Lucky dip quiz

20 random questions, each from a different quiz in the archive. Press New mix for another lot. The link always brings back this exact mix, so you can print it later or send it to someone.

1. Which daily newspaper was launched in 1978?

2. Known as 'The Lost Boys'; Tootles, Nibs, Slightly, Curly and The Twins all fell out of what?

3. Which country invaded Abyssinia in 1935?

4. What is the name of Sherlock Holmes older brother?

5. Who had a 1996 hit with the Simon and Garfunkel song Cecilia?

6. What is the only country outside of Europe in the top 10 list for beer consumption? (Measured in litres per person)

7. Which two countries have the longest coastline?

8. What are the only two grounds in England to have hosted an FA cup final, an England football international and an England cricket test?

9. In which film does Robert de Niro play a terrorist 'plumber' named Archibald "Harry" Tuttle ?

10. Who sang the title song from Grease in 1978?

11. In February 1993 Queen Elizabeth issued a writ against which newspaper over the publication of her Christmas day speech?

12. The 17th century English pilot John Blackthorne is the central character in which best selling novel?

13. What was special about the 1985 spaceflight by Jake Garn?

14. Who played the title role in the movie Alfie?

15. What does the Greek root 'bathy' mean?

16. What is the name given to the most commonly used classification of the elements?

17. Which Australian cricketer famously used an aluminium bat in a test match against England in 1979?

18. Which conifer sheds its needles in autumn?

19. The oldest English speaking city in the Americas is named after a saint and found on an island. What is the name of this city?

20. The English word 'GAMBRINOUS' means to be full of what?

ANSWERS

1. The Daily Star

2. Their prams. ('The Lost Boys' are characters in Peter Pan)

3. Italy

4. Mycroft

5. Suggs (Madness is wrong)

6. Australia

7. Canada (202,080 km) and Indonesia (54,716 km)

8. The Oval and Bramall Lane (Sheffield United )

9. Brazil

10. Frankie Valli

11. The Sun

12. Shogun

13. First Politician in Space

14. Michael Caine

15. Deep

16. The Periodic Table

17. Dennis Lillee

18. larch

19. St John's (Newfoundland)

20. Beer

Where these questions come from
  1. Heavenly Bodies Quiz 1
  2. Pauls Quiz 246
  3. History Quiz 9
  4. Pauls Art & Literature Quiz 1
  5. 90s Pop Music Quiz 1
  6. Pauls Quiz 106
  7. Pauls Quiz 243
  8. Pauls Quiz 88
  9. Pauls Sci-fi Quiz 1
  10. Music from the Movies Quiz 1
  11. Christmas Quiz 5
  12. Pauls Quiz 265
  13. Space Travel Quiz 1
  14. Movie and Moviestars Quiz 6
  15. Pauls Quiz 114
  16. The Elements Quiz 1
  17. Pauls Quiz 295
  18. QuizMiz Quiz 39
  19. Pauls Quiz 339
  20. Words Quiz 1

Questions from picture, calendar and alphabetical quizzes are left out, because they only make sense in their own round.