Quiz Number #322

The Chase

What is the name of the donkey in Winnie-the-Pooh?
Eeyore <
Heehaw
Baa

What is the tallest bird?
Ostrich <
Emu
Great Bustard

Who hosted Blankety Blank from 1984 – 1990?
Les Dawson <
Terry Wogan
Lily Savage

According to the proverb, what is the mother of invention?
Necessity <
Requirement
Obligation

Why does Midge Ure have the nickname “Midge”?
Sounds like Jim backwards <
He’s Small
He Bites

Movies

War of the Worlds
The Fighter
A Hologram For The King
The Stepford Wives
Flightplan

 

Countdown

Rocks Ken

Visitors might rap these to get in.

Knockers

 

Who Wants To Be A Millionaire

EASY

Which country shares it’s name with a Wedding anniversary?
China <
Cameroon
Belarus
Cuba

Who was the last Chancellor of the Exchequer of the UK?
Alistair Darling <
Kenneth Clarke
Norman Lamont
Gordon Brown

“Wise men Say” is the opening line to which song?
Can’t Help Falling In Love
Unchained Melody
Imagine
Purple Rain

Philip Glenister is best known for playing which TV detective?
Hunt <
Kojak
Columbo
Morse

Which French inventor, around 1790, invented a machine to provide criminals with a humane method of execution?
Dr Guillotin <
Dr Squirefuad
Dr Hangman
Dr Gus Chaberlain

MEDIUM

How many Olympic medals has Jessica Ennis-Hill won?
1 <
3
5
0

Which vegetable is in fact the flower of a large thistle?
Artichoke <
Broccoli
Cauliflower
Courgettes

Which TV station will televise live coverage of the Open from Troon this year?
Sky Sports <
BBC
Channel 4
BT Sport

In the rotating presidency of the EU, who was the last British President of the European Council?
Tony Blair <
Seb Coe
Nigel Farage
Boris Johnson
Iain Duncan Smith

Which of these is not a Pixar film?
Penguins of Madagascar <
Cars
Monsters University
Ratatoulle

HARD

In the world of photography, an SLR camera stands for Single-Lens…what?
Reflex <
Range
Resolution
Reproduction

The second largest island in the Mediterranean, belongs to which country?
Italy <
Spain
Turkey
Greece

Which of these does not have a land border with Mexico?
Guatemala
Belize
USA
Costa Rica

What was the title of Adele’s first hit song?
Chasing Pavements <
Hometown Glory
Cold Shoulder
Someone like You

Louis van Gaal twice managed which team in Spain?
Spanish National Team
Barcelona
Real Madrid
Palma de Mallorca