Quiz Number #172
Blockbusters
Which PB is a large carnivorous animal that lives around the Arctic Ocean?
Polar Bear
Which BK married the rapper Jay-Z?
Beyoncé Knowles
Horse racing: The Derby Stakes is also known by what name?
Epsom Derby
Which DD played the dispatcher Louie De Palma in the US sitcom Taxi?
Danny DeVito
Which FD is the name given to the air ambulance service in Australia?
Flying Doctors
Movies
Finding Nemo
One Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest
Buster
Hot Fuzz
Alice in Wonderland
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Sport
Australian rugby union coach Scott Johnson is the current interim head coach for which country?
Scotland
How many Olympic gold medals has Mo Farah won?
2
Which English football club are often referred to as “The Peacocks”?
Leeds Utd
Freddie Flintoff (pic)
F1: (Although he has dual nationality) Nico Rosberg races under which national flag?
German
With which sport would you associate Andrew Dodt?
Golf
Heat
Mae West
Van Morrison
Jenny Frost
Lady Gaga
Johnny Vegas
Who Wants To Be A Millionaire
EASY
The the throw line or toe line in darts is known as the what?
Woe
Oche <
Cokey
Dokey
Former Glasgow Airport worker, John Smeaton QGM, first made news headlines in which year?
1977
1987
1997
2007 <
What is the name of the new upcoming video game console from Microsoft?
Xbox One <
Playstation 4
Wii III
Dreamcast 6
In American sport the “Indy 500” describes what kind of contest?
Motor Racing <
Cycling
Rodeo
Ramsay Street is a fictional cul-de-sac in which TV soap?
Neighbours <
Eastenders
Dallas
Coronation Street
MEDIUM
Paul “Bonehead” Arthurs was a member of which rock band?
Oasis <
Slade
Red Hot Chili Peppers
A-ha
Which letter of the alphabet was used as a symbol for 1 penny before decimalisation in the 1970’s?
a
b
p
d <
Which current London West End hit musical is based on a Disney film of the same name?
The Lion King <
The Jungle Book
Peter Pan
Pinocchio
With which location would you associate “Palme d’Or”?
Miami
Cannes <
Magaluf
Rio de Janeiro
Which crisp company make Quavers?
Walkers <
KP Snacks
Golden Wonder
Tayto
HARD
Ansel Adams, Yousuf Karsh & Robert Capa are collectivley known as what?
Photographers <
Hairdressers
Biologists
A-ha
How did Dick Turpin die?
Hanging <
Food Poison
Drowned
Shot
TV: In the American remake of The Office who plays the lead character Michael Scott?
Steve Carell <
Brendan Fraser
Topher Grace
Ed Helms
Which of Germany’s neighbouring countries is the closest to Berlin?
Poland <
Austria
Belgium
France
Who composed the music to “The William Tell Overture”?
Rossini <
Handel
Verdi
Brahms
Countdown
jockstrap
Hamish Hold Up
Sport Jack