Quiz Number #486
Round 1
1. Spelling: SACRILEGIOUSLY
(showing great disrespect towards someones beliefs)
2. What time was sunset in (the town you are in) today? (BBC Weather will provide data) 17:15 | 18:15 | 19:15
18:15
3. Alistair Brownlee is a triathlete, what is the name of his brother who has also won Olympic medals?
Jonathan
4. What’s longer? 1 nautical mile < |1.6 KM | 8 furlongs
1 Nautical Mile
5. When the House of Commons is sitting, PMQs is currently usually held at noon of which day of the week?
Wednesday
6. Who is the director general of the BBC?
Tim Davie
7. Baking: Which of these don’t have currants? Eccles cakes | Chelsea buns | Manchester tart
Manchester tart <
8. Which of these was built most recently? Edinburgh Castle | Buckingham Palace | Tower Bridge <?
Tower Bridge
9. The RAC provides members with roadside assistance and motoring services? What does it stand for?
Royal Automobile Club
10. In the olden days, people had VHS machines in their homes. What did the H stand for?
Home
Round 2
ENTERTAINMENT
1. What was the name of Jim Royle’s wife in the sitcom The Royle Family?
Barbara
2. Audio clip: This is the logo card music for films made by which film & TV studio?
Warner Bros
3. In which 2001 film did retired footballer, Vinnie Jones play the role of a retired footballer?
Mean Machine
4. The Eurovision Song Contest is due to be held in Liverpool, which decade did the UK last host the contest?
90’s (1998)
5. Les Misérable is a sung-through musical and an adaptation of who’s 1862 novel of the same name?
Victor Hugo
BLOCKBUSTERS
1. Which DN is someone who has completed training to become a specialist community healthcare practitioner?
District Nurse
2. Which FC was a Marxist–Leninist who ruled his island-country for 49 years?
Fidel Castro
3. Which QG is one of the oldest and commonly played openings in chess?
Queen’s Gambit
4. Which CC is a Spanish brand of lollipop who’s logo was designed by Salvador Dalí?
Chupa Chups
5. Whitney Houstons husband started his musical career as a member of which NE?
New Edition
Final Round
1. What was the 5 digit flight number of the plane that that disappeared on 8 March 2014?
MH370
2. When holding tennis events, which of these has the highest capacity?
Arthur Ashe Stadium <
Sydney SuperDome
Wimbledon Centre Court
O2 Arena London
3. Élisabeth Borne is the Prime Minister of which European country?
France
4. Bulgaria, North Macedonia, Turkey and which other country, make up the four nations that border with Greece?
Albania
5. Who launched his own social media site called Truth Social, after getting banned from Twitter & Facebook?
Donald Trump
6. ACL is one of the key ligaments that help stabilize the knee joint. What does ACL stand for?
Anterior Cruciate Ligament
7. Who was the last boxer to win BBC Sports Personality of the Year Award?
Joe Calzaghe
8. Keflavik Airport is the main international passenger transport hub in which country?
Iceland
Countdown
Watchable
Cable What
Worth seeing. Might not be that good.
