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6“On a dark desert highway, cool wind in my hair, Warm smell of colitas, rising up through the air” is a lyric from which song?

7Who starred as John Merrick in the 1980 film The Elephant Man ?

8In which year did man first set foot on the moon?

9In which month does Royal Ascot take place?

10Where in Scotland is an old blacksmith’s shop a tourist attraction?

11What is a worshipper of Brahma, Vishnu and Shiva?

12Which DJ created the character of Captain Kremmen?

13In which county is Whipsnade Zoo?

14Which type of 1950s music used a washboard?

15What name is given in law to a person who makes a will?

16Merlin counselled which legendary king?

17In which country was Sir Alexander Fleming born?

18What type of creatures were dinosaurs?

19Which bodily organ gives its name to a variety of bean?

20How many lanes are usually used for racing in an Olympic swimming pool?

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QUIZ 40– Italy

1The patron saint of animals, St Francis, was born in which Italian town?

2A pizza Margherita has which three main toppings?

3In the Italian language, which city is known as Napoli ?

4What is the name of Italy’s top-flight football league?

5Which make and model of car was popularised in the 1969 film The Italian Job ?

6Which Italian city is one of the world’s most important fashion capitals?

7The ceiling of the Sistine Chapel was painted by which artist?

8Which city is known particularly for its bridges, canals and gondolas?

9In a traditional Italian meal, what is the first course called?

10Which Italian explorer sailed from Europe to find a route to Asia and instead landed in the Americas?

11What animal is said to have suckled the twin brothers who founded Rome in ancient myth?

12What does the word grazie mean?

13The Italian flag has which three colours?

14Which Roman general and politician was assassinated on the Ides of March?

15What is the name of the small sovereign state located within Italy’s capital city?

16The ancient city of Pompeii was destroyed by which volcano?

17What was the currency used in Italy before its adoption of the euro in 2002?

18In which circular structure did the gladiators of Ancient Rome fight?

19Which sea is immediately beneath the boot-shaped peninsula of Italy?

20What is the name of Europe’s tallest active volcano, located on the east coast of Sicily?

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QUIZ 41– Pot Luck

1Which units are used to measure sound intensity?

2In which country did chilli con carne originate?

3What kind of plant is Lady’s Slipper?

4In which town were the band Slade formed?

5What type of gem is The Star of Africa?

6How many laps are completed in a speedway race?

7On a standard keyboard, the “(” and “)” symbols share keys with which two numbers?

8How many wheels are there on a quad bike?

9In music, which note is written on the bottom line of the stave with a treble clef?

10The zodiac sign Taurus covers which two calendar months?

11In the rhyme, where does Goosey Goosey Gander wander?

12In the initials FIFA, what does the first F stand for?

13If a crowd is three, how many is company?

14What type of creature is a natterjack?

15What was the name of Mackenzie Crook’s character in the TV series The Office ?

16In which county is Windsor Castle?

17Romano and Desiree are varieties of which vegetable?

18What type of animal is a Samoyed?

19Which singer starred in the 1992 film The Bodyguard?

20What is the county town of West Sussex?

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QUIZ 42– Gold and Silver

1What type of creature is a goldcrest?

2What type of meat is silverside?

3At which racecourse does the Gold Cup steeplechase take place every March?

4At the end of which coloured arch is there said to be a crock of gold?

5 The Silver Chair is a 1953 novel by which author?

6What is goldenrod?

7In which 1986 horror film did Jeff Goldblum star?

8With which English king is the Field of the Cloth of Gold associated?

9Which band released the 1972 single Solid Gold Easy Action ?

10Who played M for the first time in the James Bond film GoldenEye ?

11In the proverb, speech is silver but what is golden?

12What name was given to one of the legendary Greek seamen who followed Jason in search of the Golden Fleece?

13According to the Beatles, who had a silver hammer?

14In which year did Queen Elizabeth II celebrate her Golden Jubilee?

15Who performed the theme song to the Bond film Goldfinger ?

16A Golden Delicious is what type of fruit?

17What is the chemical symbol for gold?

18What term is given to an older person who is computer literate?

19How many years of marriage are marked by a silver wedding anniversary?

20What is “black gold”?

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QUIZ 43– Pot Luck

1What is the capital of Poland?

2What is chervil?

3“Key of the door” is the traditional bingo call for which number?

4Who was Dick Grayson’s original alter ego?

5Who wanted to ask the Wizard of Oz for courage?

6In 2013 which singer released the song Wrecking Ball?

7An amoeba has how many cells?

8Which birthstone is linked to May?

9Which 1987 Steve Martin film was based on Cyrano de Bergerac (1897)?

10Which French monarch was known as the “Sun King”?

11What was the title of Frankie Goes to Hollywood’s second chart-topper?

12Thermophobia is the fear of what?

13What is the log thrown in the Highland Games called?

14Moving anticlockwise on a dartboard, what number is next to 5?

15Which fruit has a Victoria variety?

16In which US city is the Grand Ole Opry?

17Whose real name was Georgios Panayiotou?