Quiz Number #410

Round 1 

1. Spelling – Mayonnaise

2. Who was the most recent British woman to have won a major singles title until Emma Raducanu at the weekend?
Virginia Wade

3. The Wii & The SNES were video games consoles released by which company?
Nintendo

4. In money slang – if you had a pony in one pocket, a monkey in another and a score in your hand, how much money do you have on you?
(25 + 20 + 500) 545

5. What’s the first name of Mr Dyson, the hoover guy?
James Dyson

6. The concept of gravity was discovered by which famous physicist?
Isaac Newton

7. Richard Moore is currently the chief of the SIS. What abbrieviated name are the SIS are more commonly known as?
MI6

8. History timeline – which was 1st –
Tony Blair resigns as Prime Minister
Saddam Hussein is executed 2006 <
Barack Obama becomes president of America.

9. What does the red dot on a Japanese flag symbolise?
The Sun < – Independance – Wholesomeness (Land of the rising sun)

10. What G is the phase of the moon in which its illuminated part is greater than a semicircle and less than a circle?
Gibbous 

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Tie Break – Phil Taylor won 85 major titles. How many World Championships did he win? 

16 

Round 2 

Entertainment 

1. Stevie Nicks was a singer in which band?
Fleetwood Mac

2. Which Australian actor replaced Chris Evans as the presenter of The Big Breakfast. Until then he was best known for the role of Joe Mangel on TV?
Mark Little

3. Film quote – Jaws

4. Who was the original presenter of Family Fortunes?
Bob Monkhouse

5. Which of these onscreen characters voices was not performed by Frank Oz?
Miss Piggy – Yoda – Scooby Doo<

 

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Blockbusters 

1. Which HW  is a public research university based in Edinburgh?
Herriot Watt

2. A monkey, rat and a pig all feature in which CZ cycle?
Chinese Zodiac

3. Which LL was the arch enemy of Superman?
Lex Luthor

4. Benjamin Buford Blue (nicknamed “Bubba”) & Lieutenant Dan were best friends of which FG?
Forrest Gump

5. Which SL is a country on the southwest coast of West Africa?
Sierra Leone 

Final Round 

1. Year? Scotland win the 5 nations Rugby – the year before it changed to the 6 nations. Britney Spear – Baby One More Time. Notting Hill 7 The Matrix among the big films of the year. Rangers complete a domestic treble under new manager Dick Advocaat. The Scottish Parliament is officially opened by the Queen 1st time. The euro currency is established and the European Central Bank assumes its full powers.
1999

2. TF – Volvo in Latin means “Smokin”.
FALSE

3. Which throwing event in a decathlon is first alphatetically?
Discus

4. What I is a material that will not carry an electrical charge called?
Insulator

5. If a dog is a canine and a cat a feline, what animal relates to a lupine?
Wolf

6. Who is the Chief Medical Officer for England?
Chris Whitty

7. What is the title of the new James Bond film out this week?
No Time To Die

8. In 1997, Deep Blue became the first computer to beat the reigning World Champion in a match of what?
Chess 

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Countdown 

Bribe Sigh 

Gibberish 

The conversation was incomprehensible. 

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