Quiz Number #560
Round 1
1. Spelling – ARACHNOPHOBIC
Irrational fear of spiders.
2. In the final Paris Olympics 2024 medal table, which 2 countries ended up with 40 gold medals each?
USA & China
3. Which BBC comedy panel show shares it’s name with a hit song by Eurythmics?
Would I Lie To You
4. Lyrics, next 4 words in this song… “Oompa loompa doompety doo. I’ve got a perfect puzzle for you. Oompa loompa doompety dee. If you are wise, ___ ____ ____ ____?
You’ll listen to me
5. Rachael Gunn is an Australian athlete who performs and competes under what name?
Raygun
6. Mark “Rent Boy” Renton & Simon “Sick Boy” Williamson are characters created by who?
Irvine Welsh
7. Who is the most decorated gymnast in history, so far with 11 Olympic medals?
Simone Biles
8. Which board game shares it’s name with the debut studio album by the Carpenters and the title of a 1965 number 1 song by The Beatles?
Ticket To Ride
9. What part of a dog’s body does a dog sweat from? Tail | Paws | Neck | Belly
Paws
10. Which political party share their name with the word for a group of moles?
Labour
11. Kirkwall is a popular stopping-off point for cruise ships. It is the largest town of which archipelago?
Orkney
12. Which spacecraft carried out the first human orbital spaceflight in history?
Vostok 1
Final Round
Simple Sums for Dummies
(All we need is the total by adding two clues together).
Number of months with only 30 days in total. = 4
Number of years in a millennium. = 1000
1004
The number in title of a 1978 hit sung by Lionel Richie? = 3 (Times A Lady)
The number in title of a 1997 hit sung by Damon Albarn? = (Song) 2
5
Number of local authority Scottish Council areas beginning with the word East? = 4
Number of local authority Scottish Council areas beginning with the word West? = 2
6
The Rocky film number that featured the song “Living in America”? = 4
Back to the Future film number that was set in 2015? = 2
6
Number of imperial teaspoons in a tablespoon. = 3
Number of (UK) furlongs are in a mile? = 8
11
Final 5
6. Which one of these countries drive on the right-hand side of the road? Japan | South Africa | Malta | Cuba <
Cuba
7. Tony Stark is the alter-ego of who?
Iron Man
8. Of the 4 main directions on a compass, N, S, E, W, which features more times in Scottish local authority names for council areas?
East
9. Which line of toys that include characters such as Tiny Tina, Midge, Little Lulu & Titch?
Polly Pocket
10. In 2021, Glasgow’s city centre was transformed to resemble New York City in 1969, for the filming of “Indiana Jones and the “… What of what?
Dial of Destiny
Additional
Countdown
ANSWER: HORSELESS
Letters: Sheer Loss
Clue: Doesn’t have a mount.
Bonus:
Tie Break:
The highest temperature ever recorded in the UK was at Coningsby, Lincolnshire in July 2022. What temperature did it reach (in Celsius).
40.3C
Time Machine
2 sets of clues mixed up as we hop between which 2x years?
Nikki Minaj – Starships. Boris stuck on a zip wire. Pink – Blow Me One More Kiss. Barrack Obama re-elected.
2012
The Polic – Don’t Stand So Close To Me. SAS storm Iranian embassy. Blondie – Call Me. Lennon shot.
1980
