Quiz Number #334
The Chase
How many gold medals did Great Britain win at the 1996 Summer Olympics?
None
1 <
13
Which Internet Service Provider share there name with a pop band from the 1980’s?
TalkTalk <
Plusnet
The Thomson Twins
The SAS is a special forces unit belonging to which of the British Armed Forces?
British Army <
Royal Navy
RAF
Storm naming – what did we get up to on the winter storms of 2015–16?
Gertrude
Jake
Katie <
How many Red Arrows make up the full aerobatics display team?
5
7
9 <
Olympic True or False
The Berlin Games of 1936 was the first time athletes were allowed to compete wearing clothes?
FALSE
London is the only city to host the event on three occasions?
TRUE
America boycotted the Moscow games in 1980 in protest of the Soviet Union’s military presence in Afghanistan?
TRUE
The ingredients of Lucozade Sport contains anabolic agents that are banned by the WADA?
FALSE
The Pole Vault was named after a Polish man called Walter?
FALSE
Movies
David Brent: Life On The Road
Transformers
Dawn of the Planet of the Apes
Bloodsport
Cat on a Hot Tin Roof
Countdown
Countdown : Tuba Sole – Absolute
Can be a decision or a vodka.
Who Wants To Be A Millionaire
EASY
Prior to Rio de Janeiro, when was the last time a non-capital city hosted the Summer Olympics?
1972
1984
1992
2000 <
What nationality is tennis player Juan Martín del Potro?
Argentinian <
Brazilian
German
Japanese
What distance is the longest of the 3 Race walking events at the Olympics?
5 km
50 km <
500 km
5000 km
TV: Comedian Dave Lamb, provides narration of which cooking program?
Come Dine With Me <
Master Chef
Dinner Date
Great British Masterbakers
Which Scottish University stripped Donald Trump of his honorary degree?
Robert Gordon Univ <
Heriot-Watt Univ
Univ of Stirling
Univ of St Andrews
MEDIUM
# Lyrics: Cold, cold heart, Hard done by you, Some things look better, baby, Just passing through?
Sacrifice <
Nikita
Sad Songs (Say So Much)
Your Song
What imperial volume is roughly equal to 455 centilitres?
1 Pint
1 Fluid Ounce
1 Gallon <
1 Fathom
# Who was the 1st wife of John Lennon?
Cynthia <
Yoko
Jean
Mary
# Where is the famous whiskey producer “Bushmills Distillery” located?
Northern Ireland <
Wales
Shetland
Arran
# Terry Wogan, Michael Aspel, Noel Edmonds, Rosemarie Ford all presented which program at some point?
Come Dancing <
Crimewatch
Top Gear
Blue Peter
HARD
Which Spanish surrealist painted the picture “Swans Reflecting Elephants”?
Salvador Dalí <
Pablo Picasso
El Greco
San Bartolomé de Tirajana
Who played Mrs. Murphy, who runs a soul food restaurant in the Blues Brothers?
Aretha Franklin <
Diana Ross
Chaka Khan
Dolly Parton
In maths or computing, how many digit values are in a hexadecimal range?
2
8
9
16 <
Which of these ingredients for shortbread would weigh the most?
Plain Flour <
Butter
Castor Sugar
Sugar
Which fictional species of intelligent bipeds came from the planet Kashyyyk?
Wookiees <
Vulcan Sareks
Oompa-Loompas
The Clangers
