Thank you those of you that have pointed out the repeats, the questions are compiled from various web sources, just go with it, cheers x
For everyone who loves a quiz but cant take part in the live twitter quizzes i thought i would do an 'at home' quiz
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Id rather people didnt cheat and google all the answers but hey....its your karma
Closing date is Noon on January 1st 2012
2011 Big Quiz – Qs
Food and Drink
1 Q: Kulfi is a type of which Indian food?
2 Q: In the Wild West, what did the Red Indians call whisky?
3 Q: It means Aunt Mary in English, but by what name do we usually know this drink?
4 Q: What is the name of the baked, light, sweet or savoury, dish whose name derives from the French 'to puff up'?
5 Q: Which three flavours make up a Neapolitan ice cream?
6 Q: Which beverage may be black or green?
7 Q: What does a ‘Sommelier’ Do?
8 Q: A bottle equivalent to 20 Bottles of wine is called what?
9 Q: Which part of a cow is used to make tripe?
10 Q: What type of fruit is a cantaloupe?
11 Q: Which vegetable is also known as an egg plant?
12 Q: What is a baby oyster called?
13 Q: Arctic King, Saladin and Tom Thumb are which types of vegetable?
14 Q: What type of fruit would you pick from a Mirabelle tree?
15 Q: What are the two ingredients in a Rusty Nail cocktail?
16 Q: What does a 'vigneron' (vin ye ron) cultivate?
17 Q: What is a John Dory?
18 Q: What is Albumen?
19 Q: Alicante, Golden Boy and Piranto are types of which vegetable?
20 Q: Which slang term derives from olden day smugglers who hit brandy in their thigh boots?
21 Q: If a dish is a la Florentine, which ingredient is it assumed to have?
22 Q: Habanero is the hottest what in the world?
23 Q: Which Italian city gave its name to a type of cheese and ham?
24 Q: From which country does the drink Kvass originate?
25 Q: How many pints are there in a Hogshead – 430, 432 or 434?
26 Q: What is the name of the gelling agent used to make jellies?
27 Q: How many fluid ounces are in a pint?
28 Q: From which bean is chocolate made?
29 Q: What is a russet?
30 Q: What is Chowder?
Geography
31 Q. What's the largest Scandinavian country?
32 Q. What is the state capital of Alaska?
33 Q. Two main London railway stations have the word "Cross" in their names. Name both?
34 Q. Which is the only US state to begin with the letter 'P'?
35 Q. Which is the world’s oldest airline still using its original name?
36 Q. What is the capital of Venezuela?
37 Q. Which country is home to Grolsch lager?
38 Q. Which is the largest Fresh water lake in the world?
39 Q. The Nuffield Radio Astronomy Laboratory is better known by which name?
40 Q. How many countries are still members of the British Commonwealth?
41 Q. What is the second largest island in the world?
42 Q. What is the Shaftesbury Memorial Fountain more popularly known as?
43 Q. Apart from London name one other city in Britain have an underground railway system?
44 Q. At which ski resort would you see the Cresta Run?
45 Q. In which ocean are the Canary Islands?
46 Q. In England, what is the Common name for the Central Criminal Court?
47 Q. Which Welsh Island is also known as Ynys Mon?
48 Q. In which country is Acapulco?
49 Q. Which canal took 10 years to build and opened in 1869?
50 Q. What cheese shares its name with an English Gorge?
51 Q. What is the highest mountain in the Alps?
52 Q. In which continent is the world's largest glacier?
53 Q. The Dead Sea can be found in which 2 countries?
54 Q. Toronto is the capital of which Canadian province?
55 Q. Which country produces 70% of the world's olive oil?
56 Q. In Paris twelve Avenues meet at which famous landmark?
57 Q. Where is 'Thatcher Day' celebrated on January 11th?
58 Q. Where in London would you find Poet’s Corner?
59 Q. The Bill Shankly stand can be found at which football club's ground?
60 Q. Where in London would you find Speakers Corner?
People and places
61 Q: Where in the body is the Scapula?
62 Q: Strenuous exercise can cause a build-up of which acid in the muscles?
63 Q: Who performs the crowning ceremony at a coronation?
64 Q: Which member of the Royal family took the surname Mountbatten in 1947 upon becoming a British citizen?
65 Q: Who was the first Yorkshire captain to tour Australia?
66 Q: Where in the body are the metacarpals
67 Q: Which industrialist became the world's first billionaire in 1909?
68 Q: What organs does Silicosis affect?
69 Q: What part of the body does Keratitis affect?
70 Q: What are the Latter Day Saints otherwise known as?
71 Q: In the Bible who were the parents of Cain & Abel?
72 Q: What historic event happened on Sunday 31st August 1997?
73 Q: What is the common name for Hansen's Disease?
74 Q: In which year did Margaret Thatcher resign as leader of the Conservatives?
75 Q: Who was God speaking to from the burning bush? (A pub in the Old Kent Road)
76 Q: Who was the son of Zeus who killed Medusa?
77 Q: In the 1820’s, who designed the locomotive called the Rocket?
78 Q: What’s the highest civilian award for heroism in Britain?
79 Q: In 1925 The SS was formed in Germany what does it stand for?
80 Q: What century did Christopher Columbus die in?
81 Q: What sort of body fat produces a dimpled effect on the skin?
82 Q: What are the 2 official languages of Israel?
83 Q: What comes in the following forms - Compound, simple & impacted?
84 Q: Where in your body is your “fibula”?
85 Q: What is the name of Bill Clinton's daughter?
86 Q: After which famous person in history was the teddy bear named?
87 Q: What was Walt Disney’s middle name?
88 Q: Which horror movie actor's real name was William Pratt?
89 Q: Which pop star and celebrity has daughters called Fifi Trixibelle and Peaches?
90 Q: Which anniversary is celebrated upon 25 years of marriage?
Science and Nature
91 Q. What property of a body is calculated by multiplying its mass by its velocity?
92 Q. What 2 creatures are on the Australian coat of arms?
93 Q. From which part of its body does a Cow Sweat?
94 Q. By what process does the sun's energy reach the earth?
95 Q. What is the collective name for a group of beavers?
96 Q. Who discovered penicillin?
97 Q. What's the Chemical symbol for Potassium?
98 Q. What does a lepidopterist collect?
99 Q. The neutered male of which animal is called 'a Barrow'?
100 Q. Which is the largest Fresh water lake in the world?
101 Q. The Nuffield Radio Astronomy Laboratory is better known by which name?
102 Q. What is the name of the process used for clarifying beer or wine?
103 Q. Who discovered the rabies vaccination?
104 Q. How many hearts does an octopus have?
105 Q. Pershore, Victoria and Washington are types of which fruit?
106 Q. How many teeth does an elephant have?
107 Q. Haptic relates to which of the five senses?
108 Q. What is the second largest island in the world?
109 Q. What type of animal is a Saki?
110 Q. The character Shylock appears in which Shakespeare play?
111 Q. If a creature is edentulous what has it not got?
112 Q. What is a baby seal called?
113 Q. In the human body what is Varicella commonly known as?
114 Q. Brock is a nickname for which animal?
115 Q. What type of creature is an alewife?
116 Q. What every-day item was named after Mrs Gamp in Charles Dickens' Martin Chuzzlewit?
117 Q. Which branch of Medicine is concerned with providing artificial limbs for the body?
118 Q. What's the 2nd heaviest land Animal?
119 Q. Which animal’s milk is used to make authentic Italian mozzarella cheese?
120 Q. What units are used to measure sound intensity?
Sport
121 Q. In which country was tennis player John McEnroe born?
122 Q. Whose autobiography is entitled Zero to Hero?
123 Q. By what name was world champion boxer Walker Smith better known?
124 Q. Which American horse race is run at Churchill Downs?
125 Q. Which tennis player was stabbed while playing against Steffi Graf in Hamburg in 1993?
126 Q. How many Grand Prix had Jordan competed in before they won their first race?
127 Q. How many laps are there in a normal speedway race - 3, 4 or 5?
128 Q. In gin rummy, how many cards are dealt to each player?
129 Q. Who was Mr Universe between 1978 and 1980?
130 Q. Which Paul was named Sports Personality of the Year in 1990?
131 Q. What starts an ice hockey match?
132 Q. In chess, which piece must always stay on the same colour squares?
133 Q. How high is the crossbar on a football goal?
134 Q. Before the 2001 tournament, who were the ball boys at Wimbledon warned not to stare at?
135 Q. Which formula one driver is the owner of the luxurious Columbus Hotel in Monaco?
136 Q. Which English bowler took a hat trick in 2004 against the West Indies?
137 Q. What’s the name for descending down sheer faces by sliding down a rope – as practiced by rock-climbers?
138 Q. Brian Lara holds the world record for runs in a test match – how many did he score?
139 Q. What name is given to a racehorse that has never won a race?
140 Q. Before Arsenal, which is the only other team to go through an entire top flight league season in England undefeated?
141 Q. If you were at The Brickyard what sport would you be watching?
142 Q. In which city were the 2008 Olympics be held?
143 Q. Which car manufacture makes the engine for the Mclaren F1 team?
144 Q. Who announced his retirement from the England cricket team, after playing in no fewer than 128 Tests?
145 Q. At the start of a game of chess, each player has a choice of how many moves?
146 Q. Before he changed his name, what was Cassius Clay's middle name?
147 Q. In polo, what is used to hit the ball?
148 Q. What is the most popular spectator sport in Spain?
149 Q. What nationality is the Golfer Padraig Harrington?
150 Q. In boxing, what instruction is given by the officials before the beginning of each round to indicate that everybody apart from the boxers and referee should leave the ring?
Movies
151 Q: From which film does the saying ''Hasta la vista, baby” come?
152 Q: In which town do the Flintstone’s live?
153 Q: What kind of dog is Scooby Doo?
154 Q: Name the 3 of the 4 Teenage Mutant Nija Turtles
155 Q: What was the name of the hand which featured in ‘The Adams Family’?
156 Q: What is the name of the Flintstones daily newspaper?
157 Q: What was the character Rambo's first name?
158 Q: Who was Sherlock Holmes' housekeeper?
159 Q: What does BAFTA stand for?
160 Q: Who on TV used to say "I love it when a plan comes together"?
161 Q: Who were Balthazar, Melchior, and Gaspar?
162 Q: Tom Cruise plays a naval lawyer in which 1992 film?
163 Q: Who was known as the Great Lover of the Silent Screen?
164 Q: A British TV audience outnumbered a British radio audience for the first time for what special occasion?
165 Q: Who provided the voice of the princess in the film 'Shrek'?
166 Q: Which actress plays the lead in the Tomb Raider movies?
167 Q: Who was the arch enemy of Sherlock Holmes?
168 Q: Who was the first black woman to win a best actress Oscar?
169 Q: Which people inhabited the country in the 'Land of Oz' to which Dorothy was blown?
170 Q: What was the name of the car driven by Michael Knight in the TV Series “Knight Rider?”
171 Q: By what nickname is Jack Dawkins known in Oliver Twist?
172 Q: How many consecutive Qs would you have had to get right to become a millionaire on the TV show?
173 Q: Who is James Bond's most recurring foe?
174 Q: What is the World's longest running TV sci-fi series?
175 Q: A Man For All Seasons was a film about which British historical figure?
176 Q: What was the name of the Lion King and Father of Simba, in the Film The Lion king?
177 Q: What was the Fonz’s Christian name in Happy Days?
178 Q: Who played SPECTRE agent Ernest Blofeld in the film You Only Live Twice?
179 Q: Who sang the theme tune to the Bond film 'Tomorrow Never Dies'?
180 Q: What was the name of the chimney sweep in Mary Poppins?
History
181Q. Which composer wrote The Water Music?
182Q. In which Country is Auschwitz (Birkenau)?
183Q. Who commanded the Allied forces, which invaded Europe on D-Day?
184Q. In the USA what name was given to a seller of illegal alcohol?
185Q. Which country voted to keep the Queen in 1999?
186Q. Yale University is named after Mr. Yale. What nationality was he?
187Q. What does a soldier keep in a frog?
188Q. In mythology what was minerva the Goddess of?
189Q. Of whom did Adolf Hitler say, "He seemed such a nice old gentleman that I gave him my autograph as a souvenir"?
190Q. Which is the world’s oldest airline still using its original name?
191Q. In 1996 what overtook Coca-Cola as being the most well known brand name in the world?
192Q. What is God called by the Islamic or Muslim faith?
193Q. In July 2003 Mark Rowe was disqualified at the open, who was his playing partner who was also disqualified?
194Q. Which military dictator died on August 16th 2003 in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia at the age of 78?
195Q. When was the last bare-knuckle fight in professional boxing?
196Q. What do Tony Blair and Lord John Russell, in 1848, have in common whilst holding the office of Prime Minister?
197Q. JRR Tolkien (1892-1973) wrote the Hobbit in 1937 for his children and Lord of the rings in 1954/55. Give me 2 of his first names.
198Q. Who wrote Uncle Tom's Cabin?
199Q. Who discovered the rabies vaccination?
200Q. Who is the Greek god of music?
201Q. Who wrote the opera Madam Butterfly?
202Q. What were the eldest sons of the Kings of France called?
203Q. During which war was the Battle of Marne?
204Q. What is the name of the RAF's aerobatics team?
205Q. What was Lancelot Brown famous for designing?
206Q. What every-day item was named after Mrs Gamp in Charles Dickens' Martin Chuzzlewit?
207Q. Which team was Liverpool playing in the 1985 European Cup Final when the Heysel stadium disaster happened, banning all English clubs from European Football for 6 years?
208Q. In England, what is the Common name for the Central Criminal Court?
209Q. The five D-Day Landing beaches were given code names. Give me any one.
210Q. For what was Operation Z the codename in World War II?
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