Collins Quiz Night: 10,000 original questions in 500 quizzes

QUIZ 6 – Films

1 Who voiced the title character in the 2009 film Fantastic Mr Fox?

2 What does the second M in the film company MGM stand for?

3 Which actor starred in the 1959 film Ben-Hur?

4 Which film was mistakenly announced as the winner of the Best Picture Oscar at the 2017 ceremony?

5 Which 1960 Sir Alfred Hitchcock film is famed for its shower scene?

6 Who found fame as Bella Swan in the Twilight Saga?

7 Which creature featured in the 1975 film Jaws?

8 Who starred as a prison guard in the 1999 film The Green Mile?

9 What was the name of the Volkswagen in the 1968 Disney film The Love Bug?

10 What is the subtitle of the second Terminator film, released in 1991?

11 The 1955 film Rebel Without a Cause starred which actor?

12 Which film is based on the life of the Trapp Family Singers?

13 Who starred in the 2010 film Black Swan?

14 Which Toy Story character has the catchphrase “To Infinity, and Beyond!”?

15 Who co-starred with Robert Redford in Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid?

16 Which actress played Bobbie in the 1970 film The Railway Children?

17 What is the nickname of India’s film industry?

18 How does James Bond like his martini?

19 Ryan Gosling starred in a 2017 sequel to which 1982 sci-fi film?

20 Who played Gandalf in The Lord of the Rings trilogy?

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QUIZ 7 – Pot Luck

1 Which museum houses the Mona Lisa?

2 In which town is the Royal and Ancient Golf Club?

3 What term is given to the heating process which destroys disease-producing bacteria in milk?

4 What is the name given to the Central Criminal Court in London?

5 A kumquat is what colour?

6 What is the capital of the US state of Hawaii?

7 What title was traditionally given to the most senior nurse in a hospital?

8 Harry Potter was played on screen by which actor?

9 Who wrote the play Blithe Spirit (1941)?

10 What was the language of ancient Rome?

11 What, according to the proverb, gathers no moss?

12 Cheddar Gorge is part of which range of hills?

13 Who topped the UK singles chart in 1999 with Baby One More Time?

14 Which sign of the zodiac is represented by the Ram?

15 Which group’s first chart-topper was 1995’s Some Might Say?

16 The New Zealand rugby team perform what ritual before a match?

17 What, proverbially, is the mother of invention?

18 Which 1942 Disney film featured Thumper the rabbit?

19 Who is the patron saint of travellers?

20 What unit is used in measuring the height of a horse?

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QUIZ 8 – History

1 The euro was first adopted as an official currency on New Year’s Day in which year?

2 Which spa town was founded by the Romans as Aquae Sulis?

3 Which Elizabethan seaman was captain of the Golden Hind?

4 Where were the Hanging Gardens, one of the Seven Ancient Wonders of the World?

5 Which was originally the tenth month in the Roman calendar?

6 During which battle was Horatio Nelson (Viscount Nelson) killed?

7 What nickname was given to a Parliamentary soldier in the English Civil War?

8 What acronym denoted the forces’ showbiz organisation in WWII?

9 What was the profession of “Capability” Brown?

10 Which civilisation inhabited Peru before the Spanish conquest?

11 Who was the first person to fly the Atlantic solo?

12 Which organisation was founded by William Booth?

13 In which year did the Titanic sink?

14 Which 19th-century movement is associated with William Morris?

15 Which Italian volcano destroyed Pompeii in AD 79?

16 What type of transport was a penny-farthing?

17 Which king succeeded Elizabeth I?

18 Which medal was awarded to Malta in 1942?

19 Who was the last president of the Soviet Union?

20 What was the name of the census commissioned by William the Conqueror in 1085?

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QUIZ 9 – Pot Luck

1 What name is given to the central aisle of a church?

2 Where were the 2016 Summer Olympics held?

3 In which county is St Albans?

4 With which band did Ronan Keating find fame?

5 Who is the god of mischief in Norse mythology?

6 What is the fourth book of the New Testament?

7 To which side of a boat does the term starboard refer?

8 Who released the album and single Let’s Get It On in 1973?

9 What is Paddington Bear’s sandwich of choice?

10 Someone born on August 1 has which birth sign of the zodiac?

11 Which river flows through Dublin?

12 Who is Bart Simpson’s father in The Simpsons?

13 What name is given to the central tower of a castle?

14 What do milliners produce?

15 Who wrote Charlie and the Chocolate Factory (1964)?

16 Rickets is caused by the lack of which vitamin?

17 What is the currency unit of South Africa?

18 Which large vein is found in the neck?

19 What is the name of Jack’s hill-climbing companion in the nursery-rhyme?

20 Which wading bird was worshipped by the ancient Egyptians?

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QUIZ 10 – Music

1 Ziggy Stardust was the alter ego of which singer?

2 Which character on a musical stave determines pitch?

3 Which duo wrote the opera Trial by Jury?

4 What is the name of Elvis Presley’s Memphis estate?

5 Which singer’s backing band were called The Wailers?

6 What was the title of Lady Gaga’s first UK chart-topper?

7 Which singer/songwriter had an early hit with Crocodile Rock?

8 Which song title was a hit in 1993 for Mariah Carey and in 2002 for Enrique Iglesias?

9 The video to which 2012 song by Psy became the first YouTube video to reach a billion views?

10 Which Bizet opera, first performed in 1875, is set in Spain?

11 Who had a hit in 1982 with Come on Eileen?

12 Jason Orange was a member of which group until 2014?

13 Which musical term means “smoothly flowing”?

14 Who had 1984 hits with Penny Lover and Stuck on You?

15 Roger Daltrey founded and fronted which band?

16 What type of instrument is a bongo?

17 What name is given to the final passage in a musical work?

18 Which Britpop band had a 1994 hit with Parklife?

19 Which group topped the charts in 1966 with Paperback Writer?

20 What cry for help has been a hit for both Abba and Rihanna?

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QUIZ 11 – Pot Luck

1 With which town is Brighton joined to make an official city name?

2 What was Archimedes’ famous cry of discovery?

3 Which band had a hit in 1982 with Save a Prayer?

4 Of which country is Damascus the capital?

5 Which engineer built the Great Western Railway?

6 What is a young lion called?

7 Who played Gordon Gekko in the Wall Street films?

8 Of which English county is Chelmsford the county town?

9 Which figure of Greek myth flew too close to the Sun?

10 Which misnamed war lasted from 1337 until 1453?

11 Which disorder is marked by difficulty in recognising written words?

12 What is the principal ingredient of chow mein?

13 Lex Luthor is the enemy of which comic-book hero?

14 What is the capital of the US state of Georgia?

15 Who composed the 1812 Overture?

16 What term is given to two under par for a hole in golf?

17 Dennis Quaid and Jake Gyllenhaal starred in which 2004 disaster film?

18 What is the name of the slender tower on a mosque?

19 Which is the largest continent?

20 What is the name of the dog in Peter Pan?

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QUIZ 12 – Nature

1 Which soft-bodied crustacean lives in the empty shells of other molluscs such as whelks?

2 Which Australian marsupial feeds on eucalyptus leaves?

3 Which type of elephant has the largest ears?

4 How many limbs do squid have?

5 What term is used to describe the vast treeless plains of the Arctic?

6 Which fish is associated with the Sargasso Sea?

7 What type of creature lives in a holt?

8 Which flower yields digitalis?

9 Which chemical element is found in kelp?

10 Which is the world’s largest antelope, native to South Africa?

11 Zephyr, sirocco and chinook are all types of what?

12 Which oil, derived from flax, is used in putty?

13 Which type of lizard has the ability to change its colour?

14 What is an insect called in the early stage of development?

15 What is “Old Faithful” in Yellowstone National Park?

16 Which African carnivore has a call that sounds like laughter?

17 Which type of amphibian has varieties including crested, fire belly and spotted?

18 In which direction does the sun rise?

19 Which wild cat has tufts on its ear tips?

20 Which river runs through America’s Grand Canyon?

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QUIZ 13 – Pot Luck

1 What is a level or grade in judo called?

2 Which fish has varieties including brown and rainbow?

3 Who directed the 2008 film Slumdog Millionaire?

4 What was the title of ABBA’s first UK chart-topper?

5 What is the French word for “thank you”?

6 What title is given to the supreme commander of the British navy?

7 Dinnerladies was created by and starred which comedienne?

8 What does the Richter scale measure?

9 Which vitamin is most abundant in carrots?

10 What is a baby swan called?

11 Which Womble was named after a Siberian city?

12 Proverbially, which reptile cries insincere tears?

13 In which county is Bexhill?

14 What is the American term for a holiday?

15 What familiar short name is used for London’s police force?

16 Which retired athlete’s autobiography is entitled Faster than Lightning?

17 What is the Flying Scotsman?

18 Which animated pair had A Grand Day Out in 1989?

19 Which river flows through Stoke?

20 Who wrote the play The Winter’s Tale?

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QUIZ 14 – Sitcoms

1 Who played Pam in Gavin & Stacey?

2 In which London borough was Only Fools and Horses set?

3 What was the name of Ricky Gervais’ character in The Office?

4 Which part-improvised series featured siblings Ben, Karen and Jake?

5 Which actress played Grace in Will & Grace?

6 In which sitcom did Simon Bird play the character Will McKenzie?

7 Which sitcom was set on Craggy Island?

8 Who played Manuel in Fawlty Towers?

9 Who co-starred with Zoë Wanamaker in My Family?

10 In which city was Bread set?

11 Which profession features in Damned?

12 Which US medical sitcom starred Zach Braff and Sarah Chalke?

13 Which series starred Dame Judi Dench and Geoffrey Palmer as Jean and Lionel?

14 David Hyde Pierce played which character in Frasier?

15 Which country is the setting for the TV sitcom Two Doors Down?

16 What was the name of Paul Eddington’s character in The Good Life?

17 What was the nickname of the company clerk in M*A*S*H?

18 Officer Crabtree, famed for his French mispronunciation, appeared in which sitcom?

19 Which actor provided the narration for Twenty Twelve and W1A?

20 Who played Miranda’s mother in the sitcom Miranda?

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QUIZ 15 – Pot Luck

1 What colour is turmeric?

2 Which creature is said to be caught by the early bird?

3 Who wrote The Three Musketeers?

4 What was the name of the Soviet space station launched in 1986?

5 The Shambles is a street in which English city?

6 Who was the chief Greek god on Mount Olympus?

7 What substance makes up the outer layer of a tooth?

8 Yaffle is a dialect name for which bird?

9 “Simian” refers to which type of animal?

10 Which section of an orchestra includes flutes?

11 “The Gunners” is the nickname of which football team?

12 What term is given to a bishop’s high hat?

13 In which county is Sherwood Forest?

14 Which actress starred in the TV series Hannah Montana?

15 Which singer was originally named Anna Mae Bullock?

16 In the PG Wodehouse novels, who is Bertie Wooster’s manservant?

17 Who had a 1978 hit with Song for Guy?

18 What is a Scottish water sprite in the form of a horse called?

19 Who were the Rockers’ 1960s rivals?

20 The Woolpack pub is featured in which long-running TV series?

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QUIZ 16 – UK Politics

1 What is the title of the official printed record of Parliamentary proceedings?

2 Who was the first female Speaker of the House of Commons?

3 Who was Prime Minister at the outbreak of WWII?

4 On which day of the week are British elections usually held?

5 Who became the UK’s first Green Party MP in 2010?

6 Who was Gordon Brown’s Chancellor of the Exchequer?

7 In which Lincolnshire town was Baroness Margaret Thatcher born?

8 Which former Prime Minister is associated with the country house of Chartwell?

9 What exclamation is heard in the House of Commons to signal Members’ agreement?

10 Which former MP was elected Mayor of Greater Manchester in May 2017?

11 What is the maximum period between general elections in the UK?

12 Which London street is home to the Ministry of Defence?

13 What term is given to a seat in the House of Lords for an independent or minor party member?

14 Who was Prime Minister from 1990 to 1997?

15 In the House of Commons, what colour are the seats?

16 What was the nickname of the 1940s Labour politician Aneurin Bevan?

17 What are the initials of the government’s industrial mediation body?

18 What is the name of the Speaker’s seat in the House of Lords?

19 On which occasion does the Chancellor traditionally brandish a red case?

20 In 2017 who became leader of the Liberal Democrats for the second time?

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QUIZ 17 – Pot Luck

1 What is the capital of Portugal?

2 Who were Gladys Knight’s backing group?

3 What term is given to a blacksmith’s iron block?

4 What is a grinding tooth called?

5 Which soft, bland foodstuff is made from soya beans?

6 In a limerick, which lines should rhyme with the second line?

7 What is the longest river in South America?

8 Which Cumbrian town is famous for its mint cake?

9 In which month is Armistice Day?

10 What is the name of the Marquess of Bath’s stately home in Wiltshire?

11 Which ballet features the Dance of the Sugar Plum Fairy?

12 How many fiddlers does Old King Cole have in the nursery rhyme?

13 Who wrote Far from the Madding Crowd (1874)?

14 Which fictional village is the setting for The Archers?

15 What is the largest planet in our solar system?

16 Toxteth is an area of which English city?

17 What is the musical term for a range of eight notes?

18 Which actor starred in the 1984 film Footloose?

19 What is the Irish name for Ireland?

20 What are young goats called?