Collins Quiz Night: 10,000 original questions in 500 quizzes. Collins Puzzles

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      4 A nonagon has how many sides?

      5 Which actor played nine members of the same family in the 1949 black comedy Kind Hearts and Coronets?

      6 What name is given to a baby kangaroo?

      7 What is the Earth’s only natural satellite?

      8 In which street did the Great Fire of London start?

      9 Which group had a hit in 1978 with Night Fever?

      10 Midsummer Day falls in which month?

      11 Which cartoon bear lives in the village of Nutwood?

      12 How many cents are there in a Canadian dollar?

      13 Which is the world’s largest desert?

      14 Which Jewish greeting means “peace”?

      15 Who played Gary Strang in the TV series Men Behaving Badly?

      16 What term is given to a small bar of gold bullion?

      17 Which actor was known as “Duke”?

      18 Sir Arthur Conan Doyle created which detective?

      19 What was the given name of America’s President Lincoln?

      20 Who was the “doubting” apostle?

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QUIZ 2 – Food and Drink

      1 Cheddar cheese is named after a village in which county?

      2 What term is used to describe food that is served set alight?

      3 Which herb is traditionally served with lamb?

      4 What do Americans call jam?

      5 Which Indian side dish is made from cucumber, mint and yoghurt?

      6 Which insect lends its name to a cocktail made from crème de cacao and crème de menthe?

      7 What is the British name for the eggplant?

      8 Comice is a variety of which fruit?

      9 What style of Indian food is cooked in a clay oven?

      10 Which popular pasta sauce is made with bacon, egg and cream?

      11 What type of food can be served sunny side up?

      12 Which patty of fried minced meat is named after its German city of origin?

      13 Bara brith is a traditional tea bread from which country?

      14 What does a barista serve?

      15 Which French term describes a dry wine?

      16 Which salad plant is usually grown with mustard?

      17 From which flower is saffron obtained?

      18 What is a Chinese cooking pan called?

      19 What is the name of the Russian metal urn used for making tea?

      20 Which Middle Eastern dip is made from chickpeas and sesame seeds?

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QUIZ 3 – Pot Luck

      1 What colour is the flag that traditionally denotes surrender?

      2 Who wrote the 1967 novel Where Eagles Dare?

      3 Flamenco dancing is associated with which country?

      4 What type of food is lollo rosso?

      5 At which historical landmark would you find Traitor’s Gate?

      6 What is a school’s shared occupancy bedroom called?

      7 What is the county town of Cornwall?

      8 Which actress played Clara Oswald in Doctor Who?

      9 What decoration is known in the USA as “frosting”?

      10 Which group’s hits include Holding Back the Years (1985) and Stars (1991)?

      11 What type of creature is a house martin?

      12 What name is given to the spike of a fork?

      13 Which metal has the symbol Fe?

      14 Which town in south-east Ireland is famed for its crystal?

      15 What is the currency unit of Mexico?

      16 What word describes a musical note played slightly lower than it should be?

      17 Who presented the TV series Time Team?

      18 How is 2018 written in Roman numerals?

      19 What is the penultimate radio alphabet code letter?

      20 Who was the leader of the Soviet Union during WWII?

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QUIZ 4 – Geography

      1 Which mountainous principality lies between France and Spain?

      2 In which city is the Taj Mahal?

      3 What is the name of modern-day Persia?

      4 Which city is the capital of Romania?

      5 The shamrock is the emblem of which country?

      6 What are the native inhabitants of New Zealand known as?

      7 Which language is spoken in the south-western part of Cyprus?

      8 What is the longest river wholly in France?

      9 “The Windy City” is the nickname of which US city?