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Daily Quiz anyone?
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Two Letter Answers Quiz - All the questions in this quiz require just a two-letter answer!
1. By what name was Mr. T commonly known by in the 1980s television series The A-Team?
2. Which small car manufactured by the Ford Motor Company was introduced on September 11, 1996, as a small and low-cost addition to the Ford range?
3. Sandi Toksvig replaced Stephen Fry in which British comedy television quiz show in 2016? Bonus point if you can tell me what the initials stand for.
4. What two initials were often used to describe an American soldier in World War Two?
5. Which UK tennis player won two Grand Slam titles, both in the mixed doubles with Jeremy Bates - we just want the first name she was commonly known by?
6. Name the god of the sun in Egyptian mythology?
7. What two first initials are shared by former Egghead, Mr. de Mooi, and Irish rugby international Mr. Stander?
8. What is the two-letter country code top-level domain (Internet top-level domain) for South Africa?
9. Name the important Sumerian city-state in ancient Mesopotamia, located at the site of modern Tell el-Muqayyar?
10. Name the special day celebrated by mathematics nerds on March 14th?
11. Which bovine trained as a draft animal is known as a bullock in Australia?
12. What are the first two letters in the postcode for 10 Downing Street, London?
13. Mr Barnum is widely credited with coining the phrase, "There's a sucker born every minute" - by what two first initials was he well known?
14. Which two letter word can be placed in the centre of each of the following words to form a longer word in each case: DOES, CORNED, GOWN, and OUTING?
15. Which two letter symbol is used in the measurement of frequency?
16. Which two initials go with Travers for the pen name of the author who wrote the Mary Poppins books?
17. What is the chemical symbol for tin?
18. What is the name of the longest river in Italy?
19. Which two letters are worth the most in scrabble?
20. Can you give the well-known first name of the American film and television actress born Mary Cathleen Collins in 1956?
1. By what name was Mr. T commonly known by in the 1980s television series The A-Team?
2. Which small car manufactured by the Ford Motor Company was introduced on September 11, 1996, as a small and low-cost addition to the Ford range?
3. Sandi Toksvig replaced Stephen Fry in which British comedy television quiz show in 2016? Bonus point if you can tell me what the initials stand for.
4. What two initials were often used to describe an American soldier in World War Two?
5. Which UK tennis player won two Grand Slam titles, both in the mixed doubles with Jeremy Bates - we just want the first name she was commonly known by?
6. Name the god of the sun in Egyptian mythology?
7. What two first initials are shared by former Egghead, Mr. de Mooi, and Irish rugby international Mr. Stander?
8. What is the two-letter country code top-level domain (Internet top-level domain) for South Africa?
9. Name the important Sumerian city-state in ancient Mesopotamia, located at the site of modern Tell el-Muqayyar?
10. Name the special day celebrated by mathematics nerds on March 14th?
11. Which bovine trained as a draft animal is known as a bullock in Australia?
12. What are the first two letters in the postcode for 10 Downing Street, London?
13. Mr Barnum is widely credited with coining the phrase, "There's a sucker born every minute" - by what two first initials was he well known?
14. Which two letter word can be placed in the centre of each of the following words to form a longer word in each case: DOES, CORNED, GOWN, and OUTING?
15. Which two letter symbol is used in the measurement of frequency?
16. Which two initials go with Travers for the pen name of the author who wrote the Mary Poppins books?
17. What is the chemical symbol for tin?
18. What is the name of the longest river in Italy?
19. Which two letters are worth the most in scrabble?
20. Can you give the well-known first name of the American film and television actress born Mary Cathleen Collins in 1956?
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UK TV Drama Quiz
1. Cracker was a British crime drama series, created and principally written by Jimmy McGovern and starring the late Robbie Coltrane as criminal psychologist Dr Edward "Fitz" Fitzgerald. Which ex Dr. Who actor played the role of DCI David Billborough in the first series?
Christopher Eccleston
2. Which BBC drama revolved around an Anti-Corruption Unit 12 (AC-12), a team inside a fictional police force tasked with "policing the police"?
Line of Duty
3. Which politician does Hugh Grant play in A Very English Scandal?
Liberal party leader Jeremy Thorpe
4. Keeley Hawes stars as Home Secretary Julia Montague MP in which 2018 series?
Bodyguard
5. Keeley Hawes also starred as DI Alexandra "Alex" Drake in Ashes to Ashes, the sequel to the 2006/2007 series Life on Mars. Which actor played Sam Tyler, the main protagonist, in Life on Mars?
John Simm
6. The answer to Q5 teamed up with his Life on Mars co-star Philip Glenister along with Marc Warren and Max Beesley in which psychological thriller television series as four long-time and middle-aged friends getting together in a villa in Majorca to celebrate the early retirement of their friend Alvo?
Mad Dogs
7. Peaky Blinders is primarily set in which English city?
Birmingham
8. There were seven seasons of 'Prime Suspect', broadcast on British TV between 1991 and 2006. Which English author, screenwriter and former actress is best known for writing the series?
Lynda La Plante
9. Which actor appeared in The Professionals, The Chief, Inspector George Gently and Judge John Deed?
Martin Shaw
10. The Gentle Touch was broadcast on British TV between 1980 and 1984. Who played Detective Inspector Maggie Forbes?
Jill Gascoigne
11. Boon was broadcast on British television between 1986 and 1992. It starred Michael Elphick as the character Ken Boon, who was forced to retire from his job due to being injured at work. What was Boon's occupation prior to his enforced retirement?
Fireman
12. Who played the role of Violet Crawley in the period drama Downton Abbey?
Maggie Smith
13. How many series of Silent Witness have there been, 17, 27 or 37?
27
14. Based On the Novels By John le Carré, Tom Hiddleston, Hugh Laurie, Olivia Colman, Tom Hollander, Elizabeth Debicki and David Harewood all starred in which critically acclaimed six-episode miniseries in 2016?
The Night Manager
15. Sherlock (2010-2017) was a modern day take of the iconic detective. Who played landlady Mrs Hudson is the drama?
Una Stubbs
16. What period drama that ran from 1971 to 1975 was set in a large townhouse at 165 Eaton Place in Belgravia in central London?
Upstairs Downstairs
17. In 1995’s Pride and Prejudice which actor played the part of Mr Fitzwilliam Darcy?
Colin Firth
18. Olivia Colman and David Tennant starred in a successful series set in Broadchurch, a fictional English town on the coast in which county?
Dorset
19. Robin Ellis played him on screen in 1976–77 and Aidan Turner revived the role between 2015-2019. Name the period drama character?
Ross Poldark
20. Name the BBC crime series that ran between 2001-2005 which followed the investigations of DCI Red Metcalfe played by Ken Stott?
Messiah
1. Cracker was a British crime drama series, created and principally written by Jimmy McGovern and starring the late Robbie Coltrane as criminal psychologist Dr Edward "Fitz" Fitzgerald. Which ex Dr. Who actor played the role of DCI David Billborough in the first series?
Christopher Eccleston
2. Which BBC drama revolved around an Anti-Corruption Unit 12 (AC-12), a team inside a fictional police force tasked with "policing the police"?
Line of Duty
3. Which politician does Hugh Grant play in A Very English Scandal?
Liberal party leader Jeremy Thorpe
4. Keeley Hawes stars as Home Secretary Julia Montague MP in which 2018 series?
Bodyguard
5. Keeley Hawes also starred as DI Alexandra "Alex" Drake in Ashes to Ashes, the sequel to the 2006/2007 series Life on Mars. Which actor played Sam Tyler, the main protagonist, in Life on Mars?
John Simm
6. The answer to Q5 teamed up with his Life on Mars co-star Philip Glenister along with Marc Warren and Max Beesley in which psychological thriller television series as four long-time and middle-aged friends getting together in a villa in Majorca to celebrate the early retirement of their friend Alvo?
Mad Dogs
7. Peaky Blinders is primarily set in which English city?
Birmingham
8. There were seven seasons of 'Prime Suspect', broadcast on British TV between 1991 and 2006. Which English author, screenwriter and former actress is best known for writing the series?
Lynda La Plante
9. Which actor appeared in The Professionals, The Chief, Inspector George Gently and Judge John Deed?
Martin Shaw
10. The Gentle Touch was broadcast on British TV between 1980 and 1984. Who played Detective Inspector Maggie Forbes?
Jill Gascoigne
11. Boon was broadcast on British television between 1986 and 1992. It starred Michael Elphick as the character Ken Boon, who was forced to retire from his job due to being injured at work. What was Boon's occupation prior to his enforced retirement?
Fireman
12. Who played the role of Violet Crawley in the period drama Downton Abbey?
Maggie Smith
13. How many series of Silent Witness have there been, 17, 27 or 37?
27
14. Based On the Novels By John le Carré, Tom Hiddleston, Hugh Laurie, Olivia Colman, Tom Hollander, Elizabeth Debicki and David Harewood all starred in which critically acclaimed six-episode miniseries in 2016?
The Night Manager
15. Sherlock (2010-2017) was a modern day take of the iconic detective. Who played landlady Mrs Hudson is the drama?
Una Stubbs
16. What period drama that ran from 1971 to 1975 was set in a large townhouse at 165 Eaton Place in Belgravia in central London?
Upstairs Downstairs
17. In 1995’s Pride and Prejudice which actor played the part of Mr Fitzwilliam Darcy?
Colin Firth
18. Olivia Colman and David Tennant starred in a successful series set in Broadchurch, a fictional English town on the coast in which county?
Dorset
19. Robin Ellis played him on screen in 1976–77 and Aidan Turner revived the role between 2015-2019. Name the period drama character?
Ross Poldark
20. Name the BBC crime series that ran between 2001-2005 which followed the investigations of DCI Red Metcalfe played by Ken Stott?
Messiah
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UK TV Drama Quiz
1. Cracker was a British crime drama series, created and principally written by Jimmy McGovern and starring the late Robbie Coltrane as criminal psychologist Dr Edward "Fitz" Fitzgerald. Which ex Dr. Who actor played the role of DCI David Billborough in the first series?
2. Which BBC drama revolved around an Anti-Corruption Unit 12 (AC-12), a team inside a fictional police force tasked with "policing the police"?
3. Which politician does Hugh Grant play in A Very English Scandal?
4. Keeley Hawes stars as Home Secretary Julia Montague MP in which 2018 series?
5. Keeley Hawes also starred as DI Alexandra "Alex" Drake in Ashes to Ashes, the sequel to the 2006/2007 series Life on Mars. Which actor played Sam Tyler, the main protagonist, in Life on Mars?
6. The answer to Q5 teamed up with his Life on Mars co-star Philip Glenister along with Marc Warren and Max Beesley in which psychological thriller television series as four long-time and middle-aged friends getting together in a villa in Majorca to celebrate the early retirement of their friend Alvo?
7. Peaky Blinders is primarily set in which English city?
8. There were seven seasons of 'Prime Suspect', broadcast on British TV between 1991 and 2006. Which English author, screenwriter and former actress is best known for writing the series?
9. Which actor appeared in The Professionals, The Chief, Inspector George Gently and Judge John Deed?
10. The Gentle Touch was broadcast on British TV between 1980 and 1984. Who played Detective Inspector Maggie Forbes?
11. Boon was broadcast on British television between 1986 and 1992. It starred Michael Elphick as the character Ken Boon, who was forced to retire from his job due to being injured at work. What was Boon's occupation prior to his enforced retirement?
12. Who played the role of Violet Crawley in the period drama Downton Abbey?
13. How many series of Silent Witness have there been, 17, 27 or 37?
14. Based On the Novels By John le Carré, Tom Hiddleston, Hugh Laurie, Olivia Colman, Tom Hollander, Elizabeth Debicki and David Harewood all starred in which critically acclaimed six-episode miniseries in 2016?
15. Sherlock (2010-2017) was a modern day take of the iconic detective. Who played landlady Mrs Hudson is the drama?
16. What period drama that ran from 1971 to 1975 was set in a large townhouse at 165 Eaton Place in Belgravia in central London?
17. In 1995’s Pride and Prejudice which actor played the part of Mr Fitzwilliam Darcy?
18. Olivia Colman and David Tennant starred in a successful series set in Broadchurch, a fictional English town on the coast in which county?
19. Robin Ellis played him on screen in 1976–77 and Aidan Turner revived the role between 2015-2019. Name the period drama character?
20. Name the BBC crime series that ran between 2001-2005 which followed the investigations of DCI Red Metcalfe played by Ken Stott?
1. Cracker was a British crime drama series, created and principally written by Jimmy McGovern and starring the late Robbie Coltrane as criminal psychologist Dr Edward "Fitz" Fitzgerald. Which ex Dr. Who actor played the role of DCI David Billborough in the first series?
2. Which BBC drama revolved around an Anti-Corruption Unit 12 (AC-12), a team inside a fictional police force tasked with "policing the police"?
3. Which politician does Hugh Grant play in A Very English Scandal?
4. Keeley Hawes stars as Home Secretary Julia Montague MP in which 2018 series?
5. Keeley Hawes also starred as DI Alexandra "Alex" Drake in Ashes to Ashes, the sequel to the 2006/2007 series Life on Mars. Which actor played Sam Tyler, the main protagonist, in Life on Mars?
6. The answer to Q5 teamed up with his Life on Mars co-star Philip Glenister along with Marc Warren and Max Beesley in which psychological thriller television series as four long-time and middle-aged friends getting together in a villa in Majorca to celebrate the early retirement of their friend Alvo?
7. Peaky Blinders is primarily set in which English city?
8. There were seven seasons of 'Prime Suspect', broadcast on British TV between 1991 and 2006. Which English author, screenwriter and former actress is best known for writing the series?
9. Which actor appeared in The Professionals, The Chief, Inspector George Gently and Judge John Deed?
10. The Gentle Touch was broadcast on British TV between 1980 and 1984. Who played Detective Inspector Maggie Forbes?
11. Boon was broadcast on British television between 1986 and 1992. It starred Michael Elphick as the character Ken Boon, who was forced to retire from his job due to being injured at work. What was Boon's occupation prior to his enforced retirement?
12. Who played the role of Violet Crawley in the period drama Downton Abbey?
13. How many series of Silent Witness have there been, 17, 27 or 37?
14. Based On the Novels By John le Carré, Tom Hiddleston, Hugh Laurie, Olivia Colman, Tom Hollander, Elizabeth Debicki and David Harewood all starred in which critically acclaimed six-episode miniseries in 2016?
15. Sherlock (2010-2017) was a modern day take of the iconic detective. Who played landlady Mrs Hudson is the drama?
16. What period drama that ran from 1971 to 1975 was set in a large townhouse at 165 Eaton Place in Belgravia in central London?
17. In 1995’s Pride and Prejudice which actor played the part of Mr Fitzwilliam Darcy?
18. Olivia Colman and David Tennant starred in a successful series set in Broadchurch, a fictional English town on the coast in which county?
19. Robin Ellis played him on screen in 1976–77 and Aidan Turner revived the role between 2015-2019. Name the period drama character?
20. Name the BBC crime series that ran between 2001-2005 which followed the investigations of DCI Red Metcalfe played by Ken Stott?
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Sorry for late answers.
Things in Common Quiz
What do the following things have in common? Most questions are looking for a shared word or name.
1. What does the Leader of the Chinese Communist Party have in common with the 14th letter of the Greek alphabet?
Xi (Xi Jinping and Xi)
2. What name is shared by the capital and largest city in the Seychelles and the waterfalls viewed by David Livingstone on 16 November 1855?
Victoria (Victoria and Victoria Falls)
3. The middle name of Prime Minister Keir Starmer is the same name as a popular sitcom character, what is it?
Rodney – A Plonker indeed!
4. Matt Damon and Uma Thurman were born in the same year that Jimi Hendrix and Janis Joplin died - what year?
1970
5. UK elections and Thanksgiving in the USA always happen on the same day of the week - which day?
Thursday
6. What does a planet that revolves around the sun every 90 days have in common with Farrokh Bulsara?
Mercury (Mercury and Freddie Mercury)
7. What name does the plant "Hedera" share with a 1980s fictional Coronation Street character played by Lynne Perrie?
Ivy (Ivy is the common name for the plant Hedera, and Ivy Tilsley in Coronation Street)
8. The number of points on the maple leaf on the Flag of Canada and the atomic number of sodium?
Eleven (11)
9. What name is shared by the 2020 captain of the Netherlands football team and the ancient Roman poet who wrote the Latin epic, The Aeneid?
Virgil (Virgil van Dijk is the footballer)
10. What middle name does Donald Trump's father have in common with a 635 metric tons statue located at the peak of the Corcovado Mountain?
Christ (Frederick Christ Trump, and Christ the Redeemer)
11. What does Westward Ho in Devon have in common with the film Airplane, and the pop group Wham?
They all have exclamation marks (!) after their name
12. Harland Sanders, Tom Parker and a certain yellow coloured murder suspect?
Colonel (Colonel Sanders (KFC fame), Colonel Tom Parker (Elvis Presley's manager), and Colonel Mustard (Cluedo))
13. The largest city in the state of New Hampshire and England's Cottonopolis?
Manchester (Cottonopolis was the 19th-century nickname for Manchester)
14. The host of the 1995 ITV late night game show God's Gift and the man who shot Wild Bill Hickok in the back?
McCall (Davina McCall, and Jack McCall)
15. "Hotel California" and a 1975 novel by Jack Higgins?
Eagles ("Hotel California" is a song by the Eagles, and the book The Eagle Has Landed)
16. What word does the eighth studio album by David Bowie share with the Curse of Scotland?
Diamond ("Diamond Dogs" and the playing card, the nine of diamonds)
17. Aurora borealis and a 90s American comedy drama series featuring physician Joel Fleischman, in Anchorage, Alaska?
Northern (Northern Lights and Northern Exposure)
18. What does Australia have in common with Serpentine, and Golden Horn?
All Epsom Derby Winners (the names of racehorses)
19. What connects the characters Becky Sharp, Rawdon Crawley, George Osborne and Amelia Sedley?
All characters in Vanity Fair (by William Makepeace Thackeray)
20. In 1994, the youngest and the first British chef to be awarded three Michelin stars and the ship that sank in the English Channel near the Normandy coast on 25 November 1120?
White (Marco Pierre White and the White Ship)
Things in Common Quiz
What do the following things have in common? Most questions are looking for a shared word or name.
1. What does the Leader of the Chinese Communist Party have in common with the 14th letter of the Greek alphabet?
Xi (Xi Jinping and Xi)
2. What name is shared by the capital and largest city in the Seychelles and the waterfalls viewed by David Livingstone on 16 November 1855?
Victoria (Victoria and Victoria Falls)
3. The middle name of Prime Minister Keir Starmer is the same name as a popular sitcom character, what is it?
Rodney – A Plonker indeed!
4. Matt Damon and Uma Thurman were born in the same year that Jimi Hendrix and Janis Joplin died - what year?
1970
5. UK elections and Thanksgiving in the USA always happen on the same day of the week - which day?
Thursday
6. What does a planet that revolves around the sun every 90 days have in common with Farrokh Bulsara?
Mercury (Mercury and Freddie Mercury)
7. What name does the plant "Hedera" share with a 1980s fictional Coronation Street character played by Lynne Perrie?
Ivy (Ivy is the common name for the plant Hedera, and Ivy Tilsley in Coronation Street)
8. The number of points on the maple leaf on the Flag of Canada and the atomic number of sodium?
Eleven (11)
9. What name is shared by the 2020 captain of the Netherlands football team and the ancient Roman poet who wrote the Latin epic, The Aeneid?
Virgil (Virgil van Dijk is the footballer)
10. What middle name does Donald Trump's father have in common with a 635 metric tons statue located at the peak of the Corcovado Mountain?
Christ (Frederick Christ Trump, and Christ the Redeemer)
11. What does Westward Ho in Devon have in common with the film Airplane, and the pop group Wham?
They all have exclamation marks (!) after their name
12. Harland Sanders, Tom Parker and a certain yellow coloured murder suspect?
Colonel (Colonel Sanders (KFC fame), Colonel Tom Parker (Elvis Presley's manager), and Colonel Mustard (Cluedo))
13. The largest city in the state of New Hampshire and England's Cottonopolis?
Manchester (Cottonopolis was the 19th-century nickname for Manchester)
14. The host of the 1995 ITV late night game show God's Gift and the man who shot Wild Bill Hickok in the back?
McCall (Davina McCall, and Jack McCall)
15. "Hotel California" and a 1975 novel by Jack Higgins?
Eagles ("Hotel California" is a song by the Eagles, and the book The Eagle Has Landed)
16. What word does the eighth studio album by David Bowie share with the Curse of Scotland?
Diamond ("Diamond Dogs" and the playing card, the nine of diamonds)
17. Aurora borealis and a 90s American comedy drama series featuring physician Joel Fleischman, in Anchorage, Alaska?
Northern (Northern Lights and Northern Exposure)
18. What does Australia have in common with Serpentine, and Golden Horn?
All Epsom Derby Winners (the names of racehorses)
19. What connects the characters Becky Sharp, Rawdon Crawley, George Osborne and Amelia Sedley?
All characters in Vanity Fair (by William Makepeace Thackeray)
20. In 1994, the youngest and the first British chef to be awarded three Michelin stars and the ship that sank in the English Channel near the Normandy coast on 25 November 1120?
White (Marco Pierre White and the White Ship)
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Things in Common Quiz
What do the following things have in common? Most questions are looking for a shared word or name.
1. What does the Leader of the Chinese Communist Party have in common with the 14th letter of the Greek alphabet?
2. What name is shared by the capital and largest city in the Seychelles and the waterfalls viewed by David Livingstone on 16 November 1855?
3. The middle name of Prime Minister Keir Starmer is the same name as a popular sitcom character, what is it?
4. Matt Damon and Uma Thurman were born in the same year that Jimi Hendrix and Janis Joplin died - what year?
5. UK elections and Thanksgiving in the USA always happen on the same day of the week - which day?
6. What does a planet that revolves around the sun every 90 days have in common with Farrokh Bulsara?
7. What name does the plant "Hedera" share with a 1980s fictional Coronation Street character played by Lynne Perrie?
8. The number of points on the maple leaf on the Flag of Canada and the atomic number of sodium?
9. What name is shared by the 2020 captain of the Netherlands football team and the ancient Roman poet who wrote the Latin epic, The Aeneid?
10. What middle name does Donald Trump's father have in common with a 635 metric tons statue located at the peak of the Corcovado Mountain?
11. What does Westward Ho in Devon have in common with the film Airplane, and the pop group Wham?
12. Harland Sanders, Tom Parker and a certain yellow coloured murder suspect?
13. The largest city in the state of New Hampshire and England's Cottonopolis?
14. The host of the 1995 ITV late night game show God's Gift and the man who shot Wild Bill Hickok in the back?
15. "Hotel California" and a 1975 novel by Jack Higgins?
16. What word does the eighth studio album by David Bowie share with the Curse of Scotland?
17. Aurora borealis and a 90s American comedy drama series featuring physician Joel Fleischman, in Anchorage, Alaska?
18. What does Australia have in common with Serpentine, and Golden Horn?
19. What connects the characters Becky Sharp, Rawdon Crawley, George Osborne and Amelia Sedley?
20. In 1994, the youngest and the first British chef to be awarded three Michelin stars and the ship that sank in the English Channel near the Normandy coast on 25 November 1120?
What do the following things have in common? Most questions are looking for a shared word or name.
1. What does the Leader of the Chinese Communist Party have in common with the 14th letter of the Greek alphabet?
2. What name is shared by the capital and largest city in the Seychelles and the waterfalls viewed by David Livingstone on 16 November 1855?
3. The middle name of Prime Minister Keir Starmer is the same name as a popular sitcom character, what is it?
4. Matt Damon and Uma Thurman were born in the same year that Jimi Hendrix and Janis Joplin died - what year?
5. UK elections and Thanksgiving in the USA always happen on the same day of the week - which day?
6. What does a planet that revolves around the sun every 90 days have in common with Farrokh Bulsara?
7. What name does the plant "Hedera" share with a 1980s fictional Coronation Street character played by Lynne Perrie?
8. The number of points on the maple leaf on the Flag of Canada and the atomic number of sodium?
9. What name is shared by the 2020 captain of the Netherlands football team and the ancient Roman poet who wrote the Latin epic, The Aeneid?
10. What middle name does Donald Trump's father have in common with a 635 metric tons statue located at the peak of the Corcovado Mountain?
11. What does Westward Ho in Devon have in common with the film Airplane, and the pop group Wham?
12. Harland Sanders, Tom Parker and a certain yellow coloured murder suspect?
13. The largest city in the state of New Hampshire and England's Cottonopolis?
14. The host of the 1995 ITV late night game show God's Gift and the man who shot Wild Bill Hickok in the back?
15. "Hotel California" and a 1975 novel by Jack Higgins?
16. What word does the eighth studio album by David Bowie share with the Curse of Scotland?
17. Aurora borealis and a 90s American comedy drama series featuring physician Joel Fleischman, in Anchorage, Alaska?
18. What does Australia have in common with Serpentine, and Golden Horn?
19. What connects the characters Becky Sharp, Rawdon Crawley, George Osborne and Amelia Sedley?
20. In 1994, the youngest and the first British chef to be awarded three Michelin stars and the ship that sank in the English Channel near the Normandy coast on 25 November 1120?
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Scottish Football Quiz
1. Who holds the record international appearances for Scotland, having played 102 times?
Kenny Dalglish
2. Which Scottish club's ground gets its name from the Pictish for "place of manure"?
Aberdeen (the ground is Pittodrie)
3. Who was the manager of Scotland at the 1986 World Cup?
Alex Ferguson
4. When the first ever Scotland versus England match was played, in 1872, the Scottish team were made up entirely of players from which club? Hint it wasn’t Celtic or Rangers.
Queen's Park
5. Which club did Celtic famously beat to win the European Cup in 1967?
Inter Milan
6. After winning the European Cup in 1967 Celtic manager Jock Stein and his team received acclaim after the match and were given what nickname?
Lisbon Lions
7. In 2001, the Scottish FA appointed the first ever non-Scot as national team coach; who was he? And for a bonus point this manager's lowest point was a 2-2 draw against which team?
Berti Vogts. Faroe Islands.
8. Queen of the South are located in which Scottish market town?
Dumfries
9. Which club did Sir Alex Ferguson make 95 appearances for between 1969–1973, before finishing his playing career with Ayr United?
Falkirk
10. Frank McAvennie was called into the Scotland national team late 1985 for the World Cup qualifying play-off against which team at Hampden Park on 20 November? McAvennie scored in the 60th minute on what was his international debut.
Australia
11. Which team play at East End Park, are nicknamed The Pars, and won the Scottish Cup twice, in 1961 and 1968?
Dunfermline Athletic
12. Which club, formed in the 1990s, won the Scottish Cup in 2015?
Inverness Caledonian Thistle
13. Which club reached the Scottish Cup Final in 2006, but fell into severe financial difficulties that forced it to dissolve in 2008?
Gretna F.C.
14. Name the only Scottish player to have won the Ballon d'Or award?
Denis Law
15. Which player won the European Cup, three English league titles, captained Scotland, and scored a world cup wonder goal?
Archie Gemmill
16. It's the Scottish football classic sports trivia question but which Scottish club has a 100% record in four matches against Barcelona in competitive European ties?
Dundee United
17. Name Rangers' overall top goal scorer, with 355 goals?
Ally McCoist
18. Name the only Scot to captain both English and Scottish FA Cup winning teams?
Martin Buchan (Aberdeen and Manchester United)
19. Which team is the only one to have the letters A, B, C, D and E in its name?
Cowdenbeath
20. For three points in the 1978 World Cup Finals group stages name the team Scotland beat, the team they lost to, and the team they drew with? (Just the three countries will be fine!)
They beat Netherlands, lost to Peru, and drew with Iran.
1. Who holds the record international appearances for Scotland, having played 102 times?
Kenny Dalglish
2. Which Scottish club's ground gets its name from the Pictish for "place of manure"?
Aberdeen (the ground is Pittodrie)
3. Who was the manager of Scotland at the 1986 World Cup?
Alex Ferguson
4. When the first ever Scotland versus England match was played, in 1872, the Scottish team were made up entirely of players from which club? Hint it wasn’t Celtic or Rangers.
Queen's Park
5. Which club did Celtic famously beat to win the European Cup in 1967?
Inter Milan
6. After winning the European Cup in 1967 Celtic manager Jock Stein and his team received acclaim after the match and were given what nickname?
Lisbon Lions
7. In 2001, the Scottish FA appointed the first ever non-Scot as national team coach; who was he? And for a bonus point this manager's lowest point was a 2-2 draw against which team?
Berti Vogts. Faroe Islands.
8. Queen of the South are located in which Scottish market town?
Dumfries
9. Which club did Sir Alex Ferguson make 95 appearances for between 1969–1973, before finishing his playing career with Ayr United?
Falkirk
10. Frank McAvennie was called into the Scotland national team late 1985 for the World Cup qualifying play-off against which team at Hampden Park on 20 November? McAvennie scored in the 60th minute on what was his international debut.
Australia
11. Which team play at East End Park, are nicknamed The Pars, and won the Scottish Cup twice, in 1961 and 1968?
Dunfermline Athletic
12. Which club, formed in the 1990s, won the Scottish Cup in 2015?
Inverness Caledonian Thistle
13. Which club reached the Scottish Cup Final in 2006, but fell into severe financial difficulties that forced it to dissolve in 2008?
Gretna F.C.
14. Name the only Scottish player to have won the Ballon d'Or award?
Denis Law
15. Which player won the European Cup, three English league titles, captained Scotland, and scored a world cup wonder goal?
Archie Gemmill
16. It's the Scottish football classic sports trivia question but which Scottish club has a 100% record in four matches against Barcelona in competitive European ties?
Dundee United
17. Name Rangers' overall top goal scorer, with 355 goals?
Ally McCoist
18. Name the only Scot to captain both English and Scottish FA Cup winning teams?
Martin Buchan (Aberdeen and Manchester United)
19. Which team is the only one to have the letters A, B, C, D and E in its name?
Cowdenbeath
20. For three points in the 1978 World Cup Finals group stages name the team Scotland beat, the team they lost to, and the team they drew with? (Just the three countries will be fine!)
They beat Netherlands, lost to Peru, and drew with Iran.
Re: Daily Quiz anyone?
As England wee playing last night here is an er,,,
Scottish Football Quiz
1. Who holds the record international appearances for Scotland, having played 102 times?
2. Which Scottish club's ground gets its name from the Pictish for "place of manure"?
3. Who was the manager of Scotland at the 1986 World Cup?
4. When the first ever Scotland versus England match was played, in 1872, the Scottish team were made up entirely of players from which club? Hint it wasn’t Celtic or Rangers.
5. Which club did Celtic famously beat to win the European Cup in 1967?
6. After winning the European Cup in 1967 Celtic manager Jock Stein and his team received acclaim after the match and were given what nickname?
7. In 2001, the Scottish FA appointed the first ever non-Scot as national team coach; who was he? And for a bonus point this manager's lowest point was a 2-2 draw against which team?
8. Queen of the South are located in which Scottish market town?
9. Which club did Sir Alex Ferguson make 95 appearances for between 1969–1973, before finishing his playing career with Ayr United?
10. Frank McAvennie was called into the Scotland national team late 1985 for the World Cup qualifying play-off against which team at Hampden Park on 20 November? McAvennie scored in the 60th minute on what was his international debut.
11. Which team play at East End Park, are nicknamed The Pars, and won the Scottish Cup twice, in 1961 and 1968?
12. Which club, formed in the 1990s, won the Scottish Cup in 2015?
13. Which club reached the Scottish Cup Final in 2006, but fell into severe financial difficulties that forced it to dissolve in 2008?
14. Name the only Scottish player to have won the Ballon d'Or award?
15. Which player won the European Cup, three English league titles, captained Scotland, and scored a world cup wonder goal?
16. It's the Scottish football classic sports trivia question but which Scottish club has a 100% record in four matches against Barcelona in competitive European ties?
17. Name Rangers' overall top goal scorer, with 355 goals?
18. Name the only Scot to captain both English and Scottish FA Cup winning teams?
19. Which team is the only one to have the letters A, B, C, D and E in its name?
20. For three points in the 1978 World Cup Finals group stages name the team Scotland beat, the team they lost to, and the team they drew with? (Just the three countries will be fine!)
Scottish Football Quiz
1. Who holds the record international appearances for Scotland, having played 102 times?
2. Which Scottish club's ground gets its name from the Pictish for "place of manure"?
3. Who was the manager of Scotland at the 1986 World Cup?
4. When the first ever Scotland versus England match was played, in 1872, the Scottish team were made up entirely of players from which club? Hint it wasn’t Celtic or Rangers.
5. Which club did Celtic famously beat to win the European Cup in 1967?
6. After winning the European Cup in 1967 Celtic manager Jock Stein and his team received acclaim after the match and were given what nickname?
7. In 2001, the Scottish FA appointed the first ever non-Scot as national team coach; who was he? And for a bonus point this manager's lowest point was a 2-2 draw against which team?
8. Queen of the South are located in which Scottish market town?
9. Which club did Sir Alex Ferguson make 95 appearances for between 1969–1973, before finishing his playing career with Ayr United?
10. Frank McAvennie was called into the Scotland national team late 1985 for the World Cup qualifying play-off against which team at Hampden Park on 20 November? McAvennie scored in the 60th minute on what was his international debut.
11. Which team play at East End Park, are nicknamed The Pars, and won the Scottish Cup twice, in 1961 and 1968?
12. Which club, formed in the 1990s, won the Scottish Cup in 2015?
13. Which club reached the Scottish Cup Final in 2006, but fell into severe financial difficulties that forced it to dissolve in 2008?
14. Name the only Scottish player to have won the Ballon d'Or award?
15. Which player won the European Cup, three English league titles, captained Scotland, and scored a world cup wonder goal?
16. It's the Scottish football classic sports trivia question but which Scottish club has a 100% record in four matches against Barcelona in competitive European ties?
17. Name Rangers' overall top goal scorer, with 355 goals?
18. Name the only Scot to captain both English and Scottish FA Cup winning teams?
19. Which team is the only one to have the letters A, B, C, D and E in its name?
20. For three points in the 1978 World Cup Finals group stages name the team Scotland beat, the team they lost to, and the team they drew with? (Just the three countries will be fine!)
Re: Daily Quiz anyone?
I'm wondering if SPACE is in fact good for you. The Apollo 13 astronauts all lived till their 90's and Jim Lovell is still alive I believe. Apollo 11's Michael Collins lived till 90, Aldrin is still alive and Neil Armstrong made it to 82.
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for me thanks, ZicoRe: Daily Quiz anyone?
Space
1. The Earth has how many natural satellites?
One natural satellite, the moon.
2. In what year will Halley's Comet next be visible from Earth?
2061
3. Who in 1991 became the first Briton in space?
Helen Sharman
4. Which is the largest moon in our solar system?
Ganymede (Jupiter)
5. What was the name of the first dog in space?
Laika
6. The Hubble telescope photographed a comet crash into which Jupiter in 1994. Name the comet?
'Comet Shoemaker-Levy 9'
7. Which asteroid (also referred to as a dwarf planet), first discovered in 1810 is the largest astronomical object in the asteroid belt?
Ceres
8. Which is the only planet in our solar system not named after a Roman or Greek deity?
Earth
9. Nicknamed “Father of the Big Bang” who first put forward the Big Bang Theory for the origin of the Universe?
Georges LeMaitre
10. Which space telescope was launched into low Earth orbit in 1990 and still remains in operation?
The Hubble Space Telescope
11. Which Apollo mission was the first to land on the Moon in 1969?
Apollo 11
12. In which town are the Headquarters of the UK Space Agency?
Swindon
13. Which planet has the strongest winds in the solar system?
Neptune
14. Who drew up the Laws of Planetary Motion?
Johannes Kepler
15. What mineral gives Mars its red appearance?
Iron Oxide
16. In which US State would you find the John F. Kennedy Space Center?
Florida
17. Into which country did Sky Lab crash in 1979?
Australia
18. Played by Tom Hanks in the film, who was the captain of the ill-fated Apollo 13 mission?
James Lovell
19. Which star is often referred to as the Pole Star?
Polaris
20. Which planet is named after the Roman God of agriculture?
Saturn
1. The Earth has how many natural satellites?
One natural satellite, the moon.
2. In what year will Halley's Comet next be visible from Earth?
2061
3. Who in 1991 became the first Briton in space?
Helen Sharman
4. Which is the largest moon in our solar system?
Ganymede (Jupiter)
5. What was the name of the first dog in space?
Laika
6. The Hubble telescope photographed a comet crash into which Jupiter in 1994. Name the comet?
'Comet Shoemaker-Levy 9'
7. Which asteroid (also referred to as a dwarf planet), first discovered in 1810 is the largest astronomical object in the asteroid belt?
Ceres
8. Which is the only planet in our solar system not named after a Roman or Greek deity?
Earth
9. Nicknamed “Father of the Big Bang” who first put forward the Big Bang Theory for the origin of the Universe?
Georges LeMaitre
10. Which space telescope was launched into low Earth orbit in 1990 and still remains in operation?
The Hubble Space Telescope
11. Which Apollo mission was the first to land on the Moon in 1969?
Apollo 11
12. In which town are the Headquarters of the UK Space Agency?
Swindon
13. Which planet has the strongest winds in the solar system?
Neptune
14. Who drew up the Laws of Planetary Motion?
Johannes Kepler
15. What mineral gives Mars its red appearance?
Iron Oxide
16. In which US State would you find the John F. Kennedy Space Center?
Florida
17. Into which country did Sky Lab crash in 1979?
Australia
18. Played by Tom Hanks in the film, who was the captain of the ill-fated Apollo 13 mission?
James Lovell
19. Which star is often referred to as the Pole Star?
Polaris
20. Which planet is named after the Roman God of agriculture?
Saturn
Re: Daily Quiz anyone?
In the middle of a great documentary on Netflix about the Apollo 13 mission, so here is a
Space Quiz
1. The Earth has how many natural satellites?
2. In what year will Halley's Comet next be visible from Earth?
3. Who in 1991 became the first Briton in space?
4. Which is the largest moon in our solar system?
5. What was the name of the first dog in space?
6. The Hubble telescope photographed a comet crash into which Jupiter in 1994. Name the comet?
7. Which asteroid (also referred to as a dwarf planet), first discovered in 1810 is the largest astronomical object in the asteroid belt?
8. Which is the only planet in our solar system not named after a Roman or Greek deity?
9. Nicknamed “Father of the Big Bang” who first put forward the Big Bang Theory for the origin of the Universe?
10. Which space telescope was launched into low Earth orbit in 1990 and still remains in operation?
11. Which Apollo mission was the first to land on the Moon in 1969?
12. In which town are the Headquarters of the UK Space Agency?
13. Which planet has the strongest winds in the solar system?
14. Who drew up the Laws of Planetary Motion?
15. What mineral gives Mars its red appearance?
16. In which US State would you find the John F. Kennedy Space Center?
17. Into which country did Sky Lab crash in 1979?
18. Played by Tom Hanks in the film, who was the captain of the ill-fated Apollo 13 mission?
19. Which star is often referred to as the Pole Star?
20. Which planet is named after the Roman God of agriculture?
Space Quiz
1. The Earth has how many natural satellites?
2. In what year will Halley's Comet next be visible from Earth?
3. Who in 1991 became the first Briton in space?
4. Which is the largest moon in our solar system?
5. What was the name of the first dog in space?
6. The Hubble telescope photographed a comet crash into which Jupiter in 1994. Name the comet?
7. Which asteroid (also referred to as a dwarf planet), first discovered in 1810 is the largest astronomical object in the asteroid belt?
8. Which is the only planet in our solar system not named after a Roman or Greek deity?
9. Nicknamed “Father of the Big Bang” who first put forward the Big Bang Theory for the origin of the Universe?
10. Which space telescope was launched into low Earth orbit in 1990 and still remains in operation?
11. Which Apollo mission was the first to land on the Moon in 1969?
12. In which town are the Headquarters of the UK Space Agency?
13. Which planet has the strongest winds in the solar system?
14. Who drew up the Laws of Planetary Motion?
15. What mineral gives Mars its red appearance?
16. In which US State would you find the John F. Kennedy Space Center?
17. Into which country did Sky Lab crash in 1979?
18. Played by Tom Hanks in the film, who was the captain of the ill-fated Apollo 13 mission?
19. Which star is often referred to as the Pole Star?
20. Which planet is named after the Roman God of agriculture?
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Hope the clue on alphabetical order on their first name helped!
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