Quiz Number #420
Round 1
1. What is the name of the main village on the Isle of Arran, where the Ardrossan ferry sails to?
Brodick
2. Quidditch is a sport invented by who?
J.K. Rowling
3. Who played Pat Butcher on TV?
Pam St Clement
4. Audio clip – Sitting there thinking – Charlie Nicolas
5. Roy Williamson was a folk musician who is best known for writing which song in the 1960s?
Flower Of Scotland
6. Which brand of chocolate have a bear on a mountain in their logo?
Toblerone
7. A QR Code is a type of matrix barcode used for many purposes now. What do the letters QR stand for?
Quick Response
8. Which of these cars, can come with tail lights that light up in the style of the Union Jack flag?
Mini | Aston Martin | Land Rover
9. Frankie Dettori has ridden the winners of more than 500 Group races. Has he ever won the Epsom Derby?
Yes (twice)
10. Fireworks may be set off until 1 am at New Year, Chinese New Year and what major festival of lights that is celebrated by Hindus, Jains, Sikhs and some Buddhists?
Diwali
Round 2
Entertainment
1. These Boots Are Made For Walking was a number 1 hit by Nancy Sinatra. What was she to Frank Sinatra?
Wife | Daughter < | none
2. Audio Clip – Mary Poppins
3. Lyrics: Which song begins with Sting singing “Just a castaway, An island lost at sea”?
Message In A Bottle
4. Which TV gameshow famously awarded a chequebook and pen as a consolation prize?
Blankety Blank
5. Stay, Be My Baby & Hey Baby are all songs featured on the soundtrack to which film?
Dirty Dancing
Blockbusters
1. Which ML is a London tube route that was the first, urban, underground railway in the world?
Metropolitan line
2. Which SC was a 1986 film featuring a robot called Johnny 5?
Short Circuit
3. Which SC is a province of Spain that includes 4 Canary Islands?
Santa Cruz
4. Which AV is best known for composing The Four Seasons?
Antonio Vivaldi
5. Which RL was a top 10 hit by the Beatles in 1996?
Real Love
Final Round
1. What is the minimum amount of darts that need to be thrown to checkout from a score of 97?
2 (T19 D20)
2. In the original Star Wars film, what part was played by Peter Mayhew?
Chewbaca
3. Which insect gives its name to the continous chain track used on tanks and some bulldozers?
Caterpillar
4. What nationality is Mauricio Pochettino?
Argentine
5. Which food is produced from the seed of the grass species Oryza sativa?
Rice
6. Where would a dibber be most likely used? Garden | Kitchen | Garage
Garden
7. Where would a peruke be worn? Neck | Wrist | Head | Waist
Head
8. What the largest Portuguese-speaking city on earth in terms of population?
São Paulo
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Countdown –
Scheduled
He Cuddles
Something that was planned for a specific date.
Tie Break:
Tie: Antonio Vivaldi died in which year?
1741
