Quiz Number #567

Round 1

1. Spelling: FRANKINCENSE

2. Which type of dry white wine from Germany shares it’s name with a joint of ham and sounds like a bird of prey?
Hock

3. Raymond Van Barneveld is a prosessional player in which sport?
Darts

4. Which (regularly played) Commonwealth Games sport will be played at the Olympics for the first time in 2028?
Squash

5. According to Midge Ure & Bob Geldof’s song writing, in the entire continent of Africa “Where the only water flowing, Is the bitter…” what of what?
Sting Of Tears (Nothing ever grows, no gifts (apart from life), no snow, nothing grows, no rivers – hasn’t aged well)

6. Auf Wiedersehen is the German way of saying what?
Goodbye

7. Of all 20 teams in the English Premier League, how many are in London – (located inside the perimeter of the M25)?
7 (Arsenal,  Crystal Palace, Chelsea, Tott Hotspur, W Ham, Fulham, Brentford)

8. Who, in the last week has become the shortest-serving prime minister in French history?
Michel Barnier

9. Fans have criticised the new branding of Mens Six Nations, likening it to which chocolate brand?
Mars

10. Which of these brands is not sponsored, ambassadored or endoresed by David Beckham? Shark-Ninja | Nespresso | Tempur Mattresses | Nike
Nike (he has a lifelong sponsorship deal with Adidas which would be conflict of interest)

11. Frank Sinatra sang what “…be a lady tonight”?
Luck

12. What is the name of the Australian-British celebrity chef who co-presented MasterChef with Greg Wallace?
John Torode

Final Round

Blockbusters

1. Which NS was a peacetime conscription that was abolished in 1960?
National Service

2. In “fashion”, which BS are knee high trousers named after North Atlantic islands?
Bermuda Shorts

3. Nelson Mandela lived at which RI from 1964–1982?
Robben Island

4. For sponsorship reasons, the Millennium Stadium is now called what PS?
Principality Stadium

5. Which JC owns 15 of Britain’s famous racecourses, including Aintree, Cheltenham & Epsom Downs?
Jockey Club

Final 5

6. A penalty spot is how many feet from the goal line in football?
36

7. Which song by Stereophonics shares it’s name with a cowboy film starring John Wayne?
Dakota

8. Brass is an alloy of copper and what?
Zinc

9. In the solfège system for learning musical scales, which 2 letters come directly after “Mi”?
Fa

10. Which famous street in Edinburgh takes it’s name from the medieval practice of herding cattle down the street on market days?
Cowgate

Additional

Countdown

ANSWER: Dastardly

Letters: Sadly Drat

Clue: Means despicably cowardly. Drat, drat, and double drat!

Bonus

30 Second Music Clip: All song titles contain which word?

Lipstick On Your Collar | Lipstick Powder And Paint | Let’s Stick Together | Stick Season

Stick

Highway Code – road sign – 1 point per word (picture clue)

Soft Verges

Tie Breaker:

UPVC is a low-maintenance building material. What does it stand for? (1 tie break point for each correct word)

Unplasticized Polyvinyl Chloride