IAS Quiz Series 3

IAS Quiz Series 3

1	Who wrote the Opera Madam Butterfly	Puccini
2	What links - Goa - Kerula - Assam - Bihar	India
3	Eric Arthur Blaire was the real name of which author	George Orwell
4	Names - Baker Cook obvious what did Cordwainer do	Shoemaker
5	Which country do Sinologists study	China
6	Rudy Stevens became famous under which name	Barbara Stanwyck
7	Which non alcoholic cordial is made from pomegranates	Grenadine
8	What is Orchesis - either professional or amateur	Art of Dancing
9	Taken literally what should you see in a Hippodrome	Horses
10	Who wrote the Man in the Iron Mask	Alexander Dumas
11	Which 1993 Disney film starred Bet Middler as a witch	Hocus Pocus
12	Who piloted the first flight across the English channel	Louis Bleriot
13	What was the first James Bond film	Dr No
14	What 1991 film won best film, actor, actress, director Oscars	Silence of the Lambs
15	What was the capital of Ethiopia	Addis Ababa
16	Aescapalious emblem staff snake Greek Roman god of what	Medicine
17	Giacomo Agostini - 122 Grand Prix 15 world titles what sport	Motorcycle Racing
18	What is the largest state in the USA	Alaska
19	Led Deighton trilogy Game Set Match What 3 Capitals	Berlin MexicoLondon
20	Alan Stuart Konigsberg famous as who	Woody Allen
21	Which human rights organisation founded 1961 got Nobel 1977	Amnesty International
22	Whose autobiography was The long walk to Freedom	Nelson Mandela
23	What was discovered in 1922 by Howard Carter	Tutankamen tomb
24	Clyde Tonbaugh discovered what planet in 1930	Pluto
25	Who won the women's heptathlon at Seoul in 1988	Jackie Joyner-Kersey
26	Who wrote Northanger Abbey	Jayne Austin
27	Who ran through the streets naked crying Eureka	Archimedes
28	Who composed the Brandeberg concertos full names	Johan Sebastian Bach
29	Who won the World Series in 1987	Minnesota twins
30	What is the correct term of address to the Pope	Your Holiness
31	In which city was Alexander Graham Bell born in 1847	Edinburgh
32	Who composed the ballets Sleeping Beauty and The Nutcracker	Tchaikovsky
33	AG Bell opened school in Boston in 1872 for Teachers of what	The Deaf
34	Benjamin Kubelsky 1894 fame as what comedian	Jack Benny
35	In the Old Testament what book comes between Obadiah - Micah	Jonah
36	Robin Williams dressed in drag for which 1993 film	Mrs Doubtfire
37	Which chess piece could be a member of the church	Bishop
38	Which German word means lightning war used in WW2	Blitzkrieg
39	Broccoli belongs to what family of plants	Cabbage
40	Who designed the first Iron ship the Great Britain in 1845	I. Kingdom Brunel
41	Whose boat Bluebird was recently raised from Coniston water	Donald Campbell
42	in 1951 which (of two) car companies introduced power steering	Buick - Chrysler
43	Who wrote Catch 22 (both names)	Joseph Heller
44	Which country set up the world’s first chemistry lab in 1650	Netherlands
45	What links the names Botvinik, Tal, Karpov, Fischer	Chess World Champs
46	What is the national flower of Japan	Chrysanthemum
47	Bombardier Billy Wells was seen on many Rank films - why	Hit Gong
48	Where in France do claret wines come from	Bordeaux
49	What did mathematician John Napier invent in 1614	Logarithms
50	What was the world’s first high level programming language 1957	IBM FORTRAN

IAS Quiz Series 2

IAS Quiz Series 2

51	If you had pogonophobia what would you be afraid of	Beards
52	Who would take silk as part of their job	Barrister
53	Who won an Oscar for the African Queen	Bogart
54	Who sang the theme song in 9 to 5	Dolly Parton
55	What in business terms is the IMF	International Monetary Fund
56	Ringo Star narrates which children's TV series	Thomas the tank engine
57	Which country grows the most fruit	China
58	Which company is owned by Bill Gates	Microsoft
59	What would you do with a maris piper	Eat it  - it’s a potato
60	In Casablanca what is the name of the nightclub	Rick's
61	What was the first James Bond book	Casino Royal
62	What kind of animal is a lurcher	Dog
63	What is the currency of Austria	Schilling
64	What is the Islamic equal to the red cross	Red Crescent
65	In fable who sold a cow for five beans	Jack ( and grew a beanstalk )
66	How did Alfred Nobel make his money	He invented Dynamite
67	Who was the first man to run a sub four minute mile	Roger Bannister
68	What are Munroes	Mountains in Scotland
69	Which car company makes the Celica	Toyota
70	Air Lingus is the national airline of which country	Republic of Ireland or Eire
71	Who discovered radium	The Curies
72	What does an alopecia sufferer lack	Hair
73	Who painted The Haywain	John Constable
74	Triskadeccaphobia is the fear of what	Number 13
75	What is a baby rabbit called	Kit or Kitten
76	Which country had The Dauphin as a ruler	France
77	Who did Michael Caine play in the Ipcress File (both names)	Harry Palmer
78	Who won Euro song contest Save All Your Kisses For Me	Brotherhood of Man
79	Which country had the guns of Naverone installed	Turkey
80	Ictheologists study what	Fish
81	What is a Winston Churchill	Cigar
82	Who or what lives in a formicarium	Ants
83	What type of acid is used in car batteries	Sulphuric
84	It’s a flock of sheep what's a group of owls called	Parliament
85	What animal would you find in a form	Hare
86	Who in books and films was the man of bronze	Doc Savage
87	Who was Stan Laurels partner	Oliver Hardy
88	What kind of food is Cullan Skink	Fish
89	What is classified by the A B O system	Blood Groups
90	What plant does the Colorado beetle attack	Potato
91	Where did the Pied Piper play	Hamlin
92	To where in France do the sick make pilgrimages	Lourdes
93	In which city was the famous black hole	Calcutta
94	Christopher Cockerel invented what	Hovercraft
95	Ray Bolger played who in The Wizard of Oz	Scarecrow
96	Sabotage is French - What did the saboteurs use	Shoes - sabot means shoe
97	Which part of the human body contains the most gold	Toenails
98	If you had rubella what would you have caught	German Measles
99	Mohs scale hardest substance is diamond - what's the softest	Talc
100	La Giaconda is better known as what	Mona Lisa

IAS Quiz Sereis 1

IAS Quiz Sereis 1

1	Carl and the Passions changed band name to what	Beach Boys
2	How many rings on the Olympic flag	Five
3	What colour is vermilion a shade of	Red
4	King Zog ruled which country	Albania
5	What colour is Spock's blood	Green
6	Where in your body is your patella	Knee ( it's the kneecap )
7	Where can you find London bridge today	USA ( Arizona )
8	What spirit is mixed with ginger beer in a Moscow mule	Vodka
9	Who was the first man in space	Yuri Gagarin
10	What would you do with a Yashmak	Wear it  -  it's an Arab veil
11	Who betrayed Jesus to the Romans	Judas Escariot
12	Which animal lays eggs	Duck billed platypus
13	On television what was Flipper	Dolphin
14	Who's band was The Quarrymen	John Lenon
15	Which was the most successful Grand National horse	Red Rum
16	Who starred as the Six Million Dollar Man	Lee Majors
17	In the song Waltzing Matilda - What is a Jumbuck	Sheep
18	Who was Dan Dare's greatest enemy in the Eagle	Mekon
19	What is Dick Grayson better known as	Robin (Batman and Robin)
20	What was given on the fourth day of Christmas	Calling birds
21	What was Skippy ( on TV )	The bush kangaroo
22	What does a funambulist do	Tightrope walker
23	What is the name of Dennis the Menace's dog	Gnasher
24	What are bactrians and dromedaries	Camels (one hump or two)
25	Who played The Fugitive	David Jason
26	Who was the King of Swing	Benny Goodman
27	Who was the first man to fly across the channel	Louis Bleriot
28	Who starred as Rocky Balboa	Sylvester Stallone
29	In which war was the charge of the Light Brigade	Crimean
30	Who invented the television	John Logie Baird
31	Who would use a mashie niblick	Golfer
32	In the song who killed Cock Robin	Sparrow
33	What do deciduous trees do	Lose their leaves in winter
34	In golf what name is given to the No 3 wood	Spoon
35	If you has caries who would you consult	Dentist - its tooth decay
36	What other name is Mellor’s famously known by	Lady Chatterlys Lover
37	What did Jack Horner pull from his pie	Plum
38	How many feet in a fathom	Six
39	which film had song Springtime for Hitler	The Producers
40	Name the legless fighter pilot of ww2	Douglas Bader
41	What was the name of inn in Treasure Island	Admiral Benbow
42	What was Erich Weiss better known as	Harry Houdini
43	Who sailed in the Nina - Pinta and Santa Maria	Christopher Columbus
44	Which leader died in St Helena	Napoleon Bonaparte
45	Who wrote Gone with the Wind	Margaret Mitchell
46	What does ring a ring a roses refer to	The Black Death
47	Whose nose grew when he told a lie	Pinocchio
48	Who has won the most Oscars	Walt Disney
49	What would a Scotsman do with a spurtle	Eat porridge (it’s a spoon)
50	Which award has the words for valour on it	Victoria Cross