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’ or ‘ditloid’, and you can find more about them here.

NEW: If you’d like to study them before your big night, use the excellent Flashcard site/app ‘Quizlet’ – This list is also available as a Quizlet card ‘set’.

NEWER: You might also like to try the inscrutable ‘Ditloid Droid‘ which purports to have many more solutions available, if you can figure out how to query it.

Questions (answers after the break)

1. 4 L C = G L
2. 4 Q in a G
3. 7 W of the W
4. 7 W of the A W
5. 3 B M (S H T R)
6. 12 S of the Z
7. 24 H in a D
8. 54 C in a D (with the J’s)
9. 1 W on a U
10. 9 P in the S S
11. 5 D in a Z C
12. 88 P K
13. 57 H V
14. 13 S on the A F
15. 11 P on a F T
16. 32 D F at which W F
17. A P is W a 1000 W (sometimes 1000 W that a P is W)
18. 18 H on a G C
19. 29 D in F (I a L P)
20. 90 D in a R A
21. 64 S on a C B
22. 200 D for P G in M
23. 40 D and N of the G F
24. 26 L of the A
25. 7 D of the W
26. 1001 A N
27. 8 S on a SS
28. 4 Q in a G
29. 76 T in the B P
30. 50 W to L Y L
31. 99 B of B on the W
32. 60 S in a M
33. 1 H on a U
34. 7 B for S B
35. 21 D on a D
36. 15 M on a D M C
37. 80 D to G A the W
38. 2 = N it T to T
39. 12 D of C
40. 1 M L on the C F
41. 12 E in a D
42. 1 H in a D
43. 5 T on a F
44. 5 F on a H
45. 60 M in an H
46. 20,000 L U the S
47. 360 D in a C
48. 13 = B D
49. 2001 = A S O
50. 93,000,000 = M to the S
51. 10 C
52. 32 T (I W T)
53. 6 S on a C
54. 100 L on a C
55. 6 W of H the E
56. 3 W M
57. 9 L has a C
58. 7 D
59. 101 D
60. 1 2 B M S
61. 30 D H S A J and N
62. 206 B in the H B
63. 1 D at a T
64. 6 S on a H
65. 2 T D (and a P in a P T)
66. 4 S in a Y
67. 13 C in a S
68. 21 G S
69. 8 P of S in the E L
70. 3 S
71. 12 I in a F
72. 1000 Y in a M
73. 100 C in a M
74. 5 P on a S
75. 6 A S P
76. 2 W on a B
77. 3 W from a G L
78. 8 L on a S
79. 10 D in a T N (I the A C)
80. 20 N on a D B
81. 3 S and Y O
82. 2 H on a C
83. 0 = L D at the E
84. 11 O on a K
85. 3 L R
86. 6 P on a P T
87. 1 M B
88. 65 = M A of a S C
89. 2 G for E B (in the B B S)
90. 3 H in a B B
91. 3 M a D
92. 8 N on a M S
93. 1 F O the C N
94. 3 R C
95. 1912 = Y the T S
96. 4 & 20 B B in a P
97. 2 H in a W
98. 4 Y in an U D
99. 46 C in a H C
100. 7 S on a H
101. 4 H of the A
102. 3 C on a T L
103. 1 B E Y
104. 9 S by a S in T
105. 6 S on a G
106. 12 V in a C B
107. 40 T (with A B)
108. 22 P in a C M
109. 2 P in a C
110. 3 M of a T
111. 3 L in a H P
112. 5 L in a L
113. 14 D in a F
114. 2 S on a C
115. 4 A in a D of C
116. 1 E on a C
117. 8 L on an O
118. 7 Y of B L (I Y B a M)
119. 40 Y in a R W A
120. 8 S R
121. 007 = J B
122. 3 M and a B
123. 10 F in a B G
124. 20 Y S by R V W
125. 1492 = C S the O B
126. 180 D to R D
127. 500 = S in a R
128. 60 = Y in a D W A
129. 7 C in a R
130. 366 = D in a L Y
131. 30 = M in a H H
132. 140 = IQ of a G
133. 2 C 3 A C
134. 3 T a L
135. 7 D S
136. 10 D on B H
137. 9 I in a B G

Answers (questions above)

1. 4 Leaf Clover is Good Luck
2. 4 Quarts in a Gallon
3. 7 Wonders of the World
4. 7 Wonders of the Ancient World
5. 3 Blind Mice (See How They Run)
6. 12 Signs of the Zodiac
7. 24 Hours in a Day
8. 54 Cards in a Deck (With the Jokers)
9. 1 Wheel on a Unicycle
10. 9 Planets in the Solar System
11. 5 Digits in a Zip Code
12. 88 Piano Keys
13. 57 Heinz Varieties
14. 13 Stripes on the American Flag
15. 11 Players on a Football Team
16. 32 Degrees Fahrenheit when Water Freezes
17. A Picture is Worth a 1000 Words
18. 18 Holes on a Golf Course
19. 29 Days in February (In a Leap Year)
20. 90 Degrees in a Right Angle
21. 64 Squares on a Checker/Chess Board
22. 200 Dollars for Passing Go in Monopoly
23. 40 Days and Nights on the Great Flood
24. 26 Letters of the Alphabet
25. 7 Days of the Week
26. 1001 Arabian Nights
27. 8 Sides on a Stop Sign
28. 4 Quarters in a Game
29. 76 Trombones in the Big Parade
30. 50 Ways to Leave Your Lover
31. 99 Bottles of Beer on the Wall
32. 60 Seconds in a Minute
33. 1 Horn on a Unicorn
34. 7 Brides for Seven Brothers
35. 21 Dots on a Die
36. 15 Men on Dead Man’s Chest
37. 80 Days to Go Around the World
38. 2 is the Number it Takes to Tango
39. 12 Days of Christmas or Disciples of Christ
40. 1 Maple Leaf on the Canadian Flag
41. 12 Eggs in a Dozen
42. 1 Holes in a Donut
43. 5 Toes on a Foot
44. 5 Fingers on a Hand
45. 60 Minutes in an Hour
46. 20,000 Leagues Under the Sea
47. 360 Degrees in a Circle
48. 13 Baker’s Dozen
49. 2001 A Space Odyssey
50. 93,000,000 Miles to the Sun
51. 10 Commandments
52. 32 Teeth including Wisdom Teeth
53. 6 Sides on a Cube
54. 100 Legs on a Centipede
55. 6 Wives of Henry the Eighth
56. 3 Wise Men
57. 9 Lives has a Cat
58. 7 Dwarfs
59. 101 Dalmatians
60. 1, 2 Buckle My Shoe
61. 30 Days Hath September April June and November
62. 206 Bones in the Human Body
63. 1 Day at a Time
64. 6 Sides on a Hexagon
65. 2 Turtle Doves (and a Partridge in a Pear Tree)
66. 4 Seasons in a Year
67. 13 Cards in a Suit
68. 21 Gun Salute
69. 8 Parts of Speech in the English Language
70. 3 Stooges
71. 12 Inches in a Foot
72. 1000 Years in a Millennium
73. 100 Centimeters in a Meter
74. 5 Points on a Star
75. 6 A Six Pack
76. 2 Wheels on a Bicycle
77. 3 Wishes from a Genie Lamp
78. 8 Legs on a Spider
79. 10 Digits in a Telephone Number (including the Area Code)
80. 20 Numbers on a Dart Board
81. 3 Strikes and you’re Out
82. 2 Hands on a Clock
83. 0 Latitude Degrees at the Equator
84. 11 Octaves on a Keyboard
85. 3 Legged Race
86. 6 Pockets on a Pool Table
87. 1 Man Band
88. 65 Minimum Age of a Senior Citizen
89. 2 Girls for Every Boy (in the Beach Boys Song)
90. 3 Holes in a Bowling Ball
91. 3 Meals a Day
92. 8 Notes on a Musical Scale
93. 1 Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest
94. 3 Ring Circus
95. 1912 The Year the Titanic Sank
96. 4 & 20 Blackbirds Baked in a Pie
97. 2 Halves in a Whole
98. 4 Years in an Undergraduate Degree
99. 46 Chromosomes in a Human Cell
100. 7 Sides on a Heptagon
101. 4 Horsemen of the Apocalypse
102. 3 Colors on a Traffic Light
103. 1 Birthday Each Year
104. 9 Saves by a Stitch in Time
105. 6 Strings on a Guitar
106. 12 Volts in a Car Battery
107. 40 Thieves (with Ali Baba)
108. 22 Players in a Cricket Match
109. 2 People in a Couple
110. 3Members of a Trio
111. 3 Lines in a Haiku Poem
112. 5 Lines in a Limerick
113. 14 Days in a Fortnight
114. 2 Sides on a Coin
115. 4 Aces in a Deck of Cards
116. 1 Eye on a Cyclops
117. 8 Legs on an Octopus
118. 7 Years of Bad Luck (If You Break a Mirror)
119. 40 Years in a Ruby Wedding Anniversary
120. 8 Santa’s Reindeer
121. 007 James Bond
122. 3 Men and a Baby
123. 10 Frames in a Bowling Game
124. 20 Years Slept by Rip Van Winkle
125. 1492 Columbus Sailed the Ocean Blue
126. 180 Degrees to Reverse Direction
127. 500 Sheets in a Ream
128. 60 Years in a Diamond Wedding Anniversary
129. 7 Colors in a Rainbow
130. 366 Days in a Leap Year
131. 30 Minutes in a Half Hour
132. 140 IQ of a Genius
133. 2 Company, 3 A Crowd
134. 3 Times a Lady
135. 7 Deadly Sins
136. 10 Digits on Both Hands
137. 9 Innings in a Baseball Game