2005 Summer Quiz

1	Which king had a favourite called Piers Gaveston?
2	Which country's capital is Vientiane?
3	Who directed the Nazi propaganda film "Triumph of The Will"?
4	Which Shakespeare play takes place in Illyria?
5	Salxurois, Tarentais and Rigottes are French varieties of what?
6	Which element has the symbol K?
7	Who founded the Order of the Friars Preachers, or Blackfriars?
8	Which British airport has the designation ABZ?
9	What commodity has measurements called double crown, royal, demy and large post?
10	Which of the Goons played Neddie Seagoon?
11	In which sport is Wayne Gretsky a famous name?
12	Snow Hill and New Street are railway stations in which city?
13	Which two poets edited the anthologies "The Rattlebag" and "The Schoolbag"?
14	What is the common name for the flower antirrhinum majus?
15	Who was the grandson of Ruth and the father of King David?
16	What is the inscription on the Victoria Cross?
17	In what year did Lester Piggott first win the Derby?
18	By what name was Saloth Sar better known?
19	Who was the original host of The Crystal Maze?
20	Who invented the whirlpool bath?
21	Who won the women’s singles at Wimbledon in 1998, at the third attempt?
22	Who wrote the very bad novels Irene Iddlesleigh and Delina Delaney?
23	What does a numismatist collect?
24	Which of the Bront ë sister novelists was the youngest?
25	From which language do we get the words turquoise and yoghurt?
26	Who is the patron saint of taxi drivers?
27	Who succeeded Ossie Ardiles as manager of Spurs?
28	Lys Assia was the first winner of what?
29	Of what is pogonophobia the fear?
30	At which Formula 1 Grand Prix circuit are the Tamburello and Acque Minerale?
31	Who was the first Prime Minister to occupy Chequers?
32	Sea fans and sea whips are types of what?
33	Formigas and Terceira are in which island group?
34	Cliff Barnes and Ray Krebbs were characters in which soap opera?
35	What colour are triple word scores in Scrabble?
36	Who designed the new Coventry Cathedral?
37	Who is the current Poet Laureate?
38	Which team does Tour de France winner Lance Armstrong ride for?
39	Where is the Bay of Rainbows?
40	Which nation fought the Greeks at Thermopylae and in the sea battle of Salamis?
41	Mogigraphia is the medical term for what condition?
42	What is the collective name for a group of rhinoceros?
43	Which country did the composer Sibelius come from?
44	Who is the Norse goddess of the Underworld?
45	What two ingredients make the drink Black Velvet?
46	What is measured with an anemometer?
47	What name is given to a male horse aged under 4?
48	What sport do the Sacramento Kings play?
49	On which river does Warsaw stand?
50	What is the starsign of a person born on 11 November?
51	What was the name of the dog launched into space in Sputnik II in 1957?
52	On which island is the Samarian Gorge?
53	Who was Richard Nixon’s first vice-president?
54	What was Roger Moore's last film as James Bond?
55	Which team were the first winners of the European Cup?
56	Who played "Gloria" in It Ain't Half Hot, Mum?
57	The pineapple plant is native to which continent?
58	In which sport are there moves called Triffus, Rudolph and Miller?
59	Who wrote the play Androcles and the Lion?
60	Which real island, famed in fiction, is approximately 25 miles south of Elba?
61	Which injured player did Ian Woosnam replace in the 1995 European Ryder Cup team?
62	How many No 1 singles did Take That have?
63	Which river was first explored by Mungo Park?
64	Which letter is one dot and one dash in Morse code?
65	Who opened a shop called Nostalgia of Mud in 1982?
66	How many locks are there on the Suez Canal?
67	Which gangster put a price on Han Solo's head?
68	Which Mycenaean king besieged Troy after the abduction of Helen by Paris?
69	Who became the first prime minister of India in after the country’s independence?
70	What nationality was the philosopher Soren Kierkegaard?
71	Which poet wrote "The Saltwater Ballads"?
72	By what name was dancer Edris Stannus better known?
73	Who scored 11 goals for QPR in their first season in Europe?
74	Otto Lilienthal was associated with what form of transport?
75	How many tiles are there in a game of mah-jong?
76	Which member of the A Team masqueraded as film director Jerry Johnson?
77	Which subject did Gilderoy Lockhart briefly teach at Hogwarts?
78	What is the name of the opera singer who appears in many of the Tintin adventures?
79	In the books by Franklin W Dixon, what are the first names of the Hardy boys?
80	What were Esteban, Zia and Tao searching for in a TV series?
81	Whose girlfriend was Pandora Braithwaite?
82	Which superhero lives in a pillar box?
83	If your mansion house needs haunting, who should you call?
84	Which wizard created the Shoebox Zoo?
85	How are Edward, Humphrey, Edith and Alice Beverly collectively known?
86	Which singer had a hit with "Milkshake"?
87	What is the name of the tiger in The Jungle Book?
88	What is the Brownie Guide motto?
89	How is Princess Aurora better known in the fairy tale?
90	Who killed Cock Robin?
91	Which group performed the official 2005 Comic Relief song?
92	What is a Padawan training to be?
93	What was made by Arnold of Todi, owned by Ramon Lully (aka Cole Hawlings) and wanted by Abner Brown?
94	What was the name of the rabbit in Henry’s Cat?
95	Whose vacuum cleaner is called Noo-Noo?
96	Which of the Spice Girls was Scary?
97	Who was married to Nooka, Princess of the Nooks?
98	Who does Ned Flanders live next door to?
99	Who laughed when the cow jumped over the Moon?
100	Where do Edie McCredie and Miss Hoolie live?