132 – Sun
1 Which 1960s musical included the song Let the Sunshine In?
2 Helios and Apollo are both identified with the Sun in which branch of mythology?
3 Which Beatles album features the song Here Comes the Sun?
4 Which country is known as the “Land of the Rising Sun”?
5 In which film did Raindrops Keep Falling on My Head appear…?
6 …and who played the title characters?
7 Gesundheit is said in Germany in response to what?
8 On which continent is the capital city of Asunción?
9 Sunni is a branch of which religion?
10 What name is given to an umbrella intended to keep off the sun?
11 Nessun Dorma was used as the theme for the FIFA World Cup coverage in which year?
12 Norma Desmond is the main character in which film and stage musical?
13 Which artist is particularly associated with sunflowers?
14 I Won’t Let the Sun Go Down on Me was a 1984 hit for which singer?
15 Who played Hercule Poirot in the 1982 film Evil under the Sun?
16 Sunderland is at the mouth of which river?
17 In which country was the Sunbeam car company founded?
18 Which duo had a 1996 no.1 with Setting Sun?
19 If a plant is described as a heliotrope, what does it do in reponse to the sun?
20 Which alcoholic drink precedes “Sunrise” in the name of a cocktail?
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1 What was the name of the dog in The Magic Roundabout?
2 Who was “lost and gone forever” in the lyrics of an American folk song?
3 In the rhyme which begins “Monday’s child is fair of face”, which day’s child has to work hard for a living?
4 In which century was Sir Walter Raleigh born?
5 President “Baby Doc” Duvalier fled from which country in 1986?
6 Who wrote the 1997 novel Sharpe’s Tiger?
7 Where is the metatarsal arch?
8 How many Hearts did Phil Collins sing about in a 1988 song?
9 Which tennis player won the tournament at Queen’s in June 2018?
10 In 2006, who became Britain’s first female Foreign Secretary?
11 To which Florida city would you travel to visit the Epcot Center?
12 Who clashed at the Battle of Midway Island in 1942?
13 What is the name of Dennis the Menace’s dog?
14 Winston Smith is the main character in which novel?
15 Between which two continents is the Red Sea located?
16 Which group had a hit in 1978 with Picture This?
17 Aberystwyth is located in which historic Welsh county?
18 What is Ronnie O’Sullivan’s nickname?
19 The zodiac sign Cancer covers which two calendar months?
20 On which body of water is the town of Minehead?
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1 Who played Dolores Umbridge in the Harry Potter films?
2 Who was the Prisoner of Azkaban?
3 In which city is the fictional street of Diagon Alley?
4 Who played Lord Voldemort in the Harry Potter films…?
5 …and what was the original name of his character?
6 What type of establishment is Gringotts?
7 What is the name of the school in the Harry Potter books and films…?
8 …and what is the name of the train on which students travel to it from Platform 9¾?
9 A quidditch team has Chasers, Beaters, Seekers and which other position?
10 Which house did Harry belong to?
11 Who played Professor Snape in the Harry Potter films?
12 Which character died in The Goblet of Fire?
13 Which 2016 film starring Eddie Redmayne was based on a textbook mentioned in the Harry Potter books?
14 In which year was the first of the Harry Potter novels published?
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