WHITAKER’S ALMANACK QUIZ BOOK A & C BLACK LONDON Whitaker’s Almanack Quiz Book A & C BLACK LONDON A & C Black (Publishers) Ltd harvested from managed sustainable 37 Soho Square, London W1D forests. 3QZ Whitaker’s Almanack published Whitaker’s is a Registered trade annually since 1868 mark ofJ. Whitaker and Sons Ltd, © A & C Black (Publishers) Ltd Registered Trade Mark Nos. (UK) ISBN 0-7136-7035-5 1322125/09; 13422126/16 and 1322127/41; (EU) 19960401/09, eISBN-13:978-1-4081-0292-3 16, 41, licensed for use by A & C Designed by:Fiona Pike Black (Publishers) Ltd. Jacket photographs:© Corbis Typeset in India by: Wordstop, The publishers make no repre- Madras, India sentation, express or implied, Printed and bound in the EU by: with regard to the accuracy of William Clowes, Beccles, Suffolk, the information contained in Great Britain this book and cannot accept legal responsibility for any errors All rights reserved. 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EDITORIAL STAFF Author:Nick Rennison A & C Black uses paper produced Editor-in-Chief:Lauren Simpson with elemental chlorine-free pulp Editor:Inna Ward 4 CONTENTS INTRODUCTION 7 Food and Drink 140–143 Gardens and Gardeners 144 BELIEFS 9 General Knowledge 146–177 Beliefs 10–17 How Many? 178 Christianity 18 Phobias 180 Eastern Religions 20 Trains, Boats and Planes 182 Gods and Goddesses 22 Islam 24 GEOGRAPHY 185 ‘Isms’ 26 Africa 186 Judaism 28 The Americas 188 Mythology 30–33 Asia 190 Philosophy 34–37 Australia 192 Religious Leaders 38 Bridges 194 Buildings 196 BUSINESS AND POLITICS 41 England 198–201 Advertising Slogans 42 English Cities 202 British Parliament 44 Europe 204 British Politics 46 Lakes and Rivers 206 British Prime Ministers 48–51 London 208 Business Acronyms 52 Man-made Wonders 210 Business 54 Mountains and Volcanoes 212 Currencies 56 Northern Ireland 214 Economics and Economists 58 Places 216–221 People in Business 60 Scotland 222 Political Quotations 62 Seas and Oceans 224 Spies and Intelligence 64 UK Islands 226 US Presidents 66–69 Wales 228 World Leaders 70 World Politics 72–75 HISTORY AND HERITAGE 231 American History 232 FILM, TELEVISION AND RADIO77 Ancient Greece and Rome 234 Animals on TV 78 The Ancient World 236 Cartoons 80 Archaeology 238 Children’s TV 82 The Bible 240 Film 84–101 British History 242–247 Horror Films 102 British Princes and Princesses 248 Movie Star Names 104 Castles and Stately Homes 250 Oscars 106 Cathedrals and Churches 252 Radio 108 Dates 254 TV Characters 110 Famous Murders 256 TV Comedy 112 Great Battles 258 Television 114–127 Monarchs 260 TV Soaps 128–131 Museums and Galleries 262 Westerns 132 Women in History 264 GENERAL KNOWLEDGE 135 World History 266–271 Car Registration 136 World War 1 272 Colours 138 World War 2 274 5 LANGUAGE AND PEOPLE 411 LITERATURE 277 Birthplaces 412 American Literature 278 Celebrities 414–419 Crime Fiction 280 Eponyms 420 Fictional Characters 282 Explorers 422 Fictional Places 284 Famous Women 424 General Literature 286–291 ‘Firsts’ 426 Kids’ Books 292–295 Husbands and Wives 428 Novels and Novelists 296–299 Initials 430 Poetry 300–305 Nicknames 432 Pseudonyms 306 Parents and Children 434 Quotations 308 People 436–443 Science Fiction and Fantasy 310 Quotations 444 Shakespeare 312–315 Saints and Sinners 446 Weird Words 316 What are they remembered for? 448 Words 318 SCIENCE, ASTRONOMY MUSIC AND THE ARTS 321 AND NUMBERS 451 Architecture 322 Astronomy 452 Art and Artists 324–329 Biology 454 Classical Music 330–335 Calendars 456 Dance 336 Chemistry 458 Eighties Music 338 Computing 460 Fashion 340 Constellations 462 Gilbert and Sullivan 342 Dinosaurs 464 Jazz 344 Famous Scientists 466 Music and Arts 346–351 General Science 468–473 Musicals 352 Geology 474 Nineties Music 354 Inventions and Inventors 476 Opera 356–359 Mathematics 478 Seventies Music 360 Medicine 480–483 Sixties Music 362 Physics 484 Theatre 364–367 Planets 486 THE NATURAL WORLD 369 Weather 488 Animals 370–373 SPORT 491 Animals ofBritain 374–377 Boxing 492 Birds ofthe World 378–381 Cricket 494 British Birds 382 English Horse Racing 496 Cats and Dogs 384 Football 498–501 Farm Animals 386 Football Club Nicknames 502 Fictional Animals 388 Football History 504 Horses and Ponies 390 Golf 506 Insects 392–395 Olympics 508–511 Natural History 396–401 Rubgy 512 Plants and Flowers 402–405 Sport 514–523 Reptiles and Amphibians 406 Sporting Trophies 524 Trees 408 Tennis 526 6 INTRODUCTION BY NICK RENNISON, AUTHOR Never before has society been so obsessed with facts, statistics, general knowledge and trivia…and that’s why we have published the first ever edition ofthe Whitaker’s AlmanackQuiz Book. With a growing abundance oftelevision shows and magazines dedicated to quizzes, people can be found pitting their wits against each other on all manner ofsubjects just about everywhere - at home, at work or in the pub. There is no doubt that accumulating banks ofuseful (and useless!) information has become a national pastime…and it’s compulsive! If, like me, you are fanatical about facts and figures and have a thirst for general knowledge, you’ll find it hard to put this book down. Whether you are a quiz compiler, a pub quiz addict or you simply love asking and answering questions, the Whitaker’s Almanack Quiz Bookprovides the ultimate quiz challenge and is lots offun for all the family. Covering a wide range ofboth general and esoteric topics you’ll be able to test your knowledge on almost every conceivable subject. HOW TO USE THIS BOOK There are twelve categories, arranged alphabetically, and within each category there is a selection ofquizzes, also arranged alphabetically. For example, under Language and Literature you’ll find quizzes on Novels and Novelists, Poetry, Shakespeare and Weird Words. Turn to page 5 for a full list ofcontents. Quizzes are categorised as Novice, Expert or Genius which correspond to easy (or not so easy!), medium and hard levels of difficulty. In addition, each category is accompanied by a number ofbrain images - one brain for Novice, two brains for Expert and three brains for the Genius category. These enable you to check the difficultly level ofa particular quiz at a glance. I would like to add that I cannot be held responsible for any squabbles that may arise in regard to whether a quiz is easy, medium or difficult! Each quiz comprises ten multiple-choice questions with three possible answers. The answers can be found at the end ofeach quiz so unlike other quiz books you don’t need to turn the book upside down or trawl to the back for the solutions! While I was compiling this book, many people suggested questions for inclusion. My thanks go especially to Andee Anantha, Giri Anantha (for his astonishing knowledge ofsports, in particular football), Brenda Binns, Travis Elborough, Andy Miller, Eileen Rennison, Philip Rennison and John Thewlis. At A &C Black, Lauren Simpson and Inna Ward were very helpful, supportive and (above all) patient editors. Most of all I would like to thank Eve Gorton. She devised hundreds of questions for this book and, without her assistance and encouragement, I would not have been able to finish it. Nick Rennison The Whitaker’s Almanack Quiz Book is compiled with the authority ofits sister publication, Whitaker’s Almanack, which has a 137-year tradition of providing authoritative reference material on almost every aspect oftoday’s rapidly changing world. 7 BELIEFS 9