Collins Puzzles - Collins Quiz Night - 10,000 original questions in 500 quizzes

12What is the square root of 169?

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

14How many sides are there on a rhombus?

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

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

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

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

19Which unit of quantity is equal to twelve dozen?

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

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QUIZ 27– Pot Luck

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

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

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

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

5What is the modern name for Ceylon?

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

7The Blockheads were the backing band for which singer?

8Which town in Warwickshire is associated with Shakespeare?

9Who was the Greek god of pastures and nature?

10In rounders, which player stands behind the batter?

11Which is the largest cathedral in the world?

12Which English conflict lasted from 1642 to 1646?

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

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

15The Serpentine is in which area of London?

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

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

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

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

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

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QUIZ 28– Art

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

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

3Who created the art installation My Bed in 1998?

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

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

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

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

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

9What was Picasso’s first name?

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

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

12Which artist painted The Night Watch (1642)?

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

14Which artist painted The Fighting Temeraire (1838)?

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

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

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

18Who sculpted The Kiss (1882)?

19In which city is the Uffizi gallery?

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

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QUIZ 29– Pot Luck

1Which female rank is equivalent to a knight?

2What is the national bird of the USA?

3What is the fourth letter of the Greek alphabet?

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

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

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

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

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

9What is the Spanish word for “donkey”?

10Epiphany is celebrated in which month?

11What is the capital city of Belgium?

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

13On which river does Chester stand?

14Linen is obtained from which plant?

15What is the lowest male singing voice?

16Vulpine refers to which animal?

17What is the nickname of Norwich City FC?

18Of which family did John Galsworthy write a series of novels between 1906 and 1921?

19 Tapestry was a 1971 album by which singer/songwriter?

20What, according to the proverb, is the sincerest form of flattery?

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QUIZ 30– Celebrity

1Which TV scientist played in the 1990s band D Ream?

2Who is the youngest of the Kardashian sisters?

3Which girl group was formed as a result of the programme Popstars: The Rivals ?

4In which US state was Nicole Kidman born?

5Which reality TV star won the 2017 series of the winter sports competition The Jump ?

6Angelina Jolie is the daughter of which actor?

7Which intrepid TV presenter first found fame on Castaway 2000 ?

8Which guitarist graduated with a physics PhD in 2008, having originally begun his studies in the 1970s?

9The TV series Cradle to Grave is a biopic of which TV and radio presenter’s early life?

10What is the name of David and Victoria Beckham’s second son?

11What is the surname of Oscar-winning film-making brothers Joel and Ethan?

12Which comedian featured on the 2005 version of Tony Christie’s Is This the Way to Amarillo ?

13In which country was Cate Blanchett born?

14Which Oscar-winning actor is a founder member of the band Thirty Seconds to Mars?

15On which talent show did Simon Cowell first appear as a judge?

16Which group was Beyoncé part of before going solo?

17Dakota Johnson is the daughter of which actress?

18Which Hollywood actress was Miss USA runner-up in 1986?

19By what name is Stefani Germanotta better known?

20Arnold Schwarzenegger was Governor of which US state from 2003 to 2011?

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QUIZ 31– Pot Luck