Quiz Number #518
Round 1
1. Spelling: SLEIGHT
2. Which is Scotland’s 3rd largest city or town by population?
Aberdeen
3. Tech, what does NAS stand for?
Network-attached storage
4. Which of these singers lived the longest? (oldest when they died) Elvis Presley | Michael Jackson < | John Lennon
Michael Jackson
5. On a construction site, diggers have amber and green flashing beacons on top. What does the green one mean?
Dipper Arm In Use
Vehicle Moving
Stay Clear 25m
Driver Wearing Seatbelt <
6. LoveFilm was a UK–based provider of video on demand that was aquired by who in 2011?
Amazon
7. Gordon Strachan was once a player-manager for which team? Rangers | Coventry City < | Liverpool | Scotland
Coventry
8. On a dartboard, moving clockwise, which number is after 1?
18
9. The most northerly stretching motorway in the UK is called what?
M90
10. 2.19 imperial gallons is equal to how many litres?
10 L
Round 2
Guest Round – History Timeline – Which was first?
WW1 begins: 28 July 1914 <
Howard Carter discovers Tutankhamun’s tomb. 1922
Which of these had a hit song first?
Girls Aloud <
One Direction
In the 21st century, which held the Olympics first?
Athens
Sydney <
Which was released first?
iPhone 5< 2012
Windows 10 2015
Which opened first?
Channel Tunnel 1994 <
Millennium Dome 1999
BLOCKBUSTERS
1. Koalas mostly eat which EL?
Eucalyptus Leaves
2. Which VF is a stage musical based on the songs of the Spice Girls?
Viva Forever
3. Cardiff’s Millennium Stadium, since 2016 has been known as what PS?
Principality Stadium
4. Which BB was invented by Sir Barnes Wallis?
Bouncing Bomb
5. Which HP lived at Whitehaven Mansions?
Hercule Poirot
Final Round
1. Full stroke, downstroke, tap stroke & upstroke are the 4 basics of what?
Golfing
Drumming <
Marine Engines
Patting A Dog
2. In Australia, Perth is on one side and Brisbane on the opposite. What is the time zone difference between the two?
2 hours
3. Which snooker player had the nickname “Dracula”?
Ray Reardon
4. As well as Winston Churchill, which other Prime Minister served again later, after being removed from number 10?
Harold Wilson
5. If someone suffered murophobia & heliophobia, they would be s**t-scared of what?
Mice in the sun <
Fish at the dentist
Birds with money
A wasp with a needle
6. If someone is described as “caprine”, it means they look like a what?
Goat
7. Michael Faraday was an English scientist known as “The Father of…” what?
Electricity
8. On a Monopoly board, what’s the name of the man pictured behind bars in jail?
Jake
Countdown
Countdown: Answer: YARDSTICK
Letters: DIRTY SACK
Clue: 3 foot standard used for comparison
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What year did Harry Redknapp win “I’m a celebrity… get me out of here”?
2018
