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Find the odd one out in the list

Guess The Movie From Pictures From The Movie

Picture round on movie posters

Fill in the missing word from the joke

Name the famous landmarks

Use the initials and clue to work out the saying

Work out the answer from the cryptic clues

Put the years to the event. All years are at the bottom of the page. EASY??

Name the high street shops from the clues

Fill In What Or Who Is Missing

1.   Which singer was known as the 'Queen of Disco'?

Donna Summer

1.     Where would you be if you stayed at the famous colonial-style luxury Raffles Hotel?

SINGAPORE

1.   What 1927 musical was the first “talkie”?
The Jazz Singer 

1.   The Port of Felixstowe is situated in which county?

Suffolk

1.    The home ground of Chelsea FC?

STAMFORD BRIDGE

1.   In which country did the croissant originate?

AUSTRIA

Fill In The Missing Word

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1.    What colour is the zero on a roulette wheel?

GREEN

What brewery was founded in Cardiff in 1882 and is the official beer of the Welsh Rugby Union Team?
BRAINS

1.      What is Yorkshire Gold?

Tea (a premium blend made by Taylors)

1.      What is the more common name for the Batty Moss grade II listed structure?

Ribblehead Viaduct

. In Gavle, Sweden, they build a 13-meter tall what every Advent?

SHEEP, GOAT*, DONKEY, COW

1.  Which country has won the most World cups?

Brazil

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What is the primary ingredient in the Middle Eastern dish falafel?

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 Chickpeas

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1.    What Latin phrase attributed to Julius Caesar means, ‘I came, I saw, I conquered’?

VENI, VIDI, VICI

1.  John Inman says I’m free, name the character?

MR HUMPHRIES

1.      Which Scottish term refers to a single measure or serving of whisky?

DRAM

1.  By what name is Martha Jane Canary better known?

Calamity Jane

. Which city in India would you find the Taj Mahal in?
        AGRA

1.    In which country is Transylvania, home of the vampire legends?

Romania

Who famously lived at 48 Doughty Street, Bloomsbury, London, which is now the address of a museum in his name?
CHARLES DICKENS

. AT&T was co-founded by famous inventor, Alexander Graham-Bell, but what does AT&T stand for?
AMERICAN TELEPHONE AND TELEGRAPH COMPANY

1.    The Harry Potter books gave us which broom flying game?

QUIDDICH

Abraham Lincoln was a champion in which sport?

Wrestling

1.      What is the closest living relative to the Tyrannosaurus Rex?

CHICKEN

1.   How do you tell the age of a horse?
Its teeth

1. Which capital city began as the village of Edo?

TOKYO

Isambard Kingdom Brunel and Charles Dickens were both born in which city?

Portsmouth

All About Transport

1. Which chain of British kitchenware stores was founded in Windermere?

LAKELAND

All Are Twins

Who played Nora Batty in TV’s Last of The Summer Wine?
A   Kathy Staff

1.   What was the booby prize on 3-2-1?  

 Dusty Bin  

3 ‘Fauntleroy’ is the middle name of Donald Duck.

True

1. Which country lies south of Detroit?

CANADA

1.   Why was the time for the steeplechase at the 1932 Olympics especially slow?

The Runners Ran An Extra Lap In Error

1.      What name is given to the traditional flat bottomed rowing boats used in Venice?

Gondola.

1.   Who was the famous manager of Elvis Presley?

 Colonel TOM Parker

On Television who sat between Bill and Ben?

Little Weed

1.     Billy Butlin opened his first camp at Ingoldmells near which seaside town in 1936?

Skegness

1. Which sea is ten times more salty than the ocean?               

   DEAD SEA

1.    What type of apparel is exempt from taxation in Texas?

 Cowboy boots are not taxed

1.   What is the only bird that can swim, but not fly?

Penguin

1. Which city would you visit to admire the Georgian architecture of The Royal Crescent?

BATH

1.    What flower is worn on St George's Day?

RED ROSE

Name the sport Slider, gripper and sweep

Curling

. In ‘The Final Countdown’ by Europe, to which planet were they heading?
VENUS

1.      Who was the first man to urinate on the moon?

BUZZ ALDRIN

1.   The Rainbow Nation

South Africa

Dorothy's dog in The Wizard of Oz

    TOTO

1.  City in the UK with the shortest name

ELY

1.     Who employed completely incompetent builder O'Reilly in "The Builders"?

BASIL FAWLTY

1.     Which Malaysian is best known for his hand made ladies designer shoes?

 Jimmy Choo

1.      What country features a shipwreck on its national flag?

Bermuda

In 2002 Will Young became the first winner of which ITV talent show?

Pop Idol

1.    What is the modern name for Van Diemen’s Land?
Answer: Tasmania

In Shrek, what does Shrek compare ogres to?

Onions

. Who starred as the title character in Lawrence of Arabia?

Peter O’Toole

What is the chemical symbol of gold?
Au

1.   Which planet has the most gravity?
 Jupiter

In which part of the human body would the limbic system be found?

In the brain

1.   Who had a hit with Schools Out in the 1970s

Alice Cooper

1.     Which plant is often seen as the typical accompaniment to an egg sandwich?

CRESS

1.    The real name of singer Katy Perry and the daughter of actress Goldie Hawn.

KATE HUDSON

In which county did Axminster carpets originate?

DEVON

1.      Who starred opposite Meg Ryan in the movie When Harry Met Sally?

BILLY CRYSTAL

Born Robert Allen Zimmerman in May 1941. What is he better known as?
Bob Dylan

1.      Who in 2012 did Elton John call a "fairground stripper"?

MADONNA

1.   In nature, what is a red admiral?

BUTTERFLY

1.   You only live once, but if you do it right, once is enough.
MAE WEST

1.     Which famous guest appeared on the 200th edition of A Question of Sport?

PRINCESS ANNE

1.    Where did karaoke originate?
Japan

What is the name of the local hangout in TV's Friends?

Central Perk

1.     What does white pizza lack compared to red pizza?

Tomato sauce

Lewis Collins and Martin Shaw?
The Professionals

1.     Extrasensory perception or ESP, is also called what sense?

Sixth sense

1.      Lesley Hornby was better known by what nickname?

TWIGGY

1.      How many times was Elizabeth Taylor married?

8

How many colours are mentioned in the 'I Can Sing A Rainbow' song?
SEVEN

1.    Who wrote Game of Thrones?                                                

   George R.R. Martin

1.     Fireworks were originally invented in which country?

CHINA

Is the father Mark Darcy or new flame Jack? So goes the plot of what 2016 movie sequel?

Bridget Jones's Baby

1.    Who was known as the 'Virgin Queen'?
QUEEN ELIZABETH I

1.      Who first gave Buster Keaton the nickname Buster?

HOUDINI

1.      WHAT IS MORSES FIRST NAME?

ENDEAVOUR

1.      What month is the Grand National usually held?

APRIL

A young orphan girl's adventures in finding a family that will take her. 1982
Annie

One of the 3 actresses who star in Birds of a Feather
Lesley Joseph

1.   What is the name of the home of the Greek Gods?
Answer: Olympus

1.     What were known in Victorian times as "Little bags of mystery"?

SAUSAGES

1.      What British band released the album A Night at the Opera in 1975?

 Queen

1.      A musical based on George Bernard Shaw's Pygmalion?

MY FAIR LADY

1.     From which musical is the song The Music Of The Night taken?

The Phantom of The Opera

1. Almost every modern piano has 52 white keys and how many black keys?

36

1.      Where did Typically Tropical go in 1976?

BARBADOS

Cher had a 1991 hit with which track, taken from the film Mermaids?

The Shoop Shoop Song

1.   “Grease,”

Frankie Valli (1978)   

1.     Who was known as "The Queen of Soul"?

Aretha Franklin.

Which Song Ends with The Line God Speed Your Love to Me

Unchained Melody

1.      Name the girl-Do you smile to tempt a lover.

Mona Lisa. (Mona Lisa, Nat King Cole)

1.      I got my first real six string. Bought it at the 5 and dime.

SUMMER OF 69

Will.i.am and Fergie were members of which band?
Black Eyed Peas

Which group had a No 1 with “Pass the Dutchie”?
A   Musical Youth

Who was the lead singer for the rock and roll band “The Crickets”?

     Buddy Holly

1.   What word in Japanese has the literal meaning of

Empty orchestra?

Karaoke

Questions on music

Whose nickname is The Prince of Darkness

Ozzy Osbourne

Who was the original lead singer with The Supremes?
 Diana Ross

1.      What was the name of the cowboy in "Toy Story"?

Woody.

1.The inflatable co-pilot

 Airplane! (1980)

1.     'Bore da' is good morning in which language?

WELSH

Why was there a gap of 12 years between a World Cup Tournament? 

    World War II

1.    What is an "Egg Banjo"? 

A FRIED EGG SANDWICH

1.     What creatures appear on the badge of a submariner in the UK’s Royal Navy?
DOLPHINS

1.     What type of animal is Geoffrey, The Toys 'R' Us mascot?

GIRAFFE

1.     Say goodbye my own true lover, as we sing a lovers song.

The Carnival Is Over (The Seekers)

“Put your head against my life. What do you hear?”

A Million Love Songs – Take That

1.     Which fruit is often called a "Love Apple"?

Tomato.

1.      Which synth-pop duo reached UK number one with 'West End Girls' in 1986?
Pet Shop Boys

 What fictional character lives at 32 Windsor Gardens?
Paddington Bear

 In which Shakespearean play does the character of Shylock appear?

The Merchant of Venice

1.    Who is the author of The Da Vinci Code?

Dan Brown

1.    In 1931, what was the first live televised sports event?
A   The Derby (horse race)

1.         Does the statue of Liberty hold her torch in the right or left hand?

RIGHT

They Are All Lees

An apiarist is a fancy word for what sort of job or hobby?

BEEKEEPING

In ‘The Final Countdown’ by Europe, to which planet were they heading?
VENUS

What construction began in Britain in 122 A.D.?
HADRIAN’S WALL

The first letter of each answer will spell a name

1.      What name is given to the week-long annual regatta of world-famous sailing races?

COWES WEEK

What invention made the fortune of Alfred Nobel?

      Dynamite

Inventions Through History

What happened to the body of the inventor of the frisbee after his death?

His ashes were turned into a frisbee.

1.      English scientist who featured on the last ever UK pound notes?

ISAAC NEWTON

1.      "Hotel California" and a 1975 novel by Jack Higgins?

Eagles ("Hotel California" is a song by the Eagles, and the book The Eagle Has Landed)

1.      What is the most popular flavour of ice cream?

Vanilla

Where was the world’s first speeding ticket issued?
England

1.     Which actress played the waitress Polly Sherman in TV's Fawlty Towers?

CONNIE BOOTH

1.      An infamous hoax by the BBC on April Fool's Day 1957 claimed that what was grown on trees?

SPAGHETTI

1.    The State of Israel was founded in what year?

1948

1.      Which European power colonized Brazil in the 16th century?
Answer: Portugal.

Name Queen Elizabeth I's Mother

Answer - Anne Boleyn

1.      18th July 64 ad, The Great Fire of Rome began during the rule of who?

Answer - Nero

1.      British celebrity hairstylist John Frieda was married to which pop singer and actress from 1977 until 1991?

Answer - LULU

Which World War II General was nicknamed "The Desert Fox"?
Answer - General Erwin Rommel

1.    Legendary frontman of 'Black Sabbath.

Answer - Ozzy Osbourne

1.    Which large animal kills more people than any other animal in Africa?

Answer - Hippopotamus

1.   What is the smallest country in the world? 

  Answer - VATICAN CITY

Name Ireland’s longest river.

Answer - River Shannon

1.      THE CORAL SEA IS IN WHAT OCEAN?

Answer - PACIFIC

In Which Country Is Cusco

Answer - Peru

Who was the sixth wife of Henry VIII?

Answer - Katharine Parr

Which type of nut is used to flavour ‘Nutella’ chocolate spread?

Answer - Hazelnut

Which former electrician became president of Poland in 1990?

Answer: Lech Walesa

Alberta is a province of which country?

Answer - CANADA

Vanilla flavouring is derived from which flower?

Answer - Orchid

The Traitors' Gate is an entrance to which building?

Answer - TOWER OF LONDON

More General Knowledge Questions

More General Knowledge Questions

More General Knowledge Questions

More Gen Knowledge questions

. On a standard roulette wheel, what colour background is the slot for the number zero?
Answer - GREEN

1.   The River Wye flows through Hereford.

Answer -  True

1.  What were clocks missing before 1577?

Answer - Minute hands

1.      What is 40 in Roman numerals?

Answer - XL

1.      Melton Mowbray in Leicestershire prides itself on making what quality food product?

Answer - PORK PIES

1.      What is the base ingredient of gummy bears?

Answer - GELATIN

WHATS THE UKS LARGEST BAKERY CHAIN?

   Answer -  GREGGS

What makes pink gin pink?

Answer - Angostura bitters

Who was the first person to be seen on Channel 4?

Answer - Richard Whiteley

1.  "Excuse me while I whip this out."

Answer - Blazing Saddles

Books that became films