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Summer Quiz
General Knowledge
1Livarot, Comté and St Nectaire are French varieties of what?
Cheese
2Who wrote "Jane Eyre"?
Charlotte Brontë
3Who was the last woman hanged in Britain?
Ruth Ellis
4Where was Jesus' first miracle performed?
Cana
5Who was the Roman god of war?
Mars
6Which former Poet Laureate was married to Sylvia Plath?
Ted Hughes
7If Donald McLean, Guy Burgess and Kim Philby were three, who was the "Fourth Man"?
Sir Anthony Blunt
8Who painted "The Haywain"?
John Constable
9What did my true love send eight of on the eighth day of Christmas?
Maids a Milking
10What salad dressing is made by emulsifying egg yolks and olive oil?
Mayonnaise
11Where does a car displaying an "E" sticker come from?
Spain
12What name is given to the ancient Egyptian pictorial form of writing?
Hieroglyphics
13What colour is the gemstone lapis lazuli?
Blue
14"Venta Belgarum" is the Roman name for which city?
Winchester
15How is Prince Siddhartha Gautama better known?
Buddha
16Who murdered Jean Paul Marat in the bath?
Charlotte Corday
17Artist César Manrique is particularly associated with which Spanish island?
Lanzarote
18What did William Webb Ellis famously invent while still at school?
Rugby football
19In what field of the arts are Merce Cunningham and Christopher Bruce well known names?
Dance
20What was the name of the diver who saved Winchester Cathedral from sinking?
William Walker
21Who was the last British monarch to lead an army into battle?
George II
22Who is the patron saint of Chile?
St James
23In what year was Charles I beheaded?
1649
24Where is the seat of the European Parliament?
Strasbourg
25In what year was the battle of Agincourt?
1415
26Which king was the father of the Black Prince?
Edward III
27Which English county is home to the Eden Project?
Cornwall
28Who wrote "Interview with the Vampire"?
Anne Rice
29In glass blowing, what is the name of the oven where glass is put to cool?
Lehr or annealing oven
30Kung fu is said to originate from which temple in China?
Shao Lin temple
31Who is recognised as the first Christian martyr?
St Stephen
32Arborio and patna are varities of what?
Rice
33What is the starsign of a person born on New Year's Day?
Capricorn
34According to legend, who is the father of King Arthur?
Uther Pendragon
35What spirit is used to make a Bloody Mary?
Vodka
First Aid
36What is the best position to put someone in if they are feeling faint?
Lying down
37The Heimlich manoeuvre is used when a person is what?
Choking
38A person having a severe allergic reaction is said to be suffering from what type of shock?
Anaphylactic
39A burn can cause the loss of which part of the blood?
Plasma
40Greenstick, spiral and closed are types of what injury?
Fracture
Children's
41Which children's TV character had a hit with "Mambo Number 5"?
Bob The Builder
42How are Milo, Jake, Bella and Fizz collectively known?
The Tweenies
43Which member of the Famous Five is a dog?
Timmy
44Who teaches Potions at Hogwarts?
Professor Snape
45Of which pop group was Paul Cattermole a member?
S Club 7
46Which doll has a boyfriend called Ken?
Barbie
47Who did the dish run away with?
The Spoon
48Whose nose grew when he lied?
Pinocchio
49Who wrote "The Cat in the Hat"?
Dr Seuss
50Which alien has a best friend called Elliott?
E.T.
Film and Television
51Patrick Troughton, Sylvester McCoy and Paul McGann have all played which TV character?
Dr Who
52Who won an Oscar for his performance in "The African Queen"?
Humphrey Bogart
53Who composed the music for Star Wars and Schindler's List?
John Williams
54Which Clint Eastwood film is based on the Japanese film "Yojimbo"?
A Fistful of Dollars
55Which singer starred in Lars von Trier's film "Dancer in the Dark" and won a best actress award at Cannes?
Björk
56What TV competition did Will Young win?
Pop Idol
57In which country was Russell Crowe born?
New Zealand
58Which character was buried under the patio in Brookside?
Trevor Jordache
59Who presents "Never Mind the Buzzcocks"?
Mark Lamarr
60By what name is Maurice Micklewhite better known?
Michael Caine
Geography
61Upper Volta is now known by what name?
Burkina Faso
62Bratislava is the capital of which country?
Slovakia
63In which country are the Angel Falls?
Venezuela
64Which English county has a border with only one other?
Cornwall
65On which river does Guildford stand?
Wey
66Which lake in Siberia is the world's deepest?
Baikal
67The Volga empties into which sea??
Caspian
68To which country do the Lofoten islands belong?
Norway
69What is the largest country in Africa?
Sudan
70Which country has an official population of 1?
The Vatican
Science and Nature
71Which element has the symbol Ag?
Silver
72The Pleiades form part of which constellation?
Taurus
73Edward Jenner discovered a vaccine against which disease?
Smallpox
74What is Britain's largest wild mammal?
Red Deer
75Bee, burnt, fly and frog are wild varieties of which plant?
Orchid
76Ganymede is a moon of which planet?
Jupiter
77James Watson and Francis Crick discovered the structure of what?
DNA
78Pertussis is another name for which illness?
Whooping cough
79Sulphuric, hydrochloric and formic are types of what?
Acid
80Which island is home to lemurs?
Madagascar
Sport
81At which Grand Prix track was Ayrton Senna killed?
Imola
82Who was the first player to score 100 goals in the F.A. Premiership?
Alan Shearer
83Who, in 1995, was Britain's first rally cross world champion?
Colin McRae
84In the 1990s, Frenchwoman Surya Bonaly was a European Champion in which sport?
Figure skating
85Skiing is one sport which uses a piste. Which indoor sport is the other?
Fencing
86In which sport did Briton Sean Kerley win a gold medal at the Seoul Olympics?
Hockey
87On 10 June 1996 Alex Greaves was the first woman to participate in what?
The Derby
88Who won the 2002 Superbowl?
New England Patriots
89What was the real name of wrestler Big Daddy?
Shirley Crabtree
90Who was the first golfer to win the British Open, the US Open and the US Masters in the same year?
Ben Hogan
Music
91Which female singer posthumously had a Number 1 single and starred in "The Queen of the Damned"?
Aaliyah
92Who composed the Nutcracker Suite?
Tchaikovsky
93Which country did Céline Dion represent when she won the Eurovision Song Contest in 1988?
Switzerland
94Pete Best was famously replaced in a 60s band by whom?
Ringo Starr
95Which musical features the characters Cosette and Éponine?
Les Misérables
96To which family of musical instruments does the saxophone belong?
Woodwind
97In the 1980s, by what name was Stuart Goddard better known?
Adam Ant
98Which composer's last words were said to be "I shall hear in Heaven"?
Beethoven's
99What does a natural trumpet not have that a modern trumpet does?
Valves
100Which singer had his first UK Number 1 single with "Three Coins in the Fountain"?
Frank Sinatra