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

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QUIZ 18 – Human Biology

1 What is the name of the red pigment in blood?

2 Which hormone, secreted by the pineal gland, induces sleepiness?

3 Which of the five senses might be impared as a result of laryngitis?

4 In which organs of the body would you find aqueous and vitreous humour?

5 Which muscle is found at the front of the upper arm?

6 Which molecule, in the form of a double helix, transfers genetic characteristics?

7 Which parts of the body are technically called the nares?

8 Which condition occurs as a result of alopecia?

9 Which vital organ neutralises harmful substances in the blood?

10 Which disease, also called infantile paralysis, is prevented by swallowing a vaccine-treated sugar cube?

11 The umbilicus is the clinical name for what part of the body?

12 Which nerve transmits visual information from the retina to the brain?

13 What is the “soft spot” on a baby’s head called?

14 Which is the outermost layer of the skin?

15 What is the common name for the scapula?

16 What is the science of the structure of the body?

17 Encephalology is the study of disorders of which part of the body?

18 What is the medical term given to low blood sugar?

19 Which word meaning “dog-like” applies to a human tooth?

20 What do the letters BMI stand for in the context of personal health?

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QUIZ 19 – Pot Luck

1 Which medical instrument is used to listen to the heart?

2 Firework was a 2010 hit for which singer?

3 Who co-starred with Jodie Foster in the 1991 film The Silence of the Lambs?

4 Which northern Italian town is famous for its cured pork and cheese?

5 Which pre-decimal British coin was worth twelve old pence?

6 What is the capital city of Turkey?

7 Which Sunday precedes Easter by a week?

8 Which is Amsterdam’s airport?

9 What is the study of disease called?

10 Which is the world’s largest bird?

11 Which legendary musician led children from Hamelin?

12 In the TV series Dallas, who played Bobby Ewing?

13 Which elite regiment’s motto is “Who Dares Wins”?

14 What do Americans call a full stop?

15 Who was Eric Morecambe’s comedy partner?

16 Which Latin word is the “A” of “AD”?

17 In which Scottish city would you find the Royal Mile?

18 What is a period of six balls in cricket?

19 Which imaginary line around the Earth is at Latitude O°?

20 Which car company has a rampant lion as its logo?

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QUIZ 20 – Sport

1 What name is given to the New Zealand international rugby team?

2 Who was the first man to run the mile in under four minutes?

3 Which of the grand slam tennis tournaments is played on clay?

4 Which country failed to qualify for the FIFA World Cup in 2018, its first absence since 1958?

5 The Henley Regatta takes place on which river?

6 Which name is applied to the Wolverhampton and Bolton football teams?

7 Which indoor game is played with a shuttlecock?

8 Which famous cricket venue is in St John’s Wood, London?

9 Which part of a dartboard is worth 50 points?

10 What is the thrower called in a game of baseball?

11 How many players are there in a rugby union team?

12 Where were the 2014 Winter Olympics held?

13 What is the home ground of Liverpool FC?

14 What are the final odds offered before a horse race?

15 Strikes and spares feature in which indoor sport?

16 Which athletics contest comprises ten events?

17 Which winter sport is associated with the Cresta Run?

18 Who won the Masters Snooker title for a record seventh time in 2017?

19 Which cricketing trophy is played for every two years by England and Australia?

20 What is the name of the rubber disc used in ice hockey?

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QUIZ 21 – Pot Luck

1 In which London borough is Heathrow Airport situated?

2 Who had a hit in 1977 with When I Need You?

3 Which ornamental fabric has a Chantilly variety?

4 Which large body of water surrounds the North Pole?

5 In the TV series Happy Days, who played the Fonz?

6 What yarn is derived from the Angora goat?

7 Who invented the miner’s safety lamp?

8 What is the English name of the Catholic prayer to Our Lady?

9 Which infectious viral disease causes inflammation of the face’s salivary glands?

10 Which sauce is traditionally eaten with roast beef?

11 A plant of the genus Urtica has what common name?

12 Which species of eel shares a name with a Scottish firth?

13 Where in the human body is the patella?

14 Who was Arthur of Camelot’s wife?

15 Chestnut and oyster are varieties of which food item?

16 What is the capital of Finland?

17 With which musical instrument is Vanessa Mae associated?

18 What, according to the proverb, is better than no bread?

19 Which actress played Lucy in the 1985 film A Room With A View?

20 What is a trumpet-quietening device known as?

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QUIZ 22 – Communications

1 What does the “C” stand for in the initials BBC?

2 Who invented the World Wide Web?

3 Which word represents the letter “T” in the standard radio phonetic alphabet?

4 Which was the first programme to be broadcast on Channel 4?

5 What was the name of the world’s first adhesive postage stamp?

6 What does DAB stand for in relation to radios?

7 Which is the most frequently used letter in the English language?

8 What was the world’s first teletext information service, started by the BBC in 1974?

9 In which year did the UK complete the switch to digital television?

10 By what system is a letter sent if labelled “par avion”?

11 What does SMS stand for in relation to texting?

12 Who invented the telephone?

13 What does “fax” stand for?

14 Which country developed emojis?

15 Which letter is represented in Morse Code by a single dash?

16 How much did a standard first class stamp cost in the UK at the beginning of 2018?

17 Who was the first person to produce a printed book in English?

18 On a standard keyboard, what is the topmost left letter?

19 Which London thoroughfare was traditionally associated with newspapers?

20 In 1973, which company became the first to mass-produce the handheld mobile phone?

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QUIZ 23 – Pot Luck

1 Which city is the capital of India?

2 Who was the Greek goddess of retribution?

3 What term is given to the central part of a wheel?

4 In which Welsh county is Bangor?

5 Who had a hit in 2009 with Bad Romance?

6 What title is given to a person who owns a large estate in Scotland?

7 Which English naval hero was commander of HMS Victory?

8 The football ground of Elland Road is in which city?

9 What is the term for an official who leads prayers in a mosque?

10 What is the American term for a narrow rocky valley?

11 Who was the composer of The Planets suite?

12 What is the state capital of Tennessee?

13 In the 2012 film Les Misérables, who played Jean Valjean?

14 Where does an arboreal creature live?

15 In which county is Loughborough?

16 What is the medical term for short-sightedness?

17 Which Ealing comedy was remade in 2004 with Tom Hanks in the starring role?

18 What is the word of Indian origin for an equestrian show?

19 Which peach variety has a smooth yellow and red skin?

20 What is the capital of Japan?

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QUIZ 24 – Film Music

1 Who sang Gangsta’s Paradise, featured in the 1995 film Dangerous Minds?

2 Who won an Oscar for the score to the film ET: the Extra-Terrestrial?

3 Who sang the theme song to the 1984 film Ghostbusters?

4 The song Bright Eyes was the theme tune to which 1978 animated film?

5 The 1945 film Brief Encounter featured which composer’s Concerto No 2 in C Minor?

6 Which film theme song was a hit for Phil Collins in 1984 and Steve Brookstein in 2005?

7 Who had a second hit with Unchained Melody in 1990 as a result of the film Ghost?

8 Who composed The Pink Panther theme?

9 Which group topped the charts for 15 weeks in 1994 with Love is All Around, from Four Weddings and a Funeral?

10 Who wrote I Will Always Love You, Whitney Houston’s hit from The Bodyguard?

11 Which song used in Despicable Me 2 was a 2014 hit for Pharrell Williams?

12 Who sang My Heart Will Go On, the theme song to Titanic…?

13 …and who composed the score?

14 Berlin’s Take My Breath Away featured in which 1986 film?

15 Which 2002 James Bond film had a theme tune performed by Madonna?

16 Let It Go is a song from which 2013 animated film?

17 Who composed the score for the 1966 film The Good, The Bad and The Ugly?

18 Everything is Awesome by Tegan and Sara was from which 2014 film?

19 Which song used in Robin Hood: Prince of Thieves topped the UK charts for 16 weeks?

20 Vangelis won an Oscar for which 1981 British film’s soundtrack?

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QUIZ 25 – Pot Luck

1 Which ship famously sank off the Portsmouth coast in 1545?

2 In which country was Russell Crowe born?

3 What was the name of the first “talkie” film, released in 1927?

4 What modern measurement of length is equivalent to just over a yard?

5 The city of Hull lies on which estuary?

6 What term describes lines lying in the same plane and not intersecting?

7 What is the French term for the South of France?

8 The Gurkhas hail from which mountainous Asian country?

9 What is the collective noun for a group of owls?

10 Of which European country is The Hague the seat of government?

11 Which group had a hit in 1992 with November Rain?

12 Which author created the character of Tom Sawyer?

13 What name is given to a female horse?

14 In which city is Central Park?

15 Who was the god of war in Roman mythology?

16 What is the common name for the tiny piece of silicon used in circuits?

17 Who was the lead singer with The Jam?

18 Of which country is Budapest the capital?

19 Which salad is made from tuna, French beans, olives and eggs?

20 Which screen legend starred in the film The Seven Year Itch?

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QUIZ 26 – Maths

1 How many sides does an octagon have?

2 What unit of time is 1440th of a day?

3 What term is given to the distance from the centre of a circle to its outside edge?

4 What is 0.025 expressed as a fraction?

5 What unit of land is ten thousand square metres?

6 Which mathematical diagram of intersecting circles was invented by British logician, John?

7 What term is given to the mathematics of shapes?

8 What name is given to a triangle that has two equal sides?

9 Which imperial length measurement is equal to 2.54 centimetres?

10 How many degrees are there in a right angle?

11 What term is given to an angle of between 90 and 180 degrees?

12 What is the square root of 169?

13 Which metric unit of weight is equivalent to 1000 kilograms?

14 How many sides are there on a rhombus?

15 Which branch of mathematics is concerned with theoretical rather than practical aspects?

16 Which shape has long straight sides and two equal-sized circular ends?

17 What term is given to a graph shown as a circle divided into sections?

18 What is the decimal equivalent of the binary number 110?

19 Which unit of quantity is equal to twelve dozen?

20 What term is given to the top line of a fraction?

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QUIZ 27 – Pot Luck

1 Who was the original host of the TV series QI?

2 Proverbially, what is it that blows nobody any good?

3 Bangkok is the capital of which south-east Asian country?

4 Which syrupy liqueur is an ingredient of the cocktail Kir Royale?

5 What is the modern name for Ceylon?

6 What is the term for money paid to the courts as security?

7 The Blockheads were the backing band for which singer?

8 Which town in Warwickshire is associated with Shakespeare?

9 Who was the Greek god of pastures and nature?

10 In rounders, which player stands behind the batter?

11 Which is the largest cathedral in the world?

12 Which English conflict lasted from 1642 to 1646?

13 Who was the director of 2001: A Space Odyssey?

14 Mrs Brown’s Boys was created by which comedian?

15 The Serpentine is in which area of London?

16 What was Jack’s surname in the TV series 24?

17 What is the highest award at the Cannes Film Festival?

18 Who won the men’s singles title at Wimbledon in 1974 and again in 1982?

19 Which motor-racing circuit is situated near Swanley in Kent?

20 What is a solution of water strongly impregnated with salt called?

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QUIZ 28 – Art

1 Which art museum is located in London’s Bankside area?

2 Who decorated the ceiling of the Sistine Chapel in the 16th century?

3 Who created the art installation My Bed in 1998?

4 Which pop artist said that everyone would be famous for 15 minutes?

5 Which 18th-century artist painted the satirical sketches A Rake’s Progress?

6 Which colour is obtained by mixing red and blue paint?

7 The Angel of the North sculpture is near which town?

8 What brownish-orange hair colour is named after a Renaissance painter?

9 What was Picasso’s first name?

10 The Monarch of the Glen (1851) is a painting by which British artist?

11 Which French painter was famed for his pictures of water lilies?

12 Which artist painted The Night Watch (1642)?

13 What is the support for an artist’s canvas called?

14 Which artist painted The Fighting Temeraire (1838)?

15 In which city can Leonardo da Vinci’s The Last Supper be seen?

16 Which Cornish seaside town has a branch of the Tate gallery?

17 George Stubbs is famous for his paintings of which type of animal?

18 Who sculpted The Kiss (1882)?

19 In which city is the Uffizi gallery?

20 Which French artist (b.1848) is famous for his paintings of Tahiti?

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QUIZ 29 – Pot Luck

1 Which female rank is equivalent to a knight?

2 What is the national bird of the USA?

3 What is the fourth letter of the Greek alphabet?

4 Which Italian dish consists of slices of raw meat or fish?

5 For what type of comedy plays was dramatist Georges Feydeau famous?

6 Which is the second largest of the Great Lakes by surface area?

7 Which southern county gave its name to a geological period?

8 Which wild flower has a seed head known as a clock?

9 What is the Spanish word for “donkey”?

10 Epiphany is celebrated in which month?

11 What is the capital city of Belgium?

12 What was the surname of the butler in Downton Abbey?

13 On which river does Chester stand?

14 Linen is obtained from which plant?

15 What is the lowest male singing voice?