Quiz Number #541
Round 1
1. Spelling: RESURRECTION
2. On 1st of April, 1957, the BBC current-affairs programme Panorama, reported on a Swiss family harvesting what from trees in their garden?
Spaghetti
3. In the nursery rhyme Three Blind Mice, who cut their tails off with a carving knife?
Farmer’s Wife
4. 1136.52ml of lager equates to how many pints?
2
5. How long (in years) is a child’s passport valid for?
5 Years
6. When was the last T in the Park music festival held? 1996 | 2006 | 2016<?
2016
7. Andrew Parker Bowles (the Queen’s ex-husband) is now in a relationship with which TV presenter?
Anne Robinson
8. Luke Combs is a famous performer within which of these music genres: Country | Hip Hop | Heavy Rock
Country
9. Conor McGregor made his feature film debut this year in a remake of which 1989 film?
Roadhouse
10. In UFC, which of these moves is not permitted in the rules. Hair Pulling | Choke | Axe Kick
Hair Pulling
11. A year to the day that he left the England job, Sven-Göran Eriksson was confirmed as manager of who?
Manchester City
12. Susie Dent has appeared in over 5,500 episodes of what?
Countdown
Final Round
BLOCKBUSTERS
1. Which SE is a Japanese corpoartion who are the world’s largest manufacturers of printers?
Seiko Epson
2. Sayings – A rolling stone gathers what NM?
No Moss
3. The Spanish food “alioli” is a form of which GM?
Garlic Mayonnaise
4. The Horn of Africa is also known as what SP?
Somali Peninsula
5. Exactly 1 week after Easter Sunday, the day is known as what LS?
Low Sunday
Final Cryptic 5
6. There were 6 founding members of the European Union. Belgium, France, Germany, the Netherlands & which other 2 countries?
Italy & Luxembourg
7. The abbreviation BS on an ordnance survey map stands for what?
Boundary Stone
8. The Kennel Club recognises how many varieties of poodle, differentiated by size?
3
9. Marge Simpson has two sisters, what are their names?
Patty & Selma
10. What is the largest & capital city on the island of Kyushu?
Nagasaki
Additional
Countdown
Answer: EXPRESSED
Letters: Sexed Reps
Clue: Showed gestures or words about something.
Tie Break (closest to the correct answer wins)
Tie Break. In a Cadbury Cream Egg, how many mg of salt is there?
60 mg (0.06g out of the 40g)
Bonus
In 2023, what was the best selling non-Cadbury Easter Egg. Excluding mini-eggs, actual medium size 127g.
Maltesers.