Free August 2009 Quiz Questions And Answers

1. Which US car company was founded on a farm near Dearborn, Michigan in 1903 ?

Ford Motor Company

2. In 1925, which Irish playwright and critic won the Nobel Prize for Literature ?

George Bernard Shaw

3. Phil Redmond created which long-running TV series that featured the character Tucker Jenkins ?

Grange Hill

4. In which sport have Osca de la Hoya and Floyd Mayweather been World Champions ?

Boxing

6. What colour are berries on mistletoe ?

White

7. Which veteran TV comedy actor published his autobiography in 2005 entitled 'If I Don't Write It Nobody Will' ?

Eric Sykes

8. Which branch of medical science deals with old age and it's diseases ?

Geriatrics

9. Double Gloucester is a variety of which dairy food ?

Cheese

10. In which northern UK city is the musical 'Blood Brothers' set ?

Liverpool

11. Which former Monty Python member wrote a series of books about 'Erik The Viking' ?

Terry Jones

12. What name is given to the person who assist a golfer during a match by carrying their clubs ?

Caddie

13. Leonardo, Donatello, Michaelangelo and Raphael are members of which cartoon crime-busting group ?

Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles

14. According to the idiom, which colour is one in if in debt, or overdrawn ?

Red

15. Taoism is an ancient system of beliefs that originated in which country ?

China

16. Taramasalata is a dish that originated in which European country ?

Greece

17. Which Yorkshire city has a professional Rugby League team called 'The Bulls' ?

Bradford

18. Which TV personality's catchphrase is 'Nice To See You, To See You Nice' ?

Bruce Forsyth

19. Which element, with the chemical symbol Ca, is the most abundant metallic element in the human body ?

Calcium

20. The Kerry Blue Terrier breed of dog originated in which European country ?

Republic oc Ireland

Tie:Queen Victoria opened the Manchester Ship Canal in which year ?

1894