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The spelling of the answer to question 3 was corrected from Patous to Patou - thanks C White - 6 Jun 2008. The missing words 'of wine' were inserted into question 26 - thanks C Pearson - 17 Nov 2009.
quizballs 11 - free quiz questions and answers for trivia quizzes and pub quizzes
- The Queensberry Rules are standard rules of which sport? Boxing
- From which of Shakespeare's plays does the term 'salad days' originate? Anthony and Cleopatra
- Which perfume house launched the 'Joy' perfume in 1930? Patou (founded by designer Jean Patou)
- In heraldry what colour is sable? Black
- What type of fruit is a canteloupe? Melon
- Which English artist was president of the Royal Academy in 1768? Sir Joshua Reynolds
- Who played the Riddler in the 1995 film Batman Forever? Jim Carey
- What is the fifth sign of the Zodiac? Leo
- Who invented the steam engine? Thomas Newcomen (1712)
- Which artist painted The Watering Place? Thomas Gainsborough
- Which explorer gave Natal its name on Christmas Day 1497? Vasco da Gama
- An orchidectomy is the surgical removal of what? Testicles
- What is the name of a word which reads the same backwards as forwards? Palindrome
- What does an ocularist make? Artificial eyes
- An ennead is a group or set of how many? Nine
- What do the US Marine Corps, the city of Exeter and Plymouth Argyle FC have in common? The same motto (Semper Fidelis, Always Faithful)
- In which castle was Charles I imprisoned from 1647-48? Carisbrooke Castle
- What chemical element has the symbol Fe? Iron
- What is a Maori ceremonial war-dance called? Haka
- What salad is named after the Mexican Restaurateur who invented it? Caesar Salad (after Caesar Cardini)
- Who became US president after Abraham Lincoln was assassinated? Andrew Johnson
- Which city hosted the 1992 Summer Olympic games? Barcelona
- In which year did the Gunpowder Plot take place? 1605
- Who was the original presenter of TV's University Challenge? Bamber Gascoigne
- Who was known as Little Sparrow? Edith Piaf
- What is the minimum alcohol content of wine under EU laws? 7%
- From which English county do Bakewell tarts (technically 'Bakewell puddings') originate? Derbyshire
- What type of creature is a bandy-bandy? Snake
- What is the largest gland in the human body? The liver
- Who played Tom Hanks' wife in the film The Burbs? Carrie Fisher
- Which Hindu God is depicted with the head of an elephant? Ganesha
- What is the young of a rabbit called? Kit
- What is the collective name for a large number of islands? Archipelago
- Peanuts is the work of which cartoonist? Charles Shulz
- Who wrote the story The Old Man And The Sea? Ernest Hemingway
- In which US city was the first juke-box installed, in the Palais Royal Saloon, 1889? San Francisco
- Which British Prime Minister's mother, Jenny Jerome, invented the Manhattan cocktail? Winston Churchill
- What was the first underground railway line in London? The Metroplitan Line (Paddington to Farringdon, 1863)
- Which sea has no land borders? The Sargasso Sea
- What is the currency of Iran? Rial (= 100 Dinars)
- Who is the Roman God of the sea? Neptune
- What does the H in H-Bomb stand for? Hydrogen
- Which actress is the voice of Homer Simpson's mother? Glenn Close
- Lexicology is the study of what? Words
- In which country is Interpol based? France
- What is the line called behind which darts players stand when throwing? Oche (pronounced 'ocky')
- Who was the first leader of Polish trade union Solidarity? Lech Walesa
- Martial art Jeet Kune was devised by which US actor? Bruce Lee
- Which pope commissioned Michelangelo to paint the ceiling of the Sistine Chapel? Pope Julius II (1508)
- Neroli is an essential oil distilled from the flowers of which fruit? Orange (Seville)
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