Quiz Number #376

Chase

When was the last General Election held in the UK (prior to 2017)?
2008
2010
2015 <

How many separate scoring sections are there on a dart board?
40
61
82 <

Kelvinbridge subway station is located next to which river?
River Clyde
River Kelvin <
Tay

What is the word for “Thank You” in Portuguese?
Obrigado <
Gracci
Atélogo

Tony Blair, David Frost & Brian Clough have all been played in films by which actor?
Martin Sheen <
Charlie Sheen
Michael Sheen

 

Movies

Wonder Woman
Fantastic Mr. Fox
Night at the Museum
The Man with Two Brains
The Trouble with Girls

 

Countdown

Subtitle – Lube Tits

EASY

On General Election day, polling stations open at 7am and close at what time?
3.15pm
5pm
10pm
Midnight <

Who won the 1992 General Election?
Margaret Thatcher
John Major <
Tony Blair
Gordon Brown

Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakov wrote which of these orchestral interludes?
Flight of the Bumblebee <
Flight of the Butterfly
Flight of the Concorde
Flight of the Kite

Who was the lead guitarist for the Shadows?
Hank Marvin <
Mamboza Ritchie
Ben Dover
Justin Herasse

Spelling: How many letter M’s are there in this sentence:The committee will accommodate them.
3
4
5 <
6

MEDIUM

Warren Gatland is a head coach in which sport?
Rugby union <
Football
Cycling
Tennis

The Egyptian plover is a bird best known for its symbiotic relationship with which other creature?
Crocodile <
Hippo
Lion
Mongoose

Which American rock band performed with Run DMC on the worldwide hit Walk This Way?
Aerosmith <
Metallica
Van Halen
ZZ Top

The Hindenburg LZ 129 disaster occurred in which country?
USA <
Germany
Algeria
France

Who were the 1st English club to win the European Cup / Champions League?
Manchester United <
Liverpool
Nottingham Forest
Aston Villa

HARD

Which William Makepeace Thackeray novel lends it’s name to the name of a global magazine publication?
Vanity Fair <
Cosmopolitan
Rolling Stone
Vogue

1000 Megawatts is equal to 1 what = 1?
Kilowatt
Gigawatt <
Terawatt
Milliwatt

The Canadian 3rd Division’s objective was to secure which beach on D-Day?
Juno <
Sword
Gold
Utah

Who was the 1st act to bring shame on Britain by winning the Eurovision Song Contest?
Sandie Shaw <
Cliff Richard
Lulu
Brotherhood of Man

What nationality was Robert Bunsen, inventor of the Bunsen Burner?
German <
English
French
Swedish