Quiz Number #449
Round 1
1. Spelling: complementary
2. In the UK is there a legal requirement to wear a helmet when cycling on the public highway?
No
3. Which of these languages has the least amount of letters in their alphabets? Swedish | Spanish | English
English
4. Edinburgh city council officials have urged tourists to stop rubbing whose nose for good luck, because restoration work is being undone by this?
Greyfriars Bobby
5. Which of these famous people was born in Tanzania? Richard E Grant | Freddie Mercury | Benny Hill
Freddie Mercury
6. Tyson Fury defeated which one of the Klitschko brothers in 2015 to win unified world titles?
Wladimir Klitschko
7. Charles Francis Richter invented the earthquake measuring scale. TF his other inventions include the electric whisk and the tumble drier?
FALSE
8. What number is considered a perfect score for a gymnast?
10
9. Which year was the Equal Franchise Act passed that gave all women over 21 the right to vote, regardless of property ownership? 1908, 1918, 1928, 1938, 1948, 1958
1928
10. Mystery Year – golden minute
Round 2
Entertainment
1. “Danger Zone” & “Hot Summer Nights” are songs from the soundtrack to which film?
Top Gun
2. Audio clip
3. Which 1977 hit by Boney M was about a 1930s American criminal gangster?
Ma Baker
4. Rod Burton, Ronnie James Dio, Ronnie Romero, Jane Tucker & Freddy Marks were all singers in what?
Rainbow
5. In Harry Potter, what is Fluffy? A diamond | A dragon | A dog?
A Dog
Blockbusters
1. Which SB is a pantomime that features characters such as Princess Rose, Fairy Lavender & Fairy Lilac?
Sleeping Beauty
2. Which MM was the promoter and manager of the Sex Pistols?
Malcolm McLaren
3. What MR is a swimming race when 4 team members race combining different swimming styles?
Medley Relay
4. Willy Russell’s works include Educating Rita, Shirley Valentine & which BB?
Blood Brothers
5. Biogenesis is a theory that living things only come from other living things. What SG was the opposite theory?
Spontaneous Generation
Final Round
1. Which sport takes it’s name from the plural version of the verb meaning “to hold” in French?
Tennis (tenir)
2. Dromedary is another name for which animal?
Camel
3. What is the world’s largest inland body of water, which is surrounded by countries including Kazakhstan, Iran & Russia?
Caspian Sea
4. The Heliocentric Model belongs to which branch of science? Astrophysics | Philosophy | Sociology
Astrophysics
5. Which German town near Dresden is famous for it’s Renaissance castle that was used as a high security POW camp during the war?
Colditz
6. Which ancient 5th century Chinese book is attributed to the ancient Chinese military strategist Sun Tzu?
The Art of War
7. Tech – what does URL stand for?
Uniform Resource Locator
8. Which South American Indian weapon has stone balls attached to the end of a rope?
Bolas
Tie break:
When did Greyfriars Bobby die?
1872
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Countdown
Gear Ounce
Encourage
Give support, or hope to (someone).
