Quiz Number #407
Round 1
1. Spelling – exaggerating
2. What vitamin is most prevalent in a lime?
Vitamin C
3. Roxy Music, ABBA, Wet Wet Wet & Raghav all had a top 10 hit with a song called what?
Angel Eyes
4. British Board of Film Classification, films suitable for youngsters has the letter U, what does the letter U stand for?
Universal
5. A couple’s 50th Wedding Anniversary is known as their what?
Golden Anniversary
6. David Cameron announces a coalition government of Conservatives and Liberal Democrats, with Nick Clegg as deputy prime minister.
Eminem / Rihanna’s – Love The Way You Lie biggest selling.
Dundee United F.C. win the Scottish Cup & The Pope performs at Bellahouston Park.
2010
7. For which James Bond film did Tom Jones perform the theme song?
Thunderball
8. In London it’s called the Underground, in Glasgow the Subway. What name is given to the equivilant in Tyne and Wear?
Metro
9. SOS is a Morse code distress signal. Does it start with dots or dashes?
Dots
10. Tech – What are or were : Archie, Excite, Dogpile & AltaVista?
Search Engines
11. Chelsea player Billy Gilmour is currently on loan to which Premier League team?
Norwich City
Round 2
1. Translate – Lang may yer lum reek! means Long May Your ___ ___.
Chimney Smoke
2. How many times has Andy Murray won the Mens Singles at Wimbledon?
2
3. Split Music. Who’s 1st UK number 1 hit was called?
1954 – Three Coins In The Fountain – Frank Sinatra
2013 – Need U (100%) – Duke Dumont featuring A*M*E
4. TV: Asperger’s & Me, was described as a valuable, taboo-busting celebrity autobiography, featuring which nature presenter?
Chris Packham
5. TF – There are 24 time zones in the world.
True
6. Dart board. Number 20 is at 12 oclock. Which number is at the 3 o’clock position of a dart board?
6
7. Who was Michael Jackson’s first wife?
Lisa Marie Presley
8. How many bones does a shark have?
None, 8, 48 <
9. Which of the following is not a swimming stroke?
Frontstroke <
Breaststroke
Backstroke
10. Who was the president of the United States when Pearl Harbor was attacked?
Franklin D. Roosevelt
11. Music Round
Round 3
1. The Bering Strait, is a narrow body of water that separates which 2 oceans? There are 7 oceans
Arctic / Pacific (located in between Russia and Alaska)
2. Which Disney film has a Prince Hans of the Southern Isles?
Frozen
3. Belgium has borders with Netherlands, Germany, France & which other country to it’s southeast?
Luxembourg
4. Lyrics. Which Madonna song opens “Some boys kiss me, Some boys hug me, I think they’re ok”?
Material Girl
5. The spice, saffron, comes from which flower?
Crocus
6. Which of the following is not a Germanic language?
French <
Dutch
Swedish
7. Which 1997 film stars Robin Williams as a psychology teacher called Dr. Sean Maguire?
Good Will Hunting
8. What word describes a land projection that is connected to the mainland but surrounded by water on three sides?
Peninsula
9. What is the name of the water park , swimming pool & family entertainment complex which draws people to Coatbridge?
The Time Capsule
10. What is the main spirit in a Piña colada?
Rum (White rum / bacardi)
11. Countdown
#Tie Break
Tony Blair was the Prime Minister for how many days?
3708 (10 years, 1 month, 3 weeks & 4 days)
