Quizzes are a fantastic way to challenge ourselves, learn new things, and have fun at the same time. In this article, we have compiled a list of entertaining and educational quiz questions and answers that all start with the letter “Y”. Test your knowledge and enjoy the journey of discovery!
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The “Y” Quiz Questions and Answers
1. A hip swinging inspiration for the young Elvis, which naive man from Greenbow Alabama is found on Forbes list of the 15 richest fictional characters?
2. Atome was the original name for which popular suit?
3. Borg is the most common surname in which small E.U. country?
4. No Security, Licks and No Filter are all examples of what?
5. Which national football (soccer) team is sometimes nicknamed “Pentacampeoes”?
6. Which famous landmark looks somewhat forlorn in Lake Havasa City?
7. The movie poster tag line to which Oliver Stone film was “The story that won’t go away”?
8. Which oriental stew reached number one in the US music charts (number 10 in the UK charts) in 1963?
9. The name of which dip translated means “chickpeas”?
10. The following lyrics are all from songs with the word “Game” or “Games” somewhere in the song title. Can you name the song? One point for each correct answer.
a. Sometimes I wish I could turn back time, impossible as it may seem
b. But I can see in your face there’s a lot you can teach me so I wanna know
c. Suki plays with Leo, Sacha plays with Brit, Adolf builds a bonfire
d. And the seasons they go round and round and the painted ponies go up and down
11. Name the five African countries that end with the letter “i”? One point for each correct answer.
12. What is a ‘Hairy Saki’?
a. port wine cocktail b. snowboard trick c. South American monkey
13. Name the films in which Charles Bronson played each of the following roles. One point for each correct answer.
a. Wladislaw
b. ‘Harmonica’
c. Flt. Lieutenant Danny Willinski
d. Bernardo O’Reilly
e. Paul Kersey
14. The name for which of the following winds is the Arabic word for “50”?
a. Bora, b. Sirocco, c. Mistral, d. Khamsin
15. Which five time Grammy Award winning American singer-songwriter was the first non-British act signed by Apple Records in 1968?
16. In a major hit song from 1969, where would you find the “hungry little boy with the runny nose”?
17. With circa 6,000 inhabitants, what is the least populated capital city in the E.U.?
18. A mystic word, a type of engraved stone, a Santana studio album, and the grandfather of Draco Malfoy. One word.
19. The giant Kauri tree is native to which country?
20. According to the UN, which two European countries have the most indiscriminately buried landmines per square km?
ANSWERS
1. Forrest Gump
2. Bikini
3. Malta
4. Rolling Stones concert tours
5. Brazil (5 time champions)
6. London Bridge
7. JFK
8. Sukiyaki
9. Hummus
10. Four answers.
a. Quit Playing Games (With My Heart) (Backstreet Boys)
b. The Name Of The Game (ABBA)
c. Games Without Frontiers (Peter Gabriel)
d. Circle Game (Joni Mitchell)
11. Five answers Mali. Malawi, Burundi, Djibouti and Eswatini.
12. Answer c. South American monkey
13. Five answers.
a. The Dirty Dozen
b. Once Upon A Time In The West
c. The Great Escape
d. The Magnificent Seven
e. Death Wish
14. Answer d. Khamsin
15. James Taylor
16. In The Ghetto (Elvis)
17. Valletta, Malta
18. Abraxas
19. New Zealand
20. Bosnia and Herzegovina and Croatia
1. “Where the devil are my slippers?” are the last words to which very popular Oscar winning film?
2. The title of which 1961 Hollywood romantic comedy is also a 1996 No 1 UKÂ hit single (number 5 in the US)?
3. Between 2010 and 2013 Carlos Slim Helu was number one on which list?
4. The oldest existing fort (fortress) in the United States is located in which state?
5. The world famous Blue Mountain coffee beans used to flavour the original Tia Maria are from which country?
6. Which 1994 action comedy with an oxymoronic title had the following movie poster tag line?
“When he said I do, he didn’t say what he did”
7. Measured in metres below sea level, which city in the West Bank is the lowest city in the world?
8. Which nickname was given to the early 20th century American entertainer Bill Robinson?
9. A Mediteranean island, an active volcano, an Italian pasty (or turnover) and the villain in Disney’s Pinocchio.
10. The following lyrics are all from songs with the word “Always” somewhere in the song title. Can you name the song? One point for each correct answer.
a. If I made you feel second best
b. I walk along those city streets
c. She can ruin your faith with her casual lies
d. She was practiced at the art of deception
e. I’m no good a chatting up and I always get rebuffed
11. Kumis is a fermented dairy product made from the milk of which animal?
12. Oniomania is the technical term used for which compulsive desire?
13. Which French player scored a record 13 goals during the 1958 FIFA World Cup?
14. What was the name given to the anti-foreign uprising in China between 1898 and 1900?
15. Which mathematical term is the Latin word for womb?
16. Which fish, very adept at camouflaging itself as a rock, has the most potent neurotoxins of all fish?
17. Which famous Spanish renaissance artist was born on the Greek island Crete?
18. Which name do both Antoine Domino and Thomas Waller share?
19. In which Audrey Hepburn film is there
a. a goldfish named George
b. a cat named Cat?
20. Nagy is the most common surname in which European country?
a. Bulgaria b. Romania c. Andorra d. Hungary
ANSWERS
1. My Fair Lady
2. Breakfast At Tiffany’s (Deep Blue Something)
3. Rich List / Wealthiest people in the world.
4. Florida (Castillo de San Marcos, constructed between 1672-1695)
5. Jamaica
6. True Lies
7. Jericho (-258 m)
8. Bojangles
9. Stromboli
10. Five answers.
a. Always On My Mind (Willie Nelson)
b. Always Something There To Remind Me (Sandie Shaw)
c. She’s Always A Woman To Me (Billie Joel)
d. You Can’t Always Get What You Want (Rolling Stones)
e. You’ll Always Find Me In The Kitchen At Parties (Jona Lewie)
11. Horse (mare’s milk)
12. To shop (onios is Greek for ‘for sale’)
13. Just Fontaine
14. Boxer uprising or Boxer rebellion
15. Matrix
16. Stonefish
17. El Greco
18. ‘Fats’
19. Two answers.
a. Sabrina
b. Breakfast at Tiffany’s
20. Answer d. Hungary
1. Although it failed to reach any noteworthy position in the US Billboard Hot 100, what kind of eyes spent six weeks at the top of the UK music charts and was Britain’s best selling single of 1979?
a. Lyin Eyes b. Hungry Eyes c. Bright Eyes d. Bette Davis Eyes
2. Messua is the biological mother of which fictional central character?
3. The last public execution in the United States drew a crowd of 20,000 spectators. In which year did it take place?
a. 1906Â b. 1956Â c. 1916Â d. 1936
4. Kimchi is a national dish in which country?
5. The folowing words are found on which man’s headstone?
Quoth the Raven,
“Nevermore”
6. Until she saw the light when she was nine years old, Liv Tyler grew up believing which musician was her biological father?
7. In which film does Helen Mirren play the captain of a Soviet spaceship named Leonov?
8. Between 1154 and 1159 AD Nicolas Breakspear held a title no other Englishman had ever held before or since. Name the title.
9. With units from I (one) to VII (seven), Phil Collins is a VI on the Hamilton-Norwood Scale. What does this scale measure?
10. The following lyrics are all from songs with the word “She” or “She’s” somewhere in the song title. Can you name the song? One point for each correct answer.
a. Have you seen her dressed in blue
b. It’s a big enough umbrella, but it’s always me that ends up getting wet
c. I wash my hair and kid myself I look real smooth
d. She’s the kind they’d like to flaunt and take to dinner
11. With 85 years of age, which actress was the oldest person to appear on the cover of the British Vogue?
12. Measuring only 1/300th of an inch (85 micrometres) in length, which of the following plants produces the smallest seeds in the world?
a. poppy b. orchid c. dill d. mustard
13. The following is the movie poster tag line to which 1995 film?
“Men cannot resist her. Mankind may not survive her.”
14. The omasum is one of the four what?
15. TSOP was a 1974 number one hit single in the US charts from MFSB and The Three Degrees. What do the letters T S O P stand for?
16. Following in his father’s footsteps, Minilla is the son of who?
17. Until 1979, Mohammad Reza Pahlevi was better known as what?
18. The name for which French spread (or dip) made with various pureed ingredients stems from the Provencal word for capers?
19. What is the largest island country in the western hemisphere?
20. Measured in area, name the three largest lakes in the world that end with the letter “a”? One point for each correct answer.
ANSWERS
1. Answer c. Bright Eyes (Art Garfunkel)
2. Mowgli (The Jungle Book)
3. Answer d. 1936
4. North or South Korea
5. Edgar Allan Poe
6. Todd Rundgren
7. 2010: The Year We Make Contact
8. Pope (Adrian IV)
9. Male pattern baldness
10. Four answers.
a. She’s a Rainbow (Rolling Stones)
b. Every Little Thing She Does Is Magic (Police)
c. Is She Really Going Out With Him (Joe Jackson)
d. She’s A Lady (Tom Jones
11. Judi Dench
12. Answer d. orchid
13. Species
14. Compartments of a cow’s (ruminant’s) stomach
15. The Sound Of Philadelphia
16. Godzilla
17. Shah of Iran
18. Tapenade
19. Cuba
20. Three answers. Victoria, Tanganyika, Ladoga
1. Child-like and frightened of the dark, the female humanoid named Weena is a character in which film and 1895 novella?
2. Which sport is practiced on a ‘butt’?
3. What was the name of the highest office in the order Knights Templar?
4. What kind of “woman” was a number one single in both the UK and US music charts in 1969?
5. The name for which comfortable type of clothing stems from the Persian word meaning “leg garment”?
6. What are the five most populated cities in the E. U. that end with the letter ‘e’? (English language names) One point for each correct answer.
7. What was the innovative movie poster tag line for the 1930 Hollywood film “Anna Christie”?
8. Which vegetable symbolised eternal life in ancient Egypt?
9. Nicknamed ‘Concordski’ by the western press, which company manufactured the Soviet supersonic passenger airliner TU-144?
10. The following lyrics are all from songs with the word “Kind” somewhere in the song title. Can you name the song? One point for each correct answer.
a. When I’m in your arms nothing seems to matter
b. One shaft of light that shows the way, no mortal man can win this day
c. Oh I can’t stand another heartache, though you say you’re my friend, I’m at my wits end
d. Move closer now and you will see what I mean
11. Edith Wharton was the first female to win which prize in 1921?
12. What is the name of the world famous temple found on the flag of Cambodia?
13. Marsala is a fortified wine from which island?
14. Which four players have played in a record 23 or more FIFA World Cup matches? One point for each correct answer. Note: C Ronaldo is not on this list.
15. Which royal title did Hippolyte (Hippolyta) hold?
16. Ten year old Sid Phillips is a frightening sociopath in which 1995 film?
17. Which famous musician played the psychedelic looking Gibson SG guitar known as “The Fool”?
18. Plus or minus 10, in which year did the WHO certify smallpox as eradicated?
19. In which film does Donald Pleasence play a saboteur aboard the submarine named Proteus?
20. Which effect, a subject in many science fiction films, was coined by the American mathematician Edward Lorenz?
ANSWERS
1. The Time Machine
2. Archery
3. Grand Master
4. Honky Tonk Woman
5. Pyjamas
6. Five answers. Rome, Prague, Cologne, Marseille, Seville
7. “Garbo Talks”
8. Onion
9. Tupolev
10. Four answers.
a. A Groovy Kind Of Love (Mindbenders)
b. A Kind Of Magic (Queen)
c. Cruel To Be Kind (Nick Lowe)
d. There’s A Kind Of Hush (Herman’s Hermits)
11. Pulitzer Prize (for fiction; ‘The Age of Innocence’)
12. Angkor Wat
13. Sicily
14. Four answers. In order: Lionel Messi (26), Lothar Matthäus (25), Miroslav Klose (24), Paolo Maldini (23)
15. Queen of the Amazons
16. Toy Story
17. Eric Clapton
18. 1979
19. Fantastic Voyage
20. Butterfly Effect
1. Which US state and which US city were number one hit singles in the UK music charts in 1967? (two answers)
2. Not long after the end of World War I, which newly formed European country became embroiled in the so called “Hyphen War”; a dispute over the correct spelling of the country’s name ?
3. Santos is the most common surname in which large Asian country?
4. Which 1975 number one US hit single from David Bowie was co-written by John Lennon and featured Lennon on backing vocals and guitar?
5. The name for which month stems from the Latin word for “purification”?
6. Which ‘Bay’ is the second largest English speaking city in the Caribbean?
7. Which American husband and wife were executed in the US in 1953 for providing the Soviets with classified information about the atom bomb?
8. What is the name of the beautiful woman Cyrano de Bergerac loves from afar?
9. Which island country is the smallest republic in the world?
10. The following lyrics are all from songs with the word “Years” somewhere in the song title. Can you name the song? One point for each correct answer.
a. Freezing red deserts turn to dark, energy here in every part, it’s so very lonely
b. There’s my baby, lost that’s all, once I’m begging you save her little soul
c. The things you think are useless I can’t understand
d. I’m shouting all about love while they treated you like a dog
11. What are the three most populated cities in the USA that end with the letter “d”? One point for each correct answer.
12. The name for which important ingredient in the Indian cuisine stems from the Latin word meaning ‘Greek hay’?
13. Who said “Houston, we’ve had a problem.”?
a. Edgar Mitchell, b. James Lovell, c. Michael Collins, d. Jack Swigert
14. What name did Marco Polo give to northern China?
15. What was the name given to the CIA trained militia that tried to over throw the Sandinistas in Nicaragua during the 1980s?
16. Based on annual sales, what are the two most popular flowers in the United States?
17. Name the films in which Richard Burton played each of the following roles. One point for each correct answer.
a. Alec Leamus
b. Flying Officer David Campbell
c. Col Allen Faulkner
d. Father Philip Lamont
18. The Tonton Macoutes were the dreaded secret police in which country?
19. Who was Muhammad Ali’s trainer and corner man between 1960-1981?
20. What is the name of the largest alpine lake in North America (which also borders the Ponderosa ranch in the TV series Bonanza)?
ANSWERS
1. Two answers. San Francisco (Scott McKenzie) and Massachusetts (Bee Gees)
2. Czechoslovakia (the Slovaks wanted a hyphen between Czecho and Slovakia, the Czechs were opposed)
3. Philippines
4. Fame
5. February (from Februa)
6. Montego Bay
7. Julius and Ethel Rosenberg
8. Roxane
9. Nauru
10. Four answers.
a. 2000 Light Years From Home (Rolling Stones)
b. Golden Years (David Bowie)
c. Reelin In The Years (Steely Dan)
d. All Those Years Ago (George Harrison)
11. Three answers. Portland, Oakland and Cleveland
12. Fenugreek
13. Answer d. Jack Swigert
14. Cathay
15. Contras
16. In order. Tulips and daisies
17. Four answers.
a. The Spy Who Came In From The Cold
b. The Longest Day
c. The Wild Geese
d. The Exorcist II
18. Haiti
19. Angelo Dundee
20. Lake Tahoe
1. Which US state and which US city were number one hit singles in the UK music charts in 1967? (two answers)
2. Not long after the end of World War I, which newly formed European country became embroiled in the so called “Hyphen War”; a dispute over the correct spelling of the country’s name ?
3. Santos is the most common surname in which large Asian country?
4. Which 1975 number one US hit single from David Bowie was co-written by John Lennon and featured Lennon on backing vocals and guitar?
5. The name for which month stems from the Latin word for “purification”?
6. Which ‘Bay’ is the second largest English speaking city in the Caribbean?
7. Which American husband and wife were executed in the US in 1953 for providing the Soviets with classified information about the atom bomb?
8. What is the name of the beautiful woman Cyrano de Bergerac loves from afar?
9. Which island country is the smallest republic in the world?
10. The following lyrics are all from songs with the word “Years” somewhere in the song title. Can you name the song? One point for each correct answer.
a. Freezing red deserts turn to dark, energy here in every part, it’s so very lonely
b. There’s my baby, lost that’s all, once I’m begging you save her little soul
c. The things you think are useless I can’t understand
d. I’m shouting all about love while they treated you like a dog
11. What are the three most populated cities in the USA that end with the letter “d”? One point for each correct answer.
12. The name for which important ingredient in the Indian cuisine stems from the Latin word meaning ‘Greek hay’?
13. Who said “Houston, we’ve had a problem.”?
a. Edgar Mitchell, b. James Lovell, c. Michael Collins, d. Jack Swigert
14. What name did Marco Polo give to northern China?
15. What was the name given to the CIA trained militia that tried to over throw the Sandinistas in Nicaragua during the 1980s?
16. Based on annual sales, what are the two most popular flowers in the United States?
17. Name the films in which Richard Burton played each of the following roles. One point for each correct answer.
a. Alec Leamus
b. Flying Officer David Campbell
c. Col Allen Faulkner
d. Father Philip Lamont
18. The Tonton Macoutes were the dreaded secret police in which country?
19. Who was Muhammad Ali’s trainer and corner man between 1960-1981?
20. What is the name of the largest alpine lake in North America (which also borders the Ponderosa ranch in the TV series Bonanza)?
ANSWERS
1. Two answers. San Francisco (Scott McKenzie) and Massachusetts (Bee Gees)
2. Czechoslovakia (the Slovaks wanted a hyphen between Czecho and Slovakia, the Czechs were opposed)
3. Philippines
4. Fame
5. February (from Februa)
6. Montego Bay
7. Julius and Ethel Rosenberg
8. Roxane
9. Nauru
10. Four answers.
a. 2000 Light Years From Home (Rolling Stones)
b. Golden Years (David Bowie)
c. Reelin In The Years (Steely Dan)
d. All Those Years Ago (George Harrison)
11. Three answers. Portland, Oakland and Cleveland
12. Fenugreek
13. Answer d. Jack Swigert
14. Cathay
15. Contras
16. In order. Tulips and daisies
17. Four answers.
a. The Spy Who Came In From The Cold
b. The Longest Day
c. The Wild Geese
d. The Exorcist II
18. Haiti
19. Angelo Dundee
20. Lake Tahoe
1. What kind of soup was a number one selling album on both sides of the Atlantic in 1973?
2. In which 1976 film are humans vaporised when they reach the age of 30 in a ritual called ‘Carrousel’?
3. Which artist was responsible for the very well known drawing titled “Vitruvian Man”?
4. In which Olympic sport is a red card shown for the violation known as “Lifting”?
a. bobsleigh, b. weightlifting, c. water polo, d. racewalking
5. What are the only three remaining countries that still don’t officially use the metric system? One point for each correct answer.
6. “Small Town, Big Crime, Dead Cold” was a movie poster tag line for which film?
7. Plus or minus two million, what was the population of the UK in 1851?
8. Which artist is famous for his many paintings of water lilies?
9. What was the alliance between the United Kingdom, the French Third Republic and the Russian Empire called in 1914?
10. The following lyrics are all from songs with a body part somewhere in the song title. Can you name the song? One point for each correct answer.
a. It must have been something you said
b. If I swallow anything evil, put your finger down my throat
c. She never begs, she knows how to choose them
d. There’ve been so many girls that I’ve known, I’ve made so many cry and still I wonder why
11. Which tennis player, a winner of one Wimbledon singles title, holds the record for the most aces in a season?
12. The Weyland-Yutani Corporation is a powerful and unprincipled conglomerate in the Alien films. In the fourth Alien film, Alien Resurrection, Ripley is told the corporation has been bought out by?
a. Wal-Mart, b. Vodaphone, c. MacDonalds, d. Starbucks
13. What is the well known Indonesian and Malay word for rice?
14. Something to eat and the Egyptian goddess of the sky. 3 letters
15. ‘Chairman of the Board’ was one of many nicknames given to which singer?
16. Each of the following are central characters in which classic novels? One point for each correct answer.
a. David Balfour
b. Hester Prynne
c. Kimball O’Hara
d. Philip Pirrip
17. The name for which type of cloud is the Latin word for cloud?
18. Who was the bass guitarist for each of the following bands? One point for each correct answer.
a. Cream
b. Led Zeppelin
c. Queen
d. Steely Dan
19. Which Russian writer’s last name translated means “bitter”?
20. Which US state was a number one selling album in the UK charts (number 3 in the US) in 2001?
ANSWERS
1. Goat’s Head Soup (Rolling Stones)
2. Logan’s Run
3. Leonardo Da Vinci
4. Answer d. racewalking
5. Three answers. USA, Liberia, Myanmar (Burma)
6. Fargo
7. 21 million
8. Claude Monet
9. Triple Entente
10. Four answers.
a. I Just Died In Your Arms Tonight (Cutting Crew)
b. Behind Blue Eyes (The Who)
c. Legs (ZZ Top)
d. Heart Of Stone (Rolling Stones)
11. Goran Ivanisevic
12. Answer a. Wal-Mart
13. Nasi
14. Nut
15. Frank Sinatra
16. Four answers.
a. Kidnapped
b. The Scarlet Letter
c. Kim
d. Great Expectations
17. Nimbus
18. Four answers.
a. Jack Bruce
b. John Paul Jones
c. John Deacon
d. Walter Becker
19. Gorky (Maxim Gorky)
20. Iowa (Slipknot)
2. In which 1976 film are humans vaporised when they reach the age of 30 in a ritual called ‘Carrousel’?
3. Which artist was responsible for the very well known drawing titled “Vitruvian Man”?
4. In which Olympic sport is a red card shown for the violation known as “Lifting”?
a. bobsleigh, b. weightlifting, c. water polo, d. racewalking
5. What are the only three remaining countries that still don’t officially use the metric system? One point for each correct answer.
6. “Small Town, Big Crime, Dead Cold” was a movie poster tag line for which film?
7. Plus or minus two million, what was the population of the UK in 1851?
8. Which artist is famous for his many paintings of water lilies?
9. What was the alliance between the United Kingdom, the French Third Republic and the Russian Empire called in 1914?
10. The following lyrics are all from songs with a body part somewhere in the song title. Can you name the song? One point for each correct answer.
a. It must have been something you said
b. If I swallow anything evil, put your finger down my throat
c. She never begs, she knows how to choose them
d. There’ve been so many girls that I’ve known, I’ve made so many cry and still I wonder why
11. Which tennis player, a winner of one Wimbledon singles title, holds the record for the most aces in a season?
12. The Weyland-Yutani Corporation is a powerful and unprincipled conglomerate in the Alien films. In the fourth Alien film, Alien Resurrection, Ripley is told the corporation has been bought out by?
a. Wal-Mart, b. Vodaphone, c. MacDonalds, d. Starbucks
13. What is the well known Indonesian and Malay word for rice?
14. Something to eat and the Egyptian goddess of the sky. 3 letters
15. ‘Chairman of the Board’ was one of many nicknames given to which singer?
16. Each of the following are central characters in which classic novels? One point for each correct answer.
a. David Balfour
b. Hester Prynne
c. Kimball O’Hara
d. Philip Pirrip
17. The name for which type of cloud is the Latin word for cloud?
18. Who was the bass guitarist for each of the following bands? One point for each correct answer.
a. Cream
b. Led Zeppelin
c. Queen
d. Steely Dan
19. Which Russian writer’s last name translated means “bitter”?
20. Which US state was a number one selling album in the UK charts (number 3 in the US) in 2001?
ANSWERS
1. Goat’s Head Soup (Rolling Stones)
2. Logan’s Run
3. Leonardo Da Vinci
4. Answer d. racewalking
5. Three answers. USA, Liberia, Myanmar (Burma)
6. Fargo
7. 21 million
8. Claude Monet
9. Triple Entente
10. Four answers.
a. I Just Died In Your Arms Tonight (Cutting Crew)
b. Behind Blue Eyes (The Who)
c. Legs (ZZ Top)
d. Heart Of Stone (Rolling Stones)
11. Goran Ivanisevic
12. Answer a. Wal-Mart
13. Nasi
14. Nut
15. Frank Sinatra
16. Four answers.
a. Kidnapped
b. The Scarlet Letter
c. Kim
d. Great Expectations
17. Nimbus
18. Four answers.
a. Jack Bruce
b. John Paul Jones
c. John Deacon
d. Walter Becker
19. Gorky (Maxim Gorky)
20. Iowa (Slipknot)