Welcome to our 'Best Quiz Questions' Page
On our Best Quiz page we're trying to put together questions that are a little more interesting than the 'norm'. Not sure if we've succeeded, but we'll continue to add what we think are good quiz questions so watch this space!
Quiz I
- Which county's film industry, the third largest in the world, is often referred to as Nollywood?
- Which slogan of a major brand was inspired by the last words of American murderer Gary Gilmore whilst awaiting execution by firing squad?
- Which two place names occupy the top positions of the famous sign post at Land's End?
- How many players are in the defence line of a table top football set?
- There is no mention of this fruit in the works of Shakespeare, Jane Austen or the Bible; Dickens uses the word six times in The Pickwick Papers, always followed by another word; which fruit is it?
- Who often signs his prints and watercolour paintings 'by A.G. Carrick'?
- Which game did early critics call 'sex in a box', with a lot of people thinking it too promiscuous to be considered an enjoyable party game?
- Which planet is home to both the highest mountain and the deepest, longest valley in the solar system?
Answers:
- Nigeria
- 'Just Do It' (the slogan of Nike)
- New York (3147 miles) and John O'Groats (874 miles)
- Two
- Tomato (Dickens uses my word six times in The Pickwick Papers, always followed by another word - that other word is 'sauce'.)
- Prince Charles
- Twister
- Mars
Quiz II
- What was last used in 1977 at Baumettes Prison, in Marseille?
- What was renamed a 'liberty sandwich' in America during World War II?
- What event happened in the UK between the 3rd and 13th September 1752?
- Which word do you compose by placing in order the chemical symbols for tungsten, aluminium and potassium?
- We name the husband and the year of marriage, can you name the wife: (a) Nicolas Cage in 2002, (b) Dennis Rodman in 1998, (c) Ryan Reynolds in 2008, and (d) Dennis Hopper in 1970?
- In a memorable episode of Only Fools and Horses what were filled with explosive propane gas?
- If you had in your wallet a monkey and a pony how much money would you have?
- Who is said to have ridden a grey stallion called Aethenot?
- In 2016, for a man to eat at The Fat Duck with his wife it would cost how much for tickets which do not include drinks or a service charge: (a)£210, (b)£310, or (c)£510?
- Name the weapon a chap with the first names Isaac Newton invented in 1911?
Answers:
- The guilotine
- Hamburger
- None - there were no such dates; these 11 days were lost from the calendar as the UK switched from the Julian Calendar to the Gregorian Calendar?
- WALK (W, AL, and K)
- (a) Lisa Marie Presley, (b) Carmen Electra, (c) Scarlett Johansson, (d) Michelle Phillips
- Inflatable sex dolls
- £525 (a monkey is £500, a pony £25)
- Lady Godiva
- (c)£510 (The Fat Duck is a restaurant in Bray, Berkshire run by celebrity chef Heston Blumenthal)
- The Lewis Gun (invented by Isaac Newton Lewis)
Quiz III
- Which soap opera did Ross Kemp join in 1986?
- How many children were there in the American television series The Waltons?
- How old was Victoria upon becoming Queen in 1837?
- What is the sixth letter of the Greek alphabet and also the middle name of a well known Hollywood actress?
- In which American city was Hilary Clinton born?
- Which musician has his so called stagename because he can trace his ancestry to Herman Melville?
- What form of transport when spelled backwards means 'clever'?
- How many countries make up Great Britain?
- Where would you find the 1st, 3rd, 16th and 26th Presidents of the United States?
- Which construction has been referred to as a 'tear drop on the cheek of time'?
Answers:
- Emmerdale Farm (he joined Eastenders in 1990)
- 7 (John Walton Jr., Jason Walton, Mary Ellen Walton, Erin Esther Walton, Benjamin Walton II, James Robert Walton, and Elizabeth Tyler Walton)
- 18
- Zeta
- Chicago
- Moby
- Trams ('smart' when spelled backwards)
- Three (Northern Ireland is part of the UK but not Great Britain)
- Mount Rushmore
- Taj Mahal
Quiz IV
- Which island is largest: The Isle of Wight or the Isle of Man?
- A yes or no question: Bob is looking at Carol, but Carol is looking at Tom. Bob is married, but Tom is not. Is a married person looking at an unmarried person?
- How many times does the number seven appear in the numbers '1 to 100'?
- Mercury is the planet closest to the sun, Venus is the second closest, and earth is the third; which planet in our Solar System is the hottest?
- In 1980, which country introduced a ban on hang gliding to stop its citizens escaping?
- In which country did commercial bungee jumping first begin?
- How is the Stereophonics album Just Enough Education to Perform closely linked to footballer Wayne Rooney?
- In a deck of playing cards, who is the only king without a moustache?
- Ham is a small hamlet near which Cinque Port in Kent?
- If 31 and 38 are capital cities in Europe, 36 is in Austria, what would be the name given to 41?
Answers:
- Isle of Man (572 km squared comapred to 381 km squares)
- Yes! If Carol is married, a married person is looking at an unmarried person (Carol is looking at Tom), if she isn’t, a married person is looking at an unmarried person (Bob is looking at Carol).
- 20 (many forget 77 has 2 sevens in it and answer 19)
- Venus. (Mercury has no atmosphere to hold heat; Venus has a thick atmosphere of carbon dioxide that makes the surface hotter since the heat can't escape.)
- East Germany
- New Zealand
- He has the title tattooed on his arm
- King of hearts
- Sandwich
- Jupiter (names given to Mozart symphonies)