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

7What is a young horse called?

8In the Beatles song, what is the name of the meter maid?

9What is the capital of Saudi Arabia?

10Which nut is obtained from the hickory tree?

11Who won Olympic gold medals in the decathlon in 1980 and 1984?

12What is the trunk of the human body called?

13“I’ve been alone with you inside my mind” is the opening lyric from which song?

14In the context of education, where is the UEA located?

15What condition does pluvius insurance cover?

16Which city of South Wales is known locally as Abertawe?

17Which condiment contains cauliflower, onion and gherkin, seasoned with mustard and turmeric?

18Which fairy-tale character, locked in a tower by a witch, lets down her long golden hair?

19What is used to make the soles of espadrilles?

20Who co-starred with Tom Hanks in Sleepless in Seattle ?

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QUIZ 68– Television Costume Drama

1Which 2013-16 series, starring Jeremy Piven, followed the life of a famous retailer?

2Who played the title role in the series Foyle’s War ?

3Which Tolstoy novel was adapted for TV in 2016 and starred James Norton?

4Which US series set in South Dakota starred Ian McShane as Al Swearengen?

5Which 1970s costume drama, set in Eaton Square, was revived in 2010?

6What is the name of the convent in Call the Midwife ?

7Which series was named after the home belonging to the Crawley family?

8Jonathan Rhys Meyers starred as which monarch in the 2007-10 series The Tudors ?

9Who played Charles Ryder in the 1981 adaptation of Brideshead Revisited?

10What was The Halcyon in the 2017 ITV drama series?

11Which series was set in the fictional village of Aidensfield?

12Which 1970s drama series about the Roman Empire starred Derek Jacobi in the title role?

13Who originally played Robin of Loxley in the 1980s series Robin of Sherwood ?

14Damian Lewis played Major Richard Winters in which WWII drama series?

15The BBC series The Hollow Crown are adaptations of which playwright?

16Sir Mark Rylance played which historical figure in the series Wolf Hall ?

17Which drama series, revived in 2015, is based on the novels by Winston Graham?

18What is the title of the Netflix drama series about Elizabeth II?

19Who played Athos in the 2014 TV series The Musketeers ?

20Which The X-Files actress appeared in the BBC 2005 adaptation of Bleak House ?

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QUIZ 69– Pot Luck

1Which Pacific state dropped “Western” from its name in 1997?

2Which jubilee did Queen Elizabeth II celebrate in February 2017?

3What is the capital of Iraq?

4What was the surname of Shakespeare’s wife?

5What term is given to prayer cushions for kneeling on?

6What is four score and ten?

7What name is given to copies of a book published at one time?

8On the original version of the quiz show Fifteen to One, who asked the questions?

9Which bread roll of Jewish origin is in the shape of a ring?

10Which style of architecture is epitomised by Bath’s Royal Crescent?

11What is the main alcoholic ingredient of a Pink Lady cocktail?

12Which Native American chief was the subject of a Longfellow poem?

13Which spicy peanut sauce is a feature of Asian cuisine?

14In which European country is the Black Forest?

15Which light wood is much used in model-making?

16Which theatre term indicates movement away from the audience?

17What is the opposite of “yin” in Chinese philosophy?

18The town of Dunstable is in which county?

19What kind of bet puts money on a horse finishing in the first three places?

20Which Somerset town, legendary burial place of King Arthur, is famous for its music festival?

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QUIZ 70– Also Known As

1Which chemical element is also known as quicksilver?

2Boz was a pen-name of which famous author?

3What is the stage name of singer Alecia Moore?

4Which African mammal is also known as the antbear?

5How is the building at London’s 30 St Mary Axe commonly known?

6Pontoon, twenty-one and vingt-et-un are alternative names for which card game?

7What is the official name for an Oscar?

8Who is the comic-strip alter ego of Peter Parker?

9Acton, Currer and Ellis Bell were the pen names of which sisters?

10What plant is also known as the Michaelmas daisy?

11What name was used by the unspeaking Marx brother whose birth name was Adolph?

12The Granta is another name for which East Anglian river?

13What is the Indian term for a vegetable also known as “ladies’ fingers” and “okra”?

14Which breed of dog is also known as the German shepherd?

15How were Graeme Garden, Bill Oddie and Tim Brooke-Taylor collectively known?

16In which city is Storkyrkan, officially named Sankt Nicolai kyrka?

17Which musician’s real name is Vincent Furnier?

18What was the real name of writer George Orwell?

19Which American wild cat is also known as a cougar or mountain lion?

20Which British city has the nickname “Auld Reekie”?

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QUIZ 71– Pot Luck

1Liverpool and Birkenhead are linked by which tunnel?

2Which word means both a fencing sword and a thin metal sheet?

3What was Elvis Presley’s middle name?

4Who played the title role in the 1970s children’s TV series Catweazle ?

5Chilli was originally native to which country?

6What name is given to an official with the power to evict people from their houses?

7Who wrote the nonsense poem The Hunting of the Snark ?

8The Back to the Future films starred which actor as Marty McFly?

9How many sheets of paper are there in a ream?

10Ni is the chemical symbol for which element?

11Which French president succeeded Jacques Chirac?

12Which actor starred in the 1955 thriller To Catch A Thief ?