Agatha Christie
Which Agatha Christie book concerns a number of poison pen letters in a small village?
The Moving Finger
Greenland was granted autonomy from which European country in May 1979?
Denmark
Who did John F Kennedy defeat in the 1960 US Presidential Election?
Richard Nixon
What is the slowest Mammal on land?
The sloth
What are frogs classified as?
Amphibians
What did the ocean say to the beach?
Nothing, it just waved.
What was Agatha Christie's first published novel?
The Mysterious Affair at Styles
How Can You Mend a Broken Heart' was the first US No 1 hit for which group?
Bee Gees
What was Lenin's first name?
Vladimir
What is the female deer called?
The doe
Which vegetable is a pickle?
Cucumber
My wife and I had a huge argument about who will do the laundry.
Eventually, I folded.
Which Agatha Christie novel features the character Mr. Blatt?
Evil Under the Sun
Cameron Diaz, Gwenyth Paltrow and Toni Colette were all born in which year?
1972
In 1989 Nicolae Ceausescu was deposed as leader of which country?
Romania
What are baby kangaroos called?
Joeys
If you tipped 20% on a $15 bill, how much would tip be?
$3.00
What do you call a fake noodle?
An impasta
What was the name of the first play written by Agatha Christie?
Black Coffee
How old was fashion designer Coco Chanel when she died in 1971?
87
Napoleon Bonaparte was Emperor of France in which century?
19th
How many toes does a guinea pig have?
14 in total. They have four toes on their front feet and three toes on their back feet.
"Let them eat cake" is a famous misquote attributed to who?
Marie Antoinette
How do you make a tissue dance?
Put a little boogie in it!
Which Agatha Christie novel begins when a mystery game invented by Ariadne Oliver turns into a real murder?
Dead Man's Folly
Former Prime Minister Zulfikar Ali Bhutto of which country was hanged in 1979?
Pakistan
In which year did Angela Merkel become Chancellor of Germany?
2005
Which animal has the highest blood pressure?
The giraffe. The blood pressure of giraffes measures 280/180 mm Hg, which is two times higher than ours!
What does IPA stand for?
India Pale Ale
Did you ever wonder why Peter Pan is always flying?
It’s because he can never never land.
Which Hercules Poirot book is set at a girls' boarding school?
Cat Among the Pigeons
11 athletes from which country were murdered at the 1972 Olympics in Munich?
Israel
Which Prime Minister took Britain to war over the Falkland Islands?
Margaret Thatcher
What does the bat use to navigate and locate its prey?
Echolocation.
What are the Great Lakes?
Lake Huron, Lake Ontario, Lake Michigan, Lake Erie, and Lake Superior
Why don’t eggs tell jokes?
They’d crack each other up.
In what year did Agatha Christie once disappear?
1926
In 1970, the first commercial Boeing 747 jumbo jet flight was from New York to which city?
London
Who was the first Prime Minister of India after independence from Britain in 1947?
Nehru
What is a female elephant called?
A cow. A male elephant is called a bull.
What is your body's largest organ?
Skin
What’s the difference between a poorly dressed man on a tricycle and a well-dressed man on a bicycle?
Attire!
What was Agatha Christie's job during World War I?
Nurse
Before winning the Presidential election in 1976, Jimmy Carer represented which US state?
Georgia
Juan Peron was president of which country?
Argentina
What is the only venomous Mammal?
The male duck-billed platypus
How many times was Elizabeth Taylor married?
8 times
How do you make an octopus laugh?
With ten-tickles!
How many murders did Miss Marple solve?
47
Ella Grasso became the first female governor of which state in 1975?
Connecticut
Who won a Nobel Prize for the second time in 1911?
Marie Curie
What determines the gender of baby sea turtles?
The temperature. A baby boy turtle is born if the egg is incubated below 81.86° Fahrenheit (27.7° Celsius), while a baby girl turtle is born if the temperature is over 87.8° Fahrenheit (31° Celsius).
How long is an Olympic swimming pool (in meters)?
50 meters
What happens when a frog’s car dies?
He needs a jump. If that doesn’t work he has to get it toad.
How many cups of tea did Miss Marple drink in all the novels she appears in?
143
Elvis's January 1973 concert in which US state was watched by more people who saw the moon landings?
Hawaii
Who was the Queen's first Prime Minister?
Winston Churchill
How long can a bald eagle live?
20 to 30 years in the wild, though they can live even longer in captivity.
What is an integer?
A whole number
Why did the math book look so sad?
Because of all of its problems!