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Question 1

What is an anemometer?

Answer 1

Device for measuring wind speed (or other gas currents)

Question 2

“Forget-me-not flowers” are what colour?

Answer 2

Blue

Question 3

“Oxter” is slang for which part of the body?

Answer 3

Armpit.

Bonus: Axilla is the proper medical term for this.

Question 4

What is the nationality of Dr. Frankenstein?

Answer 4

Swiss

Question 5

“Hundred years war” lasted how long?

Answer 5

116 years.

1337 – 1453 between England and France over the French throne. Ended in English victory.

Question 6

How often does a blue moon occur?

Answer 6

Roughly every 2-3 years.

Question 7

Who murdered Martin Luther King Jr.?

Answer 7

James Earl Ray.

Assassinated King in 1968 by shooting him. Assassination occurred at King’s motel in Memphis Tennessee.

Question 8

Where are the Atlas mountains?

Answer 8

Northern Africa:

Algeria, Morocco, Tunisia, etc.

Question 9

The International Date Line is over which ocean?

Answer 9

Pacific.

Question 10

Who led the Peasant’s Revolt?

Answer 10

Wat Tyler.

Wat Tyler Rebellion was against taxation on the poor. Took place in 1381.

Question 11

What branch of Chinese language is spoken in Hong Kong?

Answer 11

Cantonese.

Question 12

“Halcyon” refers to what animal?

Answer 12

Kingfisher.

Question 13

Capital of Liechtenstein?

Answer 13

Vaduz.

Question 14

Who was the “Birdman of Alcatraz”?

Answer 14

Robert Stroud.

Question 15

Who was the singer of The Smiths?

Answer 15

Morrissey.

Question 16

This private bank has Royal Family as clients.

Answer 16

Coutts.

Question 17

What is the subject of most L.S. Lowry paintings?

Answer 17

Crowds of people.

Question 18

What was the first commercially available general-purpose home computer?

Answer 18

Ferranti Mark 1.

Question 19

What language do they speak in Ethiopia?

Answer 19

Amharic.

Question 20

What word does “Qur’an” translate to?

Answer 20

“Recitation”.

Question 21

What rock does fracking extract gas from?

Answer 21

Shale.

Question 22

This suffragette thew herself under a horse at the Epsom Derby in 1913.

Answer 22

Emily Davison.

Question 23

Who first laid out British rule of India?

Answer 23

Robert Clive (Clive of India).

Question 24

Coffee with ice cream is called…?

Answer 24

Affogato.

Question 25

In Star Wars, what is the term for an apprentice Jedi?

Answer 25

Padawan.

Question 26

What was the first rocket in space?

Answer 26

The V2. By Wernher von Braun (father of space travel/rocket science).

Question 27

Which Apollo mission saw Neil Armstrong landed in the "Sea of Tranquility"?

Answer 27

Apollo 11.

Question 28

What is South Korea's currency?

Answer 28

Won.

Question 29

Name for a cub scout pack leader?

Answer 29

Akela. Named after the wolf "Akela" in Kipling's Jungle Book.

Question 30

In what year did India and Pakistan achieve independence?

Answer 30

1947.

Question 31

Barbie's friend's name.

Answer 31

Midge.

Question 32

Who was the leader of the French Revolution?

Answer 32

Maximilien Robespierre.

Question 33

Who created Batman?

Answer 33

Bob Kane.

Question 34

What is gossamer?

Answer 34

Spider silk.

Question 35

Who was Argentine dictator during the Falklands war?

Answer 35

Leopoldo Galtieri.

Question 36

Napoleon was hampered by this medical condition at the Battle of Waterloo.

Answer 36

Piles.

Question 37

Kanji keyboards are mainly used in this country.

Answer 37

Japan.

Question 38

Dice sides (opposites) always add up to what?

Answer 38

Seven (7).

Question 39

A "symphony" refers to how many movements in a piece of music?

Answer 39

Four (4) movements. A movement is self-contained part of music.

Question 40

Dutch is spoken in this South American country.

Answer 40

Suriname.

Question 41

The zygomatic bone is commonly known as what?

Answer 41

Cheek.

Question 42

Who is the mother of Zeus?

Answer 42

Rhea.

Question 43

Sean Connery and Michael Caine starred in this movie together.

Answer 43

"The Man Who Would Be King".

Question 44

Sri Lanka was formerly known as...

Answer 44

Ceylon.

Question 45

Hoover dam is on what river?

Answer 45

Colorado river. In Nevada, USA.

Question 46

The name of a former confederacy of six Native American tribes.

Answer 46

Iroquois.

Question 47

Premium bond machine invented in Bletchley Park in 1957.

Answer 47

ERNIE.

Question 48

The Brandenburg Gate in what city?

Answer 48

Berlin.

Question 49

What job did a publican do in ancient Rome?

Answer 49

Collect taxes.

Question 50

What is a sphygmomanometer?

Answer 50

Instrument for measuring blood pressure.

Question 51

Apollo is the leader of how many muses?

Answer 51

Nine (9).

Question 52

Carved ivory or shells is sometimes called what?

Answer 52

Scrimshaw.

Question 53

In Lord of the Rings, what is Gandalf's horse called?

Answer 53

Shadowfax.

Question 54

What galaxy is closest to ours?

Answer 54

Andromeda.

Question 55

Ares is Greek god of...?

Answer 55

War. Ares is the Greek counterpart to the Roman god Mars.

Question 56

What is the brightest star in the night sky?

Answer 56

Sirius.

Question 57

The medical term "varicella" is more commonly known as?

Answer 57

Chickenpox.

Question 58

Ayres Rock has what indigenous name?

Answer 58

Uluru.

Question 59

What is the capital of Mozambique?

Answer 59

Maputo.

Question 60

She's credited with designing the first US flag.

Answer 60

Betsy Ross.

Question 61

Where did the Great Fire of London start and in what year?

Answer 61

1666 on Pudding Lane, London.

Question 62

The name of an East German agent during the Cold War.

Answer 62

Stasi.

Question 63

What is the Denier scale?

Answer 63

A scale for measuring the fineness of silk, nylon, rayon, etc.

Question 64

In Greek mythology, who is the goddess of the rainbow?

Answer 64

Iris.

Question 65

What currency do they most commonly use in China?

Answer 65

Renminbi.

Question 66

Largest lake in England?

Answer 66

Windermere.

Question 67

This country's national anthem has the same tune as the British national anthem, but with no lyrics?

Answer 67

Liechtenstein.

Question 68

What is an "epigram"?

Answer 68

A pithy remark that's witty/clever. Can also refer to a witty poem.

Question 69

Who won the first ever FIFA World Cup?

Answer 69

Uruguay. 1930 in Uruguay.

Question 70

How many human players are there on each side in a polo match?

Answer 70

Four (4).

Question 71

What is the name of the research vessel used by Jacques Cousteau?

Answer 71

RV Calypso.

Question 72

What are the "islets of langerhans"?

Answer 72

Insulin producing cells in the pancreas.

Question 73

Name Henry VIII's wives in order.

Answer 73

1. Catherine of Aragon. 2. Anne Boleyn. 3. Jane Seymour. 4. Anne of Cleves. 5. Catherine Howard. 6. Katharine Parr. CAJACK. Causes of death: divorced, beheaded, died, divorced, beheaded, survived.

Question 74

Who wrote Charlotte’s Web?

Answer 74

E.B. White. Published in 1952.

Question 75

What was the name of the character played by John Travolta in the film "Pulp Fiction"?

Answer 75

Vincent Vega. Bonus: Samuel L Jackson played the character Jules Winnfield.

Question 76

Which was the first James Bond film to feature Roger Moore in the title role?

Answer 76

Live and Let Die (1973)

Question 77

What was Margaret Thatcher's middle name?

Answer 77

Hilda.

Question 78

In which US state is McCarran International Airport?

Answer 78

Nevada. It serves Las Vegas.

Question 79

Which European country has the longest coastline?

Answer 79

Norway.

Question 80

In which year did Yuri Gagarin become the first human to travel into space?

Answer 80

1961.

Question 81

First dog in space was called?

Answer 81

Laika.

Question 82

What is a falchion?

Answer 82

A type of sword.

Question 83

What is the national currency of Romania?

Answer 83

Romanian Leu.

Question 84

Harvey Weinstein founded this movie company with his brother.

Answer 84

Miramax.

Question 85

Last book of the Old Testament?

Answer 85

Malachi.

Question 86

A cube has how many edges?

Answer 86

12.

Question 87

The ‘Durand Line’ is a border between which two countries?

Answer 87

Pakistan and Afghanistan.

Question 88

Where on the body would you wear a mantilla?

Answer 88

Over the head (and shoulders – a type of silk scarf, mostly worn in Spain).

Question 89

Who created the cartoon cat Garfield?

Answer 89

Jim Davis.

Question 90

When did UK join the EU?

Answer 90

1973. Left in 2020.

Question 91

Which is the hottest planet in our solar system?

Answer 91

Venus.

Question 92

What is the collective noun for a group of buzzards?

Answer 92

Wake.

Question 93

In slang terms, how much money is a (a) "pony"? (b) "ton"? (c) "monkey"? (d) "score"? (e) "bullseye"?

Answer 93

Pony = £25 Ton = £100 Monkey £500 Score = £20 Bullseye = £50

Question 94

How many cartoon images does each player have on their board in a game of "Guess Who?"

Answer 94

24.

Question 95

Who is on the (a) $1 bill (b) $2 bill (c) $5 bill (d) $10 bill (e) $20 bill (f) $50 bill (g) $100?

Answer 95

$1 = George Washington. $2 = Thomas Jefferson. $5 = Abraham Lincoln. $10 = Alexander Hamilton. $20 = Andrew Jackson. $50 = Ulysses S. Grant. $100 = Benjamin Franklin.

Question 96

What is the name of the highest rank in the Royal Navy?

Answer 96

Admiral of the Fleet.

Question 97

What are the two main ingredients of colcannon?

Answer 97

Mashed potatoes and cabbage/kale.

Question 98

To which country do the Faroe Islands belong?

Answer 98

Denmark.

Question 99

How often does a "vicennial" event occur?

Answer 99

Every 20 years.

Question 100

Who wrote "Rip Van Winkle"?

Answer 100

Washington Irving.

Question 101

How many spots (pips) are on a die?

Answer 101

21.