 January 2004 (Questions 101 to 120 of 124) |
What popular drink was originally called `Brad`s Drink`?
Pepsi |
What type of animal was Boris, who `The Who` sang about?
A Spider |
What is the Spanish name for a Bullfighter?
Matador |
How many zeros are in a one trillion when written out in numerical form?
12 |
What sign of the zodiac is represented by the Crab?
Cancer |
What type of ball did Nolan Ryan once throw at a record speed of 100.9 miles per hour?
Baseball |
Sheriff Coltraine in the `Dukes of Hazzard` had a dog called what? Mazzy, Buck or Flash?
Flash |
Which film features the famous scene of Marilyn Monroe`s dress blowing as she stands over a subway grate?
`The Seven Year Itch` |
In which English city is Picadilly Railway Station?
Manchester |
`Rank Her Fat Nail` is an anagram of which famous singer?
Aretha Franklin |
In 1996, what overtook Coca-Cola as being the most well known brand name in the world?
McDonalds |
Which US TV and film detective has famously never revealed his first name?
Columbo |
In the film `Carlito`s Way`, who played Carlito?
Al Pacino |
In the song, The Twelve Days of Christmas, what is the partridge in a pear tree said to symbolise?
Jesus Christ |
On a standard Monopoly board, what square lies diagonally opposite `Go`?
Free Parking |
Where are the British Crown Jewels kept?
The Tower Of London |
Becky Sharp is the name of a character in which famous novel, which is also the title of a famous magazine?
`Vanity Fair` |
Which British Prime Minister resigned because of the Suez crisis?
Anthoney Eden |
What are the three colours which make up the Dutch flag?
Red, White and Blue |
For what was Rosa Parks arrested in 1955, leading to the biggest US Civil Rights movement?
Refusing to give up her seat on a bus for a white man |
