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Quiz Number #502

Round 1 

1. Spelling: ENROLMENT
(enrolment fee)

2. At a zebra crossing traffic MUST stop when pedestrians do what?
Are waiting to cross
Step onto crossing <
Wave at the driver

3. How many different US presidents have been impeached?
3

4. What will happen to the (water) level in a glass with ice and vodka filled to the brim once the ice melts? Rise | Fall | Stay the same
Falls

5. Who will host the revived version of Deal Or No Deal on ITV?
Stephen Mulhern

6. What nationality is former football manager Fabio Capello?
Italian

7. When Gordon Brown became Prime Minister in 2007, who did he appoint as Chancellor?
Alistair Darling

8. PADI is an organisation that trains instructors to teach what?
Scuba Diving (Professional Association of Diving Instructors)

9. What are the only type of birds that can fly backwards?
Hummingbirds

10. In Dora the Explorer, what was Boots? Fox | Monkey < | Backpack | Pharmacists
Monkey 

Round 2 

Guest Round – History Timeline – 50/50 – Which was first?1.

1.
A. Battle of Dunkirk <
B. Operation Market Garden

2.
A. I’m a Celebrity… Series 1 <
B. The X Factor. Series 1

3.
A. David Bowie album – Let’s Dance <
B. Michael Jackson album – Bad

4.
A. PlayStation 5 released in UK
B. Covid lockdown: Scotland closes pubs for 1st time. <

5.
A. Berti Vogts becomes Scotland manager. <
B. George Burley becomes Scotland manager


BLOCKBUSTERS 

1. During the 2002 Fire Services strikes, which GG had to be used?
Green Goddesses

2. Which WF is used as the site for Glastonbury Festival?
Worthy Farm

3. Which NB brand their trainers with a large legger N on the side?
New Balance

4. Which LC was a popular theme park in the 90’s & 2000’s near Galston, Ayshire?
Loudoun Castle

5. Which SB is a chili pepper named after a tam o’ shanter hat?
Scotch Bonnet

 

Final Round 

1. What is the phenomenon where light waves change direction as they pass through a medium called?
Refraction (it also happens with sound, water and other waves)

2. Who was the first female Prime Minister of Israel?
Golda Meir

3. Hair is made up mostly of which protien substance?
Keratin

4. Which product use the slogan “Taste the rainbow”?
Skittles

5. Michael Sembello recorded the song Maniac for which 80’s film?
Flashdance

6. The world’s largest pyramid is located in which country?
Mexico

7. Which herb is used in Béarnaise sauce?
Tarragon

8. Who is said to have filed a patent for inventing the telephone on the same day as Alexander Graham Bell?
Elisha Gray


 


Countdown
 

Letters: All Revert 

Answer: Traveller 

Clue: Someone who changes location.