A to Z of Quizzes I to O
I IS FOR INITIAL QUIZZES
All the questions in the following twenty general knowledge quizzes are accompanied with the initials to the answers, as in the three examples below.
1 RR – Which horse won the Grand National in 1977? Red Rum
2 ND – Bismarck is the state capital of which US state? North Dakota
3 BG – By what name is George
O’Dowd better known? Boy George
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INITIAL QUIZZES
GENERAL QUIZ ONE
1 MA – Which wife of Louis XVI was executed in 1793?
2 NM – A synodic month is a period between two what?
3 NEP – Which team won the Superbowl in 2002?
4 PR – What do those initials stand for with regard to electoral voting?
5 JB – Who did Richard Widmark play in the film The Alamo?
6 SG – What model of car was introduced by Rolls Royce in 1906?
7 RM – In which film did Dustin Hoffman play the brother of Tom Cruise?
8 JH – Who won the Miss Texas beauty contest in 1979?
9 CPA – What is the name of the national airline of Hong Kong?
10 DP – According to an old saying what will
hungry dogs eat?
Answers
Marie Antoinette
New moons
New England Patriots
Proportional representation
Jim Bowie
Silver Ghost
Rain Man
Jerry Hall
Cathay Pacific Airways
Dirty puddings
INITIAL QUIZZES TELEVISION QUIZ TWO
Who played ………………..
1 JD – Montgomery Scott in Star Trek?
2 BB – Dr Banner in The Incredible Hulk?
3 GJ – Louisa Trotter in The Duchess of Duke Street?
4 CF – Moxey in Auf Wiedersehen Pet?
5 JH – Bubble in Absolutely Fabulous?
6 DD – John Bosley in Charlie’s Angels?
7 RA – Oscar Goldman in The Six Million Dollar Man?
8 KO – Caress Morell in Dynasty?
9 TP – Jim Trott in The Vicar of Dibley?
10 RP – Carla Tortelli in Cheers?
Answers
James Doohan
Bill Bixby
Gemma Jones
Christopher Fairbank
Jane Horrocks
David Doyle
Richard Anderson
Kate O’Mara
Trevor Peacock
Rhea Perlman
INITIAL QUIZZES
GENERAL QUIZ THREE
1 AL – What name was Cary Grant born with?
2 GC – Who was the first person to be buried at Poet’s Corner?
3 RS – What is the alternative name for the dogfish?
4 WH – What is the alternative name for the woodbine plant?
5 FB – Where was Sergeant Bilko based?
6 PM – Which 1973 film won Tatum O’Neal an Oscar?
7 RB – Who wrote the poem Ode to a Haggis?
8 LMT – In which film did Elvis Presley play Clint Reno?
9 BN – Who played the title role in the US legal TV drama Petrocelli?
10 AW – Who wrote the novel The Color Purple?
Answers
Archibald Leach
Geoffrey Chaucer
Rock salmon
Wild honeysuckle
Fort Baxter
Paper Moon
Robert Burns
Love Me Tender
Barry Newman
Alice Walker
INITIAL QUIZZES BEASTLY BALLADS QUIZ FOUR
Identify the UK No 1 hit singles from the
years given. All ten songs contain a type of creature in the title
1 1982 – E of the T
2 1978 – RT
3 1960 – RB
4 1972 – PL
5 1964 – LRR
6 1990 – TP
7 1982 – The LST
8 1966 – PF
9 1986 – The CS
10 1983 – KC
Answers
Eye of the Tiger
Rat Trap
Running Bear
Puppy Love
Little Red Rooster
Turtle Power
The Lion Sleeps Tonight
Pretty Flamingo
The Chicken Song
Karma Chameleon
INITIAL QUIZZES
GENERAL QUIZ FIVE
1 TP – Which 1983 film saw Jamie Lee Curtis playing a prostitute with a conscience?
2 JLB – Who was the Father of Television?
3 MW – Who wrote the novel The Camomile Lawn?
4 MA – What monument designed by John Nash was moved to Oxford Street in 1851?
5 GC – Who played the lead guitar on The Monkees song, Mary Mary?
6 K of the H – In which animated TV series is Hank married to Peggy?
7 YKAHHT – What is step three according to the lyrics of the song, Three Steps to Heaven?
8 LR – What is the state capital of Arkansas?
9 NL – In November 1989 who resigned as Chancellor of the Exchequer?
10 MW – Which sports commentator’s
autobiography is entitled, Unless I’m Very Much Mistaken?
Answers
Trading Places
John Logie Baird
Mary Wesley
Marble Arch
Glen Campbell
King of the Hill
You kiss and hold her tightly
Little Rock
Nigel Lawson
Murray Walker
INITIAL QUIZZES CITY FLIERS QUIZ SIX
Identify the cities from their airport codes
e.g. BKK – Bangkok
1 NCL
2 HBA
3 STR
4 CCS
5 CHC
6 DUS
7 BUH
8 CCU
9 WAW
10 JRS
Answers
Newcastle
Hobart
Stuttgart
Caracas
Christchurch
Düsseldorf
Bucharest
Calcutta
Warsaw
Jerusalem
INITIAL QUIZZES
GENERAL QUIZ SEVEN
1 WR – In 2003 who became the youngest ever footballer to be capped for England?
2 BH – Who was Prime Minister of Australia from 1983 to 1991?
3 RF – What name is given to the best hand in a game of poker?
4 IGWT – What four words first appeared on US coins in 1864?
5 RJ – Black Betty was the biggest hit record for which band?
6 GH – Who composed the Planets Suite?
7 ED - Which short lived TV series was set in the resort of Los Barros?
8 WC – What is the more common name for pertussis?
9 LB – What does the number 2 represent on the Beaufort scale?
10 BJ – Who was appointed Minister for Women
in Britain in 1998?
Answers
Wayne Rooney
Bob Hawke
Royal flush
In God we trust
Ram Jam
Gustav Holst
Eldorado
Whooping cough
Light breeze
Baroness Jay
INITIAL QUIZZES NAME
THAT FILM QUIZ EIGHT
Identify the films from their initials, their release dates and their cast list
1 TMM in TFM 1965 Terry Thomas, Benny Hill, Eric Sykes
2 GWH 1997 Ben Affleck, Matt Damon, Robin Williams
3 The MWSLV 1962 James Stewart, Lee Marvin, John Wayne
4 G and D 1955 Marlon Brando, Jean Simmons, Frank Sinatra
5 D and O in BH 1985 Nick Nolte, Richard Dreyfuss, Bette Midler
6 The B of the V 1990 Tom Hanks, Bruce Willis, Melanie Griffith
7 A the PM 1976 Dustin Hoffman, Robert Redford, Jack Warden
8 H and HS 1986 Michael Caine, Mia Farrow, Carrie Fisher
9 The RT 2001 Ben Stiller, Gene Hackman, Gwyneth Paltrow
10 The T of SM 1948 Humphrey Bogart, Walter
Huston, John Huston
Answers
Those Magnificent Men in Their Flying Machines
Good Will Hunting
The Man Who Shot Liberty Valance
Guys and Dolls
Down and Out In Beverly Hills
The Bonfire of the Vanities
All the Presidents Men
Hannah and Her Sisters
The Royal Tenenbaums
The Treasure of Sierra Madre
INITIAL QUIZZES
GENERAL QUIZ NINE
1 MR – Which 2002 film set in 2056 is based on a novel by Philip K Dick?
2 NSF – What is the name of the character played by Ronnie Barker in Porridge?
3 DD – Which fictional character lived at Puddleby on Marsh?
4 MR – Who was the first woman to be appointed President of the Irish Republic?
5 ML – What was famously stolen by Vincenzo Perrugia in 1911?
6 JS – What do those initials stand for in the name of JS Bach?
7 CCF – Flora Poste is the lead character in which novel?
8 EF – Who was nicknamed The First Lady of Jazz?
9 MOBO – What do those initials stand for with regard to entertainment awards?
10 MP- Which founding member of United
Artists died in 1979?
Answers
Minority Report
Norman Stanley Fletcher
Dr Doolittle
Mary Robinson
Mona Lisa
Johann Sebastian
Cold Comfort Farm
Ella Fitzgerald
Music of Black Origin
Mary Pickford
INITIAL QUIZZES
FOOTBALL NICKNAMES QUIZ TEN
What are the nicknames of the following football teams?
1 The BC Sunderland
2 The BW Clyde
3 The RI Lincoln City
4 The MM Rotherham United
5 The M Grimsby Town
6 The GE Montrose
7 The S Blackpool
8 The JT Hearts
9 The C Northampton Town
10 The T Bolton Wanderers
Answers
Black Cats
Bully Wee
Red Imps
Merry Millers
Mariners
Gable Endies
Seasiders
Jam Tarts
Cobblers
Trotters
INITIAL QUIZZES
GENERAL QUIZ ELEVEN
1 AP – What is the literal English translation of the Japanese word geisha?
2 SP – What is the most highly populated Portuguese speaking city in the world?
3 The BF – In the 1960s what was the name of the backing band of the pop star Georgie Fame?
4 NP – In which building was the literary character of Moll Flanders born?
5 FA – Who partnered Virginia McMath in several films?
6 The COM – What was the title of the second film to feature the character of Eddie Felson?
7 SQ – In which prison did Johnny Cash record a 1969 live album?
8 The FS - What bore the registration number 4472?
9 PM – After who was asteroid 2602 named?
10 SL – Which was the first venue in the USA
to host the Summer Olympics?
Answers
Art person
Sao Paulo
The Blue Flames
Newgate Prison
Fred Astaire, McMath being the real name of Ginger Rogers
The Color of Money
San Quentin
The Flying Scotsman
Patrick Moore
St Louis
INITIAL QUIZZES M
PEOPLE QUIZ TWELVE
1 MM – Who was the first person to sing a James Bond theme?
2 MM – According to the Bible who was the first person to see Jesus after his resurrection?
3 MM – The original version of Candle in the Wind by Elton John was a tribute to whom?
4 MM – Which singer charted with the 1974 hit Midnight at the Oasis?
5 MM – Who played the roles of Siddie in the film Alfie and Gertrude Moon in the sitcom Frazier?
6 MM – Which mime artist ironically, spoke the only word in the Mel Brooks film Silent Movie?
7 MM – Who wrote the novel Gone with the Wind?
8 MM – Which British record producer was born in Hampshire in 1938 and died aged 64 in 2003?
9 MM – Who provided the voice of the title character in the film Shrek?
10 MM – What is Michael Caine’s real name?
Answers
Matt Monro
Mary Magdalene
Marilyn Monroe
Maria Muldaur
Millicent Martin
Marcel Marceau
Margaret Mitchell
Mickie Most
Mike Myers
Maurice Micklewhite
INITIAL QUIZZES
GENERAL QUIZ THIRTEEN
1 RC – Who held the post of Foreign Secretary in Tony Blair’s first Cabinet?
2 JC – Who wrote the novels Polo and Riders?
3 PP – In which TV series did Ryan O’Neal play Rodney Harrington?
4 RD – Who wrote the screenplay for the Bond film You Only Live Twice?
5 CB – Who plays the role of Rimmer in the sci-fi sitcom Red Dwarf?
6 HTPP – What do those initials stand for with regard to the Internet?
7 CM - In the TV series Bob the Builder, Dizzy is the name of the what?
8 GR – What is the name of the home ground of Crewe Alexandra FC?
9 SVD – What is the name of the boat on which Sonny Crockett lived in the detective series Miami Vice?
10 SB – Who composed Adagio for Strings?
Answers
Robin Cook
Jilly Cooper
Peyton Place
Roald Dahl
Chris Barrie
Hyper text transfer protocol
Cement mixer
Gresty Road
St Vitus Dance
Samuel Barber
INITIAL QUIZZES NICKNAMES QUIZ FOURTEEN
Identify the famous people from their nicknames
1 LT – The Sweater Girl
2 LA – Satchmo
3 WG – The Grand Old Man
4 BG – The King of Swing
5 JL – The Swedish Nightingale
6 A of C – The Flanders Mare
7 JJ – Pearl
8 GN – The Great White Shark
9 TAE – The Wizard of Menlo Park
10 RM – The Brockton Blockbuster
Answers
Lana Turner
Louis Armstrong
William Gladstone
Benny Goodman
Jenny Lind
Anne of Cleves
Janis Joplin
Greg Norman
Thomas Alva Edison
Rocky Marciano
INITIAL QUIZZES
GENERAL QUIZ FIFTEEN
1 ZIP – What do those initials stand for in the USA with regard to zip codes?
2 The PC – Which Parisian museum was named after the French President who came to power in 1969?
3 SRR – Which sporting legend was born Walker Smith?
4 BT – Who was the first female Welsh singer to top the singles charts in the USA?
5 RR – What is the name of Snow White’s sister?
6 AWDF – Which film earned James Cagney his first Oscar nomination?
7 TBJ – Which was the first baseball team from outside the USA to win the World Series?
8 JI – Who provided the voice of Scar in the animated film The Lion King?
9 HS – What is the name of the gas that emits an odour of rotten eggs?
10 The SS – Which expanse of water in the
Atlantic Ocean is named after a type of seaweed?
Answers
Zone improvement plan
Pompidou Centre
Sugar Ray Robinson
Bonnie Tyler
Rose Red
Angels with Dirty Faces
Toronto Blue Jays
Jeremy Irons
Hydrogen sulphide
Sargasso Sea
INITIAL QUIZZES
COLLECTIVELY SPEAKING QUIZ SIXTEEN
Solve the following beastly puzzles e.g. A pride of L = A pride of lions
1 A cete of B
2 A gaggle of G
3 A knot of T
4 A parliament of O
5 A murder of C
6 A skulk of F
7 A brood of C
8 A kindle of K
9 A barren of M
10 An array of H
Answers
Badgers
Geese
Toads
Owls
Crows
Foxes
Chickens
Kittens
Mules
Hedgehogs
INITIAL QUIZZES
GENERAL QUIZ SEVENTEEN
1 MD and E – Who go out in the midday sun according to Noel Coward?
2 DTK – In which film did Michael Caine play the role of Dr Robert Elliot?
3 The RHP – What name was given to the conspiracy of 1683 to assassinate Charles II?
4 The C of S - What nickname is given to the nine of diamonds playing card?
5 SA – The Eden Course and the Jubilee Course can both be found at which sporting venue?
6 The IWM – Which London building is sometimes referred to by those initials?
7 SC – What did Britain buy 176,602 shares of in October 1875?
8 PP – What is the name of Popeye the sailor man’s father?
9 ML – What is the world’s smallest primate?
10 SMM – In which village does Miss Marple
live?
Answers
Mad dogs and Englishmen
Dressed To Kill
The Rye House Plot
The curse of Scotland
St Andrews
The Imperial War Museum
Suez Canal
Poopdeck Pappy
Mouse lemur
St Mary Mead
INITIAL QUIZZES LITERARY LOGIC QUIZ EIGHTEEN
Identify the classic novels below from three
of the main characters
1 BB – Squire Gordon, Merrylegs, Jerry Barker
2 The PP – Alfred Jingle, Mr Snodgrass, Benjamin Allen
3 MP – Fanny Price, Lady Bertram, Mary Crawford
4 WD – Hazel, Fiver, Bigwig
5 The SP – Marguerite St Just, Armand St Just, Sir Percy Blakeney
6 BB – Mr Quelch, Harry Wharton, Frank Nugent
7 LLF – Cedric Errol, Mr Hobbs, Mr Haversham
8 TTSS – Percy Alleline, Roy Bland, George Smiley
9 CWR – Granny Wallon, Miss Flynn, Granny Trill
10 KSM – Captain Good, Allen Quartermain, Sir
Henry Curtis
Answers
Black Beauty
The Pickwick Papers
Mansfield Park
Watership Down
The Scarlet Pimpernel
Billy Bunter
Little Lord Fauntleroy
Tinker, Tailor, Soldier, Spy
Cider with Rosie
King Solomon’s Mines
INITIAL QUIZZES
GENERAL QUIZ NINETEEN
1 LB – Which French aviator was the first person to fly across the English Channel?
2 The IM – How is Dr Griffin otherwise known in a story by HG Wells?
3 WM – Who was Jimmy Carter’s Vice President?
4 NTG – What three words follow cleanliness is ….to complete a proverb?
5 The HW – Which novel by Nicholas Evans was adapted into a film directed by and starring Robert Redford?
6 LN – In which 2000 film did Adam Sandler play the third son of the devil?
7 The S of D – What is the sub-title of Gilbert & Sullivan’s Pirates of Penzance?
8 JW – The SI unit of power was named after which Scottish engineer?
9 RC – According to the opening line of a novel, who was born in York in 1632?
10 SS – What is the name of the state prison
of New York?
Answers
Louis Bleriot
The Invisible Man
Walter Mondale
Next to godliness
The Horse Whisperer
Little Nicky
The Slave of Duty
James Watt
Robinson Crusoe
Sing Sing
INITIAL QUIZZES A
SPORTING CHANCE QUIZ TWENTY
1 SE – Who won the Wimbledon Men’s Singles in 1990?
2 OU – Who won the FA Cup in 1874?
3 A – Which city hosted the Summer Olympics in 1920?
4 SV – Which venue hosted the Winter Olympics in 1960?
5 BB – Who was manager of the Northern Ireland football team from 1980 to 1993?
6 LH – Which boxer was nicknamed The Easton Assassin?
7 RA – Which horse won the Grand National in 1995?
8 LR – What is the home ground of the Irish rugby international team?
9 JB – Who was crowned Formula One World Champion in 1966?
10 HC – Which horse won the Epsom Derby in
2002?
Answers
Stefan Edberg
Oxford University
Antwerp
Squaw Valley
Billy Bingham
Larry Holmes
Royal Athlete
Lansdowne Road
Jack Brabham
High Chaparral
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JUST TRIVIA QUIZ ONE
1 What was the title of the fifth film in which Clint Eastwood played the San Francisco cop Harry Callahan?
2 Melvin Kaminsky married Anna Maria Italiano. How are they better known?
3 Which Gerry Anderson TV production featured a seal called Oink?
4 What is the name of Superman’s pet super monkey?
5 Who killed the gorgon Medusa?
6 Who did Walter Matthau portray in the film IQ?
7 What type of animal does David Bowie have tattooed on his ankle?
8 In the Bible a passage in Exodus reads, “Eye for an eye, tooth for a tooth”. What part of the body comes next?
9 Which king inspired the rhyme The Grand Old Duke of York?
10 Who was the first US President to reside in the White House?
Answers
The Dead Pool
Mel Brooks and Anne Bancroft
Stingray
Beppo
Perseus
Albert Einstein
Lizard
Hand for a hand
Richard III
John Adams
JUST TRIVIA QUIZ TWO
1 Which film opens with the line” Professor Brown. It’s almost 8.30”?
2 What is the last name of Alfred, the butler of Bruce Wayne?
3 What is limnology the study of?
4 “He never said a foolish thing and never did a wise one”. Which monarch is this quote referring to?
5 Which former champion jockey has the middle names Hunter Fisher?
6 What is the most common surname in Israel?
7 How are Charles and Craig Reid collectively known?
8 What is the name of Little Orphan Annie’s pet dog?
9 To which saint is Prague Cathedral dedicated?
10 Who provides a marital link between
Thriller and Face Off?
Answers
Back to the Future
Pennyworth
Lakes
Charles I
Willie Carson
Cohen
The Proclaimers
Sandy
St Vitus
Lisa Marie Presley who wed Michael Jackson and Nicolas Cage
JUST TRIVIA QUIZ THREE
1 Who was the first US President to visit all 50 states of the USA?
2 What is the name of Popeye’s ship?
3 What was the first film to be screened on BBC2?
4 What is the name of the home city of the Jetsons?
5 In which city was the TV drama Thirtysomething set?
6 Which US sitcom had the original working title of New Family in Town?
7 What is Mr Antonio’s job in Trumpton?
8 What is the name of the beaver companion of Rufus Roughcut in Wacky Races?
9 In which language does ghobe mean no?
10 What is the name of Betty Boop’s pet cat?
Answers
Richard Nixon
The Olive
Kiss Me Kate
Orbit City
Philadelphia
Happy Days
Ice cream man
Sawtooth
Klingon
Bimbo
JUST TRIVIA QUIZ FOUR
1 What is the maiden name of Vera Duckworth in Coronation Street?
2 Who did Esther Rantzen impersonate on a celebrity edition of Stars in Their Eyes?
3 What is the first name of Sergeant Lewis in Inspector Morse?
4 Which is the only capital city in the world that has a name consisting of three consecutive dotted letters when written in non-capital letters?
5 Which country was invaded by Italy in 1935 and assisted by Bob Geldof in 1985?
6 Who sang the theme song for the TV show Supergran?
7 In which TV comedy did David Jason play Blanco Webb?
8 Murrey is the heraldic term for which colour?
9 Herison is the heraldic name for which animal?
10 What is the home planet of Ming the
Merciless?
Answers
Burton
Edith Piaf
Robbie
Beijing
Ethiopia
Billy Connolly
Porridge
Brown
Hedgehog
Mongo
JUST TRIVIA QUIZ FIVE
1 Which sci-fi movie was adapted from the novel Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep?
2 What breed of dog is Toto in the Wizard of Oz?
3 Alphabetically what is the last of the Seven Hills of Rome?
4 Ra, the Egyptian god of the sun bears the head of which bird?
5 What does the Russian word Glasnost mean?
6 What is the plural of kibbutz?
7 What is Homer Simpson’s favourite brand of beer?
8 Which dish on an Indian restaurant menu has a name that means “double onions”?
9 What was the first name of the wife of George Washington?
10 Which car company has a name that means great universe?
Answers
Blade Runner
Cairn terrier
Viminal
Falcon
Openness
Kibbutzim
Duff
Dopiaza
Martha
Daewoo
JUST TRIVIA QUIZ SIX
1 Which novel had the original working title of The Undiscovered Country?
2 The Rocks Return was the sequel to which popular novel?
3 Which is the only football league team in Britain that does not have any of the letters from the word football in its name?
4 Who was the only woman in the 10 founding members of the UK Music Hall of Fame in 2004?
5 Who did Geoffrey Palmer play in Blackadder Goes Forth?
6 Which famous actor founded the company Fountainbridge Films?
7 Who was the original presenter of Crackerjack?
8 Which Oscar winning actor was appointed Ambassador to Japan for the Bahamas?
9 99, Rue de Rivoli, Paris is the address of which famous building?
10 What is the US counterpart to Mayfair on a
Monopoly board?
Answers
For Whom the Bell Tolls
Ring of Bright Water
Dundee
Madonna
Field Marshall Haig
Sean Connery
Eamon Andrews
Sidney Poitier
Louvre
Boardwalk
JUST TRIVIA QUIZ SEVEN
1 What is the name of the penguin in Toy Story 2?
2 Who was the first black man to be depicted on a US postage stamp?
3 Which novel recounts the murder of Linnet Ridgeway?
4 What is the more common name for tauromancy?
5 The Cyclone is the opening chapter of which novel?
6 What type of weather can be obtained by adding together tin, oxygen and tungsten?
7 Which former mayor of Cincinnati became the subject of a controversial stage show?
8 Who featured on a number one hit in 1965 and went on to become the Mayor of Palm Springs?
9 Who penned the autobiography The Other Side of the Street?
10 In 1970 who scored in a FA Cup Final and
sang on a number one hit?
Answers
Wheezy
Booker T Washington
Death on the Nile
Bullfighting
The Wonderful Wizard of Oz
Snow by adding the chemical symbols Sn + O + W
Jerry Springer
Sonny Bono
Jean Alexander
Jack Charlton who scored for Leeds and sang on England’s Back Home
JUST TRIVIA QUIZ EIGHT
1 Who played Gilligan in Gilligan’s Island?
2 What is the name of Inch Eye Private Eye’s dog?
3 Which doctor did Burke and Hare steal bodies for?
4 What make of car did Morse drive in the original Inspector Morse novels?
5 What was the name of the second Pope?
6 Whose first wife was called Margaret Kempson?
7 Which Clint Eastwood movie was based on the novel Gone to Texas?
8 Which city hosted its first Formula One Grand Prix on August 21, 2005?
9 What was the unusual middle name of the jeweller Louis C Tiffany?
10 Who penned the autobiography Loitering
With Intent?
Answers
Bob Denver
Braveheart
Dr Knox
Lancia
Linus
Dennis Thatcher
The Outlaw Josey Wales
Istanbul
Comfort
Peter O’Toole
JUST TRIVIA QUIZ NINE
1 During which monarch’s reign was Blackadder 2 set?
2 Two Ton Ted from Teddington was the love rival of which song character?
3 Which country’s flag depicts a Kalashnikov rifle inside a star?
4 Under what name did Peter Thornley step into the wrestling ring?
5 What was the name of the Japanese counterpart to Lord Haw Haw?
6 Who was the first foreign footballer to score 100 goals in England’s premiership?
7 Pixel is a shortened version of which two words?
8 Who is the villain of the piece in The Threepenny Opera?
9 Alphabetically what is the first room on a Cluedo board?
10 What middle name does Lennox Lewis share
with a former Roman emperor?
Answers
Elizabeth I
Ernie the fastest milkman in the west
Mozambique
Kendo Nagasaki
Tokyo Rose
Dwight Yorke
Picture element
Mack the Knife
Ballroom
Claudius
JUST TRIVIA QUIZ TEN
1 What is the name of the wolf that raised Mowgli in The Jungle Book?
2 In which novel did Becky Sharp marry Rawden Crawley?
3 The Waikato is the longest river in which Commonwealth country?
4 The voice of Basil Brush was said to be based on which actor?
5 Which bird is depicted on the logo of the RSPB?
6 Which film introduced the character of Hannibal Lecter?
7 Which mythological character is depicted on the logo of Interflora?
8 How many windows were there in Noah’s Ark?
9 What is the official state bird of the smallest state in the USA?
10 Which British city uses an anchor on its
hallmarks?
Answers
Akela
Vanity Fair
New Zealand
Terry Thomas
Avocet
Manhunter
Mercury- the messenger of the gods
One
Rhode Island Red
Birmingham
JUST TRIVIA QUIZ ELEVEN
1 Which unit of measurement is derived from the Arabic word for seed?
2 Tinea pedis is the scientific name for which bodily affliction?
3 In 1970, Laurence Olivier became baron of which town?
4 Who was the first player to miss penalty in a FA Cup final?
5 What is the name of Olive Oyl’s brother?
6 The Four Graces was the name of Britain’s first female team in which sport?
7 What is hoplology the study of?
8 What is the more common name for magnesium silicate?
9 Which actor once described his own face as “like a rock quarry that someone has just dynamited”?
10 What kind of creature is Tuppenny in the
Beatrix Potter story The Tale of Tuppenny?
Answers
Carat
Athlete’s foot
Brighton
John Aldridge
Castor
Polo
Weapons and armour
Talcum powder
Charles Bronson
Hedgehog
JUST TRIVIA QUIZ TWELVE
1 Which cartoon character has a cousin called Slowpoke Rodriguez??
2 Which country faced France in The Pastry War in 1838?
3 What is the name of the cat that sings the song Memory in the musical Cats?
4 Which city is home to the Bellerive Oval cricket stadium??
5 Who was appointed Baron of Chingford in 1992?
6 Who invented the aqualung in 1943?
7 Which rock star born in 1943 is nicknamed The Human Riff?
8 The Curse of Capistrano was the first story to feature which masked hero?
9 Infant, schoolboy, lover, soldier, justice, pantaloon, second childhood. How are these collectively known in the title of a play?
10 In a 1987 episode of Dr Who, who played
the role of The Tollmaster?
Answers
Speedy Gonzalez
Mexico
Grizabella
Hobart
Norman Tebbit
Jacques Cousteau
Keith Richards
Zorro
The Seven Ages of Man
Ken Dodd
JUST TRIVIA QUIZ THIRTEEN
1 Which English king was the son of John of Gaunt?
2 What did Abraham Zaprunder sell in 1999 that he made in 1963?
3 The 1997 stage musical Always recounted the infamous love affair of which couple?
4 Homichlophobia is the fear of what?
5 What musical instrument is George Harrison holding on the Sergeant Peppers album cover?
6 In which film did Michael Caine play the role of Captain John Colby?
7 Which foodstuff takes its name from the Spanish word for girdle?
8 Which novel opens with a chapter entitled Marseilles-The Arrival?
9 What connects Richard Burton in 1978 and Morgan Freeman in 2005?
10 Which song a number one hit in 1959
featured in the 1935 musical Roberta?
Answers
Henry IV
Film footage of the assassination of John F Kennedy
Edward and Mrs Simpson
Fog
Flute
Escape to Victory
Fajita
The Count of Monte Cristo
War of the Worlds narrators- Burton the 1978 album, Freeman the 2005 film
Smoke Gets in Your Eyes
JUST TRIVIA QUIZ FOURTEEN
1 In the human body what is the more common name for the wanus?
2 Which Asian city is home to the Potala Palace?
3 Which literary character has the middle names of Death Bredon?
4 The Four Noble Truths are central to which religion?
5 In which city was the newspaper Al-Akhbar founded in 1944?
6 What is the name of Popeye’s father?
7 What is the name of Popeye’s dog?
8 In which city was the PLO founded in 1964?
9 Who was the bridegroom at the Chapel of the Observance Friars in a wedding that took place on June 11, 1509?
10 In which sport do competitors soop the
ice?
Answers
Pinky finger
Lhasa
Lord Peter Wimsey
Buddhism
Cairo
Poopdeck Pappy
Jeep
Beirut
Henry VIII when marrying Catherine of Aragon
Curling
JUST TRIVIA QUIZ FIFTEEN
1 Which sitcom couple owned a pet dog called Truffles?
2 What did Bernard Cribbins sell as a salesman in an episode of Fawlty Towers?
3 Which river does the Leaning Tower of Pisa overlook?
4 The LS Lowry painting Going to the Match depicts the ground of which football club?
5 Who invented the planes for Dick Dastardly in the cartoon series Stop the Pigeon?
6 Which frog lived next to Hector’s House?
7 Who is the arch foe of Captain Pugwash?
8 What was the name of the monkey in the children’s TV show Pipkins?
9 What is Europe’s highest capital city above sea level?
10 John Ridd is the name of the hero in which
classic novel?
Answers
George and Mildred
Spoon salesman
Arno
Bolton Wanderers
Klunk
Miss Kiki Frog
Cut Throat Jake
Topov
Madrid
Lorna Doone
JUST TRIVIA QUIZ SIXTEEN
1 Which US president was nicknamed The Idol of Ohio?
2 The largest theatre in the town of Chesterfield shares its name with which fruit?
3 What connects the King of Arabia, the King of Tarsus and the King of Arabia in years gone by?
4 What has a three feet wide mouth, and a 35 feet wide waist?
5 Dewey, cloned in May 2003, was the world’s first cloned what?
6 Whose alleged last words before her execution were “Patriotism is not enough. I must have no hatred or bitterness to anyone”?
7 What do birds have two of, that bees have five of, that spiders have eight of?
8 On which hill was the Battle of Hastings fought?
9 What was the name of the mouse that appeared with Tom Hanks in the film The Green Mile?
10 Which cult musical features the song Dammit Janet?
Answers
William McKinley
Pomegranate
Titles held by The Three Wise Men in the Bible
Statue of Liberty
Deer
Nurse Edith Cavell
Eyes
Senlac Hill
Mr Jangles
The Rocky Horror Picture Show
JUST TRIVIA QUIZ SEVENTEEN
1 Which cartoon character belongs to an order of creatures known as piciformes?
2 Which group took their name from a WH Davies book published in 1910?
3 Apart from pasta, what is the chief ingredient of the dish spaghetti alla vougole?
4 What links Frodo Baggins, Dave Allen, Boris Yeltsin, Jerry Garcia and Buster Keaton?
5 Which city was liberated by Operation Dracula in World War 2?
6 Mount Usbourne is the highest peak in which island group?
7 What 6-letter C word is the name given to a young lamb?
8 Sarah Woodruff is the central character in which novel, filmed in 1981?
9 Which lyricist penned the autobiography Oh What a Circus?
10 In 2000, who said “Unlike President Clinton I did inhale”?
Answers
Woody Woodpecker
Supertramp from the book Autobiography of a Supertramp
Clams
All have fingers or parts of fingers missing
Rangoon
Falklands
Cosset
The French Lieutenants Woman
Tim Rice
Mo Mowlam
JUST TRIVIA QUIZ EIGHTEEN
1 What is the first name of Boycie in Only Fools and Horses??
2 What is the middle name of Rodney in Only Fools and Horses?
3 Which 1961 Rodgers and Hammerstein musical was set in San Francisco’s Chinatown?
4 Who was the first foreign footballer to be voted Footballer of the Year in England?
5 Which TV duo live at 3100 Willow Pond Road?
6 Which book of the Old Testament contains just one chapter?
7 Mount Marmolada is the highest peak in which mountain range?
8 Who is the son of King Randor and Queen Melina?
9 Which Carry On star won an Oscar for his work on the film Georgy Girl?
10 Which American state capital has the
longest name?
Answers
Aubrey
Charlton
The Flower Drum Song
Bert Trautmann
Jonathan and Jennifer Hart in Hart to Hart
Obadiah
Dolomites
Prince Adam aka He Man
Jim Dale who co-wrote the theme song
Jefferson City
JUST TRIVIA QUIZ NINETEEN
1 What is the main town and capital on the island of Alderney?
2 Under what name did Greg and Pat Kane perform as a pop duo?
3 The Scottish ferry port of Stranraer is located at the head of which loch?
4 Who was born in Zinon in 3313BC and died in Shalon in 2344BC?
5 M V E M J S U N What letter comes next?
6 Which sitcom of yesteryear was set at 121, Hilldown Avenue, London?
7 In which film did Gene Kelly and Frank Sinatra sing We Hate to Leave?
8 Who played Captain Bligh when Mel Gibson played Fletcher Christian?
9 George, Anne, Dick and Timmy. Who is missing from Enid Blyton’s Famous Five?
10 Which film was advertised with the tagline
“A comedy about sex, murder and seafood”?
Answers
St Anne’s
Hue and Cry
Loch Ryan
Methuselah
P for the initial letters of the 9 planets- P for Pluto
Father Dear Father
Anchors Aweigh
Anthony Hopkins
Julian
A Fish called Wanda
JUST TRIVIA QUIZ TWENTY
1 Which restaurant chain employs the motto Love All Serve All?
2 Which Gilbert and Sullivan operetta is set in Venice?
3 What year is depicted on the label of Kronenberg lager?
4 Which cartoon hero is assisted by the fez wearing Morocco Mole?
5 Whose tombstone bears the inscription “Workers of all lands unite”?
6 Who wrote the novel The Bourne Identity?
7 Which sporting organisation would one associate with the Roman numerals for 1200?
8 What metal was named after the German word for gnome?
9 Who did Wisden’s Almanac name as India’s Cricketer of the 20th Century?
10 Which cheese is made in reverse?
Answers
Hard Rock Cafe
The Gondoliers
1664
Secret Squirrel
Karl Marx
Robert Ludlum
MCC
Cobalt
Kapil Dev
Edam
K
The following twenty quizzes
comprise of groups of ten quick fire quiz questions affectionately know as
kwizlets. Each group of ten has a different theme to appeal to a variety of
tastes.
K
is
for
Kwizlets
KWIZLETS LICENCE TO
KILL QUIZ ONE
Who sang the themes for the following Bond films?
1 Thunderball
2 The Man with the Golden Gun
3 Moonraker
4 The Living Daylights
5 A View to a Kill
6 Die Another Day
7 You Only Live Twice
8 The Spy Who Loved Me
9 Licence to Kill
10 Goldeneye
Answers
Tom Jones
Lulu
Shirley Bassey
A-Ha
Duran Duran
Madonna
Nancy Sinatra
Carly Simon
Gladys Knight
Tina Turner
KWIZLETS FILM THEMES
THE SEQUEL QUIZ TWO
Who performed the themes for the following films?
1 Flashdance
2 Top Gun
3 Titanic
4 The Jewel of the Nile
5 Ghostbusters
6 Rocky III
7 An Officer and a Gentleman
8 Mannequin
9 Tomorrow Never Dies
10 Grease
Answers
Irene Cara
Berlin
Celine Dion
Billy Ocean
Ray Parker Junior
Survivor
Joe Cocker and Jennifer Warnes
Starship
Sheryl Crow
Frankie Valli
KWIZLETS CAPITAL S
QUIZ THREE
Identify the capital cities of the following, all of which begin with the letter
S
1 Bulgaria
2 Macedonia
3 Sweden
4 South Korea
5 Dominican Republic
6 Grenada
7 New Mexico
8 Chile
9 Costa Rica
10 Fiji
Answers
Sofia
Skopje
Stockholm
Seoul
Santo Domingo
St George
Santa Fe
Santiago
San Jose
Suva
KWIZLETS TV THEMES
QUIZ FOUR
Who performed the themes for the following TV shows?
1 The Royle Family
2 The Sopranos
3 Auf Wiedersehen Pet
4 Robin of Sherwood
5 Moonlighting
6 The Dukes of Hazzard
7 Dad’s Army
8 One Foot in the Grave
9 Rawhide
10 Brush Strokes
Answers
Oasis
Alabama 3
Joe Fagin
Clannad
Al Jarreau
Waylon Jennings
Bud Flanagan
Eric Idle
Frankie Laine
Kevin Rowland
KWIZLETS TIME FOR
LAUGHS QUIZ FIVE
Who played the following characters in popular British sitcoms?
1 Private Pike in Dad’s Army
2 Foggy Dewhurst in Last of the Summer Wine
3 Brenda Wilson in Watching
4 Captain Peacock in Are You Being Served
5 Gunner Beaumont in It Ain’t Half Hot Mum
6 David Horton in The Vicar Of Dibley
7 Patrick Trench in One Foot in the Grave
8 Saffron Monsoon in Absolutely Fabulous
9 Charlie Burrows in The Upper Hand
10 Helen Brittas in The Brittas Empire
Answers
Ian Lavender
Brian Wilde
Emma Wray
Frank Thornton
Melvyn Hayes
Gary Waldhorn
Angus Deayton
Julia Sawalha
Joe McGann
Pippa Haywood
KWIZLETS RAINING CATS
AND DOGS QUIZ SIX
What is the name of………..
1 The talking cat in Sabrina the Teenage Witch?
2 The pet dog of Bart Simpson?
3 The Hart’s dog in Hart to Hart?
4 Rigsby’s pet cat in Rising Damp?
5 The pet cat of Postman Pat?
6 The Famous Five’s dog?
7 The spaceship’s cat in Alien?
8 The pet dog of The Beverly Hillbillies?
9 The pet cat of Bob the Builder?
10 The pet dog of Casey Jones?
Answers
Salem
Santa’s Little Helper
Freeway
Vienna
Jess
Timmy
Jones
Duke
Pilchard
Cinders
KWIZLETS SERGEANT
PEPPERS QUIZ SEVEN
Identify the famous people from their initials and short clues. All 10 featured
on the Sergeant Peppers album cover
1 FA Born Frederick Austerlitz
2 LB Controversial comedian played on film by Dustin Hoffman
3 DD She was born with the surname of Fluck
4 MW Once said “I used to be Snow White, but drifted”
5 SL The only boxer on the cover
6 OW Played on film by Stephen Fry
7 TC Father of the female star of A Fish Called Wanda
8 DL Attended a famous meeting in Ujiji
9 MM Nicknamed the Cheeky Chappie
10 AH Penned the novel Brave New World
Answers
Fred Astaire
Lenny Bruce
Diana Dors
Mae West
Sonny Liston
Oscar Wilde
Tony Curtis
David Livingstone
Max Miller
Aldous Huxley
KWIZLETS SING A SONG
A DISNEY QUIZ EIGHT
Which Disney animated films feature the following songs?
1 Be Our Guest
2 Circle of Life
3 I’ve Got No Strings
4 Once Upon A Dream
5 When I See an Elephant Fly
6 Bare Necessities
7 Following the Leader
8 Under the Sea
9 La Bella Notte
10 A Whole New World
Answers
Beauty and the Beast
The Lion King
Pinocchio
Sleeping Beauty
Dumbo
The Jungle Book
Peter Pan
The Little Mermaid
Lady and the Tramp
Aladdin
KWIZLETS HORSING
AROUND QUIZ NINE
Name the horses of the following
1 Dick Turpin
2 Don Quixote
3 Achilles
4 Hopalong Cassidy
5 Ernie the Fastest Milkman in the West
6 The Duke of Wellington at the Battle of Waterloo
7 The Cisco Kid
8 Steptoe and Son
9 Tonto
10 Alexander the Great
Answers
Black Bess
Rosinante
Xanthus
Topper
Trigger
Copenhagen
Diablo
Hercules
Scout
Bucephalus
KWIZLETS YOUNG AT
HEART QUIZ TEN
What name is given to the young of the following animals?
1 Crane fly
2 Camel
3 Snail
4 Owl
5 Hawk
6 Deer
7 Eagle
8 Pigeon
9 Bat
10 Mosquito
Answers
Leatherjacket
Calf
Spat
Owlet
Eyas
Fawn
Eaglet
Squab
Pup
Nymph
KWIZLETS NOVEL
CHARACTERS QUIZ ELEVEN
Which novels feature the following central characters?
1 Charles Ryder
2 John Ridd
3 Anne Shirley
4 Jean Valjean
5 Winston Smith
6 Phileus Fogg
7 Tom Tulliver
8 Holly Golightly
9 Philip Pirrip
10 Captain Yossarian
Answers
Brideshead Revisited
Lorna Doone
Anne of Green Gables
Les Miserables
1984
Around The World in Eighty Days
The Mill on the Floss
Breakfast at Tiffany’s
Great Expectations
Catch 22
KWIZLETS FOOTBALL
NICKNAMES QUIZ TWELVE
Which footballers were given the following nicknames?
1 The Preston Plumber
2 The Divine Ponytail
3 The Black Pearl
4 El Beatle
5 Little Bird
6 The Gentle Giant
7 The Lion of Vienna
8 The Kaiser
9 The Galloping Major
10 Der Bomber
Answers
Tom Finney
Roberto Baggio
Pele
George Best
Garrincha
John Charles
Nat Lofthouse
Franz Beckenbauer
Ferenc Puskas
Gerd Muller
KWIZLETS BEASTLY
GROUPS QUIZ THIRTEEN
Which pop groups, all of which contain the name of an animal in their name
recorded the following songs in the given years?
1 1957 That’ll Be the Day
2 1981 Rock This Town
3 1979 Money
4 1981 Kings of the Wild Frontier
5 1959 Ragtime Cowboy Joe
6 1978 Like Clockwork
7 1980 Tom Hark
8 1978 Just One More Night
9 1997 Novocaine for the Soul
10 1982 Wishing (If I Had A Photograph of
You)
Answers
The Crickets
The Stray Cats
The Flying Lizards
Adam and the Ants
The Chipmunks
The Boomtown Rats
The Piranhas
Yellow Dog
The Eels
A Flock of Seagulls
KWIZLETS A SITCOM SET
QUIZ FOURTEEN
Which TV sitcoms feature the following characters?
1 Martin Crane
2 Gladys Pugh
3 Dave Lister
4 Denzel Tulser
5 Ruth Jones
6 Lenny Godber
7 Dan Connor
8 Diane Chambers
9 Richard Bucket
10 Richard De Vere
Answers
Frasier
Hi-De-Hi
Red Dwarf
Only Fools and Horses
Rising Damp
Porridge
Roseanne
Cheers
Keeping Up Appearances
To The Manor Born
KWIZLETS A IS FOR
ACTOR QUIZ FIFTEEN
Identify the male film stars from their movie CVs. All the stars have a surname
beginning with the letter A
1 The Great Escape, Brighton Rock, Jurassic Park
2 Catch 22, Edward Scissorhands, Freebie and the Bean
3 Driving Miss Daisy, Ghostbusters, Dragnet
4 Play It Again Sam, Bananas, Radio Days
5 Amadeus, Bonfire of the Vanities, The Last Action Hero
6 California Suite, Murder at 1600, The Four Seasons
7 Forces of Nature, Good Will Hunting, Armageddon
8 Cocoon, Heaven Can Wait, Trading Places
9 The Towering Inferno, Follow the Fleet, Top Hat
10 Alias Jesse James, Last of the Pony
Riders, Cowboy Serenade
Answers
Richard Attenborough
Alan Arkin
Dan Aykroyd
Woody Allen
F Murray Abraham
Alan Alda
Ben Affleck
Don Ameche
Fred Astaire
Gene Autry
KWIZLETS
ABBREVIATIONS QUIZ SIXTEEN
What do the following acronyms and abbreviations stand for?
1 AWOL
2 UEFA
3 TUC
4 NASA
5 BBC
6 SCUBA
7 COD
8 LASER
9 MEP
10 QANTAS
Answers
Absent without leave
Union of European Football Association
Trade Unions Congress
National Aeronautics & Space Administration
British Broadcasting Corporation
Self Contained Underwater Breathing Apparatus
Cash On Delivery
Light Amplification by Stimulated Emission of Radiation
Member of European Parliament
Queensland and Northern Territory Aerial Service
KWIZLETS A SONG FOR
EUROPE QUIZ SEVENTEEN
Who sang the following tunes when representing the UK in the Eurovision Song
Contest?
1 Puppet on a String
2 Boom Bang a Bang
3 Love Shine A Light
4 One Step Further
5 Save Your Kisses for Me
6 Long Live Love
7 Beg, Steal or Borrow
8 A Message to Your Heart
9 Making Your Mind Up
10 One Step Out of Time
Answers
Sandie Shaw
Lulu
Katrina and the Waves
Bardo
Brotherhood of Man
Olivia Newton John
The New Seekers
Samantha Janus
Bucks Fizz
Michael Ball
KWIZLETS TV SPIN OFFS
QUIZ EIGHTEEN
The following are spin offs from which TV programmes?
1 The Green Green Grass
2 Frasier
3 Pardon the Expression
4 Joey
5 Trapper John
6 The Perils of Penelope Pitstop
7 Benson
8 Max and Paddy’s Road to Nowhere
9 Burnside
10 Tabitha
Answers
Only Fools and Horses
Cheers
Coronation Street
Friends
MASH
Wacky Races
Soap
Phoenix Nights
The Bill
Bewitched
KWIZLETS C HERE
QUIZ NINETEEN
Identify the authors of the following books. All the authors have a surname
beginning with the letter C
1 The Mysterious Affair at Styles
2 What Katy Did
3 Hollywood Wives
4 Jurassic Park
5 Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland
6 Breakfast at Tiffany’s
7 The Big Sleep
8 Shogun
9 Just William
10 The Postman Always Rings Twice
Answers
Agatha Christie
Susan Coolidge
Jackie Collins
Michael Crichton
Lewis Carroll
Truman Capote
Raymond Chandler
James Clavell
Richmal Crompton
James M Cain
KWIZLETS SPORT ON THE
SCREEN QUIZ TWENTY
Which sports are central to the plots of the following films?
1 The Natural
2 The Legend of Bagger Vance
3 Beyond the Mat
4 The Hustler
5 Slapshot
6 This Sporting Life
7 When Saturday Comes
8 The Hurricane
9 Space Jam
10 Any Given Sunday
Answers
Baseball
Golf
Wrestling
Pool
Ice hockey
Rugby League
Football
Boxing
Basketball
American football
L
The following section comprises of twenty quizzes of ten questions. The initial letters of each answer spell out the name of a given topic, as in the example below.
The initial letters to the answers of the following ten questions spell out the name of a model of car. So the answers could be
France
Ostrich
Rupert the Bear
Denzel Washington
Emu
Sulphur
Carry On Sergeant
Oslo
Robbie Williams
Thomas the Tank Engine
Spelling out the name Ford
Escort
L
is
for
Letter Links
LETTER LINKS QUIZ ONE
The initial letters of the answers to the following ten questions spell out the
name of a US state capital
1 Of which school was Millicent Fritton the headmistress?
2 Which football club are nicknamed The Villains?
3 Kissing to Be Clever was the debut album of which pop group?
4 What name was given to the rat infested torture chamber in the novel 1984?
5 Who is the Greek Goddess of hunting?
6 What was the first name of the character played by Penelope Keith in the TV sitcom The Good Life?
7 Tracey Thorn and Ben Watt make up which pop duo?
8 What is the capital city of Cyprus?
9 What is the birthstone for November?
10 Which film earned Marlon Brando his first
Best Actor Oscar?
Answers
St Trinian’s
Aston Villa
Culture Club
Room 101
Artemis
Margo
Everything But The Girl
Nicosia
Topaz
On The Waterfront
Spelling out the name of Sacramento, the
state capital of California
LETTER LINKS QUIZ TWO
The initial letters of the answers to the following ten questions spell out the
name of a cartoon character.
1 What is the fifth book of the Bible?
2 Agnes Fleming is the mother of which literary character?
3 What word was removed from British coins in 1982?
4 Which city in Alaska has the highest population?
5 Which country won the Eurovision Song Contest in 2002?
6 What name is given to the indentations on a golf ball?
7 What is the oldest state in the USA?
8 Which group were founded by Robin and Ali Campbell?
9 What is the fastest land mammal on four legs?
10 Which word of Hindu origin has a name that
translates into English as “dust coloured”?
Answers
Deuteronomy
Oliver Twist
New
Anchorage
Latvia
Dimples
Delaware
UB 40
Cheetah
Khaki
Spelling out the name of Donald Duck
LETTER LINKS QUIZ THREE
The initial letters of the answers to the following ten questions spell out the
name of a pop group.
1 What S is studied by a pedologist?
2 Who narrates the Brer Rabbit stories?
3 From which fruit is grenadine distilled?
4 Who was nicknamed The First Lady of Jazz?
5 Dacia was the Roman name of which country?
6 Odontophobia is the fear of what?
7 What was the name of Alexander the Great’s wife?
8 Which football team won the first ever FA Cup final to be decided on a penalty shoot out?
9 What was the mermaid called in the film Splash played by Daryl Hannah?
10 What name is given to the young of a
grouse?
Answers
Soil
Uncle Remus
Pomegranate
Ella Fitzgerald
Romania
Teeth
Roxana
Arsenal in 2005
Madison
Poult
Spelling out the name of Supertramp
LETTER LINKS QUIZ FOUR
The initial letters of the answers to the following ten questions spell out the
title of a classic novel
1 Who does Liz Dawn play in Coronation Street?
2 In the Bible what is the name of the elder brother of Moses?
3 Gwen Stefani provides lead vocals for which pop group?
4 Which editor of Private Eye magazine is a regular panellist on the TV show Have I Got News For You?
5 Sn is the chemical symbol for which metallic element?
6 Which Bond theme was performed by Nancy Sinatra?
7 April showers is cockney rhyming slang for what?
8 The axilla is the anatomical name for which part of the body
9 Knesset is the name of the parliament of which country?
10 What is the name of the mongoose in the novel The Jungle Book?
Answers
Vera Duckworth
Aaron
No Doubt
Ian Hislop
Tin
You Only Live Twice
Flowers
Armpit
Israel
Rikki- Tikki Tavi
Spelling out the title of Vanity Fair
LETTER LINKS QUIZ FIVE
The initial letters of the answers to the following ten questions spell out the
name of a country
1 To which mythical location did Peter Pan take the Darling children?
2 Which 1979 film starred Clint Eastwood as a prison inmate in San Francisco Bay?
3 On which London thoroughfare does the Cenotaph stand?
4 Which country has a name that literally means, “house of stone”?
5 With which football team did Andy Gray win a 1984 FA Cup winners medal?
6 Which burrowing animal has a name that means, “earth pig” in Afrikaans?
7 By what name is hypermetropia more commonly known?
8 Which 18 a side team sport is played on an oval pitch?
9 In the TV sitcom Frasier, what is the name of Frasier’s brother?
10 Under what name did Theodora Geisel write books for children?
Answers
Never Never Land
Escape From Alcatraz
Whitehall
Zimbabwe
Everton
Aardvark
Long-sightedness
Australian Rules football
Niles
Dr Seuss
Spelling out the name of New Zealand
LETTER LINKS QUIZ SIX
The initial letters of the answers to the following ten questions spell out the
name of a famous writer
1 Who created the fictional character of Tarzan?
2 Where in a cell is the DNA stored?
3 Which country joined the Five Nations Rugby Union Championships to make it the Six Nations Championships?
4 Which character was voiced by James Earl Jones in the film Star Wars?
5 Who married Whitney Houston in 1992?
6 Who played the title role in the film musical Gigi?
7 Which Algerian born fashion designer became the head of the House of Dior in 1957?
8 What name is given to ribbon shaped pasta?
9 Which is the only bird form which leather is obtained?
10 Which football club were the beaten FA Cup
finalists in 1999?
Answers
Edgar Rice Burroughs
Nucleus
Italy
Darth Vader
Bobby Brown
Leslie Caron
Yves St Laurent
Tagliatelle
Ostrich
Newcastle United
Spelling out the name of Enid Blyton
LETTER LINKS QUIZ SEVEN
The initial letters of the answers to the following ten questions spell out the
name of a famous singer
1 By what name is calcium carbonate more commonly known?
2 Under what name does Terry Bollea enter the wrestling ring?
3 What is the capital of Mongolia?
4 The literary character of Michael Henchard became the mayor of which town?
5 Which sport has a name that literally means, way of the sword?
6 Who vied for the affections of Olive Oyl with Popeye the Sailorman?
7 In London by what name is the Shaftsbury Memorial also known?
8 Which character was killed off in the very first episode of EastEnders?
9 What is the stage name of Richard Starkey?
10 Which rock group recorded the albums,
Going for the One and Close To the Edge?
Answers
Chalk
Hulk Hogan
Ulan Bator
Casterbridge
Kendo
Bluto
Eros
Reg Cox
Ringo Starr
Yes
Spelling out the name of Chuck Berry
LETTER LINKS QUIZ EIGHT
The initial letter of the answers to the following ten questions spells out the
name of a TV comedy series
1 By what name was William H Bonney more notoriously known?
2 Which former heavyweight-boxing champion was nicknamed The Easton Assassin?
3 What was the nationality of Jochen Rindt, the 1974 Formula One World Champion?
4 The Tivoli Gardens are located in which European capital city?
5 What four-letter word is the name given to the inner tower of a castle?
6 Who famously painted Campbell’s Soup Tins?
7 Which 50s and 60s singing star was backed by The Belmonts?
8 In which film did Morgan Freeman play a chauffeur called Hoke Colburn?
9 Which TV sitcom featured a shop called Buy the Book?
10 Who is the only jockey to have won the Aintree Grand National in the 1980s and the 1990s?
Answers
Billy the Kid
Larry Holmes
Austrian
Copenhagen
Keep
Andy Warhol
Dion
Driving Miss Daisy
Ellen
Richard Dunwoody
Spelling out the sitcom title Blackadder
LETTER LINKS QUIZ NINE
The initial letters of the answers to the following ten questions spell out the
title of an animated movie
1 Which country does the footballer Luis Figo represent at international level?
2 What is the last letter of the Greek alphabet?
3 A murder is a collective noun for which group of birds?
4 Who was the first female DJ on Radio One?
5 Who played the role of Elliott in the film ET?
6 Salem is the state capital of which US state?
7 In which sitcom did Windsor Davies and Donald Sinden play rival antique dealers?
8 Sienna, Avalon and Highlander are models made by which car manufacturer?
9 Who resigned as Chief Executive of the Football Association in November 2002?
10 In which building are new Popes elected?
Answers
Portugal
Omega
Crows
Anne Nightingale
Henry Thomas
Oregon
Never the Twain
Toyota
Adam Crozier
Sistine Chapel
Spelling out the film title of Pocahontas
LETTER LINKS QUIZ TEN
The initial letters of the answers to the following ten questions spell out the
name of a musical instrument
1 Which singer was born Pauline Matthews?
2 In which TV soap does Stuart Wade play Biff Fowler?
3 Who played Sylvester Stallone’s wife in the film Rocky?
4 What is the name of the rabbit in the Disney film Bambi?
5 In which film did Kirk Douglas play Vincent Van Gogh?
6 Where are the smallest bones in the human body located?
7 What is lygophobia the fear of?
8 Who did Clark Gable play in the film Gone with the Wind?
9 Which church do members of the Moonies religious sect belong to?
10 In which African country is the town of
Timbuktu?
Answers
Kiki Dee
Emmerdale
Talia Shire
Thumper
Lust for Life
Ear
Darkness
Rhett Butler
Unification Church
Mali
Spelling out the percussion instrument
kettledrum
LETTER LINKS QUIZ ELEVEN
The initial letters of the answers to the following ten questions spell out the
surname of an American President
1 English, slippery and white are all varieties of which tree?
2 What is the fourteenth wedding anniversary?
3 In which city was Mozart born?
4 Who played the title role in the TV series The Equalizer?
5 Lincoln is the capital of which US state?
6 Who played the long-suffering character of Chief Inspector Dreyfuss in The Pink Panther movies?
7 Which Oscar winning musical features the song, As Long As He Needs Me?
8 In which film did Meg Ryan play the character of Sally Albright?
9 What was the surname of the first duo to be inducted into The Rock And Roll Hall Of Fame?
10 What is the smallest creature that represents a year in the Chinese calendar?
Answers
Elm
Ivory
Salzburg
Edward Woodward
Nebraska
Herbert Lom
Oliver
When Harry Met Sally
Everly
Rat
Spelling out the name of Eisenhower
LETTER LINKS QUIZ TWELVE
The initial letters of the following ten answers spell out the title of a James
Bond movie
1 Which medal first awarded in 1940 bears the inscription, For Gallantry?
2 Which Shakespeare character is known as The Moor Of Venice?
3 Pb is the chemical symbol for which element?
4 Who was crowned Formula One World Champion in 1996?
5 Which musical instrument is James Galway most closely associated with?
6 In which 1967 film did Sidney Poitier play the character of Virgil Tibbs?
7 What is the technical name for laughing gas?
8 What word can precede lion, way and land to make three new words?
9 The city of Hamburg stands on which river?
10 By what one-word name was Gregori
Efimovich more notoriously known?
Answers
George Cross
Othello
Lead
Damon Hill
Flute
In The Heat Of The Night
Nitrous Oxide
Gang, ganglion, gangway and gangland
Elbe
Rasputin
Spelling out the title of Goldfinger
LETTER LINKS QUIZ THIRTEEN
The initial letters of the answers to the following ten questions spell out the
title of a hit single for The Beatles
1 Who played the role of Templeton Peck in the TV series The A Team?
2 What is the first name of Sergeant Wilson in Dad’s Army?
3 Vince Clarke and Alison Moyet made up which pop duo?
4 Which country won the Eurovision Song Contest in 2003?
5 What name is given to the curdled milk from a cow’s stomach?
6 Which is the only country that represents a letter in the phonetic alphabet?
7 In which 1990 film did Michael Keaton play an evil lodger with Matthew Modine playing his landlord?
8 What is the surname of Bonnie with regard to the infamous crime duo of Bonnie and Clyde?
9 Which is the most depicted bird on flags of the world?
10 In which film did James Dean play the
character of Jim Stark?
Answers
Dirk Benedict
Arthur
Yazoo
Turkey
Rennet
India
Pacific Heights
Parker
Eagle
Rebel without a Cause
Spelling out the title of Day Tripper
LETTER LINKS QUIZ FOURTEEN
The initial letters of the answers to the following ten questions spell out the
name of an animal
1 What was the name of the German Parliament building that was burnt to the ground in 1933?
2 Which bridge was officially opened by the Queen in July 1981?
3 Who enjoyed a trans-Atlantic hit record with the theme song from the film, Fame?
4 What word is opposite to spring with regard to tides?
5 What is the home planet of the TV alien Mork?
6 Which football club does Richard Attenborough support?
7 What two-word phrase is used to describe the correction of a capsized canoe?
8 Which group recorded the album Automatic for the People?
9 In which British sitcom did Reg Varney play the role of Stan Butler?
10 Which 1972 No 1 hit was the first UK chart topper to feature a synthesizer?
Answers
Reichstag
Humber Bridge
Irene Cara
Neap
Ork
Chelsea
Eskimo roll
REM
On The Buses
Son of My Father by Chicory Tip
Spelling out the animal rhinoceros
LETTER LINKS QUIZ FIFTEEN
The initial letters of the answers to the following ten questions spell out the
name of an English county
1 Which television series told the story of a Canadian Mountie who moved to Chicago?
2 Which historical TV drama co-starred Edward Fox and Cynthia Harris?
3 Who was Deputy Leader of the Labour Party from 1983 to 1992?
4 Which former sporting world champion died in Australia in March 2003 aged 52?
5 Which animated movie features a race of villains called The Blue Meanies?
6 Which is the only reptile that represents a year in the Chinese calendar?
7 Pyrosis is the technical term for what?
8 What was the first name of the Russian Tsar nicknamed The Terrible?
9 Which famous ursine creature lives in Nutwood?
10 What was the five-letter middle name of Walt Disney?
Answers
Due South
Edward and Mrs Simpson
Roy Hattersley
Barry Sheene
Yellow Submarine
Snake
Heartburn
Ivan
Rupert the Bear
Elias
Spelling out the name of Derbyshire
LETTER LINKS QUIZ SIXTEEN
The initial letters of the answers to the following ten questions spell out the
title of a musical
1 What is the capital city of Rwanda?
2 What name is given to the art of Japanese flower arranging?
3 Which dynasty ruled England from 1603 to 1704?
4 In which town was the award winning TV comedy series, The Office set?
5 Who wrote the novel Frankenstein?
6 Which character drove a Lotus Elan in the TV series The Avengers?
7 In which London borough is the Royal Albert Hall situated?
8 In which Vietnam War film did Robert Duvall proclaim, “I love the smell of napalm in the morning”?
9 In the Kenny Rogers hit Coward of the County, what is the name of the coward?
10 Which is the only book of the Bible that
does not mention God by name?
Answers
Kigali
Ikebana
Stuarts
Slough
Mary Shelley
Emma Peel
Kensington
Apocalypse Now
Tommy
Esther
Spelling out the title of Kiss Me Kate
LETTER LINKS QUIZ SEVENTEEN
The initial letters of the answers to the following ten questions spell out the
title of a novel by Charles Dickens
1 Which film featured Geri Halliwell’s version of the song It’s Raining Men?
2 Which British city is served by Lime Street railway station?
3 Which Peter Shaffer play, later a film starring Richard Burton, features a stable boy called Alan Strang?
4 As is the chemical symbol for which element?
5 Which country was invaded by Iraq in 1990?
6 In which 1978 film was Warren Beatty reincarnated into the body of an American footballer?
7 Which song, a hit record for Buddy Holly, was later covered by the glam rock group Mud?
8 Which country does the footballer Diego Forlan represent at international level?
9 With which Brazilian football club did Pele spend the majority of his career?
10 What is the name of the Internet’s largest
online auction site?
Answers
Bridget Jones’s Diary
Liverpool
Equus
Arsenic
Kuwait
Heaven Can Wait
Oh Boy
Uruguay
Santos
E-bay
Spelling out the title of the novel Bleak House
LETTER LINKS QUIZ EIGHTEEN
The initial letters of the answers to the following ten questions spell out the
name of a model of car
1 When Warren Beatty played Clyde on film, who played Bonnie?
2 What bird is the symbol of the goddess Athene?
3 The film West Side Story was based on which Shakespeare play?
4 Which film star of the 50s and 60s was nicknamed “The Professional Virgin”?
5 Which star sign falls between October 21 and November 20?
6 What is the alternative name for a looper caterpillar?
7 What is the name of Spain’s longest river?
8 Who played the pilot Guy Gibson in the 1954 film The Dam Busters?
9 Mount Elbert is the highest peak in which mountain range?
10 Which battle was fought on St Crispin’s
Day in 1415?
Answers
Faye Dunaway
Owl
Romeo and Juliet
Doris Day
Scorpio
Inchworm
Ebro
Richard Todd
Rockies
Agincourt
Spelling out the name of the car model Ford
Sierra
LETTER LINKS QUIZ NINETEEN
The initial letters of the answers to the following ten questions spell out the
title of a Shakespeare play
1 Who left Coronation Street to play the role of Dolly in Dinnerladies?
2 Which musical instrument is the national emblem of Ireland?
3 What is the real first name of the singer Shania Twain?
4 Which mythological god has a hammer called Molnir?
5 In which Jane Austen novel did the title character marry Henry Knightley?
6 Which literary character worked as a nanny as 17, Cherry Tree Lane?
7 What is the state capital of Arizona?
8 What is the name of the cow in the children’s TV series The Magic Roundabout?
9 Which pop group originally performed under the name of The Spectres?
10 What is the largest of the Society
Islands?
Answers
Thelma Barlow
Harp
Eileen
Thor
Emma
Mary Poppins
Phoenix
Ermintrude
Status Quo
Tahiti
Spelling out the Shakespeare play The Tempest
LETTER LINKS QUIZ TWENTY
The initial letters of the answers to the following ten questions spell out the
name of a capital city
1 Which song has topped the charts for both Elvis Presley and UB 40?
2 What is the surname of the character of Sandy in the musical Grease?
3 Who is the Roman goddess of peace?
4 In 1976 which deadly virus was named after a river in Zaire?
5 Which US state is known as, The Land of Enchantment?
6 Who played the role of Clayton Farlowe in the TV soap Dallas?
7 Who wrote the award winning drama series Boys from the Black Stuff?
8 What is the name of Barbie doll’s dog?
9 What is the fifth letter of the Greek alphabet?
10 By what name is South West Africa now
known?
Answers
Can’t Help Falling In Love
Olsen
Pax
Ebola
New Mexico
Howard Keel
Alan Bleasdale
Ginger
Epsilon
Namibia
Spelling out the name of the city Copenhagen
M
The following section
comprises of twenty quizzes to satisfy the most ardent of movie buffs, with
questions ranging from the silent era to the modern day.
M
is
for
Movie
Quizzes
MOVIES GENERAL
QUIZ ONE
1 Which film was advertised with the publicity blurb, “Protecting the Earth from the scum of the universe”?
2 In which 1996 film did Mel Gibson play the father of a kidnap victim?
3 Which newspaper did Margot Kidder work for when playing Lois Lane in Superman?
4 Who played King Arthur in the film comedy Monty Python and the Holy Grail?
5 Which author is portrayed by Nicole Kidman in the film drama The Hours?
6 Who played the lover of Ryan O’Neal in the film Love Story?
7 In which film did John Wayne introduce Pat Garrett to Billy the Kid?
8 Which silent movie star’s film contract forbid him from smiling on screen?
9 Return of Jafar is a sequel to which Disney animated film?
10 If all the Carry On films were listed
alphabetically, which would come last?
Answers
Men in Black
Ransom
Daily Planet
Graham Chapman
Virginia Woolf
Ali McGraw
Chisum
Buster Keaton
Aladdin
Carry On Up the Khyber
MOVIES FILM SETS
QUIZ TWO
1 The film Gone with the Wind was chiefly set in which state?
2 Which African country provided the setting for the Oscar winning film Out Of Africa?
3 The original version of The Italian Job was set in which Italian city?
4 In The French Connection which French city provided the connection with New York?
5 Although set in Scotland, in which country was the movie Braveheart actually filmed?
6 Which 1997 film set in Sheffield co-starred Robert Carlyle, Tom Wilkinson and Paul Barber?
7 In which country is The Sound of Music set?
8 In which European city was the film Cabaret set?
9 What was the name of the island resort terrorised by a great white shark in the film Jaws?
10 In which country did Peter Jackson direct
his Lord of the Rings trilogy?
Answers
Georgia
Kenya
Turin
Marseilles
Ireland
The Full Monty
Austria
Berlin
Amity Island
New Zealand
MOVIES GENERAL
QUIZ THREE
1 Which film saw Judi Dench make her Bond debut in the role of M?
2 Which theme song from the film Days of Thunder provided a No 1 hit for Maria McKee?
3 When Kevin Costner played Robin Hood, who played Friar Tuck?
4 Which heartthrob actor made his directing debut in the 2003 film Confessions of a Dangerous Mind?
5 What is the name of Roger Rabbit’s wife?
6 Which actor, better known for his horror movie roles, played the role of Grand Moff Tarkin in Star Wars?
7 Which legendary screen star was born Betty Joan Perske?
8 In which film did Christopher Lloyd appear alongside a dog called Einstein?
9 Who was portrayed by Diana Ross in the film Lady Sings the Blues?
10 Which classic film comedy saw Tony Curtis
and Jack Lemmon dressed as women?
Answers
Goldeneye
Show Me Heaven
Mike McShane
George Clooney
Jessica Rabbit
Peter Cushing
Lauren Bacall
Back To the Future
Billie Holliday
Some Like It Hot
MOVIES THE OSCARS
QUIZ FOUR
1 How is Count Laszlo Almasy otherwise known in the title of an Oscar winning film?
2 Who won consecutive Best Actor Oscars in the 1990s?
3 Who won consecutive Best Actor Oscars in the 1930s?
4 Which chart topping singer won a Best Actress Oscar playing a character called Loretta Castorini?
5 Which song won Elton John a Best Song Oscar in 1995?
6 Who won a Best Director Oscar for the film Ordinary People?
7 Which was the first film to win an Oscar for Best Animated Feature?
8 Which was the first X-rated film to win the Best Film Oscar?
9 Which was the first film that earned Steven Spielberg a Best Director Oscar?
10 Who won an Oscar for Best Screenplay for
the film Chariots of Fire?
Answers
The English Patient
Tom Hanks
Spencer Tracy
Cher
Can You Feel the Love Tonight?
Robert Redford
Shrek
Midnight Cowboy
Schindler’s List
Colin Welland