The A-Z of Quizzes

Answers follow each set of two quizzes

A is for Animals

1 Lutraphobia is the fear of which animal?

2 Chevrette leather is obtained from the young of which animal?

3 Which is the only country in the world that has a Bill of Rights for cows?

4 What is entomology the study of?

5 Who created the literary character of Brer Rabbit?

6 Flittermouse is an old name for which animal?

7 Which county cricket club has a running fox as its emblem?

8 Who penned the autobiography, I Used to be an Animal but I’m Alright Now?

9 Where might Bugs Bunny follow Shere Khan?

10 What part of a dog’s body can be described as rat, ring, otter and gay?

B is for Blockbusters

1 Flight Lieutenant, Squadron Leader, Wing Commander. What GC comes next?

2 Which AB read the first ever news bulletin on ITV’s News at Ten?

3 What RR is the name of Snow White’s sister?

4 What AR is cockney rhyming slang for braces?

5 Which MC is an entertainer who got his stage surname from a biscuit tin?

6 Which CF is a movie star who once failed an audition to join Boyzone?

7 What PF is a TV character who was born on February 23, 10,000BC?

8 What AC was prisoner number 85 in Alcatraz?

9 What TB is part of the human body that has an average lifespan of 10 days?

10 What HNTMHAVNB was voted the funniest ever line from a British film?

Answers to Animals

1 Otters

2 Goat

3 India

4 Insects

5 Joel Chandler Harris

6 Bat

7 Leicestershire

8 Eric Burdon

9 In the Chinese calendar, rabbit following tiger

10 Tail

Answers to Blockbusters

1 Group Captain

2 Alistair Burnett

3 Rose Red

4 Ascot Races

5 Michael Crawford

6 Colin Farrell

7 Pebbles Flintstone

8 Al Capone

9 Taste buds

10 He’s not the Messiah, he’s a very naughty boy – from The Life of Brian

C is for Cities

1 What is the city of destination if a luggage label reads LOS?

2 In which city is The Sound of Music set?

3 Which is the only French city which stands on the River Rhine?

4 Which tyre company based in Milan was founded in 1872?

5 In which Italian city was the first pizza made?

6 What is the most famous building located on Cromwell Road, Kensington, London?

7 Which US city is home to an American football team called The Bengals?

8 If Manchester equals Mancunian, what word equates to Moscow?

9 What is the capital of the Irish county of Tipperary?

10 Which capital city is home to the headquarters of the newspapers Ya and ABC?

D is for Dirty Dozen

1 What brand name was registered by the Wolverine Shoe and Tanning Company in 1961?

2 What is formed by the process of ossification?

3 Which high street chain was founded by brothers Clemence and August Brennickmeyer?

4 What is the most northerly city in the Arctic Circle?

5 Which weight system for precious metals is also the name of an ancient city?

6 Which Jamaican home belonging to Ian Fleming is also the title of a Bond movie?

7 In Japanese cuisine, what is nori?

8 Which organisation began life as a newspaper article entitled The Forgotten Prisoners?

9 Which building would one visit at 99 Rue de Rivoli, Paris?

10 What does a Gravindex test detect?

11 What connects the names of Wilson, Wisbey, Wheater, Goody, Edwards, Reynolds and Welch?

12 Which was the first city in the Southern Hemisphere to host the Summer Olympics?

Answers to Cities

1 Los Angeles

2 Salzburg

3 Strasbourg

4 Pirelli

5 Naples

6 Victoria and Albert Museum

7 Cincinnati

8 Muscovite

9 Clonmel

10 Madrid

Answers to Dirty Dozen

1 Hush Puppies

2 Bones

3 C & A

4 Murmansk

5 Troy

6 Goldeneye

7 Seaweed

8 Amnesty International

9 Louvre

10 Pregnancy

11 All surnames of some of the great train robbers

12 Melbourne

E is for Entertainment

1 The vital statistics of Disney’s Tinkerbell in Peter Pan were based on which film star’s figure?

2 Who has been played on film by Christian, Val, Adam, Michael and George?

3 Who played the leading lady in the Alfred Hitchcock thriller The Birds?

4 Which star of the film The Magnificent Seven was a pall bearer at the funeral of Bruce Lee?

5 In which sitcom did Leonard Rossiter play a supermarket manager?

6 What is the only UK number one hit single for Right Said Fred?

7 Which pop superstar founded the record label Maverick?

8 Which star of the TV series Van der Valk died in 2002?

9 Who played the role of Ashley Pitt in The Great Escape?

10 Which four British films won Best Film Oscar in the 1960s?

F is for Football

1 Which football club was originally called Shaddongate United?

2 Who were the first two foreign footballers to score 100 goals in England’s premiership?

3 Which nation qualified for their first World Cup finals in 1998 after defeating Iran in a play-off decider?

4 Who was the manager of Wimbledon when they won the FA Cup?

5 Which football manager co-wrote the book, Leeds United On Trial?

6 Which player scored the only goal in the 2000 FA Cup final?

7 Which Scottish football club were named after the school attended by its original members?

8 Which religion founded by Ann Lee in 1736 provides a connection with Bury FC?

9 In 2003 who was named Premiership Player of the Decade?

10 Who won the FA Cup in the year that Cliff Richard topped the charts with Congratulations?

Answers to Entertainment

1 Marilyn Monroe

2 Batman or Bruce Wayne

3 Tippi Hedren

4 Steve McQueen

5 Tripper’s Day

6 Deeply Dippy

7 Madonna

8 Barry Foster

9 David McCallum

10 Tom Jones, Lawrence of Arabia, A Man for all Seasons, Oliver

Answers to Football

1 Carlisle United

2 Dwight Yorke and Thierry Henry

3 Japan

4 Bobby Gould

5 David O’Leary

6 Roberto di Matteo

7 Hamilton Academicals

8 Ann Lee founded the Shakers, the nickname of Bury FC

9 Alan Shearer

10 West Bromwich Albion in 1968

G is for Geography

1 In which city was the PLO founded in 1964?

2 Which English county is known as the Land of the Bishop Princes?

3 Which is the only country that has Hinduism as its official state religion?

4 Which country’s stamps bear the inscription Magyar Posta?

5 Which city was built on and around the slopes of Mount Royal?

6 Which country has borders with Turkey, Armenia, Russia and Azerbaijan?

7 In 2005, a meteorite crater on Mars was named after which London borough?

8 Which country’s calendar week comprises of Sunday, Moonday, Fire day, Water day, Wood day, Metal day and Earth day?

9 Which village 32 km south of Leicester was the site of a famous 17th century battle?

10 England’s highest waterfall the Cauldron Snout lies on which river?

H is for Harry Potter

1 According to the novels in what year was Harry Potter born?

2 What is the name of the shop where Harry bought his wand?

3 What position does Harry play in the game of Quidditch?

4 Who played the role of Professor Lockhart in the Potter films?

5 What is the name of Hermione’s cat?

6 What was the title of the film Harry Potter and the Philosopher’s Stone changed to for American audiences?

7 Who played the role of Lord Voldemort in the fourth Harry Potter film?

8 What collective name is given to Lord Voldemort’s followers?

9 Which publishing company publishes the Potter novels?

10 What is Hagrid’s first name?

Answers to Geography

1 Beirut

2 Durham

3 Nepal

4 Hungary

5 Montreal

6 Georgia

7 Tooting

8 Japan

9 Naseby

10 Tees

Answers to Harry Potter

1 1981

2 Ollivander’s

3 Seeker

4 Kenneth Branagh

5 Crookshanks

6 Harry Potter and the Sorcerer’s Stone

7 Ralph Fiennes

8 Death Eaters

9 Bloomsbury

10 Rubeus

I is for Islands

1 Which Peter Benchley novel was set on Amity Island?

2 Who founded the Island record label?

3 Who collaborated with Dolly Parton on the hit record Islands in the Stream?

4 Which Greek island was ruled by Britain from 1815 to 1864?

5 Honiara is the capital of which island group?

6 The Isle of Wight lies immediately south of which county?

7 Which film starring Michael Douglas and Jane Fonda was inspired by the Three Mile Island nuclear disaster?

8 Who dreamt of cheese on toast on Treasure Island?

9 Where does Father Ted live?

10 In which TV series did Ricardo Montalban play Mr Roarke?

J is for Jokers

1 In 2005 who was voted Britain’s Funniest Comedian of all Time?

2 Which comedy actor penned the autobiography Don’t Laugh at Me?

3 Which comedian claims he was born in the village of Ballygobackwards?

4 Which comedy actor’s reputed last words were, “that was the best ice cream soda I ever tasted”?

5 Which entertainer was born Robert Nankeville?

6 Which comedy trio rode a bicycle called Buttercup?

7 Who, born Chris Collins, took his stage name from a member of his father’s pub domino team?

8 If Batman equals Bruce Wayne who does the Joker equate to?

9 Which comedian is associated with the catchphrase Hello Playmates?

10 Who was known as the fifth Goon?

Answers to Islands

1 Jaws

2 Chris Blackwell

3 Kenny Rogers

4 Corfu

5 Solomon Islands

6 Hampshire

7 The China Syndrome

8 Ben Gunn

9 Craggy Island

10 Fantasy Island

Answers to Jokers

1 Tommy Cooper

2 Norman Wisdom

3 Jimmy Cricket

4 Lou Costello

5 Bobby Davro

6 The Goodies

7 Frank Skinner

8 Jack Napier

9 Arthur Askey

10 Eric Sykes

K is for Killers

1 Who was shot dead by Bob Ford whilst straightening a picture on a wall?

2 Who was found guilty of the murder of David Blakely?

3 Which killer was played by Tommy Lee Jones in the Executioner’s Song?

4 In the film Silence of the Lambs, what type of wine did Dr Lecter drink to wash down one of his victim’s livers?

5 Which convicted criminal wrote the book, The Gates of Janus: Serial Killers and their Analysis?

6 In the Bible who committed the first murder?

7 Who received a posthumous Lifetime Achievement Grammy Award in 1996, 12 years after being shot dead by his father?

8 Which Stephen Sondheim musical tells the story of a murderous barber?

9 Who killed Gianni Versace?

10 In which film did Jack Nicholson slit the throat of Marlon Brando?

L is for Lyrics
Identify the songs from a line in their lyrics

1 All around me are familiar faces worn out places

2 He was only ten years old when his daddy died in prison

3 Dreaming of my Chevy and my old blue jeans

4 His disciples lead him in and he just does the rest

5 Why do I find it so hard to write the next line?

6 I walk into an empty room and suddenly my heart goes boom

7 I got sunshine on a cloudy day

8 Death is a cold lasagne

9 Sitting on a cornflake waiting for the van to come

10 Take a look at the law man beating up the wrong guy

Answers to Killers

1 Jesse James

2 Ruth Ellis

3 Gary Gilmore

4 Chianti

5 Ian Brady

6 Cain

7 Marvin Gaye

8 Sweeney Todd

9 Andrew Cunanan

10 The Missouri Breaks

Answers to Lyrics

1 Mad World

2 Coward of the County

3 Crocodile Rock

4 Pinball Wizard

5 True

6 There Must be an Angel Playing with my Heart

7 My Girl

8 Life is a Minestrone

9 I am the Walrus

10 Life on Mars

M is for Masterminds

1 Whose hit I’m Lost Without You was played at his own funeral in 1983?

2 Which instrument is plucked with a mezrab?

3 Which poem contains the line, “once upon a midnight dreary while I pondered weak and weary”?

4 Who was the first black footballer to captain England?

5 Which word of Italian origin translates into English as little fleas?

6 What is the more common name for the wood sorrel?

7 What was investigated by the Warren Commission in the 1960s?

8 Which country was named after the Spanish for Holy Trinity?

9 Which day of the calendar year celebrates the Mass of the Presanctified?

10 In a cult musical how is Mushnick’s florists otherwise known?

N is for Numbers

1 How many number one hits did the Spice Girls record in the UK?

2 What number is emblazoned on the side of Herbie in the Love Bug movies?

3 Moonbase Alpha provided the setting for which TV series?

4 In which TV show did Patrick McGoohan play number 6?

5 In which TV series did Don Adams play Agent 86?

6 What is the lowest number that cannot be scored with one dart in a game of darts?

7 Which books of the Bible precede and follow Numbers?

8 What is the highest two digit prime number?

9 What is the last year that read the same upside down as it does the right way up?

10 What will be the next year to read the same upside down as it does the right way up?

Answers to Masterminds

1 Billy Fury

2 Sitar

3 The Raven

4 Paul Ince

5 Paparazzi

6 Shamrock

7 Assassination of John F Kennedy

8 Trinidad

9 Good Friday

10 The Little Shop of Horrors

Answers to Numbers

1 Nine

2 53

3 Space 1999

4 The Prisoner

5 Get Smart

6 23

7 Leviticus and Deuteronomy

8 97

9 1961

10 6009

O is for Ornithology

1 What bird family does the cuckoo belong to?

2 What D is the alternative name for the hedge sparrow?

3 What annual census of pens, cobs and cygnets takes place on the River Thames?

4 What occupation provides the alternative name for the Shrike?

5 The name of Alcatraz Prison derives from the Spanish for which bird?

6 What is the nickname of Swindon Town FC?

7 Which bird has the most feathers per square centimetre on its plumage?

8 What is the name of Professor Dumbledore’s pet phoenix?

9 What type of bird is Old Mrs Brown in the Beatrix Potter tales?

10 Who wrote the poem The Raven?

P is for People

1 In which country was Chris de Burgh born?

2 What is Bill Clinton’s middle name?

3 Who designed Madonna’s wedding dress for her marriage to Guy Ritchie?

4 Who played the Sheriff of Nottingham when Kevin Costner played Robin Hood?

5 Reggie Kray was the godfather of which famous actress?

6 The supermodel Helena Christensen was born in which country?

7 To which post was Dr John Sentamu appointed in October 2005?

8 What connects Carol Thatcher, Will Young and Henry Cooper?

9 What six letter nickname was bestowed upon the protestor Daniel Hooper?

10 Who married Nancy in 1939, Ava in 1951, Mia in 1966 and Barbara in 1976?

Answers to Ornithology

1 Roadrunner

2 Dunnock

3 Swan upping

4 Butcher bird

5 Pelican

6 The Robins

7 Penguin

8 Fawkes

9 Owl

10 Edgar Allan Poe

Answers to People

1 Argentina

2 Jefferson

3 Stella McCartney

4 Alan Rickman

5 Patsy Kensit

6 Denmark

7 Archbishop of York

8 They are all twins

9 Swampy

10 Frank Sinatra

Q is for Quizlist
What was the title of the first top 20 hit single of the following acts?

1 The Beatles

2 Westlife

3 Queen

4 Elvis Presley

5 Cliff Richard

6 Thin Lizzy

7 Duran Duran

8 Madonna

9 The Carpenters

10 Mariah Carey

R is for Rock Music

1 Which London born rock star has the middle names of Dennis Blandford?

2 What is the usual stage attire of rock guitarist Angus Young?

3 In 1977, Steve Gaines and Ronnie Van Sant died in a plane crash. Of which group were they members?

4 Which rock star was backed by The Mothers of Invention?

5 Which group originally performed under the name of Satan’s Jesters?

6 In which city were Nirvana founded?

7 Which rock star born in 1962 married stars of Baywatch and Dynasty?

8 What is the stage name of the Damned member born Ray Burns?

9 Which bass guitarist of The Who died in 2002?

10 The Pink Floyd album track Shine On You Crazy Diamond was a tribute to which founding member?

Answers to First Top 20 Hits

1 Love Me Do

2 Swear It Again

3 Seven Seas of Rhye

4 Heartbreak Hotel

5 Move It

6 Whisky in the Jar

7 Planet Earth

8 Holiday

9 Close to You

10 Vision of Love

Answers to Rock Music

1 Pete Townsend

2 School uniform, Young guitarist with AC/DC

3 Lynyrd Skynyrd

4 Frank Zappa

5 Rolling Stones

6 Seattle

7 Tommy Lee

8 Captain Sensible

9 John Entwistle

10 Syd Barrett

S is for Sport

1 Which Cheltenham Gold Cup winner died of a heart attack at Exeter race course in 2005?

2 Which cricketer penned the autobiography, Beyond Ten Thousand?

3 If the easiest is green and the most difficult is black, what is the sport?

4 In which city did Alan Wells win Olympic gold?

5 At the 2002 Winter Olympics, Prince Albert of Monaco competed in which event?

6 Who scored the only goal in the 1988 FA Cup final?

7 In which sport other than swimming did Johnny Weissmuller compete in the Olympics?

8 In golf what is a buzzard?

9 At which sporting event did Emily Davison die in 1913?

10 In November 2005, who became the second cricketer to clock up 11,000 Test runs?

T is for Three of a Kind

1 In an alphabetical list what are the first three rooms on a Cluedo board?

2 Michael Owen became the fourth footballer to be capped for England whilst playing for Real Madrid. Who were his three predecessors?

3 Who were the first three Swedish groups to have a number one hit in the UK?

4 Who played Drs Venkman, Stantz and Spengler in Ghostbusters?

5 Who were the three British Kings of 1936?

6 Which were the first three cities beginning with S to host the Summer Olympics?

7 Which three countries with six letter names form a land border with Iraq?

8 What were the first three UK number one singles for Rod Stewart?

9 Name the three of Santa’s reindeers that have a five letter name.

10 Who are the only three successive female British monarchs?

Answers to Sport

1 Best Mate

2 Allan Border

3 Skiing, grades of slope

4 Moscow

5 Four man bobsleigh

6 Lawrie Sanchez

7 Water polo

8 Two strokes over par for a hole or another name for a double bogey

9 Epsom Derby, trampled by the king’s horse

10 Brian Lara

Answers to Three of a Kind

1 Ballroom, Billiards room, conservatory

2 Laurie Cunningham, Steve McManaman, David Beckham

3 Abba, Europe, Ace of Base

4 Bill Murray, Dan Aykroyd, Harold Ramis

5 George V, Edward VIII, George VI

6 St Louis, Stockholm, Seoul

7 Turkey, Jordan, Kuwait

8 Maggie May, You Wear it Well, Sailing

9 Comet, Cupid, Vixen

10 Lady Jane Grey, Mary I, Elizabeth I

U is for USA

1 Which US city was formerly called Trimontaine?

2 Who was elected Governor of California in 1966?

3 Which city is home to the University of Arizona?

4 Why are the zip codes of 10047 and 10048 no longer in use in the USA?

5 What is the most southerly state of the USA?

6 Who was America’s first public enemy number one?

7 Which world leader was code named The Beard by US intelligence services?

8 What is the state capital of New Jersey?

9 Which city is known as the Beer Capital of the world?

10 Which four cities of the USA boast the greatest number of skyscrapers?

V is for Vampires

1 Who created the literary character Count Dracula?

2 Which actor famed for playing Dracula was portrayed by Martin Landau in Ed Wood?

3 Who played the title role in the 2004 film Van Helsing?

4 How does the name of Dracula translate into English?

5 In which 1983 film did Susan Sarandon play a lesbian vampire?

6 Which ancient Romanian leader provided the inspiration for Count Dracula?

7 Who penned the novel Interview with the Vampire?

8 In which 1979 spoof film did George Hamilton play a vampire?

9 Which vegetarian vampire is voiced by David Jason?

10 Which 1975 vampire novel by Stephen King features a lead character called Ben Mears?

Answers to USA

1 Boston

2 Ronald Reagan

3 Tucson

4 These were the zip codes for the World Trade Centre Towers

5 Hawaii

6 John Dillinger

7 Fidel Castro

8 Trenton

9 Milwaukee

10 New York, Chicago, Los Angeles, Houston

Answers to Vampires

1 Bram Stoker

2 Bela Lugosi

3 Hugh Jackman

4 Son of the dragon

5 The Hunger

6 Vlad the Impaler

7 Anne Rice

8 Love at First Bite

9 Count Duckula

10 Salem’s Lot

W is for Water

1 Which stretch of water separates Scotland from the North West coast of Cumbria?

2 Which duo’s only album together was entitled River Deep, Mountain High?

3 What was the only UK number one hit single for Simon and Garfunkel?

4 According to the Bible, Moses parted the waves of which sea?

5 Approximately one third of the entire world’s outdoor freshwater is located in which country?

6 Which canal runs from the outskirts of Wolverhampton to Ellesmere Port?

7 Which movie ends with the line, “I used to hate the water I can’t imagine why”?

8 Who drowned after falling from his yacht Lady Ghislaine?

9 Who wrote the novel Watership Down?

10 What is octopush?

X is for X Rated

1 What was the first X rated film to win Best Film Oscar?

2 Which rock star’s name is an anagram of oral sex?

3 If a person was to caress their partner’s vomer, where would they have to insert their finger?

4 Which part of the human body was named after Dr Ernest Graffenberg?

5 Which is the only bird that possesses a penis?

6 Which porn legend, star of Deep Throat, died in a car crash in 2002?

7 What is the brand name of the only product of the Virgin Company that does not bear the name of Virgin?

8 Which part of the female anatomy was first identified by a surgery lecturer called Realdo Colombo in 1559?

9 Who was arrested by Marcelo Rodriguez on April 7, 1998?

10 Which prostitute who gained notoriety in 1995 was born Estella Marie Thompson?

Answers to Water

1 Solway Firth

2 Ike and Tina Turner

3 Bridge Over Troubled Water

4 Red Sea

5 Canada

6 Shropshire Union Canal

7 Jaws

8 Robert Maxwell

9 Richard Adams

10 Under water hockey

Answers to X Rated

1 Midnight Cowboy

2 Axl Rose

3 Up their nose, it is a bone in the nasal cavity

4 G spot

5 Swan

6 Linda Lovelace

7 Mates condoms

8 Clitoris

9 George Michael

10 Divine Brown

Y is for Yellow

1 Which Texan city takes its name from the Spanish for yellow?

2 Which actor on film said, “Cato my little yellow friend, I’m home”?

3 Which song contains the line, “This boys too young to be singing the blues”?

4 In which sitcom did Peggy Ollerenshaw yearn to be a yellow coat?

5 What is the name of the race of villains in the animated film Yellow Submarine?

6 Which two colours other than yellow are depicted on the flag of Belgium?

7 Which films are classified as Yellow Pictures in China?

8 Which zany rock star recorded the album track, Don’t Eat the Yellow Snow?

9 What colour is Australia’s counterpart to Britain’s Yellow Pages?

10 In which US state is the town of Cody, the location of the Yellowstone Regional Airport?

Z is for Zip Codes
Identify the US states from their zip codes

1 IA

2 MI

3 MT

4 CO

5 AR

6 ME

7 DE

8 OH

9 WV

10 WI

Answers to Yellow

1 Amarillo

2 Peter Sellers in the Pink Panther movies

3 Goodbye Yellowbrick Road

4 Hi-De-Hi

5 The Blue Meanies

6 Black and red

7 Pornographic films

8 Frank Zappa

9 Pink

10 Wyoming

Answers to Zip Codes

1 Iowa

2 Michigan

3 Montana

4 Colorado

5 Arkansas

6 Maine

7 Delaware

8 Ohio

9 West Virginia

10 Wisconsin