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

16Which African carnivore has a call that sounds like laughter?

17Which type of amphibian has varieties including crested, fire belly and spotted?

18In which direction does the sun rise?

19Which wild cat has tufts on its ear tips?

20Which river runs through America’s Grand Canyon?

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QUIZ 13– Pot Luck

1What is a level or grade in judo called?

2Which fish has varieties including brown and rainbow?

3Who directed the 2008 film Slumdog Millionaire ?

4What was the title of ABBA’s first UK chart-topper?

5What is the French word for “thank you”?

6What title is given to the supreme commander of the British navy?

7 Dinnerladies was created by and starred which comedienne?

8What does the Richter scale measure?

9Which vitamin is most abundant in carrots?

10What is a baby swan called?

11Which Womble was named after a Siberian city?

12Proverbially, which reptile cries insincere tears?

13In which county is Bexhill?

14What is the American term for a holiday?

15What familiar short name is used for London’s police force?

16Which retired athlete’s autobiography is entitled Faster than Lightning ?

17What is the Flying Scotsman ?

18Which animated pair had A Grand Day Out in 1989?

19Which river flows through Stoke?

20Who wrote the play The Winter’s Tale ?

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QUIZ 14– Sitcoms

1Who played Pam in Gavin & Stacey ?

2In which London borough was Only Fools and Horses set?

3What was the name of Ricky Gervais’ character in The Office ?

4Which part-improvised series featured siblings Ben, Karen and Jake?

5Which actress played Grace in Will & Grace ?

6In which sitcom did Simon Bird play the character Will McKenzie?

7Which sitcom was set on Craggy Island?

8Who played Manuel in Fawlty Towers ?

9Who co-starred with Zoë Wanamaker in My Family?

10In which city was Bread set?

11Which profession features in Damned ?

12Which US medical sitcom starred Zach Braff and Sarah Chalke?

13Which series starred Dame Judi Dench and Geoffrey Palmer as Jean and Lionel?

14David Hyde Pierce played which character in Frasier ?

15Which country is the setting for the TV sitcom Two Doors Down ?

16What was the name of Paul Eddington’s character in The Good Life ?

17What was the nickname of the company clerk in M*A*S*H?

18Officer Crabtree, famed for his French mispronunciation, appeared in which sitcom?

19Which actor provided the narration for Twenty Twelve and W1A ?

20Who played Miranda’s mother in the sitcom Miranda ?

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QUIZ 15– Pot Luck

1What colour is turmeric?

2Which creature is said to be caught by the early bird?

3Who wrote The Three Musketeers ?

4What was the name of the Soviet space station launched in 1986?

5The Shambles is a street in which English city?

6Who was the chief Greek god on Mount Olympus?

7What substance makes up the outer layer of a tooth?

8Yaffle is a dialect name for which bird?

9“Simian” refers to which type of animal?

10Which section of an orchestra includes flutes?

11“The Gunners” is the nickname of which football team?

12What term is given to a bishop’s high hat?

13In which county is Sherwood Forest?

14Which actress starred in the TV series Hannah Montana ?

15Which singer was originally named Anna Mae Bullock?

16In the PG Wodehouse novels, who is Bertie Wooster’s manservant?

17Who had a 1978 hit with Song for Guy ?

18What is a Scottish water sprite in the form of a horse called?

19Who were the Rockers’ 1960s rivals?

20The Woolpack pub is featured in which long-running TV series?

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QUIZ 16– UK Politics

1What is the title of the official printed record of Parliamentary proceedings?

2Who was the first female Speaker of the House of Commons?

3Who was Prime Minister at the outbreak of WWII?

4On which day of the week are British elections usually held?

5Who became the UK’s first Green Party MP in 2010?

6Who was Gordon Brown’s Chancellor of the Exchequer?

7In which Lincolnshire town was Baroness Margaret Thatcher born?

8Which former Prime Minister is associated with the country house of Chartwell?

9What exclamation is heard in the House of Commons to signal Members’ agreement?

10Which former MP was elected Mayor of Greater Manchester in May 2017?

11What is the maximum period between general elections in the UK?

12Which London street is home to the Ministry of Defence?

13What term is given to a seat in the House of Lords for an independent or minor party member?

14Who was Prime Minister from 1990 to 1997?

15In the House of Commons, what colour are the seats?

16What was the nickname of the 1940s Labour politician Aneurin Bevan?

17What are the initials of the government’s industrial mediation body?

18What is the name of the Speaker’s seat in the House of Lords?

19On which occasion does the Chancellor traditionally brandish a red case?

20In 2017 who became leader of the Liberal Democrats for the second time?

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QUIZ 17– Pot Luck

1What is the capital of Portugal?

2Who were Gladys Knight’s backing group?

3What term is given to a blacksmith’s iron block?

4What is a grinding tooth called?

5Which soft, bland foodstuff is made from soya beans?

6In a limerick, which lines should rhyme with the second line?

7What is the longest river in South America?

8Which Cumbrian town is famous for its mint cake?