Mega Alphabet Quiz - Sunday Quiz

A.

All 10 answers in this section start wit the letter "A" and are in ascending alphabetical order.

Invented over 3000 years ago and by some considered the first 'computer', what name is given to a counting frame for mathematics?

In the Dickens' novel 'Great Expectations' what was the Christian name of the convict 'Magwitch'?

What is the name given to the lowest temperature theoretically possible?

In Greek mythology, who was the son of Peleus and Thetis, and was dipped into the river styx?

What medical procedure is said to work by manipulating the body’s electrical energy flow?

What name is given to the point scored immediately after deuce in tennis?

What is the name for a legal document, used in court, in which a person swears that certain facts are true?

Which famous mystery writer created a real mystery by disappearing herself in 1926?

What has accumulated in the muscles in someone suffering from emphysema?

Who was the first person to hit a golf ball over 400 yards with 6 iron?

B.

All 10 answers in this section start wit the letter "B" and are in ascending alphabetical order.

Which movie featured a flux-capacitor and won the best sound effects Oscar in 1985?

What trade name was given to the phenol-formaldehyde resin developed as the first synthetic plastic in 1907?

What name is shared by one of the official currencies of Panama and the surname of "Rocky" in the films?

Which Asian country, that covers approximately the same land area as the state of Wisconsin, ranked eighth in population in 2020?

Evangelista Torricelli is universally credited with inventing which instrument which measures atmospheric pressure?

Who was the Prince of Demons in the new testament, and the Angel in Milton's Paradise Lost?

What is the perfume from the fruit of a dwarf orange tree, and a flavouring in Earl Grey tea?

What is the crime of getting married again whilst still legally married?

What colour is the Northern Line on the London underground?

In the movie 'Interview With The Vampire' who played the vampire being interviewed?

C.

All 10 answers in this section start wit the letter "C" and are in ascending alphabetical order.

Which 1972 musical, directed by Bob Fosse, won eight Oscars?

According to The Bible, who, at one point, was responsible for killing off a quarter of the world's population?

Founded in Japan in 1937, which company developed the laser printer?

What name is given to a cockerel that is castrated and fattened in order to be eaten?

Lincoln Park, the largest park in Chicago was used as a what until the 1860's?

Which African country celebrates August the 11th as their Independence Day from France?

In chess, which word is derived from "shah mat", from the Arabic for "the king is dead"?

Which car manufacturer was the first to mass produce cars with power steering?

A shape - a series of reactions that compound an initial problem - A vicious what?

Which chemical element takes its name from a German word for goblin?

D.

All 10 answers in this section start wit the letter "D" and are in ascending alphabetical order.

Which art movement rejects accepted aesthetic standards. It aims to create antiart and nonart, often employing a sense of the absurd?

What is the word for an old sweet scented rose, and for a specific type of reversible figured fabric?

What name is given to a stoppered glass container for wine or spirits?

What was the town that ancient Greeks believed to be the centre of the world, and was the home of a famous oracle?

What is the last name of the French philosopher, scientist, and mathematician, sometimes called the father of modern philosophy?

What is made by heating carbon plasma to 20,000 degrees and condensing it under ultra high pressure?

What is the long tubular Australian Aboriginal musical wind instrument, played with continuously vibrating lips?

Who is the only greek god in Greek mythology with a mortal mother and an immortal father?

A huge hit for Whitney Houston, who wrote the song "I Will Always Love You"?

Which liqueur is added to Whisky to make a rusty nail cocktail?

E.

All 10 answers in this section start wit the letter "E" and are in ascending alphabetical order.

The kind of creature Sam on the Muppet Show was, and two under par in golf?

What is the common name for the tympanic membrane?

In Star Trek - the Next Generation, what kind of tea does Captain Picard drink?

What word is given to the distance within which a sound can be heard?

If an electrical device is connected to the ground it is considered to be what E?

Which song by Michael Jackson spent the most weeks at No.1 in the UK Singles Chart?

The Stasi were an intelligence organisation in what former country?

The date of which Christian festival was fixed in 325AD by the Council of Nicaea?

What caused the Mogwai in the movie Gremlins to become evil?

The French word for water is?

F.

All 10 answers in this section start wit the letter "F" and are in ascending alphabetical order.

What name is given to the famous elaborate jewel-encrusted eggs that were mostly made for the Russian Tsars?

"Epic", "From Out Of Nowhere" and "Falling To Pieces" were late 80s / early 90's tracks from which US rock band?

What is a lively Spanish dance in triple time performed with castanets or tambourines?

Australia holds many world records, including the world's longest what? It's 5,531 km long.

A member of a group of vascular plants that reproduce via spores and have neither seeds nor flowers?

Who was the longest-serving non-royal head of state in the 20th and 21st centuries?

What is the term for a form of intricate metalwork used in jewellery and other small forms of metalwork involving fine wire formed into delicate tracery?

Dactylography refers to the scientific study of what as a method of identification?

The Bastard mullet, Sarcastic fringehead, Lumpsucker, and Slippery dick, are all types of what?

Little Shop of Horrors has been two films and a musical, what type of shop was it set in?

G.

All 10 answers in this section start wit the letter "G" and are in ascending alphabetical order.

Which UK pie consists of a long pork pie stuffed with a boiled egg?

Which river begins at the confluence of the Bhagirathi and Alaknanda rivers in the town of Devprayag?

Which biscuit consists of currants squashed and baked between two thin oblongs of biscuit dough, and is named after an Italian revolutionary leader?

On November 5, 1994, who became the world's oldest heavyweight boxing champion when he defeated Michael Moorer?

After leaving The Spice Girls, whose 1999 Debut Solo Album Was Entitled "Schizophonic"?

Accra is the capital, and the Volta is the largest river, in which country?

Which British Overseas Territory shares a name with the strait joining the Atlantic Ocean and the Mediterranean Sea?

Who sang the theme tune to the 1989 James Bond film “Licence To Kill”?

Literally "one that knows or examines", what name is given to the part of the sundial that casts the shadow?

Hattie McDaniel was the first African American actress to win an Oscar (Best Supporting Actress), for which film?

H.

All 10 answers in this section start wit the letter "H" and are in ascending alphabetical order.

Which Trinidadian-born German vocalist and musician is best known for his 1993 hit single "What Is Love", which reached number 1 in 13 countries?

Associated with Voodoo, what is the only French speaking republic in the Americas?

Which leader of the Carthagenians marched his elephants through the Pyrenees & the Alps in 218 B.C.?

Louis Washkansky of South Africa was the first to have what organ transplanted in 1967?

In Greek mythology, who drove the sun across the sky in his chariot?

What name is given to the crab that lives in an empty gastropod shell, moving to another shell when it outgrows its current home?

What is the name of the famous hydrogen gas filled airship that crashed in 1936?

Of the five main islands of Japan what name is given to the northernmost and second largest island?

What type of vehicle was the SR-NI, which made its first English Channel crossing on 25th July 1959?

What physical condition would you be suffering from if you had the medical condition Kyphosis?

I.

All 10 answers in this section start wit the letter "I" and are in ascending alphabetical order.

What spy novelist was Moscow correspondent for Reuters & The Times of London?

Whose name will likely forever be associated with flying too close to the sun?

With the International car registration letters IS, what country's phone book is alphabetized by first name?

The small intestine is made up of the Duodenum, the Jejunum and the what?

The Komodo Dragon, the biggest known lizard to science, is endemic to the Komodo islands of what country?

What is the common name of the test named after its creator, Swiss psychologist, Dr. Hermann Rorschach?

What is the heaviest element that can be formed by regular fusion reactions in the core of a star?

The sacred book of which religion is divided into 114 chapters called Suras?

The Mont Blanc Tunnel tunnel connects France and which other country?

Sir Wilfred is the real name of which eponymous character in a novel by Walter Scott?

J.

All 10 answers in this section start wit the letter "J" and are in ascending alphabetical order.

What drink has the words 'Quality Tennessee Sour Mash written on the label?

Which biblical character had 12 sons and also married his cousins Leah and Rachel?

The two rival gangs in "West Side Story" were the Sharks and the whats?

In the film 'Home Alone', the two baddies were played by Daniel Stern and who else?

One of the most prolific composers of all time, what is the first name of German composer Sebastian Bach?

Who was elected to two terms as vice president under President George Washington and was elected as the United States' second president in 1796?

What is the name of the Polish author of "Heart of Darkness"?

What's the name of the large prominent vein in the side of your neck?

Bourbon, sugar and mint make up a Cocktail called a mint what?

Not a true berry but a cone with unusually fleshy and merged scales, what traditionally gives Gin its flavour?

K.

All 10 answers in this section start wit the letter "K" and are in ascending alphabetical order.

What is the capital, largest city, and the only city with a population of over 1 million in Afghanistan?

In Shakespeare's 'The Taming of the Shrew', what is the name of the shrew?

As of 2020, which country is the largest landlocked country in the world?

Who was the 1st American actor to be nominated for 3 Emmy Awards for playing the same character in 3 different shows?

In which African country, which is named after its highest point, did the Mau Mau uprising take place?

Meaning "elephant trunk", what is the capital city of Sudan?

What radical Agrarian communist organization controlled Cambodia in the 1970s until the Vietnamese removed them from power?

What name is given to the traditional Japanese garment which is the national dress of Japan?

What American rock band formed in New York City in January 1973 refused to have their pictures taken while they were not in their makeup?

What was the name of the region of Yukon (U.S.) starting with K that provoked a famous gold rush?

L.

All 10 answers in this section start wit the letter "L" and are in ascending alphabetical order.

In nautical terminology, Port (left), was named by Admiralty in 1844. What was called what before?

The only middle eastern country without a desert, which country's national flag has a tree depicted on it?

A primate found only in Madagascar, which meows like a cat, is the ring tailed what?

What was the last Beatles album to be released before they broke up in 1970?

Which disease consists of a purposeless, continual growth of white blood cells?

Which 2011 film stars Bradley Cooper and Robert de Niro where a drug helps a struggling writer become a financial whizz?

What is a vein or fissure in a rock containing mineral deposits is called a what?

What was the title of William Golding's book about boys marooned on an island in the Pacific?

Which French brothers were responsible for the development of cinematography?

Which city on the Nile is where you will find the 'Valley of the Kings' and 'The Temple of Karnak'?

M.

All 10 answers in this section start wit the letter "M" and are in ascending alphabetical order.

What word beginning with M is used in Astronomy as the unit measurement for the brightness of stars?

Which country is divided into two parts, Sabah and Sarawak on the island of Borneo, and a peninsula north of Singapore?

The first ever Olympic Games to be held south of the equator opened in which city in 1956?

While the USSR sent Laika the dog into space, the USA sent Laska and Benjy, which were?

What is the capital and the largest city of Belarus, located on the Svislač and the Niamiha rivers?

What term, now commonly used in espionage, was invented by John Le Carre?

A dogfish-like sea monster, which appears in Carlo Collodi's 1883 book The Adventures of Pinocchio, was renamed to what in the Disney version?

What is the popular term for RCMP (Canada) officers?

In which German city does the annual 'Oktoberfest' beer festival take place?

n The Bible, the three wise men allegedly brought gifts of Gold, Frankincense and what else?

N.

All 10 answers in this section start wit the letter "N" and are in ascending alphabetical order.

The name of which city, the capital and largest city in Kenya, comes from a Maasai phrase which translates to "cool water"?

Pigeons and hummingbirds have tiny magnetic particles in their heads that respond to the Earth's magnetic fields and are used for what?

Who is the Greek goddess who enacts retribution against those who succumb to hubris, arrogance before the gods?

What country controls access to the North Sea from the rivers Schelde, Meuse, & Rhine?

In computing there are 8 bits to a byte what are 4 bits called?

What type of gasses are Helium, Neon, Argon, Krypton and Xenon?

Which country, which awards the Nobel peace prize, has the longest coastline in Europe?

Which Frenchman published "Centuries" in 1555 containing rhyming prophecies up to the year 379?

In which German city, the site of the war crime trials following WWII, was the composer Pachelbel born?

The artificial fiber Polyhexamethylene Adipamide was invented in 1938, what is it better known as?

O.

All 10 answers in this section start wit the letter "O" and are in ascending alphabetical order.

Regarded as sacred by Druids, Quercus is the Latin name of what tree?

What double reed woodwind instrument does an orchestra normally tune to?

What is the word for the 'pound' or 'number' symbol on a keyboard/telephone?

In Greek mythology, who was Jocasta's son, who was the father of Ismene and Antigone by her?

Which US state has a triangular flag, and forms part of the southern boundary of the state of Indiana, separating it from Kentucky?

A chief ingredient of Lyonnaise sauce, which vegetable got its name from a precious gem?

What name is given to the socket in the skull which holds the eye, and the path or trajectory of a body through space?

The Nobel Peace Prize is awarded every year in which European capital city?

What is a dry anise-flavoured aperitif that is widely consumed in Greece and Cyprus?

In which English city did Roger Bannister become the first man to run a mile in under 4 minutes?

P.

All 10 answers in this section start wit the letter "P" and are in ascending alphabetical order.

Blinky, Pinky, Inky, and Clyde are the enemies of which classic video game character?

Which word, describing "chaos", first appeared in Milton's "Paradise Lost"?

Southern Comfort is made from a base of Bourbon whiskey and flavouring from which fruit?

The penny red was the first postage stamp to have what type of edges?

What is the first name of Dom Perignon, the monk who gave us Champagne, and the state capital of South Dakota?

If you flew due east from New York city, what would be the first country you would reach?

What type of number is an integer that is greater than 1 and is divisible only by itself and 1 is a what number?

French for "windblown" - a Vol-au-vent would be made with what type of Pastry?

In Greek mythology, which king made a statue of a woman which Aphrodite brought to life?

What kind of glass, common in baking dishes, can resist very high temperatures?

Q.

All 10 answers in this section start wit the letter "Q" and are in ascending alphabetical order.

A polygon in Euclidean plane geometry with four edges (sides) and four vertices (corners) would be better known as a what?

From the Italian for '40 days', what name is given to an isolation period for people or animals with a contagious disease?

Founded in 1608 as the capital of New France, what is Canada's only walled city?

Which British band released two hit albums in the 1970's with titles taken from Marx Bros films?

What is the French name for a tart of cheese and bacon in a cream and egg filling?

By what name is "Calcium Oxide" more commonly known?

Native to the Middle East and central Asia, which small tree bears a bitter, yellow, pear-shaped fruit?

Tonic water contains which drug, which can be extracted from the bark of the cinchona tree?

Lying on the slopes of the volcano Pichincha, what is the capital of Ecuador?

The minimum number of members of a deliberative assembly necessary to conduct the business of that group." A what?

R.

All 10 answers in this section start wit the letter "R" and are in ascending alphabetical order.

The heaviest of the naturally occurring Noble gas, which radioactive gas is emitted by granite rock formations?

The eight vertical rows of a chessboard are called files, what name is given to the eight horizontal rows?

Usually served in broth or with a sauce, what is a type of pasta comprising a filling enveloped in thin pasta dough?

What is the phenomenon called in which light bends when passing through a lens?

What typewriter brand was invented by a man whose father made a well known flintlock rifle?

The smallest by area, which U.S. state shares a small maritime border with New York?

Set on the Baltic Sea at the mouth of the River Daugava, what is the capital of Latvia?

A sheep milk cheese from Southern France, what is one of the world's best known blue cheeses?

Which river did Julius Caesar cross to signal a revolt against the senate?

In 1907 who was the first English writer to win the Nobel prize for literature?

S.

All 10 answers in this section start wit the letter "S" and are in ascending alphabetical order.

What name is given to the bottle of Champagne which contains 9 litres, equal to 12 standard Champagne bottles?

Used commonly in DIY, and particularly wood working, what was sharkskin once used as?

Which religion's holiest shrines are in the Ise Shima National Park near Osaka?

What facial hair did General Ambrose Burnside give his name to in the American Civil War?

The terms Acid, Blunt, Casper, and Spine, are all associated with which Sport?

The only infectious disease to achieve this distinction, in 1980 WHO declared what eradicated?

Which element makes up 2.83% of the Earth's crust, and when used as a chemical in fireworks gives a yellow flame?

The Southernmost in continental Europe, the surrealist painter Salvador Dali was a native of which country?

What are lime deposits growing up from the floor of a cave called?

What is a relationship between two different types of organisms living together for mutual benefit?

T.

All 10 answers in this section start wit the letter "T" and are in ascending alphabetical order.

What is the name of the longest river in the Iberian Peninsula, which culminates at the major port, and Portuguese capital, Lisbon?

Sir Emest Swinton was a British colonel credited with the invention of which weapon in 1916?

What is the supposed paranormal force which gives the ability to move objects with mind power called?

Which book, a catalogue of words and synonyms, has a Latin name that means 'treasure'?

Blitz, Boondock, Bristol, Scrunge, Squop, and Carnovsky, are some of the terms used in what game?

The capital of Libya, which African capital city is named from the Greek meaning 'three towns'?

Sometimes called the 'Black Diamond', what is the subterranean fungus highly prized in cooking known as?

Extracted from the ore Scheelite, Wolfram is the alternative name for which element?

What test, originally called the imitation game, is used to determine if an A.I. is thinking like a human?

In 1962 Chubby Checker had a hit with a pop song and novelty dance that remains famous today. He got people to do ‘the’ what?

U.

All 10 answers in this section start wit the letter "U" and are in ascending alphabetical order.

In which country is the Chernobyl nuclear power plant that had a meltdown in 1986?

The coldest capital city in the world, what is the capital of Mongolia?

Filtered out by the Ozone Layer, which form of light is used to treat skin diseases?

In placental mammals, what cord is a conduit between the developing embryo or foetus and the placenta?

Which major international organization created in 1945, has the only flag permitted to be flown over the U.S. flag (in America)?

Separating Europe from Asia, which mountain range is regarded as the east border of Europe?

Mainly extracted from Pitchblende, what is the heaviest naturally occurring element?

With the capital city Montevideo, in which country was the first football (soccer) world cup held?

Who is a legendary king of sub-Roman Britain and the father of King Arthur?

In which former Soviet Republic, in Central Asia, is Tashkent the capital city?

V.

All 10 answers in this section start wit the letter "V" and are in ascending alphabetical order.

In Norse myth, there were two separate races of gods, the Aesir gods, and which other?

The Pontifical Swiss Guard is one of the oldest active military units presently in existence, in which country are they stationed?

What type of hook and eye fastening was invented by Swiss Engineer Georges De Mestral in 1948?

Which city was the world's first air raid carried out on in 1849 from hot air balloons?

The Aphrodite of Melos was found on the Greek island of Melos in 1820, it has a more famous name - what?

Various metals are susceptible to rust, what is the equivalent which occurs on copper?

With prior residents including Mozart, Beethoven and Sigmund Freud, what is the capital of Austria?

Which British novelist, a successful member of the Bloomsbury Group, drowned herself in 1941?

A branch of the science of horticulture, what name is given to the cultivation and harvesting of grapes?

The Roman God of Fire, who is the roman counterpart of the Greek God Hephaestus?

W.

All 10 answers in this section start wit the letter "W" and are in ascending alphabetical order.

Who was the first person to present an Oscar (Academy Award) to himself?

What was the name of the scandal that resulted in the resignation of president Nixon?

Actually fought at Plancenoit, at which battle did Napoleon suffer his final defeat in 1815?

Who is the leading goal scorer, assist producer and point scorer in NHL history?

Born in Crete, the son of the goddess of fruitfulness, Demeter, and the Cretan Iasion, Plutus is the Greek God of what?

Which famous United States Military Academy was established in 1802 on the Hudson river?

Which sporting event was BBC2's first ever colour transmission in 1967?

An honorary Academy Award given in 1938 to ventriloquist Edgar Bergen was unusual in that it was made of what?

What happened at Max Yasgur's Dairy Farm in New York State during the 15-17th August, 1969?

Avarice, Envy, Gluttony, Pride, Sloth, and Lust, what's missing?

X.

All 10 answers in this section start wit the letter "X" and are in ascending alphabetical order.

In the Star Wars universe, what X is a versatile Rebel Alliance starfighter that balances speed with firepower?

The summer capital of Kublai Khan's Yuan empire, what was also a song by Olivia Newton-John, and by Rush?

In XXX, the 2002 spy action film starring Vin Diesel, what was the first name of his character?

Appearing in Marvel Comics and colloquially known as Professor X, what is the last name of Charles?

What term refers to a small, fast vessel of the sixteenth to nineteenth centuries, used almost exclusively in the Mediterranean Sea?

Ethernet was a registered trademark of what company, better known for photocopiers?

What name is given to the Nguni Bantu language, one of the official languages of South Africa and Zimbabwe?

One of the Chinese Four Great Ancient Capitals, having held the position under several dynasties in Chinese history, what city is also known as Sian?

The basic function of which part of a plant is to transport water from roots to stems and leaves?

From Ancient Greek ξυστήρ (xustḗr, "scraper"), what is a specific surgical instrument used to scrape bones?

Y.

All 10 answers in this section start wit the letter "Y" and are in ascending alphabetical order.

Also known as gokudō, what name is given to members of transnational organized crime syndicates originating in Japan?

Which country at the southern tip of the Arabian Peninsula was previously known as Aden?

In Himalayan folklore, what entity would later come to be referred to as the Abominable Snowman in western popular culture?

What name is given to involuntary wrist spasms suffered by sportspeople, especially golfers?

Also known as the Day of Atonement, what is the holiest day of the year in Judaism?

The Wars of the Roses (1455-85) were fought between two houses of England. Lancaster is one, what is the other?

Mick Jagger contributed uncredited backing vocals to which famous 1971 song by Carly Simon?

What peninsula separates the Gulf of Mexico from the Caribbean Sea, encompassing 3 Mexican states, plus portions of Belize and Guatemala?

What Russian-American actor, singer, and director, is best known for his portrayal of King Mongkut in the stage musical The King and I?

What festival historically observed by the Germanic peoples, underwent Christianised reformulation, resulting in the term Christmastide?

Z.

All 10 answers in this section start wit the letter "Z" and are in ascending alphabetical order.

Located in the northwest of the country, along the Sava river, what city is the capital and largest city of Croatia?

The first ice resurfacer was developed in 1949 by American inventor and engineer Frank who?

Tanzania is the country that resulted from the union of Tanganyika and which other country in April 1964?

Grevys, plains, and mount are types of what distinctive African equines?

The Mitsubishi A6M Fighter Aircraft was used throughout WWII by Japan. By what name was it better known?

Of the two countries in the world whose names begin with "Z" Which country is alphabetically last?

Although it was proven to not be her fault, Who tripped Mary Decker in the 1984 Los Angeles Olympics?

In which 2001 film is a clueless fashion model brainwashed to kill the Prime Minister of Malaysia?

The winner of Miss Hungary in 1936, which actress emigrated to the U.S. and married an impressive nine times?

What is the largest city in Switzerland, and the capital of the canton of the same name?

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