IAS Questions Quiz 16

Questions Quiz 16

	What do the quarters of a hot cross bun symbolise	Four Seasons
	What is the literal translation of terrapin	Eatable (Algonquin word)
	What to a French or Spanish man is an OVNI	UFO
	What is it against the law to kill in Pacific Grove California	Butterflies – local ordinance 352
	Ernest Hemmingway said what would protect against allergies	Having lots of sex
	The Gettysburg Address was written on what	Used envelopes
	Collective nouns - a siege of	Herons
	Who was banned from writing USA Constitution - secret Jokes	Benjamin Franklin
	The 9 banded armadillo and humans have what in common	Both catch Leprosy
	How did Attila the Hun die on honeymoon	Booze – Honeymoon 30  day booze up
	What better name is Mary Westmacott better known	Agatha Christie
	In the Bible what did David give Saul as a dowry for Michal	200  Foreskins from Philistines
	What did Dr Samuel Mudd do that your inspired "name is mud"	Treated J W Booth Life imprison
	How do you Rizzle something	Sun dry
	If you suffered from pruritus - what would be wrong	Itching
	Andr'e Gide the writer was expelled from school for what crime	Masturbating during lessons
	What is the most popular Saints name	Felix - 67 John 65
	What type of food is a Munster plum	Potato
	Old superstition Wearing socks inside out protection from what	Witches
	What food item did Pythagoras advise his followers to avoid	Beans
	What happened to the first traffic lights outside HP 1868	They exploded
	What was unusual - beauty contest judge Percy Moorby 1985	He was Blind
	What ruined Cesar Borgia's honeymoon night	Mate gave him Laxatives
	John Ruskin - Art Critic - Marriage collapsed when wife had what	Pubic Hair
	Who called himself 8th wonder of world cos of his big dick	Charlie Chaplain
	What given out celebrate birthday of King Bjumbal Thailand 1983	Free Vasectomies
	What would a nidologist be interested in	Birds nests
	In the 18th century what job did a fart-catcher do	A footman – walk behind master
	What is a young pigeon called	Squab
	Around which French town is the champagne industry located	Epernay
	What country invented castanets	Egypt
	Who is the patron saint of music	St Cecilia
	Whose first box office film was called Risky Business	Tom Cruise
	What is the smallest state of Australia	Tasmania
	What is measured by an interferometer	Wavelength of light
	What airlines identification code is VS	Virgin Atlantic
	In which G&S operetta is eating a sausage roll a secret sign	The Grand Duke
	What emperor ordered St Peter crucified	Nero
	What was the name of Ali Babas female slave	Morgiana
	In which novel does the character Quebec Bagnet appear	Bleak House
	Sarah Josepha Hall wrote what	Mary had a little lamb
	What is the main ingredient of faggots	Liver
	Who were the first people to measure the year	Babylonians
	Who voices the female hyena in the lion king	Whoopee Goldberg
	Anthony McMillan became famous as who	Robbie Coltrane
	Roy Thines played David Vincent in which TV series	The Invaders
	What colour is the cap given to an England cricket player	Blue
	What capital city began as the village of Edo	Tokyo
	Whose music was on the soundtrack of When Harry met Sally	Harry Connick Jr
	In which sport is there a York round	Archery

IAS QUIZ 16

	What is unusual about the nobody crab	Transparent appears No Body
	Collective nouns - what group af animals are a labour	Moles
	Durbarry is cream of a vegetable soup  -  what one	Cauliflower
	What is the Australian name for a long narrow ox bow lake	Billabong
	Les Reed wrote which famous song for a Welsh singer	Its not Unusual – Tom Jones
	What does hours d'oeurve literally mean	Out of course hence Extra Dish
	Nossa Senhora da Aparecida is the Patron Saint which country	Brazil
	What airline used to be called Dobrolet	Aeroflot
	The Acropolis - what does the word literally mean	Highest point (of a city)
	What is a Dolly Varden	Large Hat
	Whose last words were - "That was the best soda I ever tasted"	Lou Costello
	What is the common name for the astyeroidea	Starfish
	Jonquil is a shade of what colour	Yellow
	Vincent Furnier is better known as who	Alice Cooper
	If you were severed a dish 'belle h'elen what fruit would it be	Pears
	Terrance Nelhams became better knows as who	Adam Faith
	Dick Turpin the highwayman served and apprenticeship as what	Butcher
	What is the main food of the Oyster catcher bird	Mussels
	In which cop show did Petrie and Isbecki appear	Cagney and Lacey
	In the Bolshoi ballet what does the word Bolshoi mean	Big
	Which acid gives nettles their sting	Formic acid
	In the Hindu religion what is a Mandir	Temple
	Which wine grape variety is most planted in California	Chardonnay
	A paddling is a group of which animals	Ducks
	From what country does the dish skordalia come	Greece
	What is a geoduck	Clam
	What is Sean Connery's real first name	Thomas
	What nationally was Mata Hari shot as a spy	Dutch
	Who said - Toe err is human - But it feels divine	Mae West
	Names - Baker - Cook Smith easy - what did a Chandler do	Make Candles
	Declan McManus became famous as who	Elvis Costello
	Robert Fitzroy captained which famous ship	The Beagle
	Who said "I have no problems with drugs - only policemen"	Keith Richard
	Which American city was named after a British Prime Minister	Pittsburgh
	Spelling counts - what is the singular of scampi	Scampo
	What plant was named after the Greek goddess of the rainbow	Iris
	Which sailor dreamed of Toasted Cheese in Treasure Island	Ben Gunn
	Who played the girl on the motorcycle in a film of same name	Marianne Faithful
	What writer was paid $5 for writing thanks	Rudyard Kipling
	What sort of animal is a fennec	Desert Fox
	Vermicelli pasta literally translates as what	Little worms
	Ernest Hemmingway, Oscar Wilde, Ranier Maria Rilke - Common	Mothers made them Crossdress
	What foodwise is a Fieldlane Duck	Baked Sheep's Head
	When does a Bride walk up the Aisle	Never Aisles at side only
	How did Marc Quinquadron die while setting a new world record	Food Poisoning ate 7 snails 3 min
	Why two car thieves caught trying to sell stolen car in 1976	Tried to sell to owner
	Billie Holiday, James Dean, Eva Peron, Janis Joplin - Common	All were Prostitutes
	What subject Ben Franklins letter to Royal Academy - Brussels	Perfuming Farts
	Reginald Carey became famous as who	Rex Harrison
	What is a Chorizo	Spicy Sausage

IAS QUIZ 14

	What is the national flower of Australia	The Wattle Blossom
	A nudist is Spain fined £65 - £60 for being nude and £5 for what	Having no ID papers
	Adolf Hitler took nude photos of Ava Brown - What part why	Arse - so she not recognised
	What links Sheffield, Edinburgh, Rome	Built on 7 Hills
	What pet did Florence Nightingale carry with her	An Owl (in her pocket)
	What did the S stand for in Harry S Truman	Nothing
	Women 375 - 1 Men 1400 - 1 chance of doing what	Living to 100
	What colour is Octopus blood	Blue
	A Rafter is a collection of what creatures	Turkeys
	In Maryland it is illegal to maltreat which creature	Oyster
	What are the worlds smallest trees - (not Bonsai)	Dwarf Willows ( Greenland) 2 inch
	Paul Revere was a silversmith, copper engraver and what	Dentist
	What fruit did Eve give to Adam in the bible	Fig – Apple mistranslation
	Gavrilo Princip assassinated who	Archduke Ferdinand
	What is the only bird that can smell	Emus
	Apart from man what is New Zealand's only native mammals	Bats
	Wo Fat was the enemy of which TV detective	Steve MacGarett
	Who entered a contest to find his own look-alike and came 3rd	Charlie Chaplin
	What colour is worn for funerals in Egypt	Yellow
	What country excludes women from the graveside rituals	China
	An Arab horse has less what than other horses	Bones - one vertebra less
	An exultation is a group of what animals	Larks
	Pertussis has what more common name	Whooping Cough
	Which actress was jailed in 1982 for tax evasion	Sophia Loren
	In what country did red onions originate	Italy
	March 21st to April 20th is what Star sign	Aries
	Viscum Album provides an excuse for stealing what	A Kiss (its Mistletoe)
	A haboob creates what	Sandstorm – Desert Wind
	Felix Salten wrote which Disney cartoon	Bambi
	Nephologists study what	Clouds - Meteorology
	Speed skating started in which country	Netherlands
	What job did Ernest Hemmingway do in WW1	Ambulance Driver
	Betty Joan Perske is better known as who	Lauren Bacall
	What was the name of the Roman God of sleep	Somnos
	Vivaldi the composer had what other profession	Priest
	What is the name of the four holy books of the Hindus	The Vedas
	Pat Sullivan created which cartoon character	Felix the Cat
	What is the national flower of Mexico	Dahlia
	The Pindus is the main mountain range in what country	Greece
	What animal always gives birth to same sex twins	Armadillo
	What was the final episode of MASH called	Goodbye Farewell and Amen
	Joe Yule jr born 1920 became famous as who	Mickey Rooney
	In what sport are Triffus, Miller and Rudolf moves	Trampolining
	Albert Finney turned down which role - Peter O Tool - Oscar	Laurence of Arabia
	Douglas Engelbart invented what - we all use it	Mouse
	Hans Christian Anderson had what job before writing	Actor
	What colour is named after a battle fought in Italy in 1859	Magenta
	In Scotland what was the tawse	Teachers Strap or belt
	Which authors books are most borrowed from libraries	Catherine Cookson
	What do you add to vegetables to make the dish salmagundi	Duck or Chicken