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СКАЧАТЬ 141 – Pot Luck

      1 Which container port lies across the Thames Estuary from Gravesend?

      2 How many crotchets are there in a semibreve?

      3 El Gordo is the lottery in which country?

      4 What is the device that controls an aircraft by instruments called?

      5 Which film series starred Vanessa Hudgens and Zac Efron?

      6 What title is given to the wife of an earl?

      7 In which city is the Crucible, home of the world snooker tournament?

      8 What was the first name of epic film director Mr B DeMille?

      9 What colour is the ribbon on the Victoria Cross?

      10 Who topped the charts in the 1970s with How Can I Be Sure and Daydreamer?

      11 What is the reading system of raised type for blind people?

      12 The active volcano Cotopaxi is in which range of mountains?

      13 Which racecourse has an annual meeting called “Glorious”?

      14 What are male hares called?

      15 What is the title of Fleetwood Mac’s eleventh album, released in 1977?

      16 Chatsworth House is the ancestral home of which duke?

      17 An MOT is required for cars over what age?

      18 Which US city hosted the 1996 Summer Olympics?

      19 In 1875 what did Captain Matthew Webb become the first person to do?

      20 In which county is Frome?

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QUIZ 142 – Italy

      1 What is the capital of Italy…?

      2 …and in which administrative region does it lie?

      3 On which island is the Blue Grotto?

      4 Which almond-flavoured liqueur is used to flavour tiramisu?

      5 The Birth of Venus is a 15th-century work by which Italian artist?

      6 Who was the leader of Italy at the outbreak of WWII?

      7 What do Italians call the city of Florence?

      8 Nove is the Italian word for which number?

      9 What is the Italian name for squid?

      10 An Italian autostrada has what British equivalent?

      11 What was the Italian currency unit until 2002?

      12 Which island lies at the “toe” of Italy?

      13 Basil, oil, Parmesan and pine nuts are the usual ingredients of which green sauce?

      14 Which Italian city is the centre of the fashion industry?

      15 Which 19th-century Italian patriot shares his name with a currant biscuit?

      16 In which Italian region is Chianti produced?

      17 Frittata is an Italian version of which dish?

      18 The Testarossa is a model of which Italian car?

      19 Which small Italian dumplings are made from semolina or potato?

      20 The name of which Italian opera house translates as “The Staircase”?

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QUIZ 143 – Pot Luck

      1 Which town is indicated by a postcode prefix of KT?

      2 Which London church is the British Catholic Church’s headquarters?

      3 What is the name given to the crime of deliberately setting fire to property?

      4 Heriot-Watt University is in which city?

      5 Which canine breed is named from the Welsh for “dwarf dog”?

      6 In 2018, which TV series won the Best Drama Series BAFTA?

      7 What is the art of growing miniature trees in pots?

      8 In which city is Arthur’s Seat?

      9 What is the birth sign of someone born on New Year’s Day?

      10 Who starred as a psychologist in the film The Sixth Sense?

      11 In music, what note is written on the middle line of the treble clef?

      12 What is the common name of the Gravelly Hill interchange on the M6?

      13 In which county is Beaulieu Motor Museum?

      14 Which French dish consists of chicken cooked in red wine?

      15 In which body part is the conjunctiva located?

      16 Who had a hit in 1986 with Sledgehammer?

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