Pointless Questions

These answers have all received a low or pointless score on the television quiz show Pointless.

25 Questions

1. This city hosted the 1962 FIFA World Cup? (S)
2. An agricultural tool shaped like a pickaxe? (M)
3. A capital city of a country that is in Europe? (L)
4. Central London railway terminus in the southeastern corner of the City of London? (F)
5. Inventor of the first ever hand-powered, wind-up radio? (TB)






6. Precipitation that is reddish in colour especially because of suspended dust? (BR)
7. US abolitionsit known as 'the Moses of her people' for her work freeing slaves through the underground railroad? (HT)
8. Author whose novel 'Noughts and Crosses' was adapted into a 2020 TV Programme? (MB)
9. Ranulph Fiennes film featuring escapades of a legendary concierge and a lobby boy? (TGBH)
10. Satellite which beamed the first live transatlantic television feed? (T)
11. MP for Chorley who was elected speaker of the House of Commons in 2019? (LH)
12. One of Greta Thunberg's middle names which is shared with a cartoon character? (T)
13. Unit for measuring the width of printed matter, equal to the height of the type size being used? (E)
14. 2006 Nicholas Hytner film based on a play by Alan Bennett? (THB)
15. Long jumper who became the first British woman to win an Olympic gold in track and field? (MR)
16. Devon market town known for its lace-making? (H)
17. Italian Renaissance artist of the 1562-63 painting 'The Wedding Feast at Cana'? (V)
18. Hertfordshire venue where Oasis played two sold-out shows in 1996? (K)
19. Nickname, such as 'Auntie' for the BBC or 'The Big Apple' for New York City? (S)
20. Name by which Mickey Mouse is known in Italy? (T)
21. Opera singer nicknamed the 'Swedish Nightingale'? (JL)
22. Name of the purple dinosaur on 'Multi-Coloured Swap Shop'? (PP)
23. 2014 film in which a washed-up actor who once played a superhero, now takes to the stage? (B)
24. Switched on Blackpool's famous illuminations in 1977? (RR)
25. The man who was UK Prime Minister for less than 5 months in 1827? (GC)

Answers

1. Santiago
2. Mattock
3. Luxembourg or Ljubljana
4. Fenchurch
5. Trevor Baylis
6. Blood rain
7. Harriet Tubman
8. Malorie Blackman
9. The Grand Budapest Hotel
10. Telstar
11. Lindsay Hoyle
12. Tintin
13. Em
14. The History Boys
15. Mary Rand
16. Honiton
17. Veronese
18. Knebworth
19. Sobriquet
20. Topolino
21. Jenny Lind
22. Posh Paws
23. Birdman
24. Red Rum
25. George Canning