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Please note: The answer to question 30 was corrected (14 Dec 2006) - the seventh letter of the Greek alphabet is Eta, not Theta, (thanks K Correa). Question 33 was amended (11 Mar 2007) to 'Dalmatia' instead of 'Dalmation', (thanks M Weetch). Question 24 was clarified and the supporting detail in the answer extended on 25 Jul 2007, (thanks J Stone).
quizballs 15 - free quiz questions and answers for trivia quizzes and pub quizzes
- What are parentheses otherwise known as? Brackets (in the printed or written word)
- What type of animal is a caribou? Reindeer
- Who wrote the novel Gulliver's Travels? Jonathan Swift
- What Age followed the Bronze Age? Iron Age
- What is the third sign of the Zodiac? Gemini
- Who composed The Planets suite? Gustav Holst (1874-1934) composed in 1918
- How many bones are in the human skull? Twenty-eight
- Who was the first boxer to beat Muhammed Ali as a professional? Joe Frazier
- What is the collective name for a group of peacocks? A muster
- In Greek mythology who flew too close to the sun and fell to his death when his wax wings melted? Icarus
- What type of structure is a campanile? A bell tower
- How many strings are on a viola? Four
- What does ASLEF stand for? Associated Society of Locomotive Engineers and Firemen (the railway trade union)
- What is the second highest mountain in the world? K2
- Which rock band played the first ever concert at London's Roundhouse (in 1966)? Pink Floyd
- What does an onomast study? Names
- In which country is the site of the Hanging Gardens of Babylon? Iraq (60 miles south of Baghdad)
- Who was the first person in space? Yuri Gagarin (in Vostok 1, on 12th April 1961)
- Vulpine relates to which animals? Foxes
- Which song did Sting sing first at Live Aid in 1985? Roxanne
- What were the code-names of the five D-Day Landing beaches? Gold, Juno, Sword, Omaha, Utah.
- A nebuchadnezzar of wine holds the equivalent of how many bottles? Twenty
- What colour is the mineral malachite? Green
- Who led the first circumnavigation of the world? Ferdinand Magellan (1519-21 - Ferdinand Magellan led the expedition which started out in 1519 and resulted in the first circumnavigation of the Earth, but he did not complete the voyage himself as he was killed in the Phillipines in April 1521. The expedition was subsequently led by his second-in-command, Juan Elcano, who was one of only 18 to complete the voyage, reaching home in September 1522, almost 3 years to the day after their departure.)
- Jeera is the Indian name for which spice? Cumin
- What is the name of the parliament of the Isle of Man? Tynwald
- What is the top or bottom supporting post of a stair-rail called? Newel
- Which actor is the voice of Stan's gay dog Sparky in the TV cartoon South Park? George Clooney
- The density of which substance is measured by a lactometer? Milk
- What is the seventh letter of the Greek alphabet? Eta
- Whose autobiography is titled The Good The Bad and the Bubbly? George Best
- Epilation is the removal of what? Hair
- In which country is the region of Dalmatia? Croatia
- Which cosmetics and perfume company was originally named The California Perfume Co? Avon
- What is the inscription on the doorstep of the Saatchi and Saatchi offices in London? Nothing is impossible
- How many member countries of the British Commonwealth are there (as at 2006)? Fifty-three
- Wedgewood Potteries' Queensware was named in honour of which queen? Queen Charlotte, wife of George III
- What is the world's fastest growing plant? Bamboo
- How many eyes does a spider have? Eight
- What is belladonna commonly known as? Deadly nightshade (the plant)
- In anatomy what is the outer layer of the skin called? Epidermis
- Which 1984 horror film is subtitled 'The Final Chapter'? Friday the 13th
- What are fino, oloroso and amontillado types of? Sherry
- Which Egyptian president was shot and killed in 1981? Anwar Sadat
- The Birth of Venus is a work by which artist? Sandro Botticelli (1445-1510)
- Marsh Gas is another name for what gas? Methane
- In which year was the first telegram sent in the UK? 1870
- Which actor was born Bernard Schwartz in 1925? Tony Curtis
- What is the name of the official residence of the Lord Mayor of London? The Mansion House
- What was Jim Reeves' only UK No1 hit? Distant Drums (1966)
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