Easy Quiz #1

Easy Quiz #1

Questions

1. Which English county is known as the Garden of England?
2. Which perfume house launched its Dune perfume in 1991?
3. Who wrote Wind In The Willows?
4. Where was the Magna Carta signed?
5. Who wrote the opera Porgy and Bess?
6. The Haywain is the work of which artist?
7. What is the collective term for a group of geese?
8. Who was the first prime minister to live in No10 Downing Street?
9. Which country has the international car registration 'D'?
10. Early Rivers, Morello and Napoleon are types of which fruit?
11. What does a philatelist collect?
12. A nicker was slang for which British pre-decimal currency unit?
13. What is a supposed straight line connecting three or more ancient sites called?
14. What type of animal is an Ibex?
15. The spice saffron is made from the dried stigmas of which flower?
16. Which animal lives in a holt?
17. Which was the last of the seven 'Road' films starring Bob Hope and Bing Crosby?
18. In which month is St George's Day?
19. Which anniversary is celebrated upon 25 years of marriage?
20. In which sport is an epée used?
21. In which war was the Battle of the Somme?
22. In which European city would you have found Checkpoint Charlie?
23. Which car manufacturer makes the Jazz model?
24. Which vegetables are hash browns made from?
25. Jack Bauer is the main character in which TV series?
26. The statue on the top of London's Old Bailey building is holding what in her right hand?
27. What is the sign of the Zodiac represented by a crab?
28. What does the F stand for in John F Kennedy?
29. Which is the largest city in the USA?
30. What is a camel with two humps called?
31. Who wrote the novel Cider With Rosie?
32. Marie McLaughlin Lawrie is the real name of which singer?
33. What was the name of the character played by Eddie Murphy in the 1984 film Beverley Hills Cop?
34. What is the common name for nitrous oxide?
35. What is the Roman numeral for 50?
36. In the English National Lottery how many red thunderballs are there (as at 2006)?
37. Which British Royal Wedding was the first to be broadcast in colour?
38. Which country is Red Stripe lager originally from?
39. In which year was the Falklands War?
40. What is the name of the space station first launched by the Soviet Union in 1986?
41. When are pancakes traditionally eaten?
42. Who is the Roman God of Love?
43. Who was Henry VIII's first wife?
44. What type of domestic cat has no tail?
45. What is the medical term for the breastbone?

1. Which English county is known as the Garden of England?

   Kent
2. Which perfume house launched its Dune perfume in 1991?

   Christian Dior
3. Who wrote Wind In The Willows?

   Kenneth Grahame
4. Where was the Magna Carta signed?

   Runnymede (1215)
5. Who wrote the opera Porgy and Bess?

   George Gershwin
6. The Haywain is the work of which artist?

   John Constable
7. What is the collective term for a group of geese?

   Gaggle (or skein if in flight)
8. Who was the first prime minister to live in No10 Downing Street?

   Robert Walpole (1735)
9. Which country has the international car registration 'D'?

   Germany
10. Early Rivers, Morello and Napoleon are types of which fruit?

    Cherries
11. What does a philatelist collect?

    Stamps
12. A nicker was slang for which British pre-decimal currency unit?

    A pound
13. What is a supposed straight line connecting three or more ancient sites called?

    Ley line
14. What type of animal is an Ibex?

    Goat
15. The spice saffron is made from the dried stigmas of which flower?

    Crocus
16. Which animal lives in a holt?

    Otter
17. Which was the last of the seven 'Road' films starring Bob Hope and Bing Crosby?

    The Road to Hong Kong
18. In which month is St George's Day?

    April (23rd)
19. Which anniversary is celebrated upon 25 years of marriage?

    Silver
20. In which sport is an epée used?

    Fencing (it's the sword)
21. In which war was the Battle of the Somme?

    First World War (The Battle of the Somme commenced on 1 July 1916 and lasted until November that year. Combined Allied and German fatalities exceeded 300,000 men, of which over 25,000 were on the first day.)
22. In which European city would you have found Checkpoint Charlie?

    Berlin
23. Which car manufacturer makes the Jazz model?

    Honda
24. Which vegetables are hash browns made from?

    Potatoes
25. Jack Bauer is the main character in which TV series?

    24
26. The statue on the top of London's Old Bailey building is holding what in her right hand?

    A sword
27. What is the sign of the Zodiac represented by a crab?

    Cancer
28. What does the F stand for in John F Kennedy?

    Fitzgerald
29. Which is the largest city in the USA?

    New York
30. What is a camel with two humps called?

    Bactrian
31. Who wrote the novel Cider With Rosie?

    Laurie Lee
32. Marie McLaughlin Lawrie is the real name of which singer?

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

    Axel Foley
34. What is the common name for nitrous oxide?

    Laughing Gas
35. What is the Roman numeral for 50?

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

    14
37. Which British Royal Wedding was the first to be broadcast in colour?

    Princess Anne and Mark Phillips
38. Which country is Red Stripe lager originally from?

    Jamaica
39. In which year was the Falklands War?

    1982
40. What is the name of the space station first launched by the Soviet Union in 1986?

    MIR
41. When are pancakes traditionally eaten?

    Shrove Tuesday
42. Who is the Roman God of Love?

    Cupid
43. Who was Henry VIII's first wife?

    Catherine of Aragon
44. What type of domestic cat has no tail?

    Manx
45. What is the medical term for the breastbone?

    Sternum