Taster Quiz

Have a go at some of the questions from this season's quiz nights! They get harder as they go — submit your answers at the bottom to see how you did.

1 Sacramento is the state capital of which US state?

2 Horseradish sauce is traditionally served with which roast meat?

3 Which disease is now named after the English doctor who wrote the 1817 work on it entitled 'An Essay on the Shaking Palsy'?

4 'To infinity… and beyond!' is the catchphrase of which character from the Toy Story films?

5 A cover of which Don McLean classic gave Madonna a UK number 2 hit in 2000?

6 Which musical instrument was famously played by Lisa Simpson?

7 Which famous street in New York is named after an embankment built by Dutch settlers to repel attacking forces in the 1650s?

8 Also known as the Day of Atonement, what Hebrew name is given to the holiest day of the year in Judaism?

9 What name is given to the young of an eel?

10 Which Bosnian Serb was responsible for the 1914 assassination of Archduke Franz Ferdinand?

11 Which sweet cocktail made with rum, coconut milk, and pineapple juice is the national drink of Puerto Rico?

12 Which cheese is used to make a classic tiramisu?

13 The world's most expensive coffee, kopi luwak, is made from beans excreted by which creature?

14 Which is the primary herb used in the Scandinavian salmon dish gravlax?

15 What alternative name for the Incan god Viracocha was used by Thor Heyerdahl for his famous raft voyage from South America to Polynesia in 1947?

16 A violent sea-storm in the Atlantic is called a hurricane — what is the equivalent term for the same type of storm in the Pacific Ocean?

17 White Teeth, which became an immediate bestseller on its publication in 2000, was the debut novel of which author?

18 A French Lop is a large breed of what type of animal?

19 Named after the Japanese ophthalmologist who created it, which colour perception test is used to diagnose red-green colour blindness?

20 Ernest Hemingway's novel 'For Whom the Bell Tolls' is set during which 20th century conflict?

21 Which Scottish town describes itself as the 'Whisky Capital of the World', with the Glenfiddich distillery being the town's largest employer?

22 The national tree of Chile is sometimes known as the Chilean pine — by what name is it much better known?

23 The gummy bear was invented in 1922 by which German confectionery brand, founded by Hans Riegel in Bonn in 1920?

24 What was the name of the osteopath who was a central figure in the Profumo Affair?

25 Which sign of the zodiac provides the nickname of the serial killer in the 1971 film Dirty Harry?

26 Which English actress and screenwriter created, wrote, and starred in the TV series Fleabag?

27 Who had a UK number two hit in 1988 with the a cappella single 'Don't Worry, Be Happy'?

28 Which female British biophysicist made critical contributions to the understanding of the molecular structure of DNA alongside Crick and Watson?

29 What Latin word is used for the minimum number of members required to be present for a meeting's proceedings to be regarded as legally valid?

30 Which Portuguese style of music is characterised by mournful tunes and lyrics, often about the sea?

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