Quiz Number #455
Round 1
1. Spelling – carriage
2. Are dolphins whales? The whale order (Cetacea)
Yes
3. BASENJI is a breed of dog that famously can’t do what?
Bark
4. UK government abbreviations: DfID stands for what?
Department for International Development
5. TF: There are no double-land-locked countries in the world. ie. landlocked within countries that are also all landlocked?
FALSE 2- Liechtenstein & Uzbekistan
6. Which song was sung by Frankie Avalon in Grease?
Beauty School Dropout
7. Though used in varying proportions depending on the style being made, ALL beer is made from grain, hops, yeast, and what?
Water
8. How many films did Daniel Radcliffe star as Harry Potter?
8
9. The Suez Canal connects which two seas?
Mediterranean Sea to the Red Sea
10. Which American singer and actor was nicknamed the “Chairman of the Board”?
Frank Sinatra
Round 2
Family Fortunes (style) Find The Missing Answer
1. 5 Most spoken languages world Engl | mandarin Hindi ___ | French
Spanish
2. Letter in scrabble worth 4 points F | _ | V | W | Y
H
3. Steven Naismith played for Hearts | Norwich C | Everton | Rangers | _____
Kilmarnock
4. Heading SB on M6, first 5 services Todhills | Southwaite | ____ | J38 Truckstop | Killington Lake
Tebay
5. Top 5 highest grossing Speilberg films Jurasic Park | __ | Ind Jones Kingdom Crystal Skull | Lost World Jurasic Park | War Of Worlds
ET
BLOCKBUSTERS
1. Joseph Merrick was first exhibited at a freak show as what EM?
Elephant Man
2. What WD is a star that has run out of energy and shut down?
White Dwarf
3. Which JR was a president of FIFA who had the World Cup trophy named after him?
Jules Rimet
4. In 2009, Stephen Hawking held a party for which TT as experimental evidence?
Time Travellers
5. Alex Turner from Sheffield is the lead singer of which AM?
Arctic Monkeys
Final Round
1. What is L’Orfeo? Is it a Building | Opera | Starter
Opera
2. Which SC was a 1985 protest song by Artists United Against Apartheid who refused to play a luxery resort of the same name?
Sun City
3. Generally recognized as the oldest airline still in service under its original name, and established by Albert Plesman in 1919, what is it called?
KLM
4. The film “Slumdog Millionaire” is set in what Indian city?
Mumbai
5. Mainland Australia is divided into how many states?
Six
6. What was the name given to a cat who served in WW2 & survived the sinking of 3 ships? Unsinkable Sam | Floating Fred | Don Duck
Unsinkable Sam
7. Considered to be one of the greatest and best-known French writers, who’s works includes Les Misérables and The Hunchback of Notre-Dame
Victor Hugo
8. What is the rate of flow of charge? Ampere | Volt | Current <
Current
Tie break: Used in FE
The BBC currently operate 2 regional radio stations in Scotland. How many regional BBC stations are there in England? BBC Radio Scotland and BBC Radio nan Gàidheal
40
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Countdown
Drug Honey
Greyhound
A dog that you can bet on.
