Collins Puzzles - Collins Pub Quiz - 10,000 easy, medium and difficult questions

2What was American MR Bissell’s dust-collecting invention?

3What term describes a way of representing a number as a fraction of 100?

4Which 1707 law joined England and Scotland?

5Which actor was married twice to Elizabeth Taylor?

6Sting, Andy Summers and Stewart Copeland made up which group?

7Which section of an orchestra includes trumpets and trombones?

8On UK roads, what shape is a road sign that gives an order?

9Who had a hit in 1984 with Girls Just Want to Have Fun ?

10What is the traditional bingo call for the number 76?

11Which is the southernmost of North America’s Great Lakes?

12Who was King Henry VIII’s fifth wife?

13In the nursery rhyme, what was the monotonous diet of the children of the Old Lady who lived in a shoe?

14Which army rank is immediately above private?

15Is volleyball normally played indoors or outdoors?

16What is the science and study of the measurement of time known as?

17In which county would you visit Sissinghurst Gardens?

18To which family does the chive belong?

19On a radio tuning dial, for what do the letters FM stand?

20The 1981 song Endless Love was a hit for which duo?

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QUIZ 58– Natural World

1What is a young goat called?

2A muscovy is what sort of bird?

3Dates grow on what type of tree?

4What is an acanthus?

5What word is used to describe a group of dolphins?

6Hawthorn traditionally blooms in which month?

7What is the collective name for a group of crows?

8Which insects communicate with one another by dancing?

9How is the climber Hedera helix better known?

10How many legs has a crab?

11What is the green colouring matter in plants called?

12Mountain ash is another name for which tree?

13Conkers come from which tree?

14What general term is given to a creature that does not have a backbone?

15From what is the horn of a rhinoceros formed?

16Which is the world’s fastest land mammal?

17Is a sole a freshwater or sea fish?

18What is the term for a male badger?

19Which Christmas decoration is a parasite of the apple tree?

20Which tree is named after a UK capital city?

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QUIZ 59– Pot Luck

1Before the invention of the clock what was anticlockwise known as?

2On a Monopoly ™board, what colour is Leicester Square?

3How many balls are used in a game of billiards?

4Who wrote the novel Little Women (1868)?

5Which sitcom starred Lenny Henry as Gareth Blackstock?

60114 is the dialling code for which city?

7Of which country was Juan Carlos king?

8How many million dollars did the Man cost in the title of a 1970s TV series?

9Which waterfall comprises the Horseshoe Falls and American Falls, separated by Goat Island?

10In which year did Michael Jackson have a hit with Billie Jean ?

11Which French phrase used in English means each dish individually priced?

12Which 1960 film starred Kirk Douglas and Jean Simmons?

13Florence is the capital of which region of Italy?

14What term is given to artistic handwriting, usually produced with a special pen?

15What type of fruit is Packham’s Triumph?

16Where on the body could a cataract form?

17In which decade of the 20th century was Michaela Strachan born?

18Billingsgate Market was famous for what sort of food?

19Which Romantic poet was described as “mad, bad and dangerous to know”?

20What term is given to a positive electrode?

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QUIZ 60– On the Road

1On UK roads, what shape is the STOP sign that has white writing on a red background?

2Which major UK road stretches from Edinburgh to London?

3Which A road passes Chelmsford, Colchester and Ipswich?

4On UK roads, what is the standard national speed limit for a car in a built-up area?

5Carlisle and Rugby are connected by which motorway?

6 Road to Hell was a hit single and album for whom in 1989?

7The Primera was a model produced by which Japanese car manufacturer?

8On UK roads, the sign indicating a roundabout shows a circle divided into how many parts?

9What is the number of the Manchester Orbital motorway?

10Who had a 1991 no. 1 hit with End of the Road ?

11What colour of cat’s-eyes are used to mark the edge of the carriageway of lay-bys and slip roads in the UK?

12What does MPV stand for in relation to cars?

13The Clubman is a variety of which car model?

14What name is given to a car which has a soft roof that can be removed or folded down?

15Which French term is applied to a two-door car with a sloping rear?

16On an Ordnance Survey map, what is indicated by a rectangle containing “P&R”?

17On UK roads, what shape is the Give Way sign?

18What essential car part do Pirelli and Firestone manufacture?

19What name is given to the speed pedal of a motor vehicle?

20 Hit the Road, Jack was the first UK top ten hit for which singer?

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QUIZ 61– Pot Luck

1What name was shared by all the kings from the House of Lancaster?

2What military rank did Elvis Presley’s manager, Tom Parker adopt?

3What type of mythical creature did Daryl Hannah play in the film Splash ?

4Of which US state is Nashville the capital?

5Which body of water is sometimes referred to as “The Pond”?

6Sherlock Holmes played which musical instrument?

7Which bird lays the largest egg?

8Which country has Ankara as its capital city?

9In which county is Newcastle-under-Lyme?

10What is the national religion of Japan?

11Who wrote The Lord of the Rings trilogy?

12The Royal Opera House in London is home to which branch of the arts other than opera?

13In which century was Michelangelo born?

14The sitcom Frasier was set in which US city?