Quiz Number #391

Chase

0161 is the dialing code for which UK city?
Manchester <
London
Edinburgh

Who presents an annual end of year program called Wipe, that takes a satirical look back at the year’s news?
Charlie Brooker <
Piers Morgan
Clare Balding

How many foriegn managers have Rangers had?
2
3 <
4

What is the correct name for German measles?
Rubella <
Shingles
Dutch Measles

Who are the supreme authority of the worldwide Olympic movement?
FOFA
IOC <
OGC

 

Movies

Victoria And Abdul
Hancock
Who’s Afraid of Virginia Woolf?

Actor Link

The Mask
Shrek
Knight and Day
Gangs of New York

Cameron Diaz

 

Countdown

Hold Nips
Dolphins

Sea mammals

 

Weakest Link

Danny is Peppa Pig is a what?
Dog <
Donkey

Clarabelle in Mickey Mouse is a what?
Cat
Cow <

Elmer Fudd in Bugs Bunny is a what?
Human <
Pig

Boots in Dora the Explorer is a what?
Monkey <
Pair of boots

Dastardly in Wacky Races is a what?
Human
Dog <

EASY

What was the name of the boy played by Henry Thomas who befriends ET in ET?
Elliott <
Jim
Bob
Archie

A Bouffant is a hairstyle characterized by which of these?
Raised high<
Pulled back
Pigtails
Cut short

Which 1 of these is not one of the 3 weapons used in the sport of fencing?
Sabre
Epee
Foil
Bildo <

A saxophone is an instrument that belongs to which section of an orchestra?
Brass
Strings
Woodwind <
Percussion

WW2 poster campaigns appealed for people to do what “_____ for Victory”?
Dig <
Drink
Run
Shoot

MEDIUM

In the Jungle Book – Akela was the leader of which group of animals?
Wolves <
Elephants
Monkeys
Crows

Which of these is also occasionally referred to as the septagon?
Hexagon
Heptagon <
Octagon
Pentagon

If a driver has just passed their test they often display plates with a green letter P which stands for what?
Probationary <
Passed
Provisionary
Pileup

The Euro replaced which currency in Malta?
Lira <
Peso
Dollar
Franc

Polynesia is a parrot that belongs to who in literature?
Dr Doolittle <
Sinbad
Captain Flint
Captain Hook

HARD

Amstrad are now wholly owned by which company as their main business is manufacturing equipment for this company?
Sky <
Dyson
HP
Heinz

Complete the title of this hit for Kenny Ball & His Jazzmen – Midnight ___
In Moscow <
At The Oasis
Rider
Train To Georgia

The Robert Langdon series, is a collection of books by which author?
Dan Brown <
Stephen King
George Orwell
J.K. Rowling

The Scottish independence referendum took place 3 years ago. The “No” side won, with what percentage on the vote?
55.3 % <
65.3 %
75.3 %
85.3 %

MILLION: Which R is the word used to describe part-time or reserve Firefighters?
Retained