Quiz Number #398

Chase

Who was the leader of the terrorist group who planned the failed Gunpowder Plot of 1605?
Robert Catesby <
Guy Fawkes
Oliver Cromwell

Limescale is more likely to form in places exposed to what type of water?
Hard Water <
Soft Water
Distilled water

Of the 3 Godfather films that were released, how many did Al Pacino appear in?
1
2
3 <

Which famous chemist was the inventor of waterproof fabric?
Bob Boots
Allen Lloyd
Charles Macintosh <

In a court, what do postnominal letters QC mean after someone’s name?
Queen’s Counsel <
Quiet Clerk
Qualified Crown

Movies

Murder On The Orient Express

American Sniper

First Blood

Actor Link:

Air Force One
What Lies Beneath
Clear and Present Danger
Witness

Harrison Ford

Countdown

Numerous
Menus Our

Weakest Link

Spelling

Piranha <
Pirhana

Business <
Buisness

Disappoint <
Dissapoint

Unfortunately <
Unfortunatly

EASY

What kind of group were All Saints?
Girl Group <
Boy Band
Punk Band
Reggae Group

Complete the title of this famous tabloid newspaper headline from 1986 “FREDDIE STARR ATE MY…”?
Hamster <
Gerbil
Hedgehog
Cat

Which agreement was signed which officially brought an end to WW1?
Treaty of Versailles <
Magna Carta
Bill of Rights
Atlantic Charter

The triskele on the Isle of Man coat of Arms shows 3 bent what?
Legs <
Swords
Tails
Forks

The Snatch is a discipline contested in which Olympic sport?
Weightlifting <
Sailing
Wrestling
Netball

MEDIUM

Which song opens: “Nobody knows where my Johnny has gone, Judy left the same time”?
It’s My Party <
Judy in Disguise
Get Lucky
The Locomotion

Who is the presenter of a Channel 4 program called “Time Team”?
Tony Robinson <
Richard Ayoade
Louis Theroux
Craig Cash

World Cup winners while being the host nation. Which 1 doesn’t belong in the list?
France
West Germany
Argentina
Germany <

Who was the BBC’s full-time boxing correspondent from 1962 until 1994?
Harry Carpenter <
Jim Rosenthal
Murray Walker
Trevor Brooking

The Cheetah is an arch enemy of which superhero?
Wonder-woman <
Hulk
Spiderman
Captain America

HARD

Who was the last non-European to win Wimbledon (MSC’s)?
Lleyton Hewitt <
Pete Sampras
Andre Agassi
Richard Krajicek

The phrase “Was it a cat I saw” is an example of a multiple word what?
Palindrome <
Heterograph
Homonym
Synophones

Within which profession is the ICIJ a global network?
Joiners
Reporters <
Judges
Chefs

The word Cubism is a type of what?
Communism
Capitalism
Art<
Torture

Name the entire (onscreen) cast of the 2013 film Gravity?
Sandra Bullock & George Clooney