Collins Quiz Night: 10,000 original questions in 500 quizzes

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Introduction

What makes a good quiz? A witty and amusing host and a choice of interesting categories are good places to start.

You could combine the hosting talents of Alexander Armstrong and Jeremy Paxman but you need a great set of questions too.

That’s where Collins Quiz Night comes in. We’ve taken the hassle out of creating the perfect quiz by providing 10,000 questions on all manner of subjects in an easy-to-use format.

There’s something on offer for everyone, too, from easy questions for those taking their first tentative steps from quizzing base camp right up to super-tricky testers for those experienced trivia travellers heading for the highest peaks of general knowledge.

Let’s get going.

The quizzes

The book is divided into two parts, each with 250 quizzes. Half of the quizzes are based on themes ranging from biology to buildings, geography to golf, nature to numbers and a whole host of subjects in between. The rest of the quizzes are pot luck and contain a little bit of everything.

The quizzes in each part of the book are grouped together depending on how tricky we think they are. The easy ones come first, followed by medium and finally hard.

Easy

With a wide range of themes on offer in our easy section, you’re bound to find some questions and quizzes easy and others a bit harder. It’s not all straightforward in this section though: watch out for a few themes that aren’t quite as obvious as the title suggests. Quiz 251 marks the start of the second easy section.

Medium

You’ll get a good general knowledge workout when you tackle our medium quizzes. Classic themes that appeared in the easy section are repeated here, but you’ll most likely need some extra thinking time to complete the quizzes at this level. The second medium section starts at Quiz 401.

Hard

You’ll really need to work those little grey cells when you venture into our hard quiz section, so set aside plenty of time. An enthusiast’s knowledge would be a definite advantage on some of the themed quizzes. When you’ve toiled your way through the first section, the second hard section begins at Quiz 476.

The answers

Each quiz header tells you where the answers are printed. They’re mostly just a couple of pages away, for example the answers to Quiz 1 appear at the bottom of Quiz 3. The exceptions are the last two quizzes in each part of the book, which appear at the bottom of the first two quizzes in that part.

Running a quiz

When you’re running a quiz night, there’s a great sense of satisfaction to be had in doing a job well, and a little bit of effort beforehand will go a long way to making sure that your quiz goes without a hitch.

Good luck! We hope you enjoy Collins Quiz Night.

Contents

Cover

Title Page

Copyright

Introduction

Quizzes

Questions

Easy Quizzes

Quiz 1 – Pot Luck

Quiz 2 – Food and Drink

Quiz 3 – Pot Luck

Quiz 4 – Geography

Quiz 5 – Pot Luck

Quiz 6 – Films

Quiz 7 – Pot Luck

Quiz 8 – History

Quiz 9 – Pot Luck

Quiz 10 – Music

Quiz 11 – Pot Luck

Quiz 12 – Nature

Quiz 13 – Pot Luck

Quiz 14 – Sitcoms

Quiz 15 – Pot Luck

Quiz 16 – UK Politics

Quiz 17 – Pot Luck

Quiz 18 – Human Biology

Quiz 19 – Pot Luck

Quiz 20 – Sport

Quiz 21 – Pot Luck

Quiz 22 – Communications

Quiz 23 – Pot Luck

Quiz 24 – Film Music

Quiz 25 – Pot Luck

Quiz 26 – Maths

Quiz 27 – Pot Luck

Quiz 28 – Art

Quiz 29 – Pot Luck

Quiz 30 – Celebrity

Quiz 31 – Pot Luck

Quiz 32 – At the Double

Quiz 33 – Pot Luck

Quiz 34 – Science Fiction

Quiz 35 – Pot Luck

Quiz 36 – France

Quiz 37 – Pot Luck

Quiz 38 – George

Quiz 39 – Pot Luck

Quiz 40 – Trees

Quiz 41 – Pot Luck

Quiz 42 – Literature

Quiz 43 – Pot Luck

Quiz 44 – Crime

Quiz 45 – Pot Luck

Quiz 46 – Football

Quiz 47 – Pot Luck

Quiz 48 – Television

Quiz 49 – Pot Luck

Quiz 50 – Mythology

Quiz 51 – Pot Luck

Quiz 52 – Royalty

Quiz 53 – Pot Luck

Quiz 54 – Yellow

Quiz 55 – Pot Luck

Quiz 56 – Scotland

Quiz 57 – Pot Luck

Quiz 58 – Animal World

Quiz 59 – Pot Luck

Quiz 60 – Transport

Quiz 61 – Pot Luck

Quiz 62 – Nursery Rhymes

Quiz 63 – Pot Luck

Quiz 64 – Third Place

Quiz 65 – Pot Luck

Quiz 66 – Astronomy

Quiz 67 – Pot Luck

Quiz 68 – Television Costume Drama

Quiz 69 – Pot Luck

Quiz 70 – Also Known As

Quiz 71 – Pot Luck

Quiz 72 – Notable Occasions

Quiz 73 – Pot Luck

Quiz 74 – Harry Potter

Quiz 75 – Pot Luck

Quiz 76 – Formula 1

Quiz 77 – Pot Luck

Quiz 78 – Organisations

Quiz 79 – Pot Luck

Quiz 80 – Video Games

Quiz 81 – Pot Luck

Quiz 82 – Mountains

Quiz 83 – Pot Luck

Quiz 84 – The Romans

Quiz 85 – Pot Luck

Quiz 86 – Classic Novels

Quiz 87 – Pot Luck

Quiz 88 – Superheroes

Quiz 89 – Pot Luck

Quiz 90 – Rock Music

Quiz 91 – Pot Luck

Quiz 92 – Points of the Compass

Quiz 93 – Pot Luck

Quiz 94 – Animated Films

Quiz 95 – Pot Luck

Quiz 96 – Science

Quiz 97 – Pot Luck

Quiz 98 – Golf

Quiz 99 – Pot Luck

Quiz 100 – Horses

Quiz 101 – Pot Luck

Quiz 102 – Diamonds and Pearls

Quiz 103 – Pot Luck

Quiz 104 – London

Quiz 105 – Pot Luck

Quiz 106 – Famous Buildings

Quiz 107 – Pot Luck

Quiz 108 – Dance

Quiz 109 – Pot Luck

Quiz 110 – James

Quiz 111 – Pot Luck

Quiz 112 – Technology

Quiz 113 – Pot Luck

Quiz 114 – Musicals

Quiz 115 – Pot Luck

Quiz 116 – Footwear

Quiz 117 – Pot Luck

Quiz 118 – Action Films

Quiz 119 – Pot Luck

Quiz 120 – Europe

Quiz 121 – Pot Luck

Quiz 122 – Money

Quiz 123 – Pot Luck

Quiz 124 – Shades of Grey

Quiz 125 – Pot Luck

Quiz 126 – Music Used in Adverts

Quiz 127 – Pot Luck

Quiz 128 – Games

Quiz 129 – Pot Luck

Quiz 130 – Legal Dramas

Quiz 131 – Pot Luck

Quiz 132 – Prequels and Sequels

Quiz 133 – Pot Luck

Quiz 134 – Sweet Things

Quiz 135 – Pot Luck

Quiz 136 – Bridges

Quiz 137 – Pot Luck

Quiz 138 – Architects and Architecture

Quiz 139 – Pot Luck

Quiz 140 – Months

Quiz 141 – Pot Luck

Quiz 142 – Italy

Quiz 143 – Pot Luck

Quiz 144 – World History

Quiz 145 – Pot Luck

Quiz 146 – Television Presenters

Quiz 147 – Pot Luck

Quiz 148 – Theatre

Quiz 149 – Pot Luck

Quiz 150 – Kate

Medium Quizzes

Quiz 151 – Pot Luck

Quiz 152 – Television Crime Drama

Quiz 153 – Pot Luck

Quiz 154 – Sport

Quiz 155 – Pot Luck

Quiz 156 – 1980s Music

Quiz 157 – Pot Luck

Quiz 158 – Science

Quiz 159 – Pot Luck

Quiz 160 – Dogs

Quiz 161 – Pot Luck

Quiz 162 – Loves and Fears

Quiz 163 – Pot Luck

Quiz 164 – Classical Music

Quiz 165 – Pot Luck

Quiz 166 – Literature

Quiz 167 – Pot Luck

Quiz 168 – World History

Quiz 169 – Pot Luck

Quiz 170 – Blue

Quiz 171 – Pot Luck

Quiz 172 – Food and Drink

Quiz 173 – Pot Luck

Quiz 174 – Famous Roads

Quiz 175 – Pot Luck

Quiz 176 – Television

Quiz 177 – Pot Luck

Quiz 178 – Rivers

Quiz 179 – Pot Luck

Quiz 180 – Ball Sports

Quiz 181 – Pot Luck

Quiz 182 – Germany

Quiz 183 – Pot Luck

Quiz 184 – Planet Earth

Quiz 185 – Pot Luck

Quiz 186 – Plays and Playwrights

Quiz 187 – Pot Luck

Quiz 188 – Education

Quiz 189 – Pot Luck

Quiz 190 – James Bond

Quiz 191 – Pot Luck

Quiz 192 – Park and Ride

Quiz 193 – Pot Luck

Quiz 194 – XYZ

Quiz 195 – Pot Luck

Quiz 196 – Famous Relatives

Quiz 197 – Pot Luck

Quiz 198 – History

Quiz 199 – Pot Luck

Quiz 200 – Television Quizzes

Quiz 201 – Pot Luck

Quiz 202 – 1950s Music

Quiz 203 – Pot Luck

Quiz 204 – Films

Quiz 205 – Pot Luck

Quiz 206 – Diaries

Quiz 207 – Pot Luck

Quiz 208 – Pink

Quiz 209 – Pot Luck

Quiz 210 – The Olympic Games

Quiz 211 – Pot Luck

Quiz 212 – Sea Creatures

Quiz 213 – Pot Luck

Quiz 214 – 1920s

Quiz 215 – Pot Luck

Quiz 216 – Days

Quiz 217 – Pot Luck

Quiz 218 – Arts and Crafts

Quiz 219 – Pot Luck

Quiz 220 – England

Quiz 221 – Pot Luck

Quiz 222 – Physics

Quiz 223 – Pot Luck

Quiz 224 – Andrew

Quiz 225 – Pot Luck

Hard Quizzes

Quiz 226 – Literature

Quiz 227 – Pot Luck

Quiz 228 – Pop Music

Quiz 229 – Pot Luck

Quiz 230 – History

Quiz 231 – Pot Luck

Quiz 232 – Science

Quiz 233 – Pot Luck

Quiz 234 – Flags

Quiz 235 – Pot Luck

Quiz 236 – Sailing

Quiz 237 – Pot Luck

Quiz 238 – Film

Quiz 239 – Pot Luck

Quiz 240 – Birds

Quiz 241 – Pot Luck

Quiz 242 – Sport

Quiz 243 – Pot Luck

Quiz 244 – John

Quiz 245 – Pot Luck

Quiz 246 – Television

Quiz 247 – Pot Luck

Quiz 248 – World Politics

Quiz 249 – Pot Luck

Quiz 250 – Europe

Easy Quizzes

Quiz 251 – Pot Luck

Quiz 252 – Literature

Quiz 253 – Pot Luck

Quiz 254 – Oscar Winners

Quiz 255 – Pot Luck

Quiz 256 – Science

Quiz 257 – Pot Luck

Quiz 258 – Cricket

Quiz 259 – Pot Luck

Quiz 260 – US Sitcoms

Quiz 261 – Pot Luck

Quiz 262 – History

Quiz 263 – Pot Luck

Quiz 264 – Green

Quiz 265 – Pot Luck

Quiz 266 – The Arts

Quiz 267 – Pot Luck

Quiz 268 – Classical Music

Quiz 269 – Pot Luck

Quiz 270 – Animal World

Quiz 271 – Pot Luck

Quiz 272 – Vegetables

Quiz 273 – Pot Luck

Quiz 274 – Chemistry

Quiz 275 – Pot Luck

Quiz 276 – Castles

Quiz 277 – Pot Luck

Quiz 278 – Greece

Quiz 279 – Pot Luck

Quiz 280 – Money

Quiz 281 – Pot Luck

Quiz 282 – Films

Quiz 283 – Pot Luck

Quiz 284 – Paper

Quiz 285 – Pot Luck

Quiz 286 – 1940s

Quiz 287 – Pot Luck

Quiz 288 – 1960s Music

Quiz 289 – Pot Luck

Quiz 290 – Sport

Quiz 291 – Pot Luck

Quiz 292 – Superstitions

Quiz 293 – Pot Luck

Quiz 294 – Technology

Quiz 295 – Pot Luck

Quiz 296 – Natural World

Quiz 297 – Pot Luck

Quiz 298 – Modern Fiction

Quiz 299 – Pot Luck

Quiz 300 – Children’s Television

Quiz 301 – Pot Luck

Quiz 302 – Steps

Quiz 303 – Pot Luck

Quiz 304 – Comedians

Quiz 305 – Pot Luck

Quiz 306 – Desserts

Quiz 307 – Pot Luck

Quiz 308 – Disney Films

Quiz 309 – Pot Luck

Quiz 310 – Up and Down

Quiz 311 – Pot Luck

Quiz 312 – World Politics

Quiz 313 – Pot Luck

Quiz 314 – Theatre

Quiz 315 – Pot Luck

Quiz 316 – Languages

Quiz 317 – Pot Luck

Quiz 318 – Michaels

Quiz 319 – Pot Luck

Quiz 320 – Fashion

Quiz 321 – Pot Luck

Quiz 322 – Flowers

Quiz 323 – Pot Luck

Quiz 324 – Pop Music

Quiz 325 – Pot Luck

Quiz 326 – Athletics

Quiz 327 – Pot Luck

Quiz 328 – Stars

Quiz 329 – Pot Luck

Quiz 330 – Tom Tom

Quiz 331 – Pot Luck

Quiz 332 – Geography

Quiz 333 – Pot Luck

Quiz 334 – Television

Quiz 335 – Pot Luck

Quiz 336 – Little Things

Quiz 337 – Pot Luck

Quiz 338 – Gardening

Quiz 339 – Pot Luck

Quiz 340 – Insects

Quiz 341 – Pot Luck

Quiz 342 – The Bible

Quiz 343 – Pot Luck

Quiz 344 – Space

Quiz 345 – Pot Luck

Quiz 346 – Sport on Wheels

Quiz 347 – Pot Luck

Quiz 348 – Musicals

Quiz 349 – Pot Luck

Quiz 350 – 1930s

Quiz 351 – Pot Luck

Quiz 352 – Spain

Quiz 353 – Pot Luck

Quiz 354 – Environment

Quiz 355 – Pot Luck

Quiz 356 – Long-Running Television Series

Quiz 357 – Pot Luck

Quiz 358 – Numbers

Quiz 359 – Pot Luck

Quiz 360 – Pick and Mix

Quiz 361 – Pot Luck

Quiz 362 – Susan and Friends

Quiz 363 – Pot Luck

Quiz 364 – Business and Commerce

Quiz 365 – Pot Luck

Quiz 366 – Fantasy Films

Quiz 367 – Pot Luck

Quiz 368 – Musicians

Quiz 369 – Pot Luck

Quiz 370 – Devon

Quiz 371 – Pot Luck

Quiz 372 – Kings and Queens

Quiz 373 – Pot Luck

Quiz 374 – Snacks

Quiz 375 – Pot Luck

Quiz 376 – Pantomime

Quiz 377 – Pot Luck

Quiz 378 – Wales

Quiz 379 – Pot Luck

Quiz 380 – Waterbirds

Quiz 381 – Pot Luck

Quiz 382 – Bells and Whistles

Quiz 383 – Pot Luck

Quiz 384 – Chefs and Cooks

Quiz 385 – Pot Luck

Quiz 386 – First and Last

Quiz 387 – Pot Luck

Quiz 388 – Clothing

Quiz 389 – Pot Luck

Quiz 390 – 1970s Television

Quiz 391 – Pot Luck

Quiz 392 – DIY and Decorating

Quiz 393 – Pot Luck

Quiz 394 – Musical Goodbyes

Quiz 395 – Pot Luck

Quiz 396 – The UK

Quiz 397 – Pot Luck

Quiz 398 – Co-Stars

Quiz 399 – Pot Luck

Quiz 400 – Weather

Medium Quizzes

Quiz 401 – Pot Luck

Quiz 402 – Art

Quiz 403 – Pot Luck

Quiz 404 – Animal World

Quiz 405 – Pot Luck

Quiz 406 – Air Travel

Quiz 407 – Pot Luck

Quiz 408 – Foreign Language Television

Quiz 409 – Pot Luck

Quiz 410 – European History

Quiz 411 – Pot Luck

Quiz 412 – Time

Quiz 413 – Pot Luck

Quiz 414 – Geography

Quiz 415 – Pot Luck

Quiz 416 – Film

Quiz 417 – Pot Luck

Quiz 418 – Literature

Quiz 419 – Pot Luck

Quiz 420 – Food and Drink

Quiz 421 – Pot Luck

Quiz 422 – Pop Music

Quiz 423 – Pot Luck

Quiz 424 – Fictional Doctors

Quiz 425 – Pot Luck

Quiz 426 – Sport

Quiz 427 – Pot Luck

Quiz 428 – Hands and Feet

Quiz 429 – Pot Luck

Quiz 430 – Ballet

Quiz 431 – Pot Luck

Quiz 432 – Cats

Quiz 433 – Pot Luck

Quiz 434 – Science

Quiz 435 – Pot Luck

Quiz 436 – Television

Quiz 437 – Pot Luck

Quiz 438 – History

Quiz 439 – Pot Luck

Quiz 440 – Technology

Quiz 441 – Pot Luck

Quiz 442 – Peter

Quiz 443 – Pot Luck

Quiz 444 – Africa

Quiz 445 – Pot Luck

Quiz 446 – Numbers

Quiz 447 – Pot Luck

Quiz 448 – Lakes and Lochs

Quiz 449 – Pot Luck

Quiz 450 – Water Sports

Quiz 451 – Pot Luck

Quiz 452 – Red

Quiz 453 – Pot Luck

Quiz 454 – Talent Shows

Quiz 455 – Pot Luck

Quiz 456 – Classical Music

Quiz 457 – Pot Luck

Quiz 458 – Royalty

Quiz 459 – Pot Luck

Quiz 460 – Scandinavia

Quiz 461 – Pot Luck

Quiz 462 – Glass

Quiz 463 – Pot Luck

Quiz 464 – Golf

Quiz 465 – Pot Luck

Quiz 466 – Biopics

Quiz 467 – Pot Luck

Quiz 468 – Words

Quiz 469 – Pot Luck

Quiz 470 – Human Biology

Quiz 471 – Pot Luck

Quiz 472 – World Politics

Quiz 473 – Pot Luck

Quiz 474 – The UK

Quiz 475 – Pot Luck

Hard Quizzes

Quiz 476 – Football

Quiz 477 – Pot Luck

Quiz 478 – Television

Quiz 479 – Pot Luck

Quiz 480 – Planet Earth

Quiz 481 – Pot Luck

Quiz 482 – Literature

Quiz 483 – Pot Luck

Quiz 484 – Inventors and Inventions

Quiz 485 – Pot Luck

Quiz 486 – Film

Quiz 487 – Pot Luck

Quiz 488 – Rock Music

Quiz 489 – Pot Luck

Quiz 490 – Mythology

Quiz 491 – Pot Luck

Quiz 492 – Also Known As

Quiz 493 – Pot Luck

Quiz 494 – Geography

Quiz 495 – Pot Luck

Quiz 496 – Communications

Quiz 497 – Pot Luck

Quiz 498 – Car Makes and Models

Quiz 499 – Pot Luck

Quiz 500 – Science

Questions and Answers

Easy Quizzes

Quiz 1 – Pot Luck

Quiz 2 – Food and Drink

Quiz 3 – Pot Luck

Quiz 4 – Geography

Quiz 5 – Pot Luck

Quiz 6 – Films

Quiz 7 – Pot Luck

Quiz 8 – History

Quiz 9 – Pot Luck

Quiz 10 – Music

Quiz 11 – Pot Luck

Quiz 12 – Nature

Quiz 13 – Pot Luck

Quiz 14 – Sitcoms

Quiz 15 – Pot Luck

Quiz 16 – UK Politics

Quiz 17 – Pot Luck

Quiz 18 – Human Biology

Quiz 19 – Pot Luck

Quiz 20 – Sport

Quiz 21 – Pot Luck

Quiz 22 – Communications

Quiz 23 – Pot Luck

Quiz 24 – Film Music

Quiz 25 – Pot Luck

Quiz 26 – Maths

Quiz 27 – Pot Luck

Quiz 28 – Art

Quiz 29 – Pot Luck

Quiz 30 – Celebrity

Quiz 31 – Pot Luck

Quiz 32 – At the Double

Quiz 33 – Pot Luck

Quiz 34 – Science Fiction

Quiz 35 – Pot Luck