Easy Quiz #1

Questions

1. What is the Roman numeral for 50?
2. Jack Bauer is the main character in which TV series?
3. The statue on the top of London's Old Bailey building is holding what in her right hand?
4. What is the sign of the Zodiac represented by a crab?
5. What does the F stand for in John F Kennedy?
6. Which is the largest city in the USA?
7. What is a camel with two humps called?
8. Who wrote the novel Cider With Rosie?
9. Marie McLaughlin Lawrie is the real name of which singer?
10. What was the name of the character played by Eddie Murphy in the 1984 film Beverley Hills Cop?
11. What is the common name for nitrous oxide?
12. Which vegetables are hash browns made from?
13. In the English National Lottery how many red thunderballs are there (as at 2006)?
14. Which British Royal Wedding was the first to be broadcast in colour?
15. Which country is Red Stripe lager originally from?
16. In which year was the Falklands War?
17. What is the name of the space station first launched by the Soviet Union in 1986?
18. When are pancakes traditionally eaten?
19. Who is the Roman God of Love?
20. Who was Henry VIII's first wife?
21. What type of domestic cat has no tail?
22. What is the medical term for the breastbone?
23. What is a supposed straight line connecting three or more ancient sites called?
24. Which perfume house launched its Dune perfume in 1991?
25. Who wrote Wind In The Willows?
26. Where was the Magna Carta signed?
27. Who wrote the opera Porgy and Bess?
28. The Haywain is the work of which artist?
29. What is the collective term for a group of geese?
30. Who was the first prime minister to live in No10 Downing Street?
31. Which country has the international car registration 'D'?
32. Early Rivers, Morello and Napoleon are types of which fruit?
33. What does a philatelist collect?
34. A nicker was slang for which British pre-decimal currency unit?
35. Which English county is known as the Garden of England?
36. What type of animal is an Ibex?
37. The spice saffron is made from the dried stigmas of which flower?
38. Which animal lives in a holt?
39. Which was the last of the seven 'Road' films starring Bob Hope and Bing Crosby?
40. In which month is St George's Day?
41. Which anniversary is celebrated upon 25 years of marriage?
42. In which sport is an epée used?
43. In which war was the Battle of the Somme?
44. In which European city would you have found Checkpoint Charlie?
45. Which car manufacturer makes the Jazz model?

1. What is the Roman numeral for 50?

   L
2. Jack Bauer is the main character in which TV series?

   24
3. The statue on the top of London's Old Bailey building is holding what in her right hand?

   A sword
4. What is the sign of the Zodiac represented by a crab?

   Cancer
5. What does the F stand for in John F Kennedy?

   Fitzgerald
6. Which is the largest city in the USA?

   New York
7. What is a camel with two humps called?

   Bactrian
8. Who wrote the novel Cider With Rosie?

   Laurie Lee
9. Marie McLaughlin Lawrie is the real name of which singer?

   Lulu
10. What was the name of the character played by Eddie Murphy in the 1984 film Beverley Hills Cop?

    Axel Foley
11. What is the common name for nitrous oxide?

    Laughing Gas
12. Which vegetables are hash browns made from?

    Potatoes
13. In the English National Lottery how many red thunderballs are there (as at 2006)?

    14
14. Which British Royal Wedding was the first to be broadcast in colour?

    Princess Anne and Mark Phillips
15. Which country is Red Stripe lager originally from?

    Jamaica
16. In which year was the Falklands War?

    1982
17. What is the name of the space station first launched by the Soviet Union in 1986?

    MIR
18. When are pancakes traditionally eaten?

    Shrove Tuesday
19. Who is the Roman God of Love?

    Cupid
20. Who was Henry VIII's first wife?

    Catherine of Aragon
21. What type of domestic cat has no tail?

    Manx
22. What is the medical term for the breastbone?

    Sternum
23. What is a supposed straight line connecting three or more ancient sites called?

    Ley line
24. Which perfume house launched its Dune perfume in 1991?

    Christian Dior
25. Who wrote Wind In The Willows?

    Kenneth Grahame
26. Where was the Magna Carta signed?

    Runnymede (1215)
27. Who wrote the opera Porgy and Bess?

    George Gershwin
28. The Haywain is the work of which artist?

    John Constable
29. What is the collective term for a group of geese?

    Gaggle (or skein if in flight)
30. Who was the first prime minister to live in No10 Downing Street?

    Robert Walpole (1735)
31. Which country has the international car registration 'D'?

    Germany
32. Early Rivers, Morello and Napoleon are types of which fruit?

    Cherries
33. What does a philatelist collect?

    Stamps
34. A nicker was slang for which British pre-decimal currency unit?

    A pound
35. Which English county is known as the Garden of England?

    Kent
36. What type of animal is an Ibex?

    Goat
37. The spice saffron is made from the dried stigmas of which flower?

    Crocus
38. Which animal lives in a holt?

    Otter
39. Which was the last of the seven 'Road' films starring Bob Hope and Bing Crosby?

    The Road to Hong Kong
40. In which month is St George's Day?

    April (23rd)
41. Which anniversary is celebrated upon 25 years of marriage?

    Silver
42. In which sport is an epée used?

    Fencing (it's the sword)
43. In which war was the Battle of the Somme?

    First World War (The Battle of the Somme commenced on 1 July 1916 and lasted until November that year. Combined Allied and German fatalities exceeded 300,000 men, of which over 25,000 were on the first day.)
44. In which European city would you have found Checkpoint Charlie?

    Berlin
45. Which car manufacturer makes the Jazz model?

    Honda