Quiz Number #499

Round 1 

1. Spelling: ACCOMMODATING
(willing to fit in with someone’s wishes or needs.)

2. What M is the word to describe the process of a Caterpillar turning into a butterfly?
Metamorphosis

3. Actor Link: Air Force One | Dawn of the Planet of the Apes | JFK
Gary Oldman

4. Heinz is a company that was founded in which country? Britain | America < | Germany
America

5. In 2018, Holly Willoughby replaced who as a a co-presenter on Im A Celebrity Get Me Out Of Here?
Ant McPartlin

6. Add together, the amount of metres in the last event of a men’s decathlon – to the amount of golf clubs a golfer is allowed in their bag?
1514 < (1500m + 14 clubs)

7. What is Dubai? – City < | Country | Cake
City

8. Which of these two events happended first. Freddie Mercury dies | Barcelona Summer Olympics?
Freddie Mercury dies

9. Which former Chancellor of the Exchequer had a daughter who married Charles Saatchi?
Nigel Lawson

10. Song title keyword link: Play audio clip.
Sugar 

Round 2 

Guest Round – Surname Link (3 clues to 3 different people that share which surname?)

1. Presented Wheel of Fortune until 1996. Nicky Campbell
Was Tony Blair’s spokesman & advisor. Alastair Campbell
Sang about a Rhinestone Cowboy. Glen Campbell

2. Star of Rampage & Skyscraper. Dwayne Johnson
Former British Prime Minister. Boris Johnson
Was sworn in after JFK’s assassination. Lyndon B. Johnson

3. Detective played by Hanks. Turner
Sang “I call you when I need you, my heart’s on fire”. Tina Turner
Painter who has Tate award named after him. J. M. W. Turner

4. Created Aslan, the Great Lion. C. S. Lewis
Won the third series of The X Factor. Leona Lewis
Founded the UK’s biggest consumer help site. Martin Lewis

5. BBC Radio Ulster & Fivelive presenter. Stephen Nolan
Was married to Shane Richie. Coleen Nolan
Award winning director of Dunkirk. Christopher Nolan 

BLOCKBUSTERS

1. Liechtenstein and Uzbekistan are the only 2 countries that can be described as what DL?
Double Landlocked

2. Which BL was the star of Enter the Dragon?
Bruce Lee

3. Which ES is home to Airdrieonians F.C.?
Excelsior Stadium

4. Which DD is a library classification system for sorting books?
Dewey Decimal

5. 745.699872 watts = which OH?
ONE HORSEPOWER

 

Final Round 

1. Which software company takes it’s name from the Arabic al-tob, meaning of “the brick”?
Adobe

2. Which hormone regulates the body’s metabolism?
Thyroxine (or thyroid hormone).

3. Shuvit, Ollie North and Bigspin are all moves performed in which sport?
Skateboarding

4. Which of these creatures has teeth in it’s stomach? Lobster < | Boa constrictor | Piranha
Lobster

5. The backing of at least how many jurors is needed to return a guilty verdict in Scotland?
8

6. Which famous British explorer recorded the first circumnavigation of New Zealand?
Captain James Cook

7. Who was the target of the 1929 Saint Valentine’s Day Massacre? Al Capone | Bugs Moran < | Tony Macaroni
Bugs Moran

8. Who provided the voice of Shrek?
Mike Myers 

Countdown 

Answer: Longitude
Letters: To Indulge
Clue: Coordinate line that specifies the east–west position.