- What
is a Pomme D'Amour? TOMATO (LOVE
APPLE)
- What
name is given to the depression in the bottom of the crankcase of an
internal-combustion engine, which serves as a reservoir of lubricating oil?
SUMP
- What
colour is the middle stripe on the flag of
Italy
? WHITE
- According
to the Bible, which was the first bird sent out from Noah's
Ark
? A RAVEN
- Which
car company make The Defender? LAND
ROVER
- Which
British film studio was famous for its horror movies?
HAMMER (House of Horrors)
- What
is/was advertised as 'the slag of all snacks'?
POT NOODLE
- Mexican
fried, stuffed pancakes, cooked with a chilli-flavoured sauce are known as
what? ENCHILADAS
- Which
TV programme is known by the initials BBLB?
BIG BROTHER'S LITTLE BROTHER
- Who
played chat show host Mrs Merton? CAROLINE
AHERNE
- If
A Horse’s Father Is A Sire, What Is It’s Mother Called?
A Dam
- The
actress Lynne Perrie died recently. What
part did she play in
Coronation Street
for 15 years until 1994? (Ivy
Tilsley)
- What
is the name of 0 degrees longitude?
[
Greenwich
Meridian
- What
are the small indentations on a golf ball called? [dimples]
- With
which device are earthquakes recorded? [seismograph
- Name
the stock-market trader who sent Barings Bank into bankruptcy. [Nick
Leeson]
- In
which Country is Basque spoken? [
Spain
]
- Name
the blue Telly Tubby. [Tinky
Winky
- In
which country are
Casablanca
and Marakesh? [
Morocco
- Where
does Homer Simpson work? [nuclear
plant
- What
was Marilyn Monroe's real first name? [Norma]
- Who
was the first man in space? [Yuri
Gagarin
- Which
famous building is used for the election of a Pope? (The Cisteen Chapel)
- What
name is given to a fruit that is a cross between an orange and a tangerine ?
CLEMENTINE
- What
was completed in the
United States
in 1926 and is 2448 miles long? ROUTE 66
- Which
chart-topping hit for '
Berlin
' was the love theme from the film Top Gun? Take My Breath Away
- Which
is the largest
Greek
Island
? (
Crete
)
- Which
department store shut 109 of its
UK
branches in the year 2000? (C&A)
- Which
game includes Mr Bun the Baker, his wife and children? (Happy Families)
- In
the song 'Oh, Mr Porter' where did the singer wanted to go to? (
Birmingham
)
JP
- What
is the only creature with retractable horns?
SNAIL
- Which
former tennis star won the most
Wimbledon
women's' titles? [Billie Jean
King
- The
north coast of Africa between
Morocco
and
Libya
was known by what name from the time of the Crusades until the 19th
century? ( The
Barbary Coast
)
- What
was the name of
England
's Wartime Code Breaking station?
BLETCHLEY
PARK
- Family
Fortunes Question - Top Answer Required - Name a man who is famous for
wearing women’s clothes? (
Top Danny La Rue / 2Barry Humphries Dame
Edna / 3 Lilly Savage alias Paul O’Grady / 4 Eddie Izzard /5 Boy George
)
- What
surrounds a food served “en croute”? ( Pastry
- What
is the red food colouring made from small Mexican beetles?
(Cochineal
- Which
member of the Royal family formally closed the 2006 Commonwealth Games in
Melbourne
? (Prince Edward
- In
which British daily newspaper are the adventures of Rupert Bear featured?
(Daily Express
- Actress,
Lynne Perrie has died aged 75 who did she play in
Coronation Street
?
(Ivy Tilsley
- Inca
Trail, Amberleigh House and Ebony Light ran in this years Grand National,
who is their famous trainer? (Ginger
McCain
- What
is the name for a person who takes X-Rays? (Radiographer
- From
which London Jail did Ronnie Biggs escape in 1965? (Wandsworth
- What
is the only State in
Australia
not to have the letter S in it? (
Victoria
- The
Welsh word llyn translates into what English word?
(
Lake
- On
which TV game show would one hear the phrase, “Let’s look at the
evidence”? (Through the Keyhole
- In
a TV Sci Fi series, Who travelled forward in time from 1987 to 2491? (Buck
Rogers
- International
Nurses Day is held on May 12, the anniversary of the birth of which famous
nurse? (
Florence
Nightingale
- In
which TV show did Lynda Baron play Nurse Gladys Emmanuel?
(Open All Hours
- What
name is given to a dried plum? (Prune)
- To
what did
East Pakistan
change its name in 1972? (
Bangladesh
)
- Who
played the Sheriff of Nottingham to Kevin Costner's Robin Hood in the film
Robin Hood Prince Of Thieves? (ALAN
RICKMAN
- Which
actress plays the lead in the film Tomb Raider? (Angelina Jolie)
- Red,
Black and what other colour appear on a roulette wheel? (green)
- The
US
Masters is being played, What is the maximum number of clubs a Golfer can
have in his Bag? (14)
- In
Venice
, what links the
Ducal
Palace
with the State Prison? (
Bridge
of
Sighs
)
- What
is the chemical symbol for Potassium ? (K)
- What
name was given to murderer Peter Sutcliffe? (
Yorkshire
Ripper)
- In
Film what was the name of the Biggest Dog in the World? (Digby)
- What
was
Southern Rhodesia
renamed? (
Zimbabwe
)
- What
do the initials HB stand for on a pencil ? (Hard Black)
- Which
location in the
United States
was originally known as Shangri-La, and is now named after President
Eisenhower's grandson. (
CAMP
DAVID
- What's
the highest mountain in
Africa
? (Kilamanjaro)
- What
does OPEC stand for? (Organisation of Petroleum Exporting Countries
- Family
Fortunes Question - Top Answer Required - Name a quiet animal?
Mouse / Cat / Rabbit / Bat / Mole
JP
- In cricket, what name is given to an over
during which no runs have been scored and a batsman has been dismissed?
Wicket Maiden
- The expression ‘to win hands down’ was
originally used to describe an easy victory in which sport?
Horse racing
- What is
the name of Bob the Builder’s cement mixer? Dizzy
- Which river was the northern boundary of
the Saxon Kingdom of Mercia? (THE
MERSEY
).
- Family Fortunes Question - Top Answer
Required Something you’d find in the countryside ? 1
Cows 2 Sheep
3 Shamrock 4 Fields 5
Peace & Quiet
- What
colour are
Bow Street
and
Vine Street
on a Monopoly board?
ORANGE
- Whose
'backing band' between 1956 - 62 was called The Jordanaires? ELVIS PRESLEY
- In
2003 who became the first Russian act to have a No 1 in the
UK
? TATU
- Known
for his eccentric manner when presenting programmes about conservation,
which British writer and broadcaster was nicknamed Botanic Man? DAVID
BELLAMY
- In
which children's TV show would you meet Farmer Pickles and Spud the
scarecrow? BOB THE BUILDER
- Who
won this years US PGA championship?
PHIL MICKELSON
- What
is the name of the
Edinburgh
class light battle cruiser, moored on the
Thames
? H.M.S.
BELFAST
- Which
cricket ground is in St Johns Wood? (Lords)
- On
which stretch of water was Donal Campbell killed on
January 4th 1967
? (Coniston Water)
- Invented
in 1970 by the American company Monarch Markings, what is the popular name
for ‘computer-scanned binary signal code’?
Bar code
- What
is the most common gas in the air we breathe? Nitrogen
- Who
succeeded Sir Clive Woodward as
England
's rugby union coach? Andy Robinson
- The
Yeomen of the Guard are known by what other name? Beefeaters
- Who
invented the jet engine in 1930? Frank Whittle
- What
was Manfred von Richtofen's nickname? The Red Baron
- Which
fashion items does Jimmy Choo design? Shoes
- What
is the title of the film about a Scottish village that awakens once every
100 years? Brigadoon
- What
is Adam's Ale commonly known as? Water
- Which
football club did Alan Sugar own? Tottenham Hotspur (Spurs)
- Who
wrote the novel,
Treasure Island
? Robert Louis Stevenson
- In
which
UK
cathedral is the Whispering Gallery? St Pauls
- Entomology
is the study of which creatures? Insects
- What
is a village without a church called? A hamlet
- Olfactory
relates to which of the senses? Smell
- An
orchidectomy is the surgical removal of what? Testicles
- What
is a Maori ceremonial war-dance called, also performed by the All Blacks?
Haka
- What
is the line called behind which darts players stand when throwing? Oche
(pronounced 'ocky')
- What's
the capital of
Malta
? (
Valletta
)
- Who
won the European Song Contest for
Britain
in 1981? (Bucks Fizz)
- Who
was cleared of using other writers' ideas in the book that made him the
highest-paid writer in history.( Dan Brown, the author of The Da Vinci Code)
- What is the Holy Grail? (The cup from which
Jesus served wine at the Last Supper)
- Why is it Easter today? (Its the 1st Sunday
after the 1st Full moon after the vernal equinox
- Which station on a traditional English
Monopoly board is the only one without its own tube connection?
Fenchurch Street
- Which footballer
won the Golden Boot Award in 1992, as Europe’s top goal scorerand scored
Scotlands
only goal in Euro ‘96? (Ally McCoist)
- Family fortunes question – what was
the top answer when asked to name something that people cheat on?
Exams / Diet / Spouse / Cards / Pub quiz / Sport
Family Fortunes
Question - Top Answer Required - Somewhere you might find Fish?
Sea / River / Aquarium / Pond / Fish Shop
- What
colour are
Bow Street
and
Vine Street
on a Monopoly board?
ORANGE
- Whose
'backing band' between 1956 - 62 was called The Jordanaires? ELVIS PRESLEY
- In
2003 who became the first Russian act to have a No 1 in the
UK
? TATU
- Known
for his eccentric manner when presenting programmes about conservation,
which British writer and broadcaster was nicknamed Botanic Man? DAVID
BELLAMY
- In
which children's TV show would you meet Farmer Pickles and Spud the
scarecrow? BOB THE BUILDER
- Who
won this years US PGA championship?
PHIL MICKELSON
- What
is the name of the
Edinburgh
class light battle cruiser, moored on the
Thames
? H.M.S.
BELFAST
- Which
cricket ground is in St Johns Wood? (Lords)
- On
which stretch of water was Donal Campbell killed on
January 4th 1967
? (Coniston Water)
- Invented
in 1970 by the American company Monarch Markings, what is the popular name
for ‘computer-scanned binary signal code’?
Bar code
- What
is the most common gas in the air we breathe? Nitrogen
- Who
succeeded Sir Clive Woodward as
England
's rugby union coach? Andy Robinson
- The
Yeomen of the Guard are known by what other name? Beefeaters
- Who
invented the jet engine in 1930? Frank Whittle
- What
was Manfred von Richtofen's nickname? The Red Baron
- Which
fashion items does Jimmy Choo design? Shoes
- What
is the title of the film about a Scottish village that awakens once every
100 years? Brigadoon
- What
is Adam's Ale commonly known as? Water
- Which
football club did Alan Sugar own? Tottenham Hotspur (Spurs)
- Who
wrote the novel,
Treasure Island
? Robert Louis Stevenson
- In
which
UK
cathedral is the Whispering Gallery? St Pauls
- Entomology
is the study of which creatures? Insects
- What
is a village without a church called? A hamlet
- Olfactory
relates to which of the senses? Smell
- An
orchidectomy is the surgical removal of what? Testicles
- What
is a Maori ceremonial war-dance called, also performed by the All Blacks?
Haka
- What
is the line called behind which darts players stand when throwing? Oche
(pronounced 'ocky')
- What's
the capital of
Malta
? (
Valletta
)
- Who
won the European Song Contest for
Britain
in 1981? (Bucks Fizz)
- Who
was cleared of using other writers' ideas in the book that made him the
highest-paid writer in history.( Dan Brown, the author of The Da Vinci Code)
- What is the Holy Grail? (The cup from which
Jesus served wine at the Last Supper)
- Why is it Easter today? (Its the 1st Sunday
after the 1st Full moon after the vernal equinox
- Which station on a traditional English
Monopoly board is the only one without its own tube connection?
Fenchurch Street
- Which footballer
won the Golden Boot Award in 1992, as Europe’s top goal scorerand scored
Scotlands
only goal in Euro ‘96? (Ally McCoist)
- Family fortunes question – what was
the top answer when asked to name something that people cheat on?
Exams / Diet / Spouse / Cards / Pub quiz / Sport
Family Fortunes
Question - Top Answer Required - Somewhere you might find Fish?
Sea / River / Aquarium / Pond / Fish Shop