Quiz Number #468
Round 1
1. Spelling – They bought their DINGHY in there.
2. Colorblind Dug is an anagram of which ADJECTIVE meaning terrifying or horrifying?
Bloodcurdling
3. “4 Privet Drive” is an address in which book or film series?
Harry Potter
4. What type of novels does Martina Cole write? Crime < | Romance | Horror
Crime
5. What term is a ranking used in combat sports (such as boxing) of who is better, irrespective of their weight?
Pound for Pound
6. What denomination will the first coins be, featuring King Charles III?
50p
7. What is the English equivalent to the Spanish name Pep? Joe < | Pete | Luke | Johnnie
Joe
8. Which is the closest prime number to 100?
101
9. In musical terms, “accelerando” means getting gradually what?
Faster
10. During his playing career, Gary Lineker played for 5 clubs from how many different countries?
3
Round 2
Entertainment
1. What was the name of Patrick Swayze’s character in Ghost?
Sam Wheat
2. Beatles song title / Audio clip – Eleanor Rigby
3. Who created and starred as the TV character Mrs Merton?
Caroline Ahern
4. “I travel the world and the seven seas” is a line from which song?
Sweet Dreams
5. Name 2 of the 3 acts that have had a top 40 hit with a song called “Sign of the Times”? (not Sign ‘O The Times (Prince))
Harry Styles | Bryan Ferry | Belle Stars
BLOCKBUSTERS
1. Which AP is a 1999 film that shares it’s name with a song by Don McLean?
American Pie
2. Which HR is held at Hippodrome de Longchamp?
Horse Racing
3. Which MS rolls first in a game of Cluedo?
Miss Scarlett
4. The Theatre Royal is often referred to as what DL, which is the street that it’s on?
Drury Lane
5. Which NC provides the voice of Bart Simpson?
Nancy Cartwright
Final Round
1. In a Monopoly game (Trafalgar Square, Mayfair, Piccadilly, etc) of all the properties that you can build houses and hotels on, which is first alphabetically?
Bond Street (The Angel, Islington starts with a T, it’s as listed on the board)
2. Which of these has more to a set? Pack Tarot Cards | Set of Dominoes | Jenga Game | Pack Playing Cards
Pack Tarot Cards (78)
3. What is 0.1 x 0.2?
0.02
4. In Sicilian cuisine, what type of food is Cassata al Forno? Pasta bake | Olive bread | Cake with crea
Cake with Cream
5. What is the French or German word for banana?
Banane
6. Adam Levine is / was the lead singer of which group?
Status Quo | Talking Heads | Dire Straits | Maroon 5 <
7. The collective noun to describe what kind of animal is an Embarrassment of?
Pandas
8. In which Olympic sport does a team win a set by reaching 21 points (by two clear points) on a court measuring 26.2 ft square?
Beach Volleyball
Tie break:
The British decimal halfpenny was demonetised and withdrawn from circulation in which year?
1984
Countdown
Letters: RELAYSHIT
Answer: HAIRSTYLE
Hint: Could be a bob or a bun?
