Collins Pub Quiz: 10,000 easy, medium and difficult questions

QUIZ 64 – Food and Drink

1 Which small Russian buckwheat pancakes are traditionally served with soured cream?

2 What name is given to a preserved, sweetened cherry, often soaked in a suspension of food colouring?

3 Beauty of Bath and Discovery are types of which fruit?

4 How is wine described as “chambré” served?

5 A nectarine is a smooth-skinned variety of which fruit?

6 Which part of the mint plant is used to make mint sauce?

7 How is beef prepared to turn it into Beef Wellington?

8 What is the flavour of Grand Marnier®?

9 The kumquat belongs to which family of fruit?

10 What is the flavour of aioli sauce?

11 Which term meaning “out of date” is also a cocktail made from whisky, bitters, water and sugar?

12 Which Italian pasta sauce is made with a variety of spring vegetables?

13 What is converted into alcohol during brewing?

14 Mulligatawny is what type of food?

15 In the abbreviation VSOP that appears on some bottles of alcohol, for what do the letters OP stand?

16 Which ingredient of beer is made by steeping barley in water?

17 Rollmops are made from which fish?

18 What are the main ingredients of colcannon?

19 Which country does Tokay come from?

20 Which almond-flavoured paste is used to coat a Christmas cake?

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QUIZ 65 – Pot Luck

1 Who starred as Fitz in the TV series Cracker?

2 Which king is supposed to have hidden in a tree after the Battle of Worcester?

3 Which is the most common human blood group?

4 If something is described as Cantonese, from which country does it originate?

5 Which song begins, “They asked me how I knew, my true love was true”?

6 How many wheels are there normally on a skateboard?

7 Alphabetically, which is the last of the calendar months?

8 The Battle of Waterloo was fought in which country?

9 In Morse Code, what letter is represented by three dashes?

10 From which country does the cheese Camembert originate?

11 What was the title of the first Lassie film?

12 Sine, cosine and tangent are words associated with which branch of mathematics?

13 Which 20th-century novelist used a Suffolk river as a pen name?

14 In which country do the rulers sit on the Chrysanthemum Throne?

15 Which country, capital Sofia, is bordered by Turkey, Romania and Macedonia?

16 In which US state is JFK airport?

17 Which American rodent builds dams and fells trees?

18 What term is given to an inactive element such as neon or argon?

19 What type of nut is a marron glacé?

20 In the TV series Casualty, what is the name of the hospital?

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QUIZ 66 – Orange

1 In greyhound racing, what is the number of the trap corresponding to the orange jacket?

2 In a standard edition of Trivial PursuitTM, what subject is coloured orange?

3 Which airline company’s logo is white on an orange background?

4 Which type of Japanese porcelain shares its name with a citrus fruit?

5 The House of Orange-Nassau rules which country?

6 What orange variety is also a language of Asia?

7 Orange and lemon make what flavouring?

8 The Orange Revolution took place in which European country in 2004-05?

9 In classic cuisine, what is served a l’orange?

10 Which orange-coloured mild cheese is named after a city in the East Midlands?

11 What does an amber traffic light mean?

12 Which famous cookware brand’s signature colour is “flame”?

13 What was the first name of Sir Winston Churchill’s wife?

14 Dame Judi Dench, Celia Imrie and Dame Penelope Wilton starred in which 2011 film about pensioners retiring to India?

15 Which two paint colours are mixed to obtain orange?

16 On a colour wheel, what colour is opposite orange?

17 On a standard Monopoly™ board, the orange properties are Bow Street, Vine Street and which other street?

18 Which fruit is named after a major city in north-west Morocco?

19 To what is orange juice added to make Buck’s Fizz?

20 Amber Riley played Mercedes Jones in which TV series?

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QUIZ 67 – Pot Luck

1 What type of bird is a gadwall?

2 The flower with the Latin name Papaver has what common name?

3 Which is the first month of the year to have exactly 31 days?

4 Which US state capital is the home of country and western music?

5 What is the name of Fred Flintstone’s pet dinosaur?

6 In tenpin bowling, how many pins are there in the back row?

7 In which US state would you find the towns of Anchorage, Fairbanks and Moose Pass?

8 What army rank is held during initial Army training at Sandhurst Military Academy?

9 Which word describes the power generated by a water-powered turbine?

10 Which royal house preceded Stuart rule?

11 In 1981, who defeated Bjorn Borg in the men’s singles at Wimbledon, halting his attempt to win a record sixth successive title there?

12 Which radio code word comes between delta and foxtrot?

13 Who provided the voice of Danger Mouse in the original cartoon series?

14 By what name is tetanus more commonly known?

15 Which pantomime features the character of Widow Twankey?

16 In which country is the city of Kathmandu?

17 What is a homburg?

18 Which group had hits in the 1990s with No Matter What and When the Going Gets Tough?

19 Which fruit has Bartlett and Conference varieties?

20 Which journalist, noted as a war correspondent, was made a CBE in the 2018 Birthday Honours?

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QUIZ 68 – Science

1 Which metallic element can be taken orally to help with X-rays?

2 Which Russian scientist is popularly known for his work with salivating dogs?

3 What is a substance made up of two or more elements?

4 What is the six-letter term for the examination of tissue to assess the presence or extent of disease?

5 In which part of the body would you find the amygdala?

6 Which hormone is secreted by cells in the pancreas?

7 What is a negatively charged particle in an atom?

8 Who famously demonstrated the electrical nature of lightning in 1752 in an experiment using a kite?

9 Ca is the symbol for which chemical element?

10 Water is made from hydrogen and which other element?

11 Which triangular bone is found at the base of the spine?

12 Ophthalmology is a branch of medicine involving which part of the body?

13 What type of substance turns litmus paper blue?

14 Which common gas is produced in respiration?

15 Al is the chemical symbol for which element?

16 In astronomy what are falling stars properly called?

17 What is a crucible used for in a laboratory?

18 Which science deals with the constituents of atoms?

19 What does a Geiger counter detect?

20 What is the science of water mechanics?

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QUIZ 69 – Pot Luck

1 What colour are gorse flowers?

2 The Menai Strait separates which island from mainland Wales?

3 What is the name of the cold dish of poultry, mayonnaise, curry powder and apricots?

4 Which car company manufactures the Octavia?

5 What does the musical term “glissando” mean?

6 In the rhyme often quoted when magpies are seen, what is associated with five magpies?

7 What is the capital city of Albania?

8 What is Inspector Morse’s first name?

9 In the Vicar of Dibley, what was the name of James Fleet’s character?

10 Who created the series Prime Suspect?

11 Which actress starred in the 1983 film Educating Rita?

12 Where did the Pilgrim Fathers land in 1620?

13 Which is the second-largest continent?

14 For which wedding anniversary would a crystal vase be an appropriate gift?

15 Near which city is Cadbury World?

16 On UK roads, direction signs on primary routes have what colour background?

17 Which common British garden creature belongs to the locust family?

18 What is the name of the theatre cat in TS Eliot’s Old Possum’s Book of Practical Cats?

19 What fuel is used by a Bunsen burner?

20 What does BST stand for?

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QUIZ 70 – Snooker

1 Which of the coloured balls has the second-lowest points value?

2 What is the score achieved when making a maximum break?

3 Which retired player was famous for his large glasses?

4 “The Jester from Leicester” is the nickname of which player?

5 How many points are awarded for potting a black ball?

6 Alex Higgins was known by what nickname?

7 Which former snooker player was the co-host of the TV show Big Break?

8 Which Sheffield venue is famous for hosting snooker tournaments?

9 How old was Stephen Hendry when he was crowned world champion in 1990?

10 Who was the winner of the first World Championships held in 1927?

11 In which country was retired player Terry Griffiths born?

12 In which year were the first UK Snooker Championship held?

13 Neil Robertson was born in which country?

14 How many balls are there on the table at the start of a snooker match?

15 Steve Davis won how many UK Snooker Championship titles?

16 How old was Ronnie O’Sullivan when he won the UK Snooker Championship in 1993?

17 Of what material is the bed on a snooker table made?

18 How many World snooker final matches did Jimmy White lose?

19 In 2018, at the age of 43, who became the second-oldest player to win the World Championship?

20 What colour gloves does a snooker referee wear?

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QUIZ 71 – Pot Luck

1 What is the name of Chief Wiggum’s son in The Simpsons?

2 A mukluk is worn on which part of the body?

3 What method do bottlenose dolphins use to find their prey in the sand?

4 A director utters what word to commence filming?

5 What type of dance involves moving under a low horizontal pole?

6 In which county is the town of Framlingham?

7 What is the name of Kylie Minogue’s pop star sister?

8 Of which English county is Lewes the county town?

9 What is the name of the thighbone?

10 Who had a hit in 1996 with Always Be My Baby?

11 In rhyming slang what is a “dog and bone”?

12 Which Hollywood legend was born Archibald Leach in 1904?

13 Which Saint’s Day is celebrated on 17th March?

14 A hartebeest is what type of animal?

15 Who played the Mad Hatter in the 2010 film Alice in Wonderland?

16 In which decade did Radio 1 start?

17 Where in the body are the adenoids?

18 What is the traditional bingo call for the number 57?

19 Which US TV series that began in 2016 features the Pearson family?

20 What type of musical instrument was invented by Laurens Hammond?

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QUIZ 72 – Words

1 What is the vehicle called in the UK that Americans call a trailer?

2 If someone is deliberately shunned, which English city are they said to be sent to?

3 What is an eponym?

4 What is the code-word for the ninth letter of the alphabet in radio communications?

5 According to the proverb, what do many hands make?

6 Which Latin word meaning “elsewhere” is a claim of absence from a crime scene?

7 Frigophobia is the fear of what?

8 From which language does the word “graffiti” originate?

9 What does the French word pomme mean?

10 According to the well-known phrase, how many words is a picture worth?

11 In Cockney rhyming slang what are “mince pies”?

12 What is a yawl?

13 Alphabetically, which is the first creature in the dictionary?

14 A piece of over-elaborate prose might be described as a passage of what colour?

15 What type of word is made from the initials of others?

16 Which word meaning “soon” is also an abbreviation meaning “not known by name”?

17 What is the more common description given to someone who is sinistral?

18 In which language is sayonara the word for “goodbye”?

19 What is the plural of mongoose?

20 According to the saying, on what does an army march?

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QUIZ 73 – Pot Luck

1 Which cat breed takes its name for the old name for Ethiopia?

2 Who was the original “hunter” on the 1980s TV series Treasure Hunt?

3 How many feet are there in ten yards?

4 Which fast food chain was founded by Colonel Sanders?

5 Who had a no.1 hit with the 1989 single Ride on Time?

6 What, together with time, proverbially waits for no man?

7 If something is literally petrified, what happens to it?

8 What is the sum of a century plus a gross?

9 In Greek mythology, what name was given to the food of the gods?

10 Which ocean surrounds the Maldives?

11 In which county is the town of Ashbourne?

12 Who wrote The House at Pooh Corner?

13 A yak is what type of creature?

14 In which country was actress Ada Nicodemou born?

15 What is the highest British civilian bravery award?

16 0117 is the dialling code for which city?

17 Who starred in the 1971 film Get Carter?

18 Which European leader rode a horse called Marengo?

19 What is the name of the motel in Hitchcock’s Psycho?

20 Which element has the symbol B in the periodic table?

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QUIZ 74 – Three Letters

1 What do the initials ONO stand for in relation to selling?

2 What is the flag-carrier airline of the Netherlands?

3 Politically, what do the letters MEP stand for?

4 NSW is a state in which country?

5 Which three letters describe a product or company’s exclusive appeal?

6 What do CND campaigners campaign for?

7 The SNP party operates in which part of the UK?

8 MTV launched in which decade?

9 What three letters apply to milk that has been sterilised at a high temperature?

10 Which company founded by Joseph Bamford is now a generic name for earth-moving vehicles?

11 VDU is the old term for what piece of technological equipment?

12 The BDO is the UK governing body of which sport?

13 Which group were runners-up on The X Factor in 2008?

14 The dog Nipper is associated with which entertainment company?

15 Who were XTC making plans for in the title of a 1979 single?

16 For what do the initials UHF stand in relation to radio broadcasts?

17 The UK’s largest employer is known by which three initials?

18 The initials PLC indicate that a company has what status?

19 In which year did ABC release the original The Lexicon of Love album?

20 What is the full name of the disorder usually referred to as RSI?

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QUIZ 75 – Pot Luck

1 The cornet belongs to which family of musical instruments?

2 What was the name of Josh Holloway’s character in the TV series Lost?

3 What is the miraculous food described in the book of Exodus?

4 To which state do Gozo and Comino belong?

5 Who had a hit in 1960 with Only the Lonely?