Quiz Number #459
Round 1
1. Spelling: HYPOCRITICAL HIPPOPOTAMUS
2. Which of these festivals was held first this summer? Trsmt, Glastonbury, Reading Leeds.
Glastonbury
3. Foodie rule of thumb: Only eat Oysters with what in the month?
R
4. Which brand of sparkling perry invented by Francis Showering has a fawn as it’s trademark?
Babycham
5. 50/50. Which has most limbs and in Italian is called Calamari? Octopuss or Squid
Squid
6. Which two letters are used to describe the direction of 315° on a compass?
NW
7. Which team secured their 30th league title in Portugal in May 2022?
Porto
8. What kind of animal is a Scottish Fold?
Cat
9. What colour is a Welsh poppy?
Yellow
10. Sayings & Proverbs: A goose quill is more dangerous than a ___ ___?
Lion’s Claw.
Round 2
Entertainment
1. Which song was used as the main theme music to The Office?
Handbags and Gladrags
2. Audio – Batman
3. Name the song by Prince that had a fruit in the title but not a hat?
Peach
4. Which 2019 film is a comedy-drama based on the book Caging Skies and tells the story of a ten-year-old Hitler Youth member?
Jojo Rabbit
5. Which of Disney’s Seven Dwarves wore glasses?
Doc
BLOCKBUSTERS
1. Which GK is a boxing nickname of Tyson Fury?
Gypsy King
2. Noel Edmunds began his career as a newsreader on which RL?
Radio Luxembourg
3. A peck of which PP was picked by Peter Piper?
Pickled Peppers
4. Which AD in cooking, describes pasta or rice that is cooked to be firm to the bite?
Al Dente
5. Patrick Duffy, once known as the “Man from Atlantis” became better known as which BE?
Bobby Ewing
Final Round
1. Battle of Trafalgar (1805). Gunpowder Plot (1605). Acts of Union (1707) in the words of the Treaty, “United into One Kingdom by the Name of Great Britain
Gunpowder Plot > Acts of Union > Battle of Trafalgar
2. Sort these into order of first occurring in the calendar year? St Andrews Day | St Davids Day | St Georges Day
David | George | Andrew
3. If someone is hirsute, it means they are what?
Hairy
4. In Geometry: What name is given to a cube with three pairs of rectangles? (hexahedron all angles are right angles)
Cuboid
5. How many valves does a trumpet have?
3
6. EDF Energy is a British integrated energy company. What does EDF stand for?
Électricité de France
7. Which element is named after the seventh planet from the Sun, as the element was discovered shortly after the planet was discovered?
Uranium
8. I Can Sing a Rainbow, a song has been used to teach children names of colours. Which line follows Listen with your ears,
Listen with your eyes
Tie break: nuevo
Which year was Bernie Ecclestone, the former Formula One boss born?
1930
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Countdown
AWARENESS
Weans Ears
Knowing fully whats going on.
