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QUIZ 49– Pot Luck

1Which duo had a 1986 hit with Edge of Heaven ?

2Which animal is known as a moose in the USA?

3Who wrote the 1847 novel Wuthering Heights ?

4Which London Underground line is coloured red on maps?

5What is the fifth sign of the zodiac?

6What is the official language of the Canadian province of Quebec?

7In the nursery rhyme Mary, Mary, Quite Contrary , what colour are the bells in her garden?

8What name is given to an official population count?

9What is the nickname of Sheffield Wednesday FC?

10What is proverbially said to be as good as a feast?

11Which port is the largest coastal city in Belgium?

12Which Staffordshire university is situated near Stoke-on-Trent?

13What is the only English town to appear in the title of a Shakespeare play?

14In the children’s series Roobarb and Custard, what kind of animal was Roobarb?

15Which drink is associated with California’s Napa Valley?

16Which flaky white cheese is produced in North Yorkshire?

17Which actress starred in the Nanny McPhee films?

18In the nursery rhyme, which stoat-like animal goes “pop”?

19What kind of boat has twin parallel hulls?

20What is the name of London’s famous botanical gardens?

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QUIZ 50– Mythology

1Who, in Greek mythology, were the older gods who preceded the Olympians?

2Which chemical element is named after the Roman god of communication?

3What was the name of the Roman goddess of the hunt?

4Which Norse god was Thor’s father?

5Who was the Greek goddess of love…?

6…and who was her Roman counterpart?

7What did Prometheus steal from the gods?

8What flower is named after a mythical, self-absorbed youth?

9Who was the Roman sun god?

10Which lost continent of legend is said to have sunk below the sea?

11What is the alternative name for Jupiter, the supreme god of the Romans?

12What, in Greek mythology, was a female spirit that tormented evil-doers?

13Which Gorgon’s name is also used for a jellyfish?

14Which three-pronged spear is traditionally carried by Neptune?

15Where in the Mediterranean was home to the Minotaur?

16Which god of property boundaries gave his name to a station at the end of the line?

17Who was the Roman god of love?

18What is the name of the resting place for the souls of slain heroes in Norse mythology?

19What was the name of Jason’s ship, in Greek mythology?

20After which Anglo-Saxon god was Wednesday named?

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QUIZ 51– Pot Luck

1What is the world’s fastest land animal?

2What is the name of the commemorative pillar near Pudding Lane in London?

3What is the science of moral principles?

4Which puppet fox has the catchphrase “Boom! Boom!”?

5Where in the body is the hippocampus?

6What name is given to a sporting event consisting of a series of boat or yacht races?

7Who was the goddess of the dawn in Roman mythology?

8In which city is Beverly Hills?

9Maraschino liqueur is made from which fruit?

10Which group sang Lonely This Christmas in 1974?

11What is the capital city of Estonia?

12What volcanic rock forms the Giant’s Causeway in Northern Ireland?

13What is Cockney rhyming slang for “hair”?

14Which old tax-collecting government department changed its name in 2005?

15Who was the mid-5th-century king of the Huns?

16What is the name of Homer Simpson’s mother in the The Simpsons ?

17What is the “season of mists and mellow fruitfulness”, according to Keats?

18Who composed the music for Star Wars ?

19In which county is Crewe?

20Leghorn is a breed of what animal?

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QUIZ 52– Royalty

1Which Royal House opposed the House of York in the Wars of the Roses?

2What was the name of 18 French kings?

3Elizabeth Woodville married which king?

4Who was king of England during WWII?

5Which 11th-century English king was nicknamed “the Unready”?

6What is the name of the royal residence in Norfolk?

7Who was Queen Victoria’s consort?

8Which king of England was defeated at the Battle of Hastings?

9What was George I’s native language?

10Which castle built for Edward I is situated on the south-eastern shore of Anglesey?

11What was the name of the ruling dynasty of Scotland from 1371 to 1714?

12Which king signed the Magna Carta ?

13Who was Queen of England from 1558 to 1603?

14In which royal residence can you view Queen Mary’s dolls’ house?

15Which English king, according to legend, burned the cakes?

16In which city were the remains of Richard III found in 2012?

17Mary of Teck was the wife of which British monarch?

18What was the family nickname of both Edward VII and George VI?

19In which year did Edward VIII abdicate?

20What was the name of Henry VIII’s first wife?

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QUIZ 53– Pot Luck

1Cathay is an old name for which country?

2What kind of rays cause skin to go brown in the sun?

3What is the Latin name of the prayer Hail Mary, set to music by many composers?

4Which 2002 romcom starred Nia Vardalos and John Corbett?

5Which city hosted the 2018 Winter Olympics?

6How is actor Nicolas Coppola better known?

7What cake is traditionally eaten during the Easter period in the UK?

8Which city is the capital of the Tyrol?

9Which bird is the emblem of the RSPB?

10Who composed the piece known as the Minute Waltz (1847)?

11What school is associated with a collar, a crop and the wall game?

12Who is the Greek goddess of victory?

13What are the announcements in church of a forthcoming wedding called?