Quiz Number #223

The Chase

What does the “A” stand for in AOL?
America <
Access
Absent

Who invented the world’s first bagless vacuum cleaner?
Edgar Hoover
James Dyson <
Fred Vacuum

What is the first word on the front cover of a British Passport?
European <
Her
United

TV Ads: Which beer “Refreshes the parts other beers cannot reach”?
Heineken <
Budweiser
Harp

In Biology, the opposite of the term EXTINCT, is what?
Extant <
Extile
Extenve

 

Movies

Dr Doolittle
Gladiator
Sherlock Holmes
The Watch
Maleficent

 

Countdown

Lager Hut

laughter

It can come in fits

 

World Cup Blockbusters

Which SP is the President of FIFA?
Sepp Blatter

Which AC will be the main presenter of ITV’s WC coverage this year?
Adrian Chiles

The last time the WC was held in South America was in which SE?
78

Which WG have won the WC 3 times?
West Germany

Which FL performed the England song Vindaloo?
Fat Les

 

Who Wants To Be A Millionaire

EASY

What kind of leaf appears on the national flag of Canada?
Oak
Maple <
Rose
Banana

In video games, what is Mario’s brother’s name?
Pedro
Luigi <
Jesus
Juan Kerr

Which Grand Slam in tennis is the last to be held in the year?
Wimbledon
US Open <
French Open
Australian Open

Keirin is an event within which Olympic sport?
Cycling <
Rowing
Sailing
Swimming

Which of these dates doesn’t actually exist?
31 Jan
31 March
31 May
31 September <

MEDIUM

Since 1970 Scotland have played in how many World Cups?
2
6 <
10
None

Who was the Queen’s father?
George 6th <
Edward 8th
William 6th
Harold 9th

What was the name of Rik Mayall’s character in the Young Ones?
Rick <
Vyvyan
Mike
Neil

Where is the Isle of Man located?
Irish Sea <
English Channel
Solway Firth
North Sea

Who was the lead singer of the pop group Blondie?
Kate Bush
Deborah Harry <
Debbie McGee
Cher

HARD

Which of these kids TV characters is voiced by comedian Peter Kay?
Roary
Mr Thin
Bob The Builder
Big Chris <

Colombo is the capital of which commonwealth country?
Sri Lanka <
Singapore
Kenya
Malasyia

Which type of shark is the fastest swimmer?
Mako <
Hammerhead
Puma
Blue

In which war was the “Charge Of The Light Brigade?
Gulf War
Crimean War <
Falklands War
Great War

Which car company make a model of panel van called the Kangoo?
Ford
VW
Renault <
Peugeot