Quiz Number #442

Round 1 

1. Spelling: abbreviated (made into a shorter form)

2. Which loan word from Japanese, has the literal translation “empty orchestra”?
Karaoke (karappo okesutura)

3. Who was married to Paul McCartney from 2002 to 2008?
Heather Mills

4. In education, what do the letters SVQ abbreviate?
Scottish Vocational Qualification

5. TF. Football: Motherwell FC once beat Real Madrid to win the Copa del Rey?
TRUE (They beat Real Madrid 3-1 in the final ! – figure that one out)

6. Which fish shares it’s name with a vacuum cleaner brand?
Shark

7. What was the name of John Darwin’s (the canoe guy) wife, who was also jailed for fraud?
Anne

8. How old must you be to supervise a learner driver in the UK?
21

9. What nationality was Martina Navratilova prior to being stripped of her citizenship in 1975?
Czechoslovakian

10. Which racecourse is adjacent to the ancient Scone Palace?

Perth 

Round 2 

Entertainment 

1. Which David Bowie song opens with the words “Ground Control to Major Tom”?
Space Oddity

2. AUDIO – Something So Real was a song by The Love Decree that became known as “The Chinheads Theme”. It was used in an advert for what brand?
McEwans Lager

3. In which 2005 film does Jodie Foster play Kyle Pratt, who’s daughter goes missing on a plane?
Flightplan

4. Who was presenter and chaiperson of Question Time from 1989 – 1993?
Peter Sissons

5. Pure Shores by All Saints features as the lead single from which film soundtrack?
The Beach 

Blockbusters

1. The Motown label was founded by Berry Gordy Jr. as what TR?
Tamla Records

2. Which NF presents weekday breakfast radio shows on LBC?
Nick Ferrari

3. Which WC was a 2005 film starring Owen Wilson & Vince Vaughn?
Wedding Crashers

4. When both fighters heads collide without intention, a boxing referee will warn both about which AB?
Accidental Butt (if Googling “accidental butt” – be sure and include the word “boxing”!)

5. Which LP is the youngest of the 4 siblings in The Chronicles of Narnia?
Lucy Pevensie 

Final Round 

1. What is the fractional probability of picking an ace from a 52 deck of cards?
1/13

2. Which cartoon told the stories of three bear cousins who lived at Wonderland Zoo run by zoo director Mr. Peevly and zookeeper Lionel Botch?
Help! It’s The Hair Bear Bunch

3. Physics: What word is given to the change in direction of a light wave passing from one medium to another?
Refraction

4. Which long running TV programme has been presented by Terry Wogan, Anne Robinson & Barry Took?
Points Of View

5. The name of which whisky means “valley of the deer”?
Glenfiddich

6. Which former dragon on Dragons Den, founded the online greeting card retailer Moonpig?
Nick Jenkins

7. What is the length of an indoor bowls rink? 30m 40m 50m 60m
40m

8. HSBC in banking stands for what?
Hongkong and Shanghai Banking Corporation

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Tie break:  

How old is Mary Berry, the baking woman on the telly? 

87