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• Quiz Number #64718th July 2026

  Round 1
  

  1. Spelling – MEDITERRANEAN. (intercontinental sea situated between Europe, Asia, and Africa)

  2. Simple Sums – Bingo numbers. Add together

  Winnie the Pooh 42 + Sunset Strip 77

  119

  3. Northbound on which motorway would you see Stirling Castle to the right?

  M9

  4. Julie Wilson Nimmo is an actress famous for starring in Balamory. She is married to which comedian & actor?

  Greg Hemphill

  5. Which of these words can be a collective noun for a group of pigs? Drove | Pod | Bask

  Drove

  6. FPTP: Which phrase use by political commentators comes from a phrase describing a promotional term used by bookmakers?

  First Past The Post

  7. Picture question: Which one of these bus drivers is driving the hantavirus bus?

  8. Which country’s secret service agents sank Greenpeace’s flagship Rainbow Warrior?

  France

  9. TV: Played by Felicity Montagu, what’s the first name of the long-suffering assistant of Alan Partridge?

  Lynn

  10. True or False: A person stood outside can still vote if they joined the queue before the polling station closes at 10pm?

  TRUE

  11. True or False: A USB flash drive can weigh differently depending on whether it contains digital data or not?

  TRUE (difference is incredibly minuscule – it’s down to Electron Trapping)

  12. True or False: During WW2, The Tour de France was only cancelled on one of the years of the war?

  FALSE

  Final Rounds

  Wheel – Cosmetics

  1. What does “SPF” stand for on skincare and cosmetic products?
  Sun Protection Factor

  2. What M is the name of the cosmetic technique used to permanently enhance eyebrows with tiny tattoo-like strokes?
  Microblading

  3. “The Makeup of Makeup Artists” is a famous, historic slogan used by which cosmetics brand?
  Max Factor

  4. Fenty Beauty is a cosmetics brand by which famous singer?
  Rihanna

  5. Which beauty company was founded by Anita Roddick in 1976?
  The Body Shop

  Double Up

  1. In 1988, Florence Griffith Joyner set track and field world records in which two events?
  100m | 200m

  2. Names of the two yellow Monopoly property locations along with Leicester Square?
  Coventry Street | Piccadilly

  3. Which two of the Six Nations, compete for the Doddie Weir Cup?
  SCOTLAND | WALES

  4. When approaching a lay-by on a bypass or dual carriageway, the reflective road studs typically change from which two colours?
  RED | GREEN

  5. In “Mary, Mary, Quite Contrary” which two items are mentioned after the garden growing and before the pretty maids?
  SILVER BELLS | COCKLE SHELLS

  Additional

  Countdown

  Answer: PESTICIDE

  Letters: Epic Edits

  Hint: Chemicals used by farmers.

  Tie Break

  In which year did Albert Einstein publish the equation E = mc²?

  1905

  Tie Break 2

  Tony McCoy eventually won the Grand National on how many attempts?

  15th

  (onboard Don’t Push It in 2010)

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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.

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