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Thanks to the guys for getting this great new site up and running and here is a brand new quiz thread. You know the rules. Please don't post your answers before the quizzer does. Don't forget to post your scores.  

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Who Wants to Be a Millionaire Quiz
Try to answer the one million pound and one-million-dollar questions from the UK and USA versions of Who Wants to Be a Millionaire and yes one or two may be recently familiar!  


1.   Which King was married to Eleanor of Aquitaine? A – Henry I, B – Henry II, C – Richard I, D – Henry V
B – Henry II

2.   If you planted the seeds of Quercus robur, what would grow? A – Trees, B – Flowers, C – Vegetables, D – Grain
A – Trees

3.  Which scientific unit is named after an Italian nobleman? A – Pascal, B – Ohm, C – Volt, D – Hertz
C – Volt - Alessandro Volta

4.  Which of these is not one of the American Triple Crown horse races? A – Arlington Million, B – Belmont Stakes, C – Kentucky Derby, D – Preakness Stakes
A – Arlington Million

5.  Which boxer was famous for striking the gong in the introduction to J Arthur Rank films? A – Bombardier Billy Wells, B – Freddie Mills, C – Terry Spinks, D – Don Cockell
A – Bombardier Billy Wells

6.  The Earth is approximately how many miles away from the Sun? A - 9.3 million, B – 39 million, C – 93 million, D – 193 million
C – 93 million

7.  Which insect shorted out an early supercomputer and inspired the term "computer bug"? A – Moth, B – Roach, C – Fly, D – Japanese beetle
A – Moth

8.  Khrushchev's famous 1960 shoe-banging outburst at the UN was in response to a delegate from what nation? A – Australia, B – The Netherlands, C – The Philippines, D – Turkey
C – The Philippines

9.  Which of the following men does not have a chemical element named for him? A – Albert Einstein, B – Niels Bohr, C – Isaac Newton, D – Enrico Fermi
C – Isaac Newton

10.  Which of the following landlocked countries is entirely contained within another country? A – Lesotho, B – Burkina Faso, C – Mongolia, D – Luxembourg
A – Lesotho

11.  In the children’s book series, where is Paddington Bear originally from? A – India, B – Peru, C – Canada, D – Iceland
B – Peru

12.  Who is credited with inventing the first mass-produced helicopter? A – Igor Sikorsky, B – Elmer Sperry, C – Ferdinand von Zeppelin, D – Gottlieb Daimler
A – Igor Sikorsky

13.  The US icon Uncle Sam was based on Samuel Wilson who worked during the War of 1812 as a what? A – Meat inspector, B – Mail deliverer, C – Historian, D – Weapons mechanic
A – Meat inspector

14.  Who did artist Grant Wood use as the model for the farmer in his classic painting "American Gothic"? A – Traveling salesman, B – Local sheriff, C – His dentist, D – His butcher
C – His dentist

15.  According to the Population Reference Bureau, what is the approximate number of people who have ever lived on earth? A – 50 billion, B – 100 billion, C – 1 trillion, D – 5 trillion
B – 100 billion

16.  The song "God Bless America" was originally written for what 1918 musical? A – "Oh Lady! Lady!!", B – "Yip, Yip, Yaphank", C – "Blossom Time", D – "Watch Your Step"
B – "Yip, Yip, Yaphank"

17.  Now used to refer to a cat, the word "tabby" is derived from the name of a district of what world capital? A – Baghdad, B – New Delhi, C – Cairo, D – Moscow
A – Baghdad

18.  Neurologists believe that the brain's medial ventral prefrontal cortex is activated when you do what? A – Have a panic attack, B – Remember a name, C – Get a joke, D – Listen to music
C – Get a joke

19.  What club did astronaut Alan Shepard use to make his famous golf shot on the moon? A – Nine iron, B – Sand wedge, C – Six iron, D – Seven iron
C – Six iron

20.  Famous paediatrician and author Dr. Benjamin Spock won an Olympic gold medal in what sport? A – Swimming, B – Rowing, C – Fencing, D – Sailing
B – Rowing

21.  How many days make up a non-leap year in the Islamic calendar? A – 365, B – 400, C – 354, D – 376
C – 354

22.  What scientist first determined that human sight results from images projected onto the retina? A – Galileo, B – Copernicus, C – Johannes Kepler, D – Isaac Newton
C – Johannes Kepler

 

Who Wants to Be a Millionaire Quiz
Try to answer the one million pound and one-million-dollar questions from the UK and USA versions of Who Wants to Be a Millionaire and yes one or two may be recently familiar!  Whoever got Q11 for their million was a lucky so and so!!


1.   Which King was married to Eleanor of Aquitaine? A – Henry I, B – Henry II, C – Richard I, D – Henry V

2.   If you planted the seeds of Quercus robur, what would grow? A – Trees, B – Flowers, C – Vegetables, D – Grain

3.  Which scientific unit is named after an Italian nobleman? A – Pascal, B – Ohm, C – Volt, D – Hertz

4.  Which of these is not one of the American Triple Crown horse races? A – Arlington Million, B – Belmont Stakes, C – Kentucky Derby, D – Preakness Stakes

5.  Which boxer was famous for striking the gong in the introduction to J Arthur Rank films? A – Bombardier Billy Wells, B – Freddie Mills, C – Terry Spinks, D – Don Cockell

6.  The Earth is approximately how many miles away from the Sun? A - 9.3 million, B – 39 million, C – 93 million, D – 193 million

7.  Which insect shorted out an early supercomputer and inspired the term "computer bug"? A – Moth, B – Roach, C – Fly, D – Japanese beetle

8.  Khrushchev's famous 1960 shoe-banging outburst at the UN was in response to a delegate from what nation? A – Australia, B – The Netherlands, C – The Philippines, D – Turkey

9.  Which of the following men does not have a chemical element named for him? A – Albert Einstein, B – Niels Bohr, C – Isaac Newton, D – Enrico Fermi

10.  Which of the following landlocked countries is entirely contained within another country? A – Lesotho, B – Burkina Faso, C – Mongolia, D – Luxembourg

11.  In the children’s book series, where is Paddington Bear originally from? A – India, B – Peru, C – Canada, D – Iceland

12.  Who is credited with inventing the first mass-produced helicopter? A – Igor Sikorsky, B – Elmer Sperry, C – Ferdinand von Zeppelin, D – Gottlieb Daimler

13.  The US icon Uncle Sam was based on Samuel Wilson who worked during the War of 1812 as a what? A – Meat inspector, B – Mail deliverer, C – Historian, D – Weapons mechanic

14.  Who did artist Grant Wood use as the model for the farmer in his classic painting "American Gothic"? A – Traveling salesman, B – Local sheriff, C – His dentist, D – His butcher

15.  According to the Population Reference Bureau, what is the approximate number of people who have ever lived on earth? A – 50 billion, B – 100 billion, C – 1 trillion, D – 5 trillion

16.  The song "God Bless America" was originally written for what 1918 musical? A – "Oh Lady! Lady!!", B – "Yip, Yip, Yaphank", C – "Blossom Time", D – "Watch Your Step"

17.  Now used to refer to a cat, the word "tabby" is derived from the name of a district of what world capital? A – Baghdad, B – New Delhi, C – Cairo, D – Moscow

18.  Neurologists believe that the brain's medial ventral prefrontal cortex is activated when you do what? A – Have a panic attack, B – Remember a name, C – Get a joke, D – Listen to music

19.  What club did astronaut Alan Shepard use to make his famous golf shot on the moon? A – Nine iron, B – Sand wedge, C – Six iron, D – Seven iron

20.  Famous paediatrician and author Dr. Benjamin Spock won an Olympic gold medal in what sport? A – Swimming, B – Rowing, C – Fencing, D – Sailing

21.  How many days make up a non-leap year in the Islamic calendar? A – 365, B – 400, C – 354, D – 376

22.  What scientist first determined that human sight results from images projected onto the retina? A – Galileo, B – Copernicus, C – Johannes Kepler, D – Isaac Newton


 

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16.

Cheers Zico 

16 for me,( including 2 Ps  ) thanks Zico 

19 today thanks zico.
A quorum of cobras sounded good to me.

14. Thanks Bob. I mean Zico.

Blockbusters Quiz

1.  Which “BH” hosted the British version of the Blockbusters TV show on ITV?
Bob Holness

2.  What 'Q' Was the Marquis Who Gave his name to the Rules of Boxing?
Queensberry

3.  What 'P' is the name given to the single supercontinent, that formed about 240 million years ago ?
Pangaea

4.  What 'C' is a system of winds, or a storm, that rotates inwards, around a centre of low atmospheric pressure?
Cyclone

5.  What 'F' is the name of a famous cave on the Scottish island of Staffa?
Fingal's

6.  What 'N' Is the name of the bear controlled by ventriloquist Roger De Courcey?
Nookie

7.  What 'C' in the periodic table was named after a state in America?
Californium

8. What 'B' is the German word for 'Lightning War'?
Blitzkrieg

9.  Which 'C' is the 2004 Oscar winning film starring a huge ensemble cast including Sandra Bullock, Matt Dillon
and Thandie Newton?
Crash

10.  What “N” is a type of whale that has a long-pointed tusk?
Narwhal

11.  What “I” is a hotel chain shares its name with a long-legged wading bird?
IBIS

12.  What 'E' was the first name of the Hungarian creator of the 80's craze the Rubik’s Cube?
Ernő

13.  What 'M' is the capital of Uruguay?
Montevideo

14.  What “A” was the last Carry-On film to feature Charles Hawtrey?
Abroad – Carry on Abroad

15. Which “B” provided Sweet with their only UK number one in 1973
Block Buster!

16.  Which “A” preserved prehistoric mosquitos in the 1993 film “Jurassic Park” which allowed dinosaurs to be cloned by using their DNA?
Amber

17.  What 'T' is a lake in the Andes on the Peru-Bolivia border?
Titicaca

18.  What 'F' is the name for floating wreckage at sea?
Flotsam

19.  What ‘Q’ is the collective noun for a group of Cobras?
Quiver

20. What “P” do you call a person who eats fish but not meat?
Pescatarian


 

Here is your "P" East!

Blockbusters Quiz (answers will be early evening today, from 6ish)

1.  Which “BH” hosted the British version of the Blockbusters TV show on ITV?

2.  What 'Q' Was the Marquis Who Gave his name to the Rules of Boxing?

3.  What 'P' is the name given to the single supercontinent, that formed about 240 million years ago ?

4.  What 'C' is a system of winds, or a storm, that rotates inwards, around a centre of low atmospheric pressure?

5.  What 'F' is the name of a famous cave on the Scottish island of Staffa?

6.  What 'N' Is the name of the bear controlled by ventriloquist Roger De Courcey?

7.  What 'C' in the periodic table was named after a state in America?

8. What 'B' is the German word for 'Lightning War'?

9.  Which 'C' is the 2004 Oscar winning film starring a huge ensemble cast including Sandra Bullock, Matt Dillonand Thandie Newton?

10.  What “N” is a type of whale that has a long-pointed tusk?

11.  What “I” is a hotel chain shares its name with a long-legged wading bird?

12.  What 'E' was the first name of the Hungarian creator of the 80's craze the Rubik’s Cube?

13.  What 'M' is the capital of Uruguay?

14.  What “A” was the last Carry-On film to feature Charles Hawtrey?

15. Which “B” provided Sweet with their only UK number one in 1973

16.  Which “A” preserved prehistoric mosquitos in the 1993 film “Jurassic Park” which allowed dinosaurs to be cloned by using their DNA?

17.  What 'T' is a lake in the Andes on the Peru-Bolivia border?

18.  What 'F' is the name for floating wreckage at sea?

19.  What ‘Q’ is the collective noun for a group of Cobras?

20. What “P” do you call a person who eats fish but not meat?

 

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Cheers Zico 

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All Things Quiz Quiz

1.  Which 1990s gameshow was presented by comedian Jim Davidson and snooker player John Virgo?
Big Break

2.  Who is the author of The Pub Landlord's Great British Pub Quiz Book?
Al Murray

3.  Jim Bowen would warn contestants that if they gambled and lost, they would only receive was their "BFH", what did this abbreviation stand for?
Bus Fare Home (on television's Bullseye)

4.  In which quiz do contestants answer quiz questions to win counters which they drop into a large arcade-style coin push machine?
Tipping Point

5.  Who was the original host of Going for Gold?
Henry Kelly

6.  What decade did we first see the show "Krypton Factor", hosted by Gordon Burns?
1970s - "Krypton Factor" started in 1977 and ran until 1995 making Gordon Burns one of the UK's longest running quiz show hosts.

7.  If Mark Labbett is "The Beast" and Anne Heggerty "The Governess", what is Shaun Wallace?
The Dark Destroyer

8.  Which BBC radio and TV quiz show for teams from secondary schools ran from 1948 to 1986?
Top of the Form

9.  Who originally hosted the general knowledge quiz show Fifteen to One?
William G Stewart (the 'G' stands for Gladstone)

10. Pointless featured on which the BBC sitcom, with Alexander Armstrong and Richard Osman, both playing themselves? 
Not Going Out

11.  Who is the presenter of Only Connect?
Victoria Coren Mitchell

12.  The first million-pound jackpot win of ITV's Who Wants to Be a Millionaire in 2000, coincided with the last episode of which popular BBC sitcom?  Bonus point if you can name who won that first jackpot.
One Foot in the Grave - Judith Keppel

13.  What was the quiz on the children's programme "Crackerjack", where wrong answers were rewarded with cabbages called?
"Double or Drop"

14. Who was the first "Sky-runner" in "Treasure Hunt"?
Anneka Rice

15.   Who was the original presenter of "A Question of Sport" on national TV? 
David Vine

16. How many letters are there in the "Countdown" conundrum?
Nine

17. Which former London taxi driver and tour guide became a television and radio personality and presenter after winning the BBC television quiz Mastermind in 1980?
Fred Housego

18. Who hosted the BBC quiz Perfection? 
Nick Knowles

19.  In the world of quizzing, what is "approaching menace"?
It's the Mastermind theme tune

20.  Which 2008 film is a loose adaptation of the novel Q & A?
Slumdog Millionaire (Q & A is a novel set in India that it tells the rags to riches story of a young waiter who becomes the biggest quiz show winner in history.)


 

17 yesterday thanks zico.
It was a bit of a cheat as I love Only Connect and remembered quite a few of them.
This was the connections round and I am good at the Wall and very good at the missing vowels round as pattern recognition is my thing. Weirdly I'm terrible at the sequences round. 

Sorry chaps I did think that one might have been a bit tough but I did think - I have started so I'll finish!  

Hopefully a tad easier today.

All Things Quiz Quiz

1.  Which 1990s gameshow was presented by comedian Jim Davidson and snooker player John Virgo?

2.  Who is the author of The Pub Landlord's Great British Pub Quiz Book?

3.  Jim Bowen would warn contestants that if they gambled and lost, they would only receive was their "BFH", what did this abbreviation stand for?

4.  In which quiz do contestants answer quiz questions to win counters which they drop into a large arcade-style coin push machine?

5.  Who was the original host of Going for Gold?

6.  What decade did we first see the show "Krypton Factor", hosted by Gordon Burns?

7.  If Mark Labbett is "The Beast" and Anne Heggerty "The Governess", what is Shaun Wallace?

8.  Which BBC radio and TV quiz show for teams from secondary schools ran from 1948 to 1986?

9.  Who originally hosted the general knowledge quiz show Fifteen to One?

10. Pointless featured on which the BBC sitcom, with Alexander Armstrong and Richard Osman, both playing themselves? 

11.  Who is the presenter of Only Connect?

12.  The first million-pound jackpot win of ITV's Who Wants to Be a Millionaire in 2000, coincided with the last episode of which popular BBC sitcom?  Bonus point if you can name who won that first jackpot.

13.  What was the quiz on the children's programme "Crackerjack", where wrong answers were rewarded with cabbages called?

14. Who was the first "Sky-runner" in "Treasure Hunt"?

15.   Who was the original presenter of "A Question of Sport" on national TV? 

16. How many letters are there in the "Countdown" conundrum?

17. Which former London taxi driver and tour guide became a television and radio personality and presenter after winning the BBC television quiz Mastermind in 1980?

18. Who hosted the BBC quiz Perfection? 

19.  In the world of quizzing, what is "approaching menace"?

20.  Which 2008 film is a loose adaptation of the novel Q & A?


 

6.

Fuck me, should have named this one 'revenge of the Zeek'   


Cheers Zico.

zico wrote: ↑17 Mar 2026, 18:27 That East is a very good point, which is why after looking at a few University Challenge questions I think I'll give that one a swerve, Blockbusters would be easier!  

That East is a very good point, which is why after looking at a few University Challenge questions I think I'll give that one a swerve, Blockbusters would be easier!  

7 as well - tough one that!


Thanks Zico