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• Quiz Number #6188th November 2025

  Round 1
  

  1. Spelling:  CENOTAPH

  2. According to superstition, what should you do throw over you left shoulder if you spill it?

  Salt

  3. Jimmy Young, Robson & Jerome and Gareth Gates have all had a UK No.1 hit with which song?

  Unchained Melody

  4. Although other terms apply, which of these platforms allows you to monetize with the least amount of followers or subscribers? TikTok | Instagram | YouTube

  YouTube

  5. Around the middle of which decade did Blackpool’s “The Big One” open as the tallest and steepest roller coaster in the world?

  1990’s

  6. What type of dogs are “German Wirehaired” and “Slovakian Rough-haired”? Fox Terrier | Pointer | Deerhound
  Pointer

  7. What is the second-largest city in the German state of Bavaria, and was the focus of world news from Nov 1945 – Oct 1946?

  Nuremberg

  8. TV: Which of the actors played Dr Who first?

  Christopher Eccleston | David Tennant | Matt Smith
  Christopher Eccleston

  9. Full Metal Jacket was set in which war?

  Vietnam War

  10. In law enforcement, MPU describes officers on horses. What does MPU stand for?

  Mounted Police Unit

  11. Belcalis Marlenis Almánzar is an American rapper better known as what CB?

  Cardi B

  12. What was the surname of the two founding brothers of “The Kinks”?

  Davies

  Final Rounds

  Odd One Out (Guest Round)
  
  1. “Because You’re Worth It” is a slogan of which cosmetics brand?
  L’Oréal
  
  2. What was the first name of O.J. Simpson’s second wife?
  Nicole
  
  3. Who is the only woman to appear on a Bank of England £10 note on the opposite side of King Charles III?
  Jane Austen
  
  4. “Finesse” is a song by which singer from his third studio album, 24K Magic?
  Bruno Mars
  
  5. True or False: Q & Z are the only two letters in Scrabble that have a point value of 10 points?
  TRUE

  
  DOUBLE UP (5 questions, each with 2 correct answers…)

  
  6. Of the 3 banks that can issue “Scottish banknotes”, which two are not operated by Virgin Money?
  Bank of Scotland | Royal Bank of Scotland
  
  7. Names of the 2 NASA Space Shuttles were lost in disasters that claimed the lives of all crew on board?
  Challenger | Columbia
  
  8. News: Nigel Farage’s claim that migrants have been eating which C & S has been rejected by Royal Parks
  Carp | Swans
  
  9. Surnames of the two most recent Ryder Cup captains that were Scottish golfers?
  Montgomerie | Torrance
  
  10. QI is a TV show, who have been the 2 main presenters?
  Stephen Fry |Sandi Toksvig

  Additional

  Countdown

  Answer: Admirable

  Letters: El Barmaid

  Clue: Deserving respect and approval.

  Tie Break:

  When was Samuel Ryder born (whom the Ryder Cup is named after)?

  1858

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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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