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• Quiz Number #63521st March 2026

  Round 1

  1. Spelling – MAINTENANCE (in context of maintenance allowance, the financial payments)

  2. What is the title of the 2025 biographical drama film that tells the story of John Davidson, the campaigner for Tourette syndrome?

  I Swear

  3. Time machine – 1991 – 2021

  4. What was the first lady’s first name during Joe Biden’s presidency?

  Jill

  5. “Backpfeifengesicht” is a word in German that means someone that needs what?

  Slapped < | Fed | Shot

  6. The Latin Quarter is located in Paris. Which company / brand used the slogan “Welcome To The Latin Quarter”?

  Bacardi

  7. In a Scottish criminal trial, what is the minimum number of jurors a trial may continue with if jurors are excused or discharged after proceedings have begun?

  12

  8. Which Scottish boxer held world titles in three different weight divisions?

  Ricky Burns

  9. Andy Burnham served as a cabinet minister under which Prime Minister?

  Gordon Brown

  10. Vicki Adams & Eve Muirhead have both got gold medals from which sport?

  Curling

  11. Jane Hopper, played by Millie Bobby Brown, is a TV character better known as what number?

  Eleven

  12. According to the Scottish saying ““a nod’s as guid as a wink tae a ” what BH?

  Blind Horse

  Final Rounds

  Wheel – Titanic

  1. Which city was the destination of the Titanic when it sank?
  New York City
  
  2. What was the name of the submersible that imploded while diving to the wreck in 2023?
  Titan
  
  3. Yes / No. Did the English actor Stephen Graham play a role in the 1997 film Titanic?
  No
  
  4. True or False: The Titanic’s distress signal CQD officially stood for “Come Quick, Danger”?
  FALSE
  
  5. How long did it take for the Titanic to sink after hitting the iceberg?
  1 hour & 20 minutes
  2 hours & 40 minutes <
  4 hours & 10 minutes
  
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  Double Up
  1. Two presenters who hosted Wheel of Fortune (1988–1990) then (1990–1994)?
  Nicky Campbell | John Leslie
  
  2. By population, list the two biggest towns or cities on Isle of Man?
  Douglas | Ramsey
  
  3. Madonna’s first UK Top 10 hits that are a 1 word song title? (example – Vogue)
  Holiday | Angel
  
  4. Which Roald Dahl title characters would you connect to Marvellous Medicine & being the Champion of the World?
  George | Danny
  
  5. Name the country was disqualified from Euro 92 days before the tournament began, allowing which country to enter and ultimately win it?
  Yugoslavia | Denmark

   Additional

  Countdown

  Letters: A DUST TEAR

  Answer: SATURATED

  Hint: Thoroughly soaked.
  

  Tie Break:

  What are the combined ages of Torvill and Dean?

  68 – 67

  135 (Correct in early 2026, fact check this question)

  Tie Break 2

  How many gold medals did Norway win at the 2022 Winter Olympics?

  16

  How many medals in total were won by Russian athletes at the 2022 Winter Olympics?

  32 (ROC – we didn’t ask Russia but Russian athletes)

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Top tip for creating your own Countdown conundrums.

These are my 2 go-to websites. Firstly find a 9 letter word by using www.crosswordsolver.org. Next head to wordsmith.org/anagram and find some interesting combinations of the letters.

Music Rounds

1 minute clip (play twice during presentation) with 5 songs from 5 different decades.

Format 1: Pull the first letter from each artist and it will spell out which 5 letter word?

Format 2: Give the teams the 5 letter word first, then play the clip and have them name each artist.

Here is a sample of our music round which can be used as a full round or just bonus points during a music question round.