it's a wooden
shoe)
596. What date of the year is St Swithin's Day? 15 July
597. What is an archer's arrow case called? Quiver
598. What is the largest planet in our solar system? Jupiter
599. What type of creature is an avadavat? Bird
600. Who was the first actress to win an Oscar and an Emmy in the same year?
Helen Hunt (1998 - As Good As It Gets)
601. Who became the First Minister of Northern Ireland in 1998? David
Trimble
602. What is the largest city in Australia? Sydney
603. The Cenotaph is situated in which London street? Whitehall
604. Which team won the 2006 Superbowl? Pittsburgh Steelers
605. What is the title of the lowest order of the British nobility?
Baron/Baroness
606. What is the plant hamamelis commonly known as? Witch hazel
607. What is the name of the substance used for clarifying beer or wine? Fining
608. If a dish is 'en papillote' it is cooked or served in what? Paper
609. Who shot and killed John Lennon in New York, 1980? Mark Chapman
610. What was the title of the first talking film? The Jazz Singer (1927)
611. Which British disc jockey's nickname was 'Fluff'? Alan Freeman
612. The Blue Boy is a work by which artist? Thomas Gainsborough
613. In which year was the MOT test introduced in UK? 1960
614. Who wrote Uncle Tom's Cabin? Harriet Beecher Stowe
615. Who discovered the rabies vaccination? Louis Pasteur (1885)
616. How many hearts does an octopus have? Three
617. What is the medical term for the shoulder blade? Scapular
618. Who plays Gabrielle Solis in Desperate Housewives? Eva Longoria
619. Whose autobiography is entitled Zero to Hero? Frank Bruno
620. Who is the Greek god of music? Apollo
621. Who would be put into a panoptican? Prisoners (it's a circular prison with
a hollow core in which the guard sits)
622. John Glenn became which US state's first four-term senator? Ohio
623. What is the birth stone for November? Topaz
624. Who wrote the opera Madama Butterfly? Puccini (1896)
625. Which town is the administrative centre of Shetland? Lerwick
626. In the TV comedy Dad's Army what is Captain Mainwaring's first name?
George
627. Pershore, Victoria and Washington are types of which fruit? Plum
628. Mrs Malaprop is a character in which of Sheridan's plays? The Rivals
629. What did Tim Berners Lee invent? The Internet (or the World Wide Web)
630. Which US city hosted the 1985 Live Aid concert? Philadelphia
631. What is the fatty substance found naturally on sheep's wool called?
Lanolin
632. Haptic relates to which of the five senses? Touch
633. Mal de Mer is the French term for which ailment? Sea-sickness
634. Who played the original Daisy Duke in TV's Dukes Of Hazard? Catherine
Bach
635. What is the second largest island in the world? New Guinea
636. How many times in succession did Bjorn Borg win the Men's Tennis
Singles at Wimbledon? Five
637. What was the title of the 1999 album released by Madness? Wonderful
638. What religious movement was founded by Mary Baker Eddy? Christian
Science
639. What type of animal is a Saki? Monkey
640. What are parentheses otherwise known as? Brackets (in the printed or
written word)
641. What type of animal is a caribou? Reindeer
642. Who wrote the novel Gulliver's Travels? Jonathan Swift
643. What Age followed the Bronze Age? Iron Age
644. What is the third sign of the Zodiac? Gemini
645. Who composed The Planets suite? Gustav Holst (1874-1934) composed in
1918
646. How many bones are in the human skull? Twenty-eight
647. Who was the first boxer to beat Muhammed Ali as a professional? Joe
Frazier
648. What is the collective name for a group of peacocks? A muster
649. In Greek mythology who flew too close to the sun and fell to his death
when his wax wings melted? Icarus
650. What type of structure is a camponile? A bell tower
651. How many strings are on a viola? Four
652. What does ASLEF stand for? Associated Society of Locomotive
Engineers and Firemen (the railway trade union)
653. What is the second highest mountain in the world? K2
654. Which rock band played the first ever concert at London's Roundhouse (in
1966)? Pink Floyd
655. What does an onomast study? Names
656. In which country is the site of the Hanging Gardens of Babylon? Iraq (60
miles south of Baghdad)
657. Who was the first person in space? Yuri Gagarin (in Vostok 1, on 12th
April 1961)
658. Vulpine relates to which animals? Foxes
659. Which song did Sting sing first at Live Aid in 1985? Roxanne
660. What were the code-names of the five D-Day Landing beaches? Gold,
Juno, Sword, Omaha, Utah.
661. A nebuchadnezzar of wine holds the equivalent of how many bottles?
Twenty
662. What colour is the mineral malachite? Green
663. Who was the first person to circumnavigate the world? Ferdinand
Magellan (1519-21)
664. Jeera is the Indian name for which spice? Cumin
665. What is the name of the parliament of the Isle of Man? Tynwald
666. What is the top or bottom supporting post of a stair-rail called? Newel
667. Which actor is the voice of Stan's gay dog Sparky in the TV cartoon South
Park? George Clooney
668. The density of which substance is measured by a lactometer? Milk
669. What is the seventh letter of the Greek alphabet? Theta
670. Whose autobiography is titled The Good The Bad and the Bubbly?
George Best
671. Epilation is the removal of what? Hair
672. In which country is the region of Dalmation? Croatia
673. Which cosmetics and perfume company was originally named The
California Perfume Co? Avon
674. What is the inscription on the doorstep of the Saatchi and Saatchi offices
in London? Nothing is impossible
675. How many member countries of the British Commonwealth are there (as
at 2006)? Fifty-three
676. Wedgewood Potteries' Queensware was named in honour of which queen?
Queen Charlotte, wife of George III
677. What is the world's fastest growing plant? Bamboo
678. How many eyes does a spider have? Eight
679. What is belladonna commonly known as? Deadly nightshade (the plant)
680. In anatomy what is the outer layer of the skin called? Epidermis
681. Which 1984 horror film is subtitled 'The Final Chapter'? Friday the 13th
682. What are fino, oloroso and amontillado types of? Sherry
683. Which Egyptian president was shot and killed in 1981? Anwar Sadat
684. The Birth of Venus is a work by which artist? Sandro Botticelli (1445-
1510)
685. Marsh Gas is another name for what gas? Methane
686. In which year was the first telegram sent in the UK? 1870
687. Which actor was born Bernard Schwartz in 1925? Tony Curtis
688. What is the name of the official residence of the Lord Mayor of London?
The Mansion House
689. What was Jim Reeves' only UK No1 hit? Distant Drums (1966)
690. What is the capital of Peru? Lima
691. Who became US president after John F Kennedy was assassinated?
Lyndon B Johnson
692. Who wrote the book The Legend of Sleepy Hollow? Washington Irving
693. What does an acrophobic fear? Heights
694. Which band released an album entitled Wish You Were Here? Pink Floyd
695. Who is the Roman god of fire? Vulcan
696. What is a carrick bend a type of? Knot
697. What is an equilibris? Tightrope walker
698. Whose husband was Cosmopolitan magazine's first nude centrefold?
Germaine Greer
699. In which English county is the ancient monument Stonehenge? Wiltshire
700. Which Sunday newspaper was founded by Lord Beaverbrook in 1918?
The News Of The World
701. What is the collective name for a group of beavers? Colony
702. Who discovered penicillin? Alexander Fleming (1928)
703. What type of creature is a hairstreak? Butterfly
704. Which film starring Robert Redford is set in Wakefield Prison Farm?
Brubaker
705. Aileen Wuornos was notorious for being the world's first what? Female
serial killer
706. What type of fruit is a McIntosh? Apple (named after Canadian farmer
John McIntosh)
707. The Habsberg dynasty were the rulers of which European country? Spain
708. Kulfi is a type of which Indian food? Ice-cream
709. Eugene the Jeep featured in which comic strip? Popeye
710. Who sang the theme tune to the Bond film Tomorrow Never Dies? Sheryl
Crow
711. What is Oenology the study of? Wine
712. What acid is associated with muscles in the body experiencing oxygen
debt? Lactic acid
713. In 1960 which country had the first ever woman prime minister? (Ceylon)
Sri Lanka (Sirimavo Bandaranaike)
714. Nephritis is the inflamation of which part of the body? Kidneys
715. Who played the father in the 1950 film Father Of The Bride? Spencer
Tracy
716. What are classified using the Munsell system? Colours
717. If an insect is apterous what has it not got? Wings
718. In which country would you find the Southern Alps? New Zealand
719. What does OPEC stand for? Organisation of the Petroleum Exporting
Countries
720. Padauk is a type of what natural substance? Wood
721. How many carats is pure gold? 24
722. What was the first name of Winston Churchill's first wife? Clementine
723. What was the Rolling Stones' first UK number 1 hit? It's All Over Now
724. What is the bullet-proof screen on a military vehicle called? Mantlet
725. The Battle of Naseby was fought during which war? English Civil War
(June 1645)
726. How many hulls does a catamaran have? Two
727. Jazz singer Eleanor Gough McKay was better known by which name?
Billie Holiday
728. In which country is Africa's highest ski resort? Morocco
729. If a dish is parmentier what is it cooked or served with? Potatoes
730. In boxing what weight is between a flyweight and a featherweight?
Bantamweight
731. Boudicca (Boadicea) was the Queen of where? Iceni
732. What type of plant is a saguaro? Cactus
733. Which designer was made famous by his headwear worn by his mother
Gertrude? David Shilling
734. In which city were the 1972 Summer Olympics held? Munich
735. Which politician came second in the 2001 Tory Party leadership contest?
Kenneth Clarke
736. What colour is stone lapis lazuli? Blue
737. What is a camel with one hump called? Dromedary
738. What spirit is used to make a Harvey Wallbanger? Vodka
739. Who took over from Richard Whiteley as the presenter of TV's
Countdown? Des Lynham
740. Where was the 1986 World Cup held? Mexico
741. Who was the last player to captain England before David Beckham?
Martin Keown
742. What football club did Gordon Banks play for when he won his 1966
World Cup medal? Leicester City
743. Fill in the missing name in this sequence of England managers: Ramsey,
Mercer, Revie, ? , Robson. Ron Greenwood (1977-82)
744. Which of these players never scored a hat-trick for England: Bobby
Charlton, Gary Lineker, Paul Scholes, Luther Blissett, Teddy Sheringham, Alan
Shearer? Teddy Sheringham
745. England coaches Sammy Lee and Ray Clemence played together at which
club? Liverpool
746. How many places were allocated to African teams for the 2006 World
Cup? Five
747. What did all these players win between 1989 and 1997: Paul Merson, Matt
Le Tissier, Lee Sharpe, Ryan Giggs, Andy Cole, Robbie Fowler and David
Beckham? The (PFA) Young Player of the Year award, 1989-97
748. Aside from goalkeepers, which two England captains since 1966 never
scored their country? Mick Mills and Trevor Cherry.
749. Which of these players never captained England's senior team: Peter
Beardsley, Paul Ince, David Seaman, Bobby Charlton, Gordon Banks? Gordon
Banks
750. Who was England's football manager in the 1970 World Cup? Sir Alf
Ramsey
751. How many players in England's 2006 World Cup squad were also in the
1998 squad? And to ask a tougher question, name them..) Five - Sol Campbell,
Gary Neville, David Beckham, Michael Owen and Rio Ferdinand
752. Which manager first appointed David Beckham as England captain? Peter
Taylor (for Taylor's one match in charge as caretaker manager, versus Italy in
November 2000)
753. Who was the first player to play for England who had not been born when
England won the world cup in 1966? Tony Adams
754. What was the score after extra time before England lost on penalties to
Portugal in the quarter final of the European Championship in June 2004? 2-2
(Portugal won the penalty shoot-out 6-5)
755. In what World Cup did the England goals by Mariner, Robson and Francis
feature in games against France, Czechoslovakia and Kuwait? Spain 1982
756. Who was England's first national team manager? Walter Winterbottom
(1946-63)
757. Whose injury made way for Geoff Hurst in England's 1966 World Cup
team? Jimmy Greaves
758. Who was the first defender to captain England after Bobby Moore? Emlyn
Hughes
759. What football club did Bobby Charlton play for when he won his 1966
World Cup medal? Manchester United
760. Who was the first £100,000 football transfer? Dennis Law (from Torino
Manchester United in 1962)
761. What decade was the white ball legalised in football? 1950's (1950)
762. What did these players all win between 1963 and 1968: Lev Yashin,
Dennis Law, Eusebio, Bobby Charlton, Florian Albert and George Best?
European Footballer of the Year award (from 1963-1968)
763. Who was the first football transfer over £100,000 between English clubs?
Alan Ball (from Blackpool to Everton in 1966)
764. Where and when were the three World Cup tournaments that England
failed to qualify for after 1966? West Germany 1974, Argentina 1978 and USA
1994
765. Where was the 1962 World Cup held? Chile
766. Who were England's full backs in the 1966 World Cup Final? Ray Wilson
and George Cohen
767. Who was the first £1m football transfer between English clubs? Trevor
Francis (from Birmingham to Nottingham Forest in 1979)
768. What football club did Bobby Moore play for when he won his 1966
World Cup medal? West Ham United
769. Bobby Moore and Billy Wright share the record for the number of games
as England captain with 90 each. At the start of the 2006 World Cup which player
captained England the most times aside from Moore and Wright? Bryan Robson
(65 times from 1982-91)
770. Who was the first £2m football transfer between English clubs? Paul
Gasgoigne (from Newcastle to Tottenham in 1988)
771. What height and width is a football goal? Eight feet high (2.4m) and eight
yards wide (7.3m)
772. What football club did Jackie Charlton play for when he won his 1966
World Cup medal? Leeds United
773. Who, according to FIFA regulations, was responsible for supplying the
footballs for the 2006 World Cup qualifying stage games? The host football
association, ie., Germany (incidentally FIFA supplies the balls for the final
competition)
774. In what decade was England's first national team manager appointed?
1940's (1946 - Walter Winterbottom)
775. What football club did Roger Hunt play for when he won his 1966 World
Cup medal? Liverpool
776. In what World Cups did Bryan Robson appear? 1982, 1986 and 1990
777. What is the minimum rest period between two games for any team at the
2006 World Cup according to FIFA competition rules? 48 hours
778. Which 1970 World Cup England striker retired to run a successful West
Midlands window cleaning business? Jeff Astle
779. Fill in the missing name in this sequence of England managers: Taylor,
Venables, Hoddle, ? , Keegan. Howard Wilkinson (caretaker manager in 1999
and 2000)
780. Who were England's three goalkeepers in the 1982 World Cup? Ray
Clemence, Peter Shilton, and ....... Joe Corrigan (of Manchester City)
781. What did all of these players win between 1995 and 1999: Jurgen
Klinsmann, Eric Cantona, Gian Franco Zola, Dennis Bergkamp and David
Ginola? Winners of the English Football Player of the Year award (Football
Writer's Player of the Year, 1995-99)
782. What football club did Nobby Stiles play for when he won his 1966
World Cup medal? Manchester United
783. Which past England captain is the only player in English football to have
captained an English Football League-winning club in three different decades?
Tony Adams
784. How many places were allocated to European teams for the 2006 World
Cup, including the hosts Germany? Fourteen
785. Who appeared most times for England and how many times? Peter
Shilton, 125 caps
786. Between the 1966 and 2006 World Cups only four England captains have
played for three different clubs while captaining their country, who are they? Paul
Ince (Manchester United/Inter Milan/Liverpool), David Platt
(Juventus/Sampdoria/Arsenal), Kevin Keegan
(Liverpool/Hamburg/Southampton) and, wait for it ...... Peter Shilton
(Nottingham Forest/Southampton/Derby)
787. What football club did Geoff Hurst play for when he won his 1966 World
Cup medal? West Ham United
788. What decade was the crossbar introduced in Football? 1870's (1875)
789. Who broke his neck in the 1956 FA Cup Final? Bert Trautmann of
Manchester City
790. Who was the first football transfer over £10m between English clubs?
Alan Shearer (Blackburn to Newcastle in 1996)
791. Who replaced David Seaman as England's third choice goalkeeper in the
1990 World Cup squad after Seaman injured his thumb in training? Dave Beasant
(of Wimbledon)
792. Where was the 1978 World Cup held? Argentina
793. FIFA's 2006 World Cup rules dictate a squad size of how many players?
Twenty-three
794. In what World Cup did Mark Hateley and Gary Lineker wear the 9 and 10
shirts? 1986
795. What did each of these players win between 1996 and 2000: Matthias
Sammer, Ronaldo, Zinedine Zedane, Rivaldo, and Luis Figo? European
Footballer of the Year award (from 1996-2000)
796. Where was the 1998 World Cup held? France
797. Who was the first black footballer to win a full England cap? Viv
Anderson, 1978
798. What football club did Martin Peters play for when he won his 1966
World Cup medal? West Ham United
799. Which manager took England to the semi-final of the world cup in 1990?
Bobby Robson
800. Whose last game as manager of England was a 0-0 draw away to Portugal
in 1974? Sir Alf Ramsey
801. It is said that an international football match in 1969 started a war between
which two nations in the central Americas? El Salvador v Honduras
802. What football club did George Cohen play for when he won his 1966
World Cup medal? Fulham
803. How many medals will be awarded to each of the first, second and third
placed teams at the 2006 World Cup? Forty-five - that's 45 to each team.
Amazing - who gets them all? If you know please tell me..
804. Who were England's four successful penalty takers in the winning 4-2
penalty shoot-out against Spain in the Euro-96 Championship quarter-final at
Wembley? Shearer, Platt, Pearce, and Gascoigne (also the first four successful
penalty takers in the next round versus Germany - Sheringham was the next to
 score against Germany; Southgate's penalty was saved and Germany won 6-5 to
go through to the Euro-96 final)
805. What football club did Ray Wilson play for when he won his 1966 World
Cup medal? Everton
806. Which team did England beat in the 1990 World Cup when Gary
Lineker's second successful penalty of the game gave England victory in extra
time? Cameroon
807. What football club did Alan Ball play for when he won his 1966 World
Cup medal? Everton
808. In the event of a team failing to fulfil or complete a match at the 2006
World Cup Final tournament, what is the score awarded to the other team by the
organising committee? 3-0 (or greater if the score was greater at the time of the
withdrawal)
809. Who scored England's dying seconds winner against Belgium in the 1990
World Cup? David Platt
810. How many managers had been in charge of the England football team
before Alf Ramsey? Just one (Walter Winterbottom).
811. Who was England's goalkeeper in the losing game against Germany in the
1970 World Cup? Peter Bonetti
812. Who were Everton's representatives in England's 1966 World Cup
winning team? Alan Ball and Ray Wilson
813. Where are the headquarters of FIFA (Federation Internationale de Football
Association)? Zurich, Switzerland.
814. How many players in England's 2006 World Cup squad had previously
captained their country? (Or to ask a tougher question, name them..) Four - David
Beckham, Michael Owen, Steven Gerrard, and, wait for it ....... Sol Campbell
815. Entertainment quiz
816. Which former Miss World played TV's Wonderwoman in the 1970's?
Lynda Carter
817. Who wrote the novel Fear And Loathing In Las Vegas'? Hunter
Thompson
818. Which musician's original name was Declan McManus? Elvis Costello
819. Whose autobiography was entitled Unreliable Memoirs? Clive James
820. Who was Bertie Wooster's servant? Reginald Jeeves
821. The song The Rhythm Of Life comes from which musical? Sweet Charity
822. Which singer released a 1984 album called Alf? Alison Moyet
823. What was the title of the Beatles' first UK No 1 single? From Me To You
(1963)
824. Who played the Birdman of Alcatraz in the 1962 film? Burt Lancaster
825. Which comedy due were known as Derek and Clive? Peter Cook and
Dudley Moore
826. Who was the first star to appear as Cosmopolitan magazine's centrefold?
Burt Reynolds
827. What was the name of the car in The Duke's Of Hazzard? General Lee
828. Who was the child star of Steven Spielberg's Empire Of The Sun?
Christian Bale
829. What was the cow called in the children's TV animation The Magic
Roundabout? Ermintrude
830. Which football team did Gordon Ramsey play for before becoming a
chef? Glasgow Rangers
831. Who presented TV's Room 101 before Paul Merton? Nick Hancock
832. How many Oscars did the 1997 film Titanic win? Eleven
833. Who killed Maxine Peacock in Coronation Street? Richard Hillman
834. Which father and daughter starred in the film Paper Moon? Ryan and
Tatum O'Neal
835. What was the name of the character played by David Cassidy in TV's The
Partridge Family? Keith Partridge
836. What is the title of Tennessee Williams' only comedy? Period Of
Adjustment
837. Who was the Beatles' original drummer? Pete Best
838. What is the name of the road where TV's Desperate Housewives live?
Wisteria Lane
839. What is the sisters' surname in the novel Little Women by Louisa May
Alcott? March (Amy, Beth, Jo, and Meg)
840. Who played Angela Phinlay in the 1938 film Asphalt Jungle? Marilyn
Monroe
841. In which 1985 was Madonna's first starring role? Desperately Seeking
Susan
842. Who directed the 1997 film Ice Storm? Ang Lee
843. What is the name of the school in the Harry Potter books? Hogwarts
School of Witchcraft and Wizardry
844. Who is Calvin Broadus better known as? Snoop Dogg
845. The 1970's bands Wizzard and ELO resulted from the split what 1960's
group? The Move
846. Who played Elwood in the original film The Blues Brothers? Dan
Ackroyd
847. Kim Peek, the famous 'savant', inspired Dustin Hoffman's character in
which film? Rainman
848. Who was the drummer in the band Free? Simon Kirk
849. In which year skating stars Torville and Dean win Olympic gold medals?
1984
850. Which cartoon character has nephews Morty and Ferdy? Mickey Mouse
851. In which city is the Doors vocalist Jim Morrison buried? Paris
852. Which Rocky film had The Eye Of The Tiger as its theme song? Rocky
III
853. Which of the Sex Pistols was christened John Beverly? Sid Vicious
854. Which famous rock band were formerly known as The High Numbers?
The Who
855. What is the name of the captain of the Pequod in the novel Moby Dick?
Captain Ahab
856. Who directed the 1988 film Beetlejuice? Tim Burton
857. Who wrote the novel A Clockwork Orange? Anthony Burgess
858. In TV's Coronation street how many sons did Mike Baldwin have? Three
(Danny, Mark and Adam, bless 'em)
859. What character does Uma Thurman play in the 1997 film Batman and
Robin? Poison Ivy
860. What was the title of Elvis Costello's first album? My Aim Is True (1977)
861. Who won the award for the best comedy newcomer at the British comedy
awards in 2003? David Walliams
862. Who did George Clooney play in TV's ER? Doctor Doug Ross
863. In which novel was the character Holden Caulfield? The Catcher In The
Rye
864. In which Australian TV Soap did Dannii Minogue star? Home and Away
865. What causes Lily Tomlin to shrink in the 1981 film The Incredible
Shrinking Woman? Perfume
866. Who wrote the opera Billy Budd? Benjamin Britten (1951)
867. With which UK airport is actress Lorraine Chase associated? Luton (she
mentioned it in a popular 1970's Campari advert)
868. What was Dorothy's surname in the Wizard Of Oz? Gale
869. Which pop star took Dick James to court over a royalty dispute in 1985
and won? Elton John
870. Who sang the theme for the Bond film For Your Eyes Only? Sheena
Easton
871. How many light years was ET away from home? Three million (not far
then...)
872. Who is the presenter on Channel 4's show Time Team? Tony Robinson
873. What was the name of the Long Island resort in the 1975 film Jaws?
Amity
874. Who was the first singer to have three consecutive releases reach number
one in the UK? Elvis Presley
875. What was the name of the fictitious hair dresser who sued to phone in to
Steve Wright's radio show? Gervais

876. What is the Roman numeral for 50? L

877. Jack Bauer is the main character in which TV series? 24
878. The statue on the top of London's Old Bailey building is holding what in
her right hand? A sword
879. What is the sign of the Zodiac represented by a crab? Cancer
880. Tactile relates to which of the senses? Touch
881. What does the F stand for in John F Kennedy? Fitzgerald
882. Which is the largest city in the USA? New York
883. What is a camel with two humps called? Bactrian
884. What is the last letter of the Greek alphabet? Omega
885. Who wrote the novel Cider With Rosie? Laurie Lee
886. An alligator pear is another name for which fruit? Avocado
887. Marie McLaughlin Lawrie is the real name of which singer? Lulu
888. What was the name of the character played by Eddie Murphy in the 1984
film Beverley Hills Cop? Axel Foley
889. What is the common name for nitrous oxide? Laughing Gas
890. Which vegetables are hash browns made from? Potatoes
891. In the English National Lottery how many red thunderballs are there (as at
2006)? 14
892. Which British Royal Wedding was the first to be broadcast in colour?
Princess Anne and Mark Phillips
893. Who scored a hat-trick in the 1966 World Cup Final? Geoff Hurst (of
England)
894. Which country is Red Stripe lager originally from? Jamaica
895. In which year was the Falklands War? 1982
896. What is the name of the space station first launched by the Soviet Union
in 1986? MIR
897. When are pancakes traditionally eaten? Shrove Tuesday
898. What does EPNS stand for? Electro-plated Nickel Silver (seen on cutlery,
etc)
899. Who is the Roman God of Love? Cupid
900. Who was Henry VIII's first wife? Catherine of Aragon
901. What type of domestic cat has no tail? Manx
902. What is the medical term for the breastbone? Sternum
903. What is a supposed straight line connecting three or more ancient sites
called? Ley line
904. Which perfume house launched its Dune perfume in 1991? Christian Dior
905. Who wrote Wind In The Willows? Kenneth Grahame
906. Where was the Magna Carta signed? Runnymede (1215)
907. Who wrote the opera Porgy and Bess? George Gershwin
908. What is the world's longest river? The Nile
909. The Haywain is the work of which artist? John Constable
910. What is the collective term for a group of geese? Gaggle
911. Who was the first prime minister to live in No10 Downing Street? Robert
Walpole (1735)
912. Which country has the international car registration 'D'? Germany
913. Early Rivers, Morello and Napoleon are types of which fruit? Cherries
914. What does a philatelist collect? Stamps
915. A nicker was slang for which British pre-decimal currency unit? A pound
916. Which English county is known as the Garden of England? Kent
917. What type of animal is an Ibex? Goat
918. The spice saffron is made from the dried stigmas of which flower? Crocus
919. Which animal lives in a holt? Otter
920. Which was the last of the seven 'Road' films starring Bob Hope and Bing
Crosby? The Road to Hong Kong
921. In which month is St George's Day? April (23rd)
922. Which anniversary is celebrated upon 25 years of marriage? Silver
923. In which sport is an epée? Fencing
924. In which war was the Battle of the Somme? First World War (in 1918)
925. In which European city would you find Checkpoint Charlie? Berlin
926. Which car manufacturer makes the Jazz model? Honda
927. Who took over from Magnus Magnassun as host of (UK) TV's
Mastermind? John Humphreys
928. Who was William Claude Duncan field better known as? WC Fields
929. Which 1969 film had the Oscar-winning song Raindrops Keep Falling On
My Head? Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid
930. What was Westlife's first UK No1 hit? Swear It Again
931. What was the name of the character played by Michael Douglas in the
1987 film Wall Street? Gordon Gekko
932. Whose autobiography is entitled Is It Me? Terry Wogan
933. Which singer's real name is Paul Hewson? Bono (of U2)
934. Which actor is the voice of Homer Simpson's brother Herb? Danny Devito
935. Who directed the 1966 film Torn Curtain? Alfred Hitchcock
936. What car did Thelma and Louise drive? '66 Thunderbird
937. Which member of Led Zeppelin dies in 1980 age 32? Drummer John
Bonham
938. Which Beatles film features a mad scientist named Doctor Foot? Help?
939. How many Oscars did Joan Crawford win? One
940. What are the first names of the three Railway Children, the film from the
novel by Edith Nesbit? Peter, Phyllis and Roberta
941. Who wrote the poem Ode To A Nightingale? John Keats
942. What is the title of the 1985 film about Ruth Ellis, the last woman to be
hanged in Britain? Dance With A Stranger
943. How many roles does Eddie Murphy play in the 1996 film The Nutty
Professor? Seven
944. Who played the character Vivian in (UK) TV's The Young Ones? Adrian
Edmondson
945. Which European city is the setting for the 1973 film Don't Look Now?
Venice
946. Who wrote the Opera La Boheme? Puccini (1896)
947. The film Forrest Gump won how many Oscars? Six
948. The White Fokker was the first story to feature which hero? Biggles
949. Who was Humphrey the 10 Downing Street cat who died in 2006 named
after? Sir Humphrey Appleby, in TV's Yes Minister
950. Which was the first Road film featuring Bing Crosby and Bob Hope? The
Road to Singapore (1940)
951. Which Rodgers and Hammerstein musical features Prince Chula
Longkorn? The King And I
952. Which famous music festival was first staged in 1970? Glastonbury
953. Who plays New York gangster Noodles in the 1984 film Once Upon A
Time In America? Robert de Niro
954. Which celebrity was known as The Joan Collins Fan Club? Julian Clary
955. Who played James Bond in the film Goldfinger? Sean Connery
956. Who were the first artists to appear in (UK) TV's Top Of The Pops? The
Rolling Stones (playing I Wanna Be Your Man in 1964)
957. In which country are the Cariboo Mountains? Canada (British Columbia)
958. In which month is Lady Day (UK)? March
959. Who was the first Lancaster King of England? Henry IV (ruled from
1399-1413)
960. A mahout is a person who works with and rides what? Elephants
961. What is the capital of Romania? Bucharest
962. What is the name of our nearest galaxy? Andromeda (2.3m light-years
way)
963. In which city was the artist Francis Bacon born? Dublin
964. Who saved the magazine Private Eye from financial ruin in 1962? Peter
Cook (the comedian partner of Dudley Moore)
965. Cartomancy is fortune-telling using what? Playing cards
966. Aioli is mayonnaise seasoned with what? Garlic
967. Lego building blocks originated from which country? Denmark ('Leg
Godt' means 'play well' in Danish)
968. What type of creature is a an Eland? Antelope
969. What does UNICEF stand for? United Nations International Children's
Emergency Fund
970. What is the longest river in France? The Loire
971. Where in the human body is the thyroid gland? Neck
972. On which country's stock exchange is the All Ordinaries index? Australia
973. Which health minister was responsible for the introduction of the UK
National Health Service? Aneurin Bevan
974. What is dromophobia a fear of? Crossing the road
975. What were artist LS Lowry's first names? Laurence Stephen
976. Who was the first person to cross Antarctica? Vivian Fuchs (1957-58,
English explorer)
977. What colour are the flowers of the harebell? Blue
978. In anatomy what are the nates? Buttocks
979. What is the Roman numeral for 500? D
980. In which country is the church with the tallest spire in the world?
Germany (Ulm Munster)
981. How many astronauts have walked on the moon? Twelve
982. Who were Balthazar, Melchior, and Gaspar? The Three Wise Men (or the
Three Kings)
983. Wild majoram is another name for which herb? Oregano
984. Latten is an alloy of which two metals? Copper and Zinc
985. Malibu Beach is in which US state? California
986. Which insect lives in a formicary? Ant
987. What is Sir Alan Sugar's charter airline called? Amsair
988. Lupine relates to which animals? Wolves
989. In which Yorkshire castle did Richard II die in 1400? Pontefract
990. What is ascorbic acid commonly known as? Vitamin C
991. Bunny was the sidekick of which fictional thief? Raffles
992. In which year was the Sydney Opera House opened? 1973
993. What type of nuts are used to make marzipan? Almond
994. What is a negatively charged electrode called? Cathode
995. Which war started following the assassination of Archduke Franz
Ferdinand? World War One
996. What type of fruit is a Bergamot? Pear
997. A paradiddle is a playing technique for which instrument? The drums (or
a drum)
998. Which two teams played in the first FA Cup Final at the original
Wembley Stadium? Bolton Wanderers and West Ham (1923, Bolton won 2-0 -
the crowd was estimated at 200,000 because about 70,000 burst through the gates
without tickets. The original Wembley Stadium cost £750,000 and 300 days to
build)
999. How many Grand Prix did Graham Hill win? Fourteen
1000. An oenophile is a connoisseur of what? Wine
1001. Which was the first US state to enter the Union? Delaware (1787)
1002. A terawatt is how many megawatts? A million
1003. Which British airport was opened to passengers in 1946? Heathrow
1004. What is decompression sickness commonly known as? The Bends (as
suffered by divers due to pressure-change when surfacing too quickly)
1005. What is the offspring of a donkey and a horse called? A mule (or a hinny)
1006. In which UK newspaper did the first crossword appear? The Sunday
Express (November 1924)
1007. Which American writer created Tarzan? Edgar Rice Burroughs
1008. What is the art of decorative writing called? Calligraphy
1009. In which part of the human body would you find the talus? Ankle
1010. In which European city is the International Court of Justice based? The
Hague
1011. What type of weather is Brontophobia a fear of? Thunder
1012. Sandra Goodrich was better known what 1960's singer? Sandy Shaw
1013. Which American artist died in a car crash in 1956? Jackson Pollock
1014. What type of flower is a ladies slipper? Orchid
1015. In what type of establishment was Lloyds of London formed in 1688? A
Coffee House (called Edward Lloyd's)
1016. A natatorium is what type of amenity? Swimming pool (partcularly
indoors)
1017. Who was Henry VIII's fourth wife? Anne of Cleves (Jan-Jul 1540)
1018. What (as at August 2006) is the world's longest running children's TV
programme? Blue Peter
1019. What was Elvis Presley's first record label? Sun Records
1020. Who designed London's Marble Arch? John Nash
1021. Which perfume was named for Coco Chanel's birthday? Chanel No19
1022. Whose autobiography is entitled Testing Times? Graham Gooch
1023. What painful custom was outlawed in China in 1912? Binding the feet of
young girls
1024. How many British Open Golf Championships has Nick Faldo won (as at
2006)? Three
1025. What was the first UK colour TV advertisement? Birds Eye peas (1969)
1026. Who was actor Tony Curtis' first wife? Janet Leigh
1027. What is the birthstone for February? Amethyst
1028. Who composed Peter and the Wolf? Sergey Prokofiev (1936)
1029. In which English county is Belvoir (pronounced 'beaver') Castle?
Leicestershire (close to the Lincolnshire border and Grantham)
1030. What is the name of Al Pacino's character in the 1983 film Scarface?
Tony Montana
1031. Who designed Princess Dianna's wedding dress? David and Elizabeth
Emanuel
1032. If a floor or surface is marmoreal what is it made of? Marble
1033. What does JPEG stand for? Joint Photographics Expert Group
1034. Who discovered Panama in 1503? Christopher Columbus
1035. Which English city is the setting for TV's Inspector Morse? Oxford
1036. What is the fastest running British bird? Pheasant (up to 21 mph)
1037. Andy Cap is the work of which cartoonist? Reg Smythe
1038. What does a cartographer draw? Maps
1039. Who is the Roman Goddess of War? Minerva
1040. What type of creature is an alcid? Bird
1041. What is the wife of a Marquess? Marchioness
1042. What is the currency of Egypt? Pound (comprising 100 piastres)
1043. What is the only part of the human body which has no blood supply?
Cornea (part of the eye)
1044. Whish British Prime Minister followed Winston Churchill's first term as
PM? Clement Atlee (1945-51)
1045. TV chefs (UK) Simon King and David Myers are better known as? The
Hairy Bikers
1046. With what other large building society did the Nationwide merge in the
1980's? The Anglia Building Society
1047. What type of fruit is a gean? Cherry
1048. What is the brightest star in the night sky? Sirius (or the Dog Star, 8.7
light years from Earth, twice as big as our Sun and 20 times brighter)
1049. What is the world's second largest sea? Caribbean
1050. What is the name of silver in heraldry? Argent
1051. Nephology is the study of what high subject? Clouds
1052. In which year did Esther Rantzen launch Childline? 1986
1053. How many boroughs does New York have? Five (Manhattan, Brooklyn,
Queens, Staten Island, The Bronx)
1054. Which Mediterranean plant used in medicine and magic was said to shriek
when pulled from the ground? Mandrake
1055. Ursine relates to which large furred animals? Bears
1056. Cardiff in Wales is on which river? Taff
1057. Which Italian city is the setting for the film starring Cher and Judi Dench
called Tea With Mussolini? Florence
1058. Who had the best selling debut album by a female artist of the 20th
century? Whitney Houston
1059. Who plays Edie Britt in TV's desperate Housewives? Nicolette Sheridan
1060. Who played a chain-smoking womanising angle in the 1996 film
Michael? John Travolta
1061. Which underworld character's autobiography was entitled Odd Man Out?
Ronnie Biggs
1062. Which actor's original name was Richard Jenkins? Richard Burton
1063. Who was Jessica Rabbit's speaking voice in the 1998 film Who Frames
Roger Rabbit? Kathleen Turner
1064. What US sitcom's famous fictional venue is at 112½ Beacon Street?
Cheers (the bar)
1065. Who was cartoonist William Hannah's professional partner? Joseph
Barbera
1066. In the 1938 film Bringing Up Baby, what is 'baby'? A Leopard
1067. Which Quentin Tarantino film was originally called Black Mask? Pulp
Fiction
1068. In which Marx Bothers film does the character Rufus T Firefly appear?
Duck Soup
1069. What is composer George Gershwin's famous brother's name? Ira
Gershwin
1070. Who directed the 1960 film The Alamo? John Wayne
1071. What is the name of the school in Muriel Spark's novel The Prime of Miss
Jean Brodie? The Marcia Blaine School for Girls
1072. Which two musicians founded Band Aid in 1984? Bob Geldof and Midge
Ure
1073. Who did Billie Piper play in Dr Who? Rose Tyler
1074. What was the title of the first colour Carry On film? Carry On Cruising
(1962)
1075. How many wives did actor Cary Grant have? Five (not all at the same
time of course..)
1076. Vincent Price's last screen appearance was in which film? Edward
Scissorhands (1990)
1077. What was the name of the department store in the UK 1970's TV show
Are You Being Served? Grace Brothers
1078. The 1976 film All The President's Men is about which US political
scandal? Watergate
1079. Which sporting event was BBC2's first colour transmission in 1967?
Wimbledon Tennis Championships
1080. Which singer made his first TV appearance in 1956 on the Dorsey
Brother's Show? Elvis Presley
1081. Steve Brookstein was the first winner of which UK TV talent show? The
X-Factor
1082. Who played Willy Wonka in the 1971 film Willy Wonka And The
Chocolate Factory? Gene Wilder
1083. What is the assistant to the chief electrician of a film crew called? Best
Boy
1084. What is the name of the police chief The Simpsons? Clancy Wiggun
1085. Michael Myers is a character in which series of films? Halloween
1086. In the 1970's who became the first Jamaican singer ever to top the US pop
charts? Carl Douglas (with Kung Fu Fighting)
1087. Which Italian city is the setting for the film starring Cher and Judi Dench
called Tea With Mussolini? Florence
1088. Who had the best selling debut album by a female artist of the 20th
century? Whitney Houston
1089. Who plays Edie Britt in TV's desperate Housewives? Nicolette Sheridan
1090. Who played a chain-smoking womanising angle in the 1996 film
Michael? John Travolta
1091. Which underworld character's autobiography was entitled Odd Man Out?
Ronnie Biggs
1092. Which actor's original name was Richard Jenkins? Richard Burton
1093. Who was Jessica Rabbit's speaking voice in the 1998 film Who Frames
Roger Rabbit? Kathleen Turner
1094. What US sitcom's famous fictional venue is at 112½ Beacon Street?
Cheers (the bar)
1095. Who was cartoonist William Hannah's professional partner? Joseph
Barbera
1096. In the 1938 film Bringing Up Baby, what is 'baby'? A Leopard
1097. Which Quentin Tarantino film was originally called Black Mask? Pulp
Fiction
1098. In which Marx Bothers film does the character Rufus T Firefly appear?
Duck Soup
1099. What is composer George Gershwin's famous brother's name? Ira
Gershwin
1100. Who directed the 1960 film The Alamo? John Wayne
1101. What is the name of the school in Muriel Spark's novel The Prime of Miss
Jean Brodie? The Marcia Blaine School for Girls
1102. Which two musicians founded Band Aid in 1984? Bob Geldof and Midge
Ure
1103. Who did Billie Piper play in Dr Who? Rose Tyler
1104. What was the title of the first colour Carry On film? Carry On Cruising
(1962)
1105. How many wives did actor Cary Grant have? Five (not all at the same
time of course..)
1106. Vincent Price's last screen appearance was in which film? Edward
Scissorhands (1990)
1107. What was the name of the department store in the UK 1970's TV show
Are You Being Served? Grace Brothers
1108. The 1976 film All The President's Men is about which US political
scandal? Watergate
1109. Which sporting event was BBC2's first colour transmission in 1967?
Wimbledon Tennis Championships
1110. Which singer made his first TV appearance in 1956 on the Dorsey
Brother's Show? Elvis Presley
1111. Steve Brookstein was the first winner of which UK TV talent show? The
X-Factor
1112. Who played Willy Wonka in the 1971 film Willy Wonka And The
Chocolate Factory? Gene Wilder
1113. What is the assistant to the chief electrician of a film crew called? Best
Boy
1114. What is the name of the police chief The Simpsons? Clancy Wiggun
1115. Michael Myers is a character in which series of films? Halloween
1116. In the 1970's who became the first Jamaican singer ever to top the US pop
charts? Carl Douglas (with Kung Fu Fighting)

1117. What was the title of Marilyn Monroe's unfinished 1962 film?
Something's Got To Give
1118. Which awards were first presented in 1929? The Oscars
1119. Who had the fastest selling debut single in UK pop chart history? Will
Young (March 2002, double A-side 'Evergreen' and 'Anything is possible', selling
more over 400,000 on its day of release and over than a million in a week.)
1120. On which island was the TV series Bergerac set? Jersey
1121. Which was the first British sitcom to win the best comedy prize at the
Golden Globe awards? The Office (2004)
1122. Which showman coined the phrase 'The greatest show on earth'? Phineas
T Barnum
1123. In which country was actress Ursula Andress born? Switzerland
1124. In which British river did novelist Virginia Wolf drown? River Ouse
(1941)
1125. Which guitarist joined the Rolling Stones having played with Rod Stewart
and the Faces? Ronnie Wood
1126. Who is the presenter of UK TV's Deal or No Deal (as at 2006)? Noel
Edmonds
1127. Who did Robert Vaughan and David McCallum play in TV's The Man
From UNCLE? Napoleon Solo and Illya Kuryakian
1128. In which year were LP records first introduced? 1948
1129. Which musician was known as Satchmo? Louis Armstrong
1130. Who wrote the novel on which the Bogart film The African Queen was
based? C S Forester
1131. Which 1980's pop group were named after a 1960 film starring Robert
Wagner, Natalie Wood and Pearl Bailey? The Fine Young Cannibals
1132. Whose orchestral works include Enigma Variations? Edward Elgar
1133. Who plays the plastic surgeon in the 19992 film Death Becomes Her?
Bruce Willis
1134. Craig Stirling is a character in which cult TV show? The Champions
1135. Which film was based on an unproduced play called Everybody Comes
To Ricks? Casablanca (1942)
1136. What is the name of the taxi driver played by Robert De Niro in the 1976
film Taxi Driver? Travis Bickle
1137. Which singer released an album called Drag? k d lang
1138. Whose autobiography is entitled Citizen Jane? Jane Fonda
1139. In which Beatles song are the names Vera, Chuck and Dave? When I'm
Sixty-Four
1140. Lou Todd and Andy Pipkin are characters in which British TV show?
Little Britain
1141. How many 'Mr colours' were there in the 1991 film Reservoir Dogs? Six
(White, Orange, Blue, Blonde, Pink, Brown.)
1142. Which US disc jockey is the subject of the 1996 film Private Parts?
Howard Stern
1143. Which female American country singer died in a plane crash in 1963?
Pasty Cline
1144. In the film The Wizard Of Oz, what does Dorothy have to steal from the
Wicked Witch of the West? Her broomstick
1145. How many films did Richard Burton and Elizabeth star in together? Ten
1146. What are the two cities in the Charles Dickens novel A Tale Of Two
Cities? Paris and London
1147. Which US state has the longest shoreline? Alaska (33,904 miles)
1148. How many children did Winston Churchill (British Prime Minister) have?
Four (Diana, Randolph, Sarah, Marigold)
1149. Who was the first cricketer in history to take 300 test match wickets? Fred
Truman
1150. What type of creature is an albacore? Fish
1151. Which UK newspaper was founded in September 1964? The Sun
1152. Which is the hottest planet in our solar system? Venus
1153. What is the capital of the Philippines? Manila
1154. A Macfarlane is what type of clothing item? Coat
1155. Who was the first Hanover King of England? George I (1714-1727)
1156. From which country does the drink Kvass originate? Russia
1157. What IBM (the IT systems company) stand for? International Business
Machines
1158. What is the plant saintpaulia commonly known as? African violet
1159. What part of the body does Keratitis affect? The eye (inflammation of the
cornea)
1160. Lacustrine is a technical term relating to what? Lakes
1161. What are Latter Day Saints otherwise known as? Mormons
1162. What rank in the Royal Navy is above Able Seaman and below Petty
Officer? Leading Seaman
1163. What is a puppet worked by strings called? Marionette
1164. Where is the deepest lake in the world? Siberia (Russia - Lake Baikal,
5,712ft deep)
1165. The natterjack toad has what colour stripe down its back? Yellow
1166. How many wheels did a hansen cab have? Two
1167. Who discovered Victoria Falls in 1855? Dr David Livingstone
1168. The US Labour Day falls in which month? September (the first Monday)
1169. During World War II, forged paintings by which artist were produced by
Jan Van Meegeren? Jan Vermeer
1170. Anosmia is the technical term for the loss of which sense? Smell
1171. Jargonelle, Seckel and Winter Nelis are types of which fruit? Pear
1172. In which country was fashion designer Helmut Lang born? Austria
1173. What country has the international car registration EAK? Kenya
1174. How many strings does a balalaika typically have? Three
1175. A carat (gemstone measurement) is the equivalent of how many
milligrams? 200
1176. Beriberi is a disease said to be caused by the deficiency of which vitamin?
B
1177. What poisonous substance does the cassava root contain? Cyanide
1178. Lord Raglan was a commander in which war? Crimean War
1179. Who was the Greek goddess of divine punishment? Nemesis
1180. Which Frank Dickens cartoon appears in the London Evening Standard
(as at 2006)? Bristow
1181. What is the collective name for a group of finches? Charm
1182. Astraphobia is a fear of what? Lightning
1183. What star sign are people born on 25 August? Virgo
1184. In which year was the Battle of Stamford Bridge? 1066 (September - The
Battle of Hastings followed in October)
1185. Which fragrance was first made for Russian Count Orloff in 1768?
Imperial Leather
1186. Developed in Germany during World War II what is tabun? Nerve gas
1187. Which country was previously called Mesopotamia? Iraq
1188. The pub name The White Hart is named after which king's heraldic
symbol? Richard II
1189. How many presidents' faces are sculpted on Mount Rushmore? Four
(Washington, Lincoln, Roosevelt and Jefferson)
1190. How many sides does a mansard roof have? Four (each with two slopes or
faces)
1191. Black velvet is a mixture of stout and which other alcoholic drink?
Champagne
1192. What is the title name of the Usher to the House of Lords? Black Rod
1193. Which country suffered the greatest civilian losses in World War II?
China (approximately 8 million people)
1194. Which element has the highest melting point? Carbon (3,527 degrees
centigrade)
1195. Who founded the Boys Brigade in 1883? William Smith
1196. Marble is a form of which type of rock? Limestone
1197. Which film-maker has received the most Academy Awards (as at 2006)?
Walt Disney (48 in his lifetime, according to his Disney corporation biography)
1198. What is the name of the wood where Winnie the Pooh lives? Hundred
Acre Wood
1199. Who wrote the longest-running play The Mousetrap? Agatha Christie
(first performed in London's West-End in 1952, and still running there, as at
2006)
1200. Which writer created the fictional British MI6 spy George Smiley? John le
Carre
1201. Bob Hoskins played crime boss Harold Shand in which 1979 film? The
Long Good Friday
1202. What film featured the ukulele-playing singer 'Sugar' Kane? Some Like It
Hot (1959, Marilyn Monroe played 'Sugar' Kane, alongside 'Josephine' and
'Daphne' played by Jack Lemmon and Tony Curtis)
1203. What is Jennifer Beale's day job in the 1983 film Flashdance? Welder
1204. On which Shakespeare play is the 1961 film West Side Story based?
Romeo and Juliet
1205. Who sang the theme song to the original Alfie film starring Michael
Caine? Cilla Black (1966)
1206. Which film was re-named Flight Pacific 121 and then changed back to its
original title? Snakes on a Plane
1207. Which iconic rock music frontman sang backing vocals on Carly Simon's
1973 hit You're So Vain? Mick Jagger
1208. Who played Jeff's (James Stewart's) girlfriend Lisa Carol Fremont in the
1954 Hitchcock film Rear Window? Grace Kelly
1209. Who directed the 1969 western The Wild Bunch and the 1971 thriller
Straw Dogs? Sam Peckinpah
1210. What is Wendy's surname in Peter Pan? Darling
1211. In which film does the Oscar-winning song Secret Love feature? Calamity
Jane (1953, starring Doris Day)
1212. How many UK chart number ones did the Beatles have (as a group)?
Seventeen (No, I am not going to list them all..)
1213. What type of shop is 84 Charing Cross Road in the 1986 film of the same
title? Bookshop
1214. Which US soul singer was shot dead in 1964 aged 33? Sam Cooke
1215. Which country was the location of the second UK TV series of Auf
Wiedersehen Pet? Spain
1216. What was the name of the character played by Richard Beckinsale in UK
TV series Porridge? Lennie Godber
1217. What was the name of the strip club in the 1996 film Striptease starring
Demi Moore? The Eager Beaver
1218. Which group removed the strings from their guitars in protest when they
were forced to mime on Top Of The Pops in 1977? The Stranglers (performing
Go Buddy Go)
1219. Which actor played the King in the 1995 film The Madness of King
George? Nigel Hawthorne
1220. What does Robert Mitchum's character have tattooed on his knuckles in
the 1955 film the Night of the Hunter? The words 'Love' and 'Hate'
1221. What is the real name of the comedian who devised and plays the
character Avid Merrion? Leigh Francis (who comes from Leeds, not
Transylvania)
1222. What is the name of the character played by Sarah Jessica Parker in the
US TV series Sex and the City? Carrie Bradshaw
1223. Which actress plays the date (Nadia Gates) of Bruce Willis (Walter Davis)
in the 1987 film Blind Date? Kim Bassinger
1224. What dance hit does David Brent hum during his famous dance routine in
UK TV comedy The Office? Disco Inferno (originally by the Trammps, 1976)
1225. In which Thomas Hardy novel does the character Bathsheba Everdene
appear? Far from the Madding Crowd
1226. Soeur Sourire was the stage name of the 1960's singer who was better
known as whom? The Singing Nun (Soeur Sourire means Sister Smile; real name
Jeanine Deckers, she was actually a nun Sister Luc Gabriel from Belgium - her
big hit was Dominique, Christmas 1963)
1227. Apart from water, what runs through the mouth of the River Amazon and
Lake Victoria? The Equator
1228. Which country has the world's tallest habitable building (as at 2006)?
Taiwan (called Tapei 101, it is 501 metres high with 101 stories)
1229. Which country was previously called Abyssinia? Ethiopia
1230. In which country is the Blarney Stone? Ireland (or Eire) at Blarney Castle
near Cork
1231. What is the world's third largest sea? Mediterranean
1232. The largest policeman's beat (territory) in Europe is in which country?
Scotland (900 square miles, presumably somewhere in the Highlands - if you
know where exactly
1233. The cities of Cairo in Egypt and Fez in Morroco are generally accepted to
have the oldest of what type of institution in the world? University
1234. Where would you find the Queen Alexandra, Queen Elizabeth and Queen
Maud mountain ranges? Antarctica
1235. The tenge is the basic monetary unit of which country? Kazakhstan (1
tenge = 100 teims)
1236. Which country at the southern tip of the Arabian Peninsula was previously
known as Aden? Yemen
1237. What language do the locals speak in Bogota? Spanish (Bogota is the
capital of Columbia)
1238. What's the most southerly city; Toronto, Seattle, Budapest or Bordeaux?
Toronto
1239. LAR is the international vehicle registration of which country? Libya
(Libyan Arab Republic)
1240. Where are the North Yolla Bolly mountains? USA, California
1241. In which South American country is the Atacama desert? Chile
1242. What is the capital of Qatar? Doha
1243. Where can you find the first iron bridge ever built? Ironbridge, Telford in
Shropshire, England
1244. Which is the least populated state in the USA? Wyoming
1245. What and when is the biggest national celebration every year in Australia?
Australia Day, January 26th (based on the 1788 proclamation of British
sovereignty at Sydney Cove over the eastern seaboard of Australia)
1246. Which country has the internet domain .me? Montenegro
1247. What South American country's name means 'many fish'? Panama
1248. Which capital city has the highest population (as at 2006)? Tokyo (c. 34
million)
1249. What is the largest country in the world? Russia (c.17 million square
kilometres)
1250. Who renamed the South Sea as the Pacific Ocean in 1520? Ferdinand
Magellan (1480-1521, Portuguese explorer. Of the 270 men and five ships who
sailed with Magellan on his three year exploration of the Pacific from 1519-22
fewer than 20 returned on a single surviving ship. Magellan was killed in the
Philippines. And we think we have it tough in today's times..)
1251. What notable geographical feature is shared by Oxford, Reading, Windsor
and London? The River Thames, the longest in England (N.B. the River Severn is
slightly longer but given that much of the Severn is in Wales it is generally
regarded as the longest in Britain, rather than England - ack T Smith for raising
this point)

Compiled by:

Suryakant Pandey
2nd year, hr
Tiss, mumbai