Quiz Number #489
Round 1
1. In Spain, Easter is called Semana Santa. If the Santa (Saint) translates into holy, what does Semana mean?
Week
2. The car maker Porsche was founded in which country?
Germany
3. Bjorn or Benny, which one was usually pictured clean shaven in early ABBA photos?
Bjorn
4. Which of these public figures is a trained dentist by profession? John Swinney | Jason Leitch < | Humza Yousaf
Jason Leitch
5. List these countries in the order that they were invaded by Nazi Germany in WW2?
Denmark | Poland | France
Poland September 29, 1939 > Denmark April 9, 1940 > France May 10, 1940
Poland – Denmark – France
6. Sylvester Stallone, Arnold Schwarzenegger and Bruce Willis launched which restaurant chain in 1991?
Planet Holloywood
7. Chris Hoy won his first Olympic gold medal where?
Athens
8. “The 2010 Copiapó mining accident” was a news story from which country?
Chile
9. In computer parts, what does the P in PSU stand for?
Power
10. What is the name of the hunter who often appears in cartoons with Bugs Bunny?
Elmer Fudd
Round 2
BLOCKBUSTERS
1. Which JL can connect two car batteries together to start a motor?
Jump Leads
2. Which PP were a resident dance troupe on Top of the Pops?
Pan’s People
3. Which DB wrote “Angels & Demons” & “The Da Vinci Code”?
Dan Brown
4. Which AC was the Downing Street Press Secretary from 1997–2001?
Alastair Campbell
5. Abel Makkonen Tesfaye is a Canadian singer known professionally as what TW?
The Weeknd
SIMPLE SUMS FOR DUMMIES
1. Number of UK Prime Ministers during WW2 (2)
+
Number former Prime Ministers still alive today. (7)
9
2. Original members (when they had their first hit)
Spice Girls – Take That – Boyzone – One Direction
20
3. Number of ml in 6 pack of standard cans of Coke? (330ml x 6)
1980 ml
4. Number of dots on a die. (21) + Number holes on Connect 4 (42)
63
5. Scottish league titles won by Celtic (52) + Rangers (55)
107
Final Round
1. Mayte Mateos & María Mendiola were collectively known as what?
Baccara
2. Which bone in the human body is also known as the “shinbone”?
Tibia
3. In which Quentin Tarantino film, co-starring Samuel L. Jackson & Robert De Niro, did Pam Grier play the title character?
Jackie Brown
4. How many Scottish golfers have won the Open Championship since WW2? (representing Scotland)
2
5. Gone with the Wind is set during which war?
American Civil War
6. Lenny The Lion is known as the first ventriloquist’s puppet that was non-human. Who was the ventriloquist?
Terry Hall
7. Which S can be a type of printer paper or in scientific terms, the transition of a substance directly from a solid state to a gas state?
Sublimation
8. Who would use secateurs? – butcher – gardener – candlestick maker
Gardener
Countdown
Answer: ABSCONDED
Letters: BAD SECOND
Clue: Escaped from jail.
