Quiz Number #289

The Chase

Which car company have been hit by scandal of rigging of emissions data?
Volkswagen <
Nissan
Peugeot

The saying “Talk the Talk” questions whether you can do what?
Walk the Walk <
Drink the Drink
Smoke the Pipe

On a colour mixing chart – Yellow and what makes Green?
Blue <
Red
Orange

What is the name of Michael Ashcroft’s new book?
Call Me Dave <
Scratching the Surface
The Lardon

Which of these Champagne bottle sizes is largest?
Balthazar <
Jereboam
Methuselah

 

Movies

Everest

Brave

Legally Blonde

Arthur

A Streetcar Named Desire

 

Countdown

Damn Yeti

Dynamite

An explosive material based on nitroglycerin

 

 

Who Wants To Be A Millionaire

EASY

Entertainment & Arts: What was Spandau Ballet?
Film
Pop Group <
Opera
Ballet

Dinosaurs: What does the T in T-Rex stand for?
Tyrannosaurus <
Tuskless
Tasty
Terrible

What is a raisin?
Nut
Grape <
Prune
Gooseberry

“The Knave of Hearts” is a character from which story?
Alice in Wonderland <
Peter Pan
Mary Poppins
Snow White

Who directed the film Jaws?
Steven Spielberg <
Martin Scorsese
James Cameron
Stanley Kubrick

MEDIUM

A Digitizer is used in which piece of everyday technology?
Touchscreen <
Bar Code Reader
Inkjet Printer
Car Key

Which of these is not a woodwork joint?
Tongue & Groove
Comb & Finger
Numb & Blow <
Biscuit

In Spain it’s Miercoles, in Germany it’s called Mittwoch, what is it in English?
Wednesday <
March
Midday
Moonlight

Which of these is the biggest?
Uranus <
Venus
Earth
Mars

What is the world’s largest fish?
Whale Shark <
Blue Marlin
Halibut
Cambodian stingray

HARD

Which of these was first to become a member state of the EU?
Ireland <
Greece
Poland
Portugal

Picture: What is this?
Seal
Sea Lion
Walrus
Dolphin

Which song includes the lyrics “I’ve been a puppet, a pauper, a pirate, A poet, a pawn and a king”?
That’s Life <
What Now My Love
Fly Me To The Moon
My Way

In the game of Blackjack, the dealers hidden card is known as what?
Hole Card <
Down Card
Space Card
Cloud Card

Who is the Shadow Chancellor of the Exchequer?
John McDonnell <
Angela Eagle
Lucy Powell
Tom Watson