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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.