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

6What is a school’s shared occupancy bedroom called?

7What is the county town of Cornwall?

8Which actress played Clara Oswald in Doctor Who ?

9What decoration is known in the USA as “frosting”?

10Which group’s hits include Holding Back the Years (1985) and Stars (1991)?

11What type of creature is a house martin?

12What name is given to the spike of a fork?

13Which metal has the symbol Fe?

14Which town in south-east Ireland is famed for its crystal?

15What is the currency unit of Mexico?

16What word describes a musical note played slightly lower than it should be?

17Who presented the TV series Time Team ?

18How is 2018 written in Roman numerals?

19What is the penultimate radio alphabet code letter?

20Who was the leader of the Soviet Union during WWII?

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QUIZ 4– Geography

1Which mountainous principality lies between France and Spain?

2In which city is the Taj Mahal?

3What is the name of modern-day Persia?

4Which city is the capital of Romania?

5The shamrock is the emblem of which country?

6What are the native inhabitants of New Zealand known as?

7Which language is spoken in the south-western part of Cyprus?

8What is the longest river wholly in France?

9“The Windy City” is the nickname of which US city?

10Which sea lies between Italy and Croatia?

11Which international airport is located in Bedfordshire?

12Giza is a city in which country?

13In which Australian state is Brisbane?

14In which North American mountain range are Banff and Jasper located?

15What is the capital of Vietnam?

16Which Portuguese island is famous for its dessert wine?

17What is the currency unit of Switzerland?

18The World Heritage site of Ephesus is in which modern country?

19In which English county is Ross-on-Wye?

20Which South American country has Lima as its capital?

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QUIZ 5– Pot Luck

1Who was the lead singer with The Police?

2Who starred in the TV series Murder, She Wrote ?

3Which Biblical character was betrayed by Delilah?

4What is the name for toasted Italian-style sandwiches?

5What name is given to a gnawing mammal such as a rat or mouse?

6Who is the patron saint of England?

7What is the common name of sodium chloride?

8Who was the first president of the USA?

9What does the “A” of “VAT” stand for?

10Which chess pieces move in L-shapes?

11The cartoon character Popeye is associated with which vegetable?

12Which Canadian police go on horseback?

13Which classic film and book series includes The Two Towers ?

14Charles I and James I belonged to which royal House?

15Which type of ship flies the Jolly Roger flag?

16Which Welsh singer’s debut hit was Lost in France in 1976?

17A Manx cat is missing which feature that most cats have?

18What is the national airline of Australia?

19What term is given to a plant that lives for one year?

20Which ocean is the world’s largest?

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QUIZ 6– Films

1Who voiced the title character in the 2009 film Fantastic Mr Fox ?

2What does the second M in the film company MGM stand for?

3Which actor starred in the 1959 film Ben-Hur ?

4Which film was mistakenly announced as the winner of the Best Picture Oscar at the 2017 ceremony?

5Which 1960 Sir Alfred Hitchcock film is famed for its shower scene?

6Who found fame as Bella Swan in the Twilight Saga ?

7Which creature featured in the 1975 film Jaws ?

8Who starred as a prison guard in the 1999 film The Green Mile ?

9What was the name of the Volkswagen in the 1968 Disney film The Love Bug ?

10What is the subtitle of the second Terminator film, released in 1991?

11The 1955 film Rebel Without a Cause starred which actor?

12Which film is based on the life of the Trapp Family Singers?

13Who starred in the 2010 film Black Swan ?

14Which Toy Story character has the catchphrase “To Infinity, and Beyond!”?

15Who co-starred with Robert Redford in Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid ?

16Which actress played Bobbie in the 1970 film The Railway Children?

17What is the nickname of India’s film industry?

18How does James Bond like his martini?

19Ryan Gosling starred in a 2017 sequel to which 1982 sci-fi film?

20Who played Gandalf in The Lord of the Rings trilogy?

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QUIZ 7– Pot Luck

1Which museum houses the Mona Lisa ?

2In which town is the Royal and Ancient Golf Club?

3What term is given to the heating process which destroys disease-producing bacteria in milk?

4What is the name given to the Central Criminal Court in London?

5A kumquat is what colour?

6What is the capital of the US state of Hawaii?

7What title was traditionally given to the most senior nurse in a hospital?

8Harry Potter was played on screen by which actor?

9Who wrote the play Blithe Spirit (1941 )?

10What was the language of ancient Rome?

11What, according to the proverb, gathers no moss?

12Cheddar Gorge is part of which range of hills?

13Who topped the UK singles chart in 1999 with Baby One More Time ?

14Which sign of the zodiac is represented by the Ram?

15Which group’s first chart-topper was 1995’s Some Might Say ?

16The New Zealand rugby team perform what ritual before a match?

17What, proverbially, is the mother of invention?

18Which 1942 Disney film featured Thumper the rabbit?

19Who is the patron saint of travellers?

20What unit is used in measuring the height of a horse?

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