dangermouse77/FromAnswerToQuestion-SQuADplusTriviaQA

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Istanbul	Which city used to be called Constantinople?
Robert Shaw	In the TV series 'Buccaneers' who played Dan Tempest?
the St. Lawrence	Montreal is surrounded by which river?
Table Tennis	If you had just won the 'Swaythling Cup' what sport would you have been playing?
The Shetland Islands	Zetland is the largest of which group of islands?
Henry Cooper	Who preceded Joe Bugner as British heavyweight champion?
Wolves	In Rugby, what did Warrington add to their name in the 1990's?
Giraffe	What is the tallest existing mammal?
Rolls Royce	In Thunderbirds what type of car does Lady Penelope own?
Ludwig	What was Beethoven's first name?
USA	Which country is the largest producer of cheese?
E	In Morse Code, which letter is represented by a single dot?
New York	Which city is also known as 'The Big Apple'?
Faster, Higher, Stronger	The Olympic motto: 'Citius, Altius, Fortius' means what?
40	In the English 'Grand National' what is the maximum number of horses allowed to run?
China	Where were the 2008 Olympic Games held?
6	How many singles titles did Billie Jean King win at Wimbledon?
2	At the 1968 Olympics, how many gold medals were won by Mark Spitz?
Andre Agassi	Who beat Goran Ivanisevic to win the 1992 Wimbledon men's Final?
1992	In what year was Badminton played for the fist time in the Olympics?
44	How long did Brian Clough reign as manager at Leeds United?
Terry Venables	Who was England's football manager from 1994 to 1996?
Citroen	Which motor manufacturer made the model called Dyane?
Purple	Which colour featured in the title of Whoopi Goldberg's first feature film?
Oasis	Which group had a top 10-album chart success with 'What's the story, morning glory'?
Aberdeen	Which football club did Alex Ferguson leave to join Manchester United?
A Wookie	In Star Wars, what species is Chewbacca?
Chicago	"Which American city is nicknamed ""The Windy City""?"
Botany	What is the study of plants called?
Spinach	What is the vegetable used to make Eggs Florentine?
German	What nationality were the composers Richard Strauss and Johan Sebastian Bach?
4	How old is a filly when she officially becomes a mare?
King James Bible	What is the alternative name for the Authorized Version of the Bible?
Jacob	Whose favourite son was sold into Egypt by his jealous half-brothers?
His hair	What was the source of Samson's strength?
Mary Magdalene	Who was the first to meet with the risen Jesus?
Dancing	As a reward, for which skill did Salome demand the gift of John the Baptist's head?
Genesis	Which book of the Bible contains the story of the Great Flood?
John	What is the title shared by four books of the New Testament?
Judas Iscariot	Who committed suicide after receiving 30 pieces of silver as a payment for betraying his master?
Lazarus	Who was the brother of Martha, raised from the dead by Jesus?
Jericho	Which was the Canaanite town whose walls fell at the blast of Joshua's trumpets?
Frankincense and myrrh	Which two priceless resins were brought by the Magi to the infant Jesus?
John's Gospel	Which of the New Testament gospels is not synoptic?
The General Lee	"What was its nickname given to the 1969 Dodge Charger in ""Dukes of Hazard""?"
Pontiac Trans-Am	"What type of car was ""KITT"" from the ""Knightrider"" series?"
53	"What was the racing number of ""Herbie"" in the ""Love Bug"" series?"
Volvo	"What type of car did Simon Templar drive in ""The Saint""?"
Ghostbusters	Which 1984 movie stars Dan Aykroyd, Bill Murray and a 1959 Cadillac Miller Meteor Ambulance?
Mad Max	In what 1979 movie does Mel Gibson drive a heavily modified 1973 Ford Falcon XB GT?
De Lorean	"What car is used as a time machine in ""Back to the Future""?"
Wild Goat	Which type of animal is a markhor?
Snakes	What is the favourite food of the secretary bird?
Lizard	What type of animal is a Chuckwalla?
Condor	Which bird is sacred in Peru?
Carp	The minnow is the tiniest member of what fish family?
Aardvark	What animals name translates as earth pig?
Sing	What does the syrinx help a bird to do?
Badger	What member of the weasel family is over 1 meter or 3 feet long?
Rice	What is sake made from?
Dog	Affenpinscher, Keeshond and Leonberger are all types of what?
Blue	In the board game Risk, what colour is Europe?
Iron-Man	Anthony Stark is the alter-ego of which super-hero?
Jane Fonda	Who did Ted Turner, the media tycoon, marry in 1991?
1961	In what year was Barack Obama born?
Five	How many stones did David take for his fight with Goliath? One, Five or Fifteen?
Hawaii	In what American state was Barack Obama born?
Barack	What was Barack Obama's father's first name?
Lincolnshire	In which county was Isaac Newton born?
The Flintstones	Which TV stone-age family lived in Bedrock?
Wile E Coyote	The bird 'Road Runner' always managed to avoid the murderous attempts of which other cartoon character?
26th December	On which date do we celebrate 'Boxing Day'?
6th January	Following the Twelve days of Christmas, on what date is the twelfth night?
The Pope	Who leads the Catholic Church?
Rubella	Often called German measles, what is the proper name for this disease?
Vietnam	Hanoi is the capital of which country?
A fruit	Is a tomato a fruit or a vegetable?
South Africa	In which country was the Boer War fought between 1899 and 1901?
Christopher Cockerel	Which boat builder invented the hovercraft in 1956?
L	What is the Roman numeral for 50?
24	Jack Bauer is the main character in which TV series?
A sword	The statue on the top of London's Old Bailey building is holding what in her right hand?
Touch	Tactile relates to which of the senses?
Bactrian	What is a camel with two humps called?
Avocado	An alligator pear is another name for which fruit?
Lulu	Marie McLaughlin Lawrie is the real name of which singer?
Axel Foley	What was the name of the character played by Eddie Murphy in the 1984 film Beverley Hills Cop?
Laughing Gas	What is the common name for nitrous oxide?
Potatoes	Which vegetables are hash browns made from?
14	In the English National Lottery how many red thunderballs are there (as at 2006)?
Geoff Hurst	Who scored a hat-trick in the 1966 World Cup Final?
Manchester United	In 1902 Newton Heath football club changed their name to what?
Midnight's Children	For which novel did author Salman Rushdie win a Booker Prize in 1981?
1993	Nick Faldo scored a hole-in-one in a Ryder Cup. What year?
Basil Brush	Which puppet became famous after appearing on David Nixon's magic shows on TV?
Cape Town, South Africa	In which city did Dr. Christian Barnard perform the world's first heart transplant?
Nairobi	What is the capital city of Kenya?
Dick van Dyke	Who played Bert the chimney sweep in the film 'Mary Poppins'?
3	How many times was Stanley Baldwin the 'British Prime Minister'?
Yosser Hughes	What character did Bernard Hill play in the TV series 'Boys From The Black Stuff'?

Istanbul

Which city used to be called Constantinople?

Robert Shaw

In the TV series 'Buccaneers' who played Dan Tempest?

the St. Lawrence

Montreal is surrounded by which river?

Table Tennis

If you had just won the 'Swaythling Cup' what sport would you have been playing?

The Shetland Islands

Zetland is the largest of which group of islands?

Henry Cooper

Who preceded Joe Bugner as British heavyweight champion?

Wolves

In Rugby, what did Warrington add to their name in the 1990's?

Giraffe

What is the tallest existing mammal?

Rolls Royce

In Thunderbirds what type of car does Lady Penelope own?

Ludwig

What was Beethoven's first name?

USA

Which country is the largest producer of cheese?

E

In Morse Code, which letter is represented by a single dot?

New York

Which city is also known as 'The Big Apple'?

Faster, Higher, Stronger

The Olympic motto: 'Citius, Altius, Fortius' means what?

40

In the English 'Grand National' what is the maximum number of horses allowed to run?

China

Where were the 2008 Olympic Games held?

6

How many singles titles did Billie Jean King win at Wimbledon?

2

At the 1968 Olympics, how many gold medals were won by Mark Spitz?

Andre Agassi

Who beat Goran Ivanisevic to win the 1992 Wimbledon men's Final?

1992

In what year was Badminton played for the fist time in the Olympics?

44

How long did Brian Clough reign as manager at Leeds United?

Terry Venables

Who was England's football manager from 1994 to 1996?

Citroen

Which motor manufacturer made the model called Dyane?

Purple

Which colour featured in the title of Whoopi Goldberg's first feature film?

Oasis

Which group had a top 10-album chart success with 'What's the story, morning glory'?

Aberdeen

Which football club did Alex Ferguson leave to join Manchester United?

A Wookie

In Star Wars, what species is Chewbacca?

Chicago

"Which American city is nicknamed ""The Windy City""?"

Botany

What is the study of plants called?

Spinach

What is the vegetable used to make Eggs Florentine?

German

What nationality were the composers Richard Strauss and Johan Sebastian Bach?

4

How old is a filly when she officially becomes a mare?

King James Bible

What is the alternative name for the Authorized Version of the Bible?

Jacob

Whose favourite son was sold into Egypt by his jealous half-brothers?

His hair

What was the source of Samson's strength?

Mary Magdalene

Who was the first to meet with the risen Jesus?

Dancing

As a reward, for which skill did Salome demand the gift of John the Baptist's head?

Genesis

Which book of the Bible contains the story of the Great Flood?

John

What is the title shared by four books of the New Testament?

Judas Iscariot

Who committed suicide after receiving 30 pieces of silver as a payment for betraying his master?

Lazarus

Who was the brother of Martha, raised from the dead by Jesus?

Jericho

Which was the Canaanite town whose walls fell at the blast of Joshua's trumpets?

Frankincense and myrrh

Which two priceless resins were brought by the Magi to the infant Jesus?

John's Gospel

Which of the New Testament gospels is not synoptic?

The General Lee

"What was its nickname given to the 1969 Dodge Charger in ""Dukes of Hazard""?"

Pontiac Trans-Am

"What type of car was ""KITT"" from the ""Knightrider"" series?"

53

"What was the racing number of ""Herbie"" in the ""Love Bug"" series?"

Volvo

"What type of car did Simon Templar drive in ""The Saint""?"

Ghostbusters

Which 1984 movie stars Dan Aykroyd, Bill Murray and a 1959 Cadillac Miller Meteor Ambulance?

Mad Max

In what 1979 movie does Mel Gibson drive a heavily modified 1973 Ford Falcon XB GT?

De Lorean

"What car is used as a time machine in ""Back to the Future""?"

Wild Goat

Which type of animal is a markhor?

Snakes

What is the favourite food of the secretary bird?

Lizard

What type of animal is a Chuckwalla?

Condor

Which bird is sacred in Peru?

Carp

The minnow is the tiniest member of what fish family?

Aardvark

What animals name translates as earth pig?

Sing

What does the syrinx help a bird to do?

Badger

What member of the weasel family is over 1 meter or 3 feet long?

Rice

What is sake made from?

Dog

Affenpinscher, Keeshond and Leonberger are all types of what?

Blue

In the board game Risk, what colour is Europe?

Iron-Man

Anthony Stark is the alter-ego of which super-hero?

Jane Fonda

Who did Ted Turner, the media tycoon, marry in 1991?

1961

In what year was Barack Obama born?

Five

How many stones did David take for his fight with Goliath? One, Five or Fifteen?

Hawaii

In what American state was Barack Obama born?

Barack

What was Barack Obama's father's first name?

Lincolnshire

In which county was Isaac Newton born?

The Flintstones

Which TV stone-age family lived in Bedrock?

Wile E Coyote

The bird 'Road Runner' always managed to avoid the murderous attempts of which other cartoon character?

26th December

On which date do we celebrate 'Boxing Day'?

6th January

Following the Twelve days of Christmas, on what date is the twelfth night?

The Pope

Who leads the Catholic Church?

Rubella

Often called German measles, what is the proper name for this disease?

Vietnam

Hanoi is the capital of which country?

A fruit

Is a tomato a fruit or a vegetable?

South Africa

In which country was the Boer War fought between 1899 and 1901?

Christopher Cockerel

Which boat builder invented the hovercraft in 1956?

L

What is the Roman numeral for 50?

24

Jack Bauer is the main character in which TV series?

A sword

The statue on the top of London's Old Bailey building is holding what in her right hand?

Touch

Tactile relates to which of the senses?

Bactrian

What is a camel with two humps called?

Avocado

An alligator pear is another name for which fruit?

Lulu

Marie McLaughlin Lawrie is the real name of which singer?

Axel Foley

What was the name of the character played by Eddie Murphy in the 1984 film Beverley Hills Cop?

Laughing Gas

What is the common name for nitrous oxide?

Potatoes

Which vegetables are hash browns made from?

14

In the English National Lottery how many red thunderballs are there (as at 2006)?

Geoff Hurst

Who scored a hat-trick in the 1966 World Cup Final?

Manchester United

In 1902 Newton Heath football club changed their name to what?

Midnight's Children

For which novel did author Salman Rushdie win a Booker Prize in 1981?

1993

Nick Faldo scored a hole-in-one in a Ryder Cup. What year?

Basil Brush

Which puppet became famous after appearing on David Nixon's magic shows on TV?

Cape Town, South Africa

In which city did Dr. Christian Barnard perform the world's first heart transplant?

Nairobi

What is the capital city of Kenya?

Dick van Dyke

Who played Bert the chimney sweep in the film 'Mary Poppins'?

3

How many times was Stanley Baldwin the 'British Prime Minister'?

Yosser Hughes

What character did Bernard Hill play in the TV series 'Boys From The Black Stuff'?