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Summer Quiz
1In which range of hills is Wookey Hole?
Mendips
2What is the largest breed of terrier dog?
Airedale
3During which battle did the Charge of the Light Brigade occur?
Balaclava
4Which was Rogers and Hammerstein’s first musical?
Oklahoma!
5In which US city did Starbucks first open?
Seattle
6The pecan nut comes from which tree?
Hickory
7In which year was the Chernobyl nuclear disaster?
1986
8Who beat the New York Yankees to win the 2003 baseball World Series?
Florida Marlins
9Which type of hat is named after the Prussian town in which it was originally made?
Homburg
10Which is the largest lake in Italy?
Garda
11What sort of animal is an addax?
Antelope
12Which is the only English town featured in the title of a Shakespeare play?
Windsor
13Which country has a wine growing region called O'Higgins?
Chile
14What is the final event in the Decathlon?
1500m
15Who directed "The Last Temptation of Christ"?
Martin Scorsese
16Hugh de Merville, William de Tracy, Reginal Fitzurse and Richard le Breton allegedly committed which crime?
Murder of Thomas a Becket
17What is the smallest British bat?
Pipistrelle
18What was the name of the Ewing family ranch in Dallas?
Southfork
19Of which country was Gorm the Old an ancient king?
Denmark
20In "The Sound of Music", how many children did Captain Von Trapp have?
7
21Hedera helix is the Latin name for which climbing plant?
Ivy
22Where is Lord Nelson buried?
St Paul's Cathedral
23Which cult TV series took place on a Jupiter Mining Corporation ship?
Red Dwarf
24Phobos is a moon of which planet?
Mars
25Which fruit is in crème de cassis?
Blackcurrant
26The Spanish Steps are in which European city?
Rome
27Who would use a quern?
A miller
28Which US city's American football team is called The Bears?
Chicago
29Of which contest was Kiki Haakonson the first winner?
Miss World
30Which TV series was set on Craggy Island?
Father Ted
31Sir John Houblon was the first governor of what?
Bank of England
32Which US state is known as the Apache state?
Arizona
33What title was taken by Nicholas Brakespeare, the English pope?
Adrian IV
34In which country is Dalaman Airport?
Turkey
35Who founded Britain’s first museum in 1683?
Elias Ashmole
36In which county is Chequers?
Buckinghamshire
37David Beckham made his League debut on loan at which club?
Preston
38In which novel did James Bond first appear?
Casino Royale
39Who founded the Jesuits?
St Ignatius Loyola
40Charles Ross and Epicure are types of which fruit?
Apple
41Which treaty established the EEC?
Treaty of Rome
42Which European sporting track is rebuilt every year?
Cresta Run
43The Thomas Cup is awarded in which sport?
Badminton
44Daniel Hooper became well known by what nickname?
Swampy
45Who, with Nick Ross, was the original female presenter of Crimewatch?
Sue Cook
46Oology is the study of what?
Eggs
47Mark Haddon's prize winning novel "The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time" takes its title from a line in a short story, spoken by which fictional character?
Sherlock Holmes
48Who composed Pictures at an Exhibition?
Modeste Mussorgsky
49What colour jersey is worn by the highest placed young rider in the Tour de France?
White
50Who was the leader of Solidarity?
Lech Walesa
51Which playwright died in mysterious circumstances at an inn in Deptford?
Christopher Marlowe
52Which member of Queen recorded the solo albums Strange Frontier and Fun In Space?
Roger Taylor
53Which sport is played by the Pittsburgh Penguins, the Toronto Maple Leafs and the Mighty Ducks of Anaheim?
Ice Hockey
54Which element has the symbol Fe?
Iron
55Where in Gloucestershire is the headquarters of the Wildfowl and Wetlands Trust?
Slimbridge
56What type of creature is a moccasin?
Snake
57King Canute's wife, Queen Emma, was previously married to which king?
Ethelred II
58The dong is the main unit of currency of which country?
Vietnam
59Who plays rugby union at Kingsholm Road?
Gloucester
60What is a young hare called?
Leveret
61in which country are the Nazca Lines?
Peru
62Who wrote "Centuries", first published in 1555?
Nostradamus
63In which American state was Bourbon whisky first made?
Kentucky
64Who composed the operas Peter Grimes and Billy Budd?
Benjamin Britten
65What school of design did Walter Gropius establish?
Bauhaus
66Which Mogul emperor had the Taj Mahal built?
Shah Jehan
67In which town is the Tate Gallery's Barbara Hepworth Museum and Sculpture Garden?
St Ives
68Ras el Hanout is a spice mix used in the cuisine of which country?
Morocco
69In which Essex town is Garth Marenghi's Darkplace set?
Romford
70In which modern day country are the ruins of the Roman city of Leptis Magna?
Libya
71Which shipping forecast area is south of Humber?
Thames
72Where were the first Winter Olympics held in 1924?
Chamonix
73Which UK golf course has a hole called the Postage Stamp?
Troon
74What is the world's largest rodent?
Capybara
75Tarom Airlines are based in which country?
Romania
Children and Family
76Who were Janet, Pam, Barbara, Jack, Peter, George and Colin?
The Secret Seven
77Who lived in the house at Pooh Corner?
Eeyore
78Near which village is Windy Miller's mill?
Camberwick Green
79Which Teletubby owns a large cowhide hat?
Dipsy
80Which Force's boss was Security Chief Anderson?
G-Force
81Which member of The A Team lived in the Veterans' Administrative Hospital?
Capt. H.M "Howlin' Mad" Murdock
82What is the name of Yogi Bear's girlfriend?
Cindy
83Which superhero was friends with a striped cat named Spot?
Hong Kong Phooey
84Who lived on a small blue planet in space?
The Clangers
85Who wrote "The Illustrated Mum" and "Girls in Love"?
Jacqueline Wilson
86Who provided the voice of Dangermouse?
David Jason
87Whose mother ran off with Mr Lucas, the family's neighbour?
Adrian Mole
88Comedy Dave is the sidekick of which DJ?
Chris Moyles
89In which TV series does law firm Wolfram and Hart appear?
Angel
90Who had a No 1 hit with "Five Colours in Her Hair"?
McFly
91On which farm did Worzel Gummidge live?
Scatterbrook Farm
92Who owns a black and white cat named Jess?
Postman Pat
93What was the name of Captain Pugwash's ship?
The Black Pig
94In Hollyoaks, what is Ben Davies' job?
Fireman
95Who was the Prisoner of Azkaban?
Sirius Black
96Which reporter lived in Labrador Road?
Tintin
97What sort of creature is Mrs Tiggywinkle?
Hedgehog
98Which Muppet plays the drums?
Animal
99In "The Lion, The Witch and the Wardrobe", what sort of creature is Mr Tumnus?
Faun
100In "Chitty Chitty Bang Bang", who was the inventor of the flying car?
Caractacus Potts