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

14Which group had a hit in 1985 with Road to Nowhere ?

15What is the name of Tokyo’s financial index?

16Which classic weepie starred Ali MacGraw and Ryan O’Neal?

17What was the nickname of revolutionary Ernesto Guevara?

18What term is given to a spindle that joins two wheels?

19Which iconic fashion doll was launched in 1959?

20In which county is Robin Hood’s Bay?

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QUIZ 54– Yellow

1Yellowfin is a species of which fish?

2What is the real name of TV’s Keith Lemon?

3Which Dutch town is famous for its cheese which usually has a yellow coating?

4Princess Jasmine is a character in which 1992 Disney film?

5In Formula 1, what does a single yellow flag warn a driver to do?

6Which insect transmits the disease yellow fever?

7Which is the largest of the Canary Islands?

8Which buttercup-like flower has greater and lesser varieties?

9Which US state is also known as the “Yellowhammer State”?

10Meadowlark Lemon (1932-2015) was a professional player in which sport?

11The yellow jersey is worn by the leader of which sporting event?

12Which group sang Tie a Yellow Ribbon Round the Ole Oak Tree in 1973?

13Which fictional sleuth has a secretary called Miss Lemon?

14In which US state is Yellowstone National Park mainly situated?

15How many points are awarded for potting the yellow ball in the game of snooker?

16Who played Saffron in the TV series Absolutely Fabulous ?

17The Beatles released Yellow Submarine as a double A-sided single with which other song?

18Which fish of the plaice family has a lemon variety?

19Which actor starred in the 2004 film Lemony Snicket’s A Series of Unfortunate Events ?

20In which area of London is Canary Wharf?

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QUIZ 55– Pot Luck

1Which word meaning “poet” is commonly applied to Shakespeare?

2Dom Perignon is a brand of which drink?

3Which branch of science deals with the elements and their compounds?

4Which spectacular North American cascade divides Canada and the USA?

5Which French fashion designer introduced the New Look in 1947?

6Which two academic qualifications were replaced by the GCSE exam?

7In which county is Hexham?

8Which military force was founded by Trotsky?

9Which nursery rhyme character had no food for her dog?

10What style of bay window is also the name of an Oxford college?

11Which adventure hero visited the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull in 2008?

12What is the capital city of Morocco?

13What is “eight” in Spanish?

14An Orcadian is a resident of which group of islands?

15Who was the original presenter of the UK version of MasterChef ?

16What name is given to scissors that leave a zigzag instead of a straight edge?

17Which male singing voice falls between tenor and bass?

18What imperial measure is just over half a litre?

19Which small horse is slang for £25?

20Which food item is associated with the town of Melton Mowbray?

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QUIZ 56– Scotland

1What is the capital city of Scotland?

2Which canal, completed in 1822, links Inverness and Fort William?

3What is the name of the old Roman barrier along the Scottish/English border?

4Who is the patron saint of Scotland?

5Carnoustie is a famous venue for which sport?

6Which Shakespeare play is traditionally thought to bring bad luck to its actors?

7Which city is also known as “the Granite City”?

8What is the longest river in Scotland?

9On which island is there a monastery founded by St Columba?

10Which Celtic language is spoken in many parts of the Western Isles of Scotland?

11Which Scottish village was the traditional destination for runaway couples?

12Which 1983 film set in a Scottish village featured music by Mark Knopfler?

13What name is given to a turnip in Scotland?

14A sequel to which 1996 film set in Scotland was released in January 2017?

15Which fabric pattern is particularly associated with Scotland?

16What is the name of the largest island in the Firth of Clyde?

17Up till 2008, which coin had a Scottish thistle with a crown on top on the reverse?

18In which council region is St Andrews?

19What is the name of the Scottish rugby team’s home ground?

20Which palace is situated just north of Perth?

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QUIZ 57– Pot Luck

1What is the collective noun for a group of lions?

2Who won the fourteenth series of Strictly Come Dancing in 2016?

3Which German sports car manufacturer created the Carrera model?

4What term is given to a case for holding arrows?

5What is the sixth colour of the rainbow?

6Which Formula 1 team signed Lewis Hamilton as a young driver in 2007?

7What is the capital of Spain?

8Which title was assumed by Oliver Cromwell in 1653?

9What is the last letter of the Greek alphabet?

10Who were “on the run” according to the title of the 1990 Robbie Coltrane film?

11What are the two official languages of Sri Lanka?

12Which liqueur was originally made by Carthusian monks?

13Which group had a 1980 hit with Baggy Trousers ?

14Which National Theatre auditorium was named after the first actor to be made a life peer?

15What name is given to a bird of prey’s hooked claw?

16Where is the Sea of Tranquility?

17The word for which system of weights and measures can also refer to an empire?

18Which vegetable has pearl and Spanish varieties?

19Which 1990s interior design show was presented by Carol Smillie from 1996 to 2003?

20Which musical instruction means “very quickly”?

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QUIZ 58– Animal World

1What is the tallest living mammal?

2Which animal is known as “the ship of the desert”?

3What name is given to a badger’s burrow?