Quiz Number #380

Chase

What does the score need to be for the umpire to call for a tie-break in a tennis match?
4-4
5-5
6-6 <

Who is The President of the European Commission?
Juncker <
Jonker
Janker

If a term is “ovine” it relates to what?
Sheep <
Past tense
Universe

Who provides the voice of Felonious Gru in the Despicable Me films
Steve Carell<
Russell Brand
Mike Myers

The America’s Cup, aka the “Auld Mug” is competed in which sport?
Sailing <
Golf
Baseball

 

Movies

Baby Driver
Creed
White Men Can’t Jump
Taxi Driver

 

Countdown

Required
Red Quire

mandatory

EASY

Samurai warriors belong to which country?
Japan <
China
Thailand
Indonesia

Gary Portnoy performed the song “Where Everybody Knows Your Name” which was the theme to which TV US sitcom?
Cheers <
Friends
Frasier
Happy Days

A Mastiff is a type of what?
Ship
Dog <
Door
Pen

Which teeth are right in front of Wisdom teeth?
Premolars
Incisors
Molars <
Canines

In the English language, the 2 letter suffix “ly” is most often used to turn an adjective into a what?
Adverb <
Pronoun
Verb
Noun

MEDIUM

On this map of America, where is Chicago?
A
B
C
D

Jim Clark, was the 1st Scottish-born world title holder / champion, since then who has been the other?
Jackie Stewart <
Andy Murray
Stephen Hendry
Jockie Wilson

On 10 May 1941, what was the name of Adolf Hitler’s deputy who parachuted into Scotland? landing in a field near Eaglesham?
Rudolf Hess <
Heinrich Himmler
Hermann Goering
Joseph Goebbels

In art, what is an “Objet d’art”?
Small Object <
Drawing
Furniture
Stained Glass Art

Who’s 2003 autobiography was titled “and why not”?
Barry Norman <
Donald Trump
Peter Andre
Bruce Forsyth

HARD

Words such as : app, meme, troll & noob. Are all examples of modern-day what?
Neologisms <
Henisms
Omnisms
Theocentrisms

In a large commercial kitchen, what does a “Chef Poissonnier” prepare?
Fish <
Pastry
Dessert
Soup

In Scrabble, every player will start their turn by drawing how many tiles from the Scrabble bag?
6
7 <
8
9

Debbie Reynolds starred as Kathy Selden in which 1950’s musical film?
Singin’ in the Rain <
Calamity Jane
Annie Get Your Gun
Gentlemen Prefer Blondes

The Rio de Janeiro summer Olympics were officially known as the Games of the ____ Olympiad?
XXX
XXXI <
XXIII
XXIV