BONWAG Lists: Quiz Night Questions

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Once you've been to a few quiz nights, some of the same questions crop up: here's a cheat sheet. Commit these to memory. If you print this out and take it with you, you're naughty. Don't blame us if you get caught.

This question format is known as the 'Linguistic Equation', and you can find more about them here.

Questions (answers below)

4 L C = G L
4 Q in a G
7 W of the W
7 W of the A W
3 B M (S H T R)
12 S of the Z
24 H in a D
54 C in a D (with the J's)
1 W on a U
9 P in the S S
5 D in a Z C
88 P K
57 H V
13 S on the A F
11 P on a F T
32 D F at which W F
A P is W a 1000 W (sometimes 1000 W that a P is W)
18 H on a G C
29 D in F (I a L P)
90 D in a R A
64 S on a C B
200 D for P G in M
40 D and N of the G F
26 L of the A
7 D of the W
1001 A N
8 S on a SS
4 Q in a G
76 T in the B P
50 W to L Y L
99 B of B on the W
60 S in a M
1 H on a U
7 B for S B
21 D on a D
15 M on a D M C
80 D to G A the W
2 = N it T to T
12 D of C
1 M L on the C F
12 E in a D
1 H in a D
5 T on a F
5 F on a H
60 M in an H
20,000 L U the S
360 D in a C
13 = B D
2001 = A S O
93,000,000 = M to the S
10 C
32 T (I W T)
6 S on a C
100 L on a C
6 W of H the E
3 W M
9 L has a C
7 D
101 D
1 2 B M S
30 D H S A J and N
206 B in the H B
1 D at a T
6 S on a H
2 T D (and a P in a P T)
4 S in a Y
13 C in a S
21 G S
8 P of S in the E L
3 S
12 I in a F
1000 Y in a M
100 C in a M
5 P on a S
6 A S P
2 W on a B
3 W from a G L
8 L on a S
10 D in a T N (I the A C)
20 N on a D B
3 S and Y O
2 H on a C
0 = L D at the E
11 O on a K
3 L R
6 P on a P T
1 M B
65 = M A of a S C
2 G for E B (in the B B S)
3 H in a B B
3 M a D
8 N on a M S
1 F O the C N
3 R C
1912 = Y the T S
4 & 20 B B in a P
2 H in a W
4 Y in an U D
46 C in a H C
7 S on a H
4 H of the A
3 C on a T L
1 B E Y
9 S by a S in T
6 S on a G
12 V in a C B
40 T (with A B)
22 P in a C M
2 P in a C
3 M of a T
3 L in a H P
5 L in a L
14 D in a F
2 S on a C
4 A in a D of C
1 E on a C
8 L on an O
7 Y of B L (I Y B a M)
40 Y in a R W A
8 S R
007 = J B
3 M and a B
10 F in a B G
20 Y S by R V W
1492 = C S the O B
180 D to R D
500 = S in a R
60 = Y in a D W A
7 C in a R
366 = D in a L Y
30 = M in a H H
140 = IQ of a G
2 C 3 A C
3 T a L
7 D S
10 D on B H
9 I in a B G

Answers (questions above)

4 Leaf Clover is Good Luck
4 Quarts in a Gallon
7 Wonders of the World
7 Wonders of the Ancient World
3 Blind Mice (See How They Run)
12 Signs of the Zodiac
24 Hours in a Day
54 Cards in a Deck (With the Jokers)
1 Wheel on a Unicycle
9 Planets in the Solar System
5 Digits in a Zip Code
88 Piano Keys
57 Heinz Varieties
13 Stripes on the American Flag
11 Players on a Football Team
32 Degrees Fahrenheit when Water Freezes
A Picture is Worth a 1000 Words
18 Holes on a Golf Course
29 Days in February (In a Leap Year)
90 Degrees in a Right Angle
64 Squares on a Checker/Chess Board
200 Dollars for Passing Go in Monopoly
40 Days and Nights on the Great Flood
26 Letters of the Alphabet
7 Days of the Week
1001 Arabian Nights
8 Sides on a Stop Sign
4 Quarters in a Game
76 Trombones in the Big Parade
50 Ways to Leave Your Lover
99 Bottles of Beer on the Wall
60 Seconds in a Minute
1 Horn on a Unicorn
7 Brides for Seven Brothers
21 Dots on a Die
15 Men on Dead Man’s Chest
80 Days to Go Around the World
2 is the Number it Takes to Tango
12 Days of Christmas or Disciples of Christ
1 Maple Leaf on the Canadian Flag
12 Eggs in a Dozen
1 Holes in a Donut
5 Toes on a Foot
5 Fingers on a Hand
60 Minutes in an Hour
20,000 Leagues Under the Sea
360 Degrees in a Circle
13 Baker's Dozen
2001 A Space Odyssey
93,000,000 Miles to the Sun
10 Commandments
32 Teeth including Wisdom Teeth
6 Sides on a Cube
100 Legs on a Centipede
6 Wives of Henry the Eighth
3 Wise Men
9 Lives has a Cat
7 Dwarfs
101 Dalmatians
1, 2 Buckle My Shoe
30 Days Hath September April June and November
206 Bones in the Human Body
1 Day at a Time
6 Sides on a Hexagon
2 Turtle Doves (and a Partridge in a Pear Tree)
4 Seasons in a Year
13 Cards in a Suit
21 Gun Salute
8 Parts of Speech in the English Language
3 Stooges
12 Inches in a Foot
1000 Years in a Millennium
100 Centimeters in a Meter
5 Points on a Star
6 A Six Pack
2 Wheels on a Bicycle
3 Wishes from a Genie Lamp
8 Legs on a Spider
10 Digits in a Telephone Number (including the Area Code)
20 Numbers on a Dart Board
3 Strikes and you're Out
2 Hands on a Clock
0 Latitude Degrees at the Equator
11 Octaves on a Keyboard
3 Legged Race
6 Pockets on a Pool Table
1 Man Band
65 Minimum Age of a Senior Citizen
2 Girls for Every Boy (in the Beach Boys Song)
3 Holes in a Bowling Ball
3 Meals a Day
8 Notes on a Musical Scale
1 Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest
3 Ring Circus
1912 The Year the Titanic Sank
4 & 20 Blackbirds Baked in a Pie
2 Halves in a Whole
4 Years in an Undergraduate Degree
46 Chromosomes in a Human Cell
7 Sides on a Heptagon
4 Horsemen of the Apocalypse
3 Colors on a Traffic Light
1 Birthday Each Year
9 Saves by a Stitch in Time
6 Strings on a Guitar
12 Volts in a Car Battery
40 Thieves (with Ali Baba)
22 Players in a Cricket Match
2 People in a Couple
3Members of a Trio
3 Lines in a Haiku Poem
5 Lines in a Limerick
14 Days in a Fortnight
2 Sides on a Coin
4 Aces in a Deck of Cards
1 Eye on a Cyclops
8 Legs on an Octopus
7 Years of Bad Luck (If You Break a Mirror)
40 Years in a Ruby Wedding Anniversary
8 Santa's Reindeer
007 James Bond
3 Men and a Baby
10 Frames in a Bowling Game
20 Years Slept by Rip Van Winkle
1492 Columbus Sailed the Ocean Blue
180 Degrees to Reverse Direction
500 Sheets in a Ream
60 Years in a Diamond Wedding Anniversary
7 Colors in a Rainbow
366 Days in a Leap Year
30 Minutes in a Half Hour
140 IQ of a Genius
2 Company, 3 A Crowd
3 Times a Lady
7 Deadly Sins
10 Digits on Both Hands
9 Innings in a Baseball Game