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• Quiz Number #58118th January 2025

  Slight Change Of Format For A Few Weeks (Throughout January 2025).

  Round 1

  THE CHASE

  Which Dutch player named Michael was beaten in the final of the PDC World Darts Championship in 2025?
  van Gerwen <
  van Clog
  van Tulip

  Donald Trump has announced that he wishes to change the name of which ocean basin?
  Gulf of Mexico <
  Arctic
  China Sea
  
  The Manchester Ship Canal runs from Manchester to which sea?
  Irish Sea <
  North Sea
  English Channel
  
  How many sides does a Nonagon shape have?
  None
  9 <
  Infinite
  
  What do beavers like to munch on?
  Fish
  Pond Weeds <
  Other Beavers

  Round 2

  Surname Link
  3x Clues to 3x Different Famous People – Who All Share Which Surname?

  1. Reeves

  Played Neo, who took the red pill.
  Keanu Reeves
  
  Led the Vandellas
  Martha Reeves
  
  Chancellor of the Exchequer (Jan 2025)
  Rachel Reeves

  2. Wood

  An official member of the Rolling Stones since 1975
  Ronnie Wood
  
  He Wished It Could Be Christmas Every Day
  Roy Wood
  
  Was an comedienne “As Seen On TV”
  Victoria Wood

  3. Wright

  Used to do voice-overs for Top of the Pops 2
  Steve Wright
  
  Had an equally famous brother called Orville?
  Wilbur Wright
  
  Hosted Channel 5 topical debate show from 2000 to 2018
  Matthew Wright

  4. Fry

  Famous prison reformer, sometimes referred to as Betsy.
  Elizabeth Fry
  
  Claimed to have the 6ixth Sense, now cons dead people into thinking they can speak to the living.
  Colin Fry
  
  Formed one half of a double act with Hugh Laurie.
  Stephen Fry

  5. Wise

  Directed West Side Story
  Robert Wise
  
  Former Chelsea player who (allegedly) smashed up the Blue Peter garden.
  Dennis Wise
  
  The “straight man” in one of Britain’s most popular comedy double acts.
  Ernie Wise

  Blockbusters

  1. Which AV was a Pet Detective played by Jim Carrey?
  Ace Ventura
  
  2. Which RS will be on 9th November this year & was 10 Nov in 2024?
  Remembrance Sunday

  3. Geri Halliwell used to be known nicknamed what GS?
  Ginger Spice
  
  4. Which GK was an actress who married Prince Rainier III?
  Grace Kelly
  
  5. Metatarsus adductus is when a persons toes point inwards, it is also known as what PT?
  Pigeon Toe

  Countdown

  Answer: Magnified

  Letters: Famine Dig

  Clue: Enlarged by looking through a glass.

  Who Wants To Be A Millionaire?

  Easy 5

  What is the job title of a hotel employee whose job is to organise bespoke demands from guests?
  Conglomerate
  Conglomerate
  Concierge <
  Concord
  
  Ben Stiller & Paul Michael Glaser have both played which onscreen character?
  Cagney
  Lacey
  Starsky <
  Sherlock Holmes
  
  What colour of wrapper is the fudge in Quality Street?
  Light Brown
  Pink <
  Green
  Blue

  Which stage musical had it’s song lyrics written by Paul Whitehouse?
  Only Fools and Horses <
  Mama Mia
  Cats
  Grease
  
  Tranmere Rovers F.C. is a football club based where?
  Merseyside <
  London
  Carlisle
  Cornwall

  Medium 5

  Citizens of which of these countries are European Union citizens?
  Greenland <
  Switzerland
  Norway
  Iceland
  
  In cooking “Carbonade” describes a dish cooked in what?
  Cream
  Beer <
  Pastry Enclosure
  Microwave
  
  Which of these Scottish museums is not in Glsagow?
  Gallery of Modern Art
  Scotland Street School
  Burrell Collection
  National War Museum <
  
  Which British cooking programme starred Jennifer Paterson and Clarissa Dickson Wright?
  Hairy Bikes
  Two Fat Ladies <
  Can’t Cook, Won’t Cook
  Can Cook, Won’t Cook
  
  Bernie Clifton was a British comedian most famous for riding which bird?
  Eagle
  Ostrich <
  Emu
  Coleen Rooney

  Hard 5

  The music video of which Paul McCartney song focussed on “The Christmas Truce of 1914”?
  Pipes of Peace <
  Say, Say, Say
  Tug Of War
  We All Stand Together

  All postcodes in Northern Ireland begin with which two letters?
  NI
  BT <
  IN
  UL
  
  Which Teletubby had a scooter?
  Tinkywinky
  Dipsy
  Laalaa
  Po <
  
  The Civil Aviation Authority (CAA) has it’s main headquarters next to which airport?
  Gatwick <
  Heathrow
  Manchester
  Luton
  
  Million Pound Question (Doubles Up As Tie Break)
  In January 2025, a dinosaur trackway site has been discovered in a quarry in Oxfordshire. How many million years old are the footprints?
  166 Million

  Bonus

  Where was Dracula born?
  Sighisoara <
  Gothenburg
  Brasov
  Montego

  Regular users of the site may wonder what happened to quiz numbers 577, 578, 579, 580. These were run over Christmas time and during the break so not added to the archive.

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Whether you are an experienced pub quiz master, question writer for a TV production, run an afternoon quiz in retirement housing or just need to prepare a one-off quiz for a fundraiser event. I hope you find this site useful.

Writing your own quiz questions always results in a far better quiz night experience for your players. However, coming up with new ideas for questions every week can be challenging. That is the purpose of this site: A resource for quiz question ideas and subjects.

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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.