Quiz Number #564
Round 1
1. Spelling: CONDEMNED TO EXECUTION
2. Which P is a word that means any kind of weather condition where something’s falling from the sky. Hail, snow, etc.
Precipitation
3. Within how many of these towns do pharmacies charge people for collecting a prescription? Melrose, Kelso, Berwick-upon-Tweed?
1 (Berwick – it’s in England. In Scotland prescriptions are free)
4. In the number system of British A roads, which number covers an area from Solway, down through Cheshire & North Wales, and on to Marble Arch in London?
5
5. Which of the Klitschko brothers became Mayor of Kyiv?
Vitali Klitschko
6. Before Tony Blair, who was the previous elected prime minister to win a general election? (Quiz host notes, remind teams that we have had our fair share of Prime Ministers in recent years who have not won a General Election)
John Major (victory in 1992 General Election)
7. Jack Draper is a famous name within which sport?
Tennis
8. Mathew Horne plays one of the two title characters in what?
Gavin & Stacey
9. When a bus stops suddenly, passengers tend to fall forward: The theory and law of which scientist explains this?
Isaac Newton
10. In a famous TV moment from 2022, at the 94th Academy Awards, Will Smith was the slapper. But who was the “slapee”?
Chris Rock
11. In a traditional pack of playing cards, the King of Hearts is the only king who doesn’t have what? bunch flowers – crown – moustache – dagger
Moustache
12. Which Scottish town was granted city status on May 20, 2022?
Dunfermline
Final Round
Blockbusters
1. Which FS can be a hotel group or Frankie Valli’s group?
Four Seasons
2. The scapula is a technical term for what SB?
Shoulder Blade
3. Construction site managers use anemometers for measuring which WS?
Wind Speed
4. Which CL prolonged the recording of “We Are The World” because of excessive jewellery rattling?
Cyndi Lauper
5. Which BC is a name given to the Royal Navy’s helicopter aerobatics display team?
Black Cats (aka Wildcat Demo Team)
Final Five:
6. Which R is a winged creature known as the Swedish “skvader”?
Rabbit
7. True or false: The word for having “fear of fear” is Phobophobia?
TRUE
8. Eleanor Audley was an actress who provided voices in Disney’s Cinderella and Disney’s Sleeping Beauty. Name either of the characters that she played?
Lady Tremaine or Maleficent (iconic villainesses)
9. In Britain there is The House of Windsor. The House of Grimaldi is the current reigning house where?
Monaco
10. Butch Wilmore has been in the news recently because he’s been hearing strange noises from where?
ISS (Space Station)
Additional
Countdown
ANSWER: LAUGHABLE
Letters: A Legal Hub
Clue: So ludicrous, it provokes amusement.
Bonus:
Tie Break:
What is the perimeter of Isle of Man – in other words – how long is it’s coastline (in miles)?
99 Miles
Additional Questions:
Which of these singers has earned the most money from music royalty payments for the album “(What’s the Story) Morning Glory”?
Johnny Marr
Liam Gallagher
Gary Glitter <
(Yes! Glitter gets paid every time someone buys that album. He also gets royalties every time the Oasis song “Hello, It’s Good To Be Back” is used on-air! Shocking but true! Time to delete and boycott that album until Oasis remove the song from it!)
Note: Liam Gallagher only wrote a few songs for Oasis. Songbird has been his biggest earner from royalties.
