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Quiz Number #563

Round 1

1. Spelling : APPRENTICESHIP IN ZOOLOGY

2. How many scaphoid bones are there in the human body? 1 | 2 | None
2

3. In a famous chart battle of August 1995, Blur’s “Country House” beat which Oasis song to number 1?
Roll With It

4. Which of these was formed or founded first? NHS (48) | NATO (49) | UN (45)
UN (United Nations)

5. Which of these online services is for freelancers to offer virtual services such as design or translation? Vinted | Fiverr | Flickr
Fiverr

6. Science – The Basics!: The two main elements that make up sand are simply silica and what?
Oxygen

7. What is the name of Winnie the Pooh’s rabbit friend?
Rabbit

8. Which theme park company had £40m development plan for Loch Lomond rejected this year (2024)?
Flamingo Land

9. Audio clip: name the song title? (or lyrics : “She make a man wants to speak Spanish. ¿Cómo se llama? (Sí), bonita (sí) Mi casa, su casa”.
Hips Don’t Lie

10. In police radio communication, what does ARV stand for?
Armed Response Vehicle

11. Which intercontinental landmass is the biggest in the world?
Afro-Eurasia (also Afroeurasia and Eurafrasia)

12. Which word can mean, a group of horses out exercising, a type of musical instrument or a bunch of onions hanging from a kitchen beam?
String

Final Round

Blockbusters

1. Which SL is a country on the southwest coast of West Africa?
Sierra Leone

2. Which US could you link Franz Schubert to Massive Attack?
Unfinished Sympathy

3. The process of extracting, analysising and discovering patterns within large information sets is known as what DM?
Data Mining

4. Which KP is good example of a marsupium?
Kangaroo’s Pouch

5. Which DP is used by Ticketmaster and is a legal method of raising costs when demand increases?
Dynamic Pricing

Final Five:

6. Which word describes illegally distilled whiskey and a recording of music that is not officially released by the artist under legal authority?
Bootleg

7. Which word can be an unpleasant-looking substance on the surface of a liquid, or a 1979 film starring Ray Winstone?
Scum

8. Surname link: Nigel the drummer in Elton John’s band;  Sandy, character in Grease?
Olsson

9. Which past or present High Street retailer shares it’s name with the holiday camp in Hi-De-Hi?
Maplin

10. Wilson, Brewster & Koko were the names of some of the trains in what?

Chuggington

Additional

Countdown

ANSWER: TURQUOISE

Letters: Quite Sour

Clue: Kind of cyan pale blue / green with a wee bit of yellow.

Bonus:

Tie Break:

What percentage of the world population live in South America (not Latin America and the Caribbean, South America)? (as of 1st Sep 2024)
5.34%

Additional Questions:

Kevin Duala is best known for presenting the UK version of what BC?
Blues Clues

Which country in Europe has a birth rate of zero?
Vatican City