Possibly the World’s Most Difficult Quiz

1 What is the name of Donald Duck’s father?

2 In 1958 who was crowned Hong Kong Crown Colony Cha Cha Champion?

3 Bennelong Point NSW 2000 is the address of which building?

4 Who is the Roman goddess of sorcery, hounds and crossroads?

5 Where did John Houblon replace Christopher Wren?

6 With regard to the human body what would one be experiencing if suffering from borborygmas?

7 What well known word is derived from the Greek meaning, writings of prostitutes?

8 Where are the Islets of Langerhans located?

9 What connects the TV shows They Think Its All Over, Perry Mason, Dragnet and Have I Got News for You?

10 Which car company has a name that translates into English as Great Universe?

11What was unusual about the Daily Telegraph crosswords for the first six months of 1944?

12 The flag of which country is said to represent the cosmic powers of the yin and the yang?

13 Which was the first magazine to publish a hologram on the front cover?

14 In which language does wa, cha and weg mean one, two and three?

15 Which word containing five letter A’s derives from the Hebrew meaning hurl your thunderbolts even unto death?

16 Which piece of music commemorates the Battle of Borodino?

17 How is Hanna Glawari otherwise known in the title of an opera?

18 What is known as the Golden Flower of the East?

19 What did Princess Diana describe as a shameful friend?

20 Which herb derives its name from the Greek for king?

21 Which is the only animal other than humans that can contact leprosy?

22 Which object is sometimes referred to as a waiter’s friend?

23 Which boxer of yesteryear was nicknamed the Fighting Marine?

24 Whose last diary entry before committing suicide read, “What’s the bloody point”?

25 Which novel is set partly in the year 802701?

26 Rhinotillexomania is an obsession with doing what?

27 Which society of people gives God the title of, Great Architect of the Universe?

28 In Greek mythology, which king of Cyprus fell in love with Aphrodite?

29 Who married Elizabeth Marchant de Saint-Michel in 1665?

30 What is the more common name for lateral epicondylitis?

31 Which material derives its name from the French for, cloth of the king?

32 Which former mayor of Wetwang died in 2005?

33 From what wood are official world championship dart boards made?

34 Which was the first American novel to sell 1 million copies?

35 Despite being historically incorrect, who did Bill Maynard play in Carry On Henry?

36 Who was the first cricketer to score 30 Test centuries?

37 Who has a niece called Knothead and a nephew called Splinter?

38 What would one be doing if pandiculating?

39 Which literary character has the middle names of Death Bredon?

40 In which TV job did Tim Gudgeon replace Len Martin in 1995?

Answers to Most Difficult

1 Quackmore
2 Bruce Lee
3 Sydney Opera House
4 Trivia
5 On the back of a £50 note
6 A rumbling stomach
7 Pornography
8 Pancreas
9 All began life as radio shows
10 Daewoo
11 They contain the code names for the Normandy landings
12 South Korea
13 National Geographic
14 Klingon
15 Abracadabra
16 1812 Overture
17 The Merry Widow
18 Chrysanthemum
19 Bulimia
20 Basil
21 Armadillo
22 Corkscrew
23 Gene Tunney
24 Kenneth Williams
25 The Time Machine
26 Picking ones nose
27 Freemasons
28 Pygmalion
29 Samuel Pepys
30 Tennis elbow
31 Corduroy
32 Richard Whiteley
33 Elm
34 Uncle Tom’s Cabin
35 Guy Fawkes
36 Sunil Gavaskar
37 Woody Woodpecker
38 Yawning
39 Lord Peter Wimsey
40 Reading the football scores on Grandstand